Ladies, Gentlemen, we hope you have been enjoying the previous weeks streams, and in the final few hours before the series begins in truth, we are introducing you to the leading contenders. We have of course, conducted interviews and set the stages, and while the rewards are the same, it is not going to be a single opening event, but one for each inhabited continent, great variations for your viewing pleasure!
Of course, each of the events joins the Great Downfall, in which the technology prowess of the planet Earth is stripped away. But, there are so many ways to make sure that their greatest triumphs become poisoned chalices! The global powers have been supressing the news of strange flickers and fluctuations in every nuclear power plant around the globe, the reactors beating as if they have been transformed into the hearts of giants. How much will they tremble, when these world bosses tear themselves free of their concrete and steel wombs?
Don't fear, we have no intentions of making them fight embodiments of their fears of nuclear destruction right off the get go! They will be anchored to ten miles around their power plants... and each has the following guaranteed treasure; A Techocrats Pillar, which will allow their former level of technology to function inside of ten miles of its location once deployed! Of course, this will only be revealed when a group manages to win a pillar.
But, let us now introduce you to the main early access contenders!
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Asia; 'Kimberly' Hai Ryo Kiriko, the Dragon of Taiwan!
Race; Yu Lung (Four years until maturation into T'ien Lung)
Culture; Taiwanese
Class; Dragon/Bard
Major Boons; Dragon Race
Moderate Boons; Access to Homebrew/Third Party Content, Mythic Power (Dormant, will awaken on maturation to T'ien Lung)
Lesser Boons; Magical Girl Transformation, Image Control, Idols Talent
Likes; The Ocean, Pop Bands, Dance Dance Revolution, Sailor Moon, Seeing people being happy, Listening to storms
Dislikes; China, People thinking Taiwan is a part of China, Math Homework, People dumping trash into the water, Overly Negative People
Goals; Keep Taiwan independent, mature into a glorious dragon!
Event; Shadowlands Invasion! (A large portal to the Shadowlands opens in mainland China, causing tainted monsters to spill forth! Additional smaller ones spawn over time)
Q&A Section
Q; So, why did you choose to be a dragon?
A; There is a saying. You can be anything choose to be, unless you can be a dragon. Then be a dragon. Also? Dragons are powerful, majestic and iconic. Something that will help with some of my dreams to be an idol!
Q; Oh? You wanted to be an idol?
A; Yeah, I know, what girl doesn't dream of celebrity, fame and fortune as they draw in the crowds... though, sadly, I only managed to get the vocal chords with the systems help.
Q; So, has anyone dared to call you a Dragon Lady yet?
A; Not yet thankfully, though boys? I have a simple three word reply if you think THAT is flirting. Fus Ro Dah.
Q; So, a fan of Skyrim then? Or at least, thats why you have the Thu'um?
A; Guilty as charged! Its a fun game, and I enjoy the active and robust modding community. Seeing this come up as an option as a dragon? Sure, I didn't know D&D, but with this I could still have a breath weapon. And then I looked over the options and decided to go for utility. After all, I'm planning on a very support focused build.
Q; A support focused dragon? Thats different from the usual takes on them.
A; Well, yeah. In a way, it's partially a numbers game and the fact that I LIKE helping people and making them feel happy. Its why I took Magical Girl Transformation, as I thought that could either help with shapeshifting, or help with support abilities. But I forgot to get a Henshin stick, so I'm stuck until I can figure things out.
Q; Well, strictly speaking I'm not supposed to give you any tips, but you can convert any vibrator into a henshin stick as a magical girl. Its part of the packaged skills.
A; Are you kidding me? What sort of perverted.....
Merchandise; Storm Princess Dragon Outfit, Mist-Wave Jian with microphone built into the hilt, Dance Dance Dragon Revolution video game!
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Africa; Londisizwe Mgazi, the Reclaimer!
Race; Human Saint
Culture; African American
Class; Crusader
Major Boons; Crusader Mastery
Moderate Boons; Greater Steely Resolve, Mythic Power
Lesser Boons; War Leader, Whitebane, Saint
Likes; Killing White Men, Enslaving White Women, Restoring African Power, Killing Race Traitors
Dislikes; Whites, White Culture, White Nations, White Privilege, Whites Supremacy, American Slavers
Goals; Drive the white man from Africa, and if possible, destroy them root and branch. Establish a united African Empire
Event; Tribal Warfare! (Everyone gains a bonus quest with the following rewards; Killing someone not of your family gives you 100 gold and 50 EXP. For every thousand such kills, you gain one bonus ability point increase)
Q&A Section
Q; So, how did you end up in South Africa, despite being born in San Francisco?
A; I was visiting the land of my forefathers and some of my extended family. I had meant to do so sooner, but with the pandemic and travel restrictions, I wasn't able to. And lo, you grant me early access on the very first day and later that same day my cousin invites me on a Boer hunt? God provides!
Q; A Boer Hunt? Don't you mean Boar?
A; No, it was a raid carried out against one that has stolen the land from its rightful owners and continues to hold those with a true claim to it in bondage. Soon, we will burn out all of the white devils, and this land will belong to its true children again.
Q; Don't you find your plans to take white women and '[Censored due to profanity]' to be a bit hypocritical, given your take on colonialism and the historic slavery and treatment of African Americans?
A; No, for this is not a crime committed against the innocent, but rather reparations taken from those too blinded by privilege. It is justice and the prevention of new chains of systemic racism.
Q; So, your goal is to commit genocide against white people.
A; No, because you cannot commit genocide against the oppressors. I am instead bringing them to account for their crimes. I am balancing the scales and taking the power they hold so tightly in their hands, that they would rather die than admit to their racism and privilege.
Q; Okay, moving on. How do you plan to deal with the starting event?
A; By binding Africa into a single great family and directing that family to expand its holdings across the world! From the bones of the oppressors, we will fashion new might!
Merchandise; Tribal War Drums from from authentic white man hide, Africa Eternal video game, Warlord Action Figure Playset!
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Europe; Jon Finnigan, The Irish Crusader!
Race; Dwarf
Culture; Irish
Class; Gestalt (Holy Warrior/Saint)
Holy Warrior Domains; Champion, Guardian, Justice.
Major Boons; Gestalt
Moderate Boons; Access to Homebrew/Third Party Content, Magi-tech Shotgun (Returning Bullets)
Lesser Boons; Everfull Whiskey Flask, Hammer of Heretics and Pagans, Additional Holy Warrior Domain
Likes; Justice, Whiskey
Dislikes; Muslims, Arabs, Rapists, Pedophiles, Grooming Gangs, Illegal Migrants, Human Traffickers, Groomers, Corrupt Police, Corrupt Judges
Goals; Kill the bastards that kidnaped and raped his underage niece
Event; They did Nazi see this coming! (Nazi's in space zeppelins attack Europe!)
Q&A Section
Q; So, why a dwarf?
A; Because I thought I would be able to live off whiskey with no need to eat or drink anything else.
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Q; Isn't the constant drinking just playing into negative Irish sterotypes?
A; Sod off. It helps stop the screaming. Helps me forget the worst of it.
Q; So, in the week since you won early access, you have been hunting down and killing middle eastern men, fire bombed a hundred and fifty mosques, and impaled seven Imam's. What spurred this on?
A; They grabbed my niece when she was walking home from school. Grabbed her right off the street, raped her and dumped her in a park, nearly dead and screaming if she sees any man. Speaking about it gets us labeled as Islamophobic and racist. I say, no more.
Q; No more what?
A; No more will their rape, not just of women but of children, go unpunished. No more will they continue to strangle us and slowly kill us off. We have already given them so many chances. The Labor Party kept bidding us turn the other cheek. But there comes a time when the mask must be torn off, that we must realize they are not misguided, but are evil. They are stained with the blood of women and children. They will return to the middle east, or they will die.
Merchandise; Finnigan's 4 Clover Whiskey, Crusadesinger Video Game, Singing Shotgun loaded with Powerwolf!
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Oceania; Miles Dundee, Outback Beastmaster!
Race; Desert Elf
Culture; Australian
Class; Ranger/Beastmaster
Major Boons; Primal Bond
Moderate Boons; Access to Homebrew/Third Party Content, Pathfinder Favored Terrain
Lesser Boons; Zoo Keeper, DR Doolittle, Natural Immunity
Likes; Nature, Animals, Honesty, Nature Documentaries, History, Dinosaurs
Dislikes; Civilization, Deception, People who deny their instincts, The rat race
Goals; Find and tame a dinosaur companion
Event; Everything Is Venomous! (All animals and vermin gain poison for their natural attacks. Except for sheep. Potency increases over time)
Q&A Section
Q; Why did you choose to be a Beastmaster?
A; I've always liked animals more than people. This lets me make some of my friends stronger.
Q; Why do you want a dinosaur animal companion?
A; Because I thought they were cool ever since I watched Jurassic Park.
Q; You've stated you dislike civilization, does that mean you are doing to direct your companions to overrun near by cities?
A; Nah. As it is, they are going to to a bang up job of wrecking themselves.
Q; What is your favourite, or least objectionable, part of civilization?
A; Pot, Barbeque and Beer.
Q; So, what are you going to do about the opening event?
A; Capture a sheep to ride into battle.
Merchandise; Dundee's Dino Sized Barbie, Dreamlands Dingo Bong, Genuine Australian War Sheep!
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South America; Eztli Canek, Spirit of the Jungle!
Race; Mythic Were-Anaconda
Culture; Mayan
Class; Archikos
Major Boons; Hidden Jungle Temple (Upgradable)
Moderate Boons; Access to Homebrew/Third Party Content, Improved Serpentine Legacy
Lesser Boons; Afflicted Lycanthropy (Were-Anaconda), Genetic Deviant, Pathfinder Vore System
Likes; The jungle, Snakes, History, Marvel and DC comics, Learning about her Mayan roots, Science Fiction
Dislikes; The cities, The cartels, Communism
Goals; Establish a true Mayan city state as a regional power
Event; The Four Worlds (First a wave of jaguars, followed by hurricanes, volcanic eruptions and then tsunami's as the days pass unnaturally quickly)
Q&A Section
Q; So, why a were-anaconda?
A; Well, originally I was looking at being a were-jaguar, but then I realized that I could in fact go reptile. That, and some of the pathfinder games I've played? I'll admit, I like being a sexy snake lady that swallows the naughty boys whole and alive.
Q; Heh, fair enough there! Which explains your build I think?
A; Yeah, I wanted to go full on queen of the jungle, and this? This lets me do some recruitment and have a little fun. Granted, not as much as I thought I would have, because cartel members? Too many drugs in the foot soldiers to be good eating.
Q; Speaking of, you have done some recruitment already?
A; That I am! Surprisingly, showing up as a snake girl and telling them that there is a chance for them to gain power? The ability to take the fight to the gangs? Totally worth locking them into Were-Constrictor as their first class. Sure, I'll need to hit level seven to enforce some oaths and contracts and exert control... but so far? I have a hundred foot soldiers and their families.
Q; Basing them in your hidden jungle temple?
A; Sure, its not the biggest step pyramid around, but I'm looking forward to upgrading it. I'm fairly sure that some people have been poking around, but I cannot wait to pick up the demi-plane upgrade. Mist, illusions and wards are nice, not being in the same reality as my enemies is way better.
Q; By the way, did you know that of the thousand early access winners, twenty two others also picked up genetic deviant?
A; Really? Nice to see others getting ready for the violence to come! I'd like to have a nice and friendly fight sometime. Maybe I'll try and find some of them.
Merchandise; Serpentine Dance Mask, Huntress of the Green Hell video game, Rosewood War-cross Sticks with Ivory reliefs
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North America; Karen Summers, New Age Amazon!
Race; Amazon
Culture; American
Class; Holy Warrior
Holy Warrior Domains; Body, Leadership
Major Boons; Invitation Tokens
Moderate Boons; Access to Homebrew/Third Party Content, Malebane
Lesser Boons; Amazon Starting Pack, Fortified Compound, Partial Mothers Idol (Upgradable)
Likes; Feminism, Social Activism, Making men check their privilege, Correcting Injustice
Dislikes; The Patriarchy, Republicans, Men, Turfs, Systemic Injustice
Goals; Overthrow the Patriarchy and return the world to its proper Matriarchal State!
Event; Survive till dawn (Night time zombie plague!)
Q&A Section
Q; So, how fares your fortified compound in sunny California?
A; Its a lovely example of gated community, and it will be just fine for returning the woman's world order!
Q; We see that you managed to use all five recruitment tokens, mind telling us a bit about them?
A; Well, I'm somewhat familiar with video games, so I knew that we needed a few people to fit a number of roles. So, I invited over some students and gave the boys some sleeping pills. Once they were out of it, I demonstrated the system to the girls and had them do a little competition. I gave them a token after they chose the role they would fulfill and after they sealed the deal by cutting the boys throats. Still, we have our priestess, sorceress, scout, slave mistress and craftswoman. All in all, we would be better prepared, but...
Q; But?
A; The boys families started sniffing around! I mean really, we made sure to inject their bodies with some street drugs Sarah managed to procure, splashed some beer in their mouths, threw them into the ocean and presto! Just a few idiot boys that overdosed! and walked off the pier... or did some sort of homosexual suicide pact after they put some poison in their bodies! Really, it just goes to show that the system is rigged, because there was no way they shouldn't have bought that!
Q; So, you have problems with the system? We welcome feedback to help our players!
A; You have not done enough to correct for social inequities and discrimination against women! Men, as inherently violent and savage creatures have an unfair advantage that women should be compensated for! In fact, nothing in this will protect a woman and she will be treated exactly like a man in all respects! Women deserve compensation for being historically held back and down by men! There is no way that a man should be able to compete with me or to beat me in any way!
Q; So in other words, you think other people being better than you is cheating, and that you shouldn't have to face any consequences for your actions?
A; REEEEEEEEEEE! Sexist! Misogynist! Far right fascist! Incel! I'll make sure your canceled! I demand to talk to your manager! Take me to your HR department!
Merchandise; Amazon Brand Auto-Eraser, Siege Loudspeaker, Nutcracker Mace, Florescent Home Tattoo Kit, Man-Slave!