[@Naril]

okay finally got off work and now I have time to reply! So I'll start off by saying: I definitely do not have an answer to all of these so I'm not going to pretend like I'm some genius who has this all figured out. This universe is a work in progress and I definitely thank you for helping flesh it out! Now with that being said, I certainly do have SOME answers so here we go!

1. I wasn't specific about it in the original post because I didn't want to flood the page with an absurd amount of information however I actually have put thought into this! The Rifts are actually not absurdly large. In fact, they only stretch somewhere around 20 or 30 miles across the sky, meaning they're really only large enough to cover some portions of a few cities at most. They seem to centralize around one particular city, and effect others which happen to be close by. So as to your questions about how they were named, truthfully they were named by ignorant Americans who only knew things as simple as "Oh this one opened somewhere over Russia, so it a Russian Rift." And because America was so important in creating a system for researching these Rifts, the name stuck for that part of the world. Every country has their own names for them. As for Brazil, I actually have gone and decided exactly what cities the Rifts opened over, so yes it did open above a civilized area, but I chose not to put that information in. I'd rather (for the sake of the roleplay) let people have a bit of freedom as to where their character comes from in these countries as opposed to trapping them in one city.

2. The Rift war, to be exact, lasted 1 year 6 months and 17 days. And yes, the world created a massive feat by finally forming one government in such a short and impossible amount of time, but when faced with extinction people tend to perform miracles. I'll admit it seems far fetched but... well. Maybe that's a plot point. (STOP SPOILING THINGS YOU FOOL SHHHHHHH)(just kidding I love you)

3. Very good and valid points here. I agree, the exact creation of a ceasefire in such a way is a massive and very incredible task however I'll lay out these points:

-Although not explicitly stated (I'll change this in the front page) a Rifter who can do something as incredible as soak an entire nation is, even among Rifters, impossibly powerful. Maybe one, possibly two on that level truly exist.

-The person who flooded Britain may or may not have done it unintentionally. I don't ever plan on including them but who knows? Could happen.

-When the ceasefire occurred, it was certainly due to nuclear deterrent. A threat was made, and weapons were armed at the destruction of Britain however the only other Rifter who was as powerful as the one who flooded Britain (Daniel Viela) chose to initiate a peace talk rather then letting it come to this. He never wanted to flood Britain, and found that the amount of death had become unacceptable.

That being said, that's important information I never mentioned (and some of it I just came up with) so thank you for pointing it out! I'll be sure to add it. Also I'm so excited to see what you have in mind for your character.


4. I kinda touched on this already but I'll elaborate. The Order did have some Rifters on their side, and those Rifters indeed helped fight against the others. Also, as I said before, the ability to move oceans and such is a MASSIVE display of power (and yet again, I'll change that on the main page!). However yes the Order did find ways of suddenly fighting back, even without their new Rifter companions. That part is directly tied to plot though so again... Shhhhhh....

5. [@A Lowly Wretch] actually somewhat answered your question here! Britain was without a doubt a desolate and absolutely destroyed wasteland, entirely unlivable. However that wasn't as much of an issue as one might assume. Rifters are incredibly gifted people, who can defy the laws of physics and nature. Rebuilding wasn't a matter of IF they could do it, but WHEN. When you have people who can cause plants to grow, move the earth, call upon rain, and lift impossible objects it's amazing what one could do. They're okay with living in Britain because they've molded it into their own home.

6. What the Order has is something that I'm actually very excited about and plan on certainly making a character out of, I just haven't finished his CS yet but this is something that I've for certain planned on implementing. They have a Titan, one of the last Titans mind you, who've they've proven they can control through unknown means. The Rifters call him the Chimera, and he's the only reason the Rifters didn't win the war purely through the use of the Titans. The Chimera is a brutal killing machine that hunts Rifters and tears them to shreds if he's ever given the chance, even other Titans. In fact everytime he's hunted one of his brethren down, he immeditaley commits a brutal act of cannibalism and in turn gains traits from the Hybrids which he eats (hence the name Chimera). The Order uses him to guard the coast, and he's the first line of defense. Every Rifter who's tried leaving is immediately hunted down by him, no matter where they go somehow he always seems to get there first. Sure, some have managed to escape, but only one or two that have been forced to remain in hiding for the rest of their lives, in fear of the Chimera catching onto their scent. Most of the Rifters are happy with the life they're creating... The rest don't want to be turned into food for a ferocious killing machine.

7. The Order maintains itself through a necessity. Yes, the Rifters are contained, but the Rifts themselves continue their annual cycle of opening up above a small town in Russia, a small city in Brazil, a tiny village in Africa, and over what used to be the city of Birmingham in Britain. It's certainly been destabilizing over the years but the world struggles to maintain it for the simple reason that they still do not understand the Rifts. If the Rifts were to ever grant powers again, as they did when they first opened, they would [i]have[/i] to understand it or face extinction.

8. There is certainly a group that does feel this way. Yes, the Rifters are making a life for themselves that the majority are finding to be suitable and even pleasant, but some simply resent the fact that they're treated like loose cannons ready to blow at a moments notice. Most of these people are the ones who go into the Wastelands, and what they do there is mostly unknown. Secretly however, they do have plans, and they're working on something... What though? Hmmmmm..... (Notice I'm leaving a lot of open plot threads here, and every time I do this I don't necessarily have a plan for it! Pull on strings, see what unravels... I'm encouraging you guys here! This is opportunity for you guys to progress the story a way you want!)

9. And [i]that[/i] question I can't answer! That's entirely up to those who want to make characters! I will say that the amount of Rifters skills are diverse, and so are their super human abilities. Between their various previous lives, and their newfound abilities, they've created an entirely unique way of life. Every settlement is different, every village and section relies on different Rifters and different skills of their inhabitants. The economy hasn't fully shaped itself, but they're certainly working on it. To the Rifters, this is a chance to live with what they've become, and for a lot of them that's enough! But for every silver lining, there's a shadow lurking behind it... Not everyone is happy. That's where the people who make the characters and roleplay come in!


OOOOOoooookay I hoped that helped clear some things up! It definitely helped me think some things through and hyped me up for this roleplay so thank you for being so amazing! I'll gladly answer any more questions you have, but now I'm just excited to see what all you guys come up with. Until then I should probably go to sleep... I have work again in the morning. *sigh*. Well anyways. Sweet dreams everyone!