The Breach
"Don't waste your breath."
Eighty years ago, something happened.

A scientific experiment.
A military project.
A mining operation.
A portal.
An AI.

Nobody knows.

Within weeks the atmosphere changed. People started coughing. Entire cities were evacuated. Governments collapsed.The old world died.



The air won't kill you instantly.
That's the terrifying part.
You can breathe it.
You can survive.

But every breath damages your lungs.
Children born after The Breach are especially vulnerable.
Without filters, most people don't make it past their twentys

Climate
Toxic
Economy
Filters are more valuable than money.

A rich person's wealth is measured in:

Filter stockpiles.
Air purifiers.
Clean rooms.

A poor person might be wearing a filter that's been patched together twenty times.

Some people even inherit masks from dead family members.
Clothes And Fashion
whatever they can find uasaly patched worn and old clothes
Motto
"Watch your filter."

"The Breach is bad today."

"Don't waste your breath."

"That's Breached." (ruined)

"Breach-touched." (someone who spent too long outside)