The year is 2315.

Only a year ago did the world of Disparatus escape that horrible war, that war that tore the world in two and almost spelled death for an entire race of people.

But peace has always been a fleeting dream in Disparatus, a world torn apart by boundaries of race and religion.

In spite of all that, a tentative peace has settled over the world, and life is beginning to achieve a semblance of normality.

Humans
The most populous race on Disparatus, the humans are scattered across three nations: the industrial United Provinces, the prosperous Svaldon, and the medieval Banivia. By nature, humans have fiery spirits and are driven by a restless sense of exploration. The United Provinces was the instigator of the war in Alibaas, but most of its people are either ignorant of this fact or simply don’t care.

Alibaas
A tribal people that is still considered primitive by the standards of the humans. They are loosely gathered into groups or tribes that sometimes fight amongst themselves. As the Alibaas homeland is lush and fertile, it has many times been the target of attacks by foreigners. Because Alibaas has no stable government, it is the perfect place to hide something from the rest of the world. It is here that the Virad are believed to have set up their base of operations.

Orkans
Living in the polar north of Alibaas, the Orkans are a prideful race that generally never leave their homeland. They possess more advanced technology than the humans and are also devout in their spirituality. They have historically been the enemies of the humans and fought with them during the Alibaas War. Because resources are scarce in the frigid north, the Orkans rely upon trade with the Alibaas for food. Throughout history, they have always been the allies of the Alibaas. Since the end of the war, a cold animosity has settled between Orkans and humans.

The Virad
Many call them a cult, but there may be more to the Virad than their belief in the ancient Orkan god of the moon, Torklemmor. The Virad wear masks to hide their identities, which also allow them to exist outside of racial identities. The leader of the Virad is a man called Vastale, a frightening man of few words but unearthly powers.

The Blackguards
Brigands, vanguards, and blasphemers; a few words used by the Banivians to describe the host of Blackguards, a loosely-organized brotherhood that is based in the Gilded Hall, a fortress in southern Banivia. Rumors say that they make pacts with the devil to obtain hellish powers. Their leader is a charismatic man named Alexander Darxinger, a man referred to out of both fear and respect as Hell’s Shadow. It is said that he sold his soul to the devil in exchange for the power to look into one’s eyes and see how they will die.

Auria Edith, 17, has lived in the small town of East Naven for her entire life. She has the heart of a dreamer and has always longed to escape from her ordinary life. Her wish was finally granted, but in a way she never could have expected.

Now she flees from the Virad, those masked strangers that seem to know something about her. Whatever it is, they want her and they’re willing to kill to find her. Now, halfway across the world from her hometown, she must come to terms with some dark and unsettling truths about the world, and accept that not everything is as it seems.