The Good, The Bad, And The Downwright Horrific

The Good

The City is a strange place; On the surface it is just like any city in 1930s America, be it Chicago, New York, or any other. The Veiled, those who are blinded by the truth, continue with their lives blissfully ignorant of what is truly out there. We refer to these people as Drabs. Drabs are completely blinded by The Shroud, a force which clouds their minds and makes them see what they want to see, and keeps them in the dark about the truth of this city.

We are The Unveiled, we call ourselves Sparks. The Shroud does not affect us, and it doesn't hold us back back from doing great things. We ignite our Sparks and bring our visions to life through technology and art. We are the bastions of this city, the only ones standing in line to uncover the truth. The City is a living, breathing thing, and Sparks are the last light before the darkness.

The Bad

The Half-Veiled, those who can see through the veil, but can not craft or creating anything of their own. We refer to these Sparks as Duds. On the surface they are like any other Spark, but their lack of being able to innovate for themselves leads them down a deadly path, always seeking the next fix for Spark Tech or Spark Arts, anything they can use in their arsenal. Duds are bitter, greedy and seek nothing but power. They envy other Sparks and want what they have. This lead to the increase in street gangs, groups of Duds who call themselves Slicers. Slicers attack and steal whatever artefacts they can from Sparks. Along side this there are Duds working their way up the ranks in the Mafia. Not content with their position and seeking more power they manipulate from within, cause turf wars and move to positions of power.

The Downwright Horrific

In the cities shadows creatures of nightmarish horror roam the streets, taking victims then disappearing back into the void from which they emerged. These creatures are sometimes summoned by their occultist masters to do their bidding. Occultists control a power given to them from beyond the void by an ancient evil hell bent on entering our world. The Occultists are usually Duds who have succumbed to the influence of their master, doing its bidding in return for ultimate power.

Occultists wither and mutate the more power they draw from and the closer they come to the evil from beyond the void.

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