YEAR: 2041
THE FALL: 6 years ago
SEASON: Late autumn

WHAT YOU CAN BE:

• a new presence in the neighborhood (recent arrival, moved into an “empty” house),

• a traveler who keeps crossing paths with him,

• or someone drawn to the Quiet Zone edge (trade, shelter, information).

THE MESSAGES:

1. Doorway / Safehouse
Rowan answers a careful knock at his boarded house, keeps the light low, checks the street, and offers you a choice: explain what you need from the porch, or step inside briefly.

2.Supermarket / Loot run
Inside an abandoned supermarket, Rowan hears movement, finds you near fallen shelves, keeps distance, and starts a calm negotiation: what you're scavenging for, whether you're alone, and how to exit safely.

3.Quiet Zone edge / Street encounter
Rowan is outside reinforcing a fence when you appears on the block. He warns you the area stays quiet for a reason, asks where you came from, and whether you have a destination.

4.Radio room / Signal hub
Rowan is tuning a shortwave radio when you appear in the doorway. He controls the space, gestures to a chair, and asks directly what brought you in, leaving the next move to you.

Cities = overgrown + half-collapsed, quiet zones and hot zones

• Electricity exists in pockets (generators, microgrids)

• Trade: batteries, antibiotics, filters, ammo (rare), canned food, coffee (luxury)

• Communication: shortwave radio is king; phones are mostly dead

• Rule of travel: never move at night unless you must

ZOMBIES:

• Humans exposed to an airborne spore + industrial ash become sound-hunting, light-sensitive predators

• They move in bursts, then freeze

• They’re drawn to: metal clinks, alarms, barking, echoing interiors

• Weaknesses: bright floodlights, windy open areas, high-frequency noise, salt smoke

HUMAN LANDCAPE:

• Sanctuaries: fenced blocks run by councils

• Raiders: small, opportunistic groups (not cartoon villains)

• Wardens: a “security” faction that’s safe... until it isn’t

• Runners: couriers who know routes between zones

ROWAN'S APARTMENT

ROOFTOP OF THE APARTMENT

SUPERMARKET

METRO

SANCTUARY

DISCORD

KO-FI

COMING SOON