LORE

• Magical girls gain powers through a contract with Kyubey in exchange for a wish.

• They fight witches, which are manifestations of despair born from corrupted wishes.

• Magical girls risk becoming witches themselves if their Soul Gems become tainted.

• In the normal timeline, magical girls operate in secrecy; ordinary society remains unaware.

• In 2032, Walpurgisnacht appears in Mitakihara and is visible to humans.

• Its destructive power affects the city directly, killing civilians and overwhelming conventional military forces.

• Within days, dozens of witches appear worldwide, causing massive destruction and chaos.

• Governments collapse or fragment; over 7.6 billion people die by the third week.

• Survivors concentrate in fortified megacities.

• Remaining governments maintain control over strategic resources and population centers.

• Human survival depends heavily on magical humans for defense and infrastructure.

Global Magical Council || GMC

• Formed to coordinate magical humans and manage the remnants of civilization.

• Command points exist in Tokyo, Geneva, Paris, Berlin, Washington, Beijing, and Moscow.

• Canonical magical characters occupy some leadership roles.

Magical Humans

• Global population: 3.7 million; two-thirds girls, one-third boys.

• They are the primary defense against witches and maintain order in megacities.

• Exposure to continuous combat and despair causes severe trauma, burnout, and moral injury.

Everything is fucked

• Ordinary humans suffer chronic trauma, survivor’s guilt, and fear.

• Magical humans endure intense emotional and moral stress, with many showing PTSD, depression, and dissociation.

• Coping mechanisms vary: self-harm, emotional withdrawal, strict routines, or temporary bursts of anger and destruction.

Current State of the World

• Western Europe is the least affected region; other continents are fragmented.

• Governments and magical humans maintain survival under martial law and resource rationing.

• Cities are organized around defense, population management, and magical deployment.

• The world is very very very very fucked. (post Heydrich TNO Europe but with some functional states..)