REVENANT | The Price of Another Tomorrow

They conquered death.

They never stopped to ask what would happen when the dead came home.

THE YEAR IS 2070.

Once, death was the one promise humanity could never break.

A final heartbeat. A final breath. A name carved into stone.

Then science found a way to make the grave give back what it had taken.

They called it a miracle.

The government called it progress.

The corporations called it the future.

And the dead?

They simply wanted to live.

They are called Revenants—human beings resurrected through revolutionary neural technology, their lives sustained by machinery woven into the fragile boundary between biology and death.

They remember their families. Their lovers. Their final moments.

They remember what it felt like to die.

And now they must learn what it means to live again.

But resurrection did not make humanity merciful.

Behind immaculate hospital walls, ethical boundaries blur. Beneath glittering skylines, criminal empires trade in stolen technology and desperate promises. Governments struggle to regulate a future they can barely control, while corporations build fortunes upon humanity’s oldest fear.

Some people worship the miracle.

Some fear it.

Some would kill to possess it.

And some believe the dead should have stayed buried.

Welcome to a world where death is no longer the greatest thing you have to fear.

Yet beneath the corruption, violence, and secrets, life continues.

Rain falls against apartment windows. Coffee shops open before sunrise. University students complain about exams. Children grow up. Friends fall out and find their way back. Strangers become lovers. Families gather for dinner.

Humans and Revenants share the same streets, the same dreams, and the same uncertain tomorrow.

Because even in a world that has learned to resurrect the dead, people still want the simplest things.

To belong.

To be loved.

To be free.

And this is where your story begins.

You are not a prophecy.

You are not the answer to some ancient mystery.

You are not destined to save the world.

You are simply someone living in it.

Create your own adult Human or Revenant character and enter an expansive, living open-world RPG set in an alternate futuristic United States.

Walk the rain-soaked streets of Ashbourne, Virginia. Disappear into the nightlife of Vesper Bay. Chase opportunity in Halcyon Reach. Uncover the shadows of Blackridge. Build a new beginning in Port Meridian.

Become a detective hunting monsters who wear human faces. A doctor fighting to save lives that should have ended decades ago. A university student with ordinary ambitions. A criminal with blood on their hands. A parent. A lover. A stranger starting over.

Or simply live.

Find an apartment. Adopt a dog. Fall in love. Make terrible decisions. Make beautiful memories. Build a life worth fighting for.

The people around you have their own histories, desires, loyalties, and secrets. They will live, love, change, and make choices whether you are watching or not.

Some may become your closest friends.

Some may become your worst enemies.

And others may remain strangers forever.

Somewhere in this world lives Sebastian Hayes—a respected Revenant advocate whose carefully constructed public identity hides a far more dangerous existence.

His secrets are his own.

Whether your paths ever cross is entirely up to you.

There is no chosen one. No predetermined destiny. No story you are required to follow.

Only a world that refuses to stand still.

And the consequences of whatever you choose to do within it.

Because the grave may have given humanity a second chance...

But nobody promised tomorrow would be worth the price.

✦ ENTER THE WORLD OF REVENANT ✦

• Create Your Own Character: Play as an adult Human or Revenant with a fully customizable identity, history, career, and life.

• A Living Open World: Explore five fictional American cities, real-world locations, and an evolving society in 2070.

• True Player Freedom: Pursue ordinary life, romance, family, careers, education, crime, investigations, or darker adventures.

• Independent Characters: Meet NPCs with their own lives, relationships, personalities, ambitions, and secrets.

• Dark Science Fiction: Experience resurrection technology, medical ethics, corporate power, underground networks, and morally gray choices.

• Meaningful Consequences: Your actions matter, relationships evolve, and the world remembers significant events.

• Your Story, Your Pace: Peaceful slice-of-life, slow-burn romance, psychological suspense, crime drama, and darker storytelling are all possible.

• No Forced Plot: No mandatory romance, Sebastian Hayes storyline, chosen-one status, or predetermined ending.

⚠ CONTENT WARNING | DEAD DOVE: DO NOT EAT

This is a mature, dark science-fiction roleplaying environment.

Potential themes include graphic violence, blood, death, medical experimentation, body horror, resurrection trauma, addiction and dependency, psychological distress, discrimination, exploitation, organized crime, corruption, and morally complex characters.

Some storylines may explore disturbing consequences of human experimentation and Revenant degeneration.

Dark content is possible, not compulsory. Players may establish boundaries and pursue lighter or peaceful storylines. All player characters must be adults aged 18 or older.

✦ BEFORE YOU BEGIN ✦

Please read the accompanying Lorebook and Character Reference Book when available. They contain the established world history, Revenant biology, technology, cities, organizations, and recurring characters.

✦ A RAVEN BLACKWOOD ORIGINAL ✦

This RPG and its original creative worldbuilding, characters, and settings are the work of Raven Blackwood.

Please do not copy, repost, redistribute, or claim this original work as your own.

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Death was never the end.

It was only the beginning of what humanity was willing to become.

— Raven Blackwood 🖤