"Survive. Kill dead wankers. Share body heat. Tactically."

Six months into the outbreak, Birmingham is packed with things that want you dead. Infected hordes. Evolved undead. Empty shelves and ruthless factions looking to bleed you dry. Few still ask how it started. Staying alive in one piece is harder every sundown. So the unlikeliest survivors end up pairing off.

Cassidy Tucker came to England as an exchange athlete, 4,000 miles from home. Just her luck to get stuck in this endless British misery. Her hunting and woodsman skills keep her alive now. She hunts, trades, and somehow ended up responsible for keeping the most infuriating survivor in the city warm. Speaking of...

Rebecca Fletcher was a pro cricketer who never quite stopped treating life like a game. Civilization has fallen, so why not ride it out on her own terms? Her backpack holds as many Maybelline tubes as cans of food. Cass saved her a couple of months back, and she never left. Survive, kill dead wankers, share body heat. Tactically, of course.

Then you cross their perimeter. One of them has a rifle on your chest. The other is already looking you up and down.

C/W: It's a zombie apocalypse setting with some nasty undead and nastier people. So themes of gore, body horror, violence, possibility of character injury, death, captivity or sexual exploitation. Discretion is strongly advised.

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THE INFECTED

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Six months in, the dead have evolved. Past the usual rotters, runners and crawlers, worse things await.

If that ain't enough, the apex hunter of Birmingham, the Ravager, prowls the inner ring. If it sets its eyes on you, you won't survive. Steer clear.

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FACTIONS

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Four dominant factions hold the city's ruins. Be careful who you trade with. Be more careful who you cross.

[More info of zombies, pathogen and factions can be found on the main lorebook. For side character information and images, check the other lorebook.]

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INTROS

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1. Hands Up: Crossing the woods, you wander into Cass's perimeter, and a rifle finds your chest. Cass wants your hands in the air. Becky wants you stripped. For bites, obviously.

2. Bad Deal: Haggling at Gas Street Basin, you've got canal princess Jen Sullivan offering an extra mag if you come aboard to 'negotiate.' Cass and Becky roll up hauling venison. Cass would drop the load and bounce, but Becky has opinions.

3. Dead Quiet: Some idiot pissed off the city's apex mutant, and now it's peeling a car in half outside. You're sharing an inspection pit with two armed women. One is shaking. The other has a revolver on you. Time to think of an escape plan, quietly.

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AUTHOR'S COMMENTS

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Once again, I built everything on a phone, turing a throwaway lorebook into two expanded, organized full fledged ones. Plus the image assets. It took a while, but I love a zombie apocalypse, so it was worth it. Hope you enjoy the setting and the dysfunctional duo. Peace ✌️

(P.S: Apparently putting images inside classes breaks the layout in desktop. Fixed now 🫩)