Editing Skies of Fate (section)

=The Pitch=
'''''Orbis''' is a world of technological anachronisms, where soldiers use a mix of modern firearms and (very big) swords, mages and dragons coexist with mecha and combat robots, and all magic and technology is powered by ether, a mystical substance that takes both physical and noncorporeal forms. ''

''Skyships are everywhere, and they are the main form of transportation over long distances. The world is littered with ruins and machines built by long-dead civilizations. These ruins, and stories of the Ancients, have inspired many religions, with the largest being a pseudo-Christian church that worships the '''Goddess of Ether''' herself.''

''The largest political power on the continent of '''Atlia''' is the ever-expanding '''Empire of the Arc'''. It hoards ancient technology and uses it to annex neighboring nations and cultures, constantly pushing its borders outwards as it swallows up ever more territory. ''

''The story begins with our heroes, a band of friends and acquaintances, in a small village that has recently been swallowed up by the '''Empire of the Arc'''. Their lives have not changed too much, but events are conspiring, that will draw them into a resistance movement against imperial rule...''