Editing A Future Imperfect (section)

===The local situation in 2066===

The Local situation in 2066 [16 years after the Change Plague]

In terms of deaths in 2051, assume anyone who was 'through' puberty and human growth died [unless in some kind of cryocapsule or immune].

What this left in 2051 was a population composed largely of children and teenagers [75%] with a smaller number of young adults [20%]. About 5% of the survivor population was adult when the Change hit.

This makes people with true training and experience from before the ruin rare. It also means that post ruin, the world was filled with teenagers and young adults. Cue chaos.

Any sleeper PC was an immune prime, your blood used to create vaccines. You are located in medical research facilities centred at the University of NSW complex [ much expanded and bio-domed in the mid 30's]

You are in medical suspension as it was deemed necessary to keep some of you out of the chaos of the oncoming virus. Some of you may also be members of the military, research groups or civilian/government organisations, as these recieved priority at the end.

There were extensice facilities in and under the Uni complex. Anyone military will know that this involved other cryogenic projects. Some will know more...

Any survivors are going to be from local Sydney communities - seeing as we've introduced the Domain, that will be your default. Your Common knowledge will be lucky to stretch to the Blue mountains or more than 50 k's up and down the coast. You pretty much know your own little world and thats it.

You will be present because of a man...an old man who's the last of a trio of NightWatchmen, security guards at the uni. He has always told a story to his little community, that he has a card you can use to summon help - but only when the need is as dire as the end of the world. You have to put it in a hidden door undeer the old ruins... The semi-barbaric small clan he is part of lives near the Uni and is a trade partner of the Domain. They hunt the grounds [where it is safe to] and make a scary ínitiation of being led to 'the door' when they are 13 or so. It is buried away under heavy growth in the bottom of a partially collapsed car park. It is the great secret of this tiny group and their sacred duty.

So that is the setup...the card is about to be used because of slaver raids from over the mountains, which have destroyed several small communities.