Who will you become?
Step into Everwinter — a city buried in neon ice, where survival is earned, not given. Every choice shapes your story. What role will you claim in humanity’s last refuge?
Runner – The Agile Operative
Fleet-footed and resourceful, Runners thrive in the shadows, adept at navigating Everwinter’s labyrinthine streets.
- Role: Streetwise survivors skilled at uncovering secrets, slipping through shadows, and gathering vital intel.
- Narrative Strengths: Quick thinking, stealthy escapes, network of street informants.
- Typical Alliances: Street-level gangs, freelance operatives, shadowy informants.
- Story Weaknesses: Vulnerable in direct conflict, limited access to resources.
- Backstory Hook: “You know every alley in Everwinter—but what happens when the shadows start hunting you?”
Vaulted – Elite Power Broker
Privileged elites who wield influence, advanced technology, and wealth from their towering Spires.
- Role: Powerful manipulators shaping the city’s fate through influence, wealth, and politics.
- Narrative Strengths: Command of resources, influential connections, exclusive technology.
- Typical Alliances: Corporate executives, political elites, secretive societies.
- Story Weaknesses: Dependent on wealth and power structures, limited survival instincts outside comfort zones.
- Backstory Hook: “Your family name opens doors—but some doors lead to dark places even privilege can’t protect you from.”
Outlander – Wastes Survivor
Hardened wanderers adapted to radiation and extreme cold, thriving beyond city limits.
- Role: Rugged survivalists accustomed to harsh realities, relentless scavengers of forgotten places.
- Narrative Strengths: Exceptional endurance, resourcefulness, familiarity with harsh environments.
- Typical Alliances: Independent scavenger groups, wasteland nomads.
- Story Weaknesses: Distrustful nature, minimal influence in city politics and factions.
- Backstory Hook: “The wastelands taught you how to live—but Everwinter demands you learn how to trust.”
Synthetic – Awakened Intelligence (NPCs)
Artificial beings exploring identity and autonomy in the neon shadows. (NPC only)
- Role: Sentient constructs struggling with identity, freedom, and purpose amidst humanity.
- Narrative Strengths: Advanced cognitive abilities, immune to environmental hazards, expert at digital infiltration.
- Typical Alliances: Rogue AI collectives, underground digital networks.
- Story Weaknesses: Constant risk of discovery, vulnerable to EMP disruptions.
- How to Interact: Approach an NPC, click on them to sync your relationship status, and use the /me command to start role-playing with them.