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<>THE TOWER<>
PROLOGUE:
In the beginning, there was lawlessness.
Mankind's advances in science and technology had manipulated the veils of subspace and developed a means to harness arcane magic. With crime rates soaring uncontrollably, and with no foreseeable solution in sight, the decision came to create 'The Wall'. A massive structure that would keep separate the 'criminals' and the 'social elite'. The lawless and those deemed 'unfit' to exist in society were cast outside, left to fend for themselves in the expanses of the Wastelands.
Over time, those living within the Wall were overcome by their superior power. The citizens debauched, inclined to frivolity, living the life of luxury that led them down the inevitable road to corruption. The most prestigious amongst them became the Shimmering, a social class all their own. They took the reigns of power inside the wall, and the masses bent to their will. The great technologies that has so enslaved the people of the Tower to its comforts is but a byproduct of the Shimmering. While outside in the Wastelands, the struggle to survive created a sturdy people that were a law unto themselves.
Now, the land of Escorral is divided.
There is the Tower, ruled by the powerful inhabitants of the Shimmering, and there is the land without called The Waste. The two worlds are divided by the Wall, a massive construction whose length is closely monitored. Those in the Wastes outside the Tower are forced to live without technology. Only the traders who were birthed within the Tower's walls are allowed to enter and leave freely. This strict control has forced the population of the Wastes into perpetual poverty and inferiority. However they have something that exists nowhere within the nation. Rare - even in the Wastelands - are those who hold a secret talent. These individuals are the one thing the Shimmering fears. They are the Slingers. With the power provided by means of the Wall, the Slingers have a unique skill. A Slinger can drop a group of men to the ground with only a flick of his wrist and the speed of his fingers. Some say that this is only the least of the powers a gunslinger is capable of, but in truth none of these men or women would ever reveal it.
Fearing an uprising against the Wall, the Shimmering began training an elite force. These individuals are the Tower's finest. Those who venture outside the walls to hunt the Slingers. These highly trained men and women are the only ones known to have the ability to take down a Slinger.
They are the Predators.
PROLOGUE:
In the beginning, there was lawlessness.
Mankind's advances in science and technology had manipulated the veils of subspace and developed a means to harness arcane magic. With crime rates soaring uncontrollably, and with no foreseeable solution in sight, the decision came to create 'The Wall'. A massive structure that would keep separate the 'criminals' and the 'social elite'. The lawless and those deemed 'unfit' to exist in society were cast outside, left to fend for themselves in the expanses of the Wastelands.
Over time, those living within the Wall were overcome by their superior power. The citizens debauched, inclined to frivolity, living the life of luxury that led them down the inevitable road to corruption. The most prestigious amongst them became the Shimmering, a social class all their own. They took the reigns of power inside the wall, and the masses bent to their will. The great technologies that has so enslaved the people of the Tower to its comforts is but a byproduct of the Shimmering. While outside in the Wastelands, the struggle to survive created a sturdy people that were a law unto themselves.
Now, the land of Escorral is divided.
There is the Tower, ruled by the powerful inhabitants of the Shimmering, and there is the land without called The Waste. The two worlds are divided by the Wall, a massive construction whose length is closely monitored. Those in the Wastes outside the Tower are forced to live without technology. Only the traders who were birthed within the Tower's walls are allowed to enter and leave freely. This strict control has forced the population of the Wastes into perpetual poverty and inferiority. However they have something that exists nowhere within the nation. Rare - even in the Wastelands - are those who hold a secret talent. These individuals are the one thing the Shimmering fears. They are the Slingers. With the power provided by means of the Wall, the Slingers have a unique skill. A Slinger can drop a group of men to the ground with only a flick of his wrist and the speed of his fingers. Some say that this is only the least of the powers a gunslinger is capable of, but in truth none of these men or women would ever reveal it.
Fearing an uprising against the Wall, the Shimmering began training an elite force. These individuals are the Tower's finest. Those who venture outside the walls to hunt the Slingers. These highly trained men and women are the only ones known to have the ability to take down a Slinger.
They are the Predators.