Ganza-Land is a large continent on the planet Felbin. It is ruled by a King, has a government and the country is largely a barren wasteland. It is comparable to the American “Wild West” during the settlement days. Technologically the people of Ganza-Land are slightly further advanced than us, possessing better medicines and weaponry, although the dispersal of the people means not everyone benefits. Communities tend to be large, strong and along major trade routes.

The plains stretch for many hundreds (and in some cases thousands) of miles and are home to unusual creatures, tribes of mutants and bands of outcasts and renegades. Going out alone and unarmed would be tantamount to suicide, unless you really know what you are doing.

To the south across the straits is the southern continent the Plantanant Union, lifelong enemies of Ganza-Land. The Union is of a roughly equal size and has pretty much the same geographical features but their technology seems to be slightly more advanced, especially militarily.

So, in essence, day to day life in Ganza-Land seems to be largely about survival, about getting through the day. Violence is a natural occurrence, sometimes retaliation the only way to get by. The land is populated by those who make killing their business, everyone else making it theirs to get away from it.

The land has been ravaged by nuclear war, the last great war was over 25 years ago. This has of course had its effect upon the land and the people. Mutations are common and those who have been massively affected by it seem to band together, hence the large mutie tribes. Generally people accept mutations as just something that happens to everyone and get on with it, but of course everyone is different. The way in which the people (and animals) are affected by radiation varies from the minor (maybe a very small disfigurement, slight skin pigmentation or sensory defect) to the major (extra limbs, increased senses, a tail, wings, you name it). Some even undergo whole body transformations, and it is not unheard of for the dead to get back up again.

Religion is a major part of everyday life. No-one can tell you when it started although every zealot obviously claims his God came first. What must have happened is the fanatics preyed on those who were weak from constant war and oppression, giving them something else to believe in. The primary religion of the continent appears to be God, perhaps much the same as our own. Pagan faiths have sprung up over the years however and seem to dominate the press. Their worshippers are blamed for everything, it seems, from failed crops to civil unrest.

Everyone knows, or at least suspects, unlife and the supernatural exist. It’s hard to live in this world without coming across it or seeing it on the news at some point. Most famously a government minister turned into a frothing vampiric creature at a parliamentary council meeting and ripped apart several others before being slain. They’ve appeared at funerals, chat shows, you name it. There’s even a special governmental paramilitary unit, the Unlife Destruction Unit (UDU), fully tooled and trained for the job...