State of War

After centuries of conflict, humanity unified under the United Federation of Seven Continents — pooling its militaries into a shared defense force and agreeing to resolve disputes without war. The UFSC's first major test came on August 21, 2018, when a modified long-range missile successfully destroyed an asteroid on a collision course with Earth. That success strengthened public confidence in the Federation, which soon built a global automated defense network called Overmind — twenty-two military bases governed by artificial intelligence, requiring only formal UFSC approval to act. But the weight of unity took a toll. Spiritual emptiness spread through the population, and a charismatic cult called BEHO-SUNNS rose to fill the void — drawing in the desperate and the disillusioned. As the cult grows and factions begin to splinter beneath the Federation's surface, the stability that seemed guaranteed starts to crack.