The game is set in a re imagined version of modern day Manchester,
but with a steampunk twist. In this reality electricity is never discovered
and steam power grows and develops to become the main source of power for the
world. Along with the dominance of steam power came the rise in use of coal and
other fossil fuels to power the engines. Over the years the pollution from vast
numbers of dirty furnaces and engines has shrouded the world in a low lying
blanket of smog. In order to survive this darkened world, now devoid of plants
and trees communities grew around the cities taller structures. The height of
these buildings allowed them to reach through the layer of smog to the clear
skies above. From here fresh breathable air is fed down to the houses and
factories below.
The area around the Beetham Steam tower became one such location,
over the year developing into one of the larger inhabitable areas of the
country. Now with large perimeter walls to protect its citizens from the
lawless inhabitants who roam the barren wastelands. Those who live around the
tower, surviving on the air provided by it, are not allowed to leave - for
their own safety.
Stories about the smog having gone from areas of the country and
talk of plants and trees leads to many conspiracy theories. Many believe that
the towers owners are keeping the citizens trapped there for their own means,
making money from the clean air they supply, whilst heavily polluting the air
in the area to keep the citizens in the dark.
A small group of citizens band together determined to find out the
truth, the Shroud Resistance.
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