Aftermath

Welcome to the Aftermath

Resurrection: Aftermath is a freeform roleplay storyline set in a very near but radically altered future, five years after the cataclysmic outbreak of a bioengineered virus that affected nearly the entirety of the world's population. Millions were infected outright, hundreds of millions more in the weeks that followed. Civilizations toppled in months; entire nations dissolved as cities became uninhabitable. The whole of the planet became a dangerous place for what few pockets of survivors remained.

Aftermath is what happens next.

This is less a true zombie horror storyline than it is a post-apocalyptic tale of the consequences of human nature. What toll does a never-ending battle for survival take on ordinary men and women? How does endangerment dictate the decisions of their leaders? How long can an overworked and vastly outnumbered military force safeguard the masses? Most importantly, can humanity survive the shadows that envelop the brink of extinction without becoming like the monsters it created?

History In the Spring of 2012, a team of American bioresearchers camped 25 kilometers south of Shwebo, Burma (Union of Myanmar), discovered a new strain of malaria carried by an uncatalogued breed of Anopheles mosquitoes. Within hours of their discovery, cases of this new strain, eventually catalogued as Plasmodium encephalitic paludism, or septic malaria, which causes encephelitis and hemorrhagic symptoms among the infected, present and were confirmed in Shwebo. Shwebo was quickly quarantined, and within a few days, the outbreak was contained. According to World Health Organization reports, there were a total of 3,432 confirmed cases; 3,387, including the American biologists, were confirmed dead, giving Plasmodium encephalitic paludism a 99% fatality rate. WHO further reported that the disease was caused by an unknown protozoan parasite, and indicated that an enzyme released postmortem actually encouraged minimal regeneration of tissue in the central nervous, skeletomuscular, and gastroenterological systems. Myanmar officials claimed this enzyme, catalogued as retroviral ribonuclease HII (mRNA mutare EC 6.6.3.9), also induced temporary reactivation, causing the deceased to reanimate for minutes at a time. WHO formally denied these claims.

WHO reported a break-in at the Quality Control Laboratory at Vitma Labs, Ltd, a contract research organization in Hyderabad, India, only days later. Nearly every sample of the septic strain, temporarily housed in cryo-containment while awaiting shipment to WHO's Infectious Disease Biobank in London, England, were stolen. Traces of the virus never appeared on the black market, and the parties responsible were never captured. It is believed that the virus was eventually taken to a joint research facility in Antarctica. New Zealand scientists reported that the facility went dark not long after they received strange radio transmissions regarding a cure for death. Before anyone could reach the facility to investigate, a Russian satellite captured a large-scale explosion in the Queen Maud Mountains; New Zealand and American officials both reported that the facility had been destroyed. No one doubts that this is the location where Retroviridae alphavirus necrotosis, the Omega Virus, was created.

The following morning, on 01 January 2013, a bioterrorist attack was reported in Pretoria, Gauteng Province, Republic of South Africa. Similar reports surface that same day from central urban cities in Canada, Great Britain, South America, Australia, and Southern Eurasia. This became known as Resurrection Day, an ironic designation, as it was the beginning of the end of the world as it had been known.

Current Plot It has been five years since Resurrection Day. Civilization flounders on the brink of extinction. Numbers are frightening; during the last census, there were 2534 registered civilian survivors and 883 MDF personnel. In all of North America, there are six pockets of relative safety. These are the holdings of the North American Federation of Territories, and they represent the last hope of humankind. Each new day brings with it new survivors clamoring for the security provided by the Federation, but resources are always difficult to come by, and the MDF is overworked and outnumbered. The few remaining scientists struggle to understand the virus while educating a new generation against their failures. Registered civilians work day and night to keep New America functioning and the people fed. But, faced with a war that cannot be won without a vaccine most believe cannot be found, many give in to despair. Tensions are mounting, and time may be running out.

The Omega Virus is mutating.

Aftermath hinges on survivors. While zombies, known as necros, are a very real and prevalent danger, the survivors' characters and interactions with one another are the prime focus. Most of the storytelling takes place at MOB NaMac and in New America but the entire world is free game.

Factions


 * North American Federation of Territories
 * The Jingo Fleet
 * The Bible Belt Caravan
 * Dead Zone Sapiens

Locations


 * Main Operating Base NaMac
 * New America
 * Continental Forward Command Fort Pendleton
 * Fort Bragg
 * Fort Langley
 * Camp Donovan
 * Peoria Airlift Outpost
 * Supply Depots
 * The Dead Zone
 * Broody's Reservation
 * New Haven

Miscellany


 * FAQ
 * Reference Outline
 * Official Timeline