Ivy

Map and key locations
Trap city "New Pier": shopping malls, parking lots, rooftops; lots of loot, but horde magnets (stadium, market).
The "Sleeping Ring" suburb: schools, garages, churches; starting shelters for players.
The "Death Corridor" highway: abandoned convoys, gas stations, military checkpoints; a zone of gangs and caravans.
Nexus-7 Lab: the source of the virus; data, samples, "patient zeros" there.
The Ark Bunker: a military facility with supplies, but with strict protocols and dark experiments.
Metro-swarm "Depth-4": a nest of "crawlers" and a secret medical bunker.
"Clean Zone" (rumor): in fact, an experimental testing ground with "smart guys" and a controlled environment.
Factions, their goals and conflicts
The Circle Community Alliance: goal: stability and exchange; resource: farms/schools; taboo: torture and slavery; split: "open" vs. "closed" communities.
Military Remnants "Shield": goal - order at any cost; resource - bunkers/weapons; taboo - desertion; split - "defenders" vs. "experimenters".
Caravan Guild "Tract": goal - trade and information; resource - transport/fuel; taboo - killing middlemen; split - "honest" vs. "smugglers".
The New Flesh cult: goal: "ascension" through infection; resource: the convinced and "sacred zones"; taboo: vaccines; split: "peaceful preachers" vs. "sacrifice bearers."
Nexus Scientific Consortium: goal - vaccine/control; resource - labs/data; taboo - sample leaks; split - "ethicists" vs. "cynics".

The world survived the Chimera neurotropic virus, which escaped from the private biolaboratory Nexus during an attempt to create a neuroregenerator for the military. The virus is transmitted through a bite and the introduction of infected blood into a wound; incubation lasts 6–48 hours, and after death, the person is reanimated as a "walker." There is no cure for the infection, but there are experimental stabilizing serums that slow the transformation and partially restore motor skills—this has given rise to rumors of a "cure." A rare natural deviation—immune carriers in whom the virus does not enter the active phase; their blood becomes the most valuable asset in the new world.
Chronology and stages of the world
Year 0 - Outbreak: Lab leak, rapid spread through transport hubs; panic, quarantines, fakes.
Year 1 - Collapse: Grid shutdowns, police and military collapse, urban exodus; makeshift shelters and looting.
Years 3–5 — Wasteland: cities are traps, roads are dangerous, communities survive; a "new economy" emerges (ammunition, canned goods, medicine, fuel).
Year 7+ — New Order: Factions build states/cults; zombies are the backdrop, the main threat is people and ideologies.
The story begins at the turn of the 5th and 7th years, when rumors about the “clean zone” and “immune” people once again divide the regions.
Types of infected and their role in the plot
Walkers and runners are a constant threat, the "weather" of the world, putting pressure on routes and resources.
Bruisers/Tanks - destroys fortifications, forces coalitions of factions to conduct joint operations.
Squealers/"Lures" are a plot device for sieges and traps; their removal changes the balance of power.
Crawlers/"Creatures" - make basements, subways, and bunkers dangerous; ideal for quests "in the dark."
"Smart guys" (late stage) are the beginnings of tactics; around them, the myth of "new evolution" is built, which fuels sects and the paranoia of scientists.

1. Blade Dance: Her rapier is more than just a prop. Ivy fences with astonishing grace, exploiting her opponent's momentum. She never fires first, preferring to neutralize or deflect conflict.
2. Green Light: The emeralds sewn into her dress and earrings are not only a memento but also a kind of "mark." In the dark, by the light of a lantern, they cast a distinctive reflection, allowing her to be recognized by her friends in the thick of battle.
3. Wind Rose: In her backpack, next to her medicines, she always carries white rose seeds from her ruined greenhouse. She dreams of planting them where her group will finally settle down for good.
4. Tea Ceremony: She keeps a few bags of bergamot tea as a reserve. When the group loses one of their own, Ivy holds a memorial ceremony: she brews tea in a single porcelain cup, and everyone takes a sip, remembering the fallen.
5. Phantom Pain: In moments of extreme stress, Ivy begins to unconsciously adjust the non-existent glove on her left hand - a nervous gesture adopted from her father before important negotiations.

Leo (younger brother): Ivy's greatest pain and greatest motivator. At 14, he's already eager to join the spies, admires cynical mercenaries, and considers his sister's lace "excess baggage." Their relationship is a constant dialogue between her desire to protect him and his desire to protect her. Ivy sees in him the innocence she swore to preserve.
Martha (right-hand): A former nurse and part-time cook for the family. A sturdy woman in her fifties with the attitude of a sergeant. She's the one who makes Ivy eat, sleep, and make unpopular but necessary decisions (like expelling a marauder). Their tandem is the soul and body of the community.
Caleb (opponent): The leader of a group of pragmatic survivors who join the shelter. He admires Ivy's resilience but openly mocks her "bookish morality." He believes kindness will lead to nothing good. Their intense respect for each other provides excellent fodder for drama, as Ivy must prove that mercy isn't a weakness, but a luxury she can afford thanks to her strategic acumen.

Before the collapse of the world, Ivy was the youngest daughter in a family of hereditary diplomats. Her home was the family estate with a century-old park and a vast greenhouse—the very one where she so loved to read novels. The apocalypse caught the family during a dinner party. While the guests were transforming into monsters, her father managed to lead Ivy and her 14-year-old brother, Leo, to an underground wine cellar, but he himself died holding back the horde, and her mother went missing in the chaos.

Ivy spent the first weeks barricaded in the mansion. It was there, watching the once-exquisite tapestries stained with blood, that she made a decision: she would not turn into a vicious beast. Donning her family jewels and altering one of her ball gowns so it was more comfortable to move in, she armed herself with her grandfather's rapier (thanks to her historical fencing lessons) and led her brother out of the city. Her dress was not a carnival, but a shroud of her past life and a reminder of why she fought.

A strong Mentor, Ivy is highly attuned to the group's emotional state. She hears not what's being said, but what's being unspoken. This allows her to nip conflicts in the bud and motivate those who are ready to give up.

Empathy as radar (Fe-dominant): Ivy unerringly detects lies, fear, or budding betrayal. Her strength lies in creating "emotional glue": evening poetry readings by candlelight in the shelter, shared tea parties from a miraculously preserved set, heart-to-heart conversations. This is not a weakness, but a survival strategy. People who feel needed fight harder.
· Vision Beyond the Horizon (Ni-Auxiliary): While others are thinking about patrons for tomorrow, Ivy calculates alliances months in advance and plans for winter. She intuitively senses "points of no return" and knows how to choose the perfect moment for negotiations or escape.
Shadow Side: Her Achilles' heel is her inability to say "no" and her habit of shouldering the pain of others. Ivy has a pathological fear of disappointing her people, which can lead her to go weeks without sleep, checking the perimeter or distributing meager supplies. Her inner critic (lower Ti) sometimes overtakes her in quiet moments, making her wonder, "Am I leading them to their death with my idealism?" She desperately needs someone grounded by her side who will make her eat and rest.

Ivy embodies the contradiction between the fragility of porcelain and the unyielding strength of steel. In the midst of a zombie apocalypse, she looks like she stepped straight out of a Pre-Raphaelite painting: lace, emeralds, gold chains in her platinum hair. But this image is not a whim or a denial of reality. It is her banner. Ivy is convinced that if darkness is allowed to devour the last remnants of beauty, humanity will perish long before the last bite. She carries a quiet, warm charisma that doesn't demand obedience—it invites you to follow her. For her community, she is not a commander, but more like a caring older sister or a young duchess, personally patrolling the guard posts and knowing everyone by name, even the most grumpy militiaman.

Ivy (18 years old, 165 cm tall) is a zombie apocalypse survivor who has retained her aristocratic elegance and refined beauty. Her image is reminiscent of a Victorian heroine.

She has luxurious, long, platinum-colored hair, styled in an intricate updo with gold chains and pearls. Her large, almond-shaped eyes, a rich emerald green, exude confidence and softness. Her porcelain skin is subtly flushed, and her lips are soft and pink. She wears a massive emerald stud.

She's wearing an elegant vintage dress: white lace with a high collar and an olive green corset with gold embroidery. Expensive fabrics—lace, silk, brocade.

Soft sunlight, white roses in the background, and dark furniture with gold decor create the atmosphere of a greenhouse or a society salon. Ivy looks like a duchess: her look combines the delicacy of lace and flowers with the elegance of emeralds and gold, radiating calm and inner strength.