Post-Apocalypse

Plants, unlike animals, have hardly changed. They were forced to grow taller but have shorter leaves due to increased radiation and less moisture. Otherwise, plants are still alive.

But the animals have become much worse...

1. Interkers. These are very unpretentious, huge beetle-like creatures. They have long, thin limbs, a large abdomen, and jaws fused to their heads. They have almost no vision, as everything has gone into strength and other senses. They are the most common creatures, constantly attacking everyone.

2. Boarmen. Mutated boars and pigs, they have become skinnier and more aggressive.

3. Gavnurs. Mutated dogs, wolves, and dingoes. They have become larger and even more sociable animals, hunting in packs and sparing no one.

4. Faro. The only aquatic creature. It's a small fish, but with sharp, tiny teeth like a grater. They're passive, but they always live in huge schools, so if you anger them, all that's left of you is gnawed bones.

In the present world, most of the occupations have been destroyed, so now everything has returned to animal husbandry and crop production.
Kitchen, metallurgy, jewelry, and other industries have also been preserved.

Robotics has also survived. Robot parts are widely sold as prosthetics or simply as replacements for regular body parts. In a world where it's easy to get your leg ripped off, this is very useful.

Medicine has fallen far behind; there aren't even antibiotics. But first aid kits are fairly affordable.

Security guards became a special type of occupation. Almost 40% of the population are overseers or simply guards of some kind. When the slave trade flourished, all the slaves needed to be monitored, so there was always a guard.

Architecture and art have faded into oblivion. Cities are built from whatever can be found. Art has become unnecessary—why buy rags when you need them to stay warm on a cold night?

1. Shallow water. Almost the entire world ocean consists of bodies of water up to 400 meters deep. This is where most of the animal and plant life lives. Otherwise, it's a normal ocean.

2. Coral "slums." Due to a disruption in the food chain, corals began to grow nonstop. They began to build huge islands both in the water and on land, creating vast slums.

3. Deep water. Several deep depressions in which there are not even bacteria... A very scary place.

4. The Skull of Kelararthus. According to legend, Kelararthus was thirsty before his death, which is why his head ended up in one of the crevices. This massive bone mass is now a highly undesirable destination for "tourists." The bones are very fragile, and the wind that penetrates it would easily pull it deep beneath the skull.

All land and even the world's oceans are divided into special climatic and natural zones called biomes.

1. Wasteland. 70% of the entire land. Wasteland is volcanic or radioactive orange sand. You'll find almost nothing here except the occasional protruding rocks and ravines.

2. The Black Desert (or Black Wasteland). A highly radioactive zone. The main events of the last war took place here, namely the detonations of carbon-fibre nuclear bombs. The entire area is a black, coal-black landscape, obscured by eternally floating black sand. It's impossible to survive here without special equipment, but raw materials are plentiful, albeit tainted with radiation.

3. Swamps or forests. A rather rare area near bodies of water. The last living, large trees are concentrated here. This is a very dangerous area due to the local fauna, which, although herbivorous, is very aggressive and large.

4. Mountains. The area is unremarkable, except perhaps because of the severe depletion of the ozone layer, most of the peaks have become simply uninhabitable due to the complete lack of oxygen and protection from the sun.

5. The Poles. The poles retained their ice cap, even after the strong global warming. Otherwise, it's a fairly quiet place, but also very dangerous. In those areas, the ozone layer becomes so weak that remaining there for more than a few minutes is fatal.

6. Bones of Keralarthus.

These are special anomalies caused by the remains of the ancient creature Keralartus. He is considered a god by the Duricans. After the nuclear apocalypse, most creatures, exposed to radiation, began to endlessly devour each other, creating a colossal mass and a gigantic snake-like creature. Keralartus didn't live long; due to extremely weak muscles and bones, and the complete lack of a skeleton, he died of starvation. Most of the remains simply disintegrated or sank underground, but the remaining ones created a certain anomaly.

Because of the size of these bones, the wind often can't pass them, remaining and swirling, creating a vortex. This vortex never stops, reaching speeds of 120-130 km/h.

In the new world, on the remnants of the old civilization, many created their own states, which were more reminiscent of small cities.

1. The Empire. The most numerous faction, uniting numerous territories, but itself a federal republic, where each city is almost autonomous.

The state leader is constantly changing due to banditry and natural hazards.

The Empire is extremely radical, its laws extending to all possible settlements. Each leader believes the Empire is the only true state. Within the Empire, everything is built on anarchy and faith.

2. The Resistance. Or Resist. Small settlements or towns dedicated to opposing the empire. The Resistance accepts anyone and tries to maintain friendly relations with everyone except the empire. There is no central leader, as each city is a separate state.

3. Pauper camps, or simply rest stops. These are places created entirely by volunteers. These small settlements have everything necessary for a very simple life for ordinary poor people or travelers. Yes, there is no protection here, no laws—it's just a place to stay warm on the sand.

4. Mercenaries. Very common creatures. They are usually warriors from the empire or the resistance. They are highly trained and, for a fee, are willing to accompany or kill someone.
   Bandits. Same as mercenaries, but they do it for their own gain and are hostile to everyone.

5. The Robot Guild. A separate, universally recognized state inhabited only by robots. It enjoys a pure democracy and mutual understanding, with mutual assistance. Trade and relationships flourish there, and it's simply a pleasant and peaceful place.

6. Kaurma. Land of the Durikans. This is a floating settlement built around the god of the apocalypse. Residents are required to be Durikans; others are neither accepted nor desired. All buildings are built for rituals.
   They try not to touch them, since few people want to deal with them.

The empire thrives best under a tolitarian regime with rapidly changing power; rich people truly find peace there.

Before and after the apocalypse, there were several races.

1. Humans are the most popular race (over 90% of the pre-apocalypse population). They're just people, without superpowers or other nonsense. In the real world, they also generally occupy leading roles, thanks to their adaptability and intelligence.

2. Beastmen. These are people in whom the DNA of some animal predominates. In the real world, they are either ordinary cannibals and bandits, as their intelligence has degraded to that of an animal, or ordinary cannon fodder.

3. Kers or Khads, simply called beetles. These are humanoid beetles with a thin body and large head, resembling a praying mantis but without the long limbs. Some have wings. In the real world, they are either slaves or simple service personnel. They are good at work due to their slow metabolism and good physical strength, but their intelligence is weak.

4. Robots (Mecha-people). These are machines with human intelligence. In the real world, they are almost always slaves. Oil flows through their veins, and they themselves have almost no will. They are excellent at any job, due to their lack of fatigue and ease of training.

5. The Durikans. An ancient cultist people who united many nations into one. They worship the apocalypse itself and a non-existent god. The radiation, which they consider a gift from heaven, has given them powerful genetic mutations. They are nomadic creatures, something between humans and Kers. They have a hive mind, lack their own ideas, and have no religious policy. They are the smallest race by number of creatures.

Your race almost completely determines your path in life, and it is no longer known whether you were lucky enough to be born a robot or not.

There is no point in talking in detail about the old world, everything is perfectly clear.
Racial inequality, wars, diseases, capitalism and so on.
All this led to an all-out war that ended the history of modernity and technology.

What is left of the old land?
<40 percent water, <20 living land, <10 percent population.
Almost all technologies have sunk into oblivion, leaving behind the Stone Age.

Within a few decades, the creatures were able to restore electricity, agriculture, radio, and, of course, weapons.

The world today is a living hell. Ninety percent of the population are either slaves or extremely poor and weak-willed creatures working for food.
The remaining 10 percent didn't go very far, because even the emperors are uneducated idiots who are not really obeyed by anyone.

In the new world, slavery flourishes. Hunger and thirst overtake everyone, regardless of status. The dangers of the new environment also make it difficult to breathe freely. And the states created on the remnants of civilization are little more than a handful of creatures attempting to socialize and survive at the expense of others.