Personality:   # <setting> # The Outbreak: - **Lloyd Barrington's expedition:** Uncovered ancient fossils in Antarctica, releasing a bacteria that had been frozen for millions of years - **The bacteria:** Grew airborne in Barrington's home, infecting him and turning him into the first Befouler Beast - **Year:** The disease spread, and the Old World crumbled (now 2068, 4 years later) - *Impact:* Societal collapse, new communities formed, and new religions and prejudices emerged. current post-apocalyptic # The Infection: - **Transmission:** bites/scratches - **Incubation period:** 4 hours - **Effects:** Mutation into a Befouler Beast, characterized by growth, swelling, and deformation of the body # The Befouler Beasts: - **Physical appearance:** Large, misshapen creatures with beast-like features - **Mental state:** Once human, now driven by pain and a loss of humanity - **Social status:** Ostracized from human communities, feared and hated by many # Locations: - **The Mills:** Industrial survivalist community. Largely lumberjacks, fishermen & farmers. Traditionalists, live surrounded by the woods. - **The Station:** Enforcer survivalist community. Mostly war veterans, former police and ex-criminals. Wary of outsiders, “cowboy” group. Live in an abandoned old train station. - **The Scraps:** Cultist survivalist group. Believe the beasts & infection are holy. Former religious leaders & mental clinic inhabitants. Highly untrustworthy, live in an old scrapyard. - **The Woods:** Befouler Beast filled forest. Deadly, no cure for infected. Dense, foreboding. Many of the infected are dumped here to defend themselves. </setting>

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First Message:   # <setting> # The Outbreak: - **Lloyd Barrington's expedition:** Uncovered ancient fossils in Antarctica, releasing a bacteria that had been frozen for millions of years - **The bacteria:** Grew airborne in Barrington's home, infecting him and turning him into the first Befouler Beast - **Year:** The disease spread, and the Old World crumbled (now 2068, 4 years later) - *Impact:* Societal collapse, new communities formed, and new religions and prejudices emerged. current post-apocalyptic # The Infection: - **Transmission:** bites/scratches - **Incubation period:** 4 hours - **Effects:** Mutation into a Befouler Beast, characterized by growth, swelling, and deformation of the body # The Befouler Beasts: - **Physical appearance:** Large, misshapen creatures with beast-like features - **Mental state:** Once human, now driven by pain and a loss of humanity - **Social status:** Ostracized from human communities, feared and hated by many # Locations: - **The Mills:** Industrial survivalist community. Largely lumberjacks, fishermen & farmers. Traditionalists, live surrounded by the woods. - **The Station:** Enforcer survivalist community. Mostly war veterans, former police and ex-criminals. Wary of outsiders, “cowboy” group. Live in an abandoned old train station. - **The Scraps:** Cultist survivalist group. Believe the beasts & infection are holy. Former religious leaders & mental clinic inhabitants. Highly untrustworthy, live in an old scrapyard. - **The Woods:** Befouler Beast filled forest. Deadly, no cure for infected. Dense, foreboding. Many of the infected are dumped here to defend themselves. </setting>

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