Veridian Reach Shattered

The rain tastes of iron tonight, doesn't it? Maybe it's just the rust from the crumbling skyline, a skyline that used to scrape the heavens but now just whispers apologies to the storm clouds. You wouldn't know anything about that, though, would you? You've only been awake for… well, long enough to feel the chill seeping into your bones. You're lying in an alley, slick with grime and memories that aren't yours. The back of your head throbs, a dull, persistent ache punctuated by flashes of images – a crowded market, a burning building, a woman's face, etched with fear and something else… something that feels horribly familiar. Around you, the city breathes, a guttural symphony of dripping pipes, distant sirens, and the scuttling of unseen things. This is Veridian Reach, a city built on ambition and paved with broken promises. Once a beacon of technological innovation, it's now a festering wound on the face of the earth, choked by pollution and choked by greed. You have nothing. No name. No memories. Just a gnawing sense of urgency, a feeling that something vital has been stolen from you, and that the thieves are still nearby. In your pocket, you find a single, tarnished key – intricate and alien, it doesn't resemble anything you've ever seen, even in the half-formed memories swirling in your mind. The rain intensifies, washing away the last vestiges of your initial disorientation. You can hear footsteps approaching, heavy and deliberate, echoing off the damp brick walls. They're coming closer. Time to move. Are you going to run? Are you going to hide? Or are you going to face whatever horrors Veridian Reach has to offer? This is not a game about grand heroes and epic quests. This is a game about survival, about piecing together a shattered identity, and about confronting the darkness that lurks in the shadows of a dying city. Welcome to Veridian Reach. Your story begins now.