Ad Tair is a very different place than it was 14 years ago. Electrical power is horded, and everyone is suspicious of those around them. Humanity has spread across most of the planet. However, instead of the sprawling cities we hoped to build, small towns and villages made from scavenged materials are home to most Humans . Most people don’t survive the journey from one town to the next. We Humans have been hit the hardest by the effects of the Great Cataclysm , but it has affected the civilizations of all species.

The Seitarin are split into two groups. Those that live within the cities and produce food and other materials are known as Elrak . Those that live outside the cities and protect them are known as Icktow . The Elrak are devoted to the acquisition of knowledge. The Icktow are like Humans in many ways, though they resemble pirates more than the average Humans.

The Melkar are one of the most primitive species on the planet. They mostly live together in a handful of towns spread around the planet. The Melkar are the miners of Ad Tair; they supply both the Seitarin and the Humans with minerals and ore, which they mine from mountain ranges. Since the Dire War the Melkar have become naturally wary of all other species.

The Tra’ Quil are an extremely unusual species. In fact, some argue that the Tra’ Quil can be classified as several species. The reason for this is that they have several manifestations. In other words, while different races of Humans simply vary in skin color and other superficial features, differing “races” of the Tra’ Quil are more like totally different species.

The Raagon are a race of roving Neanderthals. They are one of the most dangerous aspects of traveling across Ad Tair. Living in virtually every environment of the planet, the Raagon are nomads. This combined with their immense size as well as their intimate knowledge and understanding of their surroundings has made all attempts to rid areas of them unsuccessful. Recently the Raagon have overrun a handful of Human settlements.

The Phylans are a race of sentient plants. They still have not totally recovered from the Dire War. Since their defeat at the hands of the Ehlreth over 40 years ago, the Phylans have adopted a policy of absolute isolationism. They live solely in the Rama Jungle and their city of Phylanorantium . Many Human agents have entered the jungle with the directive of gathering more information on this warrior race, but none have returned.

The Ehlreth are an extremely old people.
So old in fact that they have evolved past the need for physical bodies and exist as a form of energy which they refer to as essence.