Intro/Summary
Slightly AU
High above, a raven glided alone over the barren expanse of the desert. As far as the eye could see to the East of the Colorado River, the Rocky Mountains spread across the desolate terrain. To the west on a small patch of Arizona that pressed into old Nevada and far below the soaring bird, what used to be the suburbs and simple structures of Bullhead City is where a new legend begins, with its webbed streets snuggled into the bend of the Colorado like a spider's abode in a door frame. They would've been something back in the day, a town devoted only to small little housings and apartment buildings, though two-hundred years of nuclear fallout had taken its toll. Despite being spared the direct brunt of the climax of the Great War, not even the relatively untouched Mojave could withstand the rigors of time. So while buildings and structures stood as giants; concrete, and metal. The nice aesthetics of civilization withered away. Paint chipped and dried, buildings lost their color in two centuries of rusting and bleaching. Telephone poles and street signs, billboards and traffic lights, cars scattered in a jumbled mess, a perfect pattern of disarray within the city limits. It was a pattern only entertained by chance. The infinite possibility that lay hidden in Life. Though not all things in Life, however, are left to its own devices.
The raven tucked its wings, diving straight for the city, for a crow. The raven flared its wings, reducing its speed and startling her target with tiny talons daring. The unaware crow squawked in sudden surprise, and she took the opportunity to snatch the plump rodent from the feet of her quarry.
For all the things that had changed after the Great War, one thing remained the same; Man's behavior and their capacity for war. The abuses for power and eagerness to manipulate those 'beneath' their station. Who felt the ends always justified the means.
When the vaults opened their steel-ton doors, some sought to make the new landscape their home, despite the bittersweetness of their survival. Building settlements, farming crops and caring for livestock. Honest living. People who wished to bring humanity back from the brink and hold firm those old-world philosophies. Good, decent, hard-working folk. Though, there would always be others perfectly willing to take it all at gunpoint.
They were the scourge that would plague the Wasteland from the West coast to the East coast like cancer. They had many names among their kind, but the one to stick was Raiders. Many gangs would rise and fall, but only the toughest would be remembered in this dark new era of human history. The crazy, cowardly Vipers and the tactically stealthy Jackals were but just a few, enough to raise the hairs upon one's neck at the thought of crossing their paths.
But what of the Great Khans?
It is the last that will leave its mark. A nomadic raider tribe, whose hierarchy functioned much like the old motorcycle-clubs from before the Great War. Little is known of the workings of mice and men and the plans laid before one's feet. Other legends like the Vault Dweller of Vault 13, his grandchild, and legends yet to be. . . their actions of bravery often go unnoticed, their great deeds passing only by word of mouth to expand their fame, but their effects felt in the regions they roam. The Great Khans have been credited with many bloody notches on the flow of time, but will they also be credited for the origins in creating their very own legends? The Witness, to help orchestrate the violent course of change.
Because war- war never changes. A hard lesson, to those who survive. Hard times breed strong men, and strong men bring better times. Will this Witness learn from history, his experiences. . . or is history doomed to repeat once more?
Author's Notes:
This Story will be Epic in length and will span an Origin Story, leading into Fallouts III, New Vegas, and IV. Whether it's broken into separate parts or all in one story is yet to be determined. I hope you all enjoy the read and review, it's going to be a long one.
That being said, this Intro was to cut away a section of the first chapter that wasn't needed, and I hope it works as a decent summary as well. All Three following chapters are under revision, new chapters following soon after. Tags will be listed below for those interested in quick details. (3/1/2020)
-(FO: 3 | FO: NV | FO: 4)
-(Original Characters)
-(Lore *Friendly* as much as possible)
-(Adventure, Drama, Suspense, Romance, Angst, Crime, Tragedy, Friendship)