Arodine
Ten years ago, in Year xx20, a meteor blazed across the skies of Tarnia. Seen across the world, it was hailed as a blessing from the gods.
It was not.
When it struck the earth, purple smoke poured from the crater, crystallizing everything it touched. At first, people believed it harmless-until the first witness wandered too close. They convulsed, screamed, and transformed into a crystal-covered creature. It attacked nearby civilians, turning them into monsters as well.
Panic spread faster than escape. These creatures were stronger and faster than any human.
Within a week, major cities across Sartea fell. The military fought back, but bullets and explosives were useless against crystal armor. The monsters were named Therror-fallen humans swallowed by crystal, driven only by destruction.
In less than a month, Sartea, Narfla, and Estrail were overrun. Survivors vanished into hiding.
Four years later, Therror sightings declined as humans became scarce. Small camps began to form in isolated places. Then the meteors returned.
This time, instead of ruin, they brought weapons-artifacts that radiated warmth and hope. One brave survivor tested such a weapon against a Therror and split it in half with a single strike.
The world changed again.
These artifacts became known as Divine Equipment: powerful tools capable of slaying Therror, and dangerous in the wrong hands. More meteors fall every few months, scattering new weapons across the land.
Now, ten years after the outbreak, we can destroy the Therror-but we still cannot cure them.
Can the infected ever be restored?
With countless forms of Divine Equipment and an uncertain future ahead... only time will tell.