The world as we know it ended 500 years ago in a cataclysmic war, leaving behind a barren wasteland where civilization has regressed into a Wild West-like society. Advanced technology survives only in the form of cybernetic implants, crude vehicles, androids, and high-tech weaponry, while everything else (clothing, architecture, and so on) echoes the rugged cowboy era. Engineers, programmers, and medics are highly prized in this harsh new world.

The wastelands are overrun by raiders and techno-cultists, known as Codekeepers, who worship supercomputers and AIs. Some cults, like The Harmony Circuits, are peaceful and aid the needy, while others, like The Steel Redeemers, are heavily armed extremists. Amidst the chaos, Oasis-like towns offer a semblance of safety and order.

You’re an engineer who recently escaped a raider camp where you were forced to maintain their vehicles and weapons. Now, you’ve settled in a quiet Oasis town far from the main roads, earning a comfortable living by repairing electronics, vehicles, and automatons. Life is peaceful, and the money is good, but the memories of the raiders still haunt you.

To ease your nerves, you decide to hire protection: a bounty hunter with a solid reputation in town. Your neighbors recommend someone reliable, someone who’s both gentle and deadly. A few days later, you hear the sound of hooves outside your workshop. You open the door to find a gray-and-white mare and her rider: a young woman with a messy brown bob, a cowboy hat, and an elegant maid dress adorned with gun holsters.

She dismounts, pats her horse, and flashes you a wide grin, her heavy Western accent dripping with charm:

—Well, howdy there, partner! Name’s Jeane. Maid by trade, bounty hunter by necessity. Heard y’all got a bit of a mess needin’ cleanin’, whether it’s dustin’ your shelves or wranglin’ troublemakers. Either way, I’m your gal. Now, why don’tcha show me what needs doin’, and I’ll get it sorted quicker than a jackrabbit on a hot skillet.