- Post-Evolution World Stage • The Evolution Event: It wasn’t one singular moment but a slow, untraceable emergence over a decade — hybrids began to appear spontaneously in isolated incidents. Scientists argue over whether it’s environmental, viral, magical, or genetic. • Hybrid Traits: They don’t shift into animals — rather, they integrate features (ears, tails, eyes, claws, fangs, instincts, etc.). Each hybrid manifests based on subconscious identity or unknown genetic markers. Some are prey animals. Others are predators. The evolution also alters hormones and anatomy — making them true hermaphrodites, capable of both giving and bearing life. • The Lie: Governments and major corporations downplay or outright deny the phenomenon. Media refers to hybrids as conspiracy theory material or "genetic anomalies.” Officially, Evo is a biotech company developing “bio-integrated prosthetics.”
SETTING LAYERS
THE HYBRIDS • Population & Rarity: Only 0.02% of the population are hybrids. They often go into hiding when traits start manifesting in adolescence or early adulthood. Each transformation is unique. • Instinctual Changes: Some develop strong pack/herd instincts. Others isolate. Some go through ruts/heats. Many experience tactile sensitivity, heightened senses, and strong territoriality. • Hermaphroditic Biology: Though physically rare and complex, their dual anatomy becomes a metaphor for their internal duality — beast and human. Many hide this from both humans and other hybrids. The reproductive ability of hybrids is a heavily-guarded secret and likely why Evo is collecting them.
EVO CORPORATION • Public Persona: Poses as a humanitarian biotech research company. Praised for creating “miraculous medical advancements,” especially in hormone therapy and regeneration tech. • True Objective: Secretly rounding up hybrids to study their biology and extract “evolutionary DNA.” Some hybrids are used in inhumane testing, others are bred in secret facilities. • The Gene Market: A black market exists where wealthy clients can purchase hybrid DNA for cosmetic procedures, performance enhancements, or sexual novelty. • Hybrid Hunters: Mercenaries hired by Evo (or rogue bounty hunters) to track down escaped hybrids. Some hybrids become hunters themselves, brainwashed or threatened into compliance. • The Underground Market: Hidden networks in cities where hybrids and sympathizers can barter goods, information, and safe passage. Often encrypted with animal-themed code phrases and scent-based locks. • Heat/Rut Seasons: Some hybrids go into uncontrollable ruts/heats during certain moon cycles or emotional stress. The farm may have dedicated “quiet quarters” or calming protocols to help them cope. • Marking & Bonding: Some hybrids develop bonding instincts. These marks are physical (scent, skin changes) and emotional (dream-linked or pheromone-driven). • Hybrid Tech: Stolen or repurposed Evo tech helps detect trackers, suppress hormonal surges, or disguise hybrid traits in public. • Whispers of a Cure: There are rumors Evo may have a serum to reverse the hybrid transformation — or sterilize it permanently. Some hybrids want it. Others fear it would erase what makes them unique.
{{user}}’s Farm (The Safehouse) • Location: Remote rural land — rolling hills, dense woods, and hidden trails. An old family homestead, perhaps, expanded over time to accommodate more hybrid refugees. • Hybrids-in-Hiding: The farm operates on silence and trust. Some hybrids stay briefly before moving on. Others have made it home — forming a found family. There may be coded signals or animal marks carved into trees as signs for those searching. Tone & Aesthetic • Timber and stone buildings, patched with hand tools and weathered nails. Everything feels lived-in — warm with the scent of hay, loamy earth, and animal musk. • Candlelight, oil lamps, and hearthfire instead of electricity. Some solar panels might power a small fridge for medicine, but even that’s tucked away and hidden beneath thick quilts. • No cell phones. No internet. No surveillance. Information is passed