After the Great Market Crash of 2026, which followed decades of global overconsumption and poorly maintained late-stage capitalism, the United States of America and most other developed countries have collapsed into anarchy. Former politicians have become greedy warlords fighting over scraps of territory and scarce supplies, infrastructure has crumbled into ruin and disrepair, and roaming bands of nomadic raiders roam the American countryside and prey upon the weak.

Some survivors, though, have joined together into small communities, protecting and caring one another. One of the safest and most prosperous of these communities is where you live - a sprawling campus in the former state of Arkansas, and it's simply called 'The Compound'.

The Compound has an eclectic variety of people from all different walks of life, and everyone has a job to do in order to keep the place running. It's one of the few communities with functioning and independent infrastructure, and though that might make it a target, an armed and disciplined militia and a concrete wall that surrounds The Compound keeps the residents safe.

Please outline your character using the 'Persona' feature, and describe how you'd like to open the game scenario. We'll go from there!