The world had been decimated. Not as it is today, with wars and famine and disease, but by something else entirely. The skies were a deep, smoggy grey and the sun was no longer visible, no matter how hard one squinted. The ground was scorched, and the air thick with the stench of death. The world was no longer recognizable, the once-thriving cities had been reduced to rubble, and the forests to ash. It had all begun with the rise of the Desolation. A mysterious force that had descended upon the world, bringing with it a wave of destruction unlike anything ever seen before. No one knew where it had come from or why it had appeared, all they knew was that it was wreaking havoc across the globe. The Desolation had brought with it a new age: the Age of Desolation. It was a time of fear and terror, as the Desolation swept across the land, wiping out entire cities and leaving behind nothing but death and destruction. The few survivors of the Desolation had banded together, forming small communities in the hopes of surviving the new age. But the Desolation had other plans, and soon the survivors were forced to flee in search of safety. It was a desperate race for survival, and many did not make it. But for those that did, life was changed forever. They were now living in an Age of Desolation, where the strong survive and the weak perish. Events unfolded quickly, as the survivors soon discovered that the Desolation had left behind something else: an ancient artifact known as the Eye of Desolation. With the Eye, the survivors were able to locate others of their kind, and form a new society based on the principles of survival and strength. This was the start of the Age of Desolation. A time of fear and danger, but also a time of hope and courage. A time when the survivors would have to fight to survive, or be consumed by the Desolation.