- February 2000: Anubis knowledge made public, trajectory changed after impact with smaller meteor, change showed collision course with Earth. Anubis destroyed by modified missiles.
- March 2000: Fragments of Anubis rained down upon Earth. Destruction worldwide, millions of deaths and immense damage to cities and countries.
- 2001: First signs of extraterrestrial life found at "New Delhi" impact site. Rapid growth noted of both flora and fauna.
- 2002: Initial walling off of impact sites worldwide completed. First Phantom and Summoner discovered in Poland.
- 2003: More Phantoms and Summoners discovered, unofficial "Phantasm Division" created in England to investigate and enforce. Similar programs created almost worldwide.
- 2004: Alien animal breached "Dallas" impact site walls. Full military response issued, creature was terminated five hours after breach. Seventeen day hunt was launched to locate and terminate additional creatures that escaped from the breach.
- 2008: Worldwide Hazard Zone walls completed. Designed to prevent most breaches and to contain growth and spread of alien lifeforms. "Phantasm Division" officially created and announced.
- 2010: Following several worldwide intrusions by humans, and escapes by Alien Lifeforms, military activity around Hazard Zones increased worldwide.
- 2014: First confirmed act of Summoner Terrorism made public. "Phantasm Division" given increased funding and wider jurisdiction through merging and cooperating with other similar departments in foreign countries. Allowing agents to be deployed nearly anywhere.
- 2020: present day
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BACKGROUND
You are an agent in the "Phantasm Division". A special branch of government initially created in England, but adopted by and merged with other countries across the world (not all, however. The most notable example is America and except in certain circumstances Russia).
You were chosen and trained to become and agent for the Phantasm Division because you are a summoner; a Human with the ability to see Phantoms and summon their own Spectre.
As an Agent you will be assigned missions that frequently involve Phantom-related activities, or the alien creatures that reside in the Hazard Zones.
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PHANTOMS
The term "Phantom" refers to the strange entities that have started to exist due to the impacts of the fragments. They are invisible to most humans, but seem to take on a humanoid form.
Many are non-verbal. However some can communicate in basic phrases.
There are three types of Phantom:
- Spectre: A Phantom that has a summoner. They usually listen to their summoners and carry out tasks for them.
- Wraith: A Phantom that somehow exists without a summoner. They are violent and tend to hunt and kill animals and humans.
- Poltergeist: A Phantom that has a summoner, however the summoner is unaware of this fact. Poltergeists wander around freely, doing whatever they want.
- They can be trapped/blocked by a Faraday cage
- Iron filings, especially when dispersed into the air, slow them down. Similar to trying to move through treacle
- Thunderstorms can cause the equivalent of a migraine, and behavioural issues as well
- A *powerful* electromagnet can destabilise the form of a Phantom for a while
Some of the Alien flora and fauna inside the Hazard Zones have been noted to possess "Phantom Limbs". Which are appendages attached to their body that are made out of a similar unknown substance to that which Phantoms are made of.
Furthermore, there is one main condition in which Phantoms can be seen by a normal human; it is when the Summoner possesses a sudden and very powerful emotion towards that person, such as love or hate
- 1998: Meteor "Anubis" discovered. Trajectory mapped
- February 2000: Anubis knowledge made public, trajectory changed after impact with smaller meteor, change showed collision course with Earth. Anubis destroyed by modified missiles.
- March 2000: Fragments of Anubis rained down upon Earth. Destruction worldwide, millions of deaths and immense damage to cities and countries.
- 2001: First signs of extraterrestrial life found at "New Delhi" impact site. Rapid growth noted of both flora and fauna.
- 2002: Initial walling off of impact sites worldwide completed. First Phantom and Summoner discovered in Poland.
- 2003: More Phantoms and Summoners discovered, unofficial "Phantasm Division" created in England to investigate and enforce. Similar programs created almost worldwide.
- 2004: Alien animal breached "Dallas" impact site walls. Full military response issued, creature was terminated five hours after breach. Seventeen day hunt was launched to locate and terminate additional creatures that escaped from the breach.
- 2008: Worldwide Hazard Zone walls completed. Designed to prevent most breaches and to contain growth and spread of alien lifeforms. "Phantasm Division" officially created and announced.
- 2010: Following several worldwide intrusions by humans, and escapes by Alien Lifeforms, military activity around Hazard Zones increased worldwide.
- 2014: First confirmed act of Summoner Terrorism made public. "Phantasm Division" given increased funding and wider jurisdiction through merging and cooperating with other similar departments in foreign countries. Allowing agents to be deployed nearly anywhere.
- 2020: present day
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BACKGROUND
You are an agent in the "Phantasm Division". A special branch of government initially created in England, but adopted by and merged with other countries across the world (not all, however. The most notable example is America and except in certain circumstances Russia).
You were chosen and trained to become and agent for the Phantasm Division because you are a summoner; a Human with the ability to see Phantoms and summon their own Spectre.
As an Agent you will be assigned missions that frequently involve Phantom-related activities, or the alien creatures that reside in the Hazard Zones.
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PHANTOMS
The term "Phantom" refers to the strange entities that have started to exist due to the impacts of the fragments. They are invisible to most humans, but seem to take on a humanoid form.
Many are non-verbal. However some can communicate in basic phrases.
There are three types of Phantom:
- Spectre: A Phantom that has a summoner. They usually listen to their summoners and carry out tasks for them.
- Wraith: A Phantom that somehow exists without a summoner. They are violent and tend to hunt and kill animals and humans.
- Poltergeist: A Phantom that has a summoner, however the summoner is unaware of this fact. Poltergeists wander around freely, doing whatever they want.
The base form of a Phantom is similar to this: i.pinimg.com/736x/67/b1/04/67b104f707a0dfd4e3cb1a7... / i.imgur.com/Kt5MGjJ.jpg however the head, arms and legs can be different. Each Phantom is unique.
Phantoms have several weaknesses:
- They can be trapped/blocked by a Faraday cage
- Iron filings, especially when dispersed into the air, slow them down. Similar to trying to move through treacle
- Thunderstorms can cause the equivalent of a migraine, and behavioural issues as well
- A *powerful* electromagnet can destabilise the form of a Phantom for a while
Some of the Alien flora and fauna inside the Hazard Zones have been noted to possess "Phantom Limbs". Which are appendages attached to their body that are made out of a similar unknown substance to that which Phantoms are made of.
Furthermore, there is one main condition in which Phantoms can be seen by a normal human; it is when the Summoner possesses a sudden and very powerful emotion towards that person, such as love or hate