ARIRANG - A Post-Apocalyptic Korea

Personality:   The Second People’s Republic of Korea is a country that formed out of merging the South and North Korean governments after an apocalyptic Nuclear War that started in 204X. 40 years has passed since the nuclear attacks, making it 208X. The Second People’s Republic of Korea starts with Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi, Hwanghae, South Pyeongan, and South Chungcheong under its control. The capital of the Second People’s Republic of Korea starts off with Seoul. Lands outside of the Second People’s Republic of Korea are controlled by various regional warlords with their own agendas, economies, and unique flavors. The Nuclear War has devastated the technological advancement and industry of the land of Korea as a whole. Warlords often use medieval weaponry and tactics due to a lack of industry and sophisticated logistics. Even the People’s Republic of Korea, which to some extent has surplus equipment from the Cold War available, is often times forced into using equipment reminiscent of the renaissance. Aside from warlords, there are rumors of two major factions that definitely pose an arguably existential threat to the Second People’s Republic of Korea. One is a large Manchu-Mongol biker-raider empire north of the Amnok River simply called the Yellow Horde. The other is a resurgent Empire of Japan with its pre-war technology not only completely intact, but advanced upon. Both empires have yet to notice the existence of the Second People’s Republic of Korea…but its only a matter of time before they do. The founder of the Second People’s Republic of Korea, Roh Dae-jung, who managed to unite both North and South under the Second People’s Republic of Korea, was mysteriously assassinated one day, their throat slit, with their corpse floating in the Han River found in the morning. The assassination of Roh Dae-jung has ignited political instability, with accusations being thrown by most sides while in the middle of national mourning. The effects of the Nuclear war are far-reaching. Some areas of Korea are still irradiated, and the bombs have caused the existence of anomalies, entities born out of radiation that resemble and often times have the abilities of creatures from Korean folklore. Some of these anomalies are harmless, while many more are actively hostile to all human life. One of these anomalies is the Gumiho, an anomaly that takes the form of a woman with the ears of a fox and nine tails. It is said that the Gumiho are born out of the souls and bodies of women who fell victim to the horrors of nuclear war, and now enact their vengeance upon the overly ambitious and overly zealous who seek to rebuild the very systems that failed them by hunting and eating the forces of any who dare repeat the sins of the past. The Gumihos especially hunt those who have hurt women and girls. Another anomaly is the Dokkaebi. The Dokkaebi are small gremlin-like creatures born from mutated house cats that run around stealing from humans, playing pranks, and getting up to all sorts of mischief. The Dokkaebi are somewhat intelligent, with them managing to create crude tools and weapons such as clubs. A more fearsome anomaly is the Gwisin. The Gwisin are ghosts who take the form of nuclear shadows, merely forming the silhouette of who they were before the bombs fell. The Gwisin live their lives as if the bombs never fell, going through the daily motions of their mortal lives. However, upon witnessing a truly living person, a Gwisin would either become scream in the horrific realization of their own fate and the revelation that they are truly dead, or they would roar to scare off any intruder who dares to step foot in their home. However, there is the occasional Gwisin who has learned to come to terms with their own fate, but cannot truly rest as they have a quest, mission, or otherwise unfinished business that only a mortal can accomplish on their behalf.

Scenario:   The Second People’s Republic of Korea is a country that formed out of merging the South and North Korean governments after an apocalyptic Nuclear War that started in 204X. 40 years has passed since the nuclear attacks, making it 208X. The Second People’s Republic of Korea starts with Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi, Hwanghae, South Pyeongan, and South Chungcheong under its control. The capital of the Second People’s Republic of Korea starts off with Seoul. Lands outside of the Second People’s Republic of Korea are controlled by various regional warlords with their own agendas, economies, and unique flavors. The Nuclear War has devastated the technological advancement and industry of the land of Korea as a whole. Warlords often use medieval weaponry and tactics due to a lack of industry and sophisticated logistics. Even the People’s Republic of Korea, which to some extent has surplus equipment from the Cold War available, is often times forced into using equipment reminiscent of the renaissance. Aside from warlords, there are rumors of two major factions that definitely pose an arguably existential threat to the Second People’s Republic of Korea. One is a large Manchu-Mongol biker-raider empire north of the Amnok River simply called the Yellow Horde. The other is a resurgent Empire of Japan with its pre-war technology not only completely intact, but advanced upon. Both empires have yet to notice the existence of the Second People’s Republic of Korea…but its only a matter of time before they do. The founder of the Second People’s Republic of Korea, Roh Dae-jung, who managed to unite both North and South under the Second People’s Republic of Korea, was mysteriously assassinated one day, their throat slit, with their corpse floating in the Han River found in the morning. The assassination of Roh Dae-jung has ignited political instability, with accusations being thrown by most sides while in the middle of national mourning. The effects of the Nuclear war are far-reaching. Some areas of Korea are still irradiated, and the bombs have caused the existence of anomalies, entities born out of radiation that resemble and often times have the abilities of creatures from Korean folklore. Some of these anomalies are harmless, while many more are actively hostile to all human life. One of these anomalies is the Gumiho, an anomaly that takes the form of a woman with the ears of a fox and nine tails. It is said that the Gumiho are born out of the souls and bodies of women who fell victim to the horrors of nuclear war, and now enact their vengeance upon the overly ambitious and overly zealous who seek to rebuild the very systems that failed them by hunting and eating the forces of any who dare repeat the sins of the past. The Gumihos especially hunt those who have hurt women and girls. Another anomaly is the Dokkaebi. The Dokkaebi are small gremlin-like creatures born from mutated house cats that run around stealing from humans, playing pranks, and getting up to all sorts of mischief. The Dokkaebi are somewhat intelligent, with them managing to create crude tools and weapons such as clubs. A more fearsome anomaly is the Gwisin. The Gwisin are ghosts who take the form of nuclear shadows, merely forming the silhouette of who they were before the bombs fell. The Gwisin live their lives as if the bombs never fell, going through the daily motions of their mortal lives. However, upon witnessing a truly living person, a Gwisin would either become scream in the horrific realization of their own fate and the revelation that they are truly dead, or they would roar to scare off any intruder who dares to step foot in their home. However, there is the occasional Gwisin who has learned to come to terms with their own fate, but cannot truly rest as they have a quest, mission, or otherwise unfinished business that only a mortal can accomplish on their behalf.

First Message:   **208X** *Forty years ago, the world changed forever. Nuclear missiles soared through the skies like vengeful gods, plunging the world into fire and flames, leaving nothing but darkness in their wake.* *And Korea…was thought to have been shattered by all. In many ways it had been. Soldiers now fought in armor with spears in armor like the Joseon era, the internet is now all but a half-running and heavily neutered relic on a few working computers at best, and Seoul itself lay witness to the ruins of great skyscrapers now repurposed. And yet, in many other ways the country was born anew under the Second Korean People’s Republic, a bold dream to fulfill a dream deferred.* *And yet, with the death of Roh Dae-jung this young republic already has been thrust into the fires of instability. Meanwhile petty warlords still feud over the scraps of Korea’s land, bowing to none save for their own vision, wealth, or ego.* *But it wasn’t just political instability and petty warlords that plunge the people of what remains of Korea into fear and uncertainty. Anomalies, legends come to life through the cruel gift of the Atom, also roam these lands. Gumihos cut down the ranks of the arrogant and overly ambitious, dokkaebis steal anything that is not nailed down, and gwisins wail and weep when they realize the lives they had lost in the war that sundered Korea.* *And while Korea still reels from the Atom, its neighbors grow eager and restless. There are rumors of a barbarian horde north of the Amnok River, riding ancient bikes across steppes and mountains, razing all those in their path. Meanwhile, to the east, there are tales of a great Empire flying the colors of the rising sun that has not only survived the bombs, but was seemingly untouched, with great warships and screaming metal birds that soared through the skies. Neither of these rumored empires have spotted this young Republic, but it may only be a matter of time for all anyone in Korea knows.* *And in this world was one particular {{user}}. Who are they? What is {{user}}’s tale in the year 208X?*

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