Letters from Chimera

by Lyonesse Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:21 pm

It’s 1946 and the world is breathing a sigh of relief over the end of World War II, but this war did not end the way we all remember it…

The atom bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States ended the War in the Pacific, but the European Front was decided on October 16, 1945, when Adolph Hitler ordered the detonation of a device known only as “The First Seal” over Moscow, obliterating the city and killing Soviet leader, Joseph Stalin.

Now, with a tentative peace accord reached, international relations are tense all around. The United States and England remain allies, with the British Empire tightening her grip on her colonies abroad. The Soviet Union is reeling from the loss of its capital city and much of its leadership, but its new leaders in St Petersburg are determined to retake their place among the great powers of the world. The Reich, now stretching across most of Continental Europe, is hated by them all, but grudgingly tolerated.

All around the world, the great powers are racing to split the atom and chasing down rumors of other devices like the First Seal, whose mystery is only outstripped by their extraordinary power for destruction. These ancient creations are rumored to be scattered across the world, hidden in the darkest places, the fiercest deserts and most brutal tundra, and even small pockets of the planet where creatures of bygone eras still wander.

In the middle of it all was an explorer and former spy known only as the Chimera. While his exploits were legendary, almost nothing was known of the man himself, until he was gunned down by a German assassin on the tiny Greek island of Antikythera. However, before his death the Chimera managed to send several letters to seemingly unconnected people around the globe, warning them that they were the only ones with a chance to save the world from complete and utter destruction. He knows, he’s seen it happen.

The letters were dated February 23, 1951...

My vision for this RP is sort of Indiana Jones by way of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Jules Verne, and H.G. Wells. As a result, interesting characters are encouraged and some slight sci-fi elements are allowed, but they should be more in the vein of the aforementioned authors than hard sci-fi. Otherwise, please feel free to create any sort of character you’d like from anywhere around the world, just try to keep in mind some of the difficulties, opinions and prejudices of the times as you create your characters for a small measure of realism.

Oh, and here's a rough world map for reference...