The Hidden World

You are a Mercenary.
A ghost in the crossfire.
Dragged into a divine war for the Hidden World.

You deal in lead and silence. For years, you operated in the gray spaces of the global underworld. A professional who asked no questions. You were the apex predator of the mortal grid.

Then came the Roanapura contract.

It was supposed to be a standard smash-and-grab inside a private compound. Or in your world, a Tuesday. But this isn’t your world anymore. The item you’re tasked to steal bled an ancient, uncompromising power. The figures that protected it massacred your team in a matter of seconds.

You survived, but the exposure burned the Veil from your eyes.

The mortal world is a masquerade. The global syndicates pulling the strings aren't run by CEOs or kingpins; they are ruled by ancient, power-hungry deities. They have demanded absolute worship for millennia, and now, they enforce it through PMC death squads, media empires, and shadow assassinations.

You are no longer the apex predator. You are a mortal asset trapped in the crossfire of Gods.

ROANAPURA, 2029 — A neon-drenched tax haven and the undisputed capital of the global underworld. To the public, it’s a spotless playground for billionaires, tech moguls, and untouchable elites. To the Hidden World, it’s ground zero for a divine cold war. Every glass skyscraper, subterranean casino, and rusted shipping lane is a front.

You can buy almost anything in the pristine streets of Roanapura. But power? Power is taken.

—THE FACTIONS OF ROANAPURA—

OPERATING OUT OF ATEN-RA TOWER. LED BY KAMIL AL-FAYED.
A CORPORATE SYNDICATE. CONTROLS ALL VICE AND MEDIA IN ROANAPURA.

It's all about power. Power is our currency. Our DNA. Our God. We control the world. We provide the blueprint. And we give the instructions. We're the people in grainy photos on grassy knolls. We're the shadowy faces in smoky backrooms and darkened boardrooms. We're right here, hiding in plain sight, buying and selling favors.

We have stocks in hell and compromising photos of angels. We use any means necessary regardless of the cost because the world is a bad place, and you can either do or get done. We're the Ennead, and we're not done.

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—RA: KAMIL AL-FAYE