To: Commander Winterborn From: Leuitenant Stone Subject: The movement of hardsuit equipped troops into the black desert should be seen as a major escalation of current tensions Daemons (ai companions) Synthetics

Sigma

Planet_Sigma Orbital space ruined by kepler syndrome.
Huge planet.
Bluish shale rock.
80s style tech (green screens etc)
Grav tech.
Massive vehicles; Crawlers, Ironclads, Cruisers, Grav-Tanks, Land-Carriers,
Kaiju?
Hardsuits.
CyberTech Faction -
Cyberisation
Specialists, blitzkrieg, hit and fade
Hover Tech

Human Front -
Blocky, rocketpunky style
Lots of armour, slower, methodical

Augmentations

- cyberbrains augmented by nanites
- visual interface with various networks (overlaid upon the world)

Scanners

Scanners are used by the military in covert ops missions. Their 'handlers' are instructed to neutralise them should they be compromised. Some of their capabilities include:
- Remote Viewing
- Telekinesis
- 'Scanning'
- Detection of other Scanners

Enhanciles, as they have been described by Warren Ellis. They are war made flesh. They are good men and women, remade into monsters.

But that is not the only way for humanity to increase its capabilities. Evolution (or something else) seems to be steering us along this path, albeit not as fast as the men in dark rooms would like.

Scanners are humans touched by a power from outside the walls of understanding. Their eyes are jet black and see more then we care to. They lead a tortured existence, seeing things that drive many mad, and of course, they are hunted for their abilities by every government on earth.

This story takes place in a world where the average citizen knows nothing of these battles over the future of humanity. It is a world very like ours except for the existence of ancient outside influences and the individuals whom they touch.

I see post-humans, created by old men in smoky, dark rooms. They want to create a God, they say. They want to create a vision of war which will break the hearts and minds of their enemy before the conflict even begins.

I see it going horribly wrong.