Earthrise Interview, Part Two
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Q: Will Earthrise have many NPCs? Will there be others aside from members of the main factions? How important will they be within the overall scope of the game?
A: There are two major factions in Earthrise. Continoma is the mega-corporation founded before the Third World War. After the apocalypse, it turned itself into a totalitarian government on Enterra Island. It wants to exercise full control over all surviving humans there, believing this is the only way to preserve mankind. During the time after humans emerged back on the surface and before the players enter the game, Continoma lost sole control of technology for resurrection when a group of scientists was able to steal it during an unsuccessful coup attempt. Those events lead to the foundation of Noir, the rebels who oppose the Continoma regime and try to attract more followers to their secret base of operations deep within the mountains.
Then, we have several small factions such as the Red Dragons and their leader, the Blood Duchess Mao. They are criminals following their own interests. Another interesting one is the Alpha sisterhood, a scientific organization, supported by Continoma, and working on improvements in the cloning process and future humans. Natura is kind of the Greenpeace of the future. Its members oppose the technological progress, and live away from all civilization. After we published some concept art of Erratic, we received a lot of positive feedback from our community. It seems likely to be one of the favorite small factions, a cyber-punk group opposing all order and everything that isn't part of its way of life.
The roles these NPCs will play is important for everyone who wants to get involved in the storyline of the game. Players will receive a lot of quests from the organizations, and will gain their respect or hatred.
Ok, seriously... are those names real?
