The year is 2083, and the world is on fire. Political unrest, climate change, and the collapse of globalization have fueled an age of proxy conflicts and skirmishes known as the Rain Wars. Across the planet are conflict zones, disputed between National Blocs and megacorps. One area in particular has seen the worst of the fighting: Zone 17. In this toxic waste, fortified megacities vie with each other for resources and influence, waging war with mercenaries and mecha. It is a gritty world of chaos and instability. But in chaos, there is opportunity.