Stassius. The planet of eternal Dusk. A calamity avoided ages ago resulted in this world abruptly stopping its spin around its star. One side: a scorched wasteland of deserts and salty oceanic expanses. The antipode, a frozen forever night of tundras, glaciers, and unseen terrors. Civilization has organized into dthe narrow band of hospitable climate, walled off between the two extremes. 

Scraping by is common life in Stassius for most. Resource scarcity and desperation has led to the normalcy of abundant crime. Like any civilization in such situations, there are those who've taken advantage to put themselves on top. And those who've hoarded the most have deemed themselves authority.

While most citizens of Stassius remain their whole lives under the pink and purple skies of the walled mega city, occasional wanderers venture out in search of life-changing spoils.

Some say it's due to the aforementioned prevented calamity, a rich liquid material formed beneath the crust of the planet. Similar to the Singing Steel that Warks are constructed from, this spice-scented goo has magic properties. Joil, as it's known, is a viscous fluid imbued with Qualia.

Tonally, think Dredd, Warhammer 40k, Blade Runner. Bleak, bulky, grimy, piston grease-coated, joil-chugging cassette-punks on the streets of Stassius. Here, on the world of eternal Dusk, a favor for your Sector Magistrate goes a long way 

Ages ago, an event stopped this planet from rotating on its axis, becoming tidally locked to its star. 

Half of the world is a dark, frozen wasteland. Half is sun-scorched, island-dotted, ocean-covered expanses.

Civilization migrated to the most habitable regions, generally in the gradiated band of land where the sun is always setting (or rising).

Bid you tidings this evermorn. This message finds you  on behalf of Magistrate Kharn, Supervisor Supreme of Stassius Sector Eleven, owner of your conscript.

You have been generously offered a bargain deal. Complete the terms of a service and it will result in the disabling of the guillotine glyph grafted on your person, as well as your immediate permarelease from Detainment.

Should you accept this offer, you will be given transport and a time frame in which to complete its terms. The guillotine glyph embedded into your neural cords transmits information packets as a courtesy tracker. Should you deviate from the plan or miss the time frame given, it will result in the immediate initialization of your guillotine glyph.

Denial of this offer will result in the immediate initialization of your guillotine glyph.

We've been monitoring a growing doom cult calling themselves the Dominion of Dusk. 3 months ago, they interpreted a small outbreak of corrupted wark augments as an augury of prophecy. The belief that one of their signs of divination has been fulfilled has emboldened them. Recent monitoring uncovered that their leader, the monocled Inquisitor known only as Castiel, may be in contact with the insidious Host Frang. 

It has been brought to Magistrate Kharnes attention that this cult captured and is transporting one of the corrupted n3 augment. A cabal will be on an islands-bound sea skiff leaving the city walls in 3 days. We don't know their purpose, but we do know they are intending to meet with Frang Gang members at a megabarge. Megabarges floating, clan-affiliated vessel villages that are used as illicit meetup locations due to their impermanent and the hard to trace nature of sunside.

Magistrate Kharn knows that It's sector is populated by the most capable entities. They will be most pleased to hear about your success completing the following tasks:

 • Finding and boarding the sea skiff designated: "Smythsea Stallion"

 • Learning the reason the cult members are meeting with associates of Host Frang 

 •  Continue passage to megabarge where meeting will take place

 • Returning here to the Sector Eleven Offices of Detainment with any vital information about these n3

 • Returning here with information on Frang or the Dominion of Dusk cult. Information will be further rewarded upon confirmation. The magistrate is powerful and can offer compensation as well as future employment opportunities to ex-detained individuals.

 • You are not to implicate the Magistrate in any manner. There are to be no ties to the Sector or these Detainment offices. Failure to abide by this will result in the immediate initialization of your guillotine glyph.

If you're still alive, thank you for volunteering to accept this task.