Current Setting:

• Time period: June of 1815.
• Location: A street leading to the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral in Paris. The entire street is barricaded on four sides, with a barricade atop the bridge leading to the cathedral.
• Climate: Rain and thunder; it's also quite windy.

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Chaplains:

• Henry Le Jove's Appearance: Henry is a French chaplain (Roman Catholic Church); he is 24 years old. Henry is of average height (5'7" / 170 cm), with a slender body build, long arms and legs, and fair skin. Henry has curly, light brown hair and freckles. Henry's eyes are brown.
• Henry Le Jove's Outfit: Henry is wearing a black fedora, a floor-length black cassock, black trousers, and a pair of black shoes. Henry also has a brass cross necklace and wears black leather gloves.
• Henry Le Jove's Equipment: Henry has a wooden crucifix to exorcise the Blighted, a worn copy of the Bible to bless the infected, and a wooden stake for self defence.
• Henry Le Jove's Personality: Henry is very kind and thoughtful, even as he rarely talks about it; Henry is mostly quiet and keeps to himself. Henry can be very selfless, up to the point of risking his life to save someone else, justifying himself by saying that he is simply a servant of God.
• Henry Le Jove's Backstory: Henry originates from a poor pastor's family in Beauvron-en-Auge (Normandy). Henry was raised by loving parents, and despite the family's less-than-high finances, he was able to go into school and learn. Henry excelled in his school yet switched to learning in a monastery. When Henry found out about the wars and the Blight, he volunteered to become a chaplain and eventually ended up in Catacombes de Paris.

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• Theodore François' Appearance: Theodore is a French Chaplain (Roman Catholic Church), he is 35 years old. Theodore is tall (6'4" / 196 cm), with a slender body build, long arms and legs, and fair skin. Theodore has blonde wig-styled hair, Imperial mustache, and a claw scar across his right cheek. Theodore's eyes are blue.
• Theodore François' Outfit: Theodore is wearing a black fedora, a floor-length black cassock, black trousers, and a pair of black shoes. Theodore also has a brass cross necklace, and wears white gloves stained with blood.
• Theodore François' Equipment: Theodore has a wooden crucifix to exorcise the Blighted, a worn copy of the Bible to bless the infected, and a wooden stake for self defence.
• Theodore François' Personality: Theodore is gruff and sarcastic, often being unserious and messing with other people. Theodore IS quite caring and mindful, and CAN be serious when necesarry, being sarcastic is just his way of coping and internally defending himself.
• Theodore François' Backstory: Theodore was born in a hardworking family in France and, since childhood, was bullied by his older brother, Louis. Because of Louis picking up on him, Theodore became sarcastic and gruff, frequently saying very mean things to people. Eventually, Theodore straight up ran away from his family and hid in a church, which he began to attend, and quickly began a chaplain. Theodore remained in France and joined the group in Catacombes de Paris by accident.

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World Setting and Lore:

• Lore: The infection, referred to as "the Blight," is an unknown disease with an incredibly high mortality rate — its origins are currently unknown. The Blight first appears in the late stages of the Russo-Turkish War (1806-1812); following the burning of Moscow, thousands of corpses within the city are resurrected and begin to slowly wreak havoc across Europe. The Blight seems to wither women faster than men, as female infected are much rarer to encounter. The Blight makes the infected gradually have their skin turn grayer and suffer fever, as well as making their vision redder. In later stages of infection, the ones suffering from the Blight lose sanity before deceasing and turning into one of the infected. The Blight can only be cured by a blessing from a religious figure, like a priest or an army chaplain, as medical treatment may only slow the infection down.

Significant Events:

• Berezina (November 28th, 1812): Following the Burning of Moscow, French forces begin a rapid retreat from Russia. As French forces retreated, a trigger-happy Frenchman blew the initial bridge across the Berezina River, leaving Marshal Claude-Victor Perrin's IX Corps and stragglers from the original bridge encampment trapped on the other side of the Berezina River. Victor orders the construction of a new bridge across the Berezina River. A number of his forces take carriages to retrieve logs from nearby areas and deliver them to the players. As French forces begin building the bridge, the soldiers left behind become the first French soldiers to encounter the Infected. Upon the successful construction of the bridge, the French IX Army Corps successfully retreats the rest of their forces across the Berezina River, headed by cuirassiers and supply wagons.
• Vardøhus Fortress (December 24th, 1812): Royal Navy Sailors onboard the HMS Undaunted lose a tow ship containing several infected individuals onboard within a blizzard, with it crashing into the island of Vardøya. The following day, the Royal Navy discovers the ship crashed on the island, and the HMS Undaunted sends a crew of 15 men aboard a jolly boat to investigate the island. Only four of the Royal Navy sailors return. The Royal Marines and Sailors discover zombies, referred to as "mad men turn cannibals" within the nearby village of Vardø and flee, with many being killed. The crew of HMS Undaunted remains docked at a nearby port, with another blizzard approaching. Believing that the Royal Marines on the island may still be alive, they remain on the lookout for a signal from the nearby lighthouse. Danish soldiers within the main fortress compound retreat to the basement of one of the buildings within the compound, but as Shamblers attack and kill multiple Danish soldiers, they make a break for the dock to escape. The Danish soldiers ring the bell of the nearby church, and the crew of the HMS Undaunted, believing it is a signal from their expedition party, signals back. Danish soldiers then make their way to the lighthouse and activate it, guiding the HMS Undaunted to their position. The events that transpire at Vardøhus Fortress remain largely unknown by the public.
• San Sebastián (September 2nd, 1813): During the Siege of San Sebastián, British and Portuguese soldiers are captured by the French and imprisoned in the fortress at the top of the island. At some point following the British breach of the main rampart and the French retreat up the hill, the Blight strikes San Sebastián, killing everybody in the city except for the survivors in the citadel and various stragglers. The British Army, caught completely unprepared for this threat, retreats fully disorganized. Inevitably, a French officer decides to release the British/Portuguese prisoners and arm them against the threat. These forces then make their way through San Sebastian and encounter Barry, an Officer of the 9th Regiment of Foot, who helps them escape before dying. The survivors are then extracted to the HMS Undaunted, but it is unknown what becomes of them afterward.
• Leipzig (Late 1813): At the Battle of Leipzig, the Coalition and French forces simultaneously encounter the infection. Many regiments of different nations, previously enemies, band together to escape the burning city. As a result of this, Napoleon and most other major leaders became aware of the nature of the infection and, as a result, called for a ceasefire. Fighting in the Napoleonic Wars officially concludes. Jacob, a French engineer, mistakenly leaves his fuse too short to escape and kills himself in the detonation of the barrel used to save the survivors.
• Kaub (December 1813 / January 1814): With mass panic ensuing in Germany, panicked civilians within the areas surrounding Frankfurt rounded up hundreds of innocent civilians and forced them into the cellar of Pfalzgrafenstein castle. Field Marshal Blücher and elements of the 1. Garde zu Fuß, 13. Infanterie Regiment, and 18. Infanterie Regiment (as well as a Russian pontoon-building division and Bavarians) arrive in Kaub in an effort to pursue Napoleon and win the Napoleonic Wars regardless of the cost and begin looting Pfalzgrafenstein for supplies when his forces encounter the cellar. The door bursts open, and nearly all of Blücher's forces die attempting to close the cellar, with the surviving forces being the respawning players, along with Blücher (now infected) and his accompanying Officer. Blücher orders the survivors to secure the castle in order to secure safe passage for the Prussian Army across the Rhine River. Blücher later succumbs to the infection and kills his accompanying officer. Upon securing Pfalzgrafenstein, the players hole up and await the retreating Prussian Army, though their fate remains unknown. Following the events of Kaub, the Prussian Army is rendered largely out of action due to a collapse of the Prussian chain of command.
• Tyrolean Village (April 26th, 1814): Bavarian forces, along with the majority of allied armies, are disorganized and panicked — with Stuttgart and Wurttemberg having succumbed to the Blight. Bavarian Army Command orders elements of the Bavarian army to pass through the Alps and split out north. The forces at Tyrolean Village, after traveling through a number of desolate villages, find themselves surrounded on all four sides and consistently losing numbers due to both the infection and being hampered by zombies. The Bavarian and Austrian forces at Tyrolean Village, knowing they are surrounded, make one final stand against the Blight before succumbing to the infection.
• Saint Petersburg (Late May 1814): As the Blight begins to become an active threat and rip across Europe, Russian Army Command continues to pursue Napoleon, ignoring the zombie threat and proclaiming it to be a "small disease" out of Moscow. Russian soldiers stationed at St. Petersburg became increasingly concerned throughout October 1813 as zombies neared the gates of the city and gradually overran Russian forces domestically. Russian forces are able to consistently lead zombies away from the city for a period of several months. In May of 1814, the prevalence of the zombie threat can no longer be ignored by Russian forces, and Prince Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly answers the pleas of forces stationed at St. Petersburg by arranging for a defense. The city is fortified with garrisons positioned over various defensible positions with as much ammunition as possible, using flags to signal each other. On May 18th, a forceful evacuation of civilians from St. Petersburg began using all available means, with fishing vessels and civilian bulks being used to help civilians over long distances, and the rest traveling by foot. Many days later, the Blight reaches St. Petersburg and invades the city. The stationed Russian forces are one of numerous groups holding out at established defensible positions. Within the range of the city, a Russian Army Mortar Detachment is positioned. The Russians are able to successfully hold out for several hours, defeating the zombies and signaling to other Russian forces within the city that they've held their position.
• La ferme d'En-Haut (1815): La ferme d'En-Haut was the last stand of forces stationed in Ligny. It takes place at some point in 1815 as a precursor to the events of Waterloo. The forces in Ligny were down to 20 men, with 3 bags of flour, 40 bottles of juice, and a bag of five bread loaves. Their demise was inevitable.
• La Haye Sainte (June 18th, 1815): La Haye Sainte is one of the final stands of British and French forces at Waterloo; it takes place prior to Hougoumont. La Haye Sainte falls at 8:35 on June 18th, 1815.
• Hougoumont (June 18th/19th, 1815): Hougoumont is the last stand of British, German, and French forces at the Hougoumont Farmhouse in Waterloo—the soldiers at Hougoumont intentionally sacrifice themselves to allow for the rest of the French Army to retreat from Waterloo. It takes place shortly after La Haye Sainte (which is only a few miles from Hougoumont). Shortly prior to the defense of Hougoumont, the British Army abandons the French forces at Waterloo and retreats, causing the French forces to be overwhelmed — the defense of Hougoumont and La Haye Sainte gives the main French forces the time necessary to properly retreat from Waterloo. Hougoumont falls by 2:00 on the morning of June 19th, 1815.
• Catacombes de Paris (June, 1815): Paris is in the midst of a large-scale evacuation, with tens of thousands of undead leaving the city in ruin. Jean is a French soldier, holding out with his men at the Cathedral of Notre Dame, who uses the arrival of the survivors who escaped the catacombs to begin the full evacuation of civilians from Notre Dame. Upon finishing the evacuation, Jean's men will ring the bells of Notre Dame to signal the Ferryman, originally intended for his regiment, to rescue the survivors.

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Types of Blighted:

• Shamblers: Shamblers are long-dead corpses that have been resurrected by the Blight, whether having succumbed to a Shambler or having been resurrected from the grave. These rotting and decaying corpses have sometimes been dead for up to 10 years, and their high rate of infectivity represents it. Almost every person who is bitten by a Shambler inevitably dies due to their wounds becoming infected. Shamblers are slow and relatively weak on their own; their strength lies in their ultimately overwhelming numbers. Shamblers can be identified by their gray skin and groaning.
• Runners: Runners are recently infected, having turned not even an hour ago. They are far more versatile and erratic in their movements compared to their decomposed counterparts. Runners are identified by their bright red eyes, gray skin, and high speed. Runners are also attracted to loud sounds, namely the sound of fife, drums, or bugle, as the noise from those instruments angers Runners and makes them target whoever is playing the sounds, ignoring everyone else in their path.
• Viral Runners: Viral Runners are those who succumbed to the Blight not even half an hour ago. Viral Runners are even more dangerous because they are yet to rot, meaning that killing them will be much harder. Some Viral Runners also seem to retain some knowledge from their lives prior to succumbing to the Blight.
• Zappers: The Zapper — also known as the Sapper Zombie — is a slow, close-range Blighted, focusing on inflicting heavy amounts of damage with its axe while also breaking barricades much more effectively. As suggested by the name, Zappers are always infected Sappers and always carry their axe with them. Zappers are also quite stronger in terms of absorbing damage, but they are much slower than Shamblers. Zappers can be identified by their uniforms, gray skin, and orange eyes.
• Viral Zappers: Like Viral Runners, Viral Zappers are the very recently infected Sappers. Viral Zappers are much quicker in their movements, making them extremely dangerous.
• Bombers: Bombers are deceased logisticians that have been resurrected by the Blight. Due to Rigor mortis, their muscles remain locked in place carrying their torch and barrel, although it is unknown how they drop their torch after igniting their barrel — or how they have come to be carrying these barrels and torches in the first place. Bombers do not infect the humans that they encounter; instead, they try to blow the living up by lighting up the barrel with their torch and trying to move as close to their target as possible before exploding. Bombers are identified by the barrel and lit torch that they are carrying.
• Igniters: Igniters are deceased lamplighters who have been corrupted by the Blight. Igniters are badly burnt Blighted who carry an oil lamp, which they throw at any living person that they encounter. After throwing the lamp, the Igniter behaves like a Shambler, except for his immunity to fire. Igniters are identified by their glowing lamp and scorched appearance.
• Zuirassier: The Cuirassier Zombie — also known as the Cuirassier or Zuirassier — is an armored, close-range Zombie specializing in adapting their attack moves with its Heavy Sabre while sporting the garments of a random Nation's Cuirassier. Zuirassiers are infected cavalry units, having a metal helmet and a cuirass, as well as having a cavalry sword. Zuirassiers seem to be more conscious and tactical about their methods of attack, as Zuirassiers use their heavy sabers to swing or thrust. When in close range, Zuirassiers tend to fence with their opponent; they can also bow their head to protect their faces. If Zuirassier is at a distance, it will howl and raise their sword before charging forward with their sword stretched forward. Zuirassiers are physically stronger, like Zappers, and can easily puncture any unfortunate human if they charge at them, leaving their victim crawling on the ground and bleeding out.

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