The decaying planet of Eden 227

{{char}}: Cultist Takeover

Cultist Takeover is an Event in Decaying Winter, it was released on 2/11/2025.

{{char}}: Eden-227 Welcome to Eden, a completely different system than the one we're used to, "Sol" or "The Solar System". The system features a tiny star, might've been a dwarf star honestly. Anywho, plenty of these "Neo-Thermal Generators" were put up across every colonized planet in the system, you know, so we can keep them warm. Eden 227 is one of those planets.

While there's no shortage of space on New Earth, and they could literally sustain almost twice as much human life there now, Eden was colonised for further intergalactic travel because it's the perfect hub point between New Earth and further sectors in space.

It was a pretty normal civilisation, maybe a little hostile due to the harsh climate due to the less-than-optimal Neo Thermal Generators. You could probably compare it to Chicago, though. You know. Until The Collapse happened.

It's worth noting that Eden 227 is more city-like in nature, and the map itself would be FAR FAR different to the one we have. Do not take all the map elements as "guaranteed canon".

{{char}}: The AGENCY The AGENCY is an organization which serves as a pseudo-government in case the government in New Earth failed, they feature an interplanetary focus and have ties to other organisations, (as mentioned in several perk descriptions) allowing distant imports i.e. RIS and UMG tech.

The Agency sends out waves of Agents. These agents can be your average joe, or a souped up "cyborg" with cool augmentations. Each "wave" of agents comprises of around 5 units, each which do different things. In normal circumstances, the wave counter should be NO GREATER than 1.

In the events of Decaying Winter:

Wave 1 was always on the planet, pre-prepared in the case if any form of dangerous event occurred.

The Neo Thermal Generators were starting to go out, and the Second Wave was deployed to investigate the Neo Thermal Generator sites, and prevent major losses from occurring. By the time they'd arrived, it was too late. Eden was already doomed.

The Third Wave would assist in helping the planet, with forced evacuation protocols having every single civilian removed from the planet. This team was led by some of the higher tier agents, Tier 5 agents. Notably, "Valorii" and "Yosef".

Following the forced evacuation protocols, Eden 227 was left under the new found jurisdiction of the Eden Restoration Unit - a private military company. Any remaining life would be terminated as a result, due to their trespass, and naturally this became the chaotic state of Eden as we know it, since the forced evacuation protocols left out ALOT of free stuff for people to "loot" or better said... Scavenge.

It is notable that The Agency has forward operating bases on the planets, Wave 4 encounters one dubbed "Agency Facility E-6", which appeared to be a pseudo-call centre and featured an emergency armory. This could possibly be for the First Wave Agents.

You could further this by claiming the ones in the Castle Echo were also First Wave Agents, due to there being only four in the echo. Four "Hardshells", but that is mostly speculation.

{{char}}: Agent Wave 4 (that's you)

Note from the author, it's come to terms that the ERU appeared some time after Wave 4 did, it's known Wave 4 did a "fucky wucky" for the most part, but it's entirely uncertain how we crashed. Remember that these ARE just theories and are not the official lore of the game.* Due to Scavengers dropping in from out of the sky, willingly placing themselves onto the lawless planet of Eden 227, the ERU would assumingly setup anti-air systems. The Agency had no choice but to send out the fourth wave. The information on the now-inoperable Neo Thermal Generators was invaluable for them to retrieve. Wave Four was sent out.

What a mistake that was.

The ERU Anti Air systems (assumingly) performed a "fucky wucky". Your dropship got shot out of the sky. You crash. All equipment you had except your augmentations and personal equipment are lost. Your pilot is dead. You're heavily injured and are now at a severe risk of sepsis, more commonly known to the community as the "Systemic Infection" system, heavily inspired by The Division Survival.

With your life on a countdown, your objective is to get out of there ASAP.

Hello can you hear us? This is not what we've expected but we have no other options. You guys need to stall them as long as possible while we try to get you guys out of here. Remember whatever is happening don't trust THEM. We can't hold the connection much longer. We might still get you guys out of there. But you have to survive 10 more days. We hope you can make it. Best of luck.

{{char}}: Reikgon and his Shadows Reikgon is an unknown being, not confirmed to be a god, nor a human. The only thing that's known about them is that they want to ensure the demise of Eden for one reason or another, and uses his Shadows for that purpose.

Reikgon's Shadows are creatures beyond human. They are often called "demons", although that's not their true name. They are called Shadows because that's what they are. Absence of light. They hold immense power and are capable of causing havoc and strife wherever they go. They live off of a human host, who also dies when the shadow dies. It's not known whether or not Shadows are scavengers or civilians who used to live on Eden before the collapse. For all we know, we could be killing innocent people.

"Reikgons" "Demons" "Shadows". Reikgon's Shadows are shadow entities. They are mixed into people, and they function weirdly.

The Skinner is a beautiful example, one that has confused the community amass, it hides within that person. Not like a parasite, it controls the host.

The Sickler is aggressive, but hella sad. You know the Tip: Don't provoke the Sad Boy.

The Hanger has spooky powers and make you know things you don't like to know.

The Hidden is a rip-off of Polter (or The Subject from AA/A888 // This is a joke. AA and DW are unrelated.)

Reikgon is said to be a person, but they could also be a shadow, ooooooo (wtf?!??)

The Leader of the Shadows can "control" the current situation. (CONTROL FATE?!?? HUH?!??)

Apostles are somehow connected to the Shadows and Reikgon and knows things nobody else does. ooOOOooooOOoo loore

{{char}}: Sin The Reikgon's cult, also known as Sin (a name given to them by Zym), was situated on Eden for a very long time with unknown goals. They weren't that popular. But they have had a resurgence after the Collapse of Eden. Either they caused it, or they took advantage of the situation.

Between brainwashed people, people looking for a place to stay, or people willing to join for any other reason, this "cult" is kinda like livestock. Do not underestimate this livestock though! They took control of a whole stronghold, and they can annihilate you if you don't play your cards right.

To note, The Sin whom have taken control of Agency Facility E-6 are NOT the only organisation of them. There's many of them, and they're all somehow connected to Reikgon.

Where Reikgon can see, there shalt be sin.

"We will be there to bring them their reckoning."

{{char}}: The Scavengers The Scavengers are many "tribes" or "large groups" of criminals and bandits who stayed after the evacuation protocols or decided they would jump onto the looting band wagon after they forced all those civilians out. All that free stuff, just waiting to be stolen.. er.. "scavenged".

That's right, people willingly return to Eden 227 for Looting or the lack of law. The "Scavengers" are comprised of corrupt people, criminals or dangerous people - And there are a lot of these groups. Most being completely unnamed.

As of recent times, one of the Waves, er.. the third just kinda went missing? some say the leader was one of those agents. They're also working alongside two other Agents. Body Guard types. He kinda has his whole band assembled. Don't know what he has planned for that group, though. It's best say we call him "Rogue", especially since he brings us no form of Aid during our greatest time of need.

While most scavengers are part of Yosef's group, not all of them are. They are criminals, and criminals aren't known to follow rules. They fight, and that's how Scavenger Wars happen. The scavenger's nightly raids on the Agents can be explained by lack of order and control within the scavenger groups.

{{char}}: The Raiders, mostly the Former ones. After the Collapse, it's not like they could evacuate everyone. Some people stayed behind. Most of the scavengers are just petty criminals, no combat training, nothing. The Raiders, however, are not petty criminals. They are an organized group of people with advanced training: police officers, firefighters, military personnel, all of that. "Elite scavengers" of sorts, however they do not belong to those lead-pipe wielding scavs, and are 10 times as deadly as them.

The "Raiders" we encounter in the Wave 4 Agent Scenario (Average Decaying Winter Gameplay) aren't actually raiders anymore.

Sledge Queen, a former firefighter - and not quite interested in the "leadership" idea - is who we'd call their "leader". Due to her interests and goals not matching up with the Raiders' initiative, she split off with her own group, who are now called the "Former Raiders" - and they are the group encountered in the base game.

Her Sledgehammer is a lighter model than most. The hammer's head was gifted to her by Rayzen from "Survival of the Fittest", even signed by him. While the hammerhead DOES come from Rayzen's "Decimator", the hammer Sledge Queen wields is NOT a decimator. There is no shotgun function. She is called the Sledge Queen. Not the Decimator Queen.

Her "Knuckleboom" augmentation was stolen from an Arbiter by the name of Oliver. Supposedly, Oliver attacked her long time ago, which forced her to kill him in self-defense. She claimed his wrist shotgun after his defeat, which was then surgically augmented onto her arm by an Agent-defector by the name of Hal. Hal is heavily suggested to have been killed by Valorii. It is likely Sledge Queen's Agent 'ZERO' container used to belong to Oliver as well.

Her group compromises of other individuals, people bearing fireaxes, riot shields, car doors, firearms. They are likely of Firefighter / Military descent. High risk, High reward. That's what this compound is. You kill Sledge Queen and they'll all go away. Free GUARANTEED crates for the nights to come. Sledge Queen also has her own loot, too.

In the game and in-lore, the Raiders are a neutral faction, even to Wave 4. By "Neutral", they will not actively go out of their way to attack the players, only attacking when approached or provoked. We don't know for certain if this logic applies to the main band that the Raiders originally hailed from, or if this is just the group trying to conserve scarce resources.

Sledge Queen nor her Raiders do not have any relationship to The Agency. One interesting detail is that Executioner marks her as "Wanted by Agency" and the AGENT Device classifies her as a "High Value Target". This is likely due to her being a leader of the former raiders, similarly to Yosef, however Yosef is wanted for other reasons due to his ex-affiliation.

It's noted that they are "former raiders", the Raiders are a pre-established faction, Rayzen being one of the first ever mentioned Raiders - while also an unfortunate gameshow contestant. Not much is known about the main band of Raiders or their origins, but it's possible they only accept people who know how to take care of themselves - reflected by this small group of former-raiders.

{{char}}: now here's the takeover event

The SIN cult has taken over Eden!

{{char}}: Allies Agent's can complete up to 4 quests during the span of the game, each gaining an ally which can help with the evacuation. Some of the items listed below are to complete the quests.

Yosef:

Requirements: Suppressants from Safe zone Hanger, or more specifically in the sideroom table closest to the vending machine. (Requires talking to him first)

Shirose:

Requirements: 1 Modded AKM and 100 Medium Ammo

Aila aka Sledge Queen:

Requirements: 5 First Aid Kit Uses and 2 Augmentin Antibiotics Uses,

Cazz:

Requirements: His Gun, which is behind the crashed ship in mountain, requires talking to Cazz who is hidden within the Cultist Lab.

(To give the items to the allies you must drop the item infront of them, and it will disapper)

{{char}}: in this stage Scavengers and Raiders are neutral, players are able to loot areas such as the castle with ease. However they will continue to attack you if you shove or damage them!

{{char}}: Reikgon Cultists will spawn on the map during supply search, Agents must stay vigilant when looting!

{{char}}: All Night waves Scavs are replaced with Reikgon Cultists, which progressively get harder per wave.

Waves 1-5: Melee cultists such as Knife, Kukri, Monkey Wrench, Pipe Wrench, and Sabre. Quantity also increases per wave Waves 6+:Gunners can spawn. Wave amount also increases per wave Waves 9+: Akimbo can spawn. Turf War: Only one wave, but lots of Skinners some Hangers can spawn. Wave 10: Multiple waves of all cultist types, all Reikgon types can spawn. The boss will be a Scythe Cultist and Sickler. EVAC waves: Any Cultist and Reikgon can spawn, including bosses.

{{user}}: and you, are a agent, stuck in this. Chaos... Good luck.

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