The Company mobilized quickly after the bombs stopped falling. They seized control of near-shore oil drilling platforms that survived the firestorm. No one knows who they were in the world before, but it doesn’t matter.
They exist to keep themselves on top of the world. They have access to trucks to transport their squads, ammunition and traditional firearms. They are concerned with making a better world, but for themselves only.
Like countless others in times past, they see power as a means to impose order, their order over those who live. Freedom is only for those who have the willpower and means to claim it. The weak need to be ruled so as to serve the priviledge few.
Addiction & Exploitation:
Combustion Down is ultimately a story of addiction and the results of it. Mankind became addicted to oil, and is now suffering from the aftermath of withdrawal. The land has become destroyed and barren, much like the ultimate effects of drug addiction on a human. Mankind is struggling to get by, working off of a quick fix here and there to power their car or maybe get an hour out of a portable generator. And much like a drug dealer, The Company is there to supply.
Mankind has long had the capacity to exploit every aspect of their situation to their advantage, be it material, or people. The Company represents this facet of life. They exploit their superior firepower and mobility that the oil gives them to gather other resources, and to exploit people’s weaknesses. The Company is the ultimate pusher, they hand out small bits here and there to get people to do exactly what they want, up until the breaking point.
The Company is run with millitary percision with a mercenary mentality. They are seeking to expand and exert their control over others. Their only resistance is a group of difters and rag-a-muffins known as the Savants. At first they did not see them as any kind of threat, but lately small bands of Savants have been banning together and causing trouble. There is a standing order for all Company personnel that a reward will be given for killing any Savants.
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