[Cthulhu Mythos + Cyberpunk-inspired + No System + No dumbed-down characters]
“Wait, where the hell am I? Is this even Earth?”
“If you're a cryogenic sleeper who's just woken up and arrived in the Federation, there are a few things you need to remember if you want to survive in this hellhole.”
“1: Don't try to learn about the evil gods.”
“2: Don't try to interact with the servant races of the gods.”
“3: Don't get involved with any weird cults.”
“4: Don't oppose the financial tycoons. Just behave yourself and be a law-abiding citizen.”
“5: Don't mess with the clans, or you won't even have ashes left.”
“Uh-oh. What if I've already broken every rule?”
“Then just wait to die.”
Years later, Best looked back on how he had felt when he first escaped the shelter and saw the world five thousand years in the future. By then, he was the Federation's moral exemplar, an antique, an immortal lord's apostle, a savior, the Federation's Person of the Year, one of the first cryogenic sleepers, and the Benevolent and Salvation-Bringing Enlightened Lord...
