Rimhaven is an adult text-based RPG game. Amber City. A sprawling, rain soaked metropolis carved by an ancient river of the same name. Bright neon sparks dance on its restless waters, reflecting vivid colors from the advertising screens and holograms engulfing the city. Monolithic buildings pierce the thick layer of blackened clouds to reach the vibrant sunlight above the moody perpetual darkness, giving the obscenely rich quite a view.
When the first augs became commercially available everybody wanted to be a part of the transhumanist evolution, but only a select few could afford it among the lower level citizens, the majority being criminals using their ill-gotten gains to get a professional edge over the competition.
Six years later, a massive virus outbreak decimated the city’s population. Even now, nobody knows much about the virus, except that it had somehow targeted augmented thieves, mercenaries, prostitutes, addicts and other augmented citizens with criminal inclinations. During the first year a quarantine zone was established in one of the city’s massive districts where all afflicted were being sent to, in effect creating a massive prison for augmented criminals under the guise of concern. Huge reinforced walls were built around the designated zone, and quarantine was strictly maintained by heavily armored city troops. The outbreak lasted for three years, during which time five major criminal gangs fought for dominance, eventually joining forces to form The Syndicate. Using their combined strength, they completely took over the quarantined zone, and declared its independence from Amber City, naming their new territory Rimhaven.