Thread:EthanKoenigsberg/@comment-15419758-20171031235821/@comment-15419758-20171121235500

715 ARG

The Daemonite forces in the GF have overrun the southern half, including the capital, and the "Reds" are close to collapse. The "Blues", however, still control the Northern GF, and are likely to assume the role of the "Ghoul Federation" against the Daemonites once the Reds fall. The Blues now have a Quack-States-funded cartel secretly backing them, who are working in the UGH to sell quack grass and get more ghouls addicted to it.

The fire from Operation Char continues to burn down the Blob Woods, and it is revealed it wasn't toxic gas, but toxic ash from the fire causing the weird symptoms in the nearby area. The ash-contaminated area is surveyed and the UGH creates an exclusion zone to reduce poisonings. The greenish-dark-grey on the map (plus the exclusion zone) is the ash-contaminated area outside the Blob Woods, which isn't expected to spread unless the wind suddenly changes direction. The darker grey in the wake of the fire is the charred woods itself, containing a lot more toxic ash. The outer contaminated region is expected to become safe about a century after the fire stops burning. The charred inner region is believed to remain uninhabitable for ~1000 years without any cleanup intervention.

Antisoda also is almost completely overrun by ghouls, and the UGH plans to annex the region once the anarchists have completely fallen to the virus (predicted to be ~730 ARG). The stance against annexation still exists in one of the three major guilds, but is a minority opinion.