Thread:EthanKoenigsberg/@comment-15419758-20171031235821/@comment-15419758-20171124071837

735 ARG

The virus has completely overtaken Antisoda and the UGH has annexed the territory. The Quack States and Türkiye view this action as aggressive and start seeing the UGH as expansionist and even genocidal. Türkiye, along with a cousin nation Stuffen, signs a defensive pact with the Quack States in response. The Quack States then call the UGH an "evil empire" and vow to vanquish their foe. Most Ghouls still buy quack grass, however, especially addicts.

The "Reds" have fallen and the "Blues" take power in the Ghoul Federation despite not holding the capital. Given how things have gone so far, it is unlikely they'll ever retake the capital and stabilize the GF, but they try to enlist help as a final hail Mary at keeping independence. A Quack-States-funded cartel rises in the Eastern Outer Hordes, aiming to bring addicts to their side and allow the Quack States to one day fully control the island. Two other branches of that cartel rise in Mgo and Lifinon, hordes known for their strict outlawing of quack grass. They state they want the drug legalized in those hordes or else, but secretly are working with the Ghoul Federation to undermine the Daemonites and their UGH support/supply line.

The fire has burned down most of the Blob Woods now, and the toxic scorched land left behind becomes known as the Charred Lands. While the ash-contaminated land is expected to recover a century after the fire burns out, the Charred Lands are believed to remain uninhabitable for ~1000 years unless an advanced cleanup operation takes place. Some ghoul scientists start working on developing advanced cleanup methods, including some who even travel into the Charred Lands to collect samples, despite the risks if their protective suits fail.