The Displaced

July 16, 1945. Los Alamos, New Mexico.

No one knew what would happen when the US Army tested the world’s first atomic bomb. Many feared the explosion would trigger a chain reaction and ignite the atmosphere… which is exactly what happened.

Fire consumed the sky, and when it burned away, it was night and the stars were wrong. There was no communication from outside the base, no communication from Washington. Disoriented, the army sent out scouts to investigate, scouts who blundered into the advancing army of the Hujem, led by the God-King astride an ancient dragon.

Panicking, the GIs fired upon this bizarre enemy, killing the dragon, decimating the Hujem, and unwittingly upsetting the balance of power in Countermay. They’ve inadvertently found themselves enmeshed in world affairs ever since. Possessed of the most advanced technology in the world, but unable to replace spent ordnance or fuel for their weapons and machines, these “displaced” Americans established relations with the other powers of this strange world while they searched for a way home.

Today, some thirty years later, the Displaced have adapted, marrying local girls and dabbling in magic. The old guard is still searching for that way home. But their offspring, products of intermarriage with the locals (human and non-human), accept their fate as one of the Nine Empires of Countermay. They’ve known no other home.

More than any other group, the Displaced long to travel to other worlds. For the young it is an opportunity to replace the tech used up in countless skirmishes and make their forefathers proud. For the old it is a possible way to get home - though how many would actually leave if the possibility presented itself is unknown.

Colors
OLIVE and CHARCOAL

Faction Composition
Thirty years ago, a bunch of WWII American GIs were warped to Countermay by the first atom bomb test with only the weapons in their hands and the clothes on their backs. With no way home and no way to replenish spent bullets or gas, they had to adapt, and adapt fast.

Now, there's a new generation born in Countermay. As a whole, they function as a representative democracy with new political leaders elected every few years. They wear a combination of WWII era clothes and fantasy gear, so for example, a camo jacket, chain mail, a GI helmet, and sword, with a sergeant's stripes as facial makeup.

Notable Figures

 * Colonel Baker
 * The Chaplain
 * Bazooka Bobo