[Reflections of Reality] Setting of the World

Setting:


It is the year 2009 on Earth. Tokyo brims with activity like always. Yet, it experiences a strange phenomenon called 'The Encounter', where creatures lurk in the city and those caught within it are usually found dead. The news broadcasted casualties from head-related trauma while others have been found comatose with fragments of a shard next to their bodies.

The Shards are found at random parts of Tokyo, each of them containing a spirit guide. Those spirit guides were once adventurers from another reality that died but their heroics earned them a place in history. Those that find the shards are called the 'Shard Bearers'. They are able to see and battle the supernatural that invade during 'The Encounter'.

The strange event takes place in Alternate Tokyo, yet it can affect Tokyo itself by inducing the citizens with a headache and can progress to a Cerebral Hemorrhage. It is also a link between Tokyo itself and an Outerworld.

The Outerworld is a new world where the world is like a typical fantasy world by the books. Yet, the monsters are stranger and more vicious. Various unknown Outsiders exist. The most prominent set of Outsiders are the Dungeon Lords, the rulers of various kingdoms and keeps. The leader of the alliance is known as the Dungeon Master. And not all Shard Bearers are good ones either. Nor do all shards contain just heroic warriors.