Almandica: The Department of Inhuman Affairs

In a future so far-flung that Earth is widely regarded as a mythical creation story by most, humanity seems to have its met its match on Catto Occulo, a cold, oceanic planet rife with cunning demons, suspicious sapients, endless conspiracies, and our most classic antagonists, ourselves. Most nation-states are corrupt democracies or outright dictatorships united only by the fact they are a few crises from complete collapse. However, one nation known as the Mendakian Union of Almandica attempts to fight their way out of a bleak future by taking an unconventional approach—not only embracing, but actively seeking out the often horrifying abilities of those known as ghouls and the Touched, sapients who are empowered by demons. Enter Jerimiano "Jerry" Genovesi, a Touched man and veteran who was left scarred physically, mentally, and morally by battles that have yet to truly leave him. Though his skills, wit, and knack for being harder to kill than most has enabled him to finish most of his semi-forced tenure with the Mendakian Union, his incoming end with them suggests that greater things are afoot not just for him, but for the fate of Catto Occulo itself.