Om-Kah roughly translates to “The Final People.” Om-Kah know that long ago their people covered the world and built unbelievable wonders. Then they made the Sil-Kah, The Shadow People -- robots that cut down their towers like trees, shot their ships from the sky like geese, and nearly wiped all people from the face of Theig.

Some survived. They could not rebuild their old world or the Sil-Kah would find and destroy them. Over the generations, they learned how to avoid the robots’ attention.

Today, Om-Kah live all across Theig in self-sufficient, nomadic tribes. Agriculture and long-term dwellings are impossible without being detected by the Sil-Kah. However, without the impact of development and industry, Theig has returned to a state of natural abundance. This allows Om-Kah to hunt, fish, herd, and gather everything they need to thrive. 

Hunting Sil-Kah has become a necessary part of Om-Kah life, using their parts for everything from cooking, light and warmth to weapons and armor. Almost every Om-Kah has at least some technological knowledge (at least enough to jury-rig a hot plate from a security drone). There are even those that use ancient crowns to speak the Sil-Kah’s language and control them, though this is often seen as a dark and dangerous practice.

In addition to pigments, animal skins, and jewelry, the Om-Kah wear trophies made from the carcasses of their robot prey. In many tribes across the globe it has become popular to decorate their bodies (especially their ears) with precious metals found on the machines’ inner workings. 

Ruins of fallen cities lie scattered all over Theig. Lifetimes of overgrowth, erosion, and scavenging have left little to reclaim, but brave few still plumb the untouched depths of sealed vaults and entombed skyscrapers to recover powerful artifacts.

Each tribe must stay relatively small to avoid detection, and rely on family and community to survive. Despite hardship, the Om-Kah don't live in desperate brutality. Instead, the cultural default is cooperation, mutual responsibility, and compassion.

Om-Kah are more than the remnants of a long forgotten civilization. All across Theig, they have made new cultures, thriving on the abundance provided by the earth, their families, and the machines that once attempted to destroy them.

Quick Start Questions

• Which regional biome does your tribe typically migrate through?

• Goose Mountain, a temperate mountain range that offers many hidden passages and trails. Tribes hunt geese over the ridge during their migration, and deer during their mating season. The skies are also sometimes darkened by aerial drones, and the people turn their wings and thrusters into armor.

• Valley of Bones, with broken skyscrapers and overgrown roads, is the largest ruin that remains of the old world. Rivers now run through the boulevards, animals thrive in the carcass of infrastructure, and the soil of ancient parks is fertile. For the quiet and careful, new life can be found in the corpse of the old.

• Crystal Desert, with miles wide craters of black glass, demands those who pass through it know it well and heed its dangers carefully. Tribes move under the cover of darkness between oases, carrying most of their food from other regions. The machines hide beneath the sand, and their energy cores are most prized.

•  Green Archipelago, bountiful and close to the coast of the mainland. Tribes often over-winter by taking paddle boats from island to island, rowing over the sunken cities far below. While some still dive into the ruins to find lost treasure, the true attraction to the islands is their abundant fruit.

• Make your own! Thieg is an entire planet with every imaginable biome, scattered with exciting ruins. Work with your friends or on your own to make up one that suits you.

• What was your tribe like? What was your role in it?

• What is the story of your trophy?

• Is there a tribal story or legend that resonates with you?

• Which Division will you support?

• Tactical

• Exploration

• Diplomacy

• Maintenance

• How were you about to die before arriving on Station Zero?