Location and Setting

What is this place and how did we get here?
0xid Island is a fictitious land mass of about 3 square kilometers including its shore waters. This fertile and resource-rich island was once a place where primitive natives lived peacefully. Sometime in the mid-70's the Cobalt Corporation gained control of the island through a series of legislation loopholes, under which this remote island did not belong to any existing nation. Seeing the potential for resource extraction, Cobalt took swift action to sweep this land under their iron thumb. After about two decades of extraction and manufacturing operations, rumors about Cobalt's side activities were building up. Tired of exploitative work conditions, the workers organized a resistance group which threatened to release vital information about Cobalt's endeavors to the outside world, and to call in help from nations around the world. The power plant explosion thereafter, which is largely believed to have been staged, was just the beginning of a series of unfortunate events that rendered the island isolated in the communications and transport fronts. Cobalt seized control of the air and sea transports and related facilities, set up patrols and forts to subvert the population, and their violent rule is enforced by top military technology like attack helicopters and tanks.

Many people looked up to the skies in hopes that a savior would be sent. But the saviors who came are not the ones they expected...



What makes this island so dangerous?
Apart from Cobalt militarized forces, many inhabitants went crazy, feral, got infected by the "cannibal disease" or simply grew more and more isolated due to the hostile relations with other parties.

Wait, "Cannibal Disease"???
Yes, correct. No one knows the origin for sure, but it is speculated that Cobalt captured inhabitants to use as lab mice with the intent of starting a plague that would wipe out the resistance. And while these people exhibit various stages of infection, they are known to hunt down anything that moves. Sometimes in vicious packs, sometimes alone in the night. Those lucky enough to not being fully eaten are reported to have been seen roaming with the packs, suggesting this condition is highly contagious and irreversible.



Environmental Hazards
The sea level has risen about 3.5 meters since the first outsiders arrived and built here. This is due to the rampant global warming and happens especially at night when the tide rises. This phenomena cuts access to many locations, flooding many others in the process. Places that held radioactive material and became severely damaged leak radiation into the surrounding atmosphere and can only be safely explored wearing a hazmat suit. Also, the wildlife has grown exponentially with the reduced human activity. Wild animals still pose a threat and won't hesitate to hunt down humans for food or territorial defense.

Sometimes meteors will strike the island. Not much is known about this, but it is said that the island sits on a geomagnetic fault that attracts them.