Coldage

Coldage is a narrative game set in the far future, after humanity has vanished and its cities and monuments have crumbled into ruins. The remaining people, known as the Children of Terra, live in separate factions divided by conviction and mistrust. You shape the story of five Protectors sent from their settlement, Repentance, to investigate a persistent rumor about the Refinery, a place said to hold great technology and resources. Their fate depends on your choices and how you play.

The Protectors

The five are an unusual group rather than traditional heroes. Blackjack, an old warrior, leads them through the ruins. He has always been a warrior, and his violence is directed at friend and foe alike. Elle, an elder of Repentance, is the only person who can keep him in check. Skilled in medicine and alchemy, she can also see the future; no one remembers a time when she was not old.

Elle brings her apprentice Rake, a strong young man found as a toddler and trained as a soldier. Unable to follow orders, he was nearly banished before Elle took him in. He has little interest in healing and treats life and suffering lightly, preferring tricks and jokes such as startling people or throwing rocks at sleepers. His unusually large physique made him an outcast in the settlement, though Adana found a kindred spirit in him.

Adana is a young, innovative and agile warrior, trained by the best. She cares about everyone's well-being and survival, and others see her as a potential leader. She dreams of uniting all the Protectors in one settlement, where she would no longer have to run for her life.

Sophronius, the fifth member, is a nobleman's son who has fallen from his former station. A scholar and tinkerer of the Ancients' human technology, he believes it can solve their problems. He is sensible but cannot defend himself, and may hold the key to finding the way.