![[renewal-day.png]] *Added to the Codex on* ***October 10th, 2023*** --- ### Quotes "With the whole world watching, Oz was free to establish a sovereign No-Pat nation: Namaqualand." - Reed "But as we take stock of humanity's progress, one cannot help but reflect on the conflict that has endured." - Reed "They call it Renewal Day." - Reed <br> ### Description The 15th of November 2043. A powerful storm descended upon the desert near the [[Synseco]] facility in Egypt: Shearwater-2 had worked. Millions of [[No-Pats]] commemorate this event every year. They call it Renewal Day. A celebration of the moment [[Codex/Profiles/Loyiso "Oz" Okusanya|Oz]] and his movement finally held the power to shape their own future. In response, Western and Eastern forces launched an all-out assault on multiple No-Pat strongholds around the globe. The No-Pats fought back and dealt the superpowers a stunning defeat. Compounding America’s humiliation, Oz released evidence implicating the CIA–specifically one senior operative [[Codex/Profiles/Noah Wolff|Noah Wolff]]–in a cover-up of their involvement in the 2040 [[Codex/Key Events/The Blackout|Blackout]]. This revelation all but rendered the United States a global pariah and sent Wolff into hiding. His whereabouts are still unknown. With the whole world watching, Oz was free to establish a sovereign No-Pat nation: [[Namaqualand]]. Over the last five years the Shearwater technology has been deployed across the region, turning the once barren desert of the Richtersveld into a home for all No-Pats. As proprietors of the Shearwater technology, [[Codex/Organizations/The Dark Market|the Dark Market]] wasted no time exporting this miracle of renewal far beyond Namaqualand’s borders. Their long standing partnership with tech giant [[Codex/Organizations/Nordvik|Nordvik]] saw them rebuild dozens of fallen third world countries. Their latest effort in the Northern Hemisphere has even led many to speculate a return of the European Union. Now with the rise of [[Arkangel|Arkangel Corporation]] and their breakthroughs in AI and robotics–not least their work on advanced prosthetics for soldiers–the world of 2048 is a very different place. Hopeful even. On Renewal Day’s fifth anniversary there will be a lot to celebrate. But as we take stock of humanity's progress, one cannot help but reflect on the conflict that has endured. Tensions have heightened in recent days since an unverified transmission revealed a build-up of Eastern Forces in Czechia. Heading up their effort is elite division [[Nova Group]] who are attempting to secure a vital train route in the region. Local resistance fighters, the [[Moravian Guard]] have been all that stands in the way of a new push west. With their suspected links to Western forces, many fear it is only a matter of time before this escalates into all-out war. [[Mitahli Reed|Mitahli Reed]]