Unlucky Isekai

Your life is over. The world you knew, and your place in it, are irrevocably changed for better or worse. What happens when one accustomed to privelage must come face to face with the ugliest and oldest kinds of oppression? What will someone who lived a life of fear and uncertainty do when filled with a sudden rush of absolute authority?? These questions and more will be answered by our characters here-whether they want to or not.

Our story opens on Earth in 2025, ten years after the first Fey portals appeared. These tears in the wall between our universe and alternate dimensions can spread open anywhere in the world, and lead to limitless possibilities. Ranging in variability from an identical Earth where everyone is right-handed to a universe where hydrogen has an extra proton, the doors to these so-called 'Feyworlds' can close within hours of appearing, or last for years without so much as flickering. One such world, dubbed P4-tr-14, lies behind an unstable rift which opens in random locations at entirely unpredictable intervals. Worlds like this one, no matter how mundane the deviations from ours may seem, are always marked as incredibly dangerous due to the extreme difficulty associated with returning home once the portal you left through closes.

In the case of Patria, this labeling criteria seems especially apt. As far as the organizations responsible for cataloguing these rifts are able to discern, the world itself is entirely safe. An Earth-like planet with medieval technology sparsely populated by bizzare monsters and humanoid species capable of what can only be described as magic, it should be a simple task to explore this world thoroughly enough to locate the next rift appearance and return home. However, only one person to enter this place has ever returned. Maria Espilat, the corageous adventurer who returned home without her party after a years-long stay in Patria, has mostly remained private since her escape. She's since vaguely cautioned against any further incursions, saying simply "don't go. It's not worth it"

While most will be happy to heed Maria's warning and stay home the next time a P4-tr-14 rift appears, some will find the call to adventure irresistable-even when it's inviting you to an entirely unknown fate. Today, a forum post on Riftwatchers.com has identified a Patria rift. Soon flocks of researchers, dead-enders, fearless idiots and drunk friends will undoubtedly stick their noses through, and be permanently changed for it.