- Humans Don’t Rule The Earth - The largest city of "mankind" may be mere miles from an untamed wilderness. Not for lack of wanting what resources that place offers, but because it is filled with unspeakable monsters and alien horrors that even couldn't be displaced by armies.
- Science Is Futile - understanding the things of the previous age are impossible. Things like the laws of physics are not consist, sometimes conditional or temporary. Even the "magic" of previous ages has decayed to the point of unreliability.
- Adventurers are Recognized - most people look for where they can carve out a modest living and do a lot of "getting by" the adventurers tend to dress more flamboyantly and have an "air" about them that the average person recognizes.
You are one of the few people who refuse to settle down. An ordinary life is nothing you could see for yourself. You desired something more than the lowly upbringing you had, but the only way to get beyond your station in life is to get rich and the only way to get rich when you are born below the bottom rung of society: braving the wilderness and the unspeakable horrors that lurk within it in hopes of uncovering ancient unclaimed treasures.
The safe town at the edge of the wasteland. The people there have only ambition to grow the city and become rich while doing so. The people here are honest and welcoming. Cruelty and violence against those in town is not tolerate.