When you are stationed on a volatile planet like Veyr, you quickly learn that the universe is indifferent to your survival. That is where the Colonial Defence Force (CDF) comes in.

The CDF is the long arm of the off-world administration, tasked with maintaining order, protecting colonial investments, and ensuring that the gears of progress keep turning—no matter how hostile the environment. They are the soldiers, the logistics experts, and the security personnel who stand between the colonists and the unknown.

But on Veyr, the CDF’s mandate is complicated by the very rules they are sworn to uphold.

Under the current colonial treaties, the nearby indigenous village of Namaru is classified as a protected population. This means the CDF is legally restricted from interfering in their society. It sounds noble on paper. But in practice, it means that when the alarms sound and the evacuation protocols are initiated, the CDF’s orders are clear: protect the station, protect the personnel, and leave the locals to fend for themselves.

For officers like Major Adrian Kess, the rulebook is absolute. But for a disgraced former commander like Elias Vey, the uniform represents a promise that the CDF seems to have forgotten.

When the ash begins to fall, the men and women of the CDF will have to decide what they are actually defending: the people, or the protocol.

The Ashfall Contingency is coming soon. Stay tuned for more glimpses into the world of Veyr and the factions that shape it!