Perseverance: a space western setting for QuestWorlds

Welcome to the first in a series of blog posts exploring Perseverance, a new space western setting for QuestWorlds. Inspired by classics like Firefly, Cowboy Bebop, and The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers, Perseverance is a frontier world where the law is thin, fortunes are hard-earned, and survival depends on wits, grit, and the speed of your draw.

"You want to make it on Perseverance? Listen close: Trust your gut, keep your iron handy, and never owe more favors than you can pay back." – Eliza Kane, Commonwealth Ranger

Perseverance

Welcome to Perseverance, the last stop before the unknown

There’s a world at the edge of the Terran Commonwealth where the law rides on the backs of rangers, fortunes are dug from the rock, and a fast draw means the difference between justice and the grave. That world is Perseverance.

A rugged frontier world, Perseverance is as wild and untamed as the people who call it home. At its heart, the equatorial belt is a land of scorching deserts and deep canyons, where mining settlements cling to survival and outlaws vanish into the badlands.

"If you get lost out there, you got two choices: find shade before noon or let the vultures find you first." – Silas Trask, prospector

North and south of the deserts, the great plains stretch for thousands of miles, home to nomadic herders, ranchers, and creatures too big to ignore. Beyond them, jagged mountain ranges rise, their peaks dusted with snow for most of the year. The farther you go, the harsher the cold – until finally, you reach the frozen expanses of the far north and south, where only the desperate or the foolish dare to settle.

"Some say there’s nothing worth finding past the ice roads. Funny thing, though – every year, someone still goes looking." – Captain Jerro Quinn, trader

The Commonwealth says this world belongs to them. In practice? Power is local, and justice is what you make of it. Some folks come here to build something new, others to escape the past. Whatever the reason, one thing’s certain:

On Perseverance, you carve your own fate – or someone else carves it for you.

Tenderfoot Outworlder

A tenderfoot outworlder freshly arrived to Perseverance

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