The Outday

The Outday was a catastrophic pandemic which began in June 10th 2007. It was when a form of prion had managed to heavily mutate and spread to humans, which caused its victims to become violent and enraged, while at the same time making its victims suffer from the symptoms of the disease. Most of its symptoms would often times resemble a rabies-like disease. The mutated prion was first reported off of cattle farms in Dermin in June 10th 2007, and when there were efforts made to stop the disease from spreading, it had already become too late, and by the 12th of June 2001, Dermin's government collapsed, following a series of panic and confusion. By then, all attempts to stop the spread of the disease had failed, and since Dermin was a major export in products involving beef, these contaminated products soon arrived to ports all across the entire world, with their distributors being completely unaware of the disease at all.
The first index case was reported in several countries on the 15th of June 2007, with its first reported cases being initially reported as domestic abuse in the Democratic Republic of Sidan. Cases like these would begin to spread, and eventually on 16th June 2007, Sidan collapsed. The virus reached critical mass on the 18th of June, when entire cities went into chaos and the disease began spreading out of control, causing a breakdown in society which led to the collapse of most governments around the world, as entire cities and governments became overrun, and militaries across the world were either engulfed entirely by the virus, or deserted. By the 19th of June 2007, the world as most people would have known it was now gone within a day. The following day, the Global Health Organization declared a pandemic, with their statements declaring that around 58.7% of the world's population have been infected. By 20th June 2001, electric grids all across the world begin to shutdown, and all lights around the world had completely gone out. The Global Health Organization was disbanded on 21 June 2007, along with the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations on 22 June.
After Outday, the world has drastically changed. With little to no presence of a government, the entire world fell into anarchy within the first few years after the lights had gone out, and all that was left were groups of survivors which banded together. The world was now living in a new era, which is known as the "Outday Era", hoping that one day humanity could eventually rebuild civilization as it was decades before. Around a year after Outday, somewhere between 2008 to 2010, most of the infected population eventually begin to die out, either due to the symptoms or due to starvation, which meant that entire cities and places which were full of infected, had become desolate within the first few years, but were filled to the brim with the decaying corpses of the infected. In the present day era, humanity was able to rebuild some form of civilization, especially in places such as Bistonia and Zedrutia.
== Background ==
=== Dermin's growing meat industry ===
As a result of a BSE outbreak in the Crown Union in the 1980s, many cattle farmers including the meat industry were devastated by the massive losses of revenue as a result of the banning of their products all across Mesothemia. The BSE outbreak prompted the Crown Union to enact policies on cattle farming, which often included sanitation and better conditions. Some of these cattle farmers saw these as an attempt to stop their profits from happening, and as a result most cattle farmers and companies from the meat industry left the Crown Union for Dermin, where regulations were often times very limited and had no policies on sanitation. This led to a growing meat industry, especially beef, in Dermin, and by the 1990s, Dermin had produced over 2.8 million tons of meat. Not also did the cattle farmers bring large amounts of cattle to their newly established properties, but had also brought with them diseases, with the terrible conditions providing a thriving environment for the prion that would eventually destroy the industry. Dermin's meat corporations widely advertised their products as healthy, safe, grass-fed and cheaper compared to other meat products within many other countries, and soon it had become one of their most vital bestsellers.
This was far from the truth. According to many of the bystanders from the cattle farms, including those who were in meat packaging facilities across Dermin, the conditions were described as horrid. Cattles were placed in filthy environments, which, allowed the virus to thrive and evolve deep within the conditions of these cattle farms. Major violations were also reported in some of these cattle farms, but the Dermin government had failed to deal with some of these issues, and with Dermin's beef industry rapidly growing, Dermin's government protested against the idea of allowing a bill which would bring regulations on the beef industry, due to the profits which were gained from the industry by the 2000s. This, along with the terrible conditions, led to a culmination up to the second wave of BSE.
== Beginning of Outday ==
=== June 9th 2001 ===
On June 9th 2001, what seemed to be a normal day for a family would become a nightmare. When a family of four were out in the countryside of Dermin, a man approached them and started attacking them violently, and bit the family's father in the process. The family described the man as being completely aggressive and agitated, coming up to each person one by one, scratching and biting on the second victim of the family. They managed to call the local law enforcement in the area, but as soon as they arrived they were then attacked by the man aswell, and when they failed to apprehend him he was gunned down instead. The father and his family were rushed to a hospital in a city in Dermin, along with the officer who was bitten aswell. It was reported that after a few hours they were suffering from symptoms of a reported illness and afterwards those who were bitten were in critical condition, being admitted to an intensive care unit. Law enforcement traced the man to a meat packaging plant in the vicinity of the area where the family were attacked.
=== June 10th 2001 ===
Fearing a possible threat of a pandemic, on June 10th 2001 the Dermin government sent experts to the meat packaging plant. It was soon reported that a variant of BSE evolved and managed to mutate, becoming able to infect humans but in a different approach compared to vCJD. It was soon discovered that this BSE variant was able to turn its victims into hostile and aggressive forms of themselves, altering brain function and making its victim become agitated, forcing its victims to attack and bite in an attempt to spread the virus. One scientist, after analyzing the virus, said that this variant was a unique, but yet dangerous form, and he explained that he was unable to find a cure for the virus, although he suggested that the government should kill everything that was affected by it. He soon said that in the worst possible scenario, the virus could spread worldwide and bring doom to civilization, ultimately predicting what was going to come within the next few days. It was around this time that the first tainted beef exports were being shipped, and efforts had been already too late once the Dermin government responded.
=== June 12th 2001 ===
The Dermin government declared a nationwide emergency, citing that an unknown new strain of the BSE virus had broken out and there were attempts made by the government to stop it from spreading. The first reported incidents occurred within the towns located near the meat packaging facility, which was closed by the government and ordered by health officials to be burned down. Law enforcement responded to some of these incidents, citing domestic violence despite not being aware of the extent of the cases. Some officers were bitten and infected by the virus, leading to some law enforcement becoming unable to help with the situations. Tainted beef were being stored on shelves in cities across Dermin, spreading the virus amongst the populations who consumed beef.
It was also around this time that parliament in Dermin enacted a bill, leading to the first beef regulations being imposed in Dermin's territory for the first time. It was also during this time that Dermin health authorities were met with scrutiny, after it was uncovered that they were responsible for most of the cattle farms being burned down. This led to a massive farmers strike immediately after the first bill was signed, this, along with the confusion and the growing number of infected, led to most of Dermin being under chaos. Law enforcement responded to the strike, leading to riots across the cities which forced the Dermin government to deploy the military to some of the urban cities.
=== June 13th 2001 ===
By then, the Dermin government's attempts to stop the virus from spreading had failed. By June 13th 2001, most of the countryside had become completely overrun by the infected, unaware to most locals and law enforcement across most of Dermin, and the virus subsequently reached critical mass on the night of June 13th 2001, when the riots had become uncontrollable. The virus, spread by tainted beef, began to infect most people within the cities, and within Dermin's capital entire neighborhoods were being looted and engulfed in flames. Dermin declared martial law and the military stepped in, but all attempts to keep order in the streets had failed. All communications with the Dermin government had been abruptly cut off and the Dermin government was eventually not heard from. The rest of Dermin fell into chaos and anarchy as Dermin's military failed to stop the virus which ensued during the mass confusion. Hospitals had become overrun by then and the Dermin military began a bombardment campaign in the cities, but not before evacuating most of Dermin's surviving populations to the overrun countryside. The spread of the virus would continue to make dents into Dermin's military, and eventually, collapsed.
A massive influx of refugees began pouring in towards its neighboring countries, especially the land border with the Crown Union. Northern Dermin would suffer from a massive overwhelming increase in numbers of refugees to the region, despite massive protests from the locals situated there as they were being aware of the disease and had acknowledged that Dermin had collapsed as a result. However despite the Crown Union government's attempts, the virus had already reached to Northern Dermin, being brought on by a number of infected refugees arriving to the region. The Crown Union declared a national state of emergency in the region, deploying the military there aswell and had planned to secure the border area to build a wall to keep the Dermin refugees out. Some refugees fled to other countries by boat, especially in Mongravia, where the Mongravian government took them in despite protests by parliament.
=== June 15th 2001 ===
Two days after the collapse of Dermin's government, the entire country had become overrun and its entire government collapsed, becoming the first country to be completely overrun by the virus. The Global Health Organization declared a PHEIC (Public Health Emergency of International Concern) on June 15th 2001, acknowledging the extent of the spread of the virus but not acknowledging how the virus functioned, as all information coming in from Dermin had been blocked off as a result of the Crown Union's efforts to isolate the entire country from all sides. However, the Global Health Organization was completely unaware that the virus was already beginning to spread worldwide, as a result of tainted beef being sold in all markets across the world. It is around this time that a dozen more countries began to report strange, unusual cases of violence across some of its urban cities, with law enforcement being attacked and overwhelmed by most of these unusual cases, almost mirroring the situation which happened in Dermin two days earlier. All across the world, security has become increasingly tight, and in all countries, law enforcement was beginning to build up. 
Things would begin to take a turn for the worst in Sidan. A slow buildup of cases would eventually lead to the situation in Sidan becoming concerning. In the port city of Bunduqia, the first cases of violence occurred and authorities in Sidan described it as unusual, describing the victims as being mauled in their own homes and often times the attacker would be found in an aggressive and agitated state, similar to that of rabies, and some of the attackers were shot without any hesitation by the local authorities. However, it is speculated that the local authorities in Sidan had known of the disease spreading across the city, burning the homes of the victims along with the attacker, and forcing those who were in contact with the attackers to be isolated. The situation in Sidan was somehow contained, but by the hours cases continued to rise from having only 3 cases reported in the port city of Bunduqia to having 8 cases in under 9 hours. It was also around this time that some hospitals in Sidan were becoming overflowed, with patients suffering from bite or scratch wounds which seemed to be worsening within minutes. 
== Outday ==
By June 16th 2001, it was already the beginning of the end of civilization all across the world. The virus, which had initially spread to just only all across Dermin, had already spread globally, albeit in isolated cases in which there were only a few cases, sometimes often being confused with a new drug or being confused as violence. The world was unaware of the extent of the virus which originated from Dermin, and due to that, the virus was able to spread within the mass confusion whilst civilization was at threat. The Global Health Organization is unable to stop the virus from occurring, but however with the help of several countries they were beginning to make some of the communities all across the world to become aware of the extent of the virus. The tainted beef which was exported and consumed by people would begin turning people, and the chaos all across would soon slowly begin, starting with Sidan.
=== June 16th 2001 ===
On the June of 16th 2001, the situation in Bunduqia had shown no signs of improving. Local authorities in Sidan were becoming overwhelmed by the sudden increase in cases which grew to over just 40 reported cases of violence all across Bunduqia. The situation had become so severe, that the Sidanian military was deployed to the city, with Sidan's government claiming that the violence was as a result of a new drug being distributed to areas around the city in preparation for gangs to take over the city entirely. This led to an evacuation of around 45,000 people to other neighboring cities such as Nahrjadid or Rbyealramal, but some of these refugees had been somehow infected with the virus, spreading it to the neighboring cities, which would soon spread to other cities across Sidan. As afternoon came, the situation seemed to be getting increasingly worse. As the Sidanian military came in, chaos soon erupted and parts of Bunduqia were intentionally set ablaze by the Sidanian military as they began killing most of its civilians in an attempt to stop something unknown from spreading. Some units within the Sidanian military in Bunduqia had their communications cut off, unknown to some units. They were revealed to have been overwhelmed by the growing threat, with these units becoming infected with the virus and leading to a collapse of order within most sections of the city. The Sidanian military in Bunduqia attempted to hold out, but as casualties began mounting they were forced to retreat, but were prevented from exiting the city through the country's highways as they were believed to have been infected. What happened in Bunduqia was unknown afterwards, but as the day turned into night, hell broke loose through all of Sidan.
As the day turned into night, Sidan's cities were immediately suffering from the same viral outbreak from Bunduqia, possibly as a result of most of the refugees coming to these cities, carrying the virus. In Rbyealramal, a city of over 2 million people, authorities along with the military which had been deployed to the area after the reported fall of Bunduqia, attempted to keep order within most of the streets in the outskirts of Rbyealramal. There were several media outlets in Rbyealramal broadcasting the situation, but were still unable to keep up with recent information. The virus swept through the city within a matter of hours as the Sidanian military in Rbyealramal became overwhelmed by large hordes of infected. The Sidanian government, which was in Rbyealramal at the time, was unable to coordinate the Sidanian military or send orders, and so the Sidanian government departed from Rbyealramal by helicopters, to the city of Nahrjadid. Some units of the Sidanian military attempted to go to Nahrjadid, but failed to do so, and acknowledged that they had been betrayed by the Sidanian government. The Sidanian military in several other cities, such as Sarirmurih, became overrun immediately. Millions of people in Sidan were reported to have become infected, and with the lack of presence of a government in Sidan, the Sidanian government collapsed, and what came afterwards were brutal events of massacres, and attacks carried out by survivor groups which brought massive dents to the Sidanian militaries.
=== June 17th 2001 ===
By the morning of June 17th 2001 the extent of the destruction in Sidan caused by the deadly virus was revealed. Entire cities were engulfed by the disease, and there was little to no presence of the Sidanian government, nor there were any known whereabouts of government officials in the country. The Sidanian military, was rendered unable to deal with the situation and had already collapsed, and by then Sidan had become the first country to collapse in the beginning of the outbreak. However, there were continued reports, including broadcasts coming from the country, claiming that the remnants of the Sidanian military had managed to secure numerous zones around the entire country and established safe zones for survivors to come. 
The fallout which occurred from the collapse of the Sidanian government was colossal. Hundreds of thousands of refugees were reported to have fled from the ruins of the country into countries such as Mongravia and Ruralia, where they attempted to seek refuge. However, the flow of refugees stopped when the Ruralian government ordered to shut down the border with what was left of Sidan, and Ruralia began taking over border posts which were initially controlled by the Sidanian military. The Sidanian military garrison, which was reported to be the only last one remaining, went over to the Ruralian border where some of its military personnel were shot.
By June 17th 2001, the outbreak was one step closer to reaching its critical mass. Hundreds of cases soon turned into thousands of cases, spreading in the urban areas alongside the countryside. The first cases of the virus were then reported in countries such as Zedrutia, Kraychovsk, Orchestran, and Prozhnia, and had already begun spreading to most cities in Mesothemia, especially in Mongravia and Bolosellia. In Mongravia, the situation was beginning to turn worse. The Mongravian military had already begun to contain most cities and parts of the countryside, being reported to have killed civilians and even killing law enforcement.
=== June 18th 2001 ===
By June 18th 2001 efforts to contain the virus had completely failed, and would subsequently result in the beginning of Outday, when the virus reached critical mass and led to the destruction of most of civilization. Cases of reported violence and brutal attacks had begun to take a toll on many of the world's governments, as half of the worlds population were turning into the infected, with the virus ravaging through entire cities by the night of June 18th 2001. Massive hordes of infected would begin to overrun most cities across the world, with most world governments collapsing as a result of the virus. Countries around the world were beginning to collapse as a result of the global pandemic, in Zedrutia, Crimsonia, the St. Ark Federation, Bistonia, Mongravia, Ruralia, the Crown Union and Orchestran. Most militaries around the world attempted to fight back against the virus, but due to their massive casualties and the endless waves of infected, most of them were unable to contain the virus when it reached critical mass, collapsing as a result under the pressure.
It was also around this period that a massive bombing campaign carried out by the remaining members of the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations occurred, beginning on the morning of June 18th 2001 when all attempts to contain the virus had failed. Cities across most of Mesothemia, the Crown Union, were destroyed by most of these bombardment campaigns, resulting in the deaths of over hundreds of thousands of civilians who tried to escape from these cities. Nuclear weapons were subsequently used by Orchestran, mostly carried out by a rogue faction of the Orchestranian military, to destroy most of their cities in an attempt to stop the virus from further ravaging other communities. Immediately by the end of June 18th 2001, all presence of authority around the world had completely collapsed, and the entire world went into anarchy. As law and order went down, it led to the destruction of almost civilization entirely, forcing the world to go into darkness.
=== June 19th 2001 ===
By June 19th 2001, the extent of the virus was severe. The Global Health Organization declared the new strain of BSE as a global pandemic, stating that all elements of the virus were ordered to be destroyed. However, measures which were taken to prevent the virus from spreading had been already too late by then, as it was reported that around 58.7% of the world's population had been infected by the virus. What was left of the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations, along with many of its members which still remained after Outday, held an emergency meeting regarding a contingency plan, this was however not met due to unknown circumstances, before the remaining governments collapsed and disbanded at a national level. However, some governments persisted even after Outday, such as the Bistonian government, which had enacted a contingency plan to continue functioning at a national level even after most of the world was in anarchy, whilst others, such as the Zedrutian government, were unlucky. Some of these contingency governments began taking extreme safety measures, establishing the first safe zones in towns or cities where the population was mostly free of the disease.
Communications around the world continued even after Outday, most of them being broadcasted and transmitted from military bases around the world, along with the first survivor communities which had been established after Outday. Media outlets even still continued to broadcast, however some of their broadcasts had been taken over by remaining governments which issued out emergency protocols in the midst of the outbreak, advising many to avoid urban areas. Some of these areas included most of the cities in Mongravia, Ruralia, Sidan, and the Crown Union. 
=== June 20th 2001 ===
Things immediately began to take a turn for the worse two days after the virus ravaged through entire cities across the world. As most of civilization fell into anarchy, all lights within the cities had gone out, and subsequently all communications had also gone out too, resulting in all groups of survivors to become completely isolated from eachother, including communications with the remaining contingency governments which continued to function across the globe. After that, the world had gone into darkness.
=== June 21st 2001 ===
After all communications had gone out and all of the lights had gone out in all major cities across the world, the Global Health Organization declared its disbandment, which were all unknown to the remaining governments which believed that the organization still continued to function especially after Outday, believing that the Global Health Organization was offering to help the remaining governments. Their disbandment led to massive confusion amongst the survivors, however notices which were provided by the Global Health Organization were still used even to this day. It was soon revealed that the Global Health Organization was unable to discover a cure for the virus, with their headquarters in Mesothemia becoming overrun by massive hordes of zombies after the power from the building had gone out.
=== June 22nd 2001 ===
By June 22nd, the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations was disbanded, after the dissolution of the Global Health Organization. The remaining governments were left uncoordinated, with many of its CUFN peacekeepers, especially in the Arshturn Strip, being left to their own fates after the dissolution of the organization.
== Aftermath ==
The Outday was a catastrophic event which brought the downfall of humanity's civilization, with half of the world's population perishing as a result of the virus and a significant portion of the world's population turning into the infected. Immediately after the dissolution of almost all world governments around the world, some survivors would soon become the earliest form of bandits and raiders, turning into savages, believing that the world had ended and that they were able to do what they wanted as they wished. Some survivors would also begin to form cults, which were based upon the belief that the virus had only killed the people who were considered as weak, and that the virus had purified the genome of humanity by showing its wrath on the entire world. Most would also go to the lowest of the lowest, with some having turned into cannibals, to having entire groups having been reverted into a primitive lifestyle. After the 2001 outbreak, a new era began which would soon be known as the Outday Era, a new reality all the survivors have to face, along with facing a new threat that they had to overcome. 
== Affected Countries and Regions ==
=== Dermin ===
Dermin was ground zero for the entire outbreak, with the first reported cases of the virus being traced back to a meat packaging facility in the country on 10th June 2001. As the days went by, the entire country fell into chaos as law enforcement had become overwhelmed and the Dermin military was called in, with the Dermin government attempting to control the situation to no avail. It soon escalated when farmers initiated a strike which led to riots which worsened especially during the outbreak. Dermin became the first country to be overrun by the virus, and after that the Crown Union, their neighboring country, attempted to restore the government by deploying the military there, but were soon overwhelmed by refugees coming from Dermin. After the outbreak, all the survivors in Dermin were only limited to rural areas, where they continued to live a isolated lifestyle away from the infected and from raiders and bandits. It is presumed that the remnants of the Dermin military were responsible for the security of most of these survivor communities. 
=== Democratic Republic of Sidan ===
The Democratic Republic of Sidan was the second country to be affected by the virus on Outday, and becoming the first country in the Mesothemian continent to completely collapse as a result of the virus. The virus was traced to the contaminated meat which were shipped to the port city of Bunduqia, which served as Sidan's largest port city. The first cases would be reported on June 15th 2001. when authorities in Sidan reported a scene which was described as unusual and brutal, with the victims being mauled in their own houses and in often cases the attacker would be found in an aggressive and agitated state, which were symptoms of the virus. Sidanian authorities were speculated to have known of the disease spreading within the city, initially reporting it as a violent form of rabies. They soon resorted to burning down homes of the victims along with the attackers, and had forced those who were in contact with the attackers to be in isolation. By the end of the first day, the cases continued to rise, from only having 3 cases to having 8 cases in under 9 hours. It was around this time that hospitals in Bunduqia were beginning to be overflowed with patients who suffered bite or scratch wounds, which were reported to have been worsening within minutes.
By June 16th 2001, the situation in Bunduqia had shown no signs of improving, with local authorities becoming overwhelmed by the sudden increase in cases which grew over to 40, compared to the 8 cases which were reported on the previous day. The situation was severe that the Sidanian military was deployed to the city, with the Sidanian government claiming that the violence was a result of a new drug being distributed to areas around the city, citing gangs were taking the entire city. Around 45,000 people fled Bunduqia, which led to the virus spreading to most urban cities across Sidan, especially Rbyealramal and Nahrjadid. As afternoon came the situation seemed to be getting worse. The Sidanian military was accused of intentionally killing off civilians and setting parts of Bunduqia ablaze. Communications soon broke down as the Sidanian military in Bunduqia were becoming overrun by the infected, leading to the Sidanian military there in Bunduqia to flee to Nahrjadid. However, they were prevented from escaping the city by the Sidanian government, as they were believed to have been spreading the disease. The virus would ravage through the entire country within 24 hours, causing the Sidanian government to collapse and most cities in all of Sidan to be overrun. There were several media outlets in Rbyealramal broadcasting the situation, but were still unable to keep up with recent information. The virus swept through the city within a matter of hours as the Sidanian military in Rbyealramal became overwhelmed by large hordes of infected. 
The Sidanian government, which was in Rbyealramal at the time, was unable to coordinate the Sidanian military or send orders, and so the Sidanian government departed from Rbyealramal by helicopters, to the city of Nahrjadid. Some units of the Sidanian military attempted to go to Nahrjadid, but failed to do so, and acknowledged that they had been betrayed by the Sidanian government. The Sidanian military in several other cities, such as Sarirmurih, became overrun immediately. Millions of people in Sidan were reported to have become infected, and with the lack of presence of a government in Sidan, the Sidanian government collapsed, and what came afterwards were brutal events of massacres, and attacks carried out by survivor groups which brought massive dents to the Sidanian militaries. By the morning of June 17th 2001 the extent of the destruction in Sidan caused by the deadly virus was revealed. Entire cities were engulfed by the disease, and there was little to no presence of the Sidanian government, nor there were any known whereabouts of government officials in the country.
The Sidanian military, was rendered unable to deal with the situation and had already collapsed, and by then Sidan had become the first country to collapse in the beginning of the outbreak. However, there were continued reports, including broadcasts coming from the country, claiming that the remnants of the Sidanian military had managed to secure numerous zones around the entire country and established safe zones for survivors to come. The fallout which occurred from the collapse of the Sidanian government was colossal. Hundreds of thousands of refugees were reported to have fled from the ruins of the country into countries such as Mongravia and Ruralia, where they attempted to seek refuge. However, the flow of refugees stopped when the Ruralian government ordered to shut down the border with what was left of Sidan, and Ruralia began taking over border posts which were initially controlled by the Sidanian military. The Sidanian military garrison, which was reported to be the only last one remaining, went over to the Ruralian border where some of its military personnel were shot.
After the Outday, Sidan in the Outday era is now a completely lawless place, being filled to the brim with bandits and raiders. However, almost all cities in Sidan had groups of survivors which established communities within these places, forming communities which functioned way after Outday. The largest surviving community in Outday era Sidan is Rbyealramal. However some cities are still in ruins and are largely deserted such as the city of Nahrjadid. Outside of these cities, there are villages which survived relatively intact after Outday.
==== Rbyealramal ====
Rbyealramal was the largest city and served as both the official and financial capital of the Democratic Republic of Sidan, with its population being around 2 million. Rbyealramal also had the Old City, which was surrounded by gigantic walls which were constructed in the 16th century to protect it from raiders. It's also one of the oldest cities in Sidan, having been constructed there since the Amphician times. When Outday struck Rbyealramal on June 16th 2001, the city was engulfed by the virus within a matter of hours as the Sidanian military there had become overwhelmed and soon after most of its units had become infected. Most of the city's population were either killed or infected, and large parts of the city had been burned down intentionally by the Sidanian military. After the Sidanian government collapsed on June 17th 2001, most survivors in Rbyealramal, along with remnants of the Sidanian military, gathered in the Old City of Rbyealramal, and established a community there, sealing themselves in and utilizing the old walls as a defence against the infected. Remnants of the Sidanian military came together to form an emergency committee in the Old City, placing the entire Old City under their rule. Throughout the 2000s, Rbyealramal became a safe haven for the survivors, and eventually it had become one of the largest survivor communities in post-outday Sidan.
However, the Rbyealramal Old City, despite its old walls protecting its people from dangerous elements in the outskirts of Rbyealramal, the situation in the Rbyealramal community was not going well. With the breakup of the emergency committee after the remnants of the Sidanian military was unable to maintain such a large portion, the Rbyealramal Old City became divided among territories which were controlled by factions, which would often clash amongst eachother or plot assassination attempts against the leadership of some rival factions. However, the largest faction, which were radical Islamists, would become the one which would turn the tide of the situation within the Old City. This faction would eventually gather up a large army to conquer territories of their rival factions, and had put sections of the Old City under their strict code of Sharia. The Rbyealramal Old City was beginning to fracture and destroy itself from within, despite the situation that was going on outside of the walls.
==== Nahrjadid ====
Nahrjadid was considered to be Sidan's second capital. Initially a village located west from Rbyealramal, Nahrjadid underwent a series of rapid developments, and was turned into the Sidanian government's unofficial capital. The city had entire government buildings which had marble facades and monuments dedicated to Sidanian history, and had palaces where members of the Sidanian military junta would spend in their vacations. Nahrjadid was also intentionally designed to be impossible to besiege or conquer in the midst of a war, with the city's architects being hired from all around the world to design the city's layouts.
When the outbreak struck Sidan on June 16th 2001, Nahrjadid was not hardly hit by the outbreak compared to other cities such as Rbyealramal or Bunduqia. However, the Sidanian government allegedly fled to Nahrjadid after most of Rbyealramal had fallen to the infected, and the Sidanian military, or what remained of it, attempted to flee to Nahrjadid, but were stopped by other units due to the belief that they were spreading the virus without their knowledge. After Outday, Nahrjadid had become overrun, but by 2004 it had become completely deserted with little to no presence of survivors or anyone establishing communities or secure territory in the city, and there was no presence of the Sidanian government anywhere, and that the Sidanian government did not reach there in time. Now, Nahrjadid was a shell of its former self, as monuments and the lavish marble buildings were left to rot for decades, becoming a symbol of Sidan's former glory.
==== Sarirmurih ====
Sarirmurih was the fourth largest city in Sidan. It was considered to be one of the safest cities in Sidan, and also a historical city which first started as a stronghold for the Sidanian army during the First Great War. However, by the 1990s it had worst living conditions compared to cities such as Rbyealramal or Ghyrmuqadas. During Outday, Sarirmurih was only affected minimally by the virus due to its low population, and due to having only one route leading to the city, however the virus still affected Sarirmurih and affected a significant portion of its population.
After Outday, Sarirmurih was now controlled by a series of gangs, which emerged to take over portions of the city after Outday in 2001. These gangs would begin to enslave most of the survivors in the city, and although some parts of Sarirmurih had been clear of the infected, their defenses had been weak compared to most defenses in cities such as Rbyealramal or Ghyrmuqadas. However, a conflict regarding supplies in the city would lead to gang wars around all of Sarirmurih, which lead to the destruction of significant portions of the city. 
==== Bunduqia ====
Located on the eastern coast of Sidan, Bunduqia was one of Sidan's largest port cities, with most of Sidan's imports coming through Bunduqia annually. When Outday struck, Bunduqia was ground zero for the entire outbreak which spread throughout the country. When the first cases arose in Bunduqia the Sidanian authorities speculated that the cases were of an unusual case of rabies, and burned down the homes where cases were detected. However when things took a turn for the worse the Sidanian military would be deployed and meet their first encounter with the threat, and units were immediately wiped out by the infected, which were increasing in numbers. Bunduqia became the first city to be overrun by the infected in Sidan, with the Sidanian military, or what was left of it, fleeing to the other cities. They were stopped from retreating to the other cities by none other than the Sidanian military, which believed that the infection was spreading amongst the units such as them. They protested against this, and soon broke through the defenses and quickly retreated to the other cities, which soon allowed the infection to spread further deep into the cities. 
After Outday, despite being ground zero for the entire outbreak in Sidan, there are survivor communities in Bunduqia. However, these survivor communities were not simply built on the ruins of the city, instead, these survivor communities were built either near the ports or along the coats. These survivor communities live on barges floating on the sea, constructing houses and making farms on them, and even relying often on fishing. Some of these barges where the structures are constructed on were connected using bridges, and often times these survivor communities would move their barges or move away their bridges for some time. Some survivor communities live on vessels instead of barges, sometimes even living in partially sunken ones. These survivor communities were only accessible by boat, and surprisingly enough some wealthier communities had raised their own militias simply to protect some of these communities. It is unknown how some of the prestigious militias were formed, however it was rumored that most of these mercenaries were former soldiers of the Sidanian army. 
==== Ghyrmuqadas ====
Ghyrmuqadas was the largest city in Southern Sidan, and a important religious capital to the Amphicians, a majority Christian ethnic group which lived mostly in Southern Sidan, but since the Islamic invasions of Sidan, had been largely limited to that area. When the outbreak struck Sidan in 2001, Ghyrmuqadas was heavily affected by the outbreak. Hundreds of thousands of refugees, including the Sidanian military, fled to Ghyrmuqadas when most of the cities in the north had become overrun, and shelters were set up by Amphician priests and nuns who were able to help out some of the refugees in cathedrals. These religious priests and nuns, including members of the church, believed that the infected were possessed instead. The virus quickly reached to Ghyrmuqadas where it became overrun in less than an hour, and Ghyrmuqadas was one of the last cities to become overrun.
After the Outday, the Amphician Liberation Army, (or what was left of it, along with many other Amphician nationalist groups) went on a "final military offensive" in 2002, rushing towards the city of Ghyrmuqadas and subsequently occupying it, raising the Amphician flag over the cathedral in Ghyrmuqadas. The survivors in Ghyrmuqadas, supported the arrival of the Amphician armies, and soon afterwards accepted the Amphician's control over the city. The Amphician Liberation Army soon cooperated with members of the church, including priests and nuns, to establish a "Christian state" in Ghyrmuqadas, and so they did. The Amphician army then soon ousted many of the Ghyrmuqadas Muslim population, soon demolishing the Ghyrmuqadas Mosque there and establishing a theocracy in Ghyrmuqadas. However, this was mostly met with praise and there was no opposition, as the Amphician Liberation Army were the only people to help defend the city. The Amphicians eventually built makeshift defenses and walls around most parts of the city, eventually blocking the infected off of most parts of the city as the Amphicians gathered vehicles to block out entire sections of the city.
The Amphician Liberation Army was reorganized into a defense force for Ghyrmuqadas, and essentially became the military of the city state. It recruited a large portion of the working male population from Ghyrmuqadas, raising an army which was based solely around Christian traditions, with their uniforms being similar to that of Crusader knights. The Amphician armies eventually had their scouts to survey the nearby lands, and established communities outside of Ghyrmuqadas to further consolidate their power around Southern Sidan. However, the Amphicians in South Sidan, which had been reduced to nothing but disorganized tribes, view the Amphician scouts and Ghyrmuqadas as nothing but religious fanatics, and soon raised their own local militias to turn the Amphician armies away from their communities.
=== Ruralia ===
Ruralia was a country in Central Mesothemia. Before the outbreak, Ruralia had recently emerged as one of the developing countries in the region, after its communist government had collapsed. The first cases emerged as isolated ones on the 16th of July 2001, before it spread to urban areas by the next day. On the 17th of July 2001 when the Democratic Republic of Sidan had collapsed and its government disbanded, hundreds of thousands of refugees arrived to the Ruralian border from Ghyrmuqadas attempting to escape to the country to seek refuge, and what was left of the Sidanian military, which were Sidanian border guards. On the 18th of July, when the virus reached critical mass and a majority of the population was infected, the Ruralian government collapsed within under 24 hours as most urban cities in Ruralia had become overrun by the infected. The Ruralian military attempted to clear the city of most of the infected, but soon they fractured and disintegrated after the Ruralian government had collapsed.
In the Outday Era decades later, it is presumed that there are large group of survivors in Ruralia, mostly concentrated in the rural regions as all urban regions are presumed to be bombarded. However, these large group of survivors usually control villages, and are mostly isolated from the rest of the world and decentralized.
=== Republic of Bistonia ===
The Republic of Bistonia are one of the only governments that still remain functioning even after the Outday. Before the outbreak, Bistonia had recently emerged from a brutal war which was fought between Crimsonia and Bistonia from 1987 to 1990, and soon left most of the country in ruins and left most of the country in political turmoil after the war. Around half of Bistonia's population perished in the war due to starvation or killed in the war. What made things in Bistonia worse was that another war had broken out in Arshturn, between the Bistonians and the Crimsonians once again, and continued even up to the 2000s.
The first reported cases of the outbreak was in the city of New Vilnius on the 17th of June 2001, when there were cases of reported violent attacks. Bistonian law enforcement at the time, was largely unaware of the virus, nor were they unaware about the spread that occurred. In New Vilnius, law enforcement had largely built up in more than a few hours on the very same day, and attacks had become more frequent. By the evening of 17th June 2001, Mazoji had its first reported case which was related to the virus, and soon cases began being reported on a massive scale in the city. Police in Mazoji were largely concerned, and soon set up checkpoints around the city. The Bistonian government, however, was aware of the situation and knew that by the next few days most of the country could have fallen and so most of the Bistonian government began to plan a contingency plan, to continue the Bistonian government even after most of the worlds governments had fallen, and use the Bistonian Armed Forces as a way to enforce their contingency plan and contain the virus.
On the night of 18th June 2001, the outbreak in Bistonia had begun to ravage through most of the country. New Vilnius, Mazoji and other urban cities across the country were in chaos. Hospitals were completely overrun and most law enforcement officers in New Vilnius had been largely overwhelmed and in a state of confusion, as the virus ravaged through the city within the first few hours. The Bistonian Armed Forces were eventually deployed to the city to try and deal with the situation despite not being aware of the large numbers of infected, and had largely cleared out most portions of the city, but were soon held back by large crowds which had overwhelmed their efforts. Most businesses in New Vilnius were looted and some of the city's residential areas caught fire. Law enforcement would soon be separated from eachother and only a few of them remained. The Bistonian Armed Forces too were overwhelmed, and a large portion of their units had become infected from the virus. In Mazoji, the entire city fell into anarchy as law enforcement had largely disintegrated and half of the population had turned into the infected.
After the outbreak in Bistonia ravaged most of the country, the Bistonian government had declared a national state of emergency, declaring martial law and giving a high level amount of power over to the Bistonian Armed Forces. The Bistonian government began its contingency plan, hoping to reestablish Bistonia and reclaim every inch of Bistonian territory that was lost to the outbreak. However, the contingency government had declared all of Southern Bistonia and West Bistonia, and almost all of its territory outside Northern Bistonia to be compromised, and had withdrawn what was left of their troops from these regions to Northern Bistonia, however the journey for the Bistonian troops in these regions had been challenging, especially after the outbreak after most of the towns in the regions were filled to the brim with the infected, and so, most of their heavy equipment had to be left behind. Meanwhile, in Northern Bistonia, the government was beginning to clear out some of the towns, and secured most towns in Northern Bistonia, establishing them as "safe zones" which provided safety and communities for the survivors to thrive. Most of the Bistonian Armed Forces had also been reorganized to deal with such a task, to secure these safe zones. Towns which were not a designated safe zone were evacuated, especially in towns located in Southern Bistonia.
In the Outday period, the Bistonian contingency government was a near success in the end. Although they have been limited to only towns and cities that they control in Northern Bistonia, they have managed to continue functioning even after the collapse of civilization. However, outside the safe zones, the Bistonian Armed Forces have barely any presence whatsoever in the regions that they claim to control, and instead are controlled by bandits, who roam areas of Northern Bistonia, killing those who venture outside the safe zones. It is revealed that the Bistonian contingency government had purposefully let the bandits roam occasionally in the region, with the Bistonian government seeing them as useful to controlling the remaining surviving populations in what is currently left of their country. The Bistonian contingency government has also become increasingly authoritarian, and soon began centralizing most of the food production from the safe zones, attempting to restrict rations in an attempt to control the populations. The Bistonian Armed Forces however, would soon begin to impose strict curfews in most of these zones, brutally suppressing any form of resistance. 
However, despite the Bistonian contingency government becoming effective in its brutal approach to controlling the numbers of the infected population, the contingency government would soon begin to fracture. Many safe zones have begun to see large-scale uprisings which led to a few of the towns seceding from the Bistonian contingency government, resulting in an operation which led to the destruction of most of these towns, providing a warning to the other safe zones which had grown tired of the contingency rule. Soon, the Bistonian contingency government was at a standoff between them and their loyalists, and units of the Bistonian Armed Forces, which were beginning to rebel due to payment issues, with some even denouncing the Bistonian government. This was not the most concerning thing however, as another outbreak was beginning, turning a few of the safe zones populations into the Infected. The Bistonian government was unable to do this, as the Bistonian Armed Forces, or what is left of it, were protesting against the government. Eventually, things were not going well for the Bistonian contingency government, and soon, the bandits were beginning to move into some of the safe zones, after they intentionally ambushed a Bistonian Armed Forces patrol, which forced the Bistonian government to cut ties.
Meanwhile, in Southern Bistonia, where there was little to no presence of the remaining Bistonian government, the region has turned into a lawless place, which were ungoverned. However, there were areas with governance, which were known simply as townstates. These were towns which were turned into survivor communities which were heavily defended, had their own militias, traded with other towns, and had their own governments. All of the infected had perished long ago due to starvation, and only a few of them remained. However, these townstates would soon have enemies. One of these are survivor groups which live a semi-nomadic lifestyle, and moved often to areas which had plenty of things to come by. These semi-nomadic warriors would soon become a nightmare to some of these townstates, and soon they were forced to pay tribute to some of the semi-nomadic tribes. It's unknown where these semi-nomadic tribes came from, but it is speculated that they were the descendants of some Crimsonian survivor groups from West Bistonia. Not also were there townstates in Southern Bistonia, but entire towns which were controlled by cults, and political groups, which spread their ideology all across the region.
The other regions in Bistonia are not pleasant, and compared to Northern Bistonia, where the Bistonian contingency government is, and Southern Bistonia, where the townstates are, it makes the two regions seem peaceful. In West Bistonia, the region is inhabited by dozens of semi-nomadic Crimsonian tribes, with some areas, largely being controlled by a faction which enslaved the populations there. Some areas were inhabited by a Crimsonian Islamist group, which made Sharia an important component of their communities, and their practices which were considered illegal in pre-Outday Bistonia at the time, such as child marriage, were legalized and were often common. Some Crimsonian tribes devolved into some of the worst, with cannibalism being prevalent amongst them. In Central Bistonia, The Void, which is a cult group which hid in the region for decades, emerged after Outday, and managed to convince entire villages to join them on their cause to spread their ideologies. However, the cult soon turned to a radical viewpoint on the world after the outbreak, and soon enforced laws which involved human sacrifices. In Bistonian Shingleton, it seems that after Outday, the political violence in the region has largely resumed, between the Pelkians and the Pro-Bistonian militias once again, and the brutal conflict continues, ravaging most of the surviving populations and bringing a massive divide between the two sides.
==== New Vilnius ====
New Vilnius was the largest, historical, and cultural city in Bistonia. For centuries, it was the capital of the Bistonian Empire and soon became the capital of the pre-Outday Bistonian government. It had a population of over 3 million people. It was home to one of the largest research facilities, the New Vilnius Research Facility, which took a large portion of the hills surrounding the city. When the outbreak began ravaging through Bistonia, New Vilnius was the epicenter of the outbreak in the country, with the first few cases being detected by law enforcement in the city, who were unaware of the virus or its extent. When law enforcement was attempting to discover what was going on, it was too late and the virus had ravaged through most parts of the city. Parts of New Vilnius were completely overrun on the night of 18th June 2001 within the first few hours, and the law enforcement there were unable to deal with the situation. The Bistonian Armed Forces was called in by the government, which cleared most parts of the city from the infected, but had failed. The entire city fell to the virus by 19th June, along with the entire country. When the Bistonian contingency government issued emergency broadcasts throughout the country, they declared New Vilnius, including all cities in Bistonia, as areas which have been compromised, and advised others to avoid travelling to the cities. 
In the Outday Era, New Vilnius has been partially reclaimed, mostly by the efforts of the Bistonian contingency government, after they soon realized that most of the infected in the city had died due to starvation. Parts of the city were turned into safe zones, and the Bistonian contingency government had relocated a large portion of the surviving population to the safe zones in New Vilnius, and the Bistonian contingency government had relocated its headquarters from a bunker complex to the safe zone in New Vilnius. Outside the safe zones, most of New Vilnius were beginning to rot and taken over by nature. A hurricane in 2009 had caused the downtown sections of New Vilnius to become flooded, and rivers were beginning to be formed aswell. These areas outside the safe zones are inhabited by bandits, and unfortunately, bandits which have become infected. In the flooded areas of New Vilnius, there were fishing communities being established, with them being constructed around old, decaying buildings, after it was discovered that there was fish in the flooded areas. The New Vilnius Research Facility is still operating even to this day, albeit partially functioning, and largely guarded by the Bistonian Armed Forces, thanks to the effort of the Bistonian contingency government.
==== Kriadavia ====
Kriadavia is the third largest city in Bistonia, and was the cultural center of the Polish minority in Bistonia. However, after the war, large portions of Kriadavia were deserted as a result of the war, after the Free Bistonian Army had kicked most of them out of the city in 1988. When the outbreak in Bistonia struck, Kriadavia was the only city which was not heavily affected, as a large portion of its population had already fled the city after the outbreak ravaged throughout the city. Most buildings were intact and all the belongings of its inhabitants had been largely left behind. Kriadavia became the capital of the Bistonian contingency government, simply due to its scarce population and the minimal damage in the city after the outbreak, and soon the entire city became a safe zone. Kriadavia was heavily defended and guarded due to its extreme importance as a temporary capital for the Bistonian contingency government, and also served as a temporary headquarters for the Bistonian Armd Forces. Settlers also arrived in Kriadavia, as efforts were made by the Bistonian contingency government to repopulate the city. The city was no longer heavily guarded as large hordes of infected began dying due to starvation, and reclamation efforts in New Vilnius led to the contingency government relocating there. Despite this, Kriadavia serves as the only functioning port city.
==== Pezra ====
Pezra is a city in Northern Bistonia located southeast of Kriadavia. The city initially was a historical battleground between the Bistonian rebels and Crimsonian warriors, and was the site of the Battle of Pezra in 1989, between the Free Bistonian Army and the Crimsonian People's Liberation Army during the Crimsonian-Bistonian War. After the war, Pezra was a nearly deserted town and most of its infrastructure had been damaged by the war.
After the Outday, the Bistonian contingency government turned Pezra into one of the designated safe zones, and Pezra was rebuilt by many of the settlers which arrived to the safe zone to populate Pezra. Although it had problems with bandits, life in Pezra was well, despite the living conditions being described as horrid. However, the Pezra Safe Zone would unfortunately meet a brutal fate, when an outbreak occurred in the Safe Zone, causing most of the population to turn into the infected, and bringing chaos in the safe zone. The Bistonian Armed Forces there attempted to clear out the Pezra Safe Zone, but soon they were abandoned and left to die by the Bistonian command there, as they had ordered the city to be bombarded in order to keep the rest of the safe zones to be completely free of infected. After the outbreak in Pezra, the Pezra Safe Zone is now a completely deserted city devoid of any human life, with thousands of corpses littered throughout the streets.
==== Kagengrad ====
Kagengrad is the largest city in West Bistonia, however during the war it was occupied by the Crimsonians for 3 years, before the city was destroyed intentionally by the Crimsonians who were retreating from the city, and the city was captured by the Bistonian Armed Forces. Before the Outday, Kagengrad was in complete ruins after most parts of the city had been flattened by the war. During the Outday, the Bistonian Armed Forces there would withdraw from the city, leaving it to be an ungoverned and lawless area.
In the Outday era, Kagengrad has been largely rebuilt by several dozen communities, but had now been mostly turned into a battleground, due to the city's importance as the largest city in the region. Street level fighting was prevalent all across the entire city, as factions continued fighting over control over the city, as they divided the city into parts which went under their control.
==== Mazoji ====
Mazoji is the second largest city in all of Bistonia before the outbreak. However, during the war it was occupied by the Bistonian Socialist People's Army, a left-wing resistance group which had ties to Crimsonia. Mazoji was the site of a heavy siege on the city as Bistonian forces surrounded it during its liberation, and as a result most portions of the city had been largely destroyed by the war. By the 1990s, there were already efforts made underway to rebuild most of the city, and restore it to its previous state before. In 2001 however, the efforts to rebuild most of the city had been abandoned as the outbreak had happened, and spread to Mazoji in a day. Law enforcement in Mazoji were soon overwhelmed as large hordes of infected ravaged the entire city, with the Bistonian Armed Forces there soon arriving to the city to contain it. The Bistonian Armed Forces soon pulled out, and Mazoji soon devolved into anarchy, as businesses were looted and entire neighborhoods were set on fire intentionally. After the outbreak, most of Mazoji was abandoned and overrun, and the Bistonian Armed Forces soon ditched all efforts to reclaim parts of the city, instead heading north to help support the Bistonian government in its contingency plan.
In the Outday era, Mazoji has become one of the cities which emerged from the outbreak decades later. Most of the city came under the control of several independent townstates, which were common throughout all of Southern Bistonia. Most of the city had been rebuilt by survivors and defenses were build around most of the city, providing better protection against the harsh elements of post-apocalyptic Bistonia. The city has turned into an important trade hub for merchants across all of Southern Bistonia, with most goods going through the city daily. This in turn made Mazoji's independent townstates prosperous, becoming more well armed compared to the townstates of Southern Bistonia, which were struggling to keep up with their own militias. This led to Mazoji's townstates to start hiring mercenaries, eventually sending them throughout all of Southern Bistonia to defend the townstates from attacks by semi-nomadic tribes. 
==== Somerby ====
Somerby was a city in Bistonian-Shingleton. Formerly known as Izvorche, the city was a former battleground between Pelkian nationalist paramilitary groups and groups of pro-Bistonian militias in the 1980s and 1990s, until an agreement was signed in 1992 which ceased fighting between the two sides. Izvorche was renamed to Somerby, in favor of most of its inhabitants. It also served as the administrative capital of Bistonian Shingleton. When the Outbreak struck in 2001, it was initially thought by many of the city's citizens there that the conflict had resumed, and once authority had collapsed and the Bistonian government was nowhere to be seen, fighting resumed even when thousands of people were turning into the infected in the next few days.
A decade after the outbreak and the political violence which occurred in the aftermath, survivors of the outbreak had rebuilt most parts of the city and repopulated it, however Somerby was divided into two sides which often clashed with eachother and had different interests in the region. The other side of Somerby by the east was controlled by the Pelkian militias which had seized a portion of the city on the eastern side, proclaiming a independent state in the city and having claims over the eastern portions of what was left of the region. The other side of Somerby by the west is now called Izvorche, and were controlled by remnants of the pro-Bistonian militias which seized the western areas of the cities. However, unlike the Pelkian militias, the pro-Bistonian militias were aware that the entire world around them had crumbled, and believed that they were the only ones continuing the government, despite a contingency government being located in the north of the country.
Somerby was divided into two, and between them was the no-mans land, located between the border areas of the Pelkian and Pro-Bistonian militias. This zone was often full of patrols by both of these militias, and at the same time, the zone is reported to be a completely dangerous zone, which prevented both the militias controlling both Izvorche and Somerby from attacking eachother, due to the high reported number of infected in the zone, and it is an area that is most concerning to them than their own enemies.
=== Second Republic of Zedrutia ===
See also: Zedrutia (outday)The Second Republic of Zedrutia was one of the countries largely hit by the outbreak on the 18th of June 2001. However, before the Outday, the virus had already spread to Zedrutia when most of Dermin's beef exports made it to Zedrutia's ports, where they were transported and shipped to Zedrutia's cities on the 16th of June. In the 17th of June, the first cases of the virus were being detected, and, despite warning signs of an impending outbreak throughout the country, the Zedrutian National Police ignored all signs, believing that cases of violent attacks and victims being mauled in the cities were, again, as a result of a new drug being introduced to the streets at the time. This was a common thing throughout the country, as in the 1990s, drug usage at the time in Zedrutia had skyrocketed, which was attributed to Crimsonia's civil war and the Crimsonian-Bistonian War, becoming prevalent in most of Zedrutia's cities. As the Zedrutian National Police ignored all signs of an impending outbreak, soon, within a day the Zedrutian National Police were building up a large presence in most of Zedrutia's cities, probably related to the attacks.
On the 18th of June 2001, the outbreak officially began. With the Zedrutian National Police in a state of confusion, tens of thousands of people would be infected within a few hours, causing most of Zedrutia's cities to become overrun as a result of the disease, and Zedrutian law enforcement were stretched to its limits as a result. The Zedrutian government, initially believing it as a series of riots across the cities, soon realized the extent of the situation upon hearing that an outbreak had occurred on their soil, soon declaring martial law and declaring a total state of emergency. The Zedrutian Armed Forces were soon deployed to most of the cities, but were mostly concentrated in the Kiezyn Greater Area. where most parts of the city had been overrun by the infected and most businesses had been looted, with thousands killed by the Zedrutian Armed Forces intentionally. The next day, all communications and media had gone out, and Zedrutia had been cut off from the rest of the world. 
In the wake of the chaos that ensued after the outbreak, the Zedrutian government was soon overthrown by the Zedrutian Armed Forces, for its incompetence in the aftermath of the outbreak. A new government was created which led to the dissolution of the Second Republic of Zedrutia, with the country being disbanded at a national level, leading to the entire country collapsing and leaving all of Zedrutia's military and law enforcement completely isolated, having been forced to stay within the cities, which were ridden with infected. The Third Republic of Zedrutia was created as a contingency government, and, was almost similar to that of Bistonia's contingency government which continued after the outbreak, but due to Zedrutia's sheer size, and large portions of their military having been cut off and overwhelmed by the infected, they had lost over a large portion of its territory, and instead had only managed to gather up a small force to secure only Jozefka and its surrounding cities, which served as Zedrutia's administrative capital before the outbreak. Zedrutia's new government soon abandoned every city, leaving it up to the decision of the survivors, which were now gathering in groups in an attempt to rebuild civilization.
In the Outday era, Zedrutia is now more of a terrifying, post-apocalyptic region. Although most of Zedrutia's infected have died approximately 3 to 7 years after the outbreak, due to them suffering symptoms and from starvation, survivors have filled in the vacuum that was left after almost all of the infected died. Some of these survivors have gone back to living a primitive lifestyle as a result of decades of isolation, and large groups of survivors have formed cults, which would become a problem in a post-apocalyptic Zedrutia, and soon wars between other groups of survivors which control crumbling cities began shortly after, especially in the regions of Western Zedrutia. City states are formed after the outbreak, and democracies are founded in the ruins of Zedrutia's largest cities, where Zedrutia's remaining intellectuals used their knowledge to rebuild civilization to what it was decades ago, and dedicated their time to discover the cure to help the world get back within its feet, possibly saving the millions of lives and what was left of humanity after the outbreak.
Trade has become an important part of the economy in post-apocalyptic Zedrutia. Goods come from cities which were under the control of Merchant Republics, which would often send caravans, or even used vehicles from before the outbreak, to traverse the crumbling highways of Zedrutia. They would trade in several valuable items, such as food, necessities, and even firearms. These merchant republics soon formed the backbone of Zedrutia in the Outday, but some merchant states were at threat of being destroyed or invaded by some of its rivals, which could threaten Zedrutia's post-outbreak economy, and cause it to collapse, bringing chaotic situations which could be eerily similar to that of Zedrutia in 2001. What has also become a much more bigger threat, is the Great Savorjan State, which is located in East Zedrutia. An unknown man who was from before the outbreak, has managed to assume himself as the leader of this state, and called himself the reincarnation of Savorjan. He soon reunited the tribes, which had gone back to living a primitive lifestyle after the outbreak, and led his armies to conquer those who were disloyal to his group. He soon founded the empire, conquering almost all of what was left of Dziatyczyn, and soon built a presence further north, where he threatened the kingdoms that were controlled by Zedrutian pagans, who emerged after the outbreak. His large army would soon begin a charge towards the Kiezyn Greater Area, despite the groups of Kiezyn not even knowing of their existence due to their isolation.
==== Kiezyn ====
Kiezyn was the capital city of Zedrutia, and also its financial center. It was part of the Kiezyn Greater Area, which were comprised of other cities which surround the city of Kiezyn. The Kiezyn Greater Area was Zedrutia's most populated and densely populated areas throughout all of the country, after the cities of Byeradzina and New Gdansk. When the outbreak struck Zedrutia in 2001, the Kiezyn Greater Area was hit especially hard due to its high population, as a huge portion of Kiezyn's population was infected by the virus. The Zedrutian Armed Forces were mostly concentrated in the Kiezyn Greater Area at the time, holding off from large hordes of infected in all of the cities in the region. Eventually, the Zedrutian Armed Forces had overthrown the Zedrutian government, leading to the collapse of Zedrutia, and the Zedrutian Armed Forces collapsed afterwards. What was left of the Zedrutian government and the Zedrutian Armed Forces, evacuated to the city of Jozefka, located southeast of Kiezyn. Kiezyn and the greater area were left abandoned and inhabited by those who survived the outbreak, including those who were former members of the Zedrutian military. 
In the Outday Era, it seemed that the Kiezyn Greater Area, or almost all of its cities in the vicinity, have been largely rebuilt and inhabited by the survivors of the outbreak, after it was believed that most of the infected had either perished or succumbed to the symptoms of the disease. However, the entire Kiezyn Greater Area is now under the control of various factions, each of them having different goals and beliefs, and all of them waging war against eachother in an attempt to gain territory and presence on a city in the Kiezyn Greater Area. However, whilst the survivors in Kiezyn wage war against eachother. Due to Kiezyn being located between the three rivers, Kiezyn's entire downtown area was flooded, possibly as a result of heavy storms in 2006, and Kiezyn's crumbling infrastructure enabled most of the areas to be flooded. Kiezyn wasn't the only city which was affected by the floods. South of Kiezyn, cities located next to the Martial River, such as Rysy or Zalesie, have most of its downtown areas flooded aswell. 
The entire city of Kiezyn, along with many of its surrounding cities such as Czeladz, Uniemysil, or Rysy, are under the control of the Kiezyn Confederation. The Kiezyn Confederation is however, not united under one government or led entirely by one person, but rather governed by a series of independent city states, which came together to form the Kiezyn Confederation in the year of 2010, after many of the independent city states outside Kiezyn were being constantly under attack by its surrounding factions, which had much more power than the city states. The Kiezyn Confederation is however constantly at war with many its neighbors, immediately gaining enemies and being almost completely surrounded by them. However, the Kiezyn Confederation has plans to conquer the independent city states located south of the Chwala River, due to its strategic importance. Kiezyn's military is comprised of mercenaries hired from the neighboring city states, with some of them coming from the militaries of the independent city states. The Kiezyn Confederation also serves as the center for commerce in the region after the outbreak. 
Northwest of Kiezyn is the Wargocin Commune. Established in 2009, 8 years after the outbreak, the Wargocin Commune was formed initially by members of the former Zedrutian Socialist Party, and controls three cities northwest of Kiezyn, including an important highway route which leads from Kiezyn to the northern parts of the country, where the population is low and where isolated communities were located. The Wargocin Commune's goals were to conquer Kiezyn and the greater area, to rebuild Zedrutia as a socialist state. The Wargocin Commune engages in constant warfare with Kiezyn's independent city states for two years, up until the formation of the Kiezyn Confederation which forced them out of the city of Uniemysil, after the Wargocin army had occupied and pillaged it during the wars. This forced the Wargocin Commune to withdraw from sections of the highways leading to Uniemysil and Przelecz. After the war with the Kiezyn Confederation, it then convinces many of the isolated communities further east up to the Drewnowski River to join the Wargocin Commune, but they only retain a presence in the areas, in the process they occupied the highways west of the Drewnowski River, blocking the trade routes between the Kiezyn Confederation and their allies in Brodzkikowo and Slawki. This forced the Kiezyn Confederation to start challenging the Wargocin Commune, potentially engaging in another war that the Wargocin Commune would soon not survive. 
West of the city of Kiezyn is the Third Republic of Zedrutia, or otherwise known by others as the Zedrutian Continuation Government. It is essentially the remnants of the Zedrutian government after the outbreak, having been fled to the administrative capital of Jozefka after having lost control over most of the entire country. Most of the Zedrutian Armed Forces in Kiezyn at the time fled to Jozefka, defending it from the infected, but soon took matters into their own hands and ousted the Zedrutian government from power, establishing a council which decided on the creation of a continuation government, allowing for Zedrutia, or what was left of it, to govern even after almost all of human civilization had collapsed and were forced to survive. This was Zedrutia's attempt at rebuilding their governments, similar to that of Bistonia's continuation government, except that Zedrutia had failed due to its sheer size and the reduced abilities of the Zedrutian Armed Forces, which, by the time the outbreak had ended, was no more than a few functioning units which were still loyal to the Zedrutian government after the outbreak. In the Outday period, the Third Republic of Zedrutia has turned from a continuation government controlled by the military to one of Zedrutia's post-apocalyptic democracies. They currently declare themselves the Zedrutian government, and claims that the Zedrutian government still remains even to this day until the end. Soon their presence had grown largely in the Kiezyn Greater Area, gaining control of Wojkowice, located southeast of Jozefka, and soon gained full control over Radzionkow, and setting up a presence in the cities of Piastki and Krosna. The Third Republic of Zedrutia is also in conflict with many of its neighbors, such as the Mazurkowskie State, which opposed the Jozefka governments expansionist policies. 
Other states which were not powerful or influential in a post-outbreak Kiezyn Greater Area is the Zalesie Republic, or known amongst the tens of thousands of residents within its borders as the Triangle Republic, as they control the roads leading to Dolnik and Olchowskie, which formed the shape of a triangle. The Triangle Republic serves as an important trading partner for both the Mazurkowskie State and the Kiezyn Confederation, as they control the city of Zalesie. Zalesie is connected to the highway leading to the city of Czaple, where it leads to an important major route to the city of New Gdansk. Not also was it an important major route, but it was the only major highway leading to Kiezyn, which enabled more trade and commerce to traverse the highways into the Triangle Republic. Zalesie serves as an important buffer state between Kiezyn and the Mazurkowskie State, as they believe that conquering Zalesie would lead to their settlements becoming deprived of the trade. Another state is Świnica, which is governed by a cult which based its followings around a certain leader. Świnica is connected by 5 major highways, with one of them being the route to the Slawki holdout, which is an important trade partner to the Kiezyn Confederation and the Zedrutian Continuation Government, as Slawki has a important water treatment facility, which could provide water to most of the Kiezyn Greater Area, and also provide irrigation. However, as the Wargocin Commune captured the only free route leading to Slawki, the Kiezyn Confederation made a deal with Świnica that it must provide water to their city aswell in exchange that convoys from the Kiezyn Greater Area were protected along the dangerous route. 
==== New Gdansk ====
New Gdansk was the second largest city in Zedrutia, and was also a historical and cultural capital. It was home to one of Zedrutia's largest opera houses and art centers, including Zedrutia's influential artists. When the outbreak struck the city on 18th June 2001, the Zedrutian Armed Forces in the south attempted to hold out in the city, destroying bridges and blockading roads leading to the city in an attempt to stop the outbreak from spreading further east, but it had been already too late and the city had become overrun by the time the Zedrutian Armed Forces had settled there, and soon they were forced to withdraw. Zedrutian police however, refused to join forces with the Zedrutian Armed Forces, choosing to defend the city, making a last stand as the city was slowly engulfed by infected. Those who survived when New Gdansk was overrun, made a last remaining effort to preserve New Gdansk's history and artwork, keeping them safe for generations. Those who survived after the Outday soon either fled out of New Gdansk to nearby cities, or had established survivor communities in New Gdansk, with some soon establishing one in the old historical city, barricading themselves in and abandoning the rest of the city.
In the Outday period, New Gdansk has become one of the few cities to emerge after the Outday. The city, or the old city, was now the center of many of Zedrutia's arts and entertainments after the Outday. Most of Zedrutia's last surviving artists had went to New Gdansk, helping the growth of the city as one of the important trading hubs in Zedrutia. New Gdansk's crafts and arts had high value in a post-Outday Zedrutia, with most traders coming from regions such as Zalesie or the merchant states, believing that paintings from New Gdansk could make a fortune for them. However, the extreme value in goods coming from New Gdansk have made the city vulnerable to many of its hostile neighbors, such as the religious group in Świętno, which held most of Kiezyn's traffic. New Gdansk is controlled and governed by a monarchy, led by none other than a man named Koriuka III. He had been king of this monarchy since its founding, and has absolute power over decisions in the monarchy. However, his rule is severely opposed by many of New Gdansk's inhabitants, believing him to be none other than an insane individual.
==== Starobryzn ====
Starobryzn before the outbreak was one of Zedrutia's largest cities, only behind the port city of Byeradzina, and also one of Zedrutia's oldest cities, having been founding during Koriuka I's reign in the 1200s. When the outbreak struck Zedrutia on the 18th of June 2001, the city was not immediately affected by the outbreak, nor did the city quickly collapse as soon as the outbreak struck the country, as it was only spreading all throughout Southern Zedrutia, where cities such as Byeradzina or Bełtów quickly fell during the outbreak. When the Zedrutian Armed Forces were forced to retreat from Byeradzina, they soon withdrew from Southern Zedrutia to protect the cities in Northern Zedrutia from falling to the infected. All roads leading to Starobryzn from the south were blockaded, and bridges on the Lawezlo River had been blown up to stop the virus from spreading to Starobryzn. Instead, Starobryzn fell within a matter of 8 hours. This was due to the Zedrutian Armed Forces being unaware of the total nature of the virus when it came to how it was spread, or how to actually deal with it. There were isolated cases in Starobryzn by the time the Zedrutian Armed Forces had reached there, and soon thousands of people had become infected by the hours as the Zedrutian Armed Forces kept falling back. Eventually, they evacuated along with many of the survivors to the Kiezyn Greater Area, and soon Starobryzn was abandoned. 
In the modern day, Starobryzn is now under the control of an absolute monarchy, with the king being a paranoid tyrant. The king believed that the outbreak was as a result of humanity's heavy reliance on technology and medicine, believing that medicine had helped the virus to be able to infect people. As a result, technology, including medicine, has been largely prohibited by the king in Starobryzn, and he has turned the city into a medieval feudal society. Technology had become so feared by almost all people within Starobryzn, that they had forcefully expelled all of those who were accused of touching or possessing technology, including things such as medicines. Starobryzn also had its own army, but most of its equipment and weaponry are similar to that of armies in the medieval periods. 
==== Byeradzina ====
==== Kromzańskie ====
==== Świętno ====
==== Chotyń ====
==== Dziatyczyn ====
==== Prochod ====
==== Bełtów ====
=== Republic of Crimsonia ===
==== Kradovo ====
==== Telvinra ====
==== West Ribolov ====
==== Kardam ====
==== Plovdan ====
==== Dimitrovgrad ====
==== Trobvinkagrad ====
==== Kazanlek ====
=== St. Ark Federation ===
==== Heightsbound ====
==== Hainesbend ====
==== Jefferson City ====
==== Hadshellad ====
==== Jahresville ====
==== Nation City ====
==== Rowler City ====
==== Raheron ====
==== Tundraville ====
==== Moresita ====
==== Wilkaus ====
==== Sauspas ====