The Moon

## History

The Moon was the first extra celestial body that humanoids from Earth traveled two and colonized. Many humans and fey from Russia were the winners of the space race and laid claim to the moon. Upon traversing to the dark side, they discovered that Artemis, the goddess of the moons had created her outpost there. Most of the population was ready to join Artemis in her hunt and abandon the society of earth, but their partners from east Asia weren’t as agreeable. The tensions led to a war that took place mainly in Russia and went on for quite some time, but it was ended when east asian fey released a massive spell that plunged Russia into an eternal iceage. The Russian humanoids and fey all fled to the moon or died out.

## Modern society

Today, society on the moon is split in two, one side, called Brightrise, is the side seen by the earth, meanwhile, the dark side of the moon is called the Shadowfell.

### Brightrise

After the settlers from the war moved to Shadowfell, Artemis moved her base to Brightrise. Her hunters built a permanent outpost here, her influence makes it a safe place for Hunters and their guests despite the lack of atmosphere. The only wormholes on the moon go to this side and are policed by the hunters.

### Shadowfell

The original settlers from Earth moved to this side to hide after the war. The colonies here are built as camouflaged domes to further prevent other planets from seeing them, this dark way of life has earned its inhabitants the name Shadows.

* Shadows include:
	+ Drow
	+ Svirfneblin
	+ Duergar
	+ Driders

## The Hunt

Artemis's hunt (simply called “The Hunt”) is a group of anarchists led by Artemis herself. They want to escape the capitalism and bureaucracy plaguing the planets in the solar system, so most of their permanent outposts are constructed on the moons, with their main one being on The Moon. To join the hunt, one must swear off sex and romance, as well as money and nonessential material belongings, but those rules are less strict as they are sometimes needed for missions. Hunters have all of their weapons laced in moonrocks which have the same qualities as silvered weapons, they’re especially adept at killing those that betrayed The Hunt.

While The Hunt was originally made as a girls club for Artemis to avoid the temptations of men, today, people of all genders are allowed in, though because one of the benefits of joining is immortality, it is still primarily women.

Once a hunter joins the hunt, Artemis releases their spirit animal and they become a shifter. Only those with a true hunter’s spirit are even allowed to join the hunt (which is why the only shifters are based on large cats/dogs). Those that abandon the hunt must run from it, they’re often reduced to scavenging off livestock as the hunt is less likely to mobilize in civilized areas, this is where the myth of werewolves and the like comes from and these dissenters are often called such.

When not on a moon, The Hunt tends to stick to natural areas, recruiting large cats and dogs to their side, sometimes even monsters like Displacer Beast from the Shadowfell. Hunters tend to be Rangers, but Druids, Fighters, Rogues, and even Monks aren’t unheard of.