Introduction: A Slow-Burn Sci-Fi Epic inspired by the world of Brian Jacques' Redwall. Talking mice, gun-wielding rabbits, squirrels with mechanized armor and swords, and badgers whose minds flood with prophecy--and madness.Mood: The small desperately hope in a darkening world. Cozy feasts. Corpo-Feudalism.The forests disappear. The oceans are devoid of life. The atmosphere simmers with heat and storm.Corporate warfare breaks out across the continents. The climate storms grow too great for animals to survive, even in the cities that are left. Even as the news stays silent, a great many animals are on the move, trying to find their next safe haven. To take full advantage of the displacement of billions, corporate lords construct  Ziggurats--massive pyramid megastructures built from endless strip-mined stone.Storm after storm proves that these imposing structures are the only thing that will survive the destruction, while desperation makes monsters of those outside. Space is at a premium. The stars are out of reach. Technology stalls, plagues appear in the deep liminal halls of the Ziggurats.And across the world, market demand is clear. Life is worthless.Power is all.Those who rule the Ziggurats, will rule this dying world....