Fort Umson

Fort Umson was an Outsider settlement founded by Gabriel Diaz and his wife, Reyna, some time after the end of the Locust War. Following the death of Gabriel, Reyna became the leader of the community, supported by her brother-in-law, Oscar Diaz. Like other Outsiders, its inhabitants refused to live under the COG jurisdiction and chose to live on their own in the Seran Wilds. Reyna's village struggled with power outages, causing the Outsiders to raid old COG power plants and wage a guerrilla war against the reformed Coalition of Ordered Governments by conducting small scale raids.

History[]

Outsider Movement[]

Following the end of the Locust War and Lambent Pandemic in 17 A.E., the survivors of the Hammer of Dawn Strikes known as the Stranded still held disdain for the Coalition of Ordered Governments. When the COG began to rebuild civilization, those who refused to live inside COG jurisdiction were referred to as Outsiders - and their movement was living off the land and free from a totalitarian government. During the Interwar Period, former COG Army Lt. Colonel Gabriel Diaz and his wife Reyna were disillusioned by the COG and led their own village within Fort Umson, which also served as a home for their daughter, Kait Diaz. In 30 A.E., Gabriel perished from Rustlung and was succeeded as Chief by Reyna, and was later joined by his brother, Oscar Diaz.

When resources and supplies became low, the Outsiders took to raiding old COG power plants and facilities. After exhausting most areas, the Outsiders turned to invading COG Settlements and stealing Fabricators, an advanced piece of technology capable of creating supplies and resources. Fort Umson was then joined by former COG soldiers James Dominic Fenix and Delmont Walker, who became disillusioned by the COG after they witnessed the protest massacre at Settlement 2. They took part in the raids and became good friends with Kait Diaz. Six months later, on the 25th anniversary of the Victory Day; JD, Del, Oscar and Kait raided Settlement 5 for its Fabricator, which led to an escalation of hostilities between them and the COG. Fort Umson was attacked by a large detachment of DeeBees, causing severe damage to the village.

Swarm Invasion[]

Hours after the attack, the village was ambushed by mysterious creatures later known as the Swarm. Villagers were enveloped in creatures called Snatchers, led by their leader, the Speaker. Everyone except for JD, Del, Kait, and traders Mackenzie and Eli were abducted. JD and Del decided to ask help from JD's father, Marcus Fenix.

Marcus Fenix believed that the Swarm was connected to the Locust, and believed that answers would be found in the abandoned Osmium mine beneath Fort Reval, where the COG dumped the crystallized bodies of the Locust Horde 25 years prior. Upon being kidnapped by a Snatcher and later rescued by his son and friends, Marcus learned that the Locust never died and evolved into the Scions. They created the Swarm to rebuild their army, and do so by capturing humans and placing them in pods, which then dissolve and kill the host, rearranging them into Juvies and later Drones. Marcus revealed that all those captured from the Diaz village had died and turned into the Swarm.

Oscar, who had escaped from the Snatcher, survived, but Reyna was personally kidnapped and taken to the Swarm Hive located behind the Tollen Dam. After acquiring back-up, Kait and her friends managed to find Reyna, only mutated and attached to the heart of the Hive. Reyna asked Kait for release, which would result in her death. Kait followed her mother's wishes and euthanized her. The Diaz village has been mostly eradicated now and abandoned, with few survivors left.