On the planet Thear it is the Broken Age. The living deity
has vanished leaving the godchildren, the DaiShei'An a hunted and diminished race and their minions the Eohlythid, once the mentors of humanity, scattered in the face of the rise of Shiok - the mad god.

Upon the shores of the Northern Coastal Marches, the remnants
of the last crusade against Shiok came to rest and gave birth to the
nation of Nebezzenatt. Ruled by the descendants of the DaiShei'An founders, Nebezzenatt became fractured and manipulated by mighty Cabals of industry. And through their wealth, will and power the endless city, Ashendrya, was built. And it is in the claustrophobic streets, gilded halls of the Cabals and the ruins of past glories that the rule of Ascendency will be decided.

Ascendancy is the first sourcebook for FateStorm upon Thear. With a rich history and detailed setting Ascendancy draws the player into a world of political intrigue and power-plays; psychotic serial killers and obsessed fetish gangs; derranged cults calling forth entities from the darkest reaches of the Soluüs, bent upon the corruption of Thear and the spheres of existence. The players may take on the role of members of a cabal, magical asseath, professional martial artists, vigilantes or gladiators, a member of the seven clans of the Septnarok or an adept - wielding science as a tool and weapon.