Eightyearsafteracataclysmanddiseaseravagedthehumanrace-leavingjustoneineverytensurviving-,allsocialstructureshavecrumbledlikesandcastles.Toofewstillliveforanythingtohavebeenreconstructed.Allremaininganimalshavebeenconsumedandnosowinghasyetbeenpossible.ItisManathismostbasic,destitutelevel.Twogroupsinhabitthedesolateandabandonedland:packsoforphanedchildreninaferalstate,livinganomadiclife-stylefortheirsafety,andadults(withtheiroffspring),barelysurvivinganybetterbylivingofftheirmeat.Itisawaronlythemostdesperateofthetwowillwin.