PHR Battlefleet

One year before the Scourge invasion, an alien artifact known as the White Sphere crashes onto Earth. Powered by an unprecedented artificial intelligence, it quickly seizes control of all planetary communication networks and broadcasts a message to every individual. It warns of a catastrophic threat approaching from space and offers humanity a choice: flee in exchange for advanced technology capable of saving them. Days before the Scourge devastates Earth, those who heed the warning depart in haste, becoming the Abandonists—forever disgraced in the eyes of those who stayed behind.