Earth

Global Population
The third world war slashed the population from 7 billion worldwide to only 2.8 million in the immediate aftermath. After  generations of living hand-to-mouth, societies have re-grown and total 30 million worldwide.

Global Technology Level
The technology divide is greater than ever before. Some simple villages still struggle to get by; whilst other cities have overtaken their pre-War technology levels! The most impressive known case is the Brotherhood of the Old Keep (Faction) / Invictus Illuminati (Faction) alliance, who have pulled Earth into the Gravity Age.

The Living Planet
Greenland - ice has melted, replaced by a purple forest of mutated tree-like algea structures.

Amazon - delicate balance has also been upset, giving rise to new evolutions of vegetation.