Earth and Mars both had tectonic bombs dropped on them by the Exians during the war. The science is complicated, but basically Earth took far more damage than Mars did. Europe is gone, as are most of Northern Africa and Western Asia. The crust was shattered, leaving endless expanses of massive shards of rock alongside abyssal fissues, both of which are constantly being slammed by Earthquakes. The damage decreases the further away you get, leaving large swathes of the world largely uninhabitable, but the lands around the pacific rim are still pretty much untouched. The people living there have bounced back from the war admirably, and are rapidly working on rebuilding from the damage and re-establishing Earth's place among the stars.
Most Earthlings today come from southern Africa, Australia, The western half of the Americas, eastern Asia, or from various Polynesian islands.
Earth
Earth and Mars both had tectonic bombs dropped on them by the Exians during the war. The science is complicated, but basically Earth took far more damage than Mars did. Europe is gone, as are most of Northern Africa and Western Asia. The crust was shattered, leaving endless expanses of massive shards of rock alongside abyssal fissues, both of which are constantly being slammed by Earthquakes. The damage decreases the further away you get, leaving large swathes of the world largely uninhabitable, but the lands around the pacific rim are still pretty much untouched. The people living there have bounced back from the war admirably, and are rapidly working on rebuilding from the damage and re-establishing Earth's place among the stars.
Most Earthlings today come from southern Africa, Australia, The western half of the Americas, eastern Asia, or from various Polynesian islands.
IMPORTS: Raw materials, tourist crap.
EXPORTS: Manufactured goods, adventurers.
EARTHLING STEREOTYPES: Arrogant, Determined, Passionate