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 This is the story of a woman named "Pyre" and the tragedy that haunts her.

From an early age, Pyre had an unhealthy fascination with fire. She'd become so entranced by the flames, she would absent-mindedly burn herself.
One day, while playing with matches, she carelessly burned her house down.

At her teen years she realized she had to work to live, so she became a cook. That way she could play with fire as she prepared meals.
Tragedy struct again as she burned the kitchen down and got fired.

With nowhere to go she went into Rimworld where she met Nier, the Inventor; and Stardew, the farmer.
The three of them together managed to create a settlement which they called "Edin". Together they could do everything. Nier focused on research, construction and planning. Pyre was their artist, hunter, cook and doctor, having learned how to treat injuries from years of burning herself. Stardew farmed and took care of animals. Hauling, cleaning, building; were all tasks they'd do together, which brought them close.
They got so close, that she tried to flirt with Nier, but got shot down. Eventually she understood why, as Nier and Stardew started dating. To relieve stress from work and rejection she would randomly start fires over the base.
Nier and Stardew were understanding and always supported her.

One day, a group of Androids from another colony visited. One of them was named "Hopey". Hopey enjoyed her stay and loved the three settlers so much she left her colony behind and joined Edin. Obviously, the Android colony didn't appreciate the desertion, however the other visitors spoke highly of Edin, so more Androids kept visiting and the two colonies becames allies. Hopey fit in nicely, and inspired Nier to create Droids that could help around the base, eventually he was even to create an Android as advanced as Hopey.

Edin got attacked by animals and raiders multiple times, however, they never managed to get past the traps the settlers built.

Pyre soon learned how to harness the power of fire and became attuned with the element, controlling it so well she could not only dry ground so they could build over it, but also create fireballs to kill invaders. She would eventually learn how to create a giant flaming ball powerful enough to burn an entire forest in seconds, and what she called a "fire claw" which would burn anything in its path. Hopey also eventually learned to harness the power of the elements, in her case, lightning; but that came at a later date.

Nier was then messaged, a man was being chased by pirates and was asking for safety. That man, whose name was "DeadEye", was Nier father. In Rimworld ages are a bit weird, and his father was just a few years older than him and very much still in his youth.
Nier asked Stardew to get a room ready and called Pyre and Hopey to fight. Before leaving the base he grabbed a sniper rifle and a meal to give his father. With the four of them fighting the pirates didn't stand a chance. Hopey and Nier gave supportive fire while Pyre burned them and DeadEye shot them, one by one, headshot after headshot, showing the crew where he got his name.
DeadEye was fascinated by Pyre's power, and Pyre was impressed by DeadEye's accuracy and how quickly he took down the pirates who chased him. With time, they became a couple.

Edin seemed unconquerable, the perfect colony. Droids would do the task no one wanted to do like clean, haul, and cremate dead raiders. The group was happy and powerful. All seemed well. Even a siege couldn't stop them. Dozens of raiders started to setup near the colony, however Nier saw their drop pods and gathered the group. A mix of Fire, Lighting and Bullets made short work of them all. So they returned to their home to take a much needed rest. This was their last.

From the ground, in the main corridor, Insects popped out, three hives, dozens of insects. The started breaking down doors, destroying everything. They didn't have time to plan, worst of all, they never had a fight in such a tight space and weren't ready for it. Nier was the first to fall while getting Stardew to safety, sadly, Stardew tried to rescue him and fell down aswell. The Droids didn't stand a chance either, the insects destroyed their batteries and they exploded. The fire spread and caught Hopey, but with her last bit of energy she stunned the insects so Pyre and DeadEye could escape. DeadEye used this opportunity to try and rescue his son but ended up getting downed by heatstroke and burns. Pyre couldn't do anything to save him and she watched as her Husband burned alive. She dragged Hopey out and tried to tend to her but the insects broke the door to escape the Inferno inside the base. Pyre walked towards them and used all of the rage, hatred, and grief she felt to fuel her and unleashed a Fireball so powerful it rivals the Flames of Hell. It pierced through the insects, burning them alive, killing them all with one shot. She fell to the ground after that and passed out. With Pyre passed out, and Hopey's injuries untended, the Android soon died. Pyre woke up hours later, she realized she was surrounded by ash, blood, android fuel. Behind her she saw Hopey's corpse. In front of her she saw nothing but smoke. All food was burned. All her friends died. All she worked for was destroyed. She couldn't even burry her loved ones as their corpses were nothing but ash. She buried Hopey, and grabbed a handful of ashes to take with her. She promised herself to never use her power again. For the first time in her life, fire wasn't beautiful, it was a reminder of all she lost.



Note: This is modded Rimworld (Androids, Magic, Hospitality). English isn't my main language so I apologize for mistakes. Some details here may be slightly different to what happened because I'm writing this off of memory. To make the story more pleasant to read some things are more detailed (at the end I moved her over to the corridor and stood still, before making a caravan and leaving off the map, the idea was to have her do something with the ashes of her loved ones but obviously that can't happen in the game). She did also fall asleep after the last attack, guess she was tired, I didn't wake her up to tend to Hopey because it was a good end for the story. I don't remember exactly what the Adulthood backstory is but I remember reading "cook" and "fire".

Hope you enjoyed this story, and hopefully next time I start a new story(save) I take some screenshots so if the story is good I can upload them.