Falterra and Alinea are worlds full of twists and nuance as result of the great quake of 1931.New species have been born due to the radioactive material being spread by the new government and humans have learned to conform or defect.
What sets ours apart from other dystopian worlds, is that the quake uncovered fabled lost cities, species, affording us the opportunity to capitalize on the history of these mythologies.