A continent-sized island appeared in the Pacific without a ripple. One person returned alive. Now everyone is going. You know better. You went anyway.
Helia is an AI-powered survival game where every decision costs water. The AI narrates. You choose. Injury, exhaustion, creature behavior, companion loyalty — all of it resolves behind the narration. You never see the math. You feel the consequences.
Before Helia takes everything else, it needs your name. This is what gets carved into whatever is left when you're gone.
Your profession sets your starting stats, your two skills, and what you notice first. Everyone sees Helia differently.
Four stats. Four numbers. Your profession modifier applies after assignment.
Each stat starts at 8. 15 points to spend. Maximum stat of 13.
Choose 3 to 7 items from your life on Earth. Some will cross the membrane. Some won't. You don't know which until you arrive.
This doesn't change the mechanics. It changes the narration. The AI will know why you came. It will reference it.
Four companions are with you. Some will survive the cliffs.