The delicate balance that encourages life on Earth is disturbed.  Dust storms ravage the midland plains, drought seasons never seem to end, and poisoned rain constantly infects the little arable land that’s left.  The Chaladonians fully understand that the old ways, the habits that led to the Fall of Man, are to blame for nature’s wayward course.  This is why the Chaladonians sequester themselves in the easterly isles, away from the rest of the world.  For generations, Chaladonians have been able to nurture their environment back to health only because they’ve had no interference from those who don’t understand or care for their ways.

Few have ever set foot on the Isles of Chaladon.  At first glance, one might think that the Chaladonians simply bask in their tropical paradise. In fact, their way of life is a direct consequence of their diligent pursuit of science, logic, and reverence for the natural.  Advanced agricultural techniques are used to grow foodstuffs in communal gardens.  There’s always more than enough to eat, despite the lack of acreage.  While not growing food, many Chaladonians participate in local universities to teach, discuss rhetoric, and prepare for the world’s ever-changing circumstances.

The islanders generally have no desire to venture far from the isles since everything they need is right at home.  Those who do travel are part of scientific expeditions to observe new biomes and research the wonders that live there.  They know that, with deliberation and careful experimentation, there’s always a way to elevate an ecosystem.  Recent expeditions, though, have revealed troubling findings.  In order to survive, the island dwellers changed their lives and habits to fit the land, but the mainlanders constantly force the land to change instead.  It’s clear to the Chaladonians that Man will always be on the losing side of this battle.

Many campaigns that the Chaladonians have conducted on the mainland haven’t produced the desired results.  Across the land, careless destruction still persists.  The islanders’ cordial approach has failed and the remaining options are dire.  To the islanders, it’s no longer about changing others’ ways.  The habits of their neighbors are arriving at Chaladonian shores, like a tsunami sparked by a faraway earthquake.  Soon, the tsunami will reach the shores of this paradise isle and destroy it.  The only logical solution is to eliminate the root of the problem and put an end to it all.