In the not-too-distant future, in the wake of a nuclear war, the world is doomed to be a lifeless wasteland. But as the first bomb dropped, something strange happened. High doses of radiation became an inconvenience instead of a death sentence. Dismemberment was completely fixable with some stitches and some rest. A knife to the heart would only put someone out for a few days. Even those whose bodies were completely gone from the blasts remained as ghosts, able tossess objects and remain present in the world.