The year is 2065. The world has changed. Ravaging diseases and 
computer viruses have brought humanity the brink of disaster.
 
 Magic has returned to the world allowing those with the will 
to use it, extraordinary powers and abilities.
 
 The lines between man and machine have blurred as science finds 
new ways to incorporate cybernetic wonders into flesh.
 
 Data pirates in the new world called Deckers, interface with the
virtual reality of the matrix to plunder one of the worlds remaining
commodities; information.
 
 Unexplained Genetic Expression as it is called changed the race lines
from color to species as Trolls, Elves, and other creatures of legend
emerged from all walks of life.
 
 Corporations who are powers unto themselves put on a warm and fuzzy
face to the public while striking each other in silent shadow wars 
using freelance agents known as Shadowrunners.
 
 This is Shadowrun, and the setting for the MUD known as Deckeon. 
For nearly a decade Deckeon has strived to recreate the Third edition
Shadowrun game in a role playing enforced MUD.