@Lady Luna: I'm... rather terrible at explaining things, truth be told. However, if you're interested-
In the game's universe there are people with powers known as Conduits (or Bio-Terrorists, depending on who you're talking to). The public is aware of their existence and tends to fear them, though they are not without sympathizers.
Due to events in previous games, most Conduits are dead. The remaining ones are being hunted down by the D.U.P. (Department of Unified Protection), a government agency created specifically to arrest Conduits. (This organization is responsible for the term "Bio-Terrorist", by the way.)
Brooke Augustine, the game's antagonist, is director of the D.U.P. and a Conduit herself, with the power to manipulate concrete.
Delsin Rowe (the game's protagonist) butts heads with her several times, and reveals during their final confrontation that he "has figured out she staged the Conduit escape at Akomish to instill fear in the population and give the D.U.P. a reason to continue their regime."
Augustine responds by telling him that she was only doing what she had to to save the Conduits, even if it meant imprisoning them to protect them from the general population.
You go on to defeat her after that, and the ending can go one of two ways:
"If Delsin has good Karma, he spares Augustine and exposes her crimes to the world. She is arrested and the D.U.P. disbands. Delsin, Fetch and Eugene convince the humans that they can peacefully coexist with the Conduits. All of the imprisoned Conduits are freed. Delsin returns to the reservation and heals the tribe members, then paints a mural dedicated to Reggie.
If Delsin has evil Karma, he kills Augustine and, together with Fetch and Eugene, takes control of Seattle. He releases all of the imprisoned Conduits and absorbs their powers. Upon returning to the reservation, Delsin is met by a wheelchair-bound Betty who banishes him from the tribe for the killings in Seattle. Shocked and angered, Delsin destroys the entire reservation."
Due to events in previous games, most Conduits are dead. The remaining ones are being hunted down by the D.U.P. (Department of Unified Protection), a government agency created specifically to arrest Conduits. (This organization is responsible for the term "Bio-Terrorist", by the way.)
Brooke Augustine, the game's antagonist, is director of the D.U.P. and a Conduit herself, with the power to manipulate concrete.
Delsin Rowe (the game's protagonist) butts heads with her several times, and reveals during their final confrontation that he "has figured out she staged the Conduit escape at Akomish to instill fear in the population and give the D.U.P. a reason to continue their regime."
Augustine responds by telling him that she was only doing what she had to to save the Conduits, even if it meant imprisoning them to protect them from the general population.
You go on to defeat her after that, and the ending can go one of two ways:
"If Delsin has good Karma, he spares Augustine and exposes her crimes to the world. She is arrested and the D.U.P. disbands. Delsin, Fetch and Eugene convince the humans that they can peacefully coexist with the Conduits. All of the imprisoned Conduits are freed. Delsin returns to the reservation and heals the tribe members, then paints a mural dedicated to Reggie.
If Delsin has evil Karma, he kills Augustine and, together with Fetch and Eugene, takes control of Seattle. He releases all of the imprisoned Conduits and absorbs their powers. Upon returning to the reservation, Delsin is met by a wheelchair-bound Betty who banishes him from the tribe for the killings in Seattle. Shocked and angered, Delsin destroys the entire reservation."
As for our story, maybe a better question I should have asked is if magic has been subjected to science. Not necessarily to explain how it works, but rather to ensure it's not fraudulent and is a phenomenon that, albeit unexplainable, can genuinely happen.
