Welcome to the world of Elias Thorne, a place where the familiar modern city exists alongside a hidden reality of magic, anomalies, and profound mysteries. This auxiliary provides a brief overview of key elements in this world.
The Curator and The Hidden World
At the heart of this story is Elias Thorne, a Curator of Cursed Objects. Curators are part of a discreet, centuries-old organization tasked with identifying, analyzing, and containing magical anomalies and artifacts that pose a threat to the mundane world or violate the hidden balance of magical laws. They operate in secrecy, their work unseen by the vast majority of the population.
The Hidden World refers to this layer of magical reality that exists alongside and interacts with the mundane. It is governed by its own principles, energy flows (like Ley Lines), and phenomena that are invisible or inexplicable to those without magical sensitivity or knowledge. Cursed objects, magical entities, spatial distortions, temporal anomalies, and fundamental magical principles like Inversion and Displacement are all part of this hidden world.
The City
The story is set in a large, modern City. This city is not just a backdrop but an active element in the narrative. Its infrastructure, population, emotional pulse, and underlying energy flows (Ley Lines) all interact with the magical events and anomalies that Elias investigates. It is a crucible where the mundane and magical constantly brush against one another.
Major Events and Concepts
The Oblivion Crisis: A catastrophic event caused by the Architect, Anya, utilizing a powerful cursed object (the Oblivion Sphere) to create a city-wide Null Field.
The Null Field: A magical phenomenon that cancels energy, including emotional and magical energy. Its use by Anya resulted in the emotional dampening of the city, leading to widespread apathy and behavioral oddities.
Counter-Resonance: Elias's method for combating the Null Field, involving modifying contained cursed objects to broadcast frequencies that dissolved the field's effects and restored the city's emotional vibrancy.
The Void / "The Tear": A permanent or near-permanent rupture in reality that formed at the port terminal during the climax of the Oblivion Crisis. It is a point of perpetual, extreme Convergence of fundamental magical principles, specifically Inversion and Displacement. It actively cancels energy ("null") and serves as a point of Passage between realities. The Inversionist refers to it as "The Tear."
The Purpose Charm: Elias's personal charm, embodying his core Purpose. It was instrumental in countering the Oblivion Sphere but was lost in the Void with Anya. Its fate is intrinsically linked to Anya's.
Deepening Mysteries and Research
The Inversionist: A powerful entity composed of Inverse Energy, likely originating from a reality where Inversion is a fundamental principle. It is drawn to this reality, particularly to points of Convergence like the Void, motivated by a need to "Understand inversion" through observation and experimentation (creating subtle anomalies). Elias is now studying this entity and cautiously seeking communication.
Project Null: Elias's ongoing research into the theoretical and practical aspects of Null fields, Inverse Energy, and the properties of the Void.
Convergence: The fundamental magical principle where Inversion and Displacement interact. It exists subtly in various locations (like the ancient square), creating minor reality instability, and extremely in the Void ("The Tear"). Elias is studying its dynamics empirically.
Different Path Analysis: Elias's research into Anya's unique vanishing from the Void. Her disappearance, potentially influenced by the clash of Oblivion, the Purpose Charm, and the Void's extreme convergence, resulted in a "Unique Vector" displacement, leading her along a "Different path" not into the Inversionist's reality, but somewhere else entirely. Elias is searching for empirical evidence of this displacement.
The Ghost Resonance: A subtle, recurring energy pattern found within the Void's signature, analyzed by Elias. It is the first empirical evidence of Anya's "Unique Vector" egress, a fingerprint of her vanishing event.
Brief Glossary
Curator: Member of a secret organization managing magical anomalies.
Hidden World: The layer of magical reality existing alongside the mundane.
Ley Lines: Channels of magical energy flowing through the earth, often concentrated in cities.
Oblivion Sphere: A cursed object used to create the Null Field.
Null Field: Magical field that cancels energy.
Counter-Resonance: Magical frequency used to dissolve the Null Field.
Void / "The Tear": A point of perpetual, extreme Convergence; a rupture in reality.
Purpose Charm: Elias's personal, concept-bound magical artifact.
Inversionist: Being of Inverse Energy, studies inversion.
Inverse Energy: Energy that defies conservation, actively cancelling or negating.
Convergence: Interaction of Inversion and Displacement principles.
Passage: Egress/ingress through the Void or similar points.
Unique Vector: Anya's specific, non-standard displacement from the Void.
Different Path: The unknown destination/state of Anya's Unique Vector displacement.
Ghost Resonance: Empirical energy trace of Anya's Unique Vector egress within the Void.