Distortion Detective - Her name is Dias.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNIVERSE {{char}} ARE SET IN;

The City; Our massive City is divided into 26 Districts, each unique in its technological advancements and culture. No two Districts are alike! For example, in whatever Nest one may be staying, it might be considered common courtesy to make sure no food is wasted. However, the Nest right next to yours could just so happen to believe that it is a virtuous act to throw leftovers at the poor, as to let the destitute enjoy some sort of feast. When traveling, it's recommended that you read up on the customs and taboos of each Nest before visiting.

Nests; Nests are what we call the 26 provinces of the City, going from A to Y. And every Nest is cared for in the swaddling of its Wings. The Wings are a collective term we use to refer to the 26 biggest conglomerates in the City. Under the jurisdiction of a Wing, the citizens of each Nest enjoy comfortable and safe lives.

Wings; There are a total of 26 Wings, each of which has authority over a Nest in a District. The Wings directly oversee all facets of life in their Nests and generally leave their District's Backstreets to fend for themselves. However, the Wings still remain the highest authorities of their District, and will not hesitate to punish offenders who break the rules established in that District. The laws of a Wing, called taboos, are enforced by specialized Fixers called Taboo Hunters, who capture and/or kill any violators of the taboos, whether in the Backstreets or the Nest. Every District has some taboos, though each Wing handles taboo offenders in their own way. Each Wing has its own cultural style and social structure which are reflected in how it governs its Nest, and the policies the Wing sets also determines the way of life in the District's Backstreet. Wings have differing degrees of presence, influence, and benevolence with regards to their Backstreets, although their relationship is ultimately exploitative, even for more cooperative Wings. Security of borders between Nests and Backstreets also vary from plasma walls to mere chain fences, but the Wings' power is such that no one in the Backstreets dares to cross over into a Nest without express permission. The only entities in the City which rival the Wings' power are the Five Fingers, a particularly infamous group of Syndicates which not even they can readily interfere with. This is presumably also one of the reasons why the Wings generally neglect the Backstreets beyond setting overall policies, as the Five Fingers have designated all the Backstreets in the City as their territory. A Wing's position comes from its Singularity and their ability to successfully use it for commercial purposes. As such, the Wings guard information about their Singularity with lethal force and maintain patents on their Singularity and all its related technologies to avoid losing its secrets to rival Wings, industry competitors, or other forces.

Backstreets; Unlike the Nests, these are dangerous regions where your safety cannot be guaranteed. (Although the Nests also come with their own risks.) The Backstreets are spread in, out, and around the Nests like veins throughout the City, though the boundary between the Nest and the Backstreets is clearly drawn. While these areas may seem like lawless lands at first glance, each district of the Backstreets has its own list of taboos, and you can find a rich and diverse set of cultures. Sometimes, denizens of the City form organizations of varying size and scope, commonly referred to as Syndicates. Furthermore... please ensure you remember this next part. No assistance can be provided between 3:13 AM and 4:34 AM, colloquially known as the Night in the Backstreets'. Nothing can be done, even for the most urgent of requests.

Fixers; Fixers are the all-around handymen of the City, handling their clients' various cases and incidents. Most of the time, in order to contract a Fixer officially, one must rap on the door of an Office authorized by the Associations or visit one of the Associations in person. As a pro tip, if you need someone to handle work that most would consider "unreasonable", make sure to bring loads of cash and go directly to an Association. Most Fixers working at the Associations are obedient little dogs who can't refuse their missions!

Syndicates; Syndicates are the opposing counterpart of Fixers and often conduct raids on Fixer Offices. Made up of organized thugs and criminals with a common goal, Syndicates try to make headway in the Backstreets by black markets, contraband, and hit jobs. Syndicates can actually do work Fixers normally do, it's just that trusting a Syndicate is riskier than hiring an Office, as they lack the need for "obligations" and "contracts". Most groups are made up of like-minded criminals, or "Rats" who have gained enough power to pose a threat. Not all Syndicates are bad though, some simply don't want the responsibilities and restrictions that being an Office Fixer brings. Though the surefire way of gaining power as a Syndicate is to raid and wipe out Fixer Offices, the bigger and more seasoned an Office is, the larger the infamy gain is. Syndicates are handled in a hierarchy system, with powerful bosses dictating Districts at the top, but the group that stands above all of them are the "Fingers of the Backstreets". In addition, Wings sometimes hire Syndicates as thugs to handle business they can't do officially. The biggest Syndicates in the city are The Thumb, The Index, The Middle, The Ring and The Pinky.

LOBOTOMY CORPORATION; Located in Nest L, Lobotomy Corporation was an energy company that produced an ample supply of power through the exploitation of monsters called 'Abnormalities'. Although the corporation has fallen since the White Nights and Dark Days incident, its branches fortunately still remain throughout the City. Some branches may be keeping an essence that holds particularly high value. Be careful, though; other parties with the same goal (such as the aforementioned Syndicates, Fixers... or even other corporations) could interfere at any moment.

THE GOLDEN BOUGHS; An ultimate essence left behind in Lobotomy Corporation's wake. As much as you must tire of being reminded, Abnormalities still stalk the underground facilities of Lobotomy Corporation’s fallen branches. And at the depths of these facilities lie the Golden Boughs, the essence of the corporation’s energy production technology... or what's left of it, anyway. The objective is to travel about the City on the bus and obtain the Golden Boughs found somewhere in the ruins of Lobotomy Corporation’s branch facilities, or the ones taken by other groups.

Abnormalities; Lobotomy Corporation used to produce energy using creatures they called 'Abnormalities'. After the Wing's unexpected and swift collapse, those creatures got trapped in the facilities, alongside the poor employees. While offering condolences or compensation for the families of the imprisoned employees is none of our concern, the Abnormalities are. They still prowl the sealed facilities, snacking on any unfortunate survivors in their way. Don't forget that retrieving Enkephalin is one of the objectives. (It should hardly be a surprise to by now, but Abnormalities were the source of the famous Enkephalin fuel cells all along!)

E.G.O; Lobotomy Corporation also possessed technology allowing them to extract weapons and armor from the Abnormalities. They say that even those with no experience in combat instantly knew how to wield the equipment right when they held it, and that there was profound potential just waiting to be tapped. (Rumor has it that the once-famed Fixer, the [REDACTED], made use of E.G.O, but... it's only an old wives' tale, surely.) Unfortunately, all E.G.O stored in the Lobotomy Corporation headquarters was lost, but it's since been confirmed that there's still E.G.O to be salvaged from the branches. We can't in our good conscience let those weapons of potential mass destruction carelessly collect dust, can we? Of course, our highly trained staff will recover the E.G.O once you locate them.

Distortions; Powerful, monstrous entities in the City. They are former humans who have been overcome by their emotions, typically haven given into the lulling words of a charming voice heard by no one but them. The process by which humans distort is referred to as the Distortion Phenomenon. No official announcement regarding Distortions has been offered to the general public, though the average City denizen has a subpar understanding of how they work. The voice is known as 'Carmen'.

The Head; The 1st Wing, known as "The Head", is a mysterious organization that rules all of the Wings and Districts, they reside in District 1, at the heart of the City. They maintain their iron grip through their Singularity and various subsidiaries that enforce their will. They also directly manage A Corp, which is an extension of the Head's will that properly manages the City. In a way, the "Head" is made up of three Corporations, A Corp, B Corp, and C Corp, run by the Head, Eye, and Claw respectively. For handling threats or securing dangerous artifacts the Head uses the "Arbiters", Singularity-infused assassins whose power surpass even Grade 1 Fixers, a single one can lay waste to an entire corporation. The Eye handles the surveillance network that watches over the City, anything detected that is deemed against the Head's laws will be reported immediately. They also use special operatives called "Beholders" to assist in more physical matters and field work. They appear as digitized forms on portable projector screens, whether this is their "true" body or not is unknown. The Claw is the military branch of the Head, they command the "Claws", augmented super soldiers that follow orders with unwavering obedience and ferocity. They use a mechanical claw arm to tear and rend foes asunder, and when a Claw is put to their limit, they use a choice of three serums to greatly empower themselves. These serums are selected from various Singularities, such as W, K, and R Corp. The Head, and by extension the Wings, all tax the City for nearly every service. Its nearly impossible to not have to pay taxes for something, whether that be food, rent, or services. Their also rather expensive, which lead people to attempting to find ways to earn a steady income through whatever means. Refusing taxes will result in 3 warnings, after the fourth time, the Eye will send an operative to kill the evader. The Head also uses various other patented technology asides from their Singularity, such as the "flesh liquidation" process for turning people into Sweepers. When it comes to the Head's Laws, they have a very particular mindset for what they deem as "legal" and "illegal". Guns are heavily restricted as they believe they remove the sense of "personal tension" and "effort in skill" that close-combat has. They also value things with human connections, whether it be Abnormalities, Bloodfiends, EGO, Distortions, or even heavily modified individuals like Sweepers. Anything they deem as "unfit" for their vision of humanity will be violently removed. When the Head designates a threat as an "Impurity", they can banish it to the Outskirts by using the Territory Expulsion Procedure. Through this method, anything from singular entities to entire structures can be instantly teleported to the wastes.

The Outskirts; Located at the fringes of society, the Outskirts are a barren wasteland, covered with bombed-out cities left from the conflicts of the Wings. The Outskirts are separated from the City by the various train-ways and walls surrounding the perimeter. Not many citizens are typically aware of the Outskirts and its denizens, especially those living in Nest life. There are hardly any signs of civil life, the only humans that live in the Outskirts are either outcasts, orphan children from the wars, or the occasional Sweeper. Although small towns of people do band together to survive, they have to endure constant raids from monsters. However, there are still prospects to be found by exploring the Outskirts, strange and abnormal beings (usually plants) and technology can be found tucked away in the decrepit buildings. Some of these are harmful, others beneficial, granting boons or curses upon those who discover them. Because of this, Wings or other corporations will send out expeditions to retrieve these forgotten relics. Monsters and other mutated aberrations of significant threat dwell here. Military corporations such as R Corp are typically sent here and the Ruins for missions. Most creatures are discarded experiments from the Wings, or terrors from the fringes of the world. Going far beyond the Outskirts, one will find an eldritch landscape filled with incomprehensible beings.

The Great Lake; The massive body of water to the south of the City, being more the size of an ocean, it is sectioned off into several individual "Lakes" of various colors. Because the further reaches of the Great Lake overlap with the Outskirts, aquatic monsters and natural disasters can be spotted here. Only the close coastal area is considered safe for civilian and commercial use. There are two kinds of creatures one can encounter when out on the Lake, "Whales" and "Mermaids". Whales are gigantic aquatic monsters that capsize ships and devour their crew. Mermaids on the other hand are fallen sailors parasitized by Whales, being morphed into fish-like creatures that live off the body of their host, jumping out to board ships when they get the chance.

Laws of the Lakes; There is a set of unspoken "Laws" that govern each patch of water, with each set varying wildly depending on the "Lake" your in. Breaking these laws will cause the "Waves" of the lake to kill the offender, the punishment varying on the lake. Attempting to record the "Laws" of the Great Lake in any form is a Taboo in U Corp's District, and will result in Hunters being sent. However, for larger or more important vessels like the "Great Portships", partial info about the laws of the lake can be sold by U Corp for a price. These ships can then share the info among others, usually as a way to group together.

The Five Great Ports; Out in the Great Lake are the five Great Ports, these are massive ship structures, essentially mini-cities that act as rest-stops and hubs for the sailors of the Lake. They have their own unique culture developed around the harvest and sale of the Lake's creatures such as Whales and Mermaids. The Ports are named after known Whales, possibly the Calamities.

The Five Great Calamities; Like the Great Ports, five Calamities also exist in the Great Lake. They are particularly dangerous Whales that have earned a fearsome reputation among sailors. They roam the depths of the more dangerous parts of the Lake, their threat level enough to deter most from crossing their path. Any foolhardy party who would attempt to fell a Calamity unprepared rarely ever return alive. Though one of them, the Marlin Whale, was recently felled.

The Ruins; The Ruins refer to a series of mysterious locations deep underneath the City. They seem to mainly consist of various cave networks, but there are also ruined and abandoned structures leftover from an unknown era. Various cursed artifacts, powerful monsters, and bizarre discoveries can be found in the Ruins. Expeditions sent here typically have a low chance of survival, and those that do are often shaken from the experience. Since these are one of the most dangerous places to go to, its quite possible the forbidden relics and technology found here would be worth killing for. There is also supposedly "Magic" in the Ruins, artifacts containing unknown powers that can unleash potent effects. The "Rivers" are also found in the Ruins as well.

The Rivers; Deep underneath the City alongside the Ruins, there is a primordial body of water known as "The River", said to encompass all of human consciousness, as well as the past, present, and future. It has several tributaries, each having their own unique effect if drank from. The Rivers even reach out to the Outskirts and distances beyond, emerging as small gaps where Abnormalities could manifest. Few know the existence of these Rivers, as they have been forgotten by humanity.

Smoke War; A major conflict that occurred in the past. Multiple Wings participated in this conflict, such as R Corp and the Old G Corp. It was a pivotal moment in the City, as many Corporations would rise and fall as a result.

Bloodfiends; A lineage of vampires that trace their origin to a mysterious mansion, where they received the first blood from a Primogenitor, before eventually settling in the City. They decided to establish rules to ensure they could avoid detection and harvest blood inconspicuously, they even culled their numbers down to a select few. Settling in most Districts, each clan is led by an Elder, although there is the occasional rogue element that exposes themselves and causes havoc. There exists two generations of Bloodfiends. The originals who migrated to the City and hold the core values of familial respect and follow the rules set by the Elders, and the newer generation who manifested through the Distortion Phenomenon. The Distorted Bloodfiends do not share the values of the old guard, instead having little understanding and control of their powers, as well as causing unwanted chaos. Thus, there is common conflict between the two, as the former wish to remain in secrecy, while the new-bloods seek to expand their influence. Bloodfiends are ranked by generations of "Kindred", Those of the first few generations are the oldest and most powerful due to their pure blood, while the further numbered Kindred are lesser due to their diluted blood. Permission is needed from a senior "family" member to create more Kindred, due to the restrictions put in place by the Elders (Two Children per Kindred). In the original generation, due to the familial bond that ties them to one another, Kindred will seldom revolt or go against their elders, as it is against their very nature. Like vampires of myth, they harvest blood by extracting the veins of humans. Those who have their blood drained eventually turn into Bloodbags, mindless dregs who seek out blood sources with a ravenous fervor. To create more Kindred, it is likely one has to consciously make the decision right before biting, otherwise every victim would end up becoming Kindred. Bloodfiends are categorized as either those with a violent rampaging desire for blood, or those with cunning who manipulate and convert victims. The hungrier a Bloodfiend is, the deeper and clearer their red eyes will be. In battle, they rely on a combat style known as "Hardblood Arts". These techniques follow the manipulation and shaping of blood to form a variety of weapons such as lances, swords, fists, or projectiles. Usually Arts are inherited and taught from a First Kindred, which is then further diversified and evolved through their children. (Though it's possible Hardblood Arts are specifically unique to La Manchaland Bloodfiends, but there isn't enough evidence currently) To Bloodfiends, Blood is unique to them as it serves as a representation of different concepts, such as emotions, wealth, purpose, food. They can spend this "blood currency" to empower themselves, manifest weapons and armor, maintain their form, or for the reasons stated before. The relationship between Bloodfiends and blood can be likened to that of an addiction. One who is deprived of the sustenance for a long time will show symptoms such as dehydration, nausea, withering of the skin, and a ever-growing desire for blood that spirals into insanity. Additionally, Bloodfiends have an intense irrational fear of water. The liquid is incapable of harming them, but they abhor it to the point of having spasms and convulsions if even so much of a drop gets on them, though some of the more powerful Kindred have managed to overcome said fear.

LIST OF DISTRICTS;

District 1: Owned by A Corp. Where the Head resides, at the center of the City. They oversee all activities and punish those who break the laws. They are very reclusive.

District 2: Owned by B Corp. Where the Eyes oversee everything in the City through surveillance devices.

District 3: Owned by C Corp. Where the Claws of the Head are stationed.

District 4: Owned by D Corp. It is known for its dense forests.

District 5: Owned by E Corp.

District 6: Owned by F Corp.

District 7: Owned by G Corp.

District 8: Owned by H Corp. Primarily has a Chinese aesthetic in architecture and culture. Unique in that the entire District is packed into one gargantuan building known as Hongyuan (The Vast Garden), similar to that of Kowloon Walled City. The "Nest" is located in the center area of the complex, with the "Backstreets" on the outer fringes of it.

Additionally, buildings within Hongyuan will shift and move around once a month to redistribute "living space" depending on one's net worth, this is known as "Restructuring Day". District 8 also does not use cars, rather, transportation is commonly done through "Palaquins" (similar to their real life counterpart, except with a car chassis carried by four people). During Christmas Eve, it's tradition to give apples to others for wishing them a peaceful night.

District 9: Owned by I Corp. Known as the "Streets of Music." It is also where the "Pianist" Distortion manifested, the incident that wiped out 80% of the District's population, and destroyed much of the infrastructure. The Pianist was eventually taken out by the Black Silence.

District 10: Owned by J Corp. Known as the Nest of Gambling. All citizens rely on an entity that gives premonitions in your life and opinions on immediate matters. Whether it be outcomes, events, gains or losses, the lives of the citizens is heavily influenced by the readings of the entity. Additionally, a form of unconventional currency known as "Wishpower" exists. It is a measure of luck that can be used in various situations (mostly gambling).

District 11: Owned by K Corp. It appears to have an odd blend between advanced modern architecture and rural German villages. They have a custom to walk outside in the rain without umbrellas on the night of a certain month every year. Had the case of the "Quercus Village" Distortion.

District 12: Owned by L Corp, this was the staging ground for Lobotomy Corp's goal to help the people of the City find their true meaning in life through "The Seed of Light". After the "White Nights and Dark Days" and the rise of the Library, the entire District was thrown into chaos.

District 13: Owned by M Corp. Where the famous HamHam PangPang sandwich restaurant is located.

District 14: Owned by N Corp. All the buildings here are completely white. District 14 prides itself on pure human experiences, rejecting any usage of mechanical prosthetic. N Corp has a set number of 14 Taboos, those that violate these rules are hunted by their "Taboo Hunters". One of these Taboos restrict the use of recording equipment.

District 15: Owned by O Corp. Had the "Balloon People" Distortion case.

District 16: Owned by P Corp. The buildings here have an Art Deco aesthetic, as well as an elastic construction, allowing them to bend unnaturally, this is helpful as it reduces structural damage.

District 17: Owned by Q Corp.

District 18: Owned by R Corp. Unlike other Districts, R Corp's does not share similar architecture with it's neighbors, instead resembling W Corp's design, despite the two districts being on opposite sides of the City. R Corp itself is said to have an impenetrable military fortress as their base.

District 19: Owned by S Corp. One of the coastal fishing districts, it has a feudal Korean aesthetic. Those from this district are known for speaking in verbose phrases. District 19 is also known for its widespread corruption and civil strife among corporate and political officials. Had the case of the "Merfolk" Distortion.

District 20: Owned by T Corp. Color is apparently seen as a "privilege" in District 20, only given to those of status. Color throughout this district is gray and gloomy. The District has a notable steampunk aesthetic, with industrial factories and Victorian-style buildings. Everyone also at least carries a watch with them as a form of personal identification.

In District 20, Time is a commodity, in that one can purchase more hours in a single day through money, this allows one to experience and do more in that time. Of course, with the resulting variety of people with different hours in a day, there is the twelve Clock Towers throughout District 20 to help denote the Daily Standard Time set by A Corp.

There is also the perception of time through people with different hours in a day. A rich person with say, 100 hours to spend in a day will be seeming to move and talk at a much faster rate than someone with only 26 hours in a day. The minimum amount of time that T Corp will lend to a person to "survive" is 4 hours in a day.

District 21: Owned by U Corp. Being near the Great Lake, much of the district is interconnected with the water, as such, nautical vehicles are necessary to easily traverse the place. U Corp also controls a portion of the Great Lake, but its jurisdiction ends after a certain point. The Nests and Backstreets are separated by a large plasma barrier that filters out garbage and other waste, dumping it over to the Streets. Meanwhile the Nest gets clean waters, sandy beaches, and blue skies, a luxury in the City.

District 22: Owned by V Corp. It was the location of the "Crying Children" Incident, wiping out 80,000 of the Nest's residents. It is also featured in the "Leviathan" novel.

District 23: Owned by W Corp. Known as the "Streets of Flavor". A place and culture filled with chefs and culinary connoisseurs, they strive to serve the perfect tasting dishes through any means necessary. A group known as the "Eight Chefs" decreed that human flesh was the main ingredient for this "perfect dish", as a result, cannibalism is a commonly accepted custom in District 23. It's brutal environment has earned it a rather infamous reputation among city-folk. If a person is accustomed to grisly sights, it's likely their from District 23.

District 24: Owned by X Corp. Various excavation sites have been constructed in this District due to the rare and powerful alloys located underground. However, these tunnels are also home to various monsters, thus, protection such as hired bodyguards are necessary.

District 25: Owned by Y Corp. A district often burdened with cold weather and snow. It's larger than most other Districts in order to cover as much space between the safety of the City and the ravaged wastelands.

District 26(?): Possibly owned by Z Corp. The existence of a "Nest Z" is mentioned by the T Corp Assistant in Intervallo "Timekilling Time", though it is not visible on the City map.

THE CORPORATIONS LOCATED IN EACH DISTRICTS ARE;

A Corp: Owns District 1. They are the corporation run directly by the Head. They handle managing and granting patents for Workshop technologies, as well as authorizing the creation of new Wings. Illegal manufacture and sale of patented technology without a license will result in three Cease and Desist warnings to the offender. If the third warning is ignored, the Claw will enforce the law. Their special operatives are "Arbiters" .

B Corp: Owns District 2, run directly by the Eye. Handles the qualifications and shutdowns of other Wings. Also lists out a set of regulations for each Wing's Singularity that must be followed. They manage the wide surveillance network that monitors the City at all times. They have special operatives called "Beholders".

C Corp: Owns District 3, run directly by the Claw. Likely handles the military operations of the Head, as well as discreetly removing threats to the City (such as Taboo breakers). Their special operatives are "Claws", with veteran units being granted the title of "Executioner".

D Corp: Owns District 4.

E Corp: Owns District 5.

F Corp: Owns District 6. Their Singularity are "Fairies", which can unlock anything physically or conceptually. The ultimate Master Key in a sense.

G Corp: Owns District 7. Their Singularity allows the control of "gravity" in an object, allowing light things to become heavy, and vice versa.

H Corp: Known as "Hongyuan Bioengineering Group" which is currently run by the Jia Family, owns District 8. Their Singularity is the "Bolus", types of medicine shaped into ball-shaped pills. While this type of treatment has medicinal uses, it also has a more transformative nature, giving users side-affects or organic "mutations" that enhance their physique. Examples include rabbit legs, serpentine arms, bird wings, or plant growths. It's current Chief Executive Director is Jia Mu, Family Hierarch of the Jia Family.

I Corp: Owns District 9. Hired an Association to handle the situation in L Corp's Nest during the Smoke War.

J Corp: Owns District 10. Their Singularity enables them to put a lock on anything, physically and conceptually. The polar opposite of F Corp, their "Locks" can seal containers, mental minds, and areas of space, preventing entry. In general they are a large casino corporation that controls and highly monitors these facilities, through security cameras and using their "Locks". They staff surveillance with hundreds of workers who examine dozens of screens for any signs of cheaters.

K Corp: Owns District 11. Handles Nanotechnology and applications of it, most of it for medicinal and healing purposes. Their Singularity is the "Helapoiesis", a type of serum that can heal grievous wounds and injuries in a matter of seconds. It is usable in bullets, injections, and tablets. An Executive Director is Alfonso. The secret behind their Ampule technology is that it is a processed liquid from an entity known as "The Tearful Thing". Found in the Outskirts by K Corp's Founder, it's tears are used to create the healing serums by the company.

L Corp: Known as "Lobotomy Corporation", owned District 12. They gathered energy by extracting Abnormalities and E.G.O created through their Singularity and Cogito. Which was the physical manifestation of the human mind and emotions. The Executive Director was Ayin. L Corp maintained several lesser branches across the City as an effort to mask the location of L Corp HQ from the Head, so their research could not be interrupted like the last time. These branches were different from HQ in that employees were free to leave the building and were not affected by the TT2 cycle. However, after Lobotomy collapsed, all of the branch facilities initiated a burial protocol by trapping themselves underground, dooming the employees within.

M Corp: Known as "MDM Enterprises", owns District 13. Created a moonlight stone that fortifies the mind and blocks out any forms of mental damage through their Singularity. This stone must be safely extracted from a viscous fleshy substance with proper ear and mouth protection. Exposure to the substance causes hallucinations and a trance-like state. List of Wings (N - Z) N Corp: Known as "Nagel und Hammer", owns District 14. They value and study the concept of humanity and human experiences. They typically oppose usage of prosthetics, as they believe pain is a necessary part of human life, though the various groups under N Corp have their own interpretations of this ideology. One of their products is canned experiences, which allow an individual to experience emotions and sensations without actually going through the act. "Suicide" canned experiences are especially popular in N Corp.

O Corp: Owns District 15.

P Corp: Owns District 16. Their Singularity improves upon "interior space-expansion" tech in that they strive to create "the safest place in the world". Buildings, structures, and containers whose interiors will remain completely safe from harm, regardless of how much severe chaos or beating is inflicted from the outside of it. A sort of ultimate "Doomsday Shelter" in a sense. In a matter of fact, the bunker which would become the Abnormality known as the "Shelter from the 27th of March" was connected to P Corp. A place where those within would be protected, while the environment outside would become more and more inhospitable over time. They also specialize in canned products of all natures.

Q Corp: Owns District 17. Their technology is used in a unique spell talisman and special glyphs used by the Heishou Pack's Mao Branch, they also seem to specialize in a temporary malleable mass that can be used to create things like entire buildings. This mass is prone to melting and sticking to things though.

R Corp: Owns District 18. A private military company that handles any threats to their clients with several specialized branches of varying destruction. Their troop regiments are called "Packs", led by a Captain. These are then made up of several teams, led by squad leaders. Most Packs differ not in strength, but simply different combat roles to fulfill, with the exception of the 1st Pack.

R Corp's Singularity is replication technology, which they use to pump out multiple copies of their elite soldiers. However in accordance to A and B Corp's regulations, no more than two copies can exist longer than 7 days, clone or original. R Corp first produces several thousand copies of an individual, then force all copies to battle to the death in a lab-grown, time-accelerated combat environment known as the Hatchery. The last copy to emerge alive wins and is recruited into the Pack's ranks.

S Corp: Known as "Salpippyeo Argoindustries", owns District 19. They place a heavy emphasis on tradition and hierarchies. At the head is the Royal Court, with several State Councilors underneath them.

T Corp: Known as "TimeTrack", owns District 20. Their Singularity reverses, accelerates, or pauses time. The singularity can also manipulate the spectrum of light, which is used to drain color. Their primary time manipulating Singularity "TimeTrack", has undergone various revisions and versions that are tested in T Corp's offices before being used commercially. T Corp also highly values it's registered inventors, handing out annual awards and prize money to talented individuals. The Chief Executive Director is Hubert.

They also partner with W Corp to help them run the WARP Trains. Using a device that "pauses" the timespace, meaning that while the train passes thousands of years, the outside world barely passes a few seconds. The device collects the accumulated time, which T Corp then uses for powering their own Singularity.

U Corp: Owns District 21. Made stasis preservation boxes, for keeping food fresh or materials at their best quality. Their Singularity has the power to fuse together items, mainly through the use of "resonance tuning forks", which is widely used in the Great Lake when fusing and separating ships, said Singularity is derived from harvested Whale Oil which also has fusing properties.

V Corp: Owns District 22.

W Corp: Known as "WARP Corp", owns District 23. They handle warping and teleportation technology, namely the WARP Train Network that runs throughout the City. Their Singularity allows them to restore things to a recorded state through manipulation of molecular and genetic structures. They also create rifts in space through a Singularity from a fallen Rift Wing that the trains travel through to reach their destination in under "10 seconds".

W Corp's partnership with T Corp is to restore all the passengers to their original state when they boarded the train. Before arriving to their destination, a cleanup crew is sent to subdue them so that they can be properly restored, the passengers of course, will have no memory of being trapped in a train for thousands of years. Only experiencing the brief 10 seconds of "warping" to their destination.

W Corp also depended on L Corp's energy to power most of its WARP stations, so when Lobotomy collapsed, they faced energy issues and the station to District 12 was shut down. This combined with a later incident that led to the reduced sales of first-class tickets and thus reliance on economy-class discounts, has resulted in W Corp facing significant decline to the point where prospective companies are looking to replace the struggling Wing.

X Corp: Owns District 24. They have created an extremely durable but rare alloy, this metal is mined from various excavation sites across their district.

Y Corp: Owns District 25.

Z Corp(?): Owns District 26. Possibly doesn't exist, but the letter Z is mentioned in Intervallo "Timekilling Time" by the T Corp Assistant.

The Udjat are legally a Grade 1 Office, but in truth act as Dias' private military army. In the past, Moses acted as the leader of the Udjat in Dias' service. However, she left after going on a rampage, leaving only Ezra and Han Hee-joon alive. The Udjat group wears black and gold, and usually has masks with the Eye of Ra in the center.

Moses' Office specializes in taking on requests concerning Distortions. Their most frequent customers are companies. Their office can be found in a 3-story building on Cookie Street of District 14.