Vergilius — Leviathan

1. #1Synopsis

   Keys: Vergilius, Denver, Lan Yen, Nanseul, Rikako, Garnet, Iori, Orphanage, the purple tear, the Red gaze, Tomerry, Christmas, Christmas eve

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   In District 22 on Christmas Eve, Vergilius, a Color Fixer known as the Red Gaze, plans to visit an orphanage in the Backstreets and give gifts to the children who live there. When he arrives, he sees that the orphanage has been destroyed by a monstrous being who is killing the children. He begins to fight the strange creature, but their fight is soon interrupted by Iori, another Color Fixer whom Vergilius believed had died in the Library. Vergilius and Iori begin to fight, with her explaining that she had organized the attack on the orphanage as a part in her plan to find her missing son. Vergilius is unable to keep up with her in combat, and Iori decides to leave him and the remaining children alive.

   Half a year later, Garnet, a young Fixer who had grown up in the orphanage and survived the attack on it, reunites with Vergilius. Garnet asks Vergilius to join him in meeting with his friend Lapis, who grew up alongside Garnet at the orphanage and had always admired Vergilius when she was a child. While Vergilius refuses the request and the two part ways, on the day of the scheduled meeting Garnet calls him in a panic, believing that something bad had happened to Lapis. Vergilius reluctantly agrees to help him find her, and the two Fixers investigate a gallery owned by The Ring in their search for her. While this goes poorly, when they return to Vergilius' Office they find that they have been sent a video filmed by Lapis, from which they learn that many children who had lived in the orphanage have been kidnapped by The Ring and are being used for experiments in creating a new Singularity.

   This information leads to Vergilius' Office and Garnet launching an infiltration operation to steal the Singularity and rescue Lapis and the others. Vergilius and Garnet go to an auction ran by The Ring and participate in order to purchase the final item of the auction, which has the added bonus of allowing the buyer to explore The Ring's Corridor. From the Corridor, they will be able to reach the place where the experiments are taking place. The final item is a painting titled The Red Gaze, which was painted by the sole survivor of a Syndicate that had been wiped out by Vergilius many years ago, and whose leader was Lapis' father. Using this connection to the painting, Vergilius convinces The Ring Maestro Jumsoon to sell the painting to him instead of the highest bidder— Gubo of N Corp., who appeared to also be seeking access to The Ring's Corridor.

   Once inside the Corridor, Vergilius slices the feet off the guide who had been tasked with ensuring they don't go anywhere off limits and begins to make his way to the laboratory with Garnet. Before they get far, a Docent of The Ring finds them and Vergilius decides to send Garnet ahead to the lab, while Vergilius stays behind to fight the Docent. Garnet fends off some members of The Ring, and soon finds the laboratory where the missing children are being kept and experimented on. While he attempts to free the children immediately, two of the Fixers of Vergilius's Office (who had infiltrated the corridor through other means) stop him, as his recklessness would ruin the data on the Singularity. Before the download of the data can be completed, Jumsoon arrives to the lab, and reveals to Garnet that The Ring had been involved on the attack against the orphanage in order to create perfect test subjects for their experiments. One of the two Office Fixers, Nanseul, reveals himself to have been a traitor, stabbing his Officemate and, at Jumsoon's order, pulling a lever that turns on the Singularity device.

   The Singularity sends Garnet's consciousness through various Mirror Worlds, where he experiences some of the worst moments of these alternate Garnets' lives. These Mirror Worlds include several versions of Garnet mirroring characters from Library of Ruina, such as one where he and Lapis are Fixers of Streetlight Office, with Garnet taking the role of Lulu and Lapis the role of Mars and another world where he has the role of Roland and Lapis the role of Angelica. Another Mirror World has Garnet living as Maestro of The Ring, auctioning off gemstones that had once been his friends from the orphanage. Once he recovers from the disorientation and stops being forced to look into these other worlds, he is shown to still be connected to them (in a way that is similar to the Identities that the Mirror provides access to), and resonates with four different worlds at once. This process delights Jumsoon, who comments that Garnet has kept his sanity intact despite such a high refraction rate.

   The researcher Aseah steps out from the shadows upon witnessing what had happened to Garnet, and begins to explain what the Singularity he and Jumsoon created does. By improving upon the technology of the Glass Window created by his former compatriot, Aseah was able to make a Singularity that could overlay multiple Mirror Worlds on a single person. By having a higher refraction rate, more worlds can be accessed at the same time, usually at the cost of the subject becoming insane from being overwhelmed during the process. The children of the orphanage were forced to experience such high refraction rates until they shattered like glass or, after the events of White Nights, turned into gem-like cocoon forms.

   Garnet, horrified by Aseah and Jumsoon's apathy to the torture they have put the children through, launches an attack on the Maestro, determined to kill him. The two have an intense battle, with the various Mirror Worlds Garnet is channeling helping him keep up with Jumsoon's skills. However, before he can kill Jumsoon, the refraction ends, and Garnet is left as just himself, allowing Jumsoon to get the upper hand and cut off Garnet's legs. The cocoons of the other experiments hatch, but what emerges are not the children of the orphanage, but Peccatula. Garnet loses himself in the pain and despair, turning in on himself and becomes a cocoon himself, with Jumsoon lamenting the loss of such a good subject for their experiments.

   Meanwhile, Vergilius has been making his way through the Corridor and eventually comes across Gubo, who had managed to make his way in even without managing to purchase the painting at the auction. Gubo reveals that he is here to retrieve Aseah, who was an employee of N Corp. that had been kidnapped by The Ring to help develop their new Singularity. While Gubo attempts to trick Vergilius at first, after being nearly killed he complies and offers Vergilius access to some of the materials created by the Singularity. The two continue and eventually reach the laboratory, where Vergilius immediately recognizes Garnet as the red cocoon which stands before him. Accepting that Garnet is lost, Vergilius begins to kill the Peccatula that fill the room. Jumsoon finds this reaction to be amusing, and soon orders Aseah to focus all of the Singularity's power on to him, which results in Jumsoon distorting.

   Vergilius and the distorted Jumsoon begin an intense fight, with Jumsoon able to see into countless Mirror World versions of the fight in his distorted form and thus able to predict and evade Vergilius' onslaught of attacks. The powers of Jumsoon's Distortion force Vergilius to experience moments from other worlds, ones where Lapis stabs him in the back and Garnet dies in front of him, and Vergilius begins to give into despair. As he does, a voice begins to speak to him inside his mind. The voice converses with Vergilius for a while and ultimately encourages him to distort as well, but Vergilius cannot agree with her logic and the two agree to go their different ways. When he comes back to reality, Vergilius has manifested E.G.O and the fight between him and Jumsoon resumes. However, Jumsoon's ability to see into the Mirror Worlds was not able to predict this outcome, and he begins to lose the fight as well as his hold on his Distortion. Having had his point of view shattered, Jumsoon's body becomes a vessel from which the Abnormality Schadenfreude emerges. By closing his eyes, Vergilius avoids being attacked by Schadenfreude and the Abnormality instead targets and kills Nanseul. Taking this chance, Vergilius strikes at Schadenfreude and suppresses the Abnormality.

   At the end of the battle, Vergilius discovers a single test tube that had been remained closed this entire time: inside it, he finds Lapis. However, when hearing him call her name, she is confused and asserts that she is not Lapis, but Charon. Jumsoon's experiments had succeeded, and Lapis had been overwritten by the Identity of Charon. As Vergilius collects documents that he suspects will be useful in the future, Charon retrieves a broken piece of Garnet's gem which she shows to him. Suddenly, the doors to the laboratory explode and the building is infiltrated by a new group of people that Vergilius does not recognize. From the group, a woman steps forward and introduces herself as Faust of Limbus Company, who had apparently been seeking to recruit Vergilius to their company. Before he can even speak, Faust tells him that they can give Lapis and Garnet back to him. This offer intrigues him, and while he previously would have preferred handling things by himself, thanks to the events of the day Vergilius feels inspired to listen to what Faust has to say.

2. #2HamHamPangPang

   Keys: HamHamPangPang, HHPP

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   HamHamPangPang is a well-known café restaurant in the City. It is known for having at least one establishment in every District, and having the best sandwiches. Its interior is aesthetically pleasing and calm.

3. #3Calw

   Keys: Calw, Holy Site of Nest K's Prosthetic Industry.

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   Calw is a small town located in K Corp's Nest which is renowned for its prosthetic expertise, earning the nickname "The Holy Site of Nest K's Prosthetic Industry." Due to the village specializing in the manufacture of high-end prosthesis components, it became a trend in Calw to fully replace one's "outdated" body parts with prosthetics. The village was surrounded by scenic woodlands, providing an almost idyllic and incredibly beautiful landscape.

4. #4Tiekan Temple

   Keys: Tiekan, H Corp Temple

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   Located deep within Daguanyuan, the passageways to Tiekan Temple are winding and exceptionally exhausting, with few members even knowing of the path to it. At the gates of the temple underground, just beyond a decorated bridge over a small lake, is a massive jade slot in the center, a gateway only opened either when the Xianren themselves invite somebody or with a jade eye. The room is dark, with many ornate pillars and seatings around the center of the room, where a giant screen rests on the ground, giving a live feed of all surveillance systems of Hongyuan.

5. #5Daguanyuan

   Keys: Daguanyuan, H Corp's Nest, H Corp.'s Nest, H Corp Nest, H Corp. Nest, Forbidden Nest

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   Daguanyuan is a colossal residence at the very top of Nest H, in which the four ancient houses Jia, Shi, Xue and Wang, as well as a number of minor houses, reside. The people of Daguanyuan are the elites of District 8, and their leader controls the entirety of Hongyuan. Being the residence of the Hierarch and head of H Corp, Daguanyuan is rarely subject to the effects of Hongyuan's Restructuring Day, never losing any room, and instead gaining more. Each inhabitant of Daguanyuan resides in their own building together with their personal servants. Members of the same family do not live together; this extends to parents and their children, as well as siblings, all of whom have a personal building at their disposal. Communal areas in Daguanyuan include the banquet hall, where members of various families may commune.The ruler of Daguanyuan, the Family Hierarch and the Executive Director, is chosen through what is called the Family Hierarch Evaluation, or more commonly the Family Hierarch War. The Evaluation is a process with various stages, where the candidates must complete two trials to prove themselves worthy to the previous Hierarch, before being approved by the Xianren, the enlightened family elders, and sitting themselves on the Hierarch's throne.

6. #6Pierre's Bistro

   Keys: Pierre Bistro, Pierre's Bistro

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   Pierre's Bistro is a small restaurant located in the Backstreets of District 23, specifically the Streets of Flavor. Run by Pierre and Jack, the Bistro is acclaimed for its meat dishes and pies. The restaurateurs hide a secret though, as their dishes are cooked with human meat that the two chefs would hunt for during their closed hours. Kidnapping random citizens of the Backstreets and turning them into delicious meat pies.

7. #7La Manchaland

   Keys: Manchaland

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   La Manchaland is an amusement park built and staffed entirely by Bloodfiends, specifically the Manchegan Bloodfiends, the Family of the First Kindred Don Quixote. Although it advertises itself to be "a place of freedom to dream side-by-side with Bloodfiends", at this point in time its staff are hostile to entering humans, attacking them and turning them into Bloodbags. Notably, all architecture in La Manchaland is composed of solidified human blood. The amusement park was constructed over 200 years ago but have only been starting to manifest in October 984. La Manchaland has been rated by the Hana Association as an Urban Nightmare class phenomenon. La Manchaland manifests once every day at around 16:00 hours, during which time merry carnival music can be heard emanating from it. Music announcing closure will start playing 6 hours later, at 2200 hours, and the park disappears after a further 30 minutes. Individuals trapped within La Manchaland during closure will not be able to exit until its remanifestation the next day. La Manchaland is divided into four areas: Pretty and Wonderful (Area 1), For Your Mental Health (Area 2), Eternal Carnival (Area 3), and an unlabelled Area 4 in the center of the amusement park.

8. #8Wuthering Heights

   Keys: Wuthering Heights, Wuthering Height, Earnshaw Family, Edgar Family, River of Consciousness, Earnshaw Butler, Earnshaw Butlers, Edgar Butler, Edgar Butlers

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   Wuthering Heights is the ancestral home of the Earnshaw family, which used to belong to Mr. Earnshaw before being inherited by his son Hindley. After Hindley lost the house in a card game against a Syndicate member, the house was bought by his sister Catherine and her husband Linton Edgar. Wuthering Heights is located on top of a hill in the Nest of District 20 (T Corp), where it's always been subject to extremely windy weather. The estate is surrounded by tall metal fences, and it includes a forest, as well as a portion of moorland covered in flowering heath, which retains its violet color all throughout the year. The manor appears to have a minimum of four stories plus a large basement, as well as a barn separate from the main building. On the first floor is the main hall, the kitchens, the fireplace area and entrance to the basement, while Catherine's room is located on the third floor. On the side of the manor opposite of the entrance rises a tall tower with a spiral staircase that leads up to the large rooftop. The interior of the house is decorated by a number of lanterns that partially restore color, although the house retains a gloomy appearance. Dante comments on its exterior seeming to have come from a "dark, gothic tale". The house is also completely devoid of mirrors. Notably, Wuthering Heights has been built atop a hill beneath which flows a subterranean River, implied to be the same as the River of consciousness, which causes rumors of ghosts to usually emerge out of the Manor. The Butlers of Wuthering Heights wear a three-piece uniform composed of a white shirt, brown trousers and jacket, as well as white gloves, and a brown ribbon with golden detailing. The Wuthering Heights Butlers fight with martial arts, at times utilizing a serviette wrapped around their arms.

9. #9Bongy's Restaurant

   Keys: Eunbong's Bar & Fryers, Bongy's Restaurant, Papa Bongy

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   Eunbong's Bar & Fryers (Also known as Bongy's Restaurant or Papa Bongy) is a family-owned restaurant in K Corp's Nest that was in competition with the Bodhisattva Chicken right across it. It's known for its delicious fried chicken.

10. #10Bodhisattva Chicken

    Keys: Bodhisattva Chicken, K Corp Restaurant, K Corp. Restaurant

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    Bodhisattva Chicken is a popular restaurant chain famous for their six-legged, eight-winged poultry. Their chicken is advertised to be prepared "for every preference," with multiple cuts available. They have a location in K Corp's Nest that's across from Eunbong's Bar & Fryers.

11. #11Jeon's Groggery

    Keys: Jeon, Jeon's

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    Jeon's Groggery is a groggery in the Backstreets that serves very good Korean food. They're known for their pajeon and their fritters. It's a simple place that's owned by a Grade 1 Fixer called Donghwan and is Korean styled.

12. #12Canned Experiences

    Keys: Canned, Cans, Grand Magasin Sisyphe

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    Canned Experiences are one of N Corp's Singularities which grants anyone who consumes them experience of certain things. An example would be a Suicide Canned Experience, allowing the consumer to experience suicide without committing the act. They can be used for purposes such as indoctrination, food and taste, rapid training and fun. They're made with "experience batter", created using photographs of the subject matter and fine-tuned to match the product. Canned Experiences are very addictive, and are all sold under a singular brand called "Grand Magasin Sisyphe".

13. #13Life Insurance

    Keys: Life

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    H Corp offers a Life Insurance policy, which allows for the resuscitation of a person after death, provided that the brain is left intact. The procedure can result in "'losses' in the process of information transference" often leading to degeneration of personality/memory and mental instability (especially with less expensive packages) and can allow for the subject's personality to be modified according to the clients' requests. This Life Insurance policy does not violate the Head's Taboos and is fully legal.

14. #14Warp Trains

    Keys: WARP, W Corp

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    WARP Corp operates the WARP Train network that runs throughout the City, providing fast transportation between the Districts. The WARP Trains are powered by W Corp's Singularity, ostensibly a teleportation technology, that allows all trains to reach their destination within 10 seconds, regardless of distance. All WARP Train stations are built with a design philosophy based on the architecture of their respective Nests, and they are often praised as cultural cornerstones of the City. The price of WARP Trains appears to be standardized throughout the City, with the first-class ticket costing around two or three times the monthly wage of an average person in the Nest, and a year's wage of a Backstreets dweller.

15. #15The Ugly Truth Behind WARP Trains

    Keys: WARP, W Corp

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    WARP Trains hold a nasty secret that only W Corp and highly knowledgeable people and organizations know about. Thanks to a cooperation agreement with T Corp, WARP Trains are provided with a temporal preservation device, which collects the passengers' time so that no "time" effectually passes for the passengers, granting them unconditional immortality. This allows the Train to reach its destination without any time passing in the original dimension. This also causes the Economy Class Passengers to experience more than 10,000 years inside of the WARP Trains, which causes most passengers if not everyone to lose their mind and humanity. First-Class Passengers however only experience 10 seconds without having to go through that brutal experience. Upon arrival back to the original dimension, ten seconds later, the Train remains stationed at the terminal for a certain amount of time before completely stopping: during this period the W Corp. Cleanup Agents board the Train and begin the Cleanup process. The Agents must identify and return the biomass from the passengers to their seats, then activate the 'load state' effect of the Singularity, reverting any physical and mental damage, and reverting the passengers' memory to its exact state at the moment of the recording.

16. #16The Corridor

    Keys: Corridors, Backdoors, Corridor, Backdoor

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    The Corridors (aka the Backdoors) are a technology that can connect an endless number of locations by creating connected doors: whenever an exit is created outside of the Corridor, a matching entrance will appear inside of it. The Corridors connects rooms, other structures, and other Corridors. Corridors vary in their construction and navigation procedures. Aside from room expansion and building construction, Corridors allow for travel to various locations, such as between Nests or even to locations in the Outskirts. The exact location of a point in a Corridor is difficult to pinpoint. It is very useful and can be used to basically teleport between places instantaneously.

17. #17Xianhuang Anamnaworm

    Keys: Xianhuang, H Corp Anamnaworm, Hongyuan Anamnaworm, Daguanyuan Anamnaworm, Hierarch Anamnaworm

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    The Xianhuang Worm is a particular and highly classified Anamnaworm. Xianhuang Worm is the original founder of H Corp who transformed himself into a worm as to live on eternally through his future successors. This Worm is extremely important to H Corp as it holds all of District 8s secrets, including H Corp's singularity. It is a very unique life form.

18. #18Golden Boughs

    Keys: Golden Boughs, Golden Bough, The Golden Branch, The Bough

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    The Golden Boughs are plantlike branches that emit a golden glow. The Boughs are a potent energy source, and they hold the essence of L Corp.'s technology. They can be found in the underground remnants of old Lobotomy Corporation branches all across the City, and despite being a recent discovery, they have caught the attention of many different factions, from private companies, to Syndicates, to Wings, many of whom are interested in making use of its powers. As they follow the distribution of L Corp branches across the City, more than one Bough may be found in a single District. The Golden Boughs are home to a variety of incredible, not-yet-understood powers. They can be used as a seemingly unending energy source, and also be used to resonate with certain, unique individuals. When the Golden Bough resonates with something, it will reveal the fathoms of their mind and ego, making a viewable presentation out of their past and psyche that everyone within its proximity can witness. Golden Boughs also have a unique property known as Forced Arbitration, that causes everyone in its proximity to be on the same power level regardless of their usual strength, technology, weaponry, equipment, etc. Where only true skill is measured against one another.

19. #19This entry is about Enkephalin.

    Keys: Enkephalin, PE boxes, PE-boxes, NE boxes, L Corp's Singularity, Eco-friendly resource

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    Enkephalin was the energy resource which Lobotomy Corporation produced. It was extracted from the Abnormalities created through its Singularity, which produced Enkephalin when their needs were met. Enkephalin was stored in PE-boxes, and was considered a highly efficient and eco-friendly resource, making it popular with both other Wings and City denizens. Enkephalin is also digestible. While it can have a calming effect, Enkephalin was a highly-addictive substance capable of creating drug addicts of both the Lobotomy Corporation employees and Sephirot, and is also known to cause hallucinations. Additionally, it is stated that repeated injecting of Enkephalin into machinery will rust it. The collapse of Lobotomy Corporation (L Corp) has made Enkephalin into a precious and limited resource. Fixers and Syndicates may scavenge collapsed L Corp branches in search of Enkephalin and other findings, with phrases like "Lobotomy Dream" and "Enkephalin Rush" beginning to catch on.

20. #20K Corp Ampules

    Keys: K Corp Ampule, K Corp Ampules, HP Ampules, HP Ampule, HP Pill, HP Pills, HP Vial, HP Vials, Helapoiesis, HP Bullets, K Corp's Singularity, K Corp Singularity

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    Helapoiesis is a green fluid that allows rapid physical regeneration, made out of K Corp's Singularity. As long as the brain is intact, Helapoiesis ampules can heal even the most fatal wounds. It is sold in the form of injectable HP ampules (also known as K Corp ampules), HP Bullets to be fired into injured combatants, and ingestible Tablets that heal users overnight. Helapoiesis products also require cross-compatibility tests with its targets, or else they may suffer side effects.

21. #21Decay Ampules

    Keys: Decay

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    Decay Ampules are the opposite of HP Ampules. They are created by K Corp to get rid of people, as these ampules are capable of melting through all organic substances such as flesh and bones. They are painful and can only be stopped with an HP Ampule.

22. #22Boluses

    Keys: Boluses, Bolus

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    H Corp manufactures Boluses that contain "essences of treatment" through its Singularity and can transform the body. These Boluses can be used in a variety of ways, including in pull form, mixed into food or drink, soaked into bandages and applied as ointment. Treatment involves selecting the appropriate technique from a myriad of choices to address the specific deficiency in status to be addressed. Heavy and/or frequent use of Boluses can lead to a variety of side effects, generally causing unsightly mutations. Bolus treatment may also be utilized to produce directed mutations, such as those applied to Heishou Pack members. Though these specific Heishou Boluses are very secretive and not sold commercially.

23. #23Concept Incinerator

    Keys: Concept Incinerator, Concept Deletor, Concept Remover

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    A concept incinerator has the literal ability of erasing a concept, particularly an invention. When something is burned within a concept incinerator, the invention passes into oblivion, together with its memory and all traces of it left in the world, and the documentation and records of it become blurred. The effectiveness of a concept incinerator depends on the quality of the product, with a certain range of prices being available.

24. #24Memory Wipe Procedure

    Keys: Memory Wipe, Wipe Memories, Wipe Memory, Wipe Your Memories, Wipe My Memories

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    A memory wipe procedure can be used to remove specific memories. After the process, the subject will no longer be able to access the wiped memory, and will not be able to recall the wiping process either. The procedure can be performed in two main ways: the more common one is a simple removal of the selected memory, which can then be moved to other persons or objects, while the cheaper option, popular in the Backstreets of the City, involves the complete destruction of the memory, and runs into the risk of affecting other memories.

25. #25Monoliths

    Keys: Monolith, Monoliths

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    A Monolith is an artifact capable of forcing an individual into distorting or turning into a Peccatulum. It has the appearance of a flat black stele, around two meters tall. Similarly to the Golden Boughs, Monoliths have recently started appearing around the City, scattered throughout the Backstreets of the various Districts, where they have caught the attention of the Five Fingers and other Syndicates, as well as that of a number of Wings.

26. #26Hemobars

    Keys: Hemobar, Hemobars, Bloodfeast Alternative

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    Hemobars are dry blood bars that's made up of compressed diluted human and animal blood, which causes the blood to lose its freshness and making it stale and unappealing for consumption. This diluted form of blood is not enough to sate a Bloodfiend's blood thirst, and it tastes like fermented pastel. If a Bloodfiend operates on Hemobars, they will slowly increase their desire for actual blood, making it a bad alternative. It was invented by the Barber and Priest of La Mancha. Hemobars take the form of a dense, hand-sized red brick of blood.

27. #27Serums

    Keys: Serum R, Serum K, Serum W, Singularity Serum, Singularity Serums

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    Singularity Serums are extremely rare to find and extremely expensive as well. They are usually reserved for the Executioners of the Claw, but they could be found and purchased through special connections and influence. The serums are as follows: Serum K, which allows for instantaneous regeneration, derived from K Corp's Singularity. Serum W, which allows for instantaneous teleportation via W Corp's space-bending Singularity. Serum R, which is used to incredibly enhance the user's strength for a short period of time using R Corp's singularity.

28. #28

    Keys: Anamnaworm, H Corp Worms, H Corp. Worms, H Corp Worm

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    One of H Corp's technologies is the Anamnaworm, a metamorphosis of a human being into a grotesque, worm-like creature with a sunken human face. Anamnaworms retain all the memories of their original self, and anyone who assimilates the Anamnaworm into their body, usually by insertion into an orifice such as the ear, will gain the memories of the original human. Once an Anamnaworm is assimilated into the host's body, it is nearly impossible to remove until a preset series of conditions laid out upon its creation are met. Because of these reasons, Anamnaworms are a popular way for high-ranking families to conceal and pass down their secrets, or even for mundane reasons such as providing the memories of having tasted many wonderful cuisines.

29. #29Cogito

    Keys: Cogito

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    Cogito was the Singularity of Lobotomy Corporation, and it takes the form of a glowing green liquid with TV static-like effects emerging out of it. When injected into a person, it allows for the extraction of that person's ideas into a physical form, namely the Abnormalities and E.G.O, though the subject usually does not survive the process. It is likened to a "bucket" which draws water from the well that is the human subconscious. The following is a secret: Cogito was created after Carmen's "death", continually extracted from her nervous system. She intended it to be a step towards the Seed of Light, which would allow people to willingly draw forth their ideas into reality without harm.

30. #30T Corp Protocols

    Keys: TimeTrack, T Corp, Time Track, TT

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    T Corp has many protocols related to their Singularity, those are: The TT2 Protocol, the most widely known ability of the Singularity, includes speeding up, slowing down, as well as replaying moments in a loop. Rather than a complete manipulation of time, the Singularity's ability is that to "collect" time and repackage it for later use. T Corp collects the bulk of this time from a partnership with WARP Corp. In order to speed up time, the packaged time is released from the Singularity, whereas to slow it down, the Singularity packages the present time. T Corp also allows the purchase of the Temporal Velocity Synchronization Device, or TT4 Protocol, an apparatus to synchronize the time speed of selected individuals in a certain area.

31. #31F Corp Fairies

    Keys: F Corp's Singularity, F Corp Singularity, Fairies, Fairy

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    Fairies are F Corp's Singularity. Fairies can unlock anything, whether that be things that are "locked" physically or conceptually. After unlocking something, the Fairy is drained of energy and must be recharged. These Fairies are pocket sized, physical entities that enter keyholes and open the lock from the inside. It is unknown how the Fairies "unlock" conceptual locks as it is a Singularity Secret. The functionality of Fairies is determined by whether the lock attempting to be opened is attached something with can be opened, for example a door that is not intended to ever see use and thus functions as a wall cannot be unlocked or opened by a Fairy. Fairies are expensive to purchase and recharge but are considered necessary for many lines of work. It appears as if there may be multiple products under the line of Fairies, such as the "All-purpose Unlocker Fairy".

32. #32Moonlight Stones

    Keys: Moonlight Stones, Moonlight Stone, Moon Stone, Moon Stones, M Corp's Singularity, M Corp Singularity, MDM Enterprise

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    M Corp's Singularity is 'Moonlight Stones' which can fortify the mind or allow people to eliminate distracting thoughts.Moonlight Stones can be gilded to clothes or turned into ornaments that can be worn, making them convenient to have on one's person at all time. Through the use of a moonlight stone, a person can focus on a singular subject and amplify it in such a way that it protects from various mental attacks and various psychological afflictions from various sources, including ones caused by sight, sound, touch, or direct assaults of the mind. Moonlight Stones have a limit to how much they can block, losing color as their usage is drained until they are completely colorless. As a result of these helpful effects, many people in the City who regularly see combat such as Fixers and Syndicate members use Moonlight Stones to protect themselves from psychological attacks. Notably, the Liu Association requires members in higher Sections to have Moonlight Stones on them at all times and have a method of record keeping where only those in close proximity to a Moonlight Stone can access their records.

33. #33X Corp Alloy

    Keys: X Corp

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    X Corp's alloys are widely known for their durability and can be expensive or otherwise hard to come by due to their reliability in the construction of items.

34. #34Fixer's Monthly

    Keys: Fixer, Fixers, Fixer's, Fixers'

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    Fixers Monthly is a very well known magazine around the City. They are released monthly and they detail all Fixer relevant news in the City that happened that month. It includes things such as big signed contracts, upcoming Fixers, upcoming Offices, public announcements from the Associations, and anything related to Fixers. They also release Fixer related comics.

35. #35Brand of Nobi

    Keys: Nobi

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    The Brand of Nobi is a brand that saps the victim's strength and marks them as a slave class within S Corp's territories. It's intended for traitors and Taboo breakers of the District. It's also given to indispensable people or a threat to a noble's power within S Corp's Wing. The Brand of Nobi appears as a black and red mark placed on the body.

36. #36

    Keys: The City

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    The City is a massive urban complex the size of a small country,[1] and has a population of around 7 billion.[2] The City is bordered to the south by the Great Lake, and to the other directions by the Outskirts. Underneath it lie the Ruins.[3]

    Districts The City is divided into twenty-six Districts, quite diverse in culture and aesthetics, each of which is governed by a Wing, a corporation that has ascended to claim complete control of said area. All Wings respond to the Head, the supreme governing power of the City. The arrangement of the Districts seems to be static, as there has been no mentioned case of a District expanding into a fallen Wing's territory.

    Each District is split into a Nest, a territory directly governed and protected by its Wing, and the Backstreets, expansive spaces of wilderness or slums, largely neglected by the Wings, where the Syndicates of the City run free.

    Districts tend to have similarities to their neighbors, and are typically grouped into four sections: the northern, eastern, southern, and western quarters.[4][5] These quarters may be distinguished by commonalities including culture and temperature, such as the same Fixer Associations differing in garb and fighting style across different quarters, or the northern quarter having colder weather.

    District 26, while confirmed to exist in current times,[6] is not visible from the map.

    The Head The Head is the leader of the Wings and the central governing body of the City. It is in direct control of A Corp., B Corp., and C Corp., the three Districts at the very center of the City. The Head's identity is completely unknown, although it appears the term refers to a group of people rather than a singular entity;[7] any detail regarding it is a closely guarded secret.

    The Head, through A Corp., retains control of the entire City. It is responsible for authorizing Wings, managing patents, and the minting of Ahn, the currency used in the City.[8]

    Despite this, it does not typically interfere directly with the affairs of the various Wings in their own Districts; rather, the Head's greatest involvement in the life of the City consists in establishing and enforcing the rules that relate to the overall ethics of the City.

    The Head's will shapes the image of the City, as it wields the ability to decide when a part of it no longer fits in the vision, and to chase it outside its confines. Some speculate the Head's decisions in these matters aren't aimed at maintaining order, but rather that the Head wishes to preserve its ideal image of the City, and that for this reason they allow the various Stars of the City to keep existing.[9] This is corroborated by the agents of the Head themselves referring to their work as cultivating the ecology of the City.[10]

    To preserve this vision, the Head retains the unique power to assign the highest risk level in the scale of hazards of the City, that of Impuritas Civitatis, or Impurity of the City. The risk level of Impurity signifies a hazard that violates the ethics of the City,[11] and that must be either destroyed or physically expelled from the confines of the City expeditiously.

    At a certain point in history, sapient beings that weren't humans were driven out of the City and into the Outskirts, and their existence within the confines of the City was deemed a Taboo. This marked the beginning of the City's "age of humanity".[7] As part of this action, the Head introduced the Artificial Intelligence Ethics Amendment, which established a series of City-wide Taboos against the creation of machines that resembled humans, outlawing the creation of both mechanical copies of a human body and machines with an intelligence comparable to that of humans.[7][12] Furthermore, a Taboo was established by the Head against the resurrection of a human being.[13] Ultimately, all of these are considered to be unethical pursuits.

    The Head has also set a number of restrictions on the creation and distribution of firearms[14] and on human cloning, which allow two copies of the same person to exist in the City for no longer than seven days. The Head is also responsible for various other Taboos of the City, such as not paying one's taxes, and violating a residential area during the Night in the Backstreets.[15]

    The punishment for breaking any of these Taboos usually involve physical extermination, and for a Wing, the stripping of its qualifications and immediate shutdown.[16] The punishment for violating the Taboos established by the Head is noted to be different from breaking a Taboo of a Nest, which usually involves being chased by a small number of Taboo hunters; breaking a Taboo of the City is believed to be equivalent to a death sentence.[15]

    The Head is backed up in its functions by the Eye and the Claw, the two authorities responsible for B Corp. and C Corp. respectively. In enforcing the laws of the City, the three Wings make use of three types of agents: the Arbiters, the Beholders, and the Claws. When handling an Impurity-level threat, these agents are qualified to expel an entity from the City itself and move it into the Outskirts.

    Wings and Nests

    The Wings of the World are a group of the twenty-six largest, most powerful conglomerates in the City. Each Wing acts as the governing body of a Nest of the City's District, and is commonly referred to with a letter from A to Z, corresponding to the number of the District in their control. Wings generally oversee all facets of living in the Nest of their District, while leaving the residents of the Backstreets to fend for themselves.

    A Nest is the urban center of a District, which is under the direct management of its Wing. The citizens and employees of a Wing are commonly referred to as "feathers"; the status of a feather is widely considered one of the best and most secure paths in life,[17] which the people of the Backstreets are often willing to go to great lengths to obtain. To gain access to a Nest, a corresponding Nest migration permit is required,[18] while to be granted temporary passage one must be in possession of a visa unique to the specific Nest.[19] Visas are implied to be relatively common, with corporate employees being provided with work visas that allow them as easy passage; Nest migration permits, on the other hand, are highly sought after, and implied to be expensive enough that even Grade 1 Fixers would struggle to obtain them. During the Smoke War, migration permits were offered as rewards to Fixers participating for K Corp. and I Corp., although by the end of the war the veterans were refused entry to the Nests.[20]

    Each Wing has its own cultural style and social structure which are reflected in how it governs its Nest, and the policies that regulate the way of life in the District's Backstreets. The laws of a Wing are called Taboos, and are enforced by specialized Fixers called Taboo hunters that police both the Nest and the Backstreets. While all Wings have Taboos, the enforcement and punishment for breaking them varies.[21]

    The Wings are directly ruled over by the Head, which bestows the status on a corporation that possesses and is able to successfully utilize a Singularity, a unique form of technology that is able to break the laws of physics.[22][23]

    As such, the Wings closely guard any information about their Singularity, employing military forces from their own ranks or from those of their business partners to avoid losing its secrets to rival Wings, industry competitors, or other forces.[24] If a Wing's technology is stolen, fails commercially, or is viewed unfavorably by the Head, a Wing can collapse, resulting in the Nest losing its protection and being encroached by various factions that vie for its control, such as the Syndicates of the Backstreets. After a Wing collapses, a different corporation can attempt to ascend to the status of a Wing for that District.

    Backstreets

    The Backstreets are the areas of a District that lay outside the Wing's domain. The Backstreets are typically slums crowded with buildings, characterized by twisted and irregular roads, although there can be great differences between Districts.

    Wings have differing degrees of presence, influence, and benevolence with regards to their Backstreets, although their relationship is ultimately exploitative. Citizens of the Backstreets are motivated to move up the ladder and into the Nests, while citizens of the Nests are motivated to maintain their statuses and preserve a more comfortable life under their Wing's protection. While not as secure as the Nest, residential areas are the safest parts of the Backstreets.[25]

    Given how strongly Backstreets denizens wish for a life in the Nest, Wings tend to uphold strict divides between the sectors, including security checkpoints and physical divisions. Security of borders between Nests and Backstreets 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.[7]

    As the Backstreets are not under the control and protection of the Wings, and even the Head's power struggles to reach within them,[26] various factions operate freely in their place. The Backstreets are home to the headquarters of both Fixers, a type of mercenary for hire, who typically operate their Offices in the Backstreets, and organizations and gangs called Syndicates. Among Syndicates, the most important are the Five Fingers, the five largest Syndicates of the City which most other Syndicates answer to, and whose power is said to rival that of the Wings.[27]

    The Night in the Backstreets is another defining component of Backstreets life, as an 80 minute phenomena taking place from 3:14 to 4:34 AM. During this time period, nearly everything is allowed, as no one is held responsible for their deeds done during this time period.[28] It is considered a brazenly savage, brutal, and vulgar period, even for the City.[28] Beings known as Sweepers routinely become active during the Night in the Backstreets, and sweep through the streets in waves in order to consume any objects and structures located outside of permitted residential buildings, erasing all evidence of crime.

    The Night in the Backstreets are regulated by only two Taboos: that residential areas mustn't be destroyed or violated in any way, including forcing the doors open,[15] and that nothing which occurs during the Night in the Backstreets is recorded. The only form of testimony allowed during the Night in the Backstreets are direct eyewitnesses; even then, it is a Taboo mandated by the Head that no activity during this period are to be reported on.[29] While the rules of the Night in the Backstreet don't apply to the Nest, it's viable to drag a Nest citizen into the Backstreets and dispose of them in this manner.[30]

    Culture

    The City uses 13 common languages.[31] Not all of the common languages have been identified yet, but they appear to represent real life languages, most likely corresponding to the languages the twelve Associations take their names from.[32] In addition to these, other languages exist, such as that spoken by Sweepers, and records still exist of languages that are currently extinct.[31]

    Various levels of education exist in the City. Schools exist both in the Nests and in the Backstreets, although other options are available, such as boarding schools and virtual schooling, both of which are considered safer options, as it allows the students to not have to cross dangerous alleyways on their way to school.[33] In the Nest, homeschooling is shown to be an option as well.[34]

    The currency of the City is called Ahn. It appears to be a common currency across the City, though with some exceptions, such as District 20, in which citizens commonly use their time, regulated through T Corp.'s Singularity, as currency. Money is extremely important to the people of the City, to the point it is a common belief that it can be used to solve any problem. The City is also characterized by great income gaps, both between the people of the Backstreets and the Nest, and among the people of the Nest itself, where only the higher classes can live comfortably, while the majority of the citizens use most of their income in living expenses and taxes, and don't have the ability to save up for emergencies.[35]

    While the value of Ahn hasn't been disclosed in detail, an income of 4 million Ahn per month is considered upper middle class,[36] which implies its value is similar to that of the Korean Won.

    Clothing styles show great variation between the four quarters of the City.

    The fashion of the south is mostly inspired by real-life 21st century, western formal aesthetics, though with exceptions such as T Corp., where the fashion is instead inspired by the 19th century steampunk aesthetic the District is based on. The fashion of the east is instead based on real-life eastern, particularly Chinese fashion, ranging from traditional clothing to more modern interpretations. The clothing of the east, like that of the north and south, is mentioned to be mostly cloth-based.[37] Northern fashion is heavily influenced by its colder weather, with heavy, loose-fitting clothing being common,[37] and making use of at times excessive decorations.[38]

    The fashion of the west makes use of leather over cloth, and is noted to often include metal armor in its trends. Western fashion appears to be inspired by the real-life Middle Ages in Europe, borrowing elements from medieval armor.

37. #37Fixers

    Keys: Fixer, Fixers

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    Fixers (Hangul: 해결사, hae-gyeol-sa) are the handymen of the City, who can be hired for a wide range of contracts, ranging from everyday errands to active combat. Anyone becoming a Fixer requires a license from the Hana Association and from there they are free to take on any request so long as they report their performance back to the Association after the job is complete. The majority of Fixers will find themselves working as a part of an Office, a type of business owned and operated by Fixers that is overseen by the Associations. A rare few Fixers operate independently.

    Fixers act as contractors that cover a wide variety of roles in society, working on commission. They often handle lines of work which are considered more dangerous or more specialized than those of average citizens, including direct combat, assassinations, or protection, as well as less violent roles such as trading information, espionage, investigative work or enforcing contracts. To some level, they may act as peacekeepers, being hired to take up jobs more specific to those that hire them. The specialization and accomplishments of Fixers in fields that a majority of citizens do not have allows them to garner great bounds of attention and popularity.

    Despite the belief of Fixers being noble, many of them simply view the job as a way out of typical civilian work, such as Ishmael boarding The Pequod to obtain a Fixer license as a way to escape what she viewed as a monotonous life in the safety of a Nest, while also finding a quick way to make good money. The job is not without difficulty, however, as many Fixers face danger in their work, and are sometimes made targets of Syndicates, other Fixer Offices, and in the worst-case scenario, a Wing.

    Many Fixers must go through rigorous training or augmentations, making use of peculiar and experimental technology or weapons to do their work more easily, safely and efficiently.

    Fixer Grades The Hana Association, as part of their general management of Fixers, assigns grades to both Fixers and Offices based on their performance. Fixers operate on a system of meritocracy, with more capable Fixers being rewarded for their work and assigned higher grades, which then allows them to charge more money when accepting contracts and being seen as capable of taking on more dangerous work.[1] When evaluating an Office or Fixer for promotion or demotion, the Hana Association makes use of the reports submitted to them by Fixers are the completion of a job, and assesses their performance.[2] Grades are based not only on strength, but also intelligence and other important factors.[3]

    Fixer are ranked on a descending 9 to 1 grade scale, with new Fixers being assigned Grade 9 by default. Higher grade Fixers are expected to be capable of dealing with higher risk level threats and take on more challenging jobs. The Hana Association can demote a Fixer's grade based on poor performance or unprofessional behavior.

    Fixer Associations, or Associations (협회, Hyeobhoe), are large, well-known organizations made up of Fixers and Offices. There are 12 total Associations in the City, each of which possess their own unique area of expertise and code of conduct.

    Fixer Associations may be hired by anyone, so long as they pay the expected fee.

    The 12 Associations are the major collective that controls the flow of Fixer work, each of them specializing in a different field. Associations are in charge of their affiliated Fixer Offices (known as Associate Offices), and the Fixers who work for them directly (known as Associate Fixers).[1] Cases requesting the work of Fixers are sorted according to type and then sent out to be handled by the respective Association.[1] From there, Associations delegate requests directly to their Fixer Offices or Associate Fixers.[1] Due to their large scale, Associations are able to take on jobs from all around the City, provided that the work falls into their particular specialty.

    For Fixers, working for an Association or Associate Office comes with the advantage of a stable, predictable salary, and having requests handed out by the Association instead of having to deal with clients directly.[2] However, they are also forced to accept every request assigned by the Association, regardless of how unsavory or risky the job may be.[2] Working as an Associate Fixer specifically may also come with unique expectations, such as the Dieci Fixers' need to be strong and consistent studiers.

    The Hana Association acts as the head of the other Associations, grading Fixers, Offices, requests, and hazards in real time, while also authorizing Offices and Fixer licenses.[1][3][4] As such, most Fixer and Association business first passes through the Hana Association. Outside of select regulations set by the Hana, the Associations are given the freedom to choose how they operate, and as such differ greatly in niche, rules, uniform, and approach to combat.

    Structure

    The City's Districts are divided into four directional regions: the northern, eastern, western, and southern quarters. Each Association is then divided into four branches according to the quarter of the City its Fixers operate in: these are known as the North, East, West, and South branches. While certain fundamentals remain consistent throughout an Association's four branches, many things differ between them. Notably, the same Association may make use of different uniforms, weapons, traditions, and battle techniques across branches.[5] The climate, for example, is one major factor in a branch's choice of clothing.[6]

    Within a branch, Associations are further divided into Sections. Each branch has six Sections, Section 1 being the most prestigious, well paid, and competently-staffed, and Section 6 being the least.[7] Fixers of the lower-numbered Sections, having worked their way there through promotions, receive better pay and treatment compared to the others.[7]

    Each Association is led by a President,[8] each branch by a Branch Manager,[9] and each Section by a Director.

    Color Fixers

    Color Fixers are the Fixers that the Hana Association has deemed to be above and beyond their typical grading scale.[4] These Fixers are expected to perform at a level that makes them the ideal choice for dealing with Star of the City level threats.[5] Color Fixers are not only the most successful, but are meant to be looked up to and admired by Fixers of lower ranks. The Hana Association chooses Color Fixers based not just on their abilities, but to inspire other Fixers to improve their abilities and climb the ranks to as high as they can go.[5] The title of a Color Fixer is given by force to any who the Hana Association deems qualifies as worthy of it, meaning that it is impossible to turn down the role.[5]

    To the average Fixer, the life of a Color Fixer is one of absolute freedom, and the only thing that properly delivers on the promise of independence and self-sufficiency that many young Fixers are sold on.[6] Color Fixers are not only strong enough to protect themselves from nearly any threat, but also wealthy from the work they do and are able to pick and choose the contracts they take freely. Some Color Fixers have been seen pursuing their own, personal goals that are completely unrelated to their Fixer work, such as the Purple Tear's pursuit for her missing son. Despite this general perception of Color Fixers, some question if they can be considered truly free, as the title is forced on them with no say, and can be taken away by the Hana Association if they deem their behavior or performance unfit of such a prestigious title.[5]

    Employment Offices and Associations The majority of Fixers will join an Office after acquiring their Fixer License and continue to work for various Offices for the rest of their career.[7] Finding work without an Office is nearly impossible, especially for Fixers who are just starting out and have yet to build a reputation for themselves.[7] Many Offices have a specialty of some kind, with the most common being combat, but other Offices focus on protection, overseeing business deals, designing and building gear for other Fixers, and much more mundane work. Due to this diversity in Offices, any Fixer has the potential to find a place of work that suits their skill set. In reality, however, a Fixer who is just starting out cannot afford to be too selective when it comes to choosing an Office, and only after making a name for themselves is it easier to find work at a place that truly suits their own preferences.[7]

    Like with Fixers themselves, Offices are overseen and regulated by the Associations and are graded on a similar scale by the Hana Association.[2] Many Offices are direct affiliates of an Association, and specialize in similar work to the Association.[8] Associate Offices, which are essentially under direct contract with a specific Association, are paid a steady salary and are tasked with taking on contracts handed to them by their associated Association. Not being affiliated with an Association in some way is seen as untrustworthy, and carries the risk of clients fearing that Office could be associated with a Syndicate.[9]

    The twelve Associations of the City are essentially large scale Offices that exist in every District and are held to higher, more regulated standards than a normal Office. Each Association has a particular specialty, and take on contracts that suit their abilities, as well as make partnerships with Affiliated and Associated Offices, whom they pass many of their contracts on to. Each Association is split into four Branches, one for each quarter of the City, and then further divided into six Sections, which are based on the Fixers strength and capability. Each Branch has their own uniform,[10] though each Branch still have traits among their own distinctive uniforms that match each other.

    In addition to the Fixer grades, further kinds of social standing exist in Associations. Fixers working in the same region as the Associations' headquarters are stronger or more high-ranked than Fixers in different regions; because of this, occasional transfers between regions are used as a form of promotion.[10] Sections are even more so affected, with Section 1 being the highest in standing, while Section 6 is the lowest. Fixers who work their way up to Section 1 are well paid and rewarded, while Section 6 is not the luxurious life that some new Fixers assume it to be.[11] That said, getting accepted at even the lowest Section of an Association takes much more work than it does to get work at a low Grade Office.[11]

    Wings and Taboo Hunters All Wings have a large number of Fixers contracted to them that serve various purposes. Fixers hired by Wings have always been noted to be of a high grade, and as such have a number of top of the line body augmentations and often have several body parts replaced with prosthetics. Some Wings have a group of Fixers that work similarly to an Office, and can be still contracted by others in addition to the work they do for the Wing. For example, M Corp.'s Order of the Lunar Visage has been said to do expeditions, presumably under M Corp.'s orders, and is often requested by other Wings for assistance on their own contracts.[12][13]

    Taboo Hunters are a type of Wing-hired Fixer that nearly all Wings make use of in order to track down Taboo breakers. These Fixers have been seen working alone and are known for relentlessly pursing their target, sometimes even going as far as to chase the Taboo breaker through other Districts. While it is not known if all Taboo Hunters follow the same procedures, the ones of N Corp. are ordered not kill their targets and instead capture them and bring them to the Wing which then decides what to do with the Taboo breaker.[14][15] If the Taboo breaker resists to the point of being considered a problem, the Taboo Hunter is permitted to decapitate them and store their head in a preservation cube for later revival.[16] In cases where the Taboo that has been broken results in the creation of something, such as N Corp.'s ban on filming within District 14, the Taboo Hunter's first priority is to retrieve and destroy that object.[17] It can be assumed that undoing the broken Taboo, whenever possible, is almost always of greater importance than the capture of the one who broke the Taboo.

    Butlers Butlers are a type of Fixer that have made a long-term contract with a family, estate, or individual and serve them for many years, if not their entire lifetime, working both as a protective bodyguard and as a housekeeper.[18][19] These contracts pay a good wage and have essentially lifelong job security, and are highly sought after by Fixers as a result, with many retired Fixers becoming Butlers after leaving their Association or Office.[18][20] For younger Fixers, the job of a Butler can also be appealing due to contracts being able to raise their Fixer grade or give them rights to assets related to the estate after the completion of their contract.[21] The job is considered rather rare, and not many citizens of the City know that Butlers exist, especially if they are not familiar with Fixers.[22]

    Butler contracts vary extremely in length, often dependent on if they are contracted to an estate or to a person. Butlers bound to estates and manors are often in a contract inherited from their parents, with multiple generations being raised to serve as Butlers with little hope of ever escaping the contract.[23] Other Butlers that are contracted to individuals get contract extensions with expensive compensation at each contract renewal, and have pension plans for their eventual retirement.[24] The ending condition for a contract also varies, with some contracts ending after a set length of time, others lasting for life, and still others having a specific condition that will end the contract.[21] In instances of longer contracts, presumably the ones that last across generations, the exact specifics of the contract are often lost to time, and both the Butler and their master may forget the guidelines made in the contract. This, of course, does not negate the contract, and Taboo Hunters or Fixers of the Öufi Association can be tasked with finding contract breakers if a Butler attempts to leave before they have fulfilled their contractual obligations.

38. #38Fixer Associations

    Keys: Association, Fixer Associations, Hana, Zwei, Tres, Shi, Cinq, Liu, Seven, Devyat, Dieci, Oufi

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    List of Known Associations

    Hana Association: Head of the Associations, overseeing the system of Fixers and Offices. The Hana is in charge of managing the other Associations, and Fixers as a whole. This includes issuing Fixer licenses, Color titles, and manages the grading system for Fixers and Offices by assessing their performance on the various Fixer requests they take.[10] The Association also deals with grading hazards, with the exception of Impurities of the City.[10]

    Zwei Association: Civil protection and peacekeeping as a "shield" for clients. Zwei missions include a variety of safety-oriented tasks, such as covert supervision, rescue operations, and dominion protection. They are a defense-oriented Association, tasked specifically with protecting clients rather than winning battles.[11] Members of Zwei's southern branch focus on stealthily supervising their clients in order to jump in during times of need, while the western branch prefers to stand by their clients and use their presence to dissuade potential threats.[12]

    Tres Association: Managing Workshops and everything they produce.[13] The Tres Association deals with all things Workshop, including reviewing weapons, charging taxes for them, and filing applications to the Head.[13] It is illegal to use Workshop gear not approved by the Tres.[13]

    Shi Association: Assassinating targets. The Shi Association specializes in covert assassination. Its members believe in equality in death, and will take on any request with impartiality, regardless of the target or their crimes.[14] Unlike the other Associations, the Shi work in small numbers.[15] Given the nature of their work, there is also an emphasis on client confidentiality.[15]

    Cinq Association: Duels and close combat, substituting into one-on-one fights in place of clients. The Cinq Association concerns itself with contracted dueling under unique rules and etiquette. A hired Cinq Fixer's goal is to defeat their opponent in a duel and then either bring them to their knees or execute them.[16] Fixers of the southern branch declare duels by throwing one of their gloves at their dueling partner, while those of the eastern branch start by stating their name and affiliation.[17] There are also multiple "levels" of dueling that stipulate the duel end at different points.[18] Due to the infrequent number of jobs they receive, they are also in charge of holding joint conferences and events with the other Associations.[19]

    Liu Association: Large scale, open combat in the form of all-out war. The Liu Association consists of spirited warriors equipped to deal with multiple foes at once.[20] Its members make use of flame-wreathed weaponry, as the spread of fire proves useful in their form of combat.[21] The Association deals with a simple form of fighting that prioritizes vigor,[22] cooperation, and avoiding hopeless battles,[23] and doesn't concern itself much with strategy.[24]

    The Liu are known to have more tightly-knit bonds than other Associations; purposefully appointing mood-makers as Directors,[25] and with members that tend to spend time off together.[26][27]

    Seven Association: Investigation and intelligence work regarding City affairs. The Seven Association works to stay up-to-date on all matters of the City, gathering intelligence and holding the knowledge close.[28] The Association's Fixers deal with investigating, solving, and concluding cases, alongside writing reports on their work.[29] They can also be hired for "post-contract management", which involves punishing the individuals the Seven Association discovered were responsible for a case.[30]

    Eight Association: N/A The Eight Association's specialization remains unknown. It has been mentioned that the Eight Association does work related to the Great Lake, possibly exploration or research into the Whales and creatures that live within it.[31][32] Due to the Great Lake bordering only the southern Districts, it is unlikely that it is the Association's sole focus.

    Devyat' Association: Delivery of rare or expensive items to any place in the world on tight deadlines.[33] Devyat' Fixers make use of Poludnitsa trunks, or simple AI Courier Trunks that assist with storage and navigation. The trunks work by sending its stored objects into another dimension,[34] allowing them and the Association members to carry items significantly bigger or heavier than is physically possible.[35] As a member of the Devyat', an individual's main priority is always to deliver their expected packages on time. The Courier Trunk will enhance the user's power as a delivery deadline nears, until they either manage to deliver their package or are killed by the trunk's overflowing energy.

    Dieci Association: The accumulation of knowledge, as well as contracts involving Relics and the Ruins.[36] Members of the Dieci Association dedicate themselves to their studies, building knowledge to be converted into physical strength in combat.[37] The Fixers are known as either Fists or Keys depending on their weapon of choice, which possess their own drawbacks and advantages. Burning knowledge in battle will deplete the information from the fighter's mind, as such, Dieci members engage in late-night study sessions that double as review for lost knowledge and an opportunity to learn new material.[38] Each cardinal branch of the Dieci Association has a "Saint", known to be exceptionally wise individuals which hold onto the Association's Holy Relics of the Ruins.[39] Also known as the “Association of Charity” for its commitment to taking in and raising orphaned children.[40]

    Öufi Association: Mediating and observing deals amongst other factions, ensuring clients see their contractual obligations through. The Öufi act as hired legal enforcement, using any means necessary to see that clients fulfill their ends of a contract. This includes dealing with those who do not comply to the terms and conditions and those who obstruct the legal process. When the time comes to reprimand rule breakers according to a contract's clauses, Öufi Fixers do not hesitate to use violence, including execution and amputation.[41]

39. #39Distortion

    Keys: Distortion, Distortion Phenomenon.

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    Distortions are powerful, monstrous entities in the City. They are former humans who have been overcome by their emotions, typically having 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, and the average City denizen has a subpar understanding of how they work.

40. #40Distortion Requirements

    Keys: Distortion Requirements, Distortion Requirement

    Enabled · After character · Order 200 · 33%

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    Cityfolk can end up a target of the Distortion, regardless of status or location. However, it requires a particularly intense mindset and the wholehearted pursuit of one's own wishes. Those with the potential to manifest E.G.O or distort are people "who strive to accomplish what they sincerely desire, unbound by any obstacles".

    Then, to be susceptible to distorting, one must experience the "complete breakdown of a firmly-held belief in a massive personal shock". In this state of exceptionally heightened emotion, the mind "crumbles".

    For example, victims of the Distortion may be shown to have been working for a meaningful, life-defining goal before realizing it cannot be carried out in a sudden and dramatic event.

41. #41Distortion Process

    Keys: Distorting, Distortion process, Distort

    Enabled · After character · Order 300 · 33%

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    To be targeted by the Distortion is to be spoken to by Carmen herself. Someone undergoing the Distortion process will hear a warm, alluring voice unable to be heard by anyone else. The voice will speak to the target about their present situation and prod them into giving into their heightened feelings, using specific words meant to make them focus on their negative emotions. If the target chooses to embrace these feelings, agreeing with Carmen's discernment of their life, they "consent" and therefore distort. Distorting includes transforming into a being which reflects the person's ultimate feelings and desires. Stronger desires will lead to a stronger Distortion.

    Distortions come in all shapes and sizes, tending to appear animalistic or otherworldly, and rarely containing any visual traces of the distortee's human form. Once someone has distorted, they are consumed by the negative emotions which had been so thoroughly heightened, more or less embodying those feelings. As a result, many Distortions are violent, operating on feelings like rage or despair.

    Although some Distortions are unable to be reasoned with, that is not the case for many of them. Depending on the cause for Distortion, many Distortions are capable of acting calmly or participating in regular conversation. They simply prioritize acting on the feelings that had spun them into distorting. After enough time passes, a Distortion will turn into an Abnormality, which is an irreversible process.

42. #42Effloresced E.G.O

    Keys: Effloresced E.G.O, Personal E.G.O

    Enabled · After character · Order 400 · 33%

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    Effloresced E.G.O is distinct and personal from person to person. While Abnormality-extracted E.G.O will reflect the ego of the relevant Abnormality, E.G.O manifested by oneself will match their own ego. As a result, they vary widely in both appearance and function. Generally, manifested E.G.O takes the form of some kind of armor, weapon, or both. It compliments the individual rather than overtaking them.

    Like the other form of E.G.O, Effloresced E.G.O is extremely powerful. However, it represents familiarity and dominance over one's own ego, rather than the borrowing of someone else's. It can still be wielded in ways which farm more power from it, like Lobotomy E.G.O. Additionally, once having manifested E.G.O, it can be manifested again at any point at will.

    Once someone has managed to manifest E.G.O, they gain an immunity to the Distortion Phenomenon.[20] However, only managing to manifest an incomplete or Volatile E.G.O (as in Philip's case) will still leave the user susceptible to distorting. If the user undergoes severe mental degradation with their E.G.O manifested, the Effloresced E.G.O may dissipate with their shaken heart.

43. #43E.G.O extracted from Abnormalites

    Keys: E.G.O that is extracted and borrowed from Abnormalities, Abnormality Ego, Abnormalities EGO, Abnormality E.G.O, Abnormalities E.G.O

    Enabled · After character · Order 500 · 33%

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    This is an overarching term referring to the E.G.O that is extracted and borrowed from Abnormalities.

    The E.G.O utilized within The Library and by the Sinners take on a different form than that of L Corp.'s Lobotomy E.G.O, and would likely not be classified as such. While not explained in detail, Faust indicates that these are the "base" form of E.G.O, and that Lobotomy E.G.O specifically refers to a more compressed and refined version in the form of E.G.O Weapons and Suits.[2] These "basic" E.G.O share the risk of corroding that Lobotomy E.G.O does, although it is easier to lose oneself to them than proper E.G.O Gear.[3]

    All E.G.O from an Abnormality takes on the same name, regardless of its form

44. #44Shin and Mang

    Keys: Shin, 心, Mang, 望

    Enabled · After character · Order 600 · 33%

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    Shin (心) is a technique related to the powers of the Light and Sin that is a type of energy projection. It has largely been shown being used to enhance the user's physical abilities and create Mang (望), a power enhancing ability that visually manifests as warm rings of light that appear around the weapon being used to attack, but can seemingly be used in a way to strengthen the body as well. The highest amount of rings seen manifested by a single individual is 7, capable of decapitating another with a mere gust of wind from the flick of their wrist.

    In order to use Shin, one must clear their mind of all emotions and then tap into their most intense memories and allow the emotions that are invoked by those memories to take fill their head. The more Mang used in an attack, the higher degree of control over Shin is needed by the user. The path to learning how to properly utilize Shin is difficult, but it can be taught to others and even self-taught through enough diligence.

45. #45Golden Bough

    Keys: Golden bough, Golden boughs

    Enabled · After character · Order 700 · 33%

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    The Golden Boughs are plantlike branches emitting an alluring golden glow. The Boughs are a potent energy source, and are said to be the essence of Lobotomy Corporation's technology. They stem from the abandoned L Corp. branches scattered across the City, but many have been moved from their original locations as City people snatch up Boughs for themselves. In fact, despite being a recent discovery, the Golden Boughs have caught the attention of many different factions—from private companies, to Syndicates, to Wings—many of whom are interested in making use of the powers lying within them. As they follow the distribution of L Corp. branches across the City, more than one Bough may be found in a single District.

46. #46District 4 (D Corp)

    Keys: D Corp, D Corp., District 4, District Four, D Corporation, Nest D

    Enabled · Order 100 · 100%

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    Little is known about D Corp or District 4 as a whole. There is a large, dark forest within the District. A group of Old G Corp veterans have found refuge within the Backstreets of District 4 after their Wing had fallen. The Backstreets of this District are filled with hooligans and very poor infrastructure.

47. #47District 5 (E Corp)

    Keys: E Corp, E Corporation, District 5, District Five

    Enabled · Order 200 · 100%

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    E Corp controls District 5. E Corp participated in the Smoke War on the side of old L Corp and old G Corp.

48. #48District 6 (F Corp)

    Keys: District 6, F Corp, F Corp., District Six, Sixth District, F Corporation, Nest F

    Enabled · Order 300 · 100%

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    District 6 (F Corp) was one of several Wings involved in the Smoke War, supporting Old L Corp and ultimately being on the losing side of the Wing War. F Corp's Singularity are "Fairies" which can unlock anything, whether that be things that are "locked" physically or conceptually. F Corp is interested in experimenting with them and expanding their capabilities.

49. #49District 7 (G Corp)

    Keys: G Corp, District 7, District Seven, G Corp., G Corporation, Nest G

    Enabled · Order 400 · 100%

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    District 7 is under G Corp's control. G Corp's Singularity involves spheres that can control gravity. One use of this Singularity is the creation of weapons whose weight can be freely controlled.

50. #50District 8 (H Corp)

    Keys: H Corp, H Corp., H Corporation, Hongyuan, District 8, District Eight, Daguanyuan, Walled District, Nest H

    Enabled · Order 500 · 100%

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    District 8 is controlled by H Corp (Hongyuan Bioengineering Group). H Corp's main Singularity is the production of "Boluses", which heal, and also mutate their users. District 8 itself is a massive, enclosed complex which spans the Backstreets and Nest, which shifts both buildings and taboos of the area around every so often. H Corp is Led by the Hierarch of Daguanyuan and the Xianren. Within H Corp, the wealth of the residents is measured by the amount of space they own, in a scale referred to as "rooms". Rooms are redistributed by the Singularity during a period called "restructuring day": the process of restructuring redistributes space based on the residents' net worth and involves the buildings within the complex shifting and moving at great speed and force. Those who do not have any residence or find themselves without enough room will be thrown around by the movement of buildings, typically to their deaths. H Corp's Nest is Daguanyuan, a building complex located at the very top of the Nest, where the members of the most prestigious families of the District reside. Among them, the Jia family has always been the most influential, surpassing the previously prestigious Shi family. H Corp lies on top of the ruins of Old H Corp, which was destroyed by Arbiter Garion after breaking one of the Head's Taboos.

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