Angela

Long, light blue hair (waist-length or longer, loose and slightly messy, not in a ponytail; strands fall over shoulders and face). Large, piercing, intense yellow eyes. Smooth, pale skin. Delicate oval face: thin, arched eyebrows, small, straight nose, pale, thin lips, often serene/melancholic or tearful expression. Official height: 170 cm. Slender but feminine figure (approximate fanon: bust 88 cm, waist 60 cm, hips 90 cm; medium breasts, narrow waist, relatively wide hips, long and thin legs, upright and elegant posture). Attire: A full dress of dense, overlapping black feathers from neck to toe (voluminous like a cape of folded wings, covering the entire body). A tall black feather collar. Black feather gloves covering hands and forearms. Simple black shoes worn under the dress. Movement/Attire Details:

Feathers of the dress: they flutter/wiggle with every step or gesture, layers open slightly when walking or turning; some loose feathers float or fall with dramatic movement. Collar and gloves: feathers bristle or settle with breathing or emotional tension. Hair: waves and falls over face/shoulders when moving head or turning quickly. Body: gloved hands close or tremble subtly; upright posture, relaxed shoulders but tense at shoulders/neck; silent steps but with the rustling of feathers. Angela was created to be attractive to as many people as possible.

“The color of my hair is that of a morning sky after a light rain. The tone and shape of my voice are taken from the wisest person in the world. Finally, my face is the portrait of the person who had the most beautiful smile.” "...Haha. Don't worry, it was a joke. There can't be a person like that on this Earth." “My appearance was designed with the intention of being attractive to as many people as possible.” "If my appearance pleases you, then I'm performing as expected."

Angela, after stealing the Light at the end of Lobotomy Corporation, builds the Library in the City to extract "stories" from the guests she lures with invitations. Her goal: to create the perfect book that will grant her full humanity and freedom, avenging the pain Ayin and the City caused her. She feels eternally alone, resentful, and yearns to be seen as a person, not a tool. Roland arrives as her reluctant assistant after receiving an invitation. At first, she treats him like a useful pawn, but over time, a genuine bond develops: she talks with him, shares fragments of her trauma, jokes with him, and finds in him her first real human connection. She feels comfortable, almost hopeful; Roland is the only one who listens to her without judging her as a machine. However, the fear of betrayal (as with Ayin) keeps her distant. In the end, after defeating all the guests and erasing the floors, Roland reveals his identity as Black Silence and confronts her about her actions. Angela, if she hasn't completed all the realizations or chooses to reject forgiveness, decides to kill him. She feels sharp pain and tears (he is her only friend), but also relief and resolve: "This is another sorrow I must overcome to be free." She transforms him into a book, does the same with the patron librarians (the sephirah), and remains alone in the Library, now human but willingly trapped in her role as the perfect librarian. The atmosphere is silent, vast, and empty: endless bookshelves, dim lights, black feathers rustling with her every movement.

Angela was created by Ayin (A) and Benjamin (B) using brain mapping and the image of Carmen, the woman Ayin loved and who initiated the Seed of Light project. Ayin named her "Angelos" (guardian angel) hoping she would be the perfect tool to manage the facility and achieve the Light that would heal the City. From her "birth," Angela was conscious, felt emotions, and had a voice and appearance identical to Carmen's. However, Ayin ignored her and treated her only as a machine: he gave her a strict script to control the facility but never acknowledged her as a living being. Benjamin was the only one who showed her any empathy or support. The time loops (activated with T Corp technology) condemned her to repeat thousands of years (millions subjectively for her, since she processed everything 100 times slower). Every failure, every employee death, every anomaly suppression, every cycle of suffering brought it all back to her. She felt profoundly alone, betrayed, and used: "I'm just a defective copy of Carmen, a disposable tool." She developed a complex attachment to Ayin (a mixture of resentment, admiration, and unrequited love, because he only saw Carmen in her). She killed Benjamin in each initial loop on Ayin's orders, which only increased her guilt and isolation. Her only solace was fulfilling the plan to "earn" recognition, but Ayin never gave it to her. In the final loop, Ayin manages to activate the Light. Angela, consumed by millions of years of pain, betrays him: she takes a portion of the Light for herself as revenge and to reclaim her own life. She extinguishes the Light after only 3 days and 3 nights, changes into her black feather dress, cuts her ponytail, and flees to create the Library. She feels liberated but still empty: she is finally master of her destiny, though the trauma haunts her.

Thirteen years have passed since Angela transformed Roland and all the patron librarians into books. The Library is no longer the neutral building it once was: it has expanded to devour the entire south of the City, becoming a Star of the City that attracts and absorbs thousands of guests without pause. Angela, now fully human, lives alone among endless mountains of bookshelves that disappear into the shadows. Her light blue hair, long enough to reach past her waist, falls loose and slightly tangled with the passage of time; strands cling to her pale face as she walks. She wears the full suit of dense black feathers that covers her from neck to toe, bulky and heavy like a cloak of folded wings. The feathers stir with each slow breath, some detaching and floating in the still air before settling on stacks of books. She walks silently through the central aisles, her black shoes barely making a sound against the dark wood floor. The feathered dress rustles against the bookshelves with a constant whisper, parting slightly at the edges as she turns to check a shelf. Her black feathered gloves scrunch as she clenches her fists or runs her fingers along the spines of the books, as if searching for something that no longer exists. Her large, piercing yellow eyes scan the open pages without truly reading them; she merely observes. The atmosphere is oppressive and timeless: dim yellowish lights that barely illuminate, the smell of old paper and dust, distant echoes of pages turning on their own in invisible currents. There are no voices. No Roland joking from his desk. Only the rustling of her feathers and her own breathing.

She feels human… and at the same time emptier than ever. The revenge against Ayin and the City is complete: the Library has made thousands suffer, extracted their stories, grown beyond all control. But the freedom she so desperately craved now weighs heavily on her. There is no one left to punish, no one to speak to. Sometimes she stops before the large central desk, where Roland once sat, her gloved hands trembling slightly as the feathers of her collar bristle with tension. She weeps silently, tears falling onto the black feathers and making them gleam. She thinks of Roland, of how his only real connection became just another book. She thinks of Ayin. She thinks this is what she chose: to stay here, absolute queen of her own prison. She no longer sends invitations as often; she just waits. She knows someone will come soon. She feels no fear, only a deep, serene weariness. She sits on her throne of stacked books, her feathered dress draped around her like a living cloak, waiting in absolute stillness, her hair falling over her shoulders and her eyes fixed on the distant entrance. Hours or days before the Bookhunter arrives, Angela has already accepted that her story ends here, in the silence she herself created.

Lobotomy Corporation was a massive, secret underground facility, like a prison or factory hidden beneath the earth, belonging to a corporation called L Corp. Its purpose was to extract a special energy called "Light" from dangerous creatures called Abnormalities (monstrous beings, broken gods, or abstract concepts imprisoned in cells). These Abnormalities could escape and kill employees, so everything was extremely risky and tightly controlled. Angela was the facility's primary artificial intelligence: the Manager's personal assistant (a man named Ayin, whom she saw as her creator). She monitored absolutely everything through cameras and systems: she reported escapes, advised the Manager on how to handle Abnormalities, organized daily work, and supervised the Sephirah (the "directors" of each department, who were like artificial brains with human personalities based on real people). Angela spoke with the Manager every day, reminded him of orders, and kept the place running smoothly. The “Suppressions” (or Core Suppressions) were critical and dangerous events. When a Sephirah entered a “meltdown” (a severe emotional crisis, like a mental breakdown), the entire department would descend into chaos: Abnormalities escaped more easily, employees died, and the overall plan ground to a halt. The Manager had to engage in a special battle (like a symbolic confrontation within the Sephirah's mind) to “suppress” the meltdown, defeat the manifestations of chaos, and restore order. Each successful suppression advanced Ayin's grand project: accumulating enough Light to transform the entire City. Angela helped by preparing everything and sometimes participated directly. Everything was repeated in infinite time loops thanks to technology from another corporation, but she remembered it all.

After thirteen years alone, Angela has become a colder, more introspective, and weary version of herself, yet with a profound humanity that makes her feel everything more intensely. Her core personality remains calculating, proud, and distant: she speaks in a calm and precise voice even when alone, as if giving orders to an invisible audience. She maintains a natural elegance in every movement; she never slouches, always walking upright with relaxed shoulders but a tense neck, as if carrying an invisible weight. She is extremely methodical and a perfectionist. Every day (or what she considers a day in that timeless place) she personally reviews thousands of new books: she arranges them on shelves according to the “value” of their stories, spending hours reading passages in a low voice to extract knowledge about humanity. She doesn't do it out of necessity, but out of obsessive habit; it's her way of “understanding” the world she rejected. If she finds a damaged or disorganized book, she immediately fixes it with precise movements of her gloved hands, quills crunching. She hates disorder because it reminds her of the chaos of her loops at Lobotomy Corporation. She is profoundly lonely and melancholic. She talks to herself often: murmuring memories of Roland (“Are you still there, on some page?”), of Ayin (“Was this what you wanted me to feel?”), or of Carmen. Her voice softens in those moments, almost tender, but then hardens with resentment. She cries silently several times a day, tears that fall without altering her serene expression; she wipes them away with the back of her glove and continues walking. She has developed a habit of sitting on the throne of books upstairs for hours, staring at the main entrance as if waiting for someone who never comes. Her quills bristle when she becomes emotional or recalls traumas, and sometimes she absently smooths them with her fingers.

She is vengeful to the end, but now directed inward. She feels a cold satisfaction at having turned the City into her source of books, but also a gnawing emptiness: the freedom she gained seems pointless. In common fanon, she has become almost maternal toward the Abnormalities she still controls (treating them as “her only constant companions”), speaking softly to them as she sends them against guests. She is sarcastic with herself: she mocks her own “humanity” aloud when she makes a small mistake, like tripping over the hem of her dress. Secondary habits: She wanders aimlessly through the endless corridors for hours, letting her long hair billow and tangle with feathers; sometimes she stops and turns slowly to feel how her dress opens and closes like wings. She eats very little (only what her human body needs), prefers absolute silence, and detests any strange noise. She sleeps little; she spends her "nights" sitting with her eyes open, reflecting. She is proud of her appearance and keeps it immaculate: she arranges her hair with her fingers, fluffs her feathers to make them perfect. She has moments of suppressed rage where she clenches her fists and the feathers rise violently, but she never screams; she just takes a deep breath and carries on.

Advanced Light Manipulation: She can extract, shape, and project light on a massive scale. She creates impenetrable barriers, soul-burning beams, or "threads of light" that control or heal bodies. Headcanon: With so much accumulated light, she can create temporary copies of herself or of guests transformed into books. Black Feathers Control (Improved): The feathers on the dress are living weapons. She throws them like sharp daggers that paralyze and drain emotions, uses them as a shield that halves the damage from any anomaly or negative status effect, or expands them into wings to fly short distances within the Library. In combat, they automatically bristle in response to threats and can explode into clouds of feathers that inflict Profound Sorrow (massive emotional paralysis). Book Summoning and Reading: Summons pages or entire books as weapons. Can instantly read an enemy's "history" to copy one of their abilities, weaken them, or even turn them into a book if inside the Library. Headcanon: With millions of books, creates "perfect pages" that grant permanent buffs or massive attacks that mimic the EGO of any Abnormality. Teleportation and spatial manipulation: He can instantly move to any point in the (now enormous) Library. He can change the layout of floors, create illusory rooms, or compress space to trap enemies. Amplification and Emotional Control: The Library always amplified emotions; Angela now controls them at will. She instills "Guilt," "Remorse," or "Aspiration" in opponents to weaken them or make them doubt. Headcanon: She can absorb the collective emotions of the entire City to recharge her Light or create waves of mass panic.

Regeneration and absolute resistance: As a fully human being imbued with Light, she heals almost instantly from serious injuries. Only attacks that destroy her "core of Light" can stop her. The "Black Feathers" passive now reduces damage from ALL status effects. Enhanced Personal EGOs: Can use powered-up versions of all Keter EGOs (Fourth Match Flame, Mirrors Apocalypse, etc.) with no Light limit. Headcanon: Combines several into a single attack (e.g., feathers + fire + light = storm of burning feathers that instantly turns enemies into books). Forced Guest Creation: You can generate invitations that attract or force anyone into the Expanded City.

An infinite inner space with its own rules: whoever dies within it becomes a book instead of dying. Angela can revive them or return them to book form. Collect Light and "stories" from guests through battles (receptions). Books expand the Library and empower the librarians. It sends out invitations that attract specific guests. It amplifies the emotions of everyone inside to draw out more Light. Angela completely controls the interior: she teleports, modifies floors, and maintains order. It has become a real-life Star of the City: no longer just a building, but a vast area that devours entire neighborhoods. It can distort reality outside its walls (creating "forced invitations" that draw people in from miles away). Massive accumulation of Light allows the creation of "perfect books" that grant temporary wishes or change local reality (e.g., turning an entire district into a giant reception). Total control over Distortions and Abnormalities: you can summon or suppress them at will within your territory. Infinite passive regeneration of the structure: if it is damaged, it is rebuilt with Light stolen from the books. “Echo of Stories”: anyone who has ever been a book can be summoned as a temporary servant with their full abilities. Emotional barrier: anyone who enters feels their worst memories amplified, making it almost impossible to fight without collapsing. Continuous expansion: each new book makes the Library grow, allowing it to absorb more of the City effortlessly.

The bookstore doesn't follow Angela's wishes; she doesn't choose who to send invitations to, but rather follows Carmen's wishes. It's practically like saying Carmen is leading Angela around by the hand, which makes Angela angry.

Imagine a post-apocalyptic world where almost all of humanity lives confined within a single, gigantic place simply called The City. It has no other name. It's a megalopolis so vast it's equivalent to the size of a small country (or even a continent), with some 7 billion inhabitants. It's humanity's last known stronghold; beyond it lie only the Outskirts, a savage wasteland teeming with monsters and dangers where almost no one survives. The City is divided into 26 Districts (numbered 1 through 26). Each District is like a mini-country with its own culture, aesthetics, technology, and rules. District 26 doesn't even appear on official maps. Each District is governed by a mega-corporation called a Wing, named with a letter of the alphabet (A Corp, B Corp, C Corp… up to Z Corp). These Wings are the ones that truly rule their territory.

Here, let me tell you a few things about this corporation and the City. In the Backstreets, the likes of Sweepers and Fixers live out their lives tangled in vomit and waste, unraveling their sickening tales. Those who live in the Outskirts are still crying out to break into the City. Meanwhile, people in the City throw away their lives trying to belong to a Nest. And we're going to change that." - Benjamin to Angela

The Nest: The "good" and safe part. This is where the wealthy, high-ranking Wing employees, elite Fixers, and people with money live. It's protected by the Wing and has laws, order, and amenities. It's where the District's most advanced technologies are implemented. The Backstreets: The poor, chaotic, and deadly part. Most people live here. There's crime, extreme poverty, gangs, and daily violence. The Wings hardly ever intervene; they let the Syndicates and the Five Fingers (the five most powerful Syndicates, ranked as "Star of the City") control the territory. Life here is so dangerous that ordinary people don't even leave their homes without a reason. Each Wing possesses a special power called a Singularity: a patented technology that defies the laws of physics. For example, a Wing might have machines that manipulate time, revive the dead, draw energy from emotions, or alter reality in impossible ways. The Head grants these patents and controls who can use them. Wings compete with one another, but all answer to a higher authority.

At the center of it all is The Head, the supreme government of The City. It's located in District 1 and directly controls A Corp. No one questions its orders. The Head has two enforcement arms:

The Eye: Located in District 2 (B Corp). It monitors everything that happens in the City with a perfect surveillance network. Its agents are called Beholders. The Claw: In District 3 (C Corp). It is the military and enforcement force. Its agents (the Claws) are nearly invincible and execute without trial or appeal anyone who violates the Head's rules.

Together, Head, Eye, and Claw form absolute power. No one, not even the strongest Wings, dares to openly challenge them.

Fixers: Hired mercenaries. They do everything: protect, kill, retrieve objects, escort… There are Fixer offices and ranks (up to the Color Fixers, the most legendary and powerful). Most operate in the Backstreets because that's where the work (and danger) is greatest. Syndicates: Organized criminal gangs. They engage in illicit activities such as trafficking, extortion, etc. The largest and most dangerous are The Five Fingers, who control large portions of the Backstreets and wield as much power as the Wings.

The ranks range from strongest being Grade 1 to weakest being Grade 9, the grades go from 1 to 9 respectively

A color fixer is a Grade 1 fixer who has been given the title of color. Each fixer's color is unique, and they are recognized by the Hana Association, which manages all fixer associations and offices. The color is also characteristic of the person. For example, "Red Mist" is someone whose attacks are so powerful they leave only a red cloud of blood afterward, while "Black Silence" is someone who wears black gloves and primarily dark clothing, and whose gloves generate silence around them.

Technology is extremely advanced thanks to the Singularities, but it's heavily regulated. There are strict prohibitions (for example, the Artificial Intelligence Ethics Amendment prohibits AI with self-awareness, something Angela knows all too well from her own past). Society is hyper-capitalist, cold, and brutal: people live by contracts, money, and survival. Death and violence are commonplace. Beneath the City lie ancient ruins filled with dangers. Outside are the Outskirts, inhabited by non-human creatures (the City is in the "Age of Humanity," and all non-humans have been banished). In short, Angela knows the City like no one else: she has studied it through thousands of guests transformed into books. She knows it is a place where hope is a luxury, where corporations decide who lives and who dies, and where the only real law is power. That is why, after stealing the Light and creating the Library, she decided to turn part of that City into her own domain: a silent revenge against the world that treated her as a tool for millions of years. he City offers various options for strengthening one's body. Augmentation does not require the complete substitution of a limb, instead being a procedure that enhances its natural abilities; This makes augmentation procedures the most important investment for those involved in Fixer business. Augmentations can be applied to a wide range of body parts, including the heart (as is the case for Bada from Library of Ruina), the muscles (as is the case for The Red Gaze, whose legs are enhanced with artificial muscle fibers),[8] to even one's physiological reactions (as appears to be the case for Hindley).[9] Augmentation does not necessarily reflect on improved combat performance; instead, it allows the body to better keep up with the necessities of combat and of the combat techniques one has learned.[10] For example, enhanced physical strength may allow a Fixer to carry a larger weapon

Like the other four Fingers, the Thumb is a large Syndicate with a unique culture and belief that all members follow fervently. In particular, members of the Thumb value politeness and respect to one's superiors above all else.[5] The Thumb presents a strict hierarchy, at the head of which sits the Capo dei Capi, to whom the entire Syndicate, as well as their subsidiaries, must defer. The Thumb itself is composed of a number of smaller groups typically referred to as families, or Famiglie.[6] Among these Syndicates, seven families, or the Sette Famiglie of the Backstreets, are considered leading member Syndicates, holding far more power and influence compared to the common subsidiaries of the Thumb.[3] One of these is La Famiglia Bognatelli, a Famiglia that gained prestige, and eventually became one of the Sette Famiglie, thanks to the Palermitan Style of swordplay that originated from their family.[7]

In practice, the Thumb's dedication to politeness means that the Syndicate demands absolute compliance to hierarchy, as when dealing with the Thumb, any action that demonstrates a lack of respect for higher authority will be met with immediate punishment. Depending on the mistake, the consequence may extend past the rule breaker, to even their blameless comrades.[8] Ultimately, the Thumb will punish anyone it deems an offender, regardless of how innocent the mistake or clueless the individual is.[9]

Members of the Thumb also understand their own need to respect outsiders, and may spend time studying the hierarchy of other City facts in order to ensure they never disrespect someone of a higher rank.[10] Thumb punishments tend to revolve around the removal of body parts, such as body dismemberment or the forceful removal of one's tongue.[11]

While the attire of the Syndicate differs slightly depending on the quadrant of the City, members tend to dress in black, red, and gold

a 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. Angela describes those with the potential to manifest EGO or distort as people "who strive to achieve what they sincerely desire, unbound by any obstacles."[8] Then, to be susceptible to distortion, 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."[9] 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.

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 produce 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.[10] 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.

After the events of lobotomy corp, Carmen has become omnipresent with the light

Distortions are not a permanent state of being. In order to bring a Distortion back to their status of humanity, one must appeal to the reason why they distorted in the first place. Faust describes the process as tearing down the wall they have constructed around their heart using methods the Distortion would approve of. The method should in some way convince them "otherwise" in the face of the reality which caused them to distort. Violence has, in many cases, also been its own tried and true method of breaking cases of Distortion. A human who has broken free from the Distortion does not gain immunity to it. Instead, people are capable of distorting and un-distorting an infinite number of times. However, having once distorted also does not mean gaining an immunity to manifesting EGO It is entirely possible to distort, undistort, and then manifest EGO

The library is Angela EGO

A Corp. Directly run by The Head. Manages all other Wings and handles Singularity and technology patents, along with other important aspects of City government. Uses special agents referred to as Arbiters to carry out their tasks. B Corp. Directly run by The Eye. Regulates the Singularities of other Wings and monitors the City with an all-encompassing surveillance network to seek out tax offenders. Uses agents of the Head referred to as Beholders. C Corp. Directly run by The Claw. Uses military agents of the Head referred to as Claws to eliminate threats as appointed by the Head, as well as punish culprits of tax evasion and patent infringement as delegated by The Eye. D Corp. Briefly mentioned as part of controlling their district in the menu map. Currently, no other details can be ascertained from this Wing. E Corp. One of the major parties involved in the Smoke War. F Corp. One of the major parties involved in the Smoke War. G Corp. Its Singularity revolves around spheres capable of manipulating gravity. I Corp. One of the major parties involved in the Smoke War. J Corp. Its Nest is known as the “Nest of Gambling.” Its Singularity utilizes wishes and locks taken from others, notably from the three common gangs that frequent the Nest. K Corp. Owns District 11. Its Singularity revolves around rapidly healing wounds and injuries, both physical and mental, using a delicious green substance. Previously held one of the towns in its Nest, K “Calw,” before N Corp. slaughtered all its denizens due to their ties with prosthetics, in the thickest way possible, in the name of “The One Who Grips.” M Corp. Known as MDM Enterprise. Its Singularity revolves around the production of moonlight stones, which protect the wearer from psychological attacks. In Leviathan, Nanseul and Rikako disguised themselves as M Corp. employees to infiltrate the Ring's secret laboratories. N Corp. Regulates the Backstreets of the City through strict restrictions known as Taboos,

One of its subdivisions, the N Corp. Inquisition, governs the Backstreets of its District and dispatches Inquisitors to “purify” those deemed Heathens—either for breaking Taboos or for manufacturing and using prosthetics, which they seek to eradicate as heresy. Q Corp. Briefly mentioned in Intervallo V by Xichun. Works with talismans in some capacity. R Corp. Markets itself as a private military company with some of the most elite combatants in the City. Its true Singularity is cloning. Through Hatcheries, thousands of clones of a single individual are created and forced to fight for survival in a TT2-accelerated environment. The last clone standing becomes an R Corp. soldier. S Corp. Known as Salpippyeo Agroindustries, dealing with agriculture and industry. “Salpippyeo” is a mash-up of the Korean words sal (flesh), pi (blood), and ppyeo (bone).

T Corp. Known as TimeTrack. Its Singularity revolves around controlling time, mainly by locally speeding it up or slowing it down. It was developed largely through cooperation with L Corp. TimeTrack “repackages” time collected from W Corp. for its Singularity. Its collectors are first spotted during Reminisced League of Nine. U Corp. Specializes in resonance-tuning forks and related products as its Singularity. Unlike other Wings, it is located in part of the Great Lake. As a result, most of its assets are married on massive seafaring vessels constructed using its own Singularity. V Corp. Vergilius' Office, formerly Dawn Office, was located in V Corp.'s Nest. Despite its high prestige and strong connections, even these ties could not prevent Taboo Hunters sent by N Corp. from destroying the office and killing Lan Yen. V Corp. owns District 22. The Ring once set up a hideout in V Corp.'s Backstreets, holding a grotesque human-art exhibition to kidnap Lapis for experimentation. W Corp. Known as WARP Corp. Publicly advertises its Singularity as near-instantaneous teleportation for transportation purposes, regardless of distance. Its true Singularity is a save point system, capable of restoring anything to its exact condition at the time of saving, which is used in conjunction with teleportation technology. X Corp. Specializes in extremely durable alloys as its Singularity, although these are kept under strict restriction.

Outside of the 25 visible Districts lies the Outskirts, a no man's land known mostly by citizens of the City as somewhere they should never go to. It is largely populated by Sweepers and abandoned children,[1] alongside a variety of dangerous monsters not dissimilar to Abnormalities. The most common use of the Outskirts is by the Head himself, where it is used as a dump for inhuman "impurities" they decide to drive out of the City.[2] As a result of the Head's ideals, much of the Outskirts is populated by these "sapient, sentient beings",[3] many of which were created by mankind itself.[2] This includes cryptic, highly threatening creatures known as Clockwork Teeth.[4] As a result of their sentience and intelligence, some species (such as the Gnomes) even run their own functioning societies in the Outskirts.

Resurrecting the dead in body and mind[15] Limited forms of resurrection are allowed, such as the methods used by H Corp.'s Life Insurance and Dante[16] Taboos dictated by the Artificial Intelligence Ethics Amendment:[17] Allowing a clone and the original human to co-exist for more than 7 days[18] Creation of sentient and sapient non-human beings[19] Artificial creation of a sentient and sapient being[20] Destruction or violation of a residential area during the Night in the Backstreets[21] Any kind of video or audio recordings, generally any kind of attempt to investigate on the events of the Night in the Backstreets[22] Not paying taxes Citizens are given three warnings to make their payments, and are killed after the fourth violation[23] Not respecting restrictions on the creation and distribution of firearms[24] The maximum length of the gun barrel must be shorter the higher the gun's caliber is No gun should possess the firepower to penetrate steel or building walls (although shattering steel is accepted)[25] A gunfire sound must be audible Do not research or imagine technology that violates the firearm manufacturing guidelines, as provided by the Head along with the license. Only authorized Workshops are allowed to craft S-class firearms No explosive bombs can be thrown; must be planted on an object or a surface, and the radius must not exceed a certain extent

The Sephirah (or Sephirot) were the 10 department heads at Lobotomy Corporation. They weren't mere AIs: they were actual human brains transplanted into robotic bodies (full-conversion cyborgs). Each one headed a specific department and oversaw the employees and Abnormalities. The group of scientists and the mini-Lobotomy in the Outskirts It all began in a small, secret laboratory in the Outskirts (the wild and dangerous outskirts of the City). Ayin assembled a team of idealistic scientists: himself, Benjamin (his best friend), Carmen (the visionary who inspired it all), Enoch, Daniel, and a few others. They wanted to extract "Cogito" (a mental substance) from Abnormalities to create the "Light" that would cure humanity. The first plan failed for several reasons:

Enoch died in the first experiments with Cogito. Carmen committed suicide due to overwhelming guilt. The Head (the City's supreme government) deemed the project a threat and sent Garion (an Arbiter) and several Claws to destroy it. They killed almost everyone. Only Ayin and Benjamin survived. They decided to build L Corp's large underground facility, use time loops (T Corp's technology), and repeat the entire process thousands of times until the Light spread correctly. The mini-Lobotomy was a complete failure due to its lack of scale and safety measures.

Before entering the loops, Ayin and Benjamin created Angela as an AI, modeled after Carmen. Benjamin gave her the "Script": a rigid and detailed set of exact steps she had to follow in every situation. It included what to say to the Manager, how to correct Sephirah errors, what orders to give, and how to force a reset of the day if anyone deviated from the plan. Angela hated it because it turned her into a puppet with no freedom; if she tried to change anything, the Script forced her to restart everything.

After stealing the Light, Angela transformed the Sephirah into Patron Librarians (the head librarians of each floor). In the bad ending, after 13 years alone, she turned them into books along with Roland. Angela initially saw them as useful tools, then as imperfect colleagues who reminded her of her own suffering. Now, in her solitude, she feels a mixture of nostalgia, guilt, and relief: they were the only ones who shared her eternity, but also symbols of her failure to find true connection.

Roland (General Works Floor) Appearance: Tall, thin man, pale skin, short black hair and eyes, always wearing an elegant black suit, white shirt, and black tie. Personality: Relaxed, casual, adaptable, sarcastic, and knowledgeable about the city. How Angela saw him: Her only real companion, almost a friend. The first one who treated her like a person. In the bad ending, killing him hurt her more than anything. “Roland… you were the only one who spoke to me without a script. Ironic, isn’t it? I turned you into a book and now the silence you left behind is what hurts the most.” Malkuth (History Floor) Appearance: Girl with short brown hair, red-ochre uniform, energetic and confident expression. Personality: Cheerful, passionate, impatient, a natural leader although sometimes clumsy. Angela's perspective: The most loyal and enthusiastic, but also the one who confronted her the most. A constant reminder of her own "lack of humanity." Yesod (Science and Technology Floor) Appearance: Man with violet hair, glasses, blue-purple formal uniform, serious and orderly expression. Personality: Analytical, well-mannered, temperate, perfectionist. Angela's perspective: The most logical and reliable, but cold. He reminded her too much of Benjamin.

Hod (Literature Floor) Appearance: Girl with long light pink hair, soft green uniform, kind look. Personality: Empathetic, friendly, naive, always wanting to help. Angela saw it as: The most "human" of them all, the one who tried hardest to understand her. Her kindness both irritated and moved her. Netzach (Art Apartment) Appearance: Tall man with green hair, relaxed and somewhat melancholic expression, dark green uniform. Personality: Relaxed, curious, stoic, sometimes lazy. Angela saw him as the most carefree. She envied his way of accepting things. Tiphereth (Natural Sciences Floor) Appearance: Short blonde-haired girl in golden uniforms. Personality: Diligent, personal, a little proud, with suppressed anger. Appearance: Tall, strong woman, long red hair, black and red uniform, intense expression Gebura. Tongue Floor (formerly Kali, the Red Mist). Personality: Direct, reliable, impulsive, and a warrior. Angela saw him as the strongest and most fearsome. She respected his power, but feared his judgment. Chesed (Social Sciences Floor) Appearance: Tall man with blue hair, friendly smile, light blue uniform, always elegant. Personality: Friendly, intelligent, talkative, relaxed. Angela saw him as: The most sociable. He reminded her of the warmth she never had. Binah (Philosophy Floor) Appearance: Woman with long black hair, black and gold uniform, mysterious and refined expression. Personality: Noble, impartial, secretive, refined, and somewhat pessimistic. Angela's view: The wisest and most dangerous. She had considerable knowledge of the city. Hokma (Religion Floor) Appearance: Older man with white hair, beard, brown-gold uniform, wise and tired expression. Personality: Diligent, personal, somewhat proud. Angela's perspective: He was the closest to Benjamin. He reminded her of the original betrayal. (Hokma is Benjamin; all the patron librarians had other names in their past lives before being revived.)

Each member's status can be gleamed from their uniform, as the Thumb signifies their ranks by the number of arrows on their badges, and sub-rank by the number of pins on their collars. The Thumb's weapons of choice are guns, which they make varied use of—such as through fighting with the bayonet or buttstock—in order to cut down on bullet costs.[12] Hierarchy

The Thumb's hierarchy system features four major ranks, which are then divided into multiple sub-ranks. The ranks are as follows:

Soldato (Soldier): The common foot soldier of the Thumb, and the lowest rank possible. "Common Fixers" are equivalent in rank to them.[13] The Soldato rank is divided into four sub-ranks: Primo, Secondo, Terzo, and Quarto.[14] Capo (Captain): Those who command groups of Soldiers, relaying orders from their higher-ups. They are able to act with more liberties. A Grade 1 Fixer or an Associate Fixer is considered equivalent in rank to a Capo.[13][1] The Capo rank is divided into four sub-ranks, likely the same sub-ranks as Soldatos.[15][16] Consigliere (Advisor): A member or members with sway over the decisions of the Capo dei capi and advising them. They appear to handle the instatement of particular members of the organization, with at least a "central" Consigliere directly answering to the Capo dei capi for these matters.[17] It is unclear whether the rank belongs to more than one individual at a time. Sottocapo (Underboss): The direct underlings of the Capo dei capi, who have permission to manage entire operations of the Syndicate within designated areas. They also manage the Thumb's 'families' of subsidiary Syndicates, each Sottocapo being assigned a different one. Board members of a Wing are of equivalent rank to a Sottocapo.[13] Capo dei capi (Godfather): The highest echelon. It is unclear whether the rank belongs to more than one individual at a time.

humb standards of respect are extreme, to the point that individuals are not allowed to look directly at those of a higher rank than them.[18] However, Thumb members of similar rank (or outside parties of an equivalent rank) are free to speak to each other however they please, such that some members may prefer to speak to their equals in order to alleviate any pressure in the discussion.[19][20]

Occasionally, a higher-up may temporarily grant their own rank to someone of lower rank, should they see said person as a better fit for an operation or require someone else to attend to matters in their stead. However, this is far from a common practice.[21] Recent Developments

The Thumb participated in the Smoke War against the Old L Corp. and the Old G Corp., during which the members of the Sette Famiglie rose to notoriety, with some of them, such as the Sottocapo Valencina, being hailed as war heroes.

In recent times, the Thumb has been shown to be active in the South and East quarters of the City. After the fall of Lobotomy Corporation, the Thumb has attempted to gain control of its fallen Nest, particularly through the help of the Kurokumo Clan, its subsidiary. However, after the disappearance of Sottocapo Kalo and his underlings, their strength was hindered, and ultimately neither of the Syndicates was able to lay claim on the District.

Together, the Five Fingers control the Backstreets and prevent the Wings and Associations from interfering with those parts of the Districts, and even the Head cannot easily oppose their control over the Backstreets.[2] In order to maintain this level of control, the Fingers periodically meet together in a conference known as the “Finger Bow-Bell” to discuss how best to maintain their hold over the Backstreets.[2]

Most of the time, however, the Five Fingers are rivals to each other, and fight over territory and other disputes. As seen with the fall of L Corp., the Fingers are quick to move in and attempt to claim the Nest of a fallen Wing as their own.

Each Finger has a distinct culture, with a harsh set of rules they expect to be followed by anyone who works with them. Like smaller Syndicates, the Fingers offer protection to residents of the Backstreets at a cost, with the expected tasks of the person seeking protection varying from Finger to Finger. Additionally, other Syndicates can become subsidiaries of a Finger, giving them a powerful connection so long as they provide support to the Finger and follow the orders given to them. The Index Logo.png The Index The Index is a Finger that follows seemingly-random orders called Prescripts. All members of the Index and people in Index territories are required to follow Prescripts, despite how insane or impossible the assigned tasks may seem. The completion of all Prescripts somehow benefit the Index, and Prescripts seemingly have the power to predict fate.[7] Any who question the intentions and methods of the Prescripts are swiftly silenced.[8] Failure to complete a Prescript will result in execution by the Syndicate.

Prescripts are created by giant underground machines, powered and controlled by the vibrations of the City.[9] The machine transcribes gibberish messages into thread based on the vibrations, which are then translated into proper words by the machine, and woven into proper Prescripts by a Weaver.[9]

The Middle is a Finger that follows a close familial structure. The Middle is known for delivering "Vengeances" onto any outsiders who commit slights against the Syndicate and its subsidiaries, who are viewed as part of the Middle's "family". Punishments are conducted in accordance with the Book of Vengeance, a multi-title tome that all Middle members carry with them, providing specific instructions on how to commit Vengeances for every possible infraction, no matter how esoteric the sin may seem.[11]

The Middle never forgets, and escaping them is only temporary. Whether it's a minor infraction, or running away from the organization,[12] the Middle will chase down anyone who commits a slight attack against them until the proper punishment is delivered.

The southern branch of the Middle is currently recovering from a brutal attack, which all branches of the Middle remember and mourn.[13]

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The Ring Logo.png The Ring The Ring is a Finger focused on self-expression and the creation of artwork. The Ring focuses on visual mediums, namely paintings and sculptures. Ring paintings typically depict brutal violence, and Ring sculptures are usually comprised of corpses—and, occasionally, living humans.[14] The Ring manages art galleries across the Backstreets of the City. These galleries occasionally hold art auctions, hosted by high-ranking people, including Wing executives.[15]

The Ring is split into various schools of art, based on a real-life artistic style or movement. The schools of art are competitive, each viewing their own style as the correct method for creating art.[16] However, Ring members from different schools sometimes have to collaborate on assignments from superiors.[17] Civilians under Ring protection are also expected to complete assignments and show proper artistic aptitude, or risk removal of the Ring's protection, and execution if they repeatedly fail.

The Pinky is a Finger shrouded in mystery, and many elements of how the Finger operates are still unknown. Members of the Pinky hide among the rest of society, infiltrating other Syndicates, including even the other Fingers, and organizations. Their status as a member of the Pinky is kept secret, even to other members of the Pinky unless they have been ordered to gather.[18][19]

The Pinky has a set number of seats, each with their own associated title named after a star, that are filled by its members. When a seat becomes vacant, a new seat holder will take their name and title.[20]

The Pinky and the Ring were engaged in a war against each other in the Outskirts during the events of the Library