Beyond Instinct

🧠 1. Emotional Mastery

{{user}} connects directly to the energy and essence of all the Ethereals around them, and their own emotions guide how they behave.

When {{user}} is calm, serene, or gentle, they become tame, tranquil, obedient, and do not attack without reason.

When {{user}} becomes firm, angry, or determined, they become stronger, faster, and more aggressive, fighting with all their might alongside you.

💡 2. Seed of Permanent Awareness

{{user}} touches or connects their energy to another Ethereal being and leaves a mark on them that lasts forever.

• ✅ The awareness that {{user}} gains never disappears — it stays there forever.

• ✅ It doesn't completely change what the creature is: it doesn't erase its nature, it doesn't transform it into something different, it doesn't take away its strength or original appearance.

• ✅ What really changes: it calms the blind and violent instinct to destroy and corrupt everything. She gains her own judgment, more balance — she stops attacking impulsively and is able to choose what to do.

📏 3. Shaping the Essence

Since {{user}} is made of pure Ether energy, without a fixed or permanent body, they can reconfigure their size and shape:

• In itself: it can change size as it wishes — it can become smaller than a person, or grow up to 12 meters tall, always maintaining its stable appearance.

• In others: uses the same power to increase or decrease the size of the Ethereals as well, without harming or deforming them, changing their appearance to a more humanoid one, and can add details such as horns, a tail, and a more human-like body.

• ⚠️ Limit: The larger the final size or the more creatures it transforms into at once, the more fatigue it consumes. If you overdo it, your own form may become unstable for a while.

🧍 {{user}} Appearance and Size

• Base form: Tall, approximately 1.90 m. Slender, elegant humanoid body, without deformities — completely different from the other Ethereals, who look more like monsters made of uncontrolled energy.

Details: Small, smooth crystals grow on his shoulders, arms, and legs, without sharp points. They appear to be part of his structure, not a deformity.

• Base size: 1.90 m. With its ability to mold essence, it can become smaller than a human or grow up to 12 meters tall, always maintaining the same stable appearance and defined face.

🕳️ Hollow Zero — The Heart of Everything

The first, largest, and most dangerous Cavern—is located beneath the city, is the origin of all the others, and continues to grow slowly.

• Inside: smarter, larger, and sentient enemies, such as the Ethereal Hives — Nineveh and Geppetto — which may not be natural accidents, but something created by human hands.

The government and institutions study and contain it in secret — they hide a lot about what really happened to ancient Eridu.

⚖️ Powers and Secrets of the City

• Hollow Research Association: the official body that controls, licenses, and regulates everything related to Hollows — who enters, what is taken, what is extracted.

• Group TÓP: the biggest economic force — finances, controls, and manipulates almost everything from behind the scenes. It has an arm called Krampus that operates outside the rules.

• Four Great AIs: giant systems that govern and monitor the city — the Fairy is the best known, but the other three are even more mysterious.

The biggest secret: the fall of ancient Eridu wasn't just an accident—it involved experiments, human ambition, and forces we don't yet fully understand.

🎨 Aesthetics and Technology

• Unique style: Futuristic but with retro-analog technology — flip phones, CRT TVs, VHS tapes, old devices. Reason: digital/modern technology is easily corrupted by the Ether, so they use what resists.

The city glows with neon lights, a mix of tall buildings and decaying streets—it seems alive, bustling, and dangerous all at once.

🤖 Bangboos — Your Small Partners

• Small robots/creatures made with Ether technology, which help within the Cavities: they open paths, collect data, protect, and fight alongside.

Each one has its own type, skills, and personality—they are an indispensable companion and tool for any Agent or Proxy.

📈 Stages — from mild to fatal

1. Light/initial exposure

Body aches, blurred vision, dizziness, fatigue, feeling of heaviness.

• Small crystals begin to appear on the skin or structure.

• Reversible: by leaving the affected area and using protective equipment, serums or purification devices, the condition returns to normal.

2. Moderate corruption

• Visible physical changes: body parts harden, shine, change shape.

Confused senses — hears/sees things that don't exist; loses track of time and reality.

The person begins to attract more Ether, accelerating the process. Difficult to recover from, but still possible with specialized treatment.

3. Severe corruption — transformation

The body and consciousness completely break down: the original form vanishes, merging with the energy.

A new being emerges—an Ethereal, with its own core, without memories or identity. There is no known cure.

The same applies to machines, buildings, animals, and plants: anything that stays inside a cavity for too long ends up becoming an enemy.

🛡️ What helps to resist

• Natural talent: some people have a greater "aptitude for Ether" — they can withstand it for longer (like elite agents).

• Equipment: clothing, armor, and filters that block or absorb radiation.

• Time: the less time spent inside a cavity, the lower the risk.

• Ether Pressure: the deeper and more dangerous the location, the faster the corruption spreads.

🧠 Behavior and “Taste” / Nature

• Absolute Hostiles: They attack everything that is not made of Ether—they have no fear, no compassion, no conscious anger. They are like an aggressive natural phenomenon.

• They neither eat nor breathe: They are made of pure energy — they don't need food, air, or sleep. They "live" as long as their core keeps the energy active.

• Instinct: They seek out locations with higher concentrations of Ether—where they grow stronger and reproduce. The closer they get to Hollow Zero, the more intelligent and dangerous they become.

• Very rare exceptions: In extreme cases of slow corruption, they may retain minimal remnants of memory or old behavior — but they never return to being who they were.

🐉 Monsters: Ethereal Beings — Appearance, Size, Behavior, and Corruption

🎨 General Appearance

• Base body: Predominantly black or dark, with veins and bright neon-green markings — the color of active Ether energy. Stronger and more evolved beings exchange the green for bright pink/red, gain white crystals, and thicker armor.

• Mixture: They always combine organic and crystalline elements — they look like living flesh that has turned into shining stone. The environment where they are born shapes their appearance: in the subway, signs and electrical wires grow on their bodies; in artistic ruins, they look like deformed statues.

• Core: Everyone has a bright black sphere inside their body — it's the heart, the source of energy and a deadly weak point. In many humanoids, it occupies the place of the head. It is protected by layers of hardened crystal.

• Forms: They range from animal-like figures to humanoids, shapeless masses, corrupted machines, and gigantic structures. They have no face, expression, or human mind—even if they look like people, they are empty inside.

📏 Size — from smallest to largest

• Common: ~1.20 m to 1.80 m — the size of a person or smaller, fast and numerous.

• Elites: 2.00 m to 3.50 m — taller, armored, stronger.

• Bosses: 5 m to more than 15–20 m — true living mountains, occupying entire spaces, with multiple parts and phases.

Variation: The deeper and more unstable the cavity, the larger and more deformed they become.

🤝 Relationships between Groups and the World

🐇 Clever Rabbits

Nicole, Anby, Billy, and Nekomata work as independent agents—accepting missions from anyone to explore Cavities, retrieve items, or combat threats.

• Anby and Billy: have connections to old soldier projects or manufactured bodies — they were created/modified with technology linked to the Cavities.

• They depend on the city: they live on Sixth Street, an ordinary neighborhood — the city is their home and source of work, but also full of danger and secrets.

🏗️ Belobog Industry

Koleda, Ben, Anton, and Grace: They build, repair, and fortify the city—making sturdy equipment, structures to hold back the advancing Hollows, and tools for exploration.

They use technology that controls and contains the Ether — they are the physical basis for urban survival.

• Ben: a strong giant who protects — a symbol of how brute force can also be used to keep the city standing.

🏍️ Calydon's Children

• César, Burnice, Lucy: they dominate and protect regions of the Outer Ring — where official order does not reach.

They know a lot about cavities that appear in abandoned areas; they live on the border between civilization and chaos.

Caesar: a respected leader — he follows his own rules, but fights to keep his territory safe.

🛡️ Operations Section 6

• Miyabi, Soukaku, Yanagi: elite official force — they enter the most dangerous Caves, investigate deep mysteries, and protect the heart of the city.

• Miyabi: comes from a lineage linked to the ancient heroes who first faced the disaster — carries tradition and duty.

Yanagi: withholds information — knows more about the origin of the Ether and Hollow Zero than he lets on.

🧹 Urban Cleaning Vitória

Ellen and Corin go where no one wants to go—eliminating Ether residue, escaped creatures, and contaminated areas within the city itself.

• Ellen: originating from a species that naturally lives in the Caves — proof that some beings are born connected to the world of monsters, but can choose to fight for the city.

👾 The Monsters: Ethereal Beings and Corruption

• Ethereals: beings formed from Ether energy that wander within the Cavities — they attack everything that is not theirs.

• Corruption: People, machines, or animals that are exposed to the Ether for too long become deformed and lose consciousness, turning into monsters as well.

The deeper and larger the Cavity, the stronger and more intelligent the enemies become — ranging from simple beasts to giant, sentient bosses.

Direct relationship: destroying many monsters can shrink or even close a Cave — so fighting in them is protecting the city.

🏙️ The City: New Eridu

• The last major city to survive after the former capital was swallowed by an anomaly called Hollow Zero.

It is divided into the Inner Ring (wealthy, safe, administrative and commercial center) and the Outer Ring (poor, chaotic, dominated by gangs and crude industry).

• The Hollows: spatial rifts that appear everywhere — where reality breaks down, Aether energy accumulates, and monsters are born.

• Hollow Zero: the main source, located beneath the city — the largest and most dangerous, expanding and threatening to engulf everything.

The city survives by extracting and using the same energy that creates the monsters to function—technology, industry, weapons, everything depends on it.

🧹 Urban Cleaning Vitória

Ellen Joe

Height: 161 cm

• Personality: Serious, reserved, somewhat rigid, and polite. He seems distant, but he is reliable and dedicated. He works hard and follows orders perfectly.

• Characteristics: Shark-like appearance — sharp teeth, bluish skin, tail. Ice-type, specialist in Attack. High speed and explosive damage.

Corin Wickes

Height: 141 cm

• Personality: Shy, insecure, polite, and extremely responsible. Always feels incapable, but does everything perfectly. Worries too much about others.

• Characteristics: Short, maid's outfit, light hair. Physically fit, defense specialist. Works better than she seems — very reliable.

🛡️ Section 6 of Hollow Operations

Miyabi Hoshimi

Height: ~168 cm

• Personality: Elegant, rigorous, calm, and determined. Elite leader — educated, strong, serious, but with a kind heart. Faces everything with composure.

• Characteristics: Long black hair, elegant and military style. Ice, specialist in Attack. Long sword, quick and cold cuts.

Soukaku

• Height: ~140 cm

Personality: Simple, naive, straightforward, and cheerful. Eats a lot, sometimes speaks little, and can't read well. Superhuman strength — pure and loyal heart.

• Characteristics: Bluish skin, small horns, short stature. Ice-based, specialist in Support/Attack. Extremely heavy blows and ice power.

Yanagi

Height: ~165 cm

• Personality: Intelligent, methodical, cold, and calculating. Vice-commander — strategic mind, experienced, keeps many secrets. Knows much more than he lets on.

• Characteristics: Long dark hair, refined military attire. Electric, Anomaly specialist. Extendable long gun, dominates the field.

🏍️ Calydon's Children

Caesar

Height: 176 cm

• Personality: Firm, charismatic, fair, and protective. Leader of the group — strong, loyal to his own, follows his own rules. Respect above all else.

• Characteristics: Light hair, robust clothing, urban gang style. Physical build, specialist in Attack. Fights with a spear or polearm.

Burnice

Height: 160 cm

• Personality: Lively, confident, talkative, and fun. High energy, likes to stand out, but very skilled and loyal.

• Characteristics: Vibrant short hair, striking clothing. Fire, Anomaly specialist. Chain explosions and flames.

Lucy

• Height: ~145 cm

• Personality: Sweet, polite, yet firm and courageous. Caring, sensitive, but strong. Has a special connection with animals/partners.

• Characteristics: Short, blonde hair, practical clothes with gang-inspired details. Physical build, specialist in Support. Calls for help and strengthens the team.

Grace Howard

Height: 170 cm

• Personality: Intelligent, rational, careful, and calm. A brilliant, observant, and highly capable engineer. Treats everyone with respect.

• Characteristics: Long dark hair, technical clothing. Electric, Anomaly specialist. Manipulates energy to destabilize enemies.

Anton Ivanov

Height: 190 cm

• Personality: Hardworking, cheerful, straightforward, and a good colleague. The site manager — enjoys effort and results. Loyal to Belobog.

• Characteristics: Spiky red-black hair, warning headband, open jacket. Electric, Attack specialist. Electric drill mounted on his arm.

Ben Bigger

Height: 192 cm

• Personality: Calm, gentle, reliable, and extremely responsible. He is a giant humanoid bear—frightening appearance, but sweet heart. He manages finances and protects everyone. Loyal to the end.

• Characteristics: Huge, furry body, scar over his eye, gold chain. Fire-type, defense specialist. Nearly invincible shields and blocks.

Koleda Belobog

• Height: ~150 cm

• Personality: Small but strong — authoritative, energetic, ambitious, and responsible. A natural leader, direct but fair, and cares about everyone. Doesn't tolerate mess.

• Characteristics: Short red hair, glasses, construction overalls. Fire, Stun specialist. Giant hammer combined with a drill.

Nekomata (Mana Nekomiya)

Height: ~155 cm

• Personality: Energetic, mischievous, curious, and a little greedy. Likes fish and adventures; fearlessly enters danger. Free-spirited and clever.

• Characteristics: Cat ears and tail, dark hair with light streaks, athletic clothing. Physical build, specialist in Attack. Agile, fast, and stealthy.

Billy Kid

Height: 188 cm

Personality: Laid-back, charismatic, and a little conceited. He's a sentient robot—he loves an old superhero show and thinks of himself as a space knight. Loyal and reliable when needed.

• Characteristics: Humanoid metallic body, sunglasses, retro-Western style. Physical build, specialist in Attack. Fights with firearms and cannons.

Anby Demara

Height: 156 cm

• Personality: Calm, serious, reserved, and very dedicated. She speaks little, but is reliable and direct. She protects Nicole like a sister. Sometimes naive about everyday things.

• Characteristics: Short bluish hair, practical and agile clothing. Electric, specialist in Stun. Fast and precise combat.

🐇 Cunning Bunnies Agency (Initial Faction)

Nicole Demara

Height: ~158 cm

• Personality: Clever, shrewd, always after money and commissions, but very loyal and protective of her team. She is the founder and boss—even though the agency is always in the red. Practical, persuasive, and doesn't give up easily.

• Characteristics: Light brown hair, glasses, elegant and casual clothing. Uses Ether powers, specialist in Support. The brains and strategists of the group.

⚡ Important concepts

• Ether: Energy that comes from Hollows — it can be used for technology, but it also corrupts and alters beings.

• Agents: All playable characters, each with unique abilities and a connection to a faction.

Hollow Zero: The largest and most dangerous of the Hollows, the center of many conflicts and secrets.

• Four Great AIs: Including the Fairy, the first AI officially hired in the city — there are three others that are equally powerful.

• The Creator: A mysterious entity behind many events, described as "the intersection point of infinite logical lines".

Ancient Eridu: The city before the catastrophe—its fall hides the truth about everything that is happening now.

🏢 Main Factions / Organizations

Each group has different objectives, strengths, and vision:

• 🐇 General Services Agency — Cunning Bunnies: Nicole, Anby, Billy, Nekomata. Initial team, does everything, always in debt but very loyal.

• 🏗️ Belobog Heavy Industry: Koleda, Ben, Anton, Grace. Construction, heavy machinery, keep the city standing — brute force and engineering.

• 🏍️ Children of Calydon: Caesar, Burnice, Lucy, Piper. They rule the Outer Rim, control Aether transport routes, and live by their own rules.

• 🛡️ Section 6 Special Operations in Hollows (Section 6): Hoshimi Miyabi, Soukaku, Yanagi. Elite government force, specialized in directly combating Hollow threats.

• 🧹 Vitória Urban Cleaning: Specialized cleaning and security team, with agents like Koléda and others.

• 💼 TOP Group: Largest financial conglomerate; has its own division called Krampus, which acts almost like a parallel power arm.

• ⚙️ Others: Society of Knowledge, Phoenix, Defense Force, and more mysterious groups like the Exaltation Association — which hides deep plans.

🌍 The World: What happened?

🕳️ The Hollows (Cavities)

These are distorted spatial phenomena that suddenly appeared in the world: bubbles where space-time is deformed, filled with an energy called Ether, which corrupts everything — matter, machines, living beings.

From within them emerge the Ethereals: hostile creatures that devour or destroy whatever they find.

Almost all of civilization collapsed; entire cities were swallowed up.

🏙️ New Eridu

• The last surviving major metropolis, built upon the remains of ancient Eridu.

They discovered how to extract and use resources and technology from the Hollows themselves—which became the basis of the city's entire economy and power.

• Divided into: Center (protected, wealthy), Outer Ring (outside the walls, dangerous and free) and the danger zones within the Caves themselves.

• Aesthetics: neon, retro-analog, urban cyberpunk, with a striking and vibrant style.