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Chapter 8 - Loom Archive Entry #0001: Fragment Ledger, Corruption Load, and the Weave

[System Archive Access Granted]

[Welcome, Observer-Class Accessor]

[Opening Interface Entry: LOOM_CORE_0001]

 

Subject: The Weave

The Weave is the metaphysical lattice that governs all living fate within this realm.

Every being is assigned a fate thread—a tether of light, color, and resonance.

Threads are shaped by choice, bloodline, prophecy, and divine law.

Threads can be anchored to institutions, people, locations, and artifacts.

Major nodes of the Weave are known as Anchors — shrines, thrones, rulers, chosen bloodlines, or relics that stabilize fate in regions.

Thread activity determines:

A person's lifespan

Their natural affinities

Interpersonal relationships

Probability of key events

Severing a thread is not just death.

It is erasure from the Weave's design.

To sever fate is to remove a person not only from the timeline, but from destiny itself.There is no afterlife. No reincarnation. No divine justice.Only silence.

The Weave cannot repair cut threads.The space left behind becomes threadless—a wound in reality that does not heal.

 

Subject: Fragment Ledger

Upon severing a fate thread, fragments of that individual's will, emotion, or intent may be absorbed.

These become Fragments, stored in your Fragment Ledger, a sub-component of the Loom Interface.

Fragments have the following properties:

Each has a Name, Quote, Stat Effect, and Corruption Load.

Multiple fragments may influence the same stat. Repetition is dangerous.

Certain rare fragments can evolve into passive traits or permanent alterations.

Example Entry:

Fragment Gained: Cruel Opportunity

"Strike not when you must—but when you can, without risk."

Effect: +2 Scheming

Corruption Load: 3%

All fragments are echoes of fate's resistance to severance. You absorb what they fought to protect.

 

Subject: Corruption Load

Each severance adds to your Corruption Load — a cumulative metric representing how much of fate's residue now clings to your soul.

Effects of Corruption Load:

Behavioral influence based on absorbed fragments

Possible hallucinations or fate-echo projections

Increased aggression, paranoia, or detachment

At thresholds, system warnings will trigger:

20%: Minor behavior shifts

40%: Loom Interference

60%: Personality drift

80%: Identity instability

100%: You are no longer yourself

Important:Fragment synergy (e.g., multiple fragments that boost the same stat) increases both potential and danger.Anchor Bonds may reduce or slow Corruption accumulation.

 

Note: Anchor Bonds

Certain individuals (e.g., Elira) exist outside the Weave. If they form a bond with you, they may stabilize your soul and counter fragment effects.

Anchor Bond: 1.2% Established

Current Corruption: 7%

Passive Effect: -1% Corruption Gain | +1% Resistance

[End of Archive Entry LOOM_CORE_0001]

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