A world that questions ownership of the self.
The year is 2156. Contracts can govern more than property: bodies, identity, treatment and the possibility of movement.
People at the center
Relationships are the heart of this world: trust, family, love, choice and the consequences that remain. Technology matters through what it does to human lives.
Body and identity
The distance between a real body and the identity recognized by a system is a central tension. A flawless surface does not erase the pain or cost carried beneath it.
Power and place
City-ships and cities on the ground; order and wear; controlled frames and unfinished human experience. The environment is part of the story of power.
Discover without spoilers
This introduction is a doorway into the world. Character outcomes, protected revelations and the ending are kept out of this public overview.
The people of this world
Nayar
The narrow line between care and control.
Karo
Bearing witness is a choice of its own.
Takin
Every tool carries its maker’s responsibility.
Ava
A life that belongs to its person.