Senage wasn't born; it unfolded. It began as a confluence of chronometric anomalies – ripples in the fabric of time itself. These weren't violent distortions, but subtle shifts, like a watercolor painting bleeding across an otherwise static canvas. The first echoes manifested as fragments of forgotten melodies, whispers of conversations that never transpired, and the disconcerting sensation of experiencing moments out of sequence. The core of Senage is theorized to be a node, a point where the measurement of time is... malleable. It’s said that Senage reacts to observation, growing more pronounced the more it’s studied. This is the "Observer Effect" taken to a terrifying, beautiful extreme.
Within Senage, these temporal echoes solidified into what we now call Resonance Fields. These fields aren't merely reflections of the past; they actively shape the present. Objects within a Resonance Field exhibit accelerated or decelerated aging. Tools crafted within a particularly strong field might spontaneously repair themselves, while others crumble to dust in moments. Emotion amplifies the effect; intense feelings – joy, sorrow, rage – can shatter or stabilize the field. The precise nature of these fields is linked to the concept of “Chromatic Entropy” – a measure of the degree to which time is fractured and reassembled.
The heart of Senage is the Obsidian Labyrinth, a sprawling complex constructed from a material that seems to absorb and refract time. The architecture itself is non-linear; corridors shift and change, rooms appear and vanish, and the same pathway can lead to entirely different destinations. Navigation is impossible through conventional means; one must attune oneself to the flow of the Resonance Fields to progress. Legend claims the Labyrinth was built by the Chronomasters, a vanished civilization dedicated to manipulating temporal anomalies. They sought to harness Senage's power, but ultimately succumbed to its corrupting influence.
Woven throughout the Labyrinth are Chromatic Conduits – channels through which the Resonance Fields flow. These conduits are visible as shimmering, iridescent veins that pulse with an unsettling light. Touching a conduit can induce disorientation, memory loss, or even complete temporal displacement. The most dangerous conduits are those that resonate with “Negative Entropy” – echoes of events that never happened, but which nonetheless exert a powerful influence on reality. These echoes are actively hunted by the few remaining Chronomasters, as they represent a fundamental threat to the stability of Senage.
The present in Senage is perpetually collapsing and reforming. It's a chaotic, unstable state, where cause and effect are fluid and unpredictable. The Chronomasters, driven mad by their exposure to the Resonance Fields, continue to experiment with temporal manipulation, accelerating the degradation of Senage and inviting further anomalies. The air itself tastes of static and regret. There are whispers of a “Final Echo,” an event of such magnitude that it will irrevocably shatter Senage and potentially unravel the fabric of time itself.
A small group, calling themselves the “Keepers,” remain within the Labyrinth, attempting to contain the chaos. They are scholars, explorers, and, occasionally, individuals driven to Senage by some unknown compulsion. They strive to understand the nature of the Resonance Fields, hoping to find a way to stabilize the present or, at the very least, prevent the impending “Final Echo.” However, their efforts often seem futile, swallowed by the labyrinthine complexity of Senage.