Copesetic. The name itself whispers of a forgotten depth, a place where the echoes of ancient geometries twist and bloom within the abyssal currents. It isn't a location, not precisely. It’s a state of being, a distortion of perception caused by prolonged exposure to the ‘Harmonic Drift’ – a phenomenon theorized by the extinct Chronomasters of the Azure Isles.
The Harmonics are not waves in the traditional sense. They are reflections of timelines, fractured realities bleeding into one another. The Chronomasters, obsessed with mapping these distortions, built containment structures – the ‘Resonators’ – designed to stabilize the Drift. But their efforts were ultimately futile. Copesetic was born from the collapse of the last Resonator, a cascade of temporal paradoxes that rearranged the very fabric of existence surrounding the submerged city of Veridian.
Within Copesetic, time loses its linearity. You might find yourself simultaneously witnessing the construction of Veridian, experiencing your own death, and debating philosophical concepts with a long-dead Chronomaster. The sensations are overwhelming, intensely vivid, and profoundly unsettling. The deeper you delve, the more fractured your identity becomes. It’s said that prolonged exposure results in ‘Temporal Bleed’ – a complete dissolution of personal identity, leaving only a ghost within the echoes.
The environment itself is perpetually shifting. Buildings appear and disappear, landscapes morph into impossible geometries, and the very air vibrates with discordant harmonies. The architecture of Veridian, when glimpsed, is characterized by fractal designs and structures built from materials that defy conventional physics. It’s a city built on the principles of temporal distortion, a testament to the Chronomasters’ hubris.