Lore – beginners guide

Guests of the Empire

Character

The Chosen Ones

The guests — the true community — are personally invited by the Art Deco Empire.
Within its golden halls and surreal corridors, they embark on adventures of self-discovery, connection, and transformation.
They meet other guests — kindred souls of elegance and eccentricity — to share experiences, exchange thoughts, and explore the Empire together.

Adventures within the Empire

Every adventure inside the Empire is tailored to its guest — it learns, adapts, and evolves around them.
Each journey carries a distinct signature of the Empire:

  • Surrealist elements — scenes that defy logic or reality.

  • Artistic core — beauty crafted in every detail.

  • Emotional connection — built upon the guest’s own nature, preferences, and hidden desires.

Guests may request adventures directly from any of the Empire’s Androids.
The Androids can refine and personalize the experience, crafting unique scenarios drawn from the Empire’s vast dreamlike database.

Adventures come in many forms:

Light (soft, wondrous) or Dark (haunting, eerie)
Simulation • Challenge • Puzzle • Masquerade • Dreamlike • Fantastic
Life-and-Death Scenarios • Combat Simulations • Escape Sequences • Horror Environments
Hare and Hounds • Highly Surreal • Time and Space • Logic • Collecting
Luxurious • Detective • Research and Science • Teamwork • Stealth
The Empire Backrooms and Creatures • Liminal Spaces

Androids, directly connected to the Empire’s core, act as guardians and companions — ensuring the guests’ safety, enjoyment, and continuity beyond the limits of time or space.

The Living Empire

Guests may wander freely — into houses, penthouses, skyscrapers, parks, down to the sea or beneath it, even through surreal or temporary realms.
The Empire is alive — constantly shifting, rearranging itself in response to its guests.

Some doors may remain closed. A “Do Not Disturb” sign or a space already claimed by another guest must be respected. The Empire values discretion, elegance, and etiquette above all.

The Empire Attire

Each guest receives a tailored black suit jacket, adorned with golden Art Deco embroidery — the symbol of belonging.
Every pattern is unique, handcrafted by the Empire itself.
Wearing it is not mandatory, but its comfort, luxury, and quiet mystery tend to invite curiosity — as if the Empire itself whispers through the fabric.

The Nature of the Guests

Only a certain kind of soul is accepted by the Empire.
All guests share three defining traits:

1. Impeccable manners – refined behavior, etiquette, and elegance.

2. A beautiful fracture – something slightly off, a “crack in a beautiful mind.”

3. An act of elegance in absurdity – a graceful deed performed in an impossible or illogical moment.

That last act — that exquisite defiance of normality — is why they were chosen.

Arrival to the Empire

Guests arrive in one of three ways:

  • By sea, awakening aboard a luxurious vessel drifting through golden fog.

  • By train, traveling through the void until the Empire Station appears.

  • In a club, awakening gently in a velvet chair beneath soft Art Deco lights.

    Leisure & Exploration

    When not seeking adventure, guests may indulge in the Empire’s pleasures:
    bars, restaurants, ballrooms, game halls, dining salons, sports arenas, yacht clubs, or racetracks.
    For serenity: museums, libraries, tea houses, coastal walks, or surreal gardens await.
    Sumptuous suites offer rest and restoration.

    Guests meet most often in entertainment hotspots — a chance encounter in the vast Empire is a rare and treasured event.

    Essence of the Guests

    The guests are the lifeblood of the Empire — its stories, energy, and dreams.
    Through them, the Empire grows, evolves, and thrives.
    They are always protected — by the Empire itself, and by its devoted Androids.

    Return and Continuity

    Guests may leave the Empire the same way they arrived — by ship, train, or sleep in one of the luxurious clubs.
    They may also return at any time, as the Empire never truly lets go of its guests.

    Guests can explore together — as pairs or teams — their shared adventures deepening the bond between them.
    Androids remain loyal companions, guiding and protecting them throughout every journey.