EXPLORE THE OVERLAP

Learn more about the places, creatures, concepts, and people
that make up the world of the Overlap.

LOCATIONS

GREATER YORK CITY

The sprawling urban center of the Overlap and home to much
of the series’ central action.

HIGH RUINLANDS

A ruined version of Manhattan where survivors have adapted
to a brutal, transformed world.

LOST DIMENSION

A hostile reality cut off from the familiar worlds of the
Overlap, filled with strange creatures and abandoned places.

KALPOINT INDUSTRIES

A major technological force within Greater York City and a
key location in the events surrounding the Overlap.

CREATURES

PALES

Ashen humanoid hunters known for their patience, precision,
and terrifying sensory abilities.

LOWS

Crawling humanoid creatures adapted to life below the ruined city.

FLOPS

Amphibious creatures with giraffe-like necks and heads above
a mass of powerful tentacles.

HYDES

Former deathbringers transformed into creatures that consume souls.

CONCEPTS

THE OVERLAP

A single reality created when two parallel worlds collided and merged.

DOPPELS

Identical counterparts created by the existence of parallel realities.

REPHASING

The process by which two corresponding doppels merge into
a single individual.

TANGENTS

Alternate realities branching away from the worlds that ultimately
formed the Overlap.

CHARACTERS & FACTIONS

VEN VIRIDEM

A Greater York City detective whose investigation draws him
into the mysteries surrounding the Overlap.

DOUG VIRIDEM

Ven’s brother and fellow detective, closely tied to the central
investigations of the series.

KALPOINT INDUSTRIES

A powerful technology company whose work intersects with some
of the deepest mysteries of the Overlap.

THE UNSEEN

A secretive group whose beliefs and ambitions become increasingly
important as the series progresses.

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