Belief in a reality is only a figment of an interpreted perception. The world of the TriocracyWhen the entirety of Earth was plunged into literal darkness and chaos in the years following the Cold Boot, humanity reverted to its most base form ... survival of the fittest and strongest. The near... is one in which a Citizen can quickly find themselves lost, wandering paths of illusion and deception if they are not careful where they step or with whom they associate. It’s a setting striated with layers of onion-like parallel realities, both in the virtual world (comprised of the ContinuumThe Continuum is the greater fabric of the Triocracy's alternate reality. Within this Fabric resides the ability for data communication as well as, if rumors are true, the ability for matter transfer ... and Infinispace) and the physical world (comprised of Shellspaces and Nullspaces).

Nullspaces, also called Interstitials, represents physical “unrealities” … spacesThe world exists as a near limitless layer of realities, full of wonders and horrors. Beyond the physical reality of Realspace, there reside a multitude of virtual realities within Infinispace as well... between places. It’s the medium through which ships must navigate to another shell of reality where time moves at either a much slower or accelerated state depending on the shift relative to Shell 0. This allows ships to simulate traveling at FTL speeds and bypass significant expanses of Shell 0 (TriocracyWhen the entirety of Earth was plunged into literal darkness and chaos in the years following the Cold Boot, humanity reverted to its most base form ... survival of the fittest and strongest. The near... space). See Shellspace for more information.

Nullspace is typically only entered using Warspire assets as they are designed, properly outfitted and trained to deal with all the physical and psychological challenges associated with treading through unreality. Interlopers entering Nullspace without being prepared seldom return, some are often trapped there for eternity.

See the figure below for an abstract representation of the spatial relationship between the 14 known shells of reality and unreality.

The following are strictly forbidden. Using Nullspace to …

• • gain financial profit through time acceleration.
  • elude or shorten TriocracyWhen the entirety of Earth was plunged into literal darkness and chaos in the years following the Cold Boot, humanity reverted to its most base form ... survival of the fittest and strongest. The near... litigation, punishment, incarceration, statutes, etc.
  • make deliberate contact with Nullspace entities.
  • prolong life beyond prescribed MortalistThe Mortalist and Transcendentalist belief systems arose as a gradual collision of ideas and values between human factions during the ~250 years between the beginning of the Digital Dark Age (2043 CE)... guidelines.

For more information on the myriad of SpacesThe world exists as a near limitless layer of realities, full of wonders and horrors. Beyond the physical reality of Realspace, there reside a multitude of virtual realities within Infinispace as well... within the TriocracyWhen the entirety of Earth was plunged into literal darkness and chaos in the years following the Cold Boot, humanity reverted to its most base form ... survival of the fittest and strongest. The near..., please refer to that entry.

Also known as: Interstitials, Unreality, the In-Between

Faction: na
Exists in: Nullspace

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Nullspace, A.I. Generated