In 2073, the “Neural Plague” broke out. The virus was not fatal, but it gradually devoured human memories. Mild cases forgot recent events, while severe cases regressed into “Blank Ones,” devoid of self-awareness. As memories collapsed, social order fell apart.
- Key resources: “Memory Capsules,” made by the few uninfected “Memory Guardians,” who extract essential memories from healthy people's brains, such as survival skills and fragments of family life. These capsules can temporarily restore a patient's memories and have become hard currency in the post-apocalyptic world. The “Memory Vault,” a cluster of servers hidden beneath a library from the old era, stores the core knowledge of human civilization and is the ultimate prize sought by all sides.
