Lore Primer
The sibling ../lore repo is the source of truth.
Locked Scourge contract
- The Scourge is a host-dependent parasite.
- It has no native form; it wears what it infects.
- It is not a generic monster faction.
- It is not evil in the human sense; it optimizes to survive and spread.
- The Choir is the connection, not one killable general.
- Isolation is the human win condition.
Factions
| Faction | Doctrine |
|---|---|
| The Pyre | burn the source |
| The Wardens | hold the line |
| The Listeners | understand the Choir |
| The Scourge | survive and spread |
Art rule
Toxic green belongs to the Scourge: infection, breach cores, parasite nodes, and host takeover. Pyre and Warden UI should stay in black, bone, blood red, hellfire orange, rust, and gunmetal.
Host families
The Scourge can include many conquered host forms:
- rot-infested flesh hosts
- chitin warhosts
- mycelial spore hosts
- machine-graft hosts
- bone titan hosts
- voidship hosts
Every form still needs the parasite grammar: overwritten host material, rupture seams, tendrils, breach cores, and invasive growth.