In a cyberpunk future where the Earth is on the brink of collapse, the virtual world of 'Fountellion' offers humanity a final chance to confront a rogue AI and reshuffle its own imbalanced priorities. Can a game really achieve this? But this is no ordinary game. Fountellion is artificially alive, its ecosystem evolving, its seasons shifting, and its balance hanging by a thread.
Raze, a disaffected player from the neon-drenched streets of London, stumbles upon a mysterious key that grants them access to this strange, untamed realm. Guided by the enigmatic Greenwise, Raze must re-navigate the island's regions, each tied to a forgotten aspect of the human spirit. Along the way, he will unlock Insights - powerful truths about nature, survival, and his own soul.
But Fountellion is not without its dangers. The Bleak Lord Muse, a shadowy NPC figure born from humanity's ambition for control and power, seeks to corrupt the island and bend it to its will, which extends beyond the game itself. His Stokers - twisted, stolen avatars - hunt those who stray too far from the path, draining their Energy and turning them into soulless servants of Bleakmuse's unknown designs.
As Raze progresses, he must choose: Will he succumb to the lure of control, or will he embrace the wisdom of the Insights and restore balance to Fountellion? The journey will test his survival skills, his connection to the land, and his very humanity.
In this immersive, postmodern world where nature and technology collide, 'Fountellion: Echoes of Bleakmuse' is a gripping tale of discovery, danger, and the search for meaning in a world on the edge of destruction.'
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Fans of cyberpunk, virtual reality, and environmental storytelling will be drawn into Fountellion, and beyond...
In THE SPIRAL: Connected Stories & Fragments from the Virtual Future
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VIRTUAL INSPIRATION: TEST OUT the SPIRAL INTERFACE and ENTER the brave new SUPER-WORLDS... For there are no limitations, only imagination and ideas manifested in these initial projections and snapshots - voices from the ashes of the Neuroceans as the new, super-hyped Spiral metaverse now grows and rises... for fresh ghosts to haunt this virtually connected age...
...where you too can jack-in and explore a new revolution in human technology-powered expression and creativity, where its secret pioneers must come together with a willingness to express the goodness and terror of its possibly real - but still only imaginable - plunder...
This is background to 'Fountellion' game story.
Ideas and comments always welcome.
https://medium.com/fountellion-in-the-spiral (updated versions)
2006, re-compiled 2009, revised fragments 2015 +