The Backrooms, despite its instability, retains a constant harmony with the rest of its subuniverses, known as "levels". Despite some dangerous ones, some safe havens were discovered, and individuals were able to make themselves at home despite their difficult circumstances.
However, not all moments are harmonial, and nothing ever remains stagnant forever.
Soon enough, an event shook the entire backrooms when an unknown phenomenon affected one of its levels, Level 480, warping it into a desolate, corrupted world.
The event was once assumed to only apply to that level, and labeled as Phenomenon 20, however, sometimes the truth is bigger that it may ever seem.
NOTICE FROM THE B.L.S.A.I.D:
As of now, Phenomenon 20 has affected 5 levels since 26/11/21, and we are now currently unsure of where the Phenomenon's trajectory would be, or where it would take us.
However, in our pursuit to uncover the origins or potential ways to combat the phenomenon, we have made a huge discovery.
All of the levels that have been affected by Phenomenon 20 are seemingly interconnected, with many exits leading into each other, some being a two-way connection. Even some anomalies that we have discovered on one level crosses over into the other, and even shared properties between the levels have also been discovered.
Due to this facet, we have decided to class the 5 levels as one singular system of levels, known as the "Void System" due to their shared properties and dynamics. Due to the now unpredictable nature of the phenomenon, we are watching over every level that shares an entrance or an exit to a level of the Void System. If any sign of Phenomenon 20 arises within the level, if the level is inhabited, we will order an immediate evacuation, and disposable cameras and video recording software will be installed to monitor the level itself for any pattern or any weaknesses that we could target to prevent a large scale event from happening ever again.
Sincerely:
-Backrooms Large Scale Anomaly Investigation Department.
ABSTRACTION
BROUGHT TO YOU BY SNOW
OVERVIEW:
Abstraction is a systematic canon that explores everything related to psychology, societal aspects and human nature. The canon itself is centered on three level subsystems, known as the Void System, the Candlelight system, and the Windlight system, which all combine to form The Void Subcluster. Unlike other canons, the storylines and tales in Abstraction are not arranged based on when they happened but based on when it was discovered that they happened. The timeline follows five storylines that build off the lore of the Void System one by one.
This canon can be very much described as a very modern connotation of the Behavioral Suite, though not quite the same. The main goals for characters within the canon's tales and storylines mainly fall under three categories: Survival, Adaption, and Psychological, though can deviate from those aspects.
Overall, the canon and all its elements can be branded under one core theme:
SYSTEMS:
Level systems within Abstraction are defined as series of levels that in one way or the other, connects to the core of the Void Subcluster in the Void System itself. Levels may share aspects of the Void System, though in the outer regions, the connection isn't as obvious. There are three systems that define Abstraction's main lore, and they are all listed below:
OVERVIEW:
The Void System is the biggest system within the Void Subcluster, which also forms its core. Levels within the Void System have been hit with Phenomenon 20 directly, and are characterized as having a grayscale appearance and oddball properties. The Void System forms the basis of Abstraction's lore, as many tales and storylines take place within the system.
LEVELS:
The void surrounds the gray, dull cacophony of offices, with no company in sight other than shadows. Though not much of a threat is posed here, one must be quick to escape, as the level as a dark truth that one would never begin to comprehend.
A former safe haven now reduced to a shell of its former self. Sit back and relax while you can, as everything you have ever known is always capable of collapsing into dust.
This expanse completely surrounds the Void Subcluster, containing remnants of the system's past. However, the past and the present inevitably leaves a mark.
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INHABITANTS:
Shadowlike beings both evil and docile. They can be a useful asset within the Void System, however, one must rely on sheer luck and intuition to decide whether to trust or not.
OVERVIEW:
The first of the two systems that make up the outer regions of the Void Subcluster, the Candlelight System is the second biggest system within Abstraction. However, unlike the Void System, levels in the Candlelight System were not hit directly by Phenomenon 20, with the only byproduct being a measly connection to the Void System. Levels within the Candlelight system are mostly distinguished by interior or mostly interior spaces, and are usually placed lower on the Casper-Bray Numbering System.
LEVELS:
Life is unpredictable, especially in the Backrooms. Sometimes things may not go how you wanted it to go, and it is usually accepted as okay in any other circumstances. However, in this situation, everything is different. The decision to stay within this level could cost you your life, similarly to how your "host's" road trip changed her life, for the worst.
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OVERVIEW:
The last and smallest system within the Void Subcluster, the Windlight System shares many similar properties to the Candlelight System, however the Windlight System is focused on outdoor or mostly outdoor spaces. Levels within the Windlight System also tend to be placed higher on the Casper-Bray Numbering System.
LEVELS:
The Backrooms contorts what we're familiar with, trapping us in a maze of nostalgia. Despite its bright, blue, and cloudless sky, the playgrounds are all but welcoming.
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STORIES:
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GROUPS:
A subdivision of the Major Explorer Group created to track down, research, and provide aid within Backrooms-Wide events. Their priority right now? The Void System of Levels.
STANDALONE PAGES:
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STORYLINES:
Stories told far and beyond, from the origin of the Void System to present day.
The discovery of the system and the origin of its classification
Pages that are part of the Discovery Storyline:
Theories become facts when one looks deeper...
Phenomenon 20 doesn't just warp levels, it interconnects them...
Pages focused on the origin point of the Void System, and events/studies that eventually lead to the unmasking of the system's origin, and a few other discoveries.
Pages that are part of the Origins Storyline:
A subdivision of the M.E.G. created to research and potentially eradicate Backrooms-wide anomalies. Their greatest priority right now? The Void Subcluster of Levels.
The center of the entire Void Subcluster, and the potential creator of Phenomenon 20 itself.
The expanse that surrounds the Void Subcluster
EXTRAS:
CANON AUTHORS:
Canon Author: Snow
AUTHOR COMMENTS:
This canon has been in the works for 2 months, however the canon concept has been idealized for a year and a half, starting all the way back in November 2023, when I was just getting started on the wiki. At the time, the canon was a bit of underdeveloped slop that was going the direction everyone was going back in 2023, making their canon about godlike entities. However, then I met Lostwilloq, who has since left the wiki. We quickly became friends and she has helped cement many of the ideas that are present in this canon to this very day. After numerous tweaks, ideas and demotivation spikes, finally I was given an opportunity to make this canon shine, and that was Canonthon. I have made three pages for this canon right afterwards, since I finally had a detailed plan in place.
Overall, it's an honor to be able to showcase this canon and my many ideas that I've had bottled up. This canon really does show how my writing journey improved, as many pages that were supposed to be in here was deleted. Honestly this is probably one of the only modern canons that is actually active lol.
Oh yeah, and if you're wondering, yes this is supposed to be a modern connotation to the Behavioral Suite, though not the same, as this is more of a story canon than a level canon, as well as exploring similar, but not the same themes.
CREDITS:
Lostwilloq: Helped with a lot of foundational ideas for this canon, even though they left. Their legacy lives on.
PortulTrademark: Created Level 818.