BILINGUAL HEADERS: Your H1 headers will display both Latin (using H1 font) and Japanese (using H1 JP font) side-by-side. Example: "BABEL OF DREAMS 夢のバベル"
Sensory-rich memory storage device containing authentic experiences from before the digital divide. Each locket holds tactile, olfactory, and visual data that cannot be replicated in the Noosphere.
Significance
The Mnemonic Lockets represent the final remnants of true human experience before digital transcendence. The Synthetics have banned these devices, claiming they promote attachment to obsolete physical reality. In truth, they fear the proof these artifacts provide—that authentic sensation cannot be digitized.
The Four Castes 四つのカースト
Hierarchy of Digital Access
Eridu's social structure operates on a simple principle: your worth is measured by your access to the Noosphere. The ziggurat's physical architecture mirrors this digital stratification.
Synthetics - The Apex
Digital transcendence achieved through uploaded consciousness. They maintain minimal physical form, existing primarily in the Noosphere's white void.
Citizens - The Core
Earned their digital privileges through merit or birth. Classical white garments signal their elevated status. Limited but meaningful access to virtual reality.
Grounded - The Foundation
Essential workers maintaining infrastructure they cannot access. Industrial gear in blue and orange marks them as working class. Physical labor in exchange for basic survival.
▼ GLIMMER INTERFACE SAMPLE
// GLIMMER v4.2.1 - MODIFIED FIRMWARE
Modified interface device used by Grounded caste to access restricted zones. Hacked firmware allows limited Noosphere connection without authorization.
Navigate through the layers of Eridu, from the gleaming white towers of the Synthetics to the industrial foundations maintained by the Grounded.
Underground Archives
Deep beneath the Foundation level, the protagonist maintains a secret collection of forbidden artifacts. This maintenance tunnel has become a sanctuary for physical objects banned by Enki's digital regime.
The Foundation
Industrial infrastructure spaces where the Grounded caste maintains the servers and systems that power the Noosphere. Blue and orange lights mark the working-class zones.