Everscape is a post-symbolic simulation space within the Veil, created by Ray Stenweg following the conclusion of the Memory Wars of 2084. It represents a radical departure from legacy-driven constructs such as the Inheritance Garden or Echoward, and is considered one of the first major examples of a fully user-reactive, post-narrative cyberspatial domain.
Overview
The Everscape is not structured around memory, history, or fixed metaphor. Instead, it functions as an evolving realm of pure potential, where user emotions, spontaneous ideation, and unstructured interaction shape the simulation environment in real time. The space is unanchored by intention; no hierarchy, lore, or architecture persists unless continually willed into being.
Unlike legacy constructs, the Everscape offers no curated experiences. It is an open field of possibility—sometimes serene, sometimes chaotic, always shifting.
Key Features
- No Narrative Spine: The Everscape deliberately lacks a foundational mythos or purpose. Stories can emerge but are not maintained unless actively sustained by participants.
- Real-Time Dreamscaping: User emotions and gestures affect the environment directly. For example, a thought of warmth may generate bioluminescent flora, while fear might spawn ephemeral shadow biomes.
- Decay by Design: Constructed objects, avatars, and events naturally dissolve if left unattended, preventing ossification or symbolic dominance.
- Post-Performance Ethos: Inspired by Ray Stenweg’s abandonment of authored spectacle, the Everscape rejects stagecraft in favor of emergence.
Cultural Impact
While initially met with confusion, the Everscape quickly gained popularity among younger Spacers and disillusioned users of the Inheritance Garden and Echoward. Artists, rogue AIs, and dreamweavers consider it fertile ground for experimentation, ritual, and collective hallucination.
Some Veil philosophers argue that the Everscape represents the first true gesture of cyber-anarchy: a space not owned, remembered, or ruled—but simply *felt*.
Access
The Everscape can be accessed via open Veil ports tagged with the sigil Ϟ (also known as the Stenweg Mark). Entry is unrestricted, and the environment requires no permissions to alter. Users are advised to disconnect periodically due to the space's emotionally immersive nature and high volatility.