In the ancient age known as the Dawn Spiral, when the galaxies still sang the harmonic pulse of new creation, a mysterious force emerged—The Quantum Source. It was not a being, nor an object, but a living frequency, a consciousness that connected all space, time, and matter. It existed in the space between moments, between atoms, between thoughts.
Scholars, seers, and mystics across countless worlds began to hear its whispers. Drawn by visions, these individuals congregated on a floating shard of neutral space where quantum energy was most potent. This place would later be known as Sanctum Prime, the cradle of the Quantum Order
These pioneers were not merely monks or warriors. They were Navigators of Entropy, Keepers of Memory, and Conductors of Collapse and Rebirth. Their belief: reality is a waveform, and conscious intention can collapse it into order or destruction.
Known as The Concord of Nine, the founders of the Quantum Order were nine enlightened beings—each from a different race and star system—who became the first Concordians of the Order. They were: Selor Kairos, a Human Chronomancer who was the first to translate the Source's pulses into readable sigils. Vael T'Nar, an Etherian Priestess who was able to channel pure quantum light for the purposes of healing. Brunok of Korr'Thaal, a Warrior Monk who discovered and mastered the art of time-folded combat. Dr. Lynari Voss, a scientist who abandoned logic to study the spiritual weave of the universe. Orm the Silent, a telepathic being who never spoke but is always understood. Talus of the Ashen Deep, a dark matter explorer who nearly died inside of a black hole. Myrris En'thal, a diplomat who could alter quantum vibration with her voice. Zel-Xon, a synthetic lifeform seeking the harmony between technology and consciousness. Ero the Flame, a solar forgemaster who tempered matter with time.
Together, these nine unified their understanding of the Source and created the Quantum Codex—a sacred doctrine for future initiates of The Quantum Order.
Long before the rise of hypercorporations or the Network's digital dominion, the universe was governed by chaos—entropic waves tearing through spacetime, and reality itself threatening to collapse under quantum instability. The Zero Node was known as the Pinnacle of Thought—an isolated vault-temple constructed by the first generation of Quantum Order architects. It hovered at the intersection of time-streams and energy ley-line, it was the cerebral heart of the Order's deepest studies—a place where space, time, and thought converged.
Built entirely of quantum-tempered stone, etched with living runes and powered by a sliver of the Quantum Source, the Node was designed to observe and interpret the threads of the multiverse. Only the most trusted scholars—those attuned to the subtle pulses of time—were allowed inside. It was sacred, secret, and sacrosanct.
For millennia, the Quantum Order maintained peace in subtle ways—repairing reality before the cosmos even realized it was broken. But their biggest failure came from within. Love, forbidden due to its ability to override purpose, became the first fracture, and from that fracture, the Order began its descent—ultimately falling in the event now known as The Day of the Fall.
"Where there is chaos, bring harmony. Where there is shadow, carry the light. Where there is fracture, become the weave."
— First Oath of the Concord