Reality

Reality is the sum or aggregate of all that is real or existent within a system, as opposed to that which is only imaginary. The term is also used to refer to the ontological status of things, indicating their existence. In physical terms, reality is the totality of a system, known and unknown. After the emergence of Chaos across all of the cosmos, the original reality began branching off, with only a few things kept consistent between these new timelines, and the same would go for the next timelines that would branch off, creating an infinite branch of realities all governed by a concept known as the Standard Time Divergence Equation. This is referred to by other cultures as The Ultimus, and “contains all that is real through what isn’t”. As of July 4th, 2021, no species or variant of a species has ever broken through into the Ultimus, save for the Rith through unknown means an example of one of these realities is Divergence-12466, known as Terra Serpentum. Realities, as classified by the National Anomaly Containment Agency, have five possible stages or states:


 * 1) Stable- the Reality abides the STDE entirely with no exceptions.
 * 2) Intermediate- the Reality abides the STDE save for a few minor deviances that are acceptable by the STDE.
 * 3) Unstable- the Reality abides the STDE save for numerous violations and is possibly problematic in some of said violations.
 * 4) Dangerous- the Reality only rarely abides the STDE and violates the Equation, many of which are problematic. It is here where Quantic Termination is considered, but often as a last ditch effort while more conventional efforts are preferred since it is usually only the reality that is jeopardized.
 * 5) Breaker- the Reality does not abide the STDE and poses a serious threat to other realities. Breaker Realities often lead to the creation and attraction of Rith, becoming a sort of breeding ground. Once a reality is classified as a Breaker, NACA Protocol 5 dictates that the reality must be destroyed through Quantic Termination by NACA forces in other realities.

A reality can progress through the classifications due to outside forces.