Zone Designation: BROKEN END

Code: ZN-BE-07
Zone Type: Ruined Megastructure Expanse
Status: Fossilized / Structural Drift
Threat Class: Passive / Spatial Misfit
Classification: RESTRICTED ARCHEOTYPE ZONE

Zone Overview

Broken End is a vast expanse of decayed megastructures believed to predate Bureau presence. The ruins are constructed at an inhuman scale — hallways too wide, stairs too shallow, apertures resembling no known material standard. Many buildings appear to have been partially grown rather than built.

There is no vegetation. There are no lights. And yet everything echoes.

Survey data shows consistent angular misalignment across all structures, as if reality itself rejected their geometry. The Bureau has not confirmed who (or what) built Broken End, only that it was not us.

Primary Characteristics

• Oversized architecture inconsistent with human ergonomics
• Six-limbed staircases and multi-directional passage nodes
• Dust contains no organic traces; only crushed minerals and ash
• Gravity shifts subtly over time — verticality is non-fixed
• All structures appear oriented toward an unmappable central void

Known Bala Origins

Entity-class Bala occasionally manifest within the deeper interior. These exhibit limb miscounts, recursive architecture mimicry, and “echo memory” traits. It is unclear whether they are native to the Zone or shaped by it.

Hazards

• Spatial Dislocation: Coordinates remain stable, but objects do not
• Non-Human Angles: Extended exposure causes vertigo and nausea
• Echo Bleed: Sounds repeat across days or field visits
• Vestigial Logic Field: Some Bureau tools reject intended use

Containment Directives

• Access permitted only via tethered drone relay
• No more than two agents may share line-of-sight
• Verbal communication discouraged — echo interference confirmed

Additional Notes (Declassified)

• No Bureau construction logs, permits, or redacted blueprints match any Broken End structures
• A collapsed stairwell contains what appears to be a Bureau door — too large for any current frame
• Recovered Field Note, author unknown:

> “It has hallways the size of guilt. And doors I do not want to open.”