THE LEEPER ARCHIVE

Current R6 chapter text. Archived R5 canon.

R6 evidence: The casualty notice names the four engineers killed at the southern exchange: Elian Vaik, Malik Dene, Sora Iven and Ada Koh. Eliza keeps their names beside the archive staff roll. p209

Current R5 chapter text. Archived R4 canon.

Archive 002 / Chapter 20 / Current canon
Revised · 28 September 2026

The Archive Burns

A deliberate fire damages originals and context. Copies support recovery, but the newly found sheet remains unprovenanced and its UNKNOWN connection unproved.

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Evidence basis. These findings cite the current novel by paragraph. The earlier canon study remains available as a dated record of the first edition. Some identities, motives and claimed authorities remain unresolved in the story.

What changed / what remains open

  1. The revised text counts surviving copies but also names lost annotations and physical sequence; recovery is not a declaration that nothing was lost. ¶119 ¶121 ¶127 ¶235
  2. The sheet’s symbol, incomplete sentence and UNKNOWN reference remain unresolved after documented custody. ¶316 ¶336 ¶349 ¶360 ¶361

People, places and evidence

Character · A2-CHAR-ELIZA

Eliza Marr

Directs evidence discipline during evacuation and recovery, waits for signed findings, and records contradictory recollections of the case location separately.

Visual cue: Muster ledger, fire finding and custody notes.

Evidence ¶1 ¶141 ¶173 ¶181 ¶307 ¶349 ¶385

Character · A2-CHAR-DARAN

Daran Pell

Helps count surviving staff and irretrievable material context, then searches remote holdings for the newly found symbol.

Visual cue: Surviving scan beside lost original annotations.

Evidence ¶1 ¶209 ¶235 ¶333 ¶385

Character · A2-CHAR-PERA

Pera Sol

Records the public sequence, photographs the door mark and recovered sheet, and writes the recovery mirror’s caution against treating location as authority.

Visual cue: Camera, time log and custody card.

Evidence ¶61 ¶179 ¶194 ¶297 ¶305 ¶333 ¶378

Character · A2-CHAR-ARUN

Arun Vey

Checks suppression systems with fire engineers and identifies selective bypasses before fire crews document distinct ignition origins.

Visual cue: Exterior suppression panel and signed findings.

Evidence ¶79 ¶141 ¶148 ¶159

Place · A2-PLACE-CENTRAL-ARCHIVE

The Central Archive

The building stands after severe Level Seven and cable-spine damage; active copies preserve access while unique annotations, sequence and material context can still be lost.

Visual cue: Standing damaged building and damaged physical folder.

Evidence ¶1 ¶200 ¶207 ¶209 ¶235

Event · A2-EVENT-SUPPRESSION-BYPASS

The Coordinated Fire Attack

A manually closed valve with false position feedback, selective alarm suppression and distinct burn origins support deliberate ignition with coordinated suppression defeat. The attacker is unknown.

Visual cue: Valve, log and two documented burn sites.

Evidence ¶141 ¶148 ¶159 ¶173

Record · A2-OBJ-BLACK-ARCHIVE-MARK

The Archive-Door Black Mark

A black circular mark appears on the emergency doors by the end of evacuation; evidence does not fix when it was applied or who made it.

Visual cue: Measured, photographed mark with timing left open.

Evidence ¶176 ¶179 ¶181 ¶194

Record · A2-OBJ-DISTRIBUTED-CATALOGUE

The Distributed Recovery Register

Independent copies survive at district nodes and other holders. A recovery instance warns that possession and location alone do not establish a record’s authority.

Visual cue: Source holders and damage statuses, not a SAFE stamp.

Evidence ¶119 ¶121 ¶127 ¶207 ¶235 ¶244 ¶296 ¶297

Object · A2-OBJ-STEEL-CASE

The Unmarked Steel Case

A case without owner tag or catalogue number is recovered from a service cavity and documented before opening. Its exact earlier placement is unresolved by conflicting recollections.

Visual cue: Unopened case with measurements and witness notes.

Evidence ¶304 ¶305 ¶307 ¶382 ¶385

Record · A2-OBJ-UNPROVENANCED-SHEET

The Recovered Unprovenanced Sheet

A dry typed sheet bears an unrecognised symbol, an incomplete continuity sentence and UNKNOWN. It has no proved connection to the delegated principal or earlier black-seal events.

Visual cue: The sheet with empty issuer and relation fields.

Evidence ¶316 ¶320 ¶336 ¶349 ¶359 ¶360 ¶361

Continuity boundaries

  1. Selective suppression bypass and multiple burn origins support deliberate ignition; no attacker is identified. ¶141 ¶148 ¶159 ¶173
  2. The black mark’s time and author are not established by its later visibility. ¶176 ¶179 ¶181
  3. The archive building survives, with severe losses to originals and material context despite distributed copies. ¶200 ¶207 ¶235
  4. No staff member is missing; three staff have burns and two firefighters suffer smoke injuries. ¶209
  5. Distributed possession does not establish canonical authority and no surviving copy becomes a new Master. ¶119 ¶121 ¶127 ¶244 ¶296
  6. The case’s prior placement and owner remain unknown despite its documented recovery location. ¶304 ¶305 ¶307 ¶382 ¶385
  7. The sheet’s symbol is unrecognised and the word UNKNOWN does not prove a link to the delegated principal or black-seal events. ¶316 ¶336 ¶349 ¶360 ¶361

Companion records

Game design candidates

Untested ideas. Costs, rarity, timing and rules have not been approved; this canon update does not change the live game.

Record · Knowledge

Recovery Register

Track what is found, partial or missing while keeping source and location separate from authority.

Based on A2-OBJ-DISTRIBUTED-CATALOGUE

Record · Knowledge

Unprovenanced Sheet

Reveal an incomplete continuity claim without resolving who wrote it or which UNKNOWN it denotes.

Based on A2-OBJ-UNPROVENANCED-SHEET