Glossary

Throughline - A spot where the mortal world and purgatory connect.

The Archive - Located under the library, it is a long, twisting catacomb holding a written history of everyone who's ever lived (or almost everyone).

The Vault - Located on the ground floor of Corporeality Hall, it is a large warehouse-style room filled with all of the mortal objects that have ended up in purgatory, either by accident or on purpose.

A History - The written description of a singular individual's life and personal information from start to finish.

Everwood - The only tree that naturally grows in purgatory, known for its exceptional strength and burn time.

The Black Door - The entrance to the true afterlife. Once you go through it, there is no going back. No one in purgatory knows what lies on the other side, or at least, no one who's going to admit it.

The Cathedral - A large timeless building in the center of campus, known for it's love of shuffling rooms around and getting people lost.

The 4 Stages of Transparency - The different variations of visibility, including: full visibility, partial visibility, silhouette/shadow, and full invisibility.

Mouse Bones - The substance through which people in purgatory can extract enough lifeforce to maintain their grip on reality.

The Atlas - A code used to map the connections between the mortal world and purgatory.