Nyxaris
The Hallucination Sphere
Nyxaris is a corrupted research world located deep within the Farlands, infamous for its severe psychological effects and unstable atmospheric anomalies caused by prolonged Element 95 exposure.
Once a major scientific and neurological research colony, the planet is now consumed by hallucination-inducing neurotoxins saturating the atmosphere itself.
Very few who enter Nyxaris leave with their sanity intact.
The planet has become known across the galaxy as:
The Hallucination Sphere
Collapse of the Research Colonies
Before its corruption, Nyxaris served as an advanced research and experimentation world focused on:
- neural sciences
- perception studies
- consciousness mapping
- Element 95 neurological interaction
- cognitive enhancement technologies
Following multiple large-scale Element 95 incidents, the atmosphere became permanently contaminated by airborne neurotoxic compounds linked directly to the corruption.
Entire research sectors collapsed into chaos.
Personnel began reporting:
- shared hallucinations
- time distortion
- impossible sightings
- memory fragmentation
- voices originating from nowhere
Within weeks, communication with the planet failed almost entirely.
Environment
Nyxaris is covered by:
- abandoned laboratory complexes
- warped forests
- spectral mirage zones
- decaying research cities
- corrupted atmospheric regions
- shifting visual anomalies
The atmosphere itself is highly dangerous.
Exposure commonly causes:
- hallucinations
- paranoia
- time perception distortion
- false memories
- sensory confusion
- auditory phenomena
- identity instability
Many explorers report experiencing:
- conversations that never occurred
- people appearing in impossible locations
- events repeating incorrectly
- distorted versions of reality
- visions of dead individuals
No two expedition reports fully align.
The Mirage Zones
Large regions of Nyxaris are classified as:
Spectral Mirage Zones
Within these sectors, reality becomes visually inconsistent.
Travelers report:
- landscapes changing while observed
- structures appearing and disappearing
- duplicated personnel
- impossible weather transitions
- distorted shadows
- pathways leading back to themselves
Some scientists believe the corruption on Nyxaris affects:
not only perception—
but localized reality itself.
Corrupted Scientists
Many of the original researchers stationed on Nyxaris survived the collapse physically.
Mentally, however, most became severely altered by prolonged neurotoxin exposure and Element 95 contamination.
Corrupted scientists encountered across the planet display:
- unstable behavior
- fragmented speech
- violent paranoia
- obsession with perception and consciousness
- severe bodily corruption
Some continue attempting research centuries after the planet’s fall.
Illusion-Walking Predators
Nyxaris is inhabited by predatory entities capable of exploiting hallucinations and sensory distortion.
These creatures are commonly referred to as:
Illusion-Walkers
Reported abilities include:
- mimicking voices
- disguising themselves as humans
- appearing within hallucinations
- distorting visual perception
- stalking targets through mirage zones
Very little verified biological data exists regarding the species.
The Echo Array
One of the most infamous structures on Nyxaris is:
The Echo Array
A partially functioning orbital communication and research station still broadcasting distorted transmissions across surrounding systems.
The station continuously emits:
- fragmented distress calls
- corrupted research logs
- distorted voices
- impossible coordinates
- repeated warnings
- unidentified signals
Some broadcasts appear current.
Others originate from individuals confirmed dead centuries ago.
The Array occasionally transmits:
messages seemingly directed personally at nearby listeners.
Temporal Distortion
Time perception on Nyxaris is considered highly unreliable.
Expeditions frequently report:
- missing hours or days
- repeated conversations
- inconsistent timelines
- memories of events that never occurred
- watches and clocks malfunctioning
- conflicting mission records
Some survivors claim they spent only minutes on the planet despite years passing externally.
Others report the opposite.
Scientific Importance
Despite the extreme danger, Nyxaris remains a high-interest target for:
- Obsidian Veil
- black-market researchers
- rogue scientists
- consciousness cults
- experimental military divisions
The planet is believed to contain:
- lost neurological research
- advanced perception technology
- classified Element 95 archives
- early experiments tied to consciousness-linked Ascension
Most retrieval operations fail.
Reputation
Across the galaxy, Nyxaris is known as:
- the Hallucination Sphere
- one of the most psychologically dangerous worlds in existence
- a planet where perception itself cannot be trusted
- a graveyard of forbidden research
Among veteran Farlands explorers, one warning is repeated constantly:
“If Nyxaris shows you something familiar—run.”