In , you play as Trace , a scientist who awakens in the surreal, biomechanical world of Sudra after a catastrophic lab explosion on Earth . This alien realm is a mix of high-tech structures and grotesque lifeforms, governed by massive sentient machines known as the Rusalki . The Core Conflict
"Athetos" is the original Trace Eschenbrenner. After the lab accident left him paralyzed, he had an epiphany about physics that allowed him to travel through the " Breach "—a barrier between universes—to reach Sudra.
Distorted by centuries of isolation and a desire to secure technological dominance for humanity, the original Trace turned into a conqueror, nearly wiping out the Sudrans with a deadly pathogen.