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COINVERSE – Auxiliary Lore Volume

"Power is balance. Balance is coin. Welcome to the endgame."

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SECTION 1: SYSTEM OVERVIEW

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GLOBAL SYNC EVENT

No one remembers when the world changed — only that one morning, the Coinverse system activated, binding every survivor to its rules.

> "You have been synced."

"Your balance will now determine your life, power, and death."

Cities collapsed. Governments vanished.

Now, only one law remains: earn or die.

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BALANCE MECHANICS – YOUR LIFE, IN COIN

Every player has a visible coin balance, floating above their head. This balance determines:

How long you survive

What weapons or skills you can use

Whether others choose to help you… or kill you for your coins

> Balance Drops To Zero = Instant Death

No exceptions. No retries.

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COST OF EXISTENCE

Breathing: 1 Coin per minute

Movement: 1 Coin per block

Basic attack: Variable cost

Skill use: Coin bid required

System tax zones: Enforced via Balance Drain

Balance is everything.

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COIN TYPES

1. Gold Coins – Standard system currency. Earned by kills, trades, or system events.

2. Black Coins – Illegal, untraceable. Unlock forbidden skills and system exploits.

3. Burned Coins – Lost to corruption or failed skills. Dead currency.

4. Shadow Coins – Auction-only, often traded in illegal markets.

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AUCTION COMBAT SYSTEM

In battle, players can trigger Coin Auctions, forcing both combatants to bid coins to:

Control the battlefield

Lock opponent skills

Set rules (e.g., no escapes, balance drain active)

> Highest bidder controls the fight.

Some players set coin traps that trigger auctions automatically.

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DEATH & LOOT

Kill another player?

You take 100% of their coin balance.

Loot their gear — at coin cost.

Death has value.

Balance = power = bounty.

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BOUNTY SYSTEM

Every player's actions are tracked. Use illegal skills or gain too much balance, and the system posts your bounty live to the network.

Red Tier Bounty: Kill-on-sight status

Black Tier: No respawn zones. No system protections. You are prey.

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> "In Coinverse, you don't level up. You outbid, outkill, and outlast."

SECTION 2: COINS & SKILLS

"Coins aren't currency. They're weapons."

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COIN TYPES – KNOW WHAT YOU SPEND

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1. Gold Coins (G-Coins)

The default currency for all players.

Used for: breathing, moving, attacks, system access.

Visible above every player's head unless masked.

Lost coins dissolve into balance bleed zones — where they can be harvested… for a price.

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2. Black Coins

Rare. Forbidden. Not system-issued.

> Found in glitches, kills, or Shadow Markets.

Effects:

Unlock illegal skills (e.g., Balance Theft, Shadow Bid).

Bypass auction rules, drain enemy balance.

Use triggers system corruption and attention from Ledger Guard.

Black Coin Users = Hunted.

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3. Burned Coins

Result of failed skills or corrupted transactions.

Cannot be spent.

Often infect nearby players' balance with Corruption.

Some believe burned coins can be refined… with Black Coin skills.

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4. Shadow Coins

Used only in Shadow Auctions or by Undermarket brokers.

Cannot be tracked by system.

Prized for masking identity and balance.

Kael has used Shadow Bids to fake auction results, while hiding real coin costs.

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⚔️ SKILL TYPES – PAY TO KILL

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SYSTEM SKILLS (Gold Coin Skills)

1. Coin Trap Disk

Triggers mid-battle auction.

Winner sets fight rules.

Cost: 20–200 Coins + setup cost.

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2. Coinburn Strike

Converts 10% of user's balance into raw damage.

Cost: 10% balance per use.

Risk: Balance exposed during use.

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3. Coinburn Spike (Illegal Upgrade)

Modified via Black Coin.

Adds burn-over-time to Coinburn Strike.

Chance to ignite enemy balance.

Risk: Self-burn at 5% chance.

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BLACK COIN SKILLS

1. Balance Theft

Drain 50% of enemy's balance.

Cost: 1 Black Coin.

Risk: Skill corruption.

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2. Shadow Bid

Mask true bid in auctions.

Cost: 1 Black Coin.

Visible bid is fake; real bid hidden.

Risk: Skill failure may lock balance.

3. Signal Jam

Erase system trackers.

Duration: 1 hour.

Kael used this to disable a tracker from Mask Dealer.

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4. Shadow Market Access

Opens hidden shop for 60 seconds.

Cost: 1 Black Coin.

Items: Illegal skills, upgrades, balance mods.

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CORRUPTION EFFECTS

Use of Black Coins may trigger system corruption:

HUD flicker, balance lag

Self-burn chance increases

Possible skill failure

At high corruption, Black Coin users are hunted by Ledger Guard.

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> "Every Black Coin used makes you stronger — until it kills you."

SECTION 3: ZONES & TERRITORIES

"Where you stand determines your worth. And your death cost."

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1. DRIFT – Lawless Sector

A fractured city-state where balance bleed zones corrupt coin flow.

Known for bounty hunters, scavengers, and coin traps.

Toll zones charge coin to cross streets, enter buildings, or breathe clean air.

Balance theft is common — survival favors the masked and the fast.

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Key Drift Locations:

Toll Street S2: Kael's first public Coinburn kill. Bounty flagged.

Vault District D: Abandoned coin bank used for Shadow Auctions.

Drift Undermarket: Hidden below toll zones. Home to Mask Dealers, Trap Brokers, and illegal Black Coin vendors.

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2. UNDERMARKET – Off-Grid Trade Zone

Accessible only via one-use passes or Black Coin traces.

All players are masked. Balances hidden or fake.

System cannot track auctions or kills here.

Auction War begins here.

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Undermarket Features:

Mask Dealer Booths – Wipe names, mask balances.

Trap Brokers – Sell coin trap blueprints, illegal gear.

Shadow Auction Rings – Sell banned skills (e.g., Coinburn Strike).

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3. VAULT SECTORS – Abandoned Banks

Old coin banks now used for illegal auctions, bounty trades, and coin storage.

System considers these unstable zones — higher balance bleed.

Some vaults leak Black Coin residue.

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4. SYNC BORDERS – System Dead Zones

Edges of mapped Coinverse world. No coin flows here.

Players entering experience balance decay.

System sends Ledger Guard to enforce sync law.

Rumors: Some Black Coin origins tied to Sync collapse.

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5. AUCTION TOWERS – Coin King's Domain

Fortified towers run by Ren Varro and Coin King's guild.

Host legal system auctions — broadcast citywide.

Controlled coin flow. High-balance players bid for power, titles, zones.

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Auction Rules:

Entry requires 1,000 Coins minimum.

Balance drained for bidding privileges.

Kael's bounty places him on the next auction block.

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> "Every zone has a cost. The rich shape the rules. The broke break them.

SECTION 4: FACTIONS & CHARACTERS

"There are no heroes. Only players with better balance."

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KAEL RIVENHART – Balance Killer

Former scavenger. First known Black Coin user in Drift.

Current Title: Balance Killer

Status: Red Tier, Bounty: 25,000 Coins

Masked ID: Null-13

Known for: Coinburn Spike kills, trap manipulation, auction fraud.

Kael doesn't seek power — he seeks control. His kills are strategic, his balance weaponized.

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BLACK COIN HUNTER – Unknown

Gender: Female (masked)

Carries true Black Coins — not residue.

Approach: Offers Black Coin "bids" instead of threats.

Motivation unknown. May belong to pre-Sync faction or glitch zone.

She has given Kael a Black Coin linked to Auction War survival.

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REN VARRO – Coin King's Enforcer

Title: Guild Warrant Officer

Controls Drift's bounty enforcement and auction law.

Posted Open Bid on Kael's life (30,000 Coins).

Power: Authorized to trigger Auction War, force-player bids.

Varro believes in coin order. Sees Kael's survival as economic disruption.

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GUILD HUNTERS – Bounty Enforcers

Balance Range: 100C – 1,000C

Operate under Varro. Paid per kill.

Known for coordinated traps, coin drain weapons, and public executions.

Kael has killed two guild teams. His title was earned from guild coin theft.

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MASK DEALERS – Undermarket Operators

Services: Name wipes, balance masks, bounty suppression.

Charge in Gold or Shadow Coins.

Known to track customers, selling data for profit.

Kael jammed a Mask Dealer with Black Coin — now street bounty also exists on him.

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TRAP BROKERS – Illegal Gear Sellers

Sell coin trap disks, auction override keys, and balance siphons.

Operate from Undermarket and Vault Districts.

Accept only Shadow or Black Coins.

Kael's first trap kill (Tess Vale) used Trap Broker gear.

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> "In Coinverse, you're not famous for who you are. You're famous for what your death pays."

SECTION 5: BLACK COIN LORE

"Spend one, and the system will find you. Spend two… and it's already too late."

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WHAT ARE BLACK COINS?

Black Coins are not system-issued. They don't come from kills, trades, or auctions. They appear in:

Glitch zones

Burned players

Vault residue leaks

Or given by Black Coin Hunters

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EFFECTS OF USING A BLACK COIN

Unlocks illegal skills the system can't initially track.

Can mask actions, steal balance, override auctions.

Trigger corruption risk: player balance becomes unstable, HUD glitches, system interference begins.

Kael has used Black Coins to activate:

Balance Theft

Shadow Bid

Signal Jam

Upgrade to Coinburn Spike

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SYSTEM RESPONSE – LEDGER GUARD

Each Black Coin use increases Trace Level.

When Trace hits 100%, the Ledger Guard activates:

Sends code enforcers to erase corrupted players.

Locks user balance at 0C unless they escape zone.

Known cases: No player survives three Black Coin uses without a mask or zone shift.

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LOCKED SKILLS (BLACK COIN ONLY)

Some skills can only be unlocked after:

Multiple Black Coin uses

Surviving specific events (e.g., Auction War)

Accepting coins from Black Coin Hunters

Kael's current locked skill:

> Unknown – To unlock, survive next Auction War.

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ORIGINS – THEORIES

1. Pre-Sync Currency: Black Coins were used before the Coinverse system activated — rogue code from collapsed economies.

2. System Corruption: Coins burned from failed auctions and corrupted balances condensed into illegal form.

3. Deliberate Design: Black Coins are part of Coinverse — placed to test players willing to break the balance law.

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💀 CONSEQUENCES

High corruption: balance decay (you lose coins passively).

Black Coin users become permanent Red Tier.

Bounty cannot be removed.

Masking becomes unstable.

System may reset user — total memory/data wipe.

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> "Black Coins make you rich. Then dead. But some say… they can also make you free."

SECTION 6: THE AUCTION WAR

"Don't fight for survival. Bid for it."

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WHAT IS THE AUCTION WAR?

An underground conflict where combat, survival, and territory control are dictated by live coin auctions.

Initiated by the Coin King's faction, enforced by Ren Varro, the Auction War determines:

Who controls balance flow

Who lives or dies in bounty zones

Which skills and zones are legal

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MECHANICS OF COMBAT AUCTIONS

1. Battlefield Bidding

Players must bid coins live during battle to:

Set fight conditions (e.g., no escape, no masks)

Control environment (e.g., balance bleed, trap activation)

Lock or unlock skills

> Highest bidder dictates the battlefield.

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2. Coin Traps

Set by Trap Brokers or skilled players.

Triggers forced auction during ambush.

Kael's first kill trap (Tess Vale) used this.

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3. Shadow Bidding

Only possible via Black Coin use.

Hide real bid, show false one.

Kael used this to steal Coinburn Strike.

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VICTORY CONDITIONS

Kill opponent → earn 100% of their balance

Win auction → gain control bonus

Public auctions = bounty increases, system broadcasts

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REN VARRO'S OPEN BID

Kael has been declared Lot #1 in the next Auction War event.

Starting bounty: 30,000 Coins

Status: Red Tier, Kill-on-sight

Special Rule: Survive or be sold

Varro's goal: auction Kael's life to highest bidder — live, system-registered.

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BLACK COIN RULE EXCEPTION

Black Coin users may bypass auction control at risk of:

System lockout

Balance corruption

Instant Ledger Guard dispatch

Kael's next Black Coin is locked behind Auction War survival.

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> "In Coinverse, every fight is for sale. And your death? That's just another transaction."

SECTION 7: TITLES, TIERS, AND POWER SCALING

"You don't level up. You level out the competition."

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TITLES — SYSTEM-GRANTED STATUS

Titles are awarded based on:

Coin balance thresholds

Combat achievements

Black Coin usage

Bounty tier reached

Each title provides perks, coin bonuses, or auction privileges.

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Known Titles:

1. Balance Killer (Kael Rivenhart)

Trigger: 3+ public kills via balance drain.

Bonus: +10% coin on each kill.

Status: System-flagged for permanent Red Tier.

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2. Auction Master *(???)

Trigger: Win 10+ auctions.

Bonus: Lower coin fees in all combat bids.

Kael has 1/10 wins toward this.

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3. Burned Mark (Black Coin Users)

Trigger: 3+ Black Coin uses.

Effect: Balance decay begins.

Unlocks: Access to Corrupted Zone, where balance behaves unpredictably.

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TIER SYSTEM — PLAYER RANKING

Determines who can enter zones, access auctions, and use skills.

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Tiers:

Gray Tier (0–99 Coins)

Status: Vulnerable. Most die here.

Perks: None.

Red Tier (100–999 Coins)

Status: Marked for bounty if illegal actions taken.

Kael is Red Tier, bounty flagged.

Black Tier (1,000+ Coins + Black Coin use)

Status: System priority target.

Tracked permanently.

Only 1 known Black Tier player: Coin King.

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POWER SCALING — NO LEVELS, ONLY COIN

Your balance is your power.

More coins = stronger skill scaling

Skills like Coinburn Strike scale % of balance

Example:

100C = minor damage

500C = fatal zone attack

1,000C = city-level threat

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SCALING RISK — COIN CORRUPTION

Over 500C balance triggers system surveillance

Skills cost more, and balance leaks in high-risk zones

Black Coin users lose balance slowly over time if corrupted

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> "Your title won't save you. Your balance will."

SECTION 8: WORLD MAP SUMMARY & READER NOTES

"You are here. Try not to die broke."

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WORLD MAP SUMMARY

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DRIFT (Main Zone)

A broken city of coin flow decay, toll zones, and public auctions.

Known for: Kael's rise, Undermarket access, Vault D Auction.

Zone Status: Unstable – balance bleed high.

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UNDERMARKET

Hidden beneath Drift. Only accessible via Shadow Coin pass or Black Coin usage.

Services: Mask dealers, trap brokers, illegal skill sellers.

System Access: None. Balance masking enforced.

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VAULT DISTRICTS

Abandoned coin banks, now auction sites and glitch zones.

Vault D: Kael acquired Coinburn Strike here.

Risk: Black Coin residue leaks.

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AUCTION TOWERS

Controlled by Ren Varro and Coin King.

Host legal auctions, enforce balance law, and dictate coin zoning.

Entry requires: 1,000 Coins minimum.

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SYNC BORDERS

Edge of Coinverse map. System cannot stabilize balance here.

Entering causes balance decay. Rumored origin of Black Coins.

Guarded by: Ledger Guard (system enforcers).

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READER NOTES – HOW TO SURVIVE COINVERSE

1. Never show your full balance.

Mask it. Hide it. Or someone will kill you for it.

2. Black Coins = Power. But also death.

Use carefully. System traces everything.

3. Auction combat isn't fair.

Win the bid. Control the fight. Or lose everything.

4. Toll zones are traps.

Can't pay? You'll die standing still.

5. Kael Rivenhart didn't start rich. He started smart.

First Black Coin. First trap. First burn.

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> "Everyone has a price. The question is — how much coin will they die for?"

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