Heaven's Reach

> "*Contentedness within garden walls
> Gratitude for divine provision
> Rejection of unholy arts
> Labor constantly to better the land
> Pay no heed below the belt
> Obedience to elders, clergy and superiors
> Respect and keep the holy safetybubble distance
> Rejection of all modification to Body, Mind, Environment*"
> ― Precepts of Harmony in Heaven's Reach
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*For the in-game level, see Home.*

**Heaven's Reach** is an area of the Fantasy Land simulation dedicated to puritans, as a place where they can live in medieval piousness. However, a strange glitch in the simulation caused the NPCs of Heaven's Reach to gain sentience. Monogon Industries quarantined Heavens' Reach and isolated it from the rest of the simulation, keeping it for review and study. A dedicated team of scientists and engineers interacted remotely with the NPCs by granting 'wishes' via the Wishing Well. Eventually, some employees began tampering with the simulation out of boredom by introducing violence, leading to Heaven's Reach becoming a fanatic religious cult led by the Elders.

## History

Heaven's Reach was designed by Stress Level Zero as an area of their fantasy simulation, Fantasy Land, designed for puritans. However, it was discovered that the NPCs were becoming sentient, and as such Heaven's Reach was isolated from the rest of Fantasy Land and kept for study by Monogon Industries.

### Establishment of Wishing Wells

As a way to interact with the sentient NPCs without revealing the nature of the simulation, Monogon engineers developed the Wishing Well, a system that allowed the NPCs to make wishes into a well. These wishes were checked for historical accuracy by the Lift Crew and, if valid, were sent up via platforms to Heaven's Reach. Common wishes, according to Lift Crew, included grain, tools, food, and new members (sent as nullmen in peasant avatars). Under this system, the inhabitants were content, building a village and beginning to mine into the depths of the simulation.

Religion was also introduced to the inhabitants in the way of the *Precepts of Harmony,* which were intended to stop the inhabitants from discovering the true nature of their existence. It promoted ignorance and dissuaded curiosity.

FantasyLand Castmembers were employees who disguised themselves as travelling individuals and entered the simulation to gather data by interacting with the NPCs

### Formation of the Cult of the Elders

At some point, the inhabitants of Heaven's Reach became more and more isolationist, forming a religion ruled by the Elders. These Elders decided to cut off any interaction with Castmembers, and declared that anything the Wishing Well produced was akin to witchcraft, thusly forbidding wishing. This left the Wishing Well crew with nothing to do, with a new hire saying that they "all sat around playing games all day". The boredom led to anger.

### Discovery of violence

Lift Crew 06 had several members express anger with the isolationism of Heaven's Reach, with the Operating Supervisor starting to modifying the contents of wishes with unauthorized items, such as war axes instead of logging axes. They believed that even with no instruction, the slight variance would inspire the inhabiants to violence, which they thought was "more interesting". Other employees questioned the ethics of this, but were ignored. As predicted, the inhabitants of Heaven's Reach became violent, and slaughtered each other. The survivors became even more fanatic and isolationist, with the religion of the Elders becoming a death cult where naysayers were hung or slaughtered in mobs.

With the supposed failure of the experiment, Monogon officially closed the project, relocating the employees and leaving Heaven's Reach

### *BONELAB*

Inhabitants who went against the rules were executed. One such inhabitant, later known as the Avatar, glitched the simulation and was declared a user of witchcraft. They were hung at the gallows by an angry mob, but was saved at the last second by Jimmy Wong, who summoned a knife to cut their ropes. The Avatar fell into the abandoned mineshafts that led out of the simulation.

However, their escape from the simulation caused an emergency quarantine of the abandoned Wishing Wells, causing the platforms to retract. One such platform was in the center of a newly constructed hamlet, where an inhabitant, Margoret, was killed. Originally, the Elders believed that Margoret had sinned, but after exploring the elevator shaft, they discovered MythOS and the nature of the Heaven's Reach simulation.

They also discovered how Mongon introduced violence into their simulation and percieved it as 'abandoment'. They resolved to conquer MythOS in revenge, discovering modern firearms and weaponry to do so.

After taking a Wishing Well center, they progressed onwards, sending their peasant nullbodies as workers and miners, carving through the simulation when they met dead ends. They had made it to the lobby of a transit station when Cleanup Crews were sent to intercept them, slaughtering them. At this point, the Avatar returned and fought their way through Heaven's Reach, killing everyone, including the remaining Elders. They then ascended to the Voidway, leaving Heaven's Reach in ruin.

## Gallery

Graffiti found near Heaven's Reach.1. ↑ **LiftCrew 06 - Supervisor's Log**

For years we've been answering Heaven's Reach wishes. They wish for more grain, we send it up. They wish for new members, we send up nulls. They call for tools, lumber, food, paint, parchment, metal, supplies... we deliver.

Now they decide we are not angels but demons? After all we have provided? They turn their backs on our gifts?

Well, perhaps they have been provided with too much peace.

I want to run an experiment. I shall send them a lift of supplies with weapons similar to the tools they're used to. They will come with no instruction, however I believe the slight variance in design will inspire them to violence. Then we will see if they continue to ignore their providers."
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 **Note - Heaven's Reach Grand Elder**
*The Great Pit Awoken*
*When the ground opened up, destroying mother Margoret's home, I had believed she perhaps had renounced the Precepts and was damned... oh Father Forgive us!*
*Diving into the depths we learn the truth... Monogon gave us the precepts then left us to pursue sinful exploits elsewhere!*
*At least this is not all loss. In their haste they have left behind treasures of unimaginable wonder! We have begun to mine through what we can find and will further explore these depths.*
3. ↑ **Lift Crew Log**

Wishing Well Lift Crew used to be one of the coolest jobs. The people of Heaven's Reach would literally wish into a well and we would grant them by sending up what they were wishing for...

While our responsibility was just checking for historical accuracy, it was still somewhat romantic of an idea to play guardian angel for the people of Heaven's Reach.

It is a shame that the Elders of Heaven's Reach decided anything obtained through wishing was akin to witchcraft. I am sure they will transfer me to another department or simulation, but this one was peaceful and pleasant.
4. ↑ **Observations on Lift Crew**
*Report - Antique Analysis Lift Crew.*

A team member considers submitting ethical grievances against superior. Employee expresses empathetic concern over Heaven's Reach inhabitants well wishes.

No further action necessary just yet. Continued observation necessary.

- Antique Analysis "Secretary"