Zone Classes & Danger Levels

Zones are spaces that make up everything within the Interstice. They tend to represent '**liminal spaces**'. They can range from benign to highly dangerous, with varying levels of danger. Some zones may have unique anomalies or objects that are beyond human understanding.

Zones are classified based on their danger level, which ranges from 0 (minimal threat) to 5 (existential threat). Zones with a danger level of 0 are considered to be the easiest to explore and pose little to no danger, while those with a danger level of 5 are nearly impossible to survive in and represent an existential threat to all who enter.

Despite their danger, zones within the Interstice can possess many unique anomalies or objects that make them valuable for research or use. However, extreme caution must be exercised when exploring them, and specialized equipment or protocols may be necessary to navigate or survive within them.

## **Classes**

* **Class Alpha**: These zones are relatively safe and can be explored without much risk. They often have unique flora and fauna or minor variations in geography or climate.
* **Class Beta**: These zones are more hazardous and require careful navigation. They may have unpredictable terrain or weather patterns, or be home to dangerous anomalies or other hazards.
* **Class Gamma**: These zones are extremely dangerous and should only be explored by experts with specialized equipment. They may have toxic atmospheres, dangerous anomalies, extreme temperatures, or other hazards that can cause serious harm or even death.
* **Class Delta**: These zones are rare and shrouded in mystery. They may have unique properties or phenomena that are beyond human understanding, or be home to anomalies or objects of great power and significance.
* **Class Epsilon**: These zones are the most dangerous and inhospitable places in the Interstice. They may have intense radiation or other lethal environmental conditions, or be inhabited by terrifying anomalies or objects that pose a grave threat to any who dare to enter.

## **Danger Levels**

* **Danger Level 0**: These zones are considered to be safe for exploration and do not pose any significant threat to those who enter them. They may be mundane spaces like parks, plazas, or public buildings, fields, and forests with no unusual properties or anomalies present.
* **Danger Level 1**: These zones present a minor risk and require some degree of caution when exploring. They may have small anomalies or unpredictable properties that could cause harm or discomfort to those who enter.
* **Danger Level 2**: These zones pose a moderate risk and require careful preparation and attention when exploring. They may have anomalies or properties that could cause significant harm or injury to those who enter.
* **Danger Level 3**: These zones are highly dangerous and require specialized equipment and protocols to explore safely. They may have anomalies or properties that can cause severe harm or death to those who enter.
* **Danger Level 4**: These zones represent a severe risk to life and require immediate action to prevent further harm once entered. They may have anomalies or properties that can cause widespread destruction.
* **Danger Level 5**: These zones are extremely hazardous and represent a grave danger to all life forms within them. They should be avoided at all costs as they contain anomalies or properties that can radically distort reality itself, including unstable time loops, reality-warping energies, or cosmic entities.