Occult Hazard Protocol • Fathomholm Workshop Safety

Cognitive Awareness & Overload Protocol

Carving deep-strata minerals in Fathomholm exposes lapidaries to Huanyin psychic resonance. Master your Awareness meter to prevent complete cognitive overload and catastrophic commission failures.

Prepared by Vermilion Lapidary Guild · Verified Unreal Engine Ground Truth

The Four Awareness Thresholds

0 – 25 Awareness Lucid Artisan

Symptoms: Normal vision. Mechanical dials, blade tension springs, and wheel gears operate cleanly without psychic distortion.

Action: None required. Standard operational envelope for cutting Quartz and standard gems.

26 – 50 Awareness Sensory Drift

Symptoms: Minor auditory disturbance and subtle visual vibrations at peripheral magnifier edges.

Action: Monitor cumulative cuts closely when processing anomaly stones like Hushstone or Kneeling Stone.

51 – 75 Awareness Psychic Resonance

Symptoms: Living crystalline striations appear to pulse. Chisel alignment crosshairs experience micro-jitters.

Action: Step away from the workbench. Visit the reception counter to drink herbal tea and restore stamina.

76 – 100 Awareness Mind Overload (Critical)

Symptoms: Psychic overload peak reached. Complete mental incapacitation prevents stone appraisal and tool operation.

Action: Mandatory rest cycle. Sleep or brew special tea to purge accumulated Awareness before resuming work.

Abyssal Anomaly Ore Toxicity Matrix

Anomaly Ore	Awareness / Cut	Threat Class	Operational Guidance
Stone of Erasure 抹消之石	+25 Awareness	Extreme	Grey-white pyramid with memory-corrupting properties. Maximum hazard.
Mothscale Crystal 鳞粉结晶	+20 Awareness	Severe	Mined from Moonforge stratum. Powdery flakes induce madness.
Shrift Stone 告解石	+15 Awareness	High	Commissioned by church artisans for sacred stained windows.
Blue Chromophage 蓝食色者	+14 Awareness	High	Absorbs blue light spectrum, casting psychological chill.
Red Chromophage 红食色者	+12 Awareness	Moderate	Absorbs crimson light, inducing rhythmic pulse hallucinations.
Green Chromophage 绿食色者	+10 Awareness	Moderate	Siphons green light, requiring synchronized blade passes.
Kneeling Stone 俯首石	+9 Awareness	Moderate	Generates heavy gravitational pull on cutting chisel.
Hushstone 静石	+8 Awareness	Low	Dampens all sound within five paces; requires visual dial reliance.
Lenten Stone 斋戒石	+7 Awareness	Low	Induces ascetic exhaustion; counteracted by drinking tea.

Psychic Protocol Methodology

Methodology: Cognitive awareness rates and overload penalties compiled from official Unreal Engine 5 Demo string assets (Game.locres). Regular intake of herbal tea and investment in Awareness Expansion upgrades represent the primary safeguards against complete overload.