Story & Lore
The narrative spine of the portfolio: who carries the story, when events occur, and how the fiction maps onto the release pipeline.
Timeline
Story and franchise chronology
- Today / Near futureContemporary financial system and societal mechanisms established
The society of Fallen District.
- 2008The protagonist works as financial analyst in Geneva
Inside the machine.
- 2008The protagonist identifies patterns leading toward the financial crisis
Discovery.
- Post-2008The protagonist leaves corporate finance
The exit.
- LondonThe protagonist becomes startup investor / business angel
The second life.
- COVIDGlobal economy shuts down
The startups enter survival mode.
- COVID aftermathThe protagonist sees the financial system repeating itself
Nothing has changed.
- Genesis of ShardThe protagonist chooses rebellion and becomes Shard
The transformation.
- After GenesisShard operates in London
The first campaign.
- Global expansionConflict moves to New York
The system goes global.
- Following BabylonShadow / Ghost mythology emerges
Beneath the system.
- Episode IIIConflict expands to Hong Kong
The GhostChain anomaly and the third presence.
- PotentialBlood Ledger film adaptation
Potential cinematic adaptation of Blood Ledger; not developed by Dark Alley.
- PotentialBabylon film adaptation
Potential cinematic adaptation of Babylon; not developed by Dark Alley.
- PotentialGhostchain film adaptation
Potential cinematic adaptation of Ghostchain; not developed by Dark Alley.