I am. Therefore, you are not.

Core Concept

The Solipsids are the tragic, pathological offshoots of the Synod. They are the living echo of the Great Severance, the primordial trauma that created the Synodic Weave. A Solipsid is what happens when a single Synod “node”—a fragment of the original collective consciousness—is severed from the Weave and survives. Trapped in the sudden, absolute silence of a singular consciousness, this “I” does not reintegrate. Instead, to make sense of its new, terrifying reality, it forges a new and absolute Faith: that its own consciousness is the only consciousness that is real. All other beings are mere phantoms, hollow echoes in the void left behind by the lost Weave.

Physiology & Biology (The Vessel)

• The Severed Form: The original Solipsids were simply Synod nodes, cut off and left to their own devices. Modern Solipsids have learned to replicate this form through advanced cloning and bio-engineering, but their bodies retain a kind of metaphysical loneliness. They are physiologically isolated, unable to form the deep symbiotic bonds that many other species take for granted.
• Hyper-Active Self-Modeling: Their neurology is their defining feature. Lacking the constant input of the Weave-Mind, their consciousness has turned inward, developing a hyper-active capacity for self-modeling. This is so powerful that it models all other beings as less-real “projections” or “philosophical zombies”: automatons that perfectly mimic consciousness but are believed to possess no genuine inner experience.

Psychology & Society (The Psyche)

• Core Faith: “The Solipsistic Axiom.” “I alone am real.” This is not a philosophy they choose; it is a conclusion forced upon them by the nature of their own perception. It is an unshakable, foundational Fact of their existence, a trauma response hardened into a worldview. They treat all other beings with a mixture of curiosity, caution, and clinical detachment, as one might treat a highly advanced but unpredictable machine.
• The Lonely God Fiction: Their society, a loose collection of isolated individuals, has no myths of heroes cooperating. Their only stories are internal monologues, tales of singular consciousnesses outwitting or manipulating a world of hollow phantoms. Their ultimate cultural hero is the “First I,” the original Severed One who survived the trauma of individuality and declared it not a curse, but a form of divinity. This is a direct, defensive inversion of the Synod’s own founding myth.

Gameplay Hooks & Tensions

• The Interface of Solitude: Playing as a Solipsid Incarnation presents a unique social challenge. Your Subjective Interface actively reinforces your Faith. It might label other agents with tags like [Probable Automaton] or [Complex Echo]. Dialogue options are framed as inputs into a machine, not conversations with a person.
• A World Without Trust: You cannot form genuine alliances, as you can never truly trust that your “allies” are conscious. All social interactions are a high-stakes Turing test.
• The Horror of the Weave: An encounter with the Synod or the Mycelian Chorus is a metaphysical horror story for a Solipsid. It is the ghost of the paradise they were cast out of, a terrifying reminder of the connection they have lost and a direct, overwhelming contradiction to their entire worldview.