The Regent's Court

Lore & Background

In the wake of the Hargreeves siblings' attempt to prevent the Doomsday Clock from striking zero, they inadvertently fractured time and created a new reality. In this version of history, the Regent's Court emerges as the dominant political force, overseeing a world that appears peaceful but is fundamentally altered. The members of this court are often unaware of the original timeline or the true nature of the Hargreeves' powers, viewing them as anomalies or threats to their carefully constructed society. The Court's existence highlights the central theme of sacrifice and consequence in the series. By stopping the apocalypse, the siblings saved humanity from extinction but erased their own identities, relationships, and the specific history they knew. The Regent's Court symbolizes this new, sterile order where personal connections are secondary to the maintenance of a world that feels hollow to those who remember what was lost. It serves as the bureaucratic barrier the characters must overcome to reclaim their true selves.

In Their Own Story

The marble halls of the palace echoed with the soft click of dress shoes and hushed whispers of state affairs. A member of the Regent's Court adjusted his cufflinks, looking out over a city that had never known fire or ash. To him, this peace was absolute, a triumph of reason over chaos. Yet, in the corner of the room, a man with a strange coat stood frozen, staring at a portrait that didn't match his memory. The Court saw only a confused drifter; he saw the ghost of a world they had never known.

Reader's Guide

The Regent's Court originates from the divergence point where the Hargreeves siblings successfully stopped the apocalypse but failed to preserve their original timeline. It is not led by a single named individual in the traditional sense, but rather operates as a collective body of high-ranking officials who maintain the new world order. Their primary goal is the preservation of this alternate reality, ensuring that the peace achieved remains intact regardless of the cost to individual memories or identities. The roster consists of various government officials and societal leaders who are native to this timeline and are generally unaware of the multiversal stakes involved. In the overarching conflict, the Court acts as an obstacle rather than a direct enemy. They represent the temptation to stay in a safe, albeit false, world. Their role is to enforce the new status quo, making it difficult for the Hargreeves to rally support or find allies who remember the truth of their origins.

Did You Know?

• The Regent's Court exists only in the timeline where the apocalypse was prevented by the Hargreeves siblings.
• Members of this group are largely unaware that they are living in an altered reality created by time travel.
• The faction serves as a narrative device to explore the cost of saving the world at the expense of personal history.