INSOMNIA: The Ark - Backstory Update

A new lore update for INSOMNIA: The Ark shares some information on the backstory of the protagonist.

The origins of citizen KZ0012

1 Mar @ 6:28am - Vault_13

Hello everyone! Today, we will shed some light on the backstory of the main character who is generally known as citizen KZ0012 (but you can call him Elliot, if you so desire). One can make an assumption that these letters and numbers are random and meaningless. However, this is not the case when it comes to INSOMNIA’s world, which we have been developing for so many years. So what does KZ0012 mean?

Over four centuries had elapsed since Object 6 started on its journey. Its destination - the Evacuation Point - remaining a symbol of hopes and dreams. Thousands of people are lying in synthetic slumber in order to one day occupy their place in a well-oiled government machine.



Traditional reproduction and the institutions of family have long been abolished. The population numbers are kept in check by embryonic incubation and genetic engineering.

Citizen ID is a personal number which is given to each citizen of Urb on the day they are born. Each ID consists of letters and digits which stand for the generation indicator and index number respectively. The first artificial generation was born 97 years after Exodus and got an AA indicator:



You start your journey as citizen KZ0012 after an automatic awakening procedure is executed and your multi-year sleep session is brought to an end. KZ0012 was born in 382 (each second letter in a Citizen ID stands for one of the 26 years which are part of a certain generation) and was the 12th baby born in this particular year.



He experienced his first Big Sleep procedure in 399 when he was 17, spending 5 years in stasis. KZ0012 was 23 the second time he was hibernated, spending 2 more years in Limb before the terrorist attack shook the facility and many citizens were brought back to reality in the most shocking manner. Upon awakening, KZ0012 starts experiencing the symptoms of somnia in form of hallucinations and visions — his first taste of somnic space.

But that is a whole different story...