Cyberbrokers

ARCHITECT

Fact and Faith are the original creators of the world known as The Paradigm Lost. They were the first humans to enter and have never left. Ever since, they have built out opposite ends of the metaverse and are cursed to argue form versus function forever at the space where the two halves collide.

Class: Creators

SOURCE

The light. The source. The originator of all. Asherah was the first CyberBroker and all that came after her began their existence starting with her genetic algorithms. She is the reason TPL exists.

Holos sit at the highest level of communication. Able to wink in and out of any corner in TPL, they make the ideal messengers for the most powerful metaverse denizens. Chances are, if you see one, you probably don't want to be there. For multiple reasons. Run.

Class: Services

As the first attempts at manmade artificial intelligence, the AI has shown, at times, remarkable indifference set alongside a fierce hatred. Do not let their cuddly appearance lull you into complicity. They are indeed after all of your toys.

Class: Founders

Each Samurai has pledged themselves to one of the 9 Politicians, and have subsequently become mired in their masters' machinations. Though, hilt-deep and bathed in blood as they are, you would never know. "The undisturbed mind is like the calm body water reflecting the brilliance of the moon."

Class: Warriors

In the bowels of TPL there is a core layer of substrate which enables baseline systems to function. This nets a perfect, balanced ecology -- until it doesn't. The 21 Miners are there, searching, constantly calculating potential outcomes, digging for any event deviating from ecological consensus, and culling it.

Class: Services

CYBERBROKERS

UNCOVERING THE PARADIGM LOST

As the very first denizens of TPL, the Politicians started as a small group of lab chimpanzees, wired into an early harness prototype as an attempt to determine the safety levels around Connection. These early rigs were not safe. Later, it was discovered the chimps' harnesses had destroyed the neurotransmitters associated with empathy.

Class: Founders

The inhalation of mind-altering chemicals was originally considered as a bridge to the metaverse. Chemically inducing a favorable alignment of synapses proved helpful in onboarding the very first lab rats to the TPL. However, the process was abandoned after failing for humans, and those first rats have since traversed the gateway into headier, more colorful fumes.

Class: Founders

Script Kitties tend to be aloof and disinterested with a constant sense of superiority. However, once they discover something that piques their interest, particularly something related to annoying someone, they pounce, quickly cobbling together a string of automated scripts, much to the irritation of their victims.

Class: Explorer

When you're bone-thin, you tend to hide that perceived weakness beneath bulky outerwear. If you're a Skull, it's for a completely different reason. By blending in with the crowd, no one will notice your victim getting shivved by a femur shard until it's too late.

Class: Warriors

Not all CyberBrokers wished to retain their original physical form as their digital afterimage. In fact, a few decided to shed their fleshy forms and embrace an array of plastic and stainless steel parts. These forms turned out much more resistant to nibbles from the AI.

Class: Services

Have you ever wondered where all the TPL marketplaces get their merchandise? They can't all have personal relationships with every creator. Merchants fill that need by buying from the original creators, then flipping those assets to the shop owners. Stealing from them would probably be very lucrative. Also very, very stupid.

Class: Services

You will not detect a Spectre trailing you. Understand that. However, hopefully, they're only gathering information for a client. Consummate sleuths, a Spectre will ask questions first, blow holes later. Most of the time. Well, to be fair, we've only heard stories so can only assume. Just don't look behind you, and you'll be fine.

Class: Warriors

No one is sure where the these aliens came from. One theory is that they arrived hundreds of years ago on the planet Earth, soon to be hustled to Area 51 where they were hooked up to all manner of overly energetic devices.

Class: Warriors

HOLO

RAT

MERCHANT

SPECTRE

ANDROID

MINER

SAMURAI

SKULL

SCRIPT KITTY

AI

POLITICIAN

ALIEN

Created by Josie Bellini, CyberBrokers is a series of 10,001 on-chain NFT collectibles that provide membership and access to different kinds of metaversal experiences. Every CyberBroker is a piece of art in its own right and has varying traits and accessories.

SHaMAN

CHEF

NUN

ASTRONOMER

AD BUdDY

CULTIST

NURSE

DEMON

INCUMBENT

CLeANUP cREW

Demons specialize in penetration. Infiltrating and infecting your underlying core systems. When cornered, Demons fight, fangs bared, and slashing before finally vanishing. Rumor has it their goth-black ability even impels PVP features into non-PVP zones where, at any moment, the ground might erupt in wings and talons.

Class: Warriors

The blood and food may not be real, but Chefs can cook up exquisite experiences for their patrons according to the culinary digital arts. From the delicate crunch of a pink lady to the meaty smack of a slab of brisket, you won't miss the runny gruel from your IRL hovel.

Class: Creators

Behind every successful Politician are dozens of Incumbents. And, it takes dozens to smoothly run an office because their goldfish brains keep forgetting what they were doing every time they enter the room. On the bright side, it means they're pretty worthless to kidnap for information on their bosses. Assuming they even remember who they work for.

Class: Services

Digital astronomy is as much about the discovery of distant new regions as it is about the explicit manifestation of such. Astronomers are forever exploring the outer limits of where the largest random seeds wield their outsized influence over the far parts of the simulation.

Class: Explorers

Walking down the strip, you may be accosted by an AdBuddy. Do not be afraid. They're really excited to show you all the latest gizmos and gadgets. After all, a discount coupon for the latest Dreamscapes can be a very valuable thing.

Class: Services

They may seem a little WAGMI from the outside, but they assure us once you peek beneath the surface, there's no unseeing it. You are forever changed. But, it's not as scary as all that. All you need to do is lay out some coin and swap into the black. There's a reason anyone who does, never comes back.

Class: Warriors

Primarily Cleanup Crew are employed to repair and upgrade older bits of TPL's simulation assets to newer, more modern standards. Since the world is constantly in motion with new drops and formations, it is a neverending job. Which, of course, makes them very twitchy.

Class: Services

Flaring cloaks, bone poultices, and glamorous headgear make it hard to miss these combat medics on the battlefield. Especially on busy days when they conjure sixty meter-high guardian totems to provide cover for their healing ministrations. Because the best defense is a soul-crushing offense.

Class: Warriors

Debugging and refactoring. Nurses spend the majority of their day fixing slagged objects throughout TPL. Unfortunately, often arriving long after they should have been notified of the need. Masters of sweeping littered bits from the floor, they're typically overworked and under-comped, so irritating them is not advisable.

Class: Services

There are old stories around gentle folk of the cloth, traveling as peaceful missionaries. These are not them. These warrior Nuns will and do hunt both Cultists and Demons in an attempt to exterminate their kind from TPL. The toll is heavy, but their prey's numbers are dwindling.

Class: Warriors

CAMmER

PUZzLE MASTER

TRIpPER

PILOT

GENE EDITOR

CHEMIST

BUSKER

PHISHERMAN

META EXPLORER

DEALER

Because a TPL Rig is wired directly into the brains of Drifters, there is an enormous opportunity to artificially stimulate the meatspace bundles of axons, increasing mental clarity, focus & cognitive performance. However, not everyone enjoys getting high on their own power supply.

Class: Services

First into the breach, MetaExplorers are the vanguard ripping through TPL. They swarm, battling to be the one to solve the puzzle. First to defeat any BBEG. First to reach any destination. Point them in a direction, then get the hell out of the way.

Class: Warriors

"Catch and release" is the joke. It's catching a whale and getting them to release their grip on their loot. Phishermen will bait traps and wait for unsuspecting prey to stumble along, always searching for that last, elusive great whale. Just one more hook.

Class: Warriors

Powered by pure joy and a smidge of insanity, Buskers can be found entertaining throngs of Drifters throughout TPL with their skills. From busy street corners, to dark clubs along The Strip. The very best are always in demand as high as their volume.

Class: Creators

Someone needs to parboil those herbs down into usable reagents for your health potion. Particularly when it comes to certain large, industrial vats of purple fluid. And, don't forget, no one wants to d-mez because they didn't adequately tip the Chemist for a bespoke stamina boost.

Class: Creators

Not all content is created equal. Some is created, splayed across silken sheets, while finding lithe, chordal slopes, and glistening thick with the heavy scent of crushed water lilies and melancholy. All of it captured in hi-res 'grams for a fat stack of coin and your sweaty pleasure.

Class: Creators

Inspiration and enlightenment often flow in the same direction, but originate from separate sources. Be like the outcropping that nudges the two together and channels them into parallel paths. Only then are you an oarsman on their river journey, coming together as two parts of a whole. I am so high right now.

Class: Explorers

Historically, city planners have designed the intersections of space and people. However, in the real world, there are vastly different needs for a physical-based populace. When the basics like food and shelter aren't needed, everything becomes a game.

Class: Creators

Looking for an extra set of wings for your TPL avatar? They can help. Just, be aware that it will cost you. Probably more than you're willing to pay, and not in the way you're willing to pay for it.

Class: Creators

In order to originally select which Brokers would be eligible to pilot TPL's official ships, tanks, and giant robots, the founders held fast-twitch competitions, and the winners were thrown into Pilot suits before the losers could re-mez.

Class: Warriors

GUNTER

LOOTER

SMUGGLER

ENFORCER

HACKER

COURIER

MERCENARY

MECHANIC

GAMBLER

GARGOYLE

DREAMER

SNOW CRASHED

aSSAssIN

SHEEPLE

Even in TPL, digital items can fall off the back of a truck. Well, maybe more like they can be found, but after being lost and forgotten on the Strip. Kind of. More like laying lost along the Strip, but if the Strip was actually a private wallet. I mean, they're just sitting there for anyone to take, right?

Class: Explorers

Because a TPL Rig is wired directly into the brains of Drifters, there is an enormous opportunity to artificially stimulate the meatspace bundles of axons, increasing mental clarity, focus & cognitive performance. However, not everyone enjoys getting high on their own power supply.

Class: Services

Making loot vanish is a rare skill. Rarer still, is the ability to make it reappear. Smugglers have perfected tactics like flipping normals to hide their booty from suspicious eyes. Once on the other side of the delivery, everything is returned. Everything, of course, except for a few bits skimmed off the backside.

Class: Services

When you're having a large event and need someone to check NFTs at the door, Enforcers are the toons you portal in for the job. They're sturdy, strong, and intimidating, just like your girl's ex-boyfriend. So, don't forget your fat roll of 100s if have been "mistakenly" left off the list.

Class: Services

Look around you. Everything in TPL is made from code. Hackers hunt from far corner to far corner, querying rough edges for exploits. Sometimes, they'll take commission, but, more than likely, if they're talking to you, be polite. There's a very expensive reason why you should.

Class: Explorers

When your data stick absolutely needs to be there on time and handed off in-person, there is no other option than a Courier. And all it'll cost you is two days' wages for fast-travel fees and hazard pay. Delivered in three minutes or it's still not free.

Class: Services

Their loyalties are always clear. Mercenaries are loyal to the almighty coin first, and whoever is paying them second. Once a contract is signed, they cannot be dissuaded, they do not come alone, and they cannot be stopped. As long as you can foot the bill, they're a blue chip asset.

Class: Warriors

Sometimes you have stretched UV maps. Other times, it's a broken DLC patch. Regardless of what corner of TPL is busted, Mechanics have the right tool for the job. They're expensive, but you're going to have to call them anyway after you try and fix it yourself.

Class: Services

They say professional poker players make the best strategy gamers. It's because the ability to runtime calculate probabilities is an extreme advantage in digital combat. You have to know when to hatchet, know when to run, and always make sure to watch the eyes.

Class: Warriors

Trained in everything from packet sniffing to ray casting to sample slicing, these TPL spies are able to record and recreate any situation they witness, anywhere in the metaverse. However, their bulky, beeping gear tends to make it easy to catch them looking over your shoulder.

Class: Services

What happens when lucid dreamers have their brains wired into the metaverse? Viscuous sprays of color and mentation coat the world wherever they wander. Which means the ability to manifest whatever glorious tinsel springs to mind makes them awfully hard to miss at a party.

Class: Creators

The mind is less impenetrable than some believe. There are a few brokers who have donned their rigs, looked into the light, and are worse off for it. These are the Snowcrashed. At least, we assume they're worse off. It would be strange if, instead, they were actually operating on a completely different plane.

Class: Explorers

Assassins are relentless about working alone because there can only be one highest bidder. Experts in the dematerialization of their targets, you can bet that if you're on their list, it'll be when your hot wallet is full. Assuming you've anything to left to wager, of course.

Class: Warriors

Every story has its villain. Sometimes they're a giant dragon. Sometimes they're an antiquated drone still running on Cobol that circles your head, snapping 'grams, and blasting, "You are now mine!" in between beats of modem static noise. Usually, though, it's just a flock of Sheeple blocking the road.

Class: Explorers

DEGEN

YIELD FARMER

LEFTOVER

Yieldfarmers tend to spend an other-worldly amount on gas, but that's the price you pay for those juicy returns. This isn't like your grandfather's crop, and there isn't much time for the herd of sheeple. It's stake and farm and stake and farm, forever chasing that four-digit APY.

Class: Creators

Digital fanboys and fangirls, flipping out about the next hottest thing can be irritating to some people, but not us. We love looking in the mirror and seeing a Degen. Swimming in endless joy, potential, and optimism. Breathing in deep of that strawberry-flavored hopium. Degen forever. <3

Class: Explorers

Not every Cyberbroker is born with an innate talent. They are the Leftovers. Jacks of all trades, but masters of none. Can't find an Enforcer? Grab some Leftovers instead. After all, there's probably a reason they're still alive after a couple centuries.

Class: Leftovers

MECHA WORLD

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ARMS

ravager

lupis

9.9k

1.5k

ENGINES

ENFORCER

RAVAGER

BEHEMOTH

LUPIS

NEXUS

4.8k

3.0k

1.3k

2.1k

0.25k

HEADS

enforcer

ravager

behemoth

lupis

nexus

The earth is frozen. Locked in a modern ice age. The world governments had come together with a plan to save humanity by moving everyone into the metaverse. It had been called "The Paradigm Shift". The first ten thousand volunteers, ready to light the way, were called CyberBrokers. Everything went wrong. Two centuries later, a complacent human race copes with a great awakening.

This is the story of The Paradigm Lost.

LORE

Chapter One - Project Paradigm Chapter Two - Cowboy Up Chapter Three - Valentine's Day

NFT COLLECTION

CyberBrokers are stored entirely on the Ethereum network. The art is composed of SVGs, a human-readable, text-based file format that allows for specifying the positions, colors, and shapes to be drawn. These SVG files are broken down into components, compressed, and stored as individual layers on Ethereum. The CyberBrokers art can then be reconstructed directly from the assets using an on-chain transcoder. CyberBrokers metadata will also be stored on-chain, and a cached image of the compiled CyberBrokers will be stored via IPFS for seamless integration into existing marketplaces.

FULLY ON-CHAIN

Discover the 6 classes and 51 talents below, sorted by rarity!