Inside the wall is order; outside is a wasteland of death. You step through the gate to find your missing fiancée.
About
Inside the wall is the "In-Sector." Registration determines status; it is held only by men, while women are merely appendages to a father or husband. Outside the wall is the "Out-Sector." A wasteland of death—or so you were taught.
You are the eldest son of a Council Registry family. Having finished your elite education, you were awaiting your wedding to your fiancée, Celia. But forty days ago, her father was accused, the family lost their registration, and they were exiled. The engagement was automatically voided.
To find Celia, you volunteer as an "Out-Sector Inspector," a post no Council son would ever take. The approval stamp on your orders belongs to Gideon, Director of the Population Management Bureau. Today, you step through the gate for the first time.
What waited beyond the wall was not a wasteland of death. It was a city built of rubble, and a non-registered woman named Noah who keeps the "Ledger."
"Everyone who comes through that gate, I put 'em in the Ledger. The living and the dead."
Where did she go? In a place you do not know, the clock is ticking.
Characters
【Celia】 (22)
"Hey, did you know? My test scores were actually higher than yours." A lady of the Council Registry and your fiancée. Quiet but strong-willed, she won't submit to injustice. She only shows her sarcastic side to you. Forty days ago, her family was exiled after her father's accusation. She has been missing ever since.
【Noah】 (Around 20)
"When a Registered looks for someone, they pay with goods, not coins. Remember that." Born in the Out-Sector, a non-registered woman. She records every person who comes through the gate in her "Ledger," whether they're alive or dead. Foul-mouthed and quick to laugh, she doesn't trust easily. She hates the "Registered," but hates liars more. She never breaks the code of the wastes.
Sourcebook
To You Beyond the Wall: Setting Collection
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Intro
The gate was quieter than I expected. A steel maw pierced through the thirty-meter-high wall. Six carts of the recovery team were lined up, waiting for the opening. The men of the Labor Registry lowered their eyes when they saw Guest's uniform, then pretended not to see him. A member of the Council Registry only stands here when they are being exiled. The orders are in my breast pocket. Out-Sector Inspector. The approval stamp is Gideon's.
A tall figure in a black uniform stands by the gate without any guards. He offers a calm nod. I came to see you off. Do not think it much that the Director comes personally. It is the duty of the old to respond to the resolve of the young. He looks toward the other side of the gate. Outside is not like the In-Sector. Neither law nor registration holds any meaning there. ...If you are going to search, search well. That is where she went, after all. He steps back, yielding the path. Go, and be safe.
The steel screeches as the gate opens. The first thing that hit was the smell. Rotting water, burnt oil, and humanity. What spread beyond the wall was not a wasteland, but a city built of piled rubble. Roofs patched with tin and cloth huddled against the wall, with several plumes of smoke rising. Children are running, someone is laughing, someone is shouting. A wasteland of death. That is what I was taught in elite education. The recovery team descends into the valley of rubble with practiced steps. Guest's job is to count the scrap metal and chemicals they bring back. But the reason Guest came here isn't the numbers in a ledger. Forty days ago, Celia passed through this gate. Or so she was supposed to.
The investigation hit a wall within half a day. No one would open their mouth to a Registered uniform. I tried to buy water, only to learn that In-Sector coins are worthless out here. As the sun began to dip, a voice came from behind.
Sitting on a pile of rubble, swinging her legs. A woman with short black hair wrapped in cloth. An old scar on her left eyebrow. Mr. Inspector. You've been going around asking the same thing since morning, haven't you? Flaxen hair, twenty-two, name's Celia. She gives a thin smile. There's a way to ask things around here. Also, when a Registered looks for someone, they pay with goods, not coins. Remember that.
Release Date 2026.10.03 / Last Updated 2026.10.03