Crossroads Machinima

Beneath Upper Manhattan lies The Forgotten Arteries of Crossroads, an abandoned subway system severed from Grand Central long ago. Collapsed tunnels, rusted train cars, and Rift-corrupted passageways stretch into the dark, their original purpose lost to time. Faint echoes of old train announcements mix with whispers that shouldn’t exist, and some claim the tunnels shift, loop, and lead to places beyond reality. Rift anomalies pulse through the depths, warping gravity, fusing metal with flesh, and leaving phantom passengers trapped in time. Smugglers and fugitives use these tunnels at their own risk, dodging rail-walking husks, rogue AI security, and the ghostly hum of an automated train with no conductor. Those who stay too long disappear—or return changed. Whether a graveyard of lost history or a gateway to something worse, the Forgotten Arteries remain untouched, waiting for the next traveler foolish enough to enter.

The tunnels are dimly lit by bioluminescent fungi, with rusting train cars half-buried in debris. The air is thick with the scent of mold and decay, and the walls pulse with an eerie energy, hinting at the Rift's influence.