The year is 605, and in your home— the country of Corcaea— the souls of mankind belong to demons.
A phenomenon known as the "Catalyst" is what's to blame. This diabolical phenomenon lurks within every man, woman, and child. It can turn any human into a demon, if they fall prey to one, all-consuming element. It can be anything. Fear. Grief. Generosity. Even love.
In a land where Gods are real and Corcaea's theocracy is the last hope for mankind, you follow in the footsteps of Father Richard Anscham: a troubled young priest, the leader of the Church of Mercy, and the foremost researcher of the Catalyst. Deep-dive into the ruins that cover the land with nothing but your dog and your faith. Search for the cure. Conquer your personal demons.
Welcome to Catalyst Quest! A "quest" is a collaborative storytelling medium in which readers get to vote on the story at specific points. As this is an archive, the prompts that were included with the original run of Catalyst have been stripped, and the story is presented like a traditional novel for your reading convenience. If you would like to read Catalyst in its original format or participate in current events, you can find us here, on Sufficient Velocity.
A new chapter will be posted every day, on a 25-hour schedule.
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 83 | Chapter 83: Father Richard Anscham | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 82 | Chapter 82: Brother Wilhelm | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 81 | Chapter 81: Farmer Jack | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 80 | Chapter 80: True Sunlight | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 79 | Chapter 79: That Sappy Goodbye | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 78 | Chapter 78: Unchallenged | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 77 | Chapter 77: Battle of the Waterway | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 76 | Chapter 76: Empty Handed | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 75 | Chapter 75: To Live is to Serve | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 74 | Chapter 74: The City of Darkness | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 73 | Chapter 73: Golden Wrath | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 72 | Chapter 72: Unity | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 71 | Chapter 71: Lean On Me | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 70 | Chapter 70: Restraint | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 69 | Chapter 69: Fear No Evil | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 68 | Chapter 68: A Helping Hand | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 67 | Chapter 67: Oversight | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 66 | Chapter 66: Parting Gifts | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 65 | Chapter 65: Making History | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 64 | Chapter 64: Bitter Champagne | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 63 | Chapter 63: A Lighter Soul | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 62 | Chapter 62: Sympathy | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 61 | Chapter 61: The First Step | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 60 | Chapter 60: Define "You" | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 59 | Chapter 59: How Was She | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 58 | Chapter 58: Forget Me Not | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 57 | Chapter 57: Take a Bow | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 56 | Chapter 56: Listen | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 55 | Chapter 55: The Feeling is Mutual | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 54 | Chapter 54: Composure | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 53 | Chapter 53: At Your Expense | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 52 | Chapter 52: Heart's Desire | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 51 | Chapter 51: Enjoy the Show | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 50 | Chapter 50: Pandemonium | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 49 | Chapter 49: Red Light | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 48 | Chapter 48: Dignity | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 47 | Chapter 47: A Man Possessed | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 46 | Chapter 46: Generosity | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 45 | Chapter 45: A Change of Heart | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 44 | Chapter 44: A Personal Account | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 43 | Chapter 43: Fast Friends | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 42 | Chapter 42: Begone | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 41 | Chapter 41: Loosened Up | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 40 | Chapter 40: A Little Hospitality | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 39 | Chapter 39: Yech the Disgusted | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 38 | Chapter 38: Explicit Festivity | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 37 | Chapter 37: The Lord's Forest | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 36 | Chapter 36: Disgraced | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 35 | Chapter 35: Children of Mercy | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 34 | Chapter 34: Leap of Faith | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 33 | Chapter 33: Closer | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 32 | Chapter 32: The Messenger | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 31 | Chapter 31: Broken Spirits | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 30 | Chapter 30: Sincerity | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 29 | Chapter 29: Indomitable | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 28 | Chapter 28: White Gold | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 27 | Chapter 27: The Descent | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 26 | Chapter 26: Prurience | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 25 | Chapter 25: Once Sacred | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 24 | Chapter 24: Gallows Humor | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 23 | Chapter 23: Impostor | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 22 | Chapter 22: Short on Time | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 21 | Chapter 21: Sanity | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 20 | Chapter 20: Knowledge's Price | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 20 | Chapter 20: Knowledge's Price | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 19 | Chapter 19: The Library | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 19 | Chapter 19: The Library | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 18 | Chapter 18: The Stairs to Ostedholm | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 18 | Chapter 18: The Stairs to Ostedholm | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 17 | Chapter 17: The Heart of Humanity | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 17 | Chapter 17: The Heart of Humanity | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 16 | Chapter 16: Dread | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 16 | Chapter 16: The City of Flesh | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 16 | Chapter 16: Dread | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 15 | Chapter 15: Blood and Bile | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 15 | Chapter 15: Good Morning | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 15 | Chapter 15: Blood and Bile | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 14 | Chapter 14: Still as Stone | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 14 | Chapter 14: The Father of Defense | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 14 | Chapter 14: Still as Stone | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 13 | Chapter 13: Soil and Whiskey | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 13 | Chapter 13: Family Reunion | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 13 | Chapter 13: Soil and Whiskey | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 12 | Chapter 12: Memento | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 12 | Chapter 12: Memento | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 12 | Chapter 12: Eventide | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 11 | Chapter 11: A Promise | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 11 | Chapter 11: A Promise | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 11 | Chapter 11: At the Base of Folorast | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 10 | Chapter 10: Mercy | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 10 | Chapter 10: Mercy | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 10 | Chapter 10: Eternal Devotion | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 9 | Chapter 9: Dedication | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 9 | Chapter 9: Speak Plainly | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 9 | Chapter 9: Dedication | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 8 | Chapter 8: Tempera | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 8 | Chapter 8: Endure | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 8 | Chapter 8: Endure | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 7 | Chapter 7: A Simple Matter | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 7 | Chapter 7: Acrimony | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 7 | Chapter 7: Acrimony | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 6 | Chapter 6: Cinders of the Occult | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 6 | Chapter 6: Set a Course | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 6 | Chapter 6: Cinders of the Occult | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 5 | Chapter 5: Toxic Charms | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 5 | Chapter 5: The Catch | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 5 | Chapter 5: Toxic Charms | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 4 | Chapter 4: Storm | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 4 | Chapter 4: Enough of the Dark | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 4 | Chapter 4: Storm | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 3 | Chapter 3: Along the Waterway | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 3 | Chapter 3: Spare the Details | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 3 | Chapter 3: Along the Waterway | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 2 | Chapter 2: Intoxicating Weakness | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 2 | Chapter 2: Intoxicating Weakness | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 2 | Chapter 2: Confession | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 1 | Chapter 1: The Gods are Merciful | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 1 | Chapter 1: The Gods are Merciful | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | 1 | Chapter 1: A Normal Life | RoyalRoadL | |
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Catalyst - The Ruins | Prologue | RoyalRoadL | ||
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Catalyst - The Ruins | Prologue | RoyalRoadL |