Keymaster Hub
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By Mctoran
The following is a list of all articles pertaining to The Keymaster and his lore. It is organized by the chronological order of in-universe events:
Level Keys are rare objects found across the Backrooms which access the entrances of levels.
The Hub is the nexus of the entire Backrooms, containing an entrance to every single level including those yet undiscovered.
Suddenly fucker came out of nowhere with this golden key that he pulls off his ring. He literally ripped open a hole in the air with it. I cant explain it better, he just opened a hole in the air and he shoved me into it. Now im here.
Entity X, colloquially titled “The Keymaster”, is a being that resides in The Hub, serving as its overseer. He is best known for his ability to provide Level Keys to wanderers, assisting in the escape of levels that they are trapped within.
His surroundings had betrayed him, turned hostile. Everything had now taken on a surreal and uncanny tinge; a place once intimately familiar to him had now become uncomfortably unfamiliar.
The last thought which passed through the mind of The Keymaster was “Oh shit” before his head was cleaved cleanly off his shoulders by the Red Knight’s blade.
The Game Master wagged her finger. “Aht-at-at-at, you’re- you’re not the main character here, shoo!” Not even bothering to look directly at him, she waved her hand dismissively in his general direction.
Following the massacre and the uprising, however, Gatekeeper was said to have turned cold and cruel, his heart hardening.
The Keymaster, barely having been able to gain his bearings in this new environment within such a short span of time, had even less time to register this strange woman. She had an elegant, almost “otherworldly” aura to her.
IT IS MY VERY NATURE — ACCESS — TO BE PRESENT AT ALL PLACES AND TIMES.
Then, in his peripheral vision, he saw mysterious figure; with light skin and pinkish hair, clad in black boots and a long red leather coat. Brian stood up from the couch and stomped towards the person. “Who the Hell are you?! What are you doing in my ho
Entity 220 - “The Catmaster”
In that moment, the man turned around.
And the cat’s mind exploded.
Crossing his arms, The Keymaster loomed over the man. “I am The Keymaster, and this is my home.” His eyes slowly wandered towards a ring of keys attached to the bearded man’s right hip, at which point he suddenly lashed out. “Liar! I am The Keymaster! You are but an imposter! This must be another of Hubris’ deceptions!”
There's always a path to follow, the Keymaster now knew that very clearly. Philia had given him a newfound hope in this darkness surrounding him.
This cycle perpetuated as he continuously altered his identity, assuming a variety of profane and twisted forms over the course of numerous timelines, all in a vain effort to escape the wrath of his master. He was a bound madman, then a blind elder, and now a wise shaman.
“You have barely even begun to scratch the surface of what it truly means to be The Keymaster.”
Someone is coming.
“I saw behind your hardened facade a gentle warmth, and I wanted to bring out that side of you — the real you”
Entity X-a — The Dreamwalker — is believed to be a variant of The Keymaster, serving a function analogous to his own within a system of stable, recurring dream-spaces.
But The Keymaster, being something other than human, did not quite care for Christmas. He never quite concerned himself with what matters humans would conduct, so long as it did not interfere with his own activities.
