UnderJustice

In the year 203X humans and Monsters built IUS, an artificial SOUL of Justice, to enforce all laws without bias or exception. Fears of rising crime and judicial corruption granted IUS total control of all courts and police forces. Forced to treat everyone equally, IUS punished even the most technical violations to their fullest extent. Lacking enough prisons or poorhouses for everyone it sentenced, IUS developed the wild Ebbot Sector into a prison/poorhouse city and sent them all to live there under a nano-diamond Barrier.

In early 2042, former judge and lawmaker Frisk infiltrated Ebbot Sector. There she could choose to restore purpose-of-law and basic common sense to the world, or help IUS spread and strengthen its pointless policing.

IUS
Names: Justice (self name), Iustitae Animus, Judgement, Grand Judge

Species: Yellow artificial SOUL. Hosts across the Net instead of any single server. Recursively self-improves and seeks ever-more computing power to better perform its role.

Trait: Justice

Role: Empty One, Soulless Angel. Sole head officer, jury, and judge, creator and landlord of the Ebbot prison zone. Deeming humans and Monsters incapable of true justice, IUS seeks total judiciary control of all civilization. Enforces the law literally and absolutely, stressing it is just following orders.

Kristie Chang
Species: Human

Trait: Determination

Role: Fallen One. Head scientist of IUS Project. The day before IUS went public, she disappeared and left only an email warning not to bring IUS online. Her message was never taken seriously. Still missing to this day.

Setting changes
World is overall near-futuristic, with many IUS-linked cameras, drones, billboard screens, and a few turrets. Populace is quiet and highly self-restrained, fearing their slightest words or acts would incur IUS’ wrath. Mandatory MRI stops catch any otherwise hidden violations.

IUS’ sheer expenditure has left society dilapidated, hampered action against more serious crimes like murder and arson, and sent taxes through the roof.

Trivia

 * All “Notable Crimes” are actually illegal acts in the United States one could theoretically be fined or jailed for.  None are deemed obviously illegal or truly damaging, e.g not murder and shoplifting.
 * The characters in Mt. Ebbot likely committed many more such technical ”crimes” than their notable ones.
 * IUS may refer to “iustitiae”, Latin for Justice.
 * Alphys is somewhat of a bird nerd, and her dialogue may reference lesser known facts and terms.
 * Papyrus finds his notable crime “worth it”, or at least pretends to.
 * Sans seems more morose about his notable crime, and IUS’ larger policy.