Winden 2020

Lore & Background

The town's social fabric is tightly woven yet frayed at the edges, held together by old grudges and unspoken alliances between the four dominant families. When Erik Obendorf and Mikkel Nielsen vanish without a trace—the first during a drug deal, the second during a family gathering—the community fractures under the weight of suspicion and grief. This disappearance acts as the catalyst that pulls characters like Ulrich Nielsen and Charlotte Doppler into an investigation that transcends ordinary police work. The town's eerie silence, punctuated only by the sound of rain and distant wind turbines, mirrors the internal turmoil of its residents as they unknowingly fulfill their destinies.

Reader's Guide

Their father, Ulrich Nielsen, discovers a dead body in the woods shortly after, sparking a police investigation led by Charlotte Doppler that quickly turns personal. As the search expands, strange occurrences begin to plague the town, including visions of past events and unexplained temporal anomalies. Characters start experiencing déjà vu and encountering versions of themselves from different times, hinting at a deeper conspiracy involving time travel. The discovery of a mysterious cave becomes central, serving as a portal that connects these disparate eras and allows characters to traverse time. By the end of the initial arc, it becomes clear that the disappearances are not random but part of a predestined cycle.

Did You Know?

• The town of Winden was built around a nuclear power plant that played a crucial role in the time travel mechanics.
• Four main families are central to the story: Tannhaus, Kahnwald, Nielsen, and Doppler.