Enkephalin

Enkephalin
Type	Resource
Uses	Entering stages, crafting Enkephalin Modules
Obtained through	Leveling up, passive regeneration, Lunacy, Enkephalin Boxes

Enkephalin is a Limbus Company energy resource, both for means of gameplay and in-universe.

Gameplay Usage

Enkephalin is used to enter stages in the Main Story.

Enkephalin Modules can be crafted for 20 Enkephalin and are needed to enter/skip Luxcavations and Story Mode Dungeons. Additionally, Enkephalin Modules are required for claiming rewards from the Mirror Dungeon and Refraction Railway.

The maximum amount of Enkephalin that can be stored is capped by the Manager Level. By earning Manager experience from clearing stages, the Manager Level increases, which also increases the Enkephalin cap. The amount by which the cap increases starts at +3 per level up, but gradually decreases the higher the Manager Level becomes.

The Enkephalin cap starts at 60 at level 1, maxing out at 183 at level 200. A full table for the Enkephalin cap at each level, and the required Manager experience is provided below:

Manager Level	Experience to level up	Enkephalin Cap	Enkephalin Increase
1	15	60
2	30	63	3
3	35	66	3
4	40	69	3
5	47	72	3
6	58	75	3
7	69	78	3
8	80	80	2
9	93	82	2
10	106	84	2
11	119	86	2
12	136	88	2
13	153	90	2
14	170	92	2
15	189	94	2
16	208	96	2
17	227	98	2
18	250	100	2
19	273	102	2
20	296	104	2
21	326	105	1
22	356	106	1
23	386	107	1
24	418	108	1
25	450	109	1
26	482	110	1
27	516	111	1
28	550	112	1
29	584	113	1
30	620	114	1
31	656	115	1
32	692	116	1
33	736	117	1
34	780	118	1
35	824	119	1
36	871	120	1
37	918	121	1
38	965	122	1
39	1014	123	1
40	1063	124	1
41	1112	125	1
42	1163	126	1
43	1214	126	0
44	1265	127	1
45	1322	127	0
46	1379	128	1
47	1436	128	0
48	1495	129	1
49	1554	129	0
50	1613	130	1
51	1674	130	0
52	1735	131	1
53	1796	131	0
54	1860	132	1
55	1924	132	0
56	1988	133	1
57	2062	133	0
58	2136	134	1
59	2210	134	0
60	2286	135	1
61	2362	135	0
62	2438	136	1
63	2516	136	0
64	2594	137	1
65	2672	137	0
66	2752	138	1
67	2832	138	0
68	2912	139	1
69	3000	139	0
70	3088	140	1
71	3176	140	0
72	3266	140	0
73	3356	141	1
74	3446	141	0
75	3538	141	0
76	3630	142	1
77	3722	142	0
78	3816	142	0
79	3910	143	1
80	4004	143	0
81	4108	143	0
82	4212	144	1
83	4316	144	0
84	4422	144	0
85	4528	145	1
86	4634	145	0
87	4742	145	0
88	4850	146	1
89	4958	146	0
90	5068	146	0
91	5178	147	1
92	5288	147	0
93	5404	147	0
94	5520	148	1
95	5636	148	0
96	5754	148	0
97	5872	149	1
98	5990	149	0
99	6109	149	0
100	6228	150	1
101	6347	150	0
102	6467	150	0
103	6587	151	1
104	6707	151	0
105	6828	151	0
106	6949	152	1
107	7070	152	0
108	7192	152	0
109	7314	153	1
110	7436	153	0
111	7559	153	0
112	7682	154	1
113	7805	154	0
114	7929	154	0
115	8053	155	1
116	8177	155	0
117	8302	155	0
118	8427	156	1
119	8552	156	0
120	8678	156	0
121	8804	157	1
122	8930	157	0
123	9057	157	0
124	9184	158	1
125	9311	158	0
126	9439	158	0
127	9567	159	1
128	9695	159	0
129	9824	159	0
130	9953	160	1
131	10082	160	0
132	10212	160	0
133	10342	161	1
134	10472	161	0
135	10603	161	0
136	10734	162	1
137	10865	162	0
138	10997	162	0
139	11129	163	1
140	11261	163	0
141	11394	163	0
142	11527	164	1
143	11660	164	0
144	11794	164	0
145	11928	165	1
146	12062	165	0
147	12197	165	0
148	12332	166	1
149	12467	166	0
150	12603	166	0
151	12739	167	1
152	12875	167	0
153	13012	167	0
154	13149	168	1
155	13286	168	0
156	13424	168	0
157	13562	169	1
158	13700	169	0
159	13839	169	0
160	13978	170	1
161	14117	170	0
162	14257	170	0
163	14397	171	1
164	14537	171	0
165	14678	171	0
166	14819	172	1
167	14960	172	0
168	15102	172	0
169	15244	173	1
170	15386	173	0
171	15529	173	0
172	15672	174	1
173	15815	174	0
174	15959	174	0
175	16103	175	1
176	16247	175	0
177	16392	175	0
178	16537	176	1
179	16682	176	0
180	16828	176	0
181	16974	177	1
182	17120	177	0
183	17267	177	0
184	17414	178	1
185	17561	178	0
186	17709	178	0
187	17857	179	1
188	18005	179	0
189	18154	179	0
190	18303	180	1
191	18452	180	0
192	18602	180	0
193	18752	181	1
194	18902	181	0
195	19053	181	0
196	19204	182	1
197	19355	182	0
198	19507	182	0
199	19659	183	1
200		183	0

Replenishing Enkephalin

Enkephalin passively regenerates at a rate of 1 Enkephalin every 6 minutes. Regeneration stops once it reaches the player's Enkephalin cap.

Enkephalin can be instantly replenished with Enkephalin Boxes, Lunacy or by leveling up. It is possible to go over the player's Enkephalin cap when replenishing via these methods.

• 1 Enkephalin Box replenishes 60 Enkephalin instantly.
• (26 * number of daily refresh done) Lunacy can be used to completely fill up the Enkephalin bar up to 10 times per day. Enkephalin replenished is equivalent to the player's maximum Enkephalin cap. (e.g. 1st refresh is 26, 2nd refresh is 52 and so on.) A maximum of 10 daily refreshes can be done.
• Full Enkephalin replenishment from leveling up is equivalent to the player's new maximum cap.

In-Universe

Enkephalin was the energy resource which Lobotomy Corporation produced. It was extracted from the Abnormalities created through its Singularity, which produced Enkephalin when their needs were met. Enkephalin was stored in PE-boxes, and was considered an efficient and eco-friendly resource, making it popular with both other Wings and City denizens.

Enkephalin is also digestible. While it can have a calming effect, Enkephalin was a highly-addictive substance capable of creating drug addicts of both the Lobotomy Corporation employees and Sephirot, and is also known to cause hallucinations. Additionally, it is stated that repeated injecting of Enkephalin into machinery will rust it.

As of Limbus Company, the collapse of Lobotomy Corporation has made Enkephalin into a precious and limited resource. Fixers and Syndicates may scavenge collapsed L Corp. branches in search of Enkephalin and other findings, with phrases like "Lobotomy Dream" and "Enkephalin Rush" beginning to catch on.

Mephistopheles

Enkephalin is the energy resource that Mephistopheles runs on. However, it does not make exclusive use of Lobotomy Corporation-made Enkephalin, as the bus is also capable of producing it itself.

Faust states that Mephistopheles forcibly extracts Enkephalin from the brain and spinal nerves of people, of which live subjects are of greater efficiency. This generates ignition and thrust for the bus. The other parts of the body, such as blood and flesh, are processed into fuel that focus on maintaining speed.

Item Description

Recovers 60 Enkephalin when used.

A stable container storing liquid Enkephalin.
[CAUTION] Handling this box without following the prescribed procedures may result in accidents such as Enkephalin leakage.
Unregulated ingestion of Enkephalin may cause a wide range of unverified psychopathological symptoms.

Used for entering dungeons.

A spherical module designed for special containment.
[NOTE] Utilizing a dosage of liquid Enkephalin allows for more stable usage compared to its gaseous form. The Enkephalin can be converted into energy by plugging the module into a designated socket.
[CAUTION] Modularization of Enkephalin is an irreversible; the module may only be expended via a socket. Usage outside of intended purposes or modification is strictly forbidden.