CayCh
Caych is a term used in speculative fiction and worldbuilding to describe a device, system, or practice for capturing and preserving experiential knowledge—such as memories, skills, or cultural narratives—and for transmitting that knowledge to others. In many settings, caychs function as repositories that blend technology with ritual, memory, and identity. Access to a caych is typically mediated by a key, a consent protocol, or a ceremonial act, and retrieval may alter the user’s memory or skill set, raising questions about trust and authenticity.
The word caych is a coined term with no single canonical origin in published sources. It is
Caychs may take diverse forms: physical objects (such as crystal prisms or carved tokens) that store data
In-world implications include shifts in education, governance, and ethics, as communities debate who may caych, what
See also: memory, archive, data cache, artifact, narrative tradition.