Randon

Some time ago on a planet of no particular consequence, a series of experiments were conducted in an effort to understand the lucky or cursed phenomenon. Reproducibly lucky and unlucky people formed the basis that eventually led to the discovery of a new particle: the randon. As a particle of quantum information, it found its own place in physics as well as some rules that governed it. In a closed system, luck cannot be created or destroyed. However, in a closed system, positive randons will decay into negative randons. FInally, the number of randons in a perfect fate line is zero. Of course, like with other physical schemes in which devices like perpetual motion machines are obsessed about, an unreachable goal was set by the idea that the randon character of a perfect charm, such as a philosopher stone, is purely positive.

As experimentalists, the discovery led to other trials and eventually the crowning achievement: a randon generator. However, the splendor of the machine made everyone forget the cardinal rules of randons. Randons were successfully produced and in large numbers, but they all rapidly decayed to negative randons resulting in absolute chaos, the loss of all the research, and the research staff having comfortable homes with padded walls.

As terrifying as a field of negative randons can be, nature has selected for a universal instinct that tells you when they are near: you have a really bad feeling about this.