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Bone Draggers

Siren like humanoids with shriveled bodies and skull masks with seashells on them. They are adorned with bone wings and a beautiful voice that make sailors of the sky look past their frightening appearance. This makes said sailor want to get to the Bone Draggers no matter what, leading to them jumping off the ship and falling to their death. Sailors that have been affected by the song can only be stopped if the sailor is knocked unconscious as seen in Season 2 of Ships of the Northern Fleet.
Battle of the Isle of Mordedra

This battle took place on the Isle of Mordedra in Season 3 Episode 2. It began with Captain Barnabus leading the True Winds in exploring the Isle, unaware that it was home to a smugglers' outpost. The resident Daggers saw this as an invasion on their territory and swiftly attacked the supposed invaders.

This battle is regarded as a key point in the histories of Captain Drusilla Spadeworthe and Lena Cohen, as it marks the beginning of their long-standing rivalry. Drusilla, notorious for loving any type of a fight, was nearby and quick to join the battle, causing her to engage Lena in a one-on-one duel. They were fairly matched, and the battle raged for a long while. Eventually this duel ended with Lena slashing Drusilla's thigh and running to help Captain Barnabus and the rest of his crew. As she did this, she jumped over one of Drusilla's men, knocking him off balance and into an active magma flow. This was one of Drusilla's best crewmen, and after he died from his injuries, Drusilla swore vengeance upon Lena - thus starting a fierce feud that lasted right up until Drusilla's eventual demise.
Ящик's Drag Race (Season 2)

## Track records

█ The contestant won *Ящик's Drag Race.*
█ The contestant was a runner-up.
█ The contestant was eliminated and did not reach the final Lip Sync.
█ █ The contestant/their partner was in the top two/three, won the *Lip Sync for your Legacy* and the power to eliminate another contestant.
█ The contestant was in the top three, won the *Lip Sync for your Life*, returned to the competition, but didn't win the power to eliminate another contestant.
█ The contestant/their partner was in the top two/three, but did not win the *Lip Sync for your Legacy*.
█  The contestant was safe, they received mostly positive critiques.
█ The contestant was safe, they received mostly negative critiques.
█ The contestant was in the bottom two/three, but wasn't eliminated by the winner of the *Lip Sync for your Legacy*.
█ The contestant was in the bottom two/three and was eliminated by the winner of the *Lip Sync for your Legacy*.
█ The contestant was in the bottom two, but neither were eliminated due to All Star rules being suspended.
█ The contestant himself decided to leave the competition.
█ The returning contestant didn't place in the top three/placed in the top three but did not win the *Lip Sync for your Legacy* and was eliminated again.
█ The contestant was killed by Garman.
█ The contestant was disqualified for breaking show rules.
█ The contestant was previously eliminated but returned and was safe.
### Top 2 Lipstick Choices

█ The contestant was not eliminated, as All-Star rules were suspended.

**Top Four Celebrities**
Skyfell

The Skyfell is a militant superpower based in the Air-Currents. They are spread across several floating continents. They control all of the second-largest largest continent, Velol-Ask, where they are based and most of their territory is. Additionally, they are spread across several sky islands, outposts in other countries, and a sizeable part of the mainland surface.

One of the first nations to fully convert their military, transport structure, and economy to life in the Air-Currents, much of their culture revolves around flight. For a mojority of history, all life in the sky was made possible because of Skyfell technology. Even now, despite other forms of sky-travel being possible, people still primarily use Skyfell controlled Taxi networks. This control of transportation and trade gives them a significant amount of diplomatic power.

## Culture

The culture of the Skyfell is extremely militant, being a Military Dictatorship. Their leader is known as the Grand Admiral and is also the leader of their navy, known as The Fell Fleet.

The Flag of SkyfellFlag of Askan, the Skyfell Capital
The Brokenbow

A heavily armored ship that was renowned for its tremendous ramming power

Captained by the notorious Malcolm Jacoby, a hardened no-nonsense type of man. Harsh and firm to his men, and even worse towards his enemies.

In season 6 episode 8 the crew of the Brokenbow assumed that the Melrose had gone rogue after comms issues. It was revealed at the end of the episode that the Melrose's audio jars had been hampered by fluorine gas.
Ships of the Northern Fleet (NES Videogame)

An early videogame adaptation of Ships of the Northern Fleet by LJN. An action platformer vaguely reminiscent of Castlevania 3 in which you played several main characters each with different attacks and movement abilities. Players could also pick up weapon power-ups with limited ammo that vaguely referenced events from the book series. Criticized for bad hit-detection and lack of enemy variety. In addition, it placed characters in combat roles that never saw combat in the books. It's stages were largely set on air-ships and it's levels had an unfortunate amount of instant death pits and pitfalls. The final boss is the Blade Admiral and while there was no particular plot or narrative to the game, it is assumed to be replicating events up to the end of book 3, Path of the Maelstrom.
Liquid Warmth

Liquid Warmth is a rhum but not just any rhum. Specifically it is the rhum favored by those who sail the Air Currents. Powerfully alcoholic, spiced; both with aromatic and heat spices, with a slightly sweet edge derived from the addition of honey and molasses during its finishing process. Dark as to be almost Stygian black, it is quite unlike any rhum or rum drunk in more polite circumstances.

An example of Liquid Warmth RhumIn national fleets, such as those of Skyfell and Devania, sailors are granted daily rations of Liquid Warmth, often called The Tote.

In other fleets, obtaining a cache of Liquid Warmth is seen as a gold star day and the sign of a Captain upon whom fortune has smiled.

It of course is a staple of just about every tavern, inn and dive that ply their trade in the ports and harbors of the Air Currents.

Liquid Warmth is not however solely drunk by mariners. Everyone drinks Liquid Warmth, at the very least, during the first three, coldest, months of the year; the months dedicated to Calougha, the God of Merriment.
The Daggers

The Daggers are a fleet independent from the Main Four, and are led by a Captain known as the Blade Admiral.

This fleet's crew is mostly comprised of deserters, outcasts, thieves, and overall scoundrels.

When the Daggers were in possession of the Aparatus, Amara Fate warned them about using or damaging it, so out of spite they decided to destroy it completely.

The Daggers are set up as antagonists in the early books, portrayed as an anarchist rebel faction that were openly fighting against the alliance.

However, they are later portrayed as anti-heroes and portrayed as freedom fighters in the later books, once the corruption of Skyfell was revealed.

The Daggers are largely a home for anyone who does not have a fleet to call home to. They are notorious for taking in people who have abandoned their fleet, criminals who cannot earn an honest life due to social stigma, and oppressed peoples who cannot make a living in one of the greater nations.

The general mode of operation of the Daggers changes whenever the title of Blade Admiral changes hands, though for most of the series they are portrayed as violent and coldly pragmatic toward anyone but one of their own.

Many members of The Four Fleets would go on to join the Daggers temporarily, usually after something put them in conflict with their fleet's leadership.

Their insignia is a dagger stabbed into the side of a broken ship's wheel, though Dagger ships rarely fly this flag, Dagger members often have it as a tattoo. Instead, dagger ships usually sail the flag of their original fleet or country of origin upside down. They continue to fly this flag until it gets worn out, leaving many flags of Dagger ships tattered and burned. This is done so that Dagger ships can very quickly flip their flag over the top of their masts in order to fly it right-side up and blend in with other fleets.

The Daggers are responsible for the deaths of several notable fleet members, including Captain Montgomery. It was their position that anything with the potential to become an unstoppable source of power must be destroyed. This was why they destroyed The Apparatus, but this philosophy extended to people as well. This is why the Daggers became anti-heroes when the fleets joined up against Skyfell, as they proved to be the bigger threat.

### Notable Members

* The Blade Admiral
* Drake - Played by David Tennant
* Captain Soloman
* Duchess Mildred (former)
The 5500K Debacle

Six weeks into the production of season 4 Phillips issued a recall for compact fluorescent bulbs. A manufacturing defect in the bulbs resulted in four lots of 5500K having 3 different distinct color temperatures that were more than 378 units off from standard colors. While a uniform use of these bulbs would not have been noticed in smaller productions, the tremendous number of bulbs required for larger green screen sequences dramatically affected production due to this recall. Special effects technicians, production assistants, and writers assistants were gathered tasked with sorting bulbs, with the use of specialized sunglasses, of different color temperatures for a uniform lighting scheme in the required scenes
Ships of The Northern Fleet (Book)

The first book in the Skyfell Saga, written by James Hogan.

The story begins with the now Admiral Hagen Hellman narrating to the reader about the world. After establishing a few worldbuilding elements essential for understanding, Hagen launches into the story of how he became a Captain, and then an Admiral, and finally how he died.
Scribe Feather Association Council

The Council is made up of 3 Elders (*Elindiir*) that uphold and enforce the laws that all Scribe Feathers must follow. These 3 have the memorized knowledge of generations past enhanced by magical abilities that are only bestowed upon them during a secret ceremony, and are the only ones allowed to know everything they know. They have the power to expel members of the Scribe Feathers at any point, because they are seen as all knowing and therefore the most powerful. It is very unwise to offend them in any way. They use the Guild to enforce Scribe Feather law across universe.

When an *Elindiir* is about to pass, which the Elder in question would know innately, the two other *Elindiir* select candidates from the Ambassadors. The *Elindiir* about to pass on then chooses one of the candidates to take their place. When a candidate is chosen, there is a secret ceremony that takes place to transfer the magical abilities and knowledge from the passing *Elindiir* to the new *Elindiir*. This ceremony is also part of the funeral for the passing *Elindiir,* as they pass once the transfer of power in done.

Council members never marry, have no offspring, and withdraw themselves from their own family name. The have no loyalty to anyone or anything but the keeping of history. This is how they maintain no bias either for or against events in history so that is is accurately kept. They have no emotions, and base all decisions on logic and past knowledge. For them, knowledge comes above everything.
Weege Special Forces Task Force Directing Operative

The Weege Special Forces Task Force Directing Operative (aka SF-D Operative) (Weege Employee 3.5) is in command of the Weege Special Forces Division. Employee 3.5 is in the Administration.

### **SF-D Power:**

* The Employee Manager has power to remove any employee in the Organization.
* The Employee Manager has power to control any other employee 4-100.

### **SF-D Privileges:**

* Has access to Wiki Admin.
* Has access to Website Admin.
* Has access to the teacher role in the google classroom.
Marwolaeth, High Priestess of Necromancy

Marwolaeth was a high priestess of necromancy, the Black Flame of the Universal Order of Death, and holder of the original Necromiconica. She was one of the only characters to live through all seasons of the show and existed in all the books in the universe. One of the original creators of the Necronauts, she perfected the art of cheating death... and sometimes even reversing it entirely. Which is fitting, since her name translates to "Death".

Her character is most often described as a Lawful Evil, with occasional lapses into Chaotic Evil just for the fun of it. This has been speculated to happen when she has performed too much necromatic magic for her system to handle.

No one knows her true age. She was born on the Isle of Mordedra to peasants who died of a plague before she reached the age of 10. She claims to no longer remember their names or have any feelings toward them, but it is often noted that she becomes withdrawn when the topic is mentioned. It is believed this is where her obsession with dead, and conquering death came from. Nothing else is known about her origins. It almost seems like she appeared out of thin air one day and all the Necronauts just acknowledged it.

In both the prequel books and shows she made grand shows of her powers of necromancy by performing feats believed to be impossible. However, those claims were mostly by men and she never took much stock in what men had to tell her about what she could or could not do. One particular notable occasion involved her raising multiple dinosaurs from the dead, including a t-rex and flock of pterodactyls, just to win a battle with an unnamed pirate king who told her to go back to the kitchen.

While she was always in command of whatever room she was in, she preferred to lead from the shadows. She never took the role of captain or admiral, as she liked the freedom to come and go between ships and places as she wished. Later in the series she developed the ability to travel through portals, but no one dared ask how she got that ability.
Erik Tait

Erik Tait, producer and on camera talent for PenguinMagic.com, was hired as a sleight of hand consultant to teach Nathan Fillion some moves in order to add some realism to explore Captain Hellman's relationship with the game Ta'll Maruke in Season 3 Episode 2. Tait was kept on and brought on as a Special Effects Technician in Episode 4 of the same season. Erik continued on as a special effects technician working largely with practical effects being installed into the interior sets, and working to train hundreds of extras in the use of the English Transfer to facilitate reloading weapons in battle scenes to maintain continuity with the novels. In Season 6 Tait was elevated to Special Effects Supervisor before ultimately leaving the show to pursue other work outside of television.

### **Notable Practical Effects**

#### **The Death of Bosley**

Tait was apart of the effects team that allowed Bosley's death to happen on screen in a way that allowed Catie Osborn to truly experience the vanish of her long time on screen compatriot. A large metal frame was fabricated and painted with Culture Hustle's BLACK 2.0 paint to prevent light from reflecting off of it. The frame was then fited with a matte black spandex sheet that was pre-stretched, but fitted loosely to the frame. When Bosley fell the actor hit the spandex sheet and appeared to fall into nothingness because the spandex was able to collapse around the actor. The actor fell through an elastic hoop that compressed around the actor sealing them in to the spandex and preventing bounce back. This effect was not relayed to Osborn prior to the shoot, who showed genuine confusion and horror seeing her castmate literally disappear on the set in front of her.

**The Cog Hogs**
The Cooks Crew

Vasco the head cook of the True Sails

Hardy prep cook Of the True Sails

Yorick head cook of the Necronauts

Jerrico prep cook of the Necronauts

Tros head cook of the Cogs-Folk

Nimby prep cook of the Cogs-Folk

Yin head cook of the Scribe-feathers

Higs prep cook of the Scribe-Feathers

Lugs head cook of the Soul Blades

Jinx prep cook of the Soul Blades
Thea Fate

Thea is the youngest (by 2 minutes) of the three Fate Sisters, prized by the fleets for their powers of prophecy. Originally born to two Scribe Feathers, the sisters are the only ones able to read the Books of Prophecy.

Once they were old enough, the sisters split between the other three fleets. For several years, the sisters rotated between fleets before finally deciding which suited them best. After the sisters finished their rotations, Thea officially joined the True Winds.
The Battle of the Blue Mast

Season 2
Episode 9

After noticing an anomalous power spike in the rear containment propeller, Annie discovers that the ship has been monitored by a Brachtian Chromiton for weeks, allowing them to strategically and methodically plan their attack. Annie rewires the chromiton to new coordinates and draws the secondary fleet off of the ship just in time. She is awarded the Reynard-Morgan Medal of Bravery and promoted to Chief Technical Officer. She later reveals to Bosley that her father won the same award before his death at the Battle of Fryne Plains

*The Battle of the Blue Mast* was one of the most technically complex episodes in the SOTNF series. It required hundreds of extras working multiple shifts and left the cast and crew exhausted. Osborn trained for months to execute the complex choreography for the sword showdown between Captain Hellman's son, Olaf, only to discover that much of the fight was removed in the final edit for time.

Comedian Nickey Winkelman filmed a scene for this episode as the Dread Sky Lark Jaquelyn, but the scene was ultimately cut for time. Raw footage of the scene can in the Ultimate Collector's Edition Boxed Set - Blue Variant. The deleted scenes were not included in the Red Variant due to a production error in the packaging.
Orveskiir (First Learners)

Usually for small children, but must also anyone looking to join the Scribe Feathers.

Must learn *Orveskiir*, the lowest level of *Skirflet-Cors*, in addition to their native tongue, for a total of two languages.

This group is the largest group of Scribe-Feathers, though Scribe-Feather puritans don't consider them true Scribe-Feathers until they pass and reach Scribbler status, unless they are children of Scribe-Feathers.

Must obey and respond to Scribblers, Guild, Ambassadors, and Council when called upon, but may be accompanied parents if under age.
Stachelfel

Stachelfel is the goddess of Bees.
Upon receiving an offering of flowers and blood sacrifice, she will grant 1 wish as long as it’s bee related. This is actually how Fermi got Shara, the giant bee who is his companion, and she was also responsible for Fermi meeting and helping out the crew while it was under the leadership of George.
In the show, Annie always wore a bee-shaped pinky ring as a wink and nod to Stachelfel's impact on her character in the books.
Stachelfel had an important role in kickstarting some of the events that occurred during The Before that helped assure humanity's climb into the skies, as shown in the prequel graphic novels.
Biddy biis

A non-sentient species native to various areas, mainly smokey forests and bottomless lakes.

Similar in appearance to a blue, scaled axolotls with wings. The young have the ability to camouflage like a chameleon before their feathers grow in.

When threatened biddy biis have the ability to exhale a smoke-like toxin that, when breathed in, causes vivid hallucinations for a period of five to ten minutes. Sometimes these hallucinations are actually disjointed visions of the future, while other times they are merely constructs of the affected's own mind. It is extremely difficult to tell the difference. Their cute appearance has caused many to underestimate and approach the creatures, resulting in multiple severe hallucinations throughout the series.
Mecha Drake

Mecha Drakes are mechanical draconic creatures created by the Cogs-Folk. They come in many shapes and sizes, from large enought to swallow a ship hole to as small as a mouse. Creating a Mecha Drake is considered a right of passage among the Cogs-Folk and all those who seek to become Cogs-Folk are encouraged to attempt to create a small Mecha Drake, more commonly known as a Mecha Dracoling, to prove their skills in engineering and mechanics. Most of these initial Dracolings are upgraded and cared for over a Cogs-Folk's life, growing both in complexity and size as their are improved by their creator

Necronauts have also been know to create their own Mecha Drakes, however these Mecha Drakes are more often then not Biomechanical in nature. Most initial Necronaut Mecha Drakes use Wybats as a base, however the more experienced Necronaut can make use of a Sphyvern to create a more deadly companion.

### Notable Examples

* Santavex
* Corastun
Season 4

SPOILER ALERT. The Final episode listed in this page contains a spoiler.

Air Dates:

1. Episode 1
2. Episode 2
3. *The Prometheus Gambit*
4. Episode 4
5. Episode 5
6. Episode 6
7. *Crossing the Bar* - Drusilla Spadeworthe is finally laid to rest.
8. Episode 8
9. Episode 9
10. Episode 10
11. Episode 11
12. *And All That's to Come*
13. Episode 13
14. Episode 14
15. Episode 15
16. Episode 16
17. *To Sail Among Stars -* Lena is made Second Mate on the Rosemary.
18. Episode 18
19. Episode 19
20. Episode 20
21. Episode 21
22. *The Mainland Falls -* The Daggers destroy the Apparatus. The main sky island falls. Fleet Airships temporarily lose their capability of flight and the fleets have to start coming in contact with civilizations on the surface.
23. *The Weirs of Devania* - Lamia regains her throne
24. *All is lost, yet all Becalmed -* The death of Annie.

Seasons
Sophia Shallek

Sophia Dian Shallek is a renowned producer and director who served as Show-Runner for Ships of the Northern Fleet.

Describing herself as a "Lifelong Fleeter" before the show even began due to having read the book series in her early teens, Shallek brought her love of the books to every aspect of the production.
Demon

### Typical Beliefs

Believe that demons are the rightful rulers of everything, believe that the strong deserve to rule.

### Favored Enemies

Humans, Steamodore,

Evil spirits that were given form in the cataclysm that ended The Before, the Demons of the Surface became apex predators and made it near-uninhabitable for Humans.

After several generations, the demons seemed to settle and mellow out as some humans would come back to the surface during the Age of the Broken Sky. During this time some humans and demons would crossbreed, producing the Warlocks.

Some notable demons are Eldhau The Progenator, Biall, Fane-Wyrm, and The Hunter of Gells Point
That Darkness May Be Given Voice

*That Darkness May Be Given Voice* is the third novel in the prequel series, *The Rising Tide*. It’s frame story is that of an episode in the great game of imperial rivalry between Skyfell and The Principality of Devania. The novel features many historic diversions to speak on the origin of the rivalry and of the two superpowers of the Air-Currents.

The novel takes its title from the translation of the Devanian clandestine organization the Luscinic Bureau, the history of which is also provided in the novel.
Corastun

The Mecha Drake of Captain George Hellman, Corastun originally appeared in the series as a Bio Mecha Wybat, they were eventually upgraded by Hellman and given the form of a Sphyvern. They ended the series with the form of a Great Sky Seprent, to help them in their conflict against Santavex, the mecha drake of Jane Flint. Unlike their Cogs-Folk counterpart, Corastun was designed for war and nothing else.
Flags of Back and Tyrian Purple

The **Flags of Back and Tyrian Purple** is the a novel set in the universe of Ships of The Northern Fleet. It is the fourth of the published novels that take place after the events of the main series.

## Plot

The plot centers around Valle, a spy for the Principality of Devania, and the protagonist of the series. The Book picks up where the previous one stopped, with the bombing attack on the Headquarters of the Luscinic Bureau in Devain, the capitol of Devania. Following the attack, Valle learns that it is believed to have been caused by a group known as the Calastite Order, and that they must go undercover in the order and gather inteligence about this organization. Upon joining, Valle quickly realises that this group of militaristic insurgents is recieving large amounts of funds from an unknown party, whom they speculate is the Skyfell. During their time in the Order, Valle meets Ignacio, a former member of the Luscinic Bureau, who decided to join the Calastite Order because he believed that Devania was being too passive against the looming danger of the Skyfell.

Upon finding out that Valle is a spy, Ignacio tries to convince them to join the resistance movement. When this fails, the two end up fighting, and destroy a shipyard in the proscess. Their fight ends when Ignacio is burnt alive by the fires in the shipyard. The destruction of the shipyard means that Valle needs to hide from both the Calastite Order and Luscinic Bureau, who both want to kill the culprit. While in hiding, Valle finds out that Grand Dame Estella De Ruiz, a high-ranking Devanian noble, is both the leader of the Calastite order and a member of the Dark Krakens.

Once they realize this, Valle makes the risky move of trying to infiltrate the Grand Dame's estate. Upon making their way inside, Valle finds documents proving Estella's treachery, and showing that the organization is really a False Flag Operation by the Skyfell in an attempt to start a Civil War. Once Valle learns this, they quickly leave for the capital. Once they reach the outskirts, their ship stops as they see a massive battle between Skyfell warships painted with the color Tyrian Purple, the color of the Calastite Order, and a small fleet of warships that were stationed at the capital. Just as Valle is about to enter the city, their ship is boarded by a Calastite raiding party, and the book ends.
Captain Elsa Hellman née Short

Former captain of Owl’s Fury, and high ranking Captain of the Alliance of Sky Sailors. Standing at 6ft tall with dark tan, almost red skin and amber eyes, Captain Elsa Short was an intimidating being by any standard. After she married Rodger Hellman, many a sailor had the thought that her husband's name was more fitting for her than for him. Although none were so stupid as to say that out loud.

Captain Hellman née Short became a council member later in life, and was killed during the Council Massacre.
The North Wind

The North Wind was the trusty sword of Captain Neil Barnabus. Seen on his right hip, this single edged sword was his primary weapon when it came to hand to hand combat. The total length was around two feet long with the blade being eighteen inches. The sword is made of hyper heated and condensed wind giving it a sparkling blue hue to the blade. During the forging process, Captain Barnabas asked that the edges be lined with gold. When asked why he wouldn't say. The handle is wrapped in black leather. During fights some crew mates swore that the air around the blade would shimmer. Giving the illusion that the sword was larger than it seemed.
I killed the Albatross

*I Killed the Albatross* is episode 9 of season 3.

After an attempt to get the ship's Neutonium Containment System back online in order to provide crucial life support to its external systems while the ship was under attack, Bosley and Annie were knocked from the ship. Bosley's harness rig failed, and Annie watched as Bosley fell to his death.
Ravager's War

People left over from the surface who turned into Mutated Humans began to spark civil unrest from the Shadowlands, and conducted an uprising which would condemn both the new Alliance of Sky Sailors and Surfacers. Sadly, a war broke out; both Mutated Humans & soldiers alike were lost that day. It is a day that will forever live in infamy.
Darling Llewellyn

Darling Llewellyn is a stowaway who hides in the vents, cargo bay and conduits of the [TBD] in the first season of Ships of the Northern Fleet before becoming a more integral part of her crew in subsequent seasons.

Hailing originally from Devania and initially seen jumping ship from The Foxglove in Owls and Nightingales. It is implied to the viewer that she may be a member of the Luscinic Bureau. This however is not the case. It is also suggested that she may have a connection to the House of de Lamitsu but this suggestion is mostly an element of the TV show and not found in the books. A key part of this hinted storyline is a broach that Darling wears on her jacket, a broach that is revealed to be part of the Devanian Crown Jewels. The item of jewelry and its identity is found in the books but the manner in which it comes into Darling’s possession is less mysterious.

Darling is, however, a character who is very likely a representation of people with autism. She is non verbal throughout the show and is very much calmed by her proximity to the Rosemary’s engine room. Due to her observant nature she learns how to maintain the ships systems to a high degree of efficiency.

Darling’s prescience on the ship begins to be noticed when the basic nutrient mush begins to become noticibly depleted as well as technical tools being displaced (Darling having borrowed them to study in her hiding place). The crew assumes that they are dealing with a Wraith of the Ship before Annie finally catches Darling by the main lift manifold.

Rather than turn Darling in immediately, Annie takes time to make her feel safe and during that time notices her aptitude for mechanics. She becomes her assistant and eventual direct replacement upon Annie’s promotion following The Battle of the Blue Masts.

Annie and Darling have a very deep friendship and good working relationship but both are irrevocably damaged due to Annie’s addiction.
Marcel Bakke

Marcel, Complaining

**Marcel Bakke** is a character created by An. Barry, said to star in a Norwegian comic.

## Physical Appearance

Marcel is a tall young man with mid-lengthed blonde hair. He has a scar on the left side of his face that is decorated with piercing blue eyes. He is almost always seen wearing a turtleneck sweater or with suit paints. Along with his septum piercing, he enjoys wearing earrings and occasionally exchanged the color of his septum depending on his mood.

## Personality

Marcel is a man of his word. He is also brutally honest. His friends note that he is always the first to point out a mistake. His picky behavior can be irritating to some. He is liked by many of his peers and most find him attractive. Usually because of his fashion rather than his face. His soft face reveals nothing below. Marcel has an incredibly loud voice when he speaks, which he uses to complain and judge as he pleases.

## Trivia

* For his original design, Marcel's original hair color was cyan. ￼
Korandar

Korandar was an orange-eyed merchant who some how was able to be in every city of Ships of the Northern Fleet. Within the show universe, Korandar called everyone "Cousin", so it is presumed by many that each city's Krandar was part of a larger family. It is also assumed that Korandar could possibly be the god Calougha
Wintervale

A small trading town with an air-port, Wintervale is not very well known. Not much happens there, except for the occasional airship docking for supplies. However, it is home to a busy market, with interesting wares to be found. It is located in a very beautiful countryside, with great trees, strong mountains, and a picturesque lake nearby. Wintervale is built upon a sweet, tightly-knit community, and the residents are all close and generally kind. Those who live there enjoy a quiet and homely life, but some may say this lifestyle is very plain or boring, and can be easily tired of.
The Age of the Alliance

Also known as the 'Age of the Shared Sky'

This age began when the four Old Fleets sent to the North banded together to create the Alliance of Sky Sailors.

Books 1 & 2 happen in the last few years of the Age of the Alliance.

This age ended with the Ravager's War & the Council Massacre, which wiped out almost all of the ranking officers and prompted Captain George Hellman to create the Four Fleets.
Visual Effects

Forbidden Empire Visuals was contracted during the pilot to create the opening title sequence that would go on to become a signature piece of the show's run. The wire frame blue prints of the ships rapidly transforming to reflect the crews of the various fleets repairing, and modifying the ships as they moved through space served as a focal points for fans who combed through each iteration of the title sequence for easter eggs in up coming story arcs. The sequence was so striking that after the pilot was approved, Forbidden Empire Visuals was signed on to produce all of the visual effects for season one. Originally based in Oklahoma City, Forbidden Empire Visuals opened a new office in Denver, which would eventually serve as their new head quarters, so artists we more closely located to filming locations during the The Age of Broken Sky story arc so that they could create photorealistic environments that fans would later identify using Google Earth and often geocache fan made replicas of props dropped during chase scenes.

While Forbidden Empire Visuals primarily works in Autodesk Maya, in later seasons artists with experience in Boris FX' Mocha Pro to rotoscope a number of scenes in later seasons to enhance the practical effects.
The Woodchuck Queen

The Big Bad of Season 5, **the Woodchuck Queen** and her family were starving, and angry about it. They took over several of the ships of The Four Fleets, demanding to be fed or they would destroy everyone in their path.

The Cloudchucks are the descendants of Woodchucks that took to the air, sailing their own small ships across the sky in search of a better life. The Woodchuck Queen keeps her title out of respect to their ancestors that were once bound to the confines of the ground.

The Woodchuck Queen was mostly CGI, and was voiced by Moon Prism.
Mar the Cloud Serpent

Mar the Cloud Serpent is introduced in the season 2 finale, when after sailing into the storm Captain Neil Barnabus says to Gabrielle "You know, land-folk look to the sky to find Heaven. But, the truth is there's monsters in these skies that even Hell couldn't hold." The camera then pans over to reveal the full length of Mar.
Isaac Kenting

> *We will fight, and we will win, and we will not stop until the world knows the true extent of our might.*
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> -Admiral Kenting, giving a speech to eager crowds in the capital city of Askan.
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Lord **Isaac Willhelm Kenting** is the Grand Admiral and dictator of the Skyfell, as well as a fromer Lord of Blancia.

Lord Kenting lead The Fell Fleet from his flagship, the H.L.S. Midnight. He was portrayed by [Unknown] in the Ships of The Northern Fleet TV series. As the leader of the Skyfell and a member of the Dark Krakens, Kenting served as the Primary Antagonist in both the movies and the books.

## Notable Scenes

* The Coronation of Grand Admiral Isaac Kenting
Ales Mortalis

The Marauders

Ales Mortales, born Ales Highcrown Donnet, is the cartographer of the SS Onyx of the True Winds Fleet from the SOTNF TV series, as well as the tetrarch of Baen Hollow in the Comic series Forever Reborn. Originally born a noblewoman, her family had to flee the Phoenix Enclave when Baron Isaac Kenting Led the armies of Skyfell in his first attempt to conquer Eblin's Landing following the Great Desertion. While unsuccessful, they were able to seize the Corestone and force the ruling Donnet family to flee. During their escape Ales' mother, Jean-Trevet Donnet, perished while attempting to save her family.

About two and a half years after the fall of Pheonix Enclave Ales' father married Havesca Nortonan, an ex-Coresmith and the architect of the Beacon of Ruin*.* Ales' father thought that the binding power of marriage, in this case between him and Havesca, would be a force strong enough to use the beacon to turn back time.
Wetherby

Wetherby served as Watch Leader on the Rosemary, aiding Captain Neil Barnabus with the advice of a long life. He is mostly known for his wisdom and his love for whiskey.

## Physical description

### Eye color

Brown

He made his first appearance in Season 1 Episode 6, *Owls and Nightingales*, and was a reoccurring character.

### Quotes

"You are the strength of the sea and the force of the wind. It’s in you heart. It is who you are. Never forget. Never forget who you are and why you’re here." - S2E4

"As stormy as the sea may be, not even it has the might of a kind person that lost their hope." - S4E7

### Trivia

- It is believed, that the creators of "Avatar, The Last Airbender" where inspired to create Iroh by their love for Wetherby in SotNF.
Adrianne

Adrianne was adopted by the witches as a child but she always was fascinated by astrology and decided she could become a better witch if she was able to actually BE among the stars. At least that's what she told her mothers. In truth, it was the skies themselves that fascinated young Adrianne. Despite her pleas to be allowed to join a ship, her mothers in the coven didn't allow her to go because she was a teenager who hadn't actually had much life experience away from the witches. Even though they teach self-sufficiency, there had always been an older witch to take care of her.

When Captain Barnabus was doing some work for the witches Adrianne decided to stow away even though she thought he was too coarse. She didn't realize that what she thought was coarseness was pragmatism, because he had to get the job done while taking care of his crew. Sneaking aboard the ship proved the spoiled nature of Adrianne's upbringing and her short-sightedness. When she was discovered in the hold of the ship, she was decked out in flowing clothes and elaborate makeup, her idea of how a pirate looks, without any true understanding. Once she was discovered on board she put up a massive fight to be allowed to stay because the crew saw her as useless. She had no technical skills that suited the ship. All the magic she had learned was based in the forces of nature, and now she was surrounded by machine. It wasn't until she met Josephine and Persephone that she realized the galaxy was a lot bigger than she had originally thought. But she's also super stubborn, which is why she stayed on Barnabus's ship to prove herself, instead of going with Josephine where she would likely have been happier.

The gold and jet earring she wears is a keepsake from home. It was a gift from one of her mothers on her 13th birthday, the day she was made a full member of the coven. Her witchcraft developed more, and evolved based on being in space. When Barnaby sacrificed himself to save the crew, Adrianne was part of the fight and gave him a chance to make a different choice. True to form, however, this was a short-sighted act, as Barnaby understood it was his death that allowed the crew to survive. In the books she always thinks about going home, but never does, because she loves being in the sky. She also is the one who began the on-board garden, for fresh food, but also to give herself another piece of home, and link to her nature-magic heritage.

Although a minor character, she is considered significant as her meeting with Josephine could be seen as the beginning of Josephine's redemption arc, due to the similarities between Adrianne and Josephine's own lost younger brother.
Lamia de Lamitsu

Lamia de Lamitsu is the (presumed human although it is heavily suggested she may be something far more ancient and supernatural) heir to the throne of Devania. However she captains The *Morai Dawn* with her crew of other Devanian nationals.

Her position as captain is an occupation thrust upon her due to the usurpation of her throne by her cousin Vashteh.

Despite her exiled status, her crew continue to believe her to be a sacred figure and follow her as a living goddess as well as their Captain.

Lamia’s main motivation is to regain her throne but she does not seek equal alliances to achieve this, preferring to rely on seduction or subjugation instead. She is a tiny but determined figure whose aura of command and intimidation is generally but generally softened by a pleasing personality.

Lilith (Lamia’s Book equivalent character) is a POV chapter character in 12 of the original novels as well as three of the canonical short stories.

If we are to borrow a famous set of lyrics for how Lamia comes across these might be just about perfect.

> *She keeps a Moët & Chandon In her pretty cabinet 'Let them eat cake' she says Just like Marie Antoinette...At anytime an invitation You can't decline Caviar and cigarettes Well versed in etiquette Extraordinarily nice She's a Killer Queen Gunpowder, gelatine Dynamite with a laser beam Guaranteed to blow your mind Anytime*
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In the TV series Lamia de Lamitsu is portrayed by Adelia Younis.
Batteries Not Included

In the season 3 episode "Batteries Not Included" Shunt joins Captain Barnabus after jumping ship.

Comedian Nickey Winkelman was brought back to reprise her role as Dread Sky Lark Jaquelyn in a plot device to provide the batteries. However, in the editing the scene was cut when director Avery Vincholm recognized the character had not been introduced in the Battle of The Blue Mast. The scene was cut. Leaked footage has appeared and subsequently been DMCA striked on YouTube.
Boxes of Mortal Effects

A Box of Mortal Effects is a reliquary used by the Cogs-Folk for the remains and mementos of one of their number upon their death.

   Generally the Box of Mortal Effects resembles a small toolkit which is practical except for its size and decoration.

The exterior features two plaques which are engraved with information about their occupant, a small cameo portrait of the same and a seal in place of the lock typically found on a toolbox. The reliquary is welded closed with Guild Signs both to honor the one who occupies the Box and as a protective measure.

Inside the Box of Mortal Effects are placed the ashes and, as maybe the case, ingots, that comprise the physical remains of the fallen Cogs-Folk member as well as favourite tools or equipment that they used in life.

The Boxes of Mortal Effects are reverentially placed in the Hanger Foundry, a section of the Cogs-Folk’s Great Guild Hall
Amara Fate

Amara Fate is the oldest (by 2 minutes) of the three Fate Sisters, prized by the fleets for their powers of prophecy. Originally born to two Scribe Feathers, the sisters are the only ones able to read the Books of Prophecy.

Once they were old enough, the sisters split between the other three fleets. For several years, the sisters rotated between fleets before finally deciding which suited them best. After the sisters finished their rotations, Amara officially joined the Cogs-Folk at the end of the rotations.
Screechers

Quotufus At Misfetagus, better known as Screechers, are crow/raven hybrids with silvery wings. They are known to live at high altitudes and have an iconic screech. They are also known to pester the people of The Northern Fleet.

Their iconic call heard in the show was created by taking a leather glove, dipped in pine resin- and dragging it across the strings of a viola.
The Varience

The original author of the book had a strange habit of either not remembering, disagreeing with themselves, or specifically contradicting themselves with no indication as to the reason on multiple occasions during the original run of the novels. This was further complicated during both the original series, and then again in two separate graphic novels published by competing publishers within months of one another with the original author's involvement of all three properties accompanied by affirming tweets on the publication dates that simply read, "This is cannon." Despite multiple media appearances, including an appearance on Good Morning America in August of 2007 in which Chris Cuomo attempted to pin down the author, and eventually admitted journalistic defeat, no member of the press yet has successfully explained this phenomenon. Among Washington Post Journalists, it is agreed that Amy Brittain got closest, but was still unable to solve the discrepancies. While never explicitly referenced in any media property by the original author, a combination of multiverse harmonic string theory and Mobius time loop has received a general consensus among fans to explain the wildly conflicting plot points that are referenced in multiple iterations of the television shows, comic books, films, radio novellas, and Virtual Reality games that both confirm and contradict one another. Ronald Racherbaumer PhD of the University of Kensington has written extensively regarding the theory that appears to justify multiple paradoxes preventing reality from eating itself through a wave function that both contains and isolates them, while reinforcing one another. Fans have come to refer to this as The Varience, and it is canonically accepted for the occasional misunderstandings when fans clearly remember scenes, actors, and even entire franchisees of Ships Of The Northern Fleet that others have never experienced. Noted Fleet cultural historian Phil Rhys has researched the etymology of "The Varience" and noted the apparent misspelling, and confirmed that the spelling with an E instead of an A is specific to this phenomenon.
Magna ropes

Ropes with magnetic ends, commonplace aboard Airships. Most often used in the series for boarding other ships. The Magna Ropes have taken different forms during the seasons and have also served as an indication of time periods. In early seasons a simple magnetic end was simply stuck on the the belt of a Scrammer to prevent being lost due to an ill-timed jump. In later seasons a variety of ends had been employed for either Scrammers, or Descent Docs (fast descent medics that could turn the tide of a raid if employed correctly such as in Season 4 Episode 19 and Season 6 Episode 3), and also were used when moving cargo from ship to ship. The magnetic ends for cargo were canonically known as "Inorganic Mass Descent Control Latches" but were often referred to by crew members as "Platches" due to the plosive noise they made when attached to a piece of cargo for ship to ship transfer.

The Foley artists involved in the sound design for the noise made when an Inorganic Mass Descent Control Latch was clipped onto a piece of cargo blended the sound of a Volkswagen Passat Trunk closing with a the sound of air being forced through a non-Newtonian fluid hence the plosive nature of the final noise.
Captain Anders Hellman

Captain Anders Hellman was the main character and captain in the spinoff series Into The West. The TV adaptation starred Alan Tudyk as Anders Hellman. Unfortunately, the short-lived series only lasted a season and a half.

The anime adaptation also uses Anders as its primary protagonist, instead of George.

Originally in the books, the relationship between Anders and the rest of the Hellman family was never made clear. But due to some fan backlash in response to the anime adaptation, he was retconned as George Hellman's time-displaced son from a parallel universe.

Into The West never addressed Anders's parentage, mostly due to its short life span.
The Age of the Four Fleets

The Age of the Four Fleets began when Captain George Hellman, after the devastating events of the Council Massacre, gathered the remaining ships and crew from the Alliance of Sky Sailors together at the Whispering Mountain.

This is time in which most of the series is based (beginning in book 3) and the entirety of both tv adaptions.

## The Days of Broken Sky

The period of history after the Daggers destroyed The Aparatus, against the wishes of Amara Fate.

The Four Fleets took heavy losses and new captains stepped up to fill the roles of those who were lost in the great battle.

The nation of Skyfell shifts to become the primary antagonist, and the fleets need to find support outside the alliance to fight back.

This is also when the surface is explored more thoroughly, revealing more about The Before.

It begins halfway through Season 4 of the show.