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Gabriel Fonseca

## Gabriel 'GAB' Fonseca

Gabriel 'GAB' Fonseca is the associate producer and scientific advisor for *The Sojourn*.

## Biography

Gabriel is an Astronomy student at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and a member of the Minerva Rockets Rocketry Team, which was awarded the Rick Maschek Award for Engineering Excellence at the Latin America Space Challenge 2019.

## *The Sojourn*

An avid follower to the original announcement of the series, Gabriel had designed and submitted the blueprints and concepts for a spacecraft in *The Sojourn*. Impressed by the details and his qualifications, the production team had decided to bring him in as a Science Advisor for the series and eventually Associate Producer. Gabriel's careful review on all scientific elements in the series such that they would accurately represent realistic astrophysics and spaceflight.

## Crew Role

Gabriel serves both as the Science Advisor and as an Associate Producer for *The Sojourn*. So far, he has not had any voice roles in Season 1. He was the guest on Episode 1 of *Cast Adrift*. He also wrote *The* *Science of Drift* document, and is responsible for the initial concept of most of the spaceship designs in *The Sojourn*, like the Tripathia-Class Third Rate Ship-of-the-Line.

## Trivia

* Gabriel Fonseca is also the name of an in-world scientist, who compiled a summary of the history and application of Drift, called the Science of Drift.
* Gabriel provided the whistle sound effect for the *Avalon'*s pipe.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.thesojournaudiodrama.com/cast-crew
Adam Meric

## Appearances

**Adam Meric** was the Head Engineer of the Keeper's Dance Fleet Yards' Merician Expedition. He became both the eventual leader of the early Merician Freehold and its namesake.

## Biography

### Early-life

Little is known about Adam Meric before the Merician Exile. However, given the time frame, he was likely born in Centrum, Pioneer, or Rialtis. At some point, he joined KDFY as an Engineer, before rising to the rank of Head Engineer on the KDFY Expedition out beyond Keeper's Dance.

### Exile

Following the Fleet's arrival in what would later become Mericia, their vessels were caught in a powerful solar flare from the nearby star. This solar flare destroyed several of the ships in the fleet, and critically damaged several others; furthermore, most of the KDFY Corporate officials had been killed during the arrival, thus leaving the expedition leaderless.

### Leader of the survivors

As the highest ranked official still alive, Adam Meric organised the survivors, ordering them to combine their ships together into a Station, gathering resources from the local Asteroid belts, and collecting as much debris from their crippled fleet as they could. By the time Meric died, his pocket of civilisation had begun to thrive; it had done so well that it had become a giant, spaceborne Station that rivaled Gateforges in size. His leadership inspired those under him so that the people of the Station chose the moniker of Mericia in his honour.

## Relationships

Meric is remembered fondly as the leader who ensured the people of Mericia wouldn't just survive their exodus, but thrive; so much so that the entire Nation stemming from his leadership is named after him. However, little is known about his relationships with others, given he died around 200 years ago.

## References

1. ↑ Merician Freehold: *The Sojourn* Lore
Diaconate Reaches

The **Diaconate Reaches** are an area of the CDC-41-Gamma nebula that abut the Callandra Nimbus. Located far from the Holy Advari Empire's throneworld of Advar Primaris, the Reaches are still marked as an Imperial territory on its maps, but in practice have been abandoned by the Empire for thousands of years.

## References

1. ↑ *Inclement Weather*
2. ↑ *Contact, Wait Out*
3. ↑ *Forlorn Hope*
CSV Vanquisher

CSV Vanquisher's name plate

> "*Though never my wish, a savior is what they have made me, and though it seems a savior has a thousand friends, I find I have but one confessor, her name is Vanquisher.*"
> - Personal Log, Commodore Ariana Hawker, **CSV *Vanquisher***.
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The **CSV *Vanquisher*** is a *Confiance*-class Frigate of the Centran Defence Force once commanded by the legendary Commodore Ariana Hawker.

## History

During the beginning weeks of the Frontier War, CSV *Vanquisher*'s command was given to newly promoted Captain Ariana Hawker for her actions at the Battle of Atticus. Despite Hawker's continued rise in fame and rank for her actions during the war, she elected to maintain command of the vessel and in time, the prowess of the two raised each other to legendary status through their actions in the war.

Upon Hawker's death at the Battle of the Atamara Crossroads, the *Vanguisher* was transitioned to a more ceremonial role as a crown jewel within the CDF fleet. In her honour, *Vanquisher*'s Ship's Mast was lifted, and her service sword was entombed beneath it, where it remains to this day.

## Gallery

*Vanquisher* in Orbit*Vanquisher* in Combat*Vanquisher* bearing down
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ship Masts | Official Lore Short
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Confiance-Class Frigate | Ship Breakdown
J.G. Holguín

## Appearances

**J.G. Holguín** is an author who lead the initial research efforts into Riberite and Drift at the Henshall Institute for Higher Learning on Centrum. They also co-wrote the groundbreaking paper, *The Novel Relationship Between Exotic Hadrons and Gravitoelectromagnetism*, along with S.A. Langsley and one-hundred and eighteen scientists.
Senjin Wharf

**Senjin Wharf** is a spaceport orbiting the planet Refuge in the Dalstaff System. During the Frontier War, its drydocks served as a manufacturing site for *Florencia*-class Outriders.

## References

1. ↑ The Sojourn: Worlds of Tantalus - Frontier Union
2. ↑ The Sojourn: Florencia Class Outrider | Official Ship Breakdown
Savaragi Industrial

**Savaragi Industrial** was a mining corporation active in the early years of the Centrum Assembly. Active on the moons of the gas giant Arasin Maxima, it allied with the Rota Excavations Company to form the Savaragi-Rota Alliance in protest of Centran requisitions of Drift, ultimately leading to the Arasinian Commerce War.

## References

1. ↑ *The Sojourn Visual Dictionary - Edition One*
Lyrion

**Lyrion** is the first moon of the gas giant Arasin Maxima in the Centrum System.

## History

During the Arasinian Commerce War, Lyrion and the rest of the moons of Arasin Maxima were the site of fighting between the Centrum Defence Force and the Savaragi-Rota Alliance. The SRA was ultimately defeated over the moon at the Battle of Lyrion Point.

## References

1. ↑ The Sojourn: Worlds of Tantalus: The Centrum Assembly
2. ↑ *The Sojourn Visual Dictionary - Edition One*
Schiltron Contractors

**Schiltron Contractors** is a Merician private security firm based out of Towershield Station in the Meric's Keep System. Mathias Croft found work with the company before the formation of the Merician State Guard during the Frontier War upended the market for private security in Mericia and forced it to lay off workers.

## Behind the Scenes

*Schiltron* is a historic Scottish term for a pike square formation.

## References

1. ↑ Mercenaries in the Merician Freehold | Official Lore Short
Maiala's Rest System

## Maiala's Rest

The **Maiala's Rest System** is a Frontier Union star system in the Tantalus Cluster, originally settled as part of hasty colonisation efforts by the Centrum Assembly, before it declared independence in 0290 PCU.

## Description

The Maiala's Rest System is home to Maiala's Rest, a hot, desert world and the second planet in the system, named after the colony ship *Selari-Maiala* that crash landed in the Nasharia Mountains due to a fuel explosion. Colonisation efforts on the system is often used as an example of early, unplanned colonisation efforts post-Centrum unification. A Frontier Union world, Maiala's Rest was also home to Tamara Melari before she left for the CDF.

## History

The history of the system centres around its second planet, the crash site of the colony ship *Selari-Maiala*. Mirage II, later known as Maiala's Rest, is a desert planet covered in huge condenser wells built at the centre of sprawling settlements. Most of these are built using pre-fabricated colony shelters that are still in use decades after their planned replacement by permanent housing.

Similar to other Union worlds, Maiala's Rest is essentially dependent on shipments of food and medical supplies from Centrum and Axius, a role the Centrum Assembly often failed to competently perform. This abandonment by Centrum ultimately led to planet-wide famine and plague long before the Great Famine had begun to affect the entire cluster. As a result, the revolutionary violence that marked the declaration of independence of the four Frontier systesm from the Assembly began in the Maiala's Rest System, provoking the Frontier War.

## Layout

### Planetary Bodies

* Tērir Djasmindar (Mirage I) - Tidally-Locked Barren Planet

* Sekarapi Crossing - Inner Asteroid Belt

* Maiala's Rest (Mirage II) - Terraformed Desert Planet
	+ Chiang-Sin - Tectonic Moon
	+ Jharid-Selan - Non-spherical Moon
	+ Khori-Jiro - Rocky Moon
	+ Adelaide's Steed - Orbital Trading Port

* Ka'azam Bluff - Outer Asteroid Belt

* Ān-Towda (Mirage III) - Ice Giant

* Perashīm (Mirage IV) - Ice Giant
	+ Mirage IVa - Massive Cryovolcanic Moon
		- Heiji's Portent - Observation Station

* Broadcloak (Mirage V) - Ammonia World

### Drift Gates

* Maiala's Rest-Teldrin Drift Gate - Mirage II-Star Lagrange 4

* Maiala's Rest-Dalstaff Drift Gate - Mirage IV-Star Lagrange 5

## Notable People

* Tamara Melari
* Tamika Jinn

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Maiala's Rest | Worlds of Tantalus | The Sojourn
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Sojourn: Worlds of Tantalus - The Frontier Union

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Piracy

**Piracy** is the act of robbery or criminal violence by ship-borne attackers upon another ship, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods.

## History

Piracy by small, independent ships has been a virtually universal phenomenon in the Tantalus Cluster since the development of the Drift Drive. Piracy first developed in the Pioneer System: disaffected asteroid miners led by Dennitch Aitken, in collusion with corrupt officials on Storm, established a sophisticated pirate network known as the Crownskull Buccaneers, capturing vessels, ransoming their crews, and selling the ships under new papers and transponder codes.

Over centuries of spaceflight and the settlement of increasingly far-flung colonies, the proliferation of armed spacecraft has far exceeded the capabilities of official oversight. In the more lawless areas of the Tantalus Cluster, piracy has assumed the proportions of well-organised pirate bands maintaining entire raiding fleets, supported by rogue space stations. The Centran Defence Force has spent much of its history combatting rampant pirate bands, such as the Battle of the Wainwright Gateforge against the Crownskull Buccaneers. One of the largest of these conflicts was Halpern's War of the 0170s PCU, which pitted the CDF against the fleets of the self-proclaimed pirate king Jocastus Halpern in the Valeria and Vidara Systems.

The re-establishment of contact with the Merician Freehold in 0210 PCU accelerated the issue of piracy in Tantalus, as Mericians consider it a cultural principle to engage in business with almost any customer, with little in the way of regulation. This has allowed pirate bands to purchase entire armed spacecraft, and maintain supply chains for ordnance and material to construct hideouts.

The onset of the Great Famine has drastically intensified piracy in Tantalus, exacerbated by the Frontier War of 0290-0300 PCU, which left the CDF and Frontier Union Militia unable to conduct anti-piracy patrols. The limited number of warships available to the Cluster's legitimate governments in the war's aftermath means that the threat of piracy is a fact of life for many areas in the Tantalus Cluster. Official responses to piracy by the Centrum Assembly have extended to privatising counter-piracy patrols through the issue of Letters of Marque to privateers. However, unlucky or unsuccessful privateers often do as much to increase piracy as they do to combat it, in either being forced to surrender their vessels to more-experienced pirate bands, or becoming "Rogue Privateers", using their Letters of Marque to harass legitimate merchantmen and being little better than pirates themselves.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Piracy In Tantalus | Official Lore Short
2. ↑ Pioneer | Worlds of Tantalus | The Sojourn
3. ↑ Privateering in Tantalus | Official Lore Short
S-36 Stardancer Multi-Role Attack Fighter

## S-36 Stardancer

* Stardancer
* Stardancer at Rest
* Shabayev Stardancers

The **S-36 Stardancer Multi-Role Attack Fighter** is a small spaceborne fighter craft of the Centran Defence Force, designed primarily for scouting and reconnaissance, search and rescue, light attack, and short-range missile defence roles.

## Design

The S-36 Stardancer consists of a central cockpit flanked by two large engine pods. Each pod supports a fore retrograde engine and an aft prograde engine, allowing the fighter to face the enemy while both attacking and withdrawing. The fighter is armed with two kinetic autoguns, and carries four hardpoints for external weapon systems.

## History

Stardancers were carried by certain warships and installations, such as the *Tripathia*-class, before, during, and after the Frontier War, serving primarily as light missile defence boats for larger warships. The Centran Provost Corps also operates Stardancers to police the space around Drift Gates.

Two flights of Stardancers, Farrier Flight and Foxfire Flight, were loaned to to the Avalon Exploratory Initiative by the Centran Defence Force, and accompanied the Expedition Fleet to CDC-41-Gamma in 0304 PCU.

## Notable Flights

* Farrier Flight
* Foxfire Flight

## Gallery

Stardancer in flightStardancer from the frontStardancer from the front with radiators extendedStardancer from the rearStardancer from the rear with radiators extendedStardancers firing whilst retreatingA Stardancer in Centran Provost Corps liveryDesigning A Sci-Fi Space FighterOriginal Stardancer design
## References

1. ↑ The Sojourn: Tripathia Class Ship of the Line - Ship Breakdown
2. ↑ Gate Transits and Gaterunning | Official Lore Short | The Sojourn
3. ↑ *Inclement Weather*
4. ↑ *Theirs Not to Reason Why*
Nasharia Mountains

The **Nasharia Moutains** are a mountain range on the planet Maiala's Rest. An early colony ship to the planet, the *Selari-Maiala*, crashed in the mountains after suffering a disastrous fuel explosion. The crash site subsequently became a heritage site.

## References

1. ↑ The Sojourn: Worlds of Tantalus - Frontier Union
2. ↑ Maiala's Rest | Worlds of Tantalus | The Sojourn
Hyjek-Finch

**Hyjek-Finch** is a shipwright in the Tantalus Cluster.

## History

It's likely that Hyjek-Finch is a Centran manufacturer, competing with larger shipyards such as Keeper's Dance Fleet Yards.

## Behind The Scenes

*Hyjek-Finch* is a combination of two surnames, the Polish *Hyjek*, coming from *hyjać*, "to run away", and the English *Finch*.
Season 1, Volume 4 Soundtrack

The Sojourn's **Season 1, Volume 4 Soundtrack** is an original soundtrack composed by Sam Redfern, also featuring the track "The Grey Stablemaid" written by Daniel Orrett and performed by Laura Faye Smith, and "Ashes" by The Longest Johns.

The Soundtrack can be found on Distrokid (with the exception of "Ashes", which can be found on Spotify as part of their Album, "Cure What Ails Ya").

## Tracks

1. "154th Equinox"
2. "Strategic Larceny"
3. "Aegis of Invia"
4. "Negative Contact"
5. "Empire's Edge"
6. "Rules of Engagement"
7. "Assisted Sacrifice"
8. "The High Cleric"
9. "Forward the CSV Shabayev"
10. "Rank and File"
11. "Fire and Withdraw"
12. "Redfield's Masterpiece"
13. "A Rather Productive Evening"
14. "The Observer Effect"
15. "Within and Without"
16. "The Hollow Star"
17. "The Road Less Travelled"
18. "All The Quiet Moments"
19. "The Grey Stablemaid
20. "Dismasted"
21. "Withering Fire"
22. "Vampire, Vampire, Vampire"
23. "Exit Stage Left"
24. "Quick's The Action"
25. "Target Rich Environment"
26. "Adagietto for a Wanderer"
27. "Collateral Damage"
28. "Brothers In Arms"
29. "Officer Commanding"
30. "Reckless Abandon"
31. "Ignition"
32. "Inviolate Purpose"
33. "The Last Charge of the Shabayev"
34. "Truth"
35. "Forlorn Hope"
36. "Ashes" (The Longest Johns)
Paul Bessa

## Appearances

**Paul R. Bessa** was a Centran theoretical mathematician active early in the period of Centrum's unification. Together with Antonio Azevedo, he wrote and published the groundbreaking paper "The Derivation of a New Universal Theory of Relativity" in the *Annals of Theoretical Physics* in 0008 PCU. The Azevedo-Bessa Theory of Universal Relativity, named in honour of both scientists, permitted the development of faster-than-light travel by means of Drift Gates.
Merician Freelancers

A **Merician Freelancer** is the title given to any Merician who offers their unique services outside of the Freehold.

## Description

Mericians have a unique relationship with space when compared to the Assembly and the Union, given that the majority of them are born, live, work, and die in space, without ever visiting a planetary body. This unique disposition allows Mericians a greater degree of understanding of how to work in space; as such, they are highly sought after for their EVA talents and their general know-how when it comes to ships and stations. Due to them moving so frequently, however, many Freelancers live a nomadic lifestyle, rarely - if ever - settling down as they move from Job to Job. Overall, it is very rare to have never met a Freelancer, given how prominent they are across Tantalus.

## History

Following the Merician's return to the rest of the Cluster in 0210 PCU, they quickly found that they filled a niche that had yet to have been satiated by any other group - a need for Spaceborne workers and crewmen, who didn't need the years upon years of training that those born on Planets would require. Given that no Merician alive at the point of reconnection had ever seen a planet, the entire Nation was comprised of people who filled this niche. As such, as the Meric's Keep-Axius Drift Gate opened up, tens of thousands of Merician Freelancers flooded across the system, working in jobs in every sector that required Spaceborne workmanship.
Leon Woon

## Leon Woon Ir Vin

Leon Woon is part of *The Sojourn* team and responsible for the official art and drawings found in the audio series. most of his art can be found on his Artstation Page

## Biography

Leon enrolled into The One Academy a renowned leading institution that has always committed to actively nurture creative talents by upholding ‘Masters Train Masters’ teaching approach. he graduated in 2012 and took up a lecturing position there for another 5 years, improving his skills and abilities as shown in his work on artstation before moving on to becoming a digital background artist for lil critter workshop.

## Reference

* Artstation Page
* Linkedin page
Rialtis System

## Rialtis

The **Rialtis System** is a Centran system, home to the first naturally-inhabitable world discovered by humanity beyond their homeworld.

## Description

The Rialtis System was colonised in 0034 PCU, becoming the second solar system outside of Centrum to be settled by Humans. However, Rialtis IV was the first-naturally habitable world reached by colonists outside of their former homeworld. Rialtis IV rotates on a small axial tilt, causing year-long seasons which maintain a a warm climate, beautiful landscapes, and pleasant weather, which led the world to becoming a popular holiday destination in the times before the Great Famine. With a highly favourable climate for vineyards, the main export of the Rialtis system is Rialtan Stonewine.

Outside Stonewine and tourism, Rialtis is renowned across the Tantalus for its professional spacecraft racing scene, hosting the annual Rialtan Solar Circuit. Rialtis has contributed many of the most famous and successful racing teams to the sport.

## Layout

### Planetary Bodies

* Farida's Glass - Chthonian Planet
* Rialtis II - Rocky Planet
* Rialtis III - Uninhabitable Greenhouse Ocean Planet
* "Rialtis" (Rialtis IV) - Naturally Habitable Warm Grassland Planet
	+ Rialtis Terminal - Orbital Spaceport
	+ Firenna - Dusty Moon
	+ Velocity Raceport - Racing Station
* Rialtis Asteroid Belt
* Rialtis V - Ice Giant

### Drift Gates

* Rialtis-Centrum Drift Gate - Rialtis IV-Rialtis Lagrange 4
* Rialtis-Firewatch Drift Gate - Rialtis V-Rialtis Lagrange 4

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Sojourn: Worlds of Tantalus - The Centrum Assembly
2. ↑ Pioneer | Worlds of Tantalus | The Sojourn

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Lydia Telfer

Ensign **Lydia Telfer** was a junior officer of the Centran Defence Force who was assigned to the Avalon Exploratory Initiative aboard the CSV *Shabayev*.

## Biography

Lydia Telfer joined the Centran Defence Force and rose to the rank of Ensign by 0304 PCU. She was assigned to the Avalon Exploratory Initiative as a quarterdeck officer aboard the CSV *Shabayev*.

Telfer deployed with the *Shabayev* through Edric's Gate as part of the Avalon Expedition Fleet in 0304 PCU. Most of the fleet was scattered on its arrival in CDC-41-Gamma, though the *Shabayev* managed to rendezvous with a handful of other ships, including the CSV *Republic* and CSV *Bracewell*.

Over the next two months, the small fleet led by the *Shabayev* struggled to survive in CDC-41-Gamma. Following the capture of an Advari observer, Castian Vadric, Telfer was involved in the *Shabayev's* battle against two Advari ships, and was killed in the engagement.

## Personality

A young and professional CDF officer, Telfer was generally unflappable in combat before her death.

## Behind the Scenes

Lydia Telfer was voiced by Marta Da Silva, who also voices High Cleric Darsellia Lantris.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Theirs Not to Make Reply*
2. ↑ *Inclement Weather*
3. ↑ Casting Call Document
Holdfasts

**Holdfasts** are a type of makeshift station.

## Design

Being makeshift as they are, Holdfasts can be built in a variety of designs and patterns. Generally, Holdfasts involve the docking and welding together of several vessels, to aid in the ease of transferrable of people, goods, water, fuel, air, and so on and so forth.

## Use

This design philosophy was used extensively by those caught in the Great Merician Exile, with the technique of creating makeshift space stations being essentially for the nascent Merician population. This practice only continued into the modern day, if and when such a station would be beneficial or necessary.

Pirates are apparently also known to make Holdfast stations, as have Frontier Union Militia flotillas done so in the past.

## Notable Stations

* Maalsuwda's Holdfast - a Temporary Holdfast built at the edge of Aegis of Invia whilst Captain Omar Maalsuwda and his flotilla observed Advari in the system. It was disassembled when the flotilla were forced to flee from Advari intercessors.

## References

1. ↑ *Beneath The Banner*
2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGRzyCW7iU0
Lightship

A Lightship stalking Captain Maxine Blake's flotilla

**Lightships** (Advari: *camosidava↗︎*) are Advari spacecraft that rely on sail-like components as propulsion. The lightships are regarded as sacred by the Advari people, and only a handful are permitted to serve aboard.

## Design

### Spaceframe

Lightships consist of a body flanked by at least two lightsails. They appear to be as large (or even larger than) most every vessel in the Avalon Expedition Fleet, outsizing both Treasure Ship and Gatehauler alike, putting their length and wingspan in the order of kilometres. Lightships also have the ability to regenerate damaged sections of its hull and structure given sufficient time, this ability being a secret even to high level members of the Imperial government.

### Propulsion

The ship's lightsails are the ship's main source of both power and propulsion. The principle of these sails is similar to that used on old Tantalus Cluster satellites but on a much greater scale; when damaged the vessel's speed and the effectiveness of its weapons are reduced.

### Armament

The main weapon of a lightship is an unknown type of energy weapon that can severely damage a *Tripathia*-class Third-Rate Ship of the Line at close range and easily disable a *Confiance*-class Frigate, but which becomes far less effective at longer ranges to the point of inflicting only superficial damage. They also carry onboard foundries to produce large numbers of unmanned Advari Fliers and missiles both in and out of combat.

## Known lightships

* *Cloak of Mercy*
* *Mirror of Contrition*

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Contact, Wait Out*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Inclement Weather*
3. ↑ *Dust and Shadow*
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 *Where Angels Fear to Tread*
5. ↑ *Theirs Not to Make Reply*
Lysara

The surface topography of Lysara, pockmarked by asteroid impacts.

**Lysara**, also known as Centrum B, is the second and largest moon of the planet Centrum. The rocky moon was the location of the discovery of Riberite crystals, leading to Humanity's discovery of the material Drift.

## Geography

Lysara is a temperate, rocky moon covered in craters from meteor impacts. The moon was formed in Centrum's ancient geological past, when the proto-Centrum was struck in a grazing collision with another celestial body. The young Lysara experienced extensive volcanic activity before it cooled and stabilised, leaving an extensive network of volcanic pyroducts in the moon's crust.

Lysara's surface is marked by several "seas;" basaltic plains formed by ancient volcanic eruptions, one of which is the famous Mare Somnia, where the substance later identified as Drift was discovered. Symphony Base, established at Mare Symphoniae in 0023 BCU, was an early scientific establishment on the moon's surface. Following the development of Drift Drives, Lysara was extensively colonized, with the population of settlers living in domed cities.

## History

In 0023 BCU, Symphony Base was established on Lysara's surface as a base for scientific expeditions. From there, the Northern and Southern Survey Expeditions were dispatched to map the moon: three-astronaut missions would map the geological features of Lysara for two to three months at a time, which each expedition usually lasting an entire year. These expeditions confirmed many theories regarding Lysara's formation and geological history.

In 0005 BCU, three astronauts of the 6th Lysara Southern Survey Expedition was dispatched from Symphony Base to study and collect samples from pyroducts at Mare Somnia. This led to the pivotal discovery of a new material - Riberite - from which the material that would become known as Drift was extracted, changing the course of human history. The discovery of Drift opened an entirely new area of scientific and technological research, permitting the development of the Drift Drive and enabling the rapid exploration of the Centrum System.

Lysara was extensively colonized and the moon has become home to several domed cities, though many of these have fallen into disrepair, destitution, and partial states of deconstruction as a result of the Great Famine.

## References

1. ↑ The Sojourn: Drift and Drift Gates - Avalon Archives
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Gabriel Fonseca, *The Science of Drift*
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Sojourn: Worlds of Tantalus: The Centrum Assembly
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Drift - Discovery and Properties | Official Lore Short | The Sojourn
Keeper's Dance-Centrum Drift Gate

The **Keeper's Dance-Centrum Drift Gate** is a Drift Gate in the Keeper's Dance System. Placed at the Keeper's Dance I-Star Lagrange Point 4, it connects to the Centrum-Keeper's Dance Drift Gate and permits faster-than-light travel along the Drift Lane to the Centrum System.

## References

1. ↑ The Sojourn: Worlds of Tantalus: The Centrum Assembly
Reviews of Geophysical Letters

The ***Reviews of Geophysical Letters*** is a Centran scientific journal. Its carried Summer Solstice 0038 PCU edition carried the paper "The Natural Abundance and Concentration of Exotic Hadrons on Centrum's Crust and Mantle", which described the concentrations of Drift found on the planet Centrum.
Nightbridge

**Nightbridge City**, formerly the **Nightbridge Maximum Security Prison Facility**, is a Frontier Union city on Dalstaff II and former Centrum Assembly penal colony.

## History

Nightbridge was originally founded as a prison for convicts from across the Tantalus Cluster. After the Frontier Union declared independence from the Centrum Assembly in 0290 PCU, the prison was seized by its inmates, who transformed its sprawling concrete towers into a makeshift city.

With a population in the millions, Nightbridge is today one of the Frontier Union's most populous cities, and is renowned for its breweries and weapon factories, which produce such weapons as the Firesnap EM Semi-Automatic Handgun.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Sojourn: Worlds of Tantalus - Frontier Union
2. ↑ *The Sojourn Visual Dictionary - Edition One*
The Canary (Episode)

> "It was like… like there was this vice, squeezing my lungs, I was outside without an EV suit." - *Cassandra recalling her panic attack.*
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"***The Canary"*** is the first episode in the Anthology Shorts series.

## Synopsis

Aboard the *Guinevere*, Cass recounts the tale of a doomed freighter.

## Summary

Cassandra Farren, after being told by Meds that she needed a way to process the stressful situations, starts a journal entry, though she doesn't believe Meds' advice. However, she agrees to do it, primarily to get Meds to leave her alone about it, but after realising Meds can (and most certainly will) check to ensure she's done *something*, she decided to work on her journal anyways.

She begins her tale. A few weeks before the recording was made, the crew were travelling towards Dalstaff, wherein they received a distress call, apparently from a cargo vessel. The vessel had been attacked by local pirates, leaving some of their crew injured, and their ship was dead in the water due to propellant loss.

Although originally fearing a trap, the crew chose to move in. Eventually, they get a good read on the craft, and it is indeed a cargo vessel, called the *Canary.* A Unioner vessel, it had been transporting Palladium to Heiji's Portent when it was jumped by pirates. The pirates had injured the Ship's Doctor severely during the attack, before taking all their cargo, foodstuffs, and medical supplies.

The crew split off once aboard the *Canary,* with Meds treating the injured Doctor and Croft (presumably) going to repair the ship. Cass spoke to the captain, who at first was willing to give as much info about the pirates who attacked them as he knew, but at some point in the conversation, he snapped, beginning to shout and scream at Cass, telling her to leave - even though Meds had only just begun patching up the Doctor.

From what Cass could gather, the Captain's daughter had been a member of the Union Militia, having been killed in action at Validar II; and, he must've realised Cass was Centran, which is why he blew up on her. It's implied that Cass then started to feel the coming on of a panic attack, halted only by the well-timed arrival of Croft, who managed to calm the Captain down. However, the crew of the *Guinevere* was still forced to leave the *Canary*, the cargo ship willing to wait for the next vessel to arrive.

Cassandra ponders why her crew were okay with this outcome. She understood Meds not being too willing to help out Unioners, but Croft did surprise her with his actions. In the end, she trails off explaining how she keps thinking back to that day, and about what they could have done differently...

## Cast

* Larissa Thompson as Captain Cassandra Farren

## Trivia

* The name of the titular vessel, the *Canary*, is possibly a reference to the adage "Like a Canary in a Coal Mine," an idiom that means an early warning or a signal to leave.
Teldrin

The artificial moon, Kādarīn Dorai, in orbit around Teldrin and its parent, Mizudori

## Astronomical Information

### Artificial Satellites

2* Teldrin-Hatoba
* Kādarīn Dorai

## Geographical Information

### Terrain

* Ice spires
* Craters

## Societal Information

### Affiliation

Frontier Union

**Teldrin** is the only moon of the gas giant Mizudori in the Teldrin System. The moon has been colonised by Humans and is the *de facto* capital of the Frontier Union.

## Characteristics

### Geography

Teldrin is an inhabitable, but inhospitable ice moon. The moon is swept by high-speed winds that make survival outdoors impossible for more than a few hours. Consequently, Teldrin's cities are built into spires of ice, such as the city of Hatoba, and within deep craters on the moon's surface.

### Satellites

The moon is orbited by a spaceport, Teldrin-Hatoba, and the Kādarīn Dorai, a captured comet that has been transformed into a shipyard.

## History

In 0290 PCU, a council comprised of Kaito Hakim, leader of the Red Bannerets of Maiala's Rest, Henrik Debaan, Grand Selectman of Teldrin, and Tacito Lemaire, Freewarden of Dalstaff, declared the independence of the four Frontier systems from the Centrum Assembly in a broadcast from the spire city of Hatoba. The gas resources of the planet Mizudori, and the shipyard Kādarīn Dorai, made Teldrin invaluable to the Union's war effort during the Frontier War, and the moon swiftly became known as the Union's *de facto* capital.

## Society

The people of Teldrin have leveraged the gas resources of the planet Mizudori to their advantage, and fuel extracted from the gas giant is exported across the Cluster. As a result, Teldrin has become the richest and most populous of the Frontier Union's worlds, giving it unprecedented political and cultural influence across the Union. Teldrin is often considered the Union's *de facto* capital given its influence on the Union Council. The moon has been able to impose Teldrani as the Union's *lingua franca*, through the language is not native to Teldrin itself, and it is a mark of Teldrin's power and influence that it was able to appropriate and standardise a language originally native to Maiala's Rest as its own. Teldrin's influence and imperiousness has led many across rest of the Union to regard the people of Teldrin as arrogant, snobbish, and selfish.

Komusār is a variety of brandy manufactured on Teldrin.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Sojourn: Worlds of Tantalus - The Frontier Union
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Primrose Incident | Official Lore Short | The Sojourn
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Sojourn: Florencia Class Outrider | Official Ship Breakdown
4. ↑ Teldrani | Official Lore Short | The Sojourn
5. ↑ *Beneath The Banner*
Lightsingers

> "*Blessed are the Lightsingers! For though they drink of pale fire, they burn only with inviolate purpose!*"
> ― Lord Cardinal Hastus Arvannis
>
>

The **Lightsingers** are a group of Advari that first discovered the Wheel, and were the first to pass through its outer shell and come face-to-face with "the Mechanism", which sparked the creation of the Faith Eternal. The Lightsingers' passage was later documented by Sarparadin the Second in The Fourth Canticle.
Heiji's Portent

**Heiji's Portent** is an observation station orbiting the moon Mirage IVa in the Maiala's Rest System.

## History

The *Canary*, a palladium hauler, was en route to Heiji's Portent when it was attacked by pirates and left adrift in the Dalstaff System.

## References

1. ↑ The Sojourn: Worlds of Tantalus - Frontier Union
2. ↑ *The Canary*
People's Modernist Party

The **People's Modernist Party** is one of two major political parties within the Centrum Assembly. In comparison to the traditionalist Civic Formalist Party, the People's Modernist Party is a more recent addition to Centran political life. The party stands for the rights of the individual, and tends to eschew spending on the Centrum Defence Force in favour of support for business and cultural programs.

The People's Modernist Party has grown in influence as personal civilian space travel and interstellar private business have developed since the discovery of Drift.

The party first entered government in 0234 PCU, under the leadership of Lucia Castilio.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *The Sojourn Visual Dictionary - Edition One*
2. ↑ Firewatch | Worlds of Tantalus | The Sojourn

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Abigail

The ***Abigail*** was a Frontier Union frigate under the command of Captain Tamika Jinn, attached to the Avalon Exploratory Initiative.

## History

In 0204 PCU, the *Abigail* was part of the Expedition Fleet sent through Edric's Gate to CDC-41-Gamma. Much of the fleet was scattered on arrival, and the *Abigail* sustained damage to its primary carbon dioxide recycler, giving it approximately five days before its crew began to show signs of carbon monoxide poisoning. Despite this, the *Abigail* successfully linked up with the tanker *Sunbeam*, and re-established contact with the flagship *Avalon* within three days.

Along with the *Guinevere*, the *Abigail* was one of only two warships available to the fleet after their initial rendezvous with the *Avalon*. Following the first bombing attack on the *Avalon*, the Unioner crew of the *Avalon* were relocated to the *Abigail* while an investigation could take place, much to the consternation of Captain Jinn, who regarded this as unwarranted suspicion.

As the *Abigail* was refuelling alongside the *Avalon* before it departed, a suicide bomb planted in the fuel system by Centrum Defence Force Inventory Officer Michael Favarra detonated. The frigate was severely damaged, and Captain Jinn's last act was to move her ship to a safe distance from the *Avalon* before its reactor failed, destroying the entire ship.

## Crew

* Captain Tamika Jinn
* Tech Sergeant Rhadal

## Appearances

* Season 1
	+ *Inclement Weather* (mentioned only)
	+ *Yesterday's War*
* Anthology Shorts
	+ *Non-Zero Sum*

## References

1. ↑ *Non-Zero Sum*
2. ↑ *Inclement Weather*
3. ↑ *Yesterday's War*
Ken Burnside

## Appearances

Captain **Ken Burnside** is the Captain in command of the *Winchell Chung*, serving alongside Captain Omar Maalsuwda in his flotilla as part of the Avalon Exploratory Initiative.

## Biography

Sometime before 0304 PCU, Burnside joined the Avalon Exploratory Initiative. Sometime after arriving in CDC-41-Gamma, his vessel were discovered by the Frontier Union contingent of the Avalon Expedition Fleet. The group encountered Advari forces on multiple occasions.

Sometimes after Vice Admiral Winston Redfield's bout with the Advari at the edge of the Callandra Nimbus, and the loss of Redfield's escorted Gatehauler, Maalsuwda's flotilla observed the missing gate component being taken and stowed away behind the Aegis of Invia within the Inner World territory of the Holy Advari Empire. As such, Maalsuwda ordered the creation of a Holdfast station, interconnecting the hulls of the ships in his fleet, so that they could plan and prepare a rescue operation of the looted component. Sometime afterwards, the *Winchell Chung* was converted from a frieghter into a makeshift hospital ship.

Following the arrival of Director Elizabeth Ancelet's unanticipated support fleet, an Advari force from the Aegis were dispatched, and Burnside, alongside other civilian crews, quickly moved to flee. However, his vessel experienced a critical turbopump failure, and were rendered temporarily immobile. Whilst he and his crew rushed to repair his ship and move the Union's critically injured away, the Union vessels *Sutedo*, *Jamake*, *Whiplash*, and *Seraphina* sacrificed themselves to ensure the escape of the *Winchell Chung* and the rest of the remaining vessels.

## Behind The Scenes

Ken Burnside is probably named after game designer and author Ken Burnside, noted for his work on the Sci-fi TTRPG Traveller.

## References

1. ↑ Ship ID Chart
2. ↑ *Beneath The Banner*
Pennybrook Mobility

**Pennybrook Mobility** is a shipwright in the Tantalus Cluster.

## History

It's likely that Pennybrook Mobility is a Centran manufacturer, competing with larger shipyards such as Keeper's Dance Fleet Yards.

## Behind The Scenes

* *Pennybrook* may have come from the uncommon surname *Pennycook*, or from the place/family name *Pennbrook*.
Nassar

**Nassar** was an infamous member of the Frontier Union Militia on Maiala's Rest just before the outbreak of the Frontier War.

## Biography

At some point, Nassar joined the nascent Union Militia. He was present during and after the bombing of the Tordesh Distribution Centre, though whether he played a role in the attack or was just present to witness it is unknown. Nassar then carried one of his comrades to Meds' Clinic, where he ultimately shot and killed a Centran survivor of the bombing.

It is unknown if Nassar became a member of the Frontier Union Militia proper following its founding at the start of the Frontier War.

## Personality

Meds described Nassar as someone who acted like a bodyguard for "the worst instigators" in the Union Militia of the time, suggesting Nassar was more of a follower than a leader.

## Relationships

### Tamara 'Meds' Melari

Meds and Nassar had a difficult relationship - it is unknown if they knew of each other personally, but Meds had certainly heard of Nassar and his reputation.
Battle of Lyrion Point

Strength| Centrum Defence Force* CDF Navy
* Centran Marine Corps

The **Battle of Lyrion Point** was a decisive battle fought between the CDF and the SRA Militia, in which the SRA was forced into a surrender, bringing the Arasinian Commerce War to an end.

## Background

The Savaragi-Rota Alliance, having declared independence from the authority of the Centrum Assembly over Drift Mining Laws, fully expected that the seven month Centrum-to-Arasin burn would be considered too costly of an endeavour for the nascent CDF to undertake, and as such their succession would come to an end with the SRA rejoining the Assembly, but with much more control over the laws dictating their mining and collection of Drift.

However, the SRA were quickly proven wrong when a fleet of CDF vessels was dispatched to Arasin. As such, the SRA were forced to prepare their dominion - the Gas Giant of Arasin Maxima and her moons - for conflict with the Assembly's Defence Force, with most of their efforts centred around the moon of Lyrion.

## Conflict

After days to weeks of fighting between the CDF and the SRA Militia across the Arasinian planetary system, with SRA defeats occurring across the board against the significantly more powerful CDF Armada, the SRA decided (or, more likely, were forced) to dig in at Lyrion.

There, both in orbit and at SRA facilities, the Battle of Lyrion Point took place. CMC Marines were deployed to many of the battles theaters, whilst CDF warships fought the significantly outnumbered and outgunned SRA Fleet.

Eventually, the combined armed forces of the CDF forced the SRA into an unconditional surrender.

## Aftermath

The defeat of the SRA resulted in the break up of the Alliance, and thus likely the dissolution of both Savaragi Industrial and the Rota Excavations Company, with many other smaller companies that were part of the Alliance likely being dragged down with them. Furthermore, the fully capitulation of the Arasinian Planetary System likely meant that the CDF (and thusly the Assembly) had a greater hand in the logistics and inner workings of the various Drift mines in the area.

The Battle also served as the CDF's defining moment - following the Battle, the place of the CDF within the Assembly's structure was established, and has been maintained and revered ever since.

The CSV *Lyrion Point* was named after the battle.

## References

1. ↑ Visual Dictionary Edition 1, Page 7
2. ↑ The Sojourn: Tripathia Class Third-Rate Ship of the Line | Ship Breakdown
Rakestrowe List

The **Rakestrowe List** is a roster of Centran Defence Force captains from which flag officers that maintain a personal flagship choose a captain to command that vessel in their stead.

Many of those on the Rakestrowe List have often achieved the position through familial or political influence rather than ability, and as such are subject to quiet mockery, and the derogatory nickname of 'flag hackney.'

## References

1. ↑ Post Captain and Staff Captains | Official Lore Short
Destrum

**Destrum** is the third planet in the Centrum System. Colonized by humanity, it is covered with domed cities.

## History

The first ever Drift Gate built by humanity was assembled near Destrum, allowing travel from the Centrum System to the system of Pioneer.

## References

1. ↑ The Sojourn: Worlds of Tantalus: The Centrum Assembly
2. ↑ Gabriel Fonseca, *The Science of Drift*
Non-Zero Sum (Episode)

"**Non-Zero Sum**" is the second episode in the Anthology Shorts series.

## Synopsis

Captain Tamika Jinn, upon arriving in CDC-41-Gamma, conducts a speech, rallying her crew in the face of the scattering of the Avalon Expedition Fleet.

## Summary

Aboard The *Abigail*, upon arrival in CDC-41-Gamma, Captain Tamika Jinn confirms to her crew that the jump through Edric's Gate was a success. However, the Captain and her command have quickly come to realise that they have become separated from the rest of the Fleet - and, crucially, the manufacturing and equipment stored aboard the Avalon Platform.

Furthermore, the jump was not an easy one, and the *Abigail* has suffered critical damage to it's CO2 recycler - a device which they do not have the capability to replace. Captain Jinn reports to the crew that they have five days until the effects of monox poisoning take hold. In such a case, Captain Jinn ordered sedative doses for all non-essential crew members, in an effort to make their passing painless - All remaining oxygen reserves were needed to keep their vessel functioning as they searched for the rest of the fleet.

Captain Jinn then explains that the only other vessel they've encountered so far is the *Sunbeam*, a fuel tanker with the Avalon Fleet. Jinn recognises that commandeering the *Sunbeam*'s CO2 recycler is an option that many of her crew may have wanted to take, but she explains that the survival of the *Abigail* is, overall, unimportant - what is important to Jinn, and thus the rest of the Avalon Expedition, is ensuring the Mission is a success. She reminds her crew about why they're even in CDC-41-Gamma - to ensure not just the Centrans, but their people, have the resources to survive into the future. Her speech is met with resounding applause.

## Trivia

* The *Sunbeam* could be a reference to the video game *Subnautica* by Unknown Worlds Entertainment, wherein a ship called the *Sunbeam* is on its way to rescue the player.
Post Captain

**Post Captain** is a rank in the Centran Defence Force. Meaning literally 'a captain who commands a post', only an officer who holds the rank or higher is permitted to command a frigate or ship of the line.

The role of Post Captain is considered legendary in Centran society. They are afforded several comforts and amenities, including a ceremonial service sword, longcoat and silk boatcloak, and a greatcabin aboard ship, which includes special captain's silverware and cut drinking glasses.

## Known Post Captains

* Matthew Cormier
* Raphael Colegrove
* Blair Bellamy
* Cassandra Farren

## References

1. ↑ Post Captains and Staff Captains | Official Lore Short
Parliament of the Centrum Assembly

The **Parliament of the Centrum Assembly** is the elected legislative body of the Centrum Assembly. The dominant party in Parliament appoints members of the Cabinet and the Assembly's Prime Minister.

Parliament is currently divided between two main political parties, the Civic Formalist Party and the People's Modernist Party. Historically, the Frontier Union was also represented in Parliament, but its MPs were murdered in 0290 PCU as part of a violent coup that led to the Assembly's four frontier systems declaring independence.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *The Sojourn Visual Dictionary - Edition One*

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Seravis Major-Cardeus Brink Drift Gate

The **Seravis Major-Cardeus Brink Drift Gate** is a Drift Gate in the Seravis Major System. Placed at the Seravis Major-Seravis Lagrange Point 5, it connects to the Cardeus Brink-Seravis Major Drift Gate and permits faster-than-light travel along the Drift Lane to the Cardeus Brink System.

## References

1. ↑ The Sojourn: Worlds of Tantalus: The Centrum Assembly