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Faraday

Chief Petty Officer **Faraday** is a non-commissioned officer of the Centran Defence Force, currently assigned to the Avalon Exploratory Initiative aboard the CSV *Shabayev*.

## Biography

Faraday joined the Centran Defence Force, and by 0304 PCU was assigned to the CSV *Shabayev* as part of the Avalon Exploratory Initiative.

Faraday 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, Faraday was involved in the *Shabayev's* battle against two Advari ships, and took control of the *Shabayev's* helm after Ensign Lydia Telfer was seriously injured.

After the *Shabayev* re-established contact with the Avalon Fleet, shifts were doubled to expedite repairs to damage suffered in the battle with the Advari. Following a shift of 36 hours, Faraday became drunk and hostile, and provoked a brawl in the ship's dining hall after being ordered to return to duty.

During the raid on the Aegis of Invia to recover the Expedition's last Drift Gate component, Faraday fought on the *Shabayev's* quarterdeck, manning the helm.

## Appearances

* Volume 2
	+ "*Theirs Not to Make Reply*" (mentioned only)

* Volume 3
	+ "*Theirs Not to Reason Why*" (first appearance)

* Volume 4
	+ "*Where Angels Fear to Tread*"

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Theirs Not to Make Reply*
2. ↑ *Inclement Weather*
3. ↑ *Theirs Not to Reason Why*
4. ↑ *Where Angels Fear to Tread*
Edric's Gate

The Avalon Fleet Heading to CDC-41-Gamma

**Edric's Gate** isan immense Drift Gate designed to bridge the three thousand light-year gap to CDC-41-Gamma.

## Description

The CDC-41-Gamma Drift Gate, also known as Edric's Gate, is a Hyper-advanced prototype Drift Gate, designed to bridge the 3000 light-year gap from the Tantalus Cluster to the nebula known as CDC-41-Gamma.

The gate was named in honour of Dr. Sadavar Edric, the acclaimed astrophysicist who first studied the nebula that it connects to. It is the largest Gate ever built in the Tantalus Cluster.
Advari Shuttleflier

The **Advari Shuttleflier** is a light transport craft of the Holy Advari Empire. It appears to fill a role similar to the Centran Fletcher-type Support Craft.

## Design

Advari Shuttlefliers are known to have Lightsails, like their Flier cousins. They appear to be used for transport when the defence of a larger vessel, such as a Lightship, is unnecessary.

## History

At least once ancient, crashed Shuttleflier was discovered on The Greenhouse by the first survery team dispatched from the *Avalon*. The Shuttleflier had ditched an indeterminent time before, but was still letting off enough heat to appear as geothermal activity from orbit. Inside, a lone Advari pilot remained, long since expired but preserved inside the sealed cockpit. This might suggest that Shuttlefliers can be manned by as little as a single pilot.

Later, High Cleric Darsellia Lantris was preparing to return to the Core Worlds of the Empire by Shuttleflier when she was found and dispatched by Inquisitor Castian Vadric.
Belladonna

**The *Belladonna*** was a Merician freighter in the Avalon Expeditionary Fleet.

## History

The *Belladonna* accompanied the Avalon Exploratory Initiative to the CDC-41-Gamma nebula in 0304 PCU. Unlike much of the rest of the Expeditionary Fleet, it escaped being scattered and successfully re-established contact with the *Avalon*.

The *Belladonna* was used by Lieutenant Jasper Ravi to rescue the crew of the *Guinevere* following their discovery and salvage of the gatehauler GH-0007-VG.

Over the next few days, the vessel was assigned to collecting ice from the local asteroids to be processed into drinking water.

After the CSV *Shabayev* re-established contact with the Expedition Fleet, the *Belladonna* was re-directed from water processing operations to assist in repairs to the *Shabayev*. During the subsequent general revolt against Vice Admiral Winston Redfield's commandeering of the expedition fleet, the *Belladonna*, alongside the rest of the civilian fleet, shutdown her reactor and refused to heed to the Admiral's demands.

Shortly after, control of the fleet was returned to civilian hands, and the *Belladonna* moved with the rest of the surviving fleet to The Greenhouse.

During the evacuation of The Greenhouse system by the Avalon Expedition Fleet through the Return Gate, the *Belladonna* was awaiting transit when it was targeted by a salvo of Advari missles. It's communication array was destroyed quickly, and although the *Guinevere* attempted to defend the ship after getting the *Friendly Expedience* through the Gate first, the *Guin* was unable to save the Belladonna before she blew.

## Appearances

* "*Inclement Weather*"
* "*Yesterday's War*" (mentioned)
* "*Theirs Not to Make Reply*" (mentioned)
* "*Theirs Not to Reason Why*" (mentioned)
* "*Observer Effect*" (mentioned)
* "*Forlorn Hope*"

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Forlorn Hope*
2. ↑ Ship Identification Chart (Patreon)
3. ↑ *Inclement Weather*
4. ↑ *Yesterday's War*
5. ↑ *Theirs Not to Make Reply*
6. ↑ *Theirs Not to Reason Why*
7. ↑ *Contact, Wait Out*
Axius

**Axius** is the second planet in the Axius System and the second-most populous world in the Tantalus Cluster after Centrum. A naturally-habitable alpine world, Axius is well-known for its many courthouses and universities, and is generally regarded as the centre of knowledge and academia in Tantalus.

## Characteristics

### Geography

One of the few naturally-habitable planets in the Tantalus Cluster, Axius is covered in large cities, separated by alpine mountain ranges. There are likely also some seas or oceans on the planet, where Axian Flaky Sea Salt is harvested. The planet is famed for its courthouses, extravagant monuments, and universities. The planet is by far the most prosperous of the Centrum Assembly's early colonies.

### Satellites

Axius has a single, craggy moon, Dalais, and is orbited by three space stations, the spaceport Wisdom's Cradle and the defence stations Bastion Alpha and Bastion Beta.

## History

Along with Storm and Rialtis IV, Axius was one of the first planets reached by the Centrum Assembly's early colonization boom.

In 0294 PCU during the Frontier War, Axius became the front line of the Southeastern Front of the conflict. The Axius System was heavily-fortified in what became known as the Axius Blockade, and more battles were fought over the system than any other location in the entire war. The Fourth Battle of Axius, the final engagement in the system, was the bloodiest battle of the war and resulted in a costly victory for the Centrum Assembly.

Lieutenant Jasper Ravi, an officer of the Centrum Defence Force who served as a security officer in the Avalon Exploratory Initiative, was born on Axius. Around 0302 PCU, Gabriel Fonseca served as Professor of Transrelativistic Physics at the Axius Institute for Higher Education.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *The Sojourn Visual Dictionary - Edition One*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 The Sojourn: Worlds of Tantalus: The Centrum Assembly
3. ↑ Confirmed by Daniel Orrett in a Discord message
4. ↑ Gabriel Fonseca, *The Science of Drift*
Gatehouse Station

### Inhabitants

Mixed, primarily Avalon Expedition support staff, Gate technicians, and research teams

**Gatehouse Station** is a large space station adjacent to Edric's Gate in the Cardeus Brink System.

## Layout

An extremely large space station, Gatehouse Station comprises at least fourteen atmospherically-contained docking bays subject to Drift gravity, each large enough to accommodate a *Huntress*-class Ambush Corvette.

## History

Originally, Gatehouse Station was called Cardeus Terminal and was one of the few permanently-inhabited stations in the sparsely-populated Cardeus Brink system. However, following the discovery of CDC-41-Gamma by the Carina Observatory, and the subsequent creation of the Avalon Exploratory Initiative, the station was converted into an operations centre for the construction of Edric's Gate and was renamed Gatehouse Station.

Despite its significance, Gatehouse Station was not immune to the social pressures caused by the Great Famine, and mere days before the launch of the Avalon Expedition Fleet in 0304 PCU, played host to a food riot on Pad 14 seeking to steal supplies earmarked for the expedition.

## Crew

* Unnamed Gatehouse Controller
* Dr. Sadavar Edric (Formerly)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *The Cold Divide*
2. ↑ The Sojourn: Worlds of Tantalus: The Centrum Assembly
Aiden's Prospect Agricultural Commune

The **Aiden's Prospect Agricultural Commune** was a business founded by Richard Sedgewick on Cardeus I in the Cardeus Brink System. By 0304 PCU, the commune had just over fifty members, and farmed the same number of cattle. That year, Sedgewick led the commune in abandoning Cardeus I in a deranged attempt to reach a "Verdant Paradise" Sedgewick believed existed in CDC-41-Gamma, by illegally following the Avalon Expedition Fleet through Edric's Gate.
Dalstaff-Atamara Crossroads Drift Gate

The **Dalstaff-Atamara Crossroads Drift Gate** is a Drift Gate in the Dalstaff System. Placed at the Dalstaff II-Dalstaff Lagrange point 4, it connects to the Atamara Crossroads-Dalstaff Drift Gate and permits faster-than-light travel along the Drift Lane to the Atamara Crossroads System.

## References

1. ↑ The Sojourn: Worlds of Tantalus - The Frontier Union
Farrier Flight

**Farrier Flight** is a Centran Defence Force unit of S-36 Stardancer Multi-Role Attack Fighters. It is on loan from the CDF to the Avalon Exploratory Initiative to serve as scouts and light patrol craft.

## History

Following the Avalon Expedition Fleet's arrival in CDC-41-Gamma, a fighter of Farrier Flight, Farrier 3, accidently entered a Lauralyn Conduit during routine patrols around the *Avalon*. This discovery led to further, more controlled use of Lauralyn Conduits to facilitate superluminal travel in CDC-41-Gamma without the use of Drift Gates.

During Vice Admiral Winston Redfield's military takeover of the Avalon Expedition and it's Fleet, Foxfire Flight, alongside **Farrier Flight**, were dispatched in response to the *Kestrel*, *Triumph*, and *Siochana's* refusal to follow the Vice Admiral's orders.

## Appearances

* Volume 1
	+ *Inclement Weather*
	+ *Theirs Not to Reason Why* (Mentioned)

## References

1. ↑ *Inclement Weather*
2. ↑ *Theirs Not to Reason Why*
Dearest Alex (Episode)

> "It isn’t until you can’t send a message to someone because you’re so far away that you realize just how massive the distance is." - *Lieutenant Jasper Ravi*
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"***Dearest Alex***" is the third episode in the Anthology Shorts series.

## Synopsis

As he deals with the stress of his sudden promotion to Acting Defence Adjutant, Lieutenant Jasper Ravi writes a letter for his distant love.

## Summary

On the 47th of Summer Solstice, Lieutenant Jasper Ravi writes a letter to his love back in Tantalus, Alex. He explains how the mission has gone so far, including how most of fleet is missing and unaccounted for, and his sudden promotion to Defence Adjutant in the stead ofAdmiral Redfield. He talks about the strange readings that the Avalon has been detecting (likely coming from the Lauralyn Conduits).

He speaks about the vast distance between Tantalus and CDC-41-Gamma, and how he hadn't truly been able to consider it properly until he'd actually arrived. But, even in the loneliness, he still admits that the ice belt they arrived in has a strange beauty to it.

Talking about what the Expedition will do for Tantalus, he promises to make Dinner for Alex as the first thing he does when he returns - to hopefully better results than his previous attempt. He also talks about a trip to Centrum that his partner had been wanting for a while, before asking about their job search, wishing them luck. Ravi nearly falls into a pit of corniness, stopping the recording before he goes too far.

As a final part of the message, he talks about how if the circumstances were any different, he'd be enjoying the Defence Adjutant a lot more. But, with thousands of lives on the line, and his call being responsible for whether they live or die, he admits it's causing him a lot of stress. He explains how he wishes that Alex could be with him right now, threatening to kick in the shins of whoever rejected their application to the Expedition, before admonishing himself. He signs off, wishing well to Alex's sister.

## Cast

* Matthew Kaufman as Lieutenant Jasper Ravi

## Trivia

* The gender of Ravi's partner is (likely deliberately) left ambiguous.
* We learnt from this episode that Ravi wasn't living on Centrum when he signed up for the Avalon Expedition.
Canary (ship)

## *Canary*

The ***Canary*** was a Unioner palladium hauler that was attacked and robbed by pirates around three years before the departure of the Avalon Exploratory Initiative from the Tantalus Cluster.

## History

The *Canary* was attacked by pirates while *en route* to Heiji's Portent. In the raid, their doctor was severely injured, all of their cargo, foodstuffs, and medical supplies were stolen, and their coolant tanks were ruptured, disabling the ship and forcing them to put out a distress beacon.

Shortly afterwards, their distress beacon was picked up by the privateer *Guinevere*. At first, the two crews worked together. However, eventually, the Captain of the *Canary* realized that the *Guinevere's* captain, Cassandra Farren, was Centran. Having lost his daughter in the Frontier War, the enraged Captain forced the crew of the *Guinevere* to leave before they could properly help, instead choosing to wait for the next passing ship to arrive.

## Crew

* Unnamed Captain
* Unnamed Doctor
* 3 Others
CSV Port Abenheart

CSV Port Abenheart on patrol with CSV Bracewell around Valeria

The **CSV *Port Abenheart*** was a *Confiance*-class Frigate fielded by the Centran Defence Force.

## History

The *Port Abenheart* was likely deployed either before or during the Frontier War. Shortly before the Avalon Expedition Fleet set out for CDC-41-Gamma, the *Port Abenheart* was on deployment with CSV Bracewell in and around Valeria Sibus.

## Behind The Scenes

*Port Abenheart* is likely an original creation of *The Sojourn* production team. It was likely a port on Centrum Assembly.

## References

1. ↑ Confiance-Class Frigate | Ship Breakdown
2. ↑ Port Abenheart over Valeria Sibus
Kraken Attack

Kraken Attack is a high-offensive ability. With this ability, the user summon Kraken's tentacles inflicting great damage. Kraken attack is one of the most harmful abilities in the entire game.

## Effects

This ability summon three tentacles (four if sea is nearby). Each one wrap a pray and causes +155 damage. After that, tentacles fade out under the earth.
A Theoretical Framework for the modelling of the Relationship Between Exotic Hadrons and Gravitoelectromagnetism

**A Theoretical Framework for the modelling of the Relationship Between Exotic Hadrons and Gravitoelectromagnetism** was a scientific paper published by Valentina Nakayama in 0007 PCU in the *Journal of Quantum Physics*. The paper outlined the Nakayama Mechanism, which described the means by which the material Drift creates gravitoelectromagnetic fields.
Cape Thornwood Mandate

The **Cape Thornwood Mandate** is a treaty limiting the creation and application of nuclear weapons in the Tantalus Cluster.

## History

It's unknown when the Mandate was first enforced, but by the time of 305 PCU, it's broad enough and steadfast enough that even military vessels such as the *Shabayev* and the *Rodrigo* are not equipped with nuclear warheads.
Edwin Darwish

Captain **Edwin Darwish** was the Frontier Union Militia Captain in command of the *Mariana*, before it was lost with all hands upon arriving in CDC-41-Gamma.

## Biography

Sometime before 0304 PCU, Darwish joined the Frontier Union Militia, eventually being given command of *Mariana*. Then, he, alongside a number of other Militia vessels, joined the Avalon Exploratory Initiative.

Shortly after arriving in the nebula, Darwish's vessel became partially encased in the asteroids from the local ice field. Unable to free herself, Darwish was spotted by an unknown alien vessel, and attempted to make contact. Despite their best efforts with their linguistics software, the enemy vessel attacked.

Nearby, the Privateer vessel *Guinevere* had also arrived in the nebula, and upon seeing the *Mariana* under attack, moved into aid. Despite their best efforts (being able to disable the enemy vessel's communications array), the *Guin* was unable to save the *Mariana* from the hostile's primary weapon, and she was lost with all hands.

Shortly after, Darwish's body, alongside the rest of his crews, were autopsied by the crew of the Advari Lightship, Cloak of Mercy. Although The Faith demanded that all evidence of outsiders be burnt and destroyed, Inquisitor Castian Vadric ordered the remains be sequestered and examined further. Sometime later, however, Darwish's body, alongside all remains of the *Mariana* and her crew, were ordered to be destroyed by Lord Cardinal Hastus Arvannis.

## Behind The Scenes

Edwin Darwish was portrayed by Stephen Trafford, notable for (and perhaps ironically) playing Inquisitor Castian Vadric.

## References

1. ↑ Ship ID Chart
2. ↑ *The Cold Divide*
Halpern's War

**Halpern's War** was a conflict fought between the Centrum Assembly and pirate forces under the command of the pirate king Jocastus Halpern in the 0170s PCU, throughout the Valeria Sibus and Vidara systems. It was the last occasion before the Frontier War that the Centran Defence Force deployed first-rate ships of the line in combat.

## References

1. ↑ Piracy In Tantalus | Official Lore Short
2. ↑ The Sojourn: Tripathia Class Ship of the Line - Ship Breakdown

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CSV Braidwood

The Braidwood, after being demilitarised for exploratory service

The **CSV *Braidwood*** was a *Trespasser*-class second-rate ship of the line of the Centran Defence Force. She saw extensive service in Halpern's War before being converted for use by the CDF Discovery Service, in which capacity she led the Braidwood Expedition to conduct the first survey of the Seravis Major System in 0182 PCU.

## References

1. ↑ The Braidwood Expedition | The Sojourn Lore Short
Cognizione Books

**Cognizione Books** is a publishing house in the Tantalus Cluster.

## Publications

* Jirou Fujioka, *Fundamentals of Mineralogy: Minerals and Their Different Properties*, 0257 PCU

## Trivia

* Cognizione is a word of Italian origin that means "to have full cognition", "cognition", "awareness", or (appropriately for a textbook publishing house), "knowledge".

## References

1. ↑ Gabriel Fonseca, *The Science of Drift*
Ben Prendergast

Ben Prendergast is an award winning actor and voice artist based in Los Angeles, voicing Mathias Croft in*The Sojourn*.

## Biography

He had appeared on stage in *The Distance* for Melbourne Theatre Company, *The Flick* (Annie Baker - Pulitzer Prize) for Queensland Theatre Company, and numerous productions for the prestigious Red Stitch Actors Theatre as an ensemble member.

In 2019, Ben appeared as the voice of First Order General Armitage Hux in the acclaimed animated series *Star Wars: Resistance*. In 2021, he also appeared as the voice of Fuse in the first-person battle royale game Apex Legends. His film and TV works includes *Preacher*, *Predestination*, *Frontier*, *Offspring*, and *Miss Fishers Murder Mysteries*.

## *The Sojourn*

Prendergast joined *The Sojourn* sometime before the release of the pilot episode at the end of 2018, providing the voice for Mathias Croft.

## Crew Role

Ben provides the voice for Mathias Croft in Season 1.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.thesojournaudiodrama.com/cast-crew
Data courier

A **data courier** is type of ship in the Tantalus Cluster that transports messages between star systems via Drift Gate. Data courier ships are typically extremely small, with facilities for only one crew member.

The pilots of data couriers are referred to as the same. In the aftermath of the Frontier War, Cassandra Farren briefly found work as a data courier.

## References

1. ↑ Gate Couriers and Interstellar Comms | Official Lore Short | The Sojourn
2. ↑ *Discontinuity*
Centran Marine Corps

The Four Shields badge of the CMC

The **Centran Marine Corps (CMC)** is the naval infantry and expeditionary warfare force of the Centran Defence Force.

## Role

The Centran Marine Corps functions as the dedicated naval infantry force of the Centrum Assembly. Centran Marines provide security aboard Centran Defence Force ships and installations, and also serve as assault troops in boarding actions and combat shore parties.

Centran Marines are trained and equipped for operations in both zero-gravity and a variety of diverse environments, and are renowned across the Tantalus Cluster for their physical aptitude and discipline.

## Equipment

### Weapons

The Calbrook LS-31U EM Carbine is the CMC's standard-issue weapon. Marines also make use of the Calbrook DM-24 EM Marksman Rifle when the situation demands it.

### Uniforms

Centran Marines wear dark blue battledress with grey detailing on the shoulders, sides, and chest pockets. The flag of the Centrum Assembly is worn on the left breast, while the current assignment patch, incorporating the CMC insignia, is worn on the left upper sleeve.

## Notable Marines

* Tamara Melari (retired)
* Paul Dalcop (active)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 *The Sojourn Visual Dictionary - Edition 1*, Page 7
2. ↑ *Volume 2 Launch Trailer*

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Daniel Orrett

**Daniel Orrett** is the Creator, Lead Writer and Executive Producer of *The Sojourn.*

## Crew Role

Orrett is the Creator and Showrunner on *The Sojourn*. He has episodes in every Volume thus far, and provides the voice of the show's narrator, primarily for the Titles and Credits sequence of every episode.

Orrett has also provided voice acting for secondary roles such as the Captain of the CSV *Bracewell* in *Theirs Not to Make Reply*.

He has also been a guest on the Crew Q&A show, *Cast Adrift.*
Civic Formalist Party

The **Civic Formalist Party** is one of two major political parties in the Centrum Assembly. The party stands for what they regard as traditional Centran values, and are motivated by the preservation of Centran history, support for the Centrum Defence Force, and the fostering of a proud and dignified Centran culture.

The party is nicknamed the "Greyhats" on account of their distinctive headgear.

## References

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

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Foxfire Flight

**Foxfire Flight** is a Centran Defence Force unit of S-36 Stardancer Multi-Role Attack Fighters. It is on loan from the CDF to the Avalon Exploratory Initiative to serve as scouts and light patrol craft.

## History

During Vice Admiral Winston Redfield's military takeover of the Avalon Expedition and it's Fleet, Foxfire Flight, alongside Farrier Flight, were dispatched in response to the *Kestrel*, *Triumph*, and *Siochana's* refusal to follow the Vice Admiral's orders.

## Appearances

* Volume 3
	+ *Theirs Not to Reason Why* (Mentioned)
CSV Republic

## Equipment

### Armaments

• 4x twin 15-inch Broadhead-Lock coilgun turrets • 8x 10 inch twin Bodkin-Lock twin barrel coilguns turrets • 12 x 6.3 inch Rapid-action twin barrel swivel gun emplacements • 4x Quick-firing lateral torpedo ports

## Real world infomation

### Mechanical designer

Gabriel Fonseca

**CSV *Republic*** was a *Confiance*-class Frigate of the Centran Defence Force that was attached to the Avalon Exploratory Initiative.

## History

As part of Vice Admiral Winston Redfield's fleet, the CSV *Republic* was assigned to the Avalon Exploratory Initiative. In 0304 PCU, the *Republic* deployed through Edric's Gate with the rest of Redfield's complement and the Avalon Expedition Fleet to CDC-41-Gamma.

Upon arrival in the nebula, however, the *Republic* was among the vessels that collided with Lauralyn Conduits, scattering much of the fleet throughout CDC-41-Gamma. The *Republic* quickly re-established contact with the CSV *Shabayev*, the CSV *Bracewell*, and a Gatehauler.

In the two months after the jump and before the *Shabayev* re-made contact with the *Avalon*, the *Republic*, along with the rest of Redfield's forces, engaged with an Advari fleet. The *Republic* took critical damage, losing both reactor power and structural integrity, before it was destroyed by an Advari vessel's main weapon.

## Appearances

* "*Theirs Not to Make Reply*" (first appearance)

## References

1. ↑ The *Republic's* class was identified by Daniel Orrett in a Discord message
2. ↑ *Theirs Not to Make Reply*
CSV Bracewell

CSV Bracewell after being struck by multiple Advari beam weapons, fleeing into the Callandra Nimbus

## General information

### Type

*Tripathia*-class third rate ship of the line

### Role

Gun Platform (primary), Force Projection, Capital Ship

### Location

Callandra Nimbus, CDC-41-Gamma (Wreckage)

## Equipment

### Propulsion

* 2x Propulsive Dynamics G18-S D/FTR Retrograde Engines (fore)
* 3x Propulsive Dynamics G19-L D/FTR Prograde Engines (aft)

### Armaments

* 12x 15-inch Broadhead-Lock Coilgun Turrets
* 4x Sponson-Mount Twin-Barrelled Bodkin-Lock Coilguns
* 2x Twin-Barrelled Bodkin-Lock Bowchasers
* 2x Twin-Barrelled Bodkin-Lock Sternchasers

### Utilities

* Imaging LIDAR
* Phase array radar
* LightCOM Transstellar Communication System

## Real world infomation

### Mechanical designer

Gabriel Fonseca

**CSV *Bracewell*** was a *Tripathia*-class third-rate ship-of-the-line of the Centran Defence Force attached to the Avalon Exploratory Initiative.

## History

As part of Vice Admiral Winston Redfield fleet, the CSV *Bracewell* was assigned to the Avalon Exploratory Initiative, with Redfield serving as Defence Adjutant to Director Elizabeth Ancelet. In 0304 PCU, the *Bracewell* deployed through Edric's Gate with the rest of Redfield's complement and the Avalon Expedition Fleet to CDC-41-Gamma.

Upon arrival in the nebula, however, the *Bracewell* was among the vessels that collided with Lauralyn Conduits, scattering much of the fleet throughout CDC-41-Gamma. The *Bracewell* quickly re-established contact with the *CSV Shabayev*.

In the two months after the jump and before the *Shabayev* reestablished contact with the *Avalon*, the *Bracewell* along with the rest of Redfield's forces engaged with an Advari fleet, where it suffered critical damage, to the point where its captain elected to ram an enemy vessel, causing their reactors to detonate.

## Appearances

* "*Theirs Not to Make Reply*" (Destroyed)

## References

1. ↑ *The Cold Divide*
2. ↑ *Inclement Weather*
3. ↑ *Theirs Not to Make Reply*
Centrum-Valeria Sibus Drift Gate

The **Centrum-Valeria Sibus Drift Gate** is a Drift Gate in the Centrum System. Placed at the Arasin Maxima-Centrum Solaris Lagrange Point 4, it connects to the Valeria Sibus-Centrum Drift Gate and permits faster-than-light travel along the Drift Lane to the Valeria Sibus System.

## References

1. ↑ The Sojourn: Worlds of Tantalus: The Centrum Assembly
Arashi-Sakara

The **Arashi-Sakara** (named the "Storm-Splitter" in Teldrani) was a massive warship and the only dreadnought used by the Frontier Union during the Frontier War.

## History

In 0299 PCU, the Frontier Union built the Arashi-Sakara as the first and only dreadnought they ever made and assigned it, along with a large force of supporting vessels, for the express purpose of breaking through the heavily fortified Axius system (nicknamed, the "Axius Blockade"), which was at the time held by the forces of the Centrum Assembly. The Union which had previously suffered from a trio of defeats at Axius was confident that the blockade would break with the Sakara at its helm. However, not all was as they had hoped during the ensuing Fourth Battle of Axius, as the Union fleet was entirely defeated, and the Arashi-Sakara was destroyed.

## Trivia

* Arashi-Sakara has a passing resemblance to Arashi Saku (嵐裂く, Storm Ripper or Storm Seperator) in Japanese.

## Reference

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

The **clarion**  is the currency of the Centrum Assembly.

By tradition, a single silver clarion coin is laid below a Ship's Mast when it is first laid down.

## Behind the Scenes

The word 'clarion' refers to a type of brass instrument similar to a modern trumpet, most used in Medieval times.

## References

1. ↑ The Sojourn: Florencia Class Outrider | Official Ship Breakdown
2. ↑ Ship Masts | Official Lore Short
John Gallagher

John Gallagher is an irish vampire and a main character during first and second season. He was born in ireland as human and turned as vampire. Despite he never dies, his mind is gone after the events of second season finale while his body is posessed by Baron Samedi.

## Biography

### Early years

JJohn was born human during the last stages of the original IRA conflict (around 1922 or 1923). At the age of 8 he was turned into a vampire during the fight of another vamp and a hunter. The hunter didn't kill the child but abandon him into the woods. John lived 10 years into the woods hunting wild animal and feeding one time each year from human blood.

He was brought to the irish vampire house by Aideen's father (and the house lord). There he was trained and teached to behave as a modern vampire, though he never get costume to it. Ten years later ocurred the the catholic church cleaning, commanded by North ireland extremists. The irish house fell into pieces during the cleaning. John and Aideen (who got engaged) left the country under the protection of the Deliverance ministry and moved to USA.
Felix LaBelle

Captain **Felix LaBelle** was a Centran captain and the commanding officer of the passenger liner *Kestrel*.

## Biography

Shortly after arriving in CDC-41-Gamma, LaBelle's vessel met up with the *Avalon*.

Later, during the general revolt against Vice Admiral Winston Redfield's commandeering of the expedition fleet, Captain LaBelle was the first of the civilian fleet to order a reactor shutdown and refused to heed to the Admiral's demands. In doing so, radio contact was jammed and his ship was almost boarded by a team of CMC Marines. However, the situation was defused before this could take place.

Shortly after, control of the fleet was returned to civilian hands, and the *Kestrel* moved with the rest of the surviving fleet to The Greenhouse.

When a fleet of Advari Lightships were spotted heading towards The Greenhouse, LaBelle, alongside the rest of the command staff of the fleet, was brought in to discuss the fleet's next course of action. LaBelle was the first to ask how the Advari even found them. Later, he concured with Captain Maxine Blake that the expedition should cut their losses and run. Finally, when Captain Bridget Volkova offered the *Triumph* up for the flotilla's plan to destroy the return Drift Gate after they'd left, LaBelle offered to take the entire crew of the *Triumph* aboard the *Kestrel*, including previous foreman Richard Sedgewick.

During the evacuation of The Greenhouse system by the Avalon Expedition Fleet through the Return Gate, the *Kestrel* was one of the last civilian ships to make it towards the Gate. Shortly after the *Sunbeam* made her transit, the vessel was beared down upon by a group of Advari Fliers, killing LaBelle in their first attack run. With her engines disabled, his ship was destroyed shortly after.

## Appearances

**Volume 3**

* *Theirs Not to Reason Why* (Credited as "Kestrel Captain")

**Volume 4**

* *Observer Effect*
* *Forlorn Hope*

## References

1. ↑ Ship ID Chart
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Forlorn Hope*
3. ↑ Observer Effect
4. ↑ *Inclement Weather*
5. ↑ *Theirs Not to Reason Why*
6. ↑ *Contact, Wait Out*
7. ↑ *Observer Effect*
Cast Adrift (Series)

## Chronology

***Cast Adrift*** is a behind-the-scenes show for *The Sojourn*. The name '"Cast Adrift" makes allusions to the material known as Drift, a motif seen often in *The Sojourn*

## Summary

*Cast Adrift* is a behind-the-scenes podcast created for *The Sojourn,* wherein Daniel Orrett and Larissa Thompson interview a member of the cast and crew in order to take a deep dive into their process and work-flow. Each episode is capped off with a public Q&A, taking questions from members of the Official *Sojourn* Discord server.

## Cast

### Interviewers

* Daniel Orrett
* Larissa Thompson

### Interviewees

* Gabriel Fonseca
* Sam Redfern
* Kennedy Phillips
* Leon Woon

## Production

* Daniel Orrett - Producer, Interviewer
* Larissa Thompson - Producer, Interviewer

## Episodes

* The Science of The Sojourn
* The Music of The Sojourn
* The Sound of The Sojourn
* The Artwork of The Sojourn

## External Links

* "Cast Adrift" on The Sojourn YouTube channel
Grey Stablemaid

The *Grey Stablemaid* was a Centran penal barque that transported the first wave of convicts to Dalstaff II.

## History

Dalstaff II was originally settled as a vast penal colony to house criminals from across the Tantalus Cluster: the original population of 816 convicted criminals was settled on the planet by the *Grey Stablemaid* in 0219 PCU, with tools, materials, and industrial equipment to begin the construction of the planetary prison. It took eleven years for them to complete shelters, with many succumbing in the cold and thin atmosphere.

The *Grey Stablemaid* and its role were remembered in an eponymous Unioner folksong.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Grey Stablemaid (feat. Milseán) | A Sojourn Original Folk Song
Forlorn Hope

> *And what is the measure of a God? Does he not fill our lands with bounty? Does he not command powers beyond our understanding, does he not ask for worship in return?*
> - Lord Cardinal Hastus Arvannis
>
>

***Forlorn Hope*** is the third episode of Volume 4, and the twelfth and final episode of Season 1 of *The Sojourn*.

## Synopsis

The Avalon Expedition makes its last stand as the now-unified forces of the three nations of Tantalus confront the Advari in a climactic battle.

## Cast

### Main

* Larissa Thompson as Captain Cassandra Farren
* Emily Serdahl as Director Elizabeth Ancelet
* Ben Prendergast as Mathias Croft
* Laura Faye Smith as Tamara 'Meds' Melari
* Stephen Trafford as Inquistor Castian Vadric

### Supporting

* Lelia Symington as Empress Valendra the Sixth
* Tim Parker as Lord Cardinal Hastus Arvannis
* Matthew Kaufman as Lieutenant Commander Jasper Ravi
* Matt Surges as Commander Lewis Harper
* Tarek Esaw as Ensign Arin Bankole

### Guest

* Jimmy Lockett as Vice Admiral Winston Redfield
* Angela Tran as Captain Maxine Blake
* Pam Kearns as Captain Bridget Volkova
* Martin Roach as Captain Omar Maalsuwda

### Additional Voices

* Andrew Latheron as Chief Petty Officer Faraday
* Joe Bianco as Captain Lucas Darnick
* Brandon Nguyen as Captain Darin Heijai
* Lelia Symington as Captain Rachel Weisheimer
* Andrew Goulding as Captain Keagan Quintero
* Cooper McEuen as Shabayev Teldrani Translator

## References

1. ↑ Episode description on TheSojournAudioDrama.com
Atamara

**Atamara** is a shattered rogue planet that is the gravitational governor of the Atamara Crossroads System. It is orbited by four Drift Gates and their traffic control centres, linking the system to the Axius, Dalstaff, Teldrin, and Seravis Major Systems.

## Geography

The rogue planet of Atamara is thought to have once been a part of a binary planet system: millions of years before the present day, Atamara and its smaller companion were ejected from their original system, and the companion's orbit became eccentric. Several thousand years before Centrum Unification tidal interactions caused the smaller companion to spiral inwards to Atamara's Roche Radius, where it collided with Atamara.

Today, Atamara is a shattered rogue planet, not bound to an orbit around a star. The impact of Atamara's companion planet heated its crust to the extent that thousands of years later, some spots on the surface still faintly emit heat in the visible range of the spectrum. The pulverised companion eventually became the Howling, a thick debris cloud at the trailing edge of Atamara, so named for the radio emissions produced by the ionised particles' interactions with the rogue planet's magnetic field. The Howling constitutes a serious navigational hazard.

A handful of occupied structures, both registered and unregistered, have been built on the planet's surface. The planet is orbited by four Drift Gates and their traffic control centres; Limentius Terminal, Yang-Jianshan Terminal, Jiao-Ming Terminal, and Portunus Terminal.

## History

At the time of its discovery, Atamara was at the very edge of effective Drift Gate range from the Axius System, and the rogue planet offered a small gravity well that could act as a stepping stone to reach the more distant star systems that would later become the Frontier Union.

When the Frontier Union declared independence in 0290 PCU, Atamara sided with the Union as its fourth star system, and it holds a seat on the Union Council. In 0300 PCU, Atamara was the site of the Battle of the Atamara Crossroads, the final and bloodiest battle of the Frontier War, between the Centrum Defence Force and rogue elements of the Frontier Union Militia.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Sojourn: Worlds of Tantalus - The Frontier Union
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gabriel Fonseca confirmed as much in a series of Discord messages
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gabriel Fonseca expanded this explanation in a Twitter thread
4. ↑ Confirmed by Daniel Orrett in a Discord message
5. ↑ Confirmed by Daniel Orrett in a Discord message
6. ↑ *The Sojourn Visual Dictionary - Edition One*
Blair Bellamy

## Appearances

Post Captain **Blair Bellamy** was an officer of the Centran Defence Force who led two major Discovery Service expeditions during their career: the exploration of the Cardeus Brink System, and the colonisation of the Firewatch System.

## Biography

Blair Bellamy joined the Centran Defence Force and saw significant duty with the Discovery Service. In 0222 PCU, Bellamy led an expedition that surveyed the extreme outer edges of the Cardeus Brink System, the farthest any Human had yet travelled from Centrum to lay the foundations for the Carina Observatory. This made Bellamy a household name in the Centrum Assembly.

Their fame made Bellamy a natural choice to command the *Wanderer* Project in 0236 PCU, the colonisation of the Firewatch System. Owing to the sheer size of the red giant Firewatch, the first exploratory group to the system could not be sent via Drift Gate: the inaccuracies inherent in single-gate travel meant that there was an unacceptable risk of colliding with the star. Instead, the *Wanderer* was constructed as an immense colonisation platform, designed to travel to Firewatch using only sublight Drift Drives while sustaining the expedition for several years. Under Bellamy's command, the *Wanderer* departed the Rialtis System in 0239 PCU.

The *Wanderer's* journey took almost eight years to complete, the longest voyage ever conducted by Humans in the Tantalus Cluster, arriving in the system in 0247 PCU. Bellamy led the successful colonisation of the system's second planet before beginning the construction of a Drift Gate, completing the connection to the rest of the Tantalus Cluster on 112th Solstice, 0249 PCU, three months ahead of schedule. Bellamy and the rest of the expedition's leaders were hailed as heroes for their achievement, and the Firewatch became one of the Centrum Assembly's most successful colonies.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Firewatch | Worlds of Tantalus | The Sojourn
Admiralty House

**Admiralty House** is the headquarters building of the Centran Defence Force. In the aftermath of the Frontier War, Captain Cassandra Farren met her father, Fleet Admiral Darius Farren, in Admiralty House, where she was told that the CDF planned to conceal her role in the fratricidal attack on the CSV *Acrisius*.
Dalais

**Dalais** is a craggy moon that is the only natural satellite of the planet Axius.

During the Frontier War, one of the battles of Axius saw fighting near Dalais, with Commodore Ariana Hawker leading Centran forces. Lt. Cmdr Jasper Ravi's partner, Alex, and their family was on the world during the attack, spurring on Ravi to join the CDF.

## References

1. ↑ The Sojourn: Worlds of Tantalus: The Centrum Assembly
2. ↑ *Theirs Not to Reason Why*
Amar-Karah

***"Amar-Karah"*** ("Unbreakable Union") is a patriotic Frontier Union poem considered the seminal work of Adachi Fayadja. The Teldrani title is a variant of the Unioner rallying crying *"Amal-Karah"*.

## Excerpt

*"The tools forever break down. The waters forever run dry.
The shelters forever give way. But forever, the people endure.
Broken cage. Unbreakable Union."*

## References

1. ↑ The Sojourn: Florencia Class Outrider | Official Ship Breakdown
Fair Winds

**Fair Winds** is a phrase used by spacefarers and other speakers of Centran Standard across the Tantalus Cluster. Stemming from Centrum's historical maritime and naval culture, the phrase - like many colloquial terms - was adapted into modern vernacular, meaning similar to "good luck," or "good hunting."
Discovery Service

The **Discovery Service** is a branch of the Centran Defence Force responsible for leading the exploration and colonisation of new star systems in the Tantalus Cluster.

## Discovery Service expeditions

* 0017 PCU: Colonisation of the Pioneer System; establishment of Humanity's first settlement outside the Centrum System.
* 0182 PCU: Braidwood Expedition; first exploration of the Seravis Major System led by Post Captain Raphael Colegrove; ended with the death of Colegrove and two others; Seravis Major System quarantined in its aftermath.
* 0222 PCU: Exploration of the Cardeus Brink System led by Blair Bellamy; expedition was the farthest any Human had yet travelled from Centrum and laid the foundation for the establishment of the Carina Observatory.
* 0239-0249 PCU: *Wanderer* Project; colonisation of the Firewatch System led by Post Captain Blair Bellamy; established the Firewatch colony after a sublight journey of eight years; established a Drift Gate to link the system to the rest of the Tantalus Cluster in 0249 PCU.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Braidwood Expedition | The Sojourn Lore Short
2. ↑ Pioneer | Worlds of Tantalus | The Sojourn
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Firewatch | Worlds of Tantalus | The Sojourn
Centrum Military Manual

The **Centrum Military Manual** is a code of procedures that governs the Centran Defence Force.

Article 14, Section B of the Military Manual specifically refers to personnel welfare:

> *"Should a supervising officer in command of a vessel or facility conclude that a member of his or her staff is suffering from extreme stress or physical exhaustion, they are both permitted and encouraged to remove the individual in question from active duty for a period of mandatory rest and recreation."*
>
>

Such directives were made to ensure active duty personnel are not mentally or physically exhausted when performing their duties.
Deacon's Post

**Deacon's Post** is a planet of the Holy Advari Empire, located on the edges of the CDC-41-Gamma nebula in the Diaconate Reaches near the Callandra Nimbus.

## Geography

Known to most within the Empire as an important, well-populated giftworld, the planet is in fact barren with a rocky surface and a breathable atmosphere, lacking any visible structures or technological signatures. Trace fluorocarbons in the atmosphere suggest that a technological civilisation has not existed on the planet for thousands of years. Deacon's Post's actual condition is unknown even to senior figures within the Imperial government, with it still being marked on the Empire's maps and clerics of the Faith Eternal still being sent to serve in its temples.

## History

In the year 0304 PCU according to the Tantalus Cluster calendar, the lightship *Cloak of Mercy* withdrew to Deacon's Post following its violent first contact with the Avalon Exploratory Initiative, towing with it the wreck of the Unioner outrider *Mariana*. Inquisitor Castian Vadric was ordered by Empress Valendra the Sixth to visit Deacon's Post and collect the *Cloak of Mercy's* report, but encountered the ship before he could reach the planet, leaving him unaware of the planet's actual condition.

The following year, Vadric, having being captured by the Avalon Exploratory Initiative, accompanied the *Guinevere* on an expedition to rescue Merician ships, which took them through Deacon's Post's star system. Vadric was disturbed to discover the planet's true status.

## References

1. ↑ *Inclement Weather*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 *Contact, Wait Out*
3. ↑ *Yesterday's War*
DM-24 EM Marksman Rifle

- Long Range EM Marksman Rifle

The Calbrook **DM-24 EM Marksman Rifle** is an EM Rifle, originally used by the CDF. In recent years, more and more of these rifles are seen in Civilian Privateer hands, albeit often with heavy modification.

## Description

Featuring a heavy stock and a long barrel, the DM-24 EM Marksman Rifle is designed for marksmanship and long range fighting.

After-market modifications are often made to the DM-24, but as to what these modifications are for is unknown.

## Usage

### After Market-Modified

* Privateers
* Rogue Privateers/Privateer Pirates (Presumably)
Carina Observatory

**Carina Observatory** is a Deep Space Telescope platform in a wide orbit around the star Cardeus. The Observatory is the location in which astrophysicist Dr. Sadavar Edric recorded and discovered the appearance of the CDC-41-Gamma Nebula, which would later become the target of the Avalon Exploratory Initiative.

## Crew

* Dr. Sadavar Edric (Formerly)
* Elizabeth Ancelet (Assumed)

## Trivia

* Carina Observatory is likely named after a Carina, a biological term for a Keel-shaped structure, or the Constellation Carina, which roughly translates to Keel or Hull from Latin.
Drift Lane

A **Drift Lane** is an interstellar corridor between two Drift Gates that is used for regular travel between nearby star systems.

## Physics

A Drift Lane is the connection between two "Paired" Drift Gates, where an entered gate accelerates vessels that pass through it, and an exit gate "catches" and decelerates incoming vessels - vastly improving the accuracy of Drift Gate travel over a single Gate jump. Drift Gate pairing is a difficult endeavour, and as such when two Drift Gates are paired, they tend to stay paired. This means that when one or both of the pair enters the shadow of their gravitational governor, the Drift lane they are a part of becomes inoperable until they can be paired once again. This downtime is used for regular Lane maintenance and repairs.

## History

The first Drift Lane was established after the Pioneer return gate was constructed, approximately a year after the Pioneer Expedition's launch. All subsequent Lanes were formed by the same method - an initial Gate was created, through which an Expeditionary fleet would travel to the new Star System with the required components to build a return gate. The exception to this rule is the Firewatch System - due to Firewatch being a Red Giant, and due to the inherent inaccuracies of single-gate travel, the *Wanderer* was built and sent to Firewatch on an eight-year voyage through the interstellar void. Upon arrival, a return gate was constructed as normal.

The ultimate aim of the Avalon Expedition is to create a Drift Lane between Tantalus and CDC-41-Gamma, allowing the people to Tantalus to spread out and overcome the effects of the Great Famine.

## References

1. ↑ The Sojourn: Drift and Drift Gates - Avalon Archives
2. ↑ Drift Lanes in Warfare | Official Lore Short | The Sojourn