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Sunbeam

The ***Sunbeam*** is a *Sunlight*-type Liquid Haulage Barque of Centran origin attached to the Avalon Expedition Fleet.

## History

The *Sunbeam* passed through Edric's Gate to the CDC-41-Gamma nebula in 0304 PCU. Like much of the Expedition Fleet, it was scattered on arrival, but suffered only light damage and arrived in close proximity to the Frontier Union frigate *Abigail*, which was suffering carbon dioxide recycling issues due to damage sustained in transit. In the next few days, the *Abigail* successfully escorted the *Sunbeam,* and both vessels reunited with the wider Avalon Expedition Fleet around the *Avalon*.

Following the first Avalon Bombing, the *Sunbeam*, like other vessels in the fleet, was searched for signs of explosives.

After the CSV *Shabayev* re-established contact with the Expedition Fleet, the *Sunbeam* was ordered to assist in its repairs. During the subsequent general revolt against Vice Admiral Winston Redfield's commandeering of the expedition fleet, the *Sunbeam*, 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 *Sunbeam* moved with the rest of the surviving fleet to The Greenhouse.

## Behind The Scenes

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.

Gabriel Fonseca has provided the Wiki Team with exclusive Behind-The-Scenes shots of the *Sunbeam's* work in progress model. Thank you as always, Gabriel.

The *Sunbeam'*s BowBroadsideProwStern
## Appearances

* "*Inclement Weather*" (mentioned)
* "*Yesterday's War*" (mentioned)
* "*Non-Zero Sum*" (mentioned)
* "*Theirs Not the Make Reply"* (mentioned)

## References

1. ↑ Ship ID Chart (Patreon)
2. ↑ **Non-Zero Sum**
3. ↑ *Inclement Weather*
4. ↑ *Yesterday's War*
5. ↑ *Theirs Not to Make Reply*
6. ↑ *Theirs Not to Reason Why*
7. ↑ *Contact, Wait Out*
Nikau'o Kovacs

Captain **Nikau'o Kovacs** is a Centran captain and the commanding officer of the Fuel Hauler *Sunbeam*.

## Biography

Shortly after arriving in CDC-41-Gamma, Kovacs's vessel met up with the *Avalon*. After the Avalon Bombings, Kovacs' ship was amongst those searched for explosives.

Later, during the general revolt against Vice Admiral Winston Redfield's commandeering of the expedition fleet, Captain Kovacs, alongside the rest of the civilian fleet, ordered a reactor shutdown and refused to heed to the Admiral's demands.

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

When a fleet of Advari Lightships were spotted heading towards The Greenhouse, Kovacs, alongside the rest of the command staff of the fleet, was brought in to discuss the fleet's next course of action. Kovacs asked if it would be possible to pack up the *Avalon* and the Return Gate and flee to a system deeper into the nebula, but both because of time and concerns that the Gate wouldn't be able to reach Tantalus in that eventuality, the idea was not considered. Later, he concurred with Captain Maxine Blake that the expedition fleet should try and cut their losses and flee.

## Appearances

**Volume 4**

* *Observer Effect*

## References

1. ↑ Ship ID Chart
2. ↑ Observer Effect
3. ↑ *Inclement Weather*
4. ↑ *Yesterday's War*
5. ↑ *Theirs Not to Reason Why*
6. ↑ *Contact, Wait Out*
7. ↑ *Observer Effect*
Skeleton Crew (Episode)

> "You work in space long enough, and you figure out that the part of a ship that needs the most care and attention is the crew." - *Mathias Croft*
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**"Skeleton Crew"** is the fourth episode in the Anthology Shorts series.

## Synopsis

Aboard the *Guinevere*, Croft gives Elizabeth a better understanding of the ship and her crew.

## Summary

In the bowels of the *Guinevere*, Croft works away at an engineering task of his. Liz finds him at work, bringing him a cup of tea(?), before asking about a jacket she'd left on the *Guin* last time she was aboard. Croft points her to it, explaining that he was going to have brought it too her, but he'd gotten caught up with his current task.

He explains that they'd only just updated the *Guin*'s torpedo guidance systems before they left Tantalus, and as such it was requiring some tweaking to work well with the *Guin*'s unique and largely untested platform. Liz questions the amount of work that Croft seems to do aboard the vessel, but he explains that he enjoys being kept busy.

He explains that most of the ship's functions are automated by necessity, given the *Guin* was built for a crew of 8, but both of them agree that such automation isn't cheap. Liz mentions how it would've been cheaper to bring on more crew, but Croft explains how Cass had never wanted to bring on more crew. He mentions how he was sure it was only his cooking skill that made Cass and Meds want to keep him around.

Liz then says about her worries, namely about how she doesn't want to intrude on the *Guin*'s tight-knit structure. Croft rebukes this, explaining that the most care and attention on a ship needs to be given to it's crew - something that both he and Cass agree Liz does quite well. Liz thanks Croft for his advice, before parting ways.

## Cast

* Ben Prendergast as Mathias Croft
* Emily Serdahl as Elizabeth Ancelet

## Trivia

* He likes two sugars in his hot drinks. Whether he prefers tea or coffee is unknown.
Tamika Jinn

Captain **Tamika Jinn** was a Frontier Union Militia officer, Captain of the frigate *Abigail*, and part of the Avalon Exploratory Initiative until her death in the Avalon bombings.

## Biography

At some point before joining the Avalon Expedition, Jinn had a son, who now lives on Dalstaff II. She also fought for the Frontier Union Militia during the Frontier War, at one time commanding a group of militiamen (including a young and radical Omar Maalsuwda) on a cleanup patrol on Seravis Major. During an engagement with a group of CMC marines, the sounds of their firefight attracted a number of native stringwolves. Jinn elected to work with the CMC marines to survive the encounter, a move that was mostly well received by her squad, but led to her being demoted by her superiors after the battle.

Captain Jinn was in command of the *Abigail* during the jump through Edric's Gate. Shortly after arriving, the *Abigail* made contact with the *Sunbeam*, a fuel tanker in the Expedition Fleet. Although the *Abigail* had suffered critical damage to its CO2 filters during the jump, Captain Jinn recognised that the *Sunbeam's* cargo was far more valuable than the *Abigail's* - as such, in a speech to her crew, she restated the point of the Avalon Exploratory Initiative, putting down any suggestion that they would force their allies to hand over their still working CO2 filter.

Following the first *Avalon* bombing, Jinn led the agreed relocation of all Union personnel onto her vessel. She was aboard when the second bombing occurred, in which the *Abigail's* reactor core was destablised. Thanks to Captain Jinn's quick actions, she managed to move the *Abigail* to a safe distance from the Avalon Platform before the ship detonated, killing all personnel aboard, including herself.

## Personality

Captain Jinn was fiercely defensive and protective of her Frontier Union brethren, but also understood just how vital the Avalon Initiative was to the survival of not just her people, but all peoples of the Tantalus Cluster. Her willingness not only to put her own crew's lives in danger in exchange for keeping the *Sunbeam* very much confirms this side of her personality.

Following the loss of the *Mariana* during the Edric's Gate Jump, Jinn refused to believe the story relayed to her by the primarily CDF members of the *Avalon* platform about the Ship's demise, showing that she still mistrusts the CDF, even if she is willing to work with them for a common goal. This is further shown by her past willingness to work with the enemy in the name of the greater good.

## Relationships

### Tamara 'Meds' Melari

Jinn and Meds did not have a good relationship, given Meds' staunch anti-Union stance compared to Jinn's own. This resulted in several tense standoffs between the women. However, following Jinn's death and the discovery of the true perpetrator of the Avalon Station bombings, Meds is shown to feel great remorse about her treatment of the Unioners who had died, especially Jinn.

## Appearances

* Volume 1
	+ *"Inclement Weather"* (mentioned)
	+ *"Yesterday's War"* (Guest)
* Anthology Shorts
	+ *"Non-Zero Sum"*
Kestrel

The ***Kestrel*** was a civilian ship that was a part of the Avalon Exploratory Initiative.

## History

The *Kestrel* deployed with the Avalon Expedition Fleet through Edric's Gate in 0304 PCU as part of the expedition to the CDC-41-Gamma nebula. The Fleet was scattered after its arrival in the nebula, but the *Kestrel* successfully rejoined the flagship *Avalon* after three days.

During the subsequent general revolt against Vice Admiral Winston Redfield's commandeering of the expedition fleet, the *Kestrel*, alongside the *Triumph*, was one of the first ships to shutdown her reactor and refuse to heed to the Admiral's demands. As the other ships in the fleet followed suit, Redfield almost deployed CMC Marines to the *Kestrel*, before the situation was diffused and civilian command was restored.

Shortly after, with control of the fleet returned to civilian hands, the *Kestrel* 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 *Kestrel* was one of the last civilian ships to make it towards the Gate. Shortly after the *Sunbeam* made her transit, the *Kestrel* was beared down upon by a group of Advari Fliers. The first assault killed it's commanding officer, Captain Felix LaBelle, and her engines. Captain Bridget Volkova reached out to the *Guinevere*, who was still attempting to save the vessel, begging them to save themselves, before the vessel was destroyed shortly after.

## Appearances

* *Inclement Weather* (mentioned)
* *Theirs Not to Reason Why*
* *Observer Effect* (Mentioned)
* *Forlorn Hope*

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Forlorn Hope*
2. ↑ Ship ID Chart
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 *Inclement Weather*
4. ↑ *Theirs Not to Reason Why*
5. ↑ *Contact, Wait Out*
Rachel Weisheimer

Captain **Rachel Weisheimer** was a Centran captain and the commanding officer of the science vessel *Siochana*.

## Biography

At some point, Weisheimer joined the Henshall Institute for Higher Learning, before eventually being assigned to captain the *Siochana* Shortly after arriving in CDC-41-Gamma, Weisheimer's vessel met up with the *Avalon*.

Following the *Guinevere's* initial exploration of The Greenhouse, Weisheimer and her vessel travelled back to the pulsar system to collect further scan data.

Later, during the general revolt against Vice Admiral Winston Redfield's commandeering of the expedition fleet, Captain Weisheimer, alongside the rest of the civilian fleet, ordered a reactor shutdown and refused to heed to the Admiral's demands.

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

When a fleet of Advari Lightships were spotted heading towards The Greenhouse, Weisheimer, alongside the rest of the command staff of the fleet, was brought in to discuss the fleet's next course of action. Weisheimer stood by Director Ancelet about the importance of the nebula to scientific research going forwards. She also pointed out that even with all the food they've so far harvested, they'd only be able to improve Tantalus' situation for a few weeks at most. Later, when Lieutenant Commander Ravi recommended bringing topsoil back instead, Weisheimer concurred with him, explaining how just a small nutrient injection like that could vastly improve crop yield back in Tantalus.

During the evacuation of The Greenhouse system by the Avalon Expedition Fleet through the Return Gate, Captain Weisheimer provided interference and electronic warfare support to cover the approach of the *Guinevere*, *Hotstepper*, and *Tserekai* as they bushwacked an Advari Lightship. However, the *Siochana* suffered a sudden reactor failure, falling behind the rest of the ships as they retreated to the Avalon. Weisheimer begged for the *Guinevere's* aid as it fled, to no avail. With no hope of rescue, the *Siochana* was beared down upon and destroyed by the encroaching ships.

## Appearances

**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. ↑ *The Promised Land*
6. ↑ *Theirs Not to Reason Why*
7. ↑ *Contact, Wait Out*
8. ↑ *Observer Effect*
Second Landing

**Second Landing** is the capital city of Maiala's Rest. In 0290 PCU, following the Primrose Incident, the Red Bannerets led by Kaito Hakim stormed the city's Centran government house and slaughtered the members of the Frontier Union political party as part of their uprising which would result in the creation of the Frontier Union.
Siochana

The ***Siochana*** was a civilian ship operated by the Henshall Institute for Higher Learning that was part of the Avalon Expedition Fleet.

## History

The *Siochana* deployed with the rest of the Avalon Expedition Fleet through Edric's Gate in 0304 PCU as part of the expedition to the CDC-41-Gamma nebula. Unlike most of the fleet, it escaped being scattered on arrival and quickly re-established contact with the flagship *Avalon*. Three days after the Expedition Fleet's arrival in the nebula, the *Siochana* was conducting deep-sky surveys, which played a part in the fleet's discovery of Lauralyn Conduits.

Following the discovery of edible vegetation on the Vitrified Planet, the *Siochana* travelled to the its system to set up harvesting shelters.

During the general revolt against Vice Admiral Winston Redfield's commandeering of the expedition fleet, the *Siochana*, 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 *Siochana* 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 *Siochana* provided interference and electronic warfare support to cover the approach of the *Guinevere*, *Hotstepper*, and *Tserekai* as they bushwacked an Advari Lightship. However, the *Siochana* suffered a sudden reactor failure, falling behind the rest of the ships as they retreated to the Avalon. With no hope of rescue, the *Siochana* was beared down upon and destroyed by the encroaching ships.

## Appearances

* *Inclement Weather* (Mentioned)
* *The Promised Land*
* *Theirs Not to Reason Why* (Mentioned)
* *Observer Effect* (Mentioned)
* *Forlorn Hope*

## Behind the Scenes

"Siochana" is the Irish word for "peace".

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Forlorn Hope*
2. ↑ Ship ID Chart (Patreon)
3. ↑ *Inclement Weather*
4. ↑ *The Promised Land*
5. ↑ *Theirs Not to Reason Why*
6. ↑ *Contact, Wait Out*
Karl Aaberg

## Appearances

**Karl Aaberg** was a Centran astronaut active shortly before Centrum's unification. Together with Juliana Anahera and Tan Lin, they were part of the 6th Lysara Southern Survey Expedition, a momentous scientific expedition on the Centran moon of Lysara in 0005 BCU, which discovered the material known as Riberite, and through it the substance known as Drift.
Travis Lock

**Travis Lock** is a popular musician in the Tantalus Cluster.

## Biography

At some point, Lock gained popularity as a musician within Tantalus. His audience appears to be primarily teenaged girls.

## Trivia

* Meds is a fan of his, apparently having sung some of his songs when intoxicated. Thus, he is almost certainly Centran, though this hasn't been confirmed.
* Daniel Orrett has referred to Travis Lock as "Space Harry Styles".

## References

1. ↑ *Yesterday's War* - Croft; "Still though, wouldn’t have pegged you for a Travis Lock fan. I think my cousin has all of his albums. Of course she’s fifteen..."
2. ↑ *Yesterday's War* - Croft; "I really don’t know what you’re embarrassed about, you have a beautiful voice." Meds; "I am not embarrassed. And this is the last time I drink anything that you 'made in the machine shop'."
3. ↑ Confirmed by Daniel Orrett in a Discord message
Hawthorne

**Hawthorne** was a CMC Marine in the Centran Defence Force , who fought on Seravis Major during the Frontier War.

## Biography

Sometime before or during the Frontier War, Hawthorne joined the CMC and became a marine.

During the Tandil Rush, Hawthorne's unit was on tour in Seravis Major, likely becoming trapped after the Frontier Union Militia captured the planet. There, he and his squad got into a firefight with a squad of militia lead by Sergeant Tamika Jinn, which riled the local wildlife. Due to this, Sgt. Jinn negotiated a cease fire, wherein the two sides would work together to hold off the hostile creatures.

During the following holdout, Hawthorne fraternised with a young Omar Maalsuwda, with the two competing to see who could get the most stringwolf kills, a challenge with Maalsuwda won. It's unknown what happened to Hawthorne after this battle.
S.A. Langsley

## Appearances

**S.A. Langsley** was a Centran scientist 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 J.G. Holguín and one-hundred and eighteen other scientists.
Sadavar Edric

> *"Humans will always put aside their differences in the end. "In the end" being the operative term."*
> - Doctor Sadavar Edric
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Doctor **Sadavar Edric** is a Firewatch-born astrophysicist. He discovered the CDC-41-Gamma nebula and spearheaded the Avalon Exploratory Initiative and Edric's Gate project to colonise the nebula. He retired shortly before the launch of the Avalon Expedition Fleet to CDC-41-Gamma.

## Biography

Dr. Edric is presumed to have been born on Firewatch and had adopted his daughter Elizabeth before the inception of the Avalon Expedition. Several years later, he would go onto join the research facility at Carina Observatory, which he would eventually come to lead. In this time, Edric recorded the sudden appearance of a new Nebula in the night's sky over three thousand light years away from Tantalus, which was denoted as CDC-41-Gamma.

Long range scans suggested that the nebula was abundant with resources and star systems, spurring Dr. Edric to take charge of the Avalon Exploratory Initiative, and the subsequent creation of the giant Edric's Gate to facilitate travel between Tantalus and this new stellar object. He was also put in charge of Gatehouse Station during this time.

Shortly before the departure of the Expedition Fleet was to go ahead, Dr. Edric retired, returning to Firewatch, and leaving the Initiative up to his daughter, Elizabeth Ancelet, in his stead.

## Relationships

### Elizabeth Ancelet

Elizabeth has said little about her adoptive father, but it appears his choice to leave the Initiative so suddenly and leave it in the hands of his daughter has affected her less than one would expect. Furthermore, Elizabeth has spoken kindly of her father, suggesting he deserves a break after working to create the Avalon Exploratory Initiative for the past four years.
Liddenworth

**Liddenworth** is a publishing house in the Tantalus Cluster.

## Publications

* Asha D. Malewezi, Beatrycze N. Chlebek, and Setiawan J. Moore, *Fundamental Principles of Astronautical Engineering, 2nd Edition*, 0282 PCU

* Drahomíra Vlček, *Principles of Interstellar Navigation*, 0294 PCU

## References

1. ↑ Gabriel Fonseca, *The Science of Drift*
Validar II

**Validar II** is the second planet in the Valeria Sibus System. The rocky planet has one natural satellite, the frozen ocean moon Validar IIa, and is also orbited by the Val-2 Orbital industrial complex.

During the Frontier War, the Battle of Validar II was fought between the Centrum Assembly and the Frontier Union near the planet.

## References

1. ↑ The Sojourn: Worlds of Tantalus: The Centrum Assembly
2. ↑ The Sojourn: Tripathia Class Ship of the Line - Ship Breakdown
Lauralyn Conduit

> *"Stable interstellar flight through a corridor of contracted space, exactly as Lauralyn predicted! If only she could have seen this..."*
> - Elizabeth Ancelet, after Tantalus' first successful transition of a Lauralyn Conduit.
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**Lauralyn Conduits** (Advari: *al idaval*, "the pathways") are permanently-warped corridors of space in which superluminal motion is possible. Lauralyn Conduits are somewhat analogous to Drift Lanes, in that they are traversable in both directions, but unlike Drift Lanes, they cannot be re-oriented.

## History

Lauralyn Conduits exist in the CDC-41-Gamma nebula. Known to the Advari *ai idaval* ("the pathways"), according the their religious mythology, the pathways were "woven by Advar" so that the Advari people might be united by his truth.

Lauralyn Conduits were originally theorised by the Tantalus Cluster scientist Doctor Lauralyn as a possible means of faster-than-light travel, but were largely dismissed by the cluster's scientific community as impossible. However, the Lauralyn Conduits of CDC-41-Gamma were discovered several hundred years after Lauralyn in 0304 PCU by the Avalon Exploratory Initiative, which the expedition's leader, Doctor Elizabeth Ancelet, surmised had caused the scattering of the Avalon Expedition Fleet.

## Behind the Scenes

Lauralyn Conduits were inspired by the real-world theoretical concept of the Krasnikov tube, which envisions a permanently-warped corridor of space that would enable faster-than-light travel.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Inclement Weather*
2. ↑ *Contact, Wait Out*
3. ↑ The Science of The Sojourn - Roundtable Discussion, *Cast Adrift*
Tamworth

**Tamworth** is a Merician shipwright in the Tantalus Cluster.

## History

It's likely that Tamworth formed after the end of the Great Merician Exile, as Mericia corporations and cooperatives found themselves a glut of new customers. Tamworth appears to use modular cargo pods for at least their Packet Schooner line of vessels.

## Products

### Civilian

* 'Porter' Medium Packet Schooner
* 'Traverser' Heavy Packet Schooner
LS-31U EM Carbine

- Standard Issue CMC Carbine Rifle

The Calbrook **LS-31U EM Carbine** is a standard issue Carbine Rifle, primarily used by the Centran Marine Corps.

## Description

The LS-31U is a bulky weapon with significant metal plating around the Carbine's muzzle and (presumed) magazine receiver, with venting ports along the sides of the blocky barrel. It has a light stock, and the standard issue Carbine comes with iron sights.

## Usage

* Centran Marine Corps
* Privateers (Military Surplus, Assumed)
	+ The *Guinevere*

## References

1. ↑ Visual Dictionary Edition 1, Page 7
2. ↑ Seen in the Launch Trailer, wielded by Meds. Assumed to be still part of the *Guinevere's* arsenal.
Rialtis-Firewatch Drift Gate

The **Rialtis-Firewatch Drift Gate** is a Drift Gate in the Rialtis System. Placed at the Rialtis V-Rialtis Lagrange Point 4, it connects to the Firewatch-Rialtis Drift Gate and permits faster-than-light travel along the Drift Lane to the Firewatch System.

## References

1. ↑ The Sojourn: Worlds of Tantalus: The Centrum Assembly
Scar Tissue (Episode)

**"Scar Tissue"** is the ninth episode in the Anthology Shorts series. Written by Larissa Thompson and performed by Emily Serdahl and Laura Faye Smith, it was released on January 29th 2022.

## Synopsis

In the wake of her and Cass's ordeal on the Vitrified Planet, Elizabeth seeks insight from Meds.

## Summary

Elizabeth visits Meds under the guise of needing a medical screening for her still-healing leg - however, Meds quickly sees through the ruse, and asks why she's really there. Elizabeth confides in Meds that she's stressed about her leadership position, but also admits she visited Meds specifically because she wanted to talk about Cass, specifically about everything they spoke about down on the Vitrified Planet.

Elizabeth confides that she's not sure if she said the right things - even going so far as to reveal that she was so out of it on the planet, what with her broken leg and delirium setting in, that she doesn't really remember what she said. Despite it seeming to have gone down well with Cass, Elizabeth herself shows a moment of insecurity about her words and actions.

However, Meds reassures her, explaining that all Elizabeth needs to do is *be there* for Cass. She points out how Elizabeth has already helped Cass more than Meds has in the four years previous, at least when it comes to her trauma, which Elizabeth is thankful for. The short ends with the pair marking their growing bond with a willingness to share "scandalous secrets" on Elizabeth's part, showing the two's growing friendship.

## Cast

* Emily Serdahl as Elizabeth Ancelet
* Laura Faye Smith as Tamara Melari
Pannaron

***Pannaron*** ("backpack" in Teldrani) are improvised modular utility pods designed to attach to connecting plates on the dorsal and ventral hulls of Frontier Union Militia outriders. *Pannaron* include modular weapon systems and crew habitats, and enable the craft to fulfil a multitude of different mission roles.

## *Pannaron* types

* Missile pod (15x long-range anti-capital ship missiles)
* Mine dispenser (48x anti-ship mines)
* Drone pod (4x Iteration-9 Spider Fighter Drones)
* Crew habitat (derived from prefabricated colony shelters, 44x passengers)

## References

1. ↑ The Sojourn: Florencia Class Outrider | Official Ship Breakdown
Wicked Witch

The ***Wicked Witch*** was the flagship of Arcelia Abescal, "the Pirate Queen of Atamara" and leader of the Paleborn pirate band.

## History

In the wake of the Primrose Incident of 290 PCU, Abescal led an attack on the Axius System from the *Wicked Witch*, under instructions from Kaito Hakim to acquire ships and supplies by force to bolster the Frontier Union's fledgling navy. Under her command, the vessel proved effective at wresting ship after ship from Assembly hands, and after the battle, led a fleet 30% larger than it had commanded on arrival back to the Atamara Crossroads System for delivery to the Frontier Union Militia.

## References

1. ↑ First Battle of Axius | Official Lore Short
Rialtis-Centrum Drift Gate

The **Rialtis-Centrum Drift Gate** is a Drift Gate in the Rialtis System. Placed at the Rialtis IV-Rialtis Lagrange Point 4, it connects to the Centrum-Rialtis 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
Inner Worlds

The **Inner Worlds** are a region in the CDC-41-Gamma nebula centred around Advar Primaris that notionally form the metropolitan core of the Holy Advari Empire. In reality, much of the rest of CDC-41-Gamma has been abandoned by the Advari, and the Inner Worlds are all that remains of their empire.

The Inner Worlds are separated from the rest of the nebula by the Aegis of Invia. Most monarchs of the Holy Advari Empire never leave the Inner Worlds.

## References

1. ↑ *Forlorn Hope*
2. ↑ *Theirs Not to Reason Why*
3. ↑ *Beneath The Banner*
Maiala's Rest-Teldrin Drift Gate

The **Maiala's Rest-Teldrin Drift Gate** is a Drift Gate in the Maiala's Rest System. Placed at the Maiala's Rest-Mirage Lagrange point 4, it connects to the Teldrin-Maiala's Rest Drift Gate and permits faster-than-light travel along the Drift Lane to the Maiala's Rest System.

## References

1. ↑ The Sojourn: Worlds of Tantalus - The Frontier Union
Taida Jadina

Captain **Taida Jadina** was the Frontier Union Militia Captain in command of *Seraphina*, serving alongside Captain Omar Maalsuwda in his flotilla as part of the Avalon Exploratory Initiative. She died in the Battle of Maalsuwda's Holdfast, covering the retreat of the rest of Maalsuwda's military and civilian forces.

## Biography

Sometime before 0304 PCU, Jadina joined the Frontier Union Militia, eventually being given command of *Seraphina*. Then, she, alongside a number of other Militia vessels, joined the Avalon Exploratory Initiative. Sometime after arriving in CDC-41-Gamma, she and many other vessels in the Union contigent of the Avalon Expedition Fleet were able to join up once more. 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.

Jadina made contact with the *Guinevere* upon its first approach to the Holdfast, rescuing the vessel from one of the many mines that constitute the Aegis. Shortly after making full contact with the *Avalon*, however, and following the arrival of Director Elizabeth Ancelet's unanticipated support fleet, an Advari force from the Aegis were dispatched, and Jadina, alongside other crews, were deployed from the disassembling Holdfast to ward off the incoming enemy fleet.

During the battle, the *Seraphina* was surrounded and almost destroyed by enemy flyers, being rescued by the *Guin*'s swarm missiles. Shortly after, Jadina and the captain of the *Whiplash* elected to stay behind to defend the escaping military and civilian ships in Maalsuwda's flotilla, covering their escape as the group fled into the local Lauralyn Conduit. It is highly likely Jadina perished shortly thereafter.
The Artwork of The Sojourn (Cast Adrift)

Cast Adrift - The Artwork of The Sojourn

**The Artwork of The Sojourn** is the fourth episode of *Cast Adrift*, *The Sojourn*'s official behind-the-scenes podcast.

## Synopsis

Larissa and her guest, *The Sojourn's* visual artist, Leon Woon, discuss the process of creating art for *The Sojourn*.

## Q&A

Vicho Deivis - "If it were entirely up to you, would you change some character general appearance, and why?"

Izzy the Wiki Witch of the West - "What step in the design process do you find the most enjoyable?"

Izzy the Wiki Witch of the West - "If you could design anything for The Sojourn, what would it be and why?"

## Cast

* Larissa Thompson as Herself
* Leon Woon as Himself

## External Links

* "The Artwork of The Sojourn" on The Sojourn YouTube channel

## References

1. ↑ https://youtu.be/eQuIs3nnsDI?t=1601
2. ↑ https://youtu.be/eQuIs3nnsDI?t=1698
3. ↑ https://youtu.be/eQuIs3nnsDI?t=1818
Vidara Gateforge

Vidara Gateforge is a dedicated Gate-building facility established by Grathan Gateworks after laying claims to Vidara's resource deposits.

## Background

Vidara Gateforge is the largest and most advanced Gate-building facility ever to be constructed, filling the void left by KDFY following the Merician incident (see the history of *Merician Freehold*) and providing Drift Gates to most of Tantalus. Parts used in the construction of Edric's Gate (especially the more advanced and highly industrialised components of the Drift Gate) were likely manufactured at the gateforge.

The gateforge is also one of three largest free floating assemblages of space structures in Tantalus, the other two being KDFY and the floating city of Mericia.
Hematite

**Hematite** is a crystalline mineral ore with many similar aesthetic properties to Riberite, but without significant Drift content. Hematite, physically, has many of the same characteristics of Riberite, such as the sheen, blackened colour, sharp angles, and speckling, giving it the nickname "Fool's Drift." It is unknown if there is any way beyond intensive material analysis of distinguishing Riberite and Hematite.

## Behind the Scenes

* The term "Fool's Drift" is a reference to "Fool's Gold," A.K.A. Iron Pyrite, a substance with many aesthetic properties similar to Gold that would often fool prospectors.
* Drift is often used as an Analog for Gold in *the Sojourn,* with phrases like "Fool's Drift" and "Hoping to Strike Drift" both being used.

## References

1. ↑ *The Sojourn Visual Dictionary - Edition One*
Lucas Darnick

Captain **Lucas Darnick** was the Frontier Union Militia Captain in command of *Hotstepper*, serving alongside Captain Omar Maalsuwda in his flotilla as part of the Avalon Exploratory Initiative.

## Biography

Sometime before 0304 PCU, Darnick joined the Frontier Union Militia, eventually being given command of *Hotstepper*. Then, he, alongside a number of other Militia vessels, joined the Avalon Exploratory Initiative. Sometime after arriving in CDC-41-Gamma, he and many other vessels in the Union contigent of the Avalon Expedition Fleet were able to join up once more. 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.

Following the arrival of Director Elizabeth Ancelet's unanticipated support fleet, an Advari force from the Aegis were dispatched, and Darnick, alongside other crews, were deployed from the disassembling Holdfast to ward off the incoming enemy fleet.

During the battle, Darnick and the *Hotstepper* was able to escape alongside the civilian vessels, *Rodrigo*, *Tserekai*, and *Guinevere*. Shortly after, he partook in the Raid on the Aegis of Invia, voicing his beliefs that Vadric had betrayed them. In the following days, when the incoming Advari invasion fleet was detected, Darnick continued to act hostile both towards Vadric and Meds, calling them both traitors, before quickly being shut down by Maalsuwda.

During the evacuation of The Greenhouse by the Avalon Expedition Fleet through the Return Gate, the *Hotstepper*, alongside the *Guinevere*, *Tserekai*, and *Siochana* bushwacked an Advari Lightship as it approached the fleet. However, the *Siochana* suffered a sudden reactor failure, falling behind the rest of the ships as they retreated to the Avalon. With no hope of rescue, Captain Darnick and cohort were forced to leave them behind.

Shortly after this, the *Hotstepper* aided the rest of the defensive formation, helping destroy incoming fliers and, later, missiles. However, the vessel was at some point entirely vented by enemy weapons fire, leaving it lost with all hands, including Captain Darnick.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Forlorn Hope*
2. ↑ Where Angels Fear to Tread
Kayda

**Kayda** was a Staff Medic aboard Gatehauler GH-0007-VG, as a part of the Avalon Expedition Fleet. Before she, like the majority of the rest of her crew, died due to debris injures as the Gatehauler passed through a dense micrometeorite ring.

## Biography

Little is known about Kayda due to her death before the crew of the *Guinevere* could arrive. It's known that she had a family, and that she was the one who sealed the bulkheads and ensured that her and the other survivor's compartments had air. It is assumed she succumbed to her injuries, as she refused to give any of her stimulants to herself.

## Relationships

### Wounded Man

As they were the only survivors, Kayda and the Wounded man bonded over their 4 days of isolation. The Wounded man appeared to be much more badly hurt than Kayda, and as such she used most of their available medicine on him. This sacrifice likely lead to her own demise.
Swift Conveyance

The Swift Conveyance, along with the Friendly Expedience and one of the Gatehaulers, stalked by an Advari lightship.

## Appearances

### First appearance

*Contact, Wait Out*

The ***Swift Conveyance*** is a Merician Treasure Ship in Captain Maxine Blake's flotilla. As of around 100th of Equinox, 305 PCU, the ship has rejoined the main Avalon Expedition Fleet.

## History

After arriving in CDC-41-Gamma, the *Conveyance* met up with two other ships - the Treasure Ship *Friendly Expedience* and one of the Gatehaulers of the Avalon Exploratory Initiative. Cpt. Blake, commanding officer of the *Expedience*, prepared a widebeam signal into the nebula, but before the small flotilla could get underway and closely examine the local space-time anomalies, the *Expedience*'s PMC escort was destroyed by a local Advari Lightship, and Blake's flotilla was forced into hiding in an interference band of a local supermassive giant.

Eight months later, Blake's initial emergency signal was heard by elements of the Avalon Expedition Fleet. After some decoding of the transmission thanks to the help of one Mathias Croft, the *Avalon* dispatched one of their attached warships, the *Guinevere*, to the location of the signal.

With the *Guinevere*'s help, Blake and her fleet were able to escape from hiding, with the *Guinevere* pulling off a dangerous slingshot maneuver into the local gas giant's atmosphere, creating a wake large enough for the small fleet to ride out with them before the pursuing Advari lightship could strike. Thanks to the *Guinevere's* efforts, Blake's entire flotilla escaped unscathed, and rejoined the broad Avalon Fleet.
Kulkarni

## Professor Kulkarni

**Professor Kulkarni** is a Centran professor of Applied Astronavigation. He is known for being intense by his students, expecting high standards of uniform and timeliness.

## Biography

Given that he was one of Lieutenant Commander Ravi's professors, it's likely that Kulkarni worked at an officer school in the Axius System during the last years of the Frontier War. It's unknown if he himself served in the Centrum Defence Force before his tenure.

During Foreman Richard Sedgewick's hostage crisis, Ravi told a notable story about Kulkarni to Meds and Croft, although the story went unfinished.

Both Ravi and Arin Bankole reminisced on the Professor's attitude the day before a fleet of Advari Lightships attacked the Avalon Expedition Fleet.

## Reference

1. ↑ *Observer Effect*
2. ↑ *The Promised Land*
Sutedo

The ***Sutedo*** was a warship of the Frontier Union Militia attached to the Avalon Exploratory Initiative. It served under the command of Captain Omar Maalsuwda.

## History

At some point before 0304 PCU, the *Sutedo* was signed on with the Avalon Initiative.

### Lost in CDC-41-Gamma

Sometime after arriving in CDC-41-Gamma, the *Sutedo* regrouped with many other Frontier Union vessels, including that of Captain Maalsuwda. For several months the group traversed the nebula, likely encountering the Advari for the first time during this period. They also managed to recover one the Drift Gate components during this time, hauling it with them.

### Finding the Last Component

Sometime before the 100th of Equinox, 0305 PCU, Maalsuwda's group came across another Gate component being hauled beyond the Aegis of Invia by members of the Holy Advari Empire. Realising how vital it was to reclaim this component if the expedition was to succeed, Maalsuwda ordered the ships in his fleet to form around their already found component in order to create a silent-running Holdfast station, where they would observe the Advari from afar and prepare a daring rescue mission to recover the component.

### Return to The *Avalon*

However, before Maalsuwda's mission could be sent underway, his flotilla regained contact with the *Avalon*. Shortly afterwards, the *Avalon* sent resupply ships and their Gatehauler to pick up Maalsuwda's component. This dramatic increase in activity, however, promptly alerted the Advari to the location of the Holdfast, forcing the Union forces to hastily disassemble the station. The *Sutedo*, alongside the *Rodrigo*, *Tserekai*, *Seraphina*, and *Guinevere*, moved to defend the in-repair *Winchell Chung* and the other retreating civilian ships. Falling out of formation early in the battle, the *Sutedo* was lost with all hands when attacking Fliers struck hard against it.

## Trivia

*Sutedo*, alongside *Tserekai* and *Jamake*, is one of the first ships to be named using the Teldrani conlang.
Season 1, Volume 3 Soundtrack

The Sojourn's **Season 1, Volume 3 Soundtrack** is an original soundtrack composed by Sam Redfern.

The Soundtrack can be found on Distrokid.

## Tracks

1. "Divine Intervention"
2. "At His Leave"
3. "Never Let Them See You Bleed"
4. "Before The Mast"
5. "Search and Seizure"
6. "Splice The Mainbrace"
7. "Dancing In His Shadow"
8. "Heavy Is The Head"
9. "Pillow Mints"
10. "The Sapphire Flag"
11. "To Admit Inadequacy"
12. "The Captain and The Scholar"
13. "The Comfort of Ignorance"
14. "No Edge, No Veil"
15. "Radio Free Sanctum"
16. "Hurry Back"
17. "Straight and Steady"
18. "Distant Light"
19. "The Diaconate Reaches"
20. "Dead Reckoning"
21. "Friendly Expedience"
22. "The Weather Gauge"
23. "A Paper Crown"
24. "The Threshold"
25. "Pinarte-kānduno"
26. "Unbreakable Union"
27. "Holdfast"
28. "Fraternizing With The Enemy"
29. "The Better Part of Valor"
30. "Brinksmanship"
31. "Fighting Retreat"
32. "Something You Breathe"
33. "Running Out The Clock"
34. "Five Hundred and Seventy Seven"
35. "Drowning (Bonus Track)"
Michael Favara

> "*I have to stop them. Stop them before they make their move, whatever it takes. It’s the only way.*" -Michael Favara's suicide note, speaking of the Unioners
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**Michael Favara** was a Centran Defence Force officer who saw service during the Frontier War. Following the war, he was assigned to the Avalon Exploratory Initiative and served as Inventory Officer aboard the *Avalon*. Unwilling to trust Unioners owing to his wartime experiences, he orchestrated the Avalon Bombings, causing the destruction of the Union frigate *Abigail* and the loss of all hands.

## Biography

Favara served as an Ordnance Technician aboard the CSV *Swiftsure* during the Frontier War. In that time, his sister was killed during the Battle of Atamara, which caused some kind of mental break for Michael.

After being reported stable by his doctors, Favara signed on with the Avalon Expedition, wherein he concocted a plan to kill Unioners on the Expedition. He created a bomb out of fertilizer, which was intended for use in colony development, and set it off inside a Drone Service bay.

However, this was merely a ploy to get Unioners aboard the *Abigail*. As the drones in the bay had been severely damaged in the first bombing, the *Abigail* had to be manually refuelled. During this refuelling, Favarra enacted a suicidal bombing on the fuel pipeline, rupturing it and severely damaging the *Abigail.* Ultimately, Favara's actions lead to the destruction of the *Abigail* in a subsequent reactor meltdown.

In his last broadcast, Favara claimed that the Unioners cannot be trusted, and that his actions would be commended in hindsight.
Tacito Lemaire

## Appearances

**Tacito Lemaire** was a Dalstaffian revolutionary and politician who was one of the founding figures of the Frontier Union.

## Biography

Lemaire assumed leadership of Dalstaff II after the Nightbridge Maximum Security Prison Facility was seized by its inmates in 0290 PCU. Lemaire proclaimed himself "Freewarden of Dalstaff", and allied with Kaito Hakim, leader of the Red Bannerets of Maiala's Rest, Henrik Debaan, Grand Selectman of Teldrin, and Arcelia Abescal, the Pirate Queen of Atamara, to proclaim the independence of the four Frontier systems from the Centrum Assembly as the Frontier Union.

Early in the Frontier War, Lemaire, along with Fleet Leader Devin Tandil, opposed the pre-emptive attack by Arcelia Abescal and the Paleborn on the Axius System: Lemaire and Tandil believed that Abescal's reputation for brutality would undermine support in the Assembly for the Union's independence, and were furious when it became clear that Abescal and Kaito Hakim had unilaterally chosen to conduct the attack before convening the Union Council. The brutality of the First Battle of Axius ensured that Lemaire and Tandil's worst fears came to pass, ending any hopes of a negotiated settlement to the crisis and ensuring that Centrum would see total victory over the Union as the only acceptable outcome of the Frontier War.

## References

1. ↑ The Primrose Incident | Official Lore Short | The Sojourn
2. ↑ First Battle of Axius | Official Lore Short | The Sojourn
Waters (Marine)

## Waters

Private **Waters** was a Centran Marine attached to the Avalon Exploratory Initiative.

## Biography

At some point, Waters joined the Centran Marine Corps, and by 0304 PCU, was part of the Marine complement aboard the CSV *Shabayev* under the command of Vice Admiral Winston Redfield. Waters deployed with the *Shabayev* through Edric's Gate as part of the Avalon Expedition Fleet. 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.

Months later, Waters was selected by Commander Lewis Harper to be a part of his 8-man boarding party during the recovery of the Gatehauler at the Raid on the Aegis of Invia. He was killed aboard the station by Advari repulsion forces.

## References

1. ↑ *Inclement Weather*
2. ↑ *Theirs Not to Make Reply*
3. ↑ Where Angels Fear to Tread
Treaty of Mizudori

The **Treaty of Mizudori** is a Frontier War-era international treaty that ensured and continues to ensure to independence and neutrality of the Merician Freehold from the other nations of the Tantalus Cluster, and allows them free commerce with both sides of the War.

## Description

The Treaty ensured that the Merician Freehold was;

* Permitted to maintain neutrality during the Frontier War
* Permitted to do business with both side
	+ Permitted to trade both Civilian and Military goods under these conditions
* Permitted transit through both Centrum Assembly and Frontier Union star systems under a flag of truce.

On the Condition that;

* The Freehold *maintained* it's neutrality throughout the war
	+ Thusly, the Freehold was ordered to keep rates identical for both sides

These condition were deemed acceptable, and thus the Treaty of Mizudori was rectified.

## Consequences

Thanks to the Treaty of Mizudori being observed by both the Assembly and the Union, the Merician Freehold maintained goodwill with both sides, whilst continuing to make profits for the entire war. This left the Freehold perhaps the most stable nation following the resolution of the War and during the heights of the Great Famine.
Teldrin-Atamara Crossroads Drift Gate

The **Teldrin-Atamara Crossroads Drift Gate** is a Drift Gate in the Teldrin System. Placed at the Teldrin V-Teldrin Lagrange point 4, it connects to the Atamara Crossroads-Teldrin 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
Henshall Institute for Higher Learning

**The Henshall Institute for Higher Learning** is a university and research institute located on Centrum.

## History

The Henshall Institute was established sometime before the unification of Centrum into the Centrum Assembly.

In 0003 BCU, the Institute published the groundbreaking paper *The Novel Relationship Between Exotic Hadrons and Gravitoelectromagnetism*, co-authored by one-hundred and twenty scientists from a variety of fields, which set the groundwork for further study into the material known as Drift. This spurred the creation of the Drift Drive and Drift Gates, which in turn led to the establishment of the Centrum Assembly and facilitated the expansion of humanity across the Tantalus Cluster.

As of 0304 PCU, Professor Leticia Sandreen worked at the Institute, studying the impact of the Great Famine.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gabriel Fonseca, *The Science of Drift*
2. ↑ *Centrum Broadcast Radio: 45th of Solstice, 304 PCU*