From the Record

Region · Beyond the charts The Unmarked Verge

Charted

The edge of the Auric Dominion, where the charts end.

The Trajectory Office keeps a cartographer's post for the Verge. In Year 903, the post had

The Unmarked Verge
Bulletin 003 · Year 903 of the Dominion Cartographer Sought for the Unmarked Verge

The Trajectory Office is seeking a cartographer for the Unmarked Verge, the edge of the Dominion where the charts end. The post has been vacant for some time.

The Unmarked Verge · Havenmere · The Ilthari · Trajectory Office
Merchant guild · Inner worlds The Brasswright League

Charted

The merchant guild that controls most trade between the inner worlds. It controls the Whitepath, which it closed for forty years and reopened in Year 903.

It

Brasswright League
Institution · Issues the charts The Trajectory Office

Charted

The authority under which Lodestar Station charts the Visitants and issues the Dispatch. It publishes the charts, and orders evacuations when a Visitant's course crosses an

Trajectory Office
People · Sense the Visitants The Ilthari

Charted

A people who sense Visitants before any instrument can.

In Year 903, Ilthari ships arrived at Havenmere unannounced, during its evacuation. No one had asked them to

The Ilthari
Trade route · Reopened Year 903 The Whitepath

Charted

A trade route controlled by the Brasswright League. It was closed for forty years, and reopened in Year 903. No reason has been given for either.

Before

The Whitepath
World · Under evacuation Havenmere

Charted

A world of four million residents. In Year 903, the Trajectory Office ordered its evacuation ahead of the crossing of the Visitant known as the Slow Choir.

Havenmere
Station · Charts the Visitants Lodestar Station

Charted

The station that charts the paths of the Visitants, and the source of the Lodestar Dispatch. It has carried out this work for nine centuries, under the

Lodestar Station
Dominion · Year 903 The Auric Dominion

Charted

The domain of many worlds whose citizens the Dispatch serves. The Dispatch dates its bulletins by the Dominion's own calendar. The current year is 903.

Its

The Auric Dominion
Visitant · First charted Year 903 The Slow Choir

Charted

A Visitant on course through the Havenmere system. Its crossing prompted the evacuation of Havenmere's four million residents.

It did not appear on any chart until

The Slow Choir