Chapter Summaries (Howling Dark)

Spoilers ahead, proceed with caution

Chapter 1: The Red Company

Locations

Norma Arm > Rustam > Orbit > On Board the Pharaoh

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Chapter 2: Suspended and Undead

Locations

Norma Arm > Rustam > Orbit > On Board the ISV Balmung

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Chapter 3: The Sunken City

Locations

Norma Arm > Rustam > ??? (Norman Equivalent Prefecture) > Arslan > Jubala Den in the Grounded Murakami Starship

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Chapter 4: The Painted Man

Locations

Norma Arm > Rustam > ??? (Norman Equivalent Prefecture) > Arslan > Tea House Near the Grounded Murakami Starship

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Chapter 5: Eyes Like Stars

Locations

Norma Arm > Rustam > ??? (Norman Equivalent Prefecture) > Arslan > Tea House Near the Grounded Murakami Starship

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Chapter 6: The Road to Vorgossos

Locations

Norma Arm > Rustam > ??? (Norman Equivalent Prefecture) > Arslan > Railcar above the City

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Chapter 7: Things Unseen, Things Remembered

Locations

Norma Arm > Rustam > ??? (Norman Equivalent Prefecture) > Arslan > City Streets

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Chapter 8: The Council of Captains

Locations

Norma Arm > Rustam > Orbit > On Board the Pharaoh

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Chapter 9: Absent Friends

Locations

Norma Arm > Rustam > Orbit > On Board the ISV Balmung

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Chapter 10: Jinan

Locations

Norma Arm > Rustam > Orbit > On Board the ISV Balmung

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Chapter 11: Your Radiance

Locations

Norma Arm > Rustam > Orbit > On Board the ISV Balmung

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Chapter 12: A Journey's End

Locations

Norma Arm > Rustam > Orbit > On Board the Pharaoh

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Chapter 13: Obedience

Locations

Norma Arm > Rustam > Orbit > On Board the Pharaoh

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Chapter 14: Conspiracy

Locations

Norma Arm > Rustam > Orbit > On Board the Mistral

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Chapter 15: The First Treason

Locations

Norma Arm > Rustam > Orbit > On Board the ISV Balmung

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Chapter 16: The Tomb

Locations

Norma Arm > Rustam > Orbit > On Board the ISV Balmung

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Chapter 17: The Breaking of the Company

Locations

Norma Arm > Rustam > Orbit > On Board the ISV Balmung

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Chapter 18: The Other Edge

Locations

Norma Arm > March Station > Orbit > On Board the Mistral

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Chapter 19: The Gates of Babylon

Locations

~~Spur~~Norma ~~of Orion~~Arm > ~~Delos~~March Station > ~~Artemia~~Station ~~Prefecture~~City > ~~Karch~~City ~~(Island City) > Wine Sink near the Docks~~Streets

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Chapter 20: The Bonecutter

Locations

~~Spur~~Norma ~~of Orion~~Arm > ~~Delos~~March Station > ~~Artemia~~Station ~~Prefecture~~City > ~~Karch~~Cento ~~(Island~~Biotechnic ~~City) > On Board the Starship~~ ~~Eurynasir~~Clinic

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Chapter 21: A Matter of Price

Locations

~~Spur~~Norma ~~of Orion~~Arm > ~~Delos~~March Station > ~~Orbit~~Station ~~Shipping Lanes~~City > OnBrevon ~~Board~~Imports ~~the~~Office ~~Starship~~at ~~Eurynasir~~Freight Life 013

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Chapter 22: Blood and Water

Locations

~~Veil~~Norma ~~of Marinus~~Arm > ~~Emesh~~March Station > ~~Borosevo Prefecture~~Orbit > ~~Borosevo~~On >Board ~~City~~the ~~Clinic~~Mistral

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Chapter 23: The Pilot

Locations

~~Veil~~Norma ~~of Marinus~~Arm > ~~Emesh~~Unknown > ~~Borosevo~~On ~~Prefecture~~Board >the ~~Borosevo > Starport Terminal~~Mistral

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Chapter 24: The Enigma of Hours

Locations

~~Veil~~Norma Arm > Unknown > On Board the Enigma of ~~Marinus~~Hours > On Board the ~~Emesh~~Mistral ~~> Borosevo Prefecture > Borosevo > Belows~~

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Chapter 25: Becalmed in Motion

Locations

~~Veil~~Norma Arm > Unknown > On Board the Enigma of ~~Marinus~~Hours > ~~Emesh~~On ~~> Borosevo Prefecture > Borosevo > Storm Drain between~~Board the ~~Belows and the White District~~Mistral

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Chapter 26: The Oracle

Locations

~~Veil~~Norma Arm > Unknown > On Board the Enigma of ~~Marinus~~Hours > ~~Emesh~~Concourse Marketplace
Norma Arm > ~~Borosevo Prefecture~~Unknown > ~~Borosevo~~On Board the Enigma of Hours > ~~Belows~~The Oracle's Chamber

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Chapter 27: Valka

Locations

~~Veil~~Norma Arm > Unknown > On Board the Enigma of ~~Marinus~~Hours > On Board the ~~Emesh~~Mistral
Norma Arm > ~~Borosevo Prefecture~~Unknown > ~~Borosevo~~On Board the Enigma of Hours > ~~White~~Concourse ~~District~~Marketplace

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Chapter 28: The Dark World

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Vorgossos > ~~Borosevo~~Docking ~~Prefecture > Borosevo > White District~~Station

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Chapter 29: The Profane City

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Vorgossos > ~~Borosevo~~The ~~Prefecture~~City > ~~Borosevo~~City ~~> Belows~~Streets

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Chapter 30: The Suppliants

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Vorgossos > ~~Borosevo~~The ~~Prefecture~~Installation > ~~Borosevo~~The >Waiting ~~Southern Docks / Fishery Warehouses~~Room

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Chapter 31: Tartarus

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Vorgossos > ~~Borosevo~~The ~~Prefecture~~Installation > ~~Borosevo~~The >Waiting ~~Storm Drain beneath the stock exchanges on High Street~~Room

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Chapter 32: Saturn or Dis

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Vorgossos > ~~Borosevo~~The ~~Prefecture~~Palace of the Undying > ~~Borosevo~~The >Throne ~~Rooftop above a Corner Store~~Room

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Chapter 33: Divide and Conquer

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Vorgossos > ~~Borosevo~~The ~~Prefecture~~Installation > ~~Borosevo~~Guest ~~> Colosso Examination Room~~Suites

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Chapter 34: In the House of Kharn Sagara

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Vorgossos > ~~Borosevo~~The ~~Prefecture~~Installation > ~~Borosevo~~Guest Suites
SPOILER > ~~Colosso~~Vorgossos ~~Training~~> ~~Field~~The Palace of the Undying > The Orchid Stair

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Chapter 35: The Gorgon

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Vorgossos > ~~Borosevo~~The ~~Prefecture~~Installation > ~~Borosevo~~Guest ~~> Colosso Showers (Hypogeum)~~Suites

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Chapter 36: The Devil and the Golem

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Vorgossos > ~~Borosevo~~The ~~Prefecture~~Installation > ~~Borosevo~~Guest ~~> Colosso Arena~~Suites

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Chapter 37: Tanaran

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Vorgossos > ~~Borosevo~~The ~~Prefecture~~Installation > ~~Borosevo~~Guest Suites
SPOILER > ~~Bar~~Vorgossos ~~Hopping~~> inThe Palace of the ~~White~~Undying ~~District~~> The Throne Room

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Chapter 38: The Face of Failure

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Vorgossos > ~~Borosevo~~The ~~Prefecture~~Installation > ~~Borosevo~~Guest ~~> Outside the Colosso Dormitories~~Suites

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Chapter 39: The Last Story

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Vorgossos > ~~Borosevo~~The ~~Prefecture~~Palace of the Undying > ~~Borosevo~~The >Orchid ~~Starship Salvage Yard in the Belows~~Stair

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Chapter 40: The Garden of Everything

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Vorgossos > ~~Borosevo~~The ~~Prefecture~~Palace of the Undying > ~~Borosevo~~The >Garden ~~Belows~~of Everything

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Chapter 41: The Tree of Life

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Vorgossos > ~~Borosevo~~The ~~Prefecture~~Palace of the Undying > ~~Borosevo~~The >Garden ~~Colosso~~of ~~Training Field~~Everything

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Chapter 42: The Children of Saturn

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Vorgossos > ~~Borosevo~~The ~~Prefecture~~Palace of the Undying > ~~Borosevo~~The >Garden ~~Colosso~~of ~~Hypogeum~~Everything

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Chapter 43: Brethren

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Vorgossos > ~~Borosevo~~The ~~Prefecture~~Underground ~~> Borosevo > House Mataro Palace~~Sea

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Chapter 44: Understanding

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Vorgossos > ~~Borosevo~~Old ~~Prefecture~~Geothermal >Facility ~~Borosevo~~below >the ~~Borosevo Castle Chambers~~Seawall

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Chapter 45: The Apostate

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Vorgossos > ~~Borosevo~~Old ~~Prefecture~~Geothermal >Facility ~~Borosevo~~below >the ~~Lord Mataro's Seat Box at Colosso~~Seawall

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Chapter 46: The Long Cold

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Vorgossos > ~~Borosevo~~Old ~~Prefecture~~Geothermal >Facility ~~Borosevo~~below >the ~~House Mataro Palace~~Seawall

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Chapter 47: One Villain and Another

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Vorgossos > ~~Borosevo~~The ~~Prefecture~~Palace of the Undying > ~~Borosevo~~The >Throne ~~Borosevo Castle Chambers~~Room

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Chapter 48: A Red Reunion

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Vorgossos > ~~Borosevo~~The ~~Prefecture~~Palace of the Undying > ~~Borosevo~~The >Throne ~~Lord Mataro's Seat Box at Colosso~~Room

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Chapter 49: Two Treasons

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Unknown Location in Space > ~~Borosevo~~On ~~Prefecture~~Board >the ~~Borosevo~~ISV ~~> House Mataro Palace~~Schiavona

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Chapter 50: The Devil and the Honest Man

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Unknown Location in Space > ~~????~~On ~~Prefecture~~Board the Demiurge > ~~Ulakiel~~On ~~(island)~~Board >the ~~Umandh~~ISV ~~Alienage~~Schiavona

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Chapter 51: Lost Time

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Unknown Location in Space > ~~Borosevo~~On ~~Prefecture~~Board the Demiurge > ~~Borosevo~~On >Board ~~Borosevo~~the ~~Castle Courtyard~~Mistral

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Chapter 52: Bora

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Unknown Location in Space > ~~Borosevo~~On ~~Prefecture~~Board the Demiurge > ~~Borosevo~~On ~~> Diplomatic Apartments at~~Board the ~~House Mataro Palace~~Mistral

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Chapter 53: The Third Treason

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Unknown Location in Space > ~~Borosevo~~On ~~Prefecture~~Board the Demiurge > ~~Borosevo~~On >Board ~~Borosevo~~the ~~Castle Great Hall~~Mistral

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Chapter 54: Bringing Storm

Locations

~~Veil~~SPOILER > Unknown Location in Space > On Board the Demiurge > The Ship Hold
SPOILER > Unknown Location in Space > On Board the Demiurge > The Hall of ~~Marinus~~Blue > ~~Emesh~~ ~~> Borosevo Prefecture > Borosevo > Borosevo Castle Chambers~~Candles

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Chapter 55: The Verge of History

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Chapter 56: Like Castles of Ice

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Unknown Location in Space > ~~Borosevo~~On ~~Prefecture~~Board the Demiurge > ~~Borosevo~~The >Ancillary ~~Emeshi Fishers Guild Main Hall~~Bridge

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Chapter 57: The Prince of Hell

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Unknown Location in Space > ~~Borosevo~~On ~~Prefecture~~Board the Demiurge > ~~Borosevo~~The >Hanger ~~Colosso Hypogeum~~Bay

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Chapter 58: The Chalcenterite

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Unknown Location in Space > ~~Borosevo~~On ~~Prefecture~~Board the Demiurge > ~~Borosevo~~On >Board ~~Borosevo~~the ~~Castle~~ISV ~~Garden~~Schiavona

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Chapter 59: No Man an Island

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Unknown Location in Space > ~~Borosevo~~On ~~Prefecture~~Board the Demiurge > ~~Borosevo~~On >Board ~~Borosevo~~the ~~Castle Chambers~~Mistral

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Chapter 60: The Pavilion

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Unknown Location in Space > ~~Borosevo~~On ~~Prefecture~~Board the Demiurge > ~~Borosevo > Borosevo Castle~~The Garden Pavilion

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Chapter 61: Valka Again

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Unknown Location in Space > ~~Borosevo~~On ~~Prefecture~~Board the Demiurge > ~~Borosevo~~On >Board ~~Lord~~the ~~Mataro's Office~~Mistral

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Chapter 62: The Limits of Reason

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Unknown Location in Space > ~~Borosevo~~On ~~Prefecture~~Board the Demiurge > ~~Borosevo~~The >Garden ~~Borosevo Castle Chambers~~Pavilion

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Chapter 63: The Apostol

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Unknown Location in Space > ~~Tolbaran~~On ~~Prefecture~~Board the Demiurge > ~~Tolbaran~~On >Board ~~Calagah~~the ~~Archaeological~~ISV ~~Site~~Schiavona

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Chapter 64: A Devil's Bargain

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Unknown Location in Space > ~~Tolbaran~~On ~~Prefecture~~Board the Demiurge > ~~Tolbaran~~The >Garden ~~Research Camp at Calagah~~Pavilion

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Chapter 65: Of Gods and Engines

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Unknown Location in Space > ~~Tolbaran~~On ~~Prefecture~~Board the Demiurge > ~~Tolbaran~~The >Garden ~~Calagah Tunnels~~Pavilion

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Chapter 66: A Bloody Star

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Unknown Location in Space > ~~Tolbaran~~On ~~Prefecture~~Board the Demiurge > ~~Tolbaran~~The >Garden ~~Calagah Archaeological Site~~Pavilion

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Chapter 67: Traitor and Patriot

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Unknown Location in Space > ~~Tolbaran~~On ~~Prefecture~~Board the Demiurge > ~~Tolbaran~~The >Garden ~~Calagah Archaeological Site~~Pavilion

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Chapter 68: The Narrow Way

Locations

~~Veil~~SPOILER > Unknown Location in Space > On Board the Demiurge > The Garden Pavilion
SPOILER > Unknown Location in Space > On Board the Demiurge > Winding Halls
SPOILER > Unknown Location in Space > On Board the Demiurge > The Hall of ~~Marinus~~Blue Candles
SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Unknown Location in Space > ~~Tolbaran~~On ~~Prefecture~~Board the Demiurge > ~~Tolbaran~~The >Hanger ~~Calagah Archaeological Site~~Bay

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Chapter 69: Divide and Conquer

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Unknown Location in Space > ~~Tolbaran~~On ~~Prefecture~~Board the Demiurge > ~~Tolbaran~~On >Board ~~Cielcin~~the ~~Shipwreck~~
~~Veil~~ISV ~~of Marinus >~~ ~~Emesh~~Schiavona ~~> Tolbaran Prefecture > Tolbaran > Calagah Tunnels~~

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Chapter 70: Play the Orator

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Unknown Location in Space > ~~Tolbaran~~On ~~Prefecture~~Board the Demiurge > ~~Tolbaran~~On >Board ~~Calagah~~the ~~Tunnels~~ISV Schiavona

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Chapter 71: Hope is a Cloud

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Unknown Location in Space > ~~Borosevo~~On ~~Prefecture~~Board the Demiurge > ~~Borosevo~~On >Board ~~Borosevo~~the ~~Castle~~ISV ~~Council Chamber~~Schiavona

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Chapter 72: The Pit

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Unknown Location in Space > ~~Borosevo~~On ~~Prefecture~~Board the Demiurge > ~~Borosevo~~The >Hanger ~~Interrogation Chambers beneath the Chantry Bastille~~Bay

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Chapter 73: Broken

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Unknown Location in Space > ~~Borosevo~~On ~~Prefecture~~Board the Demiurge > ~~Borosevo~~The >Garden ~~City Suite owned by House Mataro~~Pavilion

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Chapter 74: Howling Dark

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus >~~ ~~Emesh~~ ~~> Borosevo Prefecture > Borosevo > Interrogation Chambers beneath the Chantry Bastille~~UNKNOWN

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Chapter 75: THe Eleventh Hour

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Unknown Location in Space > ~~Borosevo~~On ~~Prefecture~~Board the Demiurge > ~~Borosevo~~The >Garden ~~Borosevo Castle Chambers~~
~~Veil of Marinus >~~ ~~Emesh~~ ~~> Borosevo Prefecture > Borosevo > Interrogation Chambers beneath the Chantry Bastille~~Pavilion

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Chapter 76: The Three Immortals

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Unknown Location in Space > ~~Borosevo~~On ~~Prefecture~~Board the Demiurge > ~~Borosevo > Interrogation Chambers beneath the Chantry Bastille~~Medica

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Chapter 77: Theseus Himself

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Unknown Location in Space > ~~Borosevo~~On ~~Prefecture~~Board the Demiurge > ~~Borosevo~~Medica
SPOILER > ~~Borosevo~~Unknown ~~Castle~~Location ~~Council~~in ~~Chamber~~Space > On Board the ISV Schiavona

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Chapter 78: The First Strategos

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Unknown Location in Space > ~~Borosevo~~On ~~Prefecture~~Board the ISV Sieglinde > ~~Borosevo~~The ~~> Private Airfield on the Edge~~Office of the ~~City~~First Strategos

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Chapter 79: Departure

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Unknown Location in Space > ~~Borosevo~~On ~~Prefecture~~Board the ISV Sieglinde > ~~Borosevo~~Boarding >Umbilical ~~Private~~to ~~Airfield~~Repair ~~on the Edge of the City~~Bay

Plot Summary

Chapter 80: Halfmortal

Locations

~~Veil of Marinus~~SPOILER > ~~Emesh~~Unknown Location in Space > ~~Borosevo~~On ~~Prefecture~~Board the ISV Sieglinde > ~~Borosevo~~Repair ~~> Private Airfield on the Edge of the City~~Bay

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Dramatis Personae:

The Meidua Red Company

The 437th Centaurine Legion

The Kingdom of Vorgossos

The Cielcin and Clan Otiolo

The Wider World

Index of Worlds: A Note on Astrography
Lexicon: A Note on Translation