Chapter Summaries (Kingdoms of Death)
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Chapter 1: Twilight
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- Centaurus Arm > [Eikana](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/centaurus-arm/page/eikana) > ??? Prefecture > Virdi Planum > Yamato Fuelworks Refinery
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Chapter 2: Truth
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- Centaurus Arm > [Eikana](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/centaurus-arm/page/eikana) > ??? Prefecture > Virdi Planum > Yamato Fuelworks Refinery
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Chapter 3: The Red and the Black
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- Centaurus Arm > [Eikana](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/centaurus-arm/page/eikana) > ??? Prefecture > Virdi Planum > Yamato Fuelworks Refinery
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Chapter 4: Nessus
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- Centaurus Arm > [Nessus](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/centaurus-arm/page/nessus) > Sananne Prefecture > Sananne > Maddalo House
- Centaurus Arm > [Nessus](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/centaurus-arm/page/nessus) > Sananne Prefecture > Sananne > Shuttle Flier
- Centaurus Arm > [Nessus](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/centaurus-arm/page/nessus) > Sananne Prefecture > Sananne > Shipyard Docks
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Chapter 5: The Sun Descending
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- Centaurus Arm > [Nessus](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/centaurus-arm/page/nessus) > Sananne Prefecture > Sananne > Landing Field
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Chapter 6: Old Scars
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- Centaurus Arm > [Nessus](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/centaurus-arm/page/nessus) > Sananne Prefecture > Sananne > Maddalo House
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Chapter 7: The King's Demon
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- Centaurus Arm > [Nessus](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/centaurus-arm/page/nessus) > Sananne Prefecture > Sananne > Magnarch's Palace > Private Chapel
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Chapter 8: Shattered Glass
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- Centaurus Arm > [Nessus](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/centaurus-arm/page/nessus) > Orbit > On Board the [ISV Ascalon](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sollan-empire-starships/page/isv-ascalon)
- Centaurus Arm > [Nessus](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/centaurus-arm/page/nessus) > Orbit > On Board the [ISV Tamerlane](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sollan-empire-starships/page/isv-tamerlane)
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Chapter 9: Kings and Pawns
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- Centaurus Arm > [Nessus](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/centaurus-arm/page/nessus) > Orbit > On Board the [ISV Tamerlane](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sollan-empire-starships/page/isv-tamerlane) > Cargo Hold On Board the [ISV Ascalon](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sollan-empire-starships/page/isv-ascalon)
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Chapter 10: Paradise
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- Sagittarius Arm > [Padmurak](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/padmurak) > Vedatharad > Shuttle Flier above the City
- Sagittarius Arm > [Padmurak](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/padmurak) > Vedatharad > Eleventh Dome > Landing Field
- Sagittarius Arm > [Padmurak](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/padmurak) > Vedatharad > Eleventh Dome > Hangar Bay
- Sagittarius Arm > [Padmurak](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/padmurak) > Vedatharad > First Dome > City Streets
- Sagittarius Arm > [Padmurak](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/padmurak) > Vedatharad > First Dome > The People's Palace
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Chapter 11: The Grand Conclave
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- Sagittarius Arm > [Padmurak](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/padmurak) > Vedatharad > First Dome > Sollan Embassy > Penthouse Atop the Sky Spire
Sagittarius Arm > [Padmurak](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/padmurak) > Vedatharad > First Dome > The People's Palace > Amphitheater Chamber
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Chapter 12: Commonwealth
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- Sagittarius Arm > [Padmurak](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/padmurak) > Vedatharad > First Dome > Sollan Embassy > Bathhouse
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Chapter 13: Still the Orchestra Plays
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- Sagittarius Arm > [Padmurak](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/padmurak) > Vedatharad > First Dome > Theater Auditorium > The Lothrian First Ballet
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Chapter 14: Ghost of the Machine
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- Sagittarius Arm > [Padmurak](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/padmurak) > Vedatharad > First Dome > The People's Palace > Upper Terrace Dining Hall
- Sagittarius Arm > [Padmurak](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/padmurak) > Vedatharad > First Dome > Ground Car leaving the Palace
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Chapter 15: By Fire
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- Sagittarius Arm > [Padmurak](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/padmurak) > South Polar Region > Lahe Uenalochta (Everfrost Station)
- Sagittarius Arm > [Padmurak](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/padmurak) > Vedatharad > Thirteenth Dome > Train Station
- Sagittarius Arm > [Padmurak](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/padmurak) > Vedatharad > Eighth Dome > Bridge over Lower District
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Chapter 16: Vultures
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- Sagittarius Arm > [Padmurak](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/padmurak) > Vedatharad > Waste Water Tunnels Beneath the City
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Chapter 17: The Adorator
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- Sagittarius Arm > [Padmurak](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/padmurak) > Vedatharad > Waste Water Tunnels Beneath the City
- Sagittarius Arm > [Padmurak](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/padmurak) > Vedatharad > Magda's Clinic Beneath the City
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Chapter 18: Up Acheron
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- Sagittarius Arm > [Padmurak](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/padmurak) > Vedatharad > Magda's Clinic Beneath the City
- Sagittarius Arm > [Padmurak](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/padmurak) > Vedatharad > Waste Water Tunnels Beneath the City
- Sagittarius Arm > [Padmurak](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/padmurak) > Vedatharad > First Dome > Dock near Spillway Approaching the City's Surface
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Chapter 19: The Turn of the Screw
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- Sagittarius Arm > [Padmurak](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/padmurak) > Vedatharad > First Dome > City Streets
- Sagittarius Arm > [Padmurak](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/padmurak) > Vedatharad > First Dome > Sollan Embassy
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Chapter 20: The Amazon
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- Sagittarius Arm > [Padmurak](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/padmurak) > Vedatharad > First Dome > Sollan Embassy
- Sagittarius Arm > [Padmurak](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/padmurak) > Vedatharad > First Dome > City Streets > Armored Van
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Chapter 21: Heroes End
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- Sagittarius Arm > [Padmurak](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/padmurak) > Vedatharad > First Dome > City Streets > Armored Van
- Sagittarius Arm > [Padmurak](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/padmurak) > Vedatharad > First Dome > City Streets > Dome Gate at the Entrance to an Underground Highway
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Chapter 22: There in the Silence
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- Sagittarius Arm > [Padmurak](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/padmurak) > Vedatharad > First Dome > City Streets > Armored Van
- Sagittarius Arm > [Padmurak](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/padmurak) > Vedatharad > First Dome > The People's Palace > Underground Prison Cell
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Chapter 23: Who Holds the Strings
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- Sagittarius Arm > [Padmurak](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/padmurak) > Vedatharad > First Dome > The People's Palace > Underground Prison Cell
- Sagittarius Arm > [Padmurak](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/padmurak) > Vedatharad > First Dome > The People's Palace > The Grand Conclave Arena
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Chapter 24: The Sorcerer
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- Sagittarius Arm > [Padmurak](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/padmurak) > Vedatharad > First Dome > The People's Palace
- Sagittarius Arm > [Padmurak](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/padmurak) > Vedatharad > First Dome > Hangar Bay
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Chapter 25: Rebirth
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- Sagittarius Arm > [Dharan-Tun](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/cielcin-starships/page/dharan-tun) > Fugue Crèche Chamber
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Chapter 26: The Cave
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- Sagittarius Arm > [Dharan-Tun](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/cielcin-starships/page/dharan-tun) > Medica
- Sagittarius Arm > [Dharan-Tun](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/cielcin-starships/page/dharan-tun) > Dungeon Cell
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Chapter 27: The White Hand
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- Sagittarius Arm > [Dharan-Tun](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/cielcin-starships/page/dharan-tun) > Dungeon Cell
- Sagittarius Arm > [Dharan-Tun](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/cielcin-starships/page/dharan-tun) > Dhar-Iagon > Bridge
- Sagittarius Arm > [Dharan-Tun](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/cielcin-starships/page/dharan-tun) > Dhar-Iagon > Throne Room
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Chapter 28: Hadrian Bound
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- Sagittarius Arm > [Dharan-Tun](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/cielcin-starships/page/dharan-tun) > Cavernous Plaza Outside of Dhar-Iagon
- Sagittarius Arm > [Dharan-Tun](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/cielcin-starships/page/dharan-tun) > Low-Ceilinged Chamber Above the Plaza
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Chapter 29: Marking Time
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- Sagittarius Arm > [Dharan-Tun](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/cielcin-starships/page/dharan-tun) > Dungeon Cell
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Chapter 30: The Truth and the Lie
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- Sagittarius Arm > [Dharan-Tun](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/cielcin-starships/page/dharan-tun) > The Prophet's Grottoes
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Chapter 31: Piece of Mind
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- Sagittarius Arm > [Dharan-Tun](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/cielcin-starships/page/dharan-tun) > Cavernous Pit
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Chapter 32: Wandering and Release
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- Sagittarius Arm > [Dharan-Tun](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/cielcin-starships/page/dharan-tun) > Dungeon Cell
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Chapter 33: Living the Lie
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- Sagittarius Arm > [Dharan-Tun](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/cielcin-starships/page/dharan-tun) > Dhar-Iagon > Dining Hall
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Chapter 34: The Descent
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- Sagittarius Arm > [Dharan-Tun](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/cielcin-starships/page/dharan-tun) > Dungeon Cell
- Sagittarius Arm > [Dharan-Tun](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/cielcin-starships/page/dharan-tun) > Access Tunnel
- Sagittarius Arm > [Dharan-Tun](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/cielcin-starships/page/dharan-tun) > The Prophet's Landing Barge
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Chapter 35: The Broken Circle
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- Sagittarius Arm > [Dharan-Tun](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/cielcin-starships/page/dharan-tun) > The Prophet's Landing Barge
- Sagittarius Arm > [Eue](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/eue) > Akterumu > The Gate of Akterumu
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Chapter 36: The Suppliants
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- Sagittarius Arm > [Eue](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/eue) > Akterumu > The High Hall Above the Lower Levels of the City
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Chapter 37: The Dreamer
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- Sagittarius Arm > [Eue](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/eue) > Akterumu > Prison Cell High Above the Desert Plain
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Chapter 38: Prelude to Madness
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- Sagittarius Arm > [Eue](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/eue) > Akterumu > Entrance Hall of One of the Two Towers
- Sagittarius Arm > [Eue](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/eue) > Akterumu > Parade Route Outside of the Tower
- Sagittarius Arm > [Eue](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/eue) > Akterumu > The Temple of Elu > The Threshold
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Chapter 39: Aetavanni
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- Sagittarius Arm > [Eue](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/eue) > Akterumu > The Temple of Elu > The Chamber of the Eye
- Sagittarius Arm > [Eue](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/eue) > Akterumu > The Temple of Elu > Optic Nerve Stairway
- Sagittarius Arm > [Eue](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/eue) > Akterumu > The Temple of Elu > Domed Hall (Inner Sanctum)
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Chapter 40: What Green Altar
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- Sagittarius Arm > [Eue](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/eue) > Akterumu > The Temple of Elu > Domed Hall (Inner Sanctum)
- Sagittarius Arm > [Eue](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/eue) > Akterumu > The Temple of Elu > The Chamber of the Eye
- Sagittarius Arm > [Eue](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/eue) > Akterumu > The Temple of Elu > The Threshold
- Sagittarius Arm > [Eue](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/eue) > Akterumu > The Temple of Elu > The Altar of Elu
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Chapter 41: The Black Feast
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- Sagittarius Arm > [Eue](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/eue) > Akterumu > The Temple of Elu > The Altar of Elu
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Chapter 42: Sacrifice
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- Sagittarius Arm > [Eue](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/eue) > Akterumu > The Temple of Elu > The Altar of Elu
- Sagittarius Arm > [Eue](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/eue) > Akterumu > Ibis-Class Flier Shuttle Over the Desert Plain
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Chapter 43: The Son of Fortitude
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- Sagittarius Arm > [Eue](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/eue) > Akterumu > Dorsal Hull of the [ISV Tamerlane](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sollan-empire-starships/page/isv-tamerlane)
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Chapter 44: Flight of the Ascalon
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- Sagittarius Arm > [Eue](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/eue) > Akterumu > On Board the ISV Tamerlane
- Sagittarius Arm > [Eue](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sagittarius-arm/page/eue) > Akterumu > On Board the [ISV Tamerlane](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sollan-empire-starships/page/isv-tamerlane) > On Board the [ISV Ascalon](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sollan-empire-starships/page/isv-ascalon)
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Chapter 45: A Man Must Belong
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- Sagittarius Arm > Randomized Jump Points > On Board the [ISV Ascalon](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sollan-empire-starships/page/isv-ascalon)
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Chapter 46: To Colchis
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- Sagittarius Arm > Randomized Jump Points > On Board the [ISV Ascalon](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sollan-empire-starships/page/isv-ascalon)
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Chapter 47: The Long Dark
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- Sagittarius Arm > Randomized Jump Points > On Board the [ISV Ascalon](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sollan-empire-starships/page/isv-ascalon)
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Chapter 48: The Far Shore
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- Centaurus Arm > [Colchis](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/centaurus-arm/page/colchis) > Aea Prefecture > Sevrast Islands > Racha > Rocky Shelf Above the Sea
- Centaurus Arm > [Colchis](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/centaurus-arm/page/colchis) > Aea Prefecture > Sevrast Islands > Racha > The Village
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Chapter 49: The Isle of the Dead
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- Centaurus Arm > [Colchis](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/centaurus-arm/page/colchis) > Aea Prefecture > Sevrast Islands > Boat Approaching Thessa
- Centaurus Arm > [Colchis](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/centaurus-arm/page/colchis) > Aea Prefecture > Sevrast Islands > Thessa > The Isle of the Dead
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Chapter 50: Memory and History
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- Centaurus Arm > [Colchis](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/centaurus-arm/page/colchis) > Aea Prefecture > Sevrast Islands > Thessa > Red Company Camp
- Centaurus Arm > [Colchis](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/centaurus-arm/page/colchis) > Aea Prefecture > Sevrast Islands > Thessa > Upland Path Overlooking the Sea
- Centaurus Arm > [Colchis](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/centaurus-arm/page/colchis) > Aea Prefecture > Sevrast Islands > Thessa > Keeper Imrah's Home
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Chapter 51: The Glory of the World
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- Centaurus Arm > [Colchis](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/centaurus-arm/page/colchis) > Aea Prefecture > Sevrast Islands > Thessa > The Village
- Centaurus Arm > [Colchis](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/centaurus-arm/page/colchis) > Aea Prefecture > Sevrast Islands > Thessa > Upland Path Overlooking the Sea
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Dramatis Personae
The Meidua Red Company
The Imperial Court
The Legions
On Nessus
On Colchis
The Cielcin
On Vorgossos
Of MINOS
On Padmurak
The Wider World
Those Beyond
Index of Worlds: A Note on Astrography
Lexicon: A Note on Translation
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Lexicon: A Note on Translation