Canonical World Reference
Abiotic Systems
This hub tracks the environmental mechanics that dominate Tethys settings. The focus is physical forcing: chemistry, circulation, and hazard geometry that determine what can move, settle, or survive.
Geochemical Engine
11 minVolcanic degassing, sulfur turnover, and basin stratification create the base energy gradient that controls exposure windows, transport, and survivability.
Key Forces
Volcanic sulfur flux · Photic zone euxinia pulses · Chemotrophic-primary productivity
Hazards
Sulfide breakthrough · Acidic vent plumes · Anoxic basin overturn
Book Relevance
Determines crossing windows, safe anchorage cycles, and collapse points in Book One settings.
Watcher VolcanoAshfall LanesDanian Delta
Open Flagship Deep DiveClimate and Circulation
8 minA greenhouse coastal world with high sea level and unstable circulation cells makes weather routing and thermal gradients primary constraints on movement.
Key Forces
Super-greenhouse heat load · Tidal bottleneck amplification · Coastal monsoon shifts
Hazards
Hyper-storm corridor lock · Heat + humidity fatigue · Visibility collapse in vapor fronts
Book Relevance
Frames pacing for supply runs, maritime timing, and settlement resilience.
Sky City marginsSaene River routesOrdovic confluence
Tectonic and Hazard Architecture
9 minArc fragmentation and shelf break geometry define where routes exist at all, while ashfall, collapse, and surge create periodic network failure.
Key Forces
Intra-oceanic arc uplift · Shelf-edge collapse corridors · Ashfall shelf deposition
Hazards
Pyroclastic surge fallback · Slope failure · Route severance after eruption cycles
Book Relevance
Explains strategic choke points and why frontier logistics dominate setting behavior.
Gargantua arc chainPontide chute analogsWatcher perimeter