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Fiction

2038 · 5 min

In this volume · 4/6

  1. The Call
  2. Selection Committee Notes
  3. A Pathfinder's Log
  4. Continuum Fleet Registry
  5. The Liminariscope — Issue 001
  6. A Castle Full of Vampires

On this page

  1. FLEET SUMMARY
  2. VESSEL REGISTRY
  3. Continuum-1 — Echo's Rise
  4. Continuum-2 — Halo Verge
  5. Continuum-3 — Lumen's Reach
  6. Continuum-4 — Starfall
  7. Continuum-5 — Waverunner
  8. Continuum-6 — Salt Wind
  9. Continuum-7 — Deep Mercy
  10. Continuum-8 — Bright Shore
  11. Continuum-9 — First Threshold
  12. Continuum-10 — Veil's End
  13. Continuum-11 — Far Promise
  14. Continuum-12 — Last Light
  15. REGISTRY NOTES

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Continuum Fleet Registry

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CNVR Fleet Document — Pathfinder Project. Published 02.06.38 USST. This registry lists all vessels, crews, and destinations for the first wave of the Pathfinder Project. The document is a formal fleet record — names, numbers, designations. The meaning is not in the format.

FLEET SUMMARY

Program: Pathfinder Project Operator: CNVR (Conveer Systems) / Orbis Ship Class: Continuum-class explorer (developed alongside the Peregrine line to succeed the long-range Peregrinator workhorses — Peregrine swiftness with Pilgrim-grade habitation, fitted for generational research) Total Vessels: 12 Total Crew: 62 Total Destinations: 10 confirmed exoplanets + 2 deep-space observation targets Launch Window: 23.05.38 – 14.06.38 USST Departure Point: Aurelia Complex, Lunar orbit

VESSEL REGISTRY

Continuum-1 — Echo's Rise

Destination: Arcturus Alpha (Odyssey probe rendezvous) Crew complement: 5 Crew: - Dr. Marius Vane — Lead xenobotanist - Lin Zheng — Pilot - Petra Solokova — Geochemist - Deshi Okonkwo — Systems engineer - AI designated C-R-01 ("Coro")

Mission profile: Long-term orbital survey. Confirmed flora-dominant biosphere. Primary objective: map ecological structure without surface contamination.

Continuum-2 — Halo Verge

Destination: Tannis Minor (Pathfinder probe — structural ruins) Crew complement: 6 Crew: - Arama Kade — Archaeologist / xenoanthropologist - Soren Halvorsen — Structural engineer - Iona Wren — Biohazard specialist - Caleb Mensah — Pilot - Dr. Yuki Tanaka — Geochronologist - AI designated C-R-02 ("Sono")

Mission profile: Surface sortie. The probe imaged structures of unmistakable artificial origin — weathered ruins. Primary objective: remote survey, non-invasive imaging, minimal-contact assessment only.

Continuum-3 — Lumen's Reach

Destination: Tethis-3B / AXYZ-11 Crew complement: 5 Crew: - (redacted at crew request) - Kyra Venn — Engineer - (redacted) - (redacted) - AI designated C-R-03 ("Lux")

Mission profile: Long-duration surface survey. Temperate world with dense atmosphere and anomalous magnetic oscillations. Primary objective: magnetometric mapping and atmospheric composition analysis.

Continuum-4 — Starfall

Destination: Erydon Sigma (Solace probe — fauna/flora interwoven) Crew complement: 6 Crew: - Dr. Rina Castell — Exobiologist - Vasily Orlov — Pilot / field medic - Han Byeong-ho — Geomorphologist - Zara Nassar — Ethicist / Orbis delegate - Juni Akintola — Systems engineer - AI designated C-R-04 ("Karo")

Mission profile: Orbital survey with extended surface sorties. Interwoven ecosystem — two planets with confirmed fauna-flora interaction. Primary objective: observe, record, do not interfere.

Continuum-5 — Waverunner

Destination: Deep-space observation — heliopause transit corridor Crew complement: 4 Crew: - Elara Voss — Astrophysicist - Tomi Nakamura — Pilot - Sasha Grey — Communications specialist - AI designated C-R-05 ("Telos")

Mission profile: Relay positioning and deep-field observation. No planetary destination. Primary objective: establish DXN relay node at extreme range for future mission support.

Continuum-6 — Salt Wind

Destination: Earth-orbit analog (unnamed terrestrial) Crew complement: 5 Crew: - Naveen Rao — Biologist - Haru Yamamoto — Pilot - Dr. Mira Delacroix — Atmospheric chemist - Tessa Corbin — Life support engineer - AI designated C-R-06 ("Aeris")

Mission profile: Extended isolation test — crew did not complete full duration in preliminary trial. Primary objective: assess human-AI-synthetic cooperation at analog distance.

Continuum-7 — Deep Mercy

Destination: Lacaille system Crew complement: 4 Crew: - Dr. Elias Harlow — Xenogeologist - Freya Okonkwo — Pilot - Aris Thorne — Medical officer - AI designated C-R-07 ("Morus")

Mission profile: Long-range survey. Distant system, sparse data. Primary objective: reconnaissance, data relay, presence.

Status at time of registry publication: In transit. Signal transit delay: ~4 years one-way.

Continuum-8 — Bright Shore

Destination: Tau Ceti e Crew complement: 5 Crew: - Ena Kare — Materials engineer - Dr. Ilya Renn — Exoecology / behavioural systems - Marco Alves — Pilot - Lena Kotova — Geochemist - AI designated C-R-08 ("Silvus")

Mission profile: Surface survey. Terrestrial-class world with confirmed atmospheric biomarkers. Primary objective: assess habitability windows, microbial contamination risk protocols.

Continuum-9 — First Threshold

Destination: Proxima b Crew complement: 8 Crew: - Arin Voss — Lead xenobiologist - Kael Idrin — Propulsion engineer - Nara Quill — Medical officer / neurocognitive specialist - Taro Lin — Systems navigator - Miro Chen — Pilot / flight lead - Leora Anselm — Ethicist / Orbis delegate - Dr. Sela Kor — Exogeomorphologist / surface-recon lead - AI designated C-R-09 ("Ixor")

Mission profile: Full surface expedition. Proxima b was the first confirmed terrestrial exoplanet. The probe data suggested microbial chemistry at geyser sites. Primary objective: confirm, characterise, contain.

Continuum-10 — Veil's End

Destination: Deep-space observation — galactic plane survey Crew complement: 4 Crew: - Dr. Helena Strauss — Astronomer - Kojiro Mita — Pilot - Anya Petrov — Data systems specialist - AI designated C-R-10 ("Specter")

Mission profile: Continuous observation platform. No planetary destination. Primary objective: map stellar distribution along the galactic plane at extreme resolution.

Continuum-11 — Far Promise

Destination: Confirmed terrestrial — designation pending Crew complement: 4 Crew: - Dr. Samuel Akinjide — Ecologist - Yuki Kurosawa — Pilot - Lena Weiss — Cryosystems engineer - AI designated C-R-11 ("Ramus")

Mission profile: Extended transit — distant target, long burn duration. Crew placed in cryo rotation. Primary objective: arrival survey, baseline data collection.

Continuum-12 — Last Light

Destination: Tau Ceti f Crew complement: 5 Crew: - Eira Lume — Xenogeologist - Adek — (field designation only) - Maro — (field designation only) - Sahel — (field designation only) - AI designated C-R-12 ("Renn")

Mission profile: Surface expedition. Tau Ceti f — terrestrial-class, breathable air, dynamic weather. Primary objective: geological survey, biosignature analysis, long-term habitability assessment.

REGISTRY NOTES

  1. Crew names marked "(field designation only)" have requested operational alias use only. Full identities are sealed in Orbis personnel records.
  2. AI designations are CNVR standard; crew-assigned names are provided in parentheses.
  3. Ships are listed in departure order, not destination priority.
  4. Signal transit delays for all vessels range from 4 to 12 years one-way at time of departure. Real-time communication is not possible. The fleet is autonomous upon departure.
  5. Continuum-7 (Deep Mercy) contact status is nominal as of registry publication. Subsequent updates are not reflected here.
  6. Fleet crews and their public followings adopted the nickname Luminari during training — aspirational, unofficial, and printed on an enormous quantity of merchandise.

This registry was published as a companion document to the Pathfinder Project Selection Committee Notes. It is the official record of who left, when they left, and where they were going. It is not a guarantee of return. It is not a promise of contact. It is a list — twelve ships, sixty-two people, ten worlds, two corridors.

Somewhere between the lines, it is also a question: who will be next?

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