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The Settled Reach — Game Wiki

Project: The Settled Reach (top-down immersive sim) Setting: Original science fiction IP v0.1 Vertical Slice: Sova Transit District, Van Maanen's Star Purpose: Canonical reference for all content, mechanics, and worldbuilding

How to Use This Wiki

This wiki serves three audiences:

1. Content creators (writers, designers): Use this as source material for dialogue, monologue, NPC profiles, and environmental text. All entries marked canonical are setting truth.
2. System implementers (engineers): Reference this for mechanical integration points — knowledge graph flags, perception modes, faction mechanics.
3. The team (everyone): Cross-reference between decisions (decisions/*.md) and implementation. The wiki is WHERE, decisions are WHY.

Cross-reference format: Wiki entries link to decision documents where relevant. Example: Neural lattice tiers implement D-017 (perception modes as character build).

Status levels: canonical (confirmed), draft (in review), proposed (under consideration). Only use canonical entries as truth. See GOVERNANCE.md for full contribution rules.

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Wiki Structure

Star Systems (Spatial Hierarchy: system > station > district > location)

• Van Maanen's Star — Mid-Reach G3V system, ~180 years settled
  • Station Sova — Logistics hub, ~12k population
    • Sova Transit District — v0.1 setting, freight logistics district
      • The Terminal — Logistics hub (workplace social site)
      • The Last Shift — Bar / "Lera's" (social venue)
      • Maintenance Corridors — Smuggling spaces, Corridor B-7

Characters (Named NPCs)

• Character Index — Full roster with tier assignments + triangle diagram
• Tier 1 (FRIEND NPCs):
  • Kael Davan — Smuggler's FRIEND (dock worker, ring member)
  • Sera Venn — Detective's FRIEND (Commission field tech)
• Tier 2 (Triangle NPCs):
  • Voss — Shift supervisor
  • Lera Sessik — Bar owner
  • Torek Lintar — Dock worker / bar regular
  • Devra — Ring coordinator
  • Maret Korr — Freight scheduler
  • Resha — New hire
  • Harek — Off-duty security
  • Naia Tamm — Kael's partner
  • Renn — Courier (ring + hub bridge)
  • Pell — Wavering ring member
  • Drin — Maintenance tech / dock inspector
• Tier 3 (Flat NPCs):
  • Sess — Bartender
  • Olin — Drifter/new arrival
  • Sabel — Off-station supplier
  • Tav — Lookout/runner
• Off-Stage:
  • Nils Davan — Ring coordinator (off-station)

Factions (Political & Institutional)

• Concord Assembly — Reach-wide representative government
• Lattice Commission — Neural lattice regulatory body
• Syndics — Supply chain operators
• The Ring — Sova smuggling operation (informal)
• Guardians of Autonomy — Counter-surveillance movement
• Veil Institute — Founder Gate research institution
• The Unbound — Anti-lattice cultural movement

Technology (Systems & Devices)

• Neural Lattice — Universal brain-computer interface, tiered
• Meridian — Information network
• Span Gates — Intra-system wormholes
• Founder Gates — Interstellar gates, the Interstitium
• Clone Transfer — Death, backup, body economics
• Severance Tech — Counter-surveillance technology

Cultural Groups

• (No entries yet — use template to create)

Contraband (Illegal/Restricted Goods)

• Lattice Components — Primary contraband in v0.1
• Medical-Grade Replacements — Diverted healthcare
• Severance Equipment — Counter-surveillance gear

Institutions

• (No entries yet — use template to create)

Species

• (No entries yet — use template to create)

Lore (History & Events)

• (No entries yet — use template to create)

Concepts (Mechanical Reference)

• Fact Catalog — FactId entries with confidence levels
• Entity Attributes — EntityKnowledge key definitions
• Relationship States — State transitions + contradictions

Triangles (Relationship Structures)

• Hub Power — Voss / Kael / Nils (entangled)

Authoring Guides (For Content Team)

• Monologue Guide — Prerequisites, triggers, examples (Mellanie's domain)

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Quick Reference

v0.1 Scope: 1 star system, 1 station, 1 district, 3 social sites, 18 NPCs, 5 triangles, 2 playable characters (smuggler + detective)

Setting mood: Quotidian-with-undertow — comfortable enough to be complacent, tight enough that extra income is tempting

Core contraband: Unlicensed lattice components (aftermarket neural mods bypassing Commission regulation)

Primary tension: Economic pressure creates rational incentive for smuggling; community benefits from grey economy; detective enters a place where non-cooperation is self-interest, not malice

Key design principle: Same world, two lenses — the smuggler's home is the detective's crime scene

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Templates & Governance

All wiki entries use YAML frontmatter and follow category-specific templates. See:

• GOVERNANCE.md — Ownership, status lifecycle, contribution rules
• _templates/ — One template per category (11 categories + 3 spatial types)

Categories: star-system, station, district, location, character, faction, technology, cultural-group, contraband, institution, species, lore, concept, triangle

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Cross-References to Decision Documents

• D-017: Perception modes as character-build system
• D-024: NPC 10-axis model
• D-025: Social site as atomic template unit
• D-027: Vertical slice definition (smuggler + detective two-character proof)
• D-028: Dialogue architecture (four relational layers)
• D-032: Separate monologue pools per character
• D-034: THE FRIEND pattern (production-level complex NPC)
• D-035: Tag taxonomy for line pools
• D-036: Sova Transit District / Van Maanen's Star as v0.1 setting
• D-037: Contraband specification
• D-041: Knowledge graph data model

See decisions/README.md for full decision domain index.

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Status: Canonical reference as of 2026-02-13 Maintained by: Miri (structure), Paula (narrative), team contributions Governance: GOVERNANCE.md