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System S-057 assigned to real star GJ 35 (Van Maanen's Star, DG white dwarf at 13.9 ly). Renamed across all content, server code, docs, decisions, wiki lore, and config files. 224 files updated. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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title: "The Settled Reach — Game Wiki"
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slug: wiki-index
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category: index
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status: canonical
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created: 2026-02-12
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updated: 2026-02-13
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---
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# The Settled Reach — Game Wiki
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**Project:** The Settled Reach (top-down immersive sim)
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**Setting:** Original science fiction IP
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**v0.1 Vertical Slice:** Sova Transit District, Van Maanen's Star
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**Purpose:** Canonical reference for all content, mechanics, and worldbuilding
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## How to Use This Wiki
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This wiki serves three audiences:
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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.
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2. **System implementers** (engineers): Reference this for mechanical integration points — knowledge graph flags, perception modes, faction mechanics.
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3. **The team** (everyone): Cross-reference between decisions (`decisions/*.md`) and implementation. The wiki is WHERE, decisions are WHY.
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**Cross-reference format:** Wiki entries link to decision documents where relevant. Example: Neural lattice tiers implement D-017 (perception modes as character build).
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**Status levels:** `canonical` (confirmed), `draft` (in review), `proposed` (under consideration). Only use canonical entries as truth. See [GOVERNANCE.md](GOVERNANCE.md) for full contribution rules.
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---
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## Wiki Structure
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### Star Systems (Spatial Hierarchy: system > station > district > location)
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- [Van Maanen's Star](star-systems/van-maanens-star/index.md) — Mid-Reach G3V system, ~180 years settled
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- [Station Sova](star-systems/van-maanens-star/sova/index.md) — Logistics hub, ~12k population
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- [Sova Transit District](star-systems/van-maanens-star/sova/transit/index.md) — v0.1 setting, freight logistics district
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- [The Terminal](star-systems/van-maanens-star/sova/transit/the-terminal.md) — Logistics hub (workplace social site)
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- [The Last Shift](star-systems/van-maanens-star/sova/transit/the-last-shift.md) — Bar / "Lera's" (social venue)
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- [Maintenance Corridors](star-systems/van-maanens-star/sova/transit/maintenance-corridors.md) — Smuggling spaces, Corridor B-7
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### Characters (Named NPCs)
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- [Character Index](characters/index.md) — Full roster with tier assignments + triangle diagram
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- **Tier 1 (FRIEND NPCs):**
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- [Kael Davan](characters/kael-davan.md) — Smuggler's FRIEND (dock worker, ring member)
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- [Sera Venn](characters/sera-venn.md) — Detective's FRIEND (Commission field tech)
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- **Tier 2 (Triangle NPCs):**
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- [Voss](characters/voss.md) — Shift supervisor
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- [Lera Sessik](characters/lera-sessik.md) — Bar owner
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- [Torek Lintar](characters/torek-lintar.md) — Dock worker / bar regular
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- [Devra](characters/devra.md) — Ring coordinator
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- [Maret Korr](characters/maret-korr.md) — Freight scheduler
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- [Resha](characters/resha.md) — New hire
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- [Harek](characters/harek.md) — Off-duty security
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- [Naia Tamm](characters/naia-tamm.md) — Kael's partner
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- [Renn](characters/renn.md) — Courier (ring + hub bridge)
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- [Pell](characters/pell.md) — Wavering ring member
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- [Drin](characters/drin.md) — Maintenance tech / dock inspector
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- **Tier 3 (Flat NPCs):**
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- [Sess](characters/sess.md) — Bartender
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- [Olin](characters/olin.md) — Drifter/new arrival
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- [Sabel](characters/sabel.md) — Off-station supplier
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- [Tav](characters/tav.md) — Lookout/runner
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- **Off-Stage:**
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- [Nils Davan](characters/nils-davan.md) — Ring coordinator (off-station)
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### Factions (Political & Institutional)
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- [Concord Assembly](factions/concord-assembly.md) — Reach-wide representative government
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- [Lattice Commission](factions/lattice-commission.md) — Neural lattice regulatory body
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- [Syndics](factions/syndics.md) — Supply chain operators
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- [The Ring](factions/the-ring.md) — Sova smuggling operation (informal)
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- [Guardians of Autonomy](factions/guardians-of-autonomy.md) — Counter-surveillance movement
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- [Veil Institute](factions/veil-institute.md) — Founder Gate research institution
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- [The Unbound](factions/the-unbound.md) — Anti-lattice cultural movement
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### Technology (Systems & Devices)
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- [Neural Lattice](technology/neural-lattice.md) — Universal brain-computer interface, tiered
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- [Meridian](technology/meridian.md) — Information network
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- [Span Gates](technology/span-gates.md) — Intra-system wormholes
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- [Founder Gates](technology/founder-gates.md) — Interstellar gates, the Interstitium
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- [Clone Transfer](technology/clone-transfer.md) — Death, backup, body economics
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- [Severance Tech](technology/severance-tech.md) — Counter-surveillance technology
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### Cultural Groups
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- *(No entries yet — use [template](_templates/cultural-group.md) to create)*
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### Contraband (Illegal/Restricted Goods)
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- [Lattice Components](contraband/lattice-components.md) — Primary contraband in v0.1
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- [Medical-Grade Replacements](contraband/medical-grade-replacements.md) — Diverted healthcare
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- [Severance Equipment](contraband/severance-equipment.md) — Counter-surveillance gear
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### Institutions
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- *(No entries yet — use [template](_templates/institution.md) to create)*
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### Species
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- *(No entries yet — use [template](_templates/species.md) to create)*
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### Lore (History & Events)
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- *(No entries yet — use [template](_templates/lore.md) to create)*
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### Concepts (Mechanical Reference)
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- [Fact Catalog](concepts/fact-catalog.md) — FactId entries with confidence levels
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- [Entity Attributes](concepts/entity-attributes.md) — EntityKnowledge key definitions
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- [Relationship States](concepts/relationship-states.md) — State transitions + contradictions
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### Triangles (Relationship Structures)
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- [Hub Power](triangles/hub-power.md) — Voss / Kael / Nils (entangled)
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### Authoring Guides (For Content Team)
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- [Monologue Guide](authoring/monologue-guide.md) — Prerequisites, triggers, examples (Mellanie's domain)
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---
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## Quick Reference
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**v0.1 Scope:** 1 star system, 1 station, 1 district, 3 social sites, 18 NPCs, 5 triangles, 2 playable characters (smuggler + detective)
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**Setting mood:** Quotidian-with-undertow — comfortable enough to be complacent, tight enough that extra income is tempting
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**Core contraband:** Unlicensed lattice components (aftermarket neural mods bypassing Commission regulation)
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**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
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**Key design principle:** Same world, two lenses — the smuggler's home is the detective's crime scene
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## Templates & Governance
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All wiki entries use YAML frontmatter and follow category-specific templates. See:
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- [GOVERNANCE.md](GOVERNANCE.md) — Ownership, status lifecycle, contribution rules
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- [_templates/](_templates/) — One template per category (11 categories + 3 spatial types)
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**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
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- **D-017:** Perception modes as character-build system
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- **D-024:** NPC 10-axis model
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- **D-025:** Social site as atomic template unit
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- **D-027:** Vertical slice definition (smuggler + detective two-character proof)
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- **D-028:** Dialogue architecture (four relational layers)
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- **D-032:** Separate monologue pools per character
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- **D-034:** THE FRIEND pattern (production-level complex NPC)
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- **D-035:** Tag taxonomy for line pools
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- **D-036:** Sova Transit District / Van Maanen's Star as v0.1 setting
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- **D-037:** Contraband specification
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- **D-041:** Knowledge graph data model
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See `decisions/README.md` for full decision domain index.
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---
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**Status:** Canonical reference as of 2026-02-13
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**Maintained by:** Miri (structure), Paula (narrative), team contributions
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**Governance:** [GOVERNANCE.md](GOVERNANCE.md)
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