Alien Ship

First Appearance and Context

An artificial object in orbit around Arbre is first tracked by avout at Saunt Edhar using a pinhole projection of the sun. Brief blue‑white flares—nicknamed the “Blue Sparker”—are marked on a paper screen and interpreted by Fraa Erasmas and peers as evidence of a maneuvering craft. Drawing on a Praxic‑Age text describing nuclear‑pulse propulsion (a pusher plate driven by rapid pulses and shock absorbers), the group concludes the observed flares and later behavior are consistent with a spaceship. Since those human designs were proposals only, they infer the visitor is not of local origin.

Description

• Appearance: Seen from the ground as a point of red light with a grainy nimbus when active, and earlier as fleeting blue‑white “sparks” near the sun’s disk on a projected image.
• Propulsion hypothesis: Behavior matches a nuclear‑pulse drive concept in which directed plasma pulses strike a coated pusher plate and are smoothed by shock absorbers. This is an informed inference from reference material, not a direct inspection of the craft.

Important Actions

• Survey orbit: Initially consistent with a Polar Orbit; subsequent measurements of the pinholed chart and site geometry show a deliberate inclination change to roughly fifty‑one degrees, yielding coverage of most inhabited latitudes.
• Laser illumination: One night the craft projects a visible red beam onto the crag‑top Millenarian math; the Thousanders raise smoke to make the ray visible, allowing observers to sight its direction and then see the craft transit as a red point across the sky.
• Community response: The re‑orientation and conspicuous activity become common knowledge within the Decenarian community. Shortly thereafter, a mass Voco Evokes multiple avout for external service.

Relationships and Observers

• Observed and analyzed by Fraa Erasmas and close peers in the Decenarian cohort; earlier skywork and cautionary framing by Fraa Orolo inform the group’s methods.
• Interaction with the Millenarian math: The red beam is directed onto the Thousanders’ precinct, prompting their visible counter‑illumination (smoke) to reveal the beam’s path.

Current Status/Location

Maintains an inclined orbit around Arbre at roughly fifty‑one degrees, passing repeatedly over most populated regions. It has demonstrated controlled maneuvers and the use of a visible red laser. No confirmed contact or communication is recorded; origin and intent remain unconfirmed within the mathic accounts available so far.