Antarcts

The Antarcts are a provisional, human-given name for one of four groups inferred among the Geometers, the off‑world visitors now in orbit around Arbre. The nickname derives from a planet emblem seen on the visitors’ vessel and on labeled vials recovered from a landed probe; the icon shows a world with a large ice continent at the image’s lower pole.

Context and Usage

• The term “Antarcts” entered circulation during Convox discussions when new laboratory tests reported that the four recovered fluid samples (assumed to be blood) are each made of nuclei incompatible with Arbre’s matter and also mutually incompatible. Speakers began informally grouping the visitors by the planet icons paired with those samples; the working set of nicknames is “Antarcts,” “Pangees,” “Diasps,” and “Quators.”
• The label reflects observer usage only. No self‑designation from the visitors has been established, and the internal structure of the visitors—whether these names denote species, cultures, or other distinctions—remains unknown.

Characteristics (as currently understood)

• Matter type: Associated with one of four distinct kinds of nuclei different from Arbre‑native matter. This is presented as laboratory finding and not attributed to engineered newmatter.
• Iconography: The group’s name is tied to a planet depiction featuring a prominent polar ice cap or continent.
• Interpretation: Some theors frame the four matter types as evidence that the visitors originate from different worldtracks or cosmi; this remains a model used to make sense of test results rather than a confirmed fact.

Status

• No direct contact or self‑identification from this group has been recorded. The term serves as a convenient handle in ongoing dialogs about the visitors and their materials.

Related nicknames for the other three inferred groups (unconfirmed as proper names): Pangees, Diasps, Quators.