Daban Urnud

Daban Urnud is a starship built by engineers on Urnud; its name translates as “Second Urnud.” According to the Laterran linguist Jules Verne Durand, it was the last and largest of a series of atomic‑bomb‑propelled craft, first intended to send a colony to a neighboring star system only a quarter of a light‑year away.

Durand relates that a mutiny and change of command redirected the ship onto a geometrodynamic trajectory meant to reach Urnud’s own past. Instead, it arrived in a different cosmos, orbiting an Urnud‑like world later known as Tro, beginning a prolonged “Advent.” In time the vessel was rebuilt to support peoples of both worlds and launched again, reaching Laterre (known on Arbre as Antarct).

From this testimony, a pattern emerges in which the ship is rebuilt at each stop before moving on, with upheaval accompanying these Advents. Durand warns that the Urnud/Tro bloc—self‑styled the Pedestal—seeks to assess Arbre’s capabilities and may act pre‑emptively if it believes extraordinary powers are real. He also notes practical constraints, such as incompatible food biology between worlds, that drove the ship’s mixed provisioning and refits.

Current accounts do not report the vessel’s precise configuration or position; statements about its history and the intentions of those associated with it are presented here as Durand’s account rather than established fact.

Configuration and life aboard

Laterran accounts describe the living heart of the Daban Urnud as an “Orbstack” of sixteen hollow spheres clustered about a central axis that rotates to produce pseudogravity. Each sphere is partly filled with water and supports houseboats topped with gardens; most inhabitants live their whole lives within this interior environment. Officially, four spheres are assigned to each of the four peoples (Urnud, Tro, Laterre, and Fthos), though mixing among communities occurs. Education is emphasized, with children trained for roles within the ship’s Command.

Chronology and Arbran correlation

Analysis by an Ita, using captured Urnudan documents and conversion from Urnudan to Arbran units, estimates that the ship’s first inter‑cosmic departure occurred roughly nine centuries ago in Arbran reckoning, with an uncertainty of a few decades. Some avout have noted that this aligns with the era surrounding the Third Sack; this remains conjectural.

Current activity on Arbre

Sæcular authorities and allied avout are preparing to approach the Daban Urnud using personal space suits paired with lightweight upper stages that can be lofted by mobile launchers, with numerous decoy and supply payloads also planned. The stated objective within those preparations is a rendezvous with the ship. In parallel, some Sæcular discussions have contemplated the orbital deployment of “Everything Killers” as a potential threat; others expect diversionary operations. These possibilities are recorded here only as in‑world reports and speculations voiced by participants.