Advent

Advent is the term used by the intercosmic expedition for each extended period of contact and activity at a world, carried out by the command crew aboard the vessel Daban Urnud. Advents are numbered to distinguish different eras of contact at different worlds.

Known Advents

• First Advent
• Second Advent
• Third Advent
• Fourth Advent

Usage and Roles

• The ship’s stated purpose is to make its way to new cosmi and conduct new Advents.
• Linguists are regarded as strategic assets during an Advent because communication with a new world is essential to the mission.

Current Context

• The contact with Arbre is referred to as the Fourth Advent.

Notes

• Accounts describe long intervals between Advents, with extensive activity during each period before the ship moves on.