Troäns

The Troäns are the people of Tro, one of the visiting worlds traveling in company with Urnud as the alliance known as the Pedestal. They are among the four peoples whose communities inhabit the living spheres of the ship Daban Urnud in orbit near Arbre, alongside the peoples of Laterre and Fthos.

Not to be confused with Diasp (Tro) itself, the origin world from which Troäns come.

First noted context

Troäns are referenced during discussions about the visitors and their ship while preparations are underway to reach orbit. A Laterran informant identifies them as one of the peoples aboard the Daban Urnud and remarks on their long history of travel between Advents.

Relationships and affiliations

• Origin: Tro.
• Alliance: Aligned with Urnud as the Pedestal; reports from a Laterran source present the Pedestal as opposed to Fthos, with Laterre divided between sides.
• Vessel: Part of the community living aboard Daban Urnud.

Aboard the Daban Urnud (observed arrangement)

• Within the sixteen‑orb Orbstack, four connected orbs are assigned to each origin people; for Troäns these are Orbs 5–8.
• High‑ranking Troäns are housed in Orb 5. By convention across the ship, the lowest‑numbered orb in each four‑orb stack (1, 5, 9, 13) is reserved for the highest‑ranking members of their respective peoples at the forward nexus where those shafts meet the Core.

Advents and dispersals (reported)

• Accounts from a senior officer aboard the Daban Urnud state that at some Advents groups choose to remain behind when the vessel departs. In that telling, Troäns were left on Laterre (Earth) during an earlier departure and have found ways to live in a cosmos not their own. This is presented as the officer’s account.

Society and disposition (as reported)

• A Laterran observer (see Jules Verne Durand) suggests that the Urnudans—and later the Troäns—wandered for a long time between Advents, which may contribute to a tense or touchy outlook. This is presented as an interpretation from within the visitors’ own communities.
• Aboard the Daban Urnud, life is divided among sixteen linked living spheres (the Orbstack). Accounts describe four spheres allocated to each people, with some mixing between neighbors when not under acceleration. The ship’s total population is commonly referred to as “the Forty Thousand,” roughly a quarter from each people.
• Additional shipboard details describe pressurized corridors linking the living spheres; Urnudans, Troäns, Laterrans, and Fthosians use these passages to move between orbs. Briefings shared by a Laterran source also include practical cues for distinguishing among the four peoples (for example, identifying a Fthosian versus a Troän), though specifics are not recorded in local accounts.

Current status

Troäns are currently associated with the Daban Urnud near Arbre, participating in the shipboard society and governance described by visitors. Their community occupies the Troän stack of orbs (5–8), with senior figures in Orb 5.