Command

Not to be confused with Command Torus.

The Command is the governing leadership of the expedition aboard Daban Urnud. In shipboard accounts, its stated purpose—described as its “Rayzon Det”—is to steer the expedition between cosmi and to carry out extended periods of contact called Advents.

First mention and context

The term is introduced through testimony from a Laterran linguist, Jules Verne Durand, who describes life within the Orbstack community and the competition for leadership roles. His account situates the Command as the authority over mission aims such as inter‑cosmic travel and Advent operations.

Composition and selection

• Draws its ranks from across the four origin peoples: Urnud, Tro, Laterre, and Fthos.
• Education aboard the ship prepares children for future roles, and there is explicit competition for positions of power within the Command.

Roles and priorities

• Directs navigation between cosmi and oversees the conduct of Advents on contacted worlds.
• Values specialized skills for Advents; linguists are described as strategic assets when initiating contact and communication.

Political context

• The broader community aboard Daban Urnud is presently divided between the Pedestal and the Fulcrum. The Command operates in this environment and is a focus of ambition among the four peoples.

Shipboard presence

• A ring of offices and meeting spaces known informally as a Command torus encircles a section of the ship’s central Core near a nexus that connects the “head” orbs of each people (Orb One for Urnudans, Five for Troäns, Nine for Laterrans, and Thirteen for Fthosians). This places Command spaces adjacent to the upper reach of the Orbstack.
• Accounts describe that same torus as physically partitioned due to the split between the Pedestal and the Fulcrum: hatches locked, partitions welded, guards posted, and cables severed, with the two sides controlling unequal segments.
• Some of the external vertices of the icosahedral outer structure house pressurized command spaces where personnel work in weightless conditions; at least one vertex is identified as a military command post, and another functions as an optical observatory serving the wider ship.

Additional observations

• Presence and access: The highest‑ranking members are based in Orb One and are said to be reclusive, rarely leaving that sphere; a Laterran guide described them as “very strange” and seldom seen.
• Ceremonial role: During opening ceremonies held in Orb Four, the Command issued the formal welcome and directed delegations to gather at the water’s edge.
• Contingency posture (inferred): Shipboard travelers interpret the large ball‑valve and Core evacuation arrangements as a deterrent capability: the Command could evacuate the Core and then open the valve toward an orb, lethally venting it. This is presented as an interpretation by observers, not a recorded action.

Current status

• Functions aboard the starship currently operating in the vicinity of Arbre. Details of internal structure beyond the above remain limited to reported descriptions.