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NV Dawnward

First in Wide Sky (2312)

Mercer-class survey ship of the Open Reach Survey — the ship that opens the Sable Reach.

In full

A civilian survey ship with no business in a war, sent to chart a newly-reachable cluster and pushed a long way past what she was built for. Her name means toward the dawn, which was optimistic. What she is really for is provenance: she is the instrument that makes an observation count, which is why she matters to the people who want the truth published and to the people who would rather it were not.

Key facts

  • Mercer-class; Open Reach Survey; home berth Highreach.
  • Opened and first charted the Sable Reach in 2312.
  • Lightly armed; the crew are civilians.
  • Commanded by Captain Aidan Locke.

See also

GlossaryMercer-class GlossaryOpen Reach Survey Placethe Sable Reach

Where it appears

BookWide Sky BookThe Widened Road BookThe Closing Sky

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Elsewhere in the archive

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Characters

Aidan Locke

Places

Highreach

In the glossary

The Sable Reach