Divine Fleet

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Every moment was a verification, living, that the project was worth it. And if there has been a failure here in the Fleet, and there has, it was that we sat back and looked at this thing of ours and said, “A shame. It used to be so good here.””

– The Cadent, Feast of Patina

The Divine Fleet is a civilization of humans, Divines, and other lifeforms both biological and synthetic, all followers of the Resonant Orbit.

It is hidden within the Twilight Mirage, which limits the ships' communication with each other. This has allowed the cultures of different ships to remain distinct and individual.

People in the Fleet are always provided basic necessities for free, and also receive a stipend in the form of computer memory for extraneous items.

History

Originally a fleet of 300 Divines and their ships, their number had dwindled to 8 in the 300 years prior to Twilight Mirage, and to 2 at the beginning of the series. The Divines' ships are not the only ships within the fleet, but are its major touchstones and population centers. The ships are constantly moving, anticipating danger, because there are so few of them left.

The cause of the deaths of most of the Divines is unknown. This was an odd occurrence; no one knows why the Divines suddenly started to die after 30,000 years.

Divines

See also: List of Divines#Twilight Mirage

Ship Divines

• Anticipation
• Belgard
• Curiosity
• Empyrean
• Gumption
• Harmony
• Memorious
• Potency

Others

• Affinity
• Composure
• Communicant
• Contrition
• Dissent
• Emphasis
• Eon and Naught
• Fidelity
• History
• Independence
• Mercy
• Patina
• Persistence
• Pleroma
• Privign
• Righteousness
• Shelter
• Spirit
• Stewardship
• Synthesis
• Truth
• Versatility
• Wisdom

City-Ships

The By-and-By

The By-and-By is a city-ship in the Divine Fleet associated with the Divine Anticipation.

The Ever-Forward

The Ever Forward is a city ship in the Divine Fleet associated with the Divine Potency.

Gumption's Gambit

Gumption's Gambit is the city-ship of the followers of Gumption.

Memorious

Memorious is a city-ship in the Divine Fleet associated with its namesake Divine, Memorious.

Seance

Seance is the second-most populous city-ship in the Divine Fleet, and the only one with a surviving guardian, the Divine Empyrean.

The Sky Reflected in Mirrors

The Sky Reflected in Mirrors is a city-ship in the Divine Fleet associated with the Divine Curiosity.

Thyrsus

Thyrsus is the city ship of the followers of Belgard.

The Tides of Harmony

The Tides of Harmony is a pair of ships in the Divine Fleet associated with the Divine Harmony. Perigean and Seiche are the two Tides of Harmony, which interconnect to form the City Ship. Each half of the ship had its own Excerpt of Harmony.