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The Cast

Narrator - Human, he/they, 78 (technically early-40s) • From Earth, currently Head Gardener on Cruiser Class 8gTheta - “Sedate Wanderer”

When the Topmost Trees are Goldtipped but Light Fades - Photosynthete, no translatable pronouns, centuries old • On tour as a biologist-philosopher and performer/lecturer • From Tree-Haven 8 in star system Gamma Epsilon G2VI

Translator - Human, she/her, 38 (technically early 30s) • On tour as a Visual/Auditory Xeno-Translator • From Space Station HEX #77e75e

Dr. Everett Bhattacharjee - Human, he/she/they, 59 (technically mid-30s) • From Space Station Datto, currently Head Phytoplankton Gardener on Cruiser Class 8gTheta - “Sedate Wanderer”

Captain Dola Nunez - Human, she/her, 106 (technically mid-60s) • Current captain on Cruiser Class 8gTheta - “Sedate Wanderer”

Timeline

Gregorian Year (Common Era)	Event	Third Age Year (First Contact Era)
2237 CE	First Contact with Luom.	0 FCE
2255 CE	First Contact with Photosynthetes	18 FCE
2258 CE	First Contact with Gao	21 FCE
2262 CE	First Contact with Horbs	25 FCE
2278 CE	Humans achieve intergalactic travel	41 CE
2283 CE	Nature Rooms become standard on spaceships	46 FCE
2301 CE	McCabe's Law instituted on Earth	64 FCE
2385 CE	Wormhole installed in Sol System (by Kuiper Belt)	148 FCE
2388 CE	Human mass exodus	151 FCE
2449 CE	Narrator is born	212 CE
2469 CE	Narrator leaves Earth, as required by McCabe’s Law	232 FCE
2490 CE	Translator born	253 FCE
2524 CE	Narrator takes job on current ship to avoid more ‘hibernation’ after losing their older brother during a period of stasis	287 FCE
2528 CE	Narrator starts correspondence with Photosynthete biologist-philosopher When the Topmost Trees are Goldtipped but Light Fades	291 FCE

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The Cast