The Outcasts
Kin
New Charlotte
Let me begin by addressing the shock of seeing New Charlotte. We previously believed the outcasts to be nomads, traveling along the deep roads across a very specific set of levels in the depths. We believed they were isolated to these rocky caverns. The truth is more complex. The outcasts live in isolated communities. New Charlotte is only one of what could be hundreds of such communities.
New Charlotte is an agricultural community, one of several. It is the closest to the surface and most of those who live there provide food and water to small outposts littering the deep roads. Their entire society is dependent on these outposts, each providing protection to caravans that travel between their communities.
These communities are centered around a specific location. The placement is deliberate. They surround the very source of energy we delved into depths to find, a place they call "The Glass Garden." Some of these communities focus on producing fuel or ammunition. Others look more like military forts, a necessity in order to protect themselves from us.
Agriculture
The outcasts have a sophisticated agricultural system. They use compost and clean water drawn from the planet's precipitation systems.
They managed to find many edible forms of plant life, from wild nuts, vegetables, and fungi. The latter grows in abundance. Bioluminescent fungi offer not just food, but a light source.
They've also managed to domesticate various forms of fauna that live below, some of which I've never seen before, requiring more study.
The outcasts have a sophisticated agricultural system. They use compost and clean water drawn from the planet's precipitation systems.
They managed to find many edible forms of plant life, from wild nuts, vegetables, and fungi. The latter grows in abundance. Bioluminescent fungi offer not just food, but a light source.
They've also managed to domesticate various forms of fauna that live below, some of which I've never seen before, requiring more study.
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Love the structure of this and your other recent articles - moving from narrative to report and back again. It really helps immersion. AND ratchets up the tension with Mouse finding her Dad, and losing an arm. Is there a narrative order to the articles you're writing?
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Thanks so much. I really enjoy playing around with it. That's actually a great question. yes absolutely. You can check the narrative order in full by clicking the box on the left side of the page. I try to keep the linear nav updated. at the bottom of each article should be the previous and next article in order (provided I've written the next) thanks so much for the kinds words!