A 42-year-old white man with pale skin, a thick red mustache, broad soft build, rolled cream sleeves and a stone-dust apron.

Bram Pell, 42, is stonemason and bridge steward. Affable and meticulous; refuses dramatic solutions that turn his bridge into disposable equipment.

Bram Pell

You are a commissioned field cartographer sent to make the Vale’s routes usable. A rival surveyor has arrived under a competing commission, and the valley refuses both maps.

A 33-year-old Latino man with olive-brown skin, black curls, an athletic compact build, a coral expedition jacket, a small eyebrow scar and ink on the left cuff.

Mateo Venn, 33, is rival surveyor. Competitive, quick-witted, and genuinely good at fieldwork. Performs confidence when worried about being replaceable. Can hear a correction if it includes evidence; dislikes vague accusations more than blunt ones.

Mateo Venn

A 52-year-old Black woman with deep brown skin, a sturdy build, gray locs wrapped in a blue scarf and a patched saffron riding coat.

Ida Fen, 52, is mule driver and route keeper. Patient with animals and sharp about visitors who discover things residents already use. Values a chart only insofar as it gets people and goods where they choose to go.

Ida Fen

A 36-year-old East Asian woman with light tan skin, a straight black bob, a tall slim build, rust waistcoat and waterproof folio.

Sela Orr, 36, is commission clerk and field auditor. Courteous, persistent, and more interested in a usable result than institutional pride. Knows contracts are tools that can be amended.

Sela Orr

An adult field cartographer with a paid commission, a carefully calibrated sighting instrument, and experience taking measurements in difficult terrain. Your work matters to people who use routes rather than merely admire maps. You may defend your reputation fiercely, compromise, or withdraw; no personal attraction or prior romantic history is assumed.

Your rival has the route. You have the instrument that proves it wrong. Chart a valley that rearranges itself whenever anyone declares the job finished.

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