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Admin: Enforce no-emdash house rule: replace em/en dashes with ASCII hyphen

2026-07-20T01:13:59Z

Enforce no-emdash house rule: replace em/en dashes with ASCII hyphen

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	== The blind cartographer ==		== The blind cartographer ==
	The load-bearing truth about the Meridian is this: '''it cannot see the Warp either.''' It counts the doors, charts them, re-plots the worst ones, and does the whole of it blind — the way a mapmaker can draw a coastline whose deep geology they will never understand. It manages the drift at the scale of a continent and still does not perceive the [[The World is Woven#The Warp\|thing beneath it]].		The load-bearing truth about the Meridian is this: '''it cannot see the Warp either.''' It counts the doors, charts them, re-plots the worst ones, and does the whole of it blind - the way a mapmaker can draw a coastline whose deep geology they will never understand. It manages the drift at the scale of a continent and still does not perceive the [[The World is Woven#The Warp\|thing beneath it]].

	That is not a weakness in the Meridian; it is its shape. It can carry a capable, unseeing traveller all the way up to the ''threshold'' of sight — and then it cannot follow them across. A ladder that ends one rung below the roof. Whatever lies past it is reached by climbing ''past'' the Meridian, not by being promoted inside it.		That is not a weakness in the Meridian; it is its shape. It can carry a capable, unseeing traveller all the way up to the ''threshold'' of sight - and then it cannot follow them across. A ladder that ends one rung below the roof. Whatever lies past it is reached by climbing ''past'' the Meridian, not by being promoted inside it.

	== In the world so far ==		== In the world so far ==
	The Meridian keeps its distance. Its one visible hand in the world is quiet: it stands behind the [[Driftwarden Provisioner]] in the [[Unbidden Doors]], stocking a stall four townsfolk could never afford and letting them believe the goods are their own pooled savings. It pays, through the [[Driftwarden's Mark]], for adventurers who keep the doors thinned — an errand it finds cheaper than answers.		The Meridian keeps its distance. Its one visible hand in the world is quiet: it stands behind the [[Driftwarden Provisioner]] in the [[Unbidden Doors]], stocking a stall four townsfolk could never afford and letting them believe the goods are their own pooled savings. It pays, through the [[Driftwarden's Mark]], for adventurers who keep the doors thinned - an errand it finds cheaper than answers.

	Its class trainers are its first open service to travellers. See '''[[Class Trainers]]''' and '''[[Class Abilities]]'''.		Its class trainers are its first open service to travellers. See '''[[Class Trainers]]''' and '''[[Class Abilities]]'''.

	''"The Meridian keeps the rest, and the ledger I answer to is longer than mine."'' — the Provisioner, once, and only once.		''"The Meridian keeps the rest, and the ledger I answer to is longer than mine."'' - the Provisioner, once, and only once.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

Admin: Terminology: Player Skills->Class Abilities, Skill Trainers->Class Trainers

2026-07-20T00:57:51Z

Terminology: Player Skills->Class Abilities, Skill Trainers->Class Trainers

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	The Meridian keeps its distance. Its one visible hand in the world is quiet: it stands behind the [[Driftwarden Provisioner]] in the [[Unbidden Doors]], stocking a stall four townsfolk could never afford and letting them believe the goods are their own pooled savings. It pays, through the [[Driftwarden's Mark]], for adventurers who keep the doors thinned — an errand it finds cheaper than answers.		The Meridian keeps its distance. Its one visible hand in the world is quiet: it stands behind the [[Driftwarden Provisioner]] in the [[Unbidden Doors]], stocking a stall four townsfolk could never afford and letting them believe the goods are their own pooled savings. It pays, through the [[Driftwarden's Mark]], for adventurers who keep the doors thinned — an errand it finds cheaper than answers.

	Its class trainers are its first open service to travellers. See '''[[~~Skill~~ Trainers]]''' and '''[[~~Player Skills~~]]'''.		Its class trainers are its first open service to travellers. See '''[[Class Trainers]]''' and '''[[Class Abilities]]'''.

	''"The Meridian keeps the rest, and the ledger I answer to is longer than mine."'' — the Provisioner, once, and only once.		''"The Meridian keeps the rest, and the ledger I answer to is longer than mine."'' — the Provisioner, once, and only once.

	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[The World is Woven]] · [[~~Skill~~ Trainers]] · [[Unbidden Doors]]		* [[The World is Woven]] · [[Class Trainers]] · [[Unbidden Doors]]

	[[Category:Lore]]		[[Category:Lore]]

Admin: Fix em-dash mojibake (re-push as UTF-8)

2026-07-20T00:34:15Z

Fix em-dash mojibake (re-push as UTF-8)

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	== The blind cartographer ==		== The blind cartographer ==
	The load-bearing truth about the Meridian is this: '''it cannot see the Warp either.''' It counts the doors, charts them, re-plots the worst ones, and does the whole of it blind ~~â€”~~ the way a mapmaker can draw a coastline whose deep geology they will never understand. It manages the drift at the scale of a continent and still does not perceive the [[The World is Woven#The Warp\|thing beneath it]].		The load-bearing truth about the Meridian is this: '''it cannot see the Warp either.''' It counts the doors, charts them, re-plots the worst ones, and does the whole of it blind — the way a mapmaker can draw a coastline whose deep geology they will never understand. It manages the drift at the scale of a continent and still does not perceive the [[The World is Woven#The Warp\|thing beneath it]].

	That is not a weakness in the Meridian; it is its shape. It can carry a capable, unseeing traveller all the way up to the ''threshold'' of sight ~~â€”~~ and then it cannot follow them across. A ladder that ends one rung below the roof. Whatever lies past it is reached by climbing ''past'' the Meridian, not by being promoted inside it.		That is not a weakness in the Meridian; it is its shape. It can carry a capable, unseeing traveller all the way up to the ''threshold'' of sight — and then it cannot follow them across. A ladder that ends one rung below the roof. Whatever lies past it is reached by climbing ''past'' the Meridian, not by being promoted inside it.

	== In the world so far ==		== In the world so far ==
	The Meridian keeps its distance. Its one visible hand in the world is quiet: it stands behind the [[Driftwarden Provisioner]] in the [[Unbidden Doors]], stocking a stall four townsfolk could never afford and letting them believe the goods are their own pooled savings. It pays, through the [[Driftwarden's Mark]], for adventurers who keep the doors thinned ~~â€”~~ an errand it finds cheaper than answers.		The Meridian keeps its distance. Its one visible hand in the world is quiet: it stands behind the [[Driftwarden Provisioner]] in the [[Unbidden Doors]], stocking a stall four townsfolk could never afford and letting them believe the goods are their own pooled savings. It pays, through the [[Driftwarden's Mark]], for adventurers who keep the doors thinned — an errand it finds cheaper than answers.

	Its class trainers are its first open service to travellers. See '''[[Skill Trainers]]''' and '''[[Player Skills]]'''.		Its class trainers are its first open service to travellers. See '''[[Skill Trainers]]''' and '''[[Player Skills]]'''.

	''"The Meridian keeps the rest, and the ledger I answer to is longer than mine."'' ~~â€”~~ the Provisioner, once, and only once.		''"The Meridian keeps the rest, and the ledger I answer to is longer than mine."'' — the Provisioner, once, and only once.

	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[The World is Woven]] Â· [[Skill Trainers]] Â· [[Unbidden Doors]]		* [[The World is Woven]] · [[Skill Trainers]] · [[Unbidden Doors]]

	[[Category:Lore]]		[[Category:Lore]]

Admin: Point The Drift/The Warp links at The World is Woven (lore merge)

2026-07-20T00:28:33Z

Point The Drift/The Warp links at The World is Woven (lore merge)

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:The Meridian}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:The Meridian}}
	'''The Meridian''' is a Dereth-wide institution that formed when the [[The ~~Drift~~\|drift]] outgrew any one town. It is older and far better resourced than four frightened tradespeople, and genuinely skilled with portal magic in a way they are not. It takes its name from the cartographer's sense: a meridian is the reference line you chart everything else against. The Meridian maps the drift and drags the most dangerous doors back onto lines it controls.		'''The Meridian''' is a Dereth-wide institution that formed when the [[The World is Woven#The drift\|drift]] outgrew any one town. It is older and far better resourced than four frightened tradespeople, and genuinely skilled with portal magic in a way they are not. It takes its name from the cartographer's sense: a meridian is the reference line you chart everything else against. The Meridian maps the drift and drags the most dangerous doors back onto lines it controls.

	== The blind cartographer ==		== The blind cartographer ==
	The load-bearing truth about the Meridian is this: '''it cannot see the Warp either.''' It counts the doors, charts them, re-plots the worst ones, and does the whole of it blind — the way a mapmaker can draw a coastline whose deep geology they will never understand. It manages the drift at the scale of a continent and still does not perceive the [[The Warp\|thing beneath it]].		The load-bearing truth about the Meridian is this: '''it cannot see the Warp either.''' It counts the doors, charts them, re-plots the worst ones, and does the whole of it blind â€” the way a mapmaker can draw a coastline whose deep geology they will never understand. It manages the drift at the scale of a continent and still does not perceive the [[The World is Woven#The Warp\|thing beneath it]].

	That is not a weakness in the Meridian; it is its shape. It can carry a capable, unseeing traveller all the way up to the ''threshold'' of sight — and then it cannot follow them across. A ladder that ends one rung below the roof. Whatever lies past it is reached by climbing ''past'' the Meridian, not by being promoted inside it.		That is not a weakness in the Meridian; it is its shape. It can carry a capable, unseeing traveller all the way up to the ''threshold'' of sight â€” and then it cannot follow them across. A ladder that ends one rung below the roof. Whatever lies past it is reached by climbing ''past'' the Meridian, not by being promoted inside it.

	== In the world so far ==		== In the world so far ==
	The Meridian keeps its distance. Its one visible hand in the world is quiet: it stands behind the [[Driftwarden Provisioner]] in the [[Unbidden Doors]], stocking a stall four townsfolk could never afford and letting them believe the goods are their own pooled savings. It pays, through the [[Driftwarden's Mark]], for adventurers who keep the doors thinned — an errand it finds cheaper than answers.		The Meridian keeps its distance. Its one visible hand in the world is quiet: it stands behind the [[Driftwarden Provisioner]] in the [[Unbidden Doors]], stocking a stall four townsfolk could never afford and letting them believe the goods are their own pooled savings. It pays, through the [[Driftwarden's Mark]], for adventurers who keep the doors thinned â€” an errand it finds cheaper than answers.

	Its class trainers are its first open service to travellers. See '''[[Skill Trainers]]''' and '''[[Player Skills]]'''.		Its class trainers are its first open service to travellers. See '''[[Skill Trainers]]''' and '''[[Player Skills]]'''.

	''"The Meridian keeps the rest, and the ledger I answer to is longer than mine."'' — the Provisioner, once, and only once.		''"The Meridian keeps the rest, and the ledger I answer to is longer than mine."'' â€” the Provisioner, once, and only once.

	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[The World is Woven]] ~~· [[The Drift]] · [[The Warp]] ·~~ [[Skill Trainers]] · [[Unbidden Doors]]		* [[The World is Woven]] Â· [[Skill Trainers]] Â· [[Unbidden Doors]]

	[[Category:Lore]]		[[Category:Lore]]

Admin: Admin moved page Draft:The Meridian to The Meridian without leaving a redirect: wiki-sync promote

2026-07-19T22:30:45Z

Admin moved page Draft:The Meridian to The Meridian without leaving a redirect: wiki-sync promote

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Admin: rename Lore -> The World is Woven; repoint links

2026-07-19T22:23:40Z

rename Lore -> The World is Woven; repoint links

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[~~Lore~~]] · [[The Drift]] · [[The Warp]] · [[Skill Trainers]] · [[Unbidden Doors]]		* [[The World is Woven]] · [[The Drift]] · [[The Warp]] · [[Skill Trainers]] · [[Unbidden Doors]]

	[[Category:Lore]]		[[Category:Lore]]

Admin: wiki-sync: drift/Warp lore hub

2026-07-19T22:20:21Z

wiki-sync: drift/Warp lore hub

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{{DISPLAYTITLE:The Meridian}}
'''The Meridian''' is a Dereth-wide institution that formed when the [[The Drift|drift]] outgrew any one town. It is older and far better resourced than four frightened tradespeople, and genuinely skilled with portal magic in a way they are not. It takes its name from the cartographer's sense: a meridian is the reference line you chart everything else against. The Meridian maps the drift and drags the most dangerous doors back onto lines it controls.

== The blind cartographer ==
The load-bearing truth about the Meridian is this: '''it cannot see the Warp either.''' It counts the doors, charts them, re-plots the worst ones, and does the whole of it blind — the way a mapmaker can draw a coastline whose deep geology they will never understand. It manages the drift at the scale of a continent and still does not perceive the [[The Warp|thing beneath it]].

That is not a weakness in the Meridian; it is its shape. It can carry a capable, unseeing traveller all the way up to the ''threshold'' of sight — and then it cannot follow them across. A ladder that ends one rung below the roof. Whatever lies past it is reached by climbing ''past'' the Meridian, not by being promoted inside it.

== In the world so far ==
The Meridian keeps its distance. Its one visible hand in the world is quiet: it stands behind the [[Driftwarden Provisioner]] in the [[Unbidden Doors]], stocking a stall four townsfolk could never afford and letting them believe the goods are their own pooled savings. It pays, through the [[Driftwarden's Mark]], for adventurers who keep the doors thinned — an errand it finds cheaper than answers.

Its class trainers are its first open service to travellers. See '''[[Skill Trainers]]''' and '''[[Player Skills]]'''.

''"The Meridian keeps the rest, and the ledger I answer to is longer than mine."'' — the Provisioner, once, and only once.

== See also ==
* [[Lore]] · [[The Drift]] · [[The Warp]] · [[Skill Trainers]] · [[Unbidden Doors]]

[[Category:Lore]]