Somnius Timeline

The Science Officer of the Cabot, testing swamp fungus spores on human cells finds they halt aging—possibly humanity’s greatest discovery—following a colleague’s fatal exposure.

A discovery is made, one which promises eternal inequality, according to the MO. She is terrified, helpless as the SO rushes to reveal it.

Alone after burying the dead, the MO wrestles with grief, duty, and uncertainty—unsure whether to survive or give up.

At dusk, glowing violet-blue flowers appeared across the swamp—mysteriously sudden, ethereal, and beautiful. The MO names them Glowlies.

The “Glowlies” are revealed to be fast, bioluminescent aquatic predatory fauna, not plants—mimicking lilies to lure prey.

The MO studies glowing gourds growing on “Trees of Life,” suspects pollination via native insect-like fauna. She laments her isolation despite what she feels are justified actions.

A salvaged image reveals towering astero fungi, linked to Crewman Davis’s death. Studying their spore triggers now becomes essential.

After months of struggling with painting, the MO discovers surprising skill with graphite—reigniting hope, but raising new challenges.

Running low on pencils, the MO considers venturing to the mountains for minerals since her other materials are unsuitable.

The MO discovers massive tracks—possibly from a large quadruped—sparking fear, speculation, and hints at uneasy reflection on past violent choices.

Over 300 days after the discovery of the large tracks, a massive creature appears—watching the MO almost silently for nearly an hour—raising terrifying questions about its intelligence.

Ursula reconstructs the creature she encountered: eight-limbed, heavy-bodied, single glassy eye, no mouth—alien, watchful, unsettlingly deliberate in its presence.

200 days of hiding, pretending, delaying. She saw the unknown, ran from it, and still can’t face what she saw in the mountains—or herself.

The towering Trees of Life dominate Somnius, shaping ecosystems across canopy, surface, and underground; vital, immense, and likely interconnected super-organisms.

After months of hesitation, Ursula builds a canoe and sets out east, uncertain of what she will find.

Ursula finds her campsite was investigated and tended—gear repacked, boat secured, and ringed with glowing, stinking fungal stakes. Gift, warning, or trap?

Ten years alone, the speaker reflects on isolation, fading memories, and self-dialogue—questioning sanity after so long without human contact.

Returning to the long-abandoned cabin after an unbelievable span of years, Ursula reflects on time, decay, and identity—then witnesses a ship landing, possibly human.