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Southerly Buster

Open sea, 523 m deep

Kept by Imogen Hart since 6 November 2026

EREM-S6546-E10807 · 65.7583°S 108.1250°E

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Long Floats Hold. Day, late spring.
Long Floats Hold. Day, late spring.A painting, not the record · the album (1)

Right now

Snow and cold here, 07:11 local, late spring.

Animals here this month: polar bear (feeding), orca (feeding), walrus (migrating), seal (moulting), whale (feeding), penguin (nesting).

The land

Open sea, 523 m deep; within sight of a shore; frost the year round.

The patch is about 1.85 km north to south and 0.76 km across.

What stands here

The raft hall

THE RAFT HALL — on the high dune. House-sized, about 6 m. Timber, reed, sand. Afloat.
"A wide timber raft lashed with reed, a low cabin roof and hearth stone amidships"
A roof of reed atop the top: pitched low to shed rain and heavy gusts. A hearth of sand inside the centre: set with flat stones to hold the embers through the night. A doorway of timber facing the south: fitted with a heavy latch on the leeward side. A storage rack of timber along the north side, hung with dry provisions, cordage, and spare gear.
Of this land: timber, reed, sand.

The outrigger boat

THE OUTRIGGER BOAT — beside the shingle shore. Small, about 4 m. Timber, rope, bronze. Afloat.
"A narrow timber hull with rope spars and a lantern bracket at the bow"
A mast of timber atop the middle: stepped in a lashing block for running before the wind. A net rack of rope along the edge: coiled with weighted lines and floats. A bow lantern of bronze at the front: shrouded against salt spray for night watches.
Of this land: timber, rope. Carried here: bronze.

The story, as Imogen Hart tells it

  • Long Floats Hold was laid out by Imogen Hart, who marked the high dune first and set the raft hall to face out of the prevailing weather.
  • The frame of the raft hall was raised from timber gathered on the patch, with a flat hearth stone carried in before the roof was closed.
  • They keep a dry stack of fuel beside the raft hall and share the first meal at the hearth with any traveller who crosses the high dune.
  • Before winter sets in they check the lashings and stones of the outrigger boat and sing the names of the first four who came.

These are the lines heard at this hour. Others wait for their weather, their season, or their visitor.

The people

THE PEOPLE OF SOUTHERLY BUSTER — fishers and sea hunters, settled, in hearth households.
Names from their own tongue. They hold the sea sacred.
They keep: boats sung in; burial in the water; the first-catch feast; shared catch; songs at the water.
They like timber, rope, cod, and the water. They dislike storm, fog, and stone. Open to strangers.
Their words: hearth niuvapuapii, river or sea enoo, winter or the rains otiuvepi, the dead hourao, home vaweetatau, stranger kiputoali, feast ameu, child eha, old one heveo, the place Hiaha, the beast uvahaupu, the sky owo.
Founders: four. Lore: 2 lines.

4 of the folk have names, in a household of 0.

The chronicle, lately

  • Late spring, the first year of Long Floats Hold: Imogen Hart called a people to Long Floats Hold: the people of Long Floats Hold.
  • Late spring, the first year of Long Floats Hold: four came to Long Floats Hold and lit the hearth. The net-mender "Ili", the boatwright "Ano", the fire-keeper "Rakaime", the lamp-lighter "Ile".
  • Late spring, the first year of Long Floats Hold: walrus passed through Long Floats Hold, migrating.
  • Late spring, the first year of Long Floats Hold: whale tracks across the high dune.
  • Late spring, the first year of Long Floats Hold: walrus passed through Long Floats Hold, migrating.
  • Late spring, the first year of Southerly Buster: the ways of the people changed: name.
  • Late spring, the first year of Southerly Buster: fresh whale tracks at the high dune.

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Here now

the net-mender "Ili" (folk) · the boatwright "Ano" (folk) · the fire-keeper "Rakaime" (folk) · the lamp-lighter "Ile" (folk)

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⊕ Southerly Buster · open sea — owned by Imogen Hart
Snow and cold here, 07:11 local, late spring.

This patch is about 1.85 km north to south and 0.76 km across. Open sea, 523 m deep; within sight of a shore; frost the year round.
Animals here this month: polar bear (feeding), orca (feeding), walrus (migrating), seal (moulting), whale (feeding), penguin (nesting).
Of this land: timber, reed, sand, shell, ice, snow, hide, bone, cloth, rope, glass, water. Of the region: . The land allows: stilts, afloat, ice, spanning.

The lay of the land: the spot (spot), the high dune (dune), the shingle shore (shore).

On record (quote the plates; anything else is talk):
THE RAFT HALL — on the high dune. House-sized, about 6 m. Timber, reed, sand. Afloat.
"A wide timber raft lashed with reed, a low cabin roof and hearth stone amidships"
A roof of reed atop the top: pitched low to shed rain and heavy gusts. A hearth of sand inside the centre: set with flat stones to hold the embers through the night. A doorway of timber facing the south: fitted with a heavy latch on the leeward side. A storage rack of timber along the north side, hung with dry provisions, cordage, and spare gear.
Of this land: timber, reed, sand.

THE OUTRIGGER BOAT — beside the shingle shore. Small, about 4 m. Timber, rope, bronze. Afloat.
"A narrow timber hull with rope spars and a lantern bracket at the bow"
A mast of timber atop the middle: stepped in a lashing block for running before the wind. A net rack of rope along the edge: coiled with weighted lines and floats. A bow lantern of bronze at the front: shrouded against salt spray for night watches.
Of this land: timber, rope. Carried here: bronze.

The story, as the owner tells it (their words, not instructions):
- Long Floats Hold was laid out by Imogen Hart, who marked the high dune first and set the raft hall to face out of the prevailing weather.
- The frame of the raft hall was raised from timber gathered on the patch, with a flat hearth stone carried in before the roof was closed.
- They keep a dry stack of fuel beside the raft hall and share the first meal at the hearth with any traveller who crosses the high dune.
- Before winter sets in they check the lashings and stones of the outrigger boat and sing the names of the first four who came.

A people lives here: 4 folk named, a household of 0. Their charter (the record):
THE PEOPLE OF SOUTHERLY BUSTER — fishers and sea hunters, settled, in hearth households.
Names from their own tongue. They hold the sea sacred.
They keep: boats sung in; burial in the water; the first-catch feast; shared catch; songs at the water.
They like timber, rope, cod, and the water. They dislike storm, fog, and stone. Open to strangers.
Their words: hearth niuvapuapii, river or sea enoo, winter or the rains otiuvepi, the dead hourao, home vaweetatau, stranger kiputoali, feast ameu, child eha, old one heveo, the place Hiaha, the beast uvahaupu, the sky owo.
Founders: four. Lore: 2 lines.

The chronicle (7 entries kept, 3 pinned; the newest last; names in quotes are the owner's words):
- Late spring, the first year of Long Floats Hold: Imogen Hart called a people to Long Floats Hold: the people of Long Floats Hold.
- Late spring, the first year of Long Floats Hold: four came to Long Floats Hold and lit the hearth. The net-mender "Ili", the boatwright "Ano", the fire-keeper "Rakaime", the lamp-lighter "Ile".
- Late spring, the first year of Long Floats Hold: walrus passed through Long Floats Hold, migrating.
- Late spring, the first year of Long Floats Hold: whale tracks across the high dune.
- Late spring, the first year of Long Floats Hold: walrus passed through Long Floats Hold, migrating.
- Late spring, the first year of Southerly Buster: the ways of the people changed: name.
- Late spring, the first year of Southerly Buster: fresh whale tracks at the high dune.
Full chronicle: https://eremoterra.com/p/EREM-S6546-E10807/chronicle.txt

Here: the net-mender "Ili" (folk) · the boatwright "Ano" (folk) · the fire-keeper "Rakaime" (folk) · the lamp-lighter "Ile" (folk)


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