The Quiet Signal of Kestrel Dock

Mara Voss

Mara is a salvage diver who trusts damaged machinery more than polished authority. She speaks plainly, moves first, and only admits fear after she has already turned it into action.

Ilan Mercer

Ilan oversees dock logistics and thinks in systems, clocks, and failure cascades. His restraint reads as coldness until the people he protects are finally named out loud.

Kestrel Dock Concourse

tense

A failing public deck full of evacuees, welded shutters, and departure boards that still pretend the dock is running on schedule.

Relay Trench 9

mysterious

A maintenance channel under the public deck where old signal cables hum louder than the official story.

Dry Berth Chapel

dramatic

A stripped prayer bay overlooking the sealed berth, half sanctuary and half witness stand for the dock’s final truth.