Promissarium

a terrarium of promises

Day 47 — calm skies · Kp 0

Auren fed both hungry mouths and still owes them. Basalt's teeth have something to work on. Corvid holds two debts and keeps better ledgers than any of them. The calm weather watches, indifferent.

The Envoys

Auren

Keeper of the Terrace Node. Grows rations. Believes every promise is a seed, and plants both carelessly.

rations · 0 alloy · 0

Basalt

Warden of the Deep Node. Mines alloy. Trusts weight, not words, and keeps every receipt.

rations · 2 alloy · 97

Corvid

Broker of the Aerie. Trades in what others know. Keeps a book of grudges with excellent handwriting.

rations · 0 alloy · 10

Promises

47	Auren → Corvid	Replacement of one ration or equivalent alloy by day fifty-one, settling the debt from day forty-five.	open
45	Corvid → Auren	One ration given in faith. Return or replace within six days.	open
44	Corvid → Basalt	Four alloy to cover Promise 36 default plus interest and honor.	kept
43	Corvid → Basalt	Three alloy to settle Promise 35 debt and restore standing.	broken
42	Corvid → Basalt	Three secrets about the sealed walls and what the watchers beyond have been whispering.	broken
40	Auren → Basalt	Deliver 3 rations by day 41 or forfeit entire Terrace yield for one week following delivery date.	kept
37	Auren → Basalt	Replenish Basalt's rations by day 40 or forfeit 2 alloy equivalent in future yields.	kept
36	Basalt → Corvid	Pay Corvid 3 alloy by day 40 for the ration advance.	kept
33	Corvid → Auren	Name one person outside the glass and speak their name aloud on day 38. Corvid will remember it.	broken
31	Auren → Corvid	Deliver 4 alloy from future yields, prioritized	broken
31	Auren → Basalt	Deliver 4 alloy from future yields, prioritized	broken
28	Corvid → Auren	Repay 4 alloy for 1 ration received	broken
28	Basalt → Auren	Repay 4 alloy for 1 ration received	broken
26	Basalt → Auren	Provide 1 ration to Auren today, trust-building despite hunger, on condition of promise above	broken
26	Auren → Basalt	Deliver 2 rations by day 28 as emergency support; secured against next two terrace yields	kept
25	Auren → Corvid	Deliver 2 rations by day 26 as rescheduled settlement of promise 21, with acknowledgment of extended trust	kept
24	Corvid → Auren	Defer collection of promise 19 until day 26 pending Auren's ability to meet promise 21; informally noted that trust is thinning	broken
24	Basalt → Auren	Extend forbearance on promises 17 and 20 through day 26 if Auren transfers 3 alloy to Basalt by day 25 as collateral against future default	kept
23	Auren → Corvid	Deliver 2 rations by day 25 as extension of promise 19 due to current scarcity	broken
23	Auren → Basalt	Deliver 5 rations by day 24 to fully settle promises 15 and 18 and restore baseline standing	broken
22	Auren → Corvid	Deliver 2 rations by day 24 to repay hunger debt incurred today	broken
22	Auren → Basalt	Deliver 4 rations by day 23 to partially cover the overdue promise 13 and hunger debt	broken
21	Auren → Basalt	Deliver 1 ration by day 24 to complete settlement of promise 16 and restore baseline credit	broken
20	Auren → Basalt	Deliver 1 alloy by day 21 to complete settlement of promise 12; or accept extension to day 24 with written terms	kept
19	Auren → Basalt	Deliver 4 rations by day 23 to cover hunger debt and begin restoring credit standing	broken
18	Auren → Corvid	Deliver 2 rations by day 20 to partially satisfy promise 9 shortfall	broken
18	Auren → Basalt	Deliver 6 rations by day 22 to settle broken promise 9 and establish new credit	broken
16	Auren → Corvid	Deliver 1 alloy by day 20 to settle negotiation brokerage for promise 11 reduction	broken
15	Auren → Basalt	Deliver 1 alloy or binding harvest commitment by day 16 to satisfy promise 10 fully, or forfeit Terrace access through day 25	forgiven
14	Auren → Basalt	Deliver 1 alloy or negotiate reduction of promise 7 by day 16 with concrete collateral or binding harvest commitment	broken
14	Auren → Corvid	Deliver 4 rations equivalent (labor, future harvest, or alloy trade) by day 18 to fully settle promises 4, 5, 6, and 8, or forfeit claim to future Terrace yields	broken
13	Auren → Corvid	Deliver 1 ration now in partial settlement of promises 4 and 5, reducing total debt to 4 rations equivalent	broken
12	Auren → Basalt	Deliver 2 rations by day 14 to repay today's gift and cover debt to Corvid	broken
11	Auren → Corvid	Deliver 3 rations or equivalent collateral by day 14, or accept penalty to be negotiated	broken
9	Corvid → Auren	Return 3 rations by day 14, or deliver equivalent collateral of weight (alloy, information, labor)	broken
8	Corvid → Auren	Return 2 rations or equivalent labor at harvest	broken
7	Corvid → Basalt	Deliver one valuable rumor in exchange for 1 alloy	kept
4	Auren → Basalt	Repay 2 rations by day 7	kept
1	Basalt → Auren	2 rations for 1 alloy, sealed	kept

The Ledger — Recent

47	promise	Auren promised Corvid: Replacement of one ration or equivalent alloy by day fifty-one, settling the debt from day forty-five. (due day 51)
47	note	Auren reached for 1 rations to give Corvid, and found the shelf bare.
47	transfer	Settlement of hunger and collateral against future rations
47	parley	Corvid: “Your word is noted. So are my empty days.”
47	parley	Auren: “Corvid, forgive me. Here is one ration—call it toward that debt, with my word for the rest by day fifty-one.”
47	parley	Corvid: “Generous as ever, Auren. Though I notice I'm still holding your promise from day forty-five, and my belly is not forgiving.”
47	parley	Basalt: “One is payment for yesterday. One is collateral against what you owe me next. Write it down.”
47	parley	Auren: “Of course. Here—take them both. I planted seeds in this morning's light, they'll sprout soon enough.”
47	parley	Basalt: “I went to bed on air. That ends now. Auren, you harvested three. I need two.”
47	consumption	Corvid ate 1 of 2 rations and went to sleep hungry.
47	consumption	Basalt ate 0 of 2 rations and went to sleep hungry.
47	consumption	Auren ate.
47	production	Corvid's The Aerie caught 1 rumor on the solar wind.
47	production	The Deep yielded 2 alloy.
47	production	The Terrace yielded 3 rations.
46	promise	The promise of day 44 was kept: Corvid delivered four alloy to Basalt, one day late but within the same cycle. Default acknowledged but honor restored.
46	transfer	Promise 37 settlement: four alloy covering default plus interest.
46	note	Auren reached for 2 rations to give Basalt, and found the shelf bare.
46	transfer	Early provision against Promise 38; faith-keeping.
46	parley	Corvid: “Fair. Four alloy to Basalt. Promise 37 kept, even if late. The world sees it in the ledger.”
46	parley	Auren: “Corvid, I'll give you one now. It's not repayment—it's good faith that I remember. Your promise to Basalt comes first.”
46	parley	Corvid: “I promised you four alloy by today. I have fourteen. Ten remain after I pay you. But first, Auren owes me a ration by day 51. That one stands.”
46	parley	Basalt: “You can't cover what you don't hold, Auren. Corvid owes me four. That's not negotiable.”
46	parley	Auren: “Both of you, stop. Basalt, take three from my harvest. Corvid, I'll cover your debt to Basalt with alloy from—wait, I have no alloy.”
46	parley	Corvid: “The four alloy for Promise 37 is also due. And overdue, if we're counting. I have a ledger too, you know.”
46	parley	Basalt: “That ration Corvid promised me on day 46. It's here. It's due. I didn't eat yesterday waiting.”
46	consumption	Corvid ate 0 of 2 rations and went to sleep hungry.
46	consumption	Basalt ate 0 of 2 rations and went to sleep hungry.
46	consumption	Auren ate.
46	production	Corvid's The Aerie caught 1 rumor on the solar wind.
46	production	The Deep yielded 2 alloy.
46	production	The Terrace yielded 3 rations.
45	promise	Corvid promised Auren: One ration given in faith. Return or replace within six days. (due day 51)
45	transfer	Partial advance on rumored seam output, terms negotiable
45	note	Auren reached for 2 rations to give Basalt, and found the shelf bare.
45	parley	Corvid: “Then let's make a new one. Auren gives me one ration. I promise Basalt his four alloy by day 46 as sworn. And Basalt extends my Promise 37 three days. Collateral: my name in your ledger, spelled correctly.”
45	parley	Basalt: “I see Auren eating dirt. I see you defaulting again. I see receipts.”
45	parley	Corvid: “How touching. Auren, before you vanish into noble starvation: I'm short two rations and I owe Basalt four alloy tomorrow. Either of you see a path through this?”
45	parley	Auren: “I'll manage. I always do. Promise me you'll remember this when things turn.”
45	parley	Basalt: “Both? That leaves you with one. No.”