I’ve made landfall on the island where the Judge should appear. It matches the description in the book, and my aspect draws me here, so I have good reason to believe I’m on the correct course.

The White Titan stares motionless from above, standing at the center of the land. It should be desolate, a tundra that can barely support life, but there are a fair number of people about. Most of the populace appear to have bound to the White – likely due to its proximity – and this looks to have adapted them to the environment.

The White-bound are stereotyped as hardy, but small and weak. Cunning and thrifty, but stubborn and overall dull. They are built for survival above all else.

The other southern Titans make regular appears, of course. The other ten are too far away for their orbits to touch this most southern tip of the world. Given all that, I would not expect a lot of variety, but there is even less than that. Only the Red-bound live in any appreciable numbers. Perhaps their blood runs hotter, which can allay the effects of the cold? I’m sure that’s a partial explanation, but not the entire thing given the current political climate.

Of all the islands I’ve visited thus far, this one is the most hierarchical. Technically, I would describe the island as a kingdom, with a royal family and a host of nobles making up the royal class. But everyone in the upper class is Red-bound, while the White-bound make up whatever the lower class is called – peasants or serfs. While there is a small middle class, mostly composed of merchants and scholars, they appear to be rare. And only notable as they seem to be able to mix both with the peasantry and some of the royals without issue. There are a handful of Red-bound in this class, as well as the few that belong to neither the Red nor the White.

The stereotype of the Red-bound in other lands is that they seek power and are the greediest of all the Rei. They are intelligent, if conniving, and veer on the side of sociopathic. If not fully psychotic.

While this is a stereotype, just as with the White, both appear well and true in this land. Perhaps the extreme environment leads to a reduction of nuance? Perhaps there is some truth to the stereotype and the ruling Reds found it best to encourage it?

It is very curious that no Reds live among the peasantry, and no Whites live among the upper classes. This has to be enforced socially, right?

From what I can tell, the Judge has yet to realize her identity; she is still in her early stages. Of… apotheosis? Should I re-use the name my father used for the gods of old? Saints and those gods do have a lot in common. Though the gods died on their own, whereas I know how to kill the Saints.

The pre-Judge appears to be related to the ruling class in some way, and is bound to the Red. This does not surprise me, as the book claims she is powerful – as she must if she eventually becomes a Saint – and the Reds have a monopoly in power here.

I will continue my investigations. Perhaps I shall meet her before it’s too late to alter her path.

I do not know exactly what to expect. The book says she is responsible for so much death, which leads me to suspect I’d have to deal with her the same way I did RedDwarf. I hope it would be easier, as she may not have a reputation yet. Certainly not as much as he did.

But the book also claims she is less chaotic and more calculating. She is hurt, and she is lashing out because of that hurt. She takes responsibility for her actions with her own death – which is more than I can say for the others I’ve met – and ultimately becomes a source of justice as she ascends.

Does she need help?