Ephemera is one of the five primordial moons of the Zephran Lunarspace, which is just a fancy way of saying it gets more attention than it deserves. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not like I have anything against the place — who doesn’t enjoy a good bit of jungle? I’m just not especially fond of things being given jumped-up titles for no good reason (and before you say it, I earned my jumped-up title).

This is a moon that likes to keep its distance, which just makes it more interesting to people, so all sorts of rumours surround the place that from an astrological standpoint simply cannot be true. If a race of gravity demons really did live at Ephemera’s core, it’d have snapped its rondel centuries ago. Behave yourselves. The truth of the matter is that Ephemera is the sole occupant of Zephra’s apogee rondel, and spends the vast majority of its orbit in isolation from the rest of the Lunarspace. If you ask me, a culture of detachment is to be expected when you spend most of your time alone in distant space, especially if Hermit Kel is to be believed (although obviously, Hermit Kel is not to be believed).

You’re probably wondering what it is you ought to know before visiting, although I have to say it’s an irrelevant question since chances are, you won’t be. Wildly extortionate travel tariffs and a distinct lack of a tourist board make Ephemera something of a closed shop, which, by the way, are another thing it lacks. But I suppose I should cover all eventualities; who knows, perhaps you’re friendly with the Cartel or you’re one of those spoilt brats with a private ship and a gap cycle to kill, and I’d hate for you to meet an untimely demise on account of my desire for brevity (you have seen how much paperwork I have to get through though, haven’t you? I just wanted to make sure you were aware that it is a lot).

So assuming you’ve somehow defied all expectation and made your way lunarside, the first place you won’t be going is the Ephemeran capital, which is so remarkably unremarkable it’s name escapes me and I don’t really feel like wasting any more time in looking it up. Actually, thinking about it, it might be Ephemera’s capital that’s the secretive one, the one who’s name nobody knows. Either way, you’re not going there, so it doesn’t matter. Fortunately, the only spaceport on Ephemera is about twelve clicks south of the city, so there’s little chance of you ending up there by mistake. And if you’re harbouring any notion of ending up there on purpose, good luck finding a taxi willing to take your through the Valley of the Creeping Night (although the truly frightening thing there is their fares).

So, where should you go? Well, it’s hard to say given how little we know of Ephemera’s topography, but for starters I’d advise staying away from Krowl, Amberbite or really any of the southern provinces, unless you like getting nibbled on by cannibals (I don’t know what the kids are into these days do I?). Further north, several sources have now corroborated reports of a ghostly vessel sailing the Fever River, and Ceravein Castle is the long-standing home of a dynasty of vampires who, despite outward appearances and a lengthy PR campaign, probably aren’t much better than the cannibals. Far west is the Everclamp, which for those who enjoy the security of being grounded in one stable plane of reality is best avoided. As for the east… we don’t speak of what lies to the east.