# Signs on the Tide

# Signs on the Tide

Since the Choir Memorial appeared, other strange things have been reported along Oceania's shores. Some are understood. Some are not. This page records what is known.

## The Tidegauge (Tide Engine)

A coral pillar at Izlude harbor showing a number out of 100: the **world tide**. It rises with the whole server's activity — Aequoria clears, kept bounty contracts, lore beats, King kills, and more — and ebbs slowly on its own.

When it reaches 100, the **Spring Tide** breaks for **30 minutes**:

- Sea creatures surge onto the fields south of Prontera (Tidal Heralds carry Coral Reef and Bronze Coins)
- Coastal maps carry Spring Tide **combat pressure**
- Poring Haven floods with aquatics
- Players on key coastal maps get a short Spring lean

**Tide Affinity:** at the Tidegauge, draw a 20-minute blessing that scales with the current mark (1 hour cooldown). Higher tide = stronger Affinity. Lorekeepers get a small extra seal.

The gauge also shows your Tidemark standing and, if chosen, your Aetherion path.

## Harbor Ledger

Beside the Tidemark Broker — personal **Harbor Reputation** with the Company. See the Harbor Reputation page. `@ororep`

## The Driftline

Bottle-posts at four shores: Izlude, Alberta, Comodo, and Malangdo. Write a short message (one per day), cast it to sea, and the current delivers it to a random other player at another shore — with a small gift attached. Every message is delivered exactly once. Be kind; the harbor watch reads over the sea's shoulder.

## The Saltwalker

A salt-crusted merchant who is only ever in one town at a time and moves every real hour. He is never announced. Reported sightings: Izlude, Morroc, Payon, Comodo, Juno, Malangdo — in some order. He sells salvage for Bronze Coins, one rotating daily rare, and — for a single coin — hints toward Faded Echoes you have not yet found.

Higher Harbor ranks get Bronze discounts.

## The Sea-Post

Divers speak of a brass cylinder at the Izlude waterline, near the Tidal Breach, that contains dry paper underwater. Those who have written into it say something writes back — a day later, in real time, signed only "D."

Nothing more will be recorded here. Some correspondence is private.

## Related Pages

- The Tide Engine
- Harbor Reputation
- The Choir Roster
- Aetherion Choice
- Lore Story Quests
- Drowned Aequoria