The Strait of Empty Berths
Qirarden offered sanctuary to sailors whose vessels disappeared from Aranestel’s rescue records.
What happened
The sailors were accused of desertion and unpaid service. Their charts also marked the extinguished towers. Qirarden’s sanctuary law prevented immediate extradition without deciding the truth of either allegation. Empty berths in Fallowerness later commemorated crews who might still be alive under new names.
Where to look
The event is anchored at Valarea Strait. Related witnesses and institutions appear in the connections rather than being treated as a detached chronology.
Una keeps dry clothing in every rescue shed and mends it in deliberately mismatched colors so nobody can sell it as new.
The southeastern shipping threshold on which small Qirarden can confront larger fleets.
Qalen remembers when every rescue incurred a debt payable to the harbor office.
Bast began the overdue lists after officials declared his brother dead to divide a boat.
Independent listeners heard a child asking to go home inside the fortress cedar.
Surveyors found warm water beneath old ice and collected the jar now examined in Garnetrun.