Registry of the Order of Readers
The Guild Card
Every entry on this card is true. The System keeps no other kind.
Reader’s Registration
issued by the System
the book they’re known by
No. 000029
ClassicJ
flame unlit
of the house of Action·1 book opened
Novice — 0 pts
100 → Apprentice
Rank F — Novice
the ladder runs F to S
4 chapters read·
0 runs read to the edge·
~37 min in the world
inscribed Nov 4, 2025
The Collector’s Mark
A reader’s seal is cut by reading and nothing else. It deepens as the library grows; it cannot be bought, and it cannot be forged.
4 chapters cut the teeth of the rim
five houses — Action · Adventure · Fantasy · Horror · Post-Apocalyptic
the web is woven from the 1 book you’ve opened
pressed in shu ink · regenerates as you read
Action
1
Adventure
1
Fantasy
1
Horror
1
Post-Apocalyptic
1
The Translator’s Mark
follow the mark and the bell rings when this hand opens a new workthe mark of ClassicJ
1 work on the shelf · 8 chapters published · quiet this past month
0 readers follow this mark — the register is open
The Pilgrim’s Book
a stamp presses when a run is read to its last published chapterNo runs read to the edge yet — the pilgrimage has only begun.
the guild card