The People pages under the Universe category have now been completed for all characters seen or mentioned so far in the Great War of the Shaeld series. This literally includes every named character, from civilians seen in passing to each and every member of Tanker Regiment seen in the last book.

[Edit: since this article was first posted, new index pages have also been added for all characters by surname, all the women, and all the men.]

This feels like a great achievement, since there are over 100 named characters, many of them linked to various events throughout the four existing novels and beyond.

The "upcoming characters" page has now been removed, so the new characters who will be arriving in Perseus Aflame will be added to this site when the first book from that series — On Vicious Wing — is actually approaching its release date.

Some characters from the first of the upcoming GWOTS-era novellas, however, do have partial profiles on the site already. These are:
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• Reximillian Bel-Kenita — Protagonist.
• Euelli Berris — Head of developmental research, Kenita-Deng Incorporated.
• Mansour al-Rashid — Captain, ICS Ardent.
• Zana Turei — Chief engineer, ICS Ardent.

That novella is of course I Dream of Damastion, which should be released before the end of the year and may help to tide people over until the much-delayed release of Whom Gods Shall Fear. The protagonist of another novella — A Storm to the Savage — also now has her own holding page. Watch this space.

For serious fans of the Armadaverse, it's highly recommended that you take a deep dive into lore by reading the background and insights into your favourite characters!

The web site just keeps getting bigger, better, and badder! Here's whats been added or changed in the past week or so:

1. New character profiles created for Nur Rohana binti Ishak (Doctor Rohana), Brehim, Imbris Laselle, and High Admiral Audrene Bel-Taulon.
2. Rupus Dyne, Frane Harth, and Ragnar Otkellsson updated with character images.
3. All Tanker profiles now include a scale visualisation image.
4. The Tanker Regiment featured article has been updated/enhanced with the latest images and links.
5. New character/society page added for Glanced Esteem.
6. Profile page added for the ICS Hammer.
7. Category pages added for the Imperial Starship Design Roadmap and Imperial Facilities.
8. Pages created in Facilities for Gemen Station and Forge Ruinous.
9. Planet profile created for Jasamma.
10. As well as Uninhabited Planets, the Places section now lists Incidental Planets. These are worlds about which there is insufficient information to justify an entire profile page.

Encountered a term in an Armada Wars book and not sure what it means? Fear not. The brand new Glossary was added to the Universe section today.

The glossary is not yet exhaustive, but it does come quite close. It will of course continue to grow as new volumes are released in the Armadaverse, because every new book means new strange things with strange names.

A new category was sneaked into the Universe section this week, and it adds eighteen Technology articles! This section will be under continuous development, with more entries being made as more technology is revealed in upcoming releases.

Also this week... the book pages were all given a makeover to remove clutter, improve appearance for mobile devices, add images for external destinations like Amazon and Audible, and introduce a touch of per-book colour theming.

Lastly, a pronunciation audio file has been added for xtryllium.

If you're a regular visitor to the site you probably noticed these changes sneaking in over the past two weeks. If not, here they all are:

1. Most pages have now been redesigned to use section layouts, which are neater and cleaner on both computers and mobile devices. Subtle colour differences now break up large pages.
2. Many characters now have an "appearances and mentions" section which links directly to books in the store.
3. On all pages where it is possible, the style of the "you are here" breadcrumb trail has been improved (the store and blog-style pages do not support it).
4. Main sections of the site now have a snippet of customer feedback at the top of the page, with a link offering more. On book pages, the same area tells you how that volume is positioned in its series.
5. Many pages now have a jump link which takes you directly to the search box.
6. Most products in the store now have a section which points out related or alternative products.
7. Book pages for available novels have a section which offers related products.
8. Pages that were heavy with links have been calmed down a bit.
9. There are now dedicated error pages for discontinued items and deleted blog posts, which will prevent ugly 404 errors for any products or posts deleted after this date.
10. The books, novels, and novellas pages have been tidied up.
11. A new collapsible warning box has been implemented in some places, to ensure visitors do not accidentally read major spoilers.
12. Holding pages are now in the store for the upcoming paperback and posters.
13. With the arrival of the cover art for From Shattered Stars, its book page has been updated and some areas of the site have received a facelift.

In the past two days, massive improvements have been made to this site. And we're not just talking usability here, oh no. Piles of content have been added!

• ​Most of the 100+ characters now have individual profile pages under the Universe section.
• People are split into main characters, secondary characters, and everybody else.
• A large addition to the People section's main page now lets you view all people by role (e.g. Shards) and by group (e.g. known Rasas).
• Those of you who secretly fancy Bruiser will be glad to hear he has been upgraded to main character status.
• The Imperial Combine page and Alien Civilisations page were brought together under one new heading: Societies.
• Wait for it... added to the Societies section are pages for the Mastalekt, the Lem Bataan Confederation, and the mother-funking Rodori.
• Most regularly used pages are now more mobile friendly.
• You may also find something on the site which is being tested...

Wikia is falling out of favour here at HQ. The site is not particularly attractive on a web browser, and when using a mobile device visitors are bombarded with adverts. Advert bombardment is not really in tune with the whole ethos of the Armadaverse — no, we're more about missiles.

The benefit of Wikia is that it's a free, open Wiki platform. It makes it very easy to maintain a large database of information which is cross-linked. The information could be replicated on this very site, in the Universe section, but that will be time-consuming and laborious.

So the question falls to you, the community: stick or twist?

Some changes and improvements have been made to the site in the past day. As well as various layout and formatting tweaks, the following changes were made:
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• The Imperial Combine page was moved under the Universe section.
• A new Imperial Starships page was added. This and the Many Worlds page were both moved under the Imperial Combine page.
• The 'Major Powers' page was merged with the Imperial Combine page to make a new Universe category named Societies. The Mastalekt species was added.
• Individual pages have been added to the Main Characters section for Elm Caden, Rendir Throam, and Euryce Eilentes.
• Many pages (including books, news, and features) have had links inserted for the new Universe content.
• Prices in the store have been molested. Check them out.
• The top menu has been rearranged to make the most popular sections easier to see.
• A search box has been added to the front page. It will search static pages, news items, featured articles, and the store.
• The About page was rejigged to make it more digestible.