ISSUE 02 / FIELD LOG
On Plyuk, rank is read by colored light. Their first guides, Bi and Uef, are equal parts wandering singers, rescue crew, and opportunists.
READ TIME / 03 MIN
A pepelats skims the horizon. Its pilots—Bi the Patsak and Uef the Chatlanian—offer Uncle Bob and Fiddler a route through the desert at a price.
A handheld visator glows green for both Earthmen, classifying them as Patsaks on a planet ruled by Chatlanians.
They learn Plyuk's most profitable secret: an ordinary wooden match, called a ketse, is worth a fortune here.