Events

Culture Warship Mind Escapes to Schar’s World

Consider Phlebas · Chapter 1

A hastily built, incomplete Culture warship self-destructs at hyperspace edge, sacrificing itself to propel its Mind through the radiation sphere to forbidden Schar’s World.

Unnamed Mind

Idirans Rescue Horza from Sorpen Sewercell

Consider Phlebas · Chapter 2

Bound Changer Horza, impersonating a minister, nearly drowns in Sorpen's Gerontocracy palace waste cell; visited by Balveda and Amahain-Frolk before Idiran forces breach the wall explosively.

Bora Horza Gobuchul, Perosteck Balveda, Amahain-Frolk

Horza Joins Clear Air Turbulence by Killing Zallin

Consider Phlebas · Chapter 4

Captured by mercenaries after suit failure, Horza feigns death then brutally fights and snaps Zallin's neck under Kraiklyn's orders to prove worth.

Bora Horza Gobuchul, Zallin, Kraiklyn

Disastrous Raid on Temple of Light

Consider Phlebas · Chapter 5

CAT crew assaults mossy temple on Marjoin for plunder, but laser-reflecting crystals cause friendly fire, killing multiple including Rava, Odraye, Bratsilakins.

Bora Horza Gobuchul, Rava Gamdol, Tzbalik Odraye

Olmedreca Nuclear Catastrophe

Consider Phlebas · Chapter 6

Salvaging lasers on damaged megaship, Lenipobra falls to death; Lamm nukes ship in rage, killing most; Horza and Mipp strand in shuttle.

Bora Horza Gobuchul, Lamm, Lenipobra

Escape from Eaters Cult

Consider Phlebas · Chapter 7

Captured by cannibals after shuttle crash, Horza poisons Fwi-Song and Mr. First, hijacks naive Culture shuttle Tsealsir by tricking its Mind.

Bora Horza Gobuchul, Fwi-Song

Horza Kills Kraiklyn and Takes Command

Consider Phlebas · Chapter 8

Disguised as motie in Evanauth Damage game, Horza pursues and kills real Kraiklyn in dockside brawl, impersonating him to board CAT.

Bora Horza Gobuchul, Kraiklyn

Destruction of Vavatch Orbital

Consider Phlebas · Chapter 9

Culture GSV annihilates neutral Vavatch Orbital with gridfire amid evacuation, witnessed by CAT crew after their escape.

Perosteck Balveda

Escape from GSV Ends of Invention

Consider Phlebas · Chapter 9

As fake Kraiklyn, Horza stuns Balveda, blasts CAT through internal bays amid chaos and bomb detonation destroying police craft.

Bora Horza Gobuchul, Perosteck Balveda

Massacre at Changer Base Discovered

Consider Phlebas · Chapter 10

CAT passes Quiet Barrier to land on Schar’s World; Horza finds his Changer comrades slaughtered, including lover Kierachell.

Bora Horza Gobuchul, Sro Kierachell Zorant

Firefight at Station Six

Consider Phlebas · Chapter 12

Crew clashes with Idirans activating ancient train; Dorolow and Neisin die, Xoxarle captured, fake Mind hologram exposed.

Bora Horza Gobuchul, Xoxarle, Dorolow, Neisin

Catastrophic Train Collision

Consider Phlebas · Chapter 14

Dying Quayanorl activates runaway train from station six, smashing into group at seven; kills Yalson, Wubslin; Xoxarle escapes with Balveda hostage.

Bora Horza Gobuchul, Yalson, Xoxarle, Perosteck Balveda

Horza's Death on Schar’s World

Consider Phlebas · Chapter 15

Balveda drags wounded Horza from tunnels to CAT; despite medical aid, he dies from injuries.

Bora Horza Gobuchul, Perosteck Balveda

Idiran-Culture War Begins

Consider Phlebas · Chapter 18

War erupts in 1327 after disputes, with Homomda joining Idirans; features Orbital attacks, stalemate, ending in Culture victory by 1375 after 851 billion casualties.

Drone Named Bora Horza Gobuchul

Consider Phlebas · Chapter 19

Pregnant Gimishin Foug boards ship drone revealing its name as Bora Horza Gobuchul en route to GSV Determinist.

Gimishin Foug