Endgame:North Sheva
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The North Sheva is a space station located at the top of the Spindle in geostationary orbit over Qud. It is accessible by ascending the Spindle using the Golem as a part of the We Are Starfreight quest, after Reclamation is completed. Doing so will begin a short interlude where the player can talk to 
Barathrum the Old if he is present, or simply wait to end the interlude if he is not.
Once the player ascends the spindle, they cannot return back to Qud without ending the game.
The North Sheva's traversable area is vast, constituting several explorable zones and several inaccessible zones visible in the world map. After the player has ascended the Spindle, they will arrive at the Arrivarium. From there, they can access the Point of Tifaret, which is the first mover stop available from the Arrivarium.
North Sheva has its own world map. Unlike Qud, the North Sheva's world map consists of several isolated locations, which can be traversed using the mover rail system.
Mover Stops
The accessible mover stops are:
- the Point of Tifaret, notable for being accessible from the Arrivarium and therefore the first mover stop available upon ascending the Spindle.
- Star Orchid Temple, a "place of portals" and home to Spoken Ionic Within Covalency Heart
- the Starfarer's Quay, where Resheph allegedly consulted with mysterious strangers according to the historical record. Barathrum the Old will take a mover here if he ascended the Spindle with you, and he will attempt to launch a starship. You can choose to go along with him, or commandeer the starship for yourself, achieving the Launch Ending with or without Barathrum.
- the Northern Ark, a "quantum temple" where the player can interact with Resheph, either speaking with him through the Hologram of Resheph, the Above, or damaging him by opening the nondeterministic core. These interactions allow the player to influence the ending.