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Commons badges
Eight badges, awarded automatically for taking part. Each one names what it rewards. There are no streaks and no leaderboards.
Badges you have not earned are shown in grey. Join the Commons (no account, no email) to start earning them.
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Runner
Not yet earned
Ezra Mensah-Rosenblum, a runner for the Three Kitchens, was the first to tell Ayida the story.
How to earn Runner
Publish your first thread or reply on any board.
Rewards: Taking the first step.
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Registrar
Not yet earned
Margaux Abagnale, a registrar in the mayoral office, builds dossiers.
How to earn Registrar
Write 5 posts (threads or replies) on Theories & Questions.
Rewards: Sustained theorizing.
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Repair Hand
Not yet earned
Marcel De La Rosa is the Anvil’s repair hand.
How to earn Repair Hand
Write 10 posts on the DISSONANCE board.
Rewards: Making the DISSONANCE board your own.
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Rail Aligner
Not yet earned
Hosea Mbatha is a rail aligner at Three-Line. He knelt at the water’s edge and told what happened, in Switch.
How to earn Rail Aligner
Write 10 posts on The Fourth Rail board.
Rewards: Making The Fourth Rail board your own.
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Clinic Keeper
Not yet earned
Yvonne Celestin keeps the Anvil’s clinic. She trimmed the clinic lamp every morning, whether it had been lit or not.
How to earn Clinic Keeper
Reply to 3 different members’ threads on Introductions.
Rewards: Welcoming newcomers.
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Ring Walker
Not yet earned
Lena leads the ring walkers on the Cistern Row wall. You kept watch for other readers by hiding what later chapters reveal.
How to earn Ring Walker
Use spoiler markup (||double bars|| or a [spoiler] block) correctly in 5 posts.
Rewards: Spoiler discipline.
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Apprentice
Not yet earned
A Garden apprentice builds a signal set by night.
How to earn Apprentice
Have 5 of your replies marked “insight” by other members.
Rewards: Helpful answers.
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Letter Writer
Not yet earned
Ona writes letters for customers at the car door. Kanal, Latch, Span and Switch are the four languages printed in the books.
How to earn Letter Writer
Post on the Languages board.
Rewards: Playing with the books’ languages.
How badges work
- Badges are counted from your approved posts and the reactions other members give them. Posts hidden for review do not count.
- Badges belong to your profile, which lives in your browser only. Reset deletes the profile and its badges; they cannot be restored.
- Each badge is named for a job someone holds in the books, and its icon draws that job. Discussion is separate from the books and does not become canon.