10Star Sea Drift

10.1Bottles

Write a wish or a question, cast it into the star sea, and wait for a same-day traveller to pick it up and reply.

Bottles are anonymous — only the nickname you set is shown; birth details, city and contact are never shown.

The figures archive focuses on Chinese cultural figures and keeps growing. If a name is unfamiliar, tap through to their life — that's a kind of meeting too.

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  Casting is free

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  You're notified when a reply arrives

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  You can also fish up other people's bottles and reply

10.2Fishing rods

10.3Curio collection

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  Curios you fish up enter your illustrated collection

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  Drop rates are published on the feature page (see 14.4)

10.4A word on courtesy

If you fish up someone else's bottle, be kind when you reply. Your one sentence may be the only light in their day.