A future assigned.
A journey chosen.

Every journey
begins with
a question.

In a world where an algorithm chooses your life path, turning eighteen means discovering who you are meant to become.

For Noah, Thalia and Sol, it is also the beginning of something else.

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Your future.
Whose choice?

A scholar’s son. A farmer’s daughter. A trader’s heir. Three lives, each expected to follow a path already laid out.

The Journey to Ekur begins in a society that entrusts its future to artificial intelligence. On turning eighteen, its citizens receive their life assignments. Noah expects a place beside his father. Thalia dreams of building something new. Sol faces the weight of an inherited future.

What happens when the life you are given is no longer enough?

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An illustrated golden-lit EKUR city, with elevated glass transit tubes between towers

A future chosen
for you.

The world of
EKUR.

Scholars, farmers and traders keep this world running. An algorithm assigns each person a path, deciding what work they’ll do and where they’ll fit in.

Noah, Thalia and Sol have grown up with that system. Now they’re trying to work out how much of their future they get to choose.

Noah, with curly hair, round brass glasses and a cream-and-teal poncho

Noah

The scholar’s son

Noah expects to become a scholar like his father. When his assignment arrives, he’s convinced the system has made a mistake.

Thalia, with dark hair, a translucent hooded cape and a pale staff

Thalia

The farmer’s daughter

Thalia grew up in her family’s greenhouses. She likes farming, but she wants to experiment and build something of her own.

Sol, with swept twists, a sage utility jacket and a brass chest device

Sol

The trader’s heir

Sol knows what his family expects of him. What he hasn’t worked out is whether he wants any of it.

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The Journey to Ekur

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