When the War of 1812 finally slipped into history, a quiet group remained behind—tasked with keeping Perry’s inland legacy alive. Not through monuments… but through people. The fellowship endures still. Their members blend into daily life in this town along the river, wearing familiar faces and unfamiliar silence as they move quietly through the ordinary world. Only those who know the signal are counted among them.

They are known as The Commodore’s Circle.

Their mark is not worn loudly.
It is small. Circular.
A symbol you’ve encountered more than once on this quest.
Those who wear it will not announce themselves—
—but once you see the sign, you will know.

When you find a bearer of the Circle, speak this phrase:

“Don’t give up the ship.”

If the words are returned to you, listen carefully--
the next passage will be given not to your hands, but to your memory.

The Circle already surrounds you.
The fleet is hidden in plain sight.

Proceed.