Bas-Lag Codexery — Data & Quality

We publish our audit record because accuracy claims should be checkable. Every entry on this site runs through an automated fact-audit pipeline (accuracy audit → source-grounded repair → visual QA); this page is generated from that pipeline's own report, not written by hand.

This is a fiction/fan codex: entries describe an in-universe canon. Our audits check canon and internal consistency — external fact-checking does not apply the way it does on real-subject codexes.

Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-04 · 25 entries checked · 15 flagged · 36 issues confirmed · 15 corrected · 21 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Isaac Danzger — Affiliation lists 'The Iron Council'; Isaac Dan der Grimnebulin is a protagonist of Perdido Street Station and is not affiliated with the Iron Council, which features different protagonists in a separate novel.

Isaac Danzger — Intro mentions 'political machinations surrounding the Low Road'; there is no canonical plotline regarding 'the Low Road' central to Isaac's story in Perdido Street Station.

Moll — Claiming Moll possesses flight capabilities contradicts Bas-Lag canon; Garudas are terrestrial and cannot fly.

Moll — Stating her story unfolds entirely within Armada is incorrect; she escapes the floating city with Bellis Coldwine at the conclusion of The Scar.

Khemist — The character 'Khemist' does not exist in Bas-Lag canon; Isaac Dan der Grimnebulin serves as the primary scientist and alchemist figure.

Khemist — Isaac Dan der Grimnebulin developed the sonic weapon to destroy Slake Moths himself, rather than receiving assistance from a character named Khemist.

Eggs — The entry incorrectly describes Yagharek (a Karsian) under the character name 'Eggs' (a human protagonist); they are distinct characters.

Eggs — 'Belladonna Adine' is a hallucinated character not present in Bas-Lag canon; Yagharek's companions on The Scar include Isaac Dan der Grimnebulin and Lin.

Yagharek — Yagharek is canonically a Garuda (bird-like humanoid), not a Karkinos (crab-like species).

Yagharek — Yagharek possesses avian characteristics such as feathers and wings, contradicting any description of him as crab-like.

The Butchers' Guild — The entry claims there is no recognized canonical entity known as 'The Butchers' Guild', but the Butchers' Guild is acknowledged in Bas-Lag lore as part of New Crobuzon's guild system governing the Slaughterhouse District.

The Butchers' Guild — The claim that the Slaughterhouse District lacks a formal unified trade guild structure contradicts the established setting of New Crobuzon, where all major trades are regulated by guilds (e.g., Guild of Fencings, Stevedores), including butchers.

The Krell Occupation — Status field incorrectly classifies 'The Krell Occupation' as a Canonical Historical Event despite the entry admitting the event and race are non-canonical.

The Krell Occupation — Rulers listed as 'The Pirate Lord and Council of Captains' is inaccurate; canon establishes the Pirate Lord holds absolute authority without a formal ruling council sharing power.

Scar Rapture Event — The entry title 'Scar Rapture Event' refers to no canonical event; the subject described is the location known simply as 'The Scar'.

Scar Rapture Event — The Scar does not drift specifically within the New Crobuzon region; it traverses the world's oceans (the Great Ocean) and is not geographically bound to one nation.

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