Glossary of Characters and Terminology

A

Abel-Wexler - one of the eleven generation ships from Earth, tenth to depart... see Generation Ships

Adam, Prince - predecessor to Raymond Aguerra, considered an unacceptable candidate.

Adar - highest military rank in Ildiran Solar Navy.

Aguerra, Carlos - Raymond's younger brother, nine years old.

Aguerra, Esteban - Raymond's estranged father.

Aguerra, Micheal - Raymon's youngest brother, six years old.

Aguerra, Raymond - streetwise young man from Earth... see Peter

Aguerra, Rita - Raymond's mother.

Aguerra, Rory - Raymond's younger brother, ten years old.

Ahmani, Abdul Mohammed - name taken by Esteban Aguerra after his conversion to Islam.

Alexa, Mother - ruler of Theroc, wife of Father Idriss.

Almari - female green priest from Theron lakeside village.

Alturas - Ildiran world.

Amundsen - one of the eleven generation ships from Earth, sixth to depart.

Andeker, William - human scientist, specialist in robotics... see William Andeker

Arcas - green priest... see Arcas

Archfather - symbolic head of Unison religion on Earth.

armorglass - transparent protective material, heavily resistant to shock.

Ar't - Ildiran singer female, a lover of Prime Designate Jora'h.

Aro'nh - a tal in the Ildiran Solar Navy... see Aro'nh

attenders - diminutive personal assistants to the Mage-Imperator.

B

Baker - Roamer clan... see Roamers

Balboa - one of the eleven generation ships from Earth, second to depart... see Generation Ships

Bartholomew - Great King of Earth, predecessor to Frederick. see Bartholomew

BeBob - Rlinda Kett's pet name for Branson Roberts.

bekh! - Ildiran curse, "Damn!"

Ben - first Great King of the Terran Hanseatic League; also, a large moon of Oncier. see Ben

Beneto - green priest, second son of Father Idriss and Mother Alexa.

Big Goose - derogatory Roamer term for Terran Hanseatic League.

Bioth - father of Arcas.

black pines - conifers grown for lumber industry on Boone's Crossing, genetically engineered Earth pines crossed with indigenous plants.

blazer - Ildiran illumination source.

Blind Faith - Branson Robert's ship.

blitzkrieg scoops - fast commando harvesters used by Roamers during hydrogue embargo.

Blue Sky Mine - skymine facility at Golgen, operated by Ross Tamblyn... see Blue Sky Mine

Bobri's - comedic figure in Saga of Seven Suns.

Boone's Crossing - Hansa colony world.

Bor'nh - qul in Ildiran Solar Navy.

Brindle, Conrad - Robb Brindle's father, retired military officer.

Brindle, Natalie - Robb Brindle's mother, retired military officer.

Brindle, Robb - young EDF recruit, comrade of Tasia Tamblyn... see Robb Brindle

Bron'n - bodyguard of the Mage-Imperator.

Burl - young bully on Earth.

Burr - Roamer clan... see Roamers

Burton - one of the eleven generation ships from Earth, fourth to depart; lost en route.

Byron, Miguel - hedonistic former chairman of Terran Hanseatic League.

C

Caillie - one of the eleven generation ships from Earth, fifth to depart and first to be encountered by the Ildirans; colonists from the Caillie were taken to settle Theroc... see Generation Ships

carbon slammer - new-design EDF weapon, effective at breaking carbon-carbon bonds.

cargo escort - Roamer vessel used to deliver ekti shipments from skymines.

Celli - youngest daughter of Father idriss and Mother Alexa.

Chen - Roamer clan... see Roamers

ch'kanh - armored anemone plants that live in the shadowed canyons of Maratha.

chrana soup - Ildiran food.

Christopher - third Great King of the Terran Hanseatic League; also, a large moon of Oncier. see Christopher

chromefly - silver reflective flying insect on Theroc.

chrysalis chair - reclining throne of the Mage-Imperator.

Cir'gh - Ildiran jousting champion.

cityship - giant hydrogue metropolis.

citysphere - enormus hydrogue habitation complex.

Clarin, Eldon - Roamer inventor.

Clark - one of the eleven generation ships from Earth, sevnth to depart.

clee - a steamy, potent beverage made from ground worldtree seeds.

cloud mine - large and inefficient ekti-gathering facility.

Clydia - one of the nineteen green priest volunteers abroad EDF ships.

cohort - battle group of Ildiran Solar navy consisting of seven maniples, or 343 ships.

Colicos, Anton - the son of Magaret and Louis Colicos, translator and student of epic stories.

Colicos, Louis - xeno-archaeologist, husband of Margaret Colicos, specializing in ancient Klikiss artifacts.

Colicos, Margaret - xeno-archaeologist, wife of Louis Colicos, specializing in ancient Klikiss artifacts.

Colony Town - main settlement on Corvus Landing.

Competent Computerized Companion - inteilligent servant robot, called compy, available in Friendly, Teacher, Governess, Listener, and other models... see Compies

Comptor - Ildiran colony world, site of a legendary forest fire.

Comptor lillies - large, fleshly flowers from Comptor; salmon pink petals are edible.

compy - shortened term for "Competent Computerized Companion"... see Compies

condorfly - colorful flying insect on Theroc, like a giant butterfly, sometimes kept as pets.

Congress of Faiths - Hansa religious body, similar to United Nations, comprised of representatives from many religions.

Constellation - Hansa diplomatic ship.

coral-eggs - edible underwater nodule native to Ildira.

Corribus - ancient and abandoned Klikiss world where Margaret and Louis Colicos discovered the Klikiss Torch technology.

Corvus Landing - Hansa colony world, mainly agricultural, some mining.

Cotopaxi - Hansa colony world.

crackle - Theron nut.

Crenna - Ildiran splinter colony, evacuated due to plague.

creteblocks - prefab Hansa construction material.

cryobags - preservation sacks designed to produce extreme cold.

cutter - small ship in Ildiran Solar Navy.

Cyroc'h - original name of current Ildiran Mage-Imperator.

D

Daniel - new prince candidate selected by the Hansa.

dango - Theron fruit.

Dasra - gas-giant planet suspected of harboring hydrogues.

datawafer - high-capacity data-storage package.

Daym - blue-supergiant star, one of the Ildiran "seven suns"; also the name of the primary gas-gaint planet, site of abandoned Ildiran ekti-harvesting operations.

DD - compy servent assigned to Rheindic Co xeno-archaeology dig.

Dekyk - Klikiss robot at Rheindic Co xeno-archaeology dig.

Designate - purebred son of Mage-Imperator, ruler of an Ildiran world.

diamondfilm - crystalline parchment used for Ildiran documents.

Dio'sh - Ildiran rememberer, survivor of Crenna evacuation.

Dobro - Ildiran colony world.

Dremen - Terran colony world, dim and cloudy.

drogue - derogatory term for hydrogues.

dropship - fast-delivery vessel used by EDF.

Dularix - uninhabited world in Ildiran space, site of senseless hydrogue attack.

Durris - trinary star system, close white and yellow stars orbited by a red dwarf; three of the Ildiran "seven suns".

E

EA - Tasia Tamblyn's personal compy.

Earth Defense Forces - Terran space military, headquartered on Mars but with juridiction throughout the Terran Hanseatic League... see Earth Defense Forces

Eddies - slang term for soldiers in EDF... see Earth Defense Forces

EDF - Earth Defense Forces... see Earth Defense Forces

ekti - exotic allotrope of hydrogen used in Ildiran stardrives.

Erphano - gas-giant planet, site of Berndt Okiah's skymine.

escort - midsized ship in Ildiran Solar Navy.

Estarra - second daughter, fourth child of Father Idriss and Mother Alexa.

F

faeros - sentient fire entities dwelling within stars.

Festival of the Butterflies - mass hatching of butterfly analogues in forest of Theroc, celebrated by Theron people.

filterfilm - protective eye covering used by Ildirans.

firefever - ancient Ildiran plague.

Fitzpatrick, Maureen - former Chairman of the Terran Hanseatic League, grandmother of Patrick Fitzpatrick III.

Fitzpatrick, Patrick, III - spoiled cadet in the Earth Defense Forces... see Patrick Fitzpatrick III

flatgems - layered artifical gems, rare and expensive, they are also used in the crown of the Great King.

flutewood trees - multibranched growths on Crenna with hard bark and holes that make whistling sounds in the wind.

fracture-pulse drone - new-design EDF weapon, also called "frak."

frak - slang term for fracture-pulse drone.

Frederick, King - figurehead ruler of the Terran Hanseatic League. see Frederick

fungus reef - giant worldtree growth on Theroc, carved into a habitation by the Therons.

G

Garris - Nira's father.

George - second Great King of the Terran Hanseatic League; also, a large moon of Oncier. see George

gliderbikes - flying contraptions assembled from scavenged engines and framework materials, augmented by colorful condorfly wings.

Glyx - gas giant, site of Berndt Okiah's first skymine command.

Golgen - gas giant, harvested by Blue Sky Mine... see Golgen

Goliath - first expanded Juggernaut in EDF fleet.

Goose - Roamer derogative term for Terran Hanseatic League.

Goswell, Bertam - early Chairman of theTerran Hanseatic League, originally tried to force Roamers to sign Hansa Charter.

Great Expectations - one of Rlinda Kett's merchant ships, captured by Rand Sorengaard's pirates.

Great King - figurehead leader of Terran Hanseatic League.

grappler pod - small work vehicle used in shipyards of Osquivel.

green priest - servant of the worldforest, able to use worldtrees for instantaneous communication.

Guiding Star - Roamer philosophy and religion, a guiding force in a person's life.

H

Hansa - Terran Hanseatic League.

Hansa headquarters - pyramidal building near the Whisper Palace on Earth.

Hendy, Sam - mayor of Corvus Landing Colony Town.

Herald - star system in the Ildiran Empire, site of a famous "ghost story" in the Saga of Seven Suns.

Hijonda - Hansa colony world.

hive worms - giant nest-making invertebrates on Theroc.

Horizon Cluster - large star cluster near Ildira.

Hosaki - Roamer clan... see Roamers

Hosaki, Alfred - Roamer clan leader.

hydrogues - alien race living at cores of gas-giant planets.

Hyrillka - Idiran colony in Horizon Cluster, original discovery site of Klikiss robots.

I

Iawa - colony world, once inhabited by predecessors of the Roamers.

Iawan scourage - botanical plague on Iawa.

Idriss, Father - ruler of Theroc, husband of Mother Alexa.

Ildira - home planet of the Ildiran Empire, under the light of seven suns.

Ildiran Empire - large alien empire, the only other major civilization in the Spiral Arm.

Ildiran Solar Navy - space military fleet of the Ildiran Empire.

Ildirans - humanoid alien race with many different breeds, or kiths.

Ilkot - Klikiss robot at Rheindic Co xeno-archaeology dig.

Iron Lady - nickname for Ambassador Otema.

Isix cat - small feral feline on Ildira.

Isperos - hot planet, site of Kotto Okiah's test colony.

J

Jack - fourth Great King of Terran Hanseatic League; also a large moon of Oncier. see Jack

jazer - energy weapon used by Earth Defense Forces.

jigglefruit - Theron fruit.

Jora'h - prime designate of the Ildiran Empire, eldest son of Mage-Imperator.

Jorax - klikiss robot, often seen on Earth.

Juggernaut - large battleship class in Earth Defense Forces.

Jupiter - enhanced Juggernaut battleship in EDF, flagship of Admiral Willis's Grid 7 battlegroup.

K

Kamarov, Raven - Roamer cargo-ship captain.

Kamin - planet in the Ildiran Empire.

Kanaka - one of the eleven generation ships from Earth, last to depart; these colonists became the Roamers... see Generation Ships

Kellum, Del - Roamer, ekti cargo driver, becomes a Roamer clan leader, in charge of Osquivel shipyards.

Kellum, Zhett - eighteen-year-old daughter of Del Kellum.

Kett, Rlinda - merchant woman, captian of the Voracious Curiosity.

Khali - Nira's family name.

Khali, Nira - green priest female, Prime Designate Jora'h's lover and mother of his half-breed daughter, Osira'h. Held captive in breeding camps on Dobro.

kith - a breed of Ildiran... see Kiths

kleeb - derogatory term for military recruits.

Klikiss - ancient insect like race, long vanished from the Spiral Arm, leaving only their empty cities.

Klikiss robots - intelligent beetlelike robots built by the Klikiss race.

Klikiss Torch - a weapon/mechanism developed by ancient Klikiss race to implode gas-giant planets and create new stars.

Klio's - Ildiran Minister of Commerce.

K'llar bekh! - strenous Ildiran curse, "God damn!".

Kori'nh, Adar - leader of the Ildiran Solar Navy.

Kowalski - Roamer clan... see Roamers

Kri'l - legendary star-crossed swimmer from Ildiran myth.

L

Lanyan, General Kurt - commander of Earth Defense Forces.

lens kithmen - philosopher priests who help to guide troubled Ildirans, interpreting faint guidance from the thism.

Lia - former ruler of Theroc, Alexa's mother.

lifetube - small emergency evacuation device stored aboard  EDF battleship.

Lightsource - the Ildiran version of Heaven, a realm on a higher plane composed entirely of light. Ildirans believe that faint trickles of this light break through into our universe and are channeled through the Mage-Imperator and distributed across their race through the thism.

Llaro - abandoned Klikiss world.

Logan, Chrysta - last captain of the lost generation ship Burton; led colonists to Dobro.

Looking Glass Lakes - group of deep, round lakes on Theroc, site of a tree village.

Lorie'nh - cohort commander in the Ildiran Solar Navy.

Lost Times - forgotten historical period, events supposedly recounted in missing section of the Saga of Seven Suns.

Lotze, Davlin - Hansa exosociologist and spy on Crenna.

M

Mae, Terene - EDF ensign, assigned to Tasia Tamblyn's Manta cruiser.

Mage-Imperator - the god-emperor of the Ildiran Empire.

mail drone - small, fast ship, unmanned, designed to carry messages.

Malph - young bully on Earth.

maniple - battle group of Ildiran Solar Navy consisting of seven septas, or forty-nine ships.

Manta - midsized cruiser clas in EDF.

Maratha - Ildiran resort world with extremely long day and night cycle.

Maratha Prime - primary domed city on one continent of Maratha

Maratha Secda - sister-city on opposite side of Maratha from Prime, currently under construction.

Marco Polo - one of the eleven generation ships from Earth, third to depart.

marmoth - large-statured herd beast on Ildira, known for its thick gray hide and ponderous movements.

Maylor - Roamer clan... see Roamers

Meena - Nira's mother.

Mesta, Gabriel - captain of Great Expectations, killed by Rand Sorengaard's pirates.

Meyer - red dwarf sun, location of Rendezvous.

Mijistra - glorious capital city of the Ildiran Empire.

Moon Statue Garden - scuplture exhibit and topiary at Whisper Palace.

N

Nahton - court green priest on Earth, serves King Peter.

napple - Theron fruit.

nebula skimmers - giant sails used to scoop hydrogen from nebula clouds.

New Portugal - Hansa outpost with EDF facilities.

nialia - "plantmoth" grown on Hyrilka.

Nira - young grren priest acolyte; accompanies Otena to Ildira.

Ng, Trish - Roamer pilot.

O

Okiah, Berndt - Jhy Okiah's grandson, chief of Erphano skymine, also killed in the destruction of the Erphano skymine.

Okiah, Jhy - Roamer woman, very old, former speaker of the clans.

Okiah, Junna - Berndt Okiah's daughter.

Okiah, Kotto - Jhy Okiah's youngest son, brash inventor who designed Isperos colony.

Okiah, Marta - Berndt Okiah's wife.

Oncier - gas-giant planet, test site of the Klikiss Torch.

opalbones - precious fossels from Dosbro, often made into valuable jewelry.

Orange Spot - plague affecting human colonists on Crenna.

Osira'h - daughter of Nira Khali and Jora'h, bred to have unusual telepathic abilities.

Osquivel - ringed gas planet, site of secret Roamer shipyards.

ossuarium - storage chamber in the Prism Palace for the glowing skulls of former Mage-Imperators.

Otema - old green priest, ambassador from Theroc to Earth; later, sent to Ildira.

OX - Teacher compy, one of the oldest Earth robots. Served aboard Peary, now instructor and advisor to King Peter.

P

pair-pear - Theron fruit, grows double on trees.

Palace District - governmental zone around the Whisper Palace on Earth.

Palawu, Howard - Chief Science Advisor to King Peter.

Palisade - Hansa colony world.

Paris Three - Hansa colony world.

Pasternak, Anna - Roamer clan leader, ship captain, mother of Shareen.

Pasternak, Shareen - chief of Welyr skymine; bethrothed to Del Kellum but killed in an early hydrogue strike.

Peary - one of the eleven generation ships from Earth, first to depart... see Generation Ships

Pellidor, Franz - assistant to Basil Wenceslas, an "expediter".

pentadice - five-sided gambling dice used by Roamers.

pepperflower tea - Roamer beverage.

Peroni, Dean - Cesca's father.

Peroni, Francesca - Roamer woman, in training to become next Speaker, betrothed to Ross Tamblyn.

Peroni, Denn - Cesca's father.

perrin seed - Theron nut.

Peter, Prince/King - successor to Old King Frederick. see Peter

Petrov - Roamer clan... see Roamers

plantmoths - nialias of Hyrillka, source of the drug shiing.

platcom - Platform Commander, chief's rank aboard Thunderhead weapons platform in EDF.

Plumas - frozen mmon with deep liquid oceans, site of Tamblyn clan water industry.

Prime designate - eldest son and heir-apparent of Ildiran Mage-Imperator.

Princess - Nira's pet name for her daughter, Osira'h.

Prism Palace - dwelling of the Ildiran Mage-Imperator.

Ptoro - gas-giant planet, site of Crim Tylar's skymine.

pucker - sour Theron fruit.

Pym - abandoned Klikiss world.

Q

Qronha - a close binary system, two of the Ildiran "seven suns". Contains two habitable planets and one gas giant (Qronha 3).

quilltree - hardy spined plant native to Ildira; used by Sai'f for bonsai experiments.

Qul - Ildiran military rank, commander of maniple, or forty-nine ships.

R

Rada - Nira's younger sister.

Ramah - Terran colony world, settled mainly by Islamic pilgrims.

Ramirez, Lieutenant Elly - navigator aboard Tasia Tamblyn's Manta

reconnaissance outrigger - fast intelligence-gathering ship in Earth Defense Forces.

Relleker - Terran colony world, popular as a resort.

remeberer - member of the Ildiran historian kith.

Remora - small attack ship in Earth Defense Forces.

Rendezvous - inhabited asteroid cluster, hidden center of Roamer government.

Reynald - eldest son of Father Idriss and Mother Alexa.

Rheindic Co - abandoned Klikiss world, site of major excavation by the Colicoses.

Rhejak - Terran colony world, known for pearl-producing reef mines.

rindberry - Theron fruit.

Roachers - derogatory term for Roamers.

Roamers - loose confederation of independent humans, primary producers of ekti stardrive fuel. see Roamers

Roberts, Branson - former husband of Rlinda Kett, nicknamed "Bebob."

Robinson, Madeleine - early planetary prospector. She and her two sons discovered Klikiss ruins and activated robots on Llaro.

Rod'h - half-breed son of Nira Khali and the Dobro Designate.

Rossia - eccentric green priest, survivor of wyvern attack.

Royal Canal - ornamental canal surrounding Whisper Palace.

Running Horse, Tyra - planetary representative from Rhejak.

Rusa'h - Hyrillka Designate, third noble-born son of the Mage-Imperator.

Rysa'h - Hyrillka Designate, third son of Mage-Imperator.

S

Saga of Seven Suns - historical and legendary epic of the Ildiran civilization.

Sai'f - one of Jora'h's lovers, member of scientist kith, experiments with bonsai trees.

saltnut - Theron nut.

Sandoval - Roamer clan... see Roamers

Sarein - eldest daughter of Father Idriss and Mother Alexa, Theron ambassador to Earth, also Chairman Wenceslas's lover.

Sarhi, Padme - Grand Governor of Yreka colony.

scaly - Idiran kith, desert dwellers.

seedberry - Theron fruit.

Septa - small battle group of seven ships in the Ildiran Solar Navy.

Septar - commander of a septa.

Serizawa, Dr Gerald - scientist in charge of the Klikiss Torch experiment at Oncier.

Shana Rei - legendary "creatures of darkness" in Saga of Seven Suns.

Shelter Garden - fern-filled conservatory in the Whispher Palace.

shiing - stimulant drug made from nialia plantmoths on Hyrillka

shizz - Roamer expletive.

Shonor - Ildiran splinter colony.

silver berets - sophisticated special forces trained by EDF.

Sirix - Klikiss robot at Rheindic Co xeno-archaeology dig.

skymine - ekti-harvesting facility in gas-giant clouds, usually operated by Roamers.

skypearl - rare metallic black gems found inside ekit reactors.

skysphere - main dome of Ildiran Prism Palace. The skysphere hold exotic plants, insects, and birds, all suspended over the Mage-Imperator's throne room.

Sorengaard, Rand - renegade Roamer pirate, executed by General Lanyan.

soul-threads - connections of thism that trickle through from the Lightsource. The Mage-Imperator and lens kithman are able to see them.

spampax - processed meat rations, designed to last for centuries.

Speaker - politcal leader of the Roamers.

Spiral Arm - the section of the Milky Way Galaxy settled by Ildiran Empire and Terran colonies.

splinter colony - Ildiran colony that meets minimum population requirements.

splurtberry - Theron fruit.

spreadnut - Theron nut.

Stannis, Malcolm - former Chairman of the Terran Hanseatic League, served during the reigns of King Ben and King George, during Earths's first contact with the Ildiran Empire.

stargames - a navigational-challenge game popular among Roamers.

Stoner, Benn - male prisoner on Dobro.

streamer - fast single ship in Ildiran Solar Navy.

Stroganov - one of the eleven generation ships from Earth, ninth to depart... see Generation Ships

Stromo, Admirla Lev - Admiral in Earth Defense Forces.

Sweeney, Dahlia - DD's first owner.

Sweeney, Marianna - Dahlia's daughter, DD's second owner.

Swendsen, Lars Rurik - engineering specialist, advisor to King Peter.

swimmer - Ildiran kith, water dwellers.

T

tactical armor foam - spray-applied polymer used by EDF; hardens on contact with water.

Tal - military rank in Ildiran Solar Navy, cohort commander.

Talbun - old green priest on Corvus Landing, Beneto's predecessor.

Tamblyn - Roamer clan... see Roamers

Tamblyn, Andrew - one of Jess's uncles, brother to Bram.

Tamblyn, Bram - Roamer, old scion of Tamblyn clan, father of Ross, Jess, and Tasia.

Tamblyn, Caleb - one of Jess's uncles, brother to Bram.

Tamblyn, Jess - Roamer, second son of Bram Tamblyn, in love with Cesca Peroni.

Tamblyn, Karla - Jess's mother, frozen to death in ice accident on Plumas.

Tamblyn, Ross - Roamer, estranged oldest son of Bram Tamblyn and chief of Blue Sky Mine at Golgen, killed in first hydrogue attack.

Tamblyn, Tasia - Roamer, young daughter of Bram Tamblyn, Jess Tamblyn's sister, currently serving in the EDF.

Tamblyn, Torin - one of Jess's uncles, brother to Bram.

Tamblyn, Wynn - one of Jess's uncles, brother to Bram.

telink - instantaneous communication used by green priests.

Terran Hanseatic League - commerce-based government of Earth and Terran colonies.

Theroc - jungle planet, home of the worldforest.

Theron - a native of Theroc.

thism - faint racial telepathic link from Mage-Imperator to the Ildiran people.

Thor'h - eldest noble-born son of Jora'h, destined to become the next Prime Designate.

Throne Hall - the King's main receiving room in the Whisper Palace.

Thunderhead - mobile weapons platform in Earth Defense Forces.

Trade Standard - common language used in Hanseatic League.

transgate - hydrogue point to point tranportation system.

transportal - Klikliss instantaneous transportation system.

Tre'c - legendary star-crossed scaly kithman from Ildiran myth.

treedancers - acrobatic performers in the Theron forests

treeling - a small worldtree sapling, often transprted in a ornate pot.

troop carrier - personnel transport ship in Ildiran Solar Navy.

Tylar, Crim - Roamer, former skyminer of Ptoro.

Tylar, Nikko Chan - young Roamer pilot.

U

Udru'h - Dobro Designate, second-born noble son of the Mage-Imperator.

Unison - standardized government sponsored religion for offical activities on Earth.

UR - Roamer compy, Governess-model, at Rendezvous.

Usk - Terran colony world, known for lace and handcrafts.

Uthair - former ruler of Theroc, Alexa's father.

V

Va'osh - Ildiran rememberer.

verdani - organic-based sentience, manifested as the Theron worldforest.

Vichy - one of the eleven generation ships from Earth, eighth to depart... see Generation Ships

Voracious Curiosity - Rlinda Kett's merchant ship.

W

warglobe - hydrogue spherical attack vessel.

warliner - largest class of Ildiran battleship.

Welyr - gas-giant, site of Roamer skymine destroyed by hydrogues.

Wen, Thara - early settler on Theroc, from generation ship Caillie. First person to become linked with worldforest.

Wenceslas, Basil - Chairman of the Terran Hanseatic League.

wentals - sentient water-based creatures.

Whisper Palace - magnificent seat of the Hansa government.

Willis, Admirl Shelia - commander of Grid 7 EDF battlegroup, in charge of Yreka siege.

worldforest - the interconnected, semisentient forest based on Theroc.

worldtree - a seperate (or individual) tree in the interconnected, semisentient forest based on Theroc.

worm hive - large nest built by hive worms on Theroc, spacious enoogh to be used for human habitation.

wyvern - large flying predator on Theroc.

X

  Y

Yarrod - green priest, younger brother of Mother Alexa.

Yreka - fringe Terran colony world.

Yura'h - previous Mage-Imperator, ruled at time of first encounter with human generation ships.

Z

Zan'nh - Ildiran officer, eldest son of Prime Designate Jora'h.

Zizu, Anwar - EDF Sergeant, security chief of Tasia Tamblyn's Manta.