A Forest of Stars - Kevin J. Anderson [268]
Peary—one of the eleven generation ships from Earth, first to depart.
Pellidor, Franz—assistant to Basil Wenceslas, an “expediter.”
pentadice—five-sided gambling dice used by Roamers.
pepperflower tea—Roamer beverage.
Peroni, Cesca—Roamer Speaker of all clans, trained by old Jhy Okiah. Cesca was betrothed to Ross Tamblyn but has always loved his brother, Jess.
Peroni, Denn—Cesca’s father.
Peter, King—successor to Old King Frederick, figurehead ruler of the Terran Hanseatic League.
plantmoths—nialias of Hyrillka, source of the drug shiing.
Platcom—Platform Commander, chief officer’s rank aboard Thunderhead weapons platform in EDF.
Plumas—frozen moon 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, former site of Crim Tylar’s skymine.
Pym—abandoned Klikiss world.
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 a maniple, or forty-nine ships.
Ramah—Terran colony world, settled mainly by Islamic pilgrims.
Ramirez, Lieutenant Elly—navigator aboard Tasia Tamblyn’s Manta.
Relleker—Terran colony world, popular as a resort.
rememberer—member of the Ildiran storyteller 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.
Roachers—derogatory term for Roamers.
Roamers—loose confederation of independent humans, primary producers of ekti stardrive fuel.
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 a wyvern attack.
Royal Canal—ornamental canal surrounding WhisperPalace.
Running Horse, Tyra—planetary representative from Rhejak.
Rusa’h—Hyrillka Designate, third noble-born son of the Mage-Imperator.
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.
Sandoval—Roamer clan.
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—Ildiran kith, desert dwellers.
septa—small battlegroup of seven ships in the Ildiran Solar Navy.
septar—commander of a septa.
Shana Rei—legendary “creatures of darkness” in Saga of Seven Suns.
ShelterGarden—fern-filled conservatory in the WhisperPalace.
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.
skysphere—main dome of the IldiranPrismPalace. The skysphere holds 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 kithmen are able to see them.
spampax—processed meat rations, designed to last for centuries.
Speaker—political leader of the Roamers.
Spiral Arm—the section of the Milky Way Galaxy settled by the Ildiran Empire and Terran colonies.
splinter colony—Ildiran colony that meets minimum population