A Forest of Stars - Kevin J. Anderson [269]
Stannis, Malcolm—former Chairman of the Terran Hanseatic League, served during the reigns of King Ben and King George, during Earth’s first contact with the Ildiran Empire.
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.
Stromo, Admiral Lev—Admiral in Earth Defense Forces.
Sweeney, Dahlia—DD’s first owner.
Swendsen, Lars Rurik—engineering specialist, adviser to King Peter.
swimmer—Ildiran kith, water dwellers.
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, 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, oldest son of Bram Tamblyn, chief of Blue Sky Mine at Golgen, killed in first hydrogue attack.
Tamblyn, Tasia—Roamer, 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 WhisperPalace.
Thunderhead—mobile weapons platform in Earth Defense Forces.
Trade Standard—common language used in Hanseatic League.
transgate—hydrogue point-to-point transportation system.
transportal—Klikiss 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 transported in an ornate pot.
troop carrier—personnel transport ship in Ildiran Solar Navy.
Tylar, Crim—Roamer, former skyminer on Ptoro.
Tylar, Nikko Chan—young Roamer pilot.
Udru’h—Dobro Designate, second-born noble son of the Mage-Imperator.
Unison—standardized government-sponsored religion for official 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.
Vao’sh—Ildiran rememberer.
verdani—organic-based sentience, manifested as the Theron worldforest.
Vichy—one of the eleven generation ships from Earth, eighth to depart.
Voracious Curiosity—Rlinda Kett’s merchant ship.
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 Caillié. First person to become linked with worldforest.
Wenceslas, Basil—Chairman of the Terran Hanseatic League.
wentals—sentient water-based creatures.
WhisperPalace—magnificent seat of the Hansa government.
Willis, Admiral Sheila—commander of Grid 7 EDF battlegroup, in charge of Yreka siege.
worldforest—the interconnected, semisentient forest based on Theroc.
worldtree—an individual tree in the interconnected, semisentient forest based on Theroc.
worm hive—large nest built by hive worms on Theroc, spacious enough to be used for human habitation.
wyvern—large flying predator on Theroc.
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.
Zan’nh—Ildiran military officer, eldest son of Prime Designate Jora’h.
Zizu, Anwar—EDF Sergeant, security chief on Tasia Tamblyn