Scattered Suns - Kevin J. Anderson [267]
Reynald—eldest son of Father Idriss and Mother Alexa, killed in hydrogue attack on Theroc.
Rheindic Co—abandoned Klikiss world, site of major excavation by the Colicos team.
Roachers—derogatory term for Roamers.
Roamers—loose confederation of independent humans, primary producers of ekti stardrive fuel.
Roberts, Branson—former husband and business partner of Rlinda Kett, also called BeBob.
Rod’h—experimental half-breed son of Nira Khali and the Dobro Designate, second oldest of her children.
Ruis, Lupe—mayor of Crenna colony settlement.
Rusa’h—Hyrillka Designate, third noble-born son of the Mage-Imperator.
Saga of Seven Suns—historical and legendary epic of the Ildiran civilization.
Sandoval—Roamer clan.
Sarein—eldest daughter of Father Idriss and Mother Alexa, Theron ambassador to Earth, also Basil Wenceslas’s lover.
Sarhi, Padme—Grand Governor of Yreka colony.
septa—small battle group of seven ships in the Ildiran Solar Navy.
septar—commander of a septa.
shadow lion—darkside predator on Maratha.
Shana Rei—legendary “creatures of darkness” in Saga of Seven Suns.
Shelby—Roamer pilot.
shiing—stimulant drug made from nialia plantmoths on Hyrillka, dulls Ildiran receptivity to the thism.
shizz—Roamer expletive.
Shonor—Ildiran splinter colony.
silver berets—sophisticated special forces trained by EDF.
Sirix—Klikiss robot at Rheindic Co xeno-archaeology dig, leader of robotic revolt against humans, captor of DD.
skymine—ekti-harvesting facility in gas-giant clouds, usually operated by Roamers.
skysphere—main dome of the Ildiran Prism Palace. The skysphere holds exotic plants, insects, and birds, all suspended over the Mage-Imperator’s throne room.
Solimar—young green priest, treedancer, and mechanic. Rescued Celli from burning tree during hydrogue attack on Theroc.
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.
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—an Ildiran colony that meets minimum population requirements.
Stanna, Bill—EDF soldier, held captive by Roamers at Osquivel shipyards, died during an escape attempt.
Stannis, Malcolm—former Chairman of the Terran Hanseatic League, served in the reigns of King Ben and King George, during Earth’s first contact with the Ildiran Empire.
Steinman, Hud—old transportal explorer, discovered Corribus on transportal network and decided to settle there.
streamer—fast single ship in Ildiran Solar Navy.
Stromo, Admiral Lev—Admiral in Earth Defense Forces, derisively called “Stay-at-Home Stromo” after he was defeated by the hydrogues at Jupiter.
Stubbs, Danvier—vapor miner on Jonah 12.
sub-thism sleep—Ildiran coma.
Swendsen, Lars Rurik—Engineering Specialist, adviser to King Peter, one of the dissectors of Klikiss robot Jorax.
swimmer—Ildiran kith, water dwellers.
Syl’k—Ildiran agricultural kithman, part of the skeleton crew on Maratha, mated to Mhas’k.
Tabeguache, Peter—Grid 1 admiral.
tal—military rank in Ildiran Solar Navy, cohort commander.
Tamblyn, Andrew—one of Jess’s uncles, brother to Bram.
Tamblyn, Bram—former scion of clan Tamblyn, father of Ross, Jess, and Tasia, died after his son Ross perished on the Blue Sky Mine.
Tamblyn, Caleb—one of Jess’s uncles, brother to Bram.
Tamblyn, Jess—Roamer, second son of Bram Tamblyn, in love with Cesca Peroni, infused with wental energy.
Tamblyn, Karla—Jess’s mother, frozen to death in ice accident on Plumas.
Tamblyn, Ross—estranged oldest son of Bram Tamblyn, chief of Blue Sky Mine at Golgen, killed in first hydrogue attack.
Tamblyn, Tasia—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.
Team Jade—EDF training group.
Team Sapphire—EDF training group.
telink—instantaneous communication