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Riva—REE-vuh—Doctor, five-space mathematical physics expert from Solstice University. (K)

Roic—ROYK—Vorkosigan armsman, former policeman in Hassadar, feels intimidated by the military backgrounds of most other armsmen. (CC, DI, WG)

Rond, Este—RAWND, EHS-tee—Satrap Governor of Rho Ceta, the Cetagandan territory closest to Barrayar. (C)

Rotha, Victor—ROH-thah, VIHK-tohr—Arms dealer cover identity for Ensign Lord Miles Vorkosigan in Hegen Hub. (VG)

Rudra—ROO-druh—Komarran trade ship held at Graf Station. (DI)

Ruey, Anias—RAY or RUH_EH, uh-NAI-uhs—A struggling artist and author of the feelie-dream Triad. (DD)

Ruibal—ROO_EE-bl—Doctor, a neurologist, head of the medical team handling Simon Illyan's "illness." (M)

Ryoval, Ry—RAI-uh-vahl, RY—Baron, head of House Ryoval, purveyor of flesh, genetic collector, and paranoid loner. (MD)

Sahlin—SAH-ln—Felician captain who takes Daum's cargo down to Tau Verde IV. (WA)

Sencele, Mount—sehn-SEHL, MAH_OONT—Site of the third day of the entrance exams for admission to the Barrayaran Imperial Academy, where the cadets must run a hundred kilometers. (WA)

Sens—SEHNZ—One of the mutineers under Radnov. (SH)

Sergyar—SRG-yahr—Barrayar's wormhole neighbor and colony planet. (CC, SH, DI)

Serifosa Dome—seh-rih-FOH-sah DOHM—One of the sealed arcologies on Komarr, capital of Serifosa Sector. (K)

Setti—SEH-tee—Minion of ghem-Colonel Millisor, killed on Kline Station. (EA)

Sevarin—SEH-vah-rihn—Large city on Athos, location of the Sevarin Replication Center, where Doctor Urquhart works. (EA)

Siembieda, Ryan—saim-BAI-dah, RAI-uhn—Dendarii tech sergeant killed on Mahata Solaris. Revived on Earth, he wondered what had happened and is filled in by Miles. (BA)

Siggy—SIH-gee—Quaddie airsystems maintenance tech, part of Silver's organization to obtain forbidden books and vids. (FF)

Silica—SIH-lih-kah—Underground city on Beta Colony with a notable zoo. (WA)

Silvy Vale—SIHL-vee VAYL—Small village in the Dendarii Moun tains, progressing with help from the Vorkosigans. (M, MM)

Skellytum—SKEH-lee-tuhm—Cylindrical plant up to five meters tall, brown with upward-growing tendrils, native to Barrayar. (K)

Smolyani—s-mohl-YAH-nee—Lieutenant in Imperial Security, captain of the courier Kestrel sent to find Miles to negotiate a solution to problems at Graf Station. (DI)

Soletta Array—soh-LEH-tah ah-RAY—Hexagonal array of seven insolation mirrors built by the Komarrans three centuries ago to aid in terraforming their world. Four mirrors were damaged or destroyed in an accident. (K)

Solian—SOH-lee-n—Lieutenant, Barrayaran security liaison officer to the Toscane-owned ship Idris of the Komarran trade fleet, killed by renegade Cetegandan ba. (DI)

Solstice Dome—SOHL-stihs DOHM—A sealed arcology on Komarr and the planetary capital. (K)

Soltoxin—sohl-TAHK-sihn—Gas weapon that attacks the lungs. The antidote is a teratogen that affects fetal bone development, severely injuring Miles before birth. (B)

Soudha—SOO-duh—An engineer with a degree in five-space technology, Head of Waste Heat Management for Serifosa branch of the Komarr Terraforming Project. He tries to close the wormhole to Barrayar to free his planet. (K)

Sphaleros—s-FAA-lr-ohs—Ground Captain ImpSec, sent to transport Nikki and various others to confer with Gregor. (CC)

Stauber, Georish—STAA_OO-br, JEE_OH-rihsh—Baron of House

Fell, half brother of Baron Ryoval, and Lily Durona. (L, MD)

Stuben—STOO-behn—Betan lieutenant, second-in-command of the Rene Magritte. (SH)

Suegar—SOO-gahr—Marilacan prisoner with a prophetic text on Dagoola IV. (BI)

Szabo—ZAH-boh—Chief Vorrutyer armsman with a special care for the succession of Count Pierre. (CC)

Tabbi—TAH-bee—Quaddie who figured out a way to open vacuum-welded clamps by using slurry explosive. (FF)

Tafas—TAA-fahs—One of the Radnov's mutineers, he helped Cordelia stop them. (SH)

Tanery Base—TAA-neh-ree BAYS—Barrayaran military shuttle port, Aral's base of operations during the Vordarian Pretendership. (B)

Tarpan, Lucan—TAHR-paan LUH-kn—From