D’Accorso-fila, Elendra: Cynara’s sister
Gajda: Royal Intelligence agent assigned to Miklos’s personal guard
Gunter, Sam: survivor of the abandoned mining colony on Bifrost
Hanno: Ronan’s primary caregiver on Aitu, li’laik’in
Hraan: Aino’Ken Arhan, First of the Suhtaara; adopted Line-kin of Jonas VelArhan
Janek, Phineas: aka Damon Challinor; see Challinor, Lord Damon
Jauregi: second pilot of the Pegasus
Kant, Eeva: founder of the Kinsmen
Kane, Jonas: see VelArhan, Jonas Kane
Larsen, Magnus Vidar: member of Dharman Offworld Trade Council, powerful telepath
Lenko: First of Ain’Kalevi
Mains: Royal Intelligence agent assigned to Miklos’s personal guard
Mairva: Ronan’s childhood companion, now ve’laik’in
Montague, Lizbet: first pilot-navigator of the Pegasus
O’Deira, Kord d’Rhian: weapons specialist of the Pegasus; Ronan’s blood-brother
Riko: Ronan’s childhood companion now va’laik’in
Samit: Second of An’Kalevi
Siannas, Matrona Donata: Cynara’s late aunt, married to Jesper Siannas
Siannas, Magnus Jesper: Cynara’s uncle by marriage, originally of Persephone
Siannas, Tyr: Cynara’s cousin, former captain of the Pegasus
Sihvaaro: Ronan’s teacher and mentor on Aitu
Silta: male offspring of Annukki
Teklys: Persephonean agent assigned to young Achilles (Ronan)
Tesar: majordomo of Magnus D’Accorso
VelArhan, Jonas Kane: Ronan’s father
VelKalevi, Ronan: adopted Kinsman of Line Kalevi; see Challinor, Lord Achilles
VelRauthi, Artur Constano: leader of the Kinsman rebellion
VelShaan, Brit Carter: Kinswoman employed by the Archon
Zheng, Miya: Chief Medic of the Pegasus
Locations
Aitu: shaauri colony world, Ronan’s home for twenty-three years
Anvil: world of Concordat; Miya Zheng’s homeworld
Bifrost: abandoned human colony
Concordat: federation of twenty human colony worlds, headed by Persephone
Dharma: primary planet of the Nine Worlds confederation
Elsinore: city-state of Novaterra
Eos: capital city of Persephone
Lubta: shaauri world on which Kinsmen are based
Matisse: colony world of the Nine Worlds confederation
Nemesis: colony world of the Nine Worlds confederation
Nine Worlds: confederation of human colonies separated from the Concordat by shaauri territory
Novaterra: largest island in the Dharman western hemisphere
Persephone: primary world of the Concordat
Sirocco: colony world of the Nine Worlds confederation; Kord’s homeworld
Voishaaur Phrases
Farewell
Until we are whole: tan uri-kah
With the Ancestors: sil akai
Fortunate Path: kei’lai Thank-you
My honor to you: Ina-sh’ei vai kana Oath
By my Path and by my soul: ta’i’lai ta’i’ma Insult
Stinking: kek’ko
Ancestorless ghost: n’akai ne’lin
Body-without-fur (used for humans): anki-ne’karo Endearment
My breath/my soul: ina-ma Miscellaneous
One is called (male or female): ilku se
So be it (so say the Ancestors): akai’po
Voishaaur-Standard Glossary
A’Aho-Kei’hon-vekki: War-Leader; First of Firsts Clan Blood Leader
a’amia: predatory bird; raptor
Aarys: antihuman Line, spacefaring
Aho: First; primary leader
Aho’Ah’Aarys: First of First House Aarys
Aho’Ain’Kalevi: First of Second House Kalevi
Aho’An: First of Body
Aho’Kei: First of Clan
Aho’Ken: First of Line
Aho’Kih First of House
Aho’Va: First of Will
Ain’Kalevi: Second House of Kalevi
Ain’Kahvi-ja: Place of Second House Kalevi
Aino: Second; secondary leader
Aino’Ain’Kalevi: Second of Second House Kalevi
Aino’Arv’Darja: Second of Third House Darja
Aino’Kei: Second of Clan
Aino’Ken: Second of Line
Aino’Va: Second of Will
An: honorific for
an’laik’in An’lai: Path of Body
An’laik’in: of the Body Path anki: Body
Anki-ja: Place of Body
anki-ne’karo: body-without-fur
arao: shaauri “tea”
Arban: human-allied Line, spacefaring
Arv’Darja: Third House Darja
Arv’Kahvi: Third House Kalevi
Arva’Kir: Council of Three: First, Second, and Third
Arvi: Third; tertiary leader
Arvi’Va: Third of Will
Aur.- shaauri homework!
ba’laik’in: preadolescent shaauri child
ba’ne: void
bali: childhood
be’laik’in: shaauri on Walkabout
be’rokb’-kaari’la: Walkabout; time of selection
Clan: see Kei
da’amera: Courage
Da’amera-ja: Place of Courage or Challenge; area where challenges are fought
Darja: antihuman Line of Aitu
eival: honorable
End of Void: mythical time when all living creatures took form
he’i: yes
House: see Kil
Hraan: Aino’Ken of Arhan
bylpup: small mammal native to Aur
ina’sh’ei vai kana. “My honor to you”; thank you
ja: place
jukki: monkey-like mammal native to Aitu
Jyri: forest on Aitu
kai: the Ancestors
Kalevi: antihuman, conservative Line, Ronan’s adopted line
Kalevi-Kai: Kalevi ancestors
karo: hair, fur
Kei: Clan: equivalent of human “nation,” made up of many Lines
kek: plant native to Aitu with bitter, corrosive sap
kek’ko: stinking, disgusting
Ken: Line: all Houses of one “surname”
Ki: honorific for ki’laik’in
ki’lai: Path of Reason
ki’laik’in: One of Path of Reason
kid: fortunate
Kil House: extended family in one location
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