List of Alliance Characters

A collection of human, Pelted, and D-Per Alliance characters.

See also:

• List of Chatcaavan Characters
• List of Eldritch Characters
• List of Fleet Characters
• List of Faulfenzair Characters
• List of Other Alien Characters

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Name	Species	Location	Role/Occupation	Description	Notes	Images
Abraham	Human	Camreigh University	Research assistant	Male. Dark eyes and skin.	Kis'eh't's assistant while in academia. "She'd always liked Abraham, with his shocking white smile, his eyes dark as polished magnetite, and his large bi-colored hands: like hers, but black and pink skin rather than black and white fur. He had a basso laugh, deep and good, and a generous nature, and a mind as quick as the Goddess's."
Aevanauv	Glaseah	Escutcheon, Seni lands		Male.	The Temple born son of Vasiht'h, one of three children. His name is in Eldren, and means 'Faith'. His common name is Evan.
Alastar Virgil	Karaka'An	UAV Stardancer	Fleet second commander	Female.	Second Commander (science department head) of the UAV Stardancer.	Gallery
Alfreida	Hinichi	Starbase Veta	Fleet member	Female. Middle-aged, with a brindled pelt.	Has a cousin named Henrieta.
Allen Tiber	Human	Starbase Veta	Therapist	Male.	Therapist; wary of Jahir and Vasiht'h's methods but warms up to them with time.	Gallery
Alon Levy	Human		Fleet admiral	Male.	Fleet Admiral on the border with the Chatcaavan empire.
Alysha Forrest	Karaka'An	UAV Stardancer	Fleet captain	Very tall for a Karaka'A, with gray fur, straight black hair, and pale blue eyes.	Captain of the UAV Stardancer.	Gallery
Amacitia Fox	Seersa	Starbase Alpha	Fleet member of First Voice	Female. Furred, light gray, white, and black, with friendly blue eyes.	Zafiil's initial contact with First Voice, the Alliance's ambassadorial arm. "I don't think we've treated you very well, have we."	Gallery
Amaranth	Human		Member of Nieve's Girls	Female.	One of the founders of Nieve's Girls.	Gallery
Ametia	Harat-Shar cheetahine	Starbase Veta	Professor	A female Harat-Shar of the cheetahine intrarace, with golden eyes, and the bars of a king cheetah in her pelt.	Ametia was referred by Helga, a friend of hers, who described her as resistant to therapy though she knew she needed help. Ametia's dreams were of Kajentarel, the giant winged lionine, fighting alongside her amidst lightning and the screams of animals. Jahir and Vasiht'h interpreted this--due to her feelings of exultation rather than terror in the dream--as her feeling that she was engaging in a righteous battle that she might not win. She ultimately revealed this to be a fight against anti-human prejudice at her university, especially as a history professor who "[fought] for the human perspective on the events prior to the Exodus, and after the Rapprochement." Crochets colorful afghans.
Ancelote Sylvain	Human		Famous pianist.	Female.	Sells out her venues whenever she goes on tour.
Andrea Tran	Human		Emperor's Counselor.	Female.	Former member of the Worldlord's slave annex, alongside Emperor Kauvauc Ueneuvin; rescued by Lisinthir Nase Galare. Now the Emperor's confidante.	Gallery
Andreth Always	Tam-illee	Starbase Veta	Martial arts instructor	Male	Male. Taught Jahir staffwork. Friend of unnamed patient. Foundname: "Always learning. Always vigilant. Always prepared. Always willing to listen."
Arete	D-Pers		Works on D-Per coding projects.	Codeform is a brown feline woman who may be a visual throwback to the pre-Alliane Pelted.	The first successfully coded D-per.	Gallery
Aria Nettlesdown	Karaka'A	Escutcheon	Bodyguard	Female. A calico Karaka'An. Wore the blue and silver uniform of the palace guards.	One of two Pelted assigned to the guard contingent for Jahir and Vasiht’h on trip to Ansealah. Swears by the Speaker-Singer, An, and Bast. Pretends not to find her partner Noah's jokes funny. The genefixed felid daughter of a Seersa and Karaka'An. Her brother's a Seersa.
Armin Palland	Seersa	Escutcheon formerly Seersana University	Psychologist	Male.	Vasiht'h's mentor in the psychology graduate program at Seersana U.	Gallery
Aura TotheQuick	Tam-illee	Escutcheon, Laisrathera lands, Shield General	Surgical healer-assist.	Female.	One of the first surgery healer-assists at Shield General.
Avram Hancock	Human	Cat's Eye Station 40	Fleet station commander	Tall, athletic man.	Station commander who had dinner and holoblade sparring (this is not a euphemism) with Taylitha Basil.	Gallery
Baerut Flait	Aera	UAV Voidsong (formerly)	Fleet captain (formerly)	Male.	Captain of the UAV Voidsong and taker of bribes.
Baner Ajasiin	Harat-Shar tigraine	UAV Windchaser	Fleet captaiin	Male.	A member of Fleet, an inveterate flirt, and friend of Alysha Forrest.
Barrinbilt	Seersa		Ambassador to the Phoenix	A plushly-furred Seersa woman, colored a striking glossy gold tipped in wheat yellow, with brown eyes. She is tall for her species with a lean, athletic frame, wearing long robes. Barrinbilt has a bright soprano voice and exudes enthusiasm and energy in a way that is effortlessly magnetic.	Ambassador Barrinbilt was the ambassador representing the Alliance in the re-enactment of the original induction of the Phoenix also attended by Alysha Forrest. The ceremony occurs every twenty-five years. Barrinbilt fulfilled her part in it with great enthusiasm.
Barron	Hinichi	Starbase Veta		Male	Brother of Sarja, a Harat-Shar abandoned by her birth mother and adopted by Barron's family. In addition to Sarja, Barron has several Hinichi siblings. Encouraged Sarja to get treatment for emotional distress after the death of her Hinichi mother. Later sent Jahir and Vasiht'h a Christmas tree.
Benneit Drummondly	Hinichi			Male	Head of the Hinichi delegation that brought the Guardkin to Escutcheon. Handsome, but grave and stern. Benneit and seven other Hinichi accompanied Graeme and Moire, where the Guardkin pair immediately took to Talthien Sura Eddings, who could communicate with them using his Eldritch touch-telepathy. He then proposed having the Eddings Lands as a possible breeding hub for Guardkin.
Bleddyn	Guardkin	Escutcheon	Companion to Liolesa Galare	Male.	One of two guardkin assigned to Lioolesa, along with brother Bran.
Brad Courtland	Human	Gledig	Elected representative (formerly)	Male.	Brad Courtland is a human elected representative in Gledig's chamber of representatives.
Braelyn Tor	Karaka'A	Akana Ris	Fleet, ensign	Female	A field ops ensign of Hold 9 at the time of first contact with the Faulfenza.	Gallery
Bran	Guardkin	Escutcheon	Companion to Liolesa Galare	Male.	One of two guardkin assigned to Lioolesa, along with brother Bleddyn.
Branagh Mariengard	Hinichi	UAV Spiralwhite	Fleet second commander	Male. Brindled brown wolfine with green eyes	A Christian.
Breana Karishenikov	Asanii	Gledig		Female.	Mother of Svetlana Karishenikov and wife of Roman.
Bret'hesk	Glaseah	Anseahla	Chemist	Male	Vasiht'h's oldest brother. Kind of a jerk. Luckily he preferred to inherit the house on Anseahla rather than moving to Escutcheon. He is first child in the family.
Brett	Seersa	Seersana, Seersana University	Student	A silver-coated male with curious green eyes.	Brett graduated from Seersana U with a medical degree and went on to a practice in medicine on Seersana (on the other side of the world from the university).
Briana KeepsFaith	Tam-illee		Queen's Tams pilot	Male.	Queen's Tam who first escorted Sediryl Nuera Galare to the Alliance.
Brigid Dunne	Hinichi, female	UAV Stardancer	Fleet, security	Tough as a bulkhead, and wider at the shoulder than most people. Has a fuzzy/furry mezzosoprano.	Member of the security team on the UAV Stardancer.
Brit SorrowsEase	Tam-illee, male	UAV Starcounter	Fleet doctor	A Tam-illee male, with soft auburn fur, black arms and ears, and demi-muzzle. Older:	Treated Hirianthial in Earthrise. Thirty-seven years of practice, twenty-two of them in Fleet.
Brovdeht'h	Glaseah	Escutcheon, Seni lands, Ingleside	Priest	Dark brown male, with cheerful green eyes. Wears the senior priest's sash.	"It never hurts to ask some leading questions when you want useful answers."
Bruce Canby	Seersa		Fleet admiral in personnel	Male. Admiral Fancy Ears.
Bryer	Phoenix	Escutcheon, Laisrathera lands		Male.	Former crew of the TMS Earthrise, and current member of the Rose Point household.	Gallery
Cadia		Seersana, Seersana University	Student	Female	Vasiht'h's previous roommate. Coffee drinker; used the windowseat in the little hall for studying.
Cane	Human	Quickwater Reserve	The equipment manager and route advisor for Canoe Station on Quickwater Reserve, along with Herville Candesse.	Female	Lieutenant Cane remained on-planet during the ensign training retreat. During the one-on-ones to determine what had happened during the retreat, she interviewed Taylitha Basil
Canidad	Tam-illee	Selnor, Terracentrus, Fleet Academe	Fleet Academe cadet	A slender, fleet-footed Tam-illee woman.	She attended Fleet Academe at the same time as Alysha Forrest, and was on the same capture the flag team as Alysha and Baner Ajasiin.
Caramia Palland	Seersa		Educator	Female.	Wife of Armin Palland	Gallery
Carevei HawkFreed	Tam-illee	Ciracaa and Tam-ley	Geologist	Female.	Carevei HawkFreed, formerly Carevei EarthHunger, is a tam-illee geologist who joined the Lifehawk Tribe of nomadic Ciracaana after undergoing one of their religious rituals and finding a new life purpose.	Gallery
Carey	Asanii	Gledig		Male.	Svetlana Karishenikov's cousin and a member of the Pro-Accord underground.	Gallery
Caspara Jamshidi	Harat-Shar	UAV Stardancer	Fleet	Female	Night shift comm officer.
Cawdori	Karaka'A	Quickwater Reserve, ensign retreat	Fleet ensign	Female	Cawdori and partner Damien were the second down the river after Alysha Forrest and Taylitha Basil, and were rescued when they hit the early portion of the rapids, but not before Damien was injured
Cecil Mayer	Hinichi	UAV Moontide	Fleet healer	Male.	Chief of Medical of the Fleet scout, the UAV Moontide, that answered the distress call of the UAV Starlightning.	Gallery
Chase Steward	Tam-illee		Queen's Tams, aide to Lesandurel Meriaen Jisiensire	Male.	Decided he would succeed the existing steward of their Eldritch's fortune when he was six years old. Lesandurel, being Eldritch, took him seriously.
Chelsey Ferroe	Human	UAV Stardancer	Fleet ensign	Chelsey is a human woman with bronze skin and hair and light green eyes.	An ensign in Logistics, and one of only six humans on the UAV Stardancer. She is one of the few humans Fleet-associated humans who came through Fleet Academe and not on loan from the Terran Space Navy. She was Taylitha Basil's partner during the search for Alastar Virgil, and was with her when they found the cave system. Her mother has a pet fish.
Chendra	Glaseah	Anseahla, Tabula Rasa	Professor	Female. Gray coat, blue eyes.	Professor of Philology at Tabula Rasa. She gave Jahir her primer from primary school for esper training.
Chevitz		UAV Songlance	Fleet commander, engineering		Commander Chevitz was Mike Beringwaite's superior on the UAV Songlance, in engineering. Beringwaite claimed that Chevitz was hammering him for the failures of an ensign in another department, Fren.
Chivi	Glaseah	Escutcheon, Seni lands, Ingleside	Acolyte		Almost ready to graduate to waist sash.
Chloe Stendahl	Asanii	UAV Stardancer	Fleet healer-assist.	Female		Gallery
Cinnamon	Aera	Selnor, Terracentrus, Phantasies	Exotic dancer and prostitute	Female. Tall, with an hourglass figure with a tiny waist and generous bust and hips. She has luxurious red-brown fur, with coffee-colored head-hair and tufts on her long ear, and her ankle-wings shade from cream on the inside to black at the edges. Her "cunning" eyes are lime green. Her voice is both warm and sibilant.	Dancer and prostitute at Phantasies. She is largely an enigma even to the usually-perceptive Alysha Forrest. Cinnamon "worried about no one but herself."
Crispin	D-Pers		Rogue D-Per	Codeform is a warped and unnatural version of a Tam-illee.	Third D-Per, badly damaged by trauma on his first posting under Luke Acron.	Gallery
Daley Rogers	Human	Starbase Veta	Healer-assist	Male	Calls in Vasiht'h and Jahir to help in a klaidopin case at the hospital on Starbase Veta. He knows Vasiht'h and Jahir because he is one of their patients.
Damien	Aera	Quickwater Reserve, ensign retreat	Fleet ensign		Damien and partner Cawdori were the second down the river after Alysha Forrest and Taylitha Basil, and were rescued when they hit the early portion of the rapids, but not before Damien was injured. Goes by the nickname Dami.
Dan Hawkins	Human	UAV Alabama	Headmaster	A human man with tan skin, a silvered beard, and a strong chin. He had an intense hazel gaze and did not blink often.	Headmaster of the UAV Alabama when it was captured by a gravity well and required evacuation with the aid of the UAV Scattersky. It was at this point that he realized that one of his crew, by then deceased, had smuggled a large number of refugees in cryogenic sleep into the cargo areas and he didn't know where. The refugees were ultimately rescued with the aid of Alysha Forrest and the Scattersky's Platies. A human man with tan skin, a silvered beard, and a strong chin. He had an intense hazel gaze and did not blink often.
Dar Allen	Naysha	Selnor,Heliocentrus	Alliance ambassador	Male.	Helped negotiate the Rapprochement and, later, was a part of the first contact of the Alliance with the Faulfenza.
Daren	Hinichi	Selnor, Terracentrus, Phantasies	Bouncer	Male. Heavy-built, with striking yellow eyes and a bass voice.	Served as the bouncer at Phantasies under Tiell, at the same time that Alysha Forrest was a dancer and prostitute there.
Darian Bakawar	Seersa	UAV Cometfencer	Fleet commander	Male.	The captain of the UAV Cometfencer during Beringwaite's tenure as First Commander.
Darya Darteriov	Harat-Shar pantherine	UAV Stardancer	Fleet pilot	Female	Weapons specialist and pilot on the UAV Stardancer. Friends with Felsha and later Steffis.	Gallery
Daven Ulregard		UAV Songlance	Fleet lieutenant	Male	Attended the lieutenants' skullbash for the same shift of work as Alysha Forrest.At one point, Mike Beringwaite called him out for perceived slacking on the part of one of Daven's ensigns, Fren. Enjoys spicy foods.
Davor Tenemin	Human	Starbase Ana	Healer-assist	Male	Sediryl's first human lover.
Delilah	D-Pers		Works on D-Per coding projects, under Arete.	Female; Asanii codeform.	Sixth D-Perto be coded, first to be coded with direct assistance from Arete.
Delin	Seersa	Quickwater Reserve, ensign retreat	Fleet ensign	Male	Delin was a member of the Quickwater Reserve training retreat in the group "led" by Mike Beringwaite. He was one of the first to recognize the role Alysha Forrest played in moderating Beringwaite's poor leadership, and referred to her as "She." Delin became one of those to call Beringwaite out at the end of the retreat. (Name alternately given as Derin in Chapter 6.)
Dellen Crosby	Seersa		Fleet medic	Male.	Medic for FIA Hold 22.	Gallery
Deniel	Seersa	Seersana, Seersana University		Male. Has ash points and black mottles on a lighter gray coat.	One of Vasiht'h's subjects in his dream therapy study in the general hospital.
Deron	Tam-illee	Seersana		Male.	Father of Nieve and husband of Elise.
Dimitri Everen	Human	UAV Sunshield	Fleet captain	Male.	Human captain of the UAV Sunshield, a warcruiser. An admirer of Taylitha's.	Gallery
Ditreht	Glaseah			Male.	Vasiht'h's first cousin (son of his aunt Sattri); a "wild" member of the family who got into an argument with Pes'shek and Bret'hesk.
Domi Remyfield	Seersa		Fleet founder	Female	Seersa woman who established Fleet.	Gallery
Dominika	Harat-Shar pardine		Counselor	Female.	Former member of the Worldlord's slave annex, alongside Emperor Kauvauc Ueneuvin; rescued by Lisinthir Nase Galare.	Gallery
Dondi	Glaseah		Chef	Male	One of Vasiht'h's younger brothers, tenth in overall family order.
Donegan Unfound	Tam-illee	Silvergate Academy	High school (ish) student	Male. Has a "good-natured, handsome face."	In Kellen Grove's history class.
Donner Kentlewine		Starbase Ana	Philanthropist.	Male.	Married Mildred Meriville and ran Whole Galactic Charities with her.	Gallery
Drusti	Glaseah			Female.	Aunt of Vasiht'h and one of his children's breathparents.
Du'er Clan Flait	Aera	Aren	Sculptor	Male. Solid black, with no ventral coloration. Green eyes.	Mate to Dr. La'aina, Clan Sereon. (Unsuccessfully tried to leave her. In the process framed Pelipenele Argentson, and nearly got her killed.
Dylan Brushnie	Asanii	Gledig	Gledig secessionist	Male.	Dylan Brushnie is the leader of the Secessionist movement on Gledig, and is credited with helping the Secessionists become less a terrorist organization and more a respectable political movement, in part due to his own personal charm.	Gallery
Efaeanoc	Glaseah	Escutcheon, Seni lands		Male.	Temple-born son of Vasiht'h, one of three children. His name is in Eldren, and means 'Strength'. His common name is Anoc.
Elena Dovin	Harat-Shar	Selnor, Fleet Central, Fleet Central Hospital	Healer-assist	Female. Pale green eyes. A feral-looking face, with very nearly a true muzzle with black stripes around her mouth leading to streaks at her eyes. Androgynous, hard body.	Sister of Kazimir. Helped Lisinthir through the acclimatization regime at Fleet Central Hospital. Swears by the Angels, drinks beer, and tells off color BDSM jokes. Along with her brother, assisted Lisinthir in learning how to safely practice BDSM.	Gallery
Eleyna	Tam-illee	Selnor, Heliocentrus		Female.	Heavily pregnant; Jahir comforts her during day shift in triage at Mercy Hospital.
Elise	Tam-illee	Seersana	Female.		Deceased mother of Nieve and husband of Deron.
Ellinor Langlois	Karaka'A	Starbase Veta	Professional fencer.	Female.	Patient of Jahir and Vasiht'h.
Elnor Ralafin	Asanii		First Fleet Academe commandant.	Female.	The first Academe commandant, considered its founder.
Eliza Meriville	Karaka'An	Starbase Ana	Student in administration	Female.	Friend of Sediryl Nuera Galare.	Gallery
Emile Meija	Human	Escutcheon, at least temporarily	Master chief in the human armed forces	Male.	A contractor, loaned to Liolesa Galare to work on the Eldritch navy.
Emlyn Davies	Hinichi		Sports medicine physical therapist.	Male.	Former member of the Worldlord's slave annex, alongside Emperor Kauvauc Ueneuvin; rescued by Lisinthir Nase Galare.
Emmer InTheMirror	Tam-illee	Akana Ris	Fleet commanding officer of Hold 9	Male, in his early 40s. Walnut brown hair and sandy fur, with a faint "bloom" of paler fur over his face and ventrals. Brown eyes. About 5'11".
Erasto Durand	Human		Terran Military marine		Erasto Durand is a Terran Military marine on loan to Fleet.	Gallery
Erin Tierney	Human	UAV Cometfencer	Fleet member of the security department; rank unknown	Female.	One of the "Old and Proud/Old and Tired." Bunks with a Flitzbe she calls "Fang."
Esna Verlna	Asanii	Seersana, Seersana University		Female. Gray eyes flecked with blue.	One of Jahir and Vasiht'h's patients during their practicum. A depressed woman, mourning recently deceased parents.
Faisal	Harat-Shar tigraine	UAV Spiralwhite	Fleet first commander	Male, digitigrade Harat-Shar tigraine.
Fayid	Human	UAV Songlance	Fleet, engineer	Male.	Fayid is one of the "Old and Proud" on the Songlance, along with Mike Beringwaite, Friedman and Solomon, humans who are proud of their heritage and origins (and often also disaffected and bitter about their place relative to the Pelted in Fleet and the Alliance). He works under Mike Beringwaite in engineering on the Songlance, where he has put off many of his colleagues due to his prejudice and unhappiness working with Pelted. He is a talented engineer, especially with software, but never wanted to go to space and suffers frequent panic attacks; he had to fake his EVA scores to get into the Terran Space Navy. He did so despite his fear because the Navy (and later Fleet) was the only income his family had, and without it his younger sister and grandmother would die in extreme poverty. Beringwaite attempted to protect and defend him to ensure that he did not lose this vital job, and used him as an example to Alysha Forrest of where the prejudices and anger of the Old and Proud were coming from.
Felsha Rennagan	Asanii	UAV Stardancer	Fleet lieutenant	Female.	The Asanii lieutenant serving as part-time navigator of the UAV Stardancer. Best friends with Darya Darteriov.	Gallery
Feodor	Harat-Shar cheetahine.		Fleet medical	Male.	Friend of Baner Ajasiin.
Ferrault		UAV Songlance	Fleet ensign	Male	Young ensign working at the access point to the water environment on the UAV Songlance. Surprised that Alysha Forrest chose to visit the environment daily, as other liaisons had not done so. )|
Francesca "Franny" Thibault		UAV Starlightning	Fleet, engineering lead	Female
Fren		UAV Songlance	Fleet ensign		Subordinate of Daven Ulregard. Mike Beringwaite blamed Fren for delaying a cross-departmental stress test, resulting in him taking heat from Commander Chevitz.
Friedman	Human	UAV Songlance	Fleet engineer	Male.	Friedman is one of the "Old and Proud" on the Songlance, along with Mike Beringwaite, Solomon and Fayid, humans who are proud of their heritage and origins (and often also disaffected and bitter about their place relative to the Pelted in Fleet and the Alliance) He works under Mike Beringwaite in engineering on the Songlance, where he has put off many of his colleagues due to his prejudice and unhappiness working with Pelted. Unlike Fayid and Solomon, who are competent at their jobs (and more than competent in the case of Fayid), Friedman is, per Beringwaite, "totally an incompetent rhack-up." Beringwaite has chosen to keep him on as long as possible, however, because if he is the one who has him discharged, Fayid and Solomon will turn on him, which will prevent him from being able to protect them.
Garanseigla Sunhawk	Ciracaana	Ciracaa, Lifehawk Tribe		Male.	Mate to Ylriasna Sunhawk and father of several children.
Gardenia Segal	Asanii	UAV Starlightning	Fleet	Female.	Friend of Crispin principle to the Acron incident.
Gavin Medearin	Human	Gledig		Male.	Medearin is a member of the terrorist faction of the Secessionists on Gledig.
Geneviive Dahrengard	Hinichi	Hinichitii, Dahrengard Heights, in the mountains	Lady of Dahrengard	Female. Summer's daughter: shades and shadows of brown. Dark blue eyes.	Jared and Noelle Dahrengard's younger sister.	Gallery
Geoff	Human	Starbase Ana	Staff at the Starbase Ana hospital	Male.	Hyara Amiri's cousin and a friend of Sediryl Nuera Galare.
Gertrude Remychamps	Karaka'A		Fleet, works in Routing	Female. A short, solid Karaka'An with gray fur and hair. Always immaculately groomed, with her hair slicked back.	Troy's friend in Routing. Detail-oriented, good memory, and has a sense of humor. Began working in Routing; eventually ends up on a team researching slides with Troy, something that was decided during the Birdsong Incident. Has a coffee mug that reads 'if you can see your reflections in it, it's not dark enough.'
Gillespie	Hinichi	Selnor, Heliocentrus, Mercy Hospital	Healer	Female	In charge of Jahir's acclimatization care.
Gladdie Ardune	Asanii			Female,	Kristyl Di Marco's best friend.
Gora	Glaseah	Escutcheon, Seni lands, Ingleside	Acolyte		Almost ready to graduate to waist sash.
Grace Levine	Human	Selnor, Heliocentrus, Mercy Hospital	Doctor	Female	Doctor at Mercy Hospital and long-time friend of Lafayette KindlesFlame.
Graeme	Guardkin	Escutcheon, Laisrathera lands		Gray with a black mask, back, and tail, and warm brown eyes.	He and his mate were the first two Guardkin to be brought to Escutcheon by the Hinichi. His mindspeech with Talthien was the very first time that the species communicated directly with another sentient species. "Graeme says they've been waiting for someone like me all their lives."
Griffin Jiron	Human	Selnor, Heliocentrus, Mercy Hospital	Nurse	Male.	Jahir's supervisor at Mercy Hospital at Heliocentrus during Mindline.
Gwenfrith	Hinichi	Starbase Ana	Ranger	Female.	Friend of Sediryl Nuera Galare on Starbase Ana.	Gallery
Hank Van Aalst	Hinichi	UAV Cometfencer	Fleet engineer	Male, sooty black.	In Engineering on the UAV Cometfencer. Raised on Earth. Lower deck communications conduit. Found the Flitzbe "orgy" particularly amusing.
Hannah Esterby	Human	Terra		Female.	Wife of Joseph Shandlin and friend of Serena. Invented the Naysha sign language.
Hannah Sirensbie	Seersa	Anseahla	Linguist	Female	Partner to Professor Chendra. Specialist in the third generation artificial languages.
Harem Rose	Tam-illee	Selnor, Terracentrus, Phantasies	Exotic dancer	A russet and cream female Tam-illee foxine.	The Harem Rose is a particular favorite of Tiell, and his attentions, in addition to the work that she loathes, seem on the way to emotionally breaking her entirely.
Harroway Sloan	Asanii	Selnor, Terracentrus, Fleet Academe (formerly)	Fleet lieutenant commander (formerly)	Male.	Harroway Sloan was Matthew Brighthaven's second at Fleet Academe, and betrayed him.
Hatti	Glaseah			Female.	Relative of Vasiht'h, fifteen years old.
Heather SecurestheFuture	Tam-illee			Female.	Daughter of Sydnie Unfound, and made the petition to Lesandurel Meriaen Jisiensire that ultimately resulted in the creation of the Queen's Tams.
Hector Avila	Human	Starbase Veta, Garden District	Quilt-maker	An old human male, his hair nearly entirely white and laugh lines sketched around his mouth. His hands had the thin delicacy of age, though they looked strong yet. But he had clear eyes and there was laughter in them.	He makes and sells quilts in the weekly market in the garden district on Starbase Veta. He moved to the garden district with his wife when he was 22; his wife has been dead for fifteen years. He started quilting after his wife died and to relieve boredom in his retirement. He becomes very good friends with Helga. He used to keep dogs before he married his wife; she was frightened of them, so he gave them away.
Helena Berrysdown	Seersa		Teacher	Female.	Caramia Palland's elderly/ailing mom.	Gallery
Helga	Hinichi	Starbase Veta	Therapist (formerly; now retired)	Female.	Referred Jahir and Vasiht'h their first client on Starbase Veta.
Henrieta	Hinichi, female	Starbase Veta	Fleet	A middle-aged Hinichi woman, younger than Helga, with a brindled pelt.	Has a similar-looking cousin, Alfreida, and moved to Starbase Veta four years prior to the arrival of Jahir and Vasiht'h.
Herville Candesse		Quickwater Reserve	Rescue team leader	Male.	Was manning Canoe Station when Taylitha Basil called for an emergency rescue for herself and Alysha Forrest.
Honey	Harat-Shar tigraine	Selnor, Terracentrus, Phantasies	Exotic dancer and prostitute	Female tigraine, with brown stripes widely distributed over a golden body. She wears a veil on her muzzle, and her nipples are pierced. She has warm yellow-brown eyes.	Worked at Phantasies at the same time as Alysha Forrest. Of all the dancers and prostitutes at Phantasies, Honey seems the least distressed by the work; she describes herself as a 'sex is fun' type, and counsels Alysha Forrest against growing bitter like the Harem Rose.
Hyera Amiri	Human	Starbase Ana	Solidigraphic artist.	Female.	Artist and one of Sediryl's former lovers.
Ilea EveryLivingThing	Tam-illee	Starbase Veta	Ranger/environmental engineer	Female. Middle-aged, with glossy brown fur.	Vasiht'h and Jahir's landlady on Starbase Veta.
Inès WithDaffodils	Tam-illee	Seersana		Female.	Grandmother of Nieve, mother of Elise, and mother-in-law of Deron.
Irine	Harat-Shar tigraine	Escutcheon, Laisrathera lands		Female.	Twin sister of Sascha, former crew of the TMS Earthrise, and current member of the Rose Point household.
Isabeja	Karaka'An	Starbase Gamma; formerly Akana Ris	Boutique fashion entrepreneur	Female.	Owner of TKI&I with her mother Isolde Garreau
Isidore Wyatt	Human	UAV Spiralwhite	Fleet captain	Male.	Human captain of the Sojourner-class scout UAV Spiralwhite. A Navy loaner.	Gallery
Isolde Garreau	Karaka'An	Starbase Gamma; formerly Akana Ris	Boutique fashion entrepreneur	Female.	Founder of TKI&I with her daughter Isabeja.	Gallery
Ithauvni	Glaseah	Escutcheon, Seni lands			Temple-born daughter of Vasiht'h, one of three children. Her name is in Eldren, and means 'Fearlessness'. Her common name is Thauvi.	Gallery
Ivan	Asanii	Gledig, Daleth		Male.	Young boy. His younger brother, Rhys, stepped on a nail when playing in a derelict building, and Alysha Forrest attempted to help him to a clinic, only to be told by Ivan that Governor Kerenkev had forbidden them to bring any outsiders--meaning offworlders--to the clinic. Ivan nursed a desire to join Fleet that Alysha encouraged.
Jae'en	Aera	UAV Songlance	Fleet lieutenant	Male.	Lieutenant on the Songlance at the same time as Alysha Forrest.
Jamais Beson	Human		Fleet admiral, in the Office of Exploration.	Male. Had "aggressively black hair," caramel-colored skin, age lines, and dark eyes that "gleamed like pebbles, bright and alert."	As an admiral in the Office of Exploration, and was (unsurprisingly) very excited by the prospect of discovering another sapient alien species.
Janny Perralta	Asanii	UAV Stardancer	Fleet ensign, biology	Female.	Met the Octopi on Amity.
Jared Dahrengard	Hinichi	Hinichitii, Dahrengard Heights, in the mountains	Lord of Dahrengard	Male. Autumn's son with winter rising: mostly black with a few patches of white on face and chest.	Older brother of Geneviive and Noelle Dahrengard; seven years older than Noell. Rescued Noelle and had her sent offworld when his father ordered his mother to expose her.	Gallery
Jasmine Foster	Human	Sharsenne	Missionary.	Female.	The first human missionary to Sharsenne.	Gallery
Jarysh, train Kharite	Harat-Shar	Harat-Sharii, Zhedeem	Medical professional.	Male.	Hirianthial's temporary owner at Soft Fields Hospital in Zhedeem. Harried-looking. "Hirianthial thought he had spots beneath his shapeless tunic and pants, but he’d never seen Jarysh out of hospital scrubs. He knew very little about his coworker beyond the Harat-Shar’s medical competence." Native of Harat-Sharii. Has two wives who want him home more often. And want babies. And want his time. But the longer he works, the more he realizes he likes it better than being at home.
Jason	Tam-illee	UAV Scattersky	Ensign	Male.	Jason worked the science station during Alysha Forrest's rescue of the UAV Alabama crew.
Jasper	Ciracaana		Fleet healer	Male.	The Ciracaana healer from Solysyrril's Hold 17.	Gallery
Jazeen			Sculptor	Male.	A sculptor; Kellen Grove owned his work "Mortal Coil."
Jender Forthstars	Tam-illee	Quickwater Reserve	Fleet ensign	Male.	Mike Beringwaite's longsuffering partner, until Alysha Forrest diverted some of the attention off him and onto herself. He ultimately stood up to Beringwaite at the end of the retreat.
Jerent Mysfeldt	Human	Starbase Ana; Escutcheon	Scientist specializing in terraforming	Male.	The terraforming scientist human that Sediryl heard a lecture by on Starbase Ana, who later came to Escutcheon to head up Sediryl's projects.
Jewel Thandry	Karaka'A	UAV Stardancer	Fleet lieutenant and psychologist		The psychologist attempting (with little success) to work with the last Small One.
Ji Woo Costello	Human	UAV Cometfencer	Fleet	A short human woman with light brown skin, dark hair shaved up one side and bobbed down the other, and monolidded eyes that "looked bored but didn't disguise the alert tension in her body."	A "reformed criminal"; one of the Old and Proud.
Jill Berquist	Human	Seersana, Seersana University, Seersana University Children's Hospital	Healer-assist	Female.	The healer-assist who took care of Nieve and the girls at the hospital on Seersana.
Joet Starsteps	Tam-illee	Silvergate Academy	Teacher	Scarlet pelt with brilliant gold eyes. 37 years old (Alliance Mean).	Been an astronomy teacher for nine years, five of them at Silvergate. Suitemate with Kellen Grove.
Johnigan	Human	UAV Nightslip; was on the ensign retreat at Quickwater Reserve	Fleet ensign		Fellow ensign with Taylitha Basil on the UAV Nightslip; the two were called Red Twins because they shared red hair. Johnigan was not part of the same training group as Taylitha Basil and Alysha Forrest.
Jomo	Human	Tam-ley; Ciracaa, Lifehawk Tribe		Male. Fifteen years old; has dark brown skin.	Adopted son of Rayne; adopted brother of Patrick and Ria. and a dog named Goldie, a marshound
Jonah NotAgain	Tam-illee	UAV StarCounter	Fleet captain	Male.		Gallery
Joreht	Glaseah	Escutcheon, Seni lands, Ingleside			Son of Sehvi and Kovihs, older brother of Paven and an unnamed youngest. Kicks in his sleep. Knows Eldren and is learning carpentry. With his brother Paven, began working under a barter system for the Seni tenants. Respects the Eldritch desire to maintain their culture.
Joseph Shandlin	Human	Terra	Scientist.	Male.	Historical figure. Scientist. Primary maker of the Pelted.
Josi	Glaseah	Escutcheon, Seni lands, Ingleside		Female.	A female cousin of Vasiht'h's, and one of the family helpers sent on the trip to Anseahla to collect his kits. The bubbly/giggly one. She also likes people to be kind and pokes Viht'hi for not being polite. Uses all the pet names.
JoyRider	Tam-illee	UAV Diamondwing	Fleet		JoyRider was one of the crew of the UAV Diamondwing sent as part of a ceremonial security detail to Phoenix-Nest. He was especially enthusiastic about trying the lines to travel from platform to platform.
Julien Steffis	Asanii	UAV Stardancer	Fleet engineer	Female.	The Asanii engineer who fought with Darya in Strand and made peace with her in Faith.
Justina Yaroslav	Harat-Shar cougraine	UAV Stardancer	Fleet ensign	Cougar intrarace.
Kahvti	Glaseah	Escutcheon siv't	Priestess	Female.	Glaseahn priestess, assigned to the Escutcheon siv't.	Gallery
Kairell Rhyt	Hinichi	UAV Nightslip; was on the ensign retreat at Quickwater Reserve	Fleet ensign	A large, heavyset Hinichi woman, "with enough throwback features to make her a textbook illustration for genetic engineering, including a demi-muzzle long enough to barely qualify for the 'demi.'"	Had very strong feelings in favor of patrol and exploration and against anything more military, especially ships much larger than a scout. She nearly created an altercation with an ensign from the UAV Diamondwing, a battlecruiser, but Alysha Forrest successfully defused the situation. After the retreat, Taylitha Basil sought her out on the Nightslip to get to know her better.
Kalvey		UAV Songlance	Fleet ensign	Male.	Worked in navigation, and made the mistake of appearing to not have enough to do to Lieutenant Commander Orien Felix, who assigned an exercise pulling up records on Chatcaavan incursions in the area.
Kamaney Foster	Karaka'An		Pirate, formerly, Fleet	Female.	Former Fleet officer turned psychopath pirate queen.	Gallery
Karal Temmenov	Harat-Shar	Akana Ris	Fleet ensign	Male.	Field ops ensign of Hold 9 at the time of first contact with the Faulfenza. A colonyworld Harat-Shar.	Gallery
Karina	Harat-Shar pardine	Starbase Veta	Server at an ice cream shop.		The Harat-Shar pardine who dishes ice cream in the Starbase Veta Commons.
Katlin	?, female	UAV Stardancer	Fleet		Implied to be Laelkii's second when she is absent; in Faith in the Service, after casualties are taken when the Stardancer engages with the Scythe, Laelkii asks whether Katlin is doing all right without her.
Kavila	Glaseah, female		Botanist	Female.	Vasiht'h's older sister, third of twelve (Vasiht'h is seventh). "Contributed" to the commentary on Healed by Her Immortal Heart
Kaymah	Naysha	UAV Scattersky	Fleet lieutenant	Female.	Worked in Navigation on the Scattersky, along with the Platy navigation crew. During the rescue of the UAV Alabama, she translated for the Platies, who were able to identify the location of the refugees in cryogenic sleep before the ship was destroyed.
Kazimir Dovin	Harat-Shar	Selnor, Fleet Central, Fleet Central Hospital	Healer-assist	Male. Has a softer body than his sister.	Brother of Elena. Helped Lisinthir through the acclimatization regime at Fleet Central Hospital. Along with Elena, assisted Lisinthir in learning how to safely practice BDSM.	Gallery
Kellen Grove	Seersa	Silvergate Academy	History teacher	Male.	History teacher and carrier of Kerriwiht's Disease.	Gallery
Kelsey Atwater		UAV Stardancer	Fleet ensign	Female.	Member of the UAV Stardancer security team.
Kera Brittle			School librarian	Female.	Kera Brittle is the librarian at Alysha Forrest's finishing school. She was the one who received and archived Alysha's translations of the Exodus Lullabies from Meridan.
Kerenkev	Hinichi	Gledig	Governor of Gledig (formerly)	Male	Elected colony governor of Gledig, who used bribes and illegal executions to maintain power.
Kerov	Harat-Shar lionine	Harat-Sharii	Commander of one of the Harat-Shar Homeguard's ships.	Renya described him as "a ferocious lionine whose tawny hair was almost as mane-like as one of the felines who'd contributed part of the Harat-Shariin DNA so many centuries past."	Kerov was an expert player of the card game Pantheon, and narrowly beat Renya at it, which impressed him with her audacity and skill.
Keshya	Harat-Shar	Starbase Veta			The Harat-Shariin woman who made an appointment to look at Jahir for an hour and went away happy.
Kessi	Malarai	Selnor, Heliocentrus			Got stuck in a holiday tree trying to fly, rescued by Alysha Forrest.
Kethy Skutterby	Asanii	UAV Stardancer	Fleet ensign	Has soft charcoal-dark hair and large amber eyes. Her pelt is creamy with the faintest suggestions of gray spots around the edges of her face.	Her department answers to Taylitha Basil's.On Amity, Kethy followed Alysha Forrest into the painted caves at Taylitha Basil's behest. When asked directly if she had "just found" Alysha, she admitted that Taylitha had sent her, and that she would hate to disappoint the First Commander.
Kievan First/Kievan StrongHeart	Tam-illee	Seersana, Seersana University, Seersana University Children's Hospital	Healer-assist	Male.	Healer-assist at Seersana University children's hospital, depressed subject of Vasiht'h's first dream therapy study. Kievan chose his initial FoundName, "First," from the medical oath that begins "First, do no harm," but found himself depressed by his failure to abide by it no matter how hard he tried. He later changed his FoundName to StrongHeart, after a poem his father had been fond of.
Killian Cardiff	Karaka'An	UAV Stardancer	Fleet lieutenant	Female.	Not to be confused with Killian Corbyn, though it happens: both Karaka'An females, and both black and white (though with different markings).
Killian Corbyn	Karaka'A	UAV Stardancer	Fleet ensign, comm specialist in Tactical	Female, with black and white tuxedo cat markings.	Not to be confused with Killian Cardiff, though it happens: both Karaka'An females, and both black and white (though with different markings). "Killian was a popular baby name for a while. I went to school with five of them."
Kis'eh't	Glaseah	Escutcheon, Laisrathera lands	Minister of Science on Escutcheon	Female.	Formerly a researcher, then Reese Eddings's employee on the TMS Earthrise. Now serving as the Minister of Science for Liolesa's government on Escutcheon, as well as being a current member of the Rose Point household.	Gallery
Kostya	Harat-Shar tigraine	UAV Cometfencer	Fleet chief of medical	Tigraine.	Doesn't go by his train name, which is 'Terrible" (because someone nicknmamed his great-great-great-grandfather and his wives and children the terrible family, and it stuck). Has an arsenal of repressive looks awesome in it breath and nuance.
Kovihs	Glaseah	Escutcheon, Seni lands	Genetic engineer.	Male.	Sehvi's husband.	Gallery
Kovrah	Glaseah		Engineer.	Female.	Vasiht'h's younger sister, twelfth of twelve (Vasiht'h is seventh). "Contributed" to the commentary on Healed by Her Immortal Heart
Kristil		Quickwater Reserve ensign retreat	Fleet ensign	Female	She and her partner Roben were rescued before hitting the rapids.
Kristyl Di Marco	Human		"Trust fund baby," self-professed.	Female.		Gallery
Ku'ale	Aera	Starbase Ana	Bartender	Male.	Friend of Sediryl Nuera Galare.
Kuriel	Seersa			Female.	One of Nieve's Girls.	Gallery
La'aina Clan Sereon	Aera	Aren	Clan leader or something	'"Her white chest hair cascaded down to her stomach like a furry breast-plate." Bright orange pelt, streaked with brown across the muzzle, and white mouth, throat and chest. Blue eyes, ankle wings white tipped in brown.'Surprisingly husky voice'. Mate of Du'er.
Lacey		Seersana, Seersana University	Staff		Armin Palland's secretary on Seersana. The Professor has him or her cancel his appointments for the day when Vasiht'h comes recruiting.
Lafayette KindlesFlame	Tam-illee	Escutcheon, Shield General; formerly Seersana University	Healer.	Male.	A cosmopolitan Tam-illee healer, mentor to Jahir Seni Galare.
Langorn	Hinichi	Gledig	Gledig secessionist	Male.	Secessionist on Gledig, an assistant of Dylan Brushnie, and the covert leader of the terrorist faction within the Secessionists.	Gallery
Laniis Baker	Seersa		Fleet investigation	Female.	Fleet Seersa rescued from the harem of the Emperor. Formerly Fleet proper, now reassigned to the Fleet Investigation Agency.	Gallery
Lasareissa Kandara	Seersa	Seersana, Seersana University	Nurse	A short gray Seersa with pale eyes and a no-nonsense manner. She's never still, and is never tired.	Jahir’s professor for Clinical Management and then his advisor while he’d been in their program’s medical track. She’d come into the latter role at the suggestion of Lafayette KindlesFlame, who’d attended medical school with her. They'd known one another for twenty years when Jahir met her at Seersana U. KindlesFlame refers to her as Nurse Kandara. "I hate being right all the time. Gets boring."
Laelkii Takara Lifeweave	Asanii	UAV Stardancer	Fleet healer	Female.	An Asanii Healer aboard the UAV Stardancer, and long-time friend of Alysha Forrest. Affectionately referred to as "Snowhide" by friends.	Gallery
Leina	Seersa, female	Seersana, Seersana University	Student, later in medical practice	A black and white Seersa. Has a "fine mezzosoprano.".	Often too busy to attend quadmate gatherings. She graduated from Seersana U and went on to a practice in medicine on the orbital station above Seersana. Tends to sing when tipsy.
Lennea	Karaka'A	Starbase Veta	Teacher and later principal	Female. Soft grey fur with darker stripes. White furred hands and tailtip. She has heterochromia, with one blue and one brown eye.	Vasiht'h and Jahir's second patient, refered by Ametia. Retiring disposition, conservative dress except for quirky shoes. Very perceptive and shrewd about professional politics and undercurrents. Teacher, promoted to principal against her wishes.
Ler'ait, Clan Teshya	Aera	UAV Starlightning	Fleet First Commander		First commander of the UAV Starlightning.
Lexi Beck	Human	UAV Cometfencer	Fleet healer-assist	Female
Liam Sorenson	Hinichi	UAV Diamondwing	Fleet head of security		During the 25-year observance of the induction of the Phoenix into the Alliance, Liam Sorenson was responsible for security arrangements, including selection the ceremonial guard. A dark brown Hinichi wolfine "built like a brick wall."
Lindsey	Tam-illee	Gledig	Secretary to Governor Kerenkev	Female, petite.	Secretary to Governor Kerenkev of Gledig. She supports Kerenkev, though she knows he is acting outside the law; it's unclear whether this is due to agreement with his philosophy, ignorance of what he is doing, or self-deception.
Lindsey Majors		UAV Spiralwhite	Fleet lieutenant	Female. Platinum blonde; a face as sweet as any model's, her fur a pale egg-cream to match the nearly white hair, but just as the scar that ran down her forehead to her golden-brown eye was badly hidden by the lock of open curls that fell over it.	Hates pirates virulently, probably the source of her scar.
Liset Line Insendere	Malarai	Selnor, Terracentrus	Exotic dancer and prostitute	Female.	Liset, who danced under the name Angel, was a fellow worker at Phantasies with Alysha Forrest.
Lisette Koljin		UAV Stardancer	Fleet healer-assist	Female.	Healer-assist on the UAV Stardancer.
Livia Navigatrix	Tam-illee		Queen's Tams, pilot	Female.	Member of the Queen's Tams, and a pilot.
Londer Reckoning	Tam-illee	Starbase Omicron		Male.	Nearly started a riot due to his responses to the war, as he lost his wife when the Chatcaava attacked Tam-ley. Was talked down by Vasiht'h.
Lucrezia	Harat-Shar pardine	Seersana, Seersana University		Female, pardine.	Quadmates of Jahir and Vasiht'h.
Madoc	Guardkin	Escutcheon	Companion to Kirthander Nanech Imthereli	Male.	Bonded partner of Kirthander Nanech Imthereli.
Maegwin Highmountain	Hinichi		Fleet admiral	Female.	Recruitment and Teaching division. Alysha characterizes her as "a rogueish grandmother as likely to go after bears with an axe as bake cookies."
Maia	D-Pers		On hire by Liolesa Galare	Female; codeform is a glittery purple Seersa.	Fifth D-Per to be successfully coded. Aide to Sediryl Nuera Galare and friend to Uuvek.	Gallery
Maire	Hinichi	Gledig	Gledig governor	Female.	Leader of the Pro-Accord faction on Gledig and ultimately its new governor.	Gallery
Malia Navigatrix	Tam-illee		Queen's Tams	Female.
Mandara	Glaseah			Female.	Vasiht'h's older sister, fifth of twelve (Vasiht'h is seventh). "Contributed" to the commentary on Healed by Her Immortal Heart Into horror fiction, and is fairly blase about sex.
Mantaiya		Seersana, Seersana University	Student	Female.	Someone who brings Professor Armin Palland shortbread from the other side of Seersana when she visits her parents.
Marea SeesToShore	Tam-illee	Tsera Nova, on the ship Friendly Mermaid	First mate	Female.	Present on the ship during Vasiht'h's excursion and the subsequent hurricane.
Margeaux Davis	Karaka'An	Silvergate Academy	Student	Female.	Senior at Silvergate Academy. Died of Yuvett's Syndrome.	Gallery
Marevhe	Glaseah	Escutcheon, Seni lands	Professor.	Female.	Petaq's wife, and mother of Vasiht'h (among a bunch of others).
Mariledge	Harat-Shar pardine	UAV Stardancer	Fleet ensign	Female, pardine. Tall, with snow leopard spots and a long coat of thick fur.	An ensign. Presumably on the Science team of the Stardancer, as she was assigned to the dig site under Alastar. Along with Rochelle InOrder, Mariledge discovered the relief depicting the Small Ones near the obelisk. Touches her telegem to activate it. Member of the Happy Houris.
Mark West	Human	Selnor, Terracentrus, Fleet Academe	Fleet Academe Applied Tactics instructor.	Male.		Gallery
Marlane Surapinet	Human	Barris	Crime lord	Male. Tan with bleached hair.	Drug dealer, murderer of sentient crystals, slave-trader, and just generally not a very nice man. Reese and crew are awarded the Copper Sickle for helping Fleet bring him down.
Margery		Starbase Veta	Goatherd and cheesemaker	Female.	Ilea EveryLivingThing says Margery is the only one crazy enough to keep goats. She sells her cheeses at the market in the garden district, and Vasiht'h refers to the "goats down the street", so apparently she lives there, too.
Marron Celvef	Hinichi	Selnor, Heliocentrus	Plainclothes police investigator	Male.	Involved with the Wet epidemic at Mercy Hospital. He interviewed Jahir under the halo-arch after his arrhythmia, and was the one who came to Jahir's apartment with Commander Parker, who worked for Fleet's illegal drug agency in Terracentrus.
Matthew Brighthaven	Human		Fleet admiral	Male.	Matthew Brighthaven is a former member of the Terran Space Navy on loan to the Pelted Fleet. He spent time as the commandant of Fleet Academe, and is part of the Fleet Admiralty.
Maurbery	Tam-illee	UAV Scattersky	Fleet, captain	Male. Has large, dark brown ears and green eyes.	Served as captain during the Scattersky's evacuation of the UAV Alabama, when Alysha Forrest disobeyed orders to continue to search for the refugees stored in cryogenic sleep on the spindles. His response was both exasperated and proud. Maurbery is noted as particularly cheerful under normal circumstances.
Maureen Lovelace	Human	UAV Songlance	Fleet, New Office Training Coordinator	Female.
Maya FirstOnSite	Tam-illee	Selnor, Heliocentrus, Mercy Hospital	Healer-assist	Female.	The Tam-illee healer-assist who did intake in acute care at Mercy Hospital in Heliocentrus.
McCrearty		UAV Stardancer	Ensign		Was stationed at the obelisk site on Amity.
Meekie	Tam-illee			Female	One of Nieve's Girls	Gallery
Meleya Katsaros	Asanii	UAV Stardancer	Fleet comm tech second
Melanie Easter	Human	Escutcheon, at least temporarily	Colonel, Terran Armed Forces (not Fleet)	Female	Contractor loaned to Liolesa to help set up their navy. Human, middle-aged woman, "whose direct eyes didn’t prepare anyone for the ease with which she moved between cultural courtesies. She inclined her head to Jahir, offered the Pelted her palms, and shook hands with the humans, and the transitions were flawless."
Mellie Grant	Seersa	Escutcheon, Laisrathera lands, Shield General	Ambulance driver	Female	Has a cheerful and practical demeanor that Armin Palland associated with healer-assists. Drives an ambulance for Shield General; the ambulance volunteers call themselves "Shield Carriers." Mellie was the driver on duty when Haladir was taken to Shield General for care. She was responsible for flying the emergency team to Nuera with a portable Pad; once they had used the Pad to take him directly to the hospital, she pulled it up and flew back with it. Mellie has a glossy black pelt and alert ears.
Merashiinal	Ciracaana	Seersana, Seersana University	Student.	Male.	Student at Seersana University in the same quad as Jahir and Vasiht'h, and roommate of Leina.
Meri Flait	Aera	UAV Scattersky	Fleet member	Has a saucy voice; has to tuck her long ears into her helmet	Assisted Alysha Forrest with the evacuation of the UAV Alabama.
Meryl Osgood	Hinichi		Fleet member of Hold 22	Female.	The Hinichi Intelligence commander in charge of FIA Hold 22.	Gallery
Metricia Heartfoot	Tam-illee	UAV Stardancer	Female.	Fleet captain	Former captain of the UAV Stardancer. Captain Heartfoot left on maternity leave, and was temporarily replaced by Captain Leary, before Alysha Forrest was ultimately assigned to the Stardancer as captain..
Mike Beringwaite	Human	UAV Cometfencer	Fleet first commander	Male.
Mildred Meriville, later Mildred Kentlewine	Karaka'An	Starbase Ana	Philanthropist.	Female.	Friend of Sediryl Nuera Galare. Ran Whole Galactic Charities along Donner Kentlewine, who she ultimately married.	Gallery
Mina	Harat-Shar	Starbase Ana	Business student	Female	Sister to Saryi and friend of Sediryl Nuera Galare.	Gallery
Mina Brown	Karaka'An			Female.	Montie Dawson's Pelted partner.
Minette Dashenby	Karaka'A	Starbase Veta	Xenotherapist	Fluffy Karaka’An, whose tawny fur had been shaved into decorative patterns on her arms like a rug with multiple height piles. The hair on her head, a lighter, buttery yellow, fell in a curtain of braids, all different thicknesses, tied off with bangles and beads in brass and steel and silver. She wore rings in similar hues on all her fingers, and on the toes she left unshod as was customary with the digitigrade Pelted. Her brown eyes are incisive and curious. .	Doesn't like working long hours, preferring to spend time with her family (including children). She has offices near the university, possibly making for a mostly younger clientele. She has been in practice for 10 years.
Moire	Guardkin	Escutcheon, Laisrathera lands		Female; amber-eyed, with ivory fur and dorsal fur the yellow of buttercups. Smaller than her mate, Graeme.	She’s Graeme’s mate, and she refuses to make an attachment to anyone who would part her from him.
Montie Dawson	Human		Fleet Special Forces	Male.
Na'er	Aera		Fleet field operative	Male.	Field operative specialist in Fleet's FIA Hold 22.
Nai'esh	Aera	UAV Diamondwing	Fleet ensign	Male.	Served on the Diamondwing at the same time as Alysha Forrest. Known to be a joker, with particularly good command of physical comedy, but one who "didn't have a mean bone in his body."	Gallery
Nanette	Tam-illee	Seersana, Seersana University	Adminstration; works the registration desk	Female.	Was responsible first for telling Jahir that there were no private rooms available, and later, for placing him with Vasiht'h.
Narain	Harat-Shar pardine		Fleet member of Hold 17	Male.	Hold 17 analyst and fieldwork specialist.	Gallery
Natalie Felger	Harat-Shar		Author.	Female.	Author of the 'good' Eldritch romances and descendant of Sellelvi.
Nathan Lifeweave	Tam-illee	Selnor, Terracentrus	Healer.	Male	Husband of Laelkii Takara Lifeweave.
Neressa Keys		UAV Starlightning	Healer	Female	The healer who found Luke Acron after his suicide and determined cause of death.
Nicodemus Hutchins	Hinichi	Starbase Veta	Fleet commander	Male.	Nisia Baker's commanding officer.
Nina	Harat-Shar			Female.	Narain's cousin.	Gallery
Nineh	Glaseah		Biologist	Female	Vasiht'h's younger sister, eleventh of twelve (Vasiht'h is seventh). "Contributed" to the commentary on Healed by Her Immortal Heart
Nisia Baker	Seersa	Starbase Veta	Fleet environmental engineer	Female.	In charge of environmental control for the whole starbase.	Gallery
Noah Angstrom	Hinichi	Escutcheon	Bodyguard	Male, ginger.	One of two Pelted assigned to the guard contingent for Jahir and Vasiht'h on trip to Ansealah. An affable ginger Hinichi. Wore the blue and silver uniform of the palace guards. Hopes to lure a Guardkin to be his partner so he can be a wolfine with a wolf. Hinichi Christian. "I'm not going to say we're sorry for trying to stop you because it's our job to keep you safe. But I think in the future we can agree that you can handle a lot more than we thought you could."
Noelle Dahrengard	Hinichi			Female.	Exposed and left for dead by her father; rescued by her younger brother Jared Dahrengard.	Gallery
Normen Volner	Asanii		Fleet admiral	Male.
Olivia Belrose	Asanii	UAV Stardancer	Fleet	Tabby-patterned.	A member of the security team on the UAV Stardancer.
Olyssia Biserka	Harat-Shar bobcat-type	UAV Stardancer	Fleet NOTC	Female.	The UAV Stardancer's NOTC, a Harat-Shar in the Tactical department.
Orien Felix	Seersa	UAV Songlance	Fleet lieutenant commander	Male. Approximately five feet tall, with a pelt that is Arctic fox-white.	In charge of navigation for the auxiliary bridge crew on the UAV Songlance. He has a tendency to enthusiastically give extra work to those he perceives as having too much time on their hands.
Owen	Human	Gledig		Male.	Member of the Pro-Accords on Gledig.
Paga	Naysha	Selnor, Heliocentrus, Mercy Hospital	Physical therapist	Male.	Jahir's physical therapist and partner with Shellie Aralyn.	Gallery
Paige Nettlesdown	Karaka'An	Selnor, Heliocentrus, Mercy Hospital	Healer-assist	Female.
Parker	Karaka'A	Selnor, Heliocentrus	Commander working for Fleet's illegal drug agency in Terracentrus	Female. Light brown, with darker brown hair wrapped in a neat coronet, and with bright green eyes.	Involved with the Wet epidemic at Mercy Hospital. Came to Jahir's apartment with Marron Celvef, a plainclothes investigator.
Patience Line Sorere	Malarai	Selnor, Heliocentrus	Medical response	Female.	Part of the port's medical response team.
Patrick	Human	Tam-ley; Ciracaa, Lifehawk Tribe		Male.	Adopted son of Rayne; adopted brother of Jomo and twin of Ria. Seven years old; has a dog named Goldie, a marshound
Patrick		Seersana, Seersana University, Seersana University Children's Hospital	Security	Male. Amazingly orange hair and brown eyes.	Doorkeeper to children's hospital room when Vasiht'h and Jahir go to visit.
Paul Amadeo		Starbase Veta	Fleet captain	Male.	Sent to Jahir and Vasiht'h for therapy for stress, which ultimately proved to be simple sleep deprivation.
Paven	Glaseah	Escutcheon, Seni lands, Ingleside			Son of Sehvi and Kovihs, younger brother of Joreht and older brother of an unnamed youngest. With his brother Paven, began working under a barter system for the Seni tenants. "The problem is that they don't know what to do with our money, which is strange because... we've never had that problem before."
Pelipenele Argentson	Seersa		Student.	Female.		Gallery
Pels Gesner	Human	Escutcheon, at least temporarily	Sergeant major in the human armed forces		A contractor, loaned to Liolesa Galare to work on the Eldritch navy.
Perisse	Harat-Shar	Gledig	Gledig secessionist	Female.	A Harat-Shar member of Gledig's Secessionists, and one of Dylan Brushnie's seconds, along with Langorn.	Gallery
Persy	Human	Seersana, Seersana University,Seersana University Children's Hospital		Female.	A human girl at Seersana University Children's Hospital.	Gallery
Pes'shek	Glaseah		Grade-school teacher	Male.	Vasiht'h's older brother, fourth of twelve (Vasiht'h is seventh). Got into an argument with Dondi about his profession.
Petaq	Glaseah	Escutcheon, Seni lands	Chemist	Male.	Husband of Marevhe, father of Vasiht'h (among many others).	Gallery
Piers Sheldan	Seersa	Seersana, Seersana University	Professor	Male.	Professor who gives the Patient Assessment course and has a bias against humans.
Pieter	Human			Male.	Liolesa Galare's human lover. A geneticist. She remained with him until he died of old age.
Pieter Strong	Seersa	Starbase Veta	Fleet	Male.	One of Jahir and Vasiht'h's first patients.	Gallery
Prudence MakesShift	Tam-illee	TMS Earthrise	Healer.	Female.	The Earthrise's second medical officer.
Pwyll Mansey	Hinichi		Pirate; formerly Fleet	Male.	Kamaney Foster's lover and accomplice, for a while.
Ra'aila Clan Flait	Aera	TMS Earthrise	Captain	Female.	Second captain of the Earhtrise.	Gallery
Radimir	Harat-Shar pardine	Selnor, Heliocentrus, Mercy Hospital		Male.	Jahir's shift supervisor at Mercy Hospital.
Rashiveil	Harat-Shar	UAV Stardancer	Fleet lieutenant commander	Female	A Harat-Shar lieutenant commander on the UAV Stardancer, habitually a member of the night crew.
Ravanelle	Seersa, female	Seersana, Seersana University	Professor	"Black as spilled ink with brilliant orange eyes."	Jahir and Vasiht'h's practicum supervisor who couldn't figure out how to grade them.
Raynor	Human	UAV Quicklance	Fleet captain	Male.
Reese Eddings	Human	Escutcheon; formerly Mars and TMS Earthrise	Lady of Laisrathera	Female.		Gallery
Renya	Harat-Shar cheetahine		Homeguard cadet	Female.	Master of the game of Pantheon and cadet in the Harat-Shar Homeguard.	Gallery
Rexina Regina	Unknown; her author portrait is "a beaming female Pelted of indeterminate age and species."		Author	Female	Author of over thirty novels of "stirring romance."	Gallery
Ria	Human	Tam-ley; Ciracaa, Lifehawk Tribe		Female	Adopted daughter of Rayne; adopted sister of Jomo and twin of Patrick. Seven years old; has a dog named Goldie, a marshound
Rick Barringer	Human	Starbase Kappa	Doctor	Blocky build, silvering hair at his temples on a honey-yellow complexion and a mild and pleasant face.	Ward doctor when Reese got her esophagus fixed up. Human,
Riley Lennon	Hinichi	UAV Cometfencer	Fleet second commander	Female.	A second commander who is "far less devious" than Alastar Virgil; she is also "a straight shooter whose sense of the absurd wasn’t as finely honed as their captain’s."
Roben	Tam-illee	Quickwater Reserve ensign retreat	Fleet ensign	Male.	Fell on the trail due to Beringwaite's overly-fast pace across wet ground, but was uninjured. He and his partner Kristil were rescued before hitting the rapids.
Rochelle InOrder	Tam-illee	UAV Stardancer	Fleet ensign	Female.	Part of the science department.
Roddart NeverDaunted	Tam-illee	REN Corel the First	Eldritch Armed Forces captain	Male.
Rhys	Asanii	Gledig		Male; green eyes.	Stepped on a nail when playing in a derelict building, and Alysha Forrest attempted to help him to a clinic, only to be told by his brother Ivan that Governor Kerenkev had forbidden them to bring any outsiders--meaning offworlders--to the clinic. Alysha brought him home to his mother instead.
Roman Kareshenikov	Asanii	Gledig		Male.	Father of Svetlana Karishenikov, Husband to Breana Karishenikov
Roneld Don Cattus	Asanii			Male.	Inventor of the Well Drive.
Rook Talben	Asanii	Starbase Veta	Physical therapist	Male. Orange tabby markings and golden eyes, wearing the sort of stylish and comfortable clothes associated with service jobs: a white shirt tucked into dark teal pants, and over it a breezy sarong in shades of blue and gold. He has long fingers and broad wrists, corded with muscle.	A physical therapist, with specialties in massage and kinetic movement; he is grieving a recently-deceased brother, and a client of Vasiht'h and Jahir.
Rosser	Hinichi	Starbase Omega	Healer	Male. Dry-witted, "with fur the color of iron and eyes like winter skies, so pale they were almost white."	Tended to Hirianthial.
Samson	D-Pers		Fleet, assistant to the Admiralty.	Male. Codeform resembles a Hinichi.	Second D-Per to be developed. Remained in Fleet after his indenture.	Gallery
Sar	Naysha	UAV Songlance	Fleet ensign	Female.	Primary liaison to the air-breathers for those in the water environment.	Gallery
Sarda	Glaseah			Female.	Vasiht'h's younger sister, ninth of twelve (Vasiht'h is seventh). "Contributed" to the commentary on Healed by Her Immortal Heart Young, bouncy.
Sarja	Harat-Shar	Starbase Veta		Female.	Abandoned by her birth mother and adopted by Hinichi. Has several adoptive siblings, including Barron. Was treated by Jahir and Vasiht'h for emotional distress after the death of her Hinichi mother.
Saryi	Harat-Shar	Starbase Ana	Business student	Female	Sister to Mina and friend of Sediryl Nuera Galare.	Gallery
Sascha	Harat-Shar tigraine	Escutcheon, Laisrathera lands		Female.	Twin sister of Sascha, former crew of the TMS Earthrise, and current member of the Rose Point household.
Sashe	Tam-illee, female	UAV Stardancer	Fleet, server at Cat's Fang Bistro	Female; a slim foxine.	Remembers Taylitha Basil's regular table.
Sattri	Glaseah, female	Escutcheon, Seni lands, Ingleside	Biomedical researcher; Vasiht'h's aunt	Female.	Sehvi's favorite aunt, "a tough, fair-minded mother with a big family and a solid career in biomedical research." She did a lot of the preliminary work involved in the family's relocation to Escutcheon. Mother of Ditreht. Burns everything she cooks, which according to her great-nephews is 'a lot of fun to watch but not much fun to eat.' "It's no wonder you've been gravitating toward having a family... you've got everything else handled, and you can tell you need a new source of chaos in your life or you'll stop growing."
Saul Ferry	Hinichi	TMS Earthrise; formerly Kerayle	Mechanic	Male.	Former assistant to the Kesh (the colony's leader) and later the mechanic on the Earthrise's second crew.
Sehvi	Glaseah	Escutcheon, Seni lands	Reproductive specialist	Female.	Vasiht'h's sister.	Gallery
Selena	Naysha	Terra		Female.	One of the early Naysha, a female pod leader, and a friend of Joseph Shandlin. Elected to stay on Earth with him rather than go on the Exodus.
Sellelvi	Harat-Shar pardine	Escutcheon		Male.	The famous pard who became friends with Fasianyl Mina Jisiensire.
Sera	Karaka'A	Selnor, Heliocentrus, Mercy Hospital	Medical specialist (nurse or healer-assist) in oncology		Works with oncology patients at Mercy Hospital, Selnor.
Serra FindaWrench	Tam-illee	UAV Songlance	Fleet lieutenant	Female.	Engineer on the UAV Songlance.
Shandreis		UAV Songlance	Fleet lieutenant	Male.	Shandreis was on family leave and required a replacement, Alysha Forrest, for his task as liaison to the Songlance's aliens in the interim.. Alysha Forrest later discovered that though he had been allotted an extra hour to spend in the water environment, he only visited it once a week.
Shanelle Wright	Human		Fleet operative	Female.	Member of FIA Hold 22	Gallery
Shaver	Harat-Shar pumathine	Selnor, Terracentrus, Fleet Academe	Fleet instructor overseeing physical training.	Shaver is a Harat-Shar pumathine with shaggy brows.
Shelbie Narrows	Karaka'A	Seersana, Seersana University	Healer intern		Took Jahir's medical history and readings after the first fainting episode. Gray mask on cream fur and pristine blue eyes, pale as opals, with a lopsided smile
Shellie Aralyn	Asanii	Selnor, Heliocentrus, Mercy Hospital	Physical therapist		Partner with Paga. Helped Jahir with his acclimitzation regimin. Swears by the Sun and Stars, and likes popcorn and seaweed wine. "There's a rhythm to water, and once you hear it, you never lose that. The Naysha are better at helping people tune into that. So I'll teach you how to swim. Paga will teach you how to be."	Gallery
Shelvi	Harat-Shar	Selnor, Heliocentrus, Mercy Hospital	Volunteer counselor		Laywoman in the Harat-Shariin pantheistic sect.
Sheryl		UAV Nightslip	Fleet lieutenant	Female.	Sheryl was a manager at the canoe center, providing the ensigns visiting for training with safety information, access to supplies, and information on the specific routes. Mike Beringwaite ignored her warning not to take Route D, leading to several injuries and the forfeiture of the team mission.
Silia	D-Pers			Female.	Spent some time in charge of D-per violations of their code of ethics, is now involved in the team that researches slides.	Gallery
Simone Foster	Karaka'An		Ballet dancer.	Female.	Former slave of the Worldlord, but kept apart from the others and not physically abused. Rescued by Lisinthir Nase Galare.	Gallery
Solomon	Human	UAV Songlance	Fleet, engineer	Male.	Solomon is one of the "Old and Proud" on the Songlance, along with Mike Beringwaite, Friedman and Fayid, humans who are proud of their heritage and origins (and often also disaffected and bitter about their place relative to the Pelted in Fleet and the Alliance). He works under Mike Beringwaite in engineering on the Songlance, where he has put off many of his colleagues due to his prejudice and unhappiness working with Pelted. Solomon had a bad upbringing with many disadvantages, and ended up in prison as a young man. When he was was released, he joined the Terran Space Navy, where he straightened out, but was later traded to Fleet, where his anger at the Pelted has caused him to make numerous mistakes. Beringwaite attempted to protect and defend him to ensure that he did not get discharged and end up back in prison and used him as an example to Alysha Forrest of where the prejudices and anger of the Old and Proud were coming from.
Solysyrril Anderby	Seersa		Fleet commander	Female.	Seersa commander of Hold 17, Fleet Intelligence. Linguist and diplomat.	Gallery
Sun Mother	Ciracaana	Ciracaa	Elder of the Lifehawk Tribe	Female.
Svetlana Karishenikov	Asanii		Fleet	Female	Svetlana is an Asanii lieutenant commander who feels duty-bound to involve herself in the civil war on her homeworld, Gledig and in so doing attracts the interest of Alysha Forrest.	Gallery
Sydnie Unfound	Tam-illee			Female.	The Tam-illee who befriended Lesandurel Meriaen Jisiensire of the Eldritch, and whose offspring devoted themselves to his world as the Queen's Tams.	Gallery
Tara Demier		UAV Stardancer	Fleet ensign, biology	Female. Has a sharp contralto.	Worked in the biology lab on the UAV Stardancer.
Tabby Ironside	Karaka'A	Starbase Alpha	Fleet	Female. Furred, with a dark gray face and ears, but cream fur elsewhere, eyes a blue so delicate they were nearly lavender.	Showed Zafiil around and helped orient her to Starbase Alpha. Short, conical ears, and a long, narrow tail. “Don’t let it intimidate you. Everyone here’s a potential friend.”
Tavyi	Glaseah			Female.	Vasiht'h's older sister, sixth of twelve (Vasiht'h is seventh). High-school teacher. "Contributed" to the commentary on Healed by Her Immortal Heart Excitable, impetuous, bouncy.
Taylitha Basil	Karaka'An	UAV Stardancer	Fleet first commander	Female.	First commander under Alysha Forrest on the UAV Stardancer.	Gallery
Taylor GoodFix	Tam-illee		Mechanic.	Female.	Reese's enthusiastic Tam-illee mechanic.	Gallery
Tekheht	Glaseah		Homemaker	Male.	Vasiht'h's older brother, second of twelve (Vasiht'h is seventh)
Terrell Shirrelberry	Tam-illee		Fleet admiral	Male.	Terrell Shirrelberry is a Fleet admiral in Logistics, and a friend of Alysha Forrest.	Gallery
Terrina SpiritBalm	Tam-illee		Fleet medical counselor		Attended the captains' retreat. "We don't do kindness, you know. We do truth, and the truth hurts sometimes. Like a splinter when you pull it out."
Terry		Quickwater Reserve, ensign retreat	Fleet ensign		Injured during the disastrous canoe trip that ended the retreat.
Terry	Tam-illee	Escutcheon, Laisrathera lands	Horse-master	A male Tam-illee foxine.	Reese takes horseback-riding lessons from him. "It's time for us to work on your thighs. [...] Your horse won't be the only one who thanks you for your dedication."
Teva Lirette	Karaka'A	UAV Stardancer	Fleet ensign	Black Karaka'An with bright yellow eyes.	An ensign in the Stardancer's science department. Likes to play (and watch professional) pellet, a zero-g sport.
Tevresk	Glaseah	Escutcheon, Seni lands, Ingleside	Acolyte	Male.	An older teen, "bouncing on his paws."
Theodore ChartsStars	Tam-illee		Member of the Queen's Tams
Thomas Newell	Human		Fleet White Admiral	Male
Thonder FirstShield	Tam-illee	REN Jerisa Galare	Captain	An older man, russet hair going silver at the temples and lines framing his caramel-colored eyes.	Meriaen. Has an aura of 'patient authority.' Speaks flawless Eldren. Calls his ship "The Queen of Queens."
Tiell	Asanii	Selnor, Terracentrus, Phantasies	Brothel owner.	Male.	Tiell is the owner and manager of the Phantasies night club and brothel where Alysha Forrest worked as a cadet.
Timur	Harat-Shar pardine	UAV Songlance	Fleet lieutenant in medical	Male pardine.	On a permanent medical track
Tomas Escamilla	Human		Fleet analyst	Male.	The analyst from Solysyrril's Hold 17. Legit speaks Spanish.
Tory Paxton	Human	UAV Stardancer	Fleet healer-assist	Female.
Tovin Hollyroad	Seersa	Camreigh University	Dean of Engineering Research	"The Dean for engineering research stood when she entered: at nearly five feet tall, the Seersa was just under her height, with his race's heavy digitigrade legs, thick-furred coat, and foxlike ears and tail. He was dark gray with spots like a leopard's, and ordinarily she found his agate-brown eyes friendly."	The Dean of Engineering Research at Camreigh University, and once Kis'eh't's supervisor.
Triona Borden	Seersa	UAV Quicklance	Fleet healer-assist	Female.	Seersa, Fleet healer-assist, assigned to the UAV Quicklance until its destruction.	Gallery
Tristan Liferiver	Tam-illee (in appearance); Chatcaava (in actality)		Fleet. Formerly son of a titled Chatcaavan.	Male.	Zafiil's contact in Hold 9 when she arrives in Akana Ris. A Chatcaavan refugee in disguse as a Tam-illee.	Gallery
Troy	D-Pers		Fleet	Male, with a Malarai coddeform. Has a great nose.	Fourth D-Per to be coded; remained in Fleet post-indenture.	Gallery
Tyrell Chapman	Human		Fleet admiral (formerly)	Male.
Valarie Carsen			Harpist and harp instructor	Female.	Harp instructor of Kellen Grove, who vanished on him when she discovered he carried Kerriwiht's Disease.
Valery	Harat-Shar tigraine	UAV Songlance	Fleet lieutenant	Male. Tigraine with gray stripes and rounded ears, and a retiring demeanor. He has a soft baritone.	Friend of Jae'en, and attends the skullbashes with him. Makes delicious dumplings with apple, caramel, and nutmeg. It's a family recipe. Valery doesn't use the genie, but makes them by hand by sneaking into the galley--and is frequently caught and pressed into service in the kitchen as 'punishment.' "Work is the angels' gift to us."
Vasiht'h	Glaseah		Escutcheon, Seni lands	Male.		Gallery
Velea Rastur	Asanii	Akana Ris	Fleet medic.		The medic of Hold 9 at the time of first contact with the Faulfenza.	Gallery
Vera	Harat-Shar pardine	UAV Diamondwing	Fleet lieutenant	Female.	Alysha Forrest's superior officer on the Diamondwing.	Gallery
Vernon Messick		UAV Mantlethorn	Fleet captain		The medic of Hold 9 at the time of first contact with the Faulfenza.
Viht'hi	Glaseah	Escutcheon, Seni lands, Ingleside		Female.	A female cousin of Vasiht'h's, and one of the family helpers sent on the trip to Anseahla to collect his kits. The practical one.
Wyn	Naysha	UAV Songlance	Fleet engineer	Male.	Water-environment engineer who had difficulty working with the "Old and Proud."
Ylriasna Sunhawk	Ciracaana	Ciracaa	Ritual painter.	Female.	Ylriasna of the Lifehawk Tribe is a nomadic Ciracaana who specializes in decorative and religious body-painting.
Zennir		Fleet cadet	Male. Zennir had purple eyes, which allowed Alysha Forrest to recognize him as the thief.	"The Marauder," a bully at Fleet Academe who stole precious items belonging to other cadets as a mean-spirited prank. Zennir was a senior cadet stole a number of precious items of little to no material value but of great emotional value to their owners, such as a photo of Nathan Lifeweave owned by his widow, Laelkii Takara Lifeweave. He went uncaught for a long time, in part because it was taken to be ordinary or "acceptable" senior pranking, despite the significant emotional harm it caused. When Alysha Forrest caught Zennir, she fought him, nearly causing him to lose his hand. As part of her punishment, Forrest was forced to stand on the pedestal (a standard Fleet Academe punishment) and pay his thousand-fin medical bills, which necessitated an entire night of black key work at Phantasies.
Zhemala	Harat-Shar	Harat-Sharii, Zhedeem	Mom		One of Irine and Sascha's mothers (though not their birth mother), and first wife to their father, Mascher. Attempts to manipulate Reese and Hirianthial. It doesn't go well.

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