E-pedia Entries for Book 1 of the
Enya Chronicles: On Gossamer Wings

The following glossary is excerpted from the E-pedia and lists, in alphabetical order, descriptions and explanations of the people (primary, secondary and tertiary characters), places (natural and manmade) and things (flora and fauna as well as tangible and intangible constructs and concepts) found in On Gossamer Wings.

AAZ

See Administrative Zone.

Addi

See Case, Addison Grace.

Administrative Zone

A geographical, political subdivision of Earth under the auspices of the UN. The African Administrative Zone (AfAZ) includes all land south of the Suez Canal. The North American Administrative Zone (NAmAZ) includes all land north of the Panama Canal. The South American Administrative Zone (SAmAZ) includes all land south of the Panama Canal. The European Administrative Zone (EAZ) includes all land west of longitude 29 degrees East. The Asian Administrative Zone (AAZ) includes all land east of longitude 29 degrees East (including the continent previously known as Australia). The Oceanic Administrative Zone (OAZ) includes all islands regardless of location.

AfAZ

See Administrative Zone.

Age of Consent/Emancipation

Age at which an individual becomes an adult, allowing him/her to enter into contracts and vote. For members of the First and Second flights and the Rescue Run, it is 16 Earth years. For those born on Enya, it will be 16 Enya years.

Alcohaler

Brand name of an inhaler that induces sobriety in five minutes.

Andy

See Lovett, Anderson Winchester.

Annie

See Black, Annie.

B.B.

See Bozworth, Dr. Brendon.

Baker, Synthia

Child Protective Services Investigator for the city of Del Rio, NAmAZ.

Bear

See Rockwell, Hari Paynter.

Berry, Sherry

Administrative Assistant to Jared Dunlap.

Beth

See Sable, Elizabeth.

Bill

See Grayson, William.

Black, Annie

Pilot of the shuttle Gossamer Five.

Bo

See Lovett, Beaumont Winston.

Bo

See Quarterstaff.

BOD

Board of Directors.

Bozworth, Dr. Brendon

Head of ECC’s Department of Infrastructure. Has doctorates in Civil Engineering, Materials Management and Complex Civil Structures. Has areata universalis (lack of body hair). Nicknamed “B.B.”

Brothers, Theodore

A member of the E-pedia Project.

Byrne, Charleston

Pilot of the shuttle Gossamer Six.

Cadi

See Chance, Cadence.

Capen, Bartholomew

CEO of Snyder Enterprises. Replaced Daniel Woodhouse Snyder. Nicknamed “Bart.”

Case, Addison Grace

Walter Cronkite Hasbro’s assistant.

Case, Stoni

Administrative Assistant to Dasi Cunningham.

CDR

See Commander.

CeeDee

See Lovett, Cheyenne Dawn.

CEO

Chief Executive Officer.

Chance, Cadence

Administrative Assistant to the head of ECC’s Department of Land Management. Nicknamed “Cadi.”

Charli

See Byrne, Charleston.

Charlie

See Stanton, Charles William.

Cohabitation Contract

The act of two or more individuals (gender and familial status irrelevant) who have agreed to a contractual obligation outlining relationships between or among its cohabitees. There are only four required stipulations: (1) an expiration date, (2) children must be supported equally by the biological parents until the child is 16, (3) property held before execution of the contract is retained by its owner and (4) common property is divided equally if and when the contract lapses. Contracts must be registered with the Vital Statistics Division of ECC’s Department of Human Services. Cohabitation contracts replaced civil and religious marriages on Earth.

Commander

An officer at the O-5 level in the UNPF(N) and UNPF(S) who is senior to all enlisted personnel and O-1s to O-4s, but junior to O-6s and above.

Commband

A personal communications device worn on the wrist. Controlled either manually or verbally, it displays text message, projects holographic images or allows the wearer to communicate verbally. The commband replaced mobile phones early in Earth’s twenty-second century.

Conni

See Waggon, Conestoga.

Copier

See Universal Replicator Matrix.

Cunningham, Dasi

Head of ECC’s Department of Finance.

Daniels, The Honorable Josephus

Circuit Judge for the Twenty-third Judicial District of NAmAZ.

Davidson, Denise

Del Rio police sergeant.

del Toro, Elizabeth

Co-pilot of the shuttle Gossamer Six. Nicknamed “Smoki.”

Del Rio

A small, mostly abandoned town in the NAmAZ located in the area once called the State of Texas in the now-extinct political unit known as the United States of America.

Delesandri, James

Administrative Assistant to the head of ECC’s Department of Infrastructure.

Drake, Dr. Damien

A biologist attending a training session in Gateway.

Dunce Cap

See Functional Magnetic Resonance Imager.

Dunlap, Jared

Administrative Assistant to Daniel Woodhouse Snyder. Killed Charles William Stanton.

Dutchman

A term used to describe an individual who has lost control of his/her spacesuit propulsion system and is in danger of becoming lost in space.

E-pedia

Originally named The Data Project, the E-pedia is a database of information gleaned from numerous data systems on Earth. It was designed to be a “human encyclopedia” of knowledge for the colonists to take with them to Enya. The “investigators” involved in accumulating the entries destined for the E-pedia were indiscriminate in their data mining and often hacked secure systems and added their contents to the project.

EAZ

See Administrative Zone.

ECC

See Enya Colonization Corporation.

Ellis, Mahogany

Administrative Assistant to the head of ECC’s Department of Human Services.

Em

See Lovett, Ember Anne.

Enya

The third planet orbiting the star Intipa Awachan (originally HP 56948) in the constellation Draco, approximately 200 light years from Earth. It is an Earth twin discovered by the Snyder Enterprises’ Exo-planet Survey Team and is the site of humankind’s first interstellar colony. Enya is named after Daniel Snyder’s deceased cohab, Enya Laertes Snyder. Enya’s mean radius is 6,000 kilometers, its equatorial radius is 6,006 kilometers, the polar radius is 5,986 kilometers and its equatorial circumference is 37,699.1 kilometers. The total surface area is 453,385,000 square kilometers and has a volume is 904,778,642,228 cubic kilometers. Enya’s Sidereal rotation period is 26 hours, its orbital period (Julian year) is 420 days and its axial tilt is 12.7 degrees. The minimum surface temperature is 0 degrees Celsius, the maximum temperature is 45 degrees Celsius, and the average temperature is 22 degrees Celsius.

Enya Colonization Corporation

Organization created by Daniel Snyder to colonize the planet Enya. Anderson Lovett was its first CEO.

Exo-planet Survey Team

A group within Snyder Enterprises charged with finding planets suitable for colonization. Led by Dr. Jason Simon, the Team discovered Enya.

Fallon, Eureka

One of the two security personnel aboard the shuttle Gossamer One when it initially landed on Enya.

Field, Judge Randolph

Head of ECC’s Department of Jurisprudence and prospective Chief Justice of Enya.

Finance, Department of

One of ECC’s six departments responsible for all facets of fiscal policy on Enya. Divisions of the Department of Finance include Bank of Enya, Compensation Board and the Economic Council. Its departmental color is copper.

Flag Lieutenant

Primary assistant assigned to O-7s and above in the UNPF.

FOTQ

See Fraternal Order of the Quarterstaff.

Fraternal Order of the Quarterstaff

An organization that trains and certifies members authorized by the UN to carry a quarterstaff.

Fullbright, Domino

Pilot of the shuttle Gossamer Four.

Functional Magnet Resonance Imager

A device used in the jurisprudence system to reveal whether or not an individual is telling the truth. A falsehood activates a different part of the brain than does the truth and the FMRI identifies which part of the brain is activated by the response to a question. Also called a Dunce Cap, Truth Cap or Verifier.

Gateway

Headquarters of the ECC on Earth. It is located on the former site of the Laughlin Air Force Base, eight kilometers east of the mostly abandoned city of Del Rio in the now-extinct political unit previously known as the State of Texas in the area of the NAmAz once called the United States of America.

Gossamer One through Six

One of the six, 25-person shuttles carried aboard the colony ship Gossamer Wings to transport personnel and cargo.

Gossamer Wings

The colony ship built by ECC to transport volunteers to the planet Enya. The name Gossamer Wings came from the appearance of the large solar panels attached to the engine section and the living section which suggested a partially reconstructed poem entitled Gossamer Wings.

Gossamer Wings Poem

An ancient, anonymous poem that has only been partially recovered. Its most famous stanza is: “I fly in my dreams on gossamer wings / Above canyons of gold and cities of old / Where proud eagles fly and soft winds sigh.” Literary anthropologists have identified five additional stanzas.

Grand Master

Head of an FOTQ Lodge.

Grayson, William

Sales representative for RatPak Foods.

Gunther-Baydan, Pepito

Manager of the New Alpine Chalet in the Swiss Alps of EAZ.

Hardesty, Dr. Julian

Family physician for the Lovetts and prospective Surgeon General for Enya.

Hartman, Kathryn

First head of ECC’s Department of Land Management. Fired and replaced by Stephen Hoage.

Hasbro, Walter Cronkite

Ex-senior correspondent of WNN. ECC’s Chief Historian.

Hathaway, Alice

Administrative Assistant to Daniel Woodhouse Snyder.

Hays, Arpeggio Ono

Cohab of General George Hays, UNPF(G). Mother of Minuet Ono Hays Lovett.

Hays, General George, UNPF(G)

Cohab of Arpeggio Ono Hays. Father of Minuet Ono Hays Lovett. Commander of UNPF(G) forces in the NAmAZ.

Hermitage, Lori

Head of ECC’s Department of Human Services.

Hoage, Stephen

Original head of EEC’s Department of Land Management. As a pilot in the 101st Combat Squadron, he flew a Shiva all-weather, all-mission fighter from an airbase on an island in the Asian Administrative Zone once called Taiwan. Lieutenant Hoage resigned his commission from the UNPF(A) following a botched raid against rebels in the country once known as Vietnam. His Shiva‘s Modex number was 317 and his call sign was “Booty.” Favorite drink: Platinum Pilsner beer. Nicknamed “Steve.”

HP 56948

See Intipa Awachan.

Human Services, Department of

One of ECC’s six departments responsible for the health, well-being and education of all citizens. Divisions include Surgeon General, Education and Training, Vital Statistics and Historian. The department color is Peacock blue.

Indy

Colloquial term for New Dollar, the primary currency to be used on Enya.

Infrastructure, Department of

One of ECC’s six departments responsible for planning, creating, installing and maintaining all essential services including recycling, transportation and utilities. Divisions include Sanitation, Intersectional and Public Transportation. The department’s color is blue violet.

Intipa Awachan

A Class G5V star in the constellation Draco approximately 200 light years from Earth with 12 planets. The third planet is Enya, site of humankind’s first interstellar colony. It was originally named HP 56948.

Jenni

See Monday, Jennipher.

Jurisprudence, Department of

One of ECC’s six departments responsible for administering fair and equal justice. Divisions include Appeals Court, Civil Court, Jurist Commission and Criminal Court. It is managed by the Chief Justice of Enya. The departmental color is purple.

La Niña Children’s Park

A park in the city of Las Cruces where Stephen Hoage met with Anderson Winchester Lovett.

Land Management, Department of

One of ECC’s  six departments responsible for the equitable and appropriate use of all land on Enya, especially the initial land grants and areas under the direct control of ECC. Divisions include Land Grants, Green Spaces, the Nomenclature Council and Comestibles. Department color is russet.

Langham, Lawrence

District Attorney in Del Rio, NAmAZ.

Larry

See Langham, Lawrence.

Laughlin Air Force Base

A deserted military airfield eight kilometers east of the city Del Rio in an area of the NAmAZ that contained the now-extinct United States of America and specifically in the political subdivision once called the State of Texas. Purchased by ECC, it was converted into the corporation’s headquarters.

Leschaco, Lake

One of the two security personnel aboard the shuttle Gossamer One when it initially landed on Enya.

Lewis, Clide

A space-construction worker for ECC. Anderson Winchester Lovett rescued him from a Dutchman incident during the construction of Gossamer Wings.

Lieutenant

An officer at the O-3 level in the UNPF(G), UNPF(N) and UNPF(S) who is senior to all enlisted personnel and O-1s to O-2s, but junior to O-4s and above.

London, Traci

Member of Snyder Enterprises’ BOD.

Loud, Markus

Head of the Green Spaces Division of ECC’s Department of Land Management. Fired and replaced by Anniston Jacobson Stanton.

Lovett, Anderson Winchester

Retired Captain (O-6) of the UNPF(S).  Union Partner of Minuet Ono Hays Lovett. Father of Austin Raleigh Lovett, Beaumont Winston Lovett, Cheyenne Dawn Lovett, Deanna Lyn Lovett and Ember Anne Lovett. First  CEO of ECC and captain of the colony ship Gossamer Wings.

Lovett, Austin Raleigh

Son of Anderson Winchester Lovett and Minuet Ono Hays Lovett. Fraternal twin of Beaumont Winston Lovett. Brother of Cheyenne Dawn Lovett, Deanna Lyn Lovett and Ember Anne Lovett.

Lovett, Beaumont Winston

Son of Anderson Winchester Lovett and Minuet Ono Hays Lovett. Fraternal twin of Austin Raleigh Lovett. Brother of Cheyenne Dawn Lovett, Deanna Lyn Lovett and Ember Anne Lovett.

Lovett, Cheyenne Dawn

Daughter of Anderson Winchester Lovett and Minuet Ono Hays Lovett. Fraternal triplet of Deanna Lyn Lovett and Ember Anne Lovett. Sister of Austin Raleigh Lovett and Beaumont Winston Lovett.

Lovett, Deanna Lyn

Stillborn daughter of Anderson Winchester Lovett and Minuet Ono Hays Lovett. Fraternal triplet of Cheyenne Dawn Lovett and Ember Anne Lovett. Sister of Austin Raleigh Lovett and Beaumont Winston Lovett.

Lovett, Ember Anne

Daughter of Anderson Winchester Lovett and Minuet Ono Hays Lovett. Fraternal triplet to Cheyenne Dawn Lovett and Deanna Lyn Lovett. Sister of Austin Raleigh Lovett and Beaumont Winston Lovett.

Lovett, Minuet Ono Hays

Daughter of General George Hays and Arpeggio Ono Hays. Union Partner of Anderson Winchester Lovett. Mother of Austin Raleigh Lovett, Beaumont Winston Lovett, Cheyenne Dawn Lovett, Deanna Lyn Lovett and Ember Anne Lovett.

MagnaBootie

A sock-like foot covering with magnetic soles used in zero gravity to maintain contact with a deck aboard Gossamer Wings.

Martin, Elizabeth Jayne

Daughter of Eryn Snyder Martin and Marshall Martin. Granddaughter of Daniel Woodhouse Snyder.

Martin, Eryn Snyder

The youngest daughter of Daniel Woodhouse Snyder and Enya Laertes Snyder. Cohab of Marshall Martin. Mother of Elizabeth Jayne Martin. Died during an avalanche in The Alps of EAZ.

Martin, Marshall

Cohab of Eryn Snyder Martin. Father of Elizabeth Jayne Martin. Died during an avalanche in The Alps of EAZ.

Master Gunnery Chief

A Master Chief is the most senior enlisted rank (E-9) in the UNPF(G). The Gunnery rating specializes in personal weapons (those carried by all UNPF personnel), crew-served weapons (operated by more than one person) and self-defense.

McCloud, Jet

Chief of Maintenance in ECC’s Department of Operations. Replaced Jessup Turlip as head of the Department of Operations. Cousin of Jennipher Monday.

Min

See Lovett, Minuet Ono Hays.

Monday, Jennipher

Administrative Assistant to ECC’s CEO. Cousin of Jet McCloud.

Mueller, Skye

Co-pilot of the shuttle Gossamer Five.

N.D.

See New Dollar.

NAmAZ

See Administrative Zone.

New Alpine Chalet

Ski lodge in the Swiss Alps of EAZ.

New Dollar

New Dollar, abbreviated N.D. The colloquial term is “Indy.”

Nottinghamshire

A political subdivision of the now-extinct country previously known as England. Location of the first Home Lodge of the FOTQ, established in 1755 C.E.

OAZ

See Administrative Zone.

Operations, Department of

One of ECC’s six departments responsible for providing essential services to the population of Enya, developing new services and maintaining equipment and facilities used to provide those services. Divisions include Global Utilities, Recycling, Maintenance, and Security. The department color is orange.

P5 Group

Company that developed the Universal Replicator Matrix in 2155 C.E.

PADD

See Personal Assistant Digital Device.

Paul, Jean-Pierre

Pilot of the shuttle Gossamer One.

Peacekeeper

Long rifle utilized by members of the United Nations’ Peacekeeping Forces. It is an outgrowth of the coil gun of the twenty-first century and utilizes ceramic magnets to propel a five-centimeter, finned dart at a muzzle velocity of 4,500 meters per second. Each magazine holds 100 darts, which can be fired in either semi- or fully automatic mode. The Peacekeeper uses the same ammunition as the Peacemaker. The United Nations outlawed possession of personal weapons by civilians in 2115 C.E.

Peacemaker

Sidearm issued to all members of the United Nations’ Peacekeeping Forces. It is an outgrowth of the coil gun of the twenty-first century and utilizes ceramic magnets to propel a five-centimeter, finned dart at a muzzle velocity of 1,500 meters per second. The Peacemaker uses the same ammunition as the Peacekeeper. The United Nations outlawed possession of personal weapons by civilians in 2115 C.E.

Personal Assistant Digital Device

A combination of the desktop computer, laptop and tablet. It has nine terabytes of memory and a sophisticated suite of wide-ranging programs. Small, compact and powerful, it is ubiquitous on twenty-third century Earth. The ECC provided every colonist with one.

Pierce, Dr. Lamont

Leader of Survey Team 16 investigating a large forest in the southern part of Xanadu Quadrant. Fell to his death from a rock outcropping.

Platinum Pilsner

A pale, pilsner beer and the favorite alcoholic beverage of Stephen Hoage.

Quarterbot

A robot programmed to emulate the expertise and ability of one of the 13 proficiency levels of a member of FOTQ.

Quarterstaff

A personal weapon developed on Earth over seven centuries ago and made famous by the tales of Robin Hood. It was originally a wooden staff, but modern quarterstaffs are made of an almost-indestructible metal 2.5 meters in length.

Quarterstaff Proficiency Levels

There are 13 levels of proficiency recognized by the FOTQ. Each proficiency level requires the individual to meet certain hierarchical qualifications. The 13 levels, in order from least to most expertise, are: Novice, Amateur, Apprentice, Technician, Specialist, Journeyman, Expert, Au Fait, Adept, Master, Second Master, First Master and Grand Master.

Ration Pak

A 3,000-calorie food package with an extra-long shelf life designed to provide three meals for one person per day.

RatPak

See Ration Pak.

RatPak Foods

The largest manufacturer of ready-to-eat rations for recreational and military use. Provided the provisions for the colony ship Gossamer Wings.

Relay Satellite

A satellite placed in geosynchronous orbit around Enya that receives the energy produced by SolSats and retransmits that power to Enya’s surface. RelSats also incorporate a Global Positioning System (GPS) transmitter; equipment to make meteorological observations and forecasts; a high-resolution, steerable camera; and, a communications relay system for PADDs, desktop computers and commband units. Hundreds of RelSats will eventually be placed in orbit around Enya to provide power to the planet’s entire surface.

RelSat

See Relay Satellite.

Rockwell, Hari Paynter

Retired Master Gunnery Chief, UNPF(G). Grand Master of the Enya Chapter of the Fraternal Order of The Quarterstaff. Mutually adopted member of the Lovett family. Nicknamed “Bear.”

Sable, Elizabeth

Mother of Samuel Sable. A patron of the UN Living Center in Las Cruces, NAmAZ.

Sable, Samuel

Son of Elizabeth Sable.

SAmAZ

See Administrative Zone.

Shiva

The single-seat, all-purpose, all-weather, highly computerized warplane used by UNPF(A) to enforce UN dictates.

Simon, Dr. Jason

Head of Snyder Enterprises’ Exo-planet Survey Team. Discovered the planet Enya.

Smoki

See del Toro, Elizabeth.

Snyder, Daniel Woodhouse

World’s first trillionaire. President and CEO of Snyder Enterprises. Founded ECC. Cohab of Enya Laertes Snyder. Father of Eryn Snyder Martin, Eryk Snyder and Eveyan Snyder. Assassinated by Charlie William Stanton.

Snyder Enterprises

An Earth-wide company composed of many smaller organizations. It was the primary vehicle for its creator and CEO, Daniel Woodhouse Snyder, to become Earth’s first trillionaire. ECC was a member of the conglomerate.

Snyder, Enya Laertes

Cohab of Daniel Woodhouse Snyder. Mother of Eryn Snyder Martin, Eryk Snyder and Eveyan Snyder.

Snyder, Eryk

Middle daughter of Daniel Woodhouse Snyder and Enya Laertes Snyder. Sister of Eryn Snyder Martin and Eveyan Snyder.

Snyder, Eveyan

Oldest daughter of Daniel Woodhouse Snyder and Enya Laertes Snyder. Sister of Eryk Snyder and Eryn Snyder Martin.

Solar Satellite

A satellite that generates electricity using gigantic, high-efficiency solar panels and transmits that power to RelSats. There will eventually be eight SolSats in orbit around Enya: four above the North Pole and four above the South Pole.

SolSat

See Solar Satellite.

St. James, Malibu

Administrative Assistant to Jet McCloud. Sister of Vallejo St. James.

St. James, Vallejo

Pilot of the shuttle Gossamer Two. Brother of Malibu St. James.

Stanton, Adrian

Son of Charles William Stanton and Anniston Jacobson Stanton.

Stanton, Anniston Jacobson

Cohab of Charles William Stanton. Mother of Adrian Stanton.

Stanton, Charles William

Cohab of Anniston Jacobson Stanton. Father of Adrian Stanton. Assassinated Daniel Woodhouse Snyder and killed in turn by Jared Dunlap.

Steve

See Hoage, Stephen.

Ted

See Brothers, Theodore.

Tennille, Ian

Pilot of the shuttle Gossamer Three.

Torrey, Piper

Co-pilot of the shuttle Gossamer Four.

Touaxe, Sunni

Administrative Assistant to the head of ECC’s Department of Jurisprudence.

Trammell, Jorge

Senior assistant to Pepito Gunther-Baydan.

Truth Cap

See Functional Magnetic Resonance Imager.

Turlip, Jessup

Original head of ECC’s Department of Operations. Suffered from Obsessive‑Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Replaced by Jet McCloud.

UN

See United Nations.

UN Living Center

Created by the UN, a Living Center is a combination soup kitchen, halfway house, rape crisis center, homeless shelter and domestic abuse retreat. There is at least one Living Center in every city with a population over 10,000. Volunteers augment a small, permanent staff.

UN Peacekeeping Forces

The military arm of the United Nations. It is divided into four branches: Space, Ground, Air and Navy. UNPF(S) uniforms are black and gold. UNPF(G) uniforms are brown and gold. UNPF(A) are light blue and gold and UNPF(N) uniforms are dark blue and gold. Light-blue berets and high-topped boots are worn with the uniform. Various types of camouflage uniforms are worn when necessary. A Peacemaker and two additional magazines, an Individual Survival Kit and a mini-PADD are standard equipment.

Uni

Colloquial name for a Unisex Garment.

UniGar

See Unisex Garment.

Union Partner

The twenty-third century’s term for the two individuals who have bound themselves together in an open-ended manner previously known as a “marriage.” A Union is a more permanent and a more personal relationship than a cohabitation and is a much rarer occurrence; dissolution of a Union is even rarer. Union partners cannot enter into a cohabitation contract during the union. A Union has no set ending date and further restricts activities of the Partners outside the Union. Anderson Lovett and Minuet Lovett were in a Union Partnership.

Unisex Garment

The one-piece garment worn by ECC personnel which were modeled after a combination of twenty-first century cargo pants, first responder attire and military Battle Dress Uniforms. It has a large replica of the ECC’s dragon logo on the right side, extending from the shoulder to the waist. On the left side, above the flapped breast pocket, is a color-coded nametag indicating the department in which the wearer works. The name tag for a colonist is white while the name tag for those workers who are also colonists have a white border around the name tag to show their dual status. The belt color mirrors the name tag color; the colored name tags became passé after landing on Enya and the Unisex Garment was eventually abandoned. The colloquial term for the Unisex Garment is “Uni” and the trade name for the Unisex Garment is “UniGar.”

United Nations

The planet-wide government that replaced all independent governments on Earth in 2109 following the Great Jihad of 2106B2107.

United States of America

A now-extinct country originally located in North America that was consolidated into the NAmAZ after the UN took control of Earth in 2109.

Universal Replicator Matrix

Developed by The P5 Group in 2155, the Universal Replicator Matrix is an outgrowth of 3D and 4D printers developed in the twenty-first century. The URM, or, as it is colloquially known, “copier,” scans an item at the atomic level and creates a master matrix which it uses to reproduce unlimited duplicates. Duplication of an item can require several minutes, hours or even days, depending upon the item’s complexity. The URM can utilize any material to construct a duplicate. There are four sizes of URMs: small, medium, large and very large. Each size contains the “blueprint” for all other sizes. Material inputted by an individual is valued and credited to that individual’s bank account; likewise, the cost of a copied item is debited from that same bank account.

UNPF

See United Nations Peacekeeping Forces.

UNPF(A)

See United Nations Peacekeeping Forces.

UNPF(G)

See United Nations Peacekeeping Forces.

UNPF(N)

See United Nations Peacekeeping Forces.

UNPF(S)

See United Nations Peacekeeping Forces.

Verifier

See Functional Magnetic Resonance Imager.

Vital Statistics, Division of

A division of the Department of Human Services that records each birth, gathers fingerprints, footprints, a DNA sample of all newborns and maintains genealogical records. When an individual reaches puberty, this division also collects and stores sperm or eggs.

Vu, Julie

Member of E-pedia Project on Earth.

Waggon, Conestoga

Co-pilot of the shuttle Gossamer Three.

Webster, David

Head of ECC’s E-pedia Project.

West, Dr. Mark

Snyder Enterprises scientist who developed the faster-than-light engine for the colony ship Gossamer Wings.

White Sands Shuttle Base

Headquarters for all shuttle activities of UNPF(S). Located in the Tularosa Basin just east of the San Andres Mountains in the area of the NAmAZ once called the State of New Mexico in the now-extinct political unit previously known as the United States of America.

White, Timothy, CDR, UNPF(N)

Flag Lieutenant to General George Hays, UNPF(G). Replaced by Commander Anderson Winchester Lovett, UNPF(S).

Wyatt, Donald

Co-pilot of the shuttle Gossamer One.