E-pedia Entries for Book 3 of the
Enya Chronicles: Heininger’s Profile

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

Abraham, Stanley (Stan)

Senior researcher at CDC who overheard a discussion of widespread, decreasing RBC counts and passed the information onto Dr. Barry Carter.

Addi

See Case, Addison Grace.

Administrative Zone

A geographical, semi-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.

Aikman, Joseph

Lily Aikman’s cohab. Father of Paris Aikman. Burned when he threw berries from a Fire Berry bush into the campfire.

Aikman, Lily

Joe Aikman’s cohab. Mother of Paris Aikman.

Aikman, Paris

Daughter of Joe and Lily Aikman.

Airchariot

The trade name of a long-range, hypersonic aircraft widely used on twenty-third century Earth to transport passengers and cargo between Skyports. Smaller and slower aircraft are used between Skyports and secondary airports or between secondary airports.

AirWolf 1776

A vertical takeoff-and-landing, tilt-rotor-capable turboprop aircraft commonly called a “heliplane,” used to rescue the survivors of the 2139 Supernado from the ruins of NanoKinematic Laboratories.

Amazon River

A 6,000-kilometer-long river in the SAmAZ.

Aragon River

A large river that originates in The Avalons and flows generally west and south through Xanadu Quadrant. Approximately halfway along the river’s path to the Great Southwestern Ocean, it branches into two slightly smaller rivers: The Elvira River that flows to the west and the CeeDee River that flows to the south; both the CeeDee River and the Elvira River empty into the Great Southwestern Ocean.

Avalons, The

One of the four major mountain ranges of Gaia’s Crystal Highlands. The Avalons extend south from the Crystal Nexus almost to the Great Southwestern Ocean. It forms the western boundary of East Farthing Quadrant and the eastern boundary of Xanadu Quadrant.

B.B.

See Bozworth, Dr. Brandon.

Barrier Reach

A 400-kilometer-wide channel separating the island of Elba from the peninsula Land’s End. It is an area of rapid currents, lethal undertows and dangerous marine life.

Base Clark

A permanently occupied base once located on the far side of the moon in the South Pole-Aitken Basin, it was established in 2195 C.E. Its normal population of researchers, scientists and staff was around 200, although that figure varied from day to day.

Base Heinlein

A permanently occupied base once located in the Peary crater located on the near side of the moon close to the lunar north pole. It was established in 2170 C.E. Its normal population of researchers, scientists and staff was around 200, although that figure varied from day to day.

Beach, Sylvian, CDR, UNPF(S)

Executive Officer of Base Clarke. Second in command to CAPT Rogelio Estrada Mendoceno.

Bear

See Rockwell, Hari Paynter.

Beecher, Lane

Last President of the United Nations. Committed suicide after learning of Heininger’s Profile.

Bilirubin

An orange-yellow pigment that occurs when red blood cells break down.

Biobot

See Biological Robot.

Biological Robot

A nanometer-scaled construct designed to be injected into a individual to correct some medical deficiency or to affect a disease cure. Also known as a “biobot.”

Black, Annie

Pilot of the shuttle Gossamer Five.

Bo

See Lovett, Beaumont Winston.

Bonsell, Chester

A patron in The Last Exit who argued against picking up space station and moon base survivors. Brother of Lydia Bonsell.

Bonsell, Lydia

A patron in The Last Exit who argued against her brother, Chester Bonsell.

Bozworth, Dr. Brandon

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.”

Brandywine River

A wide, placid river originating in the foothills of the Crystal Highlands and terminating in Impact Harbor. It is navigable until it reaches its headwaters, a collection of tributaries called The Spaghetti Factory.

Branson, Jayne

Troubleshooter for Snyder Enterprises. Nicknamed “Skeeter.”

Buffadillo

A large, indigenous, grazing bovine that looks like a cross between a buffalo and an armadillo. It is about two-and-a-half meters in height, a meter-and-a-half in width and about four meters in length with a long tail and a carapace covering the body. A placid animal, it travels in huge herds. The meat tastes a lot like Earth’s prime rib but leaner. A male Buffadillo is called a bull, while a female Buffadillo is called an Elsie.

Buns

See Zumwalt, Rebecca Mari.

Burke, Kaitland Alba

Youngest of the three sisters who established the city of Three Sisters in 0002 E.T. She is the least intellectual but most beautiful of the Burke sisters. Nicknamed “Kati.”

Burke, Kirtland Alba

Oldest of the three sisters who established the city of Three Sisters in 0002 E.T. Nicknamed “K.B.”

Burke, Kourtland Alba

Second of the three sisters who established the city of Three Sisters in 0002 E.T. Nicknamed “Kabi.”

Burke=s Bay

A triangular-shaped bay on the western coast of NWT at the mouth of the Rodin River North.

Byrne, Charleston

Pilot of the shuttle Gossamer Six. Nicknamed “Charli.”

C.E.

See Current Era.

Capen, Bartholomew

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

CAPT

See Captain.

Captain

A senior office in the UNPF(N) or UNPF(S) at the O-6 level senior to O-1s through O-5s and all enlisted personnel but junior to O-7s through O-10s.

Carpenter, Dr. LoriLynn

Dr. Julian Hardesty’s primary assistant.

Carport

An area on a city’s outer limits used as the origin or destination of aircars; storage and service facilities are present. Aircars are not allowed inside city limits on Enya.

Carter, Dr. Barry

Senior physician at, and Director of, the CDC in Atlanta, NAmAZ.

Case, Addison Grace

Replaced Lori Hermitage as head of ECC=s Department of Human Services, who died in The Sickness. Nicknamed “Addi.”

CDC

See Center for Disease Control.

CDR

See Commander.

CeeDee

See Lovett, Cheyenne Dawn.

CeeDee River

A branch of the Aragon River in Xanadu Quadrant that flows southward from the Aragon River through Sherwood Forest to the Great Southwestern Ocean. Named after Cheyenne Dawn Lovett.

Center for Disease Control

The pre-eminent organization of the UN for the study, control and prevention of diseases. The CDC is located in Atlanta, NAmAZ.

CEO=s Suite

The ECC CEO’s residence and offices located in the Executive Building.

Charli

See Byrne, Charleston.

Circumstellar Habitability Zone

Also known as the Goldilocks Zone, it is the area around a star where a planet that may contain water can exist.

Clearment

The primary construction material for buildings and streets in the twenty-third century. It is a transparent material which can be colored as desired and is nearly indestructible.

Clydesdale

A breed of large, heavy, draft horses originally bred in the now-extinct political subdivision of Scotland. Bay, brown, black and chestnut are the most common colors. Their legs, starting at the knees, have a distinctive covering of white hair, or feathers. They may be as tall as 190 centimeters and weigh as much as 900 kilograms. They are considered by many, especially horse trainers and owners, to be the most intelligent breed of horse.

Cohab(ater)

One of the parties in a contract between two or more individuals. Cohabitation replaced the institution of marriage on twenty-third century Earth and was continued on Enya.

Cohabitation (Contract)

The act of two or more individuals (number, 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 are: (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 retain is by its original owner and (4) common property is divided equally if and when the contract lapses. Contracts must be registered with the Vital Statistics Division of the Human Services Department. Cohabitation replaced civil and religious marriages on Earth.

Comet Ximena

A comet that entered the Intipa Awachan star system from a distant star system. Its dust tail, which contained deadly microbes from an alien biological weapon laboratory, enveloped Enya for 39 days and killed all but 1,250 of the original 7,500 colonists. Dr. Sydney Mendeola, the comet’s discoverer, named the comet after his material grandmother.

Commander

An officer in the UNPF(N) or UNPF(S) at the O-5 level senior to O-1s through O-4s and all enlisted personnel but junior to O-6 through O-10 officers.

Commband

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

Conni

See Waggon, Conestoga.

Coontz, Dr. Meghan

Physician aboard the heliplane Air Wolf 1776.

Cooper, MaryBeth

Director of the UN’s World Health Organization.

Corki

See OConner, Corcaigh.

Cornell, Jason

Co-pilot of the heliplane Air Wolf 1776.

Cotillion

A gathering held on the 15th of every month to celebrate the coming of age of a male or female turning 16 in that calendar month. It is composed of several sections:

1. Initial introduction of the debutant(e)

2. Introduction of the debutant(e)’s junior escort

3. The formal bow/curtsy

4. The Walkabout (debutant(e) thanks those in the audience who have a special relationship to him/her)

5. The Interrupted Waltz: a short dance period (the senior escort breaks in on the junior partner who is the debutant(e)’s initial dance partner)

6. Introduction of the senior escort

7. The debutant(e) and the senior escort finish the dance

8. The declaration of the debutant(e)’s choice of his/her last name

9. Dinner

Crystal Nexus

The large, ancient caldera located at the intersection of the Alabaster Range, The Smokies, the Tejas Range and The Avalons.

Current Era

A time label indicating that the indicated date occurred after the traditionally reckoned year of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. C.E. replaced the previous indicator, A.D. (or anno Domini).

Curtis, Sigourney

Co-owner, along with her cohab, Savannah Kole, of The Last Exit, the first bar in Starlight.

DaVinci, Summer Lianne

First name drawn in the Great Enyan Land Rush lottery.

DDAVP

See Desmopressin.

del Torro, Elizabeth

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

Delasandri, James Vincent

Administrative Assistant to the head of ECC’s Department of Finance. Son of Saladin Fabio Delesandri and Madison Rye Roy Delesandri.

Delesandri, Madison Rye Roy

Cohab of Saladin Fabio Delesandri. Mother of James Vincent Delesandri. Colonist on the Second Flight. Nicknamed “Maddi.”

Delesandri, Saladin Fabio

Cohab of Madison Rye Roy Delesandri. Father of James Vincent Delesandri. Colonist on the Second Flight. Nicknamed “Sal.”

Denali, Suzanne

Ten-year-old girl gang raped in Carrollton, NAmAZ.

Desmopressin

Desmopressin acetate is a synthetic analog of vasopressin used to treat central diabetes insipidus, increased urination caused by trauma or surgery in the pituitary region, primary nocturnal enuresis, Hemophilia A and von Willebrand’s disease.

Devon

See Hays, Devonshire.

Dunfield, Adele

Mother of Jane Dunfield.

Dunfield, Jane

Daughter of Jane Dunfield. Young girl with von Willebrand’s who asked Dr. Hobart Heininger to find a cure for the hereditary disease.

E.T.

See Enyan Time.

E-cat

An indigenous mammal analogous to an Earth cat (Felis catus) with minor canine characteristics. It is found primarily in Sherwood Forest but is also found in East Farthing Quadrant. Not including the tail, the adult E-cat is about a meter long and stands approximately 40 centimeters tall. The slender body sits atop four muscular legs ending in six-toed paws tipped by retractable claws. The head is triangular with cat-like whiskers extending 10 or 12 centimeters from either side of a wide nose. The eyes are large, almond-shaped and are amber, blue or green with vertical, black irises. The ears are pointed and furry, much like the ears of a German shepherd, but smaller. The short, soft-looking fur can be mottled or monochromatic, with earth tones predominate. Pure black or pure white fur is rare. It is diurnal in nature and, although omnivorous, is predominantly carnivorous. A young E-cat is called a kitten.

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. The E-pedia is accessible from any Infotainment Room or commband utilizing RelSats. The entirety of the E-pedia is located in a massive memory bank in the basement of the Executive Building and also parceled out piecemeal to every other memory system (Infotainment Rooms, commbands and PADDs) on Enya for safety.

East Farthing Quadrant

The southeast quadrant of Gaia bordered on the north by the Alabaster Range, on the west by The Avalons and on the east by the Great Northeastern Ocean and the Great Southeastern Ocean. There are three distinct biomes in the East Farthing Quadrant: a triple-canopy jungle in the north, an old-growth forest in the center and a Serengeti-like area in the south.

Edinburgh Regional Skyport

One of the four major, aviation hubs in the EAZ. It is located in the city of Edinburgh in the now-defunct, political division once called Scotland.

Elba

A large island south of East Farthing Quadrant. It is comprised of thick, evergreen forests; undulating plains; numerous spring-fed lakes and a medium-sized mountain range on the north. It is surrounded by The Calamity Sea and is separated from the Land=s End peninsula by the Barrier Reach.

Ellis, Mahogany

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

Enhanced Fujita Scale

The pre-eminent scale for reporting the intensity of a tornado. There are five categories with EF0 (winds between 105 and 137 kilometers per hour) at the bottom of the scale and EF5 (winds in excess of 322 kilometers per hour) at the top.

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 the Snyder Enterprises’ Exo-planet Survey Team and the site of humankind’s first interstellar colony. Enya is named after Daniel Woodhouse Snyder’s deceased cohab, Enya Laertes Snyder. Enya’s mean radius is 6,000 km, 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.

Enyan Time

A time label indicating that the indicated date occurred after 1500 on January 1, 0001 (the time Gossamer One landed on Enya). A day on Enya lasts 26 hours and each of the 12 months has 35 days, giving it a 420-days year.

Enyanite

A metamorphic rock which exists in two forms: White and Black. It is Enya’s version of Earth’s marble. White Enyanite almost perfectly replicates Earth’s Pentelic marble from Mount Pentelicus in the now-extinct country of Greece. Black Enyanite duplicates Earth’s Nero Marquina marble found in the north of the now-extinct country of Spain, but without white tendrils. The three most notable similarities between Enyanite and marble are that it can be polished to a high luster, it is translucent and it neutralizes acid. The biggest difference is that Enyanite has a Mohs hardness number of six rather than marble’s three. The Wall of Memories in Gossamer Greens is made from Black Enyanite and the Wall of Honor in the same Gossamer Greens is made from White Enyanite. Enyanite is found only in the Outback Quadrant within Stone Mountain Steading.

Estimated Time of Arrival

The time projected for the arrival at a particular destination based on speed, distance and individual-specific experience calculations.

ETA

See Estimated Time of Arrival.

Eternal Flame

A large, bowl-shaped memorial in the center of Eternal Lake in Gossamer Greens originally designed to honor humankind’s search for the stars. Following the demise of all red-blooded life on Earth, its purpose was changed to commemorate the death of all humans in the universe except for those on Enya.

Executive Building

The headquarters of ECC on Enya. Located where the Brandywine River empties into Impact Harbor, it is composed of a central, hexagonal building which is the residence of ECC’s CEO and contains a large meeting room and the central computer system for the planet. The center building is encircled by six rectangular, office buildings (called annexes) radiating from the center building, one for each ECC department.

Executive Officer

Second in command of an UNPF(N) or UNPF(S) non-mobile unit; the second in command of a mobile unit is called a First Officer.

Field, Judge Randolph

Chief Justice of Enya. Head of ECC’s Department of Justice and member of the Board of Directors. He has one of Pixel’s kittens named Calico Jack. Nicknamed “Randy.”

Finance, Department of

One of the 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.

Fire Berry Bush

An indigenous plant with large red berries up to five centimeters in diameter permeated with a highly combustible fluid. The berries’ flash point is a seasonally variable 150°C (” 5E). The Fire Berry bush is three to four meters wide and six to 10 meters high with shiny, Holly-shaped leaves with red petioles or stems.

First Flight

The initial group of 7,500 colonists transported to Enya aboard the colony ship Gossamer Wings.

Fullbright, Domino

Pilot of the shuttle Gossamer Four.

Gaia

The largest of the three continents on Enya, it covers 80% of one hemisphere. Four mountain ranges meet at the Crystal Nexus and divide Gaia into four unequal quadrants: Northwest Territory, Outback, Xanadu and East Farthing.

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.

Gathering Room

The twenty-third century term for a living room or great room.

Ginni

See LaCroix, Virginia.

Golden Ratio

A number in geometry, art, architecture and other areas approximately equal to 1.618::1.000. Its symbol is the Greek letter phi.

Goldilocks Zone

See Circumstellar Habitability Zone.

Gossamer Greens

The 400-hectare park in Starlight centered on the original landing spot of Gossamer One. In the center of Gossamer Greens is Eternal Lake, containing the Eternal Flame. Situated at 120-degree points around Eternal Lake are the Wall of Memories, the Wall of Honor and the retired shuttle Gossamer One.

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 colonists to Enya. Anderson Winchester Lovett was its first captain. The name Gossamer Wings came from the large solar panels attached to the engineering and living sections of the ship which suggested an ancient, partially reconstructed poem entitled Gossamer Wings written by an unknown author.

Gossamer Wings Poem

An ancient, partially reconstructed poem written by an unknown author that has been only partially recovered. The most famous stanza is: “I fly in my dreams on gossamer wings, / Over castles and things and victorious kings. / Above canyons of gold and cities of old, / Where proud eagles fly and soft winds sigh.” The poem contains five additional stanzas.

Great Enyan Land Rush

The name given by the colonists to the land grant lottery held on the Living on Enya show. Each First Flight colonist pre-registered five choices (in priority order) from the total number of 3,000-hectare plots on the continent of Gaia. Fifty names were randomly drawn each evening and the winners granted the first available parcel on their list. Individuals were given seven days to register their land. Any parcel not registered in time was returned to the pool. At the end of the lottery, any unclaimed parcels reverted to ECC.

Great Enyan Ocean

The planet-wide ocean on Enya is divided by the equator into the Great Enyan Ocean North and the Great Enyan Ocean South. Colloquial usage calls the Great Enyan Ocean North that is to the west of Gaia the Great Northwestern Ocean and the Great Enyan Ocean North that is to the east of Gaia the Great Northeastern Ocean. Likewise, the Great Enyan Ocean South that is east of Gaia is called the Great Southeastern Ocean and the Great Enyan Ocean South that is west of Gaia the Great Southwestern Ocean.

Great Enyan Ocean North

See Great Enyan Ocean.

Great Enyan Ocean South

See Great Enyan Ocean.

Great Jihad of 2107

The world war on Earth that lasted from 2107 to 2109. Following its final combat, the United Nations created a global government and administrative zones to replace Earth’s abolished countries.

Great Northeastern Ocean

See Great Enyan Ocean.

Great Northwestern Ocean

See Great Enyan Ocean.

Great Southeastern Ocean

See Great Enyan Ocean.

Great Southwestern Ocean

See Great Enyan Ocean.

Hardesty, Dr. Julian

Surgeon General of Enya. Lovett family physician. Has one of Pixel’s kittens named Tabitha.

Hasbro, Walter Cronkite

Senior correspondent of WNN prior to his emigration. Chief Historian of ECC.

Hayes, Devonshire, CDR, UNPF(S)

Executive Officer of Base Heinlein. Nicknamed “Devon.”

Heard, Atari

Replaced Dasi Cunningham as head of ECC’s Department of Finance.

Heininger, Dr. Hobart

Nobel Prize-winning bionanite scientist working at NKL who developed Heininger’s Profile. One of NKL’s two survivors of the Supernado of 2239. Committed suicide.

Heininger’s Profile

A biological nanite created by Dr. Hobart Heininger that consumed red blood cells and reproduced exponentially every 12 hours, causing increasingly serious Hemolytic Anemia. Once the nanite population in an individual reached approximately 50 percent of the number of red blood cells in the body (about 17 trillion for humans)Bapproximately 528 hours post-infectionBdeath occurred from progressive organ failure. The mortality rate was 100 percent.

Hemolytic Anemia

An illness caused by low red-blood-cell counts.

Hill Country

An area of gently rolling hills in Xanadu Quadrant north of the Elvira River and west of The Avalons, extending northward from the Sherwood Forest to the foothills of The Smokies and includes the Silver Woods.

Hoage, Stephen

CEO of ECC. Replaced Anderson Winchester Lovett.

Impact Harbor

The crater caused by a large meteorite fall a billion years (more or less, there is some disagreement over the exact date) before the colonists arrived on the planet. From an aerial view, Impact Harbor looks like a bite was taken out of the continent’s western shoreline, leaving behind a 400-kilometer-in- diameter semicircle filled with deep, still waters that eventually escape through the mouth of Impact Harbor into the part of Great Northwestern Ocean called the Orinoco Flow. It is approximately 600 kilometers north of the equator in the Xanadu Quadrant at the mouth of the Brandywine River and is the site of Enya’s capital city of Starlight.

Infotainment Room

A room in every Enyan house dedicated to entertainment, information and communications. Each one contains comfortable seats, a beverage bar, a small “stage” for 3D holographic projections and a computer connected by RelSats to the E-pedia and every communications device on Enya.

InstaGlove

A spray that seals the skin and prevents bodily contact with plants, animals or substances.

Jamison, Dr. Lonzo

Physician at NKL. One of two survivors of the Supernado of 2239.

Jason-Willard Ceiling

The point in a star system where Gossamer Wings can engage its faster-than-light main engine without causing a devastating explosion. It is a function of the mass of the central star, of the bodies orbiting the central star and of that of the vessel being propelled. The Ceiling was discovered and the concept refined by Dr. Willard West and Dr. Jason Simon of ECC. The Jason-Willard Ceiling does not affect the sub-light, in-system propulsion system.

Jenni

See Monday, Jennipher.

Jimmy

See Ortiz, James Tabor.

Joe

See Aikman, Joseph.

Johnson, Samuel

Meteorological monitor working in WWWC’s Regional Office in Dallas, NAmAZ. Nicknamed “Sammy.”

K.B.

See Burke, Kirtland Alba.

Kabi

See Burke, Kourtland Alba.

Kellogg, Jefferson Lincoln, CAPT, UNPF(S)

Commanding Officer of Space Station L-5.

Keppert, Heidi, CAPT, UNPF(S)

Commanding Officer of Base Heinlein.

Kole, Savannah

Co-owner of The Last Exit with her cohab, Sigourney Curtis.

LaCroix, Virginia, CDR, USPF(S)

Executive Officer of Space Station L-4. Nicknamed “Ginni.”

Lagrange Point

A location in space where the combined gravitational forces of two large bodies equal the centrifugal force felt by a much smaller, third body. Earth has five Lagrange Points. Only L-4 and L-5 are stable.

Land Grants

Initial distribution of 3,000 hectare sections of Gaia to colonists by lottery. These grants are called steadings. See also Great Enyan Land Rush.

Land=s End

A large peninsula in the southeastern corner of East Farthing Quadrant separated from Elba by The Barrier Reach. The location of Friday Lyn Lovett’s Land’s End Steading.

Land=s End Steading

The 3,000-hectare steading located on the peninsula of Land’s End in East Farthing Quadrant awarded to Friday Lyn Lovett by ECC’s Board of Directors.

Larry

See Tobin, Lawrence.

Last Exit, The

Enya’s first bar established in Starlight, co-owned and operated by Savannah Kole and her cohab, Sigourney Curtis.

LCDR

See Lieutenant Commander.

Lieutenant Commander

An officer in the UNPF(N) or UNPF(S) at the O-4 level senior to O-1s through O-3s and all enlisted personnel but junior to O-5s through O-10s.

Lohan, Nancy

Cohab of Tommilee Lohan.

Lohan, Tommilee

Cohab of Nancy Lohan.

Looking Glass Lake

The second largest lake on Gaia, it is located in Xanadu Quadrant where it is fed by the southern branch of the Brandywine River. The lake’s outflow on its southwestern shore creates the Reflection River.

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 , Ember Anne Lovett and Friday Lyn Lovett. First CEO of ECC and captain of the colony ship Gossamer Wings. Died during The Sickness. Nicknamed “Andy.”

Lovett, Austin Raleigh

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

Lovett, Beaumont Winston

Son of Minuet Ono Hays Lovett and Anderson Winchester Lovett. Fraternal twin of Austin Raleigh Lovett. Brother of Cheyenne Dawn Lovett, Deanna Lyn Lovett, Ember Anne Lovett and Friday Lyn Lovett. Steadholder of Stone Mountain Steading. His company, Stone Mountain Mining and Milling Company, is in Outback Quadrant. Nicknamed “Bo.”

Lovett, Cheyenne Dawn

Daughter of Minuet Ono Hays Lovett and Anderson Winchester Lovett. Fraternal triplet of Deanna Lyn Lovett and Ember Anne Lovett. Sister of Austin Raleigh Lovett, Beaumont Winston Lovett and Friday Lyn Lovett. Union Partner of Hari Paynter Rockwell. Mother of Anderson Winchester Lovett-Rockwell. Steadholder of Lovettschyr Steading. Nicknamed “CeeDee.”

Lovett, Deanna Lyn

Stillborn daughter of Anderson Winchester Lovett and Minuet Ono Hays Lovett. Triplet of Cheyenne Dawn Lovett and Ember Anne Lovett.

Lovett, Ember Anne

Daughter of Anderson Winchester Lovett and Minuet Ono Hays Lovett. Fraternal triplet of Cheyenne Dawn Lovett and Deanna Lyn Lovett. Sister of Austin Raleigh Lovett, Beaumont Winston Lovett and Friday Lyn Lovett. Died in The Sickness. Nicknamed “Em.”

Lovett, Friday Lyn

Daughter of Anderson Winchester Lovett and Minuet Ono Hays Lovett. Sister of Austin Raleigh Lovett, Beaumont Winston Lovett, Cheyenne Dawn Lovett, Deanna Lyn Lovett and Ember Anne Lovett. First child born on Enya. Steadholder of Land’s End Steading.

Lovett, Minuet Ono Hays

Union Partner of Anderson Winchester Lovett. Mother of Austin Raleigh Lovett, Beaumont Winston Lovett, Cheyenne Dawn Lovett, Deanna Lyn Lovett, Ember Anne Lovett and Friday Lyn Lovett. Died in The Sickness. Nicknamed “Min.”

Lovettschyr Manor

The main house on Lovettschyr Steading built in a Sherwood Forest clearing on the banks of the CeeDee River. It is a two-story building modeled after English/Scottish country houses of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries with a full-length, subterranean room that includes a garage, several storage rooms, a mechanical room and a deep water well. The first floor has a large kitchen with an eat-in breakfast nook for eight, a walk-in pantry and cold room, a gathering room with a half bath, a large formal dining room seating 22 people, a recreation room, a mud room, a large patio, a library with a half bath and a foyer. The second floor has 10 bedrooms, each with a private bath, a walk-in closet and a balcony accessible through French doors. Floors are either Enyanite or Sequoia planking. There is a large garden adjacent to the covered patio and flower beds, shrubs and other ornamental flora surround the manor. Designed by Rebecca Mari “Buns” Zumwalt and Cheyenne Dawn Lovett. Construction began on 04/30/0002 and was occupied 10/35/0002.

Lovettschyr Steading

The 6,000-hectare steading of Cheyenne Dawn Lovett and Hari Paynter Rockwell. It is located in Sherwood Forest approximately 4,400 kilometers south of Starlight and includes a portion of the CeeDee River. “Schyr” is the ancient Scottish word for shire.

Lyonsgate, Alexya

A multiple Pulitzer Prize winner who replaced Walter Cronkite Hasbro as senior correspondent of WNN.

M.A.

See Medical Analyzer.

Maddi

See Delesandri, Madison Rye Roy.

Magna-Booties

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

Manna Fruit

See Manna Tree.

Manna Tree

Indigenous plant first discovered on the perimeters of Looking Glass Lake, its egg-shaped fruit is smaller than a cantaloupe and yellowish-orange on the outside and apricot on the inside, weighs about a kilogram each and is covered by a light down, much like that of an Earth peach. The center of the fruit is filled with small, spherical seeds surrounded by firm, extremely sweet and delicious pericarp. Manna fruit is a popular source of iron and other essential minerals. It is served either sliced or made into a jelly and is found only in Xanadu Quadrant.

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.

Mathews, Regis

Co-pilot of the heliplane Air Wolf 1776.

Mazatlán, Concepción

Staff nurse in the Starlight Medical Center.

MBISS

See Multi-modal Biometric Input Security Screen.

McCloud, Jet

Head of ECC’s Department of Operations and member of ECC’s Board of Directors. Cousin of Jennipher Monday.

Medical Analyzer

A multipurpose, diagnostic tool designed to scan a body on a specimen to reveal its internal state or to determine toxicity of a substance.

Meijar, Sandia Jewel

Enya’s first Quadrant Judge. Nominated by Judge Randolph Field and approved by the ECC Board of Directors as the Quadrant Judge for Xanadu Quadrant. Her last name is pronounced “Meyer.”

Mendocino, Rogelio Estrada, CAPT, UNPF(S)

Commanding Officer of Base Clarke. His Executive Officer was Sylvian Beach.

Microcooker

The twenty-third century’s version of the microwave. The microcooker operates identically to the obsolete microwave but is more advanced, effective and efficient.

Mikey

See Waters, Michael.

Monday, Jennipher

Administrative Assistant to ECC’s CEO. Jet McCloud’s cousin. Nicknamed “Jenni.”

Monster Ears

An indigenous plant almost identical to, but physically much larger than, the Elephant Ear (Alocasia) of Earth. Its leaves, which are heart shaped and can reach three meters in length, sit on the ends of stems or stalks which may be six meters in height. Its leaves are naturally water repellant.

Montana, Lexus

Mistress of Ceremonies for the weekly program, Life on Enya. Mistress of Ceremonies for Cheyenne Dawn Lovett’s Cotillion.

Moonies

Colloquial term for those individuals living in Base Clarke or Base Heinlein.

Mueller, Lisa Ann

Meteorological monitor in WWWC’s Regional Office in Dallas, NAmAZ. Issued tornado warning for Wichita/NKL area.

Mueller, Skye

Co-pilot of shuttle Gossamer Five.

Multi-modal Biometric Input Security Screen

The primary security system for NKL, it used a retinal scan, facial recognition algorithms, electrocardio- gram, fingerprint comparison and DNA typing as well as a ten-place, alphanumeric code for access to sensitive areas.

NAmAZ

See Administrative Zone.

NanoKinematics Laboratories

A wholly owned subsidiary of Snyder Enterprises once located at latitude 37°49′ 7.219 North and longitude 96° 13′ 59.772″ West, just north and east of the intersection of State Road 99 and Highway 54 West, approximately 65 kilometers east of the city of Wichita in the now-defunct political subdivision previously known as Kansas in the area of the NAmAZ once called the United States of America. NKL was Earth’s premier nanite laboratory and was led by Noble Prize winner Dr. Hobart Heininger. The staff was composed of 84 individuals. It was destroyed by the Supernado of 2239 C.E.

Napier, Jon

Colonist on the Second Flight. Cohab of London Napier. Father of Kayt Napier. Close friend of the Lovetts.

Napier, Kayt

Colonist on Second Flight. Daughter of Jon Napier and London Napier. Close friend of the Lovetts. Has one of Pixel’s kittens she named Rikki-Tikki-Tavi.

Napier, London

Colonist on the Second Flight. Cohab of Jon Napier. Mother of Kayt Napier. Close friend of the Lovetts.

Needer Needer

A small, indigenous, flying insect-equivalent analogous to an Earth cricket or grasshopper. It has a pair of diaphanous wings attached to its thorax, four pairs of legs, a bulbous head, segmented eyes and large mandibles which, when rubbed together, create the sound for which it was named. The mottled green and brown body is around 10 centimeters in length.

NKL

See NanoKinematics Laboratories.

Nomenclature Council

A division of ECC’s Department of Land Management responsible for approving and recording the names of all geographical features, as well as fauna and flora, on Enya. It is composed of two parts: individuals who are permanent members of the Council and those who volunteer on a rotating bass. A steadholder may name any geological feature that exists wholly within the boundaries of his or her steading; however, the name must be registered with the Council in a timely manner. The Council names any geographical feature that extends through more than one steading.

Noonan, Dr. William

Physician in a neighborhood emergency room who treated Nancy Lohan.

NWT

Colloquial term for the Northwest Territory Quadrant.

O’Conner, Corcaigh

Crew Chief and “Jill-of-All-Trades” on the heliplane Air Wolf 1776.

Ortiz, Amelia Innis

Colonist on the First Flight. Widowed. Mother of James Tabor Ortiz. Killed by her son.

Ortiz, James Tabor

Colonist on the First Flight. Son of Amelia Innis Ortiz. Attempted to kill Hari Paynter Rockwell, but killed his mother and a Security Officer, Eleanor Childe Rigby, instead. First person on Enya convicted of a capital crime and banished to Elba.

Outback Quadrant

The northeastern quadrant of Gaia. On the west side, the Tejas Range separates Outback Quadrant from NWT. On the south side is the Alabaster Range, separating the quadrant from East Farthing Quadrant, while the Great Northeastern Ocean laps at its north and east coastlines. The quadrant holds Enya’s richest mineral deposits beneath an extremely rugged and often inhospitable topography. It is the location of the only known source of Enyanite.

PADD

See Personal Assistant Digital Device.

Paul, Jean-Pierre

Second captain of the colony ship Gossamer Wings. Pilot of the shuttle Gossamer One. Nicknamed “JPP.”

Paynter, Donna Ree Elaine

Cohab of Marion Oliver Hauck Paynter. Mother of Hari Paynter Rockwell.

Paynter, Marion Oliver Hauck

Cohab of Donna Ree Elaine Paynter. Father of Hari Paynter Rockwell.

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. On Enya, training and use of a Peacekeeper is restricted to individuals over the age of 16.

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. On Enya, training and use of a Peacemaker is universal, regardless of age.

Personal Assistant Digital Device

A combination of the desktop computer, laptop and tablet, the PADD has nine terabytes of memory and a sophisticated suite of wide-ranging programs. Compact and powerful, it is ubiquitous on Enya.

Personal Rapid-Transit System

Mode of transportation used in all cities on Enya (private, mechanical conveyances such as air cars are prohibited within city limits). Shaped like an upside-down bowl, each vehicle is guided to its destination by a computer utilizing sensors embedded in the roadway. One calls a PERT at a PERT Station and the closest, empty, appropriate-sized PERT (one to 12 passengers) is dispatched to that location to take passengers to their destination. The cargo version has a larger entrance hatch and reinforced flooring.

PERT

See Personal Rapid-Transit System.

Petranova, Laika

Head of the Land Grants Division of ECC’s Department of Land Management.

Phi

A Greek letter (φ) representing the Golden Ratio.

Pixel

Name of the E-cat that “adopted” Cheyenne Dawn Lovett during her journey from Sherwood Forest to Starlight.

Randy

See Field, Judge Randolph.

RBC

See Red Blood Cell Count.

Ready Room

A compartment reserved for briefing pilots before an upcoming mission.

Red Blood Cell Count

The number of red blood cells in the body. For males, the normal range is between 4.7 to 6.1 million cells per microliter. For non-pregnant females, the normal range is between 4.2 to 5.4 million cells per microliter. For children, the normal range is between 4.0 to 5.5 million cells per microliter.

Redford, Andrew

A scientist on Space Station L-4 who committed suicide after hearing the effects of Heininger’s Profile.

Reflection River

The outflow of Looking Glass Lake in Xanadu Quadrant, the river runs southwesterly toward the Great Southwestern Ocean. Approximately three-fourths of the way to the coast, it branches into the South Fork River. Reflection River terminates in the Great Southwestern Ocean.

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.

Remox

The 10.500 centimeter by 16.989 centimeter by 27.488 centimeter box made from a synthetic, figure-grained, dark wood used to hold the ashes of deceased individuals. The person’s name, birth date and date of death is engraved on a gold plate on one end. A gold piano hinge and a gold latch with a miniature lock secures the remox’s lid.

Rescue Run

A name given to the voyage of Gossamer Wings to pick up the survivors on Station L-4, Station L-5, Base Clarke and Base Heinlein following the death of all red-blooded life on Earth.

Rigby, Eleanor Childe

A Security Officer who was killed, along with Amelia Innis Ortiz, on Bear’s veranda by James Tabor Ortiz.

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

One of Pixel’s kitten who “adopted” Kayt Napier.

Rockwell, Hari Paynter

Son of Marion Oliver Hauck Rockwell and Donna Ree Elaine Paynter Rockwell. Retired Master Gunnery Chief in the UNPF(G). Head of the Security Division of ECC’s Department of Operations. Union Partner of Cheyenne Dawn Lovett. Father of Anderson Winchester Lovett-Rockwell. Named his commband “Sarge” and his black, Clydesdale stallion “General.” Nicknamed “Bear.”

Rodin River

A large river in NWT that flows over 3,000 kilometers from the Tejas Range to Burke’s Bay. Approximately 780 kilometers east of the coast, it branches into the Rodin River North and the Rodin River South.

Rodin River North

Approximately 780 kilometers from the coast of NWT, the Rodin River separates into two branches. This branch flows northward and westward from its point of separation from the Rodin River South into Burke’s Bay.

Rodin River South

Approximately 780 kilometers from the coast of NWT, the Rodin River separates into two branches. This branch flows southward and westward from its point of separation from the Rodin River North into the Great Northwestern Ocean.

Sal

See Delesandri, Saladin Fabio.

SAmAZ

See Administrative Zone.

Sammy

See Johnson, Samuel.

Scarsdale, Addam

Killed by his brother, Jason Scarsdale, on Earth.

Scarsdale, Jason

Killed his brother, Addam Scarsdale, on Earth.

Seagull

An indigenous, omnivorous, white bird with a gray head, wingtips and tail feathers found primarily on shorelines and up to 100 kilometers inland. Its wingspan can reach four meters and its body can weigh up to 10 kilograms. Seagulls travel extremely long distances by utilizing air currents and drafts.

Sears, Don

A researcher at CDC.

Second Flight

The follow-on, 6,755 colonists transported to Enya aboard Gossamer Wings following The Sickness.

Sequoia Tree

A long-lived, indigenous, evergreen tree that can reach heights of 200 meters with trunks up to three meters in diameter. Its bark is felt-like and difficult to damage. Its leaves are variegated (white and green), roughly circular in shape and about 20 centimeters in diameter. They comprise the majority of trees in Sherwood Forest.

Sherwood Forest

A huge forest in the southern-most area of Xanadu Quadrant composed primarily of Sequoia trees. It is bordered by the Great Southwestern Ocean on the south and west and extends northward until it segues into the Hill Country in the area of the Aragon River.

Sickness, The

The name bestowed by the survivors on the period some six months after landing on Enya when a mysterious disease killed all but 1,125 of the 7,500 original colonists. The colonists discovered the source of the pandemic (the ruins of a biological laboratory on the nucleus of Comet Ximena built millions of years previously by a now-extinct, alien race), but never made the connection between the source and the illness.

Silver Birch Tree

The Silver Birch is a tall, elegant, indigenous tree with drooping branches and eye-catching white bark. It is known for the way the bark peels off in strips, which allows it to grow faster. The Silver Birch has serrated, triangular leaves and the edge of the leaf is doubly toothed. Silver Birch trees have both male and female flowers (catkins) on the same tree which are normally white, but red and pink specimens can be found. The predominate tree in The Silver Woods

Silver Woods, The

A forest in the center of Xanadu Quadrant composed primarily of Silver Birch trees. It is bordered on the west by the Reflection River and Looking Glass Lake, on the south by the Aragon and South Fork rivers, on the north by The Spaghetti Factory and on the east by The Avalons.

Skeeter

See Branson, Jayne.

Skyport

A major nexus for aviation transportation where connecting flights to smaller aviation facilities originate and terminate; each Administrative Zone has several. Each Skyport is a large facility with multiple runways servicing a large number of flights daily.

Sleeping Room

The twenty-third century’s term for a bedroom.

Smoki

See del Torro, Elizabeth.

Smokies, The

One of the four main mountain ranges of Gaia’s Crystal Highlands. It extends westward from the Crystal Nexus almost to the Great Northwestern Ocean and forms the southern border of NWT and the northern border of Xanadu Quadrant.

Snyder, Daniel Woodhouse

The late President and CEO of Snyder Enterprises who was Earth’s first trillionaire. Created ECC. Assassinated before Gossamer Wings departed Earth for Enya.

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.

SoberUp

SoberUp was, to the drinking public, the greatest breakthrough in modern medical history, far outweighing the pedestrian accomplishment of conquering cancer. One “hit” from the inhaler was all it took to banish both the fact and the aftereffects of inebriation, although the five minutes it took to accomplish this miracle was decidedly unpleasant.

Solar Satellite

A satellite that generates electricity using vast, 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.

Space Station L-4

The space station in a Lissajous orbit at Earth’s Lagrange Point 4. Constructed in 2210, Station L-4 is a scientific and medical research laboratory with a normal population of 200 individuals (scientists, administrators, service and military personnel). Station L-4 orbits a point in space 384,900 kilometers from Earth and ahead of the Moon by the same distance. It was evacuated of personnel during the Rescue Run.

Space Station L-5

The space station in a Lissajous orbit at Earth’s Lagrange Point 5. Constructed in 2215, Station L-5 was a scientific and medical research laboratory with a normal population of 200 individuals (scientists, administrators, service and military personnel). Station L-5 orbited a point in space 384,900 kilometers from Earth and behind the Moon by the same distance. It was evacuated of personnel during the Rescue Run.

Spacers

Colloquial term for individuals who live aboard Space Station L-4 or L-5.

Spaghetti Factory, The

An area in Xanadu Quadrant just south of The Smokies and west of The Avalons containing seven water courses that make up the headwaters of Looking Glass Lake and the Brandywine River. Survey Team 23 proposed these names for them: Vermicelli Creek, Rivo Ziti, Lasagna Run, Linguine Beck, Macaroni Brook, Orzo Burn and Gnocchi Branch.

Stanton, Adrian

Colonist on the Second Flight. Son of Anniston Jacobson Stanton. Died in The Sickness.

Stanton, Anniston Jacobson

Colonist on the Second Flight. Mother of Adrian Stanton. Head of Green Spaces Division of ECC’s Department of Land Management. Stephen Hoage’s love interest. Died in The Sickness.

Starlight

The capital of Enya, it was established on January 1, 0001 at the initial landing site of the shuttle Gossamer One near the junction of the Brandywine River and Impact Harbor in Xanadu Quadrant. It is about the same distance from the equator as Panama City, Panama (1,000 kilometers).

Steadholder

The owner and senior individual of a steading.

Steading

A 3,000-hectare section of land belonging to an individual chosen during the “Great Enyan Land Rush” lottery. The owner of a steading is called a steadholder.

Steele, Lorién

Replaced Stephen Hoage as the head of ECC’s Department of Land Management. Member of ECC’s Board of Director.

Steve

See Hoage, Stephen.

Stone Mountain Steading

The 3,000-hectare steading of Beaumont Winston Lovett located in The Badlands of Outback Quadrant. It is named after Beaumont’s father’s (Anderson Winchester Lovett) favorite alcoholic beverage: Stone Mountain whiskey.

Supernado of 2239

An extreme, EF-5 tornado with winds above 400 kilometers per hour that devastated a large portion of an area in the NAmAZ once known as Kansas in the extinct political entity of the United States of America in 2239. It destroyed NKL, which allowed Heininger’s Profile to escape.

Survey Team

A group of colonists with specific skills, knowledge or experience who investigated various locations on Enya in the first few months after landing. Each team was sequentially numbered. Although the Survey Team Leader controlled the team’s actions, the shuttle pilot who transported the survey team to its location had ultimate authority to extend or terminate the survey.

Tabitha

One of Pixel’s kittens who “adopted” Julian Hardesty. Nicknamed “Tabbi.”

Tater

An indigenous root vegetable that is the Enyan equivalent of an Earth potato. It has identical nutritional values and consistency after cooking as a potato but possesses various subtle flavors depending upon its harvest location. Taters from around Looking Glass Lake have a hint of garlic when cooked, whereas those from Sherwood Forest taste of extra-sharp Cheddar cheese.

Tejas Range

One of the four major mountain ranges of the Crystal Highlands on Gaia. It extends northward from the Crystal Nexus to a point approximately 260 kilometers short of the Great Northeastern Ocean.

Tobin, Lawrence

ECC employee at Gateway who brought coffee to the Gossamer Six crew and took Walter Cronkite Hasbro’s clandestine message to Alyxa Lyonsgate.

Tolkien, J. R. R.

A twentieth-century author of several fantasy books including The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Tornado Alley

An area in the central plains of NAmAZ where conditions are favorable for the development of tornadoes.

Transportation Modes

There are four methods of transportation on Enya: PERT, foot or horse, aircars and shuttles. The PERT system is used within cities; foot or horse is used for short to intermediate travel, usually less than 20 kilometers; aircars are used for longer travel, up to around 5,000 kilometers; and shuttles are utilized for the longest trips. Since aircars are not allowed inside Enya cities, every city has a Carport built outside city limits to store Personal Aerial Vehicles, or, as they are colloquially known, aircars.

Tubular Bells

An indigenous plant with fragrant, colorful flowers found on the edges of clearings and around fresh water. The stalks can reach five meters and be up to 10 centimeters in diameter; the flowers appear as bells hanging down in masses of as many as 100 individual blooms. The petals are a deep, royal purple with gold streaks on the inside and have a dozen black stamens tightly packed and which look like a bell clapper. Each individual flower is 15 to 20 centimeters in diameter and can be as long as 30 centimeters. There are two types of Tubular Bells: Alpha, which has individual stalks; and Beta, which is the scandent version. The Beta version produces more blooms than the Alpha does, lasts longer and produces a more pleasing and longer-lasting fragrance.

Tyler, Bonni

Nurse in the neighborhood emergency room who treated Nancy Lohan.

UN

See United Nations.

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.

Unigarment

See Unisex Garment.

Union Partnership

The twenty-third century’s term for a ceremony between two individuals binding them 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 as well as Hari Rockwell and CeeDee Lovett-Rockwell.

Unisex Garment

The one-piece garment worn by ECC personnel. They are 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 name tag 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 of Earth which replaced all independent governments in 2109 C.E. following the Great Jihad of 2107B2109.

UNPF

See UN Peacekeeping Forces.

Vanilla Grass

The Enyan equivalent of grass on Earth. It is bright green and the stalks are triangular with a pointed (but soft) apex. It seldom grows higher than 10 centimeters. Vanilla Grass produces a robust fragrance identical to the flavoring spice of the same name which intensifies when the stalks are crushed.

Vital Statistics, Division of

A division of the Department of Human Services that records each birth, the newborn’s fingerprints, its footprints and a DNA sample. It also maintains genealogical records. At puberty, this division also collects sperm and eggs for retention in case of extreme emergencies.

von Willebrand Disease

A genetic disease that impairs blood clotting. Each of the three types presents progressively severe bleeding problems and increasing dangers to the individual’s health.

Waggon, Conestoga

Co-pilot of the shuttle Gossamer Three. Nicknamed “Conni.”

Wall of Honor

A wall made of White Enyanite upon which is engraved in four-centimeter-high, black letters in chronological/alphabetical order, the names of individuals who have either distinguished themselves by a significant contribution to the planet, died while exploring Enya or during a mission important to the future of the planet or humankind, or who perished during The Sickness. Additional names are proposed each year and voted upon by all Enyans who have reached the Age of Emancipation.

Wall of Memories

A wall made of Black Enyanite upon which is engraved in four-centimeter-high, white letters in alphabetical order by last name, the full name of every First Flight colonist.

Watanabe, Emily

Nurse on duty in the Whitewater Regional Hospital Critical Care Unit assisting Dr. Ralph Zucker to care for Jayne Branson.

Waters, Michael

Gang leader who raped Suzanne Denali in Carrollton, NAmAZ.

Weibel Palade Bodies

The storage granules of endothelial cells.

Weston, Sheena, CAPT, UNPF(S)

Commanding Officer of Space Station L-4. Has one of Pixel’s kittens named Orbit.

Whitewater

A city in the Great Plans area of NAmAZ once located in the extinct political subdivision of Kansas in the defunct United States of America. It was the location of Whitewater Regional Skyport.

Whitewater Control

Control tower at Whitewater Skyport.

Whitewater Region Skyport

One of the regional, aviation transportation hubs in the NAmAZ.

Wichita

A city in NAmAZ where Air Wolf 1776 took the NKL survivors of the Supernado of 2239.

WNN

See World Network News.

World Network News

The only UN-sanctioned news organization. While technically an official organ of the UN, WNN has maintained its independence from UN oversight and presents factual news reports sans political commentary. Opinion editorials appearing in WNN newscasts report the official position of the UN.

Worldwide Weather Center

The UN’s official weather organization that issued weather forecasts and maintained weather histories and records for Earth in the twenty-third century.

WWWC

See Worldwide Weather Center.

Wyze, Jackie

A medical researcher at CDC.

Xanadu Quadrant

The southwestern quadrant of Gaia, bordered on the north by The Smokies, on the east by The Avalons and on the south and west by the Great Southwestern Ocean and the Great Northwestern Ocean, respectively. The quadrant is composed of three major landforms: Sherwood Forest in the south, the Hill Country in the center and The Silver Woods to the east.

XO

See Executive Officer.

Zucker, Dr. Ralph

Physician at the Whitewater Regional Hospital who, along with Emily Watanabe, treated Jayne Branson.

Zumwalt, Rebecca Mari

General contractor who helped Cheyenne Dawn Lovett design Lovettschyr Manor and supervised its construction. Nicknamed “Buns.”