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Anita: Crewmember who monitors the main spec on the bridge of Nameless.
Birch: The translator on Nameless.
Clana: Tydisian leader from a Northern colony.
DrkMari: The leader of Tepidat's colony.
Er Mika: Er of Re Halina.
Judson, Doug: Secretary to Xenos Nineteen. During and after the rebellion he is the second-in-command on Nameless.
KaSan: A member of MaSal’s species.
MaSal: The creator of the impenetrable shield eventually used by Nameless. MaSal's species lives between life and death. He is transparent to those hovering between life and death but becomes more solid right before they die.
Patlou: A Sacchite medic who was captured, interrogated and set free by Xenos. He was the chief medic on Tildon Base.
Penn: A navigator on Nameless.
Phelps, Lab Director: In charge of the lab on Phanteppe where Yashel took Moonlight after hijacking her shuttle.
Rakdat: DrkMari's butler.
Re Halina: Friend of Moonlight Santos Gama.
Re Hollis, Medic: An ACT medic who works at Lab 1A.
Re Lord, Chief: He is third in command of the Laetez species during the time of the ACT rebellion. He is completely ruthless, only interested in personal gain and earning political favors from the Laetez Prime.
Re Moreyle: An interrogator at Saber Island Prison.
Re Torley, Medic: The scientist who created and tortured Xenos in Aquavalley.
Re Vic, Prime: A purebred Laetez and leader of the Laetez species during the time of the ACT rebellion. Like Chief Re Lord, he is ruthless and greedy.
Rojeerh, Prince: A Lassen leader.
Santos Gama, Moonlight: Former translator at an interrogation facility on Earth.To rescue her mother from prison on the Laetez home planet, she promised Xenos Nineteen sexual favors in exchange for her mother's freedom. She fell in love with Xenos and joined his rebellion to fight for the rights of ACT products. Moonlight is an attractive human female with brown hair and brown eyes. She also had a translation implant that allowed her to speak thousands of languages and communicate with hundreds of species.
Shaloa, Princess: DrkMari's daughter. She once had an affair with Xenos.
Siwsleeka: Tepidat's wife.
Sola: Secretary and girlfriend of S. Master Yashel. She is a human/Laetez ACT product.
Tepidat: Tydisian martial arts master and mentor of Xenos Nineteen.
Trissa, Medic: A Laetez/human medic who specializes in Xenos and probably knows more about him than his creators. Her love for Xenos initially caused problems between her and Moonlight Santos Gama. Trissa is in her early thirties, tall with dark hair and at the time of the rebellion had been served in the ACT Corps for 5 years.
Xenos Nineteen: Former superior of the ACT Corps turned rebel. A Tydisian/Laetez/Human crossbreed. He is amphibious, though he cannot submerge indefinitely like his Tydisian relatives. He can breathe through multihued areas of his skin and has lungs more powerful than any Earth-based aquatic species. He is blue in color but appears purplish due to his red human/Laetez blood. Xenos is physically stronger than humans or Laetez, but not as strong as most full Tydisians. Other physical characteristics include internal ears, webbed hands and feet, and fangs. He is completely hairless, except for his eyelashes. His blue eyes appear human/Laetez but his vision is superior to those species. He is slightly over six feet tall. Xenos feels a strong connection to Tydisians and in his youth trained on Tydepth with the martial arts master Tepidat. Due to his mistreatment as an ACT product, he feels anger toward the Laetez government and medics, though he has many Laetez personality traits, including a high sex drive and a tendency toward violence when he deems it necessary. He has for the most part ignored his human nature and feels humans are inferior. This attitude changes once he meets his lover, Moonlight Santos Gama.
Xenos Two: One of the ACT products in the Xenos line. He is thickly muscled with a disproportionately small head and sharp teeth. He is very shy of strangers and lived at Lab 1A.
Yashel: S. Master of the ACT Corps. Like his "brothers," Zale and Xenos, he is a Tydisian/Laetez/human crossbreed. Yashel can pass for human/Laetez, except for his webbed hands and feet. He also has Tydisian lung capacity and can submerge for long periods of time. He has Laetez strength, short chestnut hair, large blue eyes and is five-feet eleven-inches tall.
Zale: Former third in command of the ACT Corps. Like his "brothers," Yashel and Xenos, he is a Tydisian/Laetez/human crossbreed. Zale appears human/Laetez, but has Tydisian lung capacity and can submerge for long periods of time. He has no webbing but has Tydisian strength that is far superior to that of humans or Laetez. Zale has a smooth scalp, brown eyes and is six-feet eight-inches tall.
ancient arena: Located on a tropical island, it is the place where Tydisian warriors are tested against martial arts masters. It is a large, square pit surrounded by a high stone wall. Witnesses to the test sit beneath a canopy that shades part of the wall. Participants enter through an underground tunnel.
Aquavalley: The private lab where Xenos was created and raised. A chamber of horrors that has since been closed down.
Aurora Base: Location of another ACT lab.
Blackstar Base: The base that had been infiltrated by Draper spies during the long Laetez/Draper war. Xenos was a unit leader at the time and his unit took the base. Jola, the best friend of Moonlight Santos Gama, died there.
Council City: The place on Tydepth where ambassadors from each colony reside, reporting to colony leaders and making interplanetary decisions. Council meetings are held in the hall in Council City. The hall is a vast room with bluish-green walls and a polished stone floor. Colony leaders sit around a large, semi-circular table during the meeting.
Death Dinghy: The main combat shuttle on Nameless.
Delilah Sector: A tough part of space where criminals hang out. Also has many underground labs and brothels.
Eadna: A legendary ship that had MaSal's shield.
Lab 1A: A lab at ACT headquarters on the Laetez home planet. The Xenos line is kept there.
Lasseh: The planet where Eadna crashed.
Nameless: Xenos' rebel ship.
Neam Blue: A planet deep in the Delilah Sector.
Oren'Da: A planet mentioned by Xenos to be used as bait to test Zale's loyalty.
Phanteppe: A planet shared by the Laetez and the Cuthtez for agricultural studies. The Laetez secretly use it to create and test biological weapons. Destroyed by Xenos during the rebellion.
Re Chet Sea: Located on Phanteppe.
Ro'Tika: An uninhabited planet. Mentioned by Xenos to be used as bait to test Zale's loyalty.
Saber Island Prison: The most brutal maximum security prison on the Laetez home world.
Tildon Base: Location of the private lab where Patlou worked.
Torren Sea: The body of water on the Laetez home world where Xenos was to be executed.
transportation shuttle: A common, everyday shuttle.
Vanskae: Planet where Moonlight Santos Gama got her translator implant.
Wormhide: An underground lab where many illegal tech and prototypes are created and enhanced. Located in the Delilah Sector.
ACT: Alien Conversion Testing. A system of crossbreeding perfected by the Laetez and used by many species.
ACT Corps: The military branch of ACT on the Laetez home planet.
ACT Product: A being created by the use of ACT technology. Includes those carried by a living mother and those grown in artificial wombs.
artificial womb: Used to grow ACT products in a lab. Products grown in artificial wombs include Xenos Nineteen and Steel.
Butchcade Pirates: Cult of criminals. Members have a special tattoo.
Chief: Third in command of the Laetez species.
cleaning receptacle: A futuristic dishwasher
Colony Leader: Head of a colony on Tydepth.
Council of Colonies: Meeting of all leaders and/or their representatives on Tydepth.
currency plate: money
Cuthtez: The mother species of the Laetez. In the past, the Laetez separated from them and settled on another planet.
Depth Dragon: One of the largest predators on Tydepth. They live in the cold western seas and eat the seal-like creatures that live on the western islets.
Drapers: An alien species with faces that resemble skulls. They have noses that are not visible on a side view and very deep set, jewel-like eyes. They have very sensitive hair that grows through their adolescence then stops growing. Due to a high concentration of nerves, their hair can never be cut. Hair only grows on their heads and pubic area. They mate in cycles, but gain no pleasure from penetration. Their skin is far less sensitive than that of humans, except for the flesh on their faces, hands and feet. They are a race that admires discipline and have a strict moral code, though it is often misunderstood by other species. They enslave prisoners of war and also use ACT to create slaves for specific purposes.
Epikgalan: Dark blue aquatic beasts, resembling crocodiles, who shed their claws often to grow stronger ones.
Elite Execution: An ancient custom in which the Laetez leader is allowed to order cruel deaths for certain criminals, particularly those who commit treason.
Er: The internal being that lives symbiotically within the head of the Laetez Re and controls its strong emotions. The Er can only directly communicate with his or her Re.
hydrate: What Xenos and many aquatic ACT products are required to do to survive. Xenos can hydrate by drinking water or he can absorb it through his skin, such as in a shower, tank or natural body of water. He needs to do this frequently.
Intergalactic Affairs: Department that handles intergalactic relationships for the Earth government.
judge: A Laetez lawmaker. At a yearly meeting, judges listen to suggestions about revising and deleting laws and introducing new laws, then they vote on the changes.
Lassen: The language spoken on Lasseh.
law negotiations: The yearly meetings with the judges and the Prime during which the laws governing the Laetez species can be deleted, added or changed.
legal rep: lawyer on Earth.
luck of Tonga: A term used to indicate bad luck. Tonga was a Tydisian king who had a lot of bad luck.
main spec: The large spec on the bridge of a ship or in a central part of a city or town.
Ocean Paradise: A blue, salty-sweet fruit grown in the southwestern oceans of Tydepth.
Prime: Leader of the Laetez species.
private lab: A lab used for ACT research that has looser rules than government regulated labs. Many of the most important ACT discoveries have been made in private labs, but they are also known for treating their products with extreme cruelty.
Re: The external being that lives symbiotically with the Laetez Er. The Re has a human appearance and also communicates in words like a human.
Rell's Disease: The disease researched on Tildon Base.
The Residence: Building at ACT headquarters where the officers live.
Sacchite traders: Vendors in the Delilah Sector from whom the rebels on Nameless buy supplies.
Searilla: An ape-faced, intelligent aquatic species with great strength and the ability to see in very dark water. Their dark water vision is superior to that of Tydisians.
spec: A communication device that comes in various sizes and styles. For example wrist specs, desk specs and wall specs.
Superior: Leader of a branch of the military on the Laetez home world.
S. Master: Rank just below Superior. The second-in-command of a military branch on the Laetez home world.
Tri Root Species: A species with thick muscles, a horned face, and an extra arm between the shoulder blades.
Tydisian sea salad: Fragrant, leafy meal popular on Tydepth.
Tydisians: An aquatic species from the planet Tydepth. They are generally peaceful and are masters of telepathy.
unit commander: The person in charge of a unit of ACT soldiers.
Xenos line: The experimental ACT products created prior to Xenos Nineteen, Yashel, and Zale.
clan: shell (masculine)
clana: shell (feminine)
decrah: jewel
drot: land (n)
gashuk: copulate (slang)
il: one
Il task. Il siw.: One cause. One soul. The motto of the ACT rebels on Nameless.
mari: Sea
ni towa: be strong
siw: spirit
Siw Maris Marin: Directly translated as the Spirits of Water and Air. A Tydisian religion. A form of nature worship.
sleeka: beautiful
swein: A traditional Tydisian greeting.
ta: of
task: cause
tusk: Tydisian slang for penis
wush: heart
Wushmari Slidrot: Heart at sea. Head on land. (Xenos' Tydisian name)
Wush ta Mari: Heart of the Sea. A type of jewel found only in the deepest oceans of Tydepth.
wassda: beloved (female)
wassdat: beloved (male)
Generally all Laetez have a prefix included with their individual names that signify their status as a Re (external being) or Er (internal being). Examples include Re Halina, Re Lord, and Re Vic. With close friends and family, Res sometimes drop their prefix and are called only by their individual names or nicknames, for instance Halina.
Act products, like Xenos, Yashel and Zale have Laetez blood, but are not part of a symbiotic relationship, therefore they do not have prefixes, only given names symbolizing their mixed blood and individuality.
