Heaven's Reach

CAST OF CHARACTERS

Akeakemai — a dolphin member of Streaker’s bridge crew.

Alvin — the humicker (human-mimicking) nickname of Hph-wayuo, an adolescent hoon from Jijo.

Asx — a member of the Jijo Council of High Sages, representing the traeki race. See Ewasx.

Baskin, Gillian — a Terragens Agent assigned as physician to the dolphin survey vessel Streaker. In command since the debacle at Kithrup.

Creideiki — a male dolphin, former captain of the dolphin-crewed Earth vessel Streaker. Left behind on Kithrup, along with several other members of the crew, with just a space “skiff” to make their way across the Five Galaxies.

D’Anite, Emerson — a human engineer, once assigned to the Terragens spacecraft Streaker.

Dor-hinuf — a young female hoon. Twaphu-anuph’s daughter.

Dwer — the son of the papermaker Nelo Koolhan, brother of Sara and Lark, chief tracker of the Commons of Six Races of Jijo.

Ewasx — a Jophur ring-stack entity made mostly from components of the Jijoan sage Asx, plus a master ring.

Gillian — see Baskin, Gillian.

Harms, Harry — a neo-chimpanzee scout for the Institute of Navigation.

Huck — the humicker (human-mimicking) nickname of a g’Kek orphan raised by a hoonish family on Jijo. Alvin’s closest friend.

Huphu — Alvin’s pet noor beast.

Kaa — second pilot of Streaker. Formerly “Lucky Kaa.”

Karkaett — a male dolphin and engineering mate on Streaker.

Keepiru — former chief pilot of Streaker. Left behind on Kithrup.

Kiwei Ha’aoulin — a Synthian trader.

Lark — brother of Sara and Dwer, a lesser sage of the Commons of Jijo.

Ling — a Danik (human heretic) biologist.

Makanee — a female dolphin, the ship’s surgeon on Streaker. Left on Jijo to tend mentally reverted members of Streaker’s crew.

Mudfoot — a wild noor beast, named by Dwer Koolhan.

Niss — pseudosapient computer lent to Streaker by a Tymbrimi spy.

Old Ones — a term given to the “retired” races of the Fractal World.

Orley, Thomas — a genetically engineered Terragens Agent assigned to Streaker. Married to Gillian, left on Kithrup with Creideiki’s group.

Peepoe — a geneticist and nurse on Streaker. Kidnapped on Jijo.

Pincer-Tip — a red qheuen friend of Alvin’s who carved the hull for the bathyscaphe Wuphon’s Dream out of the trunk of a garu tree.

Prity — a female neo-chimpanzee; Sara’s servant, skilled at certain aspects of mathematical imagery.

Rann — leader of the Danik humans.

Rety — a human sooner, she fled her savage band’s hidden offshoot colony in the Gray Hills of Jijo.

Ro-kenn — a Rothen overlord.

Sara — daughter of the papermaker Nelo Koolhan, sister of Dwer and Lark, mathematician and language scholar.

Suessi, Hannes — a human engineer on Streaker, converted into a cyborg by the Old Ones.

Twaphu-anuph — a hoonish customs official at Kazzkark Base.

Tsh’t — a female dolphin, originally Streaker’s fourth in command. Later shared command with Gillian.

Tyug — the traeki alchemist of Mount Guenn Forge. A new crew member on Streaker.

Uriel — urrish Master Smith of the Mount Guenn Forge on Jijo.

Ur-ronn — Alvin’s urrish friend and member of the Wuphon’s Dream expedition. Uriel’s niece.

Wer’Q’quinn — Harry’s boss at the Institute of Navigation.

yee — an urrish male ejected from his pouch-home by his former mate. Later “married” the sooner girl Rety.