Laser
based weapon. Some small enough to be carried by humans. Others ground-to-air
to shoot down aircraft.
The
umbrella vine while not carnivorous would suffocate an unsuspecting victim with
its wide leaves, then secrete a red substance that expediates decay.
Small
tube-shaped flower with fluted petals at one end. Flower calcifies to bone. Used
as flutes, whistles, drinking straws, hair ornaments. Ciph's instrument of choice.
Pale,
pillowy and yielding bark that wraps around and traps whoever leans against it
for too long
Swear Word
Sigils
and Wards used by Eolian. The once used in the Chronicles are original artwork
by Tim Peters.
An eclipse of one of the two suns, both
eclipse behind the other
The span
of time from one eclipse to the next is a week, eight days, and usually that
time span is referred to as one dimming. 8 days = one week = one dimming 416 days = a year
Prisoner 99437958.
Former competitor of Raedwald
Wells is the ancestor of the Rees Gainer, Earl of Bradweald and the earl's daughter Private Esther Gainer in the main trilogy of the Chronicles of Terra Saint Edmunds books: The Second Best King, The Wronged Prince, and the Dying Hero.
Director of the prison.
Wyatt is the ancestor of the innkeepers Jack Brenhus, Senior and Jack Brenhus, Junior in the main trilogy of the Chronicles of Terra Saint Edmunds books: The Second Best King, The Wronged Prince, and the Dying Hero.
Former prisoner
Director Brenhus’ main sexual partner.
Myrtle is the ancestor of the scullery maid Mary Madoc who is loved by the Prince Edward in the main trilogy of the Chronicles of Terra Saint Edmunds books: The Second Best King, The Wronged Prince, and the Dying Hero.
Young man taken prisoner as a child.
He is the ancestor of Flora MacDonald who helps Ciph and his son Seth in the main trilogy of the Chronicles of Terra Saint Edmunds books: The Second Best King, The Wronged Prince, and the Dying Hero.
Niece of Raedwald. In charge of the evacuation. Owns planet. She is worshipped as a deity in the main trilogy of the Chronicles of Terra Saint Edmunds books: The Second Best King, The Wronged Prince, and the Dying Hero.
Eolian.
Indigenous human of the planet Terra Saint Edmunds.
Brother of Callof who is the head of the Ciph's Eolian family.
One with Olivia
Referred to as the Beautiful Husband of The Survivor in the main trilogy of the Chronicles of Terra Saint Edmunds books
Ciph’s wings, shoulder fan, and facial feathers
were the same pale, platinum blond as his hair. His feathers ran from his neck,
down his spine between his wings, and tapered to a fine tail at the small of
his back. Although still blond, the feathers that wrapped around his hips to
the front of his lower stomach were darker. His arms, legs, and the rest of his
body had smooth, bronze skin.
Leader of the Eolian family
Brother of Ciph
gigantic gastropod, slug
Veil ooze is the slimy secretions along their skin and has healing properties for both Earth humans and the indigenous Eolians.
They are considered the division between life and death on Terra St. Edmunds because the essence of humans, that is the part of humans considered to be the soul, must go through them via an osmosis type of process to get to the afterlife. This is called passing Through the Veil.
In the main trilogy, Olivia's son Seth bounds with a Veil named Giric.
City where the prison guards and their families live.
Location of the intake for all prisoners throughout the country, New East Anglia
Is renamed by Olivia
Country on the planet Terra Saint Edmunds
Named after the the region of England on Earth
Leased by Raedwald to private prison companies
The planet everyone is one
Owned by the wealthy financier Raedwald
Named after Bury St. Edmunds in England
Two suns
Preeminent seat of the royal family, the Raedwalds who rule all of Terra Saint Edmunds
Home of King Charles, Prince Albert, and Prince Edward
Named by Olivia after Mr. Darcy's estate in Pride and Prejudice, formerly known as Gaolertown