Places

aetherscape – see below, specific places of note; a mindspace dimension intrinsic to the Vedani, where they consciously integrate and share information; their minds engage here while their bodies rest, and they also use it as collaborative workspace
Alisandre – the human home planet, and capital federet of the Pan- Galactic Imperium; seat of the Magus Dynasty
Alisandre Capital – see below, specific places of note, includes many
locations; capital city of Alisandre, location of the royal court
Alphas 1 & 2 – bases in use for the Vortex Anomaly in Photuris/Ionos/ Libran space
Aquari Home – the eight-planet federet where Aquarii first evolved with the Symbias and became interplanetary
-.Glowing Eye Nest – a council table grove where an Octave is held
-.infirmary house – a songbuilt wooden housing where Bright Wave healed from fire damage
-.Susurros – Aquari planet where the Symbias were first replanted
the Arch – a private underwater research facility funded by Plexus; a practical dimensional physics research program with a network of mathies, physicists, techs & engineers, waveform scientists and more living and working aboard on something like a brane
-.(Arch) peak room / Peak – in Arch form on the sea floor, the room in the center at the Peak contains a control bridge
-.Service Hallway – runs along the length of the Arch, contains systems & equipment
Archipelago Federet / Transnet Archipelago – four disparate planets connected by advanced transit
Aristyd – Fred DeWalt’s home planet, receives medical aid from Plexus charities
Brave Crossing – a very long space travel route between early planets, with complex orientation; now rarely frequented
dragonroads – interdimensional spatial connections that Dragons utilize according to their elements
Expansion 6 Federet – an industrially-oriented federet
-.Leuko Galaxy – an Expansion 6 galaxy
-.-.Genesee – a planet with intense volcanic faults, see below
-.-.-.Anzi – a city with a subterranean half lit by sunstrips
-.-.-.Annan – a city on Genesee threatened by volcanic activity
-.-.-.Meriada – a warm city with high-rise tenements, where Toller hails from
-.-.-.Surcha Province – lending their ships to evacuate Anzi
-.-.-.Zendris Fault – the main volcanic fault suddenly endangering Anzi and Annan
-.-.Geris – source of crude ore
Florin – a planet with a roguish reputation
-.Dalmeera – a grey market port of pirates, mercenaries, thieves, gangs and glory
-.-.Joe’s – a rather nice tavern with food, rooms and cards
-.-.-.Scurry – the tunnels beneath Dalmeera, connecting to Joe’s
Foshan – a mainly oceanic planet with scattered islands; navigation by geographic triangulation, due to surface distortion
-.The Planks – an oceanic fueling station for ships
The Fray – a conceptual zone of intentional disagreement frequented by Kao-Sidhe
Freshwater Federet – a lush zone with lots of fresh water
-.Freshwater Consulate – a historical attack by the Phronium Triangle
-.Iparia – planetary capital of Freshwater federet
-.-.Iparia spacehub – location of a hostage crisis, where Wendel met Leiv
Gazebo – a programmatical location to pop open in the vicinity of Soleil and Kao-Sidhe
Genesee – a populous planet made mostly of stone & hardstone; most ground is deep, thick rock with eruptive magma tectonic boundaries; water & soil are sparse, with an important minority of tribes dedicated to surface soil & food production; lots of food & supplies are imported, but the place is prosperous thanks to the income from the quarrying industry & precious stones, as well as being known as a starting place for brilliant architects & engineers; its geothermal muscle experiences upheaval as it gets utilized as an energetic power core
Hirylien – the 5th Archipelago planet, now long since evacuated by the Imperium after the planet became uninhabitable after suffering the first wave of the Affliction
-.Old Hirylien – how the Hirylien Remainder refer to the culture and civilization that they had on Hirylien before the planet was devastated
Institute of Sphere Dynamics – center of research for Arcta Hydraia’s scientific discipline
Jennian Federet – federet known for its rural and farming culture
Libran Federet – known for its structured, legalistic culture
-.Ionos – capital planet of Libran; judicial records and histories
-.-.Ionos Capital – home of Vanessa Udar & Bassel Ayo
-.Photuris Sector – zone of space near Ionos where the Vortex Anomaly appeared
-.-.Photuris Vortex Anomaly – a gigantic confusing phenomenon
under investigation
Loramer Institute – center of advanced theoretical inquiry and pragmatics; known for pure science
Mainstation in 5th Alisandrian orbit – a Plexus Corp. orbit station
Odessia 6 – space vacation resort temporarily converted to hosting refugees from the Zendris cataclysm on
Ombd – home planet of the Aureny people, rich in minerals
-.Glittering Towers / The Travesty – a historical cultural center / sacred site which held treasures of ancestral significance
-.Subterranea – pockets where the Aureny live beneath the surface of their planet
Oriya River Aerial Parkway – a unique natural phenomenon; a river that flows between magnetogravitational crystals
-.3rd Span Lounge – one of the lounges along the length of the Parkway; has a ping-pong table
Palookatown Bash – a rip roaring rock and roll event with a gathering of unusual vehicles
Pioneer Federet – known for its wilderness ways
-.Pioneerlands – a familiar name for those places way out there
Primatris Federet – the first set of new planets for humanity, where some indigenous and land-based cultures chose to fulfill their star people destinies and humanity refined interplanetary adaptation; sit thee dahn fr’spell and they all talk like your great grandparents
Seat – a draconid term for a Dragon’s place of greatest power and influence
Skandarian villages – rural hill villages on Alisandre
-.Arkahn – flocks
-.Darius – fiber processing
-.Darye – center of local textile culture
-.Starhn – flocks
Southerpart – a livestock herding locality
Symbias Grove – mystically hidden places where the tree being family members of the Aquarii live, teach, and are tended
Tabula Rasa / Level Plaine – a conceptual nonphysical/ethereal dimension specific to Dragons where they must retreat and can communicate; the beautiful between; no creature other than a dragon can say it even really exists
-.Gateway Stair – the individual elemental sublimation process for a Dragon to reach Tabula Rasa
-.Golden Apple River – Saga’s created glyphspace/tabulum where ‘e meets with a group
-.Purple Lotus Waterfall – Saga’s glyphspace for meeting with one other
-.tabulum – one area of the Tabula Rasa, distinguished either by conceptual distance or glyph pocketing
Oligarchy of Tamakopa – extremely wealthy, and lost a bunch of money to the Hoopoe’s hacker heist
Orcon – a planet with an abundance of natural beauty Pan-Galactic Imperium – see below, the intergalactic civilization of humans and other sentients
Vertris Federet – artistically distinct cultures of uniqueness
-.Lurin – a planet of treehouses, named trees & unnamed streets, partying; open source power

Characters: Vedani

Aelrn Lkcd – has been researching the Symbias trees in the aetherscape
Aubrt – an answering presence in a shadownet chat room
Eivnr Kfnt – occupational therapist
Oibhn Clnr – an excellent host
Ousrk Fnsd – a connective focal point
Uixtr Xkcd – recon & mobile mission point person
Yykth Sldr, Kate – kids-to-kids adolescent communicator & hacker

Characters: Other

Clara – one of the named trees supporting the Hoopoe’s treehouse complex
Eldest Davyjones – the largest and oldest of the Davyjones crustaceans, living on the abyssal floor of Foshan; feathery mandibles, multi-depth eye bouquets, optionally bioluminescent; secretly dubbed Deputy Crabsterfuzz by General Claymore
Drift X – Wendel Harper’s Bluebird Mark 7, a utilitarian classic with extra character
Moonshadow, 133740R53 – a Vedani space sled named by Soleil, a good learner and friend who is linked to Vedani communication
Pepita (Puppita) – a doggie belonging to one of the activist kids cyphering after the lab protest
Sea Voice – unknown individuals that broadcast musically to the Vedani, presumably from underwater
Symbias – see Nature, trees considered individual family members of the Aquarii

Characters: Kao-Sidhe

Dragon Food – enticing, bold, innovative, a touch of whimsy, appetizing, irresistible to Dragons, gets eaten on purpose
Garlic – rooted, a little goes a long way, helpful in a pinch, holistically supportive, silent but deadly
GreezMo – a gremlin who lives inside an engine, helpful when humored, gets really into things
the Jiggler – makes things fit, jiggles things into the schedule, impeccable timing
Rosy Glow – translates into any language, radiant, sentimental, bright, intense, empathic; curly copper hair, sunny contextually-tinted complexion, rosy cheeks, diaphanous wings, dress made
of sunset nebulae & eyes like flower petals
the Seadog – at home in stormy waters, calm to tempestuous, wasn’t born yesterday, hangs in there, calciferous

Characters: Humans: Raev’s tattoos

legs: movers, earth, ground, speed, encompassment, places
arms: pushers, manipulators, connectors, openers, gatherers
torso: core, power source, source links
chest: forward, give, push, out
back: protect, shield, structure, what people see when he’s not looking
buttocks: thinkers
head: open, vessel, pitcher, pour, power, filter, sun, light
neck: veins, fluids, currents
hips & front: swivelers, changers, shakers
sides: vulnerabilities