The Keeper of Secrets - Book One
Ahn – / ah n / – Husband of Barla. Father of Gravin and Rasa. Harbor Master at the Port of Cresdon in Thulen. Former shipping captain.
Alena – / ah leyn a / – Maiden name: Bellen. Wife of Bryon. Mother of Justan and Kyelon. Trained as a wise-woman.
Amanda – / uh man duh / – means ‘beloved.’ Born September 28, 1972, in Florida. Maiden name: Covington. Daughter of Chris and Diane. Fiancé of Nealand. Mother of Juila and Jena.
Andera – / an dair uh / – Daughter of Zeka. Betrothed to Justan. First-daughter of Bryon and Alena.
Angie – / an jee / – Nealand’s new girlfriend.
Barla – / bahr luh / – Born January 21, 1945, in Wisconsin. Maiden name: Silnack. Formerly known as Barbara. Sister of Diane. Aunt of Amanda. Wife of Ahn. Mother of Gravin and Rasa.
Bryon – / brahy uh n / – Surname: Kesh. Husband of Alena. Father of Justan and Kyelon. Manager of Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Ceren – / sair in / – Born approximately 3412. Adopted son of Ahn and Barla. Works at the Port of Cresdon for Captain Ahn.
Chris – / kris / – Surname: Covington. Husband of Diane. Father of Amanda and two other daughters.
Corva – / kor vuh / – Foster child of Ahn and Barla. Her parents died in a house fire.
Debbon – / deb uhn / – Elder whose base of power is on Elder Isle.
Diane – / dahy an / – Born October 1, 1947. Maiden name: Silnack. Sister of Barbara and Saul. Wife of Chris. Mother of Amanda and two other daughters.
Dr. Flores – / flohr ez / – The doctor treating Amanda in the hospital in Cancun.
Ellen – / el uh n / – Mother of Barla, Saul, and Diane. Maiden name: Hill. Married name: Silnack.
Frasnia – / fraz nee uh / – Secretary at Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Gatson – / gat suh n / – Personal body guard for Elder Debbon. Main residence is on the Elder’s Islet at the seat of power.
Gravin – / gra vin / – Born Elul 30, 3421, in Port of Cresdon. Son of Ahn and Barla. Brother of Rasa.
Hashma – / hash muh / – A prostitute at the Lookout Tavern. Filed a sexual assault lawsuit against Petre. Mother of Petre’s child.
Issyn – / ih sin / – Shipping captain who rescued Amanda from swimming. Friend of Captain Ahn. Main port of call is Port of Cresdon.
Jasmine Medin, MD – / med in / – Doctor at Cannon Memorial Asylum under Dr. Stephen Gascon.
Jehoban – / juh ho ban / – Means ‘of all the people’ who is the creator of everything. Earth equivalent: God.
Jena – / jen uh / – Born Iyar 22, 3443, in Kirma. Daughter of Amanda. Twin sister of Juila.
Jenny – / jen ee / – A dance team member from Amanda’s high school.
Jern – / jurn / – A trusted friend of Bryon’s.
Jesisca – / jes is kuh / – The name given to Amanda from Petre.
Jessica Taivas – / jes i kuh tay vuhs / – Wife of Nealand Taivas Sr. Mother of Nealand Taivas Jr.
Jose – / hohz ey / – Mexican man who found Amanda on the beach in Cancun.
Juila – / joo ee luh / – Born Iyar 22, 3443, in Kirma. Daughter of Amanda. Twin sister of Jena.
Justan – / juhs tan / – Surname: Kesh. Son of Bryon and Alena. Betrothed to Andera. Brother of Kyelon.
Kenen – / ken un / – Manager of the telepod crystal quarry in Beewa.
Kiya – / kahy uh / – A wise-woman in training with Alena.
Kyelon – / kahyl on / – Surname: Kesh. Son of Bryon and Alena. Brother of Justan.
Lucinden – / loo sin den / – One of the original angels of Jehoban. He confronted Jehoban for rule of the people and Jehoban banned him and his followers to Tuala.
Nealand Taivas – / neel uh nd tay vuhs / – Son of Nealand Taivas Sr. and Jessica Taivas. Fiancé of Amanda. Also known as Neal.
Nealand Taivas Sr. – / neel uh nd tay vuhs / – Husband of Jessica. Father of Nealand Jr.
Nurse Bota – / boht uh / – The nurse who took care of Amanda in the hospital in Cancun.
Petre – / pee ter / – Surname: MacVeen. Formerly known as Petren, lost social status and forced to lose the honorific ‘n’ at the end of his name. Wears a black onyx ring showing his status as a Master Deceptor. First person on Tuala to encounter Amanda.
Rasa – / rah sah / – Born Tishri 5, 3423, in Port of Cresdon. Daughter of Ahn and Barla. Sister of Gravin. Student of Jehoban.
Riccan – / rik an / – Chief engineer at the Telepod Engineering Company. Popular racer of telepods.
Saul – / sawl / – Born in Wisconsin. Brother of Barla and Diane.
Sherry – / sher ee / – Amanda’s best friend from high school.
Stephen Gascon, MD – / gas cuhn / – Director at Cannon Memorial Asylum.
Sydney – / sid nee / – Father of Barla, Saul, and Diane. Surname: Silnack.
Tana – / tan uh / – Next-door-neighbor of Bryon and Alena in Kirma. Caretaker of Justan, Andera, and Kyelon.
Zeka – / zee kah / – Daughter of Bryon’s father’s business partner. Mother of Andera.
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Ahn – / ah n / – Husband of Barla. Father of Gravin and Rasa. Harbor Master at the Port of Cresdon in Thulen. Former shipping captain.
Alena – / ah leyn a / – Born Ab 26, 3417. Maiden name: Bellen. Marriage Date: Tishri 16, 3436. Wife of Bryon. Mother of Justan and Kyelon. Adoptive mother to Jena and Juila. Trained as a wise-woman.
Amanda – / uh man duh / – means ‘beloved.’ Born September 28, 1972, in Florida. Maiden name: Covington. Daughter of Chris and Diane. Former fiancé of Nealand. Mother of Juila and Jena. First cousin of Gravin and Rasa.
Andera – / an dair uh / – Born Tishri 12, 3439. Daughter of Zeka. Betrothed to Justan. First-daughter of Bryon and Alena.
Angie – / an jee / – Nealand’s new girlfriend.
Barla – / bahr luh / – Born January 21, 1945, in Wisconsin. Maiden name: Silnack. Formerly known as Barbara. Sister of Diane. Aunt of Amanda. Wife of Ahn. Mother of Gravin and Rasa.
Bistea – / bis tee uh / – Vendor at the marketplace in Kirma. Patient of Alena’s.
Bryon – / brahy uh n / – Born Heshvan 2, 3416, in Kirma. Surname: Kesh. Marriage Date: Tishri 16, 3436. Husband of Alena. Father of Justan and Kyelon. Adoptive father to Jena and Juila. Manager of Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Ceren – / sair in / – Born approximately 3412. Adopted son of Ahn and Barla. Works at the Port of Cresdon for Captain Ahn.
Chelesa – / chuh lay suh / – Wife of Elder Debbon. Mother of Willian.
Chris – / kris / – Surname: Covington. Husband of Diane. Father of Amanda and two other daughters.
Cleon – / klee on / – Transport operator at Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Copa – / kohp uh / – Wise-woman for the district of Desio. Person who healed Ninan.
Corva – / kor vuh / – Foster child of Ahn and Barla. Her parents died in a house fire.
Debbon – / deb uhn / – Elder whose base of power is on Elder Isle. Husband of Chelesa. Father of Willian.
Diane – / dahy an / – Born October 1, 1947. Maiden name: Silnack. Sister of Barbara and Saul. Wife of Chris. Mother of Amanda and two other daughters.
Dr. Flores – / flohr ez / – The doctor treating Amanda in the hospital in Cancun.
Ellen – / el uh n / – Mother of Barla, Saul, and Diane. Maiden name: Hill. Married name: Silnack.
Fordin – / ford in / – Former seaman friend of Ninan. Confidant of Ninan’s dealings with Petre.
Frasnia – / fraz nee uh / – Secretary at Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Gatson – / gat suh n / – Personal body guard for Elder Debbon. Main home is on the Elder’s Islet at the seat of power.
Gravin – / gra vin / – Born Elul 30, 3421, in Port of Cresdon. Son of Ahn and Barla. Brother of Rasa. First cousin of Amanda.
Hashma – / hash muh / – A prostitute at the Lookout Tavern. Filed a sexual assault lawsuit against Petre. Mother of Petre’s child.
Issyn – / ih sin / – Shipping captain who rescued Amanda from swimming. Friend of Captain Ahn. Main port of call is Port of Cresdon.
Jasmine Medin, MD – / med in / – Doctor at Cannon Memorial Asylum under Dr. Stephen Gascon.
Jehoban – / juh ho ban / – Means ‘of all the people’ who is the creator of everything. Earth equivalent: God.
Jena – / jen uh / – Born Iyar 22, 3443, in Kirma. Daughter of Amanda. Twin sister of Juila. First-daughter of Elder Debbon and Chelesa. Betrothed to Willian.
Jenny – / jen ee / – A dance team member from Amanda’s high school.
Jern – / jurn / – A trusted friend of Bryon’s.
Jesisca – / jes is kuh / – The name given to Amanda from Petre.
Jessa – / jes uh / – The name given to Elder Debbon from Petre for Jena’s mother.
Jessica Taivas – / jes i kuh tay vuhs / – Wife of Nealand Taivas Sr. Mother of Nealand Taivas Jr.
Jose – / hohz ey / – Mexican man who found Amanda on the beach in Cancun.
Juila – / joo ee luh / – Born Iyar 22, 3443, in Kirma. Daughter of Amanda. Twin sister of Jena.
Justan – / juhs tan / – Born Elul 21, 3439, in Kirma. Surname: Kesh. Son of Bryon and Alena. Betrothed to Andera. Brother of Kyelon.
Kanekoa – / kan eh koh uh / – Person who sells her house to Ninan in Kirma.
Kenen – / ken un / – Manager of the telepod crystal quarry in Beewa.
Kiya – / kahy uh / – A wise-woman in training with Alena.
Kyelon – / kahyl on / – Born Tishri 30, 3440, in Kirma. Surname: Kesh. Son of Bryon and Alena. Brother of Justan.
Lucinden – / loo sin den / – One of the original angels of Jehoban. He confronted Jehoban for rule of the people and Jehoban banned him and his followers to Tuala.
Miorlen – / mee ohr len / – Legal advisor for Elder Debbon.
Nealand Taivas – / neel uh nd tay vuhs / – Son of Nealand Taivas Sr. and Jessica Taivas. Former fiancé of Amanda. Also known as Neal.
Nealand Taivas Sr. – / neel uh nd tay vuhs / – Husband of Jessica. Father of Nealand Jr.
Ninan – / nahyn un / – Surname: Tigua. Unemployed seaman. Working undercover for Petre to locate Jesisca. Travels to Kirma to look for Jesisca. Works for Bryon at Kirma Shipping and Receiving. Address: Thursto Block 43-3, Kirma.
Nurse Bota – / boht uh / – The nurse who took care of Amanda in the hospital in Cancun.
Petre – / pee ter / – Surname: MacVeen. Formerly known as Petren, lost social status and forced to lose the honorific ‘n’ at the end of his name. Wears a black onyx ring showing his status as a Master Deceptor. First person on Tuala to encounter Amanda. Kidnapped Jena and sold her to Elder Debbon under the guise of a betrothal agreement.
Rasa – / rah sah / – Born Tishri 5, 3423, in Port of Cresdon. Daughter of Ahn and Barla. Sister of Gravin. First cousin of Amanda. Student of Jehoban.
Riccan – / rik an / – Chief Engineer at the Telepod Engineering Company. Popular racer of telepods.
Saul – / sawl / – Born in Wisconsin. Brother of Barla and Diane.
Shemalla – / shem al uh / – Maiden Name: Paramasivam. Born in Pantano. Employee at the UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, New Mexico. Apprentice to Elder Vargen.
Sherry – / sher ee / – Amanda’s best friend from high school.
Stephen Gascon, MD – / gas cuhn / – Director at Cannon Memorial Asylum.
Sydney – / sid nee / – Father of Barla, Saul, and Diane. Surname: Silnack.
Tana – / tan uh / – Next-door-neighbor of Bryon and Alena in Kirma. Caretaker of Justan, Andera, and Kyelon.
Vargen – / vahr guh n / – Elder. Co-founder of the Old Soul Engineering Facility.
Willian – / wil yan / – Son of Elder Debbon and Chelesa. Betrothed to Jena.
Zeka – / zee kah / – Daughter of Bryon’s father’s business partner. Mother of Andera.
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Ahn – / ah n / – Husband of Barla. Father of Gravin and Rasa. Harbor Master at the Port of Cresdon in Thulen. Former shipping captain.
Alena – / ah leyn a / – Born Ab 26, 3417. Maiden name: Bellen. Marriage Date: Tishri 16, 3436. Wife of Bryon. Mother of Justan and Kyelon. Adoptive mother to Jena and Juila. Trained as a wise-woman.
Amanda – / uh man duh / – means ‘beloved.’ Born September 28, 1972, in Florida. Maiden name: Covington. Daughter of Chris and Diane. Former fiancé of Nealand. Mother of Juila and Jena. First cousin of Gravin and Rasa.
Andera – / an dair uh / – Born Tishri 12, 3439. Daughter of Zeka. Betrothed to Justan. First-daughter of Bryon and Alena.
Angie – / an jee / – Nealand’s new girlfriend.
Barla – / bahr luh / – Born January 21, 1945, in Wisconsin. Maiden name: Silnack. Formerly known as Barbara. Sister of Diane. Aunt of Amanda. Wife of Ahn. Mother of Gravin and Rasa.
Bistea – / bis tee uh / – Vendor at the marketplace in Kirma. Patient of Alena’s.
Bryon – / brahy uh n / – Born Heshvan 2, 3416, in Kirma. Surname: Kesh. Marriage Date: Tishri 16, 3436. Husband of Alena. Father of Justan and Kyelon. Adoptive father to Jena and Juila. Manager of Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Ceren – / sair in / – Born approximately 3412. Adopted son of Ahn and Barla. Works at the Port of Cresdon for Captain Ahn.
Chelesa – / chuh lay suh / – Wife of Elder Debbon. Mother of Willian.
Chris – / kris / – Surname: Covington. Husband of Diane. Father of Amanda and two other daughters.
Cleon – / klee on / – Transport operator at Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Copa – / kohp uh / – Wise-woman for the district of Desio. Person who healed Ninan.
Corva – / kor vuh / – Foster child of Ahn and Barla. Her parents died in a house fire.
Crysta – / kris tuh / – Head maid at Elder Debbon’s estate.
Daven – / dav uhn / – Surname: Stel. Husband of Nena. Father of Riccan. Student of Jehoban. Elder whose base of power is on Pantano.
Debbon – / deb uhn / – Elder whose base of power is on Elder Isle. Husband of Chelesa. Father of Willian.
Denana – / day naw nuh / – Employee in the Engineering Department at the Telepod Engineering Company.
Diane – / dahy an / – Born October 1, 1947. Maiden name: Silnack. Sister of Barbara and Saul. Wife of Chris. Mother of Amanda and two other daughters.
Dr. Flores – / flohr ez / – The doctor treating Amanda in the hospital in Cancun.
Ela Nena – / eluh nay nuh / – Married name: Dunless. Wife of Teden Dunless. Executive VP of Customer Operations at the Telepod Engineering Company. Riccan’s boss.
Ellen – / el uh n / – Mother of Barla, Saul, and Diane. Maiden name: Hill. Married name: Silnack.
Fordin – / ford in / – Former seaman friend of Ninan. Confidant of Ninan’s dealings with Petre.
Frasnia – / fraz nee uh / – Secretary at Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Gatson – / gat suh n / – Personal body guard for Elder Debbon. Main home is on the Elder’s Islet at the seat of power.
Gilora – / gil or uh / – Employee at the Telepod Engineering Company under Riccan. Interviewer of Amanda.
Gravin – / gra vin / – Born Elul 30, 3421, in Port of Cresdon. Son of Ahn and Barla. Brother of Rasa. First cousin of Amanda.
Gwenda – / gwen duh / – Employee at the Telepod Engineering Company under Riccan. Interviewer of Amanda.
Hashma – / hash muh / – A prostitute at the Lookout Tavern. Filed a sexual assault lawsuit against Petre. Mother of Petre’s child.
Issyn – / ih sin / – Shipping captain who rescued Amanda from swimming. Friend of Captain Ahn. Main port of call is Port of Cresdon.
Jasmine Medin, MD – / med in / – Doctor at Cannon Memorial Asylum under Dr. Stephen Gascon.
Jehoban – / juh ho ban / – Means ‘of all the people’ who is the creator of everything. Earth equivalent: God.
Jena – / jen uh / – Born Iyar 22, 3443, in Kirma. Daughter of Amanda. Twin sister of Juila. First-daughter of Elder Debbon and Chelesa. Betrothed to Willian.
Jenny – / jen ee / – A dance team member from Amanda’s high school.
Jern – / jurn / – A trusted friend of Bryon’s.
Jesisca – / jes is kuh / – The name given to Amanda from Petre.
Jessa – / jes uh / – The name given to Elder Debbon from Petre for Jena’s mother.
Jessica Taivas – / jes i kuh tay vuhs / – Wife of Nealand Taivas Sr. Mother of Nealand Taivas Jr.
Jonan – / jawn uhn / – Bullying neighbor of Ahn and Barla.
Jose – / hohz ey / – Mexican man who found Amanda on the beach in Cancun.
Juila – / joo ee luh / – Born Iyar 22, 3443, in Kirma. Daughter of Amanda. Twin sister of Jena.
Justan – / juhs tan / – Born Elul 21, 3439, in Kirma. Surname: Kesh. Son of Bryon and Alena. Betrothed to Andera. Brother of Kyelon.
Kanekoa – / kan eh koh uh / – Person who sells her house to Ninan in Kirma.
Kendon – / ken duhn / – Employee at the Telepod Engineering Company under Riccan. Interviewer of Amanda.
Kenen – / ken un / – Manager of the telepod crystal quarry in Beewa.
Kiya – / kahy uh / – A wise-woman in training with Alena.
Kyelon – / kahyl on / – Born Tishri 30, 3440, in Kirma. Surname: Kesh. Son of Bryon and Alena. Brother of Justan.
Lana – / law nuh / – Maiden name: Gurdin. Receptionist at the Telepod Engineering Company in Durseni.
Lillia – / lil ee uh / – A Tualan who gave the samara to Maria’s family in Campeche, Mexico. Girlfriend of Lucinden.
Lindon – / lin duhn / – A friend of Bryon’s who took him to Earth as a teenager.
Lucinden – / loo sin den / – One of the original angels of Jehoban. He confronted Jehoban for rule of the people and Jehoban banned him and his followers to Tuala.
Maria – / mah ree ah / – The keeper of the crystal skull in Campeche, Mexico.
Miorlen – / mee ohr len / – Legal advisor for Elder Debbon.
Nealand Taivas – / neel uh nd tay vuhs / – Son of Nealand Taivas Sr. and Jessica Taivas. Former fiancé of Amanda. Also known as Neal.
Nealand Taivas Sr. – / neel uh nd tay vuhs / – Husband of Jessica. Father of Nealand Jr.
Nena – / nay nuh / – Married name: Stel. Wife of Daven. Mother of Riccan. Occupation: Teacher. Lives in Pantano.
Ninan – / nahyn un / – Surname: Tigua. Unemployed seaman. Worked undercover for Petre to locate Jesisca. Traveled to Kirma to look for Jesisca. Works for Bryon at Kirma Shipping and Receiving. Address: Thursto Block 43-3, Kirma.
Nurse Bota – / boht uh / – The nurse who took care of Amanda in the hospital in Cancun.
Petre – / pee ter / – Surname: MacVeen. Formerly known as Petren, lost social status and forced to lose the honorific ‘n’ at the end of his name. Wears a black onyx ring showing his status as a Master Deceptor. First person on Tuala to encounter Amanda. Kidnapped Jena and sold her to Elder Debbon under the guise of a betrothal agreement.
Rasa – / rah sah / – Born Tishri 5, 3423, in Port of Cresdon. Daughter of Ahn and Barla. Sister of Gravin. First cousin of Amanda. Student of Jehoban.
Riccan – / rik an / – Surname: Stel. Son of Elder Daven and Nena. Chief Engineer at the Telepod Engineering Company. Popular racer of telepods.
Rualin – / roo ahl in / – A business associate of Petre.
Saul – / sawl / – Born in Wisconsin. Brother of Barla and Diane.
Shemalla – / shem al uh / – Maiden Name: Paramasivam. Born in Pantano. Employee at the UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, New Mexico. Apprentice to Elder Vargen.
Sherry – / sher ee / – Amanda’s best friend from high school.
Stavin – / stav in / – A boyhood friend of Bryon’s.
Stephen Gascon, MD – / gas cuhn / – Director at Cannon Memorial Asylum.
Sydney – / sid nee / – Father of Barla, Saul, and Diane. Surname: Silnack.
Tana – / tan uh / – Next-door-neighbor of Bryon and Alena in Kirma. Caretaker of Justan, Andera, and Kyelon.
Teden – / ted en / – Surname: Dunless. Husband of Ela Nena. Accounting Manager at the Telepod Engineering Company.
Vargen – / vahr guh n / – Elder. Co-founder of the Old Soul Engineering Facility.
Willian – / wil yan / – Son of Elder Debbon and Chelesa. Betrothed to Jena.
Zeka – / zee kah / – Daughter of Bryon’s father’s business partner. Mother of Andera.
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Ahn – / ah n / – Husband of Barla. Father of Gravin and Rasa. Harbor Master at the Port of Cresdon in Thulen. Former shipping captain.
Alena – / ah leyn a / – Born Ab 26, 3417. Maiden name: Bellen. Marriage Date: Tishri 16, 3436. Wife of Bryon. Mother of Justan and Kyelon. Adoptive mother to Jena and Juila. Trained as a wise-woman.
Amanda – / uh man duh / – means ‘beloved.’ Born September 28, 1972, in Florida. Maiden name: Covington. Daughter of Chris and Diane. Former fiancé of Nealand. Mother of Juila and Jena. Cousin to Gravin and Rasa.
Andera – / an dair uh / – Born Tishri 12, 3439. Daughter of Zeka. Betrothed to Justan. First-daughter of Bryon and Alena.
Andy Brun – / an dee broohn / – Neighbor friend of Riccan’s on Earth. Involved in rock throwing trouble.
Angie – / an jee / – Nealand’s new girlfriend.
Barla – / bahr luh / – Born January 21, 1945, in Wisconsin. Maiden name: Silnack. Formerly known as Barbara. Sister of Diane. Aunt of Amanda. Wife of Ahn. Mother of Gravin and Rasa.
Bistea – / bis tee uh / – Vendor at the marketplace in Kirma. Patient of Alena’s.
Bryon – / brahy uh n / – Born Heshvan 2, 3416, in Kirma. Surname: Kesh. Marriage Date: Tishri 16, 3436. Husband of Alena. Father of Justan and Kyelon. Former adoptive father to Jena and Juila. Manager of Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Celia – / see lee uh / – Surname: Scamp. Gypsy family who stayed with Thomas Rockwood in France around 1800. Wife to Sampson. Mother of a sick daughter who received help from Thomas.
Ceren – / sair in / – Born approximately 3412. Adopted son of Ahn and Barla. Works at the Port of Cresdon for Captain Ahn.
Chelesa – / chuh lay suh / – Wife of Elder Debbon. Mother of Willian.
Chris – / kris / – Surname: Covington. Husband of Diane. Father of Amanda and two other daughters.
Cleon – / klee on / – Transport operator at Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Copa – / kohp uh / – Wise-woman for the district of Desio. Person who healed Ninan.
Corva – / kor vuh / – Foster child of Ahn and Barla. Her parents died in a house fire.
Crysta – / kris tuh / – Head maid at Elder Debbon’s estate.
Daven – / dav uhn / – Surname: Stel. Son of Edwin and Murisa. Husband of Nena. Father of Riccan. Brother of Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen. Student of Jehoban. Elder whose base of power is on Pantano.
Debbon – / deb uhn / – Elder whose base of power is on Elder Isle. Husband of Chelesa. Father of Willian.
Denana – / day naw nuh / – Employee in the Engineering Department at Telepod Engineering Company.
Diane – / dahy an / – Born October 1, 1947. Maiden name: Silnack. Sister of Barbara and Saul. Wife of Chris. Mother of Amanda and two other daughters.
Dr. Flores – / flohr ez / – The doctor treating Amanda in the hospital in Cancun.
Edwin – / ed win / – Surname: Stel. Husband of Murisa. Father of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen. Rucen died in a telepod accident when he was just twenty-two. Engineer at the Roswell Museum. Started a Construction Supply Company on Tuala. Started a Consulting Business when they moved to Acaim when Daven was six.
Ela Nena – / eluh nay nuh / – Married name: Dunless. Wife of Teden Dunless. Executive VP of Customer Operations at Telepod Engineering Company. Riccan’s boss.
Ellen – / el uh n / – Mother of Barla, Saul, and Diane. Maiden name: Hill. Married name: Silnack.
Farmer Joe – Washington asparagus farmer and former owner of the outhouse used by Riccan for senior prank.
Fordin – / ford in / – Former seaman friend of Ninan. Confidant of Ninan’s dealings with Petre.
Frasnia – / fraz nee uh / – Secretary at Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Gatson – / gat suh n / – Personal body guard for Elder Debbon. Main home is on the Elder’s Islet at the seat of power.
Gilora – / gil or uh / – Employee at Telepod Engineering Company under Riccan. Interviewer of Amanda.
Gravin – / gra vin / – Born Elul 30, 3421, in Port of Cresdon. Son of Ahn and Barla. Brother of Rasa. First cousin of Amanda.
Gwenda – / gwen duh / – Employee at Telepod Engineering Company under Riccan. Interviewer of Amanda.
Hashma – / hash muh / – A prostitute at the Lookout Tavern. Filed a sexual assault lawsuit against Petre. Mother of Petre’s child.
Issyn – / ih sin / – Shipping captain who rescued Amanda from swimming. Friend of Captain Ahn. Main port of call is Port of Cresdon.
Jasmine Medin, MD – / med in / – Doctor at Cannon Memorial Asylum under Dr. Stephen Gascon.
Jehoban – / juh ho ban / – Means ‘of all the people’ who is the creator of everything. Earth equivalent: God.
Jena – / jen uh / – Born Iyar 22, 3443, in Kirma. Daughter of Amanda. Twin sister of Juila. First-daughter of Elder Debbon and Chelesa. Betrothed to Willian.
Jenny – / jen ee / – A dance team member from Amanda’s high school.
Jern – / jurn / – A trusted friend of Bryon’s.
Jesisca – / jes is kuh / – The name given to Amanda from Petre.
Jessa – / jes uh / – The name given to Elder Debbon from Petre for Jena’s mother.
Jessica Taivas – / jes i kuh tay vuhs / – Wife of Nealand Taivas Sr. Mother of Nealand Taivas Jr.
Jonan – / jawn uhn / – Bullying neighbor of Ahn and Barla.
Jose – / hohz ey / – Mexican man who found Amanda on the beach in Cancun.
Juila – / joo ee luh / – Born Iyar 22, 3443, in Kirma. Daughter of Amanda. Twin sister of Jena.
Justan – / juhs tan / – Born Elul 21, 3439, in Kirma. Surname: Kesh. Son of Bryon and Alena. Betrothed to Andera. Brother of Kyelon.
Kanekoa – / kan eh koh uh / – Person who sells her house to Ninan in Kirma.
Kendon – / ken duhn / – Employee at Telepod Engineering Company under Riccan. Interviewer of Amanda.
Kenen – / ken un / – Manager of the telepod crystal quarry in Beewa.
Kiya – / kahy uh / – A wise-woman in training with Alena.
Kyelon – / kahyl on / – Born Tishri 30, 3440, in Kirma. Surname: Kesh. Son of Bryon and Alena. Brother of Justan.
Lana – / law nuh / – Maiden name: Gurdin. Receptionist at Telepod Engineering Company in Durseni.
Lillia – / lil ee uh / – A Tualan who gave a crystal skull to Maria’s family in Campeche, Mexico. Girlfriend of Lucinden. Keeper of the master samara.
Lindon – / lin duhn / – A friend of Bryon’s who took him to Earth as a teenager.
Lucinden – / loo sin den / – One of the original angels of Jehoban. He confronted Jehoban for rule of the people and Jehoban banned him and his followers to Tuala.
Maria – / mah ree ah / – The keeper of the crystal skull in Campeche, Mexico.
Melba – / mehl buh / – Head maid at Elder Daven’s Residence in Pantano.
Miorlen – / mee ohr len / – Legal advisor for Elder Debbon.
Murisa – / m yur ih sah / – Born in Tuala. Employee of Elder Vargen sent to work in the Roswell Museum in 1947. Wife of Earthborn Edwin Stel. Mother of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen. Grandmother of Riccan.
Nealand Taivas – / neel uh nd tay vuhs / – Son of Nealand Taivas Sr. and Jessica Taivas. Former fiancé of Amanda. Also known as Neal.
Nealand Taivas Sr. – / neel uh nd tay vuhs / – Husband of Jessica. Father of Nealand Jr.
Nena – / nay nuh / – Married name: Stel. Wife of Daven. Mother of Riccan. Occupation: Teacher. Lives in Pantano.
Ninan – / nahyn un / – Surname: Tigua. Unemployed seaman. Worked undercover for Petre to locate Jesisca. Traveled to Kirma to look for Jesisca. Works for Bryon at Kirma Shipping and Receiving. Address: Thursto Block 43-3, Kirma.
Nurse Bota – / boht uh / – The nurse who took care of Amanda in the hospital in Cancun.
Petre – / pee ter / – Surname: MacVeen. Formerly known as Petren, lost social status and forced to lose the honorific ‘n’ at the end of his name. Wears a black onyx ring showing his status as a Master Deceptor. First person on Tuala to encounter Amanda. Kidnapped Jena and sold her to Elder Debbon under the guise of a betrothal agreement.
Phen – / fen / – Surname: Stel. Son of Edwin and Murisa. Brother of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Zuna, Rucen.
Rasa – / rah sah / – Born Tishri 5, 3423, in Port of Cresdon. Daughter of Ahn and Barla. Sister of Gravin. First cousin of Amanda. Student of Jehoban.
Riccan – / rik an / – Surname: Stel. Son of Elder Daven and Nena. Husband of Amanda. Great nephew of Roderick. Chief Engineer at the Telepod Engineering Company. Popular racer of telepods.
Roderick – / rod eh rick / – Surname: Rockwood. Great uncle to Riccan.
Rualin – / roo ahl in / – A business associate of Petre.
Rucen – / roo ken / – Surname: Stel. Son of Edwin and Murisa. Brother of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna. Died in a telepod accident at the age of 22.
Sampson – / samp sun / – Surname: Scamp. Gypsy family who stayed with Thomas Rockwood in France around 1800. Husband to Celia. Father of a sick daughter who received help from Thomas. Giver of the crystal skull to Thomas.
Sanda – / san duh / – Surname: Stel. Daughter of Edwin and Murisa. Sister of Daven, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen.
Saul – / sawl / – Born in Wisconsin. Brother of Barla and Diane.
Shemalla – / shem al uh / – Maiden Name: Paramasivam. Born in Pantano. Employee at the UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, New Mexico. Apprentice to Elder Vargen.
Sherry – / sher ee / – Amanda’s best friend from high school.
Stavin – / stav in / – A boyhood friend of Bryon’s.
Stephen Gascon, MD – / gas cuhn / – Director at Cannon Memorial Asylum.
Stina – / stee nuh / – Surname: Stel. Daughter of Edwin and Murisa. Sister of Daven, Sanda, Phen, Zuna, Rucen.
Sydney – / sid nee / – Father of Barla, Saul, and Diane. Surname: Silnack.
Tana – / tan uh / – Next-door-neighbor of Bryon and Alena in Kirma. Caretaker of Justan, Andera, and Kyelon.
Teden – / ted en / – Surname: Dunless. Husband of Ela Nena. Accounting Manager at Telepod Engineering Company.
Thomas – / tom uhs / – Surname: Rockwood. Born in France in 1776. Great-grandfather to Roderick. Recipient of the crystal scull in trade in 1800 from a gypsy family.
Vargen – / vahr guh n / – Elder. Co-founder of the Old Soul Engineering Facility.
Watchers – / woch er / – Spoken of in the history of the crystal skulls.
Willian – / wil yan / – Son of Elder Debbon and Chelesa. Betrothed to Jena.
Zeka – / zee kah / – Daughter of Bryon’s father’s business partner. Mother of Andera.
Zuna – / zoo nuh / – Surname: Stel. Daughter of Edwin and Murisa. Sister of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Rucen.
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Ahn – / ah n / – Husband of Barla. Father of Gravin and Rasa. Harbor Master at the Port of Cresdon in Thulen. Former shipping captain.
Alena – / ah leyn a / – Born Ab 26, 3417. Maiden name: Bellen. Marriage Date: Tishri 16, 3436. Wife of Bryon. Mother of Justan and Kyelon. Adoptive mother to Jena and Juila. Trained as a wise-woman.
Amanda – / uh man duh / – means ‘beloved.’ Born September 28, 1972, in Florida. Maiden name: Covington. Daughter of Chris and Diane. Wife of Riccan. Mother of Juila and Jena. Cousin to Gravin and Rasa. Former fiancé of Nealand.
Andera – / an dair uh / – Born Tishri 12, 3439. Daughter of Zeka. Betrothed to Justan. First-daughter of Bryon and Alena.
Andy Brun – / an dee broohn / – Neighbor friend of Riccan’s on Earth. Involved in rock throwing trouble.
Angie – / an jee / – Nealand’s new girlfriend.
Barla – / bahr luh / – Born January 21, 1945, in Wisconsin. Maiden name: Silnack. Formerly known as Barbara. Sister of Diane. Aunt of Amanda. Wife of Ahn. Mother of Gravin and Rasa. Raised Jena and Juila until they were six anons old.
Behn – / ben / – Earth Surname: Wilson. Triplet brother to Valentina and Jon. Sent to Earth by mother from Tuala when he was eight anons old. Tall with brown hair and brown eyes.
Bistea – / bis tee uh / – Vendor at the marketplace in Kirma. Patient of Alena’s.
Bryon – / brahy uh n / – Born Heshvan 2, 3416, in Kirma. Surname: Kesh. Marriage Date: Tishri 16, 3436. Husband of Alena. Father of Justan and Kyelon. Former adoptive father to Jena and Juila. Manager of Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Celia – / see lee uh / – Surname: Scamp. Gypsy family who stayed with Thomas Rockwood in France around 1800. Wife to Sampson. Mother of a sick daughter who received help from Thomas.
Ceren – / sair in / – Born approximately 3412. Adopted son of Ahn and Barla. Works at the Port of Cresdon for Captain Ahn.
Chelesa – / chuh lay suh / – Wife of Elder Debbon. Mother of Willian.
Chris – / kris / – Surname: Covington. Husband of Diane. Father of Amanda and two other daughters.
Cleon – / klee on / – Transport operator at Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Copa – / kohp uh / – Wise-woman for the district of Desio. Person who healed Ninan. She helped Amanda escape from Elder Vargen and found a home for Jena and Juila.
Corva – / kor vuh / – Foster child of Ahn and Barla. Her parents died in a house fire.
Crysta – / kris tuh / – Head maid at Elder Debbon’s estate.
Daven – / dav uhn / – Surname: Stel. Son of Edwin and Murisa. Husband of Nena. Father of Riccan. Brother of Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen. Student of Jehoban. Elder whose base of power is on Pantano.
Debbon – / deb uhn / – Elder whose base of power is on Elder Isle. Husband of Chelesa. Father of Willian.
Denana – / day naw nuh / – Employee in the Engineering Department at Telepod Engineering Company.
Diane – / dahy an / – Born October 1, 1947. Maiden name: Silnack. Sister of Barbara and Saul. Wife of Chris. Mother of Amanda and two other daughters.
Dr. Flores – / flohr ez / – The doctor treating Amanda in the hospital in Cancun.
Edwin – / ed win / – Surname: Stel. Husband of Murisa. Father of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen. Rucen died in a telepod accident when he was just twenty-two. Engineer at the Roswell Museum. Started a Construction Supply Company on Tuala. Started a Consulting Business when they moved to Acaim when Daven was six.
Ela Nena – / eluh nay nuh / – Married name: Dunless. Wife of Teden Dunless. Executive VP of Customer Operations at Telepod Engineering Company. Riccan’s boss.
Ellen – / el uh n / – Mother of Barla, Saul, and Diane. Maiden name: Hill. Married name: Silnack.
Farmer Joe – Washington asparagus farmer and former owner of the outhouse used by Riccan for senior prank.
Fordin – / ford in / – Former seaman friend of Ninan. Confidant of Ninan’s dealings with Petre.
Frasnia – / fraz nee uh / – Secretary at Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Gatson – / gat suh n / – Personal body guard for Elder Debbon. Main home is on the Elder’s Islet at the seat of power.
Gilora – / gil or uh / – Employee at Telepod Engineering Company under Riccan. Interviewer of Amanda.
Gravin – / gra vin / – Born Elul 30, 3421, in Port of Cresdon. Son of Ahn and Barla. Brother of Rasa. First cousin of Amanda.
Grobin – / grow bin / – Leader of the Roanoke Colony in Tuala.
Gwenda – / gwen duh / – Employee at Telepod Engineering Company under Riccan. Interviewer of Amanda.
Hashma – / hash muh / – A prostitute at the Lookout Tavern. Filed a sexual assault lawsuit against Petre. Mother of Petre’s child.
Issyn – / ih sin / – Shipping captain who rescued Amanda from swimming. Friend of Captain Ahn. Main port of call is Port of Cresdon.
Jasmine Medin, MD – / med in / – Doctor at Cannon Memorial Asylum under Dr. Stephen Gascon.
Jehoban – / juh ho ban / – Means ‘of all the people’ who is the creator of everything. Earth equivalent: God.
Jena – / jen uh / – Born Iyar 22, 3443, in Kirma. Daughter of Amanda and Riccan. Twin sister of Juila. First-daughter of Elder Debbon and Chelesa. Betrothed to Willian.
Jenny – / jen ee / – A dance team member from Amanda’s high school.
Jern – / jurn / – A trusted friend of Bryon’s.
Jesisca – / jes is kuh / – The name given to Amanda from Petre.
Jessa – / jes uh / – The name given to Elder Debbon from Petre for Jena’s mother.
Jessica Taivas – / jes i kuh tay vuhs / – Wife of Nealand Taivas Sr. Mother of Nealand Taivas Jr.
Jon – / jawn / – Earth Surname: Wilson. Triplet brother to Behn and Valentina. Sent to Earth by mother from Tuala when he was eight anons old. Leaner and slightly shorter than Behn. Brown hair and blue eyes. Quiet by nature.
Jonan – / jawn uhn / – Bullying neighbor of Ahn and Barla.
Jose – / hohz ey / – Mexican man who found Amanda on the beach in Cancun.
Juila – / joo ee luh / – Born Iyar 22, 3443, in Kirma. Daughter of Amanda and Riccan. Twin sister of Jena.
Justan – / juhs tan / – Born Elul 21, 3439, in Kirma. Surname: Kesh. Son of Bryon and Alena. Betrothed to Andera. Brother of Kyelon.
Kanekoa – / kan eh koh uh / – Person who sells her house to Ninan in Kirma.
Kendon – / ken duhn / – Employee at Telepod Engineering Company under Riccan. Interviewer of Amanda.
Kenen – / ken un / – Manager of the telepod crystal quarry in Beewa.
Kiya – / kahy uh / – A wise-woman in training with Alena.
Kyelon – / kahyl on / – Born Tishri 30, 3440, in Kirma. Surname: Kesh. Son of Bryon and Alena. Brother of Justan.
Lana – / law nuh / – Maiden name: Gurdin. Receptionist at Telepod Engineering Company in Durseni.
Lillia – / lil ee uh / – A Tualan who gave a crystal skull to Maria’s family in Campeche, Mexico. Girlfriend of Lucinden. Keeper of the master samara.
Lindon – / lin duhn / – A friend of Bryon’s who took him to Earth as a teenager.
Lucinden – / loo sin den / – One of the original angels of Jehoban. He confronted Jehoban for rule of the people and Jehoban banned him and his followers to Tuala.
Luke – / lük / – Surname: Thompson. Friend of Behn, Jon, and Ryan. Very athletic.
Maria – / mah ree ah / – The keeper of the crystal skull in Campeche, Mexico.
Mary – Riccan’s housekeeper. Cleans every Friday.
Melba – / mel buh / – Head house maid for Elder Daven. Lives in Pantano.
Miorlen – / mee ohr len / – Legal advisor for Elder Debbon.
Mosan – / mow san / – The second-in-command in the Roanoke Colony in Tuala.
Murisa – / m yur ih sah / – Born in Tuala. Employee of Elder Vargen sent to work in the Roswell Museum in 1947. Wife of Earthborn Edwin Stel. Mother of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen. Grandmother of Riccan.
Nealand Taivas – / neel uh nd tay vuhs / – Son of Nealand Taivas Sr. and Jessica Taivas. Former fiancé of Amanda. Also known as Neal.
Nealand Taivas Sr. – / neel uh nd tay vuhs / – Husband of Jessica. Father of Nealand Jr.
Nena – / nay nuh / – Married name: Stel. Wife of Daven. Mother of Riccan. Occupation: Teacher. Lives in Pantano.
Ninan – / nahyn un / – Surname: Tigua. Unemployed seaman. Worked undercover for Petre to locate Jesisca. Traveled to Kirma to look for Jesisca. Works for Bryon at Kirma Shipping and Receiving. Address: Thursto Block 43-3, Kirma.
Nurse Bota – / boht uh / – The nurse who took care of Amanda in the hospital in Cancun.
Petre – / pee ter / – Surname: MacVeen. Formerly known as Petren, lost social status and forced to lose the honorific ‘n’ at the end of his name. Wears a black onyx ring showing his status as a Master Deceptor. First person on Tuala to encounter Amanda. Kidnapped Jena and sold her to Elder Debbon under the guise of a betrothal agreement.
Phen – / fen / – Surname: Stel. Son of Edwin and Murisa. Brother of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Zuna, Rucen.
Rasa – / rah sah / – Born Tishri 5, 3423, in Port of Cresdon. Daughter of Ahn and Barla. Sister of Gravin. First cousin of Amanda. Student of Jehoban.
Riccan – / rik an / – Surname: Stel. Son of Elder Daven and Nena. Husband of Amanda. Great nephew of Roderick. Chief Engineer at the Telepod Engineering Company. Popular racer of telepods.
Roderick – / rod eh rick / – Surname: Rockwood. Great uncle to Riccan.
Rualin – / roo ahl in / – A business associate of Petre.
Rucen – / roo ken / – Surname: Stel. Son of Edwin and Murisa. Brother of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna. Died in a telepod accident at the age of 22.
Ryan – / rī ən / – Surname: Perino. Friend of Behn, Jon, and Luke. Very athletic.
Sampson – / samp sun / – Surname: Scamp. Gypsy family who stayed with Thomas Rockwood in France around 1800. Husband to Celia. Father of a sick daughter who received help from Thomas. Giver of the crystal skull to Thomas.
Sanda – / san duh / – Surname: Stel. Daughter of Edwin and Murisa. Sister of Daven, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen.
Saul – / sawl / – Born in Wisconsin. Brother of Barla and Diane.
Shemalla – / shem al uh / – Maiden Name: Paramasivam. Born in Pantano. Employee at the UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, New Mexico. Apprentice to Elder Vargen.
Sherry – / sher ee / – Amanda’s best friend from high school.
Sofia – / so fee uh / – Surname: Castillo. Her family moves to Florida from Argentina in 1993. First friend of Jena and Juila on Earth.
Stavin – / stav in / – A boyhood friend of Bryon’s.
Stephen Gascon, MD – / gas cuhn / – Director at Cannon Memorial Asylum.
Stina – / stee nuh / – Surname: Stel. Daughter of Edwin and Murisa. Sister of Daven, Sanda, Phen, Zuna, Rucen.
Sydney – / sid nee / – Father of Barla, Saul, and Diane. Surname: Silnack.
Tana – / tan uh / – Next-door-neighbor of Bryon and Alena in Kirma. Caretaker of Justan, Andera, and Kyelon.
Teden – / ted en / – Surname: Dunless. Husband of Ela Nena. Accounting Manager at Telepod Engineering Company.
Thomas – / tom uhs / – Surname: Rockwood. Born in France in 1776. Great-grandfather to Roderick. Recipient of the crystal scull in trade in 1800 from a gypsy family.
Valentina – / val ehn tee nuh / – Earth Surname: Wilson. Triplet sister to Behn and Jon. Sent to Earth by mother from Tuala when she was eight anons old. Tall with blonde hair and brown eyes.
Vargen – / vahr guh n / – Elder. Co-founder of the Old Soul Engineering Facility.
Vinia – / vin ee yuh / – Mother of Behn, Valentina, and Jon. Member of the Roanoke Colony.
Watchers – / woch er / – Spoken of in the history of the crystal skulls.
Willian – / wil yan / – Son of Elder Debbon and Chelesa. Betrothed to Jena.
Zeka – / zee kah / – Daughter of Bryon’s father’s business partner. Mother of Andera.
Zuna – / zoo nuh / – Surname: Stel. Daughter of Edwin and Murisa. Sister of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Rucen.
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Ahn – / ah n / – Husband of Barla. Father of Gravin and Rasa. Harbor Master at the Port of Cresdon in Thulen. Former shipping captain.
Alena – / ah leyn a / – Born Ab 26, 3417. Maiden name: Bellen. Marriage Date: Tishri 16, 3436. Wife of Bryon Kesh. Mother of Justan and Kyelon. Adoptive mother to Jena and Juila. Trained as a wise-woman.
Amanda – / uh man duh / – means ‘beloved.’ Born September 28, 1972, in Florida. Maiden name: Covington. Daughter of Chris and Diane. Wife of Riccan. Mother of Juila and Jena. Sister to Carrie and Deanna. Cousin to Gravin and Rasa. Former fiancé of Nealand.
Andera – / an dair uh / – Born Tishri 12, 3439. Daughter of Zeka. Betrothed to Justan. First-daughter of Bryon and Alena.
Andy Brun – / an dee broohn / – Neighbor friend of Riccan’s on Earth. Involved in rock throwing trouble.
Angie – / an jee / – Nealand’s new girlfriend.
Barla – / bahr luh / – Born January 21, 1945, in Wisconsin. Maiden name: Silnack. Birth name: Barbara. Nickname on Earth: Barla. Sister of Diane. Aunt of Amanda. Wife of Ahn. Mother of Gravin and Rasa. Raised Jena and Juila until they were six anons old. Birth crystal color: bright blue.
Behn – / ben / – Earth Surname: Wilson. Triplet brother to Valentina and Jon. Sent to Earth by mother, Vinia, from Tuala when he was eight anons old. Tall with brown hair and brown eyes. Crystal color: smoky grey.
Bistea – / bis tee uh / – Vendor at the marketplace in Kirma. Patient of Alena’s.
Bryon – / brahy uh n / – Born Heshvan 2, 3416, in Kirma. Surname: Kesh. Marriage Date: Tishri 16, 3436. Husband of Alena. Father of Justan and Kyelon. Former adoptive father to Jena and Juila. Manager of Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Carrie – / k air ee / – Born April 21, 1970, in Florida. Maiden name: Covington. Daughter of Chris and Diane. Sister to Deanna and Amanda. Married with two daughters.
Celia – / see lee uh / – Surname: Scamp. Gypsy family who stayed with Thomas Rockwood in France around 1800. Wife to Sampson. Mother of a sick daughter who received help from Thomas.
Ceren – / sair in / – Born approximately 3412. Adopted son of Ahn and Barla. Works at the Port of Cresdon for Captain Ahn.
Chelesa – / chuh lay suh / – Wife of Elder Debbon. Mother of Willian.
Chris – / kris / – Surname: Covington. Husband of Diane. Father of Carrie, Deanna, and Amanda.
Cleon – / klee on / – Transport operator at Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Copa – / kohp uh / – Wise-woman for the district of Desio. Person who healed Ninan. She helped Amanda escape from Elder Vargen and found a home for Jena and Juila. Wise-woman who performed Amanda’s birth-crystal ceremony.
Corva – / kor vuh / – Foster child of Ahn and Barla. Her parents died in a house fire.
Crysta – / kris tuh / – Head maid at Elder Debbon’s estate.
Danika – / dah nee kuh / – Daughter of Vinia. Born in the Roanoke Colony one month early.
Daven – / dav uhn / – Surname: Stel. Son of Edwin and Murisa. Husband of Nena. Father of Riccan. Brother of Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen. Student of Jehoban. Elder whose base of power is on Pantano.
Deanna – / dee an nuh / – Born April 5, 1971, in Florida. Maiden name: Covington. Daughter of Chris and Diane. Sister to Carrie and Amanda. Married with two daughters.
Debbon – / deb uhn / – Elder whose base of power is on Elder Isle. Husband of Chelesa. Father of Willian.
Denana – / day naw nuh / – Employee in the Engineering Department at Telepod Engineering Company.
Diane – / dahy an / – Born October 1, 1947. Maiden name: Silnack. Sister of Barbara and Saul. Wife of Chris. Mother of Carrie, Deanna, and Amanda.
Dr. Flores – / flohr ez / – The doctor treating Amanda in the hospital in Cancun.
Edwin – / ed win / – Surname: Stel. Husband of Murisa. Father of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen. Engineer at the Roswell Museum. Started a Construction Supply Company on Tuala. Started a Consulting Business when they moved to Acaim when Daven was six.
Ela Nena – / eluh nay nuh / – Married name: Dunless. Wife of Teden Dunless. Executive VP of Customer Operations at Telepod Engineering Company. Riccan’s boss.
Ellen – / el uh n / – Maiden name: Hill. Wife of Sydney Silnack. Mother of Barla, Saul, and Diane. Married name: Silnack.
Farmer Joe – Washington asparagus farmer and former owner of the outhouse used by Riccan for senior prank.
Fordin – / ford in / – Former seaman friend of Ninan. Confidant of Ninan’s dealings with Petre.
Frasnia – / fraz nee uh / – Secretary at Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Gatson – / gat suh n / – Personal body guard for Elder Debbon. Main home is on the Elder’s Islet at the seat of power.
Gilora – / gil or uh / – Employee at Telepod Engineering Company under Riccan. Interviewer of Amanda.
Gravin – / gra vin / – Born Elul 30, 3421, in Port of Cresdon. Son of Ahn and Barla. Brother of Rasa. First cousin of Amanda.
Grobin – / grow bin / – Leader of the Roanoke Colony in Tuala.
Gwenda – / gwen duh / – Employee at Telepod Engineering Company under Riccan. Interviewer of Amanda.
Hashma – / hash muh / – A prostitute at the Lookout Tavern. Filed a sexual assault lawsuit against Petre. Mother of Petre’s child.
Issyn – / ih sin / – Shipping captain who rescued Amanda from swimming. Friend of Captain Ahn. Main port of call is Port of Cresdon.
Jasmine Medin, MD – / med in / – Doctor at Cannon Memorial Asylum under Dr. Stephen Gascon.
Jehoban – / juh ho ban / – Means ‘of all the people’ who is the creator of everything. Earth equivalent: God.
Jena – / jen uh / – Born Iyar 22, 3443, in Kirma. Daughter of Amanda and Riccan. Twin sister of Juila. First-daughter of Elder Debbon and Chelesa. Betrothed to Willian.
Jenny – / jen ee / – A dance team member from Amanda’s high school.
Jern – / jurn / – A trusted friend of Bryon’s.
Jesisca – / jes is kuh / – The name given to Amanda from Petre.
Jessa – / jes uh / – The name given to Elder Debbon from Petre for Jena’s mother.
Jessica Taivas – / jes i kuh tay vuhs / – Wife of Nealand Taivas Sr. Mother of Nealand Taivas Jr.
Jinya – / gin ya / – Mother of Vinia.
Jon – / jawn / – Earth Surname: Wilson. Triplet brother to Behn and Valentina. Sent to Earth by mother, Vinia, from Tuala when he was eight anons old. Leaner and slightly shorter than Behn. Brown hair and blue eyes. Quiet by nature.
Jonan – / jawn uhn / – Bullying neighbor of Ahn and Barla.
Jose – / hohz ey / – Mexican man who found Amanda on the beach in Cancun.
Juila – / joo ee luh / – Born Iyar 22, 3443, in Kirma. Daughter of Amanda and Riccan. Twin sister of Jena.
Justan – / juhs tan / – Born Elul 21, 3439, in Kirma. Surname: Kesh. Son of Bryon and Alena. Betrothed to Andera. Brother of Kyelon.
Kanekoa – / kan eh koh uh / – Person who sells her house to Ninan in Kirma.
Kendon – / ken duhn / – Employee at Telepod Engineering Company under Riccan. Interviewer of Amanda.
Kenen – / ken un / – Manager of the telepod crystal quarry in Beewa.
Kiya – / kahy uh / – A wise-woman in training with Alena.
Kyelon – / kahyl on / – Born Tishri 30, 3440, in Kirma. Surname: Kesh. Son of Bryon and Alena. Brother of Justan.
Lana – / law nuh / – Maiden name: Gurdin. Receptionist at Telepod Engineering Company in Durseni.
Lillia – / lil ee uh / – A Tualan who gave a crystal skull to Maria’s family in Campeche, Mexico. Girlfriend of Lucinden. Keeper of the master samara.
Lindon – / lin duhn / – A friend of Bryon’s who took him to Earth as a teenager.
Lucinden – / loo sin den / – One of the original angels of Jehoban. He confronted Jehoban for rule of the people and Jehoban banned him and his followers to Tuala.
Luke – / lük / – Surname: Thompson. Friend of Behn, Jon, and Ryan. Very athletic.
Maria – / mah ree ah / – The keeper of the crystal skull in Campeche, Mexico.
Mary – Riccan’s housekeeper. Cleans every Friday.
Melba – / mel buh / – Head house maid for Elder Daven. Lives in Pantano.
Miorlen – / mee ohr len / – Legal advisor for Elder Debbon.
Mosan – / mow san / – The second-in-command in the Roanoke Colony in Tuala.
Murisa – / m yur ih sah / – Born in Tuala. Employee of Elder Vargen sent to work in the Roswell Museum in 1947. Wife of Earthborn Edwin Stel. Mother of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen. Grandmother of Riccan.
Nealand Taivas – / neel uh nd tay vuhs / – Son of Nealand Taivas Sr. and Jessica Taivas. Former fiancé of Amanda. Also known as Neal on Earth and Nealan on Tuala. Former employee at the Old Soul Engineering Facility owned by Elder Vargen. Addicted to the drug resh until Amanda rescues him from Tuala and takes him through the veil between dimensions. Boyfriend of Vinia.
Nealand Taivas Sr. – / neel uh nd tay vuhs / – Husband of Jessica. Father of Nealand Jr.
Nena – / nay nuh / – Married name: Stel. Wife of Daven. Mother of Riccan. Occupation: Teacher. Lives in Pantano.
Ninan – / nahyn un / – Surname: Tigua. Unemployed seaman. Worked undercover for Petre to locate Jesisca. Traveled to Kirma to look for Jesisca. Works for Bryon at Kirma Shipping and Receiving. Address: Thursto Block 43-3, Kirma.
Nurse Bota – / boht uh / – The nurse who took care of Amanda in the hospital in Cancun.
Petre – / pee ter / – Surname: MacVeen. Formerly known as Petren, lost social status and forced to lose the honorific ‘n’ at the end of his name. Wears a black onyx ring showing his status as a Master Deceptor. First person on Tuala to encounter Amanda. Kidnapped Jena and sold her to Elder Debbon under the guise of a betrothal agreement.
Phen – / fen / – Surname: Stel. Son of Edwin and Murisa. Brother of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Zuna, Rucen.
Pluska – / plu skuh / – Daughter of Elder Wilken.
Rasa – / rah sah / – Born Tishri 5, 3423, in Port of Cresdon. Daughter of Ahn and Barla. Sister of Gravin. First cousin of Amanda. Student of Jehoban.
Riccan – / rik an / – Surname: Stel. Son of Elder Daven and Nena. Husband of Amanda. Great nephew of Roderick. Chief Engineer at the Telepod Engineering Company. Popular racer of telepods.
Roderick – / rod eh rick / – Surname: Rockwood. Great uncle to Riccan.
Rualin – / roo ahl in / – A business associate of Petre.
Rucen – / roo ken / – Surname: Stel. Son of Edwin and Murisa. Brother of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna. Died in a telepod accident at the age of 22.
Ryan – / rī ən / – Surname: Perino. Friend of Behn, Jon, and Luke. Very athletic.
Sampson – / samp sun / – Surname: Scamp. Gypsy family who stayed with Thomas Rockwood in France around 1800. Husband to Celia. Father of a sick daughter who received help from Thomas. Giver of the crystal skull to Thomas.
Sanda – / san duh / – Surname: Stel. Daughter of Edwin and Murisa. Sister of Daven, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen.
Saul – / sawl / – Born in Wisconsin. Brother of Barla and Diane.
Shemalla – / shem al uh / – Maiden Name: Paramasivam. Born in Pantano. Employee at the UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, New Mexico. Apprentice to Elder Vargen.
Sherry – / sher ee / – Amanda’s best friend from high school.
Sofia – / so fee uh / – Surname: Castillo. Her family moves to Florida from Argentina in 1993. First friend of Jena and Juila on Earth.
Stavin – / stav in / – A boyhood friend of Bryon’s.
Stephen Gascon, MD – / gas cuhn / – Director at Cannon Memorial Asylum.
Stina – / stee nuh / – Surname: Stel. Daughter of Edwin and Murisa. Sister of Daven, Sanda, Phen, Zuna, Rucen.
Sydney – / sid nee / – Surname: Silnack. Husband of Ellen Hill. Father of Barla, Saul, and Diane. Died in California at the age of sixty-six.
Tana – / tan uh / – Next-door-neighbor of Bryon and Alena in Kirma. Caretaker of Justan, Andera, and Kyelon.
Teden – / ted en / – Surname: Dunless. Husband of Ela Nena. Accounting Manager at Telepod Engineering Company.
Thomas – / tom uhs / – Surname: Rockwood. Born in France in 1776. Great-grandfather to Roderick. Recipient of the crystal scull in trade in 1800 from a gypsy family.
Valentina – / val ehn tee nuh / – Earth Surname: Wilson. Triplet sister to Behn and Jon. Sent to Earth by mother, Vinia, from Tuala when she was eight anons old. Tall with blonde hair and brown eyes.
Vargen – / vahr guh n / – Elder. Co-founder of the Old Soul Engineering Facility.
Vinia – / vin ee yuh / – Daughter of Jinya. Mother of Behn, Valentina, Jon, and Danika. Member of the Roanoke Colony. Girlfriend of Nealan.
Watchers – / woch er / – Spoken of in the history of the crystal skulls.
Wilken – / wil ken / – Elder. Base of power is in Manzanit. Father of Pluska.
Willian – / wil yan / – Son of Elder Debbon and Chelesa. Betrothed to Jena.
Zeka – / zee kah / – Daughter of Bryon’s father’s business partner. Mother of Andera.
Zuna – / zoo nuh / – Surname: Stel. Daughter of Edwin and Murisa. Sister of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Rucen.
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Ahn – / ah n / – Husband of Barla. Father of Gravin and Rasa. Harbor Master at the Port of Cresdon in Thulen. Former shipping captain.
Alena – / ah leyn a / – Born Ab 26, 3417. Maiden name: Bellen. Marriage Date: Tishri 16, 3436. Wife of Bryon Kesh. Mother of Justan and Kyelon. Adoptive mother to Jena and Juila. Trained as a wise-woman.
Amanda – / uh man duh / – means ‘beloved’. Born September 28, 1972, in Florida. Maiden name: Covington. Daughter of Chris and Diane. Wife of Riccan. Mother of Juila and Jena. Sister to Carrie and Deanna. Cousin to Gravin and Rasa. Former fiancé of Nealand.
Andera – / an dair uh / – Born Tishri 12, 3439. Daughter of Zeka. Betrothed to Justan. First-daughter of Bryon and Alena.
Andy Brun – / an dee broohn / – Neighbor friend of Riccan’s on Earth. Involved in rock throwing trouble.
Angie – / an jee / – Nealand’s new girlfriend.
Barla – / bahr luh / – Born January 21, 1945, in Wisconsin. Maiden name: Silnack. Birth name: Barbara. Nickname on Earth: Barla. Sister of Diane. Aunt of Amanda. Wife of Ahn. Mother of Gravin and Rasa. Raised Jena and Juila until they were six anons old. Birth crystal color: bright blue.
Behn – / ben / – Earth Surname: Wilson. Triplet brother to Valentina and Jon. Sent to Earth by mother, Vinia, from Tuala when he was eight anons old. Tall with brown hair and brown eyes. Crystal color: smoky grey.
Bistea – / bis tee uh / – Vendor at the marketplace in Kirma. Patient of Alena’s.
Bryon – / brahy uh n / – Born Heshvan 2, 3416, in Kirma. Surname: Kesh. Marriage Date: Tishri 16, 3436. Husband of Alena. Father of Justan and Kyelon. Former adoptive father to Jena and Juila. Manager of Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Carrie – / k air ee / – Born April 21, 1970, in Florida. Maiden name: Covington. Daughter of Chris and Diane. Sister to Deanna and Amanda. Married with two daughters.
Celia – / see lee uh / – Surname: Scamp. Gypsy family who stayed with Thomas Rockwood in France around 1800. Wife to Sampson. Mother of a sick daughter who received help from Thomas.
Ceren – / sair in / – Born approximately 3412. Adopted son of Ahn and Barla. Works at the Port of Cresdon for Captain Ahn.
Chelesa – / chuh lay suh / – Wife of Elder Debbon. Mother of Willian.
Chris – / kris / – Surname: Covington. Husband of Diane. Father of Carrie, Deanna, and Amanda.
Cleon – / klee on / – Transport operator at Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Copa – / kohp uh / – Wise-woman for the district of Desio. Person who healed Ninan. She helped Amanda escape from Elder Vargen and found a home for Jena and Juila. Wise-woman who performed Amanda’s birth-crystal ceremony.
Corva – / kor vuh / – Foster child of Ahn and Barla. Her parents died in a house fire.
Crysta – / kris tuh / – Head maid at Elder Debbon’s estate.
Danika – / dah nee kuh / – Daughter of Vinia. Born in the Roanoke Colony one month early.
Daven – / dav uhn / – Surname: Stel. Son of Edwin and Murisa. Husband of Nena. Father of Riccan. Brother of Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen. Student of Jehoban. Elder whose base of power is on Pantano.
Deanna – / dee an nuh / – Born April 5, 1971, in Florida. Maiden name: Covington. Daughter of Chris and Diane. Sister to Carrie and Amanda. Married with two daughters.
Debbon – / deb uhn / – Elder whose base of power is on Elder Isle. Husband of Chelesa. Father of Willian.
Denana – / day naw nuh / – Employee in the Engineering Department at Telepod Engineering Company.
Diane – / dahy an / – Born October 1, 1947. Maiden name: Silnack. Sister of Barbara and Saul. Wife of Chris. Mother of Carrie, Deanna, and Amanda.
Dr. Flores – / flohr ez / – The doctor treating Amanda in the hospital in Cancun.
Dr. Huddleston – / hud ul stun / – The psychologist treating Neal Taivas, Jr.
Edwin – / ed win / – Surname: Stel. Husband of Murisa. Father of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen. Engineer at the Roswell Museum. Started a Construction Supply Company on Tuala. Started a Consulting Business when they moved to Acaim when Daven was six.
Ela Nena – / eluh nay nuh / – Married name: Dunless. Wife of Teden Dunless. Executive VP of Customer Operations at Telepod Engineering Company. Riccan’s boss.
Ellen – / el uh n / – Maiden name: Hill. Wife of Sydney Silnack. Mother of Barla, Saul, and Diane. Married name: Silnack.
Emmanuen – / ee man you in / – Son of Jehoban.
Faegan – / fay ghin / – Presenter of the award given to Ela Nena at the Engineering Excellence Awards dinner. Also known as Vanion.
Farmer Joe – Washington asparagus farmer and former owner of the outhouse used by Riccan for senior prank.
Fordin – / ford in / – Former seaman friend of Ninan. Confidant of Ninan’s dealings with Petre.
Frasnia – / fraz nee uh / – Secretary at Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Gatson – / gat suh n / – Personal body guard for Elder Debbon. Main home is on the Elder’s Islet at the seat of power.
George – / jorj / – Attendant on duty at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center when Neal went missing.
Gilora – / gil or uh / – Employee at Telepod Engineering Company under Riccan. Interviewer of Amanda.
Gravin – / gra vin / – Born Elul 30, 3421, in Port of Cresdon. Son of Ahn and Barla. Brother of Rasa. First cousin of Amanda.
Grobin – / grow bin / – Leader of the Roanoke Colony in Tuala.
Gwenda – / gwen duh / – Employee at Telepod Engineering Company under Riccan. Interviewer of Amanda.
Hashma – / hash muh / – A prostitute at the Lookout Tavern. Filed a sexual assault lawsuit against Petre. Mother of Petre’s child.
Issyn – / ih sin / – Shipping captain who rescued Amanda from swimming. Friend of Captain Ahn. Main port of call is Port of Cresdon.
Jasmine Medin, MD – / med in / – Doctor at Cannon Memorial Asylum under Dr. Stephen Gascon.
Jehoban – / juh ho ban / – Means ‘of all the people’ who is the creator of everything. Earth equivalent: God.
Jena – / jen uh / – Born Iyar 22, 3443, in Kirma. Daughter of Amanda and Riccan. Twin sister of Juila. First-daughter of Elder Debbon and Chelesa. Betrothed to Willian.
Jenny – / jen ee / – A dance team member from Amanda’s high school.
Jern – / jurn / – A trusted friend of Bryon’s.
Jesisca – / jes is kuh / – The name given to Amanda from Petre.
Jessa – / jes uh / – The name given to Elder Debbon from Petre for Jena’s mother.
Jessica Taivas – / jes i kuh tay vuhs / – Wife of Nealand Taivas Sr. Mother of Nealand Taivas Jr.
Jinya – / gin ya / – Mother of Vinia.
Jon – / jawn / – Earth Surname: Wilson. Triplet brother to Behn and Valentina. Sent to Earth by mother, Vinia, from Tuala when he was eight anons old. Leaner and slightly shorter than Behn. Brown hair and blue eyes. Quiet by nature.
Jonan – / jawn uhn / – Bullying neighbor of Ahn and Barla.
Jose – / hohz ey / – Mexican man who found Amanda on the beach in Cancun.
Juila – / joo ee luh / – Born Iyar 22, 3443, in Kirma. Daughter of Amanda and Riccan. Twin sister of Jena.
Justan – / juhs tan / – Born Elul 21, 3439, in Kirma. Surname: Kesh. Son of Bryon and Alena. Betrothed to Andera. Brother of Kyelon.
Kanekoa – / kan eh koh uh / – Person who sells her house to Ninan in Kirma.
Kendon – / ken duhn / – Employee at Telepod Engineering Company under Riccan. Interviewer of Amanda.
Kenen – / ken un / – Manager of the telepod crystal quarry in Beewa.
Kiya – / kahy uh / – A wise-woman in training with Alena.
Kyelon – / kahyl on / – Born Tishri 30, 3440, in Kirma. Surname: Kesh. Son of Bryon and Alena. Brother of Justan.
Lana – / law nuh / – Maiden name: Gurdin. Receptionist at Telepod Engineering Company in Durseni.
Lillia – / lil ee uh / – A Tualan who gave a crystal skull to Maria’s family in Campeche, Mexico. Girlfriend of Lucinden. Keeper of the master samara. Also known as Wibawa.
Lindon – / lin duhn / – A friend of Bryon’s who took him to Earth as a teenager.
Lucinden – / loo sin den / – One of the original angels of Jehoban. He confronted Jehoban for rule of the people and Jehoban banned him and his followers to Tuala.
Luke – / lük / – Surname: Thompson. Friend of Behn, Jon, and Ryan. Very athletic.
Maria – / mah ree ah / – The keeper of the crystal skull in Campeche, Mexico.
Mary – Riccan’s housekeeper. Cleans every Friday.
Melba – / mel buh / – Head house maid for Elder Daven. Lives in Pantano.
Miorlen – / mee ohr len / – Legal advisor for Elder Debbon.
Mosan – / mow san / – The second-in-command in the Roanoke Colony in Tuala.
Mrs. Shoreham – Sofia’s 4th period typing teacher.
Murisa – / m yur ih sah / – Born in Tuala. Employee of Elder Vargen sent to work in the Roswell Museum in 1947. Wife of Earthborn Edwin Stel. Mother of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen. Grandmother of Riccan.
Nealand Taivas – / neel uh nd tay vuhs / – Son of Nealand Taivas Sr. and Jessica Taivas. Former fiancé of Amanda. Also known as Neal on Earth and Nealan on Tuala. Former employee at the Old Soul Engineering Facility owned by Elder Vargen. Addicted to the drug resh until Amanda rescues him from Tuala and takes him through the veil between dimensions. Boyfriend of Vinia.
Nealand Taivas Sr. – / neel uh nd tay vuhs / – Husband of Jessica. Father of Nealand Jr.
Nedan – / nay dan / – Willian’s best friend and neighbor.
Nena – / nay nuh / – Married name: Stel. Wife of Daven. Mother of Riccan. Occupation: Teacher. Lives in Pantano.
Ninan – / nahyn un / – Surname: Tigua. Unemployed seaman. Worked undercover for Petre to locate Jesisca. Traveled to Kirma to look for Jesisca. Works for Bryon at Kirma Shipping and Receiving. Address: Thursto Block 43-3, Kirma.
Nurse Bota – / boht uh / – The nurse who took care of Amanda in the hospital in Cancun.
Petre – / pee ter / – Surname: MacVeen. Formerly known as Petren, lost social status and forced to lose the honorific ‘n’ at the end of his name. Wears a black onyx ring showing his status as a Master Deceptor. First person on Tuala to encounter Amanda. Kidnapped Jena and sold her to Elder Debbon under the guise of a betrothal agreement.
Phen – / fen / – Surname: Stel. Son of Edwin and Murisa. Brother of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Zuna, Rucen.
Pluska – / plu skuh / – Daughter of Elder Wilken.
Rasa – / rah sah / – Born Tishri 5, 3423, in Port of Cresdon. Daughter of Ahn and Barla. Sister of Gravin. First cousin of Amanda. Student of Jehoban. First woman to become the successor to an Elder. Successor to Elder Wilken in Manzanit.
Riccan – / rik an / – Surname: Stel. Son of Elder Daven and Nena. Husband of Amanda. Father of Juila and Jena. Great nephew of Roderick. Chief Engineer at the Telepod Engineering Company. Popular racer of telepods.
Roderick – / rod eh rick / – Surname: Rockwood. Great uncle to Riccan.
Rualin – / roo ahl in / – A business associate of Petre.
Rucen – / roo ken / – Surname: Stel. Son of Edwin and Murisa. Brother of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna. Died in a telepod accident at the age of 22.
Ryan – / rī ən / – Surname: Perino. Friend of Behn, Jon, and Luke. Very athletic.
Sampson – / samp sun / – Surname: Scamp. Gypsy family who stayed with Thomas Rockwood in France around 1800. Husband to Celia. Father of a sick daughter who received help from Thomas. Giver of the crystal skull to Thomas.
Sanda – / san duh / – Surname: Stel. Daughter of Edwin and Murisa. Sister of Daven, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen.
Saul – / sawl / – Born in Wisconsin. Brother of Barla and Diane.
Shemalla – / shem al uh / – Maiden Name: Paramasivam. Born in Pantano. Employee at the UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, New Mexico. Apprentice to Elder Vargen.
Sherry – / sher ee / – Amanda’s best friend from high school.
Sofia – / so fee uh / – Surname: Castillo. Her family moves to Florida from Argentina in 1993. First friend of Jena and Juila on Earth.
Stavin – / stav in / – A boyhood friend of Bryon’s.
Stephen Gascon, MD – / gas kuhn / – Former Director of Cannon Memorial Asylum. Director at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center.
Stina – / stee nuh / – Surname: Stel. Daughter of Edwin and Murisa. Sister of Daven, Sanda, Phen, Zuna, Rucen.
Sydney – / sid nee / – Surname: Silnack. Husband of Ellen Hill. Father of Barla, Saul, and Diane. Died in California at the age of sixty-six.
Tana – / tan uh / – Next-door-neighbor of Bryon and Alena in Kirma. Caretaker of Justan, Andera, and Kyelon.
Teden – / ted en / – Surname: Dunless. Husband of Ela Nena. Accounting Manager at Telepod Engineering Company.
Thomas – / tom uhs / – Surname: Rockwood. Born in France in 1776. Great-grandfather to Roderick. Recipient of the crystal scull in trade in 1800 from a gypsy family.
Valentina – / val ehn tee nuh / – Earth Surname: Wilson. Triplet sister to Behn and Jon. Sent to Earth by mother, Vinia, from Tuala when she was eight anons old. Tall with blonde hair and brown eyes.
Vanion – / van yun / – Minion of Lucinden. Alias: Faegan.
Vargen – / vahr guh n / – Elder. Co-founder of the Old Soul Engineering Facility.
Vinia – / vin ee yuh / – Daughter of Jinya. Mother of Behn, Valentina, Jon, and Danika. Member of the Roanoke Colony. Girlfriend of Nealan.
Watcher – / woch er / – Spoken of in the history of the crystal skulls.
Wibawa – / wee bah wuh / – Undercover name for Lillia.
Wilken – / wil ken / – Elder. Base of power is in Manzanit. Father of Pluska.
Willian – / wil yan / – Son of Elder Debbon and Chelesa. Betrothed to Jena.
Zeka – / zee kah / – Daughter of Bryon’s father’s business partner. Mother of Andera.
Zuna – / zoo nuh / – Surname: Stel. Daughter of Edwin and Murisa. Sister of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Rucen.
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Ahn – / ah n / – Husband of Barla. Father of Gravin and Rasa. Harbor Master at the Port of Cresdon in Thulen. Former shipping captain.
Alena – / ah leyn a / – Born Ab 26, 3417. Maiden name: Bellen. Marriage Date: Tishri 16, 3436. Wife of Bryon Kesh. Mother of Justan and Kyelon. Adoptive mother to Jena and Juila. Trained as a wise-woman.
Amanda – / uh man duh / – means ‘beloved’. Born September 28, 1972, in Florida. Maiden name: Covington. Daughter of Chris and Diane. Wife of Riccan. Mother of Juila and Jena. Sister to Carrie and Deanna. Cousin to Gravin and Rasa. Former fiancé of Nealand.
Andera – / an dair uh / – Born Tishri 12, 3439. Daughter of Zeka. Betrothed to Justan. First-daughter of Bryon and Alena.
Andy Brun – / an dee broohn / – Neighbor friend of Riccan’s on Earth. Involved in rock throwing trouble.
Angie – / an jee / – Nealand’s new girlfriend.
Barla – / bahr luh / – Born January 21, 1945, in Wisconsin. Maiden name: Silnack. Birth name: Barbara. Nickname on Earth: Barla. Sister of Diane. Aunt of Amanda. Wife of Ahn. Mother of Gravin and Rasa. Raised Jena and Juila until they were six anons old. Birth crystal color: bright blue.
Behn – / ben / – Earth Surname: Wilson. Triplet brother to Valentina and Jon. Sent to Earth by mother, Vinia, from Tuala when he was eight anons old. Tall with brown hair and brown eyes. Crystal color: smoky grey.
Bistea – / bis tee uh / – Vendor at the marketplace in Kirma. Patient of Alena’s.
Bryon – / brahy uh n / – Born Heshvan 2, 3416, in Kirma. Surname: Kesh. Marriage Date: Tishri 16, 3436. Husband of Alena. Father of Justan and Kyelon. Former adoptive father to Jena and Juila. Manager of Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Carrie – / k air ee / – Born April 21, 1970, in Florida. Maiden name: Covington. Daughter of Chris and Diane. Sister to Deanna and Amanda. Married with two daughters.
Celia – / see lee uh / – Surname: Scamp. Gypsy family who stayed with Thomas Rockwood in France around 1800. Wife to Sampson. Mother of a sick daughter who received help from Thomas.
Ceren – / sair in / – Born approximately 3412. Adopted son of Ahn and Barla. Works at the Port of Cresdon for Captain Ahn.
Chelesa – / chuh lay suh / – Married name: Potts. Wife of Elder Debbon. Mother of Willian.
Chris – / kris / – Surname: Covington. Husband of Diane. Father of Carrie, Deanna, and Amanda.
Cleon – / klee on / – Transport operator at Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Copa – / kohp uh / – Wise-woman for the district of Desio. Person who healed Ninan. She helped Amanda escape from Elder Vargen and found a home for Jena and Juila. Wise-woman who performed Amanda’s birth-crystal ceremony.
Corva – / kor vuh / – Foster child of Ahn and Barla. Her parents died in a house fire.
Crysta – / kris tuh / – Head maid at Elder Debbon’s estate.
Danika – / dah nee kuh / – Daughter of Vinia. Born in the Roanoke Colony one month early.
Daven – / dav uhn / – Surname: Stel. Son of Edwin and Murisa. Husband of Nena. Father of Riccan. Brother of Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen. Student of Jehoban. Elder whose base of power is on Pantano.
Deanna – / dee an nuh / – Born April 5, 1971, in Florida. Maiden name: Covington. Daughter of Chris and Diane. Sister to Carrie and Amanda. Married with two daughters.
Debbon – / deb uhn / – Surname: Potts. Elder whose base of power is on Elder Isle. Husband of Chelesa. Father of Willian.
Denana – / day naw nuh / – Employee in the Engineering Department at Telepod Engineering Company.
Diane – / dahy an / – Born October 1, 1947. Maiden name: Silnack. Sister of Barbara and Saul. Wife of Chris. Mother of Carrie, Deanna, and Amanda.
Dr. Flores – / flohr ez / – The doctor treating Amanda in the hospital in Cancun.
Dr. Huddleston – / hud ul stun / – The psychologist treating Neal Taivas, Jr.
Edwin – / ed win / – Surname: Stel. Husband of Murisa. Father of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen. Engineer at the Roswell Museum. Started a Construction Supply Company on Tuala. Started a Consulting Business when they moved to Acaim when Daven was six.
Ela Nena – / eluh nay nuh / – Married name: Dunless. Wife of Teden Dunless. Executive VP of Customer Operations at Telepod Engineering Company. Riccan’s boss.
Ellen – / el uh n / – Maiden name: Hill. Wife of Sydney Silnack. Mother of Barla, Saul, and Diane. Married name: Silnack.
Emmanuen – / ee man you in / – Son of Jehoban.
Faegan – / fay ghin / – Presenter of the award given to Ela Nena at the Engineering Excellence Awards dinner. Also known as Vanion.
Farmer Joe – Washington asparagus farmer and former owner of the outhouse used by Riccan for senior prank.
Fordin – / ford in / – Former seaman friend of Ninan. Confidant of Ninan’s dealings with Petre.
Frasnia – / fraz nee uh / – Secretary at Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Gatson – / gat suh n / – Personal body guard for Elder Debbon. Main home is on the Elder’s Islet at the seat of power.
George – / jorj / – Attendant on duty at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center when Neal went missing.
Gevena – / jeh vee nuh / – Sixteen anon old refugee found on Viceroy Blair’s space ship. Originally from Desio where she was raised by her drunk father after her mother left when she was a toddler. She stopped going to school at the age of twelve. Moved to Manzanit under the care of Rasa.
Gilora – / gil or uh / – Employee at Telepod Engineering Company under Riccan. Interviewer of Amanda.
Gravin – / gra vin / – Born Elul 30, 3421, in Port of Cresdon. Son of Ahn and Barla. Brother of Rasa. First cousin of Amanda.
Grobin – / grow bin / – Leader of the Roanoke Colony in Tuala.
Gwenda – / gwen duh / – Employee at Telepod Engineering Company under Riccan. Interviewer of Amanda.
Hashma – / hash muh / – A prostitute at the Lookout Tavern. Filed a sexual assault lawsuit against Petre. Mother of Petre’s child.
Issyn – / ih sin / – Shipping captain who rescued Amanda from swimming. Friend of Captain Ahn. Main port of call is Port of Cresdon.
Jasmine Medin, MD – / med in / – Doctor at Cannon Memorial Asylum under Dr. Stephen Gascon.
Jehoban – / juh ho ban / – Means ‘of all the people’ who is the creator of everything. Earth equivalent: God.
Jena – / jen uh / – Born Iyar 22, 3443, in Kirma. Daughter of Amanda and Riccan. Twin sister of Juila. First-daughter of Elder Debbon and Chelesa. Betrothed to Willian.
Jenny – / jen ee / – A dance team member from Amanda’s high school.
Jern – / jurn / – A trusted friend of Bryon’s.
Jesisca – / jes is kuh / – The name given to Amanda from Petre.
Jessa – / jes uh / – The name given to Elder Debbon from Petre for Jena’s mother.
Jessica Taivas – / jes i kuh tay vuhs / – Wife of Nealand Taivas Sr. Mother of Nealand Taivas Jr.
Jinya – / gin ya / – Mother of Vinia.
Jon – / jawn / – Earth Surname: Wilson. Triplet brother to Behn and Valentina. Sent to Earth by mother, Vinia, from Tuala when he was eight anons old. Leaner and slightly shorter than Behn. Brown hair and blue eyes. Quiet by nature.
Jonan – / jawn uhn / – Bullying neighbor of Ahn and Barla.
Jose – / hohz ey / – Mexican man who found Amanda on the beach in Cancun.
Juila – / joo ee luh / – Born Iyar 22, 3443, in Kirma. Daughter of Amanda and Riccan. Twin sister of Jena.
Justan – / juhs tan / – Born Elul 21, 3439, in Kirma. Surname: Kesh. Son of Bryon and Alena. Betrothed to Andera. Brother of Kyelon.
Kanekoa – / kan eh koh uh / – Person who sells her house to Ninan in Kirma.
Kendon – / ken duhn / – Employee at Telepod Engineering Company under Riccan. Interviewer of Amanda.
Kenen – / ken un / – Manager of the telepod crystal quarry in Beewa.
Kiya – / kahy uh / – A wise-woman in training with Alena.
Kyelon – / kahyl on / – Born Tishri 30, 3440, in Kirma. Surname: Kesh. Son of Bryon and Alena. Brother of Justan.
Lana – / law nuh / – Maiden name: Gurdin. Receptionist at Telepod Engineering Company in Durseni.
Lillia – / lil ee uh / – A Tualan who gave a crystal skull to Maria’s family in Campeche, Mexico. Girlfriend of Lucinden. Keeper of the master samara. Also known as Wibawa.
Lindon – / lin duhn / – A friend of Bryon’s who took him to Earth as a teenager.
Lucinden – / loo sin den / – One of the original angels of Jehoban. He confronted Jehoban for rule of the people and Jehoban banned him and his followers to Tuala.
Luke – / lük / – Surname: Thompson. Friend of Behn, Jon, and Ryan. Very athletic.
Marcus – / mar kus / – Surname: Parker. Husband of Melissa. Friend of Shemalla. Foster parents for Willian on Earth.
Maria – / mah ree ah / – The keeper of the crystal skull in Campeche, Mexico.
Mary – Riccan’s housekeeper. Cleans every Friday.
Melba – / mel buh / – Head house maid for Elder Daven. Lives in Pantano.
Melissa – / mel ih suh / – Married name: Parker. Wife of Marcus. Friend of Shemalla. Foster parents for Willian on Earth.
Miorlen – / mee ohr len / – Legal advisor for Elder Debbon.
Mosan – / mow san / – The second-in-command in the Roanoke Colony in Tuala.
Mr. Smith – The false name for the burglar paid by Dr. Gascon to investigate the Stel house.
Mrs. Shoreham – Sofia’s 4th period typing teacher.
Murisa – / m yur ih sah / – Born in Tuala. Employee of Elder Vargen sent to work in the Roswell Museum in 1947. Wife of Earthborn Edwin Stel. Mother of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen. Grandmother of Riccan.
Nealand Taivas – / neel uh nd tay vuhs / – Son of Nealand Taivas Sr. and Jessica Taivas. Former fiancé of Amanda. Also known as Neal on Earth and Nealan on Tuala. Former employee at the Old Soul Engineering Facility owned by Elder Vargen. Addicted to the drug resh until Amanda rescues him from Tuala and takes him through the veil between dimensions. Boyfriend of Vinia.
Nealand Taivas Sr. – / neel uh nd tay vuhs / – Husband of Jessica. Father of Nealand Jr.
Nedan – / nay dan / – Willian’s best friend and neighbor.
Nena – / nay nuh / – Married name: Stel. Wife of Daven. Mother of Riccan. Occupation: Teacher. Lives in Pantano.
Ninan – / nahyn un / – Surname: Tigua. Unemployed seaman. Worked undercover for Petre to locate Jesisca. Traveled to Kirma to look for Jesisca. Works for Bryon at Kirma Shipping and Receiving. Address: Thursto Block 43-3, Kirma.
Nurse Bota – / boht uh / – The nurse who took care of Amanda in the hospital in Cancun.
Ozias – / oh zi as / – Crew member of Viceroy Blair’s pirate space ship.
Pesi – / peh see / – Black, female, Pomeranian dog owned by Marcus and Melissa Parker.
Petre – / pee ter / – Surname: MacVeen. Formerly known as Petren, lost social status and forced to lose the honorific ‘n’ at the end of his name. Wears a black onyx ring showing his status as a Master Deceptor. First person on Tuala to encounter Amanda. Kidnapped Jena and sold her to Elder Debbon under the guise of a betrothal agreement.
Phen – / fen / – Surname: Stel. Son of Edwin and Murisa. Brother of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Zuna, Rucen.
Pluska – / plu skuh / – Daughter of Elder Wilken.
Politun – / pol ih tun / – Resident of the Roanoke Colony. Refugee on Viceroy Blair’s space ship.
Rasa – / rah sah / – Born Tishri 5, 3423, in Port of Cresdon. Daughter of Ahn and Barla. Sister of Gravin. First cousin of Amanda. Student of Jehoban. First woman to become the successor to an Elder. Successor to Elder Wilken in Manzanit.
Riccan – / rik an / – Surname: Stel. Son of Elder Daven and Nena. Husband of Amanda. Father of Juila and Jena. Great nephew of Roderick. Chief Engineer at the Telepod Engineering Company. Popular racer of telepods.
Roderick – / rod eh rick / – Surname: Rockwood. Great uncle to Riccan.
Rualin – / roo ahl in / – A business associate of Petre.
Rucen – / roo ken / – Surname: Stel. Son of Edwin and Murisa. Brother of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna. Died in a telepod accident at the age of 22.
Ryan – / rī ən / – Surname: Perino. Friend of Behn, Jon, and Luke. Very athletic.
Sampson – / samp sun / – Surname: Scamp. Gypsy family who stayed with Thomas Rockwood in France around 1800. Husband to Celia. Father of a sick daughter who received help from Thomas. Giver of the crystal skull to Thomas.
Sanda – / san duh / – Surname: Stel. Daughter of Edwin and Murisa. Sister of Daven, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen.
Saul – / sawl / – Born in Wisconsin. Brother of Barla and Diane.
Shemalla – / shem al uh / – Maiden Name: Paramasivam. Born in Pantano. Employee at the UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, New Mexico. Apprentice to Elder Vargen.
Sherry – / sher ee / – Amanda’s best friend from high school.
Sofia – / so fee uh / – Surname: Castillo. Her family moves to Florida from Argentina in 1993. First friend of Jena and Juila on Earth.
Stavin – / stav in / – A boyhood friend of Bryon’s.
Stephen Gascon, MD – / gas kuhn / – Former Director of Cannon Memorial Asylum. Director at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center.
Stina – / stee nuh / – Surname: Stel. Daughter of Edwin and Murisa. Sister of Daven, Sanda, Phen, Zuna, Rucen.
Sydney – / sid nee / – Surname: Silnack. Husband of Ellen Hill. Father of Barla, Saul, and Diane. Died in California at the age of sixty-six.
Tana – / tan uh / – Next-door-neighbor of Bryon and Alena in Kirma. Caretaker of Justan, Andera, and Kyelon.
Teden – / ted en / – Surname: Dunless. Husband of Ela Nena. Accounting Manager at Telepod Engineering Company.
Thomas – / tom uhs / – Surname: Rockwood. Born in France in 1776. Great-grandfather to Roderick. Recipient of the crystal scull in trade in 1800 from a gypsy family.
Valentina – / val ehn tee nuh / – Earth Surname: Wilson. Triplet sister to Behn and Jon. Sent to Earth by mother, Vinia, from Tuala when she was eight anons old. Tall with blonde hair and brown eyes.
Vanion – / van yun / – Minion of Lucinden. Alias: Faegan.
Vargen – / vahr guh n / – Elder. Co-founder of the Old Soul Engineering Facility.
Viceroy Blair – / vīs roi / – Leader of the pirate space ship.
Vinia – / vin ee yuh / – Daughter of Jinya. Mother of Behn, Valentina, Jon, and Danika. Member of the Roanoke Colony. Girlfriend of Nealan.
Watcher – / woch er / – Spoken of in the history of the crystal skulls.
Wibawa – / wee bah wuh / – Undercover name for Lillia.
Wilken – / wil ken / – Elder. Base of power is in Manzanit. Father of Pluska.
Willian – / wil yan / – Surname: Potts. Son of Elder Debbon and Chelesa. Betrothed to Jena.
Zeka – / zee kah / – Daughter of Bryon’s father’s business partner. Mother of Andera.
Zuna – / zoo nuh / – Surname: Stel. Daughter of Edwin and Murisa. Sister of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Rucen.
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Agetha – / ay gah thuh / – Resident of the Roanoke Colony. Mother of Romen.
Ahn – / ah n / – Husband of Barla. Father of Gravin and Rasa. Harbor Master at the Port of Cresdon in Thulen. Former shipping captain.
Alena – / ah leyn a / – Born Ab 26, 3417. Maiden name: Bellen. Marriage Date: Tishri 16, 3436. Wife of Bryon Kesh. Mother of Justan and Kyelon. Adoptive mother to Jena and Juila. Trained as a wise-woman.
Amanda – / uh man duh / – means ‘beloved’. Born September 28, 1972, in Florida. Maiden name: Covington. Daughter of Chris and Diane. Wife of Riccan. Mother of Juila and Jena. Sister to Carrie and Deanna. Cousin to Gravin and Rasa. Former fiancé of Nealand. Aunt to Emily and April.
Andera – / an dair uh / – Born Tishri 12, 3439. Daughter of Zeka. Betrothed to Justan. First-daughter of Bryon and Alena.
Andy Brun – / an dee broohn / – Neighbor friend of Riccan’s on Earth. Involved in rock throwing trouble.
Angie – / an jee / – Nealand’s new girlfriend.
April – / ay pril / – Daughter (6yrs) of Carrie. Granddaughter of Chris and Diane. Niece of Amanda.
Barla – / bahr luh / – Born January 21, 1945, in Wisconsin. Maiden name: Silnack. Birth name: Barbara. Nickname on Earth: Barla. Sister of Diane. Aunt of Amanda. Wife of Ahn. Mother of Gravin and Rasa. Raised Jena and Juila until they were six anons old. Birth crystal color: bright blue.
Behn – / ben / – Earth Surname: Wilson. Triplet brother to Valentina and Jon. Sent to Earth by mother, Vinia, from Tuala when he was eight anons old. Tall with brown hair and brown eyes. Crystal color: smoky grey. Boyfriend of Juila.
Bistea – / bis tee uh / – Vendor at the marketplace in Kirma. Patient of Alena’s.
Bruce – / bru s / – Man in the hotel room in New York City to confront Petre.
Bryon – / brahy uh n / – Born Heshvan 2, 3416, in Kirma. Surname: Kesh. Marriage Date: Tishri 16, 3436. Husband of Alena. Father of Justan and Kyelon. Former adoptive father to Jena and Juila. Manager of Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Carrie – / k air ee / – Born April 21, 1970, in Florida. Maiden name: Covington. Daughter of Chris and Diane. Sister to Deanna and Amanda. Divorced, mother of Emily and April. Reclaimed maiden name when ex-husband was convicted of murder. In jail in Roswell, New Mexico, on drug charges.
Celia – / see lee uh / – Surname: Scamp. Gypsy family who stayed with Thomas Rockwood in France around 1800. Wife to Sampson. Mother of a sick daughter who received help from Thomas.
Ceren – / sair in / – Born approximately 3412. Adopted son of Ahn and Barla. Works at the Port of Cresdon for Captain Ahn.
Chelesa – / chuh lay suh / – Married name: Potts. Wife of Elder Debbon. Mother of Willian.
Chris – / kris / – Surname: Covington. Husband of Diane. Father of Carrie, Deanna, and Amanda. Grandfather of Juila, Jena, Emily, and April.
Cleon – / klee on / – Transport operator at Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Copa – / kohp uh / – Wise-woman for the district of Desio. Person who healed Ninan. She helped Amanda escape from Elder Vargen and found a home for Jena and Juila. Wise-woman who performed Amanda’s birth-crystal ceremony.
Corva – / kor vuh / – Foster child of Ahn and Barla. Her parents believed to have died in a house fire. Daughter of Tirsha. Reunited with her birth-mother.
Crysta – / kris tuh / – Head maid at Elder Debbon’s estate.
Danika – / dah nee kuh / – Daughter of Vinia. Born in the Roanoke Colony one month early.
Daven – / dav uhn / – Surname: Stel. Son of Edwin and Murisa. Husband of Nena. Father of Riccan. Brother of Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen. Student of Jehoban. Elder whose base of power is on Pantano. Grandfather of Juila and Jena.
Deanna – / dee an nuh / – Born April 5, 1971, in Florida. Maiden name: Covington. Daughter of Chris and Diane. Sister to Carrie and Amanda. Married with two daughters. Suffering from an unknown illness.
Debbon – / deb uhn / – Surname: Potts. Elder whose base of power is on Elder Isle. Husband of Chelesa. Father of Willian.
Denana – / day naw nuh / – Employee in the Engineering Department at Telepod Engineering Company.
Diane – / dahy an / – Born October 1, 1947. Maiden name: Silnack. Sister of Barbara and Saul. Wife of Chris. Mother of Carrie, Deanna, and Amanda. Grandmother of Juila, Jena, Emily, and April.
Dilela – / dih lay luh / – Resident of the Roanoke Colony.
Dr. Flores – / flohr ez / – The doctor treating Amanda in the hospital in Cancun.
Dr. Huddleston – / hud ul stun / – The psychologist treating Neal Taivas, Jr.
Edda – / eh duh / – Resident of the Roanoke Colony.
Edwin – / ed win / – Surname: Stel. Husband of Murisa. Father of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen. Engineer at the Roswell Museum. Started a Construction Supply Company on Tuala. Started a Consulting Business when they moved to Acaim when Daven was six.
Ela Nena – / eluh nay nuh / – Married name: Dunless. Wife of Teden Dunless. Executive VP of Customer Operations at Telepod Engineering Company. Riccan’s boss.
Ellen – / el uh n / – Maiden name: Hill. Wife of Sydney Silnack. Mother of Barla, Saul, and Diane. Married name: Silnack.
Emily – / em ul ee / – Daughter (7yrs) of Carrie. Granddaughter of Chris and Diane. Niece of Amanda.
Emmanuen – / ee man you ehn / – Son of Jehoban.
Faegan – / fay ghin / – Presenter of the award given to Ela Nena at the Engineering Excellence Awards dinner. Also known as Vanion.
Farmer Joe – Washington asparagus farmer and former owner of the outhouse used by Riccan for senior prank.
Fordin – / ford in / – Former seaman friend of Ninan. Confidant of Ninan’s dealings with Petre.
Frasnia – / fraz nee uh / – Secretary at Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Fraya – / frī yuh / – Resident of the Roanoke Colony.
Gatson – / gat suh n / – Personal body guard for Elder Debbon. Main home is on the Elder’s Islet at the seat of power.
George – / jorj / – Attendant on duty at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center when Neal went missing.
Gevena – / jeh vee nuh / – Refugee found on Viceroy Blair’s space ship. Originally from Desio.
Gilora – / gil or uh / – Employee at Telepod Engineering Company under Riccan. Interviewer of Amanda.
Gravin – / gra vin / – Born Elul 30, 3421, in Port of Cresdon. Son of Ahn and Barla. Brother of Rasa. First cousin of Amanda.
Grobin – / grow bin / – Leader of the Roanoke Colony in Tuala.
Gwenda – / gwen duh / – Employee at Telepod Engineering Company under Riccan. Interviewer of Amanda.
Hashma – / hash muh / – A prostitute at the Lookout Tavern. Filed a sexual assault lawsuit against Petre. Mother of Petre’s child.
Issyn – / ih sin / – Shipping captain who rescued Amanda from swimming. Friend of Captain Ahn. Main port of call is Port of Cresdon.
Jasmine Medin, MD – / med in / – Doctor at Cannon Memorial Asylum under Dr. Stephen Gascon. Amanda’s attending doctor in the Florida hospital while she was in her coma. Treated Shemalla while she was being held at Cannon Memorial.
Jehoban – / juh ho ban / – Means ‘of all the people’ who is the creator of everything. Earth equivalent: God.
Jena – / jen uh / – Born Iyar 22, 3443, in Kirma. Daughter of Amanda and Riccan. Twin sister of Juila. Former first-daughter of Elder Debbon and Chelesa. Formerly betrothed to Willian.
Jenny – / jen ee / – A dance team member from Amanda’s high school.
Jern – / jurn / – A trusted friend of Bryon’s.
Jesisca – / jes is kuh / – The name given to Amanda from Petre.
Jessa – / jes uh / – The name given to Elder Debbon from Petre for Jena’s mother.
Jessica Taivas – / jes i kuh tay vuhs / – Wife of Nealand Taivas Sr. Mother of Nealand Taivas Jr.
Jinya – / gin ya / – Mother of Vinia.
Jon – / jawn / – Earth Surname: Wilson. Triplet brother to Behn and Valentina. Sent to Earth by mother, Vinia, from Tuala when he was eight anons old. Leaner and slightly shorter than Behn. Brown hair and blue eyes. Quiet by nature. Dating Sofia.
Jonan – / jawn uhn / – Bullying neighbor of Ahn and Barla.
Jose – / hohz ey / – Mexican man who found Amanda on the beach in Cancun.
Juila – / joo ee luh / – Born Iyar 22, 3443, in Kirma. Daughter of Amanda and Riccan. Twin sister of Jena.
Justan – / juhs tan / – Born Elul 21, 3439, in Kirma. Surname: Kesh. Son of Bryon and Alena. Betrothed to Andera. Brother of Kyelon.
Kanekoa – / kan eh koh uh / – Person who sells her house to Ninan in Kirma.
Kendon – / ken duhn / – Employee at Telepod Engineering Company under Riccan. Interviewer of Amanda.
Kenen – / ken un / – Manager of the telepod crystal quarry in Beewa.
Kiya – / kahy uh / – A wise-woman in training with Alena.
Kyelon – / kahyl on / – Born Tishri 30, 3440, in Kirma. Surname: Kesh. Son of Bryon and Alena. Brother of Justan.
Lana – / law nuh / – Maiden name: Gurdin. Receptionist at Telepod Engineering Company in Durseni.
Lillia – / lil ee uh / – A Tualan who gave a crystal skull to Maria’s family in Campeche, Mexico. Consort of Lucinden. Keeper of the master samara. Also known as Wibawa. Friend of Shemalla.
Lindon – / lin duhn / – A friend of Bryon’s who took him to Earth as a teenager.
Lucinden – / loo sin den / – One of the original angels of Jehoban. He confronted Jehoban for rule of the people and Jehoban banned him and his followers to Tuala. Dating Lillia.
Luke – / lük / – Surname: Thompson. Friend of Behn, Jon, and Ryan. Very athletic.
Lukon – / lük on / – Community leader of tainted bread town in Tuala. Husband of Scarola.
Marcus – / mar kus / – Surname: Parker. Husband of Melissa. Friend of Shemalla. Foster parent for Willian on Earth.
Maria – / mah ree ah / – The keeper of the crystal skull in Campeche, Mexico.
Mary – Riccan’s housekeeper. Cleans every Friday.
Melba – / mel buh / – Head house maid for Elder Daven. Lives in Pantano.
Melissa – / mel ih suh / – Married name: Parker. Wife of Marcus. Friend of Shemalla. Foster parent for Willian on Earth.
Mitelda – / mih tel duh / – Resident of the Roanoke Colony. Mother of Semsen.
Miorlen – / mee ohr len / – Legal advisor for Elder Debbon.
Mosan – / mow san / – The second-in-command in the Roanoke Colony in Tuala.
Mr. Smith – The false name for the burglar paid by Dr. Gascon to investigate the Stel house.
Mrs. Shoreham – Sofia’s 4th period typing teacher.
Murisa – / m yur ih sah / – Born in Tuala. Employee of Elder Vargen sent to work in the Roswell Museum in 1947. Wife of Earthborn Edwin Stel. Mother of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen. Grandmother of Riccan.
Nealand Taivas – / neel uh nd tay vuhs / – Son of Nealand Taivas Sr. and Jessica Taivas. Former fiancé of Amanda. Also known as Neal on Earth and Nealan on Tuala. Former employee at the Old Soul Engineering Facility owned by Elder Vargen. Addicted to the drug resh until Amanda rescued him from Tuala and took him through the veil between dimensions. Boyfriend of Vinia.
Nealand Taivas Sr. – / neel uh nd tay vuhs / – Husband of Jessica. Father of Nealand Jr.
Nedan – / nay dan / – Willian’s best friend and neighbor.
Nena – / nay nuh / – Married name: Stel. Wife of Daven. Mother of Riccan. Occupation: Teacher. Lives in Pantano. Grandmother of Juila and Jena.
Ninan – / nahyn un / – Surname: Tigua. Unemployed seaman. Worked undercover for Petre to locate Jesisca. Traveled to Kirma to look for Jesisca. Works for Bryon at Kirma Shipping and Receiving. Address: Thursto Block 43-3, Kirma.
Nurse Bota – / boht uh / – The nurse who took care of Amanda in the hospital in Cancun.
Oliver – / awl ih ver / - Surname: Wilson. Husband of Zoey. Adoptive father to Behn, Valentina, and Jon.
Ozias/Ozian – / oh zi as / – Crew member of Viceroy Blair’s pirate space ship. His mother died when he was little. His father left him soon after to work in the slave’s dome. Ozias raised himself before joining Viceroy Blair’s crew. Now known as Ozian in the Roanoke Colony.
Pesi – / peh see / – Black, female, Pomeranian dog owned by Marcus and Melissa Parker.
Petre – / pee ter / – Surname: MacVeen. Formerly known as Petren, lost social status and forced to lose the honorific ‘n’ at the end of his name. Wears a black onyx ring showing his status as a Master Deceptor. First person on Tuala to encounter Amanda. Kidnapped Jena and sold her to Elder Debbon under the guise of a betrothal agreement.
Phen – / fen / – Surname: Stel. Son of Edwin and Murisa. Brother of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Zuna, Rucen.
Pluska – / plu skuh / – Daughter of Elder Wilken.
Politun – / pol ih tun / – Resident of the Roanoke Colony. Refugee on Viceroy Blair’s space ship.
Rasa – / rah sah / – Born Tishri 5, 3423, in Port of Cresdon. Daughter of Ahn and Barla. Sister of Gravin. First cousin of Amanda. Student of Jehoban. First woman to become the successor to an Elder. Successor to Elder Wilken in Manzanit.
Riccan – / rik an / – Surname: Stel. Son of Elder Daven and Nena. Husband of Amanda. Father of Juila and Jena. Great nephew of Roderick. Chief Engineer at the Telepod Engineering Company. Popular racer of telepods.
Roderick – / rod eh rick / – Surname: Rockwood. Great uncle to Riccan.
Romen – / roh man / – Resident of the Roanoke Colony. Son of Agetha.
Rualin – / roo ahl in / – A business associate of Petre.
Rucen – / roo ken / – Surname: Stel. Son of Edwin and Murisa. Brother of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna. Died in a telepod accident at the age of 22.
Ryan – / rī ən / – Surname: Perino. Friend of Behn, Jon, and Luke. Very athletic.
Sampson – / samp sun / – Surname: Scamp. Gypsy family who stayed with Thomas Rockwood in France around 1800. Husband to Celia. Father of a sick daughter who received help from Thomas. Giver of the crystal skull to Thomas.
Sanda – / san duh / – Surname: Stel. Daughter of Edwin and Murisa. Sister of Daven, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen.
Saul – / sawl / – Born in Wisconsin. Brother of Barla and Diane.
Scarola – / skar oh luh / – From the tainted bread town in Tuala. Wife of Lukon.
Semsen – / sem sun / – Resident of the Roanoke Colony. Son of Mitelda.
Shemalla – / shem al uh / – Maiden Name: Paramasivam. Born in Pantano. Employee at the UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, New Mexico. Apprentice to Elder Vargen. Kidnapped and held captive at Cannon Memorial Asylum where she was a patient of Dr. Medin’s.
Sherry – / sher ee / – Amanda’s best friend from high school.
Sofia – / so fee uh / – Surname: Castillo. Her family moves to Florida from Argentina in 1993. First friend of Jena and Juila on Earth. Girlfriend of Jon.
Stavin – / stav in / – A boyhood friend of Bryon’s.
Stephen Gascon, MD – / gas kuhn / – Former Director of Cannon Memorial Asylum. Director at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center. Abducted by Lucinden as a child.
Stina – / stee nuh / – Surname: Stel. Daughter of Edwin and Murisa. Sister of Daven, Sanda, Phen, Zuna, Rucen.
Sydney – / sid nee / – Surname: Silnack. Husband of Ellen Hill. Father of Barla, Saul, and Diane. Died in California at the age of sixty-six.
Tana – / tan uh / – Next-door-neighbor of Bryon and Alena in Kirma. Caretaker of Justan, Andera, and Kyelon.
Teden – / ted en / – Surname: Dunless. Husband of Ela Nena. Accounting Manager at Telepod Engineering Company.
Thomas – / tom uhs / – Surname: Rockwood. Born in France in 1776. Great-grandfather to Roderick. Recipient of the crystal scull in trade in 1800 from a gypsy family.
Tirsha – / tur shuh / – Mother of Corva. Presumed dead in a house fire. Rescued by Petre between dimensions.
Valentina – / val ehn tee nuh / – Earth Surname: Wilson. Triplet sister to Behn and Jon. Sent to Earth by mother, Vinia, from Tuala when she was eight anons old. Tall with blonde hair and brown eyes. Soul-mate of Willian.
Vanion – / van yun / – Minion of Lucinden. Alias: Faegan.
Vargen – / vahr guh n / – Elder. Co-founder of the Old Soul Engineering Facility.
Viceroy Blair – / vīs roi / – Leader of the pirate space ship.
Vinia – / vin ee yuh / – Daughter of Jinya. Mother of Behn, Valentina, Jon, and Danika. Leader of the Roanoke Colony. Girlfriend of Nealan.
Virginia – Middle name: Ellen. Surname: Covington. Twin sister of Amanda. Died at birth. Buried at cemetery near birth hospital.
Watcher – / woch er / – Spoken of in the history of the crystal skulls.
Wibawa – / wee bah wuh / – Undercover name for Lillia.
Wilken – / wil ken / – Elder. Base of power is in Manzanit. Father of Pluska.
Willian – / wil yan / – Surname: Potts. Son of Elder Debbon and Chelesa. Formerly betrothed to Jena. Soul-mate of Valentina.
Zeka – / zee kah / – Daughter of Bryon’s father’s business partner. Mother of Andera.
Zoey – / awl ih ver / – Surname: Wilson. Wife of Oliver. Adoptive mother to Behn, Valentina, and Jon.
Zuna – / zoo nuh / – Surname: Stel. Daughter of Edwin and Murisa. Sister of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Rucen.
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Agetha – / ay gah thuh / – Resident of the Roanoke Colony. Mother of Romen.
Ahn – / ah n / – Husband of Barla. Father of Gravin and Rasa. Harbor Master at the Port of Cresdon in Thulen. Former shipping captain.
Alena – / ah leyn a / – Born Ab 26, 3417. Maiden name: Bellen. Marriage Date: Tishri 16, 3436. Wife of Bryon Kesh. Mother of Justan and Kyelon. Former adoptive mother to Jena and Juila as known in Amanda’s coma reality. Trained as a wise-woman.
Amanda – / uh man duh / – means ‘beloved’. Born September 28, 1972, in Florida. Maiden name: Covington. Daughter of Chris and Diane. Wife of Riccan Stel. Mother of Juila and Jena. Sister to Carrie and Deanna. Cousin to Gravin and Rasa. Aunt to Emily and April. Former fiancé of Nealand.
Andera – / an dair uh / – Born Tishri 12, 3439. Daughter of Zeka. Betrothed to Justan. First-daughter of Bryon and Alena.
Andy Brun – / an dee broohn / – Neighbor friend of Riccan’s on Earth. Involved in rock throwing trouble.
Angie – / an jee / – Nealand’s girlfriend in Amanda’s coma reality. Maiden name: McFarland. Daughter of Billy. High school classmate of Amanda’s.
April – / ay pril / – Daughter (6yrs) of Carrie. Granddaughter of Chris and Diane. Niece of Amanda.
Barla – / bahr luh / – Born January 21, 1945, in Wisconsin. Maiden name: Silnack. Birth name: Barbara. Nickname on Earth: Barla. Sister of Diane. Aunt of Amanda. Wife of Ahn. Mother of Gravin and Rasa. Raised Jena and Juila until they were six anons old. Birth crystal color: bright blue.
Behn – / ben / – Earth Surname: Wilson. Triplet brother to Valentina and Jon. Sent to Earth by mother, Vinia, from Tuala when he was eight anons old. Tall with brown hair and brown eyes. Crystal color: smoky grey. Boyfriend of Juila.
Billy – / bil ee / – Surname: McFarland. Father of Angie. Owns his own towing company in Southern Florida. NHRA enthusiast and fan of Riccan Stel.
Bistea – / bis tee uh / – Vendor at the marketplace in Kirma. Patient of Alena’s.
Bruce – / bru s / – Man in the hotel room in New York City to confront Petre.
Bryon – / brahy uh n / – Born Heshvan 2, 3416, in Kirma. Surname: Kesh. Marriage Date: Tishri 16, 3436. Husband of Alena. Father of Justan and Kyelon. Former adoptive father to Jena and Juila as known in Amanda’s coma reality. Manager of Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Carrie – / k air ee / – Born April 21, 1970, in Florida. Maiden name: Covington. Daughter of Chris and Diane. Sister to Deanna and Amanda. Divorced, mother of Emily and April. Reclaimed maiden name when ex-husband was convicted of murder. In jail in Roswell, New Mexico, on drug charges.
Celia – / see lee uh / – Surname: Scamp. Gypsy family who stayed with Thomas Rockwood in France around 1800. Wife to Sampson. Mother of a sick daughter who received help from Thomas.
Ceren – / sair in / – Born approximately 3412. Adopted son of Ahn and Barla. Works at the Port of Cresdon for Captain Ahn.
Chelesa – / chuh lay suh / – Married name: Potts. Wife of Elder Debbon. Mother of Willian.
Chris – / kris / – Surname: Covington. Husband of Diane. Father of Carrie, Deanna, and Amanda. Grandfather of Juila, Jena, Emily, and April.
Cleon – / klee on / – Transport operator at Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Copa – / kohp uh / – Wise-woman for the district of Desio. Person who healed Ninan. She helped Amanda escape from Elder Vargen and found a home for Jena and Juila. Wise-woman who performed Amanda’s birth-crystal ceremony.
Corva – / kor vuh / – Foster child of Ahn and Barla. Her parents believed to have died in a house fire. Daughter of Tirsha and Filbrun. Reunited with her birth-mother.
Crysta – / kris tuh / – Head maid at Elder Debbon’s estate.
Danika – / dah nee kuh / – Daughter of Vinia. Born in the Roanoke Colony one month early.
Daven – / dav uhn / – Surname: Stel. Son of Edwin and Murisa. Husband of Nena. Father of Riccan. Brother of Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen. Student of Jehoban. Elder whose base of power is on Pantano. Grandfather of Juila and Jena.
Deanna – / dee an nuh / – Born April 5, 1971, in Florida. Maiden name: Covington. Daughter of Chris and Diane. Sister to Carrie and Amanda. Married with two daughters. Suffering from an unknown illness.
Debbon – / deb uhn / – Surname: Potts. Elder whose base of power is on Elder Isle. Husband of Chelesa. Father of Willian.
Denana – / day naw nuh / – Employee in the Engineering Department at Telepod Engineering Company.
Diane – / dahy an / – Born October 1, 1947. Maiden name: Silnack. Sister of Barbara and Saul. Wife of Chris. Mother of Carrie, Deanna, and Amanda. Grandmother of Juila, Jena, Emily, and April.
Dilela – / dih lay luh / – Resident of the Roanoke Colony.
Dr. Flores – / flohr ez / – The doctor treating Amanda in the hospital in Cancun.
Dr. Huddleston – / hud ul stun / – The psychologist treating Neal Taivas, Jr.
Edda – / eh duh / – Resident of the Roanoke Colony.
Edwin – / ed win / – Surname: Stel. Husband of Murisa. Father of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen. Engineer at the Roswell Museum. Started a Construction Supply Company on Tuala. Started a Consulting Business when they moved to Acaim when Daven was six.
Ela Nena – / eluh nay nuh / – Married name: Dunless. Wife of Teden Dunless. Executive VP of Customer Operations at Telepod Engineering Company. Riccan’s boss.
Ellen – / el uh n / – Maiden name: Hill. Wife of Sydney Silnack. Mother of Barla, Saul, and Diane. Married name: Silnack.
Emily – / em ul ee / – Daughter (7yrs) of Carrie. Granddaughter of Chris and Diane. Niece of Amanda.
Emmanuen – / ee man you ehn / – Son of Jehoban.
Faegan – / fay ghin / – Presenter of the award given to Ela Nena at the Engineering Excellence Awards dinner. Also known as Vanion.
Farmer Joe – Washington asparagus farmer and former owner of the outhouse used by Riccan for senior prank.
Filbrun – / fil bruhn / – Former husband of Tirsha. Father of Corva. Died in house fire.
Fordin – / ford in / – Former seaman friend of Ninan. Confidant of Ninan’s dealings with Petre.
Frasnia – / fraz nee uh / – Secretary at Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Fraya – / frī yuh / – Resident of the Roanoke Colony.
Gatson – / gat suh n / – Personal body guard for Elder Debbon. Main home is on the Elder’s Islet at the seat of power.
George – / jorj / – Attendant on duty at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center when Neal went missing.
Gevena – / jeh vee nuh / – Sixteen anon old refugee found on Viceroy Blair’s space ship. Originally from Desio where she was raised by her drunk father after her mother left when she was a toddler. She stopped going to school at the age of twelve. Moved to Manzanit under the care of Rasa.
Gilora – / gil or uh / – Employee at Telepod Engineering Company under Riccan. Interviewer of Amanda.
Gravin – / gra vin / – Born Elul 30, 3421, in Port of Cresdon. Son of Ahn and Barla. Brother of Rasa. First cousin of Amanda.
Grobin – / grow bin / – Leader of the Roanoke Colony in Tuala.
Gwenda – / gwen duh / – Employee at Telepod Engineering Company under Riccan. Interviewer of Amanda.
Hashma – / hash muh / – A prostitute at the Lookout Tavern. Filed a sexual assault lawsuit against Petre. Mother of Petre’s child.
Issyn – / ih sin / – Shipping captain who rescued Amanda from swimming. Friend of Captain Ahn. Main port of call is Port of Cresdon.
Jasmine Medin, MD – / med in / – Doctor at Cannon Memorial Asylum under Dr. Stephen Gascon. Amanda’s attending doctor in the Florida hospital while she was in her coma. Treated Shemalla while she was being held at Cannon Memorial.
Jehoban – / juh ho ban / – Means ‘of all the people’ who is the creator of everything. Earth equivalent: God.
Jena – / jen uh / – Born Iyar 22, 3443, in Kirma. Daughter of Amanda and Riccan. Twin sister of Juila. Former first-daughter of Elder Debbon and Chelesa. Formerly betrothed to Willian. Dating Luke.
Jenny – / jen ee / – A dance team member from Amanda’s high school.
Jern – / jurn / – A trusted friend of Bryon’s.
Jesisca – / jes is kuh / – The name given to Amanda from Petre.
Jessa – / jes uh / – The name given to Elder Debbon from Petre for Jena’s mother.
Jessica Taivas – / jes i kuh tay vuhs / – Wife of Nealand Taivas Sr. Mother of Nealand Taivas Jr.
Jinya – / gin ya / – Mother of Vinia.
Jon – / jawn / – Earth Surname: Wilson. Triplet brother to Behn and Valentina. Sent to Earth by mother, Vinia, from Tuala when he was eight anons old. Leaner and slightly shorter than Behn. Brown hair and blue eyes. Quiet by nature. Dating Sofia.
Jonan – / jawn uhn / – Bullying neighbor of Ahn and Barla.
Jose – / hohz ey / – Mexican man who found Amanda on the beach in Cancun.
Juila – / joo ee luh / – Born Iyar 22, 3443, in Kirma. Daughter of Amanda and Riccan. Twin sister of Jena. Dating Behn.
Justan – / juhs tan / – Born Elul 21, 3439, in Kirma. Surname: Kesh. Son of Bryon and Alena. Betrothed to Andera. Brother of Kyelon.
Kanekoa – / kan eh koh uh / – Person who sells her house to Ninan in Kirma.
Kemeron – / kem er uhn / – Head guard at the Menad Residence for Elder Rylon.
Kendon – / ken duhn / – Employee at Telepod Engineering Company under Riccan. Interviewer of Amanda.
Kenen – / ken un / – Manager of the telepod crystal quarry in Beewa.
Kiya – / kahy uh / – A wise-woman in training with Alena.
Kyelon – / kahyl on / – Born Tishri 30, 3440, in Kirma. Surname: Kesh. Son of Bryon and Alena. Brother of Justan.
Lana – / law nuh / – Maiden name: Gurdin. Receptionist at Telepod Engineering Company in Durseni.
Lillia – / lil ee uh / – A Tualan who gave a crystal skull to Maria’s family in Campeche, Mexico. Consort of Lucinden. Keeper of the master samara. Also known as Wibawa. Friend of Shemalla.
Lindon – / lin duhn / – A friend of Bryon’s who took him to Earth as a teenager.
Lucinden – / loo sin den / – One of the original angels of Jehoban. He confronted Jehoban for rule of the people and Jehoban banned him and his followers to Tuala. Dating Lillia.
Luke – / lük / – Surname: Thompson. Friend of Behn, Jon, and Ryan. Very athletic.
Lukon – / lük on / – Community leader of tainted bread town in Tuala. Husband of Scarola.
Marcus – / mar kus / – Surname: Parker. Husband of Melissa. Friend of Shemalla. Foster parent for Willian on Earth.
Maria – / mah ree ah / – The keeper of the crystal skull in Campeche, Mexico.
Mary – Riccan’s housekeeper. Cleans every Friday.
Melba – / mel buh / – Head house maid for Elder Daven. Lives in Pantano.
Melissa – / mel ih suh / – Married name: Parker. Wife of Marcus. Friend of Shemalla. Foster parent for Willian on Earth.
Mitelda – / mih tel duh / – Resident of the Roanoke Colony. Mother of Semsen.
Miorlen – / mee ohr len / – Legal advisor for Elder Debbon.
Mosan – / mow san / – The second-in-command in the Roanoke Colony in Tuala.
Mr. Smith – The false name for the burglar paid by Dr. Gascon to investigate the Stel house.
Mrs. Shoreham – Sofia’s 4th period typing teacher.
Murisa – / m yur ih sah / – Born in Tuala. Employee of Elder Vargen sent to work in the Roswell Museum in 1947. Wife of Earthborn Edwin Stel. Mother of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen. Grandmother of Riccan.
Nealand Taivas – / neel uh nd tay vuhs / – Son of Nealand Taivas Sr. and Jessica Taivas. Former fiancé of Amanda. Also known as Neal on Earth and Nealan on Tuala. Former employee at the Old Soul Engineering Facility owned by Elder Vargen. Addicted to the drug resh until Amanda rescued him from Tuala and took him through the veil between dimensions. Former boyfriend of Vinia.
Nealand Taivas Sr. – / neel uh nd tay vuhs / – Husband of Jessica. Father of Nealand Jr.
Nedan – / nay dan / – Willian’s best friend and neighbor.
Nena – / nay nuh / – Married name: Stel. Wife of Daven. Mother of Riccan. Occupation: Teacher. Lives in Pantano. Grandmother of Juila and Jena.
Ninan – / nahyn un / – Surname: Tigua. Unemployed seaman. Worked undercover for Petre to locate Jesisca. Traveled to Kirma to look for Jesisca. Works for Bryon at Kirma Shipping and Receiving. Address: Thursto Block 43-3, Kirma.
Nurse Bota – / boht uh / – The nurse who took care of Amanda in the hospital in Cancun.
Oliver – / awl ih ver / - Surname: Wilson. Husband of Zoey. Adoptive father to Behn, Valentina, and Jon.
Ozias/Ozian – / oh zi as / – Crew member of Viceroy Blair’s pirate space ship. His mother died when he was little. His father left him soon after to work in the slave’s dome. Ozias raised himself before joining Viceroy Blair’s crew. Now known as Ozian in the Roanoke Colony.
Pelka – / pel kuh / – Employee of Elder Wilken’s Residence. Around eighteen anons old.
Pesi – / peh see / – Black, female, Pomeranian dog owned by Marcus and Melissa Parker.
Petre – / pee ter / – Surname: MacVeen. Birthplace: Menad. Formerly known as Petren, lost social status and forced to lose the honorific ‘n’ at the end of his name. Wears a black onyx ring showing his status as a Master Deceptor. First person on Tuala to encounter Amanda. Kidnapped Jena and sold her to Elder Debbon under the guise of a betrothal agreement as known from Amanda’s coma reality.
Phen – / fen / – Surname: Stel. Son of Edwin and Murisa. Brother of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Zuna, Rucen.
Pluska – / plu skuh / – Daughter of Elder Wilken.
Politun – / pol ih tun / – Resident of the Roanoke Colony. Refugee on Viceroy Blair’s space ship.
Rasa – / rah sah / – Born Tishri 5, 3423, in Port of Cresdon. Daughter of Ahn and Barla. Sister of Gravin. First cousin of Amanda. Student of Jehoban. First woman to become the successor to an Elder. Elder; base of power is in Manzanit.
Riccan – / rik an / – Surname: Stel. Son of Elder Daven and Nena. Husband of Amanda. Father of Juila and Jena. Great nephew of Roderick. Chief Engineer at the Telepod Engineering Company. Popular racer of telepods.
Roderick – / rod eh rick / – Surname: Rockwood. Great uncle to Riccan.
Romen – / roh man / – Resident of the Roanoke Colony. Son of Agetha.
Rualin – / roo ahl in / – A business associate of Petre.
Rucen – / roo ken / – Surname: Stel. Son of Edwin and Murisa. Brother of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna. Died in a telepod accident at the age of 22.
Ryan – / rī ən / – Surname: Perino. Friend of Behn, Jon, and Luke. Very athletic.
Sampson – / samp sun / – Surname: Scamp. Gypsy family who stayed with Thomas Rockwood in France around 1800. Husband to Celia. Father of a sick daughter who received help from Thomas. Giver of the crystal skull to Thomas.
Sanda – / san duh / – Surname: Stel. Daughter of Edwin and Murisa. Sister of Daven, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen.
Saul – / sawl / – Born in Wisconsin. Brother of Barla and Diane.
Scarola – / skar oh luh / – From the tainted bread town in Tuala. Wife of Lukon.
Semsen – / sem sun / – Resident of the Roanoke Colony. Son of Mitelda.
Shemalla – / shem al uh / – Maiden Name: Paramasivam. Born in Pantano. Employee at the UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, New Mexico. Apprentice to Elder Vargen. Kidnapped and held captive at Cannon Memorial Asylum where she was a patient of Dr. Medin’s.
Sherry – / sher ee / – Amanda’s best friend from high school.
Sofia – / so fee uh / – Surname: Castillo. Her family moves to Florida from Argentina in 1993. First friend of Jena and Juila on Earth. Girlfriend of Jon.
Stavin – / stav in / – A boyhood friend of Bryon’s.
Stephen Gascon, MD – / gas kuhn / – Former Director of Cannon Memorial Asylum. Director at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center. Abducted by Lucinden as a child.
Stina – / stee nuh / – Surname: Stel. Daughter of Edwin and Murisa. Sister of Daven, Sanda, Phen, Zuna, Rucen.
Sydney – / sid nee / – Surname: Silnack. Husband of Ellen Hill. Father of Barla, Saul, and Diane. Died in California at the age of sixty-six.
Tana – / tan uh / – Next-door-neighbor of Bryon and Alena in Kirma. Caretaker of Justan, Andera, and Kyelon.
Teden – / ted en / – Surname: Dunless. Husband of Ela Nena. Accounting Manager at Telepod Engineering Company.
Thomas – / tom uhs / – Surname: Rockwood. Born in France in 1776. Great-grandfather to Roderick. Recipient of the crystal scull in trade in 1800 from a gypsy family.
Tiun – / tee uhn / – Guard at the Menad Residence for Elder Rylon.
Tirsha – / tur shuh / – Mother of Corva. Presumed dead in a house fire. Rescued by Petre between dimensions.
Ulwin – / uhl win / – Rasa’s personal assistant at the Manzanit Residence. Around twenty-two anons old.
Valentina – / val ehn tee nuh / – Earth Surname: Wilson. Triplet sister to Behn and Jon. Sent to Earth by mother, Vinia, from Tuala when she was eight anons old. Tall with blonde hair and brown eyes. Soul-mate of Willian.
Vanion – / van yun / – Minion of Lucinden. Alias: Faegan.
Vargen – / vahr guh n / – Elder. Co-founder of the Old Soul Engineering Facility.
Viceroy Blair – / vīs roi / – Leader of the pirate space ship.
Vinia – / vin ee yuh / – Daughter of Jinya. Mother of Behn, Valentina, Jon, and Danika. Leader of the Roanoke Colony. Former girlfriend of Nealan. Engaged to Ozian.
Virginia – Middle name: Ellen. Surname: Covington. Twin sister of Amanda. Died at birth. Buried at cemetery near birth hospital.
Watcher – / woch er / – Spoken of in the history of the crystal skulls.
Wibawa – / wee bah wuh / – Undercover name for Lillia.
Wilken – / wil ken / – Former Elder. Base of power is in Manzanit. Father of Pluska. Died at 136 anons.
Willian – / wil yan / – Surname: Potts. Son of Elder Debbon and Chelesa. Formerly betrothed to Jena. Soul-mate of Valentina.
Zeka – / zee kah / – Daughter of Bryon’s father’s business partner. Mother of Andera.
Zoey – / awl ih ver / – Surname: Wilson. Wife of Oliver. Adoptive mother to Behn, Valentina, and Jon.
Zuna – / zoo nuh / – Surname: Stel. Daughter of Edwin and Murisa. Sister of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Rucen.
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Agetha – / ay gah thuh / – Resident of the Roanoke Colony. Mother of Romen.
Ahn – / ah n / – Husband of Barla. Father of Gravin and Rasa. Harbor Master at the Port of Cresdon in Thulen. Former shipping captain.
Alena – / ah leyn a / – Born Ab 26, 3417. Maiden name: Bellen. Marriage Date: Tishri 16, 3436. Wife of Bryon Kesh. Mother of Justan and Kyelon. Former adoptive mother to Jena and Juila, as known in Amanda’s coma reality. Trained as a wise-woman.
Amanda – / uh man duh / – means ‘beloved.’ Born September 28, 1972, in Florida. Maiden name: Covington. Daughter of Chris and Diane. Wife of Riccan Stel. Mother of Juila and Jena. Sister to Carrie and Deanna. Cousin to Gravin and Rasa. Aunt to Emily and April. Former fiancé of Nealand.
Andera – / an dair uh / – Born Tishri 12, 3439. Daughter of Zeka. Betrothed to Justan. First-daughter of Bryon and Alena.
Andy Brun – / an dee broohn / – Neighbor friend of Riccan’s on Earth. Involved in rock throwing trouble.
Angie – / an jee / – Nealand’s girlfriend in Amanda’s coma reality. Maiden name: McFarland. Daughter of Billy. High school classmate of Amanda’s.
April – / ay pril / – Daughter (6yrs) of Carrie. Granddaughter of Chris and Diane. Niece of Amanda.
Barla – / bahr luh / – Born January 21, 1945, in Wisconsin. Maiden name: Silnack. Birth name: Barbara. Nickname on Earth: Barla. Sister of Diane. Aunt of Amanda. Wife of Ahn. Mother of Gravin and Rasa. Raised Jena and Juila until they were six anons old. Birth crystal color: bright blue.
Behn – / ben / – Earth Surname: Wilson. Triplet brother to Valentina and Jon. Sent to Earth by mother, Vinia, from Tuala when he was eight anons old. Tall with brown hair and brown eyes. Crystal color: smoky grey. Boyfriend of Juila.
Billy – / bil ee / – Surname: McFarland. Father of Angie. Owns his own towing company in Southern Florida. NHRA enthusiast and fan of Riccan Stel.
Bistea – / bis tee uh / – Vendor at the marketplace in Kirma. Patient of Alena’s.
Bruce – / bru s / – Man in the hotel room in New York City to confront Petre.
Bryon – / brahy uh n / – Born Heshvan 2, 3416, in Kirma. Surname: Kesh. Marriage Date: Tishri 16, 3436. Husband of Alena. Father of Justan and Kyelon. Former adoptive father to Jena and Juila, as known in Amanda’s coma reality. Manager of Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Callan – / kal un / – A glazier by trade. Husband of Olya, a maid at the Manzanit Residence. Kidnapped by Lucinden.
Carrie – / k air ee / – Born April 21, 1970, in Florida. Maiden name: Covington. Daughter of Chris and Diane. Sister to Deanna and Amanda. Divorced, mother of Emily and April. Reclaimed maiden name when ex-husband was convicted of murder. In jail in Roswell, New Mexico, on drug charges.
Celia – / see lee uh / – Surname: Scamp. Gypsy family who stayed with Thomas Rockwood in France around 1800. Wife to Sampson. Mother of a sick daughter who received help from Thomas.
Ceren – / sair in / – Born approximately 3412. Adopted son of Ahn and Barla. Works at the Port of Cresdon for Captain Ahn.
Chelesa – / chuh lay suh / – Married name: Potts. Wife of Elder Debbon. Mother of Willian.
Chris – / kris / – Surname: Covington. Husband of Diane. Father of Carrie, Deanna, and Amanda. Grandfather of Juila, Jena, Emily, and April.
Cleon – / klee on / – Transport operator at Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Copa – / kohp uh / – Wise-woman for the district of Desio. Person who healed Ninan. She helped Amanda escape from Elder Vargen and found a home for Jena and Juila. Wise-woman who performed Amanda’s birth-crystal ceremony.
Corva – / kor vuh / – Foster child of Ahn and Barla. Her parents believed to have died in a house fire. Daughter of Tirsha and Filbrun. Reunited with her birth-mother.
Crysta – / kris tuh / – Head maid at Elder Debbon’s estate.
Danika – / dah nee kuh / – Daughter of Vinia. Born in the Roanoke Colony one month early.
Daven – / dav uhn / – Surname: Stel. Son of Edwin and Murisa. Husband of Nena. Father of Riccan. Brother of Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen. Student of Jehoban. Elder whose base of power is on Pantano. Grandfather of Juila and Jena.
Deanna – / dee an nuh / – Born April 5, 1971, in Florida. Maiden name: Covington. Daughter of Chris and Diane. Sister to Carrie and Amanda. Married with two daughters. Suffering from an unknown illness.
Debbon – / deb uhn / – Surname: Potts. Elder whose base of power is on Elder Isle. Husband of Chelesa. Father of Willian.
Denana – / day naw nuh / – Employee in the Engineering Department at the Telepod Engineering Company.
Diane – / dahy an / – Born October 1, 1947. Maiden name: Silnack. Sister of Barbara and Saul. Wife of Chris. Mother of Carrie, Deanna, and Amanda. Grandmother of Juila, Jena, Emily, and April.
Dilela – / dih lay luh / – Resident of the Roanoke Colony.
Dr. Flores – / flohr ez / – The doctor treating Amanda in the hospital in Cancun.
Dr. Huddleston – / hud ul stun / – The psychologist treating Neal Taivas, Jr.
Edda – / eh duh / – Resident of the Roanoke Colony.
Edwin – / ed win / – Surname: Stel. Husband of Murisa. Father of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen. Engineer at the Roswell Museum. Started a Construction Supply Company on Tuala. Started a Consulting Business when they moved to Acaim when Daven was six.
Ela Nena – / eluh nay nuh / – Married name: Dunless. Wife of Teden Dunless. Executive VP of Customer Operations at the Telepod Engineering Company. Riccan’s boss.
Ellen – / el uh n / – Maiden name: Hill. Wife of Sydney Silnack. Mother of Barla, Saul, and Diane. Married name: Silnack.
Emily – / em ul ee / – Daughter (7yrs) of Carrie. Granddaughter of Chris and Diane. Niece of Amanda.
Emmanuen – / ee man you ehn / – Son of Jehoban.
Emmin – / eh min / – Elder. Base of power is in Telae. Earth equivalent: Seattle, Washington.
Faegan – / fay ghin / – Presenter of the award given to Ela Nena at the Engineering Excellence Awards dinner. Also known as Vanion.
Farmer Joe – Washington asparagus farmer and former owner of the outhouse used by Riccan for senior prank.
Filbrun – / fil bruhn / – Former husband of Tirsha. Father of Corva. Died in house fire.
Finnian – / fin ee un / – Surname: Castillo. Husband of Yoshida. Father of Sofia. Lives in Florida, emigrated from Colombia. Born in Tuala.
Fordin – / ford in / – Former seaman friend of Ninan. Confidant of Ninan’s dealings with Petre.
Frasnia – / fraz nee uh / – Secretary at Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Fraya – / frī yuh / – Resident of the Roanoke Colony.
Gatson – / gat suh n / – Personal body guard for Elder Debbon. Main home is on the Elder’s Islet at the seat of power.
George – / jorj / – Attendant on duty at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center when Neal went missing.
Gevena – / jeh vee nuh / – Sixteen anon old refugee found on Viceroy Blair’s space ship. Originally from Desio where she was raised by her drunk father after her mother left when she was a toddler. She stopped going to school at the age of twelve. Moved to Manzanit under the care of Rasa.
Gilora – / gil or uh / – Employee at the Telepod Engineering Company under Riccan. Interviewer of Amanda.
Gravin – / gra vin / – Born Elul 30, 3421, in Port of Cresdon. Son of Ahn and Barla. Brother of Rasa. First cousin of Amanda. Engaged to Hanella.
Grobin – / grow bin / – Leader of the Roanoke Colony in Tuala.
Gwenda – / gwen duh / – Employee at the Telepod Engineering Company under Riccan. Interviewer of Amanda.
Hanella – / han el uh / – Gravin’s fiancé. Daughter of restaurant owners in Desio.
Hashma – / hash muh / – A prostitute at the Lookout Tavern. Filed a sexual assault lawsuit against Petre. Mother of Petre’s child.
Henren – / hen rehn / – Surname: Larso. Owner of the Glazier shop who employed Callan.
Ian – / ee uhn / – Employee at the Old Soul Engineering Facility owned by Elder Vargen suspected of being from Earth. Originally from Flagstaff, AZ, with a wife and children.
Issyn – / ih sin / – Shipping captain who rescued Amanda from swimming. Friend of Captain Ahn. Main port of call is Port of Cresdon.
Jasmine Medin, MD – / med in / – Doctor at Cannon Memorial Asylum under Dr. Stephen Gascon. Amanda’s attending doctor in the Florida hospital while she was in her coma. Treated Shemalla while she was being held at Cannon Memorial.
Jedon – / jeh dun / – Elder. Base of power is in Neve. Earth equivalent: Denver, Colorado.
Jehoban – / juh ho ban / – Means ‘of all the people’ who is the creator of everything. Earth equivalent: God.
Jena – / jen uh / – Born Iyar 22, 3443, in Kirma. Daughter of Amanda and Riccan. Twin sister of Juila. Former first-daughter of Elder Debbon and Chelesa. Formerly betrothed to Willian. Dating Luke.
Jenny – / jen ee / – A dance team member from Amanda’s high school.
Jern – / jurn / – A trusted friend of Bryon’s.
Jesisca – / jes is kuh / – The name given to Amanda from Petre.
Jessa – / jes uh / – The name given to Elder Debbon from Petre for Jena’s mother.
Jessica Taivas – / jes i kuh tay vuhs / – Wife of Nealand Taivas Sr. Mother of Nealand Taivas Jr.
Jinya – / gin ya / – Mother of Vinia.
Jon – / jawn / – Earth Surname: Wilson. Triplet brother to Behn and Valentina. Sent to Earth by mother, Vinia, from Tuala when he was eight anons old. Leaner and slightly shorter than Behn. Brown hair and blue eyes. Quiet by nature. Dating Sofia.
Jonan – / jawn uhn / – Bullying neighbor of Ahn and Barla.
Jose – / hohz ey / – Mexican man who found Amanda on the beach in Cancun.
Juila – / joo ee luh / – Born Iyar 22, 3443, in Kirma. Daughter of Amanda and Riccan. Twin sister of Jena. Dating Behn.
Justan – / juhs tan / – Born Elul 21, 3439, in Kirma. Surname: Kesh. Son of Bryon and Alena. Betrothed to Andera. Brother of Kyelon.
Kanekoa – / kan eh koh uh / – Person who sells her house to Ninan in Kirma.
Kemeron – / kem er uhn / – Head guard at the Menad Residence for Elder Rylon.
Kendon – / ken duhn / – Employee at the Telepod Engineering Company under Riccan. Interviewer of Amanda.
Kenen – / ken un / – Manager of the telepod crystal quarry in Beewa.
Kiya – / kahy uh / – A wise-woman in training with Alena.
Kyelon – / kahyl on / – Born Tishri 30, 3440, in Kirma. Surname: Kesh. Son of Bryon and Alena. Brother of Justan.
Lana – / law nuh / – Maiden name: Gurdin. Receptionist at the Telepod Engineering Company in Durseni.
Lillia – / lil ee uh / – A Tualan who gave a samara to Maria’s family in Campeche, Mexico. Consort of Lucinden. Keeper of the master samara. Also known as Wibawa. Friend of Shemalla.
Lindon – / lin duhn / – A friend of Bryon’s who took him to Earth as a teenager.
Lucinden – / loo sin den / – One of the original angels of Jehoban. He confronted Jehoban for rule of the people and Jehoban banned him and his followers to Tuala. Dating Lillia.
Luke – / lük / – Surname: Thompson. Friend of Behn, Jon, and Ryan. Very athletic.
Lukon – / lük on / – Community leader of tainted bread town in Tuala. Husband of Scarola.
Marcus – / mar kus / – Surname: Parker. Husband of Melissa. Friend of Shemalla. Foster parent for Willian on Earth.
Maria – / mah ree ah / – The keeper of the crystal skull in Campeche, Mexico.
Mary – Riccan’s housekeeper. Cleans every Friday.
Melba – / mel buh / – Head house maid for Elder Daven. Lives in Pantano.
Melissa – / mel ih suh / – Married name: Parker. Wife of Marcus. Friend of Shemalla. Foster parent for Willian on Earth.
Mitelda – / mih tel duh / – Resident of the Roanoke Colony. Mother of Semsen.
Miorlen – / mee ohr len / – Legal advisor for Elder Debbon.
Mosan – / mow san / – The second-in-command in the Roanoke Colony in Tuala.
Mr. Smith – The false name for the burglar paid by Dr. Gascon to investigate the Stel house.
Mrs. Shoreham – Sofia’s 4th period typing teacher.
Murisa – / m yur ih sah / – Born in Tuala. Employee of Elder Vargen sent to work in the Roswell Museum in 1947. Wife of Earthborn Edwin Stel. Mother of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen. Grandmother of Riccan.
Nealand Taivas – / neel uh nd tay vuhs / – Son of Nealand Taivas Sr. and Jessica Taivas. Former fiancé of Amanda. Also known as Neal on Earth and Nealan on Tuala. Former employee at the Old Soul Engineering Facility owned by Elder Vargen. Addicted to the drug resh until Amanda rescued him from Tuala and took him through the veil between dimensions. Former boyfriend of Vinia.
Nealand Taivas Sr. – / neel uh nd tay vuhs / – Husband of Jessica. Father of Nealand Jr.
Nedan – / nay dan / – Willian’s best friend and neighbor.
Nena – / nay nuh / – Married name: Stel. Wife of Daven. Mother of Riccan. Occupation: Teacher. Lives in Pantano. Grandmother of Juila and Jena.
Ninan – / nahyn un / – Surname: Tigua. Unemployed seaman. Worked undercover for Petre to locate Jesisca. Traveled to Kirma to look for Jesisca. Works for Bryon at Kirma Shipping and Receiving. Address: Thursto Block 43-3, Kirma.
Novan – / no van / – Head of security for the glazier store.
Nurse Bota – / boht uh / – The nurse who took care of Amanda in the hospital in Cancun.
Olguin – / ohl gyu in / – Elder. Base of power is in Genip. Earth equivalent: Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Oliver – / awl ih ver / - Surname: Wilson. Husband of Zoey. Adoptive father to Behn, Valentina, and Jon.
Olya – / Ohl yuh / – New maid at the Manzanit Residence. Born in Secar, raised in Telae. Wife to a glazier named Callan. Around twenty-three anons old.
Ozias/Ozian – / oh zi as / – Crew member of Viceroy Blair’s pirate space ship. His mother died when he was little. His father left him soon after to work in the slave’s dome. Ozias raised himself before joining Viceroy Blair’s crew. Now known as Ozian in the Roanoke Colony.
Pelka – / pel kuh / – Employee of Elder Wilken’s Residence. Around eighteen anons old.
Pesi – / peh see / – Black, female, Pomeranian dog owned by Marcus and Melissa Parker.
Petre – / pee ter / – Surname: MacVeen. Birthplace: Menad. Formerly known as Petren, lost social status and forced to lose the honorific ‘n’ at the end of his name. Wears a black onyx ring showing his status as a Master Deceptor. First person on Tuala to encounter Amanda. Kidnapped Jena and sold her to Elder Debbon under the guise of a betrothal agreement as known from Amanda’s coma reality.
Phen – / fen / – Surname: Stel. Son of Edwin and Murisa. Brother of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Zuna, Rucen.
Pluska – / plu skuh / – Daughter of Elder Wilken.
Politun – / pol ih tun / – Resident of the Roanoke Colony. Refugee on Viceroy Blair’s space ship.
Quentien – / kwen tee en / – Elder. Base of power is in Gamb. Earth equivalent: Bogota, Columbia.
Rasa – / rah sah / – Born Tishri 5, 3423, in Port of Cresdon. Daughter of Ahn and Barla. Sister of Gravin. First cousin of Amanda. Student of Jehoban. First woman to become the successor to an Elder. Elder; base of power is in Manzanit.
Riccan – / rik an / – Surname: Stel. Son of Elder Daven and Nena. Husband of Amanda. Father of Juila and Jena. Great nephew of Roderick. Chief Engineer at the Telepod Engineering Company. Popular racer of telepods.
Roderick – / rod eh rick / – Surname: Rockwood. Great uncle to Riccan.
Romen – / roh man / – Resident of the Roanoke Colony. Son of Agetha.
Rualin – / roo ahl in / – A business associate of Petre.
Rucen – / roo ken / – Surname: Stel. Son of Edwin and Murisa. Brother of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna. Died in a telepod accident at the age of 22.
Ryan – / rī ən / – Surname: Perino. Friend of Behn, Jon, and Luke. Very athletic.
Rylon – / rī len / – Elder. Base of power is in Menad. Earth equivalent: Camden, Bermuda.
Sampson – / samp sun / – Surname: Scamp. Gypsy family who stayed with Thomas Rockwood in France around 1800. Husband to Celia. Father of a sick daughter who received help from Thomas. Giver of the crystal skull to Thomas.
Sanda – / san duh / – Surname: Stel. Daughter of Edwin and Murisa. Sister of Daven, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen.
Saul – / sawl / – Born in Wisconsin. Brother of Barla and Diane.
Scarola – / skar oh luh / – From the tainted bread town in Tuala. Wife of Lukon.
Semsen – / sem sun / – Resident of the Roanoke Colony. Son of Mitelda.
Senjin – / sen jin / – Elder. Base of power is in Argot. Earth equivalent: Tortuga, Galapagos Islands. Ascension ceremony in 3449.
Shemalla – / shem al uh / – Maiden Name: Paramasivam. Born in Pantano. Employee at the UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, New Mexico. Apprentice to Elder Vargen. Kidnapped and held captive at Cannon Memorial Asylum where she was a patient of Dr. Medin’s.
Sherry – / sher ee / – Amanda’s best friend from high school.
Sofia – / so fee uh / – Surname: Castillo. Her family moves to Florida from Colombia in 1993. First friend of Jena and Juila on Earth. Girlfriend of Jon.
Stavin – / stav in / – A boyhood friend of Bryon’s.
Stephen Gascon, MD – / gas kuhn / – Former Director of Cannon Memorial Asylum. Director at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center. Abducted by Lucinden as a child.
Stina – / stee nuh / – Surname: Stel. Daughter of Edwin and Murisa. Sister of Daven, Sanda, Phen, Zuna, Rucen.
Sydney – / sid nee / – Surname: Silnack. Husband of Ellen Hill. Father of Barla, Saul, and Diane. Died in California at the age of sixty-six.
Tana – / tan uh / – Next-door-neighbor of Bryon and Alena in Kirma. Caretaker of Justan, Andera, and Kyelon.
Tarshen – / tar shen / – Elder. Base of power is in Sambur. Earth equivalent: Amesbury, UK.
Teden – / ted en / – Surname: Dunless. Husband of Ela Nena. Accounting Manager at the Telepod Engineering Company.
Thomas – / tom uhs / – Surname: Rockwood. Born in France in 1776. Great-grandfather to Roderick. Recipient of the crystal scull in trade in 1800 from a gypsy family.
Tiun – / tee uhn / – Guard at the Menad Residence for Elder Rylon.
Tirsha – / tur shuh / – Mother of Corva. Presumed dead in a house fire. Rescued by Petre between dimensions.
Ulwin – / uhl win / – Rasa’s personal assistant at the Manzanit Residence. Around twenty-two anons old.
Uvan – / yu van / – Elder. Base of power is in Secar. Earth equivalent: Paris, France.
Valentina – / val ehn tee nuh / – Earth Surname: Wilson. Triplet sister to Behn and Jon. Sent to Earth by mother, Vinia, from Tuala when she was eight anons old. Tall with blonde hair and brown eyes. Soul-mate of Willian.
Vanion – / van yun / – Minion of Lucinden. Alias: Faegan.
Vargen – / vahr guh n / – Elder. Base of power is in Apio. Earth equivalent: Phoenix, Arizona. Co-founder of the Old Soul Engineering Facility.
Viceroy Blair – / vīs roi / – Leader of the pirate space ship.
Vinia – / vin ee yuh / – Daughter of Jinya. Mother of Behn, Valentina, Jon, and Danika. Leader of the Roanoke Colony. Former girlfriend of Nealan. Engaged to Ozian.
Virginia – Middle name: Ellen. Surname: Covington. Twin sister of Amanda. Died at birth. Buried at cemetery near birth hospital.
Watcher – / woch er / – Spoken of in the history of the crystal skulls.
Wibawa – / wee bah wuh / – Undercover name for Lillia.
Wilken – / wil ken / – Former Elder. Base of power is in Manzanit. Father of Pluska. Died at 136 anons.
Willian – / wil yan / – Surname: Potts. Son of Elder Debbon and Chelesa. Formerly betrothed to Jena. Soul-mate of Valentina.
Xylen – / z eye len / – Elder. Base of power is in Noidad. Earth equivalent: Delhi, India.
Yingun – / yin gun / – Elder. Base of power is in Gaud. Earth equivalent: Guangdong, China.
Yoshida – / yo shee duh / – Maiden name: Castillo. Wife of Finnian. Mother of Sofia. Lives in Florida, emigrated from Colombia.
Zeka – / zee kah / – Daughter of Bryon’s father’s business partner. Mother of Andera.
Zhu Chen, MD – / dru chehn / – Colleague of Stephen Gascon who runs forensic analysis on bodily samples of Vinia and her clothing.
Zigern – / zig urn / – Elder. Base of power is in Neum. Earth equivalent: Melbourne, Australia.
Zoey – / awl ih ver / – Surname: Wilson. Wife of Oliver. Adoptive mother to Behn, Valentina, and Jon.
Zuna – / zoo nuh / – Surname: Stel. Daughter of Edwin and Murisa. Sister of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Rucen.
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Agetha – / ay gah thuh / – Resident of the Roanoke Colony. Mother of Romen.
Ahn – / ah n / – Husband of Barla. Father of Gravin and Rasa. Harbor Master at the Port of Cresdon in Thulen. Former shipping captain.
Alena – / ah leyn a / – Born Ab 26, 3417. Maiden name: Bellen. Marriage Date: Tishri 16, 3436. Wife of Bryon Kesh. Mother of Justan and Kyelon. Former adoptive mother to Jena and Juila, as known in Amanda’s coma reality. Trained as a wise-woman.
Amanda – / uh man duh / – means ‘beloved.’ Born September 28, 1972, in Florida. Maiden name: Covington. Daughter of Chris and Diane. Wife of Riccan Stel. Mother of Juila and Jena. Sister to Carrie and Deanna. Cousin to Gravin and Rasa. Aunt to Emily and April. Former fiancé of Nealand.
Andera – / an dair uh / – Born Tishri 12, 3439. Daughter of Zeka. Betrothed to Justan. First-daughter of Bryon and Alena.
Andy Brun – / an dee broohn / – Neighbor friend of Riccan’s on Earth. Involved in rock-throwing trouble.
Angie – / an jee / – Nealand’s girlfriend in Amanda’s coma reality. Maiden name: McFarland. Daughter of Billy. High school classmate of Amanda’s.
April – / ay pril / – Daughter (6yrs) of Carrie. Granddaughter of Chris and Diane. Niece of Amanda.
Barla – / bahr luh / – Born January 21, 1945, in Wisconsin. Maiden name: Silnack. Birth name: Barbara. Nickname on Earth: Barla. Sister of Diane. Aunt of Amanda. Wife of Ahn. Mother of Gravin and Rasa. Raised Jena and Juila until they were six anons old. Birth crystal color: bright blue.
Behn – / ben / – Earth Surname: Wilson. Raised as triplet brother to Valentina and Jon. Sent to Earth by adoptive mother, Vinia, from Tuala when he was eight anons old. Tall with brown hair and brown eyes. Crystal color: smoky grey. Boyfriend of Juila. Son of Petre MacVeen and Hashma.
Billy – / bil ee / – Surname: McFarland. Father of Angie. Owns his own towing company in Southern Florida. NHRA enthusiast and fan of Riccan Stel.
Bistea – / bis tee uh / – Vendor at the marketplace in Kirma. Patient of Alena’s.
Bruce – / bru s / – Man in the hotel room in New York City to confront Petre.
Bryon – / brahy uh n / – Born Heshvan 2, 3416, in Kirma. Surname: Kesh. Marriage Date: Tishri 16, 3436. Husband of Alena. Father of Justan and Kyelon. Former adoptive father to Jena and Juila, as known in Amanda’s coma reality. Manager of Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Callan – / kal un / – A glazier by trade. Husband of Olya. Kidnapped by Lucinden. Relocates from Manzanit to Roanoke with his wife.
Carrie – / k air ee / – Born April 21, 1970, in Florida. Maiden name: Covington. Daughter of Chris and Diane. Sister to Deanna and Amanda. Divorced, mother of Emily and April. Reclaimed maiden name when ex-husband was convicted of murder. In jail in Roswell, New Mexico, on drug charges.
Celia – / see lee uh / – Surname: Scamp. Gypsy family who stayed with Thomas Rockwood in France around 1800. Wife to Sampson. Mother of a sick daughter who received help from Thomas.
Ceren – / sair in / – Born approximately 3412. Adopted son of Ahn and Barla. Works at the Port of Cresdon for Captain Ahn. Born in Gamb, son of Finnian and Yoshida. Half-brother of Sofia.
Che-su – A Tuth-yoo priestess in the World of Chaos. A friend of Ka-bes.
Chelesa – / chuh lay suh / – Married name: Potts. Wife of Elder Debbon. Mother of Willian.
Chris – / kris / – Surname: Covington. Husband of Diane. Father of Carrie, Deanna, and Amanda. Grandfather of Juila, Jena, Emily, and April.
Cleon – / klee on / – Transport operator at Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Copa – / kohp uh / – Wise-woman for the district of Desio. Person who healed Ninan. She helped Amanda escape from Elder Vargen and found a home for Jena and Juila. Wise-woman who performed Amanda’s birth-crystal ceremony.
Corva – / kor vuh / – Foster child of Ahn and Barla. Her parents believed to have died in a house fire. Daughter of Tirsha and Filbrun. Reunited with her birth-mother.
Crysta – / kris tuh / – Head maid at Elder Debbon’s estate.
Danika – / dah nee kuh / – Daughter of Vinia. Born in the Roanoke Colony one month early.
Daven – / dav uhn / – Surname: Stel. Son of Edwin and Murisa. Husband of Nena. Father of Riccan. Brother of Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen. Student of Jehoban. Elder whose base of power is on Pantano. Grandfather of Juila and Jena.
Deanna – / dee an nuh / – Born April 5, 1971, in Florida. Maiden name: Covington. Daughter of Chris and Diane. Sister to Carrie and Amanda. Married with two daughters. Suffering from an unknown illness.
Debbon – / deb uhn / – Surname: Potts. Elder, whose base of power is on Elder Isle. Husband of Chelesa. Father of Willian.
Denana – / day naw nuh / – Employee in the Engineering Department at the Telepod Engineering Company.
Diane – / dahy an / – Born October 1, 1947. Maiden name: Silnack. Sister of Barbara and Saul. Wife of Chris. Mother of Carrie, Deanna, and Amanda. Grandmother of Juila, Jena, Emily, and April.
Dilela – / dih lay luh / – Resident of the Roanoke Colony.
Diyune – Archbishop, a religious leader of the Nayen Empire, posted at the monastery in Shria in the World of Chaos. Former Bishop of Basaliyasta.
Dr. Flores – / flohr ez / – The doctor treating Amanda in the hospital in Cancun.
Dr. Huddleston – / hud ul stun / – The psychologist treating Neal Taivas, Jr.
Edda – / eh duh / – Resident of the Roanoke Colony.
Edwin – / ed win / – Surname: Stel. Husband of Murisa. Father of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen. Engineer at the Roswell Museum. Started a Construction Supply Company on Tuala. Started a Consulting Business when they moved to Acaim when Daven was six.
Ela Nena – / eluh nay nuh / – Married name: Dunless. Wife of Teden Dunless. Executive VP of Customer Operations at the Telepod Engineering Company. Riccan’s boss.
Ellen – / el uh n / – Maiden name: Hill. Wife of Sydney Silnack. Mother of Barla, Saul, and Diane. Married name: Silnack.
Emily – / em ul ee / – Daughter (7yrs) of Carrie. Granddaughter of Chris and Diane. Niece of Amanda.
Emmanuen – / ee man you ehn / – Son of Jehoban.
Emmin – / eh min / – Elder. Base of power is in Telae. Earth equivalent: Seattle, Washington.
Empress – / ehm press / – Ruler of the World of Chaos. Maintains mind control over the Nayen Empire.
Esmela – A giant. Clan name: Silverhewer. A General of the Nayen Empire.
Faegan – / fay ghin / – Presenter of the award given to Ela Nena at the Engineering Excellence Awards dinner. Also known as Vanion.
Farmer Joe – Washington asparagus farmer and former owner of the outhouse used by Riccan for senior prank.
Fi Cheen – A monk from Nayengim, Overseer of Diyune’s monastery’s slaves in the World of Chaos.
Filbrun – / fil bruhn / – Former husband of Tirsha. Father of Corva. Died in house fire.
Finnian – / fin ee un / – Surname: Castillo. Husband of Yoshida. Father of Ceren, step-father of Sofia. Lives in Florida emigrated from Colombia. Born in Gamb, Tuala.
Fordin – / ford in / – Former seaman friend of Ninan. Confidant of Ninan’s dealings with Petre.
Frasnia – / fraz nee uh / – Secretary at Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Fraya – / frī yuh / – Resident of the Roanoke Colony.
Gatson – / gat suh n / – Personal bodyguard for Elder Debbon. Main home is on the Elder’s Islet at the seat of power.
George – / jorj / – Attendant on duty at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center when Neal went missing.
Gevena – / jeh vee nuh / – Sixteen anon old refugee found on Viceroy Blair’s space ship. Originally from Desio, where she was raised by her drunk father after her mother left when she was a toddler. She stopped going to school at the age of twelve. Moved to Manzanit under the care of Rasa.
Gilora – / gil or uh / – Employee at the Telepod Engineering Company under Riccan. Interviewer of Amanda.
Gravin – / gra vin / – Born Elul 30, 3421, in Port of Cresdon. Son of Ahn and Barla. Brother of Rasa. First cousin of Amanda. Engaged to Hanella.
Grobin – / grow bin / – Leader of the Roanoke Colony in Tuala.
Gwenda – / gwen duh / – Employee at the Telepod Engineering Company under Riccan. Interviewer of Amanda.
Hanella – / han el uh / – Gravin’s fiancé. Daughter of restaurant owners in Desio.
Hashma – / hash muh / – A prostitute at the Lookout Tavern. Filed a sexual assault lawsuit against Petre. Mother of Petre’s child, Behn.
Henren – / hen rehn / – Surname: Larso. Owner of the Glazier shop who employed Callan.
Ian – / ee uhn / – Employee at the Old Soul Engineering Facility owned by Elder Vargen suspected of being from Earth. Originally from Flagstaff, AZ, with a wife, Katherine, and two daughters.
Issyn – / ih sin / – Shipping captain who rescued Amanda from swimming. Friend of Captain Ahn. Main port of call is Port of Cresdon.
Jasmine Medin, MD – / med in / – Doctor at Cannon Memorial Asylum under Dr. Stephen Gascon. Amanda’s attending doctor in the Florida hospital while she was in her coma. Treated Shemalla while she was being held at Cannon Memorial.
Jedon – / jeh dun / – Elder. Base of power is in Neve. Earth equivalent: Denver, Colorado.
Jehoban – / juh ho ban / – Means ‘of all the people’ who is the creator of everything. Earth equivalent: God.
Jena – / jen uh / – Born Iyar 22, 3443, in Kirma. Daughter of Amanda and Riccan. Twin sister of Juila. Former first-daughter of Elder Debbon and Chelesa. Formerly betrothed to Willian. Dating Luke.
Jenny – / jen ee / – A dance team member from Amanda’s high school.
Jern – / jurn / – A trusted friend of Bryon’s.
Jesisca – / jes is kuh / – The name given to Amanda from Petre.
Jessa – / jes uh / – The name given to Elder Debbon from Petre for Jena’s mother.
Jessica Taivas – / jes i kuh tay vuhs / – Wife of Nealand Taivas Sr. Mother of Nealand Taivas Jr.
Jinya – / gin ya / – Mother of Vinia.
Jon – / jawn / – Earth Surname: Wilson. Triplet brother to Behn and Valentina. Sent to Earth by mother, Vinia, from Tuala when he was eight anons old. Leaner and slightly shorter than Behn. Brown hair and blue eyes. Quiet by nature. Dating Sofia.
Jonan – / jawn uhn / – Bullying neighbor of Ahn and Barla.
Jose – / hohz ey / – Mexican man who found Amanda on the beach in Cancun.
Juila – / joo ee luh / – Born Iyar 22, 3443, in Kirma. Daughter of Amanda and Riccan. Twin sister of Jena. Dating Behn.
Justan – / juhs tan / – Born Elul 21, 3439, in Kirma. Surname: Kesh. Son of Bryon and Alena. Betrothed to Andera. Brother of Kyelon.
Ka-bes – Surname: Pyaj. Daughter of deceased fishermen. Sister of Lunan. From the World of Chaos, born in Tuth-yoo, expelled from school in Basaliyasta.
Kanekoa – / kan eh koh uh / – Person who sells her house to Ninan in Kirma.
Katherine – / kah thur in / – Wife of Ian who lives in Flagstaff, Arizona. Mother of two daughters.
Kemeron – / kem er uhn / – Head guard at the Menad Residence for Elder Rylon.
Kendon – / ken duhn / – Employee at the Telepod Engineering Company under Riccan. Interviewer of Amanda.
Kenen – / ken un / – Manager of the telepod crystal quarry in Beewa.
Kiya – / kahy uh / – A wise-woman in training with Alena.
Kyelon – / kahyl on / – Born Tishri 30, 3440, in Kirma. Surname: Kesh. Son of Bryon and Alena. Brother of Justan.
Lana – / law nuh / – Maiden name: Gurdin. Receptionist at the Telepod Engineering Company in Durseni.
Lillia – / lil ee uh / – A Tualan who gave a samara to Maria’s family in Campeche, Mexico. Consort of Lucinden. Keeper of the master samara. Also known as Wibawa. Friend of Shemalla.
Lindon – / lin duhn / – A friend of Bryon’s who took him to Earth as a teenager.
Lucinden – / loo sin den / – One of the original angels of Jehoban. He confronted Jehoban for rule of the people, and Jehoban banned him and his followers to Tuala. Dating Lillia.
Luke – / lük / – Surname: Thompson. Friend of Behn, Jon, and Ryan. Very athletic.
Lukon – / lük on / – Community leader of tainted bread town in Tuala. Husband of Scarola.
Lunan – Surname: Pyaj. Son of deceased fishermen. Brother of Ka-bes. From the World of Chaos, born in Tuth-yoo. Priest of Arenghel.
Marcus – / mar kus / – Surname: Parker. Husband of Melissa. Friend of Shemalla. Foster parent for Willian on Earth.
Maria – / mah ree ah / – The keeper of the crystal skull in Campeche, Mexico.
Mary – Riccan’s housekeeper. Cleans every Friday.
Melba – / mel buh / – Head housemaid for Elder Daven. Lives in Pantano.
Melissa – / mel ih suh / – Married name: Parker. Wife of Marcus. Friend of Shemalla. Foster parent for Willian on Earth.
Mitelda – / mih tel duh / – Resident of the Roanoke Colony. Mother of Semsen.
Miorlen – / mee ohr len / – Legal advisor for Elder Debbon.
Mosan – / mow san / – The second-in-command in the Roanoke Colony in Tuala.
Mr. Smith – The false name for the burglar paid by Dr. Gascon to investigate the Stel house.
Mrs. Shoreham – Sofia’s 4th-period typing teacher.
Murisa – / m yur ih sah / – Born in Tuala. Employee of Elder Vargen sent to work in the Roswell Museum in 1947. Wife of Earthborn Edwin Stel. Mother of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen. Grandmother of Riccan.
Nealand Taivas – / neel uh nd tay vuhs / – Son of Nealand Taivas Sr. and Jessica Taivas. Former fiancé of Amanda. Also known as Neal on Earth and Nealan on Tuala. Former employee at the Old Soul Engineering Facility owned by Elder Vargen. Addicted to the drug resh until Amanda rescued him from Tuala and took him through the veil between dimensions. Former boyfriend of Vinia.
Nealand Taivas Sr. – / neel uh nd tay vuhs / – Husband of Jessica. Father of Nealand Jr.
Nedan – / nay dan / – Willian’s best friend and neighbor.
Nena – / nay nuh / – Married name: Stel. Wife of Daven. Mother of Riccan. Occupation: Teacher. Lives in Pantano. Grandmother of Juila and Jena.
Ninan – / nahyn un / – Surname: Tigua. Unemployed seaman. Worked undercover for Petre to locate Jesisca. Traveled to Kirma to look for Jesisca. Works for Bryon at Kirma Shipping and Receiving. Address: Thursto Block 43-3, Kirma.
Novan – / no van / – Head of security for the glazier store.
Nurse Bota – / boht uh / – The nurse who took care of Amanda in the hospital in Cancun.
Olguin – / ohl gyu in / – Elder. Base of power is in Genip. Earth equivalent: Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Oliver – / awl ih ver / - Surname: Wilson. Husband of Zoey. Adoptive father to Behn, Valentina, and Jon.
Olya – / Ohl yuh / – New maid at the Manzanit Residence. Born in Secar, raised in Telae. Wife to a glazier named Callan. Around twenty-three anons old.
Ozias/Ozian – / oh zi as / – Crew member of Viceroy Blair’s pirate space ship. His mother died when he was little. His father left him soon after to work in the slave’s dome. Ozias raised himself before joining Viceroy Blair’s crew. Now known as Ozian in the Roanoke Colony.
Pelka – / pel kuh / – Employee of Elder Wilken’s Residence. Around eighteen anons old.
Pesi – / peh see / – Black, female, Pomeranian dog owned by Marcus and Melissa Parker.
Petre – / pee ter / – Surname: MacVeen. Birthplace: Menad. Formerly known as Petren, lost social status and forced to lose the honorific ‘n’ at the end of his name. Wears a black onyx ring showing his status as a Master Deceptor. First person on Tuala to encounter Amanda. Kidnapped Jena and sold her to Elder Debbon under the guise of a betrothal agreement as known from Amanda’s coma reality.
Phen – / fen / – Surname: Stel. Son of Edwin and Murisa. Brother of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Zuna, Rucen.
Pluska – / plu skuh / – Daughter of Elder Wilken.
Politun – / pol ih tun / – Resident of the Roanoke Colony. Refugee on Viceroy Blair’s space ship.
Quentien – / kwen tee en / – Elder. Base of power is in Gamb. Earth equivalent: Bogota, Columbia.
Rasa – / rah sah / – Born Tishri 5, 3423, in Port of Cresdon. Daughter of Ahn and Barla. Sister of Gravin. First cousin of Amanda. Student of Jehoban. First woman to become the successor to an Elder. Elder; base of power is in Manzanit.
Riccan – / rik an / – Surname: Stel. Son of Elder Daven and Nena. Husband of Amanda. Father of Juila and Jena. Great nephew of Roderick. Chief Engineer at the Telepod Engineering Company. Popular racer of telepods.
Roderick – / rod eh rick / – Surname: Rockwood. Great uncle to Riccan.
Romen – / roh man / – Resident of the Roanoke Colony. Son of Agetha.
Rualin – / roo ahl in / – A business associate of Petre.
Rucen – / roo ken / – Surname: Stel. Son of Edwin and Murisa. Brother of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna. Died in a telepod accident at the age of 22.
Ryan – / rī ən / – Surname: Perino. Friend of Behn, Jon, and Luke. Very athletic.
Rylon – / rī len / – Elder. Base of power is in Menad. Earth equivalent: Camden, Bermuda.
Sampson – / samp sun / – Surname: Scamp. Gypsy family who stayed with Thomas Rockwood in France around 1800. Husband to Celia. Father of a sick daughter who received help from Thomas. Giver of the crystal skull to Thomas.
Sanda – / san duh / – Surname: Stel. Daughter of Edwin and Murisa. Sister of Daven, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen.
Saul – / sawl / – Born in Wisconsin. Brother of Barla and Diane.
Scarola – / skar oh luh / – From the tainted bread town in Tuala. Wife of Lukon.
Semsen – / sem sun / – Resident of the Roanoke Colony. Son of Mitelda.
Senjin – / sen jin / – Elder. Base of power is in Argot. Earth equivalent: Tortuga, Galapagos Islands. Ascension ceremony in 3449.
Shemalla – / shem al uh / – Maiden Name: Paramasivam. Born in Pantano. Employee at the UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, New Mexico. Apprentice to Elder Vargen. Kidnapped and held captive at Cannon Memorial Asylum, where she was a patient of Dr. Medin’s.
Sherry – / sher ee / – Amanda’s best friend from high school.
Sofia – / so fee uh / – Surname: Castillo. Her family moved to Florida from Colombia in 1993. First friend of Jena and Juila on Earth. Girlfriend of Jon.
Stavin – / stav in / – A boyhood friend of Bryon’s.
Stephen Gascon, MD – / gas kuhn / – Former Director of Cannon Memorial Asylum. Director at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center. Abducted by Lucinden as a child.
Stina – / stee nuh / – Surname: Stel. Daughter of Edwin and Murisa. Sister of Daven, Sanda, Phen, Zuna, Rucen.
Sydney – / sid nee / – Surname: Silnack. Husband of Ellen Hill. Father of Barla, Saul, and Diane. Died in California at the age of sixty-six.
Tana – / tan uh / – Next-door-neighbor of Bryon and Alena in Kirma. Caretaker of Justan, Andera, and Kyelon.
Tarshen – / tar shen / – Elder. Base of power is in Sambur. Earth equivalent: Amesbury, UK.
Teden – / ted en / – Surname: Dunless. Husband of Ela Nena. Accounting Manager at the Telepod Engineering Company.
Thomas – / tom uhs / – Surname: Rockwood. Born in France in 1776. Great-grandfather to Roderick. Recipient of the crystal skull in trade in 1800 from a gypsy family.
Tiun – / tee uhn / – Guard at the Menad Residence for Elder Rylon.
Tirsha – / tur shuh / – Mother of Corva. Presumed dead in a house fire. Rescued by Petre between dimensions.
Ulwin – / uhl win / – Rasa’s personal assistant at the Manzanit Residence. Around twenty-two anons old.
Uvan – / yu van / – Elder. Base of power is in Secar. Earth equivalent: Paris, France.
Valentina – / val ehn tee nuh / – Earth Surname: Wilson. Triplet sister to Behn and Jon. Sent to Earth by mother, Vinia, from Tuala when she was eight anons old. Tall with blonde hair and brown eyes. Soul-mate of Willian.
Vanion – / van yun / – Minion of Lucinden. Alias: Faegan.
Vargen – / vahr guh n / – Elder. Base of power is in Apio. Earth equivalent: Phoenix, Arizona. Co-founder of the Old Soul Engineering Facility.
Viceroy Blair – / vīs roi / – Leader of the pirate space ship.
Vinia – / vin ee yuh / – Daughter of Jinya. Mother of Behn, Valentina, Jon, and Danika. Leader of the Roanoke Colony. Former girlfriend of Nealan. Engaged to Ozian.
Virginia – Middle name: Ellen. Surname: Covington. Twin sister of Amanda. Died at birth. Buried at cemetery near birth hospital.
Watcher – / woch er / – Spoken of in the history of the crystal skulls.
Wibawa – / wee bah wuh / – Undercover name for Lillia.
Wilken – / wil ken / – Former Elder. Base of power is in Manzanit. Father of Pluska. Died at 136 anons.
Willian – / wil yan / – Surname: Potts. Son of Elder Debbon and Chelesa. Formerly betrothed to Jena. Soul-mate of Valentina.
Xylen – / z eye len / – Elder. Base of power is in Noidad. Earth equivalent: Delhi, India.
Yama'anks – From the Shrian Province in the World of Chaos. Used Elder Vargen’s assistance to travel to Earth to steal the samara from Ian’s family.
Yingun – / yin gun / – Elder. Base of power is in Gaud. Earth equivalent: Guangdong, China.
Yoshida – / yo shee duh / – Maiden name: Castillo. Wife of Finnian. Mother of Ceren and Sofia. Lives in Florida, emigrated from Colombia. Believed to have been named Yosha by wise-woman Copa.
Zeka – / zee kah / – Daughter of Bryon’s father’s business partner. Mother of Andera.
Zelden – / zehl den / – Employee at the Old Soul Engineering Facility owned by Elder Vargen, who attempts to blackmail Ian.
Zhu Chen, MD – / dru chehn / – Colleague of Stephen Gascon, who runs forensic analysis on bodily samples of Vinia and her clothing.
Zigern – / zig urn / – Elder. Base of power is in Neum. Earth equivalent: Melbourne, Australia.
Zoey – / awl ih ver / – Surname: Wilson. Wife of Oliver. Adoptive mother to Behn, Valentina, and Jon.
Zuna – / zoo nuh / – Surname: Stel. Daughter of Edwin and Murisa. Sister of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Rucen.
The Rising of Dragons - Book Ten