CHARACTERS
Union Earth Privateers, crew of the Condor:
Avery, Daniel – Rank: Senior Sensor Supervisor. Nation of Origin: United States.
Cohen, Aesop – Rank: Sergeant - Privateer marine and xenotech engineer. Former Mossad (special forces). Nation of Origin: Israel.
Carillo, Cesar – Rank: First Mate – Executive Officer of the Condor. Leads the Tactical Division. Nation of Origin: Argentina.
Calhoun, Red – Rank: Major – Commanding officer of the Condor's marines. Nation of Origin: Scotland.
Marin, Victoria – Rank: Captain. Commanding Officer of the Condor. PhD in Xenotechnology, specializing in sensor analysis and avoidance. Nation of Origin: Northern Ireland.
Prescott, Davis – Rank: Chief– Chief Engineer of the Condor. Nation of Origin: United States.
Marines – Vega, Maggie/Mags, Singh – A squad of UEP Marines under the command of Sergeant Aesop Cohen.
Union Earth, other:
Bullock, Garth – Rank: Captain. Commanding Officer of the Hudson River.
Jones, Terrance – Rank: Captain. Commanding Officer of the Howard Phillips, a Privateer vessel. Nation of Origin: United States.
Sampson, Ethan – Rank: Civilian. Director of the Union Earth Technology Division. Nation of Origin: Canada.
Maeyar:
Allid – Wing Officer and senior pilot aboard the Starscream.
Arda – Wing Commander in command of the carrier Vitacuus and friend to Jalith.
Edrus and Kal Vaan – Assigned to Listening Post 121.
Jalith – Commander of the Twin Sister. Wife of Sothcide.
Sothcide – Senior Wing Officer and fighter/interceptor pilot. Husband of Jalith.
Yadus – Senior Wing Admiral in command of the flagship Banner and the Pedres defenders.
Others:
Grace Tora – Malagath noble investigating anomalous sensor readings from Gavisar.
Raksava – Gavisari Admiral. Leader of the Homeworld Defense Fleet and the Children of Gavisar.
Jessad – Gavisari chaplain and personal advisor to Raksava.
Tavram – First Prince of the Malagath.
SHIPS
Union Earth Navy:
Artemis – Privateer
Clarke - Destroyer
Colorado - Destroyer
Elbe - Light Cruiser
Hudson River - Light Destroyer. Captained by Bullock.
Iliad - Zumwalt-Class Artillery
Jackdaw – Privateer
Mississippi - Light Destroyer
Missouri - Missile Destroyer
Prometheus - Zumwalt -Class Artillery
Longinus - Zumwalt -Class Artillery
Thames - Heavy Destroyer
Trebuchet - Zumwalt -Class Artillery
Yangtze - Cruiser
Zumwalt - Artillery
Union Earth Privateers:
Condor - Specialized for stealth and salvage. Captained by Victoria Marin.
Howard Phillips – Specialized for enhanced stealth and communications. Captained by Terrence Jones.
Non-Human:
Apex – Lereigh light cruiser.
Blessing – Gavisar wreck above Pedres.
Bulwark – Gavisar Homeworld Defense flagship
Kreshna - Vautan vessel salvaged by the Condor.
Oracle – Gavisar Electronic Counter Warfare light frigate
Slingray - Maeyar missile boat.
Splendor - Malagath Imperial Yacht under the command of Grace Tora.
Starscream – Maeyar carrier.
Twin Sister - Maeyar carrier.
Vitacuus – Maeyar carrier
PLACES AND RACES
Dirregaunt Praetory – One of the "big three" races in the known galaxy, along with the Kossovoldt and the Malagath. The Dirregaunt Praetory is ruled by a Primarch. They are fearsome hunters who excel at ambush tactics. They are tall, clawed humanoids with four eyes.
Ersis – A trade, fueling, and refit hub located on a moon in orbit around a gas giant. Ersis is a neutral city and its dense, nitrogen-rich atmosphere makes it a welcome environment for many life forms.
Gavisar – A subterranean, tripod race inhabiting the world of Gavisar. Their religion has a complicated history with the Kossovoldt.
Gavisar - Homeworld of the Children of Gavisar.
Grah'lhin (Graylings) – A race of arthropod predatory hunters with an interest in humanity. Individual Grah'lhin consciousnesses are spread across multiple bodies.
Humans – Bipedal ape-like creatures that are relatively new on the galactic scene. Not a military or colonizing power of any note, they are considered insignificant by the rest of the galaxy if they are considered at all.
Jenursa – Amphibious, migratory race. Waist-high to a human and move via pseudopod. Allied with and share colony worlds with the Union Earth.
Kallico’rey – A world at the edge of Malagath territory beyond which is the vast emptiness of the Orion Spur.
Kossovoldt – The most enigmatic of the "big three" races in the known galaxy, along with the Dirregaunt and the Malagath. Theirs is the common language of the galaxy, enabling interspecies written and verbal communication. They reside in the Sagittarius arms of the galaxy and ferociously guard their borders.
Maeyar - Bipedal, tall and solidly built with skin ranging from gray to black. Trading partners with humanity.
Malagath – One of the "big three" races in the known galaxy, along with the Dirregaunt and the Kossovoldt. The Malagath Empire contains over 8,000 known planets. They are ruled by an imperial dynasty and have a large aristocracy. The Malagath are blue humanoids with three fingers on each hand.
Orion Spur - The bridge of stars connecting the Sagittarius and Perseus Arms of the Milky Way Galaxy
Pedres - A system that shares a name with the inhabited planet contained within.
Tallidox – Interstellar arms manufacturers and dealers
Thorivult – Allied with the Union Earth and have established shared colony worlds.
Union Earth – A unified spaceborne human government comprised of representatives from all spacefaring nations on Earth, as well as all established human colonies. Their priority is the continued survival of the human race in the Milky Way.
Vautan – A race in the midst of a war for mineral rights.