These are the terms I gleaned from my various glossaries. If you see an error or want to add to one, please let me know.
One technical note. The human names are listed formally. So, Jon Ryan = Ryan, Jon. Then it’s placed alphabetically under “R.” For alien names, I just list them as is. So, for example, Calran Klug = Calran Klug and is listed under “C.”
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Ablo: Led Uhoor to attack Azsuram after Tho died. Female.
Adamant: The lead villain species in the Galaxy on Fire series. Think triple-size Border collies that tend to stand on two paws. Very industrious, but quite ruthless.
Add-Time: The reverse of no-timing. Used by Plesmus to kill the Void phantoms.
Agatcha: Traditional Deft stew.
Al: The ship’s AI from Jon’s initial Ark 1 flight. Jon kept Al with him until his dying day, and then it and even after the re-humaned Jon dies, Al elected to hang around. Good AI! Full name is Alvin. Those engineers and their lame naming.
Al Junior: The pet name Jon gave to a low-level AI aboard the Adamant mothership that aided in his escape.
Algos: Ancient Greek for pain. See three demons of Kaljax.
All That Gooho-moor: Commander of a Void ship Meaningless Nothing. One of many who failed to kill Jon.
Almonerca: Daughter of Fashallana, twin of Noresmel. Name means sees tomorrow.
Alpha Centauri: Fourth planetary target on Jon’s long solo voyage on Ark 1. Three stars in the system: AC-A, AC-B, and AC-C (aka Proxima Centauri). AC-B has eight planets, three in habitable zone. AC-B 5 was initially named Jon by Jon Ryan until he met the falzorn. AC-B 3 is Kaljax. Proxima Centauri (PC) has one planet in habitable zone.
Als : The original ship’s AI on Jon’s first flight long ago was Alvin. Jon shortened that to Al. When Al was joined to Jon’s vortex in the Galaxy on Fire Series, Al and Blessing fell in love and got “married.” Since then, Jon refers to them combined as the Als.
Alvin: The ship’s AI on Ark 1; aka Al.
Andallisanya: Future Jon and Dontiqui’s daughter. Spoiler alert for Whales of Time!
Anderson, Phil: TV host, sidekick of Jane Geraty. A moron.
Anganctus: King of the Faxél, ruler of Berrill. Mean cat.
Anti-no-time: Such a big word! It was the side effect of the negative time generated by wormholes that were used against the clan. Since clan ships were structured with time energy, negative time deleted what it touched, like matter-antimatter interactions.
Antigods: A group of reclusive, uber-powerful gods. They have been the bane of the Cleinoid’s existence since time began.
Aporthio: Low-ranking sailor with a very Shakespearean name on a supply ship who was badly abused by Garustfulous so he could steal a comm-linkable shuttlecraft.
Apractolith: The proper name of the antigods.
Aramthella: The mighty and ancient time ship that Jon and his team stole from the body maker and the clan.
Ark 1: The subluminal ship Jon took on his very first flight. He was searching for a new home for humankind.
Arktackle: Vice-Chamberlain and high-ranking courtier to Emperor Bestiormax.
Azsuram: Original human name for the planet GB 3. It was the planet Jon and Sapale settled on after they left the human fleet fleeing doomed Earth. They established an idyllic society of Kaljaxians there, before humans join them.
Balmorulam: Planet where Jon was shanghaied by Karnean Beckzel.
Barnard’s Star: First planetary target of Ark 1. BS 2 and 3 are in habitable zone. BS 3 was Ffffuttoe’s home, as well as ancient, extinct race called the Emitonians. See BS 2.
Barren: Head chief inquisitor of the council of seven, Citadel of the Brother-Sisterhood of Time.
Battle of the Periphery: The decisive battle where the combined forces of the free planets along the periphery of the Milky Way soundly defeated the Adamant armada. Of course they were greatly aided by the magical dragons of Nocturnat. Shortened to TBOP.
Beal’s Point: An area of monuments to disgraced Cleinoid gods. All living gods must visit to be made ill so they stay loyal. Yes, it’s nuts but, come on, these guys are gods.
Beast Without Eyes: The enemy of Gumnolar. The devil for inhabitants of Listhelon.
Beauty Itself: A female Praxequat, a member of the ultimate time lord species. She seems to be their leader.
Beckzel, Karnean: Pirate captain of Desolation. Shanghaied Jon.
Beckzel, Kayla : Sister to Karnean and first officer of Desolation. A real looker.
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Bellicity: A conspirator allegedly with Festock against Vorc.
Benjamin, Tip: Where’ve I heard that name before? Hmm. Presently, Tip is a student at Georgetown. He was evacuated to Mars as part of the US president’s plan to save a tiny portion of humankind. And they took Tip too?
Berarra Six: Location of a Kaljaxian mining colony. A true shithole rock.
Bethniak: Evil, powerful child-appearing god. A real piece of work. Do not date this girl!
Bin Li: New UN Secretary General after Mary Kahl was killed.
Blant: see Vicito Blant
Blessing: Vortex Cragforel gifted to Jon. Our hero renamed it Stingray because, pronounced in Deavoriath, Blessing sounds to Jon like “crash.” He ain’t flying no crashing ship.
Book of the Adamant: The massive set of books in which all matters to do with the Adamant civilization are detailed. Last known to number well over ten thousand volumes. An OCDer’s dream read.
Braldone: Believed to be the foreseen savior on Kaljax.
Brathos: Kaljaxian version of hell.
Breshwa: A Kaljaxian sworn oath to exact vengeance on someone who done you wrong.
Brevavali: The name of future Toño’s vortex manipulator. He didn’t address him by his name, probably because the name translates as pretty pink shirt. Toño, how shallow of you!
Brindas: High master of Deft tradition and psychic ability.
Brood-mate/brood’s-mate: Kaljaxian terms for husband/wife, respectively.
Brother-Sisterhood of Time: The group of ascetics singularly devoted to the study of time. A very stern and unwelcoming bunch.
BS 2: The planet Oowaoa, home of the highly advanced Deavoriath race.
BUFF: Military talk for big ugly fat fucker.
Burlinhar: Dolirca’s brood-mate.
Cabbray: Member of the Churell race allying to fight the Last Nightmare.
Calfada-Joric: The Deft master brindas on Rameeka Blue Green. Went by Cala also. After the war with the Adamant was over she was given Evil Jon to rehabilitate.
Callophrys: Name taken by Eas-el to fool Dolirca.
Calran Klug: Prime of the Secure Council of the Adamant Empire after Lesset.
Calrf: A Kaljaxian stew that Jon particularly dislikes. Think strongly eucalyptus flavored.
Canovir: Species of dog-like sentients containing the Adamant. Big border collies.
Carol: An antigod. Generally takes the form of a rock being with rattling pebbles.
Caryp: Clan leader for Sapale’s family on Kaljax.
Casper: The name Jon gave to the mysterious ghost who helped him fight the ancient gods. Turned out to be the ghjost of … Spoiler Alert!
Cellardoor Pontared: Woman forced to pretend to be Jon’s wife on Ungalaym.
Central Seat: The official leader of the Ancient God’s conclave.
Challaria: JJ’s brood’s-mate.
Chankak: God figure to the faithful on Mosparo/Revstok.
Channel of Curses: The first barrier guarding Clein.
Charlie-Foxtrot: Military jargon. C-F. It means the same as cluster + fornication (he said euphemistically).
Cholarazy: Planet orbiting Epsilon Eridani. Visited on Jon’s Ark 1 voyage and used as a part of his cover story for his later quest.
Chop-Chop: Galanian representative to the JCFIDAC. In reality, he’s an agent for the Adamant.
Churell: Humanoid species enlisted to help defend against the Last Nightmare. Similar to centaurs.
Circumturus: A psychic houseplant. No, seriously. That’s it. That’s the definition. Now go back to where you were and continue the riveting Ryanverse story.
Ckarloz: One of the main societies of humanoids on Langir. Very robophobic.
Clang-fow Peditit: Ruler of a large tribe of Maxwal-Asute.
Claudus: Son of Erratarus. A vicious cat.
Claxeon Citadel: The central learning location for the Brother-Sisterhood of Time, a shady organization ostensible established to study time. In actuality, they’re more like the time mafia.
Clein: The actual mystical force that gives the Cleinoid gods their power.
Cleinoid gods: Ancient and malevolent mix of gods. They have destroyed many universes before and are eyeing ours now. The five ranks or groupings for their invasion were to be Rage, Torment, Wrath, Fury, and Horror. Cleinoids have existed since time began.
Clinton, President Charles: US President during part of Jon’s voyage on Ark 1.
Clinton, Faith: Descendent of the current family of Clintons. First a senator, later the first president elected in space. Assassinated soon after taking office.
Collins, Sherman: Secretary of State to President John Marshall when it was discovered Jupiter would destroy the Earth.
Combinolators: Some screwy part of the tits-up unit’s time-drive mechanism.
Command Prerogatives: The thin fibers Jon extends from his left four fingers. They are probes that also control a vortex. Can analyze whatever they touch. See Probe Fibers.
Council of Elders: Governing body on Azsuram. Anyone may speak and any adult may join.
Cragforel: A semi-friendly Deavoriath Jon met after he first escaped the Adamant in the far future. He was a huge fan of Toño DeJesus, which served to fry Jon’s bacon.
Crozier, DelRoy: Lieutenant and working in communication on Mars 1.
Cube: Jon’s alternate name for the vortex he captains.
Cycle: Length of year on Listhelon. Five cycles equal one Earth year.
Dagger; aka. Queen’s Dagger: Substancial Jiail-fus is the present dagger, or leader of the Void queen’s personal Six-Killer Guard squad.
Daldedaw: Policewoman on Kaljax, military leader of colonists on Kalvarg.
Daleria: Demigod and innkeeper who Jon and Sapale befriended. She worked with them against the ancient gods as she’d grown to hate them. Eventually married Toño.
Dalfury: Vorc’s right hand, or chief assistant. A demigod of cloudy memories, hence, he has
Dardrode: The slimiest, most underhanded gunrunner, used car salesthing of all times. He ran a chop shop/junkyard Jon dealt with all too often.
Dare Not: Malraff’s home base vessel.
Darfey: Male attendant to Slapgren on Excess of Nothing.
Darfos: Whole Leader and newly appointed to the Secure Council after the purge caused by the defeat of the fleet at the hands of the Plezrite. A friend to Calran Klug.
Davdiad: God-figure on Kaljax.
Death: The longest serving chief inquisitor of the Brother-Sisterhood of Time.
Deavoriath: Mighty and ancient race from Oowaoa. Technically the most advanced civilization in our galaxy. Used to rule many galaxies, then withdrew to improve their minds and characters. Three arms and legs. Basically they live forever.
Deca: One of the witch gods skilled at prophecy. Sister of Fest.
Deerkon: Planet where Karnean took Jon to deliver a shipment. Home of Varrank Simzle.
Deft: A shape-shifting species from the planet Locinar.
De Jesus, Toño: Chief scientist in both the android and Ark programs. Course of events forced him to reluctantly become an android.
De La Frontera, Carlos: Brilliant assistant to Toño, became an android to infiltrate Marshall’s evil team. See also Prime.
Delouse, Dominica Donatella : The eccentric significant other of the robot Miguel Cervantes. Kookie gal with a heart of gold.
Delta-Class vehicles: The wondrous new spaceships used in Project Ark. Real fast!
Des-al: The most powerful of the Last Nightmares remaining. His title is tiere.
Devastator: A chief inquisitor of the Brother-Sisterhood of Time. Very mean, a horrible person. The first one Jon killed.
Di: Coequal head of the Joint Galactic Parliament. Basically an elephant seal with tentacles,
DILLIGAF: Military expression for do I look like I give a fuck.
Dingery: One of several rabbit-equivalent species on Azsuram.
Discombobulator: The heart of the time circuits on the tits-up unit.
Divisinar Tao: General in charge of the defense of Azsuram.
Dodrue: Large aquatic sentients of Kalvarg. They are wiqub, about the size of an orca. Mortal enemies of the Epsallor Kingdom’s vidalt.
Dolfene: Long ago a human world, now controlled by the Adamant. Jon want there to find intel on the Deft teen’s location.
Dolirca: Daughter in Fashallana’s second set of twins. Took charge of Ffffuttoe’s asexual buds. Name means love all.
Dominica: See Delouse, Dominica Donatella.
Dominion Splitter: The name of the transfolding vortex the ancient gods use to transport to our universe. He has a lot of issues and is very conflicted. Actually he’s just a total asshole. Aka. DS.
Dondra-Ulcrif: A brindas long ago who taught Evil Jon/EJ his “magic” abilities.
Dontiqui: Fought as a revolutionary alongside Sapale on Kaljax concurrently with Jon’s very first voyage. Also figures prominently in The Timeless Void series.
Dorcilmas: Wedge Leader Dorcilmas threw his loyalties in with Quildrod to grab power after the emperor and the Secure Council were blown up.
Dovotan: Oxen-equivalent used to pull carts on Ungalaym.
Dr. Sadozi: Sapale’s assumed name when visiting the White House, long before aliens were known to exist.
Dragmire: A co-conspirator in hell with Jéfnoss. In life, one of the home economics gods. She was a Quilamo, an amoeba-like species. An unnice individual each and every day of the week.
Draldon: Son of Sapale. One of Jon’s step-children when Azsuram was being established. The name was widely reused in the future. Twin with Vhalisma. Name means meets the day. Legal advisor to the Council of Elders.
Duncan, Matt: Chief of staff for the evil President Stuart Marshall. Became an android that was destroyed. Marshall resurrected him in the body of Marilyn Monroe. Matt no likey that!
Dusthūmíā: Ancient Greek for despair. See three demons of Kaljax.
Eas-el: Rebellious member of the Last Nightmare. He would lead them into our universe, not necessarily a wise move.
EJ/Evil Jon: The Jon Ryan from the alternate time line who returned in time to give humankind of our time line membrane technology.
Emperor Bestiormax-Jacktus-Swillyforth-Anp: High ruler of the Adamant.
Enterprise: US command worldships.
Ephialtes: Ancient Greek for nightmare and also for the demon incubus that supposedly causes nightmares. See Three Demons of Kaljax.
Epsilon Eridani: Fourth target for Ark 1. One habitable planet, EE 5. Locally named Cholarazy, the planet is home to several advanced civilizations. The Drell and Foressál are the main rivals. Leaders Boabbor and Gothor are bitter rivals. Humanoids with three digits.
Erratarus: King of the Faxél after Anganctus. His flagship is Smell of Death.
Evangiline: Powerful poison extracted from the falzorn.
Evil Jon Ryan/ EJ: As above. Alternate time line version of the original human to android download. Over time, he turned to the darker side of his nature. He studied “magic” under a Deft master.
Excess of Nothing: Emperor Bestiormax’s personal ship. Huge and opulent.
Excessive Splendor: A male Praxequat, a member of the ultimate time lord species (sorry Doctor).
Exeter: UN command worldship.
Falzorn: Nasty predatory snakes of Alpha Centauri-B 5. Their name is a curse word among the inhabitants of neighboring Kaljax.
Farmship: Cored out asteroids devoted not to human habitation but to crop and animal production. There are only five, but they allow for sufficient calories and a few luxuries for all worldships.
Farthdoran: A spiritual leader among the Deavoriath. His disappointment in the moral indifference of his people led him to wish to die. He is the only one to die in millions of years.
Fashallana: First daughter of Sapale. Twin to JJ. Name means blessed one.
Faxél: Name of the fierce giant cat species of Berrill.
Felladonna: Vorc’s second assistant or so called right hand. A demigod of lists and communications.
Felnastop: A delicious vegetable that runs like the wind. Catch it if you can. Bring salt and pepper.
Fenptodinians: Species of jellyfish like multipeds with an advanced civilization recruited by the Deavoriath to fight the Last Nightmare. They are hemaphrodites.
Fentort: Servant in Caryp’s home on Kaljax.
Feroqu: If there were pigs on Kaljax, they’d be called feroqu.
Fessilda: Innkeeper on Ungalaym where Jon stayed on his second visit.
Fest: One of the witch gods skilled at prophecy. Sister of Deca.
Festock: Old friend of Daleria who was part of a conspiracy against Vorc.
Ffffuttoe: Gentle natured flat bear like creature of BS 3. Possesses low-level sentience. Also the name of Alicia and Madison’s very cute cat.
Fire of Justice: A metallic rod given to the center seat as a sign of power. A powerful incinerator also.
Five Races of the Canovir: Adamant, the leaders; Loserandi, the priests; Kilip, the teachers; Descore, the servants; and Warrior, the enlisted fighters.
Flannigan, Devon: Former baker who assassinated Faith Clinton.
Flastor: The planet on which the Claxeon Citadel was located.
Flat Fields of Lame Prey: Adamant version of heaven. Come on, they’re big dogs.
Fontelpo: Bridge officer aboard Desolation. A native of Kaljax. He was demoted after discussing ship’s business with the then newly arrived Jon.
Form One/Form Two: A Form is the title of a vortex pilot. If more than one is aboard they get numerical designations based on seniority.
Fottot: Town on Ungalaym Jon visited after first failed attempt to rescue Deft teens. Went looking for a plan to save the kids.
Fractor: Close associate of Anganctus, third in power. Holds title of Second-Equal.
Fracture: Another chief inquisitor of the citadel.
Framework of Time: One of the two contingent parts of Time. This is the mindless, unstoppable progression part of Time.
Fuffefer: Group-Single Fuffefer. Commander of the detail that supervised Jon’s and Cellardoor’s slavery period.
Gabrielod Jal: Businessdog and relative of the emperor. He was associated with subversives and had to be “interviewed” by Two Paws. A word to the wise: bring plenty of Motrin to all such interviews.
Galan: One of the twelve planets attacked in TBOP. Home to a vaguely humanoid species with four arms and legs.
Gartel: Black market space pilot on Ungalaym. Jon stole his ship.
Garustfulous: Wedge Leader Garustfulous, the second Adamant Jon encountered, after Mercutcio. He was held captive in Blessing/Stingray. Turned out to be kind of a buffoon.
Gáwar: Seriously badass god. The god of demons. Ten-foot long lobster claw front hands. Multiple tentacles serving in place of antenna. Block-shaped bull head. Gáwar’s torso was a snake with human legs. Yeah, badness on the doorstep, I couldn’t take one more step.
Gendo and Proclamate Hegemonies: Ancient civilizations of Disulpf, inside a globular cluster of stars.
General Saunders: Hardscrabble original head of Project Ark.
Genter-ban-tol: Prime Minister of the Joint Galactic Parliament. A Bezathy, basically the Galaxy’s largest snail species.
Geraty, Jane: TV newswoman who had an affair with newly minted android Jon. Gave birth to Jon Ryan II, her only child.
Gloria: The mistake that never ends. Gloria does answer an important question, however. How much tequila does it take to make this woman look good? For the answer, consult Jon Ryan. His first wife when he was young and foolish. If you think of any off-putting personal habit or foible, Gloria has it. Nuf said.
Golem: Creatures animated by the Cleinoid gods. Traditionally composed of mud.
Gollar: Home world of the Fenptodinians.
Good for Nothing, or GFN: Odd brick shaped robot Jon befriended, kind of, on Langir.
Gorgolinians: Fish tank sentients of Sotovir.
Gorhanz: The vortex used by the still-human Toño DeJesus. He then lent it to Still-Human Jon and Tank. The name means Surge of Truth in Deavoriath.
Gorilla Boy/GB: Flippant name given to an AI by Jon. The ship Jon took to escape from Earth to Azsuram. From the planet Zactor on a mission to collect samples.
Gorpedder: Ill-tempered boulder Cleinoid god.
Gortantor: Leader of the Jinicgus at the time of Molly Hatcher and Jon’s mission.
Grand Inquisitor Heldogra: Commander of Adamant forces on Azsuram when both Jons were there fighting.
Grant, Tom: Major, and the officer in charge of the male dormitories on Mars. Now in charge of personnel on Aramthella.
Groombridge-1618 3: Original human name for the planet GB 3 = Azsuram.
Guildencrantz: One of Xyándor dubious henchmen. This one is the irritating, prissy ship’s AI. He speaks in a voice just like Carson Kressley’s.
Gumnolar: Deity of the Listhelons. Very demanding.
Guvrof: Lesset’s right hand dog. One of his few trusted confidants.
Gwyneth: The angel in Heaven with the most dubious job. She’s all Jon Ryans’s guardian angel. Wow, talk about drawing the short straw, careerwise.
Habitable zone: Zone surrounding a star in which orbiting planets can have liquid water on their surface.
Haldrob: Faxél version of hell.
Hani: The absolutely adorable little girl Jon rescued from voracious hyenas in Earth’s past.
Hantorian System: Location of the planet Kantawir. The location where Jon confronts EJ for the final time.
Harhoff: Adamant Group Captain aboard Rush to Glory. He became a key figure in Jon’s quest to rescue the Deft teens.
Harshness: Another chief inquisitor of the citadel.
Hartley, Honesty: Doctor on duty at the student health center when the president had the entire staff transported to Mars. And appropriately there, as she was a total space cadet.
Hatcher, Kendra: Jon’s teammate on his mission to Revstok/Mosparo.
Hatcher, Molly: Captain and Form. Daughter of Amanda Hatcher and Kendra Hatcher.
Hemnoplop: Demigod of Fool’s Island. On pilgrimage to Beal’s Point with Jon.
High Council: The governing body of the Plezrite.
Hijab, Faiza: Major General and commander of TCY, the UN lead defense force, after Colin Winchester.
Himanai: Variant Deft visant. The first to meet with Jon and Sapale on Nocturnat.
Hirn: A Kaljaxian dialect.
His Imperial Lord: Title of Emperor Bestiormax-Jacktus-Swillyforth-Anp. Mirraya shortens to HIL.
Hollon: The complete joining of two Deft shapeshifters. More than marriage.
Horta: A rock creature Mirraya became when confronting the evil force in the globular cluster. Now, where have I heard that name before?
Imperial Lord Emperor Bestiormax-Jacktus-Swillyforth-Anp: Current Adamant emperor.
Indigo: Second and final wife of the original Jon Ryan, not the android. They had five children, including their version of Jon Ryan II.
Infinity-charges: Membrane-based bombs that expand, ripping whatever they’re in to shreds.
Inquisitors: The security personnel at the citadels. The upper-level one were vicious.
Jaccash Bimdulo: Scientist in the Joint Galactic Parliament.
Jackson, Kendell : Major general who became head of Project Ark after De Jesus left. Forced to become an android by Stuart Marshall.
Jangir: The name assumed by Garustfulous when he goes undercover as Harhoff’s Descore.
Kaserian, Jason : Chief assistant to UN Secretary General Bin Li.
JCFIDAC: See Joint Council for Interplanetary Defense and Cooperation.
Jéfnoss tra-Fundly: The first center seat of the Cleinoid conclave and the god of prophecy. He was a very cruel and hated leader.
Jenna: Jon’s childhood companion. They spent summers together at a lake. She drowned one year the day before Jon arrived for the season. She figures prominently in Timeless Void, so keep her in mind.
Jiail-fus: A Six-Killer guard and the queen’s trusted dagger. Her rank is substancial.
Jinicgus: Tiny sausage-shaped natives of Luhman 16a 2.
JJ: Sapale’s first son. Raised by Jon as his own son, whom he loved very much. JJ is short for Jon Junior.
Jodfderal: Son in Fashallana’s second set of twins. Name means strength of ten.
Joint Council for Interplanetary Defense and Cooperation: Group of allied free worlds who fought the Adamant. Remained as a central quasi-UN for the surviving planets. JCIDC to it’s friends.
Jon III and his wife, Abree: Jon’s grandson, via the human Jon Ryan.
Jon Jr.: If you’re a fan since the beginning of the Ryanverse, you know Jon Jr. has come in “many forms” before. This one is Jon and Jenna’s oldest child, a toddler at the time of this tale.
Jones, Sachiko: A graduate student supervised by Tank, swept into the action because she discovered the presence and intent of the hostile clan aliens. Chosen by Aramthella to be the ship’s captain.
Jonnaha: Prime minister of a main country on Vorpace. Agreed to try and form a united defense against the Adamant onslaught heading to their region of the Milky Way.
Julregar: Captain of Berrillian ship Color of Blood after Anganctus.
Juyrot: Junior officer aboard Rush To Glory. Kind of an ass. Picked a fight with Jon.
Kahl, Mary: UN Secretary General at the time of the human exodus from Earth.
Kaljax: The home planet of Sapale. Jon went there on his original voyages.
Kalvarg: The planet Jon took the orphan Kaljaxian population to as the Adamant were destroying their home world. An island solar system long ago ejected from the Milky Way Galaxy.
Kantawir: Planet where Jon and EJ meet for their final confrontation.
Kashiril: From Sapale’s second set of twins. Name means answers the wind.
Kelldrek: Second, and hence mate of, Havibibo. Captured by Jon.
Klonsar: The Uhoor name for Azsuram, which they claim as their hunting grounds.
Kymee : Deavoriath scientist. Jon’s good friend, and Yibitriander’s father.
Langir: First planet Jon went to trying to establish a cohesive rebellion against the Adamant. Populated by clever industrious robots and flaky humanoids.
Larocnaurn: Female Deavoriath scientist whom Toño worked with in the distant past.
Last Nightmare: The horrific dragons who wish to rule the universe again.
Law Against Nonlinearity and All Similar Matters: A rule named by imbeciles amongst the phantoms. It prohibits any of them effecting the past timeline for any specific individual whose timeline they interfere with at a point forward in time from the contemplated action in that individual’s past. In other words, leave it be!
Lead Knowers: Basically the bosses of The Structure. Gotta hate those bosses. Grr.
Lebbuul: See three demons of Kaljax.
Lesset: High Wedge and Prime, or head, of the Secure Council early in the reign of the new emperor Palawent. Vicious, cruel, and thoroughly Adamant.
LGM: Little green men and women. The Adamant replaced native sentient species with LGM after taking over a planet. The LGM are docile and compliant.
Lilith, aka Lily: Second AI on Shearwater. Al no likey!
LIP: Abbreviation for Local Indigenous Population.
Listhelon: Enemy species from third planet orbiting Lacaille 9352. Aquatic, they have huge, overlapping fang-like teeth, a small bumpy head, big, bulging eyes – articulated somewhat like a lizard’s. Their eyes bob around in a nauseating manner. Their skin is sleek, with thin scales. They sport gills, with a slit in their thick neck on either side. Maniacally devoted to their God, Gumnolar.
Livryatous: Centaur god who accompanied Jon on a pilgramage to Beal’s Point.
Locaur Fideus-Tal: Urniquat representative to the free planet defense coalition.
Locinar: Home planet of the Deft in the Milky Way galaxy.
Loopi-goah, Queen: Queen of the Void. A very not nice individual. Unreasonable hardly begins to describe her.
Lornot: Female Deavoriath who used to be a political leader.
Lorpamoor: Cleinoid vampire god. Nasty nasty fellow.
Loserandi: See Five Classes of Canovir.
Luhman 16a: The second target of Ark 1. Called by the natives Reglic. Eight planets, only one in habitable zone, LH 2. Two sentient species are the Sarcorit that are the size and shape of glazed donuts and Jinicgus, looking like hot dogs. Both are unfriendly by nature.
Luminarians: Species recently transformed into a non-corporeal being. They are basically sentient balls of electrical energy.
Malraff: Of High Seer rank. Main antagonist to Deft teens. A cruel and heartless bitch who loves to hurt others. Bad dog!
Mangasour: The insanely cruel political leader of Kaljax. Bad Mangasour!
Manly: Jon’s pet name for the consciousness of an unclear nature in the vortex, Wrath. He refers to himself as the vortex manipulator.
Mar-don-3: A single sentient, if simpleminded, I-beam making up part of The Structure.
Marropex: A reaver. The Cleinoid god of atrocities.
Marshall, John: President Payette’s most trusted political aid. He will/might become POTUS at the time of Jon Ryan’s first space voyage in a few years … if there is a future.
Marshall, Stuart: Born human on Earth, became president there. Before exodus, he downloaded into an android and became the insane menace of his people.
Marsicor: See the three demons of Kaljax.
Master of Death: New name for Excess of Nothing given by the latest emperor.
Matsumoto, Katashi : Fleet Admiral in command of the UN forces when the Listhelons attacked and later the worldfleet defenses.
Maxwal-Asute: Advanced species brought in to help fight the Last Nightmare. Fire hydrants with toilet plunger heads. Real tough cookies. Home world is named Ventural.
Mayoral Fender Prime Gideon Fetch: Minor functionary who helped Deft teens get to Excess of Nothing.
Membrane: See Space-time congruity manipulator.
Mercutcio: Lead Adamant Jon first encountered. Commander of Triumph of Might.
Mesdorre: The second old clan leader rescued from Kaljax and relocated to new colony on Kalvarg.
Mexillof: Future Jon and Dontiqui’s son. Spoiler alert!
Mhebbor: The planet where Jon made his first attempt on the emperor’s life.
Midriack: Adamant’s personal guards. Very deadly, no sense of humor. Avoid them!
Miniminim: Senior Sub-Cataloger at the Claxeon Citadel. Befriended Jon. A very odd looking globular female scholar.
Mirraya: Teenager Jon rescued from detention and pending execution on Triumph of Might.
Saved Mirraya from certain death as a child and found Slapgren shortly after that. The pair are joined because of Jon’s rescued
Mirraya-Slapgren: A pair of Deft shapeshifters joined as one in hollon. Jon rescued Mirraya from certain death as a child and found Slapgren shortly after that. They are joined in the form of a large golden dragon. Very impressive, really. They are a powerful magician. Referred to as Mirraya generally because she is the one who speaks for the pair.
Monoz: Port city on Deerkon and home base for Varrank Simzle.
Mosparo: Planet held by the Berrillians where Jon and Kendra tried to plant a story to test the security of the broken Berrillian code.
Mowar: Honorific title among the Deft.
Musto: Strong Adamant booze.
Naldoser: The local name of the sneaky vidalt of Kalvarg.
Nassel: Leader of the Rage faction of Cleinoids. She had done so for the last three transheavals as a god of conquest.
Necumplack: The species name of the time controlling blobs that power the time ships. Through evolution they developed the ability to remove the time energy from an object.
Nmemton: JJ’s first born, a son.
No-time: A verb. It means to take the time from a unit of space/time, leaving only space. The object has no time, it had been no-timed.
No-timers: The clan term for all non-clan members.
Nocturnat: Home world of the variant Deft. Once concealed. Part of a star system ejected from the Milky Way. They did the ejecting with their magic.
Non-time ship: Any space craft that is a non-clan ship.
Non-time: A noun. A sloppy word the clan uses. It can mean one of two things. First, that basically, something’s dead, without time, random. It can also mean that time has stopped, for the object under discussion.
Noresmel: Fashallana’s daughter, twin of Almonerca. Name means kiss of love.
Nuclear Engineers on Mars: Travis Dewitt and Ed Steuben were the two assigned to man the reactor on Mars 1.
Nufe: A magical liquor made by the Deavoriath. It tastes different to all who partaker. It reminds the drinker of many pleasant tastes all at once. Mildly intoxicating.
Offlin: Son of Otollar. Piloted ship that tried to attack Earth and was captured by Jon.
O’Leary, Seamus: The pilot of Ark 4, discovered Azsuram.
One That Is All: The mentally linked Deavoriath community.
Oowaoa: Home world of the Deavoriath, six light years from Earth.
Opalf: Honorific title in Kaljaxian society, reserved for the elderly.
Otollar: Leader, or Warrior One, of Listhelon. Died when he failed to defeat humans.
Owant: Second Warrior to Otollar.
Oxisanna: Wife of Yibitriander
Palawent: New emperor after Bestiormax.
Pall: Another of the chief inquisitors of the citadel.
Pallolo: First destination for Desolation after shanghaiing Jon.
Palquir: Domesticated meat-producing animal on Berrill.
Parenthes, Jockto : Chamberlain of Emperor Bestiormax.
Parker, Gunnery Sergeant: Senior NCO in charge of security.
Parker, Lakeisha: Sergeant major, US Army. A badass soldier aboard Aramthella who befriended Jon.
Pastersal: Physician Level Six working with Malraff to understand the Deft’s powers.
Patrick, Senator Bob: One of The Four Horsemen, co-conspirator with Stuart Marshall.
Payette, President Frank: Sitting US president at the time of Earth’s no-timing and subsequent reanimation. Friendly to Jon.
Peg’s Bar Nobody: First reference in The Forever Quest. A true dive bar Jon loved. A total dump, and Peg was one tough cookie.
PEMTU: Personal exotic matter transportation unit. A super way to enter here and end up anywhere, instantly.
Peterson, Sam: Chief Justice at the time of Earth’s destruction. Member of Stuart Marshall’s inner circle, The Four Horsemen.
Phantom: A denizen of the Void. Not fetching looking, they have twelve appendages surrounding their fire hydrant like bodies. If the minimum of two are used to stand, ten are free to employ for other purposes. Six eyes total, about fist-sized, and equally and nauseatingly positioned at equal intervals around the upper part of their blockish head. About two meters tall.
Phase Portal: A wormhole-like device Jon and Sapale discovered in a cave that transported them a very long ways away in an instant.
Pisher: A Yiddish word for an insignificant or contemptible person.
Pleasant Brilliance: A male Praxequat, a member of the ultimate time lord species (sorry Doctor).
Plesmus: A necumplack. She is a mucous blob that can focus time energy. Very useful for a time machine.
PlesWorld: The planet in the Milky Way connected to the phase portal. It was possibly Plesmus’s home world.
Plexuronic particles: An exotic particle created only under extreme conditions, very short lived. Was used by Jéfnoss to return from the dead.
Plezrite: The species name of the Deft variants on Nocturnat.
Plinius: The armory planet of the Adamant empire. Jon’s first target after the assassination of the emperor.
Plo: First Uhoor to attack Azsuram.
Podulliy: The planet, orbiting a Wolf–Rayet star, where Jon and his crew, along with
Pontared, Josbelub: Name assumed by Jon to fit in on Ungalaym while trying to infiltrate the Adamant.
Praxequats: The ultimate time lords (sorry, Doctor). The have existed through many universes’ lives. Jon initially encountered five of them.
Price, Glenn: Brigadier General who replaced Tank as mission commander. A real bureaucratic POS.
Prime: Pet name for the android of Carlos De La Frontera.
Probe Fibers: Aka command prerogatives, they allow piloting of the Vortex spaceship and can analyze whatever they touch.
Project Ark: Earth was to be destroyed by Jupiter in 98 years. This was the project to get all of humankind off Earth before the end came.
Proxima Centauri: Last system investigated by Jon at the end of his Ark 1 mission. PC 1 is where he met Uto.
Quadirpa: Secretary general of the JCIDC at the time of Jon’s return from the Cleinoid
Quantomp Resplendency: Supremely advanced civilization in the very early universe.
Quantum Decoupler: A most excellent weapon that pulls the quarks apart in a proton. The energy released as they rejoin is amazing.
Quarrace): City Jon chose to land on when visiting Vorpace.
Queeheg: Owner of a dive bar Jon frequented when he first arrived in the Cleinoid realm.
Quelstrum: Planet of origin for some of Varrank’s guards. Big, tough guards.
Quep: Insect like sentient who woke Jon up on Exeter while looking for scrap.
Quildrod: Whole Quildrod self-elevated to interim emperor after Jon killed the last real one.
Quixtiscus: See three demons of Kaljax.
Racdal fat: A food animal from Kaljax’s abundant fat stores.
Radiant Resplendence: aka, R-Squared. A male Praxequat, a member of the ultimate time lord species (sorry Doctor). Easily the most pretentious and self-absorbed of the time masters.
Rage: Another chief inquisitor of the citadel. The most psycho.
Rameeka Blue Green: The planet where Jon and the Deft teens met Cala.
Rasraller: Berrillian female, captured near death on LH 2.
Re-time: The process of infusing time energy back into an object.
Reference Moorings: Time told Jon to build these. They were historic mega-events in Earth’s past without which life as we know it today would never have happened.
Reglan falcon: A fast bird the Deft teens copied to escape pursuit.
Reglic: Sarcorit name for the planet Luhman 16a 2.
Revstok: Planet held by the Berrillians where Jon and Kendra tried to plant a story to test the security of the broken Berrillian code.
Rift Dude: See Sariffdilarian.
Rigel 12: Home world of the Luminarians. Their name for the planet is Beftil.
Risrav: The anti-rune of Varsir. The power of Varsir is negated in the sphere of this rune, as is some other types of magic.
Roaquar: Berrillian commander of outpost on Mosparo/ Revstok.
Roger, Carl: Chief of staff to President John Marshall, before Earth was destroyed.
Rosenstern: The other of Xyándor’s lackluster henchmen. This one is a five-legged ferocious predator, though not a very clever one.
Rostalop: Mirraya’s favorite food. Think cow.
Rush To Glory: Ship Jon left Ungalaym on.
Ryan, Heath: Descendant of original Jon Ryan, entered politics reluctantly.
Ryan, Gallenda: Jon’s daughter with Kayla Beckzel.
Ryan, Jon: Both the human template and the android who sailed into legend. A true whatever of a man.
Ryan, Piper: Heath Ryan’s wife.
Sachiko: See Jones, Sachiko
Sadie: Jon and Jenn’s youngest child.
St. Claire, Reva: Lt. Colonel and the commander of Mars 1 before becoming first officer to Captain Jones.
Saldish: The formal Adamant name for the LGM race.
Samolet: Commander of encampment Jon penetrated to find out about the emperor’s location.
Sapale Carpo-tun: Jon’s Kaljaxian wife from his original flight to find humankind a new home. At first just her brain is copied, then eventually, she is downloaded to an android host. Travels with the corrupted Jon Ryan from an alternate timeline.
Sarcorit: Tiny donut-shaped natives of Luhman 16a 2. The dominant species on the planet.
Sariffdilarian: The culture that fabricated the time machine Jon acquired from Dardrode, System’s Operator 11-4R-22, aka Rift Dude.
Secure Council: Twelve-member group of military elite who actually run the Adamant
Sentorip: Female servant to Mirraya on Excess of Nothing.
Shearwater: Jon’s second starship, sleek, fast, and bitchin’ ride.
Shebrara: Female whale like creature on Azsuram. Helped Jon briefly.
Sherman, Robert “Tank”: Lead academic and friend of Sachiko.
Shielan: Female security guard to and sister of prime minister on Vorpace, Jonnaha. Brief romantic interest of Jon’s.
Simpson,Captain Carl: Pilot of Ark 3. Discovered Listhelon orbiting Lacaille 9352.
Simzle: See Varrank.
Singular Void Princess Duuruh-maa: Daughter of Void Queen Loopi-goah. Accidentally killed by Jon, but don’t try to convince the queen it was an accident. She don’t care. Jon must die!
Six-Killer Guard: Elite protectors of the queen. They are names six-killers since they must kill six other contenders in hand-to-hand combat to make the grade.
Slofgrozels: Unpalatable creatures with excellent senses of hearing and smell.A beast as disgusting as it’s name suggested.
Somor falla: A ceremonial headdress the women of Kaljax wear on occasion. It covers one set of their eyes.
SOP: Standard Operating Procedure.
Sotovir: The second planet Jon convinced to ally against the oncoming Adamant storm. The sentients looked like walking fish tanks, but please don’t hold that against fish tanks. It’s not their fault.
Soul of Time: One of the two parts that make up Time, the metaphysical entity that drives time itself.
Space-time congruity manipulator: Hugely helpful force field. Aka a membrane.
Sparkling, Nancy:When we meet her, she’s an aspiring Angel-In-Training of the Novice Class. She’s a bit of an exhausting, stodgy gal, but, please, you didn’t hear that from me. In Celestial Grade School her classmates dubbed her Dowdy Doody. Kids of any ilk can be so cruel yet so perceptive can they not?
Stingray: Jon’s Deavoriath spaceship. Her name in the Deavoriath language, Blessing, is pronounced “crash.” Hence, silly Jon renamed her after one of his favorite cars. It makes only Jon-sense.
Stone Witches: Another name for the antigods. See also Apractolith.
Stunning Wonder: A female Praxequat, a member of the ultimate time lord species (sorry Doctor).
Sunne calrf: A traditional Kaljaxian stew. They are all revolting to Jon, but he finds this version especially loathsome.
Szeto, Phillip: Head of CIA under Stuart Marshall.
Talrid: Sapale’s hometown on Kaljax.
Tank: See Sherman, Robert.
TBOP: See Battle of the Periphery.
Tanner, Desdemona “Desi”: Former Georgetown undergrad who was a medium, that is, she perceived and communicated with dead people. Er, no thanks, I’m good. Place that gift under someone else’s tree.
Tefnuf: The first ancient god Jon encountered. She was saddled with an uncanny ugliness and a profoundly bad temper.
Temporal Aftershock: A wave of damaging temporal energy caused by a time paradox.
Tersfeller the Huge: Sarcorit ruler of LH 2. A tiny bully.
Tetterwin: The elder Praxequat, father to the five Jon and Sapale encountered on the far side of the phase portal.
The Beast Without Eyes: The enemy of Gumnolar, hence, the devil for inhabitants of Listhelon.
The Maker of Death: Garustfulous’s warship.
The One That Is All: The mentally linked Deavoriath community.
The Structure: An unimaginably immense skyscraper superstructure in space. It can also moor with a body it is assimilating.
The Two Astronomers on Mars: Drs. Rusty Nelson and Wang served in that regard.
Tho: The head Uhoor, referred to herself as the mother of the Uhoor.
Thomas, Chuck: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, one of The Four Horsemen, and the first military person downloaded to an android by Stuart Marshall.
Three demons of Kaljax/Brathos, The: Three legendary evil demons of Kaljaxian lore. The random, the smart, the mean. Quixtiscus, Marsicor, and Lebbuul, respectively. It was Lebbuul that presented to Sachiko as Algos, Dusthūmíā, and Ephialtes.
Three Headed Beast: Devil figure to the Deft.
Thompson, Megan: A young Georgetown University student swept up to Mars 1 when the clan attacked Earth. She became so depressed she took her own life. Desi’s first ghost-in-space.
Time: The metaphysical entity that drives and controls the flow of time. It once separated into its Soul and its Framework.
Timeless Void: The region between universes where the Void phantoms lived.
Time Lock: A physical constraint placed on local time such that it is not altered when time around it is altered.Time Maker-bob: The third time maker. Totally nuts but full of desires to rule.
Time Maker-pid: The second supreme leader of the clan and the one in power at the beginning of this tale. Cruel, rapacious, and heartless.
Time Projection: A peek into a potential future outcome. Just a glimpse mind you.
Tip: See Benjamin, Tip.
Tits-up: Acronym for a Trustworthy Industries Time Superposition Unit. The tourist time machine built by the long lost Sariffdilarians.
Toño: See De Jesus, Toño.
Torchcleft: A species of smallish dragon. Copied by the Deft teens when hunting.
Tourine Ser: Husband of Dontiqui and co-revolutionary on Kaljax.
Tralmore: Heaven, in the religion of Kaljax.
Transfolding: The mechanical process of moving from the land of the ancient gods to somewhere else.
Transheaval: The term the Cleinoids use to describe their migration from one universe to another. Accomplished via a mean vortex-cloud know as Dominion Splitter.
Triumph of Might: The massive spaceship Mercutcio ruled. Jon first met the Adamant there. It was, in part, an extermination ship.
Two Paws: His actual name and rank is Whole Zarpacious. Prime of the Secure Council ten years after TBOP. Cunning and ruthless, which is to say an Adamant commander.
Uhoor: Massive whale-like creatures of immense age. They feed off black holes and propel themselves though space as if it was water. Recreationally hunt on Azsuram and want no part of Jon being there.
Un-timed: To stop time for an object or region. Basically the same as the second meaning of non-time.
Ungalaym: The planet where Jon went to steal a ship. Populated by humanoids.
Urniquats: Hermaphroditic species allied with the free planets against the Adamant. Very odd creatures. Brains in their chests, four eyes on long stalks where their heads should’ve been. A mouth for breathing and speech under each of their two armpits.
Urpto: The Assistant Subtender for the region of the Kingdom of Epsallor where Jon landed on Kalvarg.
Uto: Alternate time line android Jon Ryan, possibly …
Vacuum Energy: The energy of a complete vacuum. It is not zero, though the net energy is zero. Basically, virtual pairs of opposite particles that blink into existence and then annihilate in a timespan too short to observe. Hey, it’s real. Seriously, I didn’t make this one up.
Vanquish: Another chief inquisitor of the citadel.
Varma, Swathi: Lieutenant, and aide-de-camp to Reva St. Claire on Mars 1. Junior officer aboard Aramthella.
Var-tey: Highest of warrior rankings. The bravest among the Deft. Demigods.
Varrank Simzle: Insanely cruel crime boss on Deerkon.
Varsir: The name of the magical rune Evil Jon uses to do his “magic.”
Verazz: The first antigod introduced. Also one of the most powerful. Verazz, confronted Torent.
Vhalisma: From Sapale’s third set of twins. Name means drink love.
Vicito Blant: Grand Cataloger at the Claxeon Citadel. Also involved in personnel transfers. A really unlikable butthead.
Vidalt: Large aquatic sentients of Kalvarg. Enemies to the larger Dodrue.
Visant: The proper name for a pair of Deft joined in hollon.
Void: Another chief inquisitor of the citadel. See the unrelated Timeless Void.
Vorc: Current central seat of the conclave. Generally humanoid.
Vorpace: The third planet Jon tried to bring into an alliance against the Adamant. Populated by human descendants who’d heard of the great Jon Ryan.
Vortex: Super-advanced Deavoriath sentient spaceship. Moves by folding space. If you get a chance to own one, do it. Deavoriath vessel in cube shape with a mass of 200,000 tons.
Vortex (alternate definition): See Dominion Splitter.
Vortex Manipulator: DeavoriathAIs. They’re a product of some very creepy alien tech to pilot a vortex.
Waimamth: Monumentally gigantic creatures that swim through the intergalactic void. They consume zero-point energy and excrete time itself.
Walpracta: Ancient god of consumption. Positively revolting.
Walters, Emma: Captain, and in charge of the women’s barracks on Mars 1. What a thankless job.
Winchester, Colin: General, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. In command of human defenses after Katashi Matsumoto’s removal.
Whoop Ass: The name Jon gave to the alien ship he commandeered to leave destroyed Earth after EJ marooned him there.
Wiqub: Species name of the larger species on Kalvarg.
Walker, Amanda: Vice president then president, a distant relative of Jane Garety. Wife of Faith Clinton.
Wo-woo-loll: First among equals and spokes-individual for the Fenptodinians.
Wolf 359: Third target for Ark 1. Two small planets WS 3, which was a bad prospect, and WS 4, which was about as bad.
Wolf–Rayet star: Wolf–Rayet stars are a rare heterogeneous set of stars with unusual spectra showing prominent broad emission lines of ionized helium and highly ionized nitrogen and carbon. They have a very high surface enhancement of heavy elements, a relative depletion of hydrogen, and strong stellar winds. Their surface temperatures range up to 200,000 K, hotter than almost all other stars.
Wolnara: Twin in Sapale’s second set. Name means wisdom sees.
Worldships: Cored out asteroids that serve as colony ships for the human exodus.
Wul: God of business and enterprise. Humanoid. Befriended Jon.
Wyvermin: A massive beast of flight, with thin wings spanning nearly a kilometer. Its body, or at least its covering, is indistinguishable from diamond. Their six feet end in innumerable talons each meters long. They fly through the void and are very unneighborly.
Xantrop: Head of the palace guard and a confidant to Anganctus. Rank title is First-Equal.
Xenox: the language of the Deavoriath.
Xyándor: Your typical ultimate evil doer, only this one establishes megalomania’s a new high-water mark.
Yartop: Wedge Commander and captain of the Rush to Glory, the ship Jon pretended to be a butler on.
York, Lt. Gen. Cynthia: Head of Project Ark when Jon returns from epic voyage. A real beotch.
Yibitriander: Three-legged Deavoriath, past Form of Jon’s borrowed vortex Wrath. A real tough cookie.
Yisbid: Grand Visionary for the decade on Nocturnat. She was a leader of the Plezrite variants of the Deft.
Zantral: Assistant to Dolirca.
Zar-not: A melding of a Deft’s mind with that of a copied being.
Zarpacious: See Two Paws.
Zastrál: A three-meter long, one-meter tall fuzzy siamese-twinned python with paddles for legs. Used to extract knowledge. Very unpleasant chap. Also the only god who can summon Gáwar.
Zatils: Former ruling bloodline of the Adamant.
Zelokaddo: The female vortex assigned to younger Jon Ryan and Dontiqui.