Alexsis - a Davandr?an; the owner of a house in Kyadairin that was used temporarily as a medical clinic

  Aleys?a - an Ellendrí; Farrw?n’s athairan (mother); maternal House is Aurora

  Allandr?on - a Terran/Ellendrí/Ellendorí hybrid; Guardian-Healer; s?athcára (shield mate) to Farrw?n; dar?lad (child) of Eldranth, Eldarí, and Ceara; affectionately called Drí; paternal House is F?alen

  Anaduviel - an Ellendrí; Science-Researcher, belonged to the Science and Technology Guild; focused on Ellendr?an ecology; an?ncára (soulmate) to Eldark?n; athairan (mother) of Eldarí and Eldranth; maternal House was Iver?n; deceased

  Arlend - an Ellendrí; an?ncára to Kaldrin; friend of Farrw?n; actively involved in the colonist movement

  Arrwen - an Ellendrí; dar?lad (child) of Allandr?on and Farrw?n; dar?lad (grandchild) of Eldranth, Eldarí, and Ceara

  Aurora - matrilineal House; named for a plant similar to a Terran rose

  Belar - a Davandr?an; Medical Technician working at a clinic in Gavaldr?n

  Ceara - a Terran/Ellendrí/Ellendorí hybrid; Guardian; an?ncára (soulmate) to Eldranth and Eldarí; athairan (mother) to Allandr?on; maternal House is Scréachóg

  Chekchakin - a Davandr?an; past spokesperson for the Davandr?an governing Council; deceased

  Cultaní - a technologically advanced alien race that has evolved from a marine cephalopod; are radially symmetrical, have eight limbs, and a thick, cylindrical torso surmounted with a head-like structure; can breathe in both air and water environments; live on a handful of planets just outside the Ll’Ellendr?n, close to the First and Second Arcs

  Danaldrí - an Ellendrí; Guardian; ?dr?lad (cousin) to Turien; sent out to specifically track down, observe, and possibly apprehend Dr?foch shortly after the Genomic Enhancement Interval; paternal House was F?alen; presumed deceased

  Danoldí - an Ellendrí; Healer; deirfad (brother) to Jareth; imprisoned by Dr?foch at the end of the Genomic Enhancement Interval when he opposed his decision to experiment on humans; paternal House was F?alen; presumed deceased

  Darriel - an Ellendrí; Historian who taught Ellendrí history at the Academy on Ellendr?a; an?ncára (soulmate) to Eldranth and Eldarí; paternal House was Tarálon; maternal House was Queral?on; deceased

  Dasení - original Ellendor?an human stock; “old-ones” or “ancient-blood”; racially heterogeneous; functional hermaphrodites; do not age; heal very rapidly; have highly effective immune systems

  Davandr?an - a person from Davandr?a; Sfoení stock

  Dr?foch - an Ellendrí; genetic engineer involved in some of the worst of the atrocities during the Genomic Enhancement Interval, roughly three thousand years ago; exiled from Ellendr?a; currently posing as Gryff?th, a homesteader from a Third Arc planet returned to Ellendr?a after the death of his family

  D?ntarálon - a highly intelligent equine species resulting from Ellendr?an genetic engineering

  Eldarí - an Ellendrí; Guardian-Healer; dar?lad (child) of Anaduviel and Eldark?n; deirfad (brother) of Eldranth; s?athcára (shield mate) of Eldranth and Ceara; athairad of Allandr?on; affectionately called Darí; paternal House is F?alen; maternal House is Iver?n; posing as Rori, a Medic, when on Davandr?a

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  Eldark?n - an Ellendrí; Guardian-Healer; an?ncára (soulmate) to Anaduviel; athairad (father) of Eldarí and Eldranth; paternal House was F?alen; deceased

  Eldranth - an Ellendrí; multi-discipline Guardian with weapons expertise; Healer trained but not practicing; dar?lad (child) of Anaduviel and Eldark?n; deirfad (brother) of Eldarí; s?athcára (shield mate) of Eldarí and Ceara; athairad of Allandr?on; affectionately called Dran; paternal House is F?alen; maternal House is Iver?n; posing as Lyell, a Medical Technician, when on Davandr?a

  Ellendorí - ancestral human species in the Ll’Ellendr?n; believed to have evolved naturally from a hominid ancestor on the planet Dor?anya, circling the sun Ellendor?a; developed a technologically advanced culture, engaged in genetic engineering, developed space travel, and ultimately carried out planet bioengineering throughout the Ll’Ellendr?n; Dasení stock

  Ellendrí - a person from Ellendr?a; very homogeneous race in both physical appearance and culture; have experienced a loss of genetic diversity; highly inbred from a small population of Ellendorí and Gw?rdrí; Dasení stock

  Fallaroní - a person from Fallaron; first race of the Sfoení stock

  Farrw?n - an Ellendrí; Artisan and Psi Technician; Guardian trained, but not active; dar?lad (child) of Aleys?a and Thorven; s?athcára (shield mate) of Allandr?on; maternal House is Aurora; paternal House is Seab?n

  F?alen - patrilineal House; named for an animal similar to a Terran wolf

  Garvin - a Davandr?an; Medic-In-Training working at a clinic in Gavaldr?n

  Gw?rdrí - a person from Gw?rdr?n; race derived from an early wave of Ellendorí colonists; engaged in a catastrophic war that ultimately destroyed their planet; Dasení stock

  Iver?n - matrilineal House; named for a plant similar to a Terran morning-glory

  Jareth - an Ellendrí; Healer; dasbad (great great grandfather) to Eldranth and Eldarí; deirfad (brother) to Danoldí; imprisoned by Dr?foch at the end of the Genomic Enhancement Interval when he opposed his decision to experiment on humans; paternal House was F?alen; deceased

  Kaldrin - an Ellendrí; Artisan; an?ncára to Arlend; friend of Farrw?n; actively involved in the colonist movement

  Kerredr?n - an Ellendrí; Guardian skilled at ür?r?tálc (mind influence); s?athcára (shield mate) to Rallandrí

  Killar?n - an Ellendrí; Guardian; s?athcára (shield mate) of Turien; sent out to specifically track down, observe, and possibly apprehend Dr?foch shortly after the Genomic Enhancement Interval; paternal House was Seab?n; presumed deceased

  K?rr?l - an Ellendrí; Scientist-Engineer; manager of Ellendr?a’s space flight facility; ?dr?lad (cousin) to Eldranth and Eldarí; paternal House is F?alen

  Lorrilei - a person from Lorril; long-lived, psychically gifted, dark-skinned people; adapted well to the hot, sunny climate of Lorril; have two separate dimorphic sexes; mixed Sfoení/Dasení stock

  Manarel - a Davandr?an; one of the elected political representatives

  Queral?on - matrilineal House; named for a plant similar to a Terran oak

  Rallandrí - an Ellendrí; Guardian with expertise in anthropology, archeology, sociology, and history; extremely strong telepath; dispatcher for the Guardians; s?athcára (shield mate) to Kerredr?n

  Salander - a Thalandr?an; commander of a trading vessel

  Scréachóg - matrilineal House; named for an animal similar to a Terran jay

  Seab?n - patrilineal House; named for an animal similar to a Terran hawk

  Sevellin - an Ellendrí; spokesperson for the Davandr?an governing Council; working for Dr?foch

  Seychen - a Davandr?an; daughter of Trevern

  Sfoení - common human stock found throughout the Ll’Ellendr?n; “young-ones” or “young-blood”; descended and evolved from the Dasení; extremely racially diverse; have separate sexes, shorter life spans, high fecundity, and an earlier puberty, frequently as early as 12 years of age

  Tanish - a Lorrilei; communications officer for Lorril’s flight control and later leader of the Border Patrol

  Tarálon - patrilineal House; named for an animal similar to a Terran horse

  Terran - a person from Terra, sometimes known as an Earthling; Sfoení stock

  Thalandr?an - a person from Thalandr?a; typically broad shouldered with sandy-brown skin and curly dark brown hair; specialize in trading and transport; have two separate dimorphic sexes; mixed Sfoení/Dasení stock

  Trevern - a Davandr?an; one of the elected political representatives and later leader of the protesters against abuses by the government

  Turien - an Ellendrí; Guardian-Healer; s?athcára (shield mate) of Killar?n; sent out to specifically track down, observe, and possibly apprehend Dr?foch shortly after the Genomic Enhancement Interval; paternal House was F?alen; presumed deceased