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| "A proper escort finishes the job properly" | Hieri advised Theo of this, perhaps quoting the service helper training manual (ch. 30) | view details |
| "Port In A Storm" protocols | The PIAS protocols are generally adhered to by all civilized planets (Saltation, Ch. 6) (see details) | view details |
| 'fresher | Theo offers to lock Coyster in one. Refresher, aka toilet (see details) | view details |
| 1056 | Code Tenfiftysix - one of the five glider students leaves because of this (Saltation, Ch. 4) | view details |
| 19 bars | The pub crawl on Vashtara has this many rungs | view details |
| 302 | Erkes 302 is the room where Chelly, Asu, and Theo are (Saltation) | view details |
| 315 | Theo glances at the recipe in Ch. 29 and scares the waiter by naming this serving size | view details |
| 366 | Math course that will join 376, students who aren't taking atmospheric component, Saltation Ch. 5 | view details |
| 376 | Math course Theo is taking Saltation, Ch. 5 (See 366) (see details) | view details |
| 439285 | Student ID for Chelly Frosher (Saltation, Ch. 3) | view details |
| 997644 | Passenger number for Win Ton yo'Vala | view details |
| 9F | Torvin is out of Solcintra, Liad, local berth 9F (Saltation, ch. 19) | view details |
| A Tale of Two Lines | A famous Liaden folk tale of a delm who keeps two favorites, denying to each that there is any other (Ch. 25) | view details |
| AP44 | Theo's flight number (Saltation, Ch.13) | view details |
| Able, Professor | a member of the forensic literature search team (see Crowley and Beltaire) | view details |
| Ablestum | Someone sitting with Kern Vallee at the controls of the shuttle Saltation, ch. 1 | view details |
| Acadamy Tech Command Center | Where Chelly will be, at the landing field (Saltation, Ch. 10) | view details |
| Admin Roundup | the third item on Theo's schedule Saltation, Ch. 1 | view details |
| Administration, Panvinian | the current leaders of Panvine (see pelinTrayle, Vazinty) | view details |
| Advanced diagnostic | one of the mumu choices (see details) | view details |
| Advertence | "Advertence is the quality of being heedful or attentive. It carries the connotation of consideration and deep thought. A scholar who practices advertency is a careful researcher who weighs what she has learned before forming a hypothesis to lay before her colleagues." Core class taught by Professor Appletorn. | view details |
| Advisories | warnings for travelers | view details |
| Aelliana | Daav's lifemate. Deceased by the time of Fledgling. (see details) | view details |
| Ah | a form of non-communication taught Liadens upon receipt of their name (according to Theo, Ch. 25) | view details |
| Aid Team | also A-teamer. Provides medical check and assistance. EMT. | view details |
| Al'Kin Chernardi | The Day Without Delight (Saltation, Ch. 7) (see details) | view details |
| All the Languages of Space | the lecture that Theo attends in Chapter 19 | view details |
| Alpensward | the ski hills where they keep the older ways (and where Kamele's mother's best friend is from) | view details |
| Anlingdin Piloting Academy | Captain sig'Radia offers to sponsor Theo to here (see also Eylot) (ch. 31) And Saltation ch. 1 is here! (see details) | view details |
| Antique Recipe Workshop | Win Ton attends this lecture in Chapter 19 (see details) | view details |
| Antonio Smith Method, the | the selected method of performing the in situ forensic literature search (see details) | view details |
| Appletorn, Professor Monit | Advertence teacher, a noted scholar in that subject. Lesset considers him particularly cruel. | view details |
| Barather, Burn | the pilot of the plane shot down (Saltation, Ch. 5) was senior in pod | view details |
| Barvenna | Terran world where Professor Kiladi was a grad student (Saltation, ch. 12) | view details |
| Belgraid | where Kara ven'Arith lives (Saltation, ch. 9) (see details) | view details |
| Bell | Next shiftboss (Saltation, Ch. 13) | view details |
| Beltaire, Professor Emeritus | a member of the forensic literature search team (see Crowley and Able) (see details) | view details |
| Board of Trustees, Delgado | At the very least, the leaders of the Wall, and quite probably of all Delgado | view details |
| Bovar System | Where Jondeer is a full member of the Scavage A-Team (Salt, ch. 2) | view details |
| Breakfast All Year | the name of the morning lounge (see details) | view details |
| Captain's Ballroom | Room 14 on Vashtara (ch. 19), although access may also be through 14-B | view details |
| Cara | aka Kara ven'Arith (Saltation, Ch. 18) | view details |
| Castlin Quad | Wil invites Theo to join the Senior's there (Saltation, Ch. 13) | view details |
| Caylon Revisions | A major revision of the ven'Tura Tables (Saltation, Ch. 9) (see also Scout's Progress) | view details |
| Caylon, Scholar | a statistician who revised the ven'Tura tables (Saltation, Ch. 10) (see details) | view details |
| Central Station | the cross-campus belt goes by there, also the Systems Group works near there | view details |
| Chapelia | They might feel Moved to send a Simple (see details) | view details |
| Checksec | Asu's favorite box, used to ensure security (Salt, ch. 2) (see details) | view details |
| Chibs, Therny | teaches Commerce and Transport 111, full Terran cargo master-pilot (Saltation, Ch. 6) | view details |
| Chora | where Theo moves her supposed craft from (Saltation, Ch. 10) probably a planet name? | view details |
| Citations | A good place for breakfast | view details |
| Class Time | in Ch. 17, the Tutor argues that Theo should not do Unauthorized Research during Class Time | view details |
| Clemens, Sindy | a gifted researcher, but lacking in social skills, who studies with Kamele | view details |
| Cloud | apparently the networking infrastructure for the mumus (see Chapter 15) | view details |
| Commerce and Transport 111 | Required class for cargo-masters and pilots (Saltation, Ch. 6) (see Chibs, Therny) (see details) | view details |
| Concierge | Either a computer program or a person who can answer questions about the jacks and network protocols in the Waitley's apartment. Formerly a person in a hotel or apartment building who answers questions and provides services to the residents or guests. (see details) | view details |
| Cordrey | the light haired pilot in Chapter 19 | view details |
| Coyster | Cat who stows away in Theo's luggage to accompany her to the new apartment. Male with a pink nose, white paws. Plays with Jen Sar Kaladi's lures and enjoyed trying to catch a mobile that hung in Theo's room at home. | view details |
| Creamily | one of the better margarine brands available on Delgado | view details |
| Crime against Society | Theo and Lesset use this as a major evil in Chapter 11 | view details |
| Crowley, Vaughn, Professor Emeritus | lead of the forensic team (see Able and Beltaire). Associate Provost. | view details |
| Culture Club | see DCCT (Saltation, Ch. 18) | view details |
| DCCT | Diverse Cultures Celebration Team (Seriously Official Recognized Name) (Saltation, Chapter 18) | view details |
| Daimon Lines | the trade shipping line that Asu's family owns (Saltation, ch. 3) | view details |
| Data Receiving | the small blue envelope holding Theo's sim is from Data Receiving (Saltation, ch. 12) | view details |
| Dayez, Asu diamon | The tall girl in the green jacket, with copious luggage (Salt, ch. 2) 17 Standards | view details |
| Delgado | Planet where Theo, Jen Sar Kiladi, and Kamele live. System has a space station and twin ringed ice giants. | view details |
| Delgado Senior Scholar's Pledge | Useful for recitation and centering the mind, the Delgado Senior Scholar's Pledge (see details) | view details |
| Delgado Station | the station where Scallion and Vashtara are headed | view details |
| Dialogs of the Hospice | a volume of philosophy transcribed from the original hand-talk | view details |
| Disorderly | The worst offense or failure of character, as being orderly is of prime importance on Delgado/in the University. (see details) | view details |
| Dorts | pilot, sitting with Chelly (Saltation, Ch. 15) (see Goueva) | view details |
| DurzAnn?'s | with the guaranteed grittiest Gar-grilled (Saltation, Ch. 15) | view details |
| EdHist? | History of Education (where Professor Flandin, Kamele and others work) | view details |
| Efraim (aka Nonactown) | the official name of the town | view details |
| El, Otto | glider instructor, Saltation, Ch. 4 | view details |
| Ella, Aunt | How Theo addresses Ella ben Suzan in her thoughts (chapter 15) | view details |
| Emeritus Oversight Committee | A group who may recommend dispassionate searchers | view details |
| Erkes Quad | The housing for Theo, Asu, and Chelly (Salt, ch. 2) Suite 302 | view details |
| Eylot | Where Anlingdin Piloting Academy is (ch. 31) (see details) | view details |
| Fallacy of Infinite Comparability | A thesis which Father threatens to write a column for the FAQ about (see details) | view details |
| Faq, the | Faculty-Administration Quarterly. Daily news sheet produced by the University. See details. | view details |
| Finifter | Yenkoa uses this as an example of a culture (Saltation, Ch. 18) (see also Grundig) (see details) | view details |
| First Pair | a celebration of joy (Chapter 14) See also Gigneri | view details |
| Flandin, Professor | Former sub-head of EdHist?. She was disbarred (lost tenure?) for falsifying data in her last two publications. Former tenant of the Waitley's new apartment in the Wall. | view details |
| Founding Trustees, the | those who envisioned the society of scholars on Delgado | view details |
| Four Team Three | Theo's educational team, which has 6 members (see details). The third team in the fourth form, presumably. | view details |
| Fourth Form | Grade level, Junior year. (see details) | view details |
| Fractal Trigonometry | the course that Bek has two repeats and four remedials in | view details |
| Freck | Ops person who tells Cara they should look south (Saltation, Ch. 18) | view details |
| Frosher, Chelly | The third snickiot, and Asu and Theo's roommate (Salt, Ch. 2) male, seven semesters in grade (see details) | view details |
| Fu, Jon | Member of the Educational History Department, Orkan Hafley's protege | view details |
| Gallowglass Chair | the position which Jen Sar Kiladi took at Delgado (see details) | view details |
| Galosh | Asu uses this as emphasis (Saltation, Ch. 4) | view details |
| Gaudet, Donna | Namer of the planet Melchiza | view details |
| Gently Used | a store on Merchant Street in Efraim that Father took Theo to | view details |
| Gigneri | According to Chapter 14, being entrusted with a description of one's genes. So, who are my ancestors? (see details) | view details |
| Ginger soy noodles | One of Theo's favorite meals | view details |
| Gorna Dail | proprietor of Gently Used | view details |
| Goueva | admin, sitting with Chelly (Saltation, Ch. 15) (see Dorts) | view details |
| Grand Promenade | The main shopping street in Vashtara, with shops to tempt any tourist | view details |
| Grandmother's Library | in Quad Three, where Marjene's booth is | view details |
| Grinmordi, Lesset | Theo's friend, member of Four Team Three, female | view details |
| Grizzat's bones | Jumbo uses this for emphasis in Chapter 19 | view details |
| Group Space | a three-dimensional shared space used for automated collaboration | view details |
| Grundig | Yenkoa uses this as an example of a culture (Saltation, Ch. 18) (see Finifter) (see details) | view details |
| Hafley, Orkan | EdHist? Chair! (her hands on her note-taker) | view details |
| Harn | the delivery man in Chapter 11 | view details |
| Hazard | a rating which the eye-scorching yellow of the Sunlight Taxicab might earn from the Safeties (ch. 30) | view details |
| Hieri | the terminal helper in Ch. 30, dressed in lavendar with his name in red on his left shoulder. "Service" anyone? | view details |
| House of Planetary Treasures (Melchiza) | where the evidence from the Beltaire patriarch concerning Vazinty pelinTrayle is kept | view details |
| Housefather | male resident in a mother's establishment | view details |
| Hugglelans, Howsanda | where one may eat anything, as long as it is under red sauce (Saltation, Ch. 15) (see details) | view details |
| Ibenvue | the planet that Vashtara calls home (where sig'Radia has been certifying the flight school) | view details |
| Interior Archive Room | A safe room in the House of Planetary Treasures on Melchiza (ch. 26) | view details |
| Interval | some kind of break or holiday, when Kartor will be taking an aptitude test | view details |
| Jankalim | one of the planets Veradantha mentions as bullies (Saltation, Chapter 17) | view details |
| Johansen, ??? (Instructor, History of Piloting) | Asks Cadet Waitley about the history of the ven'Tura Tables (Saltation, Ch. 9) | view details |
| John Harriman's repair yard | one of the finer port stops on Eylot, where Kara hopes to apprentice (Saltation, ch. 9) | view details |
| Jondeer | A full member of the Bovar System Scavage A-Team, and Asu carries an image of him dressed for swimming (Salt, Ch. 2) (See details) | view details |
| Joniger, Simon | Student, proceduralist for Four Team Six, in Professor Appletorn's Advertence class | view details |
| Jonis, Irthyn | Junior faculty, comparative mythology, female (see details) | view details |
| Jumbo | the young but tall boy who invites Theo to dance in Chapter 19 | view details |
| Kant, Marjene | Theo's mentor, wants to have a chat after teamplay. (see details) | view details |
| Kiladi, Professor Jen Sar | Professor, onagrata, father. Born Daav yos'Phellium on Liad, member of Clan Korval. | view details |
| Kirky's Range | the mountains that Theo is flying over (Saltation, Ch. 4) | view details |
| Klisko | where Theo moves her supposed craft to (Saltation, Ch. 10) probably a planet name? | view details |
| Lake Country beans | one of the better coffees (Saltation, Ch. 12) (see details) | view details |
| Lake Sawya | Theo avoided a storm over this lake (Saltation, Ch. 17) | view details |
| Leafydale Place | on the way to Efraim - perhaps where Father lives? | view details |
| Leisure and Recreation | Also known as Team Play. One of the most important parts of a safe and balanced life | view details |
| Lida | the other lead dancer (see Bek) [and perhaps a swan?] | view details |
| Low End Night Shift | the bar on Deck Five that is just opening in Ch. 24 | view details |
| Maarilex, Meicha | Author of Sam Tim's Ugly Day (Saltation, Ch. 7) (also see Balance of Trade) | view details |
| Maize Buttons | Fresh Maize Buttons are bite-sized treats, best with Creamily or cheese. (see details) | view details |
| Mancha, Vinz | student who is challenging tonight (Saltation, Ch. 10) | view details |
| Manderpon, Andri | A friend of Jen Sar Kiladi who loans him a vintage restored Sunlight Taxicab (ch. 30) (see also Sunlight Taxicab) | view details |
| Mandrin | black and white cat who lives with Jen Sar Kiladi | view details |
| Mason, Lystra | Professor Mason, Roni's mother | view details |
| Mason, Roni | member of Four Team Three. Has trouble with consensus (building and reading). Spends a lot of time with Team Two's table a lot. NOT a friend to Theo. Female. | view details |
| Melchiza | where the Beltaire patriarch settled after leaving Vazinty pelinTrayle | view details |
| Mice | People who live in the university apartments (see details) | view details |
| Minor Dining Room | the dining room with yellow doors where the academics had eaten (ch. 27) | view details |
| Miss Purity | the snickiots' nickname for Theo, apparently due to turning down the ringleader's invitations Saltation, ch. 1 | view details |
| Mountain Commissioners | administrators in charge of the area where Theo landed (Saltation, Ch. 6) | view details |
| Mr. Winter | Theo refers to the mythical being who lives over the mountain and brings snow (Saltation, Ch. 7) | view details |
| Musch Meal, Anlingdin's | the boringest breakfast food in the galaxy (Saltation, Chapter 18) | view details |
| Naberd | Student, member of Four Team Six, in Professor Appletorn's Advertence class | view details |
| Night Eyes | the evening monitors that open at tenbell | view details |
| Nonactown (aka Efraim) | Area where non-academics (nonacs) live. (see details) | view details |
| Noni, Professor | Dance teacher, female | view details |
| Office of Academic Safety | Those who help maintain the environment of the society of scholars to which we all aspire | view details |
| Oktavi | the evening when Theo and Professor Kiladi have dinner | view details |
| One is best served by following | a well-known rule on Melchiza (Ch. 27) | view details |
| Orbital Traffic Scanner | Jen Sar Kiladi listens to this while relaxing | view details |
| Outworld | apparently Anlingdin Piloting Academy (Eylot) is an outworld - but they do have tea (Saltation, Ch. 1) (See details) | view details |
| Overdrive Level | The final level in the dance game in Ch. 18, level 36 | view details |
| PIC | Pilot In Command time, kept on a key (Saltation, Ch. 13) (See Details) | view details |
| Panvay | Previous senior in 302, she challenged out (Saltation, ch. 3) (aka Pan) | view details |
| Panvine | a planet? possibly a culture. see pelinTrayle, Vazinty | view details |
| Passengers Bay | where Theo and the other newbies collect their baggage Saltation, Ch. 1 | view details |
| Pet Library | where Win Ton suggests Theo and he attend a lecture on Norbears (see details) | view details |
| Phobai | Cordrey's friend and fellow pilot (First Class, Ch. 29) | view details |
| Poindexter, Vela | Student, member of Four Team Six, in Professor Appletorn's Advertence class | view details |
| Portcalay G East | the runway where Theo lands (Saltation, Ch. 16) | view details |
| Portcalay, Conglomeration of | The King Six could fly from campus to here by itself, but Theo flies it there (Saltation, Ch. 16) | view details |
| Practical Dance | the dance course which Jen Sar believes might be useful for Theo | view details |
| QuadeightTwobuild? | the new apartment, right on the belt, only two ramps down from TopThree? (see details) | view details |
| Quester's Fees | the established payments for normal transgressions of Complexity to abate the Call (see details) | view details |
| Quiet Dining Room | the dining room with green doors, polished stone floor, and flowers that Theo eats lunch in (ch. 27) | view details |
| Ready Room | Rooms in which Teams gather before the first whistle. Different Teams are assigned to various rooms. | view details |
| Reisbrot | head of security for Diamon Lines, gave Checksec to Asu (Saltation, Ch. 5) | view details |
| Reked Level | The part of Vashtara offering Recreation and Education (glittery orange sparkles for Recreation, blue lines for Education) | view details |
| Remedial Tutoring | Professor Mason suggests this for Theo "for the good of the majority" | view details |
| Research Team | the group of scholars sent to investigate Melchiza (ch. 16) | view details |
| Review Board | Kartor believes they will do the math concerning the incident on the scavage court | view details |
| Ridyea | The beach where Asu first met Jondeer (Salt, Ch. 2) | view details |
| Ristof | stocky boy, with hair in a dozen short pigtails (Saltation, ch. 9) | view details |
| Rombert's | One of the better Liaden fashion leaders | view details |
| Ronagy, Commander | woman in plain gray uniform, gives intro in Saltation, Ch. 2 | view details |
| Roni | See Mason, Roni | view details |
| Safe World | Delgado is one. (see details) | view details |
| Safeties | Safety officers of some sort - like police/security officers in the University, responsible for keeping order. | view details |
| Safety Office | See Office of Academic Safety | view details |
| Safety Order | a temporary restraint on both Theo and Ronnie while the Review Board considers | view details |
| Saint of Panvine | see pelinTrayle, Vazinty | view details |
| Saltation | See http://www.korval.com/saltation/ for the continuing tale. (see details for OED) | view details |
| Sam Tim's Ugly Day | Theo's childhood book (Saltation, Ch. 7) (see details) | view details |
| Sandaluin, Professor | teaches Traveler's Etiquette | view details |
| Scallion | a ship talking on the OTS, threatening to hole the big, griefen cruise ship | view details |
| Scavage | A leisure and recreation (LR) game (see details) | view details |
| Scout Inspector Specialist | the title used by Scout sig'Radia while certifying Ibenvue's flight school | view details |
| Security Breach | the presence of the academic team in the Interior Archive Room | view details |
| Serpent of Knowledge | an icon in Theo's schoolbook (see details) | view details |
| Serpentine | Where Kamele's mother is director of a program | view details |
| Short Wing | a nickname (?) for someone sitting with Kern Vallee at the controls Saltation, Ch. 1 | view details |
| Siclarian Walking Mushrooms | a delicacy, somewhat spicy, often served poached (see details) | view details |
| Simple | what the Chapelia might send to see if a rebellion might Teach (see details) | view details |
| Simple Circle | A Chapelia center. Lystra Mason gives Theo's name to the Chapelia at the Central Square one | view details |
| Singh, Ilsa | Kartor's sister, who will soon have her Gigneri | view details |
| Singh, Kartor | member of the Team, glued to the mumu screen at first appearance, male | view details |
| Six bags | the allowance for a newbie going to the Piloting Academy Saltation, Ch. 1 | view details |
| Skilings, ??? | Professor, made an offer to Professor Kiladi who turned her down! | view details |
| Skoots | motorscooters, motorcycles, can run automatic (but reports) or manual | view details |
| Slipper Fourteen | a sailplane flown by Theo in Saltation, Ch. 4 (see details) | view details |
| Slot 5 | Where Theo starts to halt before heading to the maintenance bay (Saltation, Ch. 13) | view details |
| Small Group Study | Where Ronnie goes instead of Team Study while the Review Board considers | view details |
| Soybean, the | a fine line of retail kiosks, there is one on the first level of the terminal where Theo is supposed to meet Kamele (ch. 30) | view details |
| Specialty | hired to come down from the station dressed as dream | view details |
| Star King Mark II | Theo flies one (Saltation, Ch. 13) | view details |
| Star King VI | yos'Senchul has keys to one (Saltation, Ch. 15) | view details |
| Stochastic Reflection Device | aka Bowli Ball, containing a stochastic reverberation tuned-molecule core (see details) | view details |
| Student Adjunct | Chelly's new position at the Command Center (Saltation, Ch. 10) | view details |
| Student Review Board | one of the responsibilities of the Student Adjunct (Saltation, Ch. 10) | view details |
| Sturtevan Hall | where the dispensary is (Saltation, Ch. 14) (see details) | view details |
| Sunlight Taxicab | A vintage car (ch. 30) (see also Manderpon, Andri) (see details) | view details |
| Suzan, Ella ben | Member of the Educational History Department, Kamele's friend and ally (see details) | view details |
| Systems Wizard | One who holds exalted rank among the Systems Gurus | view details |
| Tang, Clyburn | the other man in the traveling team (Ch. 16) and rather protective of his position. Probably Hafley's onagrata. | view details |
| Tehruda, Bek | Dance partner, male, sees dance as a conversation | view details |
| TempChair? of EdHist? | Ella ben Suzan holds this position while Hafley visits Melchiza with the Research Team | view details |
| TempSubChair? | Jon Fu holds this position while Ella is TempChair? | view details |
| The Ts | Turn, Time, Twist, Throttle, Talk (Saltation, Ch. 16) (see details) | view details |
| Theopholis | one of the planets Veradantha mentions as bullies (Saltation, Chapter 17) | view details |
| Thirty Islands | venerated and light-spangled in the continent's largest lake (Saltation, Chapter 17) | view details |
| Three Pile Rule, The | how pilots decide what to take with them Saltation, ch. 1 (see details) | view details |
| Tibbets, Anj | member of Four Team Three. Female. "...not as stolid or as solid as Estan. Sometimes Anj was there, and sometimes -- she wasn't." | view details |
| Tildenburg | low bunk in 302, he flunked out (saltation, ch. 3) (see details) | view details |
| Toilyn, Mase | a member of the Educational History Department | view details |
| Toovil | a simple snack from Toovil for a half-hour's work (Saltation, Ch. 15) | view details |
| TopThree? | Top three floors of the Wall. Residences are assigned based on prestige, so only the most prestigious tenured professors and visiting experts are given apartments in TopThree?. Proximity to TopThree? is also a measure of one's career prospects. The Waitley apartment is only two ramps away from TopThree?. | view details |
| Torvin | a courier class ship (Saltation, Ch. 18) (see details) | view details |
| Tra'sia, cha'leken | "Welcome, sister" - uttered by Jen Sar Kiladi (actually by Aelliana Caylon embodied in her lifemate) upon becoming onagrata to Kamele Waitley | view details |
| Tra'sia, cha'leken | Jen Sar answers Kamele's invitation to be onagrata with this. (See details) | view details |
| Traveler's Etiquette | a restricted senior seminar, taught by Prof. Sandaluin, taken by Kartor | view details |
| Tri-D | Three-dimensional displays. Used in Ch. 18 for the dance guides. | view details |
| Truffant | Instructor of Math 376/366, Pilot, Saltation Ch. 5 | view details |
| Try and Trade | A fine used book store chain, with selections from across the universe (Saltation, Ch. 7) | view details |
| Turley, 4th Class Provisional Pilot | rather pale snippy young man handling the line at package pickup (Saltation, Ch. 7) | view details |
| Tutor | the traveling school book provides a Tutor for guidance | view details |
| Unauthorized Research | See Class Time (aka looking up material apparently unrelated to the current solo or self-test) | view details |
| Vallee, Kern | Student pilot for the shuttle from the Vestrin in Saltation, ch. 1 | view details |
| Vanderpool, Estan | Student, proceduralist for Four Team Three. "A stolid, solid, meticulous boy who wasn't easily rattled" | view details |
| Vashtara | the ship that Kamele expects to take to Melchiza and that has an altercation with Scallion (see details) | view details |
| Vazinty pelinTrayle | see pelinTrayle, Vazinty | view details |
| Veradantha | Counselor, apparently quite old, spare, and pale (Saltation, Ch. 11) (see details) | view details |
| Verlin, ??? | First Director (see details) | view details |
| Vestrin | the ship that Theo (and others) have taken in Saltation, Ch. 1 (see details) | view details |
| Vin | lanky, loose-jointed boy, provides the bowli ball, and is in Theo's General Aviation class (Saltation, ch. 9) | view details |
| Vinter | a nonac on the bus who whispers to his friend behind Theo | view details |
| Visitor's League | An organization dedicated to increasing interstellar understanding by arranging visits (see details) | view details |
| Viverain, ??? | Professor, acting head of L&R, traveling academic since old college decertified | view details |
| Vya | the cook/guide wears it extravagantly (Saltation, Ch. 16) (see details) | view details |
| Waitley, Professor Kamele | Professor of EdHist?, temporarily serving as sub-head of the department following Professor Flandin's disbarment (?). Onagrata to Jen Sar Kiladi. Mother of Theo Waitley. (see details) | view details |
| Waitley, Theo | Main character of Fledgling. Daughter of Jen Sar Kaladi, aka Daav yos'phelium, and Kamele Waitley. Student, in the Fourth form (Junior), member of Four Team Three. Born on Delgado. First introduced at the end of I Dare. (see details) | view details |
| Wall, the | where Theo and Kamele are going, with faculty apartments in the Wall (see details) | view details |
| Wilit, ??? | Social Engineering Professor | view details |
| Wilsmyth | the ringleader of the snickiots Saltation, ch. 1 | view details |
| Yenkoa, Bova | a very pretty young mand with a small beard (Saltation, Ch. 18) | view details |
| Yummifish | one of the better brands of cat treats | view details |
| Zolanj | Father's cat before Mandrin | view details |
| Zorminsen, ??? | Dean | view details |
| a herd of birds | Theo thinks that she and Win Ton don't sound like a herd of birds in Chapter 19 (see details) | view details |
| a note in your file | apparently one of the dangers at the Piloting Academy (Saltation, Ch. 3) (see details) | view details |
| adventure | Father's definition: a series of unlooked for and uncomfortable events | view details |
| aerobat | Asu comments that Theo threw the Slipper around like one (Saltation, Ch. 6) (see details) | view details |
| ambiset | housing upgrade that permits control of aromatics, white noise, and ventilation, as well as appearance of walls, floor, and ceiling (see details) | view details |
| antisocial | major insult/failing, reasonable in place that requires a class in Social Engineering (see details) | view details |
| atmospheric component | If you have such a component, take Math 376, if not, 366 (Saltation, ch. 5) | view details |
| atmospheric license | given for atmospheric and near-world flight ability (Saltation, ch. 4) | view details |
| atrium deck | the cafe there is underused | view details |
| attitudinal | What Wilsmyth considers Theo (Saltation, Ch. 5) | view details |
| auctorial discursion | Wherein the author leads us on a diversionary expedition | view details |
| auto-vend units | scattered along the main promenade on Vashtara, these provide various offerings to distract travelers | view details |
| autopipes | like the autozither, the player piano, and other automated aids to entertainment? busking in Chap. 16 | view details |
| banned items | Truffant has banned various items from Math 376/366 (Saltation, Ch. 5) (see details) | view details |
| banthawing | Asu gets one from Jondeer (Saltation, Ch. 8) (see details) | view details |
| befores | the appetizers before the main course (cold, tepid, hot) | view details |
| belt | transportation inside the University campus akin to "People Movers" in airports (see details) | view details |
| best-guy | Burn Barather was Chelly Frosher's best-guy and mentor (Saltation, Ch. 6) (see bestboy) | view details |
| bestboy | Burn Barather was Chelly Frosher's bestboy (Saltation, Ch. 6) (see best-guy) | view details |
| betinwool | used in a finer grade of rug sold by Gorna Dail to Theo | view details |
| binjali | Cho says, "it can mean ready or excellent or all-set or things are fine and good" | view details |
| bluebells | doing well, if not over exuberant, in Jen Sar's garden (Saltation, ch. 12) | view details |
| bluekey | needed for a solitary expedition outside the Wall - a permission slip? | view details |
| bowli ball | an amusement popular among pilots (see details) | view details |
| boxing the wake | move right, below, left, up, and center (Saltation, Ch. 4) | view details |
| brambleberry | a copse of lush red brambleberry (Saltation, Ch. 18) | view details |
| burnished green neo-classic rally coupe | Jen Sar Kiladi's pride and joy | view details |
| buskers | with autopipes and donation dish on the station | view details |
| camel | used to move the shuttle and spaceships (Saltation, ch. 19) | view details |
| catalyst school | The Wall is a catalyst school | view details |
| chade | little more than dilute sucrose with rose coloring, a child's drink offered to Theo by the Melchiza Captain (ch. 26) (see redberry and frugal-fruit) | view details |
| chaizy | Wil (aka Wilsmyth) gets chaizy when not working (Saltation, ch. 3) | view details |
| challenged out | Panvey challenged out (Saltation, ch. 3) perhaps like testing out? | view details |
| chancing | what the three snickiots have been doing to Theo (bullying or teasing?) Saltation, ch. 1 | view details |
| chaos | extreme expletive, reasonable in a world where orderliness is prized above all else | view details |
| chernubia | snacks (Saltation, Ch. 11) (also see Misfits) | view details |
| class feed | Anlingdin Piloting Academy classes are available on the Eylot planetary cloud in both live feed and archival formats (Saltation, Ch. 6) | view details |
| cloud-waffle desserts | dessert for the room service meal in ch. 28 (see details) (see also fritario, red-sauce, slow-gravy) | view details |
| comfort field | a relaxing chair for Theo by the Melchiza Captain (ch. 26) (and a bit of metabolic testing, too) | view details |
| comment card | an electronic device allowing instant feedback from clients of service helpers (ch. 30) | view details |
| coneck | The coneck offered in staterooms and other facilities provides a place to connect mem-stick, mumu, etc. for direct transfer of data | view details |
| conselem | a curseword, used in Saltation ch. 1 by the three snickiots (see details) | view details |
| contrapuntal dysrhythmia | dance moves not in sync to the music, during the Overdrive Level dance in Ch. 18 | view details |
| cruise-passenger ship | the type of ship Vashtara is | view details |
| dacky | What nonacs call academics? (see details) | view details |
| day-tea | Theo's preferred blend of tea (Salt, Ch. 2) (see details) | view details |
| degree bracelets | an explicit sign of the academic achievements of the bearer, worn on Delgado | view details |
| disbarred (v) | To lose one's credentials, probably one's tenure | view details |
| disposables | Dishes made of recyclable materials, created or dispensed as needed by the caf' along with one's food and put into the disposal after use. Of lesser quality than crafted dishes, like those in Jen Sar Kiladi's house. | view details |
| disposacloth | Marjene keeps a supply ready, for blowing noses and drying faces | view details |
| downs | demerits (see details) | view details |
| dromisian leaves | a delicacy, often served candied with sour sauce as a dessert | view details |
| dual-reality arithmetic | solve for both real and imaginary components, along with string expansion and entropy resistance (Saltation, Ch. 5) | view details |
| eklykt'i | Win Ton says he does not wish to stand eklykt't (Saltation, ch. 19) (from other books we know this is outside, escaping from clan) | view details |
| enclosed by the pelinTrayle phulon | perhaps anathema? | view details |
| fact | not theory | view details |
| fifth gong | a time on the ship's schedule | view details |
| fire gems | good tea is worth more than its weight in fire gems (Saltation, Ch. 15) | view details |
| five silly aunts | Theo says she sounds like five silly aunts (ch. 31) | view details |
| fivebells | Ms. Dail thinks Theo will be home after the game at this time | view details |
| flaunt-asset mode | some electronically augmented clothing provides various motile modes intended to match the wearer's intentions. Flaunt-asset mode is used for sexual predation. | view details |
| fluffy-headed | another pejorative used by non-acs for academics (see details) | view details |
| fritario | dessert for the room service meal in Ch. 28, with red-sauce and slow-gravy (see cloud-waffles) | view details |
| front wave | Theo hopes to ride this down Kirky's Range (Saltation, Ch. 4) thermal front? | view details |
| frugal-fruit | a very good drink offered to Theo by the Melchiza Captain (Ch. 26) (see redberry and chade) | view details |
| fuff | "fuff on him" is Theo's friendly comment on father urging her not to carry tea (Salt, Ch. 2) | view details |
| grab pad | the fastener that the custom's monitor gives to Theo to hold her green-stripe card on her belt in ch. 29 | view details |
| grav-interface | a field differential, marked by yellow-and-green stripes. Somewhat difficult for grounders. | view details |
| great Qs | the clouds favor a long flight (Saltation, ch. 4) | view details |
| griefen | Scallion refers to Vashtara as a big, griefen cruse ship | view details |
| ground-walker | Phobia calls the clerk a "silly ground-walker" in handtalk in Ch. 29 | view details |
| hashi | the Japanese word for chopsticks (see details) | view details |
| high camp | where Crowley went as an undergraduate, with baggage that has vacuum and particle safe shielding (ch. 29) | view details |
| horse | used to move the normal airplanes (Saltation, ch. 19) | view details |
| house clothes | many civilized cultures find it desirable to change clothes at home (Saltation, ch. 12) (see details) | view details |
| in situ forensic literature search | the Education History Department needs one to determine just how much damage Prof. Flandin has done (see details) | view details |
| infoboard | A display containing useful information such as date, time, local weather, ships in, boarding, etc. (ch. 30) | view details |
| jenos | the grouping that the Beltaire patriarch took to Melchiza | view details |
| kaf, kaf unit | automated kitchen, food dispenser | view details |
| kanadramliz | Win Ton asks if the reciprocal resonance of the norbears purr is not like the kanadramliz (see details) | view details |
| launch now | handtalk response that Theo gives to Wilsmyth (Saltation, Ch. 5) | view details |
| magtether | used to hook two or more bags together (ch. 30) | view details |
| medscan | diagnostic tool used by Aid Team | view details |
| megadex | a large sum, suitable for fining Scallion (many tens?) | view details |
| melant'i | a Liaden word, referring to a concept that undergird Liaden society (Saltation, Ch. 9) (see details) | view details |
| melant'i out his ears | a Liaden phrase relevant to Professor Kiladi ignoring comments on his living as he pleases (Saltation, Ch. 9) (see melant'i) | view details |
| mem-stick | a useful way to keep text-notes and other digital scraps for one's own use | view details |
| menfriat | self-defense which may be taught starting with the Suwello | view details |
| mercial | infomercials, whether government or private sponsorship, tend to drive the point home with a sledgehammer | view details |
| misfit | yos'Senchul seems to find this a new word (Saltation, Chapter 17) | view details |
| mumu | fits in a pocket, thweeps to remind Theo at times (aka MultiUse? Mobile Unit - pda plus!) and emits ID | view details |
| mushrooms, Siclarian Walking | see Siclarian Walking Mushrooms | view details |
| nest | an apartment for the Mice who live in the Wall | view details |
| nidj | insult (see details) | view details |
| nonacs | Likely refers to non-academics. Theo observes that her classmates are "staring like a bunch of nonacs" when they find their classroom empty and the door closed, when they were expecting their instructor and an open door. Probably related to Nonactown. | view details |
| norbears | natural empaths. plump, short-furred mammals. Resident in the Pet Library, encountered in Ch. 17 | view details |
| nuncheon plate | while advertised to feed four, Theo and Win Ton made short work of one after dancing in Ch. 18 | view details |
| onagrata | Committed relationship that isn't a marriage. The relationship Jen Sar Kiladi has (had?) with Kamele Waitley (Theo's mother) (see details) | view details |
| peace-bond | safety (Saltation, Ch. 5) (see details) | view details |
| pelinTrayle phulon | that which encloses Professor Belaire | view details |
| pelinTrayle, Vazinty | the so-called Saint of Panvine (see details) | view details |
| perspix | The kind of images that Asu and Jondeer are exchanging (Salt, ch. 2) | view details |
| pilot post | package delivery with each handoff signed by a pilot (Saltation, Ch. 7) (see details) | view details |
| plaslin | what the rugs in the co-op are made from | view details |
| plum soup | Theo and Kamele share some for their inaugural dinner in the new home in the Wall | view details |
| power hours | pilot slang for time spent flying powered craft in atmosphere (Saltation, Ch. 5) | view details |
| promptomatic | Theo suspects the lecturer uses one on his speakeasy display | view details |
| quadricate | not to be confused with rusticate, this refers to the dissemination method of the Visitor's League (see details) | view details |
| quarter chime | sounds during Theo's lunch, probably quarter hour - warning to get to the next period (Saltation, Ch. 6) | view details |
| read-strip | package marking (Saltation, Ch.7) read by the automatic recorder in a rainbow of light | view details |
| recycle your own snack-pack | Popular phrase descended from ancient McDonalds? posters (Saltation, Ch. 6) (see details) | view details |
| red-sauce | Theo's preferred topping for the cloud-waffle fritarios in Ch. 28. | view details |
| redberry | one of the drinks offered to Theo by the Melchiza Captain (ch. 26) (see frugal-fruit and chade) | view details |
| reevo | slang term used for shot down pilot (Saltation, Ch. 5) (see details) | view details |
| refids | RFIDs? fast, self-reporting (Saltation, chapter 7) | view details |
| school book | portable computer for school work? there's a specific jack for it above Theo's desk (see details) | view details |
| sea mist | Win Ton compares Theo's hair to this (Saltation, ch. 19) | view details |
| second-mother | Jen Sar took a fishing trip to the mountains where Kamele's second-mother was born (ch. 31) | view details |
| senior seminar space | where Kartor is studying Traveler's Etiquette | view details |
| sig'Radia, Cho (Senior Scout) | certifying a pilot school (Chapter 16) with Trainee yo'Vala | view details |
| silver-tongue | Kamele accuses Jen Sar of this, and he admits to the life-long affliction (Saltation, Ch. 12) (see details) | view details |
| sinneas | perhaps flowers, but it has been too cold for them to get a good start | view details |
| slideway | the egress from the custom's area to the boarding lounge in Ch. 29 | view details |
| slip-string | a string used to track the slip or skid on a hang glider (Saltation, Ch. 4) aka yaw string | view details |
| slow-gravy |