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People
Ahn – / ah n / – Husband of Barla. Father of Gravin and Rasa. Harbor Master at the Port of Cresdon in Thulen. Former shipping captain.
Alena – / ah leyn a / – Born Ab 26, 3417. Maiden name: Bellen. Marriage Date: Tishri 16, 3436. Wife of Bryon Kesh. Mother of Justan and Kyelon. Adoptive mother to Jena and Juila. Trained as a wise-woman.
Amanda – / uh man duh / – means ‘beloved.’ Born September 28, 1972, in Florida. Maiden name: Covington. Daughter of Chris and Diane. Wife of Riccan. Mother of Juila and Jena. Sister to Carrie and Deanna. Cousin to Gravin and Rasa. Former fiancé of Nealand.
Andera – / an dair uh / – Born Tishri 12, 3439. Daughter of Zeka. Betrothed to Justan. First-daughter of Bryon and Alena.
Andy Brun – / an dee broohn / – Neighbor friend of Riccan’s on Earth. Involved in rock throwing trouble.
Angie – / an jee / – Nealand’s new girlfriend.
Barla – / bahr luh / – Born January 21, 1945, in Wisconsin. Maiden name: Silnack. Birth name: Barbara. Nickname on Earth: Barla. Sister of Diane. Aunt of Amanda. Wife of Ahn. Mother of Gravin and Rasa. Raised Jena and Juila until they were six anons old. Birth crystal color: bright blue.
Behn – / ben / – Earth Surname: Wilson. Triplet brother to Valentina and Jon. Sent to Earth by mother, Vinia, from Tuala when he was eight anons old. Tall with brown hair and brown eyes. Crystal color: smoky grey.
Bistea – / bis tee uh / – Vendor at the marketplace in Kirma. Patient of Alena’s.
Bryon – / brahy uh n / – Born Heshvan 2, 3416, in Kirma. Surname: Kesh. Marriage Date: Tishri 16, 3436. Husband of Alena. Father of Justan and Kyelon. Former adoptive father to Jena and Juila. Manager of Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Carrie – / k air ee / – Born April 21, 1970, in Florida. Maiden name: Covington. Daughter of Chris and Diane. Sister to Deanna and Amanda. Married with two daughters.
Celia – / see lee uh / – Surname: Scamp. Gypsy family who stayed with Thomas Rockwood in France around 1800. Wife to Sampson. Mother of a sick daughter who received help from Thomas.
Ceren – / sair in / – Born approximately 3412. Adopted son of Ahn and Barla. Works at the Port of Cresdon for Captain Ahn.
Chelesa – / chuh lay suh / – Wife of Elder Debbon. Mother of Willian.
Chris – / kris / – Surname: Covington. Husband of Diane. Father of Carrie, Deanna, and Amanda.
Cleon – / klee on / – Transport operator at Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Copa – / kohp uh / – Wise-woman for the district of Desio. Person who healed Ninan. She helped Amanda escape from Elder Vargen and found a home for Jena and Juila. Wise-woman who performed Amanda’s birth-crystal ceremony.
Corva – / kor vuh / – Foster child of Ahn and Barla. Her parents died in a house fire.
Crysta – / kris tuh / – Head maid at Elder Debbon’s estate.
Danika – / dah nee kuh / – Daughter of Vinia. Born in the Roanoke Colony one month early.
Daven – / dav uhn / – Surname: Stel. Son of Edwin and Murisa. Husband of Nena. Father of Riccan. Brother of Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen. Student of Jehoban. Elder whose base of power is on Pantano.
Deanna – / dee an nuh / – Born April 5, 1971, in Florida. Maiden name: Covington. Daughter of Chris and Diane. Sister to Carrie and Amanda. Married with two daughters.
Debbon – / deb uhn / – Elder whose base of power is on Elder Isle. Husband of Chelesa. Father of Willian.
Denana – / day naw nuh / – Employee in the Engineering Department at Telepod Engineering Company.
Diane – / dahy an / – Born October 1, 1947. Maiden name: Silnack. Sister of Barbara and Saul. Wife of Chris. Mother of Carrie, Deanna, and Amanda.
Dr. Flores – / flohr ez / – The doctor treating Amanda in the hospital in Cancun.
Edwin – / ed win / – Surname: Stel. Husband of Murisa. Father of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen. Engineer at the Roswell Museum. Started a Construction Supply Company on Tuala. Started a Consulting Business when they moved to Acaim when Daven was six.
Ela Nena – / eluh nay nuh / – Married name: Dunless. Wife of Teden Dunless. Executive VP of Customer Operations at Telepod Engineering Company. Riccan’s boss.
Ellen – / el uh n / – Maiden name: Hill. Wife of Sydney Silnack. Mother of Barla, Saul, and Diane. Married name: Silnack.
Farmer Joe – Washington asparagus farmer and former owner of the outhouse used by Riccan for senior prank.
Fordin – / ford in / – Former seaman friend of Ninan. Confidant of Ninan’s dealings with Petre.
Frasnia – / fraz nee uh / – Secretary at Kirma Shipping and Receiving.
Gatson – / gat suh n / – Personal body guard for Elder Debbon. Main home is on the Elder’s Islet at the seat of power.
Gilora – / gil or uh / – Employee at Telepod Engineering Company under Riccan. Interviewer of Amanda.
Gravin – / gra vin / – Born Elul 30, 3421, in Port of Cresdon. Son of Ahn and Barla. Brother of Rasa. First cousin of Amanda.
Grobin – / grow bin / – Leader of the Roanoke Colony in Tuala.
Gwenda – / gwen duh / – Employee at Telepod Engineering Company under Riccan. Interviewer of Amanda.
Hashma – / hash muh / – A prostitute at the Lookout Tavern. Filed a sexual assault lawsuit against Petre. Mother of Petre’s child.
Issyn – / ih sin / – Shipping captain who rescued Amanda from swimming. Friend of Captain Ahn. Main port of call is Port of Cresdon.
Jasmine Medin, MD – / med in / – Doctor at Cannon Memorial Asylum under Dr. Stephen Gascon.
Jehoban – / juh ho ban / – Means ‘of all the people’ who is the creator of everything. Earth equivalent: God.
Jena – / jen uh / – Born Iyar 22, 3443, in Kirma. Daughter of Amanda and Riccan. Twin sister of Juila. First-daughter of Elder Debbon and Chelesa. Betrothed to Willian.
Jenny – / jen ee / – A dance team member from Amanda’s high school.
Jern – / jurn / – A trusted friend of Bryon’s.
Jesisca – / jes is kuh / – The name given to Amanda from Petre.
Jessa – / jes uh / – The name given to Elder Debbon from Petre for Jena’s mother.
Jessica Taivas – / jes i kuh tay vuhs / – Wife of Nealand Taivas Sr. Mother of Nealand Taivas Jr.
Jinya – / gin ya / – Mother of Vinia.
Jon – / jawn / – Earth Surname: Wilson. Triplet brother to Behn and Valentina. Sent to Earth by mother, Vinia, from Tuala when he was eight anons old. Leaner and slightly shorter than Behn. Brown hair and blue eyes. Quiet by nature.
Jonan – / jawn uhn / – Bullying neighbor of Ahn and Barla.
Jose – / hohz ey / – Mexican man who found Amanda on the beach in Cancun.
Juila – / joo ee luh / – Born Iyar 22, 3443, in Kirma. Daughter of Amanda and Riccan. Twin sister of Jena.
Justan – / juhs tan / – Born Elul 21, 3439, in Kirma. Surname: Kesh. Son of Bryon and Alena. Betrothed to Andera. Brother of Kyelon.
Kanekoa – / kan eh koh uh / – Person who sells her house to Ninan in Kirma.
Kendon – / ken duhn / – Employee at Telepod Engineering Company under Riccan. Interviewer of Amanda.
Kenen – / ken un / – Manager of the telepod crystal quarry in Beewa.
Kiya – / kahy uh / – A wise-woman in training with Alena.
Kyelon – / kahyl on / – Born Tishri 30, 3440, in Kirma. Surname: Kesh. Son of Bryon and Alena. Brother of Justan.
Lana – / law nuh / – Maiden name: Gurdin. Receptionist at Telepod Engineering Company in Durseni.
Lillia – / lil ee uh / – A Tualan who gave a crystal skull to Maria’s family in Campeche, Mexico. Girlfriend of Lucinden. Keeper of the master samara.
Lindon – / lin duhn / – A friend of Bryon’s who took him to Earth as a teenager.
Lucinden – / loo sin den / – One of the
original angels of Jehoban. He confronted Jehoban for rule of the people and Jehoban banned him and his followers to Tuala.
Luke – / lük / – Surname: Thompson. Friend of Behn, Jon, and Ryan. Very athletic.
Maria – / mah ree ah / – The keeper of the crystal skull in Campeche, Mexico.
Mary – Riccan’s housekeeper. Cleans every Friday.
Melba – / mel buh / – Head house maid for Elder Daven. Lives in Pantano.
Miorlen – / mee ohr len / – Legal advisor for Elder Debbon.
Mosan – / mow san / – The second-in-command in the Roanoke Colony in Tuala.
Murisa – / m yur ih sah / – Born in Tuala. Employee of Elder Vargen sent to work in the Roswell Museum in 1947. Wife of Earthborn Edwin Stel. Mother of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen. Grandmother of Riccan.
Nealand Taivas – / neel uh nd tay vuhs / – Son of Nealand Taivas Sr. and Jessica Taivas. Former fiancé of Amanda. Also known as Neal on Earth and Nealan on Tuala. Former employee at the Old Soul Engineering Facility owned by Elder Vargen. Addicted to the drug resh until Amanda rescues him from Tuala and takes him through the veil between dimensions. Boyfriend of Vinia.
Nealand Taivas Sr. – / neel uh nd tay vuhs / – Husband of Jessica. Father of Nealand Jr.
Nena – / nay nuh / – Married name: Stel. Wife of Daven. Mother of Riccan. Occupation: Teacher. Lives in Pantano.
Ninan – / nahyn un / – Surname: Tigua. Unemployed seaman. Worked undercover for Petre to locate Jesisca. Traveled to Kirma to look for Jesisca. Works for Bryon at Kirma Shipping and Receiving. Address: Thursto Block 43-3, Kirma.
Nurse Bota – / boht uh / – The nurse who took care of Amanda in the hospital in Cancun.
Petre – / pee ter / – Surname: MacVeen. Formerly known as Petren, lost social status and forced to lose the honorific ‘n’ at the end of his name. Wears a black onyx ring showing his status as a Master Deceptor. First person on Tuala to encounter Amanda. Kidnapped Jena and sold her to Elder Debbon under the guise of a betrothal agreement.
Phen – / fen / – Surname: Stel. Son of Edwin and Murisa. Brother of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Zuna, Rucen.
Pluska – / plu skuh / – Daughter of Elder Wilken.
Rasa – / rah sah / – Born Tishri 5, 3423, in Port of Cresdon. Daughter of Ahn and Barla. Sister of Gravin. First cousin of Amanda. Student of Jehoban.
Riccan – / rik an / – Surname: Stel. Son of Elder Daven and Nena. Husband of Amanda. Great nephew of Roderick. Chief Engineer at the Telepod Engineering Company. Popular racer of telepods.
Roderick – / rod eh rick / – Surname: Rockwood. Great uncle to Riccan.
Rualin – / roo ahl in / – A business associate of Petre.
Rucen – / roo ken / – Surname: Stel. Son of Edwin and Murisa. Brother of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Zuna. Died in a telepod accident at the age of 22.
Ryan – / rī ən / – Surname: Perino. Friend of Behn, Jon, and Luke. Very athletic.
Sampson – / samp sun / – Surname: Scamp. Gypsy family who stayed with Thomas Rockwood in France around 1800. Husband to Celia. Father of a sick daughter who received help from Thomas. Giver of the crystal skull to Thomas.
Sanda – / san duh / – Surname: Stel. Daughter of Edwin and Murisa. Sister of Daven, Stina, Phen, Zuna, Rucen.
Saul – / sawl / – Born in Wisconsin. Brother of Barla and Diane.
Shemalla – / shem al uh / – Maiden Name: Paramasivam. Born in Pantano. Employee at the UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, New Mexico. Apprentice to Elder Vargen.
Sherry – / sher ee / – Amanda’s best friend from high school.
Sofia – / so fee uh / – Surname: Castillo. Her family moves to Florida from Argentina in 1993. First friend of Jena and Juila on Earth.
Stavin – / stav in / – A boyhood friend of Bryon’s.
Stephen Gascon, MD – / gas cuhn / – Director at Cannon Memorial Asylum.
Stina – / stee nuh / – Surname: Stel. Daughter of Edwin and Murisa. Sister of Daven, Sanda, Phen, Zuna, Rucen.
Sydney – / sid nee / – Surname: Silnack. Husband of Ellen Hill. Father of Barla, Saul, and Diane. Died in California at the age of sixty-six.
Tana – / tan uh / – Next-door-neighbor of Bryon and Alena in Kirma. Caretaker of Justan, Andera, and Kyelon.
Teden – / ted en / – Surname: Dunless. Husband of Ela Nena. Accounting Manager at Telepod Engineering Company.
Thomas – / tom uhs / – Surname: Rockwood. Born in France in 1776. Great-grandfather to Roderick. Recipient of the crystal scull in trade in 1800 from a gypsy family.
Valentina – / val ehn tee nuh / – Earth Surname: Wilson. Triplet sister to Behn and Jon. Sent to Earth by mother, Vinia, from Tuala when she was eight anons old. Tall with blonde hair and brown eyes.
Vargen – / vahr guh n / – Elder. Co-founder of the Old Soul Engineering Facility.
Vinia – / vin ee yuh / – Daughter of Jinya. Mother of Behn, Valentina, Jon, and Danika. Member of the Roanoke Colony. Girlfriend of Nealan.
Watchers – / woch er / – Spoken of in the history of the crystal skulls.
Wilken – / wil ken / – Elder. Base of power is in Manzanit. Father of Pluska.
Willian – / wil yan / – Son of Elder Debbon and Chelesa. Betrothed to Jena.
Zeka – / zee kah / – Daughter of Bryon’s father’s business partner. Mother of Andera.
Zuna – / zoo nuh / – Surname: Stel. Daughter of Edwin and Murisa. Sister of Daven, Sanda, Stina, Phen, Rucen.
Places
Acaim – / uh kām / – Island where Jehoban lives. Earth equivalent: Jamaica.
Ascension Gate – / ə sen SHən ɡāt / – A link between the levels of reality, most of the Gates are set between Earth and Tuala. Where the ley lines intersect, the elemental energy is the strongest, creating a vortex of plasma power where a person can control movement between Tuala and Earth.
Beewa – / be wuh / – Location where telepod crystals are mined. Earth equivalent: Merida, Mexico.
Cannon Memorial Asylum – Located in North Carolina. Built in 1962 and shut down in 1999.
Cerid – / sair id / – Location of creditors issuing a death and dismemberment order against Petre. Earth equivalent: Corpus Christi, Texas.
Chapel of the Bells – Located in Reno, Nevada, where Riccan and Amanda were married.
City of Thulen – Major city in the heart of Thulen. A place where Petre has many illegal business transactions. Earth equivalent: Mexico City, Mexico.
Coral Reef Senior High School – Located in the Richmond Heights Suburb of Miami, Florida. Earth school which Juila and Jena attend.
Desio – / deh zee oh / – Location where Ninan was dumped off by Petre. District where Copa is the wise-woman. Earth equivalent: Alvarado, Mexico.
Durseni – / durs en ee / – Earth equivalent: Cozumel, Mexico.
Elder Isle – Location of Elder Debbon’s seat of power. Earth equivalent: Isla de la Juventud, south of Cuba.
Florida Middle Ground – Earth’s ocean coordinate off the West coast of Florida.
Gulf of Thulen – / thoo lun / – Large body of water north and east of Thulen. Earth equivalent: the Gulf of Mexico.
Ishal – / ish uh l / – Coastal town where Petre conducts illegal trade. Location where Petre dumped the freighter telepod. Earth equivalent: Tampico, Mexico.
Isla Mivua – / iz law mih voo uh / – Location where the storm transported Amanda to Tuala. Earth equivalent: Cook Island inside the Bermuda Triangle.
Kendall – Town located southwest of Miami in Florida.
Kendall District Station – Police station in Kendall, Florida. Location where Amanda is introduced to Riccan.
Kirma – / kurm a / – Hometown of Bryon and Alena Kesh. Location of Kirma Shipping and Receiving. Earth equivalent: Campeche, Mexico.
Lookout Tavern – Located in Ishal. Place where the prostitute, Hashma, works.
Manzanit – / man zan eet / – Location of the Residence of Elder Wil
ken. Strongest lay lines second only to Acaim. Earth equivalent: New York City, New York.
Matza – / maht za / – Small town where Bryon seeks healer assistance when Amanda breaks her wrist and is bitten by a beetlesnatch. Earth equivalent: La Isla located south of Cancun, Mexico.
Mavuno – / mah vun oh / – Location where telepod crystals are mined. Earth equivalent: Villahermosa, Mexico.
Miami Executive Airport – Airport located in Miami, Florida, where Riccan keeps his airplane hangared. Tower and Ground call sign is Tamiami.
Old Soul Engineering Facility – A place where they study objects from Earth and reverse engineer them for their own use in Tuala.
Pantano – / pahn tahn oh / – Home of Elder Daven and Nena. Location where Neal and Amanda started their journey. Earth equivalent: as Boca Raton, Florida.
Pinecrest – Town located southwest of Miami in Florida where Amanda’s parents live.
Porino’s Café – A popular restaurant located at the southern port of Cresdon.
Port of Cerid – / sair id / – Location of the shipment bound for Beewa but quarantined for a beetlesnatch infestation. Meeting place for Ninan and Petre.
Port of Cresdon – / krez dun / – Main shipping port in Thulen. Home of Ahn and Barla. Earth equivalent: Cancun, Mexico.
Reesun – / ree suhn / – The large land mass north of the Elder Isle. Earth equivalent: Cuba.
Roanoke Colony – A group of 115 colonists from the year 1587 who went missing from Earth and appeared in Tuala. Earth equivalent: Dare County, North Carolina.
Royal Sonesta – Hotel in New Orleans where Riccan and Amanda stayed in the Presidential Suite.
Southside Town Deli – Located in the Port of Cerid. Meeting place for Ninan and Petre.
Tamiami – Tower and Ground call sign for Miami Executive Airport.
Telepod Engineering Company – / tel uh pod / – Creator and manufacturing facility for telepods. Located in Durseni.
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