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Abram Loffler: oldest Stradat, known for taking naps

Anderson Enright [inn-RIGHT] Petra’s betrothed, friend of Jove, vying for election to the City Council

Ana Shackley: youngest Shackley sibling, deceased

Asa aven d’Correa [AY-suh, AH-vin]: younger brother of Filip, illegitimate son of the late Queen

Astraea aven d’Soria: Queen of Cerulene during the Great War, mother of Filip and Asa

Aurora Gate: powerful magical archway that holds all timelines

Ben Reiss [RYSS]: Watch agent, best friend of Kase (known as Skibs), the Essence of Keys

Called: Chronals called to a higher purpose of protecting Yalvara and the Gate, most wield vasa in some capacity, some are more powerful or have more sophisticated purposes than others (ie: Saldr the only one of his purpose)

Cerulene [SIR-oo-LEEN]: powerful kingdom on Yalvara, ruled by King Filip

Chosen: Certain Chronals/Yalvs/those of Yalven ancestry chosen to wield an Essence power

Chronal [KROW-nul]: Yalv with the capacity to wield vasa or become an Essence, tasked with protecting the Gate

Clara Shackley [CLAHR-uh]: wife of Jove, mother of Samuel, painter

Dawn: beginning of time on Yalvara when Tovo was shattered to save humanity from Jagamot

Ebba Fleming [EBB-uh FLEM-ing]: mechanic

Ellis Carrington : Hallie's friend and classmate

Emilia Fairchild: daughter of Ezekiel and Rose, deceased

Engineer Corp : group of brilliant minds in Jayde tasked with developing new technology/recovering old technological secrets from First Earth

Eravin Gray [air-uh-VIN]: leader of One World’s Kyvena group, ex-best friend of Kase

Essence: term used to describe the five splintered powers of Tovo (Essences of Keys, Time, Souls, Spark, and Light)

Eudora McKenzie [YOU-dor-UH]: wife of General Samuel McKenzie, founded Jayde’s Engineer Corp

Ezekiel Fairchild: brother to Les, executed for selling hover secrets to Cerulene

Felyra Bessette [Fay-LEER-uh Buh-SET]: also known as Fely, hails from the Isles in Tev Rubika, Yalven, has a rare Chronal power that allows her to take Soul from living things such as plants, betrothed to King Filip aven d’Soria

Filip aven d’Soria [Fi-LIP, So-REE-uh]: King of Cerulene, Essence of Souls, betrothed to Lady Felyra Bessette

First Earth : third planet from the sun in the Milky Way solar system, destroyed over 1000 years prior to Cities of Smoke 'Hallie' rhymes with 'valley'] : Yalven scholar at the University, hails from Stoneset

Harlan Shackley : the Stradat Lord Kapitan of Jayde, father of Kase, Jove, Zeke, and Ana, husband of Les

Heddie Koppen: Head Guardswoman of the Watch

High Council : Jayde's governing body consisting of the Stradats, the Lord Kapitan, and the High Guardsmen

High Guardsman/woman : head of the Watch

Hover : general term for airship using hover technology

Hover Bike : motorcycle-like vehicle used by the Crews to train new pilots on hover controls, cheap

Hover Crews : sometimes called simply 'Crews', force of hover ships, an offshoot of the Jaydian military

Hunder [HUN-dur]: denomination of Jaydian money, equal to 100 pieces

Jack Walker : Hallie’s twin brother, deceased

Jagamot [JAG-uh-mot]: great evil of Yalven lore

Jayde [JAYd]: nation ruled by an oligarchy called the High Council, founded by refugees of First Earth

Jove Shackley [JOHV]: oldest Shackley brother, married to Clara

Kase Shackley [KAEss SHACK-lee]: Senior Pilot, youngest son of the Stradat Lord Kapitan

Kyvena [Kigh-VIN-uh]: capital of Jayde

Laurent [luh-RAHNT]: small village between Kyvena and Narden Pass

Lavinia Richter [Luh-VIN-ee-uh RICK-ter] noble lady of Jayde, daughter of Stradat Forrest Richter, deceased, ex-love interest of Kase

Les Shackley [LESS]: mother of Kase, Jove, Zeke, and Ana, wife of Harlan, sister to Ezekiel Fairchild

Life Ships : enormous vessels that carried remnants of humanity from First Earth to Yalvara

Lord Elder: leader of the Yalven nations

Lord Kapitan [KAP-ih-TIN]: high commander of the military

Lucienne (Lucy) Doyle: Ben Reiss’ sweetheart

Millicent Sarson: female Stradat and ex-military general, intent on taking down Harlan Shackley

Myrrai [muh-RAE]: Yalven city, known as the realm of starlight

Nar: large village at the entrance to the Narden Pass

Navara Walker [Nuh-VAR-uh]: great-grandmother of Hallie and Jack, daughter of the Lord Elder

Niels Metzinger [NEELS] : farmer turned miner from Stoneset, Hallie’s ex-sweetheart, best friend of Jack

One World: group intent on uniting all Yalvara under one banner using whatever means necessary, considered anarchists

Owen Christie : Yalven professor at the University

Petra Lieber [Peh-TRAH Lee-BUR]: Hallie's friend and classmate, betrothed to Anderson Enright

Randall Fairchild: son of Ezekiel and Rose, twin brother to Sullivan, deceased

Relic: an item made from Zuprium to aid Essence wielders in controlling and focusing their power

Rose Fairchild: wife of Ezekiel, mother to Sullivan, Randall, and Emilia, deceased

Saldr [SAWL-der]: Yalven ambassador to Jayde, powerful Vasa wielder, Called

Silver Coast : small coastal nation, used to be a part of Jayde

Sol Adrid [SOL uh-DRID]: capital of Cerulene

Soul : life force, some can use this as a sort of magical power, Ezekiel Fairchild discovered how to harnass this

Stoneset : small mountain village in the Narden Range, on the other side of the Narden Pass

Stowe Walker: father of Hallie and Jack, husband of Zelda, village-trained medic, innkeeper

Stradat [straa-DIT]: highest elected official, three sit on the High Council

Sullivan Fairchild: son of Ezekiel and Rose, twin brother to Randall, deceased

Tenner: denomination of Jaydian money, equal to 10 pieces

Tev Rubika [TEV ROO-bih-KUH]: oldest non-Yalven nation, dealing with civil war aftermath

Toro [TOR-oh]: (known as Tovo by Jaydians) Yalven god, his powers were split in the Dawn during the great battle with Jagamot

Vasa [VAH-suh]: Zuprium dust used by Called Yalven for different purposes, used mainly to manipulate time

Watch : Jayde's intelligence and police force

Yalvar Fuel [YAAL-var]: caustic resource found beneath the surface Yalvara, used in engines, being fazed out by the introduction of electricity

Yalvara [YAAL-var-UH]: planet near the edge of the Milky Way

Yalvs [YAALvs]: people native to Yalvara

Yarrow Barbary: trapper working the Narden Range

Yrea [ee-RAY-uh] : basic skill all Called learn, creates a floating ball of energy that looks and acts like fire

Zalina [zuh-LEE-nuh]: end of time

Zeke Shackley [ZEEK]: Lieutenant Colonel, medical specialist, middle Shackley brother, deceased

Zelda Walker: mother of Hallie and Jack, wife of Stowe, renowned baker

Zuprium [Zuh-PREE-um]: metal found on Yalvara that doesn't rust, is difficult to destroy, and when combined with electricity, creates hover capabilities, sacred to Yalvs