This is the Glossary and Pronunciation Guide for Characters, Places, and Things in The Orion Spur Series.
Version 1 covers for Book 1: Family Business, and Book 2: The Enemy Inside.
This is a simple glossary of characters, places, and things we created for the story and the "official" way to pronounce them. (See end for pronunciation key.) Feel free to pronounce them differently if you wish, we won't cry, or sue, or come around and bomb your planet. Probably.
Any omissions are either accidental or intentional. Warning: there are some minor spoilers for Books 1 and 2.
If you wish to see this expanded, then please contact us at harpy1553@yahoo.co.uk and HkdonXetG@yahoo.com .
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Characters
A
Aelar (ay-lahr) Astean (ass-te?n)
Possible suspect on Gatlor
Ajak (ay-jak)
Community leader on Otopa
Albenatan (Ahl-ben-nay-tan)
Art teacher who lives in Dansek City on Trengos
Ambra (am-brah) Kartrine (kar-treen) ap Lentol (ap lehn-tol)
Born 1572 on Edalcim; Council Member for Military Operations in The Kalenth Hegemony
Amosa (am-ohza) ap Karthen (ap kahr-thehn)
Aunt of Kikola
ap Augree (ap aw-gree)
Elit family
ap Despani (ap deh-spah-nee)
Elit family
ap Gronason (ap groh-nahs-on)
Elit family
ap Talcolga (ap tahl-kol-gah)
Elit family
Asta (ass-t?) Veilan (vay-l?n)
Born Year 1544; former slave, now living on Trengos; mother of Tehvay and Yuniph; wife of Pallin
Aylandro (ay-lahn-droh)
Ensign in The Kalenth Hegemony military; navigation officer aboard the heavy cruiser Relentless
B
Balin (bay-lin)
Great-aunt to Kikola
Bastin (bas-tin)
Assumed name for Tehvay
Benlen (ben-len) ap Lentol (ap lehn-tol)
Born Year 1512; father of Ambra; diplomat in The Kalenth Hegemony; husband of Kartrine
Boran (boh-ran) Zerbilla (z?r-bil-l?)
Businessman; owner of a freight hauling enterprise
Bree (bree)
Friend of Jenissa's on Alopan
Breena (bree-n?) Eadmon (eed-mon)
Born Year 1566; Commander in The Kalenth Hegemony military; first officer aboard the heavy cruiser Fearless ; sister of Cayle and Garin
C
Catilol (kat-eye-lohl)
Medical officer in The Kalenth Hegemony military aboard the heavy cruiser Sword
Cayle (kayl) Eadmon (eed-mon)
Born Year 1545; Captain in The Kalenth Hegemony military; bridge commander aboard the heavy cruiser Vanguard ; brother of Garin and Breena
Chappell (chah-pell) Anari (an-aree)
JAD officer in The Kalenth Hegemony military aboard the heavy cruiser Sword
D
Darith (dah-rith) Durell (dyew-rehl) ap Taliss (ap ta-liss)
Head of the Taliss family
Durell (dyew-rehl) Darith (dah-rith) Polthen (pohl-then) ap Taliss (ap ta-liss)
Supreme-Aloyd in The Kalenth Hegemony military
E
Ellovene (ehl-oh-veen) Berneth (berr-nehth)
Journalist on Trengos; sister of Trujilon
Enice (eh-neess) Peamertin (pee-mer-tan)
Commander in The Kalenth Hegemony military; first officer aboard the heavy cruiser Relentless
F
Faelene (fay-leen) Gallish (gahl-ish)
Former owner of Tehvay
G
Garin (gah-rin) Eadmon (eed-mon)
Born Year 1552; Captain in The Kalenth Hegemony military; bridge commander aboard the troop ship Crusade (book 1); bridge commander aboard the heavy cruiser Relentless (book 2); sister of Cayle and Breena
Gortam (gor-tam)
Governor of Otopa
Gral'hilanth (grayl-hee-lahnth) Lintana (lin-tahn?) ap Falentha (ap fah-lehn-thah)
Born Year 1570 on Kalenth; Aloyd, Third-Class in The Kalenth Hegemony military; commanding officer aboard the heavy cruiser Relentless
Gramolin (gram-oh-lin) ap Karthen (ap kahr-thehn)
Uncle of Kikola
Grondo (gron-doh)
Criminal on Trengos
Guljein (guhl-jayn) ap Maldan (ap mal-dan)
Leader of The Kalenth Hegemony Council
H
Haranal (hay-r?n-ahl) Larndan (lar-dahn) Kartrin (kar-trin) ap Lentol (ap lehn-tol)
Son of Ambra
Henrick (hehn-rik) Brans (branz)
Troublemaker on Gatlor
Hila (hee-lah) Llyte (lyt)
Born Year 1570; freighter captain; associate of Boran
I
Ilistan (i-li-stan) Ilistan (i-li-stan)
Contact of Boran's on Dameb
Ill'sandreth (ill-sahn-dreth) ap Falentha (ap fah-lehn-thah)
Falentha representative on The Council
J
Jacand (jah-kahnd) Ciroc (sih-rok) ap Kendai (ap kehn-dye)
Aloyd, Third-Class in The Kalenth Hegemony military; commanding officer of military supply Base 102
Jacenth (jay-sehnth) Llyte (lyt)
Gral'hilanth's first lover
Jaloc (jay-lok) Caplan (kap-lan)
Contact of Hila's on Matunos
Jarrel (jah-rel) Dortmer (doort-m?r)
Kamina's adoptive parent
Jenissa (Jerr-niss-?) Corrina (koh-rin-nah) Durell (dyew-rehl) ap Taliss (ap ta-liss)
Born Year 1583; young Elit; Menari's owner (book 1); trainee Governor (book 2)
Jenton (jehn-tohn) Ambran (am-brahn) Marven (mar-v?n) ap Lentol (ap lehn-tol)
Son of Ambra
K
Kamina (kah-mee-nah) Dortmer (doort-m?r)
Born Year 1583 on Yerhulin; orphaned in Year 1587; adopted Year 1596; Hila's sidekick
Kartrine (kar-treen) ap Lentol (ap lehn-tol)
Born Year 1517; mother of Ambra; Governor of Edalcim; wife of Benlen
Kentop (ken-top)
Taliss slave on Alopan
Kikola (kee-koh-l?) Mariantha (mah-ree-an-th?) Jacand (jah-kahnd) ap Karthen (ap kahr-thehn)
Born Year 1575 on Kalenth; Aloyd, First-Class in the Kalenth Hegemony military; commanding officer of the Striker Group Sword (book 1); security officer for Dansek Security Force on Trengos (book 2); daughter of Mariantha
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Larndan (lar-dahn) Anthan (an-thahn) Marven (mar-v?n) ap Lentol (ap lehn-tol)
Husband of Ambra
Lele (lee-lee) Yalt (yolt)
Idealistic teenager on Gatlor
Lintana (lin-tahn?) ap Falentha (ap fah-lehn-thah)
Mother of Gral'hilanth; wife of Oalanic
Lonnodren (lon-noh-dren) ap Onacon (ap on-ah-suhn)
Personal Secretary to Ambra
Lothila (loh-thee-lah) ap Taliss (ap ta-liss)
Taliss representative on The Council
M
Mantell (man-tel)
Doctor to the Karthen family on Kalenth.
Mariantha (mah-ree-an-th?) Deanna (dee-ahn-n?) Stren (strehn) ap Karthen (ap kahr-thehn)
Born Year 1539; Mother of Kikola; Judge
Marleen (mar-leen) Scows (skowss)
Associate of Boran; wife of Tremothen
Marlo (mar-loh) Samon (sahm-on) ap D'Angel (ap dee-ahn-gel)
Hegemony portrait painter
Marsak (mar-sak)
Willenth slave on Gatlor
Menari (meh-nah-ree)
Jenissa's personal slave
Mina (mee-nah) ap Karthen (ap kahr-thehn)
Cousin of Kikola
Mirdo (mur-doh) Dortmer (doort-m?r)
Kamina's adoptive parent
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Nemeru (neh-mer-ruu)
Customs officer on Kalenth
O
Oalanic (oh-lan-ik) Andor (ahn-dor) ap Falentha (ap fah-lehn-thah)
Born Year 1544; Lunguseth in The Kalenth Hegemony military; commanding officer of the heavy cruiser Fearless ; father of Gral'hilanth; husband of Lintana
Ornell (or-nel) Astean (ass-te?n)
Possible suspect on Gatlor
P
Pallin (pal-lin) Veilan (vay-l?n)
Born Year 1542; former slave, now living on Trengos; father of Tehvay; husband of Asta
Pan (pahn) Willam (wil-lam)
Businesswoman on Argos station
Peltric (pehl-trik) ap Willenth (ap wil-enth)
Governor of Gatlor; husband of Trin'hale
Petril (pet-ril) ap Karthen (ap kahr-thehn)
Great-grandfather of Kikola; Rivelor for the great expansion (Year 1487 to 1492)
Purdit (purr-dit)
Friend of Jenissa's on Alopan
R
Randolin (ran-doh-lin)
Taliss chauffeur
Rephon (reh-fon) ap Karthen (ap kahr-thehn)
Brother of Kikola; son of Mariantha
Rikana (rih-kah-nah) Jacenth (jay-sehnth) Lardis (lar-diss)
Born Year 1581 on Trengos; security officer for Dansek Security Force on Trengos
Rufen (ruu-fen) Asto (ass-toh) Lanaro (lah-nah-roh) ap Willenth (ap wil-enth)
Son of Trin'hale and Peltric
S
Sarray (s?-ray)
Ambra's personal slave
Seinat (sye-nat)
Idealistic teenager on Gatlor
Sialan (shar-lan) Ajafo (ajah-fo) ap Tokask (ap toh-kask)
Aloyd, Second-Class in The Kalenth Hegemony military; staff officer at military headquarters on Timar (book 1); commanding officer of the Striker Group Sword (book 2)
Simeal (sih-meel)
Commander of Dansek Security Force on Trengos
Sorenen (so-reh-nen) ap Karthen (ap kahr-thehn)
Cousin of Kikola
Stenin (steh-nin)
Traffic controller on Kalenth
Strambik (strahm-bik) ap Karthen (ap kahr-thehn)
Father of Kikola; husband of Mariantha
Sulyn (suh-lin)
Community leader on Otopa
Szymon (zy-mohn)
Planetary Protection Group leader
T
Tana (tahn-ah) Zerbilla (z?r-bil-l?)
Born Year 1578; daughter of Boran
Tehvay (teh-vay) Veilan (vay-l?n)
Born Year 1574; former slave – id BK2561891 ; Kikola's partner
Tielo (tee-loh) Heln (hel-n)
Commodore in The Kalenth Hegemony military; bridge commander of the heavy cruiser Sword
Toman (toh-mahn) ap Karthen (ap kahr-thehn)
Born Year 1545; Karthen representative on The Kalenth Hegemony Council; uncle of Kikola
Torrina (Tor-reen?)
Ex-wife of Boran
Trellon (trel-lon)
Assumed name for Kikola
Tremothen (tree-moh-th?n) Scows (skowss)
Associate of Boran; husband of Marleen
Trin'hale (trin-hayl) ap Willenth (ap wil-enth)
Cousin of Kikola; wife of Peltric
Trujilon (trew-jih-lon) Berneth (berr-nehth)
Member of Planetary Protection Group; brother of Ellovene
U
Ultessi (uhl-tehssee) ap Taliss (ap ta-liss)
Aunt of Jenissa; Governor of Yun'thul
Uriel (ew-ree-ehl) Wurth (wurth)
Born Year 1564; Captain in The Kalenth Hegemony military; commander of the personal cruiser Conqueror
Y
Yuniph (ew-nif) Veilan (vay-l?n)
Born Year 1583; security officer for Dansek Security Force on Trengos
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Places
A
Alopan (ah-loh-pan)
Planet in The Kalenth Hegemony; first planet outside the Kalenth system incorporated into The Hegemony in Year 82; Alopan uprising (Year 451 to 453)
Andantian (ahn-dahn-tee-?n)
Republic in The Orion Spur
Arapy (ah-rah-pee)
Federation in The Orion Spur
Arcsanth (ark-santh)
Planet in The Kalenth Hegemony
Argos (ahr-goss)
Trading station in the Graelands
B
Bramaleen (brah-mah-leen)
District on Kalenth
C
Cailoris (kye-loor-iss)
Planet in The Kalenth Hegemony
Chanier (chah-neer)
Kingdom in The Orion Spur
Chilursa (chil-urs?)
Planet in The Kalenth Hegemony
D
Dameb (dah-meb)
Planet in The Kalenth Hegemony; situated near the border with the Losper Empire
Dansek (dan-ssehk)
City and district on Trengos
E
Edalcim (ehd-ahl-sim)
Planet in The Kalenth Hegemony; Governor – Kartrine ap Lentol
F
Franlence (frahn-l?nss)
Planet in The Kalenth Hegemony
G
Gatlor (gat-loor)
Planet in The Kalenth Hegemony; Governor - Peltric ap Willenth
Graelands (gray-landss)
Unclaimed region in The Orion Spur
H
Hukadon (hoo-kah-don)
Democracy in The Orion Spur
I
Inosa (in-oh-z?)
Planet in the Graelands
J
Jersonin (jer-soh-nin)
Planet in The Kalenth Hegemony
K
Kalenth (kay-lenth)
Planet in The Kalenth Hegemony; seat of government
Kalenth Hegemony (kay-lenth hi-ge-m?n-ee)
Political entity in The Orion Spur; formed by five powerful families: D'Angel, Karthen, Maldan, Taliss and Willenth.
L
Lamantian (lah-man-tee?n)
Region conquered by The Kalenth Hegemony
Losper (loss-per)
Empire in The Orion Spur
M
Matunos (mah-too-noss)
Larger of two moons orbiting the planet Timar in The Kalenth Hegemony
Midoith (mih-doyth)
Planet in the Seconthan Republic (Earth)
O
Oscert (os-kurt)
District on Kalenth
Otopa (ot-oh-pah)
Planet contested by The Kalenth Hegemony and Losper Empire; situated in the Dameb system
P
Polen (poh-len)
City on Yerhulin
Praemonet (pray-moh-net)
City on Gatlor
R
Ralkatar (rahl-kah-tar)
Capital city on Kalenth
S
Salnadar (sal-nah-dar)
Settlement on Trengos
Seconthan (seh-kon-th?n)
Republic in The Orion Spur
Shibato (shi-bah-toh)
Planet in The Kalenth Hegemony; situated near the border with the Graelands
T
Takat (tah-kat)
Confederacy in The Orion Spur
Talpron (tal-pron)
Island on Kalenth
Taltre (tal-tr?)
City on Alopan
Theelin (thee-lin)
Sector in The Kalenth Hegemony bordering the Graelands and the Chanier Kingdom
Timar (tee-mar)
Planet in The Kalenth Hegemony; prime military base
Trengos (trehn-goss)
Planet in the Graelands
Y
Yerhulin (y?r-hyoo-lin)
Moon in The Kalenth Hegemony
Yun'thul (yuhn-thool)
Planet in The Kalenth Hegemony; Governor – Ultessi ap Taliss
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Things
A
Aloyd (ah-loyd)
Military rank for The Kalenth Hegemony Elit
Alstromara (ahl-stroh-mar?)
Trengosian flower
Ator (ah-tohr)
Trengosian vegetable similar to peas
B
Bulwark (b?l-wawk)
Kalenth Hegemony Class 84 military heavy cruiser.
C
Calorian shrenthine (k?l-or-ree?n shrehn-theen)
Trengosian flower
Calrot (kayl-roht)
Vegetable similar to a swede
Chebol (cheh-bol)
Vegetable similar to onion
Comm (kom)
Communications device; handheld, desk or wall mounted; some allow holographic
images of speaker to be displayed
Conqueror (kon-ker-ror)
Kalenth Hegemony Class 152 military personal transport
Crusade (krew-sayd)
Kalenth Hegemony Class 50 military troop carrier
Cydra (keye-drah)
Ancient word for equality; part of Great Seal of The Hegemony's motto
Cyfaw (keye-for)
Ancient word for justice; part of Great Seal of The Hegemony's motto
Cymda (keyem-dah)
Ancient word for society; part of Great Seal of The Hegemony's motto
D
Data pad (day-tah pahd)
Handheld computer
Diproxaline (dy-proks-?leen)
Drug used to suppress the libido
Dothi (doh-thee)
Ancient word for wisdom; part of Great Seal of The Hegemony's motto
Dryg (dry-g)
Mythical six-legged, winged creature
Dumbom (duhm-bom)
Trengosian slang for idiot
Durmywid (dur-mee-wid)
Alcoholic aniseed-flavoured liqueur
Dyodpeth (dee-ohd-peth)
Coffee-like beverage
E
Electronic paper (ee-lehk-tron-ik pay-p?r)
Flexible display devices that mimics ink and paper
Elit (eh-leet)
Highest social caste in The Kalenth Hegemony; social caste introduced in Year 389
F
Feeta (fee-t?)
Trengosian slang for female genitals
Fethusal (feh-thew-z?l)
2nd highest social caste in The Kalenth Hegemony; social caste introduced in Year 389
Formidable (for-mihd-?b?l)
Kalenth Hegemony Class 73 military cruiser, commanded by Lunguseth Falanetha
Fynia (feye-nee?)
Ancient word for prosperity; part of Great Seal of The Hegemony's motto
G
Glyndwr (glin-dooer)
Kalenth Hegemony Model 132 private light cargo carrier; Hila's ship
Griscut (greess-kut)
Low quality meat
Gwinvin (gwin-vin)
Alcoholic drink similar to wine
H
Hukha (hu-kar)
Freshwater white fish
I
Ima (ee-mah)
Trengosian word for mother
IPB (eye-pee-bee)
Standard weaponry throughout The Orion Spur that fires ionised plasma bolts
Ita (ee-tah)
Trengosian word for father
L
Labror (lay-braw)
4th highest social caste in The Kalenth Hegemony; social caste introduced in Year 389
Livatten (li-vaht-ten)
Alcoholic liquor similar to vodka
LORAM (loh-ram)
Long-range missiles
Lunguseth (lun-guss-?th)
Military rank for fethusal military officer who marries into the Elit
Lygat (ly-gaht)
Rodent native to Trengos
N
Namida (nah-mee-d?)
Pale blue, teardrop shaped segmented fruit
P
Penclur (pen-kluur)
Hangover cure
Q
Quernal (ker-nahl)
3rd highest social caste in The Kalenth Hegemony; social caste introduced in Year 389
R
Rantili (rahn-til-ee)
Flu-like fever
Relentless (ree-lehnt-lehss)
Kalenth Hegemony Class 84 military heavy cruiser; Ambra's flagship
Renjur (reen-joor)
Meat used in sausage on Trengos
Rivelor (ri-vehl-or)
Title bestowed upon the aloyd chosen to lead the great military campaigns for The Kalenth Hegemony
S
Seidfalr (syd-falar)
Alcoholic drink similar to hard apple cider
Slave (slayv)
Lowest social caste in The Kalenth Hegemony; slavery enacted in Year 463
Sword (sord)
Kalenth Hegemony Class 85 military heavy cruiser; commanded by Kikola (book 1); destroyed near Kalenth (book 2)
Sylfainer (sil-fay-n?r)
Official name for The Kalenth Hegemony's founding families
V
Vid (vid)
Visual multimedia for entertainment and educational purposes
Y
Ybrikkian (y-brik-kee?n)
Canine-like creature
Z
Zinlantha (zin-lahn-th?)
Trengosian flower
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Pronunciation Key
Vowels
a trap
ah palm
a(h) trap or palm
air square
ar start
arr marry
aw thought
ay face
? about
?r letter
e or eh dress
ee fleece
eer near
err merry
ew ewe, dew
ewr cure
eye item
i or ih kit
irr mirror
o not
oh goat
oo food
oor poor
or or ohr force or wore
or or awr north or war
orr orange
ow mouth
owr hour
oy choice
u or uh cut
ur nurse
urr hurry
uu foot
y price, dye
yr fire
Consonants
b but, web
ch church, nature
d do, odd
dh this, father, breathe
f fool, enough, leaf
g or gh go, beg, ghee
h ham, ahead
j gin, joy, edge
k cat, kiss, skin, quick
kh chutzpah, loch
l left, bell
m man, ham
n no, tin
ng ring, singer, sink
ng-g finger
p pen, spin, tip
r run, very
s or ss see, city, pass
sh she, sure, emotion, leash
t two, sting, bet
th thing, teeth
v voice, have
w we, quick
wh what
y yes
z zoo, rose, lens
zh pleasure, vision, beige