Cory’s association
Cory Wilson
Clan: Domiri
Gender: M
Origin: New Zealand
Function: Diplomat, head of association
Notes: Grew up in New Zealand, moved to Nations Of Earth when he was eight, his father took a position as director of Midway Space Station when he was ten, went to Taurus for his high sschool years, and studied at Pavonis on Mars. Coldi name Aveya
Volumes: All
Thayu Domiri
Clan: Domiri
Gender: F
Origin: Athyl, Asto
Function: 2nd below Cory
Notes: Cory’s life partner, former spy of the Academy in Athyl, used to work high up in the Inner Circle. Has a son by Taysha Palayi, but has no contact with him.
Volumes: All
Nicha Palayi
Clan: Palayi
Gender: M
Origin: London, Asto
Function: 2nd below Cory
Notes: Thayu’s brother, was matched up with Cory as zhayma when Cory started for Nations of Earth.
Volumes: All
Veyada Palayi
Clan: Palayi
Gender: M
Origin: Athyl, Asto
Function: 2nd below Thayu
Notes: Ezhya Palayi’s ex-guard, lawyer
Volumes: 2 onwards
Sheydu Palayi
Clan: Palayi
Gender: F
Origin: Athyl, Asto
Function: 2nd below Thayu, Veyada’s zhayma
Notes: Veyada’s mother, Ezhya Palayi’s ex guard, explosives specialist
Volumes: 2 onwards
Deyu Omi
Clan: Omi
Gender: F
Origin: Athyl, Asto
Function: 2nd below Nicha
Notes: from an ambitious family in Eighth Circle. She used to be a train driver
Volumes:
Reida Ezmi
Clan: Ezmi
Gender: M
Origin: Athyl, Asto
Function: 2nd below Nicha, Deyu’s zhayma
Notes: from zheyshi pirate background, a lot of rebel tendencies
Volumes:
Asto Inner Circle
Ezhya Palayi
Clan: Palayi
Gender: M
Origin: Athyl, Asto
Function: Leader of Asto
Notes: quite free-thinking, rare right-handed Coldi
Volumes: All
Taysha Palayi
Clan: Palayi
Gender: M
Origin: Athyl, Asto
Function: 2nd below Ezhya
Notes: ambitious, the fact that Cory shoots him in book 2 brings Cory in direct conflict with Ezhya, which they both wallpaper over
Volumes: 2 (dies)
Risha Palayi
Clan: Palayi
Gender: M
Origin: Athyl, Asto
Function: 2nd below Ezhya
Notes: Inner Circle, commits suicide when he fails to secure the leadership
Volumes: 2 (dies)
Asha Domiri
Clan: Domiri
Gender: M
Origin: Beratha, Asto
Function: commander of Asto’s air force, new 2nd below Ezhya
Notes: Thayu and Nicha’s father
Volumes: All
Natanu Vonayi
Clan: Vonayi
Gender: F
Origin: Athyl, Asto
Function: former commander of Ezhya’s guard, now 2nd below him, mother of Raanu and Nimazhu
Notes:
Volumes: 2
Tanayu Palayi
Clan: Palayi
Gender: F
Origin: Asto
Function: Adminstrator
Notes: Nicha and Thayu’s mother
Volumes: 9
Shazayu Domiri
Clan: Domiri
Gender: F
Origin: Asto
Function: admiral
Notes:
Volumes: 4
Next generation
Raanu Palayi
Clan: Palayi
Gender: F
Origin: Athyl, Asto
Function: Ezhya’s daughter
Notes: Very independent, cocky and ambitious
Volumes: 43192
Nimazhu Palayi
Clan: Palayi
Gender: F
Origin: Athyl, Asto
Function: Ezhya’s daughter
Notes: baby
Volumes: 4
Ayshada Azimi
Clan: Azimi
Gender: M
Origin: Barresh
Function: Son of Nicha Palayi and Xinanu Azimi
Notes: Is expected to form a troublesome point in relations later, because the Azimi clan does not get along well with Palayi and Domiri
Volumes: 4
Ileyu Ezmi
Clan: Ezmi
Gender: F
Origin: Barresh
Function: Veyada and Mereeni’s daughter
Notes:
Volumes: 8
Emilu Wilson
Clan: Domiri
Gender: F
Origin: Barresh
Function: Cory and Thayu’s daughter
Notes:
Volumes: 9
Nalya Domiri
Clan: Domiri
Gender: M
Origin: Asto
Function: Thayu’s son
Notes:
Volumes: 9
Cory’s household
Evi
Clan:
Gender: M
Origin: Indrahui, refugee
Function: security personnel
Notes: brother of Telaris
Volumes: all
Telaris
Clan:
Gender: M
Origin: Indrahui, refugee
Function: security personnel
Notes: brother of Evi
Volumes: all
Devlin
Clan:
Gender: M
Origin: Barresh, keihu
Function: Communication in Cory’s apartment
Notes:
Volumes: all
Eirani Semisu
Clan:
Gender: F
Origin: Barresh, keihu
Function: Housekeeper
Notes: Initially worked for Amoro Renkati, but Cory won her over
Volumes: all
Karana Semisu
Clan:
Gender: F
Origin: Barresh, keihu
Function: Nanny
Notes: Appointed to look after Ayshada
Volumes: 5
Ynggi
Clan:
Gender: M
Origin: Pengali, Thousand Islands tribe
Function: Pengali representative
Notes: One of the few people in the Thousand Island Tribe who can effectively communicate with outsiders
Volumes: 5 onwards
Isharu Vonayi
Clan: Vonayi
Gender: F
Origin: Asto
Function: Sheydu’s association, guard
Notes: family connections with Damarq
Volumes: 8
Naru Palayi
Clan: Palayi
Gender: F
Origin: Asto
Function: Sheydu’s association, guard
Notes:
Volumes: 8
Zyana Palayi
Clan: Palayi
Gender: M
Origin: Asto
Function: Sheydu’s association, guard
Notes: bk 9 ch 9 description. Third Circle guards
Volumes: 9
Leisha Palayi
Clan: Palayi
Gender: M
Origin: Asto
Function: Sheydu’s association, guard
Notes: pilot
Volumes: 9
Anyu Vonayi
Clan: Vonayi
Gender: F
Origin: Asto
Function: Sheydu’s association, guard
Notes: older woman, humourless
Volumes: 9
Sevayu Palayi
Clan: Palayi
Gender: F
Origin:
Function: Sheydu’s association, guard
Notes:
Volumes: 9
Barresh
Melissa Heyworth
Clan:
Gender: F
Origin: Germany
Function: Earth delegate, ex-journalist
Notes: from mixed Coldi family. Father: Ludo Chan. Half-brother: Klaus Messner
Volumes: all
Clovis Keneally
Clan:
Gender: M
Origin: Earth
Function: small time crook, owner of boats and ferry company
Notes: Wife Juanita is in a wheelchair
Volumes: 5
Jasper Carlson
Clan:
Gender: M
Origin: Earth
Function: Businessman in Barresh
Notes: Noboy is quite sure what he does. He runs a large data-mining company, and appears to be affiliated with the Pretoria Cartel
Volumes: 5,6,7
Benton Leck
Clan:
Gender: M
Origin: Earth
Function: Academic, Linguist
Notes: Married to Aliandra Ilendar from the Mirani nobility
Volumes: 5,8
Huang Le
Clan:
Gender: M
Origin: Earth
Function: Refugee, chines restaurant owner, small time crook
Notes: Is strongly allied with the keihu people in Barresh and does not want anything to do with Nations of Earth
Volumes: 5
Abri
Clan:
Gender: F
Origin: Pengali, Thousand Islands Tribe
Function: Thousand Islands tribe leader
Notes: Comes with Cory to Robert Davidson’s trial
Volumes: 5,6
Gamra
Pahini Joyelin Akhtari
Clan:
Gender: F
Origin: Barresh, Aghyrian
Function: Chief delegate of Gamra
Notes:
Volumes: 1-4, 8
Marin Federza
Clan:
Gender: M
Origin: Barresh, Aghyrian
Function: Trader representative at Gamra
Notes: Grandson of Daya Ezmi
Volumes: 43191
Earth/Exchange
Amarru Palayi
Clan: Palayi
Gender: F
Origin: Athens
Function: Leader of Coldi on Earth
Notes:
Volumes: 1,1A,6,7
Klaus Messner
Clan: Zhori
Gender: M
Origin: Germany
Function: spy for Amarru
Notes: married to Jenny
Volumes: 1A, 7
Nixie Chan
Clan: Azimi
Gender: F
Origin: Rotterdam
Function: Lawyer for the Exchange
Notes:
Volumes: 1
Mereeni Ezmi
Clan: Ezmi
Gender: F
Origin: Hedron
Function: Lawyer for Amarru
Notes:
Volumes: 6,7,8
Nations Of Earth
Perto Sirkonen
Clan:
Gender: M
Origin: Finland
Function: President of Nations of Earth, assassinated in book 1
Notes: Son Michael is an artist
Volumes: 1 (dies)
Margarethe Ollund
Clan:
Gender: M
Origin: Denmark
Function: President of Nations of Earth, elected in book 2
Notes: Elected president of Nations of Earth, single
Volumes: 2,6,7
Sigobert Danziger
Clan:
Gender: M
Origin: Argentina
Function: Vice-president of Nations of Earth after assassination of Sirkonen. Stiff and formal, interested in human aid on Earth
Notes:
Volumes: 1, 1A
Piotr Zbrowski
Clan:
Gender: M
Origin: Poland
Function: Eva’s father
Notes: Conservative, hardline
Volumes: 1,7
Eva Zbrowski
Clan:
Gender: F
Origin: Poland
Function: Cory’s ex-fiance
Notes: studies international politics
Volumes: 1,7
Alma Savage
Clan:
Gender: F
Origin: Colonist
Function: Cory’s school friend, academic, Eva’s partner
Notes:
Volumes: 7, the Far Horizon
Jarek Malicki
Clan:
Gender: M
Origin: Poland
Function: stooge for Pretoria Cartel
Notes: Eva’s husband
Volumes: 7
Pretoria Cartel
Minke Kluysters
Clan:
Gender: M
Origin: South Africa
Function: Leader of Pretoria Cartel
Notes: Extremely rich, lives on an private game park north of Pretoria, owner of Sandowne Pharmaceuticals, ex-Olympian (horse riding), went to the same university as Margarethe Ollund and was briefly her boyfriend.
Volumes: 6,7,8
Rika Verve
Clan:
Gender: F
Origin: South Africa
Function: Minke Kluyers’ wife
Notes:
Volumes: 6
Robert Davidson
Clan:
Gender: M
Origin: South Africa
Function: Businessman
Notes: Owner of explotative mining ventures in southern Africa
Volumes: 5,6
Fiona Davidson
Clan:
Gender: F
Origin: South Africa
Function: wife of Robert, politician
Notes: Relationship between her and her husband not clear. She says they are separated, but few people believe that
Volumes: 6,7
Aghyrian ship
Kando Luczon
Clan:
Gender: M
Origin: Asto
Function: arsehole captain who is the origin of much of the conflicts in the galaxy
Notes:
Volumes: 3,4,8 (dies)
Lilona Shrakar
Clan:
Gender: F
Origin: Asto
Function: Medic. Stays behind with Marin Federza, works for human tree project
Notes:
Volumes: 3,4,5,8
Jayten Kolari
Clan:
Gender: M
Origin: Asto
Function:
Notes:
Volumes: 8
Sarlin Korta
Clan:
Gender: M
Origin: Aghyr
Function: second in command
Notes:
Volumes: 8
Asto society
Rashanu Omi
Clan: Omi
Gender: F
Origin: Asto
Function: Eighth Circle heiress and philantropist
Notes:
Volumes: 9
Jeetari Ezmi
Clan: Ezmi
Gender: F
Origin: Asto
Function: Outer Circle, lies at Origina Hill, Taivi, Pakkatish
Notes: Reida’s mother. Runs school for Ezmi children
Volumes: 9
Narisha Omi
Clan: Omi
Gender: M
Origin: Asto
Function: Eight Circle furniture maker
Notes: Deyu’s father
Volumes: 9
Tiyu Omi
Clan: Omi
Gender: F
Origin: Asto
Function: Rebel farm girl
Notes:
Volumes: 9
Chanara Vonayi
Clan: Vonayi
Gender: M
Origin: Asto
Function: Vonayi clan leader
Notes: Natanu’s father, cedes clan control to his daughter in bk 9
Volumes: 9
Olinu Omi
Clan: Omi
Gender: F
Origin: Asto
Function: Omi farmer
Notes:
Volumes: 9
Remiya Omi
Clan: Omi
Gender: M
Origin: Asto
Function: Omi farmer
Notes:
Volumes: 9
Yita Talavi
Clan: Talavi
Gender: M
Origin: Asto
Function: Talavi clan leader
Notes: brash young man
Volumes: 9
Asto military
Yana Lingui
Clan: Lingui
Gender: M
Origin: Asto
Function: association team leader
Notes:
Volumes: 8
Taleyu Lingui
Clan: Lingui
Gender: F
Origin: Asto
Function: pilot
Notes:
Volumes: 8
Rixya Lingui
Clan: Lingui
Gender: M
Origin: Asto
Function: pilot
Notes:
Volumes: 8
Indrahui
Romi Tanakan
Clan:
Gender: M
Origin: Indrahui
Function: warlord
Notes: man who murdered half of Evi and Telaris’ family
Volumes: 1A
New Zealand
John Wilson
Clan:
Gender: M
Origin: New Zealand
Function: Cory’s father
Notes:
Volumes: 7
Emily Wilson
Clan:
Gender: F
Origin: New Zealand
Function: Cory’s mother
Notes:
Volumes: 7
