they agreed to provide the base she needed. She established
an interdiction zone, with the cover story that it was there to allow
Shonnar's "lizard-like, subsapient inhabitants" to develop sapience
without exploitation.

SIB: Arriani extended family, usually having 20-50 members.

SIREN, Subsector 14-E:
No. systems: 105 Sector: Phoenix
with 3 inhabited planets: 1 Ruled by:
with 2 inhabited planets: 9
with 1 inhabited planet: 17
Arms: On a black field, a silver lozenge on which is a mermaid with
black hair and green tail, looking into a crystal ball held in her
right hand, holding a sword point-down in her left.

SKYWALKER, Subsector 7-B:
No. systems: 189 Sector: Cygnus
with 3 inhabited planets: 4 Ruled by:
with 2 inhabited planets: 10
with 1 inhabited planet: 17

SLEIPNIR, Subsector 5-B:
No. systems: 103 Sector: Pegasus
with 3 inhabited planets: 2 Ruled by:
with 2 inhabited planets: 12
with 1 inhabited planet: 22

SOH TREE: (Traiti) A moderate-climate Homeworld tree with broad
silvery-green leaves and sticky sap.

SOL, Subsector 1-A:
No. systems: 63 Sector: Orion
with 3 inhabited planets: 3 Ruled by:
with 2 inhabited planets: 11
with 1 inhabited planet: 20

SOLAR FEDERATION: (2091-2128) Established when enough Terrans had
moved off-planet to justify a System-wide government, the Federation
was a loose democracy. It was superseded when hyperdrive allowed
humanity to travel faster than light, rapidly spreading to the point
where sheer scale made democracy impossible. At that point the
Federation Congress amended the constitution, dissolving the Federation
and creating the Terran Empire.

SOUL-BLADE: (Irschchan) A dagger carried by all Irschchans from
pre-adolescence. It has the owner's personality impressed on it by a
specialized form of darlas, and is supposed to remain with its owner
for the rest of @'s life. The owner becomes uncomfortable if it is not
within reach, more so if it is handled by another, and suffers
permanent psychic shock if it is destroyed.

After the owner's death, the soul-blade is preserved in the family's
Hall of Memories, where the survivors are able to feel the presence of
their deceased relatives.

SPECIAL LIAISON: An individual with special knowledge of a c