What Once Was Lost

by Rhysati

Just after the Scanran War, Keladry of Mindelan vanished without a trace. Tortall searched long and hard, but they finally gave her up for dead. Now, nineteen years later, she's back, and it's the beginning of the end for the old ways of life for the EL

1. Character Guide and Glossary

It isn't necessary to read this through thoroughly in order to understand the story. It's simply for reference's sake, and will be moved to the end of the story upon completion.

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What Once Was Lost

Cast of Characters

A'bac Sarainak

-captain, DRN, CO, Jupiter

Sir Alanna of Pirates Swoop and Olau

-called the Lioness, King's Champion, lady knight

Alec Bremen

-regional governor, Columban

Aneva Liskmae

-supreme admiral, DRN

Badari Linch

-commander, DRN, chief intelligence officer, Sol Fleet

Calavont

-head of security, Governor's Estate

Cecone Tsutsa

-empress, United Devonille Regime

Corine Lenavia Stevan XXXIX

-queen of Orvana, supreme commander, UD3RO

Derayen

-captain, DRN, CO, Lintara, Eleventh Fleet flagship

Domitan of Masbolle

-sergeant, Third Company, King's Own

Flyndan Whiteford

-captain, 2ic, Third Company, King's Own

Hengemont Roboak

-admiral, DRN, flag officer, Sol Fleet

Jenka Selegitt

-admiral, DRN, flag officer, Eleventh Fleet

Jonathan of Conté

-king of Tortall

Sir Keladry of Mindelan

-called Kel, Protector of the Small, lady knight, ambassador, DRDC, official liaison to the Terrans

Lerant of Eldorne

-standard-bearer, Third Company, King's Own

Lisan of Avalanche Point

-squire

Sir Nealan of Queenscove

-called Neal, knight, healer, New Hope, Lisan's knight-master

Lord Sir Raoul of Goldenlake and Malorie's Peak

-Knight Commander of the King's Own

Roald of Conté

-knight, crown prince, Tortall

Glossary of Terms

2ic – second in command

Andaril Space Docks – largest repair station in known universe

anti-grav engine – atmospheric flight drives

assault cruiser – second-largest offensive vessel

attack cruiser – largest offensive vessel

byrn – UST week. TST 8 1/4 days, 198 hours. UST 6 suuths, 60 tiems

Calam – home world of the species Calami

Calami – insectoid species from Calam specializing in ship design and construction

crell – UST second. Equal to TST second

CO – commanding officer

Communications Hall – heart of a RNS's communications. Primary function, encrypt/decrypt

comuit – personal communication unit

dataplate – personal handheld data unit

Davonsue – home sorld of the species Devoinian, capital planet of the United Devonille Regime

defense cruiser – largest defensive vessel

Devonian – quadrupedal shapeshifting species from Davonsue

disteerium – diamond-steel alloy used t hull ships, nearly impenetrable

DRC Anathom – courier ship for SC Stevan

DRC – Devonille Regime Courier

DRDC – Devonille Regime Diplomatic Corps

DRN – Devonille Regime Navy

Gel'ne'datt – arachnids from the planet Gel in the Meerchat galaxy

Glondi – unipedal species from Glond (HGE)

Heron – tripedal species from Heronaie. Notable members include Palaxin Vaughnj, Deon of the HGE, and Aneva Liskmae, Supreme Admiral (SA), DRN

Heron Galactic Imperium – Imperium, HGE, universal government encompassing over 200 galaxies

Heronaie – home world of the species Heron, capital planet of the Heron Galactic Empire

Heronian – citizen(s) of the HGE, regardless of species

holoimage – holographic image

holoplate – holographic handheld data unit

hoversled – cargo transport – size varies

inertial adjusters – engine component that compensates for inertia

kimyat – UST century. TST 15 decades, 150 years. UST 10 levks, 100 zneds

kimyatlec – centennial

Kyim Adar – Red Alert, highest tactical alert. Battlestations

levk – UST decade. TST 15 years. UST 10 zneds

magnetic shield – permeable shield that keeps air in and bay pressurized when bay doors are open in vacuum

mausquer – laser handgun

mausquer rifle – laser rifle

mediscan – handheld medican scanner, displays holoimage of patient

Meerchat – home galaxy of Gel'ne'datt, capital galaxy of Reiyshel'bahgehn

meng – UST minute. TST 2 minutes, 120 seconds. UST 120 crells

Meveere Adar – Yellow Alert, second-highest tactical alert. Battle eminent

MST – Mendari Standard Time. Equal to TST

murl – UST millennium. TST 15 centurys, 150 decades. UST 10 kimyats, 100 levks

murli - millenia

Praont System – System 66398, the only inhabited system in the Takcha galaxy

Prudia – home world of the species Prudian

Prudian – avian bipedal species from Prudia

RNS – Regime Navy Ship

RNS Aenglit – stealth cruiser in the DRN Sol Fleet, Captain Mveris Jeyget, commanding

RNS Jupiter – Marak-class attack cruiser

RNS Pacific – defense cruiser in the DRN Sol Fleet, Commander Tengaly Mac'mec, commanding. Secondary flagship

RNS Sanctuary – flagship of the DRN, largest military vessel in existence. Designed by SA Liskmae. Captain Bengveka Toukaman, commanding

RNS Sol – attack cruiser in the DRN Sol Fleet, Captain Neryn Zaft, commanding

RNSC – Regime Navy Shuttlecraft

RNSC Ganymede – Jupiter stealth shuttle

Sanctuary Fleet – flagfleet of the DRN, numbering over one thousand ships

Separatist War – (so far) 3,000 year war between HGE and UDR. Began with Prudian Genocide

Sheook(1) – arachnoids. Bipedal/octapedal species from Sheook

Sheook(2) – self-aware planet, oldest living entity in the universe. Home world and creator of the arachnoid Sheook

slipspeed – the speed at which a vessel travels while in slipstream – actual velocity depends on the stream

slipstream – fastest means of space travel, consisting of seven known 'streams'

Sovereign Universal Kingdom of Reiyshel'bahgehn – Reiyshel'bahgehn, oldest and greatest universal government encompassing 3,000 galaxies

suuth – UST day. TST 33 hours, 1980 minutes. UST 10 tiems, mengs

tahshak planets – diamond planets found only in the Takcha galaxy

Takcha – "The Mining Galaxy" known to defy laws of physics, home of tahshak planets. Located due 'south' true of the Milky Way

tiem – UST hour. TST 3 1/3 hours, 200 minutes. UST 100 mengs

Trili – home world of the species Triliu

Triliu – marine quadrapedal species from Trili

TST – Terran Standard Time. Equal to MST

turbolifts – elevators

UD3RO – United Devonille Regime Refugee Resources and Operations

UNICOMNET – (Comnet) Universal Communications Network, designed and maintained by the Calami

United Devonille Regime – UDR, universal government encompassing over 70 galaxies, previously members of the HGE

UST – Universal Standard Time

vidscreen – visual communication screen

yanet – UST month. TST 4 weeks, 30 days. UST 5 byrns, 6 suuths

zned – UST year. TST 1 1/5 years, 28 months, 112 weeks, 784 days. UST 19 yanets, 95 byrns, 570 suuths