Terminology
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Wraith names:
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Alabaster- 411 years, Fifth Generation. Daughter of Snowflake and Starburst.
Intelligent, curious. It has a mind open to new ideas. Tall and slim, with long, fiery red hair and very bright, like the Wraith, skin (like her mother).
Her name is associated with the gemstone that is bright, like her skin, but it is sometimes also slightly greenish skin as Wraith. This stone is a hard, yet malleable enough to give him carve. Similar traits have Alabaster: she is sometimes hard, as every Wraith Queen, but also has an open mind to new things, like her parents.
She has about 5-year-old son, Silverbulet, whom she called Darling.
Her hiveship is Starflash, which she received from her mother.
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Interesting fact: by Moonlight affectionately known: Abe (Abi).
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Blackout - Third Generation. Blade of Queen Nightwind, and later their daughter, Nightflower. He was also Watchmaster the Wraith Grey Council.
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Interesting fact: Blackout was captured by the high-tech people who were trying to develop biological weapons to fight the Wraith. To this end, cloned his prisoner, forming also its female clones. Unfortunately, all, except one, were destroyed during a raid fleet Nightwind. Survivor clone was a baby, Nightflower that the Queen adopted a daughter as their firstborn.
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Blink - Kiryk, Runner from the episode: "Tracker" (season 5 of SGA).
A friend of Moonlight, who he met while his escaping from the Wraith hunters at the end of that episode.
Voca BLINK he has been given by the Wraith because of his personal teleport device.
In his memoirs, we find out, that Kiryk is a descendant of the people called Caeli, who disappeared at the beginning of the Great War (they have created a teleport device).
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Bluemoon - Third Generation. Great-granddaughter of Whiteraven, and former Queen of Skyfall, with whom she had two sons: Silverain and Sharpeye. She had white-silver hair.
She died about two thousand years ago, during the accidental discovery of a highly developed human society, living in one of the moons of the gas giant, Lunaris.
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Brightlight - name before the war: Si'yama. Mother Midsummer.
She died at the beginning of the Great War, during the battle of Femos. She sacrificed herself, directing hiveship on enemy ships, so that her crew could safely hide in dense clouds of gas giant until not arrived after them other hive.
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Brightstar - first child/daughter of Snowflake and Starburst, born at the end of the Great War. She was only fifteen years old when she died. She was first Wraith female Protheu, but she died in the age of while trying to cause in her by artificially way transformations in adult form of the Wraith.
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Interesting fact: Grey Council has banned erase any information about her. But her mother, to honor daughter memory, called her name its flagship hive.
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Bullseye - Third Generation. Born before the Great War. First Officer and Cleverman of Starburst. He is the same age as Shadowmist, with whom he friendship since childhood.
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Carehand- Cleverman, Commander and Queen's Nightstorm Favorite. Engineer.
Slightly higher than Nightstorm, well-built of matted hair reaching the shoulders, for the care that he did not attach much attention, therefore of the time he tense them in dreadlocks.
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Clearcut- one of the youngest of the Second Generation (at the outbreak of the Great War he was only 26 years). The younger brother of Redswan. Life Keeper, neurosurgeon.
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Interesting fact: by Moonlight and others Wraith from Invention, affectionately known: Doc.
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Clearsky - Third Generation. One of the Queens from the Grey Council, which she not officially is "peacemaker".
She received her Voca from one of Avatars, because when she was found some two hundred years before the Great War in the wreck of the cruiser, it turned out that she completely losing her memory.
Her mind was calm and clear as a cloudless sky: no memories, no hatred for the perpetrators. As an unwritten book... As a cloudless sky on a clear day, in which she liked to stare when brought her on Patria... Full of peace.
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Coldsun - Nightstorm First Navigator on her niveship, Nemesis.
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Darkflame - one of the youngest Queens in the Wraith Grey Council.
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Darkwater(Taniya) - mentioned by her son during an oath of loyalty to Queen Steelflower.
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Darkspace - Wraith Commander. with which has fought Wildfire in Death Duel.
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Darkstone (Edgar) - Queen Nightwind Blade and her Hive Watchmaster (Security Chief).
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Destiny - one of the First Nine Mothers. The sister of Forecast (Vocator).
According to the words of The Oldest, Destiny had the gift of clairvoyance.
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Dragonfly - Sunblaze original name/Voca (which has been given to him because of its hyperactivity - it is hard to him sit on the spot).
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Ember (Tommy) - 485 years old. Sunbreeze and Shadowmist son. One of the scientists of Starburst, mainly dealing with technical issues, but his education is more comprehensive, as in younger Wraith is becoming less common.
A tall, rather slim. It has about four hundred years, quiet. Inquisitive and intelligent.
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Interesting fact: by Moonlight affectionately known: Em.
His mother wanted to Ember was her Blade, but he from the child's manifested significantly more ability in the direction of technical issues.
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Empathy - Wraith scientist working at the beginning of the Great War of the vaccine, which was freed Wraith from the necessity feeding on humans, while preserving their other abilities like: regeneration or telepathy. Unfortunately, he never finished his work.
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Electricwave - engineer/hive healer from Mo hiveship. She worked with him, repairing Invention.
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Fireball(Boris) - half-brother of Silverlight. He managed her feeding grounds. Called by others Wraith: Lord of Wraith.
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Firedust - about 5.000 years. Snowflake and Starburst, son. Older brother of Alabaster, whom she never met, because he died during the battle of Lunaris approx. 2.000 years ago. First Officer Queen Bluemoon.
Tall, like his father. He had long, laced with numerous, thin braids hair and pinned back in a bun, and his beard adorned the small bristles.
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Firerain - Second Generation. One of the Queens from the Grey Council. Mother of Snow and grandmother of Alabaster.
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Interesting fact: before the Great War she was a physicist.
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Firesky - Midsummer daughter, age similar to Alabaster. Light skin, waist length, dark-red hair. Her Voca means: this one, which inflame the sky.
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Forecast- 11.041 years. First Generation from the First Hatching. Vocator.
Like his sister, he has the gift of clairvoyance (although weaker), which allows him to look in the future fate of the newborn Wraith. Thus he gives the names of the children - Voca.
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Gambler - Cameron Mitchell. Voca has been given to him because of his inclinations to risk.
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Guide - one of the First Nine Mothers. The First Generation from the First Hatching. Grandmother of Starburst.
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Hardplayer - Ronon Dex. Voca has been given to him because of his "long traineeship" as a Runner and his duel with Fireball.
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Hightower (Michael) - his Voca is related to his death, when he fell from the high tower of Atlantis.
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Icesea - she belongs to the Wraith Grey Council. Mother of Silentwind and grandmother of Sunshine.
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Icestorm - Third Generation. Respected Watchmaster (Intelligence Officer) of the Grey Council. Later Commander and Favorite of Nightwind, and Moonlight father.
Skyfall devoted friend, who was also his student.
He died more than sixty years ago, captured along with Skyfall by Travelers, during the reconnaissance on their planet, where they established a base.
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Light in Darknes - one of the First Nine Mothers. Mother of Nightstorm.
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Lightpath - Starburst biological mother. Second Generation. Guide and Steelwolf daughter.
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Midsummer - Queen of Technicians/Hivehealers. One of the youngest of the Third Generation (at the outbreak of the war she was 6 years old). Raised her Rushwind, who was also a adoptive mother for Solarwind.
Tall Wraith Queen with long, wavy, silver-plated hair and almost cornflower eyes.
She was treated with a retrovirus, therefore she did not have already feed on humans.
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Moonlight- often called Mo (the acronym invented her father, Icestorm). 236 years. Fourth Generation. The second daughter of Nightwind.
Medium height, slim and athletic, with long, slightly curly dark-brown hair and green eyes (like her grandmother, Nightstorm).
Moonlight has not undergone changes in adult form Wraith (she does not have a feeding-slot), which discredit her in the eyes of others Wraith as a fully-fledged member of society.
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Interesting fact: despite the fact that Moonlight has not undergone changes, she has a strong mind (like her grandmother), and others Wraith have difficulties with a sense of her presence.
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Nightflower - almost 2.000 years. Fourth Generation.
Adopted daughter of Nightwind and half-sister of Moonlight. Long, dark hair with red highlights. Tattoo of the numerous spots around her face right at the hairline. Her hiveship is a Starscreamer.
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Interesting fact: Nightflower was adopted by Nightwind as a 3-month-old baby found on the planet-moon Lunaris, where it was grown in the laboratory as a female clone captured by people Wraith - Blackout. According to the found records, clones often experienced emotionally or mentally unbalanced, hence the frequent bouts of anger Nightflower.
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Nightwind(Mina) - Third Generation. Born after the outbreak of the Great War.
Daughter of Nightstorm and Carehand. She has a foster brother, Starburst.
Queen of Icestorm, which she has a daughter, Moonlight.
Her flag-hiveship is the Abyss.
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Nightstorm- Second Generation. Daughter of one of the First Nine Mothers, Light in Darknes. Born approx. 500 years before the outbreak of the Great War.
Tall, slim, with long dark hair and a tattoo on the right side of the face. She has intense green eyes, like her father and granddaughter, Moonlight.
She belongs to the Wraith Grey Council - the oldest of nine of the Queens, the supreme authority of the Wraith.
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Interesting fact: before the Great War she specialized in bio-engineering.
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Raptor - 11.041 years. First Generation from the First Hatching. Watchmaster (Intelligence Officer) of the Wraith Gray Council.
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Interesting fact: by his half-brother, Tracker, affectionately known: Rapy.
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Osprey - one of the First Nine Mothers. First Generation from the First Hatching.
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Rainbow - belongs to the Wraith Grey Council. Grandmother of Rainsong.
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Rainsong - about 15-16 years. Tall, slim. Hair arms bound in a thin dreadlocks. Intelligent, inquisitive, quick to learn. He is interested in engineering.
Grandson Queen Rainbow from Gray Council.
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Redswan (Sally) - Second Generation. Dream Keeper. She was in Wraith Grey Council.
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Interesting fact: she was a teacher of Moonlight, so that in the future she also could be a Dream Keeper.
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Ruby - mentioned in the conversation Queens with the Grey Council as a potential ally.
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Rushwind- Third Generation. She bring up Midsummer and Solarwind.
According conversation Tracker and Raptor, she went crazy.
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Shadowmist(Kenny) - Third Generation, born before the outbreak of the Great War.
He comes from the House Twiglithe (from line of his mother) and Light in Darknes (from line of his father).
He can "hide" his mind from prying "eyes", hide his thoughts, so that the person who tries to scan, has the impression that wander in the fog.
He is the same age as Bullseye, which he is friendship since childhood.
Second Officer and Starburst Hive Watchmaster (Security Chief).
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Sharpeye(Erick) - younger son of Skyfall and Bluemoon. Scientist on the Nightwind hive.
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Shockwave - 11.041 years. The First Generation from the First Hatching. Cleverman of Gray Council.
Medium height and stature Wraith. His white hair was cut short, stuck out in all directions.
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Silentnight - one of the Grey Council. Nightstorm foster sister.
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Silverblast (Eddie) - the second son of Silverlight and half-brother of Sunblaze.
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Silverbulet- Alabaster son. He has about 5-years-old. His mother call him: Darling.
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Silverfrost - she was in the Grey Council.
She died at the end of the war with Lanteans, during the First Siege of Atlantis.
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Silverlight (Betty) - Third Generation. Born before the Great War.
Daughter of Silverfrost, and mother of Silverblast and Sunblaze.
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Skyfall- about 5.000 years. The only son of Sunrise and Stardust.
Tall, rather strong build, with long hair tied through the center of the head in a kind of Mohawk, and the sides of the short cut.
Respected Watchmaster (Intelligence Officer) of the Grey Council, trained by Icestorm.
First Officer Abbys and later Invention.
Devoted friend Icestorm.
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Skyrim(Merrick) - 239 years. Pilot from Nightwind hiveship and Moonlight friend, which he knows from childhood.
He helped Mo in getting to Hyanivis and release her father and Skyfall.
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Interesting fact: by Moonlight affectionately known: Rimy.
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Skywalker - great-grandson of Raptor. He served on the Nightwind hive. Age about 30-few years.
His identity took Sheppard, during Teyla (as Steelflower) meeting with the Wraith Grey Council.
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Solarwind (Akasha) - one of the youngest of the Third Generation.
Bring up her Rushwind, who was also a adoptive mother for Midsummer.
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Snowcrust - the second son of Darkwater (Tanya).
He served in the fleet Nightwind, and later was hiveship Commander her first daughter, Nightflower.
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Snowflake - also called Snow. The Fourth Generation.
Born after the outbreak of the Great War as a Daughter of Firerain.
Intelligent, curious. Brought up yet under the old rules, was open to a variety of news and features.
Tall and slim, with long, fiery hair and extremely bright, as the Wraith skins. Hence her name, because her skin was almost like a snowflake among olive cerium other Wraith.
She also had an unusual eye color: yellow with a touch of delicate green.
She was Starburst Queen, with whom she had a three children: daughter Brightstar, son Firedust and second daughter, Alabaster.
Her flag-hiveship was Brightstar, named in honor of her first daughter.
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Starburst- 10.056 years, the Third Generation, born in the day of outbreak the Great War.
Adoptive son of Nightstorm and Carehand. However, his biological mother was Lightpath. Starburst is also called Burst, and by people from Atlantis, Todd.
Tall, with a medium long hair in perpetual disarray. Intelligent, with a mind open to new ideas. His left eye is adorned with a tattoo in the shape of the disrupted star.
Commander Unbroken, then Brightstar, hiveship of his Queen, Snowflake, with whom he has a three children: daughter Brightstar, son Firedust, and second daughter Alabaster.
After the destruction of Brightstar, during the Second Siege of Atlantis, once again he takes command on Unbroken, and later at Anchor, Solarwind hiveship, destroyed in an episode "Infection".
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Interesting fact: his name is related to the moment of his birth, when was destroyed the sun Wraith home world, Patria.
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Stardrift - one of the first with the Third Generation.
In a direct descendant of the Shortcut, the brother of one of the First Nine Mothers, Guide.
Stardrift was highly acclaimed navigator, who has trained many Wraith also worthy of recognition.
Since the time of the Great War, he was a Nightstorm First Navigator. Later was transferred to the Invention.
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Stardust- Second Generation. One of the Oldest, a similar age to Nightstorm.
Commander of Nebula. Wildfire uncle and Skyfall father. By humans called: Max.
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Steelflower(Elia) - daughter of Silverdesert. Her identity has taken over later Teyla.
Sunblaze cousin. She come from Silverdracon Clan.
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Interesting fact: her Voca means: delicate flower whirling with a silver blade. This applies to the time, when Teyla fought against Primary Hivemaster.
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Steelwolf - First Generation. Starburst grandfather.
According to the Tracker words, Starburst is very similar to his grandfather.
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Sunblaze - 53 years. His original Voca was Dragonfly (because of its hyperactivity - it is hard to him sit on the spot). However, after the death of his father (Sunblaze) took his name during his transformation, in order to honor his memory.
Very good pilot. Tall, well-built with long hair tied in a small dreadlocks. On the back of a large tattoo in the
shape of a dragon whose tail wrapped around his legs. He has also open mind to change and novelty.
At his mentor he chose Skyfall, planning to train on Watchmaster (Intelligence Officer - Scout).
Sunblaze comes from the Silverdracon Clan. He is the youngest, the third son of Queen Silverlight. His older half-brother is Silverblast.
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Sunbreeze - Ember's mother.
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Sunrise - Third Generation. Skyfall mother.
One of the youngest Queens in the Wraith Grey Council.
She had long, fluffy fiery hair with a few silver wisps.
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Thunderstone - Fireball the First Officer.
Medium height, fairly well built, with long hair in dreadlocks clipped and tied with a leather thong with back of the head. Included only the upper part of his skull. The rest was shaved and adorned with tattoos running down the neck and below, including the back.
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Tracker- 11.041 years. The First Generation from the First Hatching.
Commander of Watchmasters (Intelligence Officers) of the Wraith Gray Council.
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Interesting fact: name before the war: Shad.
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Twiglithe - one of the First Nine Mothers. The First Generation from the First Hatching.
Grandmother of Shadowmist.
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Quickblade(Jimmy) - Third Generation. Blade and Hive Watchmaster (Security Chief) of Redswan.
On the day outbreak of war he was 36 years.
During Wraith Civil War he joined to the Technicians.
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Waterfall- Midsummer son and Firesky brother.
Tall, slim Wraith with long silver-white hair falling to his shoulders like a billowy waterfall.
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Whiteraven- 11.041 years. One of the First Nine Mothers. First Generation from the First Hatching.
The oldest Queen from the Grey Council and the last of the First Mothers.
Medium height, with a black and white hair of different lengths.
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Wildfire - Commander of Nebula. Son of Lifeflame and Stardust nephew.
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Wildflame - engineer/Hivehealer from Bluemoon hiveship.
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Wildmoon - son of Solarwind.
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Windforest- Nightstorm Commander (he took the position after Carehand death 5.000 years ago).
He served her faithfully since the outbreak of the Great War, first as an advisor and Strategic Officer.
Height, medium build, and his long to the waist hair, were tethered in thin dreadlocks and uptight in a bun a leather thong.
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Human's names:
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Alyana Dex - Ronon Dex mother. She knew Moonlight.
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Anatea- called also: Ati. First human Keeper of Moonlight.
She was punished of the death by Queen Nightwind for negligence on her daughter, as a result of which little Mo almost died.
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Cedron Dex - Ronon grandfather's brother.
He hated the Wraith and serving them people, including Lyli (Kervis half-sister and Ronon aunt).
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Lyliana - called also: Lyli.
Minarea daughter. She was the best friend of Moonlight, with whom she grew up in the Queen Nightwind hive. Later, she was a personal worshipper of Sharpeye.
Half-sister Kervis (son of Mia) and aunt Ronon.
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Katherin Harrigan - woman mentioned several times in this story (character from previous story: "The memories forced worshipper").
She is from Earth, but from another dimension. She came to this world along with her several co-workers while working on the interdimensional bridges generator. Since then she repair / improves hive (more precisely Nebula).
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Kervis Dex - Minarea son. Ron's Dex father, half-brother Lily and Moonlight friend.
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Mili- young woman from Vallen town. Friend of Kate Harrigan.
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Minarea (Dex) - called also: Mia. Second human Keeper of Moonlight, from which the young female was closely related (she treated her like a second mother).
She came from planet Sateda, from which she escaped during the Wraith harvest approx. 200 years ago. After the death of Mo father, Mia returned to Sateda and married Ronon Dex grandfather.
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Nilima - she manager of all worshippers at the hive Nightwind. Called by other worshippers: Mother.
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Wraith Clans.
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Hivehealers - clan led by Queen Midsummer.
They come from the best engineers repairing hiveships, called also Keepers, which later became known Technicians.
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Nightwatchers - clan led by Queen Nightstorm from the beginning of the outbreak of the Great War.
Clan trained scouts and Wraith spies - the cradle of the Wraith Intelligence Officers.
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Silverdracon - clan led by Queen Silverfrost and after her death, by her daughter, Silverlight.
They come from the best pilots Wraith.
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Starwalkers - led by the Queen Sunrise. Clan trained navigators and tacticians.
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Winternight- during the Great War clan led by Queen Darkwater.
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Hiveships names.
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Abyss - Nightwind flag hiveship.
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Anchor - Solarwind hiveship.
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Battlestar - hive, who picked Michael and others Wraith from the planet, on which left them people from Atlantis (episode: "Misbegotten").
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Brightstar - Snowflake flag-hiveship. Named in honor of her first daughter.
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Invention - hiveship from the Nightwind fleet, commanded by Icestorm, and after his death by Moonlight.
Hive has been designed as a research unit, which, unofficially, carried out research in the field of biology
and technology that most of the Wraith could be considered controversial because of the relationship of technology Lanteans and old human civilization.
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Interesting fact: Invention has been found, when drifting on the outskirts of the Pegasus galaxy. It turned out that it was built back in the days of the Great War, but he was so severely damaged that his crew left him. Its main core memory was completely destroyed and needed to replace it with new. Therefore, the ship received a new name. Because no one could find out what was his original name.
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Everlasting - hiveship mentioned in the conversation Mo with Blaze, on board which Blaze got in trouble.
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Firafly - Queen Bluemoon hiveship, destroyed by the defense system of Lunaris approx. 2.000 years ago.
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Last Hope - largest hiveship before the Great War. Destroyed at its beginning.
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Nebula - first Leviathan, called also Mother of all hiveships; built before the Great War.
At first, Nebula was commanded by Stardust. Later, he hand over leadership a Wildfire.
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Nemesis- one of the first hiveship belonging from the beginning to the Nightstorm fleet as her flag-hiveship.
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Starflash - Alabaster hiveship. One of the fastest Wraith hive, hence its name.
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Starscreamer - Nightflower hiveship.
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Stellarguardian - hive on which had to go (with a cargo) Skyrim, but he flew with Mo on Hyanivis.
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Unbroken - hiveship commanded by Starburst. Belong to the Snowflake fleet.
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Planets.
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Argelum - from the Latin words: argentum anulum = silver ring.
This name was given to the planet by Lanteans. The planet on the edge of the Pegasus galaxy, surrounded by a silvery, icy ring. It has two natural satellites. It is on this planet evolved insect species named Iratus. It is also considered to be the cradle of the Wraith.
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Draconis- from Latin word: draco = dragon.
Planet in the Pegasus galaxy, populated by dinosaurs, called by humans and Wraith dracons; brought probably by Lanteans from Earth. Many of them have evolved into new species, or changed their appearance.
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Femos - planet over which died Brightlight, the mother of Midsummer.
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Hellion Prime - planet mentioned by Moonlight.
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Hyanivis- from the Latin words: nivis = snow and hyacintho = blue.
The planet, on which, approx. 60 years ago Travelers tried to set up a colony. Attacked by a fleet of Nightwind. On this planet also died Moonlight father, captured (on a reconnaissance mission) and tortured by Travelers soldiers.
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Lunaris- moon of the gas giant, residing by highly-developed human community. Discovered accidentally by a hive Bluemoon approx. 2.000 years ago.
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Nomatros- from the Latin words: novem = nine and matres = mothers.
The planet on which has a his constant ground base the Wraith Grey Council.
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Noridos- from the Latin words: nostra = our and domus = house. The capital of the Nu'Ada.
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Partia - from the Latin word: patriae = motherland.
Planet mentioned as a Wraith homeworld, destroyed approx. 10,000 years ago. Its destruction resulted in the outbreak of war between the Wraith and Lanteans (and humans).
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Sateda- home planet Ronon Dex and his grandmother, Minarea (who also was a human Keeper of Moonlight).
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Vallen - planet on which lay hidden in the mountains base of the people called Nu'Ada.
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Others.
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Aeraq - the highest mountains on the Patria. Rust, peaks covered with eternal snow.
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Avatars- energy beings (ascending) from the Wraith and Lanteans legends. Called also: Guardians of Life. According the legends, Avatars helped not only First Wraith exist, protect them, but also Lanteans ancestors.
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Aliqtar - personal worshipper. From Latin words: aliquam = personal and cultor = worshipper.
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Avibu - animal, from the Latin word: avibu = bird.
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Back Gate - stargate the older generation, placed on parts of the planets before the Great War by the people called Nu'Ada. They allowed imperceptibly or get out from the planet.
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Blade - personal "bodyguard" Wraith Queen, which often is also the security chief on her hiveship.
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Caeli- from the Latin word: caeli = heavens. Kiryk ancestors, creators of his teleport bracelet.
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Civil War- war that broke out between the Wraith Clans after the Great Awakening, began with the arrival on Atlantis people from Earth.
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Cleverman - in Wraith society the human equivalent scientific title (higher than the level of the professor), which is very difficult to obtain.
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Cucbits - from Latin word: cucurbits = curcubits.
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Death Duel - duel to the death and life between two males or two Wraith Queens. The winner takes everything that belonged to his opponent.
To challenge someone on Death Duel, you should have a very serious reason.
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Dracons - from Latin word: draco = dragon.
Dinosaurs, called by humans and Wraith from Pegasus galaxy: dracons. Brought probably by Lanteans from Earth.
Many of them have evolved into new species, or changed their appearance.
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Eulerus - from Latin word: eulerum = transformation.
A process, during which, the growing up Wraith changing his diet with standing on feeding on humans.
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Favorite - the Wraith Queen Chosen One, her life partner.
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First Hatchings- First Wraith, who showed up about a 11.000 years ago, and there were a few: 28 individuals, eight females and twenty males.
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First Parents - the first pair of the Wraith, which, according to legend, was chosen by the Avatars to take care of First and Second Hatchings.
Called later the: First Mother and First Father.
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First Siege of Atlantis - took place more than 10.000 years ago, and was ended the ongoing almost a hundred years the Great War between the Wraith and Lanteans and people.
The First Siege lasted many years, and was ended up hiding Atlantis in the ocean of planet Lantea, and leave the station by the Ancients, who returned on Earth.
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Gift of Life - the "process of transfer" by the Wraith other person's his life forces, during which, especially in the case of two Wraith, there is also the exchange of memories, feelings, etc.
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Great Awakening- mass awakening the Wraith after the arrival of the Atlantis expedition to the Pegasus galaxy and meeting the team from Atlantis with Dream Keeper (Redswan - Sally).
Wraith thought that was discovered a new, extremely rich feeding ground, and therefore began them mass awakening. It soon turned out that the Earth is far beyond their reach.
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Great Plague- epidemic, which broke out among the people living on the many planets in the Milky Way approx. 3 million years ago, and quickly spread throughout the galaxy, carried by humans through the stargate system.
Great Plague reached also on Earth, on the beginning of the Great Glaciation and touched many Ancients. Those who have not been infected, they hid at Atlantis, and then left the Milky Way, going to the Pegasus galaxy.
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Great War- took place more than 10.000 years ago (exactly broke out 10,056 years ago) and lasted for almost a hundred years. Was fought between the Wraith and Lanteans and people, ended up First Besiege of Atlantis.
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Grey Council- the highest authority among the Wraith, consisting of nine oldest Queens.
This number is not accidental. Nine Queens meeting within the Council is the equivalent of the Nine First Mothers.
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Grey Soldiers - Technicians soldiers/drone, who (under the influence of a retrovirus) were deprived of the opportunity feeding on humans, and (as a result of intentional infection by nanites), changed on the outside. Their skin become dark gray, and eyes red.
Prototype are the soldiers from episode: "The Daedalus Variations".
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Hall of Nine- meeting hall of the Wraith Grey Council, modeled on the meeting hall the First Nine Mothers.
Large, oblong, and through its center led a double series of tall columns, which also served as lighting. The ceiling, supported by the giant ribs, gently shimmered like a clear, night sky in the middle of summer, full of stars. There was also a nine-thrones, on one common platform in the shape of the light curve, and each of them was ornaments resembling the structure backbones of the giant creatures, crowned with effigy of Iratus - nine thrones and nine Iratus like the First Nine Mothers.
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Hivehealers - Wraith engineer repairs ships, mainly hiveships.
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Hive Keeper- honorary title for Wraith unusually well-deserved for his hive. He became Supreme Commander of his hive.
During the Great War Hive Keeper had the right to fairly close to the rights of the Queen.
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Hivemaster - Commander of the hiveship.
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Hive Watchmaster - hive Security Chief.
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Laupus- from the Latin words: lupus = wolf.
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Leviathans - name on hiveship, which they used in relation to these vessels Avatars.
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Life Keeper - healer, a doctor (the person dedicated to medicine).
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Naklanu - animal from Pegasus galaxy.
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Neutral Zone- area belong to the Wraith Grey Council, which is under complete ceasefire. In the Neutral Zone is the planet (Nomatros), with the ground base of the Grey Council.
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New Lanteans - people from Earth. Called so by the Wraith, because they lived on Atlantis, which previously was Lanteans home base.
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Nine Mothers - the first nine Wraith female.
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Nu'Ada- ancient society, highly developed technology, which disappeared at the beginning of the Great War.
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Old Code - legal code and customs before the Great War.
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Protheu - from Latin word: Proteus = misfit.
Wraith, who did not pass Eulerus, conversion to adult form of the Wraith able to feeding on humans. A rare genetic mutation.
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REV - abbreviations of word "retrovirus".
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Runner - a man who is a "game animal" for the Wraith. Probably for the purposes of the practice in the hunt for people during harvest or for pure enjoyment. But not many Wraith practice this "sport".
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Second Hatching - First Wraith, who showed up about a 11.000 years ago. There were a 173 individuals. Took care of them both, First Parents, and the First Hatchings, which has already become adult individuals.
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Second Siege of Atlantis - took place more than 10.000 years ago after the First Siege, when on Atlantis arrived at a group of scientists from Earth, named later New Lanteans.
The siege lasted several hours and resulted in simulated destruction of Atlantis, by using the atomic bomb. The idea was to replace the force field shield on camouflage, which had jumpers. Unable to detect the station Wraith, they concluded that the station was really destroyed and they flew away.
During the Second Siege killed Starburst Queen, Snowflake.
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Starwalkers - Travellers, a group of people, who from hundreds of years living aboard a spaceships, hiding in this way before the Wraith.
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Technicians - former Hivehealers.
Called so, because after disconnecting from the rest of the Wraith during the outbreak of the Civil War, they began to mix and match various technologies, including technologies Wraith and Lanteans.
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The Oldest - Wraith, who were born and reached adulthood before the outbreak of the Great War.
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Trimenti - from Latin words: triticum = wheat and frumenti = corn.
Reaches approx. 3 m high. On one stalk grows several small flasks. Inspired by the mini corn.
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Ursies - from Latin word: ursis = bear.
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Voca - Wraith name defining trait of his character or an important event in his life. Conferred is by the Wraith called Vocator, one of the First Wraith with a capacity of clairvoyance.
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Vocator - this one, who gives the names. Title of Forecast.
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Watchmaster - Wraith Intelligence Officer.
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Watcher- term referring to both: the scouts and the hive security officers, because their training and tasks are similar: they are thoroughly trained in combat and observation/infiltration to protect the Wraith.
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Watchtower of Knowledge- Great Library of the Wraith, where they gather their knowledge, and knowledge and art from the conquered human worlds.