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Also know as Sweetland. A planet on the periphery of The Convergence. Recently settled by humans, it is located in the universe designated, Unity-7, or Root 7 by the mystics. See Convergence. Where: Principle: Demographics: Description: Return to Index
Brother Karim is a Templar and a Traveler. He is a member of the Mutualists, and organizes allies within the Communities and the Temple. He became a Traveler after emigrating from Earth to Sweetland. He is at the Guide level – can travel alone, can guide an apprentice, but has limited knowledge of the network. He was born in Chad and his family fled to Algeria when he was a child. He spent many years in a refugee camp in Algeria. — Family: Return to Index
Order of The Temple to which many Travelers belong. Politically, it is aligned with Mutualists and Autonomists, and contains many Travelers from the Outer Planets, and the Travelers Guilds.
Tsalagihi is in the homeland of the Five Nations, in what was once Eastern Oklahoma and parts of Arkansas. It’s capital is Tahlequah. History In 2041, near the end of the First Continental War, the Cherokee Nation declared itself the independent Nation of Tsalagihi. It reclaimed all of the original United States treaty lands west of the Mississippi and north of the Arkansas River, including much of northern Arkansas, and Missouri up to the Osage River. In 2043, the new Texas Republic claimed all of the lands south of the Arkansas River and sent an occupation force into southern Oklahoma, threatening to uproot the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribal lands. The alarmed tribes petitioned the new nation of Tsalagihi to join. Tsalagihi agreed to accept the petitions, along with similar petitions from the Creek, Osage, and Seminole Tribes. After negotiations, the neighboring tribes were admitted into the United Tribal Council, and…
United States of America Popularly known as The U.S., founded in 1776, its current borders are a fraction of the original nation, See: Map of North America, 2055
One of six administrative regions of the Communities of Sweetland, the Upper Settlements are situated along the Muddy Red River in the southernmost foothills of the Communities. Communities of the Upper Settlements Geography All of the settlement are situated at the edge of the Great Forest near the Muddy Red. The areas to the west are largely unexplored. The coastal hills to the East contain several of the smallest settlements, including Evo, Geronimo, Utopia, and Peaceful Valley. Economy Agrarian pursuits, such as farming, food production, and related technology, comprise the largest sector of the economy of the Upper Settlements. Universities The largest university in the region is Sweetland Institute in Deepwater, with emphasis on science, technology, and the arts. Echota University is the second largest institution, with nearly 1000 students. It has strong programs in Archeology, Ecology, and Earth Studies. Details: Where:
Vasi Sra is a young Omi Guide from Vizucán who befriends Molly Whitedeer. Vasi is a farm girl, raised in a communal family, who left to join the Travelers and see the Convergence and has taken a courier job with Xelun Bés-la, delivering supplies and messages to neighboring worlds. She is a secondary character in Degrees of Freedom (and will likely play a further role in the final two novels).
One of the young rebels Jessie Larivee befriends in the forest, she is also a singer and songwriter with Enfants des Lunes, a band Molly Whitedeer and her friends meet at the Festival of Verano. The Struggle for Sweetland Vi Aubrac played an heroic role in the Struggle for Sweetland, and helped gained independence from the New America Corporation occupation of the Communities of Sweetland.
Vizucan is a tertiary Omi world, inhabited by the Viz-Omi, who are taller and lighter skinned that the San-Omi, the original inhabitants of Cyz, Ryzan, Pizucan, and Torzucan. The Viz-Omi are heavily inter-mixed with the Ysal peoples, thus their lighter skin and characteristic difference. Vizucan is a small agricultural planet, inhabited by less than 10 million people. Culture Although genetically mixed, Vizucani are culturally Omi. Where: Principle: Description: Return to Index
Xelun Bés-la operates a logistics company based in Ryzan, an Omi world. She has one employee, Vasi Sra. She currently supplies the waystation in Torzucan and a few obscure outer worlds, but has ambitions to supply most of the consulates in the Omi and Ysal worlds. — Family: Parents: Achievement:
The major planets of the Ysali universe are: Ysal, Moornal, and Yaanaan . Populated by the Ysal people, they are located in the Unity-1, or the Second Root, according to mythology. The Ysali are among the more socially liberal systems. Moornal A very urban, heavily populated world. Like nar Anjahr, one of the oldest worlds in the Convergence. It’s capitol city of Rocon is center of the Authority, a sort of United Nations of the Convergence. It’s original people are the Ysal, and it is their primary home. Yaanaan The smallest of the major Ysal planets, Yaanaan is urban and is connected to Torzucan via the outer world of Vizucan. Ysal The planet Ysal is the last of the Ysali worlds to be settled. While physically larger than Yaanaan, it is more agricultural. Outer Planets of the Ysali Outer Worlds are Kip, Shondeu. See also: Planets of the Convergence (chart)
Zalas Cree is a young Metis from Alberta, son of a Polish father and French/Cree mother. He has a wife and daughter back on Earth, and he’s come to Sweetland to make good money from bauxite mining, sending a portion back home every month. He’s lived in New America for only a year, but suspect that he will not be allowed to return home again. Return to Index