Category: Sweetland Novels

Main category for Sweetland.

According to myth, the diverse species of the Convergence derives from the dead origin planet, Ertfiil, although it is so far in the past, before the Time of Forgetting, that no one really knows the truth. The mythologies also tell of other diverse origins for many of the outer worlds, although, due to the assimilating technology of the Memories, the actual cultural and DNA origins of these people are shrouded in mystery. The Memories and the paths between the worlds was re-discovered 10,000 years ago after the Time of Forgetting.

Tongrari Planets

The major planets of the Tongrari universe are: Tongra and Barrash. They are located in Unity-5, or the Fifth Root, according to mythology. A very conservative people, usually allied with the Qrei and the Anjahri. Tongra One of the more conservative—some would say reactionary—worlds of The Convergence. Along with nar Anjahr, it is the origin of many Guardians. It’s people are the Tongrari. Barrash Barrash is a larger, tropical world. Heavily populated. Outer Planets of the Tongrari Outer Worlds are Knesh, Gyö. See also: Planets of the Convergence (chart)

Torzucán

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. It is in a tri-planet cluster with Pizucán (Omi) and Vizucán (Omi). Part of the Outer Planets.

Traveler Karim

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

Travelers of Eckahau

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

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

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

Upper Settlements

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

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).

Velcrow

Vessels Suit

Violette Aubrac

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.

Vizucán

Vizucan is a sparsely-populated agricultural planet, with less than 10 million people. It 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, Pizucán, and Torzucán. The Viz-Omi are heavily inter-mixed with the Ysal peoples, thus their lighter skin and characteristic difference. Culture Although genetically mixed, Vizucani are culturally Omi.

Woodland Shrew

Xanthe Costas

Xelun Bés-la

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: