The Bright Black Sea Charts, Diagrams, & Characters
In a printed book I would have this information in the front of the book where a reader could easily flip back and consult it. I've found that in ebooks, however, that it isn't convenient to go back and find the right page, so I'm posting the information here where it can be download and printed out, if you care to have it on hand.
The Nine Star NebulaBelow is a representation of the Nine Star Nebula, with its eight stars, major drifts and most of the drift worlds and stations. Volume One, The Captain of the Lost Star take place entirely in the Azminn solar system. Volume Two, The Enemies of the Lost Star takes them to the drift worlds of Zilantre, Boscone and Despar. Volume Three, The Ghosts of the Lost Star takes the Lost Star to the drift station of Plyra, then on to the Amdia solar system, and the various drift worlds and stations out to the Kryver Reef.
The Inhabitable Planetary Belt of AzminnBelow is a diagram of the Azminn solar system showing it's human inhibitable planetary belt and the relative position of the 21 planets that circle Azminn in this belt. (At the time of the story, relative positions shift over time.) The size of the planets are drawn to indicate importance & population rather than the actual size of the planets. The Captain of the Lost Star takes place entirely within this system.
A Diagram of the Interplanetary Freighter Lost Star
Below is a diagram of the Lost Star. I have no working knowledge of computer drafting, so this diagram is hand drawn, and rather crudely at that. Sorry. I made the Lost Star very utilitarian, a no-frills tramp space ship. The unexpected result of having a very plain ship, was that I found it impossible to come up with a cover illustration that was at all interesting using it. And I did try.
The Cast of Characters for The Bright Black SeaAnd finally here is the list of characters for each volume. The ship and its crew change their names in volume three in an attempt to evade their enemies. The Lost Star becomes the Starry Shore, and I've listed the crew's new names with their real, or at least old names in brackets. For the most part I used their old familiar names in the text, unless it involved dialog.
Volume One, The Captain of the Lost Star
Crew of the Lost StarWil Litang (m) captain and narratorIllynta Tin (f) pilot, & purserMolaye Merlun (f) pilot Kie Kinti (m) systems tech Riv D'Van (m) co-chief engineer, partner of Lilm Ar'DinLilm Ar'Dim (f) co-chief engineer, partner of Riv D'VanMyes Qilan (m) 3rd engineerLili Chartre ( f) electrical engineerDyn zerDey (m) environmental engineer, partner of late Captain MiccallBarlan Dray(m) chef, Zylantre martial arts master (2 sword), partner of SaysaSaysa Dray (f) chef & steward, partner of BarlanAdded after Calissant:Rafe gil'Giles (m) chief systems tech Vynnia enCarn ( f) first mate, partner of Tenry RoynayTenry Roynay (m) pilot, engineer, partner of Vynnia enCarnAstro& Orbit ship's dogsGinger one of the ship's cats, a Neavery Snowshadow cat
Other Characters Phylea Kardea (f) office manager, general manager & partner Min & Co. later Min & KardeaEnsly Mirrior,(f) employee of Min & Co.Tallith Min (f) owner of Min & Co. daughter ofMartingale & Onala Min. Captain Zelbe Jann, (m) captain of the Comet KingSeni Shir, (f) first mate of the Comet KingMiclae Midedow(f) supercargo for Minlin CommissionMountain King & sub-units sentient shipTat Timlor (m) shipbrokerNadine (f) assassinMax (m) assassinDoctor Hans Wissen (m) doctor
People MentionedThe Four Shipmates Sailed together aboard the Lost Star in the old days, they are,Hawker 'Owner' Vinden, (m) late ship owner of the Night Hawk Line & half owner of the Lost StarFen 'Captain' Miccall, (m) late captain of the Lost Star, co-owner of the Lost StarMartingale 'Pilot' Min, (m) late co-owner of Min & CoOnala 'Purser' Min, (f) wife of Martingale late co-owner of Min & Co.
Olaeytha Min, eldest daughter of Martingale & Onala Min, scientist of the Outbound Survey Service on an extended mission.Jelter Min, son of Martingale & Onala Min Towth adept on Kimsai's Peaks and Valleys Continent.
Volume Two, The Enemies of the Lost StarAdditional charactersGlen Colin (m) ghostformer chief engineer Captain Lenz deLin (m)LinTin Chartered Trading Co. port captainCaptain “Lively” Livtin (m) ship captain,Captain “Blackie” Bright(m) ship captainCaptain Maulie (f) ship captain,Captain Leith D'Lay ( m) St Bleyth skip fighter captain, Expora Minor (or Miner) outlawsentient ship/mercenary berserkerBottsillegal class 8 robot,auxiliary unit of the Explora MinerCaptain Agust Nun (m) St Bleyth tactician & frigate captainNaylea Cin (f) St Bleyth assassin, AKANadine
Volume Three, The Ghosts of the Lost StarAdditional Characters
Crew of the Starry Shore (formally the Lost Star)Nives Wilcrofter (Wil Litang) (m) captain and narratorIllan Lantra (Illynta Tin) (f) purserBry M'Ley (Molaye Merlun) (f) first mateKylan Balino (Kie Kinti) (m) systems tech / environmental engineerDrimoch Riven (Riv D'Van) (m) co-chief engineer, partner of Lilm Ar'DinLeelem Cardim (Lilm Ar'Dim) (f) co-chief engineer, partner of Riv D'VanHaz Mytin (Myes Qilan) (m) 3rdengineerLila Tan (Lili Chartre) ( f) electrical engineerBarjour Astry (Barlan Dray)(m) chef, Zylantre martial arts master (2 sword)Saemin Astry (Saysa Dray) (f) chef & steward, partner of BarlanRalf Hugou (Rafe gil'Giles) (m) chief systems techElana Colniz (f) pilot, Starry ShoreDicier (Dici) de'Vel (m) pilot, Starry ShoreNadde Zoe (f) environmental engineer, Starry Shore partner of Myes QilanSar Nil (m) engineer, Starry Shore
Feyla Linnor (f) Captain of the AzuretePax Sol (m) first mate of the AzureteIrin Chan (f) chief engineer of the AzureteTern Cho (m) captain of Vulture M'Risha Drae AKA Zilantha V'Ran(f) Litang's grandmother Ben Ton (m) ex-pirate Crain(m) ex-pirateZervic (m) ex-pirateMartong ( m) ex-pirateRacken (m) ex-pirateVikei (f) ex-pirateTor (m) ex-pirateAdmiral DarQue (m) Cimmadar navy commanderCaptain Lil'dre (m) Cimmadar navy flag captainSub-captain Tri'n (f) Cimmadar officerXinDi (m) Cimmadar sailorAn're (m) Cimmadar sailor
The Nine Star NebulaBelow is a representation of the Nine Star Nebula, with its eight stars, major drifts and most of the drift worlds and stations. Volume One, The Captain of the Lost Star take place entirely in the Azminn solar system. Volume Two, The Enemies of the Lost Star takes them to the drift worlds of Zilantre, Boscone and Despar. Volume Three, The Ghosts of the Lost Star takes the Lost Star to the drift station of Plyra, then on to the Amdia solar system, and the various drift worlds and stations out to the Kryver Reef.
The Inhabitable Planetary Belt of AzminnBelow is a diagram of the Azminn solar system showing it's human inhibitable planetary belt and the relative position of the 21 planets that circle Azminn in this belt. (At the time of the story, relative positions shift over time.) The size of the planets are drawn to indicate importance & population rather than the actual size of the planets. The Captain of the Lost Star takes place entirely within this system.
A Diagram of the Interplanetary Freighter Lost Star
Below is a diagram of the Lost Star. I have no working knowledge of computer drafting, so this diagram is hand drawn, and rather crudely at that. Sorry. I made the Lost Star very utilitarian, a no-frills tramp space ship. The unexpected result of having a very plain ship, was that I found it impossible to come up with a cover illustration that was at all interesting using it. And I did try.
The Cast of Characters for The Bright Black SeaAnd finally here is the list of characters for each volume. The ship and its crew change their names in volume three in an attempt to evade their enemies. The Lost Star becomes the Starry Shore, and I've listed the crew's new names with their real, or at least old names in brackets. For the most part I used their old familiar names in the text, unless it involved dialog.
Volume One, The Captain of the Lost Star
Crew of the Lost StarWil Litang (m) captain and narratorIllynta Tin (f) pilot, & purserMolaye Merlun (f) pilot Kie Kinti (m) systems tech Riv D'Van (m) co-chief engineer, partner of Lilm Ar'DinLilm Ar'Dim (f) co-chief engineer, partner of Riv D'VanMyes Qilan (m) 3rd engineerLili Chartre ( f) electrical engineerDyn zerDey (m) environmental engineer, partner of late Captain MiccallBarlan Dray(m) chef, Zylantre martial arts master (2 sword), partner of SaysaSaysa Dray (f) chef & steward, partner of BarlanAdded after Calissant:Rafe gil'Giles (m) chief systems tech Vynnia enCarn ( f) first mate, partner of Tenry RoynayTenry Roynay (m) pilot, engineer, partner of Vynnia enCarnAstro& Orbit ship's dogsGinger one of the ship's cats, a Neavery Snowshadow cat
Other Characters Phylea Kardea (f) office manager, general manager & partner Min & Co. later Min & KardeaEnsly Mirrior,(f) employee of Min & Co.Tallith Min (f) owner of Min & Co. daughter ofMartingale & Onala Min. Captain Zelbe Jann, (m) captain of the Comet KingSeni Shir, (f) first mate of the Comet KingMiclae Midedow(f) supercargo for Minlin CommissionMountain King & sub-units sentient shipTat Timlor (m) shipbrokerNadine (f) assassinMax (m) assassinDoctor Hans Wissen (m) doctor
People MentionedThe Four Shipmates Sailed together aboard the Lost Star in the old days, they are,Hawker 'Owner' Vinden, (m) late ship owner of the Night Hawk Line & half owner of the Lost StarFen 'Captain' Miccall, (m) late captain of the Lost Star, co-owner of the Lost StarMartingale 'Pilot' Min, (m) late co-owner of Min & CoOnala 'Purser' Min, (f) wife of Martingale late co-owner of Min & Co.
Olaeytha Min, eldest daughter of Martingale & Onala Min, scientist of the Outbound Survey Service on an extended mission.Jelter Min, son of Martingale & Onala Min Towth adept on Kimsai's Peaks and Valleys Continent.
Volume Two, The Enemies of the Lost StarAdditional charactersGlen Colin (m) ghostformer chief engineer Captain Lenz deLin (m)LinTin Chartered Trading Co. port captainCaptain “Lively” Livtin (m) ship captain,Captain “Blackie” Bright(m) ship captainCaptain Maulie (f) ship captain,Captain Leith D'Lay ( m) St Bleyth skip fighter captain, Expora Minor (or Miner) outlawsentient ship/mercenary berserkerBottsillegal class 8 robot,auxiliary unit of the Explora MinerCaptain Agust Nun (m) St Bleyth tactician & frigate captainNaylea Cin (f) St Bleyth assassin, AKANadine
Volume Three, The Ghosts of the Lost StarAdditional Characters
Crew of the Starry Shore (formally the Lost Star)Nives Wilcrofter (Wil Litang) (m) captain and narratorIllan Lantra (Illynta Tin) (f) purserBry M'Ley (Molaye Merlun) (f) first mateKylan Balino (Kie Kinti) (m) systems tech / environmental engineerDrimoch Riven (Riv D'Van) (m) co-chief engineer, partner of Lilm Ar'DinLeelem Cardim (Lilm Ar'Dim) (f) co-chief engineer, partner of Riv D'VanHaz Mytin (Myes Qilan) (m) 3rdengineerLila Tan (Lili Chartre) ( f) electrical engineerBarjour Astry (Barlan Dray)(m) chef, Zylantre martial arts master (2 sword)Saemin Astry (Saysa Dray) (f) chef & steward, partner of BarlanRalf Hugou (Rafe gil'Giles) (m) chief systems techElana Colniz (f) pilot, Starry ShoreDicier (Dici) de'Vel (m) pilot, Starry ShoreNadde Zoe (f) environmental engineer, Starry Shore partner of Myes QilanSar Nil (m) engineer, Starry Shore
Feyla Linnor (f) Captain of the AzuretePax Sol (m) first mate of the AzureteIrin Chan (f) chief engineer of the AzureteTern Cho (m) captain of Vulture M'Risha Drae AKA Zilantha V'Ran(f) Litang's grandmother Ben Ton (m) ex-pirate Crain(m) ex-pirateZervic (m) ex-pirateMartong ( m) ex-pirateRacken (m) ex-pirateVikei (f) ex-pirateTor (m) ex-pirateAdmiral DarQue (m) Cimmadar navy commanderCaptain Lil'dre (m) Cimmadar navy flag captainSub-captain Tri'n (f) Cimmadar officerXinDi (m) Cimmadar sailorAn're (m) Cimmadar sailor
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