Book 1 Characters

  • Blue*Star Straad

    A Nyanian princess’ home is destroyed. She is left alone with nothing but an android of a father and a spaceship AI of a mother… with the help of friends met along the way, she must choose to run from her brother or stop his interstellar regime.

  • Nikko Lauden Rucias Straad

    The Krishava, himself.

    A Nyanian bent on annexing every civilized planet into his Krishdom by conflict or contract. He craves access to a magic thought to be impossible while possessing magic thought to be forbidden. And as he nears his goal, what better way to celebrate than a party?

  • Renhut Straad

    A Nyanian defense droid

    The robotic, Nyanian emulation of the father of Blue*Star and Nikko. He has his regrets regarding Nikko, but he maintains his protective nature against all those who might try to hurt Blue*Star.

  • N.E.R.I.

    Navigation and Emergency Response Indicator

    A spaceship’s Artificial Intelligence in control of all the systems on Blue*Star’s spaceship. It is a robotic emulation of the Nyanian mother of Blue*Star and Nikko, Neri Strad. She is the soft, emotionally-sensitive counter to Renhut’s more pragmatic nature.

  • Thraic Straad

    The Nishava, the right hand of the Krishava

    A Nyanian who serves dutifully more out of fear for the Krishava than love. He struggles to balance the needs of his job against his own personal morals.

  • Amber

    A former Nyanian employee of the Krishava who seizes a chance to escape from execution. Someone who has intimate knowledge of the functions of the Krishdom may be just the key needed to take it down.

  • Dracok'lesia

    A fire dragon prince thrust into leadership as the Chielh, the leader of all dragons. He is but a child, and yet the future of his kind rests on his wings.

  • Eligna, of the Szechuan Pride

    A lightning dragon who aspires to uphold the dragon culture, even if his powers aren’t strong enough to be taken seriously yet.

  • Lusia

    A lone, quiet, prideless shadow dragon who finds a new family in Dracok’lesia, Eligna, and Jakala.

  • Jakala

    An ice dragon with an unyielding loyalty to his Chielh.

  • Rodrigo

    The last born of the Five Siblings of Six, and the leader of the team.

    He pilot’s the Siblings’ spaceship, the Calletto Chain and has the skill to put a bullet anywhere he chooses.

  • Thela

    The firstborn of the Five Siblings of Six and the medic of the team.

    While her skills with a blade are unprecedented, her temper and drinking problem make her a difficult teammate.

  • Tehky and Techi

    The middle born twins of the Five Siblings of Six.

    Their names sound identical and they are inseparable. Tehky specializes in mechanical systems and Techi specializes in digital. Together, they could dismantle anything.

  • Armara

    The second-born of the Five Siblings of Six.

    A hefty, jovial man who functions as the large arms specialist.

  • Luro

    The fifth-born of the Five Siblings of Six.

    A petite boy with a heart of gold. He has an interest in planetary geology and small explosives.

 Creatures and Cultures

  • These are tall, mindless creatures with the intelligence of a slab of deli ham. They have exterior bones, no fat, and minimal connective tissue. They are a composite biomass, each synthesized from the musculature of multiple fleshborn entities—enzymatically broken down, molecularly restructured, and homogenized through advanced bio-liquefaction protocols, then extruded and stabilized into necrobiotic dogs of war.

    The Krishava alone is responsible for the creation of this abhorrence. The fact that this creature exists proves that his quest for engineering the perfect soldier will never be stopped. This obedient Hot Pocket is a physical declaration of the Krishava’s contempt for the natural order. It is hubris manifest.

  • These are the creatures of western European mythology, infused with a Native American culture. They organize themselves into different tribes called “prides” and have a single, planetary leader called the Chielh.

    The Chielh is advised by a council of Elders and does all of the interplanetary negotiating on behalf of their globe.

  • This is the name for normal, human people. There’s nothing inherently cool or special about them. It’s just the name derived from a prior, unmentioned, galactic consensus.

  • pronounced knee-YAN-knee-an and knee-YAN

    An earth-like planet where the creature of dominion is large cats. They’re more like unreasonably large housecats instead of wild tigers. They are creatures that value knowledge and store VASTS amounts of it. They pursue knowledge for the sake of knowledge. They believe that with enough knowledge you can become a god of your own creation.

    The House of Strad is the dominant royal family, consisting of House Head Renhut Strad, House Deputy Neri Strad, and their two children Nikko and Blue*Star.