by Chris Hechtl
Thadeus 'Tad' Kale.
Alexis Hamilton: female
Zlata Sukan
Mot: Blue skinned bald chimera barber.
Fred Muggs: Neochimp male. Head diplomat assigned to the mission from the state department. Former mayor on Antigua.
Phoebe 'Beebe' Muggs: Wife of Fred. Assistant. Bonobo. Very ambitious, kingmaker.
Ayumu Muggs: Teenage son of Fred and Phoebe.
Chauncy: Male Tauren from Antigua. Young, apprentice of Lieutenant Fixer.
Rachel Trejo reporter/anchor: Knox News
Nellie 'ole Nellie' Jurgens: Producer
Oscar Mikula: Neoorangutan male Technician
Commander Janice Yu: From Carib Queen. Served as helmsman and navigator of Firefly with Shelby Logan. Former captain of Dunatis. Currently Captain of Admiral Zlanka.
LT Commander Vlad Contenov: Captain of Daimyo, then captain of Knife Dancer an Arboth class destroyer. Lover and later husband to Cynthia. Frisky. Former chief engineer of Descartes. 'Vlad the Impaler'.
Lieutenant Commander Zeb: Veraxin, former XO of Prometheus. Had been a prize captain briefly. Given command of a frigate. Then transferred to captain Zeng He, a North Hampton class light cruiser.
Lieutenant Commander Angie Kalua.: Captain of Arboth class destroyer Slash and Tear. Former XO of Caroline.
Lieutenant Commander V'll'no: Captain of Admiral Sprague CEV. Crusher classmate of Shelby.
First Lieutenant Silverfish: Male Calico Neocat helmsman and Navigator on Prometheus. Promoted off of Prometheus to Enterprise 1701.
Doc: Veraxin V'brno female lieutenant.
In Pyrax:
Military Commander: Rear Admiral Phil Subert
G-1 ops Commander Ch'n'x female Veraxin sleeper. Recently promoted.-promoted to captain JG in The Gathering Storm.
G-2 intelligence Captain JG Irene Teague
G-3 schools training Commander V'x'n'll Veraxin
G-4 ships Captain JG I'rll, Veraxin. -Promoted to Captain SG in The Gathering Storm.
G-5 personnel: Lt Strongbirth (elf) -promoted to Lcmdr.
G-6 Communications- electronics/AI -Kamia
G-7 JAG- ensign Jeremy Lavot -promoted to lieutenant J3
G-8 logistics Ensign Barry- J3
G-9 medical- LCMDR FOX.(Neofox male) Was to be replaced by JG Taylor -promoted to commander in the gathering storm.
RM-resource manager- ensign Barry AI
Admiral's Chief of Staff: Commander Saul Garretaj To be promoted to Captain JG.
Commodore Samese: Neogorilla commander of the fortresses in Pyrax.
Commodore X'll'rr: Veraxin sleeper from Lemnos promoted during Retribution. Takes command of the 1st and 2nd battle cruiser squadron. -promoted to rear admiral and given 2nd command of 3rd fleet.
Commander: Tr'll: tactical department.
Commander Chi'th: T'clock quartermaster
Commander Clint Bronson: Neochimp male Commandant of the Crusher. Lemnos sleeper, he had been a 2nd LT when found. He had combat experience and had commanded a frigate in combat against pirates as well as the Xenos.
Crusher students 12: Vlad, Shelby, Lieutenant Commander Pallow, Commander M'roni, Lieutenant Commander V'll'no, Commander Epsi.
Rear Admiral V'r'z'll -intended commander of Eastern Front.
Ensign Amhelia Lately: Staff officer of Admiral V'r'z'll.
Professor James Filch -Astronomy and astrography/cartography professor, Anvil college
Miss Louger: Astronomy grad student and assistant to Professor Filch.
Epsilon Triangula:
Faith Meikle: Celtic woman, former chief engineer of Io 11. Became captain of Molly before deciding to hang up her captain's hat and start ETMI, a shipyard in ET.
Mindy: Daughter of doctor on Io 11. Transferred to Molly. Former gothic nurse on Io 11.
Airea 3:
Jeremy Taylor: Rep electronics board director, Aierea 3. Black hair, receding hairline, bit of a gut.
Pierre Brassau: Famous male Neochimp painter.
Trajin cluster:
Alpha: Chief Executive: Broken Horn.
Asterion IX:
Governor Iapx
Doctor Shrim
Boyd: Tauren door guard.
----Horathians:----
Vice Admiral Leonidas Ishmael: African Neolion male. Big, fierce, battle scared. Old but took captured regen therapies.
Captain Kix Baker XO for the admiral. Neochimp. Has butterfly swords in a boot. Father of Lieutenant Thomas Baker tactical officer at Horath academy who trained midshipman De Gaulte before the Neochimp was sent to the gladiator pits.
Nim Chimpsky: Neochimp
Titus: Silverback gorilla
Bruno: Silverback gorilla
Jumoke: Female gorilla
Ah Meng: Female Summatran Orangutan.
Chantek: Male hybrid Orangutan.
Commander Dolon Lycaon male gray neowolf: XO on a ship. Forced to marry Wilda Dab.
Captain Wilda Dab female spotted hyena. Engineer who runs the shipyard
Commander Ayud Bundi: Spotted hyena male. Part of the hyena clan. passive. Shipwright.
Shenzi, Edi, Banzai, Gnoll: Spotted hyenas (Shenzi is female) in hyena clan.
Captain Scratch Lupen: Neowolf
Commander Damarchus Lycan: Neowolf
Sailor Choctaw Zambika: Chocolate skinned, missing fingers off his left hand. Right leg limp. Scarred on face and body. dandruff, buzzcut haircut. Hat, pirate garb.
Binti Jua: Male Gorilla
Commander Eugen Wilhelm: officer and doctor from Horath. Had no idea that the pirate presence was populated by Neos. Purity and Enlightenment department. Human male, white uniform, wears white gloves.
Lieutenant commander Cambri Goethe: officer and doctor from Horath. Subordinate to Doctor Wilhelm. Human female.
Captain Fernando Layafette: new captain of Fancy from Horath. Human. Have to adjust to Neos.
Recommended reading order:
Time line of the Engineer Universe:
Chronological reading order
Founding Series:
*First Steps
Stepping Stones Founding Stories 1
To Touch the Stars
The Island of Moreau -Short Story Multiverse 2
Bumper and Boomer -Short Story Multiverse 2
The First AI War
Tales of the Founding of the Federation 2 (working title, forthcoming)
The First Terran Interstellar War (forthcoming)
The Good Ship UFSP Lollipop-Short Story Multiverse 2
Higher for Higher -Short Story Multiverse 1
Siren Call -Short Story Multiverse 1
Ragnarok series:
Wandering Engineer:
*New Dawn
Fools Gold
Jethro Goes to War
Destiny's Choice
Ghost Station
Jethro First to Fight
Plague Planet
13 Degrees of Separation
Pirates Bane
Lewis and Clarke -Short Story Multiverse 2
Jethro No Place like Home
Ghosts From the Past
---Federation Reborn----
Bringer of Fire and Light -Short Story Multiverse 1
Battle Lines
Jethro Recruiting Drive
Pirate Rage
Tales of the Federation Reborn 1
Retribution
Horatio Logan Chronicles 1 Enemy of my Enemy
Jethro 5 Ares God of War
Shelby Logan Chronicles 1 Convoy
Appendix:
My blog:
http://cyberforge3d.blogspot.com/
The Facebook Fan group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/582559128466667/
The Wiki:
http://federation-datanet.wikia.com/wiki/Federation_AI_Historical_Datanet_Wiki
Military:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/After-action_review
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meritorious_Service_Medal_(United_St
ates)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underway_replenishment
Inspiring artwork:
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/0ZoKe
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/xe35O
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Gg3BN
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/xvGaW
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/V8rd5
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/rvlwG
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/DQLG9
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/6evdw
AI/Electronics:
https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/09/brain-like-memory-tested-with-neural-network/
Piracy:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fancy_(ship)
http://valaryc.deviantart.com/art/Jack-Sparrow-s-Pirate-Code-57173386
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate_code
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_purchase,_no_pay
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stingy_Jack
Medical:
http://www.motherjones.com/media/2015/04/what-doctors-are-really-saying-about-you
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital_emergency_codes#Code_Gray
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Mallon
http://www.bladder-control.co.uk/anatomy/sacral-nerves/index.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3Qxh3FUkyg&feature=em-subs_digest-vrecs
http://gizmodo.com/genes-hold-the-key-to-the-water-bears-indestructibility-1786814698
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasmosis
Plants:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banyan
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2035520/Meghalaya-villagers-create-living-bridges-training-roots-river.html
Other:
http://www.martialartsresource.com/korean/TKD.list.htm#Stances
http://www.wikihow.com/Assume-a-Fighting-Stance-in-Taekwondo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aengus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aktion_T4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damarchus
http://www.shadedrelief.com/natural3/pages/clouds.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudarsky%27s_gas_giant_classification