by Chris Hechtl
Charlie Allen: Chimp. 7th generation, the best spoken. New troop leader. Chosen spokesman of the chimps by vote. He was at the press conference announcing Neos.
Beorn Neobear leader. Chimera, human changed into a Neo.
Doctor Abernathy Midas: Male, human. Former Nanotech replicator research scientist.
Miss River: Representative of Lamda Delta Echo (LDE) Brokerage, a front for Radick industries.
Shier Khan: Neotiger, brother to Tygra and other Neocats. Second generation Neotiger. Former Space Marine, rose to the rank of Colonel. Head of Khan Industries. Ruthless schemer.
Chase Daigle: Lagroose Industries supervisor and union representative.
Levare Saint Joy: Former Lagroose starship design head. Retired.
Sven Eggebraaten: Former Lagroose Industries shipyard manager. Retired.
Captain: George Lacross: Captain of Castill. Took Jack Lagroose to Eden. He has been a captain for 20 years.
Pyrax:
Jack 'Art/Arty' Lagroose Rejuv. Governor of Eden and the Pyrax star system. Majority land owner of the planet.
Allysa Lagroose: Born November 2232. Daughter of Menolly and Jack.
Menolly Cravix-Lagroose: Rape victim of Jake Demwa. Wife of Jack. Pregnant in 2232. Had 2 miscarriages and 1 falopial abortion in 20 years.
Max: Maximillian: Neodog. Bonded to Jack's late son Zack. Neo Alastian Sheppard. Gen 2. Getting on in years due to war wounds and radiation exposure.
Deborah Gates: Lieutenant Governor. Neogorilla.
Sheriff Alan Tupper: old friend/in law of Jack. Cousin to Aurelia. Worked as security. Knew Jack for 90 years. Had a wife and family who died with Aurelia at the reunion.
Jeeves: Dumb A.I. of the colony. Evolving into a smart A.I.
Orestes: Legal program
General Elliot: Retired Neochimp general, former member of Roman's Lagroose Industries security department. 7th generation Neochimp. He loves mystery novels. Worked in cyber division with implants until Neos came out into the open. Sent to Earth to find missing Neos. (Island of Moreau)
Benny Maltese: Neogorilla noncom retiree. Former Lagroose employee. Has his entire troop with him. Came in steerage.
Paul Aguilera: construction boss and new town manager.
Jasmine: personal assistant to Jack.
Sharif Rolfe: Spaceport manager. Also handles logistics with incoming ships and oversees the carnival.
Leroy and wife: Head of the schools.
Bess: Private citizen self appointed museum director.
Red: head of maintenance and part manufacturing at the spaceport.
Tom: Neocat calico Neocat. Tomcat, likes to rut with fallow cats. Always in trouble. World owes me a living type. Drafted to the militia.
Miss Bridgetone: Older matriarch, shareholder. Owner of Miss Kitty, a snow white long hair fallow domestic cat.
Mayor Bubba: Former sergeant. Male ursine. Lost his right arm, both legs below the knee, and right eye in combat. Has an eyepatch and artificial limbs. Mayor of Styx town. Owner of Styx town and pub.
Betina Fertone: human female.
Susan Constant: Colony Transport carrying 50,000 colonists. Crew of 2,000. Delivered colonists to Pyrax just before Magellan showed up.
Captain: Ed Siever.
Cast of explorer ship Magellan.
Captain: Male Sean Cooley. Married with adult kids. -named Airea 3 after his mother.
XO: Ynes Irigoyen Latin female, brunette, fit and trim. Also a horticulturalist/botanist.
Communications: Ahab Yung Male Named ET.
Tyler Endo Ops tech.
Franny Rojas: JOAT tech.
Navigation: Shelton Saint James. Male. Neo seal (Selkie) Former Radick creation and indentured employee.
Bess: Junior Navigator Neoseal. Female.
Sensor tech: -female Kathy Dugan Named Kathy's World.
Engineering: Mortimer 'Mort' Irons
Lead Scientist: Doctor Shuji Tabei
Shaemus: Long black furred cat. 1 of 5 ship's cats. Miss Muffikins -matriarch.
Janus/Gaston:
Senator Ben Gaston: Earth North American district. From Pennsylvania. KIA to cancer.
Casey Gaston: Late wife of Senator Gaston. Died during the war.
Cristi Lee Gaston-Verkolje-Schotte Eldest daughter of Senator Gaston. Blonde. Widower. 2 adult children, no further children due to loss of uterus from a bleed during a miscarriage during the war. Both adult children died. Became Governor in her father's place.
Jessie Gaston: daughter of Senator Gaston, died during the war. Blonde.
Bogi Gaston-Amsberg: daughter of Senator Gaston. Brunette. Wears rectangular glasses due to eye damage. Husband Jan Amsberg.
Arjen Amsberg (19), Robin Amsberg: Sons of Bogi.
Rachel Gaston-Ferdinand: daughter of Senator Gaston. Raven haired.
Walter Ferdinand: youngest son of Bogi.
Daniel Schotte human male driver of Senator Gaston. Also his aide and body guard while on planet. Married Christi.
Smith family: Luddite dairy farmers. They own the largest dairy in the tri-state area.
Brown family: Amish farmers. Leader of an Amish enclave.
Emmett Brown: Eldest son of the Brown family. Estranged from his family. He went to space, got rich. Owned 7 asteroids worth 10 trillion each plus cash and shares. Wife Maggie, Sons Jules and Vern and baby daughter Clara.
Doctor Phol: Elderly veterinarian and medic who goes around the upper Midwest state area treating farms.
Doctor Scotch: Country doctor.
Santa Maria: Older colonial transport. Can carry 30,000 colonists. Ship captured by Taurens in the Janus star system.
Captain Lauren Kendrick. Butch female, short blond spacer haircut.
Bob: Navigator
Shirley: sensor tech
Toni: bridge tech.
Antigua:
Governor Fin Thrakle: Former ally of Wendy and Yorrick on the Lagroose board. He represented shareholders who own a stake in the company. They exchanged their shares and cash to purchase the rights to the Antigua star system allowing Wendy to avoid a coup attempt. KIA refugee bombardment. Married, no children.
Deidra Thrakle: Wife of Fin. Survived.
Doctor Dreyfus Grayskull: Engineer, scientist, and hermit.
Donald Randall: Lay about. No skills.
Malory: Wife of Donald. Minimum menial skills. Worked as a waitress. Hard worker.
Patricia 11 year old daughter of Malory and Donald. (as of 2232- 13)
Tirel: youngest son of Donald and Malory. 5 years old. (as of 2232 -7)
Faith Hope Randall toddler female.
Birdy: platinum blond thin, tall woman. From the moon. Has low muscle mass, flat chest. A zero- balancer like the Randall family. She lived in skid row and befriended Malory Randall.
Beatrice: Bonobo nurse. Former Lagroose employee. -KIA with governor
Alina Destiny Neocat doctor. Former Lagroose employee. -KIA with governor
Paki Bello former Lagroose Industries Neogorilla guard. Son of Obi Bello. Paki means witness.
Speedwell:
Colony ship that delivered the colonists to Antigua.
Captain Joseph Holt
Rollins: Navigator
Jim: chief engineer
Protodon:
Island colony, poor like Gaston but worse. 30k celtic and mixed passengers. 1/2 lottery winners. another shipment of 30k half lottery winners coming in 3 years.
Claudia McDonald: Teenage sister to Bobby.
Ana Fahed: Botanist/horticulturalist. Shy.
Betty Fahed: Teenage daughter of Anna.
Hubert Humphrey: Vet, biologist.
Luca Hawk -hang-glider.
Bobby McDonald: Female human. Green eyes. chef, leader, sheep rancher.
Adam Ursini: Neobear. Has his own holdings on the mountainside. He lives in a cave and tends to the antenna farm.
Reg Mannolini: Red hair. Irish accent. Suspenders and knitted cap.
Paul Ewing
T
aurens:
8 task forces in the fleet. (Base 8) 5 battleships, 3 battle cruisers. 2 of eight cruisers, (16) 3 of eight support ships.(24), 2 of eight dispatch boats. (16) Each task force has 1 BB or BC as a flagship with 2 cruisers, 2 dispatch boats and 3 support ships.
Fleet Herd
Alpha Bull: Fleet Herd Leader.
Beta Bull: Fleet Herd Second in command
Gamma Bull: Fleet Herd Third in command. In charge of the task force that takes Pyrax.
Delta Bull: Fleet herd Fourth in command. In charge of Antigua invasion.
Echo Bull: Fleet herd Fifth in command. Left behind by Beta bull at jump point to hyperbridge network to Sol.
Romeo Bull: also known as Broken Horn: Fleet herd sixth in command. In charge of the Protodon invasion.
Ship's Alpha Bull: the lead male of each starship. Equivalent of a ship's captain.
Broken Tooth: Leader of the ground forces in the Pyrax expedition.
One eye: crushed by a selkie walrus.
Broken Jaw: Guard bull assigned to protect research team.
Dreamer: Engineer assigned to research Terran tech.
Red Eye: Security bull on Pyrax. KIA to Sergeant Maltese.
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
Cornerstone: Tales of the Founding of the Federation 2
The First Terran Interstellar War 1 Desperate Defense
The First Terran Interstellar War 2 Waking the Sleeping Giant
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:
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The Facebook Fan group:
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The Wiki:
http://federation-datanet.wikia.com/wiki/Federation_AI_Historical_Datanet_Wiki
Military:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maginot_Line
https://www.engadget.com/2017/01/05/UK-laser-weapons/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isoroku_Yamamoto's_sleeping_giant_quote
Inspiring Art:
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/aynr0
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Other:
http://sploid.gizmodo.com/how-would-we-even-make-first-contact-with-aliens-1791310453
https://www.engadget.com/2016/11/28/new-magnetic-field-theory-gets-us-closer-to-nuclear-fusion/
http://gizmodo.com/scientists-are-searching-for-life-on-this-nearby-exopla-1791442917
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speedwell_(ship)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Constant
http://gizmodo.com/nasa-has-finally-built-a-computer-chip-to-survive-on-ve-1792149284
http://gizmodo.com/were-sorry-about-this-seriously-bummer-proxima-b-news-1792148056
https://www.engadget.com/2016/12/26/stanford-students-discover-how-to-build-wires-like-lego/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation_of_energy
http://www.blastr.com/2017-1-11/image-day-how-mars-would-look-habitable-planet-oceans
Sneak Peek:
The following is a raw look at the next book, Waking the Sleeping Giant:
November, 2236
The crews of the 2 Tauren dispatch ships did their best to keep their small ships functional as their ship's Alpha bulls tried to figure out what to do. They'd had plenty of time to discuss the situation, but they had not come up with a solution of their dilemma.
The 2 ships were trapped in a sector of space unfamiliar to them. Their flagship's navigational database had carried the full star charts of the galaxy. Unfortunately, the flagship and the rest of their task force had been blown into clouds of dust and debris in the alien home herd star system several weeks away.
Their ships had been in the rear of the fleet and had managed to escape. They had burned a lot of fuel to get to the alien world, and more fuel in their escape. They had enough fuel for a couple of short jumps and then they would be utterly helpless. Neither ship had enough fuel for the long hyperbridge journey back to their home even if they knew where to start the journey at.
“Hyperspace emergence!” a technician on duty reported over the ship's intercom.
The ship's Alpha bull woke blearily and then stumbled onto the bridge. “Report?” he demanded.
“A hyperspace emergence.”
“Vector?” the ship's Alpha demanded. He was unkempt having just woken. Many of his crew looked slovenly. He saw the tech's ears flatten and then look at the plot. The ship's Alpha followed that line of gaze reluctantly to see the emergence point and a projected backtrack of their vector.
“Never mind,” he muttered. “I can see it for myself.”
“What do we do?” the tech asked quietly.
“We run. Fast,” the ship's Alpha said as he took his seat with a sinking heart. He was fairly certain they wouldn't be able to run far or fast enough.
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The Terran Confederation cruiser Republic and her small task force of 9 ships cleared their hyper wake within a minute of their arrival at the Altair hyperbridge jump point. To the crew's surprise, within minutes of the ship's arrival the plot blinked with 2 red icons 2.4 million kilometers away. “There are 2 ships at the jump point. Both of them match the profile of the ships that escaped Sol,” a CIC rating reported over the intercom as their sensors cleared the dissipating energy discharge and started to get more distant sensor returns. “They are running,” she said flatly. Vectors were projected on the plot. “There is no sign of a hyperdrive charging in either ship at this time,” the tech reported.
“Order Tau Chan and Dragonheart to go after them. ROE applies. If the aliens won't surrender they are to take them out,” Captain Saul Bao growled coldly.
“With pleasure Sir,” a communication's rating replied.