Andrea Höst - The Touchstone Trilogy

Second level monitoring- A safety/security interface setting causing all sights and sounds experienced by the monitored person to be retained in a secure log which can be accessed under exceptional circumstances.

Setari- Psychic combat Specialists trained since childhood to combat Ionoth.

Sf&f- Science fiction and fantasy.

Shared Space- The interface equivalent of a conference call.

Shattering, The- A Nuran term for the disaster which shattered the spaces.

Shim- A Squad Emerald Setari in the Taren entertainment The Hidden War.

Smex- Sex with added m.

Smutfic- Erotic fanfiction.

Solaria- An icy world settled by ex-Muinans. Currently not located by Tare.

Southern Ancipars- The three elected rulers of Kolar’s southern country.

Soylent Green- Is people!

Spaces- A concept used in multiple contexts on Tare, covering world , dimension , area , region of the interface , and many others, but most particularly a bubble containing a fragment of a world remembered and reproduced by the Ena .

Stickie- A parasitic Ionoth capable of living within a host human. Difficult to detect.

Stilt- A spindly-legged deep-space Ionoth.

Stray- A person who walked through a wormhole through the Ena to another planet.

Super Sight Six - An old Taren TV series about psychic detectives.

Surri- A native Muinan animal with an appearance of slender, dog-like seals.

Suyul- A pink flower (also pink/white-skinned).

Swoops- A variety of deep-space Ionoth resembling a pterodactyl.

Tai- Old Muinan for Lake

Tai Medlair- The Old Muinan name for the lake where Pandora is located.

Tairo- A kick-ass ball sport.

Talent- A psychic ability.

Tanty- Tantrum.

Tanz- Taren air transport.

Tarani- A many-legged deep-space Ionoth reminiscent of a caterpillar.

Tare- A harsh, storm-wracked world settled by Muinan refugees. The highly technologically advanced inhabitants live crammed into massive whitestone cities.

Taren year- One third of an Earth year.

The Hidden War- A Taren entertainment based on the Setari.

Therouk Island- A food processing island, with a small residential portion.

Third level monitoring- Active observation of everything a subject sees and hears.

Thousand Cats, A- See Neil Gaiman’s "Dream of a Thousand Cats" in the Sandman series.

Thredbo- An Australian ski resort.

Timesa- A food processing island, with a moderate residential portion.

tl;dr- Too long; didn’t read.

Tola- A classification of Ionoth which have little physical substance.

Toolies- Adults preying on teenagers during Schoolies Week/pretending to be a Schoolie.

Touchstone- The subject of the story.

True-space- The world, not the Ena.

Tsa- An honorific which is the equivalent for Mr/Mrs/Ms/Miss.

Tsaile- Commander.

Tsee- Setari Squad Captain.

Tsur- Director.

Tupal Rock- A small cluster of rocks which form the nearest island to Pandora.

Twig/twigged- Realise.

Tyu- A zither-like musical instrument.

Unara- The largest city on Tare, located on the island of Wehana.

Unco- Uncoordinated.

Unstable rotation- A rotation where the spaces are more likely to change and bring unexpected situations.

Wangst- Self-indulgent angst.

Wehana- The largest island on Tare, almost entirely covered by the city of Unara.

Wharra - One of the ships KOTIS uses to travel between Tare, Kolar and Muina.

Whitestone- A building substance formed with nanites.

Wuss- Wimp, coward.

Wut- What, with added incredulity.

Year 10 Formal- An end-of-year dress up dance held by schools in Australia.

Zarath- The nobility of Nuri

Zelkasse- A quarter of a kasse.

First Squad

Maze Surion (m)

Zee Annan (f)

Lohn Kettara (m)

Mara Senez (f)

Alay Gainer (f)

Ketzaren Spel (f)

Second Squad

Grif Regan (m)

Jeh Omai (f)

Nils Sayate (m)

Keer Charal (m)

Enma Dolan (f)

Bree Tcho (f)

Third Squad

Meer Taarel (f)

Della Meht (f)

Eeli Bata (f)

Tol Sefen (m)

Geo Chise (m)

Rite Orla (f)

Fourth Squad

Kaoren Ruuel (m)

Fiar Sonn (f)

Par Auron (m)

Glade Ferus (m)

Charan Halla (f)

Mori Eyse (f)

Fifth Squad

Hast Kajal (m)

Dorey Nise (m)

Faver Elwes (f)

Kire Palanty (m)

Tralest Seet (m)

Seyen Rax (m)

Sixth Squad

Elen Kormin (f)

Sten Ammas (m)

Juna Quane (m)

Del Roth (m)

Meleed Aluk (f)

Kester Am-roten (m)

Seventh Squad

Atara Forel (f)

Pol Tsennen (m)

Tez Mema (m)

Bodey Residen (m)

Aheri Dahlen (f)

Saitel Raph (m)

Eighth Squad

Ro Kanato (m)

Pala Hasen (f)

Seeli Henaz (f)

Zhou Kade (m)

Kye Trouban (m)

Zama Bryze (m)

Ninth Squad

Desa Kaeline (f)

Zael Toure (f)

Rebar Dolas (m)

Oran Thomasal (m)

Kahl Anya (f)

Terel Revv (m)

Tenth Squad

Els Haral (m)

Loris Darm (f)

Sell Tens (f)

Joren Mane (f)

Fahr Sherun (m)

Netra Kantan (m)

Eleventh Squad

Seq Endaran (f)

Kire Couran (f)

Yaleran Genera (m)

Palest Wen (m)

Zare Seeth (m)

Den Dava (m)

Twelfth Squad

Zan Namara (f)

Roake Lenton (m)

Dess Charn (f)

Sora Nels (m)

Tenna Drysen (m)

Tahl Kiste (m)

First Squad

Maze Surion (m)

Zee Annan (f)

Lohn Kettara (m)

Mara Senez (f)

Alay Gainer (f)

Ketzaren Spel (f)

Kian Farn (m)

Az Norivan (f)

Second Squad

Grif Regan (m)

Jeh Omai (f)

Nils Sayate (m)

Keer Charal (m)

Enma Dolan (f)

Bree Tcho (f)

Trill Nala (f)

Somal Joen (m)

Third Squad

Meer Taarel (f)

Della Meht (f)

Eeli Bata (f)

Tol Sefen (m)

Geo Chise (m)

Rite Orla (f)

Shin Morel (m)

Elory Tedar (f)

Fourth Squad

Kaoren Ruuel (m)

Fiar Sonn (f)

Par Auron (m)

Glade Ferus (m)

Charan Halla (f)

Mori Eyse (f)

Rada Dae (m)

Sael Toren (m)

Fifth Squad

Hast Kajal (m)

Dorey Nise (m)

Faver Elwes (f)

Kire Palanty (m)

Tralest Seet (m)

Seyen Rax (m)

Forrez Wen (f)