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Design Space[]
In order of appearance:
R. Rycleu
- Observer Gohrlay - a genetically modified Neanderthal.
- Orbho Nan - Gohrlay's personal robotic aide
- Cliph - an Observer who helps Gohrlay reach Earth
- Overseer Doltun - a genetically modified variant of the common ancestor to Neanderthals and modern humans. Doltun is an Overseer who watches for the kind of Interventionist plot that Gohrlay is involved in.
- Orbho Anagro - a robot at Observer Base. All of the robotic orbho were created by the Huaoshy.
Die-eerie[]
- Vicktir Klempse - a scientist who works with Gohrlay towards the goal of converting her brain's neural networks into positronic circuits.
- Wints - a roboticist who works to endow positronic brains with human-like minds.
Chapter 0[]
- R. Nahan - a humaniform robot who sometimes worked at Daneel's Base on the Moon, but who actually worked for Gohrlay (see below), operating out of Observer Base.
- R. Gohrlay - the telepathic humaniform robot that used Eternity as a tool to perfect human existence on Earth. Eventually R. Gohrlay transfers its memories into a genetically modified human who uses the name "Gohrlay".
- R. Rycleu - travels back in time to the 1930s in order to stimulate the development of positronics. In 1947 she provides information to Noÿs Lambent (see below) and Andrew Harlan that will help stimulate the development of positronics in England.
Chapter 007[]
Two characters created by Isaac Asimov for his time travel novel, The End of Eternity:
- Noÿs Lambent - From a time over 10,000,000 years in the future. She traveled back in time with Andrew Harlan to stimulate development of space travel on Earth in the 20th century.
- Andrew Harlan - From about 90,000 years in the future. He traveled back in time with Noÿs Lambent.
Chapter 1[]
- Engineer Lorn-Kru - a Social Engineer specializing in the design of genetic changes that will improve social dynamics. A member of the Ouwui species.
- Many Sails - artificial life form that is an intergalactic space ship with hyperspace drive
- Captain Hooski - Captain of the Many Sails for the mission to Earth's galaxy. Member of the Huaoshy species, the first species that developed the hyperspatial jump drive.
- Robot Jeed - chief cook and bottle washer for the Many Sails
- Astrogator Fint - experienced astrogator with long experience for the Social Engineering Guild, but the journey to Earth's galaxy is Fint's first intergalactic space flight. Member of the Guiphoa species.
- Demographer Wilry - experienced demographer of galaxies and member of the Deltrijoshnypwannem species.
- Historian Nadit Daanour - long-time colleague of Wilry. A member of the bipedal Ghreliuw species.
- Citizen Alkeirs - only member of the initial crew of the Many Sails who is not a member of the Social Engineering Guild.
Chapter 3[]
- Avizeh and Ladislas - Two humans at the Observer Base in the Large Magellanic Cloud that is visited by the Many Sails. Both members of a human variant subspecies engineered for protogyny.
- Sahiwha Nennoad - member of the Ressese species and leader of the "training mission" to Imfulri.
- Commander Orleane - physiologically Earth-standard human
- Roboticist Esselle - member of the genetically modified human subspecies, the Kighiz and wife of Rewhand.
- Geneticist Rewhand - member of the Kighiz human subspecies. Husband of Esselle.
Chapter 4[]
Usually written as R. Daneel Olivaw:
- Robot Daneel Olivaw - Now retired from managing the formation of Galaxia, Daneel continues to help convert the worlds of the First Foundation into worlds of the Galaxia collective.
- Encyclopedist Pavao - Head of the Encyclopedia Galactica.
Chapter 5[]
- R. Lackner, in charge of monitoring the world Imfulri. Has the body form of a member of the Ressese species.
Chapter 6[]
Chapter 7[]
- Fallom - a character that was created by Isaac Asimov. Fallom is a genetically modified human from the planet Solaria. Fallom received many memories from R. Daneel Olivaw and is now in charge of completing Galaxia.
- Robot Creal - a humaniform robot that was sent on the Many Sails as a kind of Trojan Horse.
Chapter 8[]
- Grean - time traveling Huaoshy
Chapter 9[]
- Major Marcel - collected crash debris from the Brazel ranch
- Isaac Asimov - clerk for Major Marcel
- R. Fengtol - positronic brain robot working to stimulate research into positronics in North America
Chapter 10[]
- Nora Winsou - a resident of Uvadekoto and the first person to take seriously the task of producing sedrons.
- Stan - the first person in Uvadekoto to conceive a theory of sedronic physics, making it possible to produce sedrons.
- Tilly Winsou- mother of Nora
- Jillia Winsou - sister of Nora
- Metslen Winsou - brother of Nora
- Karsa Winsou - cousin of Nora
- Prinstir - Nora's personal robot
Chapter 11[]
- Dinster ("Diny"), Bernard ("Berny") and Riley ("Ril") - Nora's sons
- Alastur - distant cousin of Nora
- Ormy Degsles - Chair of the Uvadekoto History Unit
Chapter 12[]
- Tinsifur - robotic bar tender
Chapter 13[]
- Zanset - robot who sells flowers to Stan
- Ambassador Dodd - representative of the World Government
- Skingk - alien robot
Chapter 15[]
- Vicktir Klempse - positronics researcher at Observer Base.
- Wints - member of the positronic robot development team
Chapter 16[]
- Observer Lercimn - an acquaintance of Gohrlay who she tries to use to capture a Huaoshy spaceship.
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