character profiles/quotes

  • Kiira (Kee-rah)

    Seventeen Stel rotations in age, Kiira is a bubbly yet highly intelligent science adept. She misses her mother but never feels shorted for not having a father, as her uncle Waal filled that void.

  • “I owe everything to the two women in my life, my mother and Akeela whom I love as my sister.”

    — private journal

  • “You are my mother. You breathed life into me. I am your daughter. You continue to live through me. Apart we may be powerful, but united, we are never ending.”

    — from the journals of the Supreme Chancellor

  • “Dinosaur means terrible lizard. We are not lizards. And we are not terrible. For that look no further than your own visages, you destroyer of worlds.”

    — private message to all world leaders

  • Saax (Sahks)

    Jokes around with his only friend Kiira, but he harbors a more serious demeanor due to living with a very pushy mother and a father who is always out on diplomatic missions for his wife. Saax is a very loyal friend and confidant to Kiira, though his mother insists that he manipulate their friendship to advance his position.

  • “I anxiously await my father’s return. I have so much to tell him about my mother’s ministrations.”

    — words he exchanged with Akeela before a morning training

  • General Jaak (Jahk)

    Clan Elder of the warrior clan, the Draconem. He is a proud military leader who is fiercely intelligent and a secret friend to Kiira’s mother, Eensul. Sharp tongued but warm hearted, he quickly gains Kiira’s trust.

  • “Soldiers go to war. Politicians send them.”

    — from a private conversation with Elder Libur on the state of humanity

  • “Sometimes, you must go about Terr alone. The pain will pass. If not, it will eventually become part of your day. Soon, you will cease to know it is even there.”

    — lecture to Lt. Colonel Akeela after the loss of her husband and his son

  • “At once, we were both Prometheus and Jove, having given radiant wisdom to man. Now we are bound within adamantine caves, victims of our own claw.”

    — reflections

  • Elder Waal (Vahl)

    The Socran Clan Elder, Kiira’s uncle is the consummate politician and overall responsible for the Quetz laws and policies. Although energetic and witty, adversaries and allies alike need to be careful when crossing him.

  • “We are all victims of our own egos.”

    — comment to Lt. Colonel Akeela

  • “Corruption must flow, for where would we be without it?”

    — private conversation with General Jaak

  • Elder Lün (Loon)

    Leader of the Stora group, she is responsible for amassing and protecting all knowledge from the Quetz and humans races. She is arrogant, devious, and uncaring. She would sacrifice her family if it made sense to. Once considered the most beautiful bird in the clans, vanity and great wealth are her weapons.

  • “Humanity is a plague of insects that should be exterminated.”

    — comment given among the Council of Elders

  • “To Asia we gave culture, the Greeks philosophy. The Americas received the spiritual connection to Terr. But to the northern Europeans, we left them to squalor in their barbarism and filth. Oh, how we erred in allowing them to live.”

    — personal ministrations to Saax

  • Dr. Mota (Moh-tah)

    An up-and-coming scientist in the Seentia Clan. She was recently appointed by Elder Libur as his personal aide but secretly aspires for more.

  • “What is the point of technology if not to subdue its users?”

    — personal journal entry

  • Lt. Colonel Akeela (Ah-kee-lah)

    Kiira’s steadfast personal guard/assistant. Akeela is a devoted member of the Draconem Clan and a fierce and cunning warrior with little trust of others. She was appointed as Kiira’s guard by then Clan Elder Eensul upon Kiira’s birth, a position she cherishes deeply. She is Kiira’s most trusted advisor.

  • “Train as if you are fighting so that you will fight as you have trained.”

    — lecture to Kiira and Saax

  • “Soft feathers land hard. Such is the way of the world.”

    — early lesson to Kiira

  • Supreme Chancellor Eensul (Een-suhl)

    Elegance and sophistication exude from the soft-hearted Supreme Chancellor, but her willingness to blindly trust her allies becomes her undoing.

  • “What future isn’t bleak for those afraid to soar?”

    — from her inaugural address to the Quetz

  • Elder Libur (Lee-buhr)

    Seentia Clan Elder, he is responsible for the development and installation of all technology capabilities of the Quetz. Quiet and pragmatic, he keeps mostly to himself. He is also a close ally to Jaak.

  • “What is infinity but a number too big to fathom by such simple minds?”

    — personal note sent to his aide Dr. Mota

  • Fugax (Few-gax)

    Gentle and kind, Fugax is Elder Waal’s aide and punching bag; but greatness may be in store for this loyalist.

  • “Teach me the ways of the Draconem. I will be your most apt student.”

    — plea to Major Kiln

  • Major Kiln (Killen)

    Of humble and non-royal origins, the young Draconem officer brought honor to his family by catching the eye of General Jaak, who appointed him as his aide.

  • “Me, lead? I am not of royal blood.”

    — response to Kiira