Skyfall (29 page)

Boldface names refer to members of the Rhon. The Selei name denotes the direct line of the Ruby Pharaoh. All children of Roca and Eldrinson take Valdoria as their third name. All members of the Rhon within the Ruby Dynasty have the right to use Skolia as their last name. “Del” in front of a name means “in honor of.”

= marriage + children by

B
oldface names refer to Ruby psions, also known as the “Rhon.” All Rhon psions who are members of the Ruby Dynasty use
Skolia
as their last name (the Skolian Imperialate was named after their family). The
Selei
name indicates the direct line of the Ruby Pharaoh. Children of
Roca
and
Eldrinson
take Valdoria as a third name. The “del” prefix means “in honor of,” and is capitalized if the person honored was a Triad member. Most names are based on world-building systems drawn from Mayan, North African, and Indian cultures.

= marriage

Lahaylia Selei
(Ruby Pharaoh) =
Jarac
(Imperator)

Lahaylia
and
Jarac
founded the modern-day Ruby Dynasty.
Lahaylia
was created in the Rhon genetic project. Her lineage traces back to the ancient Ruby Dynasty that founded the Ruby Empire.
Lahaylia
and
Jarac
have two daughters,
Dyhianna Selei
and
Roca
.

Dehya
becomes the Ruby Pharaoh after Lahaylia. She married William Seth Rockworth III as part of the Iceland Treaty between the Skolian Imperialate and Allied Worlds of Earth. They have no children and later separate. The dissolution of their marriage would negate the treaty, so neither the Allieds nor the Imperialate recognize Seth’s divorce. Both Seth and Dehya eventually remarry anyway.
Spherical Harmonic
tells the story of what happens to
Dehya
after the Radiance War. She and
Eldrin
have two children,
Taquinil Selei
and
Althor Vyan Selei
.

Althor Vyan Selei
=
’Akushtina (Tina) Santis Pulivok

The story of
Althor
and
Tina
appears in
Catch the Lightning
.
Althor Vyan Selei
was named after his uncle/cousin,
Althor Izam-Na Valdoria
. Tina also appears in the story “Ave de Paso” in the anthology
Redshift
and
The Year’s Best Fantasy
, 2001.

Roca and Tokaba had one child,
Kurj
(Imperator and former Jagernaut). Kurj marries Ami when he is about a century old. Kurj and Ami have a son named Kurjson.

Although no records exist of
Eldrinson
’s lineage, it is believed he descends from the ancient Ruby Dynasty.
Skyfall
tells the story of how he and
Roca
meet. They have ten children.

Eldrin (Dryni) Jarac
(bard, consort to Ruby Pharaoh, warrior)

Althor Izam-Na
(engineer, Jagernaut, Imperial Heir)

Del-Kurj (Del)
(singer, warrior, twin to
Chaniece
)

Chaniece Roca
(runs Valdoria family household, twin to
Del-Kurj
)

Havyrl (Vyrl) Torcellei
(farmer, doctorate in agriculture)

Sauscony (Soz) Lahaylia
(military scientist, Jagernaut, Imperator)

Denric Windward
(teacher, doctorate in literature)

Shannon Eirlei
(Blue Dale archer)

Aniece Dyhianna
(accountant, Rillian queen)

Kelricson (Kelric) Garlin
(mathematician, Jagernaut, Imperator)

Eldrin
appears in
The Radiant Seas
and
Spherical Harmonic

Althor
has a daughter, Eristia Leirol Valdoria, with Syreen Leirol, an actress turned linguist. Coop and Vaz have a son, Ryder Jalam Majda Valdoria, with
Althor
as co-father.
Althor
and Coop appear in
The Radiant Seas
. The novelette, “Soul of Light” (Circlet Press, anthology
Sextopia
), tells the story of how
Althor
and Vaz met Coop. Vaz and Coop also appear in
Spherical Harmonic
.
Althor
and Cirrus also have a son.

Havyrl
& Lilly marry in 2223. Their story appears in “Stained Glass Heart,” a novella in the anthology
Irresistible Forces
, February 2004. The story of
Havyrl
and Kamoj appears in
The Quantum Rose
, which won the 2001 Nebula Award. An early version of the first half was serialized in
Analog
, May 1999–July/August 1999.

The story of how
Soz
and Jato met appears in the novella, “Aurora in Four Voices” (
Analog
, December 1998).
Soz
and
Jaibriol
’s stories appear in
Primary Inversion
and
The Radiant Seas
. They have four children, all of whom use Qox-Skolia as their last name:
Jaibriol III, Rocalisa, Vitar
, and
del-Kelric
. The story of how
Jaibriol III
became the emperor of Eube appears in
The Moon’s Shadow
.
Jaibriol III
married Tarquine Iquar, the Finance Minister of Eube.

Aniece
= Lord Rillia

Lord Rillia rules Rillia, which consists of the extensive Rillian Vales, the Dalvador Plains, the Backbone Mountains, and the Stained Glass Forest.

Kelric
’s stories are told in
The Last Hawk, Ascendant Sun, The Moon’s Shadow
, the novella “A Roll of the Dice” (
Analog
, July/August 2000), and the novelette “Light and Shadow” (
Analog
, April 1994).
Kelric
and Rashiva have one son, Jimorla (Jimi) Haka, who becomes a renowned Calani.
Kelric
and Savina have one daughter,
Rohka Miesa Varz
, who becomes the Ministry Successor in line to rule the Twelve Estates on Coba.

The novella “Walk in Silence” (
Analog
, April 2003) tells the story of Jess Fernandez, an Allied starship captain from Earth who deals with the genetically engineered humans on the Skolian colony of Icelos.