Galactic Destinations

• Armagh: (CL) Armagh III contains the continent Trefoil. It has a pleasant tropical zone with plentiful water sports. Local culinary talents tend to lean towards fish and fruits. Major exports are fish oils and glue.
• Amodeus VII, Argma (CS) Borton's home world. Fishing is done the old-fashioned way there.
• Baliol:(CL) Lars refers to it in a sentence with Maxim, so it may be a similar planet.
• Balisdel:(CS) nearest manufacturing system to Trundimoux.
• Ballybran: (CS, K, CL c1-c4) Home of the Heptite Guild. No unauthorized planetary landings section 907, code 4, paragraphs 78-90.
• Bernard’s World: (K) one of 4 exchanges on Killashandra’s trip to Optheria
• Buckwell's Star:(c4) referred to as a dull place
• Copper: (CS) Trundimoux mining station
• Fuerte: (CS, K, CL, c1, c3) Killashandra Ree’s homeworld. Conservative government. Pacific. Known to make good hosts to Ballybran symbiont
• Flag III:(CL) Where Lars saw Angel II's sister ships and fell in love.
• Hardesty: (CS) revolution referred to by Carrik.
• Hyperion: (CS) home planet of Enthor. One of the first planets settled in Alpha Proxima.
• Iron: (CS) Trundimoux mining station
• Kachachurian: (K) nothing really said of it.
• Kunjab: (K)one of 4 exchanges on Killashandra’s trip to Optheria
• Mandalay: (CL) one of the worlds Shad Tucker has fished on. Caught one of the largest "Skaters" (a type of fish) on record.
• Maxim: (K) pleasure planet in the Barderi system. A much sought after destination.
• Melorica: (K) one of 4 exchanges on Killashandra’s trip to Optheria
• Murtagh River:(CL) Referred to by Biyanco. "The tuner's got a waiting list as long as Murtagh River." It is likely a very long river on Armagh III.
• Nepal: (CL) Planet Sherpa's (Nihal III) main continent.
• Nihal III: (CL) aka: Planet Sherpa. In the Lepus sector. Has unusual recreation facilities and viewed as a honeymoon spot. Known for its mountain sports. Catering wears the Four Comets of Gastronomical Excellence.
• Opal: (CL) in the 478-S-2937 system in the Libran area of space. A crystal like life form inhabits its surface.
• Optheria: (K) self-sufficent planet that imported the minimum. Ballybran crystal was allowed for the organ because music is natural. Censorship and subliminal conditioning was used to keep residents from desiring residence elsewhere.
• Parnell's World:(c4) Offered various activities of pleasure and vice.
• Rani: (K) in the Punjab system. One of Ballybran’s four neighbors. Suggested by Antona as the best of the four for rest and relaxation. It has marvelous hot springs.
• Rappahoe: (K) one of 4 exchanges on Killashandra’s trip to Optheria
• Regulus Base: Home to the FSP main offices (at least the judicial branch)
• Rheingarten: (K) in the Beta Jungische system. Used as the planet of origin for Corish's cover story.
• Rommell: (c4)
• Salonika: (CS)  Home of Jezery. A mining world due to the asteroid belts around it and the neighboring planet. Limb replacement is a large industry.
• Scarteen: (CS, K, CL) In the Huntsman system. Home of Clodine and Rimbol. Known for its sailing in the Great Oceans.
• Shankill: largest of Ballybran’s 3 moons. Main transfer station and home of the Guild’s off planet offices. The moon base had been operating 334 years standard galactic at Killashandra's first stay there.
• Shanganagh: middle of Ballybran’s moons. Where BB1066 waited for Lars and Killashandra for transport to Opal
• Sherpa: (CL) Nihal III
• Shilmore: innermost and smallest of Ballybran’s moons. Greenish tint.
• Spindrift:(CL) One of the worlds Shad Tucker fished on. Has crackerjaw fish.
• Taliesin:(c4) Four travel days from Ballybran. Musically inclined world that believes Crystal Singers seduce people into the Guild.
• Trace:(CS)the homeworld of Barry Milekey
• Trefoil: (CL)on the southeasten coast of the main continent of Armagh III. Killashandra's vacation spot while estranged from Lars. The Golden Dolphin boasts the best local brew.
• Trundimoux (CS) Miners. Has one habitable planet, one ice planet, one gas planet and three asteroid belts
• Weasust (CS) where the first off-planet crystal singer death occured.
• Welladay:(CL) one of the worlds Shad Tucker has been on. He fished Welladay Whales.
• Yarra: home of Yarran beer

Places on Ballybran

• Bay Area
• Blue Range (CS, c1): Range reffered to by Carrik, northeast of the Guild Cube
• Brerreton Range (CS): Range almost directly south of the Guild Cube
• Buland (CS) South Durian continent, on the coast of the Great Ocean. Referred to during the storm showing
• Hoyland (CS) South Durian continent, on the coast of the Great Ocean. Referred to during the storm showing
• Joslin Plateu: Where most foodstuffs were grown including: fruits, vegetables, grasses, lichens, fungi and exotics.
• Long Plain:(CS) east of the guild cube
• Milekey Range: named after Barry Milekey, northeast of the guild cube
• North Ballinteer: (CS) Farming land with snow sports in the winter.
• Ghanghe Range:(CL) once had plentiful blues, now all mined out.
• Great Ocean (CS) Tsunami prone. North Durian continent has a coast on it.
• South Durian Continent (CS) has a shore on the Great Ocean
• Tortugal Hills:(c3)
• White Sea:(CS) mentioned in relation to other places, west of the Guild Cube.

Places on Optheria

• Angel Island: (K, CL) Home of Lars Dahl
• Bar Island: (K) badly hit by the hurricane.
• Bailey (K) Home of one of the two manual organs.
• Broad Sea: (K) Referred to, but not much said.
• Everton (K) Home of one of the two manual organs.
• Gartertown: (K) Where the illegal brewery was.
• Ironwood (K) Where Nahia and Hauness' clinic is. It has a two manual organ.
• the City: (K) Optheria's capital settlement.
• Mainland: (K) 8000 kilos from the islands
• Maitland (K) Referred to in passing.
• North Harbor (K) Where Angel Island's main medical facilities were.
• Palamo (K) Home of one of the two manual organs.
• Ridge: (K) Part of Angel Island

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