Tuesday 19 December 2023

Flandry Among Merseians

We are human by species and Terrestrial/Terran by planet of origin/residence although some of our still-human descendants might be not Terran but, e.g., Hermetian and there might also be post-human descendants, e.g., the Kirkasanters. In the case of the Merseians, we lack a convenient terminology to distinguish between species and planet of origin or residence. However, those beings who are Merseian by species but Dennitzan by planet of residence are called ychani ("seekers") in Eriau and zmayi ("dragons") in Serbic. Referring to them all by species alone, we find that Dominic Flandry spends time among "Merseians":

on Merseia in Ensign Flandry;
on Talwin in A Circus of Hells;
on Dennitza in A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows.

He is a guest on Merseia, a prisoner on Talwin and a fellow citizen of the Terran Empire on Dennitza and therefore is treated differently in each case. 

3 comments:

Sean M. Brooks said...

Kaor, Paul!

And that word "ychani" (seekers) makes me wonder what those Merseians who settled on Dennitza meant by it. Were some of them Star Believers who left a Merseia hostile to them?

Merry Christmas! Sean

paulshackley2017@gmail.com said...

Sean,

Or just seeking a new life?

Paul.

Sean M. Brooks said...

Kaor, Paul!

Or that too, esp. when considering the chaos on Merseia, before the Roidhunate arose.

Merry Christmas! Sean