lphabet and some of his
other linguistic changes caught on; some did not. He died seconds
after midnight, 1 January 2149.

CHIEF'S BENCH: (Sandeman) A judicial-style bench in the clanhome's
main hall, used by the clan-chief on formal occasions.

CHIEF'S RIGHT: (Sandeman) A clan-chief's right to impose punishment on
one who has committed a serious offense against a member of his clan.

CHIRON, Subsector 8-A:
No. systems: 74 Sector: Centaurus
with 3 inhabited planets: 2 Ruled by:
with 2 inhabited planets: 9
with 1 inhabited planet: 23

CIRCLE OF LORDS: The Traiti deities, three females and nine males--one
of whom, Lord Esteban the Peacelord, is a human. All were planned for
and then influenced, to a greater or lesser degree, by the psionic
computer called Godhome--which had been left behind for that task when
the Others departed to continue their development on another plane of
existence. Once those who were to become Lords agreed to serve,
Godhome forced them into full intellectual and emotional maturity;
although they have powers generally thought of as godlike, they think
of themselves as parents. Their aim, over millennia, is to bring all
intelligence to their level; their philosophy is that
self-responsibility is essential to natural maturation, so they
intervene only when, and only as much as, absolutely unavoidable for
racial survival.

CLAN NAMES, TRAITI: Naming convention is one or two letters, an
apostrophe, and one or two syllables to form something pronounceable.
Clan names probably had meaning when the clans were originally
established, but those meanings have become lost over the millennia.
(Some clan-names established in the series so far: Ch'geasht, Ch'kara,
D'gameh, K'horan, N'chark, St'nar.)

CLANS, SANDEMAN: The basic unit of Sandeman society, the extended
"family". While the clan-chief is in charge and has the last word, he
is not--cannot be--a dictator. Until Overthrow, clans were established
by the Shapers and restricted in size to 200-500 members; since then,
some have gotten larger, and a new clan is formed by agreement between
two or more "parent" clans who contribute members and resources.

Some established clans (those with asterisks formed by the Shapers),
with their specialties and brief notes if applicable; there may be a
more detailed entry as well, under the clan name, if available
information justifies it.

Alanna*: