The Authorized Ender Companion (3 page)

Alamander (SG)

Alamander was an adviser to Alai when the latter became the Caliphate of the Muslim world. Alamander was against the expansionist policies of the Free People of Earth, but for those of Alai and the Muslims.

When it became clear to Alamander that Alai was not a true expansionist, he joined a conspiracy to kill the Caliph. Alai killed Alamander during the attempted assassination, escaping to continue his reign.

Albion (
See
Hundred Worlds)

Alvarez, Joao Figueira “Pipo” (SD)

Pipo was the xenobiologist on the planet Lusitania. He worked closely with his son Libo, and studied the native Lusitania life—the pequeninos (or
“piggies”). He built relationships with the piggies, gaining their trust, but was forbidden from sharing elements of human culture with them.

He was married to a woman named Conceição, and with her had six children. They were, like most of the population at Lusitania, actively Catholic.

When the leaders of the Children of the Mind of Christ on Lusitania came to him, asking him to see if a thirteen-year-old girl named Novinha was ready to take the xenobiologist certification test, he agreed to let her, though it was early.

Sadly, Pipo’s friend among the piggies, Rooter, was killed by decree of the females of his race. In Rooter’s heart was planted a tree, which the other piggies would later worship. Pipo and Libo were concerned but fascinated by this development.

A few years later, Pipo and Novinha unlocked the secret of the Descolada. The virus unraveled DNA and inserted proteins inside. Pipo recognized something previously hidden from him and raced to speak with the piggies to confirm his findings. He was killed by the small creatures, but unlike Rooter, a tree was not planted in his chest. Libo and Novinha discovered his body.

Andrew Wiggin was first called by Novinha to Speak Pipo’s death. Though the call was rescinded shortly afterward, Andrew was already on his way to Lusitania.

Amaauka, Keikoa (XN)

As a young girl, Keikoa Amaauka fell in love with Han Fei-tzu on the Chinese planet Path. She left Fei-tzu when her family was exiled by the Starways Congress for discovering that the people of Path, who were thought to be godspoken—the chosen vessels for the will of the gods—actually suffered from a genetic mutation that resulted in the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder. They did not suffer the actual disorder. The godspoken were not controlled by the gods, but by their own perceived compulsion.

In order to manipulate the people of Path, though, the Starways Congress didn’t allow this information to be disseminated among the people. To keep it quiet, the Amaauka family was exiled.

Years later, the sentient computer program, Jane, appeared to Han Fei-tzu as Keikoa, revealing the research to him.

Amado (SD)

Amado was a child of Gusto and Cida, early xenobiologists on the planet Lusitania, and was killed by the Descolada virus.

Amaranth (SD, XN, CM)

Amaranth was a grain invented by the xenobiologists on the planet Lusitania.

Amato ([EE])

Amato was a citizen in the first human colony on a former Formic world, Shakespeare. He divorced his wife.

Ambul (ES, SP, SG)

Ambul was a soldier and toon leader from Thailand in Bean’s first command, Rabbit Army, at Battle School. He was a good, reliable soldier, though he had been known to act insubordinately to commanders whose orders he disagreed with. He was toon leader to Bean’s one-time enemy, Achilles Flandres, who had been assigned to Rabbit Army as a test of Bean’s command ability.

Years later, after Ender defeated the Formics and Battle School was shut down, Ambul returned to his native Thailand. Unlike the many other Thai students from Battle School, Ambul was not considered to be an asset to the government or the military. As such, he returned to normal school.

When Thailand fell at the hands of the Achilles-led Chinese, Ambul escaped with his family to London. He was able to remain hidden in the United Kingdom for months, surfacing only after Bean, who was running underground from Achilles, contacted him.

Bean sent Ambul to visit Alai in Damascus. Alai, one of their Battle School colleagues, had ascended to a position of great influence within the Muslim world. Ambul was to solicit the Muslim world’s support against Achilles and his plans for world domination. Ambul agreed to go on the mission, but was certain it was futile, given the segregated nature of the Muslim League and its general unwillingness to aid non-Muslims.

In setting up the meeting with Alai for Petra and Bean, Ambul made one request: that he fight alongside the Muslim soldiers as they liberate Asia, including Ambul’s home of Thailand. Alai approved the request, and Ambul fought nobly and with full commitment alongside his fellow soldiers. He was assigned to a Muslim army from Indonesia, so he would not look too different from his fellow soldiers.

Once the liberation of Asia was completed, Ambul became the Minister of Defense in Thailand. Peter Wiggin, hoping to find in him an ally, contacted Ambul and assured him that the Hegemony—and Suriyawong specifically—were loyal to Thailand. Eventually, Thailand became loyal to the Hegemony, too, and joined the Free People of Earth.

Ancestor-of-the-heart (XN, CM)

The term “ancestor-of-the-heart” refers to the person for whom a citizen of the planet Path was named. The individual so named is to strive to be equal in honor and nobility to their ancestor-of-the-heart, and seems to share personality traits. An ancestor-of-the-heart is believed to watch over their namesake.

Anderson, Lieutenant/Major/Colonel (EGS, EG, ES)

A teacher at Battle School, Anderson held the most confidence in Ender. He was known to pick his nose when no one was looking, a fact that entertained the Battle School students. It was Anderson who put Ender and his army into battles every day, and was the first to tell his superior, Captain Hyrum Graff, that Ender was the “one” they’d been looking for. He was stern and formal in his approach to the children at Battle School, training them to be model soldiers. He first saw Ender when the boy traveled into space toward Battle School.

One of Anderson’s primary duties was the issuing of orders. He was also responsible for troop assignments. When Ender was promoted to commander of Dragon Army, it was Anderson who spread the rumor that Ender considered himself too good to practice with his launch group friends. Furthermore, Anderson denied Ender’s request for more experienced troops, telling Ender to work with what he had. Anderson also scolded Bean for a rabble-rousing speech in the mess hall, when Ender’s life was threatened by Bonzo Madrid. It was he who gave Ender his new assignment to Command School.

When Ender left Battle School, Anderson was promoted to colonel and given command of the Battle School, succeeding Colonel Graff. Following Ender’s victory and the end of the war, Anderson was assigned to the International Fleet’s Training Division in Biggock County on Earth. He and Graff remained friends.

Andhra (
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Hundred Worlds)

Ansible (MP, EGS, EG, GB, EE, SH, SP, SG, SD, XN, CM)

A device that allows instantaneous communication across any distance. Officially called Philotic Parallax Instantaneous Communicator. Originally used only for text information, later version allowed users to appear as holographic images, speaking with one another.

The fundamental principle of the ansible is based on philotic connections: two philotes (having no mass or inertia, but only position) that are connected within a meson are split and carried within the ansible, suspended in a magnetic
field. The two philotes remain connected no matter the distance from each other, and when vibration is induced on one end, it is felt instantly at the other.

Antidote Patch (CM)

A medical device, the antidote patch is a transdermal patch that counteracts the effects of similar patches.

Anton (ES, [SH], SP, SG)

Anton was an old man, a former Russian scientist who developed a way to unlock accelerated human development—physical and mental—through manipulation of a single gene within an embryo. His research was meant to be confidential, and to protect it as such, an implant was placed in his brain to cause anxiety to the level of panic if he spoke of it.

When he met Sister Carlotta and she asked questions about the gene, he spoke in code, which initially prevented the implant from activating. He eventually reached his panic point and fainted, having given Carlotta as much information as he could.

Though still suffering from the internal implant, Anton was released from government custody following Ender’s victory over the Formics. Petra Arkanian sought him out, hoping to learn all she could about Bean’s genetic situation. She wanted to have Bean’s children and needed to discover the truth about his origin, and if it could be undone.

Anton spoke plainly to Bean and Petra, trying to convince Bean to marry Petra and have children with her, if only to stave off the loneliness and sorrow that would otherwise accompany his life. Bean agreed, and admitted to himself that he loved Petra. Their children could be, perhaps, free of Bean’s genetic mutation. Anton told them that Volescu, who had turned the key and created Bean, could unturn it in the embryos where it might exist.

Anton’s life work was complete, and he was settling down with a family of his own. He was engaged to marry a woman younger than he, who had some children of her own. Anton planned to father some children with her and adopt her other kids.

Nearly a year later, Anton was reunited with Bean and Petra in Rwanda where they’d found Volescu working on a biological weapon that would have turned Anton’s Key in all future generations of humanity. His wife was pregnant in the natural way, and Anton was excited to be a father.

He helped a team of scientists examine what Volescu had been doing and
tried tracking down the surrogates for Bean and Petra’s stolen embryos. When Bean and Petra’s first child was born, two months premature, Anton examined the baby and learned that it had, in fact, been born with the genetic manipulation he’d discovered.

Anton’s Fiancée/Wife (SP, [SG])

Anton’s fiancée was a woman who lived in Romania and had several children of her own. She was marrying the older Anton, a Russian scientist exiled in Romania, and was going to try to have children with him, too.

She was pregnant with their first natural child less than a year later.

Anton’s Key (ES, EE, SH, SP, SG)

Anton’s Key is the name of the genetic code discovered by a Russian scientist known only as Anton. The research discovered a way to unlock accelerated human development—physical and emotional—within an embryo. The person created from the embryo would have higher mental function early in life but have a smaller body. The body’s growth would speed up in adolescence, and result in a premature death. Bean was genetically altered to have Anton’s Key.

Anwar ([EG], ES)

Anwar was a contemporary of Ender Wiggin’s at Battle School. He was born in Ecuador to parents of Egyptian descent. He was assigned to Dragon Army when Ender took command. On the first day in the army, he complained about being naked.

Aparecida (SP)

Aparecida was the maid in the home of John Paul and Theresa Wiggin when they lived in the Brazil-based Hegemon compound. She was dutiful and loyal to the Wiggins.

Aquila, Cardinal (SD)

Cardinal Aquila was a colleague of a man named San Angelo on the planet Moctezuma. When Ender Wiggin Spoke San Angelo’s death, he mentioned that San Angelo enjoyed provoking Aquila.

Aradora (SD)

Portuguese for “plowman,” Aradora was the term used by the members of the Children of the Mind of Christ, a religious order on the planet Lusitania, to refer to their school principal.

Arbiter (SD)

The Arbiter was the top legal official on the planet Lusitania. He was actively involved in the investigation of the murder of Pipo, the planet’s xenologist.

Arkanian, David (SG)

David Arkanian was the youngest sibling in the Arkanian family. He was conceived before the population restrictions were eased by the world government after the Formic War, but was born afterward.

When the world map was redrawn in the era of the new Hegemony, David moved with his parents to Brazil, where they were promised protection from the threats against their lives. When Achilles Flandres was brought to the Hegemon compound a short time later, the Arkanians were sent into hiding by the Hegemony’s military leaders.

Once Achilles was killed, David and his family returned to Armenia. They welcomed Petra, her then-husband Bean, and their three babies to their home. David was growing quickly, fluent in Common, and preparing to attend the university near the family home in Armenia.

Arkanian, Mama (SH, SG)

Mama Arkanian was Petra’s mom. A housewife, she loved Petra dearly, and missed her terribly during the nine years she was at Battle School. She was scared of the crowds and the press when Petra came home from the school, and didn’t go to meet her.

She and her husband had conceived their third child before the laws preventing such were relaxed. He was born after the laws were loosened, however.

Her life was threatened when Petra was kidnapped along with the rest of Ender’s team from Battle School. After Petra was rescued and the new Hegemony was established in Brazil, the Arkanian family moved there, where they were promised protection. The protection required the Arkanian family to leave the compound and go into hiding, safe from Achilles Flandres.

A few years later, she was present when Petra gave birth, two months premature, to her first child with Bean Delphiki. Mama insisted that though they were naming the child Andrew after Ender, it was actually after Saint Andrew since children were named for saints, not soldiers.