BABYLON 5 Last Update: Dictionary 5/17/94 Abbai - one of the non-aligned worlds Abbut - a "vicar" (VCR, q.v) who helped Kosh gain information about Talia Winters Babylon 1, Babylon 2, Babylon 3 - B4's predecessors; all three stations were destroyed Babylon 4 - B5's predecessor; disappeared soon after becoming operational Battle of the Line - final battle of the Earth-Minbari war Bester - Psi Cop (P12) Biggs, Malcolm - Ivanova's former lover; member of the Homeguard; arrested for militant, anti-alien crimes Centauri Republic - one of the five major governments in the B5 universe (so far) Children of the Egg - people of a small planet who hatch from an egg; they are a deeply religious people who feel that their "souls" will escape if their body cavity is punctured Connally, Neeoma - a labor leader on B5 Cotto, Vir - Londo's assistant Cutter - member of the president's security force; tried to destroy a fighter wing of B5 but was stopped by Garibaldi Deathwalker - an epithet for Jha'Dur (see Jha'Dur) Delenn (Satai) - the Minbari ambassador Dilgar - a race that went to war against the non-aligned worlds (and Earth) 30 yeras ago; known for their brutality Dilgar War - the war that ensued after the Dilgar invaded the non-aligned worlds 30 years ago; Earth came to the defense of the non-aligned worlds and helped to repel the Dilgar Drazi - one of the non-aligned worlds Dukhat - the late leader of the Grey Council Du'Rog - an old enemy of G'Kar; sent Tu'Pari to kill G'Kar, but Tu'Pari failed Earth Alliance - one of the five major governments in the B5 unive- rse (so far) Earthdome - the seat of the Earth Alliance government, located in "what used to be Geneva" Earthforce - the Earth Alliance's military organization Earth-Minbari War - war between the Earth and the Minbari that occurred ten years ago; the Minbari, on the verge of victory, surrendered for no *apparent* reason Fire Wings - one of the Minbari warrior clans Franklin, Steven - B5 medical chief of staff Garibaldi, Michael - B5 security officer G'Kar (Third Circle) - the Narn ambassador Grey Council - the religious ruling body of the Minbari Hendricks, Vance (Dr.) - Dr. Franklin's old teacher; tried to get rich by selling dangerous artifacts--when he brought them aboard B5 to have Franklin check them, they became "alive" and threatened the station Homeguard - a militant, pro-Earth (anti-alien) organization Ironheart, Jason - Talia's old lover; evolved into a different life-form after being given drugs that induced telekenesis; apparently gave Talia the "gift" of telekenesis Ivanova, Andrei - Susan Ivanova's father Ivanova, Susan - second-in-command of B5 Jha'Dur - a brutal Dilgar war criminal who was killed by the Vorlons after she developed an immortality serum Jumpgate - the primary means of interstellar travel in B5 Kalika, Ambassador - a leading ambassador of the non-aligned worlds on B5 Kelsey - dead Psi Cop (P12) Kemmer, Frank - a friend of Garibaldi seventeen years ago; Frank was killed and his death was blamed on Garibaldi's negligence Kemmer, Lianna - Frank's daughter, who is now on the presidential security staff; when she came to B5, she finally forgave Garibaldi for her father's death (but not before driving Garibaldi to the bottle by prosecuting him for a crime he didn't commit) Knight One - member of a group which wanted to show a connection between Earth officials and Minbari during the Earth-Minbari war; killed by Sinclair in self-defense Knight Two - member of a group which wanted to show a connection between Earth officials and Minbari during the Earth-Minbari war; tried to find out what happened to Sinclair at the Battle of the Line, but had his [Knight One's] brain "fried" in the process Ko D'ath - G'Kar's former assistant League of Non-Aligned Worlds - a group of the "minor" alien governments ("Non-Aligned" because they have not sided with any of the five major governments) Lennier (of the Third Fane of Chu'Domo) - Delenn's assistant Maray, Kiron - Vir's cousin; Aria Tensus's lover Mars Colony - an Earth colony on the planet Mars; birthplace of Sinclair Mayan, Shaal - famous Minbari poet; friend of Delenn Minbari Federation - one of the five major governments in the B5 universe (so far) Mollari, Carn - Londo's nephew Mollari, Londo - Centauri ambassador Moon Shields - one of the Minbari warrior clans Naranek, Kosh - the Vorlon ambassador Narn Regime - one of the five major governments in the B5 universe (so far) Na'Toth - G'Kar's assistant Night Walkers - one of the Minbari warrior clans Nine, the - another term for the Grey Council (referring to its nine members) Non-Aligned Worlds - see "League of Non-Aligned Worlds" Pak'ma'ra - one of the non-aligned worlds Quantium 40 - a valuable material necessary for jumpgate construc- tion Raiders - space pirates who prey on merchant vessels Ragesh 3 Colony (spelled "Ragesh" in subtitle in "Midnight on the Firing Line," but spelled "Raghesh" in the Universe Today newspaper in "And the Sky Full of Stars") - A Centauri colony attacked by the Narns; the attack was eventually withdrawn Rush Act - an Senate act that calls for the arrest of workers who illegally strike Sakai, Catherine - a planetary surveyor; Sinclair's girlfriend Santiago, Luis - president of Earth Satai - honorific applied to members of the Grey Council Sigma 957 - a planet near which "strange things happen," according to G'Kar Sinclair, Jeffrey - B5 Commander Shon - a "Child of the Egg" whose parents killed him after he underwent a surgery procedure that punctured his body cavity Soul Hunter - immortal race of beings who steal people's "souls" at the moment of death Star Riders - the oldest of the Minbari warrior clans Tensus, Aria - Kiron Maray's lover Thenta Makur - Narn assassins' guild Trakis - Adira Tyree's former master Tu'Pari - member of the Thenta Makur; sent by Du'Rog to kill G'Kar, but failed in his mission Tyree, Adira - a Centauri ex-slave with whom Londo once fell in love Vicar - pun on "VCR"; a part-cybernetic, part-organic lifeform which lend their services as recording instruments; vicars can record many things, including telepathic activity (to some degree) Vorlon Empire - one of the five major governments in the B5 universe (so far) Wind Swords - the most militant of the Minbari warrior clans (according to Lennier) Winters, Talia - B5 station telepath (P5) Xon - native race of Centauri Prime which was eventually killed off by the Centauri Zento, Orin - a somewhat rude negotiator who convinced the Senate to invoke the Rush Act against B5 laborers Zocalo - the social center of B5 ============================ Additions and corrections are welcomed. Note that I use B5's time frame in describing these entries (e.g., the Dilgar war occured 30 years *ago*, etc.) Shawn Bayern bayern@cshl.org ============================ Copyright 1994, Shawn Bayern. All rights reserved. Babylon 5 is a copyright of the PTN Consortium; no infringement of that copyright is intended by writing this file. Permission granted to freely distribute noncommercially as long as the text and this copyright notice remain intact. No guarantee is made about the validity of the information included herein. Thanks to Dan Wood and David Tanguay for comments and suggestions.