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Sanderson, Olaf: Master of the SS Edmund Fizgerald, a civilian freighter under contract to Starfleet. Destinations. Satyr Systems: A fully owned subsidiary of Bicorn Industries. A corporation more concerend with image than truth. What they do or make is unknown. To Sail the Starry Sea.
Saul, Maggie, Lieutenant: Human female Second in command of the USS Kongo's Marine attachment. She is promoted to Captain after the Death of Captain Yalack. The Eagle's Spawn
Sawyer, Samantha, Lieutenant: Human female Chief Medical Officer of the ex USS Berlin after the evacuation. The Chief Medical Officer being casualty. Lines in the Sand.
Seala: An Ane who has studied a particular art to the point of total understanding. This term is usually reserved for arts that the Ane can practice. Study as they may, there would be no "Seala of Piano Playing". Typical fields would be any mental art such as law, a school of philosophy, mathematics, physics etc.
Sector 7 22nd century designation for the Romulan war zone, later the Neutral Zone.
Sector 84.345.137 One of the outer sectors brushing the borders of the Acceptian Empire. It has 47 systems with confirmed Class M planets, one starfaring race, the Galmeer, and 5 confirmed subwarp races. 10 of the class M worlds exhibited no sign of multicelled life on the last survey.
Selena: AI in charge of the Builder's Station. One of Elizabeth's two daughters. Contact.
Shaggies: A mildly derisive term for Gormelites.
"Shards": A common Acceptian expletive. "egg shards", all you would get from an unsuccessful hatching. It also has implication of pettiness and vindictiveness as a female displeased with her husband can give him no children, only shards.
Shatelee: A federation member in the Freisan Sector. The Shatelee are Equniods contacted slightly before the Fresians. Shatelee are shorter and more stocky than the Fresians. They lack the herd mentality of other Equinods, being individualistic and more phlegmatic.
The Shatelee have been full members of the Federation since 2363. They are a single world unit with no colonies.
Shelter of Xitalass: One of the exodus fleet ships, it is damaged by interstellar debris and abandoned. The only exodus fleet ship thus far named. Destinations.
Sherman's System: Federation system on the Klingon/Federation border. First spoken of in "The Trouble with Tribbles". Sherman's System has one class M planet (Sherman's Planet [Real imaginative fellow that Sherman]) Sherman's Planet is an agrigarian paradise. Sherman's Planet was named for a girlfriend of David Gerold.
Shipview Cafe: Restaurant overlooking the Starfleet internal docking area at the El Nanth Spacedock.
Simone, Lyra, Petty Oficer 1st class: Centauri female. Communications on the USS Daedalus. The Spoils of War
Simions, Harry, Private: Human male Marine attached to the USS Kongo. The Eagle's Spawn.
Simmons, Martell, Lieutenant: Denavain female. Gamma shift tactical officer on the USS Kongo. Someone that knows the limits of her skill. Destinations.
Simmons, Reginal, Captain: Human male. Commanding officer USS Betelgeuse. A well connected, gung ho, former desk jockey that had never fired a phaser outside of drill. Xanadu's Star.
"Singing Waters" Hotel and Resort: A fictional resort in the style of "Rick's American Cafe" of "Casablanca" created for the Nelson's honeymoon. The Singing Waters is a real location on El Nanth. Waterfalls from tens of feet to inches high gurgle, sing and roar as far as the eye can see and the ear can hear. A symphony in water and wind. My own tribute to Robert Heinlein's "Glory Road" and the singing waters there. A scene that stuck with me. The Long Patrol.
"Single H": Mono-atomic Hydrogen. The impulse fuel commonly use in the Acceptian Empire.
Sixliss: The Sixliss are a warmblooded, placental non-mammal. That is they give live birth, have a placenta, but do not suckle their young. In form they are sauriods. Bipedal, with a long balancing tail and manipulative forearms. What we would label "dinosaurs". They are omnivorous, and durnal. Read more in the Sixliss Cultural File.
Sixliss Resettlement Project: Long range project undertaken by the Starfleet Colony Command to relocate the Sixless from the slowly failing Exodus Fleet to the new world of NewHomel (Gammer 3).
Phase one was the investigation of local class M worlds without an indigenous sentient population for a suitable environment for the Sixless. Phase Two involved the further investigation of Gammer 3 for further dangers and for resources for the Sixless. Captain James T. Kirk was the commanding officer of the first two Phases. Phase three involves the actual transportation of the Sixless population of 100,000,000. This Phase is projected to take the next 70+ years and is currently under the command of Admiral Walter Kowalski.
SkyHilton: Hotel on the old Earth Spacedock in the 22nd Century. They are still there, several spacedocks later.
SkyView Cafe: The best restaurant and bar on High Crystal station. It is the only one with a 360 degree view. They are the only establishment on the station that has live waiters and bartenders, and are priced accordingly.
Skywatcher, Cody, Ensign: Human male. Generic ensign USS Ulysses S Grant, assigned as needed. To the Victor.
Slisflix: Character in an unnamed Sixliss vodtrekker drama.
Smith, Woodrow Wilson, Lieutenant: human male. Operations and Helm officer on the USS Ulysses S Grant. Smith is a big, raw boned, redheaded man who is constantly at odds with the Grant itself. Being made of metal the Grant is the usual winner of such collisions. He is constantly admonishing Lt. Anders for his short-sighted view of starship design. He is killed in action against the Romulans. Contact, To the Victor.
"Social body": An Ane RI's face to the world. Such bodies are build to mimic life in every detail possible. These biomechs are based on 22nd century prosthetics technology. They are about 80% as strong as a like built biological, and can do everything a living being does but reproduce and heal massive injury. "Kirk ran his hands down her neck, marveling how the chest moved, the eyes where wet and real. Even her nose was wet. "I can't imagine this as anything but a living breathing being." "The body is me, as long as I inhabit the body. I will bleed if you cut me, I will feel the pain of the wound. I enjoyed the touch you gave me. I am a sensate being. Tim, this is always active in the sleeping room. I was born at my Mother's side, I crave that contact, like all of my kind."
Solin, Avery, Lieutenant: Human male. Helm/Opps officer on the USS Kongo. All Kongo Stories.
Sorbo, Lieutenant: Very junior watch officer on the USS Kongo. He has the deck during the arrival party on NewHome.
Soren, Ambassador: Vulcan male. Head of the Federation peace mission to Anaxar, A well established diplomat. Call No Man Dead...
Spacik, Lieutenant: Vulcan male. Opperations officer (later Commander and XO) on the USS Kongo. A Vulcan with a wry sense of humor, and not afraid to use it. "If we wish to contact The Box sir, logic suggests we contact it. I suggest we hail The Box with subspace radio." All Kongo Stories.
"Spec plus": A common form of friendly competition between sections of a construction crew or repair crew. A matter of who can finish their section the best, to specification and then some. The offered reward is minor, an extra holodeck slot or some such. However, the bragging rights are beyond price.
"SS": "Star Ship" or "Space Ship" Common designation placed before any civilian ship's name in the Federation.
SS Bloodmoney: freighter of Iotian registery used as a headquarters by Rabba the Brow. Self destructed to avoid capture. The Price.
SS Bustard: An example of a primary transport throughout the Romulan War. She was last used as a robot ship to transport hazardous cargoes for disposal. She was disposed of at the same time. Disposal method was driving the ship into a star. Yes this is a reference to the film "Mr. Roberts". The Long Patrol.
SS Cronos: An Atlas class bulk freighter of Portsmouth Colony registry. It suffered a navigation sensor failure which caused a violation of the Prime Directive Quarantine of Aglora. It was carrying a load of luxury wood stole from a restricted planet. Journeys
SS Diligence: Orian Pirate under false IFF signal. Captured by Quinto's Pride with the assistance of the USS Questing. The Word of the Builders.
SS Edmund Fizgerald: Civilian freighter under contract to Starfleet. It is delivering mail and supplies to the Sixless Resettlement Project. Freisan terrorists use the Fizgerald to gain admittance to Garmar 3. Destinations.
SS Felicity: Orion Pirate under false IFF signal. Captured by the USS Questing. The Word of the Builders.
SS Savanna: Early warp drive ship built in 2063 after the broadcast of the Concane Warp principles far and wide. Built by the University of Michigan from the USS Cheetah, DY-350 an overbuilt ion drive sleeper ship. Jerry LaSaile funded the ship in order to get off Earth, he flew it on an 84 week voyage to El Nanth, 74 light years from Earth, an heroic trip. The SS Savanna rests at Dock A-1 on Builders Station in the El Nanth system. She made one other voyage. After a two year complete overhaul the SS Savanna was flown (carried most of the way by the USS Terra) back to Earth in 2360 for Earth's Tri-centennial of Starflight. Afterward she was returned to her customary place in the Builder Station. The Flight, Contact, To Sail the Starry Sea.
SS Serendipity: Euphrates class ship in the 2360 configuration used as a private yacht by Gerald Ryan LaSaille. The interiors are extensively modified including a natural garden that occupies most of three decks in the saucer section. To Sail the Starry Sea.
SS Skylark: Federation Registry Tel-3B5,5E,137W A Carnival class long cruise liner operating with the Teller Standard Starlines. She was commissioned in 2352, considered a top luxury liner when built. It is still within that standard. The Skylark can cruise at Warp 8, and achieve speeds of Warp 9.2 for brief periods. The Skylark has shields and firepower equivalent to a light corvette. Standard for civilian ships of her classification, usually enough to discourage pirates. She has served without problems in that time. She has had two major refits, the most recent in 2373. The Skylark has accommodation for 250 single class passengers and 300 crew. She has an operational range of 2.5 standard years. She features in an act of piracy and murder. The Eagle's Spawn.
"Standard control panel": Builder technology. The controls conform to the mental images of the user according to their function. Also called "soft controls". Federation science is still trying to puzzle them out in the 24th century.
Starbase 1: First finished in a trio of Starbases built by Earth in deep space long before the Federation. Three light years each from the Sol system they are still in opperation.
Starbase 3: Starbase closest to the Romulan War (later Neutral) Zone. Main Federation base in the 22nd Century Romulan War. To the Victor
Starbase 24: The major Starbase on the Klingon/Federation border. It is one of the older and more built up of the starbases. The space port looks like a collection of space junk. Some modules of the main station are over 150 years of age, and dated from the treaty of the first Klingon War. The dirtside facilities would rival many a planetary capital in size. It is latter refered to as "Starbase 224". The Word of the Builders.
Starbase 59: Starbase near the Orion cluster. Commander Tim Kirk served as the Chief of the Spacedock repair facilities for several months. Xanadu's Star.
Starbase 88: Regular starbase outside of the Fresian Sector. The USS Kongo holds the speed record for a run from Starbase 88 to Earth in 12.2 days. Journeys, Destinations.
Starbase 140: Formerly Starbase 14 In the second ring of bases built it is the closest base to Ekos.
Starbase 460: Starbase at the Federation "Hard Edge" between Earth and the Acceptian Empire.
Starflight Museum: Located in the "old" space dock (Romulan war era). The Starflight Museum is run as a division of the Smithsonian Institution Air and Space Museum. It holds one example of every starship of any significance that survives. Of note on display are the Warp Ship Phoenix, the USS Republic (Constitution Class), the USS Enterprise A (Enterprise Class) and the USS Excelsior (Excelsior class) Many other ships are also on display. The Museum has shuttles from the Mall in Washington DC and from the local stations on an hourly basis.
The Starflight Museum was established in fandom of the 1970s, and the tradition is continued here.
Station 2: Research station around Earth orbit. The place the SS Savanna was first refitted. To Sail the Starry Sea.
Stenn, Mr.: Vulcan male. Civilian chief science officer aboard the Ane Planet class cruiser USS Felicty. Mr. Stenn found that the "Vulcan science officer" was an open joke in Starfleet, and left the service to serve as a civilian contractor on Ane ships. Mr Stenn is noted to have a more open display of emotion than the "average" Vulcan. Destinations.
Stiles, Jody, Lieutenant: Human female. Security and Tactical Officer aboard the USS Ulysses S Grant. Mr. Stiles is as much noted for her ample mammary development as her skill as a tactical officer. To the Victor.
Stiles, Richard, Commander: Human, male. Executive Officer of the USS Kongo after Gwenyth Ap Owen. Described as having; brown hair, blue eyes, and an earnest expression. He says of himself; "I want to protect and preserve the way of life we have created for ourselves." Stiles is competent but overmatched to the task.
As a junior Science's officer on the USS Tarfarce, one of the new Intrepid class ships. He was doing a routine diagnostic of the computer system when he ran into a snag. Someone had tampered with the computer. Further and found that most of the senior officers were engaged in funneling materials to the Orions. He couldn't bring it up to the Captain, said officer was hip deep in it, likewise the First Officer. He encoded the information and sent it to Starfleet Command on my own initiative A month later the Secretary General tore the ship apart. Captain, Commander and five other officers got shipped to Coventry Colony, He got a promotion Lt. Commander, and a transfer. Half the crew hated him as Captain Garat was popular. Admiral Necheicv saw he was picked for Command school based solely on his ability to note and report improper behavior.
Stolok: Vulcan male. Doctor of xeno-sociology of the Oversight Committee on First Contact. He served on the FCO hearing panel for the Sixliss question. Journeys.
Stombach: Alcoholic drink of strong proof common to Ekos and Zeon. Similar to whiskey. It is exported in small quantities. Most is consumed in the local trade.
Stone, Esther Ruth, Commander: human female. First Officer of the USS Winston Churchill. She is killed in action. To the Victor
Stoner Medical Systems: Stoner is the makers of the close to life-like bios used by RI computers as socially acceptable bodies. Stoner also produces limb and organ prosthetics of the same kind of material and other more conventional medical products for local and export use. They have a number of locations throughout the Federation.
Stoner Medical Systems was founded by Dr. Carl Stoner of Earth (2034-2137). He saw a need for a great many prosthetics after the AI war in 2063. People distrusted anything that looked mechanical. So there was a driving need for limbs and other parts that did not look like replacements. Several designs and materials where tried over the years, most where simply computer driven replacement limbs with cosmetic coverings. These were less that satisfactory.
The breakthrough came in 2146 when the quasi-flesh synthetic was developed. Quasi-flesh was an organic material that was so close to life-like that medical scanners of the day could not tell it from the real thing. It could accept nutrients from the patient's bloodstream, and had no rejection problems The body, anyone's body treated it like the body's own flesh and bone. Properly prepared quasi-flesh bones could even be joined into living joints or grafted on the end of shattered bone stumps. The quasi-flesh limbs, and later organs were functional and acceptable replacements. The only downside was a very limited self repair ability, and a 20% decrease in the strength of bone and tissue compared to the original limb.
Quasi-flesh organs with a full function included the heart, kidneys, spleen, liver, penis, and intestines, large and small. Organ replacements with limited functions included spinal cord, ovaries and testes (no reproductive function) uterus (incomplete reproductive function), and eyes, (no color vision). This remained the company's staple product for the next 100 years.
In the late 2250s, limb and organ regeneration became possible. The Stoner Company was hard hit. The regrown replacements were superior in every way to the quasi-flesh. Even though the company had perfected the product to the point that everything short of the brain, and full reproductive function could be replaced. A near complete body could be made entirely from quasi-flesh replacements. (Sydney Goddard was the only person to ever receive a total body replacement, with the exception of the central nervous system. It was one hell of a grisly accident.) The Company floundered barely profitable for several decades as the new medical technology slowly sapped the market away from them. They where on the verge of failure when Ane interests bought them and their quasi-flesh patents in order to perfect and produce social bodies for the emerging RI population.
Since them the company has been diversified into other medical fields as well and making improvements on the basic quasi-flesh technology. There remains a small but steady market for the quasi-flesh prosthetics.
Strongnest Birrl frigate, commanded by Captain Trrreeel. The Eagle's Spawn.
Student, A Galmeer male with weak eyes and a future in either philosophy or politics. He becomes the voice of reason from and to the Galmeer. Lines in the Sand.