Rotterdam

Rotterdam is a city in the Netherlands where Bean first appears in the story. Since the story is in the future, Rotterdam has changed tremendously and has a large population of barbaric street urchins.

Helga's Kitchen

Helga's kitchen is the charity kitchen that Poke's crew gains access to after Bean talks Poke into forcefully enlisting Achilles' help. Helga tells Sister Carlotta of the remarkable change in the children's behavior.

International Fleet

International Fleet, or IF, is the military organization that runs the Battle School and all other schools for training commanders in the upcoming final battle with the Buggers.

Battle School

Battle School is the first training institution that Bean goes to and where he meets Ender.

Ventilation System

Bean uses the ventilation system in the Battle School to move around unobserved and spy on the teachers and students. He also uses the ventilation system to trap...