The SLV Wallfish

The SLV Wallfish picked up Kira and the other UMC members from the Valkyrie en route to Rusland. The ship was home to a number of central characters in the novel, and although Kira was troubled by Falconi and suspected illegal activity aboard the ship, the Wallfish proved to be a home for Kira. The crew was quite eccentric, but their dedication to each other and willingness to protect Kira created a strong bond between them. The Wallfish traveled all over, from Malpert Station to Nidus to Orstead Station and then finally to Cordova-1420 where the epic battle with Ctain took place.

Nidus

After traveling in FTL for over three months from Rusland to Bughunt, the members of the Wallfish and UMC Darmstadt shuttled down to Nidus (which they also called planet e) to track down the Staff of Blue. The planet was abandoned for a...