- Theo Waitley is the daughter of Jen Sar Kiladi —aka Daav yos'Phelium— and Kamele Waitley[1]
- Captain of Bechimo
Birth & Home[]
- born 1372 [2] on planet Delgado, offspring of scholars Kamele Waitley and Jen Sar Kiladi. She is thus 20 years old at the end of the novel I Dare
- a Terran planet, a university city, a matriarchal society, a Safe World[1] (more about this at Delgado main page
- grew up at her father’s house, at Number Twelve Leafydale Place
Theo lives with Housefather Kiladi and Kamele Waitley in a house with a garden, and a black-and-white cat named Mandrin.[1] Theo’s favorite flowers in her father’s garden are Bluebells [3] Also, another cat, Coyster.
Later, Theo goes to live at the Faculty Residence Wall with Kamele and her cat Coyster.
Address: Number 12, Leafydale Place, Greensward-by-Efraim, Delgado[1]
Description[]
- intense dark eyes, light yellow whispy hair, pale skin[4]
- Win Ton yo'Vala calls her Sweet Mystery[5]
The Tree depicts her as a white dragon, soaring.
Pilot Résumé[]
- Attended Anlingdin Piloting Academy on Eylot (see Liaden Worlds)
- Expelled from Anlingdin Piloting Academy as a "nexus of violence"[6][7]
- Earned Pilot First Class license by sitting second to Master Pilot Rig Tranza, a teaching captain, on Hugglelans cargo ship Primadonna[8][9]
- courier pilot of Arin's Toss -- contract work for The Uncle [10]
- “over pilot” on Bechimo[11]
- bonded captain of Bechimo[12]
- hastily downloaded a newborn AI “reserve personality” into 7 ships and 13 modules and abandoned it (see Admiral Bunter[13]
- Resisted numerous ship-to-ship attacks by The Department of the Interior[14]
- Responded to a "pilots in peril" hail from Cordrescue Station, in Eylot space[15]
- Became the official pilot and ship for the Norbears ambassador, Hevelin[16]
- Rescued / retrieved Spiral Dance from no-way coordinates[17]
- Rescued three survivors of a shipwrecked "Orbital Aid" [18]
- Rescued stranded pilot Rig Tranza from Minot Station [19]
- Censured by Surebleak port authority [20]
- Negotiated consensus talks among Independent Logics / free ships (some Old Tech) [21]
The Luck[]
the Luck is drawn to Theo:
- Anthora says: “The luck runs roughly around us. Around all of us. And most especially, it would seem around you. Ren Zel was positively dazzled, when we came in — he could scarcely see to pilot! The brilliant unlikely tangle of you, Theo Waitley! Truly, you are Daav yos’Phelium’s daughter.”[22]
- Daav to Theo: “Now, regarding this adventure of yours at Tokeo....you, my child, need a copilot. I say this not merely as your elder in the Guild, but as one of a bloodline whose very existence disturbs and roils what we in-clan dignify as the luck. As tumultuous as event is about and around you, Theo Waitley, you must have backup.”[23]
- Chaliceworks Aggregations, on planet Frenzel, is wary of Theo’s aura: “You come among us...with Random Event trotting at your heel like a half-trained hound. And you offer us an affiliation with Korval, Luck’s very darlings.”[24]
Dramliz[]
- Theo is at least a bit of a Dramliz or witch:
“Pilot, it is not your voice that is loud, but your…self. Your will has been crossed and you have raised energy. As you have not directed the energy, or contained it, it spills everywhere, creating interference and distress for those who hear you.” - from Theo's visit to Chaliceworks Aggregations on Frenzel?[24]“
- In Ghost Ship, she can “see” whether someone is a pilot, including the baby girl Miri is carrying[10]
Kin[]
See Korval Kin for complete list and ancestry charts
Associates[]
- Win Ton yo'Vala, Scout Trainee and eventual graduate[25], Theo's friend and one time lover, master pilot on ship Bechimo
- The Uncle (Theo worked for him once)[10]
- Asu diamon Dayez, Theo's roommate at Anlingdin Piloting Academy[26]
- Bek Tehruda, Theo's partner in dance and with whom she later has her First Pair
- Cho sig'Radia, Senior Scout who had sponsored Theo to Anlingdin Piloting Academy[25]
- Clarence O'Berin, retired Juntavas Boss[27], Theo's co-pilot on Bechimo[10]
- Coyster, Theo's cat on Delgado[28] and various cats (see Companion Animals)
- Kara ven'Arith Clan Menlark[7], a Liaden friend and fellow student at Anlingdin Piloting Academy[29] Tech at Cordrescu Station[7]; Chief Tech and relief pilot on Bechimo, and Theo’s occasional lover/bedmate[30]
- Rig Tranza, Master Teaching Pilot of the Primadonna, where Theo got her first class ticket; Rig gave her his leather jacket because of an attitude problem with Mako, the Hugglelans rep in charge of certifying Theo.
- Various members of the Terran trading family Carresens-Denobli
- Several Independent Logics: Bechimo, Joyita, Jeeves, and an unmentored download version of Admiral Bunter
- Pathfinders Chernak and Stost Strongline[32] (see Yxtrang)
- Hevelin and several other norbears
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Fledgling, ch 1
- ↑ Ghost Ship, ch 9
- ↑ Saltation, ch 12
- ↑ Fledgling, ch 3
- ↑ Fledgling
- ↑ Saltation
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Landed Alien
- ↑ Saltation
- ↑ Gathering Edge
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Ghost Ship
- ↑ Ghost Ship
- ↑ Dragon Ship
- ↑ Dragon Ship
- ↑ Ghost Ship and Dragon Ship
- ↑ Dragon Ship
- ↑ Dragon Ship
- ↑ The Gathering Edge
- ↑ The Gathering Edge
- ↑ The Gathering Edge
- ↑ Neogenesis
- ↑ Accepting the Lance
- ↑ Ghost Ship, chapter 29
- ↑ Ghost Ship, chapter 30
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Dragon Ship, chapter 8
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Fledgling, ch 20
- ↑ Saltation, ch 2
- ↑ Mouse and Dragon, ch 18
- ↑ Fledgling, chapter 2
- ↑ Saltation, ch 9
- ↑ Dragon Ship
- ↑ The Gathering Edge
- ↑ The Gathering Edge