CHARACTERS

Hrruban:

First Speaker Hrruna

Second Speaker for External Affairs Hrrto

Third Speaker for Internal Affairs

Fourth Speaker for Education

Fifth Speaker for Health and Medicine

Sixth Speaker for Production

Seventh Speaker for Management

Eighth Speaker for Computers

Senior Scout Chief Hrral

Hrrestan—elder of village

Mrrva—his mate

Hrriss—their son

Hrrula—young man of the village

Hrran—Duty Officer on Hrruba

Mrrim—Technician

Terran:

Kenneth Reeve, jack of all trades

Patricia Reeve, his wife

Ilsa, 10, Todd, 6

Hu Shih and Phyllis Hu

Sam and Aurie Gaynor

Victor and Anne Solinari

Lee and Sally Lawrence

Macy and Dot McKee

Ezra and Kate Moody

Bill Moody—their son

Martin and Fawzia Ramasan

Alfred Ramasan—their son

Ben and Akosua Adjei

Abe and Becky Dautrish

Buzz and Anneck Eckerd

Captain Ali Kiachif of the ship Astrid Commander Al Landreau, Spacedep Mr. E. K. Chaminade, Codep (Colonial Department)

Admiral Afroza Sumitral, Alreldep (Alien Relations Department)