AURIGA, Sector 15: Ruled by: No. systems: 510 Subsectors: 4 Inhabited planets: 210 A. Anubis C. Tuonetar B. Nephthys D. Yama AURORA: Sector: 8, Centaurus Year: Subsector: D, Pan Day: System: Aurora Gravity: Settled/established: Axial tilt: By: Oxygen: Satellites: % Water: Ident code prefix: AUR Continents: Ruled by: General: Had an interest in the heavy metals market strong enough for it to engage in industrial espionage; this attracted OSI's attention because of the possibility a former IntelDiv field agent was involved, which proved to be the case. (Barbara Tennison) AVALON, Subsector 4-C: No. systems: 106 Sector: Fornax with 3 inhabited planets: 3 Ruled by: with 2 inhabited planets: 11 with 1 inhabited planet: 22 B BADER, Lawrence: Imperial Ranger. Recruited Jess Winters as Sovereign of Alternate Sierra, 2683. BALIK: (Sandeman) A solitary lupoid predator. Females tend to nest and bear their kits in the mountains or high foothills. (Sylvia Stevens) BAST, Subsector 8-C: No. systems: 158 Sector: Centaurus with 3 inhabited planets: 3 Ruled by: with 2 inhabited planets: 10 with 1 inhabited planet: 24 BATTLE-COMPANION: (Sandeman) One who has fought beside another for some time, or done a combat-related service for the other deserving such recognition. Battle-companions are usually warriors/w'women, but Others are acknowledged as such occasionally. Under highly unusual circumstances, even an enemy may become a battle-companion, at which point @ is no longer an enemy. Battle-companions will give each other Last Gift without question if asked, and when using High War Speech, employ the familiar mode. BATTLEPREP: (Sandeman) A combat-oriented form of need, induced by mental and physical concentration. Unlike the sexual form of induced need, which will subside on its own with no more effect than a slight shortening of the warrior's cycle, battleprep involves the entire body; unless the warrior goes into demanding combat within an hour or two, he will go into overload and die. As this is well known, a warrior will prep only when combat is imminent.