Кіріспе
Д. Дж. МакХейлдің кітабы
фантастикалық роман
the fantasy novel
"Өлім саудагері" – Д. Дж. МакХейлдің "Пендрагон" сериясының бірінші кітабы. Онда Бобби Пендрагонның Дендерронға саяхаты мен басынан өткен оқиғалар баяндалады.
Сюжетке кіріспе
Оқиға "Дендурон" деп аталатын "аумақта" (оқиғаның "Екінші Жер" ғаламшарынан бөлек ғаламшар, барлығы он аумақ бар) өтеді. Дендуронның шығысында, солтүстігінде және оңтүстігінде үш күн бар, бірақ қалған жағынан Жер сияқты көптеген қасиеттеріне ие. Оқиға екі тайпа төңірегінде өрбиді: Милаго және Бедован. Бедовандықтар Милаголарды өте жаман күйде ұстайды, өздері зәулім өмір сүреді; олар суы жоқ, тіпті дәретханасы да жоқ шағын лашықтарда тұрып, Бедовандықтардың патшайымы Каганның талаптарын орындау үшін күні бойы бағалы "глазурь" деп аталатын тас қазып алады. Егер Милаголар күн сайын өзгеретін глазурь мөлшерін жеткізе алмаса, олардың бірі тасталып кеткен шахтаға итеріліп өлтіріледі. Бұл процесте адамды глазурь салмағымен өлшейтін жүйе қолданылады. Бедовандықтарда ағын су, пештер және жасанды жарық сияқты жетілдірілген құралдар мен технологиялар бар.
Сюжет
Бұл оқиға Бобби Пендрагоннан басталады, ол 14 жастағы қарапайым бала, баскетболдан жартылай финалда ойнауға үйінен кетуге дайындалады, бірақ ол кетер алдында, мектептегі танымал қыз Кортни Четвинд үйіне келіп, оған деген сезімдерін мойындайды. Олар Бобидің ағасы Пресспен өсіп жатқанда, келіп, Бобиге кейбір адамдарға көмек керек екенін және онымен бірге келу керектігін айтады. Олар мотоциклмен Бронкстегі метро станциясына барады. Пресс мотоциклді сыртта кілттері қосылған күйде қалдырады, бұл Боббиді таң қалдырады, бірақ ол сұрағанда Пресс оларға енді қажет емес дейді. Олар тастап кеткен метроға кіреді, онда олар басты зұлым адаммен, Сент-Дэйнмен кездеседі, оның мақсаты - Халланың он аумағы арасындағы кедергілерді жою; әрбір аумақ, адам және тірі нәрсе. Сент-Дэйн үйсіз адамды метроның алдына секіріп түсуге мәжбүр етеді, және бұл "балаға оның не күтіп тұрғанын көрсету үшін" дейді. Ол Пресс аға мен Боббиге шабуыл жасайды. Содан кейін Пресс аға Боббиге жұлдызды есіктің алдына барып, "Дендерон" деп айқайласын дейді. Бобби мен Пресс Дендеронға келгенде, олар жергілікті әдет-ғұрыптарға сәйкес киімдерін ауыстырады және екі найза және ит сыбызғысы бар бобслейді табады. Бобби мен Пресс таудан түсіп бара жатқанда, оларға он екі квиг шабуыл жасайды (Жануарлар Сент-Дэйн флюмдердің қақпаларын қарауылдауға пайдаланады; квигтердің көрінісі аумақтар арасында әртүрлі). Олар ит сыбызғысы мен найзаларды қолдана отырып, жағдайды жеңе алады, бірақ апатқа ұшырап, Прессті Бедован ер азаматтары ұрлап алады. Бобиді Саяхатшы жауынгер Оса құтқарады, оның қызы Луор кітаптың көп бөлігінде оған ренжіген. Олар Алдермен танысады, ол бедоуендік салт атты, ол - жамылған Дендердонның саяхатшысы. Бобби, Альдер және Луор Прессті құтқаруға тырысады, Боббидің үйінен, Екінші Жерден, әкелінген құралдармен толықтай қаруланған рюкзакпен, Пресс ағайындыларды құтқару жұмысын жеңілдету үшін, Пресс Боббиге аумақтар араластырылмауы керектігін ескерткеніне қарамастан (бұйымдар арқылы немесе басқаша). Осы уақыт ішінде Бобби бедуандардың сән-салтанат пен жалқау өмір сүріп жатқанын түсінеді, өйткені олар музыка тыңдайды, жазғыштарда демалады және тамақтанады, оларға ақшыл, үндемейтін Новандар қызмет етеді. Сонымен қатар, технологиялық тұрғыдан айтқанда, бедоуандар Милагодан жылдар бойы алда, оның ішінде дунбаутерлер, ағынды су және жасанды жарық сияқты өнертабыстар мен құрылғылармен. Пресс-ті құтқарып алғаннан кейін, Бобби Екінші Жерден заттарды әкелу қателік болып шыққанын біледі. Боби құтқару әрекеті алдында шахтаның желдеткіш шахтасында ұйықтап жатқанда, Милагоның Фиггис есімді қарапайым саудагері Бобидің сөмкесінен фонарь ұрлап алған. Боби, Луор, Альдер және жаңадан құтқарылған Пресс Милаго ауылына оралғанда, олар жергілікті саудагер Фиггистің бедоуандықтардың билігінен босату үшін қару ретінде пайдаланылатын тұрақсыз жарылғыш затты сататынын біледі. Бедоуандарды (әрине, Милаголардың бүкіл ауылдарын да, бірақ Милаголар бұл тәуекелді өздеріне алуға дайын) жоятын қаруды жасаудың соңғы компоненті - бұл Бобби кездейсоқ ұсынған батарея мен фонарьдың қосқышы. Олардың жоспары - бедоуандарға алмастыру рәсімі кезінде (бедоуандар глазураны алатын жерде) так бомбасын ұсыну, оны үлкен шахта арбасына ұқсатып, қалған бедоуандарды аз мөлшерде такпен жою. Бобби, Луор, Альдер және Пресс бас кенші Реллиннің бомбаны іске қосуын тоқтатуға тырысады, ал барлық бедоуандар мен новандар Милаго мен бедоуандар арасындағы шайқас өтетін алаңға көшіріледі. Алайда бұған дейін Бобби мен Лурға бомбадан арылу міндеті жүктеледі. Кейбір квигтерді оятып, стадионның қапталына қамап, олар глазурьді (және такты) ұсынғаннан кейін, Лур қамап есігін ашқаннан кейін, квигтер сыртқа шығып, сол жердегі кейбір ерлерді өлтіреді. Реллин бомбаны орнатқанда, Пресс аға оның қолына найза салады. Реллин сол жерде жатыр, күресіп жатыр. Пресс аға бомбаны сөндіру үшін алады, содан кейін ол квигтердің басымдыққа ие екенін түсінеді. Ол төтенше шаралар қабылдады және кейбіреулер tak Quig аузына ауыстырғыш тастады. Ол кішкене бөліктерге бөлінді. Содан кейін Бобби мен Лур суды сұйытып, оны бүкіл алаңға таратады. Бомба жоқ, тек бір кішкентай шар ғана қалды, оны Бобби қалтасына тығып қояды. Осы сәтте саудагер Фиггис Бобби мен Лурды шахтаға шақырады, онда олар такты мол табады. Олар көп ұзамай Фиггистің шын мәнінде Сент-Дэн екенін түсінеді. Нағыз Фиггис өзінің тұзағынан қаза тапты. Фиггис ретінде жасырынып, Сент-Дэйн Милаголарға такты сатты, оларды бедоуандарға қарсы көтерілуге шақырып. Сонымен қатар, Сент-Дэйн Маллос ретінде де жасырынып, патшайым Каганның бас кеңесшісі болды және бедоуандардың санасын олардың көршілеріне қарсы бұрды. Нағыз Фиггис орнатқан тұзақтар Бобби мен Лурды Сент-Дэнмен шахтада тұзаққа түсірді. Бұл жалғыз шығу жолы екенін көріп, Бобби кішкентай так шарын үлкен қоймаға лақтырады, ол такты тұтандырып, барлығын жер астында жарылысқа ұшыратады. Сент-Дэйн шахтадағы флюмді пайдаланып, Клорал аумағына қашып құтылады. Судың жоғары жылдамдығымен және алып акуламен флюм арқылы кері жіберген Бобби оны қуаламайды. Бобби үшін жағдайды одан да нашар ететін нәрсе - су Луорды қапастың қабырғасына соғып, оны есіз қылды. Бобби есіз Луорды тегіс темір арбаға салып, желдеткіш шахта арқылы мұхитқа итеріп, жарылыстан шамалы ғана құтылады. Жағаға қайтып келгенде, жарылыс көп қирату салғанын, бірақ көптеген адамдардың тірі қалғанын, оның ішінде Пресс аға мен Альдердің де тірі екенін көреді. Бедоуандардың Милаго үстіндегі билігінің символы болған сарай жарылыс күшінен мұхитқа құлайды, Милагоның көптеген шатырлары қиратылады және глазурь кендері мәңгілікке жабылады. Осылайша, екі тайпа өмірді жақсарту үшін бір-бірінің күшін пайдалана алады (Милагоның егіншілік және құрылыс саласындағы, ал бедоуандардың инженерия және химия саласындағы). Бобби Пресс ағасымен бірге Екінші Жерге қайтады, отбасын тауып, бұрынғы өмірін жалғастыруды үміттенеді. Өкінішке орай, ол үйі мен отбасының жоғалып кеткенін, тіпті Боббидің бұрын болғанын көрсететін ешқандай із қалмағанын біледі, сондықтан ол Клоралға саяхаттауға және Сент-Дэннің зұлымдыққа қарсы миссиясын аяқтауға шешім қабылдайды. Біз, оқырман ретінде, Сент-Дэн мен Боббидің бір-бірімен күресіне куә боламыз. Бұл екеуі Халла, ғалам үшін күресіп жатыр және оны тұрақтандыру керек пе, әлде жою керек пе. Боббидің бәріне қарамастан, достары Кортни Четвинд пен Марк Димонд Саяхатшы журналының иегерлері болады, Оса Маркқа бір түні берген Саяхатшы сақинасы арқылы. Осаның кеңесімен Бобби мен Луор саяхаттарының жазбаларын жазып, оларды Саяхатшы сақиналары арқылы өздерінің үйіне жібереді. Сақиналар флюмді жабатын таспен жасалған; қалаған аумақ аталғанда, сақина флюмнің кішкентай нұсқасына айналады, арқылы журналдар жіберіледі. Бастапқыда осы керемет оқилыққа сенгісі келмесе де, Марк пен Кортни оны уақыт өте келе қабылдайды. Олар енді таңдау жасай алмайды; Боббидің отбасы, үйі және оның өмір сүргенін көрсететін барлық жазбалар ізсіз жоғалып кетті. Тек естелік қалды. Бобби оралғанда, оның да осы қиын жағдайға тап болуы керек. Пресс ағасы Клорал аумағына аттанғанда, Бобби онымен бірге Саяхатшының міндеттерін орындау үшін кетеді.
items or otherwise). During this time, Bobby realizes that the Bedoowan live a luxurious and lazy life, as they listen to music, relax on pillows, and eat, attended by the pallid, taciturn Novans. Also, technologically speaking, the Bedoowan are years ahead of the Milago with inventions and devices including dumbwaiters, running water, and artificial light. After rescuing Press, Bobby learns that bringing items from Second Earth turns out to be a mistake. While Bobby was sleeping in a mine ventilation shaft before the rescue attempt, a homely merchant of the Milago by the name of Figgis had stolen a flashlight from Bobby's bag. When Bobby, Loor, Alder, and the newly rescued Press return to the Milago village, they discover that Figgis, the native merchant, had been selling tak, an unstable explosive that is to be used as a weapon to free themselves from Bedoowan rule. The final component to build a weapon that will destroy the Bedoowan (and probably all of the Milago village, though the Milago are willing to take that risk) is the battery and the switch from the flashlight, which Bobby accidentally supplied. Their plan was to present the tak bomb to the Bedoowan during the transfer ceremony (where the Bedoowan receive the glaze), disguised as a rather large mine cart of glaze, and destroy the remaining Bedoowan with smaller amounts of tak. Bobby, Loor, Alder, and Press manage to stop the chief miner Rellin from setting the bomb off, and all the Bedoowan and the Novans evacuate to a field, where the battle between the Milago and the Bedoowan is to take place. Before this, though, Bobby and Loor are faced with the task of getting rid of the bomb. After waking up some of the quigs, which were in a pen off to the side of the stadium in which they were presenting the glaze ( and tak), and having Loor open the pen door, the quigs rush out and slaughter some of the men there. Right before Relin set the bomb Uncle Press nails a spear into his arm. Rellin lies there struggling. Uncle Press picks up the bomb to disarm it and then he realizes that the quigs were getting the upper hand. He took desperate measures and threw the switch with some tak into the quig's mouth. It left the quig in little bits. Afterwards, Bobby and Loor use water to liquidate it and spread it across the field. The bomb is gone except for one small ball, which Bobby slips into his pocket. At this point, Figgis the merchant lures Bobby and Loor into the mines, where they find an immense supply of tak. They soon realize that Figgis is really Saint Dane. The real Figgis died when one of his own traps backfired. Disguised as Figgis, Saint Dane sold the tak to the Milago, urging them to rebel against the Bedoowan. At the same time, Saint Dane has disguised himself as Mallos, Queen Kagan's chief adviser, and had turned Bedoowan minds further against their neighbors. The traps that the real Figgis set trap Bobby and Loor with Saint Dane in the mine. Seeing it is the only way out, Bobby throws his small ball of tak at the large supply, which ignites the tak and will cause all of it to explode underground. Saint Dane escapes the impending destruction by using the flume in the mine to go to the territory of Cloral. By sending a high speed wave of water and a giant shark back through the flume, Bobby can't follow. To make matters worse for Bobby, the water knocked Loor against the wall of the cavern knocking her unconscious. Bobby just manages to escape the explosion by pushing a mine cart that held the unconscious Loor into the ocean through a ventilation shaft. When Bobby swims back to the shore and surveys the damage, they find that although the explosion had effected much destruction, most of the people are still alive, including Uncle Press and Alder. The castle, symbolic of Bedoowan rule over the Milago, falls into the ocean because of the force of the explosion, most of the Milago huts are destroyed, and the glaze mines are forever closed. Thus, the two tribes can use their best strengths to rebuild and improve each other's lives (Milago farming and building and Bedoowan engineering and chemistry). Bobby travels back to Second Earth with Uncle Press, hoping to find his family and carry on with his former life. Unfortunately, he soon learns that his house and family have disappeared, leaving not even a trace to show that Bobby had once lived there, so he decides to travel to Cloral and continue his mission to avert Saint Dane's evil mission. We, as the reader are privy to Saint Dane and Bobby's struggle against each other. These two people are fighting for Halla, the universe and whether or not it should be kept stable or be destroyed. While all this is going on for Bobby, his friends Courtney Chetwynde and Mark Dimond are on the receiving end of his Traveler journals, through a Traveler ring that Osa gave Mark in the middle of one night. Following the advice of Osa, Bobby and Loor are using their spare time to write logs of their journeys, which are sent to their respective home territories via the Traveler rings. These rings are made of the same stone which lines the flume; when the desired territory is named, the ring becomes a minuscule version of the flume, through which the journals are dropped. Although initially reluctant to believe the astonishing story, Mark and Courtney accept it in time. They soon have no choice; Bobby's family, his home, and all record of his existence have vanished without a trace. Only memory remains. When Bobby returns, he too must face this difficult fact. As his Uncle Press sets off for the territory of Cloral, Bobby goes with him to fulfill his duties as a Traveler.
Кейіпкерлер
Роберт "Бобби" Пендрагон – Бобби – Екінші Жер аумағынан келген 14 жасар бала. Серияның басты кейіпкері және Бас саяхатшы. Ол үйіндегі бұрынғы өмірінен эксцентрикалық ағасының қолынан алынып, Дендурон деп аталатын жаңа, таңғажайып әлемге жіберілді. Ол Сент-Дэйнге қарсы әрекет етеді және аумақты құтқарады.
Saint Dane The villain of the story, an evil Traveler capable of shape shifting. His goal is to bring chaos to Halla and re build it for himself. Halla is everything that separates good from evil. It is very common of Saint Dane to make himself in an important position so he can create war and chaos on the inside feeding information and causing wars in all the territories. Press Tilton Bobby's uncle. A very experienced Traveler, who helps Bobby learn as he becomes one. He is one of the older generation of Travelers, so he is able to answer most of Bobby's questions. Later, he told Bobby that he was not his real, blood related uncle. All the Milago look up to him and he will always fight for the good of things. Mark Dimond Bobby's best friend from Second Earth; described as a science nerd, long black hair that "always looks as if it should have been washed yesterday", and extremely intelligent. He is the one Bobby sends all his records to while he is in other territories. He teams up with Courtney to help their friend. Courtney Chetwynde Another of Bobby's buddies from Earth and his love life; described as doing pretty well academically with the exception of math, and is amazing at sports. She is Bobby's best friend. She teams up with Mark Dimond. Loor The traveler from Zadaa. She is described as an extremely attractive warrior. Loor travels to Denduron with her adoptive mother Osa to help stop Saint Dane. She shuns Bobby because of her mother's death, but later makes up with him. She is very mean to Bobby but when he does a heroic act at the end, Bobby is forgiven. Osa Loor's adoptive mother, who is also extremely attractive and a warrior. She is the one to tell Bobby to send the letters to his friends back on Second Earth. Alder The Traveler from Denduron. Although he is a trained Bedoowan knight, he is concerned about the Milago and helps the rest of the Travelers whenever he can. He is described as being very clumsy and not very good looking. Kagan The queen of the Bedoowan. It was the fault of Kagan that the Milago have to live so poorly, even though she was being influenced by Saint Dane. She is described that she has an annoyingly high voice and is extremely obese with eating. She was originally thought of as a man by Bobby because of her name. She likes it when Milago are killed by quigs in the arena. Rellin The leader of the Milago miners, and leader of their revolution. Mallos The adviser to Queen Kagan. He is Saint Dane in disguise. Figgis A mysterious merchant, later revealed to also be Saint Dane. The real Figgis died years ago according to Saint Dane. He is sneaky and always trying to sell any item he has. Figgis found this explosive called tak down in the mines and was trying to protect it with traps but the traps backfired, and he dies instead.
Сент-Дэйн – оқиғаның қарсы кейіпкері, пішін өзгертуге қабілетті зұлым Саяхатшы. Оның мақсаты – Халлаға хаос әкеліп, оны өзі үшін қайта құру. Халла – жақсылықты жамандықтан бөліп тұратын нәрсе. Сент-Дэйннің маңызды лауазымға ие болуы жиі кездеседі, соның арқасында ол іштен соғыс пен хаостың туындауына себепкер болады, ақпаратпен тамақтанып, барлық аумақтарда соғыстарды қоздырады.
Saint Dane The villain of the story, an evil Traveler capable of shape shifting. His goal is to bring chaos to Halla and re build it for himself. Halla is everything that separates good from evil. It is very common of Saint Dane to make himself in an important position so he can create war and chaos on the inside feeding information and causing wars in all the territories. Press Tilton Bobby's uncle. A very experienced Traveler, who helps Bobby learn as he becomes one. He is one of the older generation of Travelers, so he is able to answer most of Bobby's questions. Later, he told Bobby that he was not his real, blood related uncle. All the Milago look up to him and he will always fight for the good of things. Mark Dimond Bobby's best friend from Second Earth; described as a science nerd, long black hair that "always looks as if it should have been washed yesterday", and extremely intelligent. He is the one Bobby sends all his records to while he is in other territories. He teams up with Courtney to help their friend. Courtney Chetwynde Another of Bobby's buddies from Earth and his love life; described as doing pretty well academically with the exception of math, and is amazing at sports. She is Bobby's best friend. She teams up with Mark Dimond. Loor The traveler from Zadaa. She is described as an extremely attractive warrior. Loor travels to Denduron with her adoptive mother Osa to help stop Saint Dane. She shuns Bobby because of her mother's death, but later makes up with him. She is very mean to Bobby but when he does a heroic act at the end, Bobby is forgiven. Osa Loor's adoptive mother, who is also extremely attractive and a warrior. She is the one to tell Bobby to send the letters to his friends back on Second Earth. Alder The Traveler from Denduron. Although he is a trained Bedoowan knight, he is concerned about the Milago and helps the rest of the Travelers whenever he can. He is described as being very clumsy and not very good looking. Kagan The queen of the Bedoowan. It was the fault of Kagan that the Milago have to live so poorly, even though she was being influenced by Saint Dane. She is described that she has an annoyingly high voice and is extremely obese with eating. She was originally thought of as a man by Bobby because of her name. She likes it when Milago are killed by quigs in the arena. Rellin The leader of the Milago miners, and leader of their revolution. Mallos The adviser to Queen Kagan. He is Saint Dane in disguise. Figgis A mysterious merchant, later revealed to also be Saint Dane. The real Figgis died years ago according to Saint Dane. He is sneaky and always trying to sell any item he has. Figgis found this explosive called tak down in the mines and was trying to protect it with traps but the traps backfired, and he dies instead.
Пресс Тилтон – Боббидің ағасы. Өте тәжірибелі Саяхатшы, Боббиге оның дағдыларын меңгеруіне көмектеседі. Ол Саяхатшылардың ескі буынынан болғандықтан, Боббидің көптеген сұрақтарына жауап бере алады. Кейін ол Боббиге өзінің нағыз туыс емесін айтады. Барлық Милаго оған құрметпен қарап, жақсылық үшін күреседі.
Saint Dane The villain of the story, an evil Traveler capable of shape shifting. His goal is to bring chaos to Halla and re build it for himself. Halla is everything that separates good from evil. It is very common of Saint Dane to make himself in an important position so he can create war and chaos on the inside feeding information and causing wars in all the territories. Press Tilton Bobby's uncle. A very experienced Traveler, who helps Bobby learn as he becomes one. He is one of the older generation of Travelers, so he is able to answer most of Bobby's questions. Later, he told Bobby that he was not his real, blood related uncle. All the Milago look up to him and he will always fight for the good of things. Mark Dimond Bobby's best friend from Second Earth; described as a science nerd, long black hair that "always looks as if it should have been washed yesterday", and extremely intelligent. He is the one Bobby sends all his records to while he is in other territories. He teams up with Courtney to help their friend. Courtney Chetwynde Another of Bobby's buddies from Earth and his love life; described as doing pretty well academically with the exception of math, and is amazing at sports. She is Bobby's best friend. She teams up with Mark Dimond. Loor The traveler from Zadaa. She is described as an extremely attractive warrior. Loor travels to Denduron with her adoptive mother Osa to help stop Saint Dane. She shuns Bobby because of her mother's death, but later makes up with him. She is very mean to Bobby but when he does a heroic act at the end, Bobby is forgiven. Osa Loor's adoptive mother, who is also extremely attractive and a warrior. She is the one to tell Bobby to send the letters to his friends back on Second Earth. Alder The Traveler from Denduron. Although he is a trained Bedoowan knight, he is concerned about the Milago and helps the rest of the Travelers whenever he can. He is described as being very clumsy and not very good looking. Kagan The queen of the Bedoowan. It was the fault of Kagan that the Milago have to live so poorly, even though she was being influenced by Saint Dane. She is described that she has an annoyingly high voice and is extremely obese with eating. She was originally thought of as a man by Bobby because of her name. She likes it when Milago are killed by quigs in the arena. Rellin The leader of the Milago miners, and leader of their revolution. Mallos The adviser to Queen Kagan. He is Saint Dane in disguise. Figgis A mysterious merchant, later revealed to also be Saint Dane. The real Figgis died years ago according to Saint Dane. He is sneaky and always trying to sell any item he has. Figgis found this explosive called tak down in the mines and was trying to protect it with traps but the traps backfired, and he dies instead.
Марк Даймонд – Боббидің Екінші Жердегі ең жақсы досы; ғылымға бейім, ұзын қара шашы "әрқашан кеше жуылғандай көрінеді" және өте ақылды. Бобби басқа аумақтарда болғанда барлық жазбаларын оған жібереді. Досына көмектесу үшін Кортнимен бірігеді.
Saint Dane The villain of the story, an evil Traveler capable of shape shifting. His goal is to bring chaos to Halla and re build it for himself. Halla is everything that separates good from evil. It is very common of Saint Dane to make himself in an important position so he can create war and chaos on the inside feeding information and causing wars in all the territories. Press Tilton Bobby's uncle. A very experienced Traveler, who helps Bobby learn as he becomes one. He is one of the older generation of Travelers, so he is able to answer most of Bobby's questions. Later, he told Bobby that he was not his real, blood related uncle. All the Milago look up to him and he will always fight for the good of things. Mark Dimond Bobby's best friend from Second Earth; described as a science nerd, long black hair that "always looks as if it should have been washed yesterday", and extremely intelligent. He is the one Bobby sends all his records to while he is in other territories. He teams up with Courtney to help their friend. Courtney Chetwynde Another of Bobby's buddies from Earth and his love life; described as doing pretty well academically with the exception of math, and is amazing at sports. She is Bobby's best friend. She teams up with Mark Dimond. Loor The traveler from Zadaa. She is described as an extremely attractive warrior. Loor travels to Denduron with her adoptive mother Osa to help stop Saint Dane. She shuns Bobby because of her mother's death, but later makes up with him. She is very mean to Bobby but when he does a heroic act at the end, Bobby is forgiven. Osa Loor's adoptive mother, who is also extremely attractive and a warrior. She is the one to tell Bobby to send the letters to his friends back on Second Earth. Alder The Traveler from Denduron. Although he is a trained Bedoowan knight, he is concerned about the Milago and helps the rest of the Travelers whenever he can. He is described as being very clumsy and not very good looking. Kagan The queen of the Bedoowan. It was the fault of Kagan that the Milago have to live so poorly, even though she was being influenced by Saint Dane. She is described that she has an annoyingly high voice and is extremely obese with eating. She was originally thought of as a man by Bobby because of her name. She likes it when Milago are killed by quigs in the arena. Rellin The leader of the Milago miners, and leader of their revolution. Mallos The adviser to Queen Kagan. He is Saint Dane in disguise. Figgis A mysterious merchant, later revealed to also be Saint Dane. The real Figgis died years ago according to Saint Dane. He is sneaky and always trying to sell any item he has. Figgis found this explosive called tak down in the mines and was trying to protect it with traps but the traps backfired, and he dies instead.
Кортни Четвинд – Боббидің Жердегі тағы бір досы және оның сүйіктісі; математиканы қоспағанда, академиялық жағынан жақсы оқиды және спортта өте шебер. Боббидің ең жақсы досы. Марк Даймондпен бірге жұмыс істейді.
Saint Dane The villain of the story, an evil Traveler capable of shape shifting. His goal is to bring chaos to Halla and re build it for himself. Halla is everything that separates good from evil. It is very common of Saint Dane to make himself in an important position so he can create war and chaos on the inside feeding information and causing wars in all the territories. Press Tilton Bobby's uncle. A very experienced Traveler, who helps Bobby learn as he becomes one. He is one of the older generation of Travelers, so he is able to answer most of Bobby's questions. Later, he told Bobby that he was not his real, blood related uncle. All the Milago look up to him and he will always fight for the good of things. Mark Dimond Bobby's best friend from Second Earth; described as a science nerd, long black hair that "always looks as if it should have been washed yesterday", and extremely intelligent. He is the one Bobby sends all his records to while he is in other territories. He teams up with Courtney to help their friend. Courtney Chetwynde Another of Bobby's buddies from Earth and his love life; described as doing pretty well academically with the exception of math, and is amazing at sports. She is Bobby's best friend. She teams up with Mark Dimond. Loor The traveler from Zadaa. She is described as an extremely attractive warrior. Loor travels to Denduron with her adoptive mother Osa to help stop Saint Dane. She shuns Bobby because of her mother's death, but later makes up with him. She is very mean to Bobby but when he does a heroic act at the end, Bobby is forgiven. Osa Loor's adoptive mother, who is also extremely attractive and a warrior. She is the one to tell Bobby to send the letters to his friends back on Second Earth. Alder The Traveler from Denduron. Although he is a trained Bedoowan knight, he is concerned about the Milago and helps the rest of the Travelers whenever he can. He is described as being very clumsy and not very good looking. Kagan The queen of the Bedoowan. It was the fault of Kagan that the Milago have to live so poorly, even though she was being influenced by Saint Dane. She is described that she has an annoyingly high voice and is extremely obese with eating. She was originally thought of as a man by Bobby because of her name. She likes it when Milago are killed by quigs in the arena. Rellin The leader of the Milago miners, and leader of their revolution. Mallos The adviser to Queen Kagan. He is Saint Dane in disguise. Figgis A mysterious merchant, later revealed to also be Saint Dane. The real Figgis died years ago according to Saint Dane. He is sneaky and always trying to sell any item he has. Figgis found this explosive called tak down in the mines and was trying to protect it with traps but the traps backfired, and he dies instead.
Лоор – Зададан келген Саяхатшы. Өте тартымды жауынгер ретінде сипатталады. Сент-Дэйнды тоқтатуға көмектесу үшін асырап алған анасы Осамен бірге Дендуронға келеді. Анасының өліміне байланысты Боббиден алғашында бас тартады, бірақ кейін онымен татуласады. Боббиге қатыгездікпен қараса да, оның батырлық әрекетін жасағаннан кейін кешіріледі.
Saint Dane The villain of the story, an evil Traveler capable of shape shifting. His goal is to bring chaos to Halla and re build it for himself. Halla is everything that separates good from evil. It is very common of Saint Dane to make himself in an important position so he can create war and chaos on the inside feeding information and causing wars in all the territories. Press Tilton Bobby's uncle. A very experienced Traveler, who helps Bobby learn as he becomes one. He is one of the older generation of Travelers, so he is able to answer most of Bobby's questions. Later, he told Bobby that he was not his real, blood related uncle. All the Milago look up to him and he will always fight for the good of things. Mark Dimond Bobby's best friend from Second Earth; described as a science nerd, long black hair that "always looks as if it should have been washed yesterday", and extremely intelligent. He is the one Bobby sends all his records to while he is in other territories. He teams up with Courtney to help their friend. Courtney Chetwynde Another of Bobby's buddies from Earth and his love life; described as doing pretty well academically with the exception of math, and is amazing at sports. She is Bobby's best friend. She teams up with Mark Dimond. Loor The traveler from Zadaa. She is described as an extremely attractive warrior. Loor travels to Denduron with her adoptive mother Osa to help stop Saint Dane. She shuns Bobby because of her mother's death, but later makes up with him. She is very mean to Bobby but when he does a heroic act at the end, Bobby is forgiven. Osa Loor's adoptive mother, who is also extremely attractive and a warrior. She is the one to tell Bobby to send the letters to his friends back on Second Earth. Alder The Traveler from Denduron. Although he is a trained Bedoowan knight, he is concerned about the Milago and helps the rest of the Travelers whenever he can. He is described as being very clumsy and not very good looking. Kagan The queen of the Bedoowan. It was the fault of Kagan that the Milago have to live so poorly, even though she was being influenced by Saint Dane. She is described that she has an annoyingly high voice and is extremely obese with eating. She was originally thought of as a man by Bobby because of her name. She likes it when Milago are killed by quigs in the arena. Rellin The leader of the Milago miners, and leader of their revolution. Mallos The adviser to Queen Kagan. He is Saint Dane in disguise. Figgis A mysterious merchant, later revealed to also be Saint Dane. The real Figgis died years ago according to Saint Dane. He is sneaky and always trying to sell any item he has. Figgis found this explosive called tak down in the mines and was trying to protect it with traps but the traps backfired, and he dies instead.
Оса – Лоордың асырап алған анасы, ол да өте тартымды және жауынгер. Боббиге хаттарды Екінші Жердегі достарына жіберуді тапсырады.
Saint Dane The villain of the story, an evil Traveler capable of shape shifting. His goal is to bring chaos to Halla and re build it for himself. Halla is everything that separates good from evil. It is very common of Saint Dane to make himself in an important position so he can create war and chaos on the inside feeding information and causing wars in all the territories. Press Tilton Bobby's uncle. A very experienced Traveler, who helps Bobby learn as he becomes one. He is one of the older generation of Travelers, so he is able to answer most of Bobby's questions. Later, he told Bobby that he was not his real, blood related uncle. All the Milago look up to him and he will always fight for the good of things. Mark Dimond Bobby's best friend from Second Earth; described as a science nerd, long black hair that "always looks as if it should have been washed yesterday", and extremely intelligent. He is the one Bobby sends all his records to while he is in other territories. He teams up with Courtney to help their friend. Courtney Chetwynde Another of Bobby's buddies from Earth and his love life; described as doing pretty well academically with the exception of math, and is amazing at sports. She is Bobby's best friend. She teams up with Mark Dimond. Loor The traveler from Zadaa. She is described as an extremely attractive warrior. Loor travels to Denduron with her adoptive mother Osa to help stop Saint Dane. She shuns Bobby because of her mother's death, but later makes up with him. She is very mean to Bobby but when he does a heroic act at the end, Bobby is forgiven. Osa Loor's adoptive mother, who is also extremely attractive and a warrior. She is the one to tell Bobby to send the letters to his friends back on Second Earth. Alder The Traveler from Denduron. Although he is a trained Bedoowan knight, he is concerned about the Milago and helps the rest of the Travelers whenever he can. He is described as being very clumsy and not very good looking. Kagan The queen of the Bedoowan. It was the fault of Kagan that the Milago have to live so poorly, even though she was being influenced by Saint Dane. She is described that she has an annoyingly high voice and is extremely obese with eating. She was originally thought of as a man by Bobby because of her name. She likes it when Milago are killed by quigs in the arena. Rellin The leader of the Milago miners, and leader of their revolution. Mallos The adviser to Queen Kagan. He is Saint Dane in disguise. Figgis A mysterious merchant, later revealed to also be Saint Dane. The real Figgis died years ago according to Saint Dane. He is sneaky and always trying to sell any item he has. Figgis found this explosive called tak down in the mines and was trying to protect it with traps but the traps backfired, and he dies instead.
Алдер – Дендуроннан келген Саяхатшы. Бедованның тәлімді рыцарі болғанымен, Милагоның тағдырына алаңдайды және мүмкіндігінше Саяхатшыларға көмектеседі. Ұқыпсыз және әдемі емес деп сипатталады.
Saint Dane The villain of the story, an evil Traveler capable of shape shifting. His goal is to bring chaos to Halla and re build it for himself. Halla is everything that separates good from evil. It is very common of Saint Dane to make himself in an important position so he can create war and chaos on the inside feeding information and causing wars in all the territories. Press Tilton Bobby's uncle. A very experienced Traveler, who helps Bobby learn as he becomes one. He is one of the older generation of Travelers, so he is able to answer most of Bobby's questions. Later, he told Bobby that he was not his real, blood related uncle. All the Milago look up to him and he will always fight for the good of things. Mark Dimond Bobby's best friend from Second Earth; described as a science nerd, long black hair that "always looks as if it should have been washed yesterday", and extremely intelligent. He is the one Bobby sends all his records to while he is in other territories. He teams up with Courtney to help their friend. Courtney Chetwynde Another of Bobby's buddies from Earth and his love life; described as doing pretty well academically with the exception of math, and is amazing at sports. She is Bobby's best friend. She teams up with Mark Dimond. Loor The traveler from Zadaa. She is described as an extremely attractive warrior. Loor travels to Denduron with her adoptive mother Osa to help stop Saint Dane. She shuns Bobby because of her mother's death, but later makes up with him. She is very mean to Bobby but when he does a heroic act at the end, Bobby is forgiven. Osa Loor's adoptive mother, who is also extremely attractive and a warrior. She is the one to tell Bobby to send the letters to his friends back on Second Earth. Alder The Traveler from Denduron. Although he is a trained Bedoowan knight, he is concerned about the Milago and helps the rest of the Travelers whenever he can. He is described as being very clumsy and not very good looking. Kagan The queen of the Bedoowan. It was the fault of Kagan that the Milago have to live so poorly, even though she was being influenced by Saint Dane. She is described that she has an annoyingly high voice and is extremely obese with eating. She was originally thought of as a man by Bobby because of her name. She likes it when Milago are killed by quigs in the arena. Rellin The leader of the Milago miners, and leader of their revolution. Mallos The adviser to Queen Kagan. He is Saint Dane in disguise. Figgis A mysterious merchant, later revealed to also be Saint Dane. The real Figgis died years ago according to Saint Dane. He is sneaky and always trying to sell any item he has. Figgis found this explosive called tak down in the mines and was trying to protect it with traps but the traps backfired, and he dies instead.
Қаған – Бедовандықтардың патшайымы. Милагоның жағдайының нашарлығына Қаған кінәлі, тіпті ол Сент-Дэйннің ықпалына ұшырағанмен. Дауысы жоғары, шектен тыс семіз және тамақ жеуге құмар. Бобби оның есіміне байланысты оны ер адам деп ойлаған. Аренада Милагоның қаза табуын ұнатады.
Saint Dane The villain of the story, an evil Traveler capable of shape shifting. His goal is to bring chaos to Halla and re build it for himself. Halla is everything that separates good from evil. It is very common of Saint Dane to make himself in an important position so he can create war and chaos on the inside feeding information and causing wars in all the territories. Press Tilton Bobby's uncle. A very experienced Traveler, who helps Bobby learn as he becomes one. He is one of the older generation of Travelers, so he is able to answer most of Bobby's questions. Later, he told Bobby that he was not his real, blood related uncle. All the Milago look up to him and he will always fight for the good of things. Mark Dimond Bobby's best friend from Second Earth; described as a science nerd, long black hair that "always looks as if it should have been washed yesterday", and extremely intelligent. He is the one Bobby sends all his records to while he is in other territories. He teams up with Courtney to help their friend. Courtney Chetwynde Another of Bobby's buddies from Earth and his love life; described as doing pretty well academically with the exception of math, and is amazing at sports. She is Bobby's best friend. She teams up with Mark Dimond. Loor The traveler from Zadaa. She is described as an extremely attractive warrior. Loor travels to Denduron with her adoptive mother Osa to help stop Saint Dane. She shuns Bobby because of her mother's death, but later makes up with him. She is very mean to Bobby but when he does a heroic act at the end, Bobby is forgiven. Osa Loor's adoptive mother, who is also extremely attractive and a warrior. She is the one to tell Bobby to send the letters to his friends back on Second Earth. Alder The Traveler from Denduron. Although he is a trained Bedoowan knight, he is concerned about the Milago and helps the rest of the Travelers whenever he can. He is described as being very clumsy and not very good looking. Kagan The queen of the Bedoowan. It was the fault of Kagan that the Milago have to live so poorly, even though she was being influenced by Saint Dane. She is described that she has an annoyingly high voice and is extremely obese with eating. She was originally thought of as a man by Bobby because of her name. She likes it when Milago are killed by quigs in the arena. Rellin The leader of the Milago miners, and leader of their revolution. Mallos The adviser to Queen Kagan. He is Saint Dane in disguise. Figgis A mysterious merchant, later revealed to also be Saint Dane. The real Figgis died years ago according to Saint Dane. He is sneaky and always trying to sell any item he has. Figgis found this explosive called tak down in the mines and was trying to protect it with traps but the traps backfired, and he dies instead.
Реллин – Милаго шахтерлерінің басшысы және олардың төңкерісінің жетекшісі.
Saint Dane The villain of the story, an evil Traveler capable of shape shifting. His goal is to bring chaos to Halla and re build it for himself. Halla is everything that separates good from evil. It is very common of Saint Dane to make himself in an important position so he can create war and chaos on the inside feeding information and causing wars in all the territories. Press Tilton Bobby's uncle. A very experienced Traveler, who helps Bobby learn as he becomes one. He is one of the older generation of Travelers, so he is able to answer most of Bobby's questions. Later, he told Bobby that he was not his real, blood related uncle. All the Milago look up to him and he will always fight for the good of things. Mark Dimond Bobby's best friend from Second Earth; described as a science nerd, long black hair that "always looks as if it should have been washed yesterday", and extremely intelligent. He is the one Bobby sends all his records to while he is in other territories. He teams up with Courtney to help their friend. Courtney Chetwynde Another of Bobby's buddies from Earth and his love life; described as doing pretty well academically with the exception of math, and is amazing at sports. She is Bobby's best friend. She teams up with Mark Dimond. Loor The traveler from Zadaa. She is described as an extremely attractive warrior. Loor travels to Denduron with her adoptive mother Osa to help stop Saint Dane. She shuns Bobby because of her mother's death, but later makes up with him. She is very mean to Bobby but when he does a heroic act at the end, Bobby is forgiven. Osa Loor's adoptive mother, who is also extremely attractive and a warrior. She is the one to tell Bobby to send the letters to his friends back on Second Earth. Alder The Traveler from Denduron. Although he is a trained Bedoowan knight, he is concerned about the Milago and helps the rest of the Travelers whenever he can. He is described as being very clumsy and not very good looking. Kagan The queen of the Bedoowan. It was the fault of Kagan that the Milago have to live so poorly, even though she was being influenced by Saint Dane. She is described that she has an annoyingly high voice and is extremely obese with eating. She was originally thought of as a man by Bobby because of her name. She likes it when Milago are killed by quigs in the arena. Rellin The leader of the Milago miners, and leader of their revolution. Mallos The adviser to Queen Kagan. He is Saint Dane in disguise. Figgis A mysterious merchant, later revealed to also be Saint Dane. The real Figgis died years ago according to Saint Dane. He is sneaky and always trying to sell any item he has. Figgis found this explosive called tak down in the mines and was trying to protect it with traps but the traps backfired, and he dies instead.
Маллос – Патшайым Қағанның кеңесшісі. Шындығында ол – Сент-Дэйн.
Saint Dane The villain of the story, an evil Traveler capable of shape shifting. His goal is to bring chaos to Halla and re build it for himself. Halla is everything that separates good from evil. It is very common of Saint Dane to make himself in an important position so he can create war and chaos on the inside feeding information and causing wars in all the territories. Press Tilton Bobby's uncle. A very experienced Traveler, who helps Bobby learn as he becomes one. He is one of the older generation of Travelers, so he is able to answer most of Bobby's questions. Later, he told Bobby that he was not his real, blood related uncle. All the Milago look up to him and he will always fight for the good of things. Mark Dimond Bobby's best friend from Second Earth; described as a science nerd, long black hair that "always looks as if it should have been washed yesterday", and extremely intelligent. He is the one Bobby sends all his records to while he is in other territories. He teams up with Courtney to help their friend. Courtney Chetwynde Another of Bobby's buddies from Earth and his love life; described as doing pretty well academically with the exception of math, and is amazing at sports. She is Bobby's best friend. She teams up with Mark Dimond. Loor The traveler from Zadaa. She is described as an extremely attractive warrior. Loor travels to Denduron with her adoptive mother Osa to help stop Saint Dane. She shuns Bobby because of her mother's death, but later makes up with him. She is very mean to Bobby but when he does a heroic act at the end, Bobby is forgiven. Osa Loor's adoptive mother, who is also extremely attractive and a warrior. She is the one to tell Bobby to send the letters to his friends back on Second Earth. Alder The Traveler from Denduron. Although he is a trained Bedoowan knight, he is concerned about the Milago and helps the rest of the Travelers whenever he can. He is described as being very clumsy and not very good looking. Kagan The queen of the Bedoowan. It was the fault of Kagan that the Milago have to live so poorly, even though she was being influenced by Saint Dane. She is described that she has an annoyingly high voice and is extremely obese with eating. She was originally thought of as a man by Bobby because of her name. She likes it when Milago are killed by quigs in the arena. Rellin The leader of the Milago miners, and leader of their revolution. Mallos The adviser to Queen Kagan. He is Saint Dane in disguise. Figgis A mysterious merchant, later revealed to also be Saint Dane. The real Figgis died years ago according to Saint Dane. He is sneaky and always trying to sell any item he has. Figgis found this explosive called tak down in the mines and was trying to protect it with traps but the traps backfired, and he dies instead.
Фиггис – құпия саудагер, кейіннен ол да Сент-Дэйн екені анықталады. Сент-Дэйннің айтуынша, нағыз Фиггис көп жыл бұрын қайтыс болған. Әрқашан өзінің бар затын сатуға тырысады. Фиггис кен орнында "так-даун" деп аталатын жарылғыш затты табады және оны тұзақтармен қорғауға тырысады, бірақ тұзақтар кері әсер етеді және ол қаза табады.
Saint Dane The villain of the story, an evil Traveler capable of shape shifting. His goal is to bring chaos to Halla and re build it for himself. Halla is everything that separates good from evil. It is very common of Saint Dane to make himself in an important position so he can create war and chaos on the inside feeding information and causing wars in all the territories. Press Tilton Bobby's uncle. A very experienced Traveler, who helps Bobby learn as he becomes one. He is one of the older generation of Travelers, so he is able to answer most of Bobby's questions. Later, he told Bobby that he was not his real, blood related uncle. All the Milago look up to him and he will always fight for the good of things. Mark Dimond Bobby's best friend from Second Earth; described as a science nerd, long black hair that "always looks as if it should have been washed yesterday", and extremely intelligent. He is the one Bobby sends all his records to while he is in other territories. He teams up with Courtney to help their friend. Courtney Chetwynde Another of Bobby's buddies from Earth and his love life; described as doing pretty well academically with the exception of math, and is amazing at sports. She is Bobby's best friend. She teams up with Mark Dimond. Loor The traveler from Zadaa. She is described as an extremely attractive warrior. Loor travels to Denduron with her adoptive mother Osa to help stop Saint Dane. She shuns Bobby because of her mother's death, but later makes up with him. She is very mean to Bobby but when he does a heroic act at the end, Bobby is forgiven. Osa Loor's adoptive mother, who is also extremely attractive and a warrior. She is the one to tell Bobby to send the letters to his friends back on Second Earth. Alder The Traveler from Denduron. Although he is a trained Bedoowan knight, he is concerned about the Milago and helps the rest of the Travelers whenever he can. He is described as being very clumsy and not very good looking. Kagan The queen of the Bedoowan. It was the fault of Kagan that the Milago have to live so poorly, even though she was being influenced by Saint Dane. She is described that she has an annoyingly high voice and is extremely obese with eating. She was originally thought of as a man by Bobby because of her name. She likes it when Milago are killed by quigs in the arena. Rellin The leader of the Milago miners, and leader of their revolution. Mallos The adviser to Queen Kagan. He is Saint Dane in disguise. Figgis A mysterious merchant, later revealed to also be Saint Dane. The real Figgis died years ago according to Saint Dane. He is sneaky and always trying to sell any item he has. Figgis found this explosive called tak down in the mines and was trying to protect it with traps but the traps backfired, and he dies instead.
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