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true parentage, he changed his name to Arkanian Delphiki. Petra’s last child, found!
    She never felt that she was the best, but everyone she’d ever known believed it.
    Arkanian, Stefan (SH, SG)
    Stefan was the middle child of the Arkanian family—Petra’s younger brother. He was two years old when she left for Battle School, and was eleven when she returned.
    He moved to Brazil with his family during the rise of the new Hegemony. There they’d been promised protection. They had to go into hiding a short time after arriving in Brazil, though, to be safe from Achilles Flandres.
    Armed Soldier (CH)
    The armed soldier arrested Han Tzu’s father for helping his son cheat on the Battle School Entrance Exam.
    Armenia (
See
Hundred Worlds)
    Armenian President (SG)
    The Armenian president met with Bean Delphiki and Petra Arkanian to negotiate Armenia’s entrance to the Free People of Earth, the worldwide government led by Peter Wiggin. He wanted his people to join, but was worried about outside invasion by the surrounding Muslim nations. Petra reassured him that the armies of the Free People of Earth would protect his nation.
    Arrow (SD)
    One of the pequeninos on the planet Lusitania, Arrow was handy with creating weapons—like arrows—out of sticks and bones. He was one of the pequeninos to speak with Ender Wiggin, the original Speaker for the Dead, hoping that Ender would bring the pequeninos the Hive Queen, so they could learn the secrets of space travel.
    When Miro Ribeira climbed over the fence that surrounded the piggies, Arrow was one of those who saw him and wanted to plant him into a fathertree.
    As Fábricas (
See
Hundred Worlds)
    Associated Planet (
See
Hundred Worlds)
    Ata Atua (
See
Hundred Worlds)
    Auía (XN, CM)
    An “Auía” was a term that could perhaps best be described as a “soul.” It represents the life force that binds all living things. An Auía exists in everything. That the computer Jane had one settled the debate about whether or not she was alive.
    Baía (
See
Hundred Worlds)
    Bairro das Fabricadoras (
See
Hundred Worlds)
    Ballcaller (EG)
    The Ballcaller was a device used to retrieve target balls from the Battle Room in Battle School during Ender Wiggin’s time there.
    Bark (SD)
    Bark was a pequenino, the native species of the planet Lusitania. He met human xenologist Pipo and learned that Pipo was a father. Bark was confused that Pipo could be a father without dying, as death preceded fatherhood among the pequeninos.
    Barkdancer (SD)
    Barkdancer was a pequenino, the native life of the planet Lusitania.
    Battle of the Belt (EG)
    The Battle of the Belt was an historic battle in the wars between humans and the Formics. It occurred during the so-called First Invasion of the Formics (where the Formics destroyed China), and was in “the belt” region orbiting Earth. Human spaceships were inadequately armed to fight the Formics and the battle was a disaster for the human forces.
    Battle Room (EGS, EG, ES)
    The primary section of Battle School, the nine Battle Rooms were the zero-gravity training facilities where Battle School students practiced combat in anticipation of their fights with Formics.
    Armies fought against each other, using Flashers to freeze their opponents. Victories earned armies higher rankings in the standings, motivating each leader to better prepare his army for real war against the Formics.
    Battle School ([PL], [TP], [PB], [CH], EGS, EG, WG, ES)
    Orbiting Earth, Battle School was a space station–like facility where children from Earth were trained to fight in the Formic Wars. Students were chosen because of their excellence on screening tests. It was considered by many families to be a great honor to have children selected to go to Battle School.
    Students were assigned to armies, and lived with their armies while at school. They trained in combat together, and competed against other armies.
    If students did well at Battle School, they were promoted to Tactical School and