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Gaia
Planet ten parsecs from Sayshell planet, in the region of the Sayshell Union,
but totally independent of and isolated from it. Sayshellians were encouraged to
believe that Gaia was the original Earth and had disappeared into hyperspace,
the truth being that all attempts to conquer, trade or communicate with it had
failed.
Gaia was a world of islands which had been established shortly after the
development of hyperspatial travel with the help of robots, most prominent among
whom was Daneel Olivaw, who had taught its people that they could best survive
by applying the principles of the Laws of Robotics to their own lives. From the
robots Gaia's people learned how to read and influence mental activity, and from
this developed a collective consciousness in which the whole of the planet
shared.
When the Mule escaped from Gaia to conquer a large part of the rest of the
galaxy Gaia left the problem of dealing with him to the Second Foundation, which
they realised was on the way to developing a group consciousness of its own.
Further advances in the physical power of the First Foundation and the mental
power of the Second brought a crisis in the balance of power in the galaxy which
they could not resolve since the Laws of Robotics prevented them from imposing
their preferred solution on the rest of the galaxy.
First noticed as a vague reference to a planet in the Sayshell Sector by Janov
Pelorat during his search for Earth, this was later deduced by Golan Trevize to
have been part of Gaia's attempt to manipulate him into going to the planet in
order to resolve the crisis. At the time of Trevize's visit its population was
stable at around 1 billion.
After Trevize had decided that for Gaia to evolve into Galaxia was preferable to
a galaxy ruled by either of the Foundations, Gaia, through Dom and Bliss,
supported his proposal to search for the real planet of origin, Earth. (13-13-54
etc.; 14-I-1-4,2-8,3)
Galaxia
The future of the galaxy as envisioned by Gaia, with its own collective
consciousness extended beyond the boundaries of Gaia to encompass the whole of
the galaxy. (13-19-87)
Gallia
Ringed gas giant of the Comporellian planetary system. (14-II-7-29)
Garre
Member of the underground democratic opposition on Terminus who switched sides
to the Mule. (11-II-20)
Gatis
Comporellian immigration official. (14-II-4-14)
Gemstone
Euterpe's satellite. (4-II-5-14)
Gendibal, Stor
Recruited by the Second Foundation as a ten-year-old boy, Gendibal's rapid rise
to the youngest-ever Speakerhood and undisguised ambition made him unpopular
with his fellow Speakers. They were doubtful when he tried to warn them of the
potential danger posed by the exile from Terminus of Golan Trevize, who was
convinced that the Second Foundation still existed, and by the mysterious power
outside of the Second Foundation which seemed to be influencing the Seldon Plan
in a manner more subtle than they themselves were able to do.
Further evidence came with the unprovoked assault on him by a Hamish farmer,
Karoll Rufirant, and the subtle tampering with the mind of the Hamish woman Sura
Novi. By this time his ambitious fellow-speaker Delora Delarmi had had Gendibal
impeached by the Table, and although the evidence of Novi convinced the other
Speakers of the wisdom of his actions, he was sent with Novi to follow Trevize
and to locate the so-called Anti-Mules.
At Gaia he learned that his own ambition for the First Speakership had been used
by Gaia to lead him there, along with Harla Branno of the First Foundation, so
that Golan Trevize could decide whose vision of the future the galaxy should
follow. When Trevize decided in favour of Galaxia, all memories of Gaia were
removed from Gendibal and he returned to Trantor satisfied at having engineered
the trade agreement between the Foundation Federation and the Sayshell Union.
(13-5,7,8,10,12-48,49,15,16,18,19,20-89)
Gennerat, Liebel
Author of Gennerat's Law. (13-17-74)
Gennerat's Law
"The falsely dramatic drives out the truly dull." (13-17-74)
Genro, Markis
Agent of the Trantorian government, working as an agent of the Sark Department
of Security, in which role he met Myrlyn Terens during Terens' attempted escape
from Florina, took him back to Sark, and allowed him to escape to the Trantorian
embassy. (5-13)
Gentri
Village on Rossem occupied by the Tazendian Governor and his staff. (12-I-3)
Geronimo
Messenger robot of Elijah Baley's police department. (3-1-1)
Gerrigel, Anthony
Earth's leading roboticist, who assisted Elijah Baley in the Sarton murder case.
(1-12,13)
Getorin
Resort world near Trantor. (9-III-24)
Gianni, Lestim
Second Foundation Speaker of the time of Quindor Shandess. (13-8-26)
Giganticus, Magnifico
Identity adopted by the Mule to gain covert access to the Foundation. (11-II-14)
Gillid, Doris
Colleague of Elijah Baley on New York's Police Force. (1-10)
Gilmer
Rebel who led the sack of Trantor. (11-II-22)
Giskard
See Reventlov, Giskard.
Gladia
See Delmarre, Gladia.
Globalists
Political faction on Aurora which saw the future of the galaxy as one in which
humaniform robots were used to pre-colonize planets which Aurorans, or at the
very least Spacers, would then populate themselves. The people of Earth were to
be excluded. See Humanists. (3-7-28)
Godhisavatta, Namarath
Head of Sayshellian Customs, instructed via a dream to allow the Foundation ship
Far Star, containing Golan Trevize and Janov Pelorat, to land on Sayshell
unhindered. It is possible that the dream was the work of Gaia. (13-11-40)
Golden Rule of the Second Foundation
"Do nothing unless you must, and when you must act - hesitate." This
encapsulated the Second Foundation's belief that it should do as little as
possible which might draw unwanted attention to itself. See also Minimalism.
(13-5-17)
Gordell, Hirm
Captain of the ship which carried Biron Farrill from Earth to Rhodia. (6-3)
Gorm, Les
Foundation independent trader and friend of Limmar Ponyets. (10-IV-1)
Gorov, Eskel
Independent trader and Foundation agent, imprisoned on Askone for breaching
their anti-trade laws. His release was negotiated by Limmar Ponyets.
(10-IV-1,3,6)
Grand Master
Title of the ruler of Askone. (10-IV-2,4)
Granger
Title, akin to Rancher, used on some Nebular Kingdoms. (6-12)
Granz
Air-cab driver of Earth in the ninth century of the Galactic Empire. (7-8)
Graybeard
See Meirus, Lev. (12-II-12)
Graycloud Five
Young man of Mycogen who supplied food to Hari Seldon and Dors Venabili on their
arrival in Mycogen. (8-8-38)
Great Squires
See Squires.
Gremionis, Darrel
Son of Gladia Delmarre and Santirix Germionis. (4-I-1-4)
Gremionis, Santirix
Personnel artist at the Robotics Institute of Aurora, who through his
relationship with Gladia Delmarre unwittingly became involved in the plan by the
Globalists to gain information on humaniform robotics from Jander Panell. Later
husband of Gladia. (3-8-33,11-46,47,48,12)
Greti
Ferocious but extinct animal of Heliconian proverb. (9-II-15)
Grew
Loa Maren's father. (7-2)
Gri, Ovall
Delegate of Mnemon at the all-trader convention on Radole. (11-II-16)
Gruber, Mandell
Native of Anacreon, and gardener at the Imperial Palace of Trantor during the
time of Cleon I. Befriended by Hari Seldon during Seldon's First Ministership,
his unwanted promotion to Chief Gardener by Cleon I led to his taking advantage
of the confusion caused by Gleb Andorin's attempted assassination of Seldon to
kill Cleon. He was summarily executed by the military government which then took
power. (9-II-1,9,19,20,25)
Gruer, Hannis
Solarian Head of Security, who on Han Fastolfe's recommendation and Aurora's
insistence brought in Elijah Baley to investigate the murder of Rikaine
Delmarre, and on whose estate a temporary house was built for the use of Elijah
Baley and Daneel Olivaw during their investigation. When he was poisoned as a
result of Jothan Leebig's manipulation of his house robots, his place was taken
by Corwin Attlebish. (2-3,6)
Grun
Crewman on Hober Mallow's Far Star. (10-V-4)
Guardian Robots
Nuclear-powered robots on Solaria belonging to all Rulers but acting
independently of any one. (14-IV-12-55)
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