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Vega
System of the Empire evidently renowned for its tobacco. (10-II-1)
Venabili, Dors
Evidently one of Daneel Olivaw's robot helpers, assigned by him to act as
bodyguard to Hari Seldon on Trantor, playing the role of an historian of
Streeling University from Cinna. She accompanied Seldon throughout his
subsequent travels on Trantor, later as friend and wife, until the military
government led by Dugal Tennar realised that they could reach neither Seldon nor
psychohistory as long as she was alive, and Tamwile Elar exposed her to a fatal
level of an Electro-Clarifier field. (8-4-17 etc.; 9-I,II,III)
Verisof, Poly
Foundation's ambassador and high priest to Anacreon, and a trusted advisor of
Salvor Hardin. In his ambassadorial capacity he planted in the young Prince
Lepold's mind the idea of the invincibility and spiritual destiny of the
Foundation. (10-III-2)
Vincetori
Star near Tazenda. (12-I-2)
Visisonor
Multisensory musical instrument, invented on Rhodia by Gillbret oth Hinriad, and
long disused until the Mule's arrival on Terminus, when Ebling Mis presented him
with one. Its direct stimulation of the brain's sensory, particularly optical,
centres enabled the Mule, who was a proficient player, to amplify his powers of
emotional control to the extent of creating a mass depression on Terminus and
Haven and later, on Neotrantor, to kill the Prince Regent. (6-7,8; 11-II-17,22)
Voreg
Late-Empire Outer World near Santanni. (9-IV-28)
Vrank
Lieutenant of Bel Riose's flagship. (11-I-5)
Walto, Dokor
Foundation Action Party activist. (10-III-4)
Wanda
Planet used by Ammal Brodrig as temporary headquarters during Bel Riose's
military campaign aganist the Foundation. (11-I-5)
Warhawks
Popular, somewhat derogatory, name used on Baleyworld for Earth Supremacists.
(4-III-9)
Washenn
Capital city of Earth in the ninth century of the Galactic Empire, and location
of the Council Chamber. (7-7)
Wellis, Alban
Lieutenant of the Emperors' Guard who escorted Hari Seldon to an audience with
Cleon I. (8-1-2)
Wencory
Home world of Las Zenow. (9-IV-27)
Wienis
Prince Regent of Anacreon, uncle of King Lepold. He committed suicide when the
warships which he had ordered against the Foundation were stopped by the
Foundation priesthood. (10-III-2,3,6,8)
Wienis
Name given by Anacreon to the old Imperial cruiser repaired by the Foundation
and presented to Anacreon, and used to lead Anacreon's attack of the Foundation.
(10-III-2,3,4,6,7)
Willig
Member of the underground democratic opposition on Terminus. (11-II-20)
Wiscard
Imperial Viceroy of Siwenna turned pirate. When the people of Siwenna drove him
out they were in turn attacked by Imperial forces. [Killed by Onum Barr? 11:15]
(10-V-10)
Worlds, House of
Assembly at which representatives of the Foundation Federation exercised a
limited legislative power. (13-14-56)
Wotex
Planet of unspecified location used as the pretended destination of Rik and
Valona March during their attempted escape from Florina. (5-7)
Wye
Sector of Trantor near the South Pole. Since some ninety percent of Trantor's
waste heat was pumped to Wye, where it was used to met the surface ice, Wye had
considerable political power and an unusual degree of autonomy from the
Imperium. Ruled by heriditary Mayors, supposedly descendants of the Dacian
dynasty who had ruled the Empire some 5,000 years previously. Wye maintain a
neutrality towards the Empire, and an unusual degree of self-sufficiency.
(8-7-30,17,18)
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