Raiel
Names: Raielwarrior RaielHigh Angel
First appears in Book 1: The Dreaming Void, chapter 1 (Prologue)
Appearances
What you know
Book 1: The Dreaming Void
- Ch 1Ancient species who run the Void observation and want the galaxy to live its full life; they built the DF defence machines.
- Ch 2The Raiel have publicly stated opposition to anyone trying to enter the Void.
- Ch 4Ancient species who say they failed to defeat the Void despite converting star systems into defences and invading with an armada.
- Ch 10The Raiel say they built the High Angel-class ships over a million years ago and that their huge armada of 100,000 ships invaded the Void and never returned.
- Ch 10After the Void's expansion devastated civilisations, the Raiel built defences for the Wall stars and arkships to carry emergent species away from the galaxy.
- Ch 12The Raiel think the Pilgrimage is incredibly foolish and believe the Void must not be allowed to be disturbed.
- Ch 14The Raiel's planet-sized DF machines accelerate into new positions, apparently preparing for a last fight against the Void.
Book 2: The Temporal Void
- Ch 3Two Raiel warships pursued the Silverbird at faster-than-light speed, destroying moons and gas giants to create hyperspace shock waves meant to stop Justine.
- Ch 8The Raiel, a warrior caste with powerful ships, will not let Pilgrimage ships approach the Void boundary; Governance refuses to provide an escort.
Book 3: The Evolutionary Void
- Ch 18The warrior Raiel let Mellanie's Redemption pass into the Void, since Qatux had spoken with them, but they will intercept the Pilgrimage ships.
- Ch 18The warrior Raiel attacked the Pilgrimage fleet for nine hours, destroying eighteen gas giants, but could not breach its Sol barrier force fields, and withdrew.
- Ch 20The warrior Raiel have built a dark-force containment shell around the Void and send warships into the Gulf after the Void transcends.
- Ch 21The Raiel's purpose was tied to the Void; with it ending, they will decide together whether to go home or spread to new galaxies.
- Ch 21The Raiel homeworld has since produced two new sentient species, so the Raiel cannot return to it.
Connections
- createdDF7
- related toJadradeshinvited by the Raiel to join the project
- has memberQatux
- createdDF spheres
- includesMakkathranlast survivor of the Raiel armada
- related toMakkathranMakkathran is a Raiel ship
Key moments
- Book 1 · Ch 14Gravity waves strike Centurion Station
At Trachtenberg's party for Justine, gravity waves hit the station. The Void's boundary is expanding superluminally, and the Raiel's DF machines move into position, so the station begins evacuation.
- Book 2 · Ch 3Justine's chase to the Void
Raiel warships pursue the Silverbird with hyperspace shock waves; Araminta, via the gaiafield, asks a Skylord to open the boundary, and Justine enters the Void.
- Book 3 · Ch 18Passage into the Void
The Raiel let Mellanie's Redemption pass. The Skylord opens the boundary, pulls the ship in, and speeds it toward Querencia, three light-months away.
- Book 3 · Ch 18Raiel attack on the Pilgrimage fleet fails
The warrior Raiel destroy relay stations and eighteen gas giants against the Pilgrimage fleet but cannot breach its force fields, then withdraw.
- Book 3 · Ch 18Containment activated
The Raiel activate the DF spheres, brightening Wall stars to build the containment around the Gulf, as a last-resort measure.