City, the—The planetary capital of Teixcalaan.
cloudhook—Portable device, worn over the eye, which allows Teixcalaanlitzlim to access electronic media, news, communications, etc.; also functions as a security device, or key, which can open doors or give accesses; also functions as a geospatial positioning system, communicating location to a satellite network.
cuecuelihui—A Teixcalaanli military rank for non-officer specialist soldiers.
Darj Tarats—Councilor for the Miners, one of six members of the governing Lsel Council; his purview is resource extraction, trade, and labor.
Dava—A newly annexed planet in the Teixcalaanli Imperium, famous for its mathematical school.
Dawn With Encroaching Clouds—A Teixcalaanli serial holodrama depicting the history of the Emperor Two Sunspot and the attempted usurper, Eleven Cloud.
Dekakel Onchu—Councilor for the Pilots, one of six members of the governing Lsel Council; her purview is military defense, exploration, and navigation.
Dreaming Citadel—A warship of the Tenth Legion.
Dzoh Anjat—A pilot from Lsel Station.
Ebrekt/Ebrekti—The Ebrekti (singular “Ebrekt,” adjectival form “Ebrekt”) are a species of quadripedal obligate carnivores, whose social structure (called a “swift”) resembles a pride of lions. The Teixcalaanli emperor Two Sunspot negotiated a permanent peace treaty with the Ebrekti, clearly defining zones of mutual non-competition, four hundred years ago (Teixcalaanli reckoning).
Eight Antidote—A ninety-percent clone of His Brilliance the Emperor Six Direction. Heir to the Sun-Spear Throne of Teixcalaan. Eleven years old. Sometimes called Cure.
Eight Loop—The Minister of the Judiciary on Teixcalaan. Crèchesib to His Brilliance the Emperor Six Direction.
Eight Penknife—A member of the Information Ministry.
Eighteen Chisel—Chief navigation officer on the Weight for the Wheel.
Eighteen Coral—A Teixcalaanli artist who worked primarily in mosaic.
Eighteen Gravity—The captain of the Flower Weave.
Eighteen Turbine—An ikantlos, currently commanding Battle Group Nine of the Twenty-Sixth Legion, assigned to Odile System.
Eighty-Four Twilight—Captain of the scout-ship the Gravity Rose. A member of the Tenth Legion.
Eleven Cloud—A failed usurper who tried to overthrow the Emperor Two Sunspot four hundred years ago (Teixcalaanli reckoning).
Eleven Conifer—A patrician third-class, retired from honorable service in the Teixcalaanli fleet at third sub-ikantlos rank. Deceased.
Eleven Lathe—A Teixcalaanli poet and philosopher, best known for his work Dispatches from the Numinous Frontier.
Eleven Laurel—The Third Undersecretary of the Ministry of War. The Third Palm. Sometimes called Wreath.
Esharakir Lrut—Fictional character in the Lsel graphic novel The Perilous Frontier!
Esker-1—A planet in the Western Arc of Teixcalaan, known for choral singing.
Expansion History, The—A history of Teixcalaanli expansion, attributed to Thirteen River (attribution debunked; current literary scholars of Teixcalaan refer to the Expansion History as being composed by “Pseudo-Thirteen River,” an unknown person).
ezuazuacat—The title for a member of the Emperor’s personal advisory council; referred to as His, Her, or Their Excellency. Derives from the original name of the Emperor’s sworn band of warriors, back when Teixcalaan had not yet broken space.
Fifteen Calcite—A Shard pilot. A member of the Tenth Legion.
Fifteen Engine—The former cultural liaison to Ambassador Yskandr Aghavn. Killed in an incident of domestic terrorism during the insurrection surrounding the ascension of Her Brilliance the Emperor Nineteen Adze.
Fifteen Ton—An ixplanatl, investigator on the research study “Report on Human-Algorithmic Interfaces: Military Applications.”
Fifth Palm—One of the branches of the Ministry of War. Research and development.
Five Agate—Ezuazuacat to Her Brilliance the Emperor Nineteen Adze.
Five Diadem—Pen name of the famed Teixcalaanli historian and poet Five Hat.
Five Needle—Teixcalaanli historical figure, memorialized in the poem “Encomia for the Fallen of the Flagship Twelve Expanding Lotus.” Died defending her ship after a series of field promotions left her the ranking officer.
Five Orchid—A fictional Teixcalaanli historical figure, the protagonist of a children’s novel, in which she was the crèchesib of the future Emperor Twelve Solar-Flare.
Five Portico—A mechanic—of bodies and brains, amongst other things—living in Belltown Six.
Five Thistle—Chief weapons officer on the Weight for the Wheel.
Flower Weave—A Teixcalaanli medical supply skiff, operating out of Inmost Province Spaceport.
Forty Oxide—Fleet Captain of the Seventeenth Legion, on the flagship Chatoyant Sirocco. A member of the Teixcalaanli force sent beyond the Anhamemat Gate to prosecute war with unknown enemies.
Forty-Five Sunset—An aide to Her Brilliance the Emperor Nineteen Adze.
Foundation Song—Teixcalaanli song cycle memorializing the deeds of the First Emperor. Passed through oral tradition; more than one thousand versions are known.
Four Aloe—The current Minister of Information.
Four Crocus—A Shard pilot. A member of the Second Legion.
Four Lever—A protospathat in service to the Judiciary Ministry, in the role of Medical Examiner.
Four Sycamore—A newscaster, employed by Channel Eight!
Fourteen Scalpel—The writer of the poem “Encomia for the Fallen of the Flagship Twelve Expanding Lotus.”
Fourteen Spike—Crewmember on the scout-gunner Knifepoint’s Ninth Blooming. A translator and interrogation specialist in the Tenth Legion, of cuecuelihui rank.
Fourteen Spire—A minor Teixcalaanli contemporary poet.
Fulcrum—First in a series of Teixcalaanli popular novels about a band of thieves, grifters, and other criminals who take down corrupt officials for the good of the Empire and its people.
Gelak Lerants—A member of the Lsel Heritage Board, an accreditation body.
Gienah-9—A mostly desert planet, annexed with great force and considerable personnel loss by Teixcalaan, and then lost in a rebellion. Reannexed; subjugated. A popular setting for military dramas.
Glass Key—A Teixcalaanli serial holodrama depicting the history of the Emperor Two Sunspot and the attempted usurper Eleven Cloud. Approved for crèche-school use.