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The universe is comprised of two connected realities -- our own (sometimes referred to as "the somewhere"){{book ref|cytonic|7}} and '''nowhere''', an interdimensional "world" with strange relation to time and space. Little is known of nowhere's appearance, though it is home to a type of beings called [[delver]]s, as well as a mineral called the [[acclivity stone]].{{book ref|sky2|25}} Regular rules of physics do not apply there completely, and everything to come from nowhere possesses extraordinary properties. The best-known among them is acclivity stone, which is used to counteract gravity and thus provide lift to all spaceships and space stations.{{book ref|sky2|7}}

The easiest way for most people to enter nowhere is through a '''nowhere portal''', a stable wormhole leading to it and back. Such portals can be found on many worlds, and though the markings on them indicate that they were made rather than arising naturally, it's unknown who created them. The portals let both people and equipment be taken through, which allows for mining [[acclivity stone]].{{book ref|sky2|25}}

Apart from the portals, nowhere can also be accessed by people called '''cytonics'''. Species, including non-sapient ones, are capable of developing cytonic abilities; how they first appear is undetermined, but once they do show up, they are passed down to the original cytonic's descendants. They allow for more than just peering into nowhere -- "cytonics" refers to a whole host of psychic powers.{{book ref|elysium}}{{book ref|sky2|1}}

Cytonics are not without their dangers. Chief among those are '''delvers'''[[delver]]s, the inhabitants of nowhere. Delvers despise both radio signals and, more importantly, cytonics. When sufficiently agitated, they can transport themselves into the physical world. A single delver can be as large as a moon, and possesses a number of deadly powers, including the ability to create and launch meteors, and the capacity to destroy any living being they pass through. This makes them extremely dangerous, and has led to extreme limits being put on the use of cytonics.{{book ref|sky2|4}}{{book ref|sky2|10}}

Across the known universe, all sapient species developed [[cytonics|cytonic]] abilities prior to discovering advanced technology; as such, they would often abandon further pursuit of conventional sciences in favour of the psionic powers. Humanity is one exception to that. Earth was already advanced technologically by the time the [[Phone Company]] began developing cytoCyto, a cybernetics-based method of telepathic linking. Those early experiments were unsuccessful, but they were enough to attract the attention of the spacefaring [[tenasi]]. After a misunderstanding led to the tenasi scout being shot down by [[United Governments]] military, the Phone Company negotiated more peacable relations, and, as a result, became the sole point of contact between humans and aliens.{{book ref|elysium}}

* [[varvaxVarvax]] (often called "Krell" by the [[Defiant League|Defiants]])

* [[tenasiTenasi]]

* [[dioneDione]]

* [[hekloHeklo]]

* [[cambricCambric]]

* humansHumans

* [[figmentFigment]]s

* [[delverDelver]]s

* [[kitsenKitsen]]

* [[taynixTaynix]] (non-sapient)

* [[Burl (species)|burlBurl]]

* [[solquisSolquis]]

* [[wrexiansWrexians]]

* [[hommarHommar]]

* [[tanuzedranTanuzedran]]

* [[resonantResonant]]s

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* '''[[DefiantSkyward (book)|DefiantLegacy]]''' - the fourthsequel andtrilogy final book in theto ''Skyward series''.

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