Who's Who in Asimov K
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- Kalaya, Eban
- Communications officer of D.G.Baley's ship. (4-II-5-18)
- Kalgan
- Seven thousand parsecs from Terminus, Kalgan was rich from its role as a pleasure planet for wealthy tourists. The first of the major systems to be conquered by the Mule, and for ten years the centre of his Union of Worlds, Kalgan's military power enabled him to move quickly on to the Foundation. Under Stettin's rule, and with the connivance of the Second Foundation, Kalgan attempted again, unsuccessfully, to conquer the Foundation. (11-II-11,12,13,14; 12-II-12)
- Kallo
- President of the Sayshell Union who signed a declaration of neutrality and statement of peace with the Mule. (13-13-54)
- Kandar V
- Emperor at the time of the settling of Alpha by the Earth's last inhabitants. (14-VI-18-79)
- Kaspalov, Kaspal
- Former Joranumite, killed on the orders of Gambol Deen Namarti when he opposed Namarti's strategy of sabotaging Trantor's infrastructure. (9-II-5,8)
- Kendast
- Stor Gendibal's teacher at the Second Foundation. (13-12-48)
- Kendray
- Comporellian immigration official who boarded the Far Star on its arrival at Comporellon to inspect its occupants, evidently with instructions to allow through any gravitic ships. (14-II-3-12,4-14)
- Khorov, Matt
- Agent of Trantor acting the role of a Florinian subversive leader, known as "The Baker". He was killed by Myrlyn Terens when it became plain that he intended to abduct Rik. (5-4,5,6,7)
- Khovatt, Jendippurus
- Naval commander famous for having been killed by his men for suggesting the use of nuclear weapons. (13-13-50)
- Kinbald
- Citizen of Solaria. (2-3)
- Kingdoms, Four
- Anacreon, Daribow, Loris and Smyrno, the first systems of the Periphery to secede from the Empire, and the most powerful of Terminus' neighbours. (10-III)
- Kirtle
- Mycogenian robe. (8-8-39,9)
- Kleise
- Renowned electroneurologist of the University of Santanni, his research attracted the interest of the Second Foundation, who saw him as enough of a threat first to control him, then to use him to introduce one of their own agents (Pelleas Anthor) to Toran Darell on Terminus, in a partially-successful attempt to curtail the First Foundation's interest in the Second. (12-II-9,14,21)
- Klemin, Joseph
- One of the minor leaders of the anti-robot Mediaevalists of Earth. (1-14)
- Klev
- Independent trader of Radole. (11-II-16)
- Kloda
- Janov Pelorat's housekeeper on Terminus. (13-3-9)
- Kodell, Liono
- Foundation's Director of Security under, and a trusted confidante of, Mayor Harla Branno, though eight years her junior. He accompanied Branno on her expedition to Gaia to confront the Second Foundation. (13-1-3,2-8,3-12,14-57,16-67,69,18-77,79,19-85,88)
- Konom
- One of the Four Kingdoms. (10-II-2)
- Korell
- System poor economically, but, after the example of Askone, determined not to have control usurped by the Foundation through its priesthood. For a while under the control of Kalgan during Stettin's move aganist the Foundation. (10-V; 12-II-18)
- Korellian Republic
- see Korell.
- Krasnet
- Technical Sergeant of the Foundation Navy, apparently an expert in the use of shipboard computers. (13-4-15)
- Kyrt
- Plant native to Florina, where the peculiar circumstances resulting from the pre-nova stage of Florina's sun produced a unique variety of cellulose which was used as a luxury textile and in precision engineering. (5-1,8)