Who's Who in Asimov V
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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)