Who's Who in Asimov W
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- Walto, Dokor
- Foundation Action Party activist. (10-III-4)
- Wanda
- Planet used by Ammal Brodrig as temporary headquarters during Bel Riose's military campaign aganist the Foundation. (11-I-5)
- Warhawks
- Popular, somewhat derogatory, name used on Baleyworld for Earth Supremacists. (4-III-9)
- Washenn
- Capital city of Earth in the ninth century of the Galactic Empire, and location of the Council Chamber. (7-7)
- Wellis, Alban
- Lieutenant of the Emperors' Guard who escorted Hari Seldon to an audience with Cleon I. (8-1-2)
- Wencory
- Home world of Las Zenow. (9-IV-27)
- Wienis
- Prince Regent of Anacreon, uncle of King Lepold. He committed suicide when the warships which he had ordered against the Foundation were stopped by the Foundation priesthood. (10-III-2,3,6,8)
- Wienis
- Name given by Anacreon to the old Imperial cruiser repaired by the Foundation and presented to Anacreon, and used to lead Anacreon's attack of the Foundation. (10-III-2,3,4,6,7)
- Willig
- Member of the underground democratic opposition on Terminus. (11-II-20)
- Wiscard
- Imperial Viceroy of Siwenna turned pirate. When the people of Siwenna drove him out they were in turn attacked by Imperial forces. [Killed by Onum Barr? 11:15] (10-V-10)
- Worlds, House of
- Assembly at which representatives of the Foundation Federation exercised a limited legislative power. (13-14-56)
- Wotex
- Planet of unspecified location used as the pretended destination of Rik and Valona March during their attempted escape from Florina. (5-7)
- Wye
- Sector of Trantor near the South Pole. Since some ninety percent of Trantor's waste heat was pumped to Wye, where it was used to met the surface ice, Wye had considerable political power and an unusual degree of autonomy from the Imperium. Ruled by heriditary Mayors, supposedly descendants of the Dacian dynasty who had ruled the Empire some 5,000 years previously. Wye maintain a neutrality towards the Empire, and an unusual degree of self-sufficiency. (8-7-30,17,18)