Jules Verne Durand
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Durand, Jules Verne
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AKA
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Zh'vaern
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Place of Origin
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Earth (Laterre, Antarct)
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Jules Verne Durand is a linguist aboard the Daban Urnud. He is of Earth ancestry. With the best command of Orth, he is recruited to act as an envoy/spy upon the Arbran Convox called because of the Geometers ship's appearance and activities over Arbre. He studies as to how to pose as an avout of the obscure, reclusive Matarrhite Order. A commando team from the Daban Urnud attacks and subdues the Matarrhite math soon after first contact with Orolo on Arbre by the analemma signal.
On Arbre, he takes the name Zh'vaern, a contraction of his real name. His mission is to discover if the legends of the Incanters are true. The Matarrhites always cover their entire body with their bolts except for the eyes. This allows him to hide his subtly alien face. They also have an austere, odorous, unpalatable diet, which provides a cover story for his need to eat strange (Earth-originated) food.
Durand is the husband of Lise, who was killed on her unexpected mission to Ecba. His native tongue is French, although as a linguist and interpreter he knows all the important languages of the Daban Urnud.
Because Durand was sent by the Pedestal but has not-so-secret loyalties to the Fulcrum, his servitor Orhan is really his Urnudian "minder." Durand appears to shift to some kind of higher loyalty and/or reality, and assists Cell 317 in its attack on the Daban Urnud.
[edit] Durand to English Dictionary
Jules Verne Durand's native language is apparently French. When he lapses into it and uses a French word, the Orth-speakers around comprehend the word phonetically, and by context (if at all).
| Durand | French | English |
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| Monyafeek | Magnifique | Magnificent |
| Joycetick | Joy Stick | |
| Pairdoo | perdu | lost |
| Say zhoost | C'est juste | That's right |
| Maird | Merde | Shit |
| Laterre | La Terre | The Earth |
| Rayzon det | Raison d'etre | Reason for being |
| Ordinator | Ordinateur | Computer |
[edit] Antarct Food
Sea-weed, tofu, and what else?
i think it was shrimp
