Baker, Jim. Instructor at
Northeastern University on Earth who collaborated with Simon
Ninheimer on "Social Tensions Involved in Space-Flight and Their
Resolution", 2034AD
Baley, Bentley. (4705AD-) Son of Elijah Baley. Led the second wave of Human expansion from Earth by founding Baleyworld in 4728AD. Had two sons;
Daneel and Giskard.
Baley, Daneel Giskard. Known as DG
Baley. Seventh generation descendant of Elijah Baley.
Attempted to set up a trade of Solarian
robots to other Spacer worlds.
Baley, Elijah. (4679-4762AD) Born on Earth, the son of a nuclear physicist. Youngest
of three children. Attended the City School of Administrative Studies with Julius Enderby. Plainclothesman C-5 with the New York
police department. Solved the murder of Dr. Sarton in
Spacetown. Promoted to C-6 rating. Visited Solaria at the request of the Solarian
authorities in order to solve the murder of Rikaine
Delmarre. After successfully solving the murder was promoted to C-7 rating. In
4724AD he was requested by Aurora to
determine the events surrounding the immobilisation of the humaniform robot R. Jander Panell. As a result he became the first Earthman
to set foot on Aurora since the period of original settlement was completed. Became
known as the Ancestor after the founding of Baleyworld.
Baley, Jezebel (Jessie). nee Navodny.
Wife of Elijah Baley and mother of Bentley. Became known as the Ancestress after the
founding of Baleyworld although she
never left Earth.
Balkis. Secretary to the High Minister or Earth. Member of the Society of Ancients.
Conceived a plan to destroy the Galaxy with biological weapons. The Plan was ultimately
foiled by Bel Arvarden, Affret
and Pola Shekt and Joseph
Schwartz. Balkis died a madman while in custody at Fort Dibburn in Chica, 827GE.
Bander, Sarton. One of
the new hermaphroditic humans who evolved on Solaria after its isolation from the rest
of the Galaxy. Bander was inadvertently killed by Bliss
when she visted Solaria in 499FE with Golan Trevize and
Janov Pelorat .
Barr, Ducem. (140FE-) Son of Onum Barr of Siwenna.
Was responsible for the death of the Viceroy of Siwenna
in revenge for the murder of his brother and the suicide of his sister. Gave Bel Riose useful information in his search for "The
Magicians".
Barr, Onum. Born on Siwenna and Patrician of the Empire.
Helped overthrow Wiscard, but had five of his six sons
killed and his daughter disappeared in the ensuing violence. His sixth son was Ducem, who met with the Imperial General, Bel Riose.
Barrett, Vince. Lost his job in the New
York Police Department to robot R. Sammy. After losing
the associated rating could only secure employment in the delivery trade of the yeast
farms.
Belmont, Claire. Wife
of Lawrence Belmont who assisted in the field testing
of the TN-series robots.
Belmont, Lawrence.
Associate Engineer of US Robots and Mechanical Men and husband of Claire Belmont. Arranged the supervised legal tests
of the TN-series robots.
Benjoam, Kol. Became
the 21st First Speaker of the Second Foundation
when he was only 29 years old. Generally accepted to be the greatest
psychohistorical theorist since Hari Seldon.
Bik. Solarian child who
attempted to kill Elijah Baley with a poisoned arrow
because he was an "Earthman".
Bindris, Terep.
Financial benefactor of the original Encyclopedia Project.
Bistervan, Tomas. Leading warhawk and
part of the Earth Supremacists on Baleyworld. Known as Old Man
Bistervan.
Black, Gerald. Obtained a degree in
etheric physics in 2036 and joined the hyperatomic motor development project on Hyper Base were he was inadvertently
responsible for the loss of an NS robot. Later
successfully solved the problem of the non-functioning robot during the first test of the
hyperspatial jump on H937.
Bler. Teacher at the University of Trantor.
Bliss. See Blissenobiarella.
Blissenobiarella.
(475FE-) Member of Gaia.
Met Golan Trevize in the vicinity of Gaia and
acted as the conduit for him to decide on the future of the Galaxy. Later
accompanied Trevize during his search for Earth
with Janov Pelorat. Was responsible for the death
of Sarton Bander on Solaria but rescued the hermaphroditic
Solarian child, Fallom.
Bogert, Peter. Mathematical Director of
US Robots & Mechanical Men, Inc. Became acting Director of Research in 2037. Later
became full Director of Research.
Borgraf. Auroran household robot owned by Gladia Solaria.
Boris. Uncle, on his mother's side, of Elijah Baley. Raised Baley for two years after his father
died until he, himself, was killed after falling under the treads of a transport at the
yeast farm where he worked.
Bort, Lewis. Member of the Action Party.
Second in command to Sef Sermak.
Branno, Harla. (436FE-)
Once served as Ambassador to Mandress.
Became Mayor of Terminus, and the fifth female
to hold the post, in 493FE. Known as "Branno the Bronze" because she acted
with metallic rigour. In 498FE she accused Golan
Trevize of treason and arrested and exiled him. Branno's hope was that Trevize
would lead her to the Second Foundation.
After following Trevize to Gaia she was
unwittingly maneuvered into signing a commercial treaty with Sayshell and abandoning her dreams of
defeating the Second Foundation and establishing a New Galactic empire.
Brodrig, Lord Ammel. Was once a brutal
tax-collector for the Empire who killed, on one world, every tenth male for failure to
meet outstanding taxes. Became Privy Secretary to Cleon II.
Was Imperial representative to Cleon II during the battle against the Empire. Eventually
tried and executed for treason.
Brundij. Auroran robot owned by Santirix Gremionis.
Byerley, Stephen Allen.. Lived at 355,
Willow Grove, Evanstron. District attorney in New York. Elected Mayor in 2032 despite a
campaign by Francis Quinn to prove him a robot. Became
Regional Co-ordinater in 2037 and the first World Co-ordinater in 2044.