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LONDON

(A-1: THE WAY BACK to A-3: CYGNUS ALPHA)

Full title Civil Administration Ship London, used for ferrying prisoners from Earth to Cygnus Alpha. On the voyage in which Blake escaped (flight authority number K701), it journeyed under the command of Leylan, with Raiker and Artix as additional officers and a crew including Dainer, Krell, Wallace, Teague and a number of other personnel. Cargo was at least 24 prisoners, eleven of which were killed during the flight (one, Nova, suffocated by sealing gel, seven during the take-over bid, including two by Dainer, and three more by Raiker to persuade Blake to surrender control of the computer). Ten or more disembarked on arrival at Cygnus Alpha (including Gan and Vila), with Blake, Jenna and Avon then aboard the Liberator. Named prisoners were Arco, Avon, Blake, Gan, Jenna, Nova, Porah, Selman and Vila.

The London could manage a speed of at least Time Distort 5, and made the journey from Earth to Cygnus Alpha in eight months ship time. Damage was sustained on the flight from debris caused by a battle in deep space between unknown protagonists, but no serious impairment of the ship's ability appears to have resulted from this. Buckling of the port deflector shield was mentioned. Artix described the ship as an "old tub", and Jenna recognised it as a converted deep-space freighter with an early mark hyperdrive that "needs restressing, by the feel of things".

A number of vessels externally similar to the London appeared in a number of episodes. The freighter Blake followed to Horizon was one such, as was the salvager sent up to K47 from Fosforon and the T-16 troop transport carrying convicts from Kalkos to Sardos in Moloch.

LONG COLD

(A-9: PROJECT AVALON)

The equivalent of winter on the northern hemisphere of UP-Project Avalon, which lasted eight and a half Earth years, temperatures sinking to at least -180° (Celsius?) on the surface. Travis said he found the planet "unnerving", probably referring to the weather.

LONG RANGE INTENSIFIER

(C-4: DAWN OF THE GODS)

A feature of the visual detectors on the Liberator.

LORITOL

(C-2: POWERPLAY)

System in which the planet Epheron was located, and reported by Zen as Blake's destination after abandoning the Liberator.

The LOST

(A-5: THE WEB)

Cally described the Lost as "the legend of my people", adding that they were "cast out" and "unfit to share the soul of Auron". They fled to an unnamed planet to continue their prohibited work on tissue creation and regeneration, aiming to halt the aging process in humans and create menial creatures. They succeeded in both respects, creating not only the Decimas but also Geela and Novara, who had not aged since growing to maturity. However, before their work reached this stage, the Lost had started to die but could preserve their own minds. Six minds (probably but not necessarily all of those who fled Auron) came to share the body of Saymon. They were also responsible for creating the Web, a line of research that went out of control.

LOST TIME

(B-12: THE KEEPER)

Tara, talking to Jenna, claimed to know something of the "mysteries handed down from the Lost Time" on Goth. No further information was given.

LOVUS

(D-12: WARLORD)

A border system, represented by Mida at the conference of warlords called by Avon.


Mida with Avon

L-TYPE CRUISER

(D-11: ORBIT)

Servalan travelled to Malodar in an L-type cruiser. She said the craft had a low fuel margin, and could only carry two people: she was intending to leave with Egrorian, but Pinder would have had to be left behind. Egrorian was aware of the ship's specifications, suggesting that it might have been ten or more years old. The ship was never seen, but could not have been the ellipsoid vessel Servalan was seen to use elsewhere in the 4th Season, since that could carry up to five people (as seen in Animals).

LUBA

(D-3: TRAITOR)

Mentioned by Dayna as one planets which had, along with Porphyr Major, recently been annexed by the Federation in a matter of three weeks, presumably by use of pylene-50.

LURENA

(B-13: STAR ONE)

One of the technicians who elected to remain on Star One for the rest of their natural lives. Like the others, she had been mentally conditioned never to tamper with the systems, attempt to leave or reveal Star One's location to anyone. Prior to her self-imposed exile she had been "more than an acquaintance" of Durkim's, at least according to Servalan. By the time of Blake's arrival, she was the only technician who had not been replaced by an alien infiltrator. She had begun to suspect her colleagues of tampering with the computer systems, and later discovered them dead whilst hiding from their alien substitutes. She then assisted Avon in defeating the aliens. She died after removing the last explosive charge planted by Blake, taking four aliens with her.


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