Planetary Dirigent
Names: Planetary DirigentDirigentDirigency
First appears in Book 2: Jack the Bodiless, chapter 28 (25 SECTOR 15: STAR 15-000-001 [TELONIS] PLANET 1 [CONCILIUM ORB] GALACTIC YEAR: LA PRIME 1-378-597 [6 JANUARY 2052])
Appearances
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B4
What you know
Book 2: Jack the Bodiless
- Ch 35The Dirigent is the primary metapsychic official of a planet, accountable to the Galactic Concilium, independent of the planetary legislature, and acts as overseer and public advocate rather than administrator.
- Ch 37The Dirigent interrogated the Remillard family but decided to do nothing; deaths are officially blamed on shark attacks and the Brett case remains open.
Book 3: Diamond Mask
- Ch 11The Dirigent is a powerful operant appointed by the Lylmik, may overrule local Assemblies, and also serves as World Ombudsman for any citizen's petition.