Terms
Several terms of the world of Aqua are derived from elemental mythology:
- Undine (水先案内人, Undīne?)
- A female gondolier acting as a refined tour guide for visitors to Neo-Venezia.
- Pair (ペア, Pea?)
- An apprentice undine who has just begun practising sculling a gondola. A Pair is recognized by her pair of gloves, worn to protect her hands as she builds up calluses. When a Pair is promoted to Single, she removes one glove. This is translated by Nozomi and ADV as "Pair", and by Tokyopop as "apprentice".
- Single (シングル, Shinguru?)
- A journeyman undine qualified to take customers only under supervision. So-called because she wears only one glove. This is translated by Nozomi and ADV as "Single", and by Tokyopop as "journeyman".
- Prima (プリマ, Purima?)
- A fully qualified undine. A Prima does not wear gloves. This is translated by Nozomi and ADV as "Prima", and by Tokyopop as "full-fledged Undine".
- Salamander (火炎之番人, Saramandā?)
- A person working at controlling the weather and adding heat to the atmosphere as part of terraforming Aqua. Salamanders live in floating islands tethered at high altitude.
- Gnome (地重管理人, Nōmu?)
- A person working underground to regulate the gravity of Aqua, so that it is as strong as Manhome (Earth). Because of their environment, most gnomes are short and have bad eyesight.
- Sylph (風追配達人, Shirufu?)
- A person who makes deliveries by air bike. Deliveries are done by air in Neo-Venezia because only unpowered watercraft such as gondolas are allowed in the smaller canals of the city.
- Traghetto
- A gondola designed to ferry a number of people across the Grand Canal. Because of its size and the number of passengers, the gondola is rowed by two Singles.
- Three Water Fairies
- Neo-Venezia's three most accomplished undines at the time of the series: Alicia Florence, Akira E. Ferrari, and Athena Glory.
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