The Whaleriders are mentioned when April is catching up with Brian at the Journeyman Inn, and asks him where he plans to go next. He tells her: "it's off to sea again. I've been thinking about heading east, perhaps convincing a whalerider to take me along on a hunt." The name 'Whaleriders' may indicate either an entire people or simply an occupation. Given Brian's description, they probably dwell on an island in the Great Ocean east of Marcuria, perhaps in or near the Bristan Atoll.