Hotelcater
Cyberweb site specializing in rating lodgings throughout the Confederation
IFF
Identify Friend or Foe system common in military hardware.
Kaizan Award
Confederate award for excellence in journalism
Kaldur
Nyangari whiskey that may be safely ingested by humans
Keynesian Fortune
House Keltan’s FTL ship. Named after the 20th century British Economist J. M. Keynes
Kharg
A term from Orgnani meaning “Boss” or “Big Male” depending on the translation. It is used to denote the heads of criminal cartels outside the Empire, and the oligarchic families that run the Orgnan Empire.
Kosfanter
Capitol of the Confederation of Sovereign Systems, a moon of the gas giant, Matre; the 5th planet in the Matre’s Glory system.
Küschelbär
German for “Teddy bear”
Latanus Feast Day
An Anilonian Holiday
Levo DNA
Left-turning DNA (like humans have). Its opposite is Dextro-DNA (right turning)
Mailmaton
Automated robot with low-level intelligence for delivering packages and other physical items.
Medical Nanomachines
Nanoscale robots with pre-programmed, medical functionality.
Mercantile Party
(MP)
The MP is the party of the majority of barons. Its purpose is to ensure the unhindered, virtually unregulated state of interstellar commerce remain as it is. It enjoys a vast wealth and firm support from some of the wealthiest Barony houses, including Revenant, Olivaar, and Sordekaar.
MRD
Military Reconnaissance Drone
Musashi-Maru
Mitsugawa House FTL ship. Named after the famous Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi
Nanodetox
Commercial name for pre-programmed nanoscale robots that remove toxins (usually alcohol) from the host system.
Nanomachines
Remotely programmable, nanoscale robots
Neo-enlightenment
Fashion movement popular in the Solan sectors of the Confederation expressing some of the styles of dress and attitudes of 18th century Europe (Earth).
Orgnan
Dominant species in the Orgnan Empire known for brutality.
Orgnan Empire
Vast star-sovereignty ruled by the Orgnan species. Its economy is infamously a slave-economy, with several species held in bondage.
Palace of the Just
Mansion and gardens on Xur’qon Island, Ikuzlu, Kosfanter System- the residence of the Premier of the Confederation
PT
Physical Training/Calisthenics
“Quill-hawk”
Derogatory term for an Achinoi male.
Pool of Shakrath
Cisterns of the Cephalon’s nanomechanical technology system for converting life forms into living weapons scattered throughout old Cephalon space. The Savorchans consider them holy sites.
Relaen
Dominant species of the Relaen League. They are an ancient group of sentient species who has been wandering the stars since the loss of their home world thousands of years ago.
Sakari
Cleebian eating utensils
Savorcha
A planet on the Confederate-Orgnan border. Home world of the Savorchan Tribal Sovereignty.
Shell a.k.a.
Combat Shell
Confederate term for a heavily armored, environmentally sealed, exoskeleton. CSC-1A is the Confederate heavy combat model used in the Savorchan Conflict.
Shimada Style
Form of Japanese hairstyle worn by women of the Edo period of feudal Japan, and popularized by Geisha
Silocar
Artificial blood for synthetic life systems. It functions to transport nanomachines, and is polarized to carry a charge. It functions as a kind of liquid wire, maintenance, and sanitation system all at once.
Solan
Term for a person from the Sol system, typically human. Also, a synonym for human.
Somarill
A full somatic immersion stream in the Cyberweb, a hyper-real simulation nearly-indistinguishable from reality while experiencing it (like a dream).
Spacer
Slang for someone who spends most of their life in outer space. This term is the opposite of ‘Weller
Star Jumpers
Division of the Confederate Star Corps, so named because this special forces unit’s primary function is to assault targets from space, either ship to ship or ship to ground using specialized powered armor. Their symbol is a star dawning over the arc of a planet.
Star-side
Term meaning to be in space/outer-space or near-orbit
Symbiotic Cerebral Computer
a.k.a. SCC
A Cerebral Computer with an AI installed
Taiumikai
Home world of House Mitsugawa, HQ of the Shiragawa Zaibatsu
Tachypsychia
Time-perception distortion
Tri-Terra Republic
Based on Venus, Sol system, this is the primarily human sovereignty of the Confederation of Sovereign Systems. The term “Tri-Terra” refers to Earth, Venus, and Mars- the three original human worlds of Sol.
UI
User Interface
Umitsuru
Winged amphibian scavenger/fisher native to Taiumikai. Wingspan measures over 2 meters.
Uul
Relaen traditional musical instrument consisting of two sets of strings, and requiring at least 3 hands to play properly (usually played with 4). It predates their exodus to the stars.
Vensynth
A machine for printing food and drink items from raw materials. Made by EpiGenome Corp.
Venus University
Most famous of the Cytherean Ivy-League Universities, its reputation comes from being the most popular school for Barony heirs and heiresses for Solans. Located on Venus, Sol System.
VoQuana
Dominant species in the VoQuana Remnant, a hybrid species created by the blending (and intensive genetic manipulation) of the now extinct Qua and humans. They are rumored to be telepathic, and a great deal of fear is evident in the Confederation from the belief that they are.
VoQuana
Remnant
Conquered sovereignty of the VoQuana species. It has no official status in the Confederation of Sovereign Systems, and its citizens are quarantined on its planets.
‘Weller
Someone who spends most of their life on a planetary body (in a gravity well). This is the opposite of a Spacer.
Well-Side
Term meaning on the surface of a planetary body (in a gravity well)
The Will
Short for “the Will of the Matre” a Daewonist expression that has come into common use to express a variety of emotions. It can also mean “the Will to survive” or a metaphor for one’s personal drive/ambition
Womb Tank
An artificial womb, typically found in hospital neonatal wings, and the most common means of completing reproduction in the Confederation of Sovereign Systems.
‘Wormer
Slang for an FTL ship that makes an Einstein-Rosen Bridge
Xur’qon Island
Island in the middle of the Ikuzlu Atoll, the site of the Palace of the Just, residence of the Premier of the Confederation
Zov
A VoQuana world near the Greater Cleebian Prosperity Sphere.
About the Author
Michael Formichelli has been a die-hard fan of science fiction and fantasy since his mother first let him stay up late to watch Star Trek re-runs in the early 1980’s. Along with a passion for sci-fi, Michael is a lover of all things science related from astronomy to biology, and beyond. He holds a black belt in Kendo, and is rather fond of studying foreign languages.
He lives in orbit of New York City with his wife and their fei
sty chinchilla, Chichi.
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