Starrise at Corrivale

Glossary

Aegis - A G2 yellow star. The Metropolitan Center of the Verge.

Ahhrihei - A fraal euphemism that literally means "a shift of wind," but infers a wind of the mind, i.e., a person's decision to make a change.

AI - Artificial Intelligence. Sentient computer programming whose sophistication varies from model to model.

Aimara - A lake on Ino.

Aleerin - see mechalus.

Algemran - A G5 yellow star in the Verge. Also the name of the system.

Altid - A model of driveship.

Arends, Lieutenant Colonel - The marine senior commanding officer on board Falada.

AU - Astronomical Unit. 150 million km.

Austrin-Ontis Unlimited - A corporate stellar nation that is best known as the strongest arms dealer of the Stellar Ring, but whose citizens view themselves as strong individualists with a deep sense of altruism.

Battle of Kendai (2375) - A battle of the Second Galactic War that effectively cut communications between the stellar nations and the Verge for 121 years.

Baynes, Julius - The chief Concord Administrator for the Verge, bebe - A bird native to Grith.

Bluefall - Capital planet of the Aegis system. Ruled by the Regency government.

Bluff Heights - The cliff face at the edge of Diamond Point that protects it from the tides.

Boreal Sea - The sea of the north pole on Grith.

Bricht - A model of stardrive engine.

Builder - That section of fraal society that believes in integration with other species and cultures.

Callirhoe - A Concord Star Force Heavy Cruiser cerametal - An extremely strong alloy made from laminated ceramics and lightweight metals chai - tea charge pistol - A small firearm in which an electric firing pin ignites a chemical explosive into a white- hot plasma propellant, thus expelling a cerametallic slug at extremely high velocity clearfoam - A synthetic, transparent foam used to contain instruments in a sterile environment.

CM armor - cerametal armor.

Colonial Diocese - The Hatire government upon Grith.

Concord - see Galactic Concord.

Connor, Gabriel - A Concord marine lieutenant.

Corrivale - An F2 yellow-white star. Also the name of the system.

Council of Tribes - The formal sesheyan government on Grith.

Cureyfi the Father of Stars - A sesheyan deity.

D80 - A model of Delgakis.

Damrak - A planet in the Orion League.

Dareyev, Elinke - Captain of Falada.

David, Lemke - A Star Force second lieutenant navigator decontam - short for "radioactive decontamination."

Delgakis (pi. Delgakises) - A model of driveship.

Delrio, Enrique - A Concord diplomatic assistant.

Delvecchio, Lauren - A Concord ambassador.

Detaka - A weren shift chief working in Ordinen.

Devereaux, Captain - Captain of Callirhoe.

Diamond Point - The capital city of Grith.

Dietmar, Charles - A marine on board Falada.

Dilemma - A planet visited by Callirhoe's marine complement.

Diocese, the - see Colonial Diocese dirg - A creature that lives in nests on rocks.

Doming - A planet visited by Callirhoe's marine complement.

Duma - The capital city of Phorcys.

Drivecore - The central core of a stardrive engine. driveplan - A plan filed with a star system's traffic control stating a ship's planned destination, arrival time, and travel intentions. driveship - Any spaceship that is equipped with a stardrive. drivespace - The dimension into which starships enter through use of the stardrive. In this dimension gravity works on a quantum level, thus enabling near-instantaneous movement of a ship from one point in space to another.

Drounli the Provider - A sesheyan deity durasteel - Steel that has been strengthened at the molecular level e-suit - An environment suit intended to keep the wearer safe from vacuum, extreme temperatures, and radiation.

Enda - A fraal.

Endwith - The main city of Phorcys's northern hemisphere.

Enryn - A Thalaassan starship.

Epsedra - The site of a fierce battle involving Concord Marines.

Eraklian - An inhabitant of Eraklion.

Eraklion - An outer world of the Thalaassan system used primarily for mining.

ErOaishan - An Inoan negotiator faceprice - In traditional sesheyan society, the restitution-monetary or otherwise-paid to clear a debt or restore bruised honor.

Falada - A Concord Star Force Heavy Cruiser.

Ferdinand, Lieutenant - Faloda's protocol chief flitter - A small transport craft floater pallet - An anti-grav pallet force curtain - An energy field that keeps the atmosphere in a hangar bay but allows ships to come in. fraal - A non-Terran sentient species. Fraal are very slender, large-eyed humanoids. gailghe - Goggles worn by sesheyans to protect their sensitive eyes from bright light.

Galactic Concord - The thirteenth stellar nation formed by the Treaty of the Concord. gandercat - An enormous arboreal omnivore native to Grith. galya - A scented flower native to Grith.

General Order Eighteen - A statute of the Treaty of the Concord, which requires all ships within one starfall of a life-threatening emergency to render assistance. gig - A colloquial term for any ship-to-ground shuttle. Any small craft capable of transporting passengers or cargo from one place to another. Most have gravity induction engines and a fuel range of no more than 100 million kilometers.

Elatha - A Thalaassan starship. gravity induction - A process whereby a cyclotron accelerates particles to near-light speeds, there by creating gravitons between the particle and the surrounding mass. This process can be adjusted and redirected, thus allowing the force of gravity to be overcome. Most starships use a gravity induction engine for inner system travel.

Grid - An interstellar computer network.

Grith - A moon of Hydrocus, and the only habitable world in the Corrivale system.

Eyrufresia ondothalis fraalii - A plant of uncertain origin, though general assumption states that it is native to the fraal homeworld, but the fraal themselves are uncertain of this. The plant has three life stages: bulb (during which it may lie dormant for long periods), shoot (a cluster of laneolate succulent type leaves with hypogynous bristles on the "upper" sides), and flower (single quadrangular flower spike with long, narrow panicles of white or cream-colored florets).

Hammer's Star - The outermost star system of the Verge.

Hatire Community - A theocratic stellar nation founded by the generally anti-technology religion of the same name. holocomm - holographic communication. hulodisplay - The display of a holocomm that can be viewed in either one, two, or three dimensions. hovbus - A large public transportation hovercraft that is popular on many worlds.

Hydrocus - An uninhabitable planet of the Corrivale system imager - A camera that records holographic, three-dimensional images.

Ino - A planet in the Thalaassa system.

Inseer - A citizen of Insight.

Insight - A subsidiary of VoidCorp that broke away to form a separate stellar nation.

Iphus - A planet in the Corrivale system.

Iphus Collective - A mining facility run by StarMech Collective on Iphus.

Iphus Independent - An independent mining guild based on Iphus.

Iphus Mining Division - The forty-four mining conglomerates on Iphus that are a subsidiary of VoidCorp.

Iphus United - A mining conglomerate in the Corrivale system that was absorbed by VoidCorp in a corporate takeover in 2497. Now Iphus Mining Division.

Jaeger - Capital planet of the Orion League; birthplace of Gabriel Connor.

Jon's - Owner of a used spacecraft foundry on Phorcys.

Joris's Used Ship Heaven - A used spacecraft foundry on Phorcys.

JustWadeln - A software program developed by Insight that allows the user to learn space combat at ever increasing levels of difficulty.

Kaiste - A sesheyan. kalwine - A wine.

Kendai - A planet on the edge of the Stellar Ring that houses the drivespace relay that connects communications between the stellar nations and the Verge. See also "Battle of Kendai."

Kharls, Lorand - A Concord Administrator.

Unierin Four Fourty - A model of driveship. lanth cell - The standard lanthanide battery used to power most small electronic equipment and firearms.

Leiysin, Gal - Owner of a used spacecraft foundry.

Longshot - Helm Ragnarsson's weapon-laden starship.

Long Silence - That period of time when the stellar nations lost contact with the Verge due to the Second Galactic War.

Lucullus - A binary star system in the Verge.

Madhra, Ari - A Concord Administrator.

Mashan - A small mining community on Eraklion. mass cannon - A cannon that fires a ripple of intense gravity waves, striking its target like a massive physical blow mass reactor - The primary power source of a stardrive. The reactor collects, stores, and processes dark matter, thus producing massive amounts of energy.

Masterton, Elle - A Concord diplomatic assistant.

Maxson - A woman who works at the number six packaging plant in Ordinen. mechalus - The most common term used for an Aleerin, a sentient humanoid symbiote species that has achieved a union between biological life and cybernetic enhancements.

Meldrum, Torine - A marine on board Falada.

Messhugga - A Thalaassan starship. mindwalker - Any being proficient with psionic powers.

Muhles, Dor - Gabriel's Phorcyn legal counsel during his trial.

Nariac Domain - A stellar nation founded on principles of providing equality for all species, genders, and social statuses through superior cybernetic implantation and command economics.

Neshii'en - A sesheyan deity; the Trickster neurocircuitry - Cybernetic implants intended to fuse electronic or mechanic systems with a living biological entity.

NII47DIGBH - A VoidCorp flag captain.

Noumara - A lake on Ino.

Ombe, Mayasa - VoidCorp employee QN105 74MAC. Also the sector security chief. ondothwait - see Gyrofresia ondothalis fraalii.

Ordinen - An opencast mining community on Eraklion.

Orindren - A class of Delgakis driveship.

Orion League - A heterogeneous stellar nation founded on principles of freedom and equal rights for all sentients.

Orlamism - A religion based upon the belief that drivespace is true reality, or as the Orlamu themselves call it, "the Divine Unconscious." Orlamu believe that ultimate Truth will be achieved by communing with the Divine Unconscious.

Orlamu Theocracy - A theocratic stellar nation founded upon the principles of the Orlamu faith.

Ornery (pi. Orneries) - A model of driveship.

Orniel - A Thalaassan ship.

Orris, Captain - A Star Force captain.

Phorcys - A planet of the Thalaassa system phymech - An automated emergency medical system with a fairly sophisticated AI system. Most phymechs come with specialized medical supplies--skinfilms, bandages, antiseptics, painkillers, etc.

Pink Death - A highly alcoholic mixed drink made with Austrin gin.

Point of the Diamond - A term occasionally used by sesheyans for Diamond Point.

QI44D 7BRIC - A VoidCorp Employee.

QNID5 74MAC - A VoidCorp sector security chief on Iphus. Her personal name is Mayasa Ombe.

Ragnarsson, Halm - A human mutant rail cannon - An electromagnetic accelerator that fires projectiles at high velocities.

Raitiz - A character in an old story mentioned by Enda.

Rallet - A Phorcyn delegate and minister of state for defense ramscoop - A hydrogen collector.

Rand - Lorand Kharls's assistant. tanulfsson, Sander - VoidCorp Employee UU563 56VIW. Upper Director rank.

R094 29KIN - VoidCorp Employee Faren Reaves.

Reaves, Faren - VoidCorp Employee RC094 29KIN.

Redpath, Charles - A marine on board Falada.

Rhynchus - The outermost planet of the Thalaassa system.

Ricel, Jacob - A marine on board Falada. Gabriel's "security" contact.

Rike - A marine on board Falada. rlin nach'i - The common garb of the mechalus. Consists of a multi-pocketed smartsuit and soft boots.

Roscinzsky, Mick - A marine on board Falada.

Rostrevor-Malone, Hal Quentin - A marine engineer on board Falada. A friend of Gabriel's sabot pistol - A small firearm that uses electromagnetic pulses to accelerate a discarding-rocket slug at hypersonic speeds.

Sealed Knot, the - A mechalus symbol favored by medical practioners of that species sesheyan - A bipedal sentient species possessing long, bulbous heads, large ears, and eight light-sensitive eyes. Most sesheyans are about 1.7 meters tall and have two leathery wings that span between 2.5 - 4 meters.

Sheya, the sesheyan homeworld, has been subjugated by VoidCorp. However, a substantial population of "free sesheyans" live on Grith.

Silence, the - see the Long Silence.

Silver Bell - A Borealin colony on the planet Spes of the Hammer's Star system which was completely annihilated by unknown forces in 2489. skinfilm - An artifical polymer membrance, usually only a few molecules thick, that is often used for sanitary protection or containment. sniffer - A ramscoop detecting device.

Solar Union - A common term for the Union of Sol. spaceport - A planetary landing zone for driveships. spatball - A sport spee-g - short for specific gravity.

Speramundi - A stardrive engine model.

Spes - A planet in the Hammer's Star system. stardrive - The standard starship engine that combines a gravity induction coil and a mass reactor to open a temporary singularity in space and thus allow interstellar travel. All stardrive jumps take 121 hours, no matter the distance. starfall - The term used to describe a ship entering drivespace.

Star Force - The naval branch of the Concord military.

StarMech Collective, the - A high technology-oriented stellar nation. starport - A zero-g, orbital docking zone for driveships. starrise - The term used to describe a ship leaving drivespace.

Steilin, Dawn - A marine second lieutenant on board Falada. stellar nation - Any of the thirteen independant nations of the Stellar Ring. They are Austrin-Ontis Unlimited, the Borealis Republic, the Hatire Community, Insight, the Nariac Domain, the Orion League, the Orlamu Theocracy, the Rigunmor Star Consortium, the StarMech Collective, the Thuldan Empire, the Union of Sol, VoidCorp, and the Galactic Concord. Stellar Ring - The systems that make up the thirteen stellar nations, the center of which is Sol. STG shuttle - Space-To-Ground shuttle. system drive - Any form of non-stardrive propulsion used for inner system traffic.

Tal - A sesheyan deity; the Hunter.

Tendril - An Fl blue star. Also the name of the system.

Thalaassa - An F2 yellow star. Also the name of the system.

Thalaassan - A citizen of Thalaassa.

Three, the - A grouping of the three sesheyan dieties Neshii'en the trickster, Tal the hunter, and Vec't'lir the brood-mother.

Thuldan Empire - A militaristic stellar nation. The largest of the stellar nations.

Thuldan Prime - Homeworld of the Thuldan Empire.

Tractate - A planet visited by Callirhoe's marine complement.

Treaty of Concord, the - The Treaty that ended the Second Galactic War and formed the Galactic Concord.

tri-staff - The traditional weapon carried by Concord Administrators. It is a two-meter-long staff topped by a three-pronged blade.

T'teka - A marine. Captain Urrizh's superior.

Unhewoi - A sesheyan deity. The Taker, or the Beast.

Union of Sol - The hub of the Stellar Ring and the most densely populated stellar nation in existence.

Urrizh, Captain - A marine. Gabriel Connor's immediate superior.

UU563 5BVIW - Sander Ranulfsson, a VoidCorp Employee.

Vec't'hr - A sesheyan deity. The brood-mother.

Verge, the - The frontier region of space originally colonized by the stellar nations that was cut off during the Second Galactic War.

VoidCorp - A corporate stellar nation. Citizens are referred to as Employees and all have an assigned number.

Wanasha - A Concord Star Force Cruiser.

Weyshe the Wanderer - A sesheyan deity.

Wanderer - 1) fraal: A term used to describe that segment of fraal culture that prefers life aboard their wandering city-ships rather than settling down to mingle with other species. 2.) sesheyan: see Weyshe the Wanderer

weren - A sentient species native to the planet Kurg. Most weren stand well over 2 meters, are covered in thick fur, and have sharp claws. Male weren have large tusks protruding from the bottom jaw.

Wuhain, Areh - Delvecchio's assistant ambassador.

WX334 D2BIN - A high ranking VoidCorp Employee.

Wyens, Mil - A marine stationed aboard Callirhoe.