When the Devil Dances

Glossary

abat — Small, generally inoffensive Posleen pest.

Attenrenalslar — Five percenter Kessentai in Rochester.

Blastplas — Material that blastdoors are made from.

Castleman Avenue — One side (the east) of the “box” in Rochester.

Chengdu — City near western limit of Posleen advance in China.

Cholosta’an — Junior Kessentai.

chorho — Birthplace.

cosslain — Superior normal.

defib — Defibrillator.

devourers — Digging machines.

Drasanar — “Patrolmaster,” operations officer in charge of patrols.

edas — Set-up debt. Also any general debt.

eson’sora — Junior officer/protégé.

Essthree — S-3, Operations.

Esstu — S-2, Intelligence.

estanaar — Greater Warleader/Khan.

Forty-Three — Uncompleted SheVa.

Forty-Two — SheVa in Rochester.

Galplas — Standard Galactic structural material.

grat — Malicious Posleen pest. Only eats abat. Similar in appearance to a large wasp. Very territorial and aggressive.

Halligan — Type of entry tool.

Irmansul — Darhel planet currently under attack by the Posleen.

Kenstain — God Kings who act as castellaine.

Kerlan — Posleen name for Barwhon.

Luoxia Shan — Mountainous region in China.

micrite — Small UAV, larger than a nannite.

oolt — Posleen company.

oolt Po’osol — Lamprey. Holds Posleen company and Kessentai.

oolt’ondai — “Colonel,” brigade/battalion commander.

oolt’ondar — Brigade (B-Dec unit)/battalion (C-Dec unit).

oolt’os — Posleen normal.

oolt’po’slen’ar — C-Dec. Holds four Posleen companies (oolt’ondar). Commanded by an oolt’ondai.

orna’adar — Posleen Ragnarok.

Orostan — Senior Posleen. Oolt’ondai.

Pendergrass Mountain — Mountain near Franklin, N.C.

plasteel — Galactic armor.

polylon — Galactic weaving material.

Po’oslena’ar — Posleen.

PreserFilm — Weapon sealing material.

Ramsardal — Kessentai. Casualty in Clayton.

Staraquon — Posleen S-2.

Teneral — Flying tanks.

thresh’c’oolt — Posleen iron rations.

Westbury — Area on the Ontario Plain.

Xian — City in Eastern China. Last major defensive action on the part of the Chinese.