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Glossary Nexium
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Below are listed terms and their definitions used in the Chronicles of the Nexus. Categories of terms that are closely related can be found in clustered here. For all glossary entries with separate articles see Category:Glossary Nexium Definition.
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[edit] A
- AM
- Acronym for angular momentum.
- AU
- Acronym for Anarchists' Union.
- actor
- A personality construct used to hide the real personality and provide realistic behavior and thoughts.
- adamantium
- Diamond, or a diamond like composite.
- aerodrome
- An airship operations and docking area.
- afterlife
- Post embodiment life, most commonly lived in the arkades.
- alchemical ecology
- The alchemistry permeating an organism's tissue, both inter- and intra-cellular.
- alchemist
- A practitioner of alchemistry.
- alchemy
- The process of alchemistry.
- alpha-human
- The alpha form of neohumans that are (outwardly) the most similar to us (homo sapiens).
- alpha-jaishin
- A neohuman rad that is taller and more slender than alpha-humans that was originally engineered for lower gravity worlds.
- AM compensator
- Short for angular momentum compensator.
- Anarchists' Union
- A loose collection of cities and regions that have no government but operate as political unit.
- angular momentum
- Rotational energy.
- angular momentum compensator
- A mechanism for compensating or counteracting unintended angular momentum in a null space drive system.
- audit port
- A 'hook' into someones sensoria flow to their codex.
- audit, memory
- To experience the sensoria stored in someone's codex.
[edit] B
- Bedlam
- Bedlam is both the largest city in the Anarchists' Union as well as term frequently used synonymously with the Anarchists' Union.
- beta-human
- The beta form of humans. Also known as goons.
- beta-jaishin
- The beta form of jaishin. Also known as cursors.
- beta-jaishin revolt
- In Arbaris, 583 TE9 the majority of beta-jaishin revolted against the Shapers leading to the establishment of People's Republic of Edmee.
- biogel
- The alchemical substance used in biotanks.
- biopod
- A cargo module for living biologicals.
- biot
- A sub-sentient biological robot.
- Bioway
- The collection of biotics / biots that is the primary transportation and emergency response system in Arbaris.
- bloom (alchemical)
- A run-away alchemical process, typically occurring in a life support system.
- brightland
- Those areas where the most sophisticated tech is available. As versus the dimlands.
- bubble empyrean
- An empyrean with surfaces exposed directly to null-space. These surfaces are the fade boundary.
[edit] C
- cargo module
- A self-contained unit of cargo.
- CED
- CED is an acronym for Cohesive Energy Defense, effective against synclight weapons.
- codex
- The data storage matrix that all neohumans have. A codex's primary function is store a complete record of every sensory input and brain state of its host.
- core
- A matrix that is an 'artificial' Monolith with is typically only capable of supporting a lower level of tech.
- cursor
- Slang for beta-jaishin.
[edit] D
- dimland
- Those areas where the most sophisticated tech is not available. As versus the brightlands.
- discrete
- A screen used to hide when people jack into or out of an off-space to maintain the social illusion that off-space is just like on-space.
- dissembler
- A sort of personal obscuration / cloaking field.
- doppelganger
- An imp that duplicates or acts as someone else in off-space, or physical duplicate of someone in real-space that is fully acting the original person.
- DuraCrystal
- The brand name of a transparent form of adamantium.
[edit] E
- Edmee
- Edmee is one of the major nations of Opyl, primarily inhabited by jaishin. Its capitol is Arbaris.
- Edmee Dominion
- The Shaper dominated government of Edmee prior to the beta-jaishin revolt.
- Edmee Hegemony
- The jaishin dominated government.
- empyrean
- A bubble stabilized in null-space.
- energy scavenger
- A matrix that extracts and stores many forms of energy including kinetic, sonic, heat and background radiation.
- Era of Revolution
- The period between 584 and 754 TE9, noteworthy for the many beta uprisings.
- evolutionary radiation
- An evolutionary branch, either naturally occurring (i.e. natural selection) or intentionally induced (i.e. genetically engineered).
[edit] F
- fade
- Another term for null-space.
- fade boundary
- The region in a bubble empyrean between the stability of real-space and null space.
- Fé Apisterra, Shaper
- The mother of Trinette Fé Apisterra.
- Fé Apisterra, Trinette
- The daughter of Shaper Fé Apisterra and the main character of "The Shaper's Daughter".
- Fé Lunnoir, TreeYllana
- One of the main characters of Tactics of Transience.
- flimsy
- A disposable paper-like substance.
- flux
- An indication of energy flow.
- Flying Rimbaldi
- TreeYllana Fé Lunnoir's yacht.
- fork
- The creation of a mental clone of an individual.
[edit] G
- generic
- A human (or other) body ready for recorporialization.
- glyph
- Symbols, text and other visual overlays. A visual component of augmented reality.
- goon
- A slang term for beta-humans.
[edit] H
[edit] I
- imp
- A sub-sentient autonomous 'program' (as in computer program).
- Imperial Phoenix Empire
- One of the dominate empires of the Nexus.
- Imperial Police
- The police force for the the Imperial Phoenix Empire. Headquartered in the IPE capitol Spire.
- Intrepids, the
- A group of players organized by the Night Whippoorwill to fight for freedom.
- IP
- Acronym for Imperial Police.
- Ippy
- Slang for Imperial Policeman.
- Ippies
- Slang for the Imperial Police.
[edit] J
- jump shunt
- A jump redirection field.
[edit] K
- kinetic-velocity matrix
- A matrix that converts other forms of energy into kinetic energy.
- klein empyrean
- An empyrean that has no surface exposed to null-space.
- League of the Seven Cities of the Sea of Light, the
- An alliance of cities on Mana. The capitol rotates among the member cities.
[edit] L
- linear accelerator
- Tech that transfers kinetic energy directly into an object.
- link
- The neohuman ability to communicate directly with another neohuman. Linking is similar to telepathy, but is not psionic like telepathy.
- link fix
- A mechanism for 'fixing', i.e. establishing, a link to someone not directly known by the linker. This is typically a picture (animated or not) of the individual to be linked with.
- Living Tower
- A Shaped structure that is something more than just a biot located in Arbaris.
- lognomic
- The ability to control biological processes voluntarily, particularly for involuntary process in humans.
[edit] M
- Mana (planet)
- Mana is part of the Core Cluster and home of the League of the Seven Cities of Light.
- matrix
- A physical form of tech.
- mesa archipelago
- See archipelago (mesa).
- Maze, the
- The city within a city, hollowed out within the Wall and generally inhabited by 'undesirable elements'.
- meduse
- Meduse (or the plural medusae) are biological blimp / aeroship / biot developed by the Shapers. Medusae resemble huge aerial egg-shaped jellyfish with a variety of tentacles and other fleshy parts dangling from their underside.
- mind probe
- A telepathic or psionic forced reading of at mind. Usually performed to verify the targets identity.
- mod
- A physical modification (of an organism).
- mono
- A slang word meaning something like 'cool', 'awesome', or 'wow'. It is a derived from term Monolith.
- Monolith
- Massive artifacts left by the transhumans.
- monowire
- A wire made from a single molecule, typically adamantium.
- monowire grenade
- See snarl grenade.
[edit] N
- nannies
- Alchemical protective or regenerative potion, typically infused throughout an organism.
- neuroinhibitor
- A matrix, typically in the form of a collar, that filters nerve signals to the body blocking voluntary motor control.
- Nexus, the
- The prime (real-space) collection of planets, empyreans, Monoliths, and lei lines.
- Night Whippoorwill, the (character)
- The Night Whippoorwill, a.k.a. the Alchemist of Liberty, is the leader of the Intrepids and responsible for the rescuing of many Shapers during the Age of Revolution.
- Night Whippoorwill, The (story)
- Template:The Night Whippoorwill (story)
- null ship
- A ship or other vehicle capable of traveling through null-space.
- null space
- The destabilized probability, transdimensional space that pervades the Nexus.
- null space drive system
- A device or mechanism for (safely) driving a null ship through null space.
- nulnaut
- Someone who travels through null-space.
[edit] O
- off-space
- A term for virtual reality. As versus real-space.
- on-space
- Another term for real-space. As versus off-space.
- oracle
- An interactive collection of predictive events chained together into paths.
- Opyl (planet)
- Opyl is one of the central planets of the Nexus.
[edit] P
- paladin
- A champion or defender of a noble cause, or at least, what the adherents of the cause consider noble.
- parker
- A couch used by people to leave their physical body while jacked into off-space.
- parker couch
- A couch used by people to leave their physical body while jacked into off-space.
- People's Republic of Edmee
- The government of Edmee during the Era of Revolution (TE9).
- Power
- Typically an individual who is on the far side of the transhuman line.
- Proscription
- A rule built into tech. See Proscriptions, the.
- Proscriptions, the
- The set of rules built into tech by the Transumans.
- psi
- Abbreviation or prefix for psionic.
- PSI
- Abbreviation for psionic.
- psionic
- Psionics refer to a group of powers derived from the mind, most notably from a minds interaction with a Monolith or a core. In some rare cases the psionic abilities do not require such an interaction and can manifest in the dimlands. (Source: Fritz Freiheit)
- psych
- The skill or talent for reading someones emotional (etc.) state from subtle and not so subtle physical clues. Includes be able to tell when someone is linking.
[edit] Q
[edit] R
- rad
- A slang term evolutionary radiation.
- real-space
- The physical world. As versus null space or off-space.
- reality stabilizer
- Tech that shifts the highly unstable nature of null-space in such a way as to create a bubble of stable real-space.
- reality wake
- The signature left by reality stabilization, typically from a null ship.
- recorporialize
- To resurrect in a new body, typically either in a clone or a generic.
- Reichgeist
- The uberzeppelin that the main action of the Tactics of Transience takes place.
- resurrect
- To bring back to life. There are two forms of resurrection, recorporialization and revivification.
- revivify
- To resurrect using a repaired body rather than a new one (see recorporialize).
[edit] S
- Savage Mesa
- Savage Mesa is the mesa that Trinette Fé Apisterra was born on. It is part of the northern Opyl mesa archipelago.
- sensoria
- The combined perceptual feed of an individual's senses.
- Shadowside
- Spire's sister city, north of the the Wall and, consequently, perpetually in shadow.
- Shaper
- Prior to the Edmee beta revolt the elite alpha-jaishin ruling class of the Edmee. Known for their abilities in genetic engineering, biological sciences, and biotech.
- Shaper's Daughter, The
- Wherein a young girl is confronted with her mother's past.
- Shaper's art
- Genetic and / or biological engineering.
- Shaper Assembly
- The political decision making body under the Shaper Radix.
- Shaper Radix
- The 'root' or primary Shaper. The political focus point of political power among Shapers.
- Shock transfer impedance by force feedback armor
- Armor that stiffens on impact. Abbreviation STIFF armor, or the slang stiffy armor.
- shunt, pain
- The lognomic ability among neohumans to turn off pain.
- sim
- Abbreviation for simulation, typically associated with off-space simulations.
- skein
- A collection of ley lines that are interconnected and strongly related by the characteristics of the planets and empyreans connected to those ley lines.
- snarl grenade
- A grenade that contains a compressed sphere of tangled monowire. When triggered, the snarl of monowire rapidly expands, reducing everything it engulfs to a molecular slush.
- snarl gun
- A gun that fires a compressed sphere of tangled monowire. When fired, the snarl of monowire rapidly expands, reducing everything it engulfs to a molecular slush.
- spinnerette
- A matrix that produces monowire.
- Spire
- The city of Spire and its enclosing empyrean are both named after the Spire Monolith.
- Spire (city)
- The capitol city of the Imperial Phoenix Empire located in the Spire empyrean.
- Spire (empyrean)
- The klein empyrean containing the city of Spire centered on the Spire monolith.
- Spire (monolith)
- The Monolith at the center of the city of Spire and its empyrean.
- Spire Shadowside
- Spire's sister city, north of the the Wall and, consequently, perpetually in shadow.
- spit tube
- A weapon that fires a napalm-like blob of burning gel. So called because of its characteristic spitting noise.
- stabilizer (null-space)
- Tech that reduces or eliminates the reality scrambling effects of null-space.
- stabilizer, reality
- See stabilizer (null-space).
- STIFF
- Abbreviation for Shock Transfer Impedance by Force Feedback, also referred to as stiffy armor.
- suppressor
- Tech that degrades or blocks the functioning of other tech.
- synclight
- Synclight, or synchronized light is another term for lasers.
[edit] T
- tactical coordinator
- A tactical coordinator, or TacCoor, is the member of a combat team or squad responsible for monitoring the team and providing tactical support. TacCoors are usually not physically with the combat team and are jacked into an off-space equipped with a simtank. A TacCoor can provide tactical glyphs, such as targeting, alerts and backup communications.
- TE
- Acronym for Transhuman Echo.
- TE9
- Acronym for Transhuman Echo 9.
- Terror, the
- During the Era of Revolution, the period when the People's Republic of Edmee became a tyranny.
- transcension
- The transition of an individual from embodied living in real-space to afterlife in an arkade.
- transhuman
- Our descendants who form a wide flung civilization. We are the distant ancestors of neohumans.
- Transhuman Echo
- A period when tech is fully functional, which occurs (somewhat unpredictably) at intervals after the fall of the Transhumans.
- Transhuman Era
- The period when humanity made its greatest achievements, including the creation of the Monoliths and the establishment of the Nexus structures interconnected via null-space ley lines.
- Transhumans
- The transhuman civilization that is the progenitor of the civilizations in the Nexus. The exact circumstances behind the fall of the Transhumans is not known, but it is rumored that some of the Powers still living were alive during height of the Transhuman Civilization.
- Transhumans, the
- A general term for the transhuman civilization that predates the civilization of the Nexus.
- twip
- Twists per second. A measurement of speed in null-space.
- twist
- A unit of measure of travel or distance in null-space. For the related unit of speed, see twips.
[edit] U
- uberzeppelin
- A very large zeppelin, such as the Reichgeist.
- unterpaladin
- A paladin who has not transcended to the arkades yet.
[edit] V
- v-shield
- The v- or velocity-shield is defensive tech which creates field in which the velocity or momentum of an object is converted into heat.
- Vaggeist
- The capital city of Vaggeistland on Opyl.
- Vaggeistland
- Vaggeistland is the nation to the east of Edmee on Opyl, populated primarily by alpha-humans. Its capitol is Vaggeist.
- visual overlay
- Additions to the visual field, such as glyphs.
[edit] W
- Waking Dream
- The Night Whippoorwill's zephyr class zeppelin null-ship and personal yacht.
[edit] X
[edit] Y
- Yonda (character)
- A beta-jaishin who came to power during the Era of Revolution in the People's Republic of Edmee.
[edit] Z
- zeppelin
- A lighter than air craft with a rigid structure containing the lift cells. As versus blimp or balloon.
- zewt
- Zewt is a slang exclamation of disgust or sometimes excitement, meaning something like 'damn', 'shoot', or 'rats'. Zewt is milder than fork.
- zig
- Failure to jump or jack in (to an off-space), being thrown back to ones starting point, being forced to start over.
- zip field
- A tech effect that introduces enough oxygen into unshielded objects to detonate explosives and other volatile substances.
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[edit] Also see
- A note on the use (or lack thereof) of capitalization in the Chronicles from the Nexus.
- List of sayings from the Nexus
- Category:Definition
- Category:Definition Clusters
- Category:Glossary Nexium Definition
- Category:Nexus Definition Clusters
- Category:Nexus Key Concept
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