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.
