Krull: Nod’s people are from Krull. Krull is approximately 400 light years from Cyrnus Prime; 1,000 light years from Earth. It is a very dry planet with a harsh environment, circling a blue star. Temperatures average 125 degrees Fahrenheit on Krull. The Empire was slow to conquer Krull’s people mainly due to their low level of industrialization and lack of important resources.
The Empire got around to conquering them 500 Earth years ago. The Empire did not relocate the people of Krull to another world. They are a very strong and hearty race. The Empire utilizes the people of Krull for heavy manual labor. Jewelry and small mementos are highly prized on Krull. Some of the Empire’s best jewelers come from Krull.
Logan sensor: An extremely powerful sensor array in a relatively small package. It is most often used by port techs to gather data from remote areas, and returning to base to download the data. In upgraded models, QuIM technology is also incorporated.
LREW: Long Range Engagement Weapon. A specialized long range missile system.
Long Range Engagement Weapon: A specialized long range missile system.
Magweb: A strategic weapon using a charged nanotube web developed to collapse the warp field surrounding an FTL ship and transfer enough energy to destroy the ship.
Manly: Manpad Analog Nuclear Low Yield missile. It is a low emissions portable shoulder launched nuclear missile system that incorporates electronic safety features to inhibit detonation in unsafe conditions. The yield is adjustable from less than .05 up to .15 kilotons.
Marj: The given name of Ms. Findley, who later becomes Mrs. Trollkin. We love you Granny-T!
Martin: Lance Corporal John Martin was a special operations soldier working with GG (special ops team Gopher Guts). He was taken from Ahaam by a creature resembling a giant amoeba with tentacles, to be used by the Dahnahaash to communicate with humans.
Mr. Peabody: The name Mr. T gave to the Shockwave Headquarters AI. Mr. Peabody is a very high functioning AI. Mr. T was directly involved in the making of Mr. Peabody. As such, Mr. T also uses Mr. Peabody, a compartmentalized operating section, for his personal needs.
Massive Ordnance Air Blast: A very high yield bomb, non-nuclear.
MOAB: Massive Ordnance Air Blast. A very high yield bomb, non-nuclear.
Morg: An agent of the Empire High Command with capabilities given directly by the Dahnahaash. Such agents are called the Nahaash’ereem.
Nahaash’ereem: Pronounced nah-haash-ereem. These are agents of Prime Command with specialized capabilities provided by the Dahnahaash.
Nanem: Nano Neural Matrix. A neural matrix device used for private communication to direct activity through a pid, or a pid-IVs interface. Military Nanems allow limited direct private communication between soldiers in direct physical contact when boosted through a pid. A Nano Neural Matrix is laid down by specialized nano factories injected into the cerebral cortex, primarily the speech and auditory areas.
Nanite array and nanite weave: Shockwave field operatives have a nanite array that has also been described as a nanite weave, which is involved in the operation of their abilities. It is a complex colony of organized nanobots.
Nanocloud: A controlled nanite superstructure arranged via electromagnetic fields which provides a 3-dimensional display of data from a holopid or similar device. The nanite cloud can be arranged in a comfortable personal use configuration. Sophisticated devices are available that display a cloud of sufficient size to allow viewing by a small audience. That’s commonly called a crowd-cloud.
Operation Goodnight: The operational name for the planetary assault portion of the first invasion of Cygnus Prime by Earth. The space assault operational name is Viper.
Orion Class Carrier: A second generation drone and missile truck carrying military drones and missiles. It is not merely a munitions hauler. Rather, it is a fully autonomous warship with QuAI functionality similar to that of a battlestar, including launch and control capability. It is a highly capably warship, carrying starfighter drones, hypes, shark missiles (2nd gen), and when available, SSC3 missiles.
As with the first-generation Orion class ship, the gen-2 ships use nuclear pulse propulsion. Shaped nuclear charges detonate aft of the ship causing an energetic push against a massive plate set on shock absorbers augmented by electromagnetic fields. The pusher plate/EM field shield takes the brutal hit of the nuclear explosions and also serves as a radiation shield for the main body of the ship.
Orion Class Hauler: A second generation ship utilizing the basic design of the Orion Class Carrier including nuclear pulse propulsion. A large-scale fleet hauler is built on the same platform as a Orion Class Hauler and is generally used to haul propellant <reaction mass> tanks to be used by strike groups cruising on mission.
Some quantum port teams have sufficient lift capacity to allow teleportation of loaded replacement tanks to the haulers or even to an individual warship if needed. There are other usages for a Hauler, such as a transporting SGLs <Space to Ground Lander> for SUGAR mechanized equipment, or SPICE units. There are three Hauler sizes under manufacture.
Particle Beam Weapon: See PBW.
PBW-Neutral: A Particle Beam Weapon. PBSn. A neutral PBW is the primary weapon of the Leagues main battle ship, a battlestar. It is a neutral particle beam generator. A neutral particle beam weapon is an ideal weapon for use in space. Being neutral just means the atoms used in the beam have no charge. That way, the atoms don’t want to attract or repel each other. That in turn makes for a coherent focused beam of destructive energy. In other words, it is a means to focus a whole lot of kinetic energy over a very long distance. As in, it’s going to get real kinetic out there.
Hydrogen is a neutral atom. And there just happens to be all that hydrogen in the propellant tanks for the ship reaction mass. Now that’s convenient. From there the hydrogen atom just has
