Watch Constabulary
Constabular Ranks
Iâve added the Watch Constabularyâs (and OIPâs) special rank titles for the E- and lower O-grades to the Table of Ranks, for those interested in such things. See them here: Table of Ranks.xlsx
Alistair Young
Watch Constabulary
The Vigilant
The Watch Constabulary, on the whole, does not think of itself as a police force. But thatâs not a problem, because no-one else thinks of them as one either. While their watchmen, constables, and inspectors are trained for situations in which the application of force may be necessary, these
Meridia (Imperial Core)
Iterating the Eschaton
From the introduction to Godwatcherâs Journal, Spring 8072 edition: The cold red deserts of Meridia IV, Imperial reserve world, are no more. Now there is only the Transcendâs latest experimental station: the Meridia IV Center for the Advancement of Ecological Amiability. It is, or should be, no surprise
eldraeic language
Aperture Linguistics
(Originally titled Eldraeic Word of the Day: asĂrdaĂ«lĂthal, but come onâŠ) asĂran: power; note: not coercive power, the power of compulsion, which is korĂĄs. Rather, the ability and means to act upon the elements of the world towards a defined end. (See also the kinds of power, here.) daĂ«lin: probability,
Sunstone
Bottling Up
The Sunstone is just what it appears to be â a star in a bottle. That is to say, what it appears to be to the normal senses is an almost weightless crystalline sphere, roughly a foot across, shedding light and warmth all around it. A close inspection of the Sunstone,
Eight Hells
Eight Hells (1/4?)
Vice-Admiral Ardelli, TDMS Skybreaker, commanding TF 14. Battleship CAS Antithemis, carrier CAS Antinomos, escorting destroyers, reported moving out Lothell Bay steaming ESE. Suspect attempting transit AdessĂr Straits tomorrow at local dawn. Heavy weather over Lothell Is. makes it unlikely fly off air cover. All measures intercept and destroy. 1SL, CalmirĂĂ«.
destroyer
Girls In Red Cloaks Beware
(In which I noodle around with wet navy designs from the closest to a WWII-equivalent period in âverse history.) Ulricik Bancrach (âHungry Wolfâ)-class destroyer Builders: * Ambriel Dock Guild & Company * Consolidated Selenarian Shipbuilding * Ethring Iron and Steam Works * Ryudailai Pier Shipbuilding Cooperatives * TelĂrvess Naval Yards * Tortelsvard Naval Arsenal Displacement:
Agabanda
Curiously Enough, This Came Before Software
contract module: To avoid both unnecessary repetition, and to avoid the additional labor of poring over the mass of said repetition in search of differences from the commonplace form, Imperial contract law has long embraced the use of contract modules, sets of predefined and referenceable clauses and specifications to address
translocation
Transfragging
Transfragging is the use of a weaponized translocation device to destroy a target, most commonly by interpenetration (i.e., translocating an object to within another, preexisting, object), but the term is also used to refer to simply using the translocator to transmit bombs or other weapons to within a given
non-canon
Not-Earth
(Note: this is not canon. But every time someone wants to know when the humans are going to turn up and acquire some suitably starring role in the narrative, it gets a little closer to being canon, yâknow? âŠassuming I do not just go ahead and canonize the notion
state visit
High-Trust Society
CALMIRĂĂ, ELIĂRA â The cancellation of next yearâs expected state visit of President Ostrid Nallen of the United Viridian States was announced today by Subrector QuĂĂ«lle Oliviscios of the Office of Foreign Wanderers, stating only that the cancellation had come at the request of the States after the Empire had
far horizon probe
Ceiling Probe Is Watching You
The outer surface of your light-cone is a monument to all your sins. - Ebirax 0x8002626D, Clairvoyance-class far horizon probe