etiquette
While in later chapters we will discuss the theory and practice of such formal techniques of social manipulation as the trafidĂșr an-enlĂ©t (blue gift), it is appropriate at this time to offer a cautionary word on the foundation beneath it. As a civilized people, we esteem the virtues of liberality
Eight Hells
This is Task Force Fourteen, as it steams at a leisurely twenty-two knots steadily east along the rocky southern shore of MĂhayll Island, the southernmost in its archipelago. It had passed the entrance to the MĂhayll Shallows yesterday at dusk, the shoal offering a back door to Lothell Bay for
Watch Constabulary
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
Watch Constabulary
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)
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
(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
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
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
(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
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 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
(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