augmentation
Cydonâs Cyborg Cuisine A restaurant chain catering specifically to those with unusually energy-hungry augmentations without external power sources, Cydonâs Cyborg Cuisine (CCC) provides a dizzying selection of dishes across several Imperial cuisines designed specifically for their, or rather their fuel cellsâ, special requirements. That is to say, CCCâ
addiction
There are those, in the field of biotechnological and medical ethics, who class anagathics as dangerous and addictive, inasmuch as ceasing to take your life-extension drugs results in a plethora of aging-related side-effects, followed by death. The absurdity of this position and the farcical nature of its enforcement naturally ensure
Places Not To Go
Jarnobu (Torch Radiant): While the system is controlled by the League of Meridian, Jarnobu is not counted among their 83 member worlds. At first, this might seem puzzling, inasmuch as Jarnobu proper is a garden world eminently suitable to hosting sefir life, with a mild climate and a biosphere which
Lonely Galaxy
Some comments excerpted from an early edition of âThe Lonely GalaxyÂź Unofficial Guide to Working with the Empireâs Peopleâ: General * Augmentation is a way of life in Imperial space, and there are probably millions of different augmentations on the market. Do not rely on knowing what one of them
meta
This is, at best, only tangentially related to the âverse or to this blog, but Iâm really rather pleased with how it came out, so Iâm posting pictures of it anyway.
Ental High Queendom
LOT #7233-9985 A PAIR OF RED LEATHER RADIATION SHORTS WITH GILT TRIM AND JEWELED EMBELLISHMENTS Estimate: Ex. 920,000 â Ex. 1,280,000 Lot closes: 0.896 Kp Description Lot #7233-9985 is a pair of protective shorts designed for a non-tailed, digitigrade species (the entark) fashioned from red leather taken
eldraeic language
Whatever oneâs position on the dubious assumptions behind the clichĂ© âsticks and stones may break my bones, but words shall never hurt meâ and its unfortunate persistence in many societies, these are not assumptions which the Empire shares. Indeed, it has a fine selection of words to describe an
assassination
âThe only truly automatic weapon is one which you can leave on the shelf and ignore entirely henceforth, only to occasionally hear about your enemies mysteriously dying.â â âTo Sleep, Perchance To Killâ, OstĂĄr Sargas-ith-Sargas
Cold War
âNext in our study of how climatic and ecological events affect military and logistic strategy, we will be studying the Cold War. âTaking place on Qern (Aris Delphi), in the years 7199-7223, the Cold War was directly caused by such an event. Following the asteroid impact of 7197, the ensuing
Transdivine Tectonic Computation Array
Transdivine Tectonic Computation Array: The supercomputers that manage attitude control and station-keeping of the Cirys swarm, thus ensuring that the orbits of godâs planet-sized organs never intersect and collisions are appropriately averted. While its original and primary node is buried deep in the substructure of the Centropolis of Cal
Conclave Drift
The Rogue Stateâs Guide To Imperial Diplomacy diplomatic cruiser: an embassy with guns on it diplonought: an embassy with continent-cracking guns on it neutral: a place where you donât shoot at the embassy, and it doesnât shoot back ally: a place where the upgunned embassy is probably
weather control
âEight million esteyn,â Merith AmĂ©zel said, gazing out at the blanket of white dusted across the plaza, hiding the mosaic that, on clear days, reflected the Thunderbird Applied Meteorology logo. âEight million. That is what your damnfool stunt cost us.â A cough came from behind him, but he didnât