habitat
blacklight (n.): an external window in a large space habitat, looking out into space (see: the black). The word was deliberately coined in opposition to skylight, since due to the operation of spin gravity, the majority of blacklights are in the floor. It is considered both polite and practical to
Cultural Crossovers
In which the insect themes begin. * Someone is very untrusting of the Starks. * Youâre an ass working for SHIELD. Does the audience smell HYDRA? I think they do. * (Someoneâs going to need to explain prisons, seeing as the locals only use âem for remand. Good cultural overlay time.
espionage
The Data Acquisition Echelon arenât the enemy. Theyâre the opposition. Ignorance is the enemy. Agent-Expediter Fors Raikav, Second Directorate Grand Game Accords: A rumored covert agreement between many of the Worldsâ more gentlesophly intelligence agencies and data brokers reflecting the spirits of rivalry and partnership whose balance changes
Second Directorate
(Which is to say, a bunch of miscellaneous snippety stuff that didnât find a home anywhere else.) âJust once, it would be nice to meet someone who used their wine cellar for storing wine .â Agent-Expediter Fors Raikav, Second Directorate âFurther information on the Spirinal Anomaly is classified REDSHIFT ABYSS
Places Not To Go
Ulijen (Cordai Gap): Honestly, if I have to tell you itâs a bad idea to visit a planet that looks like someone took a bite out of a giant apple, you probably arenât able to read this book anyway. Ulijen is the infamous site of the eponymous Ulijen
Intais (Ley Nebula)
HĂĂSTRE, INTAIS (LEY NEBULA) â The small letal colony in the Chiaras (Beratnas Cluster) system broadcast an appeal today for aid, after local astronomers confirmed that the orbit of the comet IGS 31278493 would intersect with the orbit of Chiaras in three months time. While impact cannot be confirmed due to
Guntown Drift
âIf you need a good cadre job done fast, the Gun Captains are who you want to hire. They have an office in Plenary, a couple of blocks north of the Battlespire, or if youâre not welcome on Vordon, you can lug it all the way out to Hantol
eldraeic language
maharargyr: makerâs merit; from mahav (make, maker) and argyr (quantized merit), the excellence which one accrues from a worthy creation. Note: refers only to the excellence itself, rather than the repute derived from it. This latter is mahadĂĄrsĂșnar, from mahav and dĂĄrsĂșnar (glory), which in turn is from darĂĄv
meta
Yeah. Big changes to come. But not quite yet, since this is the piece I have in mind for the closing of, not book three â â but rather, of book four. So the galaxy wonât be having a paradigm shift to suffer through quite yet. Iâm just issuing early
frameslip drive
Security: RING DYNAMICS INTERNAL / MULBERRY WISDOM From: Adari Lyranthar, Directorate Coordinator To: Future Directions Team Date: 17 Yrnaes 8001, Midmorn falling 5 Subject: All Fittled Up Well, gentlesophs, courtesy of our new friends, the Starleaper Initiative, and the chaps from Metric Engineering, we now have a fittler making a test
military
From the questions box: Dear Gentlesoph, Having been reading your posts, I have a question about AKVs such as the âDaggerfanâ and âSlasherâ classes. With high-powered lasers capable of doing damage at one light second, how do AKVs survive the 300,000km journey into single kilometer range? As stated in
ecopoesis
âGood morning, Talentar, and welcome to the second day of Severe Weather Disposal Week! The ecopoesis operations team tell us theyâve got a lot of moist air to dump, so the theme for the day is wet, wet, wet! âUp in the northern highlands, expect torrential rainfall in the