law
Viriaz vs. Carlantanda, District Court of the Lesser Rocks, 4001: In a case arising from an incident in which Viriaz was defrauded of several hundred esteyn by Carlantanda by means of the well-known âshell gameâ, respondent Carlantanda advanced that by the principle of long-standing custom (as seen in the brawlerâ
alethiometer
In todayâs somewhat morose worldbuilding thoughts inspired by real-world events (in this case, the Harvey Weinstein affair, along with an endless parade of abuse-of-power stories courtesy of Sheriff Joe, the Chicago City Council, the Arizona Dept. of Corrections, etc., etc.), one really does have to wonder what the judicial
Tsingale Light
Tsingale Light: In most respects, this drift in the central Raidermarch is a typical starship propellant-and-shore-leave stop, albeit one in a bad neighborhood. One should, however, note the curious local law that all corpses on the station are property of the Administration â which exists, based on our writerâs conversations
Eldraeic Transcend
âThe hydrarastrum of the Pearl-Bright Ocean is indescribable in mortal terms. âThis is not to say that its qualities cannot be imperfectly described: it possesses the glow of liquid light, the milky iridescent gleam of mother-of-pearl, and both the silver-white shine and heavy fluidity of quicksilver. It is simply that
law
âOne of the chief problems with some culturesâ attitude towards professionalism is that it prevents their courts from issuing opinions such as â to quote Mandatory Benevolence Association vs. Suld â âThis court must affirm that the defendant possesses an unalienable derived right to be, if he so wishes, a bigoted sack
eldraeic language
delĂ©hain: A direct translation of the kaeth word harghcha, literally meaning âpleasure-fightâ; physical combat in social situations for the enjoyment of both the participants and any onlookers, which is a common feature of the kinesthetic kaeth culture. Note that neither the Eldraeic hain nor the original cha define a scale
eldraeic language
valĂ«ssef (n.): a principle of Imperial culture, valĂ«ssef is literally translated âI-am-nessâ, the particular aspect of oneself that one is manifesting at any particular time, or to put it another way, who one is in relation to present circumstances and present company. This peculiarly eldraeic concept is tied strongly to
worldbuilding
(also, questions from August; and since itâs a slow month, Iâm going to throw in some questions from comments, too.) Itâs been pretty well established that the eldrae place an immense value on pride and personal achievement, to the point that they hold people in contempt for
laser
âYou will hear it said that lasers have âa pathetically low rangeâ and are âsuitable only for point defense and the inner engagement envelopeâ. To put this statement into its proper context, one must understand the proper scale of starship engagements; i.e., that the pathetically low range in question
economics
Real Money Trade: The problem is that itâs hard to define what qualifies as âreal moneyâ versus âgame moneyâ when the Mythic Stars MMO alone has an internal economy bigger than some respectably-sized planets. The logical consequences of this apply in full, including the follow-up to the city guards
wormhole
(An in-universe explanation as to why the Empire, et. al., prefer to use their special â i.e., yes, per here, space-magic enhanced â wormhole technology.) A common question among newcomers to the field of spacetime engineering, especially as it applies to wormholes, is the reasoning behind our use of dynamic wormholes
stargate plexus
In partial apology for the lack of artwork thus far, I bring you a map of the Associated Worlds, constellation by constellation! Key-wise, gold constellations represent the Imperial Core and Fringe, blue the mainstream Associated Worlds, purple the Expansion Regions, and green the Periphery. Red constellations represent the off-the-edge-of-the-map places,