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Glossary

Important Terms

Artificial Intelligence (AI): A sentient program that is self-aware.

BASE jumping: Diving off of a tall, man-made structure for sport, usually thrill seeking.

Epicanthic Fold: The unique form of upper eyelid possessed by many Asians, which gives them their distinctive eye shape.

Fabricator: An advanced 3D printer, capable of assembling almost any solid object, so long as it has access to the requisite materials.

Former: one of the hundreds of expendable, minimally trained young men and women sent out by the Foundation for Humanity’s Future in an effort to spread human colonies all over local space. The Formers are part of a first wave of colonists, whose purpose is to ensure that humanity is not wiped out in the event of another nuclear war. Former is short for Terraformer.

Gauss Weaponry: A type of gun, similar to a railgun, which accelerates a small piece of ammunition to hypersonic speeds, causing it to strike its target with force much greater than that of conventional bullets. Gauss weapons can fire in zero gravity and underwater, and have replaced gunpowder weapons entirely.

Nanite/Nanobot: Microscopic robots that carry out advanced tasks, acting as a swarm.

Phoneme: The sounds humans make, that when put together, form language

Powered Armor: An armored spacesuit that reinforces and increases the physical capabilities of the wearer.

Terraform: To change the climate and characteristics of a planet or moon so that it closely resembles that of the Earth.

Tidally-Locked: When a planet or other celestial body is trapped in an orbit with another object in which it is always facing the same side of that object.

Words and Terms from the Erin-Vulur Tribal Language

Burug: A large predatory insectoid creature, native to Chalice/Ravanur. Can be anywhere from the size of an average city bus to the size of a small building. The Erin-Vulur hunt them for food and crafting materials such as their chitinous armor.

Chalice/Ravanur: Chalice is a moon of the gas giant Tisiphone, tidally locked into its orbit and permanently on the dark side of the planet, eclipsed from the sun. The Erin-Vulur call the moon Ravanur, and often refer to it as the great mother, or our dead mother. Chalice is completely encased in a global glacier, giving the false impression that the planet has no terrain. In fact, the planet has valleys, mountains, continents, and seas, but all of these things are currently encased in a seemingly permanent ice age.

The Deepseeker: One of the Elders of the Erin-Vulur ruling council. This ancient shaman has been alive as long as anyone can remember, and frequently ventures into the deep tunnel networks searching for magicks, which he brings back and uses to assist his people. The nature of these magicks is as yet unknown.

Dukkar: A seal-like creature, native to Chalice. Raised by the Erin-Vulur to farm their milk and meat. They live in deep crevices in the ice, where nearby geothermal vents create liquid water for them to swim in.

Erin-Vulur: A tribe of the carnivorous humanoid natives of Chalice, whose mythos claims they were brought to the frozen world by their central god, Palamun.

Erinye: pronounced Ay-RIN-ya, the name for the overall species of carnivorous humanoids that sparsely populate Chalice, gathered into tribes that live beneath the frozen glacial surface of the moon.

Palamun: The Erin-Vulur name for Tisiphone, the gas giant around which Chalice orbits. This name is often used in curses or epithets by the tribesmen. Palamun is also referred to as the great father, or the veiled one, and is the central god of the Erin-Vulur religion.

Stormcaller: Acolytes of one part of the three-part Erin-Vulur religion. They can be men or women, though women have the greatest aptitude for the powers bestowed upon them. A stormcaller is largely immune to Chalice’s lethal outdoor temperatures, and can call up specific winds and direct them at their command. Stormcallers can also summon up armor and weapons made of a black ice harder than any steel, which seems to grow right out of the glacier as they need it.

Vulyak: A shaggy, goat-like creature with a thick wooly pelt like that of a terrestrial yak. They live in small herds in pockets under the ice, where the tops of buried volcanic mountains allow the existence of entire ecosystems in relative warmth.

Glossary

Important Terms

Artificial Intelligence (AI): A sentient program that is self-aware.

BASE jumping: Diving off of a tall, man-made structure for sport, usually thrill seeking.

Epicanthic Fold: The unique form of upper eyelid possessed by many Asians, which gives them their distinctive eye shape.

Fabricator: An advanced 3D printer, capable of assembling almost any solid object, so long as it has access to the requisite materials.

Former: one of the hundreds of expendable, minimally trained young men and women sent out by the Foundation for Humanity’s Future in an effort to spread human colonies all over local space. The Formers are part of a first wave of colonists, whose purpose is to ensure that humanity is not wiped out in the event of another nuclear war. Former is short for Terraformer.

Gauss Weaponry: A type of gun, similar to a railgun, which accelerates a small piece of ammunition to hypersonic speeds, causing it to strike its target with force much greater than that of conventional bullets. Gauss weapons can fire in zero gravity and underwater, and have replaced gunpowder weapons entirely.

Nanite/Nanobot: Microscopic robots that carry out advanced tasks, acting as a swarm.

Phoneme: The sounds humans make, that when put together, form language

Powered Armor: An armored spacesuit that reinforces and increases the physical capabilities of the wearer.

Terraform: To change the climate and characteristics of a planet or moon so that it closely resembles that of the Earth.

Tidally-Locked: When a planet or other celestial body is trapped in an orbit with another object in which it is always facing the same side of that object.

Words and Terms from the Erin-Vulur Tribal Language

Burug: A large predatory insectoid creature, native to Chalice/Ravanur. Can be anywhere from the size of an average city bus to the size of a small building. The Erin-Vulur hunt them for food and crafting materials such as their chitinous armor.

Chalice/Ravanur: Chalice is a moon of the gas giant Tisiphone, tidally locked into its orbit and permanently on the dark side of the planet, eclipsed from the sun. The Erin-Vulur call the moon Ravanur, and often refer to it as the great mother, or our dead mother. Chalice is completely encased in a global glacier, giving the false impression that the planet has no terrain. In fact, the planet has valleys, mountains, continents, and seas, but all of these things are currently encased in a seemingly permanent ice age.

The Deepseeker: One of the Elders of the Erin-Vulur ruling council. This ancient shaman has been alive as long as anyone can remember, and frequently ventures into the deep tunnel networks searching for magicks, which he brings back and uses to assist his people. The nature of these magicks is as yet unknown.

Dukkar: A seal-like creature, native to Chalice. Raised by the Erin-Vulur to farm their milk and meat. They live in deep crevices in the ice; where nearby geothermal vents create liquid water for them to swim in.

Erin-Vulur: A tribe of the carnivorous humanoid natives of Chalice, whose mythos claims they were brought to the frozen world by their central god, Palamun.

Erinye: pronounced Ay-RIN-ya, the name for the overall species of carnivorous humanoids that sparsely populate Chalice, gathered into tribes that live beneath the frozen glacial surface of the moon.

Palamun: The Erin-Vulur name for Tisiphone, the gas giant around which Chalice orbits. This name is often used in curses or epithets by the tribesmen. Palamun is also referred to as the great father, or the veiled one, and is the central god of the Erin-Vulur religion.

Stormcaller: Acolytes of one part of the three-part Erin-Vulur religion. They can be men or women, though women have the greatest aptitude for the powers bestowed upon them. A stormcaller is largely immune to Chalice’s lethal outdoor temperatures, and can call up specific winds and direct them at their command. Stormcallers can also summon up armor and weapons made of a black ice harder than any steel, which seems to grow right out of the glacier as they need it.

Vulyak: A shaggy, goat-like creature with a thick wooly pelt like that of a terrestrial yak. They live in small herds in pockets under the ice, where the tops of buried volcanic mountains allow the existence of entire ecosystems in relative warmth.

Chapter One: A Shot in the Dark

Joanna

When I look down at the men and women before me, I see heroes. The President's voice was filled with pride, as he gazed out over our assembled ranks as we stood at crisp attention. Our navy-blue uniforms were creased to a dangerous edge, our heads were shaved a shining bald, and our faces were solemn and reverent, despite the glare of the setting sun in our faces. It was a beautiful moment, one crafted and shaped for the cameras, and broadcast to all the people of the Pan-American Dominion. The moment said Hope to them. It said, Triumph to them. To the President, it was the crowning moment of his career, the point where he had finished dragging the people of the American continents, back from the brink of destruction and showed the rest of the world, which was still putting itself back together, that the PAD would lead humanity into a bright new future. "In years past, we used the word ‘hero' to refer solely to the soldadesca. And though our brave soldiers were always, and continue to be heroes, today we have the opportunity to honor a new form of bravery." From beneath my uniform cap, I found the President's face with my eyes. He was everything people