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  1. PART ONE
  2. EXOGENESIS
  3. CHAPTER I
  4. DREAMS
  5. 1.
  6. 2.
  7. 3.
  8. CHAPTER II
  9. RELIQUARY
  10. 1.
  11. 2.
  12. 3.
  13. 4.
  14. CHAPTER III
  15. EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES
  16. 1.
  17. 2.
  18. 3.
  19. 4.
  20. CHAPTER IV
  21. ANGUISH
  22. 1.
  23. 2.
  24. 3.
  25. CHAPTER V
  26. MADNESS
  27. 1.
  28. 2.
  29. 3.
  30. 4.
  31. 5.
  32. CHAPTER VI
  33. SHOUTS & ECHOES
  34. 1.
  35. 2.
  36. 3.
  37. 4.
  38. 5.
  39. 6.
  40. CHAPTER VII
  41. COUNTDOWN
  42. 1.
  43. 2.
  44. CHAPTER VIII
  45. OUT & ABOUT
  46. 1.
  47. 2.
  48. CHAPTER IX
  49. CHOICES
  50. 1.
  51. 2.
  52. 3.
  53. 4.
  54. 5.
  55. EXEUNT I
  56. 1.
  57. 2.
  58. 3.
  59. 4.
  60. PART TWO
  61. SUBLIMARE
  62. CHAPTER I
  63. AWAKENING
  64. 1.
  65. 2.
  66. 3.
  67. 4.
  68. CHAPTER II
  69. WALLFISH
  70. 1.
  71. 2.
  72. 3.
  73. 4.
  74. CHAPTER III
  75. ASSUMPTIONS
  76. 1.
  77. 2.
  78. 3.
  79. 4.
  80. 5.
  81. 6.
  82. CHAPTER IV
  83. KRIEGSSPIEL
  84. 1.
  85. 2.
  86. 3.
  87. CHAPTER V
  88. EXTREMIS
  89. 1.
  90. 2.
  91. CHAPTER VI
  92. NEAR & FAR
  93. 1.
  94. 2.
  95. 3.
  96. 4.
  97. 5.
  98. CHAPTER VII
  99. ICONS & INDICATIONS
  100. 1.
  101. 2.
  102. 3.
  103. 4.
  104. CHAPTER VIII
  105. NOWHERE TO HIDE
  106. 1.
  107. 2.
  108. 3.
  109. 4.
  110. CHAPTER IX
  111. GRACELING
  112. 1.
  113. 2.
  114. 3.
  115. 4.
  116. CHAPTER X
  117. DARMSTADT
  118. 1.
  119. 2.
  120. 3.
  121. 4.
  122. CHAPTER XI
  123. EXPOSURE
  124. 1.
  125. 2.
  126. 3.
  127. 4.
  128. 5.
  129. 6.
  130. CHAPTER XII
  131. LESSONS
  132. 1.
  133. 2.
  134. 3.
  135. 4.
  136. 5.
  137. 6.
  138. 7.
  139. 8.
  140. EXEUNT II
  141. 1.
  142. 2.
  143. 3.
  144. 4.
  145. 5.
  146. 6.
  147. 7.
  148. PART THREE
  149. APOCALYPSIS
  150. CHAPTER I
  151. PAST SINS
  152. 1.
  153. 2.
  154. 3.
  155. 4.
  156. 5.
  157. 6.
  158. 7.
  159. 8.
  160. 9.
  161. CHAPTER II
  162. A CAELO USQUE AD CENTRUM
  163. 1.
  164. 2.
  165. CHAPTER III
  166. SHARDS
  167. 1.
  168. 2.
  169. 3.
  170. 4.
  171. CHAPTER IV
  172. TERROR
  173. 1.
  174. 2.
  175. 3.
  176. CHAPTER V
  177. SIC ITUR AD ASTRA
  178. 1.
  179. 2.
  180. CHAPTER VI
  181. INTO THE DARK
  182. 1.
  183. 2.
  184. 3.
  185. CHAPTER VII
  186. NECESSITY
  187. 1.
  188. 2.
  189. 3.
  190. 4.
  191. 5.
  192. CHAPTER VIII
  193. SINS OF THE PRESENT
  194. 1.
  195. 2.
  196. 3.
  197. EXEUNT III
  198. 1.
  199. 2.
  200. 3.
  201. 4.
  202. 5.
  203. 6.
  204. 7.
  205. PART FOUR
  206. FIDELITATIS
  207. CHAPTER I
  208. DISSONANCE
  209. 1.
  210. 2.
  211. 3.
  212. 4.
  213. 5.
  214. CHAPTER II
  215. ORSTED STATION
  216. 1.
  217. 2.
  218. 3.
  219. 4.
  220. 5.
  221. 6.
  222. CHAPTER III
  223. ESCAPE!
  224. 1.
  225. 2.
  226. 3.
  227. 4.
  228. 5.
  229. 6.
  230. 7.
  231. CHAPTER IV
  232. NECESSITY II
  233. 1.
  234. 2.
  235. 3.
  236. 4.
  237. 5.
  238. EXEUNT IV
  239. 1.
  240. 2.
  241. 3.
  242. 4.
  243. PART FIVE
  244. MALIGNITATEM
  245. CHAPTER I
  246. ARRIVAL
  247. 1.
  248. 2.
  249. 3.
  250. 4.
  251. 5.
  252. 6.
  253. 7.
  254. CHAPTER II
  255. NECESSITY III
  256. 1.
  257. 2.
  258. 3.
  259. 4.
  260. 5.
  261. 6.
  262. 7.
  263. CHAPTER III
  264. INTEGRATUM
  265. 1.
  266. 2.
  267. 3.
  268. 4.
  269. 5.
  270. 6.
  271. 7.
  272. CHAPTER IV
  273. FERRO COMITANTE
  274. 1.
  275. 2.
  276. 3.
  277. 4.
  278. 5.
  279. 6.
  280. 7.
  281. CHAPTER V
  282. ASTRORUM IRAE
  283. 1.
  284. 2.
  285. 3.
  286. 4.
  287. 5.
  288. 6.
  289. 7.
  290. 8.
  291. 9.
  292. 10.
  293. 11.
  294. 12.
  295. 13.
  296. 14.
  297. CHAPTER VI
  298. SUB SPECIE AETERNITATIS
  299. 1.
  300. 2.

EXPANSIONIST PARTY: one of several major political parties in the League. Founded to help foster the spread of humans outside of Sol, now mainly focused on preserving the interests of the established extra-solar colonies, often to the point of blocking the establishment of new ones. (See also Conservation Party and Stellarists.)

EXPEDITION BOSS: see Boss.

F

FARSCENT: class of durable chemicals secreted by Wranaui for long-distance communication in water. Metaphorical bandwidth is narrow and fidelity is low, making this of limited utility for large exchanges of data. (See also Nearscent and Lowsound.)

THE FARTHEST SHORE: spacer poem by Harrow Glantzer (Hutterite).

FINK-NOTTLE’S PIOUS NEWT EMPORIUM: famed amphibian retailer on Earth. Established by C. J. Weenus circa 2104.

FLASH TRACE: to travel by FTL far enough that one can stop and see the real-time light from an event. E.g., spaceship A wants to see when and where spaceship B left the Solar System sometime in the past day. Spaceship A flies the required number of light-hours (twenty-four in this case) from Sol, then sits and watches via telescope until it sees B leaving Sol.

FLEET INTELLIGENCE: branch of UMCN devoted to gathering information.

FOXGLOVE POPE: see Pontifex Digitalis.

FREEHOLDINGS: settlements, conclaves, stations, and outholdings unaffiliated with any major government.

FTL: faster than light. The primary mode of transportation between stars. (See also Markov Drive.)

FTL TAPE: slang for vacuum tape, a type of incredibly tough, pressure-sensitive tape. Strong enough to patch breaches in outer hull. Despite popular belief, not suitable for repairs intended to last the duration of FTL trips.

FULL SWEEP: highest hand in Scratch Seven, consisting of four sevens, two kings, and a nine, for a count of ninety-one and a score of thirteen.

G

GECKO PADS: adhesive pads on the bottom of skinsuits and boots intended for climbing or maneuvering in zero-g. As name implies, pads (which are covered with bristles around 5 μm in diameter) depend on van der Waals force for adhesion. Shear force is limiting factor for maximal load, but also provides mechanism for release.

GLITTER BUG: small, insect-like animal native to Eidolon. Noted for their brilliant, metallic exoskeletons.

GLOWLIGHTS: bioluminescent lights grown by the Seed.

GRADIENT ROBES: traditional garb of observing Entropists. Adorned with the rising phoenix that is their sigil. Metamaterial laced with advanced technology that allows the robes to act as a skinsuit, armor, and, when needed, a weapon.

GREAT BEACON: first alien artifact found by humans. Located at Talos VII (Theta Persei 2). The Beacon is a hole fifty kilometers wide and thirty deep. It emits an EMP at 304 MHz every 10.6 seconds, along with a burst of structured sound that is a representation of the Mandelbrot set in trinary code. Surrounded by a net of vanadium-laced gallium that may have once acted as a superconductor. Giant turtle-like creatures (without heads or legs) roam the plain surrounding the hole. As of yet, no one has discovered their relationship with the artifact. Six more Beacons are known to exist. They are assumed to have been constructed by the Old Ones, but definitive proof is lacking. Intended purpose remains a mystery.