Glossary

 

1. Adjudicator (n): lawyers.
2. AI (n): Artificial intelligence robots.
3. Airship (n): mode of transportation.
4. Astamite (n): explosive material mined from asteroids in deep space.
5. Azic 3000 (n): airship model.
6. Baka (n): slang for idiot.
7. Bioreplicator (n): printer used to create body parts.
8. Council (n): group of 10 representatives who meet to discuss matters concerning the Nomes.
9. Doge (m): male who will not inherit control of his Nome from his Titan or Titane.
10. Dogenne (f): male who will inherit control of his Nome from his Titan or Titane.
11. Ekebati (n): location of Nome Reffour’s Estate.
12. Group of Twenty (n): twenty most powerful nomes.
13. Group of Sixty (n): collection of sixty families that rank right behind the nomes; also called The Sixty and the Lower Houses.
14. Holoform (n): small round disk that projects live image of an individual. Used for meetings when a participant chooses to attend remotely.
15. Holosphere (n): small device used to create three-dimensional projections of geographic locations or buildings.
16. Insignia (n): emblem representing a nome and its conglomerates.
17. Lower Houses (n): sixty families less powerful than the Group of Twenty Nomes. Their members play supportive business and administrative roles to the nomes.
18. Macani Rebellion of 2189 (n): period of social and political upheaval in the last remaining nation states of the world where the poorest people publicly executed political leaders, celebrities and the rich.
19. Master (n): male individual who is tied to a nome and gives advice to its Titan or Titane as well as aids in preparing a scion or scioness to one day become leader of a nome.
20. Narl (n): derogatory term used for nome members.
21. Narthex (n): reception area outside Titan Nabo’s office.
22. Nome (n): family belonging to the Group of Twenty.
23. Opening Ceremony (n): precursor event to the Pursual competitions.
24. Osmite (n): metallic substance mined for asteroids.
25. Otin (n): Lesser Land slang word for devil.
26. Repli-fridge (n): device that creates and stores food for which it has chemical structure.
27. Restorer (n): healers, doctors.
28. Pairing (n): engagement period between a couple; trial period during which the Nomes of the paired individuals work to seamlessly blend aspects of their businesses.
29. Pairing Ceremony (n): event during which individuals are paired before their Nomes and other invited guests.
30. Paladin (n): winner of the Pursual.
31. Partite Relationships (n): marriage relationships involving more than two people.
32. Pegasos (n): annual class of soldiers trained by Nome Cyra, individual Pegasos soldiers are purchased by Nomes to add to their security teams.
33. Pernold (n): location of Nome Mezan’s estate.
34. Phalanx (n): Nome Reffour’s army of soldiers.
35. Pomrose (n): popular drink made from a combination of pomegranate and other ingredients, can be alcoholic or non-alcoholic.
36. Premier (n): evening gala held once a year to introduce all ladies who turned 17 within the calendar year to society. It is an opportunity for young nome girls to garner interest from suitable nomes in a pairing and potential future partnership.
37. Pursual (n): competition to find a worthy Paladin to be paired with a wealthy scioness.
38. Sakariya (n): slang for idiot.
39. Scion (n): male who will inherit control of his Nome from his Titan or Titane.
40. Scioness (n): female who will inherit control of his Nome from his Titan or Titane.
41. Shell (n): virtual reality construct structure within which virtual worlds can be created.
42. Sixty, The (n): term used to reference the families of the Lower Houses.
43. Skuliki (n): large, worm-like creature in the second Pursual competition.
44. Teja (n): beer made from fermented honey and hops, originating from modern-day Ethiopia and Eritrea.
45. Titan (n): male head of a Nome, typically the first born male child of a Titan or Titane inherits this position.
46. Titane (n): female head of a Nome, typically the first born female child of a Titan or Titane inherits this position.
47. Zarts (n): mode of transportation; flat metallic sheet that carries people or things across far or short distances.