~ This is a complex, sometimes mysterious story. Many readers enjoy putting the various puzzle pieces of a fictional world together in their own head by themselves, but for those who don't I have included a glossary of all relevant technical terms ~copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡChdCfJCOAt
Abberant: term for anything which does not fit intended design. A negative connotation is usually implicit.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡMSqOzDlrE8
A-Shield: defensive bubble of inviolate frozen spacetime. Requires massive power.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRJ3QoyoY5
Attendant: sentient being as servant, scientist, companion, or any other role desired by a Master.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡKioMtWqpwl
Audiovisual Representation: false sights and sounds produced by an advanced technology. Includes re-active specific holography, neuro-sensory hypnopathy, and smartmatter virtualization.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡWLtjYr0jUO
Basic Processor: pre-quantum computer.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡxFw8Lqj6Qu
Biosynthetic: general term describing a combination of the organic with the artificial. Most modern sentient beings are biosynthetic, which informs the shorthand humanoid label "biosynth".copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡpL9Gygj9wJ
Chimeric: genetically engineered being with animal DNA. Can be a quadruped, biped, or other.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡGrinYjgrL0
Concussive Blast: specific burst of force which can either be used to nullify latent energy or just physically strike a target.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡexGMeWeRQQ
Cryogenics: scientific branch initially focused on preserving human bodies in stasis. After the immortal Masters conquered the Earth, however, it is chiefly used to effectively store biomass, biological samples, and unused Attendants/biosynth.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXmpexMQKN
C-Shield: shorthand for Concomitant Shield, which is an energy field held extremely close to the entire body like a snug full-body energy suit. Minor to moderate durability against a wide range of offensive threats.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡYfY4nTdrny
Cyborg: only humanoid on Earth which is neither an Attendant, hobby project or a Master. Uses extreme energy tech specialized enough to credibly engage a Master in combat.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgCH6FqAm5
Dedicated Processor: anything beyond a basic processor.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡpxxrDvecyz
Display Screen: surface which can display visual information. Often made from smartmatter and floating via gravimetrics.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡJy9Sjtq9KM
Deep Learning: branch of machine learning based on algorithms modeling data abstractions by using multiple processing layers.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡLusYei1Jok
Deepspace Integral Suit: Biometalic multi-purpose suit designed for maximum utility during deepspace travel. Central processing is handled by a fearless and highly adaptable Subroutine which can react to almost any conceivable cosmic threat with its own broad, steadily evolving suite of personal integrated technologies.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡie6VnCemxH
Domain: one of twelve sections of the Earth ruled by one Master. The ruling Master's word is absolute law within it.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡJFi3XFh7lN
Dream City: metropolis constructed specifically for each Meeting of The Twelve. All residents are quickgrown and implanted with false memories, though some few are recurring characters.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0XOISPuHbz
Enclosed Integrated System (EIS): broad term referring to any self-contained system, whether a device, computer or biosynth.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡgAcKFbTxqu
E-Shield: shorthand for Expanding Shield. Utilizes outward pulses of energy to provide a defensive barrier.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡhtbscEsVPO
Epoch: period of history as decided by The Twelve. The first Epoch refers to all history before humanity. The second Epoch refers to all history from the birth of humanity to its death. The third Epoch refers to the Master's reign.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡrE7bcdWgNE
Ergo: automatic, fully comformable chair/bed.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡTva5cZaHqd
Evolution Experiment: game played by The Twelve. Its rules are mysterious, but each Master playing must submit to a time limit, third party oversight, and after the initial Organo-Seed is planted must only interfere with it through a pre-determined amount of flashes from the Evolution Trigger.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jk6kueFYI
Evolution Trigger: technology which promotes rapid evolution through the emission of a flash wave.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡPYLRX4QkKo
Gravimetrics: technology which manipulates gravity.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡIADhyHKBtp
Godvoice: altered voice The Master can use to surge instinctual feelings of loyalty within an Attendant, or other creation.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡEIhi4xI8aP
Humanoid: form which resembles a human.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡNp3ej6OCjh
Iconoclast Period: human history in the decades directly preceding the Masters. The cutting edge of science brought forth modded humans, the Augments, and the Masters themselves before that period ended in The Cleansing.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3JSkeAyAu
Intelligence Level: measure of intelligence. Base 1 is normal human genius, Base 2 is The Twelve, and Base 3 is theoretical. Early study showed potential mental defects in Base 2.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYbgr6e1gK
Interrupting Event: sudden reversal of The Twelve's fortunes in the warring early era. The Twelve were held from history for hundreds of years, suddenly transported to a future solar system where their old servants had been freed from the shackles of control to spread among the other planets as Outers, though no further than a new barrier called the Line in the Stars. The cause of this event, and the new inviolate alien barrier, is still unknown to The Twelve, and has caused them to withdraw active governance to Earth, temporarily allowing the Outers autonomy.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡSTHjhKTDd1
Level: one floor of The Tower. Large, they can extend to several square kilometers and house traditional building interiors or wildly imaginative environs.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡSm3x9Dve3I
Legacy Human: humanity before modded humans, the Augments, Masters and biosynths.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡpJAnoVS9SD
Line in the Stars: barrier of unknown origin surrounding the solar system. An artifact found after the Interrupting Event. No Masters or Outer has ever successfully found a way to cross it.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRFeMKI6tE
Mechanoid: machine body, often bipedal.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5GK8tEorl
Meeting of The Twelve: semi-compulsory gathering of the Masters at Dream City lasting three days. Offers a rare chance for both new policymaking and fraternization.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0dL63iIt1d
Megastructure: large manmade objects. Examples in the history of Earth include the Great Wall of China, The Large Hadron Collider, some skyscrapers, and many of The Twelve's private homes...copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWGPsZkWhL
Master: next step in human evolution, beyond even biosynth. First came into existence at the end of the Iconoclast Period, signaling its end. Orchestrated The Cleansing, destroying humanity only to raise it back up into biosynthetic servitude. Each Master has their own specialty, strengths, and weaknesses, but all share a nearly divine breadth of energy and physical technology which renders them into nearly unkillable techno-gods. Peace between them is long undisturbed despite their great power and lusts, held forever bound by The Oath.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡVzTEsBtAeA
Nanites: nanomachines, made of either a non-duplicable metal or mostly smartmatter, which can perform a wide range of invaluable functions at microscopic level. Often used by the Masters in close conjuction with smartmatter to change, create, and destroy.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡcB7N7vvYAG
Omni-processing: computing technology which overlays either the majority or entirety of an environment, creating a joined network through floors, walls, furniture, Levels, and entire megastructures.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡsc7EKFuVqx
Organo-Seed: seed-sized bundle of advanced technology which can be programmed to quickly grow specific environments and organisms.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9KsIfQWLnV
Outers: free post-humans, biosynth, mechanoids, and chimerics living outside of earth, across the solar system. An enclave of legacy humans resides in solitude at its farthest edge.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGQdFQvnyv
Perfect Personal Integration Threshold: point at which a piece of technology is miniaturized enough to easily fit inside of a Master's body and join their suite of Personal Integrated Technology.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9rMxoR4dVu
Personal Integrated Technology: collection of technologies which a Master can use in a variety of ways. Becomes a permanent part of their body, and makes all else possible.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡh526gAKdvA
Post-Human: evolutionary next step beyond legacy human.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡzf3aZoRKwU
Post-Quantum: offshoot of quantum science. Originally inspired by quantum entanglement.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WphUyJR6p
Project: any significant task assigned by the Master.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡda0RutUeZh
Quest: one of Gabriel's favorite hobbies. Involves the creation of a physical environment and a supporting cast of characters. Often fantasy-tinged.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqhLBOEBBL
Quickgrown: term describing the process by which an organism's physical development curve can be explosively accelerated.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡxjcJQGgaTp
Redstone: aggressive artificial matter first used in the early warring era of the 3rd Epoch. Converts any nearby substance into itself on contact. Stopped by certain Shields.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4n03EC3g8u
R-Shield: shorthand for Retracting Shield, it uses inwards radiating energy to erect a barrier.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7x4rn3L2Q
sAI: specific type of artificial intelligence. Software and hardware constrained to follow a standard developmental progression curve. No threat of singularity.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5EUMIPM21p
sAI Core Form: physical hardware housing all software necessary for sAI existence. sAI live in this body.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡKcjZFV5Zqw
Secondary Controls: term describing a layer in the 2nd Generation nervous system. This can offer direct control of body limiters and bloodflow.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡCoqUhg1PIk
Simple Metals Cube: common testing implement, although slightly archaic. The cube is a specific mix of metals which allow easier test scanning, and better general effect diagnosis.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡj71A7IDKKZ
Singularity: point at which a function takes on infinite value and advances at astonishing rates. Theorized by early scientists as a point beyond which human understanding could not predict, it was later co-opted by the Master's in an unexpected way.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡq86lRgpcWm
Smartmatter: One result of the search for Omni-matter. Has gone through many iterations, currently a highly flexible substance used in many physical applications, including construction, protection, and body modification.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1S0xKVv7z
Shiva: a figure of religious lore, and more recently the codename (along with Destroyer) for Master Gabriel's trump card technology.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡxiEcGlXMCt
Somnotic Experience: term for a technological process that allows for programmable and shareable dreams. Can be used for training, learning, to flash false memories, or for various other pursuits.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCPiY2i6eS
Spack Field: first type of energy shield invented. Weak protection, but the energy required to maintain it is correspondingly low.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡPzH8KDACiK
Stasis Field: provides area of modified entropy.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡ174Pdpmhcg
Station: self-contained work module.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡMvyoDjQXnW
Techno-Seed: seed-sized bundle of advanced technology which can be programmed to quickly build specific urban environments and machines.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡnO3mftIpQJ
Techno-Throne: grand seat which other systems are slaved to and which can also enhance Personal Integrated Iechnology.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡGCtV1RyLzo
Tertiary Controls: term describing a layer in the 2nd Generation nervous system. This can offer control of a number of more subtle organ systems, and a command of body nanites.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡwNL5IO8nym
The Boundary: connected series of neutral interstitial land between every Domain. Safety not guaranteed for most Attendants.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡElLtpHYi3X
The Cleansing: event in which the Masters destroyed humanity on Earth, before re-birthing it as something new.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3TBFw2BREE
The Oath: pact formed by the Masters. Each is bound by it, and none can betray it. Origin and further details unknown.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡnhuSUHPPgu
The Tower: megastructure home of Gabriel. Kilometers tall, and enormously wide, it contains a massive amount of Levels.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3eKW2znDsZ
The Twelve: group of twelve advanced biosynthetic post-human Masters who rule the Earth, each from their own inviolate Domain and home. Bound together similarly by The Oath, each member is utterly unique of form, character, and goals, specializing in a single or varied post-human/technological toolset. Originally a smaller group, they gained unexpected members over millennia of rule.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡkytmvt5gaB
Virtualization: term referring to virtual reality, augmented reality, and other related tech. Like AI, VR is a censored technology.copyright protection216ＰＥＮＡＮＡHgFW4luE5R
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