- Age of Superpowers
- A period of time in which the Earth was divided among several colonial powers.
- Bioweapon
- A synth developed for military purposes. Sometimes also called a biosoldier
or a biomonster.
- Birthworld
- The Earth, the birthplace of humanity. Only offworlders refer to the
Earth this way.
- Cavalier
- A mecha-piloting adventurer.
- Colony
- In modern usage, the word Colony refers to an enclosed space habitat
of some kind. Both the Lunar domes and the L5 spinners are commonly
referred to as colonies.
- Cyclops
- An intelligent synthetic lifeform originally designed as a bioweapon
during the Age of Superpowers. The original cyclops, known as the Progenitors,
are much larger and more powerful than their modern offspring.
- Dead Zone
- An area so scarred by the Night of Fire that it will support only
minimal life.
- Exodus
- The period following the Night of Fire when many survivors fled to space.
- Green Zone
- An area on Earth in which life flourishes. It is thought that certain green
zones are the result of genetic contamination from PreZero biotech research.
- Homecoming
- The period following the Exodus when many people returned to recolonize the Earth.
- Hunter-X
- Idealist Program
- A PreZero eugenics and genetic modification program. Idealists formed the ruling
elite in most of the superpowers. Many people alive today have some idealist heritage.
- Imperator Zeta
- One of the superpowers from the PreZero age. Imperator Zeta controlled
most of Asia. They were responsible for the Triumvirate Program.
- Lostech
- Any technology or scientific principle known during the Age of Superpowers
that cannot or has not yet been replicated in modern times. Also refers
to the belief that near-magical technologies existed in PreZero times.
- Luna
- The moon, the second most heavily populated body in the solar system.
- Night of Fire
- The nuclear attack which marks the end of the Age of Superpowers and
the beginning of the modern period. Over two thirds of all human beings
on Earth were killed in this attack.
- Pax Europa
- One of the superpowers from the PreZero age. Pax Europa controlled much of
Europe and Northern Asia. They created the Argoseyer series of mecha. They
were also the original settlers of what would later become Aegis Overlord.
- PreZero
- The time before Year Zero of the NewType Calender. It is also used
colloqually to mean a long long time ago.
- Spinner
- A space colony, usually built as an O'Neil cylinder. Artificial gravity
is provided by the rotation of the colony. The word "Spinner" may also
refer to a resident of these colonies.
- Synth
- A synthetic lifeform.
- Triumvirate Program
- A biotech weapon program by superpower Imperator Zeta.
The most famous of the triumvirate weapons is the biomonster Typhon.
- Unification War
- The war on Luna in which Aegis Overlord came to dominate that world.
- Wangtta
- A loser, outcast, or pariah.
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