Essander – A moderately wealthy planet with a strong religious population. Its people are particularly attuned to scents.
feathergrass – A powerful plant that originated on Ogra. Causes hallucinations, particularly when ingested.
Galo – A city in Ogra that is now occupied primarily by Shotet exiles.
Hessa – One of three major cities in the nation-planet of Thuvhe, has a reputation for being rougher and poorer than the other two.
hushflower – The most significant iceflower to the Thuvhesit, the bright red hushflower can be poisonous when not diluted. Diluted, it is used both as an analgesic and for recreational purposes.
iceflower – Thuvhe’s only crops, iceflowers are hardy, thick-stemmed plants with different-colored blooms, each one uniquely useful in medicines and other substances throughout the solar system.
izit – A unit of measurement, about the width of the average person’s pinkie.
Kereseth – One of three fated families on the nation-planet of Thuvhe, residing in Hessa.
kutya – A massive, furry creature resembling a canine, native to Thuvhe. Thuvhesits use kutyah fur to stay warm.
kyerta – A life-altering truth. In Ogran, it literally means “that which has been crushed into a new shape.”
Noavek – The only fated family of Shotet, known for their instability and brutality.
Ogra – Nicknamed “the shadow planet,” Ogra is a mysterious world at the far reaches of the solar system whose atmosphere can’t be penetrated by surveillance systems.
oruzo – Literally “a mirror image” in Shotet, this word means “successor” or that one person has become another.
Osoc – The coldest of the three major cities of Thuvhe, and the farthest north.
Othyr – A planet near the center of the solar system, known for its wealth and its contribution to technology, particularly in the realm of medicine.
Pitha – Also known as “the water planet,” a nation-planet of highly practical people who are prized for their engineering of synthetic materials.
Pokgo – The capital city of Ogra.
season – A unit of time that has its origins in Pitha, where one revolution around the sun is jokingly referred to as “the rainy season” (since it rains constantly there).
sema – The word for a person who identifies as neither male nor female.
Shissa – The wealthiest of the three cities of Thuvhe. The buildings in Shissa hang high above the ground “like suspended raindrops.”
sojourn – A seasonal journey undertaken by the Shotet people in a massive spaceship, involving one revolution around the solar system, and the scavenging of a “current favored” planet’s valuable materials.
soju – A metal from Essander that blocks the flow of the current.
Tepes – Known also as “the desert planet,” it is the closest nation-planet to the sun, known for being highly religious.
Thuvhe – The Assembly-recognized name for both the nation and the planet itself, also known as the “ice planet.” It contains both the Thuvhesit and Shotet people.
tick – A slang term for a small unit of time, similar to a second.
Trella – A small planet of moderate means and little reverence for the oracles, Trella is mountainous and produces much of the galaxy’s fruit.
Urek – The Shotet name for the planet of Thuvhe (though they refer to the nation of Thuvhe by its proper name), meaning “empty.”
Voa – The capital city of Shotet, where most of the population is located.
zivatahak – A style of Shotet combat best suited for students who are quick in mind and body. Translates to “school of the heart.”
Zold – A small, poor planet in the middle of the solar system known for its ascetic practices and strong national identity.