Pre-Imperial

Gengineered, extremely potent form of anthrax developed c. 2030 CE and used in several terrorist attacks during the 2030s.

A virtual reality environment containing a specific arrangement of audio-video-tactile stimulation, which interacts with the human nervous system in such a way as to set up patterns of electrical feedback, resulting in immediate and total cascade failure, complete loss of higher brain functions, and death within 10 hours. Although the Lister Gestalt is commonly considered to be nothing more than hacker folklore, believers are quick to point out that no human could survive contact with the Gestalt, and that absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. Every hacker, it seems, has a friend of a friend who knows someone who died after exposure to the Lister Gestalt.

The Ai community has declined to either confirm or deny the existence of the Lister Gestalt.

-The Boy Who Cried 101110111110110000110 and Other Cyber Legends by Dr. Brand Danjun, Norton, 2018

Influential sociology journal c. 2040 CE

A type of high-density random access computer memory developed c. 2035 CE

Spaceport serving Sri Lanka.

United Nations agency charged with policing cyberspace and the world of information technology.

Largest and most important launch facility in China.

Fort Shepard, Rocky Mountain Region, houses the headquarters of the United States Space Force. It is also the home of the U.S. Army's 18th Division, the "Matlovich Division." Fort Shepard includes a Spaceport as well as a Personnel Processing Center that oversees immigrants arriving from the Confederacy of Christian States. The Fort covers about 3,000 hectares and lies outside the town of Laramie.

The Fort, founded in 2024, was named after civil rights activist Matthew Shepard (1976-1988). The Fort was built on the site of Shepard's crucifixion by militant Christians. In 2026, the U.S. Army stopped the advancing Army of God at Fort Shepard, thus defining the northwest limit of the Christian Confederacy.

The Fort Shepard Spaceport, completed in 2036, carries nearly 90% of United States military traffic to and from Low Earth Orbit.

World Book Encyclopedia, 2042.03 edition

A Coca-Cola product with various pharmacological enhancements. The precise formula is tailored to each individual customer.

A sporty electric automobile produced from 2032 - 2056 CE