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Pre-Imperial
A particularly violent live-action role-playing game c. 2040 CE
A bestselling car c. 2035-2050 CE. The Whippet was the flagship design from Rolls-Chrysler, and relied heavily on virtual reality overlays instead of physical modifications to the car's body.
Alee: Red hair, green eyes
Cranford: Black hair
Gemmel: Thin, brown hair
Hoister: Brown hair, brown eyes
Hoffman: Average build, brown eyes
Kuchta: Brown hair
Reed: Thin build, blue/green eyes
Schmidt: Blond hair, stocky build, blue eyes
Formally the Walter and Kenan Marrel Academy, a private school attended primarily by the children of Nexus members. The Marrel Academy emphasized rational thought, humanistic values, and Nexus philosophy.
The Marrel Academy, founded about 2000 CE, was located in New York, but had branches on several continents and, ultimately, planets.
In 2101 CE, the Marrel Academy was succeeded by the Wakmarrel School.
Humans implanted with antigrav equipment, and thus able to fly.
Some Flyers also had implanted stardrives and defense/pressure screens that allowed them to travel in interstellar space without ships. Because of unavoidable cumulative radiation damage, this practice faded in the Early Emprie period.
In Late Empire times, a hereditary society of Flyers emerged on Terra.
From Kiswahili, an affectionate term for a child.
An annual convention devoted to creativity and creative pursuits. An analog of Worldcon.
A report issued weekly with economic and political recommendations for the world. These recommendations are distilled by the AI community from a multitude of sources.
A class of ground-to-orbit vessels common on Terra in the mid-21st century CE. A WaveRider was launched by the Kilimanjaro Laser Launch Facility, which used high-power lasers to vaporize a huge block of ice at the rear of the vessel. Return from orbit was accomplished by gliding.
WaveRiders remained in use until supplanted by fusion drive vessels in the 2050s. Most were subsequently refitted with fusion drives or, in the 2070s, with antigrav units.
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