Lexicon

**Terms are listed by Alphabetical order**

A

**Aldaar:** *The alien species responsible for the appearance of parahumans after their visit in 1963.*

**Avian:** *Genetically engineered lifeforms based on falcons and barn owls created by a black ops section of the US military.*

B

**Baseline:** *A human without any mutant or imbued superpower, genetic modification, or cybernetic augmentation.***Breeder:***Derogatory. A slur against Itharii. Based on their rapid reproduction.***Brick:** *Slang; a parahuman with both super resistance and super strength. One of the most common power combination.*

C

**Cape:** *Any parahuman involved in the superhero / supervillain business.*

**Caping:** *Going out into costume and partaking in the superhero/villain business.*

**Chimera:***A transgenic hybrid of two animal species.*

**Chrome:** *Slang. Cybernetic prosthesis or enhancements.*

D

**Dark Age of Superheroes:** *US-Centric, refers to the 70's and the 'great cape scare.' A time to parahuman witch hunts.*

**Duranium:** *Titanium-based super alloy. Light but highly durable.*

**Dust:** *a Drug derived from Itharii's spray toxin.*

E

**Earth Aleph:** *The main Ravenhold earth of the universe.*

**Element Zero:** *The code name of a classified substance capable of neutralizing mutant powers on contact.*

**Exotic Particle / Matter:** *Any substance that does not behave according to conventional physics.*

F

**Familiar:** *A spirit of the otherworlds bound to an animal's form to serve a magician.*

**Fetish:** *A spirit of the otherworlds bound to an inanimate object by a magician.*

G

**Gimelian:** *A species of ape-like sentient beings from a parallel world.*

**Golden Age of Superheroes:** *Refers to the 60's after the Aldaar arrival. The infancy of super-heroics.*

H

**Hyperweave:** *Light, thin, and durable smart fiber, the basis for modern superhero tights.*

I

**Imbued:** *Parahuman with non-mutant powers obtained through non-natural means; serums, accidents, artifacts, et cetera.*

**Imp Powder:** *An amphetamine derivative sold by the Crimson Skulls Gang*

**Impervium:***A rare super dense metallic element of exotic matter extracted from the wreckage of the Aldaar ship. Most durable substance known to humanity, virtually impossible to damage or mold.*

**Iravi:** *An Ithar native animal, common domestic pets. Similar to earth gecko but with neck frill.*

K

**Kirun Resin:** *A Tzari hallucinogenic drug used in religious rituals.*

L

**The Legion:** *The largest supergroup in the world, operate on a global levels with over fifty core members and hundreds of auxiliaries and reservists.*

N

**Newt:** *Derogatory. A slur against Itharii. Based on their amphibious nature.*

M

**Manifestation:** *The first appearance of a mutant's powers. Also used to mean the specific way a power work.*

**Mingulay Penitentiary:** *One of the world's foremost parahuman prison, located on an island off the coast of Scotland.*

**Meteor Child:** A *Parahuman who was granted their power by exposure to fragment of the Iapetus Meteor what nearly collided with earth in 2015.*

**Mutant:** *Parahumans with powers derived an inheritable genetic trait.*

**Mutex:** *A power suppressant drugs used to suppress accidental usage of mutant powers.*

P

**Parahuman:** *Any individuals with supernatural abilities. Legally includes aliens and genetically altered humans.*

**ParaTV:** *A popular cable television channel focused on aliens and parahumans.*

R

**Refractory Period:** *A time of power loss or weakness following the overuse of mutant abilities.*

S

**Shivat:** *A collective of related symbiotic arthropod-like alien species.*

**Space Pig:** *A derogatory name for Tzaris*

**Starheart:** *The presumably alien object responsible for granting the Orions their powers.*

**Supergroup:** *The official term for an established villain or hero group.*

T

* **Trogg:** *Mutated individuals affected by the 'trogg mutagen' found exclusively in the NYC underground.*

**Tzari:** *A sentient alien species that invaded earth in 2012.*

**Tzivah:***An Itharii sport. Often compared to soccer/football but played underwater.*

V

**Venusian:** *Sentient aliens beings from an inhabitable parallel Venus.*

**Von-Neumann Gene / VNG:** *The recessive gene responsible for mutants.*

X

**Xenoform:** *Legal term for any being of extraterrestrial or extradimensional origins.*

Z

**Zaru:** *The Itharii name for the 4th basic color they perceive. Located in the low ultra-violet spectrum.*

**Zuzu:** *Childish Itharii word for mother. Stands for of Zuzatsu. Plural is Zuzuk.*