Glossary

## Objects

#### Manalith

A naturally occurring substance formed from destabilized ether taking the physical characteristics of one of the other four elements. It can be found naturally in a crystalline, liquid, and most rarely in a gaseous form. All manalith deposits that are found naturally are functionally interchangeable, as industrial techniques exist to convert any type of Manalith into any of the other naturally occurring forms. It can be found in a variety of different colors, depending on the impurities contained within it, but it is most often found in shades of green, pink, and blue that have been described as "difficult to look at."

#### Manalith Powered Device

Manalith Powered Devices, or MPDs, are the most general term for machinery that uses manalith. This term is most commonly used to refer to non-Manaware, though particularly pedantic corpos will still call Manaware a subtype of MPDs.

#### Manaware

The term for cybernetic or biological enhancements for humanoids, either powered by or created using manalith. The extent of types of enhancements varies massively, as this is one of the largest industries in East Grave.

#### Burner

Used to describe objects powered with engines that require non-manalith fuel, physically burning either wood, coal, or oil. These types of engines are often used when the machines in question are simply too large and fuel inefficient to burn manalith.

#### Chipset

The internal components of ArcNet systems. They use the 5-bit elemental language that was adapted into computing by enchanters.

#### ArcNet

A networked series of Chipset computers. Usually isolated to a single building, but university campuses in the Khemonate Empire are known to network across campuses. No broad scale "internet" exists in the setting, only local "intranets".

#### ArcVid

Programmed illusions or encoded memories, designed to be played on Illusion Visors or other illusion-projecting devices.

#### Gold

The global currency system, roughly unified from nation to nation under a standard conversion rate through informal agreements. All nations use paper currency redeemable for gold, so the currency itself, regardless of its printed value, is traded for its universal exchange rate of gold. Notated as G in prices.

#### Illusion Visors

Specially designed visors that people can wear in order to reproduce encoded memories and programmed illusions by willingly subjecting yourself to an illusion. Fully envelops a person in the illusion, preventing most outside senses.

## People

#### Murderhobos

A derogatory slang term for those afflicted with Ripper-variant Mana Induced Delusion Syndrome. Hyper-paranoid, and extremely violent at the end-state of their delusions, they often end up attempting to slaughter everyone they love, before moving onto strangers.

#### Dancer

Referring to humanoids under the effects of a Greensight-variant MIDS, colloquially known as “Dancing with the Fairies” due to it causing powerful hallucinations and dissociation from reality. Goes from a shortened attention span to an entire imagined reality. The most common form of MIDS.

#### Leach

Refers to humanoids suffering from Manaleaching-variant MIDS. Causes shutdown of all major biological functions over time. Initially thought to be a separate condition from MIDS, until they were reclassified.

#### Gone Nova

The end game of MIDS. The creature’s body can no longer handle the manalith and it begins to transform into a mana mutant. This is a disgusting process, and the creature may only vaguely resemble their original form.

#### Jar Brain

Or "Jarb." Derogatory term for cyborgs, referring to the fact some aren't more than a “brain in a jar” or a brain and some basic biological parts attached inside an almost metal body.

#### Sinker

Immigrants who come over to East Grave in rafts and makeshift dinghies that sink, or a term to refer to those who haven’t proven themselves to be able to “keep themselves above water.”

#### Graver

Generic term for someone from the city of East Grave.

#### Manifest

What most could be equated with an adventuring company. Can vary from a simple guild, or a full blown corp. Most well known for the fame and fortune of those at top, and exploring outside East Grave, into the Wasteland.

#### Corpo

Generic term for anyone who works for a corporation. Commonly the white and blue collar workers as the largest portion of corporate employees, but can apply to all employees of one.

#### Netweaver

The term for the wizards and the magically inclined that focus on the various computer systems throughout the city. This can be anything from creating them to ruining the systems of others.

#### Mana Mutant

Any creature who has undergone the painful process known as "going nova."

## Other

#### Redlining

The practice of running as close to 100% Tolerance Damage as possible, gaining the maximum possible benefit without tipping over into psychosis.