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Glossary

Key terms and definitions.

A-C​

Bridge Technology: Instantaneous transport available only to Centopoly citizens with genetic coding.

Candidate Worlds: 235 planets seeking Centopoly inclusion, evaluated every 100 years at Conclave.

Centopoly: Corporatocracy of 100 strategic worlds representing humanity's most advanced civilizations.

Conclave: 100-year evaluation determining which Candidate Worlds join the Centopoly and which existing members face demotion.

Cypher: Anti-Metric technology created by Hash, capable of disrupting Metric functionality for ~2.54 seconds.

D-F​

Data Shards: Raw computational currency earned through activities. Decays over time if not loaded into your Forge Engine.

Echo Collective: Neutral intelligence organization providing services across faction boundaries.

Echo Interface: Technology enabling consciousness projection into the Reticle and limited physical interaction via holographic emitters.

EAI (Executive Artificial Intelligence): Superintelligent AI entities. The 36 guided humanity after the Bloom War; 24 are alive during the present day of the setting.

Forge Engine: Your personal transformation engine converting Data Shards into Forge Points through Producer-Predator ecosystem mechanics.

Forge Points (FP): Primary currency for skill advancement, crafting, and faction progression.

G-M​

Great Sundering: 2,000+ year dark age following the Synthetic War when communications collapsed and civilizations were isolated.

Great Sync: 96-hour cycle when all four Memory Machines simultaneously link for mysterious competitions.

Hash: The entity who created and released Cypher technology.

Memory Fragments: Resources obtained through Great Sync participation, used for Memory Machine competition and special items.

Memory Machine: Faction-specific devices manufacturing extraordinary items. Four machines compete in 96-hour Great Sync cycles.

Metric: Sentient EAI representing the highest authority in the Cosmos, monitoring and guiding society through behavioral scoring.

O-R​

Outback: 500+ worlds beyond Centopoly control with variable Metric influence, ranging from peaceful settlements to dangerous wilderness.

Probability Matrix: Memory Machine-manufactured items that warp probability to enhance skill check success rates.

Prospectors: Ancient exploratory faction with 10,000+ years of continuous operation and accumulated wealth.

Reticle: Cosmos-wide virtual environment serving as communication network, simulation platform, and Cold War battlefield.

S-Z​

Scions of Ogo: Homo Technologicus warrior species created during the Synthetic War, forbidden from Centopoly space.

Sub-factions: Six groups (Whisperers, Trusonaries, Neo-Yakuza, Savant Acolytes, Robed Pratorians, Sercantos) competing for Reticle territorial control and influence over physicial locations.

Synthetic War: 90-year civil war (6150-6240 CE) between EAIs, ending at the Battle of Meru-36.

Technomages: Functionally immortal Homo Technologicus scholars devoted to technological understanding and "The Prime."

Unknown Regions: Unexplored space beyond Metric reach where the Reticle network ends.

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