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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 (💠 MF): Essential operating currency earned through Great Sync participation. Required for Forge Engine operations (shard loading tax, engine part costs), component crafting, allegiance switching, consumables, skill redistribution, and Attractor Module feeding. See Memory Fragments.

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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