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“A Window to the Past” by Earne Andem – a famous painting
Absolutely Gorgeous – a diva pop ballad
achievement training – a special module for older adolescents aiming to become military officers
age of paper, age of wood, age of stone – a philosophical discussion about the longevity of endeavors of people at different stages of maturity
Always Forward – a motto in Old Indar, used in a cruxgram by Soleil
Auld Numeral – the ancient alternative numbering system
aureny – a gathering where the Aureny people harmonize rhythmically to explore the emotional dimension in a way unique to them, defining as a people
chaseboard – an oppositional strategic game of moves and plans
Claret Occasion – a yearly benefit where people wear red and white; wine is served, and huge amounts of currency are funneled toward a chosen need
Cloudbuster’s League – for people able to accurately blow a rock to smithereens in space
crisp edge – places that are just beyond the places just beyond the normal reach of civilization
cruxgram – the anagrams of two mottos in Old Indar crossing over each other, used to deliver coded contextualized messages
Cup of Mystery – a legendary vessel of great power that is somehow always beyond possessing
Duos – a two-line poetic form that makes sense in either order, where the lines can be spoken together or separately by two people
Erris of Rahm – this opera was written after a war chalked to Imperial win in the 12th Magus; set in ancient Iza, a place of deserts, rivers and jungle springs
exterrestrial – the degree of separation experienced upon the first time leaving your home planet; deterranée
Fortune Favors the Bold – a motto in Old Indar, used in a cruxgram by Soleil
Hover Life – a magazine about the variety of vehicles called hovers, or flyers
Huntresses’ Aria – an adored scene about the night hunt from the opera Erris of Rahm
Ileus Peak Festival – takes place on Lurin, attended by feathered and costumed people
Indarian, Old Indar – an ancient language not normally spoken, but used in literature, science, and higher learning
interlingua – the name for the common human language being spoken throughout Bones of Starlight
Look Out World – fashion label designed by Margeaux Rienne, for new women/femme professionals
Lurinese – the language on the planet Lurin, home of the Hoopoe
matching forces – the Aureny personal greeting of exerting equal force against each other
Mobius Spiral – a courtly group ballroom dance
Old Armor – a suit of armor passed down through the Magus Dynasty, resized for each ruling monarch keeping as much of the original metal as possible; worn for war
Pan-Galactic Imperial Synchrony – a fractional alphanumerical symbolically-based time scheme used as an independent referent that loosely synchronizes times on different planets (e.g. four-fifths Sigma Nine); below in Gov’t/Society/History
Phi Protocol – a tactical symbol using the golden proportion to remind those in pursuant conflict of the intended increasing difficulty of the following action, e.g. chase-capture-kill
Pyrean Midsummer – once every seven years, four separate planets of the Pan-Galactic Imperium share an aligned summer solstice, and this celebration is held across the Imperium; the synchronicity was realized in the reign of Azuriane the Idle (not as idle as reputed) by astronomer/ mathematician Pyreas; happens on the four planets of Foshan, Alisandre, Iparia, and Ionos
Pyrean Vision – part of the Pyrean Midsummer performance, Dragons, Aquarii & Humans create a reflective, interactive shared vision also viewed by the royalty; each planet’s ceremony has 16 human foci, 4 Aquarii energy raisers, and 1 dragon as the beamer
Rasakarya – a personal Aquari art therapy performance, a live audiovisual portrait of the subject
Rocketeers / Rocket Ride – the viewers of the educational children’s show called Rocket Ride are called Rocketeers; topics and subjects across the Imperium are featured, with regular appearances of the royal children’s classroom
Riverboat – the predominantly popular form of poker, with a flop, a river, and a turn
spectropera – a form of live Aquari performance said to be awesome and breathtaking
Sea Voice – a Vedani special concert event, receiving an infrequent mysterious audial transmission that may come from underwater, and responding with a possibly-received light show; lends an undeniable boost in ideation
Silken Tongue – a classic rock band, wrote “Major Breakthrough”
starsong – a name for the Aquari genre of powerful audial exploration that listens, responds, and sends through the cosmos; used in some ways by Sendsingers
Studious Tradition – a special agreed-upon mentoring by a Dragon to a Human of importance, often in the royal lineage; like an extended Seeking
the Teachers – an affectionate Aquari name for the Symbias Trees, who help them mature in extended communing
Teaching Each Other – a section of the royal children’s dynamic schooling where similarly-aged children teach each other different topics they recently learned
The Teachings – happening soon after the death of the Queen or other monarch, going over life, legacy, and continuance; wishes & directions are considered, works assessed to carry on or impart the greatest of them in the spirit of gratitude
Tempering – when Aureny travel from one Subterranea to another, the musical vibrational games of reception in crystal atria, exchanging and reforging ornamentation and harvesting new gems
Voice of Authority – a feature of the Vedani bio-aetherscape which increases the influence of those who have meritable relevancy on a topic, anarchic and self-organizing; can come from anyone who possesses it; ‘rings true’ from an accord of agreement & benefit, and can come from anyone, recognizable & fundamentally respected
Zero-Clearance – an action thriller film centering around the dynamic of the ‘Zero-Clearance’ level of top secrecy with no questions asked