+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Aldebaranians, The
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Aldebaranians, The\r
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Extinct xeno culture that inhabited the northern hemisphere of Mizar 5 approximately 35.000-25.000 cycles ago, before the planets ice age. The Aldebaranians were a pre-historic civilisation, able to use and manufacture a variety of stone tools, simple pottery as well as bone- and leatherwork, but had no form of alphabet or written language. However, the incredibly precise calculations needed to create complex stone structures like the [Webway of Faces](Webway of Faces) point towards this otherwise primitive culture having unusually developed knowledge in mathematics, astronomy, and abstract thinking. It is fair to assume that while no written text has ever been found that they most likely possessed a developed way of verbal communication to properly coordinate between each other.\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > An Ionzhi Gazeetter
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*An Ionzhi Gazetteer* was a series of traveler’s handbooks published from Ionzhi years 5157 to 5245 (Real Ordinal Date Standard 454f9a - 45580e), produced by Werlact Julane until their execution in 5244 (RODS 45580b) by [Elector-Prince Rzeszutko](Elector-Prince Rzeszutko). The posthumous final edition of the book was sourced from Julane’s notes and published by their apprentices, before they were executed themselves. The travel guides covered the geography, history, culture, holidays, festivals, events, tourist attractions, inns, taverns, restaurants, and dangers of the entirety of the [Principality of Ionzh](Principality of Ionzh). The eleven regional editions were updated yearly, and covered every meter of populated land within their domains, and often detailed areas otherwise, such as camping sites, fishing spots, and caves. Most of the information sourced for these books came from Julane’s apprentices stationed throughout the Principality, and other paid informants. The Omnibus edition combined all the recent changes and was released every six Ionzhi years, and often were the size of a small boulder. \r
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Julane’s very detailed series of works has been highly informative, and a boon to those attempting to research the history of the late Principality, especially in the face of Elector-Prince Rzeszutko’s anti-historiographical efforts.\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Archipelago of the Damned
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The Archipelago of the Damned is the informal name for the collection of planetoids orbiting a K-Class star in the [Rho-HY472](Rho-HY472) system. The cluster, so named for the cowardly Captain [Varix Jhothar](Varix Jhothar)'s untimely end, following shortly after his decisive defeat and hasty escape at the [Yozt Belt Skirmish](Yozt Belt Skirmish), consists of 47 planetoids and 183 moons. \r
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The system itself, although containing a few planetoids technically capable of supporting life, is found to be singularly uninhabitable - Varix' last verified correspondence from the planetoid [Gondar-2](Gondar-2) describes an unusually high number of vicious predatory species of flora and fauna - his remains have yet to be found. \r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Artifact Access Control
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Provision 384.456.12.6 of the [Fengu-Golgari Convention of 2452](Fengu-Golgari Convention of 2452) stipulates that all member nations of the IntraGalactic Astronomy Review Board and Xenology Annex shall have equal access to Golgari artifacts on Mizar-5. At the same time, to preserve artifacts for study for future generations, avoid favoritism, and prevent the collapse of less psychologically advanced civilizations, strict access controls have been implemented. Please observe the following rules. All time limits are given in standard Mizar-5 days or fractions of a day.\r
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- Artifacts may not be removed from Mizar-5 under any circumstance. Artifacts which have been removed must be returned, even if you are not in a member nation or did not sign the convention.\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Atemporal Anomaly
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# Atemporal Anomaly:\r
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+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > B-Time
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B-Time is a continuous semi-parallel timestream, adjacent to our timestream. It contains the same celestial bodies and phenomena as our timestream does, including the [Atemporal Anomalies](Atemporal Anomaly) on [Mizar-5](Mizar-5). However, there are a few notable differences: the [Denmortia Rainlands](Denmortia Rainlands) do not exist, replaced by an empty desert, and neither does the famously quinary star system [Haw-EN2525](Haw-EN2525), instead replaced by a singular red dwarf. Most important is the lack of any post-prokaryotic life, except for the [Regina Apiana](Regina Apiana), whose civilization is centered around the first [Aldebaranian](Aldebaranians, The) settlements. Observation and travel to B-Time is unrecommended, for the cytotoxins produced by Regina Apiana can kill most life forms within a few microcycles.\r
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Note: G-Time and D-Time are non-continuous semi-parallel timestreams, and anyone who claims they are continuous are misinformed or lying.\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Balefyre Engine
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Balefyre Engine\r
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High-scale combustion engine which acted as the main source of power in the late stages Golgari civilisation. These massive, power-producing furnaces were powered mainly with sulphuric coal but were capable of turning every carbon or sulphur-based material into fuel and were even used for cremation of the dead, as studies within the [Atemporal Anomaly](Atemporal Anomaly) AA-47 clearly show. The construction of first Balefyre Engine can be traced back to the worsening climates of the northern hemisphere of Mizar 5, historically named "The Great Chill" ( see [Great Chill, the](Great Chill, the)) neary two decades before the final collapse of the Golgari. Recovered newsarticles withing the ruined city of [Heimhallif](Heimhallif) written during that time are split if these creations are a blessing or a curse due to their high levels of local air pollution, but their base design will be continued for at least a century.\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Bentways, The
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##Bentways, The:\r
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The Bentways are a series of channels running throughout the underground of the [Orianian Wasteland](Orianian Wasteland, The) in the Eastern continent of [Mizar-5](Mizar-5). These tunnels stretch on for hundreds of kilometers, their framework based around the ancient [Aldebaranian](Aldebaranians, The) ruins that originally housed the main body of the civilization. The tunnels themselves have grown over time due to their hybrid [Floramateria](Floramateria) composition, believed to have originated from a meteor that was a product of the destruction of a planetoid on the edge of the [Archipelago of the Damned](Archipelago of the Damned).\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Blinking Cow Rumor
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In RODs 45599a, 3 cycles after the founding of Research Station 6, rumors started circulating there about a blinking cow (local equivalent), which only existed some days of the month, and whose milk turned into cheese. The rumors had all the telltale signs of an urban legend--disagreement on basic facts like who had seen the cow, when and where the cow disappeared, or in some cases even the species of animal. Reports appeared over the course of decades and were generally attributed to unnamed sources. Presumably the joke was to trick new station crew into believing into [Extratemporal Anomalies](Extratemporal Anomalies) or avoiding dairy products.\r
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Unfortunately the efforts of administration to supress the information, led to even stronger belief in the existence of Aldebaranian foreknowlege (see [Aldebaranians, The](Aldebaranians, The)), the [History Paradox](History Paradox), and support for anti-historiographic efforts in the vein of [Elector-Prince Rzesutko](Elector-Prince Rzesutko) in the nearby [Principality of Ionzh](Principality of Ionzh). This gave fuel as locals and off-planet efforts to actively destroy research data intensified, and led to the [Second Destruction of the Golgari Library](Second Destruction of the Golgari Library)\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Blinking Row Rumor
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In RODs 45599a, 3 cycles after the founding of Research Station 6, rumors started circulating there about a blinking cow (local equivalent), which only existed some days of the month, and whose milk turned into cheese. The rumors had all the telltale signs of an urban legend--disagreement on basic facts like who had seen the cow, when and where the cow disappeared, or in some cases even the species of animal. Reports appeared over the course of decades and were generally attributed to unnamed sources. Presumably the joke was to trick new station crew into believing into [Extratemporal Anomalies](Extratemporal Anomalies) or avoiding dairy products.\r
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Unfortunately the efforts of administration to supress the information, led to even stronger belief in the existence of [Aldebaranians, The](Aldebaranians, The) foreknowlege, the [History Paradox](History Paradox), and support for anti-historiographic efforts in the vein of [Elector-Prince Rzesutko](Elector-Prince Rzesutko) in the nearby [Principality of Ionzh](Principality of Ionzh). This gave fuel as locals and off-planet efforts to actively destroy research data intensified, and led to the [Second Destruction of the Golgari Library](Second Destruction of the Golgari Library)\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Boltrus Incident, The
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The Boltrus Incident refers to a sequence of events that occurred somewhere between ESDTF February 12 - March 22, 3361 in a small village on [Mizar-5](Mizar-5). The incident is believed to be the first written mention of the practice of [Rotorastianism](Rotorastianism). The collection of diaries, journals, and accounts all describe an otherwise unremarkable woodcutter of the village having supposedly been struck by a floating grey apparition, in the shape of a [Long-Necked Gh'dol](Long-Necked Gh'dol), a species native to the planet. The woodcutter, upon awakening, began to etch her collected logs with strange symbols, their meanings known only to their maker. Sometime before or after this event, the village was attacked by unusually aggressive gh'dols, and the accounts of most other villagers stopped - most believe due to death or disappearance. The woodcutter who would later be known as [Zan-Taranth](Zan-Taranth) began a pilgrimage from Mizar-5 to spread her works to other peoples in the galaxy, and several surviving denizens of the village followed. With so few remaining members, the village itself soon fell into disarray, and the account of the last known surviving villager, recorded sometime between May 8 and 29 of the same year, alluded to the presence of some hostile spirit draining the village of its life and livelihood, with a lament for the future of surrounding towns.\r
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The exact order of events is under constant debate and scrutiny from several historians, and will likely never be settled due to the moderate [Atemporal Anomaly](Atemporal Anomaly) surrounding the village, but the most trustworthy and credible scholars indicate that this so-called apparition was simply an aging gh'dol, the aggression of gh'dols a frenzy spurred by its inevitable death, the deaths and disappearances caused by the ensuing frenzy, and the writings of the woodcutter, indecipherable nonsense from which sprang a ludicrous following of half-cracked zealots and pretenders. Wiser readers would do well to put to rest any notions of spiritualism or otherworldly presence the more incredulous elements of this incident might invoke.\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Caduceus Expedition, The
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##Caduceus Expedition, The:\r
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The Caduceus Expedition was a failed attempt to explore several widely argued thoughts about the [B-Time](B-Time) parallel time stream. With 164 members total, including [Uriath Xers, XPh.](Uriath Xers, XPh.), famed Xenophysicist and author of the work, "Alternate Time Flow interactions with Stasis," concerning the interesting parallels between the [Atemporal Anomalies](Atemporal Anomaly) in the B-Time stream to those of the Proper Time stream. The expedition was designed to create a proper foothold into the B-Time stream so that the researchers involved in the project, along with their less than moral backers, would have a base from which to launch research or exploitation missions of the parallel time stream.\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Candaxx Loop
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A common merchant loop, picking up rare-earth elements and musical instruments in [Gondar-2](Gondar-2), swapping rare earth elements for carbon-based foodstuffs on [Mizar-4](Mizar-4), refueling in the [Archipelago of the Damned](Archipelago of the Damned), swapping foodstuffs and instruments for mechanical tools and riding saddles at the [Turban of God](Turban of God), and finally returning the final leg of the journey back to [Gondar-2](Gondar-2).\r
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The Loop is considered medium-risk by those in the know, but recent decreased demand for music on [Mizar-4](Mizar-4), and increased demand for reagents and scientific apparatus on Mizar-5 has lowered the popularity of the loop in favor of shorter, safer, and more profitable trading loops.\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Cataphract
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A Cataphract was an intended spacecraft produced by the [Golgori Sovereign Empire](Golgori Sovereign Empire), although none ever escaped [Mizar-5](Mizar-5)’s outer atmosphere. They were crafted of metals harvested from fallen meteorites, and propelled by a modified [Balefyre Engine](Balefyre Engine). The Engine was modified in such a way that the pilot of the craft could psycho-kinetically control how exactly the Engine operated, such as the speed of fuel intake and compression. This was necessary because a Cataphract had little in the way of electrical instruments, and very few options otherwise to control the spacecraft’s flight.\r
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It is estimated that there were a dozen or so attempts to escape Mizar-5’s atmosphere with a Cataphract, but as far as it is known, none succeeded. The attempts were likely limited by the rarity of the metals used and the rate in which [psychically-attuned](Psychic Attunement) Golgari reached the age of maturity. Most of the Cataphracts failed because of mental stress: the burden of controlling the spacecraft caused fatal cerebral hemorrhages in the pilots.\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Causeways and Caravaneers
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+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Causeways of the Caravaneers
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Causeways of the Caravaneers is the 87th edition of [An Ionzhi Gazeetter](An Ionzhi Gazeetter), published in IY5244, and focusing primarily on the historic sights and landmarks along and around the [K'ghani Trail](K'ghani Trail). The publication, in addition to the usual travelling tips, includes significant details on historical information regarding several areas of interest along the trail, like [Traitor's Ridge](Traitor's Ridge) and [Lithis Falls Pass](Lithis Falls Pass), and the horrific events that occurred there. \r
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Julane and his apprentices were said to have included the expanded historical information in this edition as part of an ongoing protest against the revisionist propaganda attempting to minimize the barbarous behavior of the travelers - the revisionists are said to have obfuscated or destroyed all evidence of wrongdoing in a bid to stoke Ionzhian nationalist fervor and undermine the moralist party. The infamous revisionist leader [Elector-Prince Rzeszutko](Elector-Prince Rzeszutko) used this and the few later editions of the Gazeetter as evidence of crimes against the empire and her people in the Freethinkers' Synod (See [Freethinker's Synod, The](Freethinker's Synod, The)), and cruelly hunted down and executed all involved in its publication.\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Citations List
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#A\r
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[Aldebaranians, The](Aldebaranians, The) \r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Curators Bane
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Curator's Bane\r
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Archived Object #335, also called Curators Bane, is a weathered and slightly stained issue of [An Ionzhi Gazetter](An Ionzhi Gazetter) printed in 5197 of the [Ionzhi Calender](Ionzhi Calender). While appearing to be a standard piece of informative literature at discovery, it has proven to be a pain to draw reliable information from its contents or even keep it correctly filed away, due to it's apparently innate ability to shift between realtime, [B-Time](B-Time), as well as other potentially fictional timestreams and realities. These changes are irregular and change the content, Author and even language used within the object, while date and issue number appear to remain the same (or at least approximately, when the measurements of time or numerations work differently in the handbook's current reality. \r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Delay-Deny-Accept
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In daily entry criteria to Mizar-5, 2583-39-4, the following erratums are present:\r
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- Under **GENERAL**\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Deljin Reactor Meltdown, The
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The Deljin Reactor Meltdown was a catastrophic event that occurred on ESDTF October 22, 3647, at 4:27 PM. The incident claimed the lives of many of the plant workers in [Kester City](Kester City), along with several bystanders in the surrounding area. This event is what most believe ultimately caused the remaining citizens to finally abandon the city to the [Orianian Wasteland](Orianian Wasteland). \r
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According to survivor accounts, the meltdown began shortly before the second shift turnover, just as plant operators were finalizing logs to hand off to the next shift. There had been nominal fluctuations in the pressure and temperature readings that afternoon, but nothing that the technicians believed was any cause for concern. By the start of the second shift, the technicians discovered that temperatures had already risen beyond safe levels, and ordered an immediate evacuation of the plant. Thirteen minutes later, before the plant had been fully evacuated, the coolant system ruptured, and the resulting explosion caused a massive deposition of fissile material.\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Denmortia Rainlands
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Denmortia Rainlands\r
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Wide-stretching biome covering most of the equatorial landmass on [Mizar-5](Mizar-5). The year-around heat, combined with gathering clouds from the nearby oceans on both sides lead to an incredibly heavy and humid air that turns to gushing periods of rainfall numerous times almost every day of the year. The ground is heavily eroded, and the flora and fauna that inhabits this foggy marshland had to adapt heavily to survive a constant shortage of dry land, changing streams and waterlogged soil. Mangrove trees dominate the region, with wading birds, amphibians, insects and fish of all sizes thriving in this near untouched piece of nature. \r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Derivative Starchart
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##Derivative Starchart:\r
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Derivative starcharts are a series of relics discovered on both [Mizar-5](Mizar-5) and [Mizar-4](Mizar-4). They have a distinct pattern which aligns with many of the nearby stellar regions, accurate to relative distance and size. The areas within which they have been found include, the preserved [cataphract](Cataphract) in the [Denmortia Rainlands](Denmortia Rainlands), as well as several other large vessels that have been wrecked in various areas of the [Orianian Wasteland](Orianian Wasteland, The), they have also been found in several [Aldebaranian](Aldebaranians, The) ruins, as well as on the [Nemarii Obelisk](Nemarii Obelisk) on Mizar-4. These relics are incredibly detailed, especially those found in the remains of the [Golgori Sovereign Empire](Golgori Sovereign Empire), as those map all the way out until the beginning of the [Archipelago of the Damned](Archipelago of the Damned).\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Descent of the New Moon, The
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The Descent of the New Moon was an event in Golgori year ⅟↋↊↋ↈ (RODS 456abc), subject to much debate over what the event was. As far as it is understood today, a small celestial object, most likely a moon or large meteor, appeared in the night sky over [Oedeon](Oedeon), the capital of the [Golgori Sovereign Empire](Golgori Sovereign Empire). How the object traveled or appeared there is not understood, but it slowly fell towards the surface of [Mizar-5](Mizar-5), impacting near dawn. The urban center and surrounding suburbs were completely obliterated, turned into glass or ash.\r
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Various theories from elements on Mizar-5 have been proposed, none of them conclusive, but I shall list them here for the Order’s sake.\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Eldest Son
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Eldest Son is a contemporary retro-electropunk band that was formed in ESTDF June 6th, 6122. The band's music uses digitized instrumentals and vocals alongside analog brass and percussion instruments similar to those used in imperial ceremony to produce a sound described as "flavorfully historic, yet unambiguously modern in its chaotic signatures and stylized synth." The band derives its name and a portion of its imagery directly from [Elector-Prince Rzeszutko](Elector-Prince Rzeszutko), regarding the Empire's use of the mythology of the [Wax Witch](Wax Witch) to cement the rule of the Rzeszutko dynasty. The band claims to take direct inspiration from the destruction of the cosmos prophesized by Rzeszutko, and that "...the entropic energy produced by the instruments of the apocalypse ushers in the inevitable end of the universe, culminating in a new era of divine primordial creation."\r
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Although the group has performed dozens of times on multiple planets, the band has managed to keep the identity of its members a closely guarded secret, although some have theorized that like their namesake, the band's members are each multiple different people, rotating regularly to keep the sound fresh and ensure no two albums are alike. The group has found unusual popularity in the [Candaxx Loop](Candaxx Loop), owing somewhat to the route's ties to history and the band's persona. However, it also remains a cornerstone of electropunk culture in the area primarily because the band is one of the few that still releases their music on physical media, making it easier to acquire the music without needing to pass purchases through the [Galactic Hegemony of Associated Commerce and Trade](Galactic Hegemony of Associated Commerce and Trade).\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Elector-Prince Rzeszutko
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Mionzha Rzes (5206-5289, Real Ordinal Date Standard 45541f-45624) was born in uncertain circumstances to a small village outside historical Hondif in the [Principality of Ionzh](Principality of Ionzh).\r
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He was elected the 18th Elector-Prince-For-Life of Ionzh in 5240 (RODS 45576a), adopting the honorific name Ponzuknari (Dawning Sun). His first few years of rule reformed the lax system of laws, raising taxes and imposing far harsher legal penalties. Between his personal charisma and scholarly reputation, significant resulting economic boosts, and the removal of several well-known corrupt politicians, his reforms were if not met with approval at least accepted without major complaint.\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Eloping Dog
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*Not be confused with the ship [The Loping Doge](Loping Doge, The).*\r
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An Eloping Dog is a species of canine-analogous vertebrates, native to [Mizar-5](Mizar-5). They were originally tamed by [Aldebaranians](Aldebaranians, The) as hunting companions, but most of the population died to the [Floramateria](Floramateria) with their masters. A small number survived, and were kept as novelty pets for rich members of society, and their population rose. In Ionzhi year 5333 (RODS 456333) during [Elector-Prince Rzeszutko](Elector-Prince Rzeszutko)’s reign, a mass slaughter of the Eloping Dogs was carried out, allegedly because one vomited on the Elector-Prince. A small number were hidden by Research Station 6, and shipped offworld. Today, their number has risen to pre-massacre numbers, largely due to the efforts of the Mizar-4 Kennel Association.\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Endless Fabric
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Endless Fabric\r
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Traditional Golgori weaving tradition, in which the entire piece of clothing or other fabric-based product is made by a single thread, who's ends are intertwined at the completion of the work process, thereby completing an endless loop of fabric. Due to the intense manual labour and skill neccecary for this technique, the number of weavers still practising the art of Endless Fabric decreased drastically after the [Industrial Ascendency](Industrial Ascendency), as it cannot be reproduced via mechanised work. Teachings of this artform must have been purely through oral tradition as there are no written records speaking about the technical know-how that have been found to date. Experimental Archaeology has yet to recreate this unique weaving technique, an issue not helped by the severe restrictions of [Artifact Access Control](Artifact Access Control).\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Extratemporal Anomalies
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##Extratemporal Anomalies:\r
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Extratemporal anomalies are a phenomenon that is, unlike what many believe, a very real occurrence in our universe. Though they do not take the form of such outlandish things as the famous system legend of the [Blinking Cow](Blinking Cow Rumor), there have been scientifically documented reports of [Universe-Universe Binary Interactions](Universe-Universe Binary Interaction) leading to phenomena that can result in objects entering or leaving the timestream unnaturally. There have been several examples of these anomalies throughout the star system, however, the one that is most relevant to this text is the [Lillux Colossus](Lillux Colossus), a silicon based lifeform seemingly unaffected by the alterations of timeflow within [Atemporal Anomaly](Atemporal Anomaly) AA-5542 (in the underground [Denmortia Rainlands](Denmortia Rainlands). Energy readings from the period within which the anomaly was formed (from within the stasis zone) report that there was a universe-universe interaction along the J-254 fractal seam at this location, causing a partial temporal transmission of an object, in this case, the life seed of a silicon based life form. The temporal signature of the Lillux Colossus seems to have been scrambled in its transmission, leading to an object still affected by its alternate universe's temporal position as long as it remains within AA-5542, though when it leaves, our time stream seems to reject it, leading to rapid oxidization and death for any part of the being brought outside.'\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Fengu-Golgari Convention of 2452
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Fengu-Golgari Convention of 2452\r
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The Fengu-Golgari Convention of 2452 is a set of intra-galactic rules and guidelines regulating the handling of xeno cultural heritage, to counteract the smuggling trade of artifacts along the edges of the [Archipelago of the Damned](Archipelago of the Damned) and ease military tensions between galactic powers claiming successor rights on neutral planets and systems. It includes regulations on the exchange of cultural artifacts, limits the extraction of artifacts of active Xeno cultures as well as strict rules about [Artifact Access Control](Artifact Access Control). The Fengu-Colgari Convention has since replaced the problematic and now defunct [Law of Finders Keepers](Law of Finders Keepers) that preceeded it.\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Floramateria
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Floramateria is the name given to an entire phyla of species in the Mizar star system. The species are characteristically brightly colored (blue to ultraviolet) and shift rapidly in color, triggering a hypnotic effect on some species of tourist. Florameteria spread aggressively, and consume or parasitize other species. Exposure is fatal to humans, and life-threatening in most species. Floramateria send out clouds of reproductive spores which tolerate vacuum, cold down to absolute zero, and resist oxidative processes.\r
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+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Forbidden Room, The
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The Forbidden Room, the location of which is closely guarded by the IntraGalactic Astronomy Review Board, serves as a repository for all artifacts deemed too dangerous for standard access as prescribed via [Artifact Access Control](Artifact Access Control). The following stipulations exist for access should a member wish to study one of these artifacts:\r
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- Form RSA-743 must be filled out in triplicate and submitted to the review board thirty (30) days in advance of any requested access.\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Freethinkers' Synod, The
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##Freethinkers' Synod, The:\r
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The Freethinkers' Synod was a sizable organization created in the latter years of the [True Ionzhi Republic](True Ionzhi Republic), which ruled the [Principality of Ionzh](Principality of Ionzh) for the first 400 cycles of the [Ionzhi Calendar](Ionzhi Calendar). As governmental corruption had begun to spread in the Principality, many of the more politically involved laypeople became concerned with the state of the government. In particular, [Werlact Julane](Werlact Julane), who created the [An Ionzhi Gazetteer](An Ionzhi Gazeetter) in order to combat this political instability. The Gazetteer was created by the use of a network of informants, gathering information from around Ionzh, who were named after the third edition mentioned a group of "Free Thinking Activists" in its editor's note. This was, over time, shortened to the Freethinker's Synod. \r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Full Access
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This memo has been forwarded to me by a source in the [Galactic Hegemony of Associated Commerce and Trade](Galactic Hegemony of Associated Commerce and Trade). Their identity will remain anonymous.\r
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Addendum to yearly entry criteria to Mizar-5, 2580:\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Galactic Hegemony of Associated Commerce and Trade
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The Galactic Hegemony of Associated Commerce and Trade (or GHACT) is a interstellar megacooperation holding a great number of pre-FTL species under their political and economic dominion. Starting out as a galactic shipping company, their rise to power began with their monopoly on commercial interstellar travel in the [Vultraum Sector](Vultraum Sector). While this monopoly has since then losened, they still hold majority shares in their vassal states governments and full control over their off-planet in- and exports. \r
Remains of GHACT packaging have been found on [Mizar-5](Mizar-5), their spokesperson refused clarification if their company used this off-limit planet for commerce or merely as waste dump, but the visual similarities between outdated GHACT automated shipping vessels and the [Golgori Sovereign Empire](Golgori Sovereign Empire)'s [Cataphract](Cataphract) project suggest that the technological and cultural development of the planet has been influenced from outside sources, be it intentional or not.\r
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+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Golgori Sovereign Empire
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##Golgori Sovereign Empire\r
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The Golgori Sovereign Empire was the largest, and most recent, civilization present on [Mizar-5](Mizar-5), which came about approximately 1400 cycles after the fracturing of the [Principality of Ionzh](Principality of Ionzh). The Empire's reach stretched over most of the habitable land on Mizar-5, and even began to stretch into the less habitable southern regions and the [Denmortia Rainlands](Denmortia Rainlands). They are noteworthy for, based on the preserved [Cataphract](Cataphract) found in the Rainlands, being the first of Mizar-5's civilization to develop vessels capable of interplanetary travel, though there is no evidence that any ever escaped Mizar-5's upper atmosphere. \r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Golgori Standard Cube
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The Golgori Standard Cube was the standardized currency unit used in trade across the [Golgari Sovereign Empire](Golgari Sovereign Empire). The value of the currency fluctuated moderately depending on local economic conditions, but at the height of the empire, one Cube had an approximate worth of $10.42, accounting for inflation. A Cube, composed of approximately 4.72g of compressed [Phylidium](Phylidium), found rapid adoption as a measure of currency largely owing to the inconvenience of needing a scale to verify the amount of powdered Phylidium in more remote locations across the Empire - Traders found counting out a handful of cubes for smaller transactions easier, and somewhat larger trades could still be conducted quickly with the same scales used for powdered Phylidium.\r
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Though more convenient, the mass of individual cubes in exceedingly large deals quickly became a burden. Many found it easier to issue bonds with a claim for hundreds, thousands, or even millions of cubes, eventually leading to the development of a centralized bank that could send and receive updated totals within hours or even minutes of deposit or withdrawal. This would be the precursor to the [Universal Credit System](Universal Credit System) that would gain widespread adoption across the galaxy to its use in present day.\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Gondar-2
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Gondar-2 is a life-supporting telluric planet in the [Rho-HY472](Rho-HY472) system. The flora of Gondar-2 have long been cataloged by xenobiologists and xenomusicians alike, as the cacti-like plants that flourish on the planet are highly sought after for their unique properties. The 2002 identified species all make a unique sound, quite unlike anything else, if struck, strung, or vibrated. Because of this, they fetch a high price for musicians looking for a new sound, or a scientist looking for something to spice up the lab.\r
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No fauna are known to exist on Gondar-2, although [Varix Jhothar](Varix Jhothar)’s last communique describes his crew being killed with a substance similar to [Regina Apiana](Regina Apiana) cytotoxin by native fauna. This, combined with a long history of unexplained ship disappearances in the [Archipelago of the Damned](Archipelago of the Damned), has resulted in a popular conception of Gondar-2 as cursed.\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Great Chill, the
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The Great Chill, or the Very Large Weather Shift was a massive climate shift in [Mizar-5](Mizar-5) shortly before the collapse of the Golgori. The entire planet became much colder, making the northern half unlivably cold, the equator below freezing, and the southern third of the planet barely habitable.\r
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Because the [Golgari Soverign Empire](Golgari Soverign Empire) had never settled the previously unhabitably southern third, they turned to artifical heating methods instead, depleting the local ecosphere. Ultimately the empire collapse\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Half-Hearted Sarcophagus
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The H'dell Coffin, popularly known as the Half-Hearted Sarcophagus, is an Extratemporal Anomaly (see [Extratemporal Anomalies](Extratemporal Anomalies)) discovered on Mizar-5. The Coffin is a bronze burial device dating from the early [Web-Weaver](Web-Weaver) period, depicting the internal organs and bone structure of a web weaver. It was flagged as worthy of further study by biologists, who had not yet found intact living Web-Weaver specimens.\r
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On investigation, some organs appeared missing, but scientists disagreed over which ones. Comparing notes,\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Haw-EN2525
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Haw-EN2525 (Stellar Object)\r
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Haw-EN2525 is a quinary star system that is 3.2 light years away from the Mizar system. It holds no habitable planets, two gas giants and an thick asteroid belt directly within the goldilock zone of its circling star cluster, which might once have been a planet. Due to its intense light output and relatively close proximity, its presence shows in many [Derivative Starchart](Derivative Starchart)s on [Mizar-5](Mizar-5), where it is named the Bright Wanderer due to the planets rotational axis. \r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Hess Drive
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The Hess Drive was a [ZZ-level](ZZ-level) artifact in [Kester City](Kester City). It was recorded destroyed in the Delijn Reactor Meltdown. All information about its purpose and correct operation was lost in the [Second Destruction of the Golgari Library](Second Destruction of the Golgari Library). Between the two disasters, information is sketchy. Our primary sources of information are Golgori historical records (always unreliable), and a single still frame of a schoolchild watching an educational program showing the Drive, found in an [Atemporal Anomaly](Atemporal Anomaly). Archeologists identify the markings on the object as first-millinium Kilt'iir (see [Kilt'iir, the](Kilt'iir, the)).\r
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Study of the Hess Drive is believed to have led to Temporeactor technology (see [Delijn Reactor Meltdown, the](Delijn Reactor Meltdown, the), [Incandescent Temporeactor](Incandescent Temporeactor)), the temporal warp engine, the discovery of [Universe-Universe Binary Interaction](Universe-Universe Binary Interaction), the revised quantum-loop theory of [Psychic Attunement](Psychic Attunement), and the theory of progressive ergonomic adaption. Study of the Hess Drive caused the [Vvvelll Auto-genocide](Vvvelll Auto-genocide) (see, [Sanity Certification](Sanity Certification)). Rarely have so many civilizations been so profoundly impacted by single object.\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > History Paradox
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A History Paradox is the theory of an occurrence of two or more discrete events that contradict each other happening at the same time in recorded history, with accounts primarily revolving around the simultaneous presence, extrapresence, modification, and/or absence of an object or individual. History Paradoxes can occur as the result of [Extratemporal Anomalies](Extratemporal Anomalies) that fall under observation by two or more individuals with conflicting accounts. Some scholars that adhere to the theory claim that these events are in quantum flux between different timelines, a la [B-Time](B-Time), and that the paradox occurs when observation cannot completely collapse the wave function - this aligns with the observation that those wearing a [Quantum Compression Apparatus (QCA)](Quantum Compression Apparatus (QCA)) have no reported encounters with these paradoxes.\r
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The exact nature of these paradoxes can be difficult to understand, as they conveniently defy direct observation - though the [Blinking Cow Rumor](Blinking Cow Rumor) is obviously farcical, it offers useful material for an example: A cow that is observed and not observed in the same space by two or more individuals qualifies as a history paradox, as does a unique cow observed in two different places at the same time. Another less-observed example is the occurrence of a cow observed by multiple parties to have differing properties (e.g. a "brown cow" vs. "speckled cow.") The absence of a cow observed by several individuals, however, falls under more scrutiny. It could be that the cow has simply gone unaccounted for, but the disappearance can be attributed to a paradox if, under later observation, the cow is found to have been displaced further than mundane travel could account for over the time period of absence - an example of one such event being the Two-Crown Paradox (See [Two-Crown Paradox, The](Two-Crown Paradox, The)) observed under the reign of what most scholars conclude to be Rzeszutko's fourteenth son (See [Elector-Prince Rzeszutko](Elector-Prince Rzeszutko)) which called into question the legitimacy of the already waning Rzeszutko dynasty.\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Iceproofed Shielding
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Iceproofed Shielding\r
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Iceproofed Shielding, both in architecture and machinery, can be found in almost all settlements of the [Golgori Sovereign Empire](Golgori Sovereign Empire) and concurrent cultures. It includes a duality of treated steel and hardened microfoam for isolation and then often painted in anti-stick ventablack to absorb as much sun energies as possible (however this extra layer of coating can usually be found only in later models). The further towards the north pole of [Mizar-5](Mizar-5) the town is located, the older the shields are, showing the slow but steady spread of sub-zero temperatures after the Great Chill (see [Great Chill, the](Great Chill, the)). \r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Industrial Ascendency
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## D-level technology on Mizar-5\r
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### Aldebaranian\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Institute for Psykologikal Masterie
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The Institute for Psykologikal Masterie was an establishment on [Mizar-5](Mizar-5) dedicated to the study of the pseudoscience of [Psychic Attunement](Psychic Attunement). The building was partially destroyed by the impact of the New Moon (See [Descent of the New Moon, The](Descent of the New Moon, The)) although the foundation and a few artifacts were found intact enough to be recovered, including [Manuscript Collection 47b](Manuscript Collection 47b). The inspection of the ruin indicates that the building was constructed around ESDTF May 7, 4429, and the building covered 87,000 square feet of ground. The institute was comprised of three large lecture halls, a dozen smaller classrooms and labs, offices, and dormitories for up to 100 staff and students, with the majority of space being dedicated to classroom facilities.\r
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The lecture halls, each capable of seating about forty students in a semicircular configuration around a central stage, were primarily used for instructor and student demonstrations of so-called "psychic aptitude," with journal entries outlining a typical lecture procedure as an instructor getting up to demonstrate some nonsense ability, and students coming up in turn to attempt to duplicate the feat, almost wholly without success, and where success was found, probably attributable to happenstance. Some instructor accounts outline a sincere (if completely misguided) belief in their psychic aptitude, but a number also admit to misleading and defrauding students with cold reading and staged incidents.\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Ionzhi Calendar
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The Ionzhi Calendar was used in the [Principality of Ionzh](Principality of Ionzh) and the [True Ionzhi Republic](True Ionzhi Republic). It begins in 4014 local time (Real Ordinal Date Standard 44934e) and ends in year 5333 (Real Ordinal Date Standard 456333). Each local year corresponds to 4.0000034 mean local solar orbits in RODS 44934e. The epoch (year 0) of the Calendar seems to date from an unclear event before the existence of the Golgori, let alone the [Golgori Sovereign Empire](Golgori Sovereign Empire). The existence of a previous calendar seems likely but no historical evidence\r
to support this theory has been disovered yet.\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > K'ghani Trail
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The K'ghani Trail was used for two hundred standard years to wrangle now-extinct Fat Dogs (see [Eloping Dog](Eloping Dog), a surviving cousin). Dogs were walked from the [Principality of Ionzh](Principality of Ionzh), north and west to the [Golgori Sovereign Empire](Golgori Sovereign Empire). After the [Law of Finders Keepers](Law of Finders Keepers) stopped trade in animals, the trail was paved and became a major roadway. It was disused and gradually disintegrated with the adoption of the airbus, after Golgori Empire settlement.\r
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The K'ghani Trail starts in western Ionzh near [Traitor's Ridge](Traitor's Ridge), winding through several small- and medium-sized cities. It then heads north through [Lithis Falls Pass](Lithis Falls Pass) and the scenic Pemnone Mountains. It briefly passes north and west through the Orianian Wasteland (see [Orianian Wasteland, The](Orianian Wasteland, The)), before terminating in the Golgori Sovereign Empire territory of Bondovi.\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Kettlebelly Ceramic
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Kettlebelly Ceramic\r
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Typus of burned ceramic bowls and vases of the early, pre-emperial Golgori culture ( see [Golgori Sovereign Empire](Golgori Sovereign Empire)). They are easy to identify due to their characteristic features each of the ceramic containers shares with each other:\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Kilt'iir, The
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The Kilt'iir were a highly advanced civilization that occupied the Mizar system roughly between ESTDF years 200-1800. A number of notable historic discoveries are credited to the Kilt'iir, including highly detailed starcharts (See [Derivative Starchart](Derivative Starchart),) and the [Hess Drive](Hess Drive), perhaps the single most shrouded invention in Golgorian history, yet so important to our understanding of how the Golgori were able to achieve space travel without access to F- or G-level technology (See [Industrial Ascendancy](Industrial Ascendancy).)\r
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Due to the repeated destruction of information predating the Golgori (See [Second Destruction of the Golgari Library](Second Destruction of the Golgari Library),) little information can be found on their interaction with the Kilt'iir before their mysterious disappearance before the turn of the second millennium. Some historians speculate that [Elector-Prince Rzeszutko](Elector-Prince Rzeszutko) took pains to remove all traces of their existence in an attempt to avert his prophesized apocalypse, though the more credible explanation is that the monarchy simply wanted to maintain an iron grip on their rule, and the evidence of a more technologically advanced civilization before the Golgori could undermine that claim. \r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Law of Finders Keepers
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The Law of Finders Keepers, preceding the [Fengu-Golgari Convention of 2452](Fengu-Golgari Convention of 2452), is an extralegal term for the plundering of artifacts that occurred previous to 2452. The existence of this period is both a blessing and a curse for the historians cataloguing Golgori history - on the one hand, most highly trafficked sites, including those along the [Candaxx Loop](Candaxx Loop) and in the [Vultraum Sector](Vultraum Sector) had been picked clean of artifacts long before the preservation effort began. However, the valuation of texts, tools, and jewelry within imperialist groups of the period has helped keep many of these artifacts in better condition than if they were to have been left behind for the ravages of events like the [Second Destruction of the Golgari Library](Second Destruction of the Golgari Library). A particular gratitude goes to the descendants of the [ve Kenton Family](ve Kenton Family) for their generous donations in the pursuit of historical preservation. \r
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+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Long-Necked Gh'dol
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The long-necked gh'dol is an endangered native species of [Mizar-5](Mizar-5). It is most famous as a symbol of piety and obedience to the church in [Rotorastianism](Rotorastianism). Rotorastians may display gh'dol banners, gh'dol symbolism on wooden furniture or plateware. The very wealthy or very eccentric may even keep live gh'dol in their house, though they are not ideal pets. Most representations of the gh'dol off Mizar-5 actually show the brilliant blue of the common (or "normal-necked") blue gh'dol, which survives better in captivity. The true long-necked gh'dol stands almost twice as tall, and has much duller off-white matte scales.\r
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The long-necked gh'dol stands over 12 feet tall including the neck, but is very delicate, and flees from predators rather than fight back. It survives on insects, berries, and small solar-lizards. Like all gh'dol, it cannot truly fly, but only glide and swing from branch to branch. It makes a distinctive "Kii kii kii" call. While popular religious art shows the gh'dol as graceful (The "Divine Grace"), its movements could be more accurately described as slow.\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Loping Doge, The
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Loping Doge (Naval Vessel)\r
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The sailing ship "The Loping Doge" was constructed as a personal parade-ship for [Omarius Dahl IV](Omarius Dahl IV) Elector-Prince of Ionzh, deliberately using the already antiquated propulsion through wind instead through sulphur-powered turbines. Measuring an incredible 386m in length, built 8 stories tall, and built out of rare woods from the [Denmortia Rainlands](Denmortia Rainlands), its 12 year construction nearly bankrupted the Principality of Ionzh, torpedoing his popularity while bribing the electees through loans from neighbouring regions. The Loping Doge never left the harbour, as the Elector-Prinz refused to pay the dockworkers their overdue paycheck, leading to a local revolt and the beheading of the Prinz. 3 months later, [Elector-Prince Rzeszutko](Elector-Prince Rzeszutko) was elected into office who turned the unfinished jewel of a ship into a public market hall and trade depot until it burnt down in an accident two centuries later. Remains of its hull, galleys figure and several documents and photographs could be found in an excavated time capsule near [Traitor' Ridge](Traitor' Ridge) and are now on holographic display.\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Manuscript Collection 47b
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Manuscript Collection 47b was recovered from rubble at coordinates -34.6755, 0.2346 ([Institute for Psykologikal Masterie](Institute for Psykologikal Masterie)). Condition of the overall collection is *fair*. Rarity of the content is *unremarkable*. Rarity of the historical period is *rare*. Sulphur dating shows all elements of the collection date from RODS 454ab-460ab, consistent with rubble generation in event A-3952.934.5 (see [Descent of the New Moon, The](Descent of the New Moon, The)).\r
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- Local news, condition *very poor*. Medium value. Update: This item was destroyed.\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Markdown Syntax
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<h2 id="overview">Overview</h2>\r
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<h3 id="philosophy">Philosophy</h3>\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Mizar-4
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Mizar-4 is a designation given to a temperate planet in the Mizar system, located along the [Candaxx Loop](Candaxx Loop) trade route. It was previously inhabited by farmers and homesteaders mainly due to the generous solar cycle and nitrogen-rich soil promoting rapid growth of vegetation, and accounts for roughly 7% of the organic produce for the Mizar system and surrounding microsystems. As with other planets, Mizar-4 is host to dangerous [Floramateria](Floramateria), although recent breakthroughs in biodiversity preservation have minimized its impact on day-to-day life. \r
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Though not as active a historic site as [Mizar-5](Mizar-5), the planet is host to its fair share of historic discoveries, notably regarding various sects of [Rotorastrianism](Rotorastrianism) involved with [Zan-Taranth](Zan-Taranth) and the [Theory of Forgotten Sin](Theory of Forgotten Sin), this theory having gained footholds from adoption by locals in times of famine and strife. Based on local writings dated back to around the century ESDTF 4400-4500, it seems as though before the destruction of the [Institute for Psykologikal Masterie](Institute for Psykologikal Masterie), some scholars managed to establish a small satellite school on Mizar-4, and this small group is largely accredited with the continuation of instruction regarding [Psychic Attunement](Psychic Attunement). \r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Mizar-5
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Mizar-5 (Planet)\r
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Mizar-5 is a now uninhabited, frozen planet of the size category 19, orbiting the yellow dwarf star of Mizar within the outer edge of the habitable zone. Its orbit is not entirely stable as the planetary body edges a few centimeters futher away from the sun every year, potentially caused by a large impact on the planetary surface (see [Descent of the New Moon, the](Descent of the New Moon, the)). Geological features, ice-core samples and historical documents show that Mizar-5 once was of temperate climate until a documented weathershift (see [Great Chill, the](Great Chill, the), before its complete freezing process it had several developed indigenous cultures inhabiting the surface, the latest of them, the Golgori (see [Golgori Sovereign Empire](Golgori Sovereign Empire)) nearly reaching space-flight technology before going extinct.\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Nemarii Obelisk
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Nemarii Obelisk\r
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The Nemarii Obelisk is a 37ft tall basalt monolith on [Mizar-4](Mizar-4) displaying a variety of [Derivative Starchart](Derivative Starchart)s on its front and backside. Its construction date is unclear since all dating methods produce nothing but scrambled data when done with or near material from the obelisk, although it clearly predates the founding of the Golgori Sovereign Empire by at least one millenia, potentially being created or inspired by the spacefaring Kilt'iir civilisation (see[Kilt'iir, The](Kilt'iir, The)). The artifact, which remains in-situ due to its massive weight, bears no coherent written language, but the smaller rimsides show an intricate motive of abstract figures, geometric shapes and looping coils that are still up to debate. \r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Nevermind-Debate Schism
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The Nevermind-Debate Schism is a clockwise-future [B-time](B-time) academic social split resulting from the Nevermind-Debate. Because the Nevermind-Debate has not yet occured in A-Time, we can only guess at the contents of the debate by observing the resulting schism. (For the A-Time disagreement over the likely contents, see Nevermind-Debate Schism Schism). The facts as we know them are:\r
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1. The debate seems to be an actual debate, broadcast by hologram on [Mizar-4](Mizar-4). The debate has been announced decades in advance as the Nevermind-Debate.\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > New Hinterland Peninsula
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The New Hinterland Peninsula is a temperate region between 10.5 and 14.5 degrees north and 30 and 37.5 degrees west on [Mizar-5](Mizar-5), east of the [Denmortia Rainlands](Denmortia Rainlands). Said to be the original homeland of the Golgori, and the [Golgori Sovereign Empire](Golgori Sovereign Empire), the ruins of [Oedeon](Oedeon) are located near the eastern tip, having been a natural hub for trade and exploration given its proximity to the [Y'lin River Basin](Y'lin River Basin).\r
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The area is rich in deposits of most minerals required to manufacture [Phylidium](Phylidium), and the air currents make the climate highly suitable for farming and homesteading, although notably, a lack of extraction sites indicates that only a modest amount of sulfur occurred naturally in the area, likely leading to the [Sulfur Bankruptcy](Sulfur Bankruptcy) that caused the rapid contraction of the Golgori economy, beginning a period of strife and conflict, and eventually leading to the end of the Golgori empire.\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Oedeon
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Oedeon\r
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The capital city of the [Golgori Sovereign Empire](Golgori Sovereign Empire), Great Heart Oedeon (or Oedeon as it is called in less official written accounts) was the cultural and political centre of the Golgori civilisation. During its height before its cataclystic destruction (see [Descent of the New Moon, The](Descent of the New Moon, The)) it housed between 26-27 million citizens due to official countings, and most likely many millions more in the grey number. After the tragedy of its destruction, the captial was moved into the [Principality of Ionzh](Principality of Ionzh) where it would change between local cities but remain in the region until the collapse of the empire.\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Ormommon Forces
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Ormommon Forces are said to be mystic energies that emanate from objects charged with latent residual psychic power. Closely related to [Psychic Attunement](Psychic Attunement), self-proclaimed psychics express interest in locating and attuning with these forces to enhance their connection to people, places, and events associated with the source. Accounts indicate that although these forces may exist anywhere, they're much more likely to be tied to places and objects associated with or belonging to previous psychics. \r
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Often, there *are* other effects, though the causal relationship between these effects and the Ormommon Forces is dubious - One such proclaimed object, the [Nemarii Obelisk](Nemarii Obelisk), is of great interest to the psychic community, due to its tendency to disrupt contemporary communications devices, though this has already been attributed to an [Extratemporal Anomaly](Extratemporal Anomaly) located within. Another object of interest is a belt buckle belonging to [Varix Jhothar](Varix Jhothar), one of the few personal effects recovered from the wreckage of his ship on [Gondar-2](Gondar-2). Psychics claim to be able to communicate with the long-dead captain simply by touching it, though they all have differing accounts describing what happened on the planetoid.\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Phylidium
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Phylidium\r
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Phylidium is a composite ceramo-metal created by combining 6 parts of ceramic with 1 part of platinum at at least 2.000 degrees celsius. The use of chlorophyll-based cooling liquids to temper the composite material gives it its signature and unique metallic green shine. \r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > Public Relations
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The Public Relations department, headed by Thomas Collins, XPh., is a branch of The Order of the Preservation for Xenological History tasked with handling the perception of the preservation operation by the public. Its mission is threefold:\r
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- To assuage the fears of the public about any of the more fantastical elements, like [Psychic Attunement](Psychic Attunement) or [B-Time](B-Time).\r
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > RulesOfLexicon
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Here's a little roleplaying game that I've been toying with. I call it the Lexicon rpg, in honor of its inspiration, Milorad Pavic's Dictionary of the Khazars.\r
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The basic idea is that each player takes on the role of a scholar, from before scholarly pursuits became professionalized (or possibly after they ceased to be). You are cranky, opinionated, prejudiced and eccentric. You are also collaborating with a number of your peers -- the other players -- on the construction of an encyclopedia describing some historical period (possibly of a fantastic world).\r
done
[ -f LexiconOne.md ] && mv -i LexiconOne.md index.md
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for x in *.md; do
# Replace [[The Dog]] with [The Dog](The Dog)
sed --in-place -Ee "s/\[\[([^][]+?)\]\]/[\1](\1)/g" "$x"
# Replace [The Loping Doge](https://lexicon.za3k.com/index.php/Loping%20Doge,%20The) with [The Loping Doge](Loping Doge, The)
sed --in-place -Ee "s^https://lexicon.za3k.com/index.php/^^g" "$x"
sed --in-place -Ee "s^%20^ ^g" "$x"
+ # Add a header
+ if [ "$x" = index.md ]; then
+ HEADER="[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > LexiconOne"
+ else
+ HEADER="[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > ${x%.md}"
+ fi
+ grep -qxF "$HEADER" "$x" || sed -i "1s@^@${HEADER}\n\n@" "$x"
done
+[za3k](/) > [archive](/archive) > [lexicon1](/archive/lexicon1) > LexiconOne
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Lexicon is a collaborative world-building game for 2 or more players, taking place over a month or so on a wiki. [RulesOfLexicon](RulesOfLexicon)\r
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We played on Discord and wrote a wiki. This is a record of the wiki when we stopped playing. We did roughly letters A-P. Links to Q-Z are dead links--the articles were never written.\r
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