Glossary
The terms and names used in the Fallen Earth world.
Glossary
1. A
Family business, usually a con or some other shady operation.
Fully committed, often with great risk involved.
Organization within the Techs which believes in the practical use of technology to better humanity as a whole. Mainly comprised of Techs who grew up outside Hoover Dam and who have little interest in abstract research.
Vista vulgar for Enforcers.
2. B
Consistently betting on losers.
A sect of CHOTA who want to swell up and storm the entire Province as one mighty army, killing everyone in their way and destroying all items of technology.
A common title used in addressing a male Lightbearer.
Vista vulgar for Enforcers.
Totally botched operation.
3. C
Tech slang for potential negative side-effects or consequences pertaining to the use of some technological apparatus. i.e. "Nice reactor you've got there. Any chibble to worry about?"
A sect of CHOTA who are the eyes and ears of Redhand.
A strategic move that gains an advantage.
Ruling body of the Tech faction, comprised of eight yearly elected representatives of the largest Tech settlements in the Province. All members have equal power in policy decisions, though the representative from the University serves as Speaker and keeps the Congress in order.
6. F
People that the Vistas don't like. Or sometimes referring to dead enemies of the Vistas. Not worth compost. Useless.
A sect of CHOTA who are the bodyguards and muscle of Redhand.
7. G
A title given to one of the six leaders of the Council for the Lightbearers. Presently, only two are serving the Lightbearers - Grandmaster Kim Jurr and Grandmaster Ryan Yoshi.
Derogatory term for Vistas.
8. H
Vista communal home. "I'm going back to the heap to rest a while."
CHOTA vulgar for the Enforcers. Short form of Master's Hounds.
9. I
10. J
An unexpected turn. Wild card.
Exhibiting showy behavior, usually in an attempt to impress someone.
11. K
12. L
13. M
The former home of the Lightbearers before the attack by Alec Masters, originally serving as a hospital before the Fall. Shakti used it to provide a place where the doctors could practice medicine safely and all comers could visit for healing as the most well equipped and staffed medical facility in the Province outside of Hoover Dam.
14. N
A sophisticated individual.
15. O
A sect of the CHOTA only concerned with destroying the Enforcers and the hated children of Alec Masters.
16. P
Taking more chances after a lucky streak.
CHOTA vulgar for Techs. Short form of Master's puppets.
Tie. Neither side wins. A situation where two outcomes cancel each other.
17. Q
A sect of the CHOTA that do not wish to attack outsiders at all, preferring to allow society and civilization to collapse without their help.
18. R
Common nickname for the heads of the various Traveler families.
Putting everything on the line for a last-ditch gamble.
Out of chips. Broke. Out of luck.
19. S
Betting money you can't afford to lose.
CHOTA vulgar for the Enforcers.
A woman who appeared in the Grand Canyon Province soon after the Shiva virus killed most of civilization; she united people to help get society back on its feet. She is also known as being the original founder of the Lightbearers, frequently quoted and referenced by members of the group for her wisdom and advice.
Mutant CHOTA who seek to widen their senses and increase their powers by using herbs and fungi to alter their mental state.
Squealing. (It's actually a reference to Nancy Sinatra, not Frank.)
A common title used in addressing a female Lightbearer.
A sect of CHOTA that see themselves as the ultimate survivor of humanity, the ultimate evolution, and thus all other humans should be made to serve.
Pushing your luck too far.
Messed up. Not going as planned.
An extreme long-shot gamble.
A sect of CHOTA consisting of a shaman-dominated group of mutants.
20. T
A sect within the CHOTA that contains the often disfigured pariahs and freaks of the faction.
CHOTA vulgar for Lightbearers.
Vista vulgar for Enforcers.
A wing of the Lightbearers believed to be to an elite unit of highly trained assassins. Their purpose is unknown to outsiders of the Lightbearers, yet they are known to exist.
Tech subgroup whose primary goal is the advancement of technology for its own sake. Primarily composed of Techs from Hoover Dam who build and repair practical technology solely as a means of supporting their own research.
Derogatory term for Vistas.
Jackpot. Going better than expected.
21. U
Founded by Tech refugees from the Hoover Dam, this is the largest of the Tech settlements where their most important research and production takes place.
22. V
23. W
The title generally given to CHOTA town leaders. Towns are generally named after the Warchief of the town, example: Warchief Jannix Boneclaw of Boneclaw.
CHOTA vulgar for Travelers.
24. X
25. Y
26. Z
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