Category: Lexicon and Background
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Facet
<< Lexicon and Background A facet is the largest possible formally structured mutually exclusive subset of existence in the gem. By their very essence, facets impose order and orientability upon reality, one macroscope at a time. Facets can be thought of as manifolds having shapes not representable through traditional generalizations of geometry, being infinite in…
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Extrafacetary territories
<< Lexicon and Background Rhaagm, Bequast, and Yrdky. Sometimes, the holdings of these realms are considered to be independent entities in their own right, but most frequently one refers to the “big three” when referencing “extrafacetary society” without qualifiers. Stabilizing and pioneering other truly non-gem-sourced locations has been a matter of some interest for not…
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Dæmon cluster
<< Lexicon and Background A technology which resembles the idealized form of the so-called utility fog. The exact process of generating the constituent semi-magical semi-living members of a cluster hides behind many, many layered Ktarebte machines, preventing owners from reverse-engineering their design even while they create more. In essence, they are a fusion of femtotech,…
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Cerv-mesh
<< Lexicon and Background Surgically implanted neural integration technology that is introduced through a relatively easy-to-install augmentation. A small number of one’s own cells are used to create a protein scaffold, which is then filled out and reinforced with a chosen structural material (usually something heavy or metallic) in a box shape. Extensible frameworks for…
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Fundamental Concepts of Extrafacetary Society
<< Lexicon and Background If you talk to the average person who lives in extrafacetary locales, there’s a decent chance they might be surprised – even shocked – if you don’t have some small idea what all this means. If you don’t, you can probably still get along fine… but you might be confused.