A hyper-prototype war machine intended to replace mecha, aerospace craft, and armor vehicles.

Also known as a heat ray, death ray, and thermal laser

Ding Ziu translates to 'Substitute Criminal'

As the population boomed in the late Petroleum Era, there was a demand for more building, more homes, more businesses, more offices, and all competing for the same real estate

A Neo-Soviet answer to the increasing mecha gap

The Municipal Light Patrol is an anachronism, security personnel mounted on horses.

A staple of sci-fi, the holo-projection table

Notes to self with cinema references

Obvious spoiler warning is obvious

The front line of law enforcement and peacekeeping forces in the Cosmic Era

A land warship from Techno Ordnance Group, intended to replace aerial warships in defensive roles.

Shibboleth - a custom, principle, or belief distinguishing a particular class or group of people, especially a long-standing one regarded as outmoded or no longer important.

The Isle of Man Cybergynetics research group is well known for its high quality cybernetics and its thinly veiled misogyny

Many consider the passing of the Social Justice Code in 2054 to be the turning point of the Petroleum Era's middle period to end period.

What is a Fisto? A Fisto is a person who has had one of their arms replaced or modified with cybernetics to be really really good at punching.

Also known as a death snail or a skull slug

Intelligent cockroaches of frightening size

A charm is another word for a rune, enchantment, or method of creating magic item. The Charm of Vanity interacts with the Appearance/Charisma score of the item weilder

A cruise line operator in the Cosmic Era

Observations about Luc Besson's Valerian and the City of a Thousand Worlds