AKA 7 steps to creating a MacGuffin

Latin for literally 'A Pleasant Place'

In the Cosmic Era, time has been adapted to the Metric system.

Near the end of many a heroic venture or quest a brave band of adventurers upon return will find it necessary to seek out a sage, a wisened person, looking for the answer to a riddle, to decipher a map, or to unlock a geas or curse placed on one of their own. The strangest of quests, those touched by the madness of the fae, the eldritch influence of the outsiders and abominations, and those tainted by the hellish realms, are best met by the mysterious sage known only as Mugwort.

Chartered in Royal Year 618, the Guild of Adventurers Upon Return, was intended as a guideline to deal with and control the increasing number of men and women who were taking up arms and pursuing a career in heroism and adventurism. The guild would police it's own, and function as an odd jobs mercenary corporation, subservient to the crown, and supportive of the clerics.

Post-Racial template for the Cosmic Era

In the Cosmic Era, the Daily Discourse consists of the talking points and dialog guides laid out by the masterminds and controllers behind the media. Here is your opinion, bite sized for easy consumption.

The greedy, obnoxious, exploitative things the entertainment industry does in the Cosmic Era

Able Blank is a disposable asset, a walking talking abomination and crime against humanity.

Also known as a Klein Field Generator, it is one of the few defensive technologies that can withstand high energy and gravitronic weaponry

Nerve Stapling is considered a vile and barbaric act, the orbital lobotomy of the Cosmic Era.

The research and development process is often a lengthy and arduous one. In the Cosmic Era, it is often just a matter of time and luck to see who breaks the next barrier in arcanotech.

A cruiser is a ship capable of extended operations, not requiring regular resupply. Non-Military cruisers are heavy ships operated by megacorps, nations, and other interests, but are not armed.

Epidazzling is a common cosmetic accessory in the Cosmic Era

Pioneering new vistas in technology, the Kanmusu are sentient autonomous ships.

Presented in the Person/Machine/Moment format

Life imitates art, and art imitates life

The virtual battlefields of the of the Cosmic Era

The Wastelands of the Cosmic Era

An arcanotech weapon system, also known as an implosion bomb, a Schwartzchild, or a Corrosion Warhead