Being the first human to step off the wrung of a ship's ladder and onto the living breathing soil of a new planet spoils you for every other form of thrill or experience. I am not kidding. We have support groups in the Galactic Scouting Guild. Those untouched garden goldilocks worlds are few and far between, and once you land on one...well...there will always be a part of you standing in that airlock and sweating in your encounter suit right before the door rolls open.

-Phelan OverGao, Galactic Scout

A small secure container for the transport of messages or other small objects. Shamelessly ripped from the Da Vinci Code.

When one thinks of a magician they typically conjure up images of fireballs and lightening darting from fingertips to thwart monsters and evil alike. What about the magic that children see? In their toys and the world around them? Where does it come from?

Biomer, or bio-polymer is a increasingly popular fashion choice in the CE

'Where the hell did that come from'

'One looks down on the Abyss, the others delve deep where no Light is. Matching the forms and symbols of yore, the truth shall rise and lead you out of the doors'

- Cyclopean Inscriptions on the Well

More commonly known as Phoenix Labs.

Sociological and Institutional storytelling versus psychological and individual storytelling

Everyone expects the power armor trooper and his trusty combat rifle, assault rifle, storm-bolter, etc.

One foot in front of the other, I always say. What's behind is best forgotten.

The City of 10,000 dogs is famous for the variety of dogs bred there, and now someone has started stealing those dogs

The Skull of Golodh is the gold encrusted skull of the Dwarf Lord Golodh and it is cursed

Phantom Island is a small island beset by ghosts

Better known as Norby's Comet, Research Station Ktynga is a multi-layered deep space arcanotech habitat funded by the Atlantic Federation, the New Hanseatic League, and the Glassenheim Foundation

Summoning spells are typically cast or are tied to the basic magic item pack of jewels, rods, and so forth. Summoning devices take the same concept and tie the spell to a weapon, shield, or piece of armor.

A by the books dark and gloomy forest, but with an unlikely protector

No one is really sure what a Xamek is, or if they even exist

The core of the Carolinian Resurgence is the Ouvrage progam

The Ettin System is also known as a Dummy Head

Cyber-Satyrs are an uncommon but increasingly popular sexual/charisma based cyber and genetic modification profile