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Aesirion: The shrine to Alu and the elder gods in the Gaia Saar,
and in the home of King Futharion.
Agnus, continent of: The fiery realm beneath the land and sea
of Gaia Saar. Agnus is surrounded
by a subterranean sea of lava. The entire continent of Agnus is pitted with
tunnels.
Aldus was also a scribe and
scholar in Talos.
Aldus: Elder mage, wizard, and head priest of the order of Alu.
Alu: The elder god of the gods. Alu created the portals of
refinement (those portals intended to aid in reshaping chaos into order in the
universe).
Aquatic realms: These are worlds made mostly or entirely of water.
Arch, portal: The arch over a portal entrance.
Asgandor: Mystical sage and scribe from the order of Talos.
Asgandor discovered the continent of Agnus buried far below the realm of Gaia
Saar.
Biomechatronic: Biological, mechanical, electronics as applied to
organisms, instruments, gadgets, assemblies, and devices.
Chaos computers: Random data generating computers with semi
self-awareness.
Chaos key/ keycard: A portal key that works to activate, operate,
unlock or secure chaos portals.
Construct: A created object with a specific purpose or identity. In
portal terms, a construct is a physical component or counterpart of an energy
portal.
D’Hern: The race of necromancers from the necroverse, who came to
Talos from the far eastern ridge of Salamander
Canyon.
Diabiscus: The atrium to the tunnels under Mt.
Threshaven. See ‘draum vault’.
Diablocleus: The planet body of pure evil created from the first
void portal of diabolism.
Draum Vault: Dream room. The portal room to places long bygone. The
draum vault is the retro-maniac’s paradise.
Event horizon: The point of no return within the force field of a
portal.
Futharion: Greatest king of Gaia Saar.
Gaia city: The city of the king, Futharion.
Gaia Saar: Planet and home-world to Gaians, and the
kingdom of Lord Futharion.
Goblinoid: Goblin like creature.
GREATER portals: those portals which are used to call upon the
forces of the primary portals, summon monsters from other dimensions, and
traverse to other galaxies or universes.
Gygatherion: Son of Alu. Father of Futharion. Grandfather of
Othelan. Started the first divine bloodline
in Gaia Saar. One of the good giants.
Infernal realms: These are worlds made of fire and brimstone.
Lava realms: The infernal lakes of the underworld realms.
Lore: The combined history, mythology, religious beliefs,
mysticism, and culture of a people.
Malaar: The scribe and scholar of Talos. Malaar is best remembered
for defeating lord Truul, and for having survived the first smash portal in the
known universe.
Mecha Men: Mechanized humans. Cyborg converts.
Mechanized: Mechanically altered, augmented, converted, or enhanced
objects or organisms.
Necrocracy: The absolute rule of the necromancer elite, a guild of
evil wizards who practice unholy sorcery and super-science.
Necromancer Elite: See
Necrocracy.
Necromancer: Diviners of the dead. The evil wizards who set lose
the undead upon Gaia Saar. The necromancers created monstrosities of dark sorcery
and super-science.
Necroverse: A virtual world weaved over the quasi-realm of the
undead. The necroverse is home to both monsters and necromancers. The openings
to the necroverse are often hidden in cemeteries and other houses of the dead.
Othelan: Son of King Futharion.
Pendulum (mechanism): A weight attached to a length of cord. In
portal construction these oscillating instruments indicate when a portal
threshold is open or closed (active/ inactive).
Port Caladrake: The shipyard south of the peninsula
of Talos.
Portal berserker: Dwarven warriors who dive into smash portals and
necro portals to pursue and vanquish all evil in the known universe.
Portal lore: The history and mythology of all portals, from the
modern time to the primordial.
Portal wizard: Masterful magician of portal magic.
Portal: An opening in the fabric of space/ time. A breach through
barriers via magical doors. A magical opening between two separate (distant)
places.
PRIMARY portals: the first four portals in the hierarchy of portal
archetypes.
PRIMORDIAL portals: The nine portals created as conduits for the
energy of the gods to flow into the universe, thereby organizing chaos into
order.
Rift rogue: Rangers who wander the uncharted realms of the cosmos,
as a result of traversing portals. These lone-wolf fighters have become less
human in their multi-dimensional travels. Usually beginning as a quest to save
their home-world, a rift rogue sets out on a journey that ends up changing his/
her perception of the purpose and meaning of life, space, and time.
Rift: Literally a tear in the fabric of space/ time.
SECONDARY portals: the second group of four portals in the
hierarchy of portal archetypes.
Skol-braun (phrase): A
toast for brown ale.
Smash portal: A colossal portal. This portal eats all, and distorts
all space and time that it does not devour.
Talos: Home to the good wizards of Gaia Saar. The temple
of Alu resided in Talos, under the
care of the arch mage, Aldus.
Teleportation technology: Technology which is either enhanced by
teleportation means, or technology that has developed new means of
teleportation.
Terra-X: The tenth greater portal discovered, and also the dark
moon of the diabolical planet, Diablocleus. Mining on the Diablocleus, and
portal magic on Terra-X, is a rumor spreading throughout the realms among
portal wizards.
Threshaven: The first physical manifestation of the portals on the
human world was the ancient mountain
of Threshaven. The mountain is the
entrance of the gods to the earth and home-world of Gaia Saar.
Threshold: A place that is neither here nor there. In terms of
portals, it is the point at which one is no longer in either realm. To cross
the threshold is to no longer exist in either world. Exiting the threshold is
basically being teleported to the other end of the portal.
Truul, Lord: The evil son of Alu’s bloodline. Mutated by the
daughters of Venom, Truul murdered his cousins. Truul was the first enemy to
conquer Gaia Saar. One of the evil giants who started the bloodline of the
goblinoids, trolls, and ogres in Gaia Saar.
Uber: Super (power).
Ultimate Magic, High Magic, Low Magic: Ultimate magic is that magic
which is beyond the first two level preceding it. High magic is generally
working with conjuration and summoning of spirits. Low magic is essentially
healing and natural divination.
Ultra-phobic horror/ terror: The point beyond unreasonable fear.
Total pandemic breakdown of the senses.
Undead: Raised from the dead as non-living, hostile and
carnivorous, entities.
Veximus, Conrad: The cyborg emperor. Veximus conquered Gaia Saar to
save Gaia Saar, but ultimately was involved in the final destruction of his
homeland.
Vorania: Wife of Gygatherion, and lady for the eastern realm.
Zorbos: An asteroid world or system of moons surrounding a black sun.
This system was partially created by the destruction of Talos on Gaia Saar.
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