Lexicon

High Elemental: Powerful creatures, high elementals are minor gods formed by humanoid belief and magical energy.

Human: The pre-Gate intelligent race of Earth. Presumably all players have some basic familiarity with humans.

Humanoid: Any creature descended from humanity, or deliberately created in basically human shape. Humanoids include elementals, minor elementals, demihumans, robots, androids, cyborgs, and fleshies, but exclude major elementals, high elementals, and gods.

It: Slang word for the Gate’s opening, as in “when It happened.”

Ko’Sherkin: Chaos elementals, Ko’Sherkin can change their shape to resemble almost anything. A Ko’Sherkin in its natural form looks like a mannequin with most of the color bleached out.

Lycanthrope: Minor elementals who are linked to an animal spirit. They can change their form from that of the animal to their normal demihuman shapes. Lycanthropes are also known as “weres”.

Major Elemental: A creature of great power, composed of equal parts magical energy and belief. Major elementals are biologically unrelated to humanity. Mortals can summon major elementals for various tasks. Unfortunately for mortals, major elementals can also summon them.

Minor Elemental: Someone whose biochemistry and physiology has been changed by magic, but not to the extent of a full elemental. Minor elementals include devils, cherubs, doppelgangers, and lycanthropes.

Ogre: A large, hulking, brutish demihuman incapable of using any words over two syllables. Many ogres are not as stupid as they behave, however. Ogre breath can knock people out at close range.

Orc: A crass, piglike demihuman with a snouty nose and tusks.

Plan B: Term used by mercenaries about to engage in a full frontal assault. Foreshadows a short lifespan, as in “Intelligent planning failed. Go to Plan B.”

Prime Gate: Kelorinthol’s Gate, on Ganymede. The source of all magical energy.

Random Icky Thing: Any of a group of unintelligent creatures that often appear at inconvenient times. Many are dangerous, all are unpleasant.

Robot: A mechanical, non-biological intelligent creature in humanoid form.

Shapeshifter: Any humanoid capable of changing shape.

Skyfall War: Belter and Martian revolutions of 2042. The war ended with the Skyfall Treaty, where the World Federation agreed to Belter and Martian independence and the Belters agreed to stop dropping very large rocks on the Earth.

Special-Interest Group: Any of a number of organizations that work across the System. Many are crackpot, others only seem to be.

Spell: A ritual that releases magical energy in a controlled manner for a desired effect. Only magicians can perform spells.

Supernatural Talent: A magical ability inherent in a magically-untrained person or creature.

Tech Level: A description of a culture’s or person’s technological advancement. In game terms Tech Level ranges from –10 to +10, with the higher numbers being more advanced.

Wizardry: A culture’s or person’s magical knowledge and development. In game terms Wizardry is measured on a scale of –10 to +10, with higher numbers indicating greater advancement.

World Federation (WF): The Chinese-dominated organization that ruled the Earth and most of space from 2011 until 2194.

Wyvern: A dragon-like elemental. Wyvern hate technology.

That folks is the end of GateCrasher Chapter One. Hope it piqued your interest enough to buy a copy. Thanks for reading.