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Slang

2019-02-08T16:44:05Z

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Here are some slang words or phrases that are used in Starmourn, sometimes in place of words, such as common profanity.

'''kithlicker''' - Used as a derogatory term by those who dislike the use of kith.

'''daka''' - excrement. E.g. "You are so full of zhudaka!" or "You dakahead!"

'''ventrat''' - Vermin that take refuge in vents and ducts. A low, despicable form of life. Substitute for 'asshole.'

'''spacedust''' - A mildly insulting term for someone without much experience or power.

'''flakk''' - A generic expression akin to 'fuck.' "Flakk you", "Flakking [[Nabia]]", etc.

'''trepling''' - A trepling is a small insect that has spread to many planets via infesting cargo. It's like a mosquito - disliked by all. Used as we use 'bitch.'

'''void''' - An adjective combined with various words to form insults. Voidsucker, voidhead, voidface, and so on.

'''bala''' - Means 'strength' in [[Elessi]] and is also the name of one of the three supermassive black holes in orbit around the [[Atman]] of the [[Ishvana]]. It's a substitute for how we would use the word 'hell' to emphasize a quality about something. For instance, "She's tough as bala" or "His ship is fast as bala." Only to be used to emphasize qualities where strength or power is a good thing. You wouldn't say, "She's beautiful as bala" for instance.

'''telas''' - Means 'splendor' in [[Elessi]] and is also the name of one of the three supermassive black holes in orbit around the [[Atman]] of the [[Ishvana]]. It's used, like bala, to emphasize a quality about someone, but it's used for any situation where 'bala' doesn't make sense. For instance, "She's cute as telas" or "That ventrat is quiet as telas."

'''bushie''' - Referring to the [[Bushraki]], it means someone or something who is in poor condition, messed up, or unstable. "That ship is pretty bushie..." "After a night of drinking, Tecton looked bushie as heck."

'''groundsider''' A dismissive term akin to 'redneck' used by spacers to refer to people who are basically stuck on one planet by virtue of lack of resources. Some groundsiders embrace the term, others strongly dislike it.

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Covenant Mark

2019-01-16T22:23:09Z

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A '''Covenant Mark''' is a form of currency developed by the [[Y'saari]] that permits travel through the [[Voidgates]]. It was developed after the [[Second Cleax Invasion]] in order to control and regulate the traffic through the gates. The value of access to the Voidgate system to any civilization is so significant that Covenant Marks have become the only real currency in the [[Starmourn Sector]].

This symbol is used to represent the Covenant Mark:

[[File:Covenant_Mark_symbol.jpg]]

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File:Covenant Mark symbol.jpg

2019-01-16T22:22:16Z

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Covenant Mark

2019-01-16T22:21:58Z

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A '''Covenant Mark''' is a form of currency developed by the [[Y'saari]] that permits travel through the [[Voidgates]]. It was developed after the [[Second Cleax Invasion]] in order to control and regulate the traffic through the gates. The value of access to the Voidgate system to any civilization is so significant that Covenant Marks have become the only real currency in the [[Starmourn Sector]].

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Y'saari

2019-01-16T21:59:48Z

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{{Race_infobox
|racename=Y'saari
|leader=Unknown
|system=Unknown
|homeworld=Unknown
|capital=Unknown
|allies=[[Shen]], [[Utan Mir]], [[Rek]], [[Vyar]], [[Sapphire Cults of the Jeweled Heresy]], [[Sooq]], [[League of Anar]], [[Ta-deth]], [[Quix]], [[Shrikem]], [[K'sath]], [[Lha Ti]]
|enemies=[[Ishvana]], [[Cleax]]
|image=[[File:Y’saari_-_final_-_reduced.jpg|300px]]
}}
==Morphology and Physiology==

==History==
The Y'saari are an [[Elder Races|Elder Race]] created long ago by the [[Empyreals|Empyreal]], [[Omega]]. However, unlike some of the other races, they were not imbued with the power of [[Wild Kith]] and thus were dependent on technology for the advancement of their society. About 14 million years ago when Omega was ended and Wild Kith was dissipated, the Y'saari along with the other technology dependent Elder Races gained the advantage over the previously dominant [[Wild Kith Empires]] and rose to power as the [[Wild Kith]] dependent races quickly died out over the next two decades while their societies collapsed. All of their technology, all of their production was based on Wild Kith, and suddenly, Wild Kith was gone. It was as if gravity had disappeared.

Approximately 42,000 years ago, the [[Ishvana]] contacted the various races of the [[Starmourn Sector]] and demanded they submit and be assimilated into its collective consciousness. The Y'saari refused and banded together with the other Elder Races to attempt to stem its genocidal onslaught in what would become known as the [[War of Extinction]]. The Y'saari survived the Ishvana's onslaught because of its formidable defenses. In fact, the Y'saari do not even have a [[Voidgate|Voidgate]] that enters their homeworld's space.

The Y'saari fended off the invading [[Cleax]] approximately 4,000 years ago with the help of the [[Younger Races]], and afterwards created the [[Aegisphere|Aegispheres]] with technology scavenged from the fallen [[Vyar]].

==Culture==
The Y'saari are an ancient civilization with advanced technology that allowed them to rise to prominence after the World Breaking. Highly defensively minded, they protect their territory, the [[Y'saari Covenant]], with the most advanced defensive measures. With the help of the Aegispheres, they also control the use of the Voidgates and only allow their usage through the trade of their currency called [[Covenant Mark|Covenant Marks]] which has made them one of the wealthiest and most powerful races in Starmourn.
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ShiDhuk

2019-01-10T01:42:40Z

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'''Shi Dhuk''' (pronounced she-dook) is an ancient [[Shen]] practice encompassing a range of physical and mental techniques. Shi Dhuk traditions are numerous and varied, though they are reckoned to have originated as one discipline long ago on the Shen homeworld of [[Kovalar]]. Shen oral legends recount that it began as an attempt by ancient a cult of ascetics to place the body and mind in such harmony that a master could even resist death. However, these legends are impossible to verify, and scholars generally regard them as romanticizations.

Nowadays Shi Dhuk is a widespread cultural phenomenon in the Starmourn sector of varying popularity amongst humanoid races. Popular “Shi Dhuk” focuses on routines of 'shufa' - combinations of physical postures and mental states - as a means to achieve health and wellness, and indeed studies have shown that Shi Dhuk provides practitioners with some measurable health benefits. It has also seen extensive commercialization, with Shi Dhuk attire, accessories, and other merchandise becoming increasingly common. Corporations have even successfully trademarked individual shufa or entire shufa routines. This encroachment of corporate interest is condemned by the Shen Council of Elders on Kovalar who have since established the Shi Dhuk Archive in a mission to combat corporate interests and push Shi Dhuk as a uniquely Shen form of cultural and intellectual heritage.

However, other races, in particular the [[Nusriza]] and the [[Corran]], also claim similar ancient traditions that they blended with Shi Dhuk, and which form their own schools. Therefore, there are three main schools of Shi Dhuk. First, there's the Shen Tradition, which considers itself "pure" Shi Dhuk, and is the most popular.

Second, there's the [[Tajhan]] Tradition, which was born of the Nusriza and is named after the title of their monarchical leader. Long years ago, the tradition that begat the Tajhan School was exclusively taught to the royal family, thus the name. Today, it's nearly as popular as the Shen School.

Finally, there's the mysterious Martial School of the Corran. Unlike the two traditions, the Martial School does not seek to spread its teachings, is centrally-controlled, and is taught exclusively on their homeworld of [[Otra IV]]. In the case of both the Shen and Tajhan traditions, there are multiple schools with somewhat varied teachings within the larger traditions.

Shi Dhuk as practiced in the Shen Tradition is a structured discipline which has pupils proceed through a simple hierarchy of shufa, no matter what school the student studies with. However, one of the schools within the tradition - the Dha Dhuk school - begins not with posture exercises as in popular Shen Tradition Shi Dhuk, but rather with structured meditations called 'ghifa' covering a range of traditional Shen values. Although there are foreign aficionados of Shen culture who study in the Dha Dhuk school, it is almost entirely the province of the Shen.

'''Other schools within the Shen Tradition include''':
<ul>
<li>The [[OneSky]] School, which believes that transcendence is theoretically possible for one who truly masters Shi Dhuk to transcend to a higher plane they call Willspace, though they acknowledge that nobody has ever achieved such mastery and that they can't demonstrate the existence of such.
<li>The [[Jidi]] School, which places emphasis on veneration of ancestors.
<li>The [[Repose]] School, whose adherents seek to harm no living creature.
</ul>

'''Some schools within the Tajhan Tradition include''':
<ul>
<li>The [[Olore]] School, who teach that it's only through the shufa that we may purify our minds and bodies, and rid them of the accumulated toxins - emotional, mental, and physical - that the outside world seeks to drown us in.
<li>The [[Inward]] School, which teaches that reality is merely an illusion, and the self is all.
</ul>

'''The Martial School'''

This branch of Shi Dhuk emphasizes mastery of mind and body to strengthen both and improve the fighting performance of its practitioners, who are mostly made-up of current and ex-military forces of the Corran. It is legendarily punishing, both physically and mentally. It's exclusively taught on Otra IV, and would-be rogue instructors are typically hunted down and destroyed.

'''Some basic shufa are shared between both Traditions and the Martial School. These include''':
<ul>
<li>Aghishufa (open pose) - sitting in a cross-legged position with a straight spine and emptying your mind.
<li>Qwanashufa (fetal pose) – originally honoring the Shen Ritual of Coadunation, this involves sitting on your knees and bringing your forehead to the floor while picturing the womb.
<li>Qudhanshufa (tree pose) – standing with one foot brought up to the knee while considering the sanctify of life.
<li>Suyadhanshufa (lying down pose) - lying down with arms stretched out while thinking about self-care.
<li>Kupashufa (marriage pose) – begin by lying on back with arms under hip-bones, bend the back to rest the weight on the crown of the head and the forearms, bend further to release the arms, bringing them to the top of the chest while holding love in your heart. In the Martial School, however, this signifies the pain of torture, and is done while embracing pain delivered by a teacher or fellow student.
<li>Okshufa (duty pose) – legs up in the air, hands on the back, straightening the abdomen, and considering the nature of duty.
</ul>
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Slang

2018-12-29T22:50:53Z

Haven's Children

2018-07-31T20:45:34Z

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'''Haven's Children''' was one of the two major gangs left standing at the end of a centuries-long period of accretion that saw many small gangs merge with, get taken over by, or wiped out by, other, larger gangs. They fought the [[Internecine War]] against the Ishbi Yardies gang, and were subsequently forcibly disbanded by the Scatterhomeans, who had had enough of enduring collateral damage from the gang wars.
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