Pinion Plateau -- area of Hyperion where the Pax mines cruciform symbiotes
Indigenie -- descendents of original seedship colonists on Hyperion; third class citizens after both Pax offworlders and descendents of the Hegira colonists
AI's -- artificial intelligence; banned by the Church and Pax
Legionaries of Christ -- used by the Pope as shock troops for difficult missions within the Church
consequences of a failed priority resurrection -- weeks or months in a resurrection creche before successful revival
post-resurrection confusion -- mental confusion which can last for hours or days after resurrection
Papal-authority diskey -- gives bearer more power than planetary governors; can requisition ANY materials, help, or personnel needed from local Pax authorities
C3ship -- comman, communications, and control; the command ship of a battle group
COP -- combat orbitting patrol, covers every cubic meter of space within a combat area
IR -- infared
chameleon ploymer -- substance used to conceal military equipment
camoflage fields -- fields used to conceal military equipment
Pax combat armor --impact proof, energy resisitant, made of omnipolymer, built in medical treatments (such as tourniquets) and medical readouts, considered impermable and can withstand even plasma grenades
inertial compensators -- fields in a starship which keep passengers from becoming smashed like jelly during accelleration
Our lives are the songs that sing the universe into existence.~David Zindell ****Tavern Wench of DOGMA, the Defenders of George Martin's Art****<i>Edited by: Duchess of Malfi at: 7/27/03 10:24 pm </i>
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