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Theos
Ke Polemos is a story of the destruction, the resurrection,
and the redemption of the spirit of man. 
Below
is a small glossary of terms that will appear often in the descriptions
of Theos art in the galleries. Terms will be likely be added
here and there for your understanding. This is only a small
sample of the Theos universe.
Badan:
The mythic holy war that occurred in the distant past of the
Sol System. Whether it was a real event, or not, on many levels
this legend shaped the disorientated future to come. In the
struggle against the faced that is the war on Polemos, rebels
have revived the Badan in name and have begun to ignite the
mythos once again.
Basilea
(ancient Greek for Kingdom): The kingdom of God.
The metaphorical seat of Havona, The Isle of Paradise. According
to the Badan legend it was rumored to be a giant vessel crafted
from an asteroid by an unknown agency, one of seven each with
a sentient consciousness who's purpose is to commune with planetary
systems in order to facilitate ascension.
Blid
Krieg: A mutation of
old world German Blood War with Krieg remaining intact. On Polemos
12 FOIL squads are called Blid Kriegs, typically 8 infantry
FOILs and 4 Cavalry FOILs.
Dies
(Dees): Highly respected manufacturer of shettiers,
FOILs and sendai systems. Dies has also managed to secure a
place in history as nearly matching Oshen in quality of Teadi
and FOIL systems.
FOIL:
larger sendai style body frame, with a sendai entity residing
in it's headcase, capable of carrying a human pilot. The human
pilot and the FOIL sendai are mentally joined. Almost all sendai
FOILs have individual names, personalities, and communicate
audibly to their pilots and to other FOILs. FOILs are mainly
a Polemos based weapons system because they are simply too big
for Indus's claustrophobic environment. There are also FOILs
designed for space combat as well, these are the only FOILs,
stationed at the surface only, on Indus.
Geind
(gynd): 1:Major and important manufacturer of Polemos
FOILs. Geind FOILs are extremely effective machines in combat
and are very wide spread in the Polemos campaigns. 2: Political
Bloc on Indus who funds and is the central power behind the
Polemos Geind FOIL plants.
Germane:
Powerful political bloc on Indus with bloodlines still managing
to survive from the ancient Germanic people.
Indus:
The third planet in the Sol System. Its name is derived from
the Indus valley and is also a metaphorical reference to the
industrial nature of the planet. A fully industrial and resource
depleted architectural hall of mirrors. Indus is "The Eye of
Sol" the center of control over all the inhabitants of the Sol
System.
Jiendel:
One of the 'Big Two' manufacturing corporations on Polemos.
Along with Vulne, it's main competitor, Jiendel manufactures
high quality combat FOILs, various weapon systems, cyborg bodies
and parts, sand rails (cars), and large space freight craft.
Ketch
TANK: Popular Polemos drink with the top lid resembling
a tank turret. Comes in various flavors and has a button on
the side to charge up the drinks carbonation.
Lucia:
The "second son" of the Sol System. Lucia is a dwarf
star that orbits Sol in the fifth position of its solar family.
Some believe Lucia was once a planet like Halis.
Nues
(noos): The solar-wide news dissemination system
via the omnisense netwerk. Nues broadcasts are live generally
but also extremely controlled and censored in content. The Nues
shows what those in power want you to see. Nues is filmed mostly
by mobile sendai optic platforms linked to omnisense.
Omnisense:
The Solar-wide optic monitoring netwerk. Omnisense is, as the
name implies, everywhere. A netwerk of optic-camera systems
that are all inter-linked and monitor the lives and movements
of the people of the Sol System.
Oshen:
A corporation renowned for the development of the taedi strain
of the sendai. The founders of Oshen took the bold step to create
a stable sendai combat and policer application to replace the
instability of the more widely used sadus partners at the time.
They perfected the use bond and have now become the preferred
choice in these applications over the saedi. Oshen has since
grown as a recognizable brand name and continues to make taedus
machines of the highest quality. Policers, bounty hunters, and
warrant agents are Oshens largest client base. Other larger
companies have also moved to manufacturing taedus systems but
few-to-none have matched Oshen in reliability and quality. Oshen
has also manufactured a limited number of taedi FOILs for Polemos
combat. These machines are extremely rare and are most sought
after. The only problem is the machines will not bond with just
any pilot. It has to be specific human qualities the taedus
central brain will respond to. Gumbee, a taedus of legendary
stature, and Anemos, the FOIL of Endiel Koh are manufactured
by Oshen.
Polemos
(anceint Greek for war): The fourth planet of the
Sol System. A world in stark contrast to the industrial claustrophobia
of Indus. Polemos is embroiled in a war with Indus for independence
from her control.
Sendai
(sen-die): Bio-mechanical lifeform created by unknown
elements in humanity. They are an effort to create a new class
structure to fill labor and service industries no longer desired
or dominated by human beings. Typically sendai are indentured
servants to human owners. They are race of beings with a tremendous
sense of dislocation from their human owners and between themselves
and often can become psychologically unstable.
Shettier:
Category of which the majority of hand weapons fall under. Flichette
firing weapons of varying kinds used by humans, sendai, and
FOILs. These weapons are often called "lighters" in slang usage.
Voshinganu
(vo-shin-ga-new): Powerful large political bloc on
Indus that is the speculated seat of power in the Sol system.
The main super power of Indus and the home of the secret ruling
aristocracy elite.
Vulne
Consortium (valn):
The largest and most powerful manufacturing entity on Polemos.
Vulne manufactures FOILs, sandrails, wallriders for Indus, cyborg
bodies, sendai, shettiers, large freight spacecraft, and various
other products. Vulne is also the central body of the Vulne
Consortium, the political and corporate affiliations fighting
against Indus's campaign for Polemos's submission to Indus rule.
(note our studio's name came from Vulne in the story although
we separate the two in concept). 
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