Gaian Glossary

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As Dilandau is from another world there are a number of names and concepts which differ from what we use on earth. This is a glossary of the words he's most likely going to be tossing around.

Gaian Measurement	Earth Equivalent
Miet	30 seconds, used instead of minutes
Moon	A lunar month. Used instead of Solar months.
Costa	A unit of length, equal to 0.987 metres.
Peizo	A unit of weight, equal to 1.104 metric tonnes

Gaian Races	Description
Beastmen	Various, diverse tribes of people with animalian features. These might include fur, tails, claws or animalian skulls. They are oppressed in many parts of Gaia.
Draconians	The descendants of the refugees of Atlantis, they are widely considered to be a cursed race. Although they can pass as humans, they are able to manifest white, feathery wings upon their backs at will.
Ispano	Short, cloaked creatures who live between dimensions. They are renowned for the quality of their engineering.
Mermaids	The same as on Earth. They are sometimes captured to be kept as curisoities.
Dragons	Predatory, fire breathing lizards, commonly believed to be mere beasts. However, though they cannot communicate with the other races they are sentient beings. They are sensitive to the ripples in Fate caused by strong emotion. Their legendary rage is merely echoing the rage and fear of the humans who confront them.
Dopplegangers	A tribe of beastmen able to suck out a person's lifeforce, gaining that person's memories and abilities while taking on their form. Their victim is left behind as a dried husk. Though in their own form they can camouflage themselves like chameleons they have a very particular, pungent smell.

Gaian Technology	Description
Guymelef	Steampunk suits of armour between 7.5-10 metres tall, piloted by warrior sitting in its chest cavity. Each limb of the guymelef pilot controls the corresponding limb on the armour.
Escaflowne	The ancient, Ispano-built guymelef that can only be piloted by the king of Fanelia. Legend has it that the blood bond between the pilot and the armour can channel the spirit of the God of War that Escaflowne is named for, though at a terrible cost. Dilandau's mission is to capture this armour and its pilot.
Alseides	Dilandau's state of the art guymelef. It comes equipped with the latest advances in Zaibachan technology, such as flamethrowers, liquid metal weapons, an invisibility cloak and flight capability. Dilandau's personal Alseides is painted red.
Energist	Inside a dragon's heart is a spherical crystal known as a dragenergist. These are used as heat and power sources in Gaian steam technology in place of burning wood or coal.
Levistone	Also known as the Wandering Earth. A type of floating rock found in Gaia. It is buoyant due to having masses of lighter-than-air gasses trapped inside. When heated, the buoyancy of the rock decreases. These rocks can be massive and float in streams across the sky.
Leviship	An airship. They consist of one or more boulder sized levistones attached to a living space, with sails and rudders to control their direction. They are the main mode of long-distance transportation in Gaia.
Floating Fortress	Zaibachan war fortresses, built into and onto massive levirocks. These are large enough to support an entire garrison of guymelef pilots for months.
Fate Prognostication Engine	A machine focussed on the Emperor of Zaibach's perfect future. It allows him to focus on what individuals or forces are interfering with the likelihood of destiny following the path to that future.
Crima	A liquid metal used as a weapon in the Alseides. It can be manipulated to form long darts or hardened into swords. At high temperatures it burns fiercely.

Country/Location	Description
The Empire of Zaibach	Dilandau's nation, ruled by Lord Dornkirk. An isolated land with expansionist ambitions.
Asturia	A seafaring kingdom initially allied with Zaibach, though the relation is very skewed in Zaibach's favour.
Palas	The capital city of Asturia. Celena grew up near here.
Fort Castelo	An outpost in the swamp between Asturia and Fanelia, run by Allen Schezar and destroyed by Dilandau.
Fanelia	A small, forest kingdom that Dilandau razed along with his men while pursuing Escaflowne.
Freid	A desert kingdom ruled by the Duke of Freid. The people are ascetic and spiritual, in a Buddhist way.
Asgard	The bleak continent north of the landmass on which the above countries are found.
Atlantis	The legendary island destroyed by the hubris of the Draconians ten thousand years ago. Artefacts of Atlantis can be found scattered throughout Gaia.
The Mystic Valley	The home of the Draconian refugees who fled Atlantis' fall. Though explorers have searched for its location it cannot be reached by normal means.
The Mystic Moon	The Gaian name for Earth, which can be seen from their skies. Said to be the home of demons.
The White Moon	The moon shared by both Earth and Gaia. However the side of the moon seen by Gaia has a large structure built upon it in the vague shape of an eye, easily visible across most of its face.

Gaian Name	Description
Vino	A red dessert wine, possibly port or Madeira.
Equines	Beasts of burden similar, but not quite the same as horses.
Glar	A forest leaf with healing properties
Shadowgraph	Black and white photograph.