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The University League was organized RT-3851 to develop the protocols that would become the Hub Conventions. The League functions as the Charter authority and adjudication body for all Convention signatories.
A game using strategy, chance, and hand-eye skill elements, played on large patterned boards or tables with decorative pieces and counters. Occasionally played for money, and exhibition matches are often the subject of wagering.
Industry:Literature
Elder, retired Regent, of the Aurora Chancel, and Eldest of the College of Elders.
Industry:Literature
The harshest punishment levied on offenders under the Veran Constitution and Great Law: Outlaws are denied fire, food, and shelter and stripped of all property, family identification, position, and legal protection. No blood-price may be levied or blood or blood-feud declared for killing them. They are not permitted to remain under any roof on Veran, and any who shelter them may be subject to legal penalties.
Industry:Literature
Female and male professionals who provide entertainment and/or sexual companionship, usually--but not limited to--travelers.
Industry:Literature
One of several submerged river-like prevailing currents that move Veran seas, the Paivai is an east-to-west current of the northern subtropical zone; it shifts northerly in the northern hemisphere's summer, to run a straight course about midway between the two continents.
Industry:Literature
Large, sprawling residence and administrative complex near Aurora City, the principal Royal Residence.
Industry:Literature
The smaller of Veran's two moons, reflecting a pale-green color when full.
Industry:Literature
A carnivorous plant of the western subtropics with a strong neurotoxin secreted in its thorns, causing paralysis, while caustic leaves leach bodily fluids from its victims.
Industry:Literature
(Middle Veran) A mix of several herbs used to make tea for "sustaining'-- providing nutrition, quelling hunger, relaxing, and producing a sense of general well-being. It is available throughout Veran but most common in the eastern foothills of the Edges where all of the ingredients are abundant.
Industry:Literature
Northernmost of the chain of three seas (very large saltwater lakes, all connected) that run up the center of the western regions of Veran.
Industry:Literature
