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Glossary of terms used in Monarch: the Endless.
Glossary of terms used in Monarch: the Endless.


=General=
====[[MonarchEndless:Authority|Authority]]====
====[[MonarchEndless:Authority|Authority]]====
The measure of a Monarch's power. Power trait.
The measure of a Monarch's power. Power trait.
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====[[MonarchEndless:Court|Court]]====
====[[MonarchEndless:Court|Court]]====
A hierarchy of local Monarchs.
A hierarchy of local Monarchs.
====Diplomat====
Social Caste. Focused on manipulation and deals.
====[[MonarchEndless:Dwellers|dwellers of the Beneath]]====
Creatures that live in the Beneath.
====[[MonarchEndless:Geodisc|Geodisc]]====
Crystiline aliens that arrived on Earth early in its creation; live in the Beneath.
====[[MonarchEndless:Haans_Chowdhury_Productions|Haans-Chowdhury Productions]]====
A military and research organization, controlling mechanical Geodisc relics.
====[[MonarchEndless:Kingmaker|Kingmakers]]====
Creatures that create Monarchs.
====Mandate====
A single, discrete power granted by a Principality.
====Marshal====
Warrior Caste. Focused on might and war.
====[[MonarchEndless:MonarchTemplate|Monarch]]====
====[[MonarchEndless:MonarchTemplate|Monarch]]====
A human infected with an alien virus.  
A human infected with an alien virus.  
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====[[MonarchEndless:Psi|Psi]]====
====[[MonarchEndless:Psi|Psi]]====
Mental energy used for some of a Monarch's abilities. Fuel stat.
Mental energy used for some of a Monarch's abilities. Fuel stat.
====[[MonarchEndless:Ronin_Enterprises|Ronin Enterprises]]====
A Japanese-based corporation that deploys mechas.
====[[MonarchEndless:Servant|Servant]]====
====[[MonarchEndless:Servant|Servant]]====
A single, powerful creature a Monarch controls.
A single, powerful creature a Monarch controls.
=Castes=
The role a Monarch fulfills, granting them abilities and disposing them to particular Principalities.
====Diplomat====
Social Caste. Focused on manipulation and deals.
====Marshal====
Warrior Caste. Focused on might and war.
====Scribe====
====Scribe====
Knowledge Caste. Focused on information and control.
Knowledge Caste. Focused on information and control.
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====Steward====
====Steward====
Ownership Casted. Focused on creation and protection.
Ownership Casted. Focused on creation and protection.
====Union====
 
A discrete power granted by the knowledge of two Principalities.
 
=Clades=
The role a Monarch was created into.
 
 
=Principalities=
A set of knowledge about how to alter the laws of our world to be more like the Endless' world, allowing "magical" feats and abilities.
 
'''Mandate:''' A single, discrete power granted by a Principality.
 
'''Union:''' A single, discrete power granted by the knowledge of two Principalities.
 
 
=Antagonists=
====[[MonarchEndless:Dwellers|Dwellers]]====
Creatures that live in the Beneath.
====[[MonarchEndless:Geodisc|Geodisc]]====
Crystiline aliens that arrived on Earth early in its creation; live in the Beneath.
====[[MonarchEndless:Haans_Chowdhury_Productions|Haans-Chowdhury Productions]]====
A military and research organization, controlling mechanical Geodisc relics.
====[[MonarchEndless:Kingmaker|Kingmakers]]====
Creatures that create Monarchs.
====[[MonarchEndless:Ronin_Enterprises|Ronin Enterprises]]====
A Japanese-based corporation that deploys mechas.

Latest revision as of 17:44, 18 May 2016

Glossary of terms used in Monarch: the Endless.

General[edit]

Authority[edit]

The measure of a Monarch's power. Power trait.

Autonomy[edit]

The measure of a Monarch's independence. Higher allows greater freedom but less control; lower inverses. Replaces Morality.

Beneath[edit]

A pocket/parallel reality, located both underground and very far away.

Caste[edit]

The role a Monarch fulfills, granting them abilities and disposing them to particular Principalities.

Clade[edit]

The role a Monarch was created into.

Colony[edit]

A group of creatures that a Monarch controls. Swarms.

Court[edit]

A hierarchy of local Monarchs.

Monarch[edit]

A human infected with an alien virus.

Noble Form[edit]

A Monarch's true form, rather than their human shell. More powerful, but less subtle.

Principality[edit]

A set of knowledge about how to alter the laws of our world to be more like the Endless' world, allowing "magical" feats and abilities.

Psi[edit]

Mental energy used for some of a Monarch's abilities. Fuel stat.

Servant[edit]

A single, powerful creature a Monarch controls.

Castes[edit]

The role a Monarch fulfills, granting them abilities and disposing them to particular Principalities.

Diplomat[edit]

Social Caste. Focused on manipulation and deals.

Marshal[edit]

Warrior Caste. Focused on might and war.

Scribe[edit]

Knowledge Caste. Focused on information and control.

Shade[edit]

Spy Caste. Focused on hiding and secrets.

Steward[edit]

Ownership Casted. Focused on creation and protection.


Clades[edit]

The role a Monarch was created into.


Principalities[edit]

A set of knowledge about how to alter the laws of our world to be more like the Endless' world, allowing "magical" feats and abilities.

Mandate: A single, discrete power granted by a Principality.

Union: A single, discrete power granted by the knowledge of two Principalities.


Antagonists[edit]

Dwellers[edit]

Creatures that live in the Beneath.

Geodisc[edit]

Crystiline aliens that arrived on Earth early in its creation; live in the Beneath.

Haans-Chowdhury Productions[edit]

A military and research organization, controlling mechanical Geodisc relics.

Kingmakers[edit]

Creatures that create Monarchs.

Ronin Enterprises[edit]

A Japanese-based corporation that deploys mechas.