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A group of creatures that a Monarch controls. Swarms.
 
A group of creatures that a Monarch controls. Swarms.
 
====[[MonarchEndless:Court|Court]]====
 
====[[MonarchEndless:Court|Court]]====
A hierarchy of local Monarchs.  
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A hierarchy of local Monarchs.
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====Diplomat====
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Social Caste. Focused on manipulation and deals.
 
====[[MonarchEndless:Dwellers|dwellers of the Beneath]]====
 
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Creatures that live in the Beneath.
 
Creatures that live in the Beneath.
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====Mandate====
 
====Mandate====
 
A single, discrete power granted by a Principality.
 
A single, discrete power granted by a Principality.
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====Marshal====
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Warrior Caste. Focused on might and war.
 
====[[MonarchEndless:MonarchTemplate|Monarch]]====
 
====[[MonarchEndless:MonarchTemplate|Monarch]]====
 
A human infected with an alien virus.  
 
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====[[MonarchEndless:Servant|Servant]]====
 
====[[MonarchEndless:Servant|Servant]]====
 
A single, powerful creature a Monarch controls.
 
A single, powerful creature a Monarch controls.
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====Scribe====
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Knowledge Caste. Focused on information and control.
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====Shade====
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Spy Caste. Focused on hiding and secrets.
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====Steward====
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Ownership Casted. Focused on creation and protection.
 
====Union====
 
====Union====
 
A discrete power granted by the knowledge of two Principalities.
 
A discrete power granted by the knowledge of two Principalities.

Revision as of 10:36, 18 May 2016

Glossary of terms used in Monarch: the Endless.

Authority

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

Autonomy

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

Beneath

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

Caste

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

Clade

The role a Monarch was created into.

Colony

A group of creatures that a Monarch controls. Swarms.

Court

A hierarchy of local Monarchs.

Diplomat

Social Caste. Focused on manipulation and deals.

dwellers of the Beneath

Creatures that live in the Beneath.

Geodisc

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

Haans-Chowdhury Productions

A military and research organization, controlling mechanical Geodisc relics.

Kingmakers

Creatures that create Monarchs.

Mandate

A single, discrete power granted by a Principality.

Marshal

Warrior Caste. Focused on might and war.

Monarch

A human infected with an alien virus.

Noble Form

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

Principality

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

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

Ronin Enterprises

A Japanese-based corporation that deploys mechas.

Servant

A single, powerful creature a Monarch controls.

Scribe

Knowledge Caste. Focused on information and control.

Shade

Spy Caste. Focused on hiding and secrets.

Steward

Ownership Casted. Focused on creation and protection.

Union

A discrete power granted by the knowledge of two Principalities.