Glossary

This article lists terms and/or words used in the Red Rising universe along with a description or definition. It is a continual work in progress.

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• Weapons and Armor

Glossary

A

• Agea - Capital city of Mars.
• Alltribe - A pan-tribal Obsidian nation founded during the events of the Iron Gold era.
• Apollonia - The continent on Mars where Agea is located
• ArchImperator - Supreme commander of a naval force
• ArchGovernor - Ruler of a terrestrial planet or gas giant moon.
• ArchLancer - Highest ranking Lancer in a household.
• ArchLegate - A Legate in command of multiple legions.
• ArchPrimus - Primus of the winning schoolHouse at The Institute.
• Artificer - An Orange specializing in armor forging and weapons development.
• Ascomanni - The descendants of Obsidians who fled into the Kuiper Belt after the end of the Dark Revolt.

B

• BioSilk -A material that is harvested by the female lowReds. It is made from the silk produced by genetically modified organisms called Spiderworms.
• Bladeweaver - An Artificer assigned to the construction of razors.
• Board of Quality Control - The government organization responsible for enforcing the hierarchy and maintaining The Society's eugenics programs
• Bonerider - Follower of Adrius au Augustus

C

• Cimmeria - The continent on Mars where the Olympus Mons is located.
• ClawDrill - a hand-like drill built to burrow through rock
• Compact - The constitution of The Society.
• Corvette - mixed-use scouting ship
• CosmosHauler - commercial cargo ship
• The Covenant - Treaty between the Republic, the Rim, the Alltribe, and the Daughters of Athena

D

• Daggershadow - Someone who is put into a position of honor and trust, likely the person standing alongside another during his/her Triumph.
• Dark Revolt - A failed Obsidian rebellion against Gold that occurred in 200 PCE.
• DataFile - An account that contains a person's personal information, such as their financial situation.
• Daughters of Athena - lowColor resistance group operating in the Rim.
• Deepgrave - A mobile undersea prison on Earth.
• Destoryer - mid-tier warship.
• DuroGlass - Material that makes up windows and even floors of shuttles. It appears to be able to be controlled with a datapad, presumably through usage of embedded circuitry, so that an apparent window can suddenly open up to become a door.
• DuroSteel - A durable material used to construct star ships and fortifications that are extremelt difficult to pierce without specialized weapons or hours of continuous work.
• Drachenjäger - Multi-limbed combat mech built by the Solar Republic.
• Dragoon - Nickname for soldiers of Legio XIII Dracones
• Dreadnought - A battleship designed to take and hold continents.
• Dux - right hand of a household Primus.

E

• Eidmi - A bioweapon designed to target a single color without risk of infecting others.
• Erebos - A city on Mercury
• Endymion - A city on Luna

F

• FarOrbit - presumably when a planet or moon is at its farthest orbital position relative to that of a ship or another sphere.
• Figment - one of several prototype psyches developed by Agala si Ken, and the moniker of its most recent host during the Solar War.
• FlakScreen - A defensive mechanism often deployed by ships in firefights, used to stop incoming missiles, leechCraft, and other projectiles. When engaging a flakScreen, a ship shoots out large quantities of small projectiles, made to collide with anything headed towards the defending ship.
• Free Legions - The primary offensive legions of the Solar Republic.
• Freelancer - A mercenary
• Frumentarius - A special forces spy
• Frysuit - Protective suit worn to shield against extreme heat.

G

• GhostCloak - A type of device and/or armor that grants invisibility. It is a potent combination when used with gravBoots, however, trails will still be left in snow. Though expensive, an entire ship can be fitted with ghostCloak technology, rendering it invisible.
• Gorgon - Agent of Legio Zero Pavor Nocturnus
• Governor - Ruler of a city
• Grower - An agricultural development specialist.

H

• Haemanthus - a flower grown on Mars.
• Heliopolis - a city on Mercury and seat of House Votum.
• Helium-3 - The primary source of energy for all advanced technology in the solar system, mined on Mars and the gas giants.
• Helldiver - Reds who operate clawDrills
• Hellmouth - A corridor of protective fire on a battlefield.
• HighColors - the upper tier castes of the hierarchy, consisting of Gold, Silver, White, and Copper.
• HoloNet - Interplanetary communication network. The internet.
• Holopresence - when someone or something is present at an event via live hologram transmission instead of being there in-person.
• Howler - A band of misfits in Darrow's year at The Institute.
• Hyperion - capital city of Luna.

I

• Imperator - Commanding officer of a fleet.
• Imperium - absolute command over a military force or regional government.
• The Institute - school where young Golds are taught to survive, lead, and conquer.

J

• Judiciar -

K

• Kinshield - A group of Obsidian gorgons who serve under Volsung Fá
• Kravat - Martial art favored by Golds.
• Krypteia - Secret police force of the Rim.
• Kuiper Belt - A disk of asteroids that surrounds the outer solar system and marks the edge of The Society's territory.

L

• Lancer - A young soldier in service to a high-ranking military or government official.
• LeechCraft - Spacecraft built to board enemy vessels.
• Legate - Commanding officer of a Legion.
• Legion - Standard army division.
• Lionguard - Personal bodyguard force of House Augustus
• Lovelock Engine - Terraforming machine used to manipulate a planet's tectonic plates.
• LowColors - the lower tier castes of the hierarchy, consisting of Brown, Obsidian, Pink, and Red.
• LowRed - Reds who labor in mines to harvest the resources needed to fuel the terraforming process.

M

• Master Maker - A high class of Orange specializing in multiple disciplines of engineering.
• MidColors - the middle tiers of the color hierarchy, consisting of Blue, Yellow, Green, Violet, Orange, and Gray.
• MoonBreaker - The largest class of warship in the solar system.
• MoonHall - The highest court of the Solar Republic judiciary.
• Moon Lords - The ruling Golds of the gas giants.

N

• Nagal - Primary language of the Obsidians
• Nanoplastic - A protective material with a very high melting point. It seems like it can be dyed different colors.
• NearOrbit - presumably when a planet or moon is in its closest orbital position relative to that of a ship or another sphere.
• Nightgaze - A flower grown in the Martian antarctic.

O

• Occulus - Original name for the Tabula Rasa
• Olympic Knights - An order of Gold knights sworn to uphold the Compact.
• Optimates - One of the two main political parties of the Republic Senate
• Outrider - Pirate.

P

• Pandemonium Chair - a device built to view and erase a person's memories.
• Pitviper - A type of snake found beneath the surface of Mars.
• Plutus - A city on Io
• Praetor - Commander of a ship or Squadron
• Praetorian - Members of the Sovereign's personal bodyguard unit.
• Praetorian Guard - Personal bodyguard force
• Primus - head of a household or schoolHouse
• Psychospike - An implantable which serves as a miniaturized version of the Pandemonium Chair's technology.

Q

• Quaestor - A public official in the Gold government.

R

• Railgun -
• Razor - The traditional weapon of Golds
• Reaping Song - A song of lamentation in Red culture, used as the anthem of The Rising.
• The Rim - The outer planets of the solar system
• RipWing - Common starfighter model
• The Rising - LowColor rebellion against the hierarchy.

S

• Securitas - Intelligence agency and anti-terrorism apparatus of The Society government.
• SkyHall - presumably the headquarters of the Solar Republic armed forces.
• Skuggi - An order of Obsidian spirit warriors and assassins.
• SlingBlade - Curved blade used by lowReds to amputate limbs caught in crevices or machinery.
• The Society - The dominant civilization of the solar system at the time of the Red Rising saga.
• Society Remnant - The loyalist forces of The Society after the death of its Sovereign.
• Solar Republic - A democratic government founded by the Sons of Ares after the victory
• Song of Persephone - Nickname for the Reaping Song.
• Sons of Ares - A resistance group attempting to bring down The Society. One of the primary forces of The Rising.
• The Sovereign - The head of state
• Spikedust - Possibly a type of stim, is found at parties held by Golds.
• SpitTube - A large railgun designed to launch starShells at targets
• Splinter - Agents of the Republic Intelligence Bureau
• Stained - An elite class of Obsidian warrior
• StarHall - Nickname for the Republic Intelligence Bureau.
• StarShell - A large mechanized suit of armor.
• Stork - Military dropship used to deploy infantry.
• Storm God - Terraforming machine designed to generate and control a sphere's weather.
• Sungrave - The most famous city on Io and the seat of House Raa.

T

• Tabula Rasa - An interstellar generation ship built to travel beyond the solar system.
• Terraforming - The process of altering the environment of a planet or moon to make it habitable for humans.
• Tetkjr - The original language of the Obsidian and primary language of the Ascomanni
• Tinos - A subterranean city on Mars and headquarters of the Sons of Ares.
• TorchShip - Mixed-use transport ship.
• Tyche - Capital city of Mercury.

U

• Ultima Thule - A set of planitessimals in the Kuiper Belt inhabitted by Ascomanni.

V

• The Vale - The afterlife of the Red religion
• Vox Populi - The opposition party of the Solar Republic senate.

W

• WarColors - colors whose place in the hierarchy involves direct combat roles, consisting of Gold, Gray, and Obsidian.
• Warden - Security force of the Solar Republic Senate.
• Watchmen - Local police and law enforcement.