First version
This is a quick list of various terms your character would likely know. Most of these terms have their own pages you can check out for more information!
# ORGANIZATIONS
## [GUILDS](https://agora.underspire.net/t/guilds/31)
The six guilds control commerce:
* **[Mythos](https://agora.underspire.net/t/mythos/33)**: Bioengineering, gene-splicing, cyberware, healthcare.
* **[Symphony](https://agora.underspire.net/t/symphony/34)**: Entertainment, fashion, news, gambling, vices, the Matrix, blood sports.
* **[Pegasus](https://agora.underspire.net/t/pegasus/35)**: Mysterious and unknown.
* **[Vulcani](https://agora.underspire.net/t/vulcani/36)**: Makers of arms, armor, weapons research, vehicles, heavy industry, etc.
* **[Sepulchre](https://agora.underspire.net/t/sepulchre/37)**: The Church. The spiritual authority of the whole city.
* **[Outriders](https://agora.underspire.net/t/outriders/38)**: Salvaging, scavenging, and surface runs.
## [GREAT HOUSES](https://agora.underspire.net/t/great-houses/40):
The nine Great Houses essentially rule the city:
* **House Vesalius**: Bioengineered leaders of Mythos who believe they have transcended the weakness of the flesh.
* **House Rook**: Service-oriented warriors who dominate the Lichtorate (the guardsmen).
* **House Drepane**: The artistic, fashionable, and decadent servants of Symphony's artificial gods.
* **House Varga**: Owners of Deshret's largest hunting grounds and experts in livestock/husbandry.
* **House Valcora**: Holders of Deshret's primary aviation fleet; wanders and pilots first and foremost.
* **House Qamarat**: Miners of the crystals that power Deshret, the wealthiest aristocracy in town.
* **House Morcant**: Mysterious masked individuals somehow associated with death.
* **House Amari**: The great garden of Deshret, providing luxury produce - and substances.
* **House Kadesh**: The truest believers in the city and the backbone of Sepulchre's faithful.
## OTHER ORGANIZATIONS:
* **The Pagos:** The government of Deshret, dominated by the Nine Great Houses.
* **The Lictorate:** These are the state police, official military AND city watch of the Pagos. Their elite regiment is known as the Dragoons.
* **The Church of the Nine:** Somewhat synonymous with Sepulchre, this is the official name of the religion Deshret follows.
## SLUM ORGANIZATIONS:
* **[The Cabiri](https://agora.underspire.net/t/the-cabiri/47):** The mechanics and rogue engineers of the slums.
* **[The Kolkhos](https://agora.underspire.net/t/the-kolkhos/48):** The agricultural collective that controls much of Suburba’s food production.
* **[The Ophirian League](https://agora.underspire.net/t/the-ophirian-league/49):** A "professional association established to preserve orderly commerce in Suburba."
* **[The Abkal](https://agora.underspire.net/t/the-abkal/50):** Protectors and curators of the Cortex, the slums' entryway to Abzu (aka the Matrix).
# PLACES
* **Abzu:** The official name of the 'Matrix', a dimension of cyberspace overlaid on the real world. Perceived as more a spiritual realm ICly. See [Diving](https://agora.underspire.net/t/diving/55) for more.
* **Arcadia:** The residential district for Sixers, aka guild members.
* **Delos:** The collective name for the floors owned by the guilds.
* **Deshret:** The name for the city as a whole, encompassing all of the other districts listed here.
* **Palatine:** The district of the Great Houses and the elite, the deepest level of Deshret. Also referred to as '**the deeps**'.
* **Suburba:** The slums, comprised of the highest levels of Deshret.
* **The Surface:** The scorched, irradiated wasteland outside Deshret's upper airlocks. Regarded by Church doctrine as permanently cursed.
# RELIGION
* **Awakening/Recombination**: Coming back after death by the installation of your splinter (see Splintering below) in a new body, a mysterious process done by Mythos and Sepulchre in tandem. Mythos calls it recombination instead.
* **Fragmenting**: The process of updating your splinter (see Splintering below) to have your most recent memories.
* **[The Hum](https://agora.underspire.net/t/the-hum/30)**: A mysterious sound/vibration that pervades Deshret, said to be the breath of Saint Marrow by the Church.
* **Ninefold**: The name for a follower of the Church of the Nine.
* **[Saints](https://agora.underspire.net/t/saints/32)**: Nine religious figures central to the worship of the Church of the Nine; most faithful have chosen their own patron saint.
* **[Seals](https://agora.underspire.net/t/seals/39)**: Eight religious sigils associated with the various Saints of the Church of the Nine.
* **Splintering**: The process of dedicating a sliver of your soul to Marrow so that Sepulchre can grant you eternal life by guiding their souls back into their bodies after death. See [Religion](https://agora.underspire.net/t/religion/41) for more info.
# TECHNOLOGY
* **Chrome:** Cybernetic implants, mechanical prosthetics, neural taps, and internal hardware fitted into organic flesh.
* **[Diving](https://agora.underspire.net/t/diving/55)**: One slang term for the act of accessing Abzu, the Matrix. (What is commonly known as 'decking' in many cyberpunk settings).
* **Panopticon**: The great elevator that connects Floors 2, 9, 10, and 18 (among others) through Deshret. Necessary as the gap between Floors 9-10 is far too extensive to be crossed by foot.
* **Pneumatikon**: The massive geothermal steam engine and pressure grid powering Deshret's electrical systems and life-support scrubbers. It also relies on the crystals mined and controlled by House Qamarat.
* **Sprites**: The familiar or spirit-like 'programs' that divers use to help carry out their will in Abzu. See [Diving](https://agora.underspire.net/t/diving/55) for more information.
# GROUPS/PEOPLE
* **Ascended**: Nobles who have been disowned from their Houses of birth. The name of course refers to going up in floors - a bad thing in a world where down = privilege.
* **Sixers**: Slang term for members of the six Guilds.
* **Slummers**: A resident of Suburba living outside formal guild employment and noble house patronage.
* **[Splicers](https://agora.underspire.net/t/splicers/46)**: Individuals who have been genetically modified to possess non-human traits.
* **Yeoman**: A term for contracted laborers, whether to guilds or Houses, without full membership in their organizations.
# HISTORY/CULTURE
* **Babble**: The pidgin language spoken in Suburba.
* **The Burning:** The planetary catastrophe ~400 years ago that scorched the surface and forced human survivors underground into the bedrock. See [The Beginning of Deshret](https://agora.underspire.net/t/the-beginning-of-deshret/29) for more.
* **The Founders**: The nine individuals who founded Deshret, most of whom became Saints. See [The Beginning of Deshret](https://agora.underspire.net/t/the-beginning-of-deshret/29) for more.
* **Hassan**: The language utilized within Sepulchre for religious purposes (and, rumor suggests, occult ritual as well).
* **Nisabic**: The language utilized in government records and other administrative archives.
* **Shinar**: The 'common tongue' of Deshret.
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+ This is a quick list of various terms your character would likely know. Most of these terms have their own pages you can check out for more information!
+
+ # ORGANIZATIONS
+
+ ## [GUILDS](https://agora.underspire.net/t/guilds/31)
+
+ The six guilds control commerce:
+
+ * **[Mythos](https://agora.underspire.net/t/mythos/33)**: Bioengineering, gene-splicing, cyberware, healthcare.
+
+ * **[Symphony](https://agora.underspire.net/t/symphony/34)**: Entertainment, fashion, news, gambling, vices, the Matrix, blood sports.
+
+ * **[Pegasus](https://agora.underspire.net/t/pegasus/35)**: Mysterious and unknown.
+
+ * **[Vulcani](https://agora.underspire.net/t/vulcani/36)**: Makers of arms, armor, weapons research, vehicles, heavy industry, etc.
+
+ * **[Sepulchre](https://agora.underspire.net/t/sepulchre/37)**: The Church. The spiritual authority of the whole city.
+
+ * **[Outriders](https://agora.underspire.net/t/outriders/38)**: Salvaging, scavenging, and surface runs.
+
+ ## [GREAT HOUSES](https://agora.underspire.net/t/great-houses/40):
+ The nine Great Houses essentially rule the city:
+
+ * **House Vesalius**: Bioengineered leaders of Mythos who believe they have transcended the weakness of the flesh.
+
+ * **House Rook**: Service-oriented warriors who dominate the Lichtorate (the guardsmen).
+
+ * **House Drepane**: The artistic, fashionable, and decadent servants of Symphony's artificial gods.
+
+ * **House Varga**: Owners of Deshret's largest hunting grounds and experts in livestock/husbandry.
+
+ * **House Valcora**: Holders of Deshret's primary aviation fleet; wanders and pilots first and foremost.
+
+ * **House Qamarat**: Miners of the crystals that power Deshret, the wealthiest aristocracy in town.
+
+ * **House Morcant**: Mysterious masked individuals somehow associated with death.
+
+ * **House Amari**: The great garden of Deshret, providing luxury produce - and substances.
+
+ * **House Kadesh**: The truest believers in the city and the backbone of Sepulchre's faithful.
+
+ ## OTHER ORGANIZATIONS:
+
+ * **The Pagos:** The government of Deshret, dominated by the Nine Great Houses.
+
+ * **The Lictorate:** These are the state police, official military AND city watch of the Pagos. Their elite regiment is known as the Dragoons.
+
+ * **The Church of the Nine:** Somewhat synonymous with Sepulchre, this is the official name of the religion Deshret follows.
+
+ ## SLUM ORGANIZATIONS:
+
+ * **[The Cabiri](https://agora.underspire.net/t/the-cabiri/47):** The mechanics and rogue engineers of the slums.
+
+ * **[The Kolkhos](https://agora.underspire.net/t/the-kolkhos/48):** The agricultural collective that controls much of Suburba’s food production.
+
+ * **[The Ophirian League](https://agora.underspire.net/t/the-ophirian-league/49):** A "professional association established to preserve orderly commerce in Suburba."
+
+ * **[The Abkal](https://agora.underspire.net/t/the-abkal/50):** Protectors and curators of the Cortex, the slums' entryway to Abzu (aka the Matrix).
+
+ # PLACES
+
+ * **Abzu:** The official name of the 'Matrix', a dimension of cyberspace overlaid on the real world. Perceived as more a spiritual realm ICly. See [Diving](https://agora.underspire.net/t/diving/55) for more.
+
+ * **Arcadia:** The residential district for Sixers, aka guild members.
+
+ * **Delos:** The collective name for the floors owned by the guilds.
+
+ * **Deshret:** The name for the city as a whole, encompassing all of the other districts listed here.
+
+ * **Palatine:** The district of the Great Houses and the elite, the deepest level of Deshret. Also referred to as '**the deeps**'.
+
+ * **Suburba:** The slums, comprised of the highest levels of Deshret.
+
+ * **The Surface:** The scorched, irradiated wasteland outside Deshret's upper airlocks. Regarded by Church doctrine as permanently cursed.
+
+ # RELIGION
+
+ * **Awakening/Recombination**: Coming back after death by the installation of your splinter (see Splintering below) in a new body, a mysterious process done by Mythos and Sepulchre in tandem. Mythos calls it recombination instead.
+
+ * **Fragmenting**: The process of updating your splinter (see Splintering below) to have your most recent memories.
+
+ * **[The Hum](https://agora.underspire.net/t/the-hum/30)**: A mysterious sound/vibration that pervades Deshret, said to be the breath of Saint Marrow by the Church.
+
+ * **Ninefold**: The name for a follower of the Church of the Nine.
+
+ * **[Saints](https://agora.underspire.net/t/saints/32)**: Nine religious figures central to the worship of the Church of the Nine; most faithful have chosen their own patron saint.
+
+ * **[Seals](https://agora.underspire.net/t/seals/39)**: Eight religious sigils associated with the various Saints of the Church of the Nine.
+
+ * **Splintering**: The process of dedicating a sliver of your soul to Marrow so that Sepulchre can grant you eternal life by guiding their souls back into their bodies after death. See [Religion](https://agora.underspire.net/t/religion/41) for more info.
+
+ # TECHNOLOGY
+
+ * **Chrome:** Cybernetic implants, mechanical prosthetics, neural taps, and internal hardware fitted into organic flesh.
+
+ * **[Diving](https://agora.underspire.net/t/diving/55)**: One slang term for the act of accessing Abzu, the Matrix. (What is commonly known as 'decking' in many cyberpunk settings).
+
+ * **Panopticon**: The great elevator that connects Floors 2, 9, 10, and 18 (among others) through Deshret. Necessary as the gap between Floors 9-10 is far too extensive to be crossed by foot.
+
+ * **Pneumatikon**: The massive geothermal steam engine and pressure grid powering Deshret's electrical systems and life-support scrubbers. It also relies on the crystals mined and controlled by House Qamarat.
+
+ * **Sprites**: The familiar or spirit-like 'programs' that divers use to help carry out their will in Abzu. See [Diving](https://agora.underspire.net/t/diving/55) for more information.
+
+ # GROUPS/PEOPLE
+
+ * **Ascended**: Nobles who have been disowned from their Houses of birth. The name of course refers to going up in floors - a bad thing in a world where down = privilege.
+
+ * **Sixers**: Slang term for members of the six Guilds.
+
+ * **Slummers**: A resident of Suburba living outside formal guild employment and noble house patronage.
+
+ * **[Splicers](https://agora.underspire.net/t/splicers/46)**: Individuals who have been genetically modified to possess non-human traits.
+
+ * **Yeoman**: A term for contracted laborers, whether to guilds or Houses, without full membership in their organizations.
+
+ # HISTORY/CULTURE
+
+ * **Babble**: The pidgin language spoken in Suburba.
+
+ * **The Burning:** The planetary catastrophe ~400 years ago that scorched the surface and forced human survivors underground into the bedrock. See [The Beginning of Deshret](https://agora.underspire.net/t/the-beginning-of-deshret/29) for more.
+
+ * **The Founders**: The nine individuals who founded Deshret, most of whom became Saints. See [The Beginning of Deshret](https://agora.underspire.net/t/the-beginning-of-deshret/29) for more.
+
+ * **Hassan**: The language utilized within Sepulchre for religious purposes (and, rumor suggests, occult ritual as well).
+
+ * **Nisabic**: The language utilized in government records and other administrative archives.
+
+ * **Shinar**: The 'common tongue' of Deshret.