Volume 1 - Characters and Terms

Nightraven Squad

8th Battalion, 1st Company, 13th Independent Squad

OIC - Captain Zai (No family name), She/Her

NCOIC - Master Sergeant Fengri Lorn, She/Her

Members -

Pvt. Anroh Sif - She/Her - Demolitionist, Grenadier

Pvt. Eisaf Kellem - He/Him - Infantry

Sgt. Ezyr Lein - He/Them - Infantry, Deputy NCOIC

Sgt. K'le Ruu - She/Her - Chief Engineer

Pvt. Maka "Qal" Fesmir - She/Her - Infantry, Grenadier

Pvt. Xan Anfus - He/Him - Deputy Engineer

Rabbit - Captain Zai's improvised combat frame.

Historical Characters

Mea the Iconoclast - She/Her - Founder of the Meaist Philosophy of Governance. She stressed communal ownership of productive property, equality, and democracy. She founded a republic in Aviye that lasted for centuries until the combined might of the Hegemon Nations was wielded to destroy it, resulting in a century of direct occupation. Her teachings inspired the Sunrise Sword rebellion, which saw the unification of several disparate rebel groups, when the Hegemony installed a puppet monarchy in Aviye.

Terms

Apotheosis - The moment of transition in which a being goes from merely flesh to an embodiment of their soul, entering the status of Ascendant.

Ascendant - One who has attained great power in some way.

Cultivator/Riser - One who has stepped onto the path that leads to Apotheosis. There are many ways to become one, but meditation and training is the steepest and most direct path.

Z'gach (zuh-gash) - Derogatory for a traitor/collaborator.

Aviyan Military Ranks

OIC - Officer in Charge

NCOIC - Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge

Aviyan Officer Ranks, Grades O1-O6

Lieutenant

Captain

Major

Commander

Colonel

General / Admiral

Aviyan Enlisted Ranks, Grades E1 - E6

Private / Airman / Mariner

Private / Airman / Mariner - First Class

Sergeant

Master Sergeant

Chief Master Sergeant

Command Chief Master Sergeant

Warrant Officer Grades

W - 1 Thru W - 5