A social group living in the damaged Eurasian Alliance city of Augustgrad

The NHL is a major force inside the Atlantic Commonwealth, and while commonly associated with Germany, where it was founded, the league is not a regional, cultural, or ethnic organization, it is a logistical and technological one.

The rather simplistic abbreviation of the Space Elevator Mass Driver and Rocket Corporation, a large and power exonational hypercorp

MedStar corp is one of the best known and highest profile of the hypertech search and rescue companies in the Cosmic Era. They are the flying insurance policies of the wealthy, elite, and powerful.

More commonly known as Phoenix Labs.

Better known as Norby's Comet, Research Station Ktynga is a multi-layered deep space arcanotech habitat funded by the Atlantic Federation, the New Hanseatic League, and the Glassenheim Foundation

The definition of an ELMS and a sample one

Also known as NOMAD, Cosmica Sidera is a preeminent shipbuilding in the outer solar system

Notes to self with cinema references

The Isle of Man Cybergynetics research group is well known for its high quality cybernetics and its thinly veiled misogyny

The original mechanical humanoid manufacturer, long since purchased by Omni-Consumer Products.

The industrial colony of Tetropolis was founded as a cybernetic research and production center, designing and producing robots and autons for the Atlantic Federation Lunar State. ElectraCorp was to be the controlling corporation. Things didn't go as planned.

A very low key, almost completely unknown branch of the Atlantic Federation central government

The research and development process is often a lengthy and arduous one. In the Cosmic Era, it is often just a matter of time and luck to see who breaks the next barrier in arcanotech.

Goldenrod Autonics, formerly Host Cybernetics and Robotics, is a well known and respected boutique auton manufacturer in the Cosmic Era. Their high end machines are easily recognized for their metallic gold exteriors and stylized features.

The UCC is a medium sized corporation that is slowly but surely growing to become a global powerhouse. It is deeply invested in legal, paramilitary, and criminal activities, and is composed entirely of clones.

The pre-eminent industrial power of the Carinelle Cluster and the Confederation of Stars

A new source of power and wealth - a new source of conflict and danger.

A vast, intricate complex of kilns and forges where the low-grade ore from the Thunderhead mines are turned into steel of unsurpassed quality. What are the secrets of the Acibus Foundry?

"I walked through the poor's quarters, and my eye was not harmed. All functional, and simple, and crude, made on the whims of fate and delivered by immediate need.
I walked through the merchant's quarters, and my eye was bored. Pretensions where nothing backed them, striving for appearance without substance, evidence of changing wealth, too much only began, too much never finished.
I walked through the place where the powerful lived, and my eye was tired. Too much of attempted beauty turned hideous, and a lack of taste was made worse by willing lackeys.
But then I've seen the treasure of the city. A cathedral, that was part of the sky, columns, and arches to carry the weight of the world, shapes to let your mind fly along, and ornaments to stop by. A place to ponder, to be pleased to be alive, to accept suffering, and to realize your mistakes. This is a place I could learn from."