First Appearance: Survivor
Located in the Outer Territories, Arris is the fourth planet in its system. It is an uninhabited world covered predominantly swamp and marsh land. The planet was in the process of being surveyed by the Destonnie Corporation, in hopes of replenishing their dwindling resources. However, the operation was put on hold after the surveying team suffered severe casualties, in an incident involving the Reptilia Droc.
Survivor
With a groan, I slowly came around to a pounding headache and a searing pain in my leg. The sensation was compounded by the chill of cold metal against my face, and a crushing pressure on my back.
“Jake!” I heard a familiar female voice call from within my head. “Thank goodness you have regained consciousness. How do you feel?”
I tried to open my eyes, but could only manage to blink, regardless, I could now see a transparent, green sphere taking shape in the blackness. It was soon joined by the various stat panels forming my heads-up display.
“OnBoard?” I thought back via my neural connection. “What the hell happened to me?” I willed my eyes to open, only to find I was lying face down on a floor littered with dirt, spilled equipment, and chunks of debris. The room itself was dark except for a few beams of sunlight, suggesting that there was now a hole in the ceiling.
The green sphere in my vision pulsed as it replied. “There was an explosion on the east-side of the building. I’m afraid the resulting concussion caused a supply shelf to collapse on top of you. I sent a distress alert to Operations. However, no one has responded, as of yet.”
With a grunt, I tried to lift myself off the floor, but the effort sent a sharp jolt of pain through my leg, while the pressure on my back refused to yield. “V’lek,” I cursed and slumped to the ground in defeat.
“Jake, please do not exert yourself,” the artificial intelligence said with concern. “Your body has sustained multiple injuries.” OnBoard produced a Human anatomical diagram, highlighting five areas in red and data on the specifics.
“I’m fine. I’ve been banged up worse on the job,” I assured the program.
“I do not have a record of such an occurrence. Can you please clarify?”
“Forget it. How long was I out for?”
“Eight hours and twenty two minutes.”
“And nobody’s been by or answered the COMM at Ops this whole time?”
“Correct, but there was an alert posted on the network shortly after you lost consciousness.”
The AI displayed a red and yellow popup in my vision, which read, ‘The compound is currently under attack by unknown assailants. Non-security personnel should remain locked indoors until further instructions are given.’
“Gree Ra’desh,” I uttered the saint’s name in surprise. “If it’s been eight hours, and the alert still hasn’t been cleared, that doesn’t bode well.”
I recently completed work on a new short story called “Survivor”.
Jake Salnen awoke to find himself trapped under a pile of debris. He managed to free himself only to to discover the remote surveying compound where he worked had been attacked, and all his fellow personnel are now missing. Injured and alone, Jake searches the abandoned camp for answers, but may be unprepared for what he’ll find.
As the Wei’Quin Empire conquered and united the core worlds of the Nexis, vastly different cultures were forced coexist. This lead to an exchange and blending of ideas, including the creation of the Yah’Weian religion. This was a peaceful, monotheistic sect revolving around the worship of a deity named Yah’Wei, which quickly spread among the Wei’Quin territories.
After the Wei’Quin collapsed, the Yah’Weian religion and Corr’Quin language were two of the only surviving legacies of the once great Empire. The religion would continue to be spread by missionaries such as Gree Ra’desh, who would later be declared a saint.
When Human nomads first arrived in Nexis galaxy many convert to the Yei’Weian religion as a means of assimilation, and because of it’s similarities to the three dominant religions of their ancient homeworld.
Corr’Quin is the primary language of the Wei’Quin Empire. At the height of it’s power, the Wei’Quin controlled huge portions of the Nexis Galaxy, forcing its language and culture throughout the inhabited worlds of it’s territory.
The Corr’Quin language ultimately persisted long after the fall of the civilization which created it. The widely known dialect had become a necessity through interstellar trade as a means for different species to communicate with one another.
The Conglomerate states also understood the advantages of unfettered communication between the worlds, and upon their formation required all citizens to learn Corr’Quin in addition to their natives languages.
As a result of the Conglomerate States expansion into the Outer Territories, Corr’Quin has been spreading among nomads and other locals seeking to trade.
Overtime a number of coarse and vulgar words from other languages throughout the Nexis have been incorporated into the Corr’Quin dialect. Usually reserved for offending or expressing intense emotion, some are used more casually depending on the social circle. Examples include:
Crite
As a noun it refers to fecal matter (excrement) and as a verb it means to defecate.
“What a bunch of crite.” “You are full of crite.” “It smell like crite in here.”
V’lek
Refers to the act of sexual intercourse and is also commonly used to denote disdain or as an intensifier.
“V’lek you!” “What the v’lek?” “What a v’leking mess!” “We are so v’leked!”
Mox’zung
A term of degradation considered to be the most extreme and hostile of insults. When used alone acts as an intensifier, while the addition of “un” (mox’zung un), directs the profanity towards a group or individual. This phrase is used sparingly, as it often results in a violent reaction.
The Reptilia Droc series is set in a far flung future, of an unfamiliar region of space, rife with alien species, cultures, and technology. To this end, the Blog section serves as an online encyclopedia for the Droc universe, with entries on all of the relevant characters, locations, technology, and factions featured in my various stories.
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An alligator, estimated to be about 13 feet long, has taken up residency at the Myakka Pines Golf Club. It’s been sited taking leisurely strolls from pond to pond while taking in the course, and freaking out the golfers.
The size of the creature has prompted a debate among social media users. Non-believers have accused the pictures of being photoshoped to a man in a costume.
To their point, 13 feet is definitely on the upper end of the size alligators can reach. And as someone who works in Photoshop, it’s definitely possible to manipulate a picture in that way. There’s also no shortage of pranksters looking to get their 2 minutes of fame.
On the other hand, we’re talking about Florida, and alligators are no strangers to golf courses.
Just crossing my fingers there aren’t any incidents. I would hate to see any harm come to the golfers or the animal.
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The Dompaka are the largest and most feared of the space pirate clans operating in the Outer Territories. The pirates are a diverse group, assimilating members from every species around the galaxy, the only real requirement of joining is a sufficiently ruthless nature. Rather then using corporate basic, they have their own language pieced together from the various pre-corporate languages of it’s members.
The pirates have been known for both scavenging broken down ships, as well as setting up traps to ambush ships traveling along the space lanes. They prefer to attack freighters and sell it’s cargo, but they will also attack passenger ships to rob those aboard.
The pirates have an infamous reputation for rapping and murdering those they attack, and rarely leave survivors. With Reptilia Droc attacks on Corporate colonies on the rise, the pirates have have been quick to scavenge the ruins.