Woman at War (June Vereeth Universe) Terms, Names, Etc.
HEROES
June Vereeth–Human, sharpshooter captain.
Prubius–June’s best friend, a Pashunderran and fellow sharpshooter
Hulk–An Army captain
Colonel Westerveldt–Mission leader on Zycarsus
Heller–Climbing leader on Zycarsus
Laren-Lay–A blind Pashunderran translator
Allee–A Tchushkin climber who is wounded on Zycarsus
Colonel Naranha–Base chief on Ringerra
Vonash–Pashunderran vice commander, chief trainer on Ringerra
Valeria–A gunner (defense turret) on Ringerra
Bohl–Tchushkin man and fellow sharpshooter (from the P-75 adventure)
Dhani–A wounded weapons/supplies tech (from the P-75 adventure)
Esch–Human, fellow sharpshooter ( (from the P-75 adventure)
ENEMIES
Mitasterites–The gray-skinned Enemy (aggressors of the Great War), ‘Mitties’ for short
Kuyuulshahn–The shipbuilders race, capitalists whose military creations are delivered strictly to Mitasteros and Mitties
TERMS/OTHER
Bar–The standard weight unit, equal to three pounds
Blackout–Nickname for a small tactical craft deployed for space battle
Crips–Tchushkin ‘hair’ tendrils; males have two, females have three
Degs–Degrees, as in view (full panorama is 400 degs)
Flicking (flick)–Common expletive, multiple uses
G.A.S.–A Mitasterite Global Assault Ship (built by the Kuyuulshahn)
Geridia–An atmospheric element on P-75 which lends a hazelnut flavor to the air and, in upper atmosphere, causes Conversion of the sky from green to purple at noon
Giovanni 19–Vereeth’s rifle
Gorrahtz–An epidemic-level cancer afflicting millions of Mitasterites
Gutchibra–Mitasterite Special Forces.
Heap–The standard large-weight unit, 700 bars ( or 2,100 pounds)
Humans–Human beings (not from Earth or our galaxy)
Jagurprops–A Pashunderran hermit marooned on P-75 for almost 20 years
Joffe–A T.U. sniper chief and Vereeth’s late mentor; also the name of the cook on Ringerra
Karran–A T.U. general and the late P-75 Base commander
Kyss X and Kyss Y–Twin suns of a binary star system that will eventually eat itself, destroying P-75
Leg–A yard or three feet
Min–A minute (mins—minutes)
Mlua–The Pashunderran term for ‘Sir’, a sign of respect
Pashunderran–The blue-skinned, red-haired peoples from Pashunderra (Prubius, Laren-Lay and Jagurprops are Pashunderran)
Pigrahb root–A common Pashunderran staple food, versatile and smelly (the galaxy’s potato)
Satok–Shit (and a multi-purpose expression, like ‘satokky’ for ‘shitty’)
Sec–Second
Sky Claws–Nickname for Mitasterite aerial support, a two-man weapons platform
Slug–Nickname for Mitasterite troop carrier, which resembles a giant slug
Starport–A large space station
Szellenyte–The red crystalline fuel the Mitasterites sought on Preciless 75
Trieste Union–The T.U., the good guys, an alliance comprising nineteen worlds (with different races/ethnicities) plus their territories and outposts
Tchushkin–The hairless, lavender-skinned peoples from Tchushkolarya (Bohlshivra and Vereeth’s friend Layla are Tchushkin)
Turops–Mitasterite currency, as opposed to T.U. credits
Vicazine–A versatile, harmless gas used in compression guns and space vehicles/installations (creating gravity via vicratic magnets)
Vleeyohzee–A crippling neural disease which paralyzes and eventually kills the afflicted
PLANETS
Antahrrus 5–The T.U.’s farming world and supply planet (naturally protected by proto-magnetic fields, necessitating the quest for szellenyte on P-75)
Helops–The planet of the Heloppikans, nearly eradicated by a 23-year conflict with the Kuyuulshahn
Metlahva–A T.U. world and site of the bombing which started the war
Mitasteros–The heavily-industrialized Mitasterite home planet
Pashunderra–A mountainous, peaceful world once dominated by giant scorpions
Precor Max–Vereeth’s home planet (her aunt and uncle live on Northern Reach continent, her parents on Jadge)
Rhyosh–A T.U. planet, home of the Army’s Central Command and Special Forces training
Ringerra–An arboreal world and site of the T.U.’s backup Special Forces base
Shen-Zinkh–A rogue planet outside the T.U., best known for stunning beaches and for piracy/smuggling activities
Sigundhai–The main T.U. planet and seat of power
Tchushkolarya–A desert planet in the T.U. where civilization thrives in cooler canyon cities
TK-421–A mostly lifeless moon Vereeth has to visit
Vishulahrya–The beautiful, magical playground planet for the wealthy, popular among Kuyuulshahn and other elites (the galaxy’s Hawaii)
Zycarsus–A small arboreal world on the frontier, sparsely populated (by people) but with notable features like the Lost and the Nikos Wall
