The Lotus Eaters

Appendix A: Glossary

AdC

Aide de Camp, an assistant to a senior officer

Ala Plural: Alae.

Latin: Wing, as in wing of cavalry. Air Wing in the Legion. Similar to Tercio, qv.

Amid

Arabic: Brigadier General

Antania Plural: Antaniae

Septic mouthed winged reptilians, possibly genengineered by the Noahs, AKA Moonbats

BdL

Barco de la Legion, Ship of the Legion

Bellona

Moon of Terra Nova

Bolshiberry

A fruit bearing vine, believed to have been genengineered by the Noahs. The fruit is intensely poisonous to intelligent life.

Cazador

Spanish: Hunter. Similar to Chasseur, Jaeger and Ranger. Light Infantry, especially selected and trained. Also a combat leader selection course within the Legion del Cid

Chorley

A grain of Terra Nova, apparently not native to Old Earth.

Classis

Latin: Fleet or Naval Squadron

Cohort

Battalion, though in the Legion these are large battalions.

Conex

Metal shipping container, generally 8' x 8' x 20' or 40'

Consensus

When capitalized, the governing council of Old Earth, formerly the United Nations Security Council.

Corona Civilis

Latin. Civic Crown. One of approximately thirty-seven awards available in the Legion for specific and noteworthy events. The Civic Crown is given for saving the life of a soldier on the battlefield at risk of one's own.

Dustoff

Medical evacuation, typically by air

Eris

Moon of Terra Nova

Escopeta

Sp. Shotgun.

Estado Major

Sp. General Staff and, by extension, the building which houses it.

Federated States Drachma.

Unit of money equivalent in value to 4.2 grams of silver

Hecate

Moon of Terra Nova

Hieros

Shrine or temple

Huánuco

A plant of Terra Nova from which an alkaloid substance is refined

I

Roman number one. Chief Operations Officer, his office, and his staff section

Ia

Operations officer dealing mostly with fire and maneuver, his office and his section, S- or G-3

Ib

Logistics Officer, his office and his section, S- or G-4

Ic

Intelligence Officer, his office and his section, S- or G-2

Id

Adjutant, Personnel Officer, his office and his section, S- or G-1

Ikhwan

Arabic: Brotherhood

Jaguar

Volgan built tank in legionary service

Jaguar II

Improved Jaguar

Jizyah

Special tax levied against non-Moslems living in Moslem lands.

Karez

Underground aqueduct system

Keffiyah

Folded cloth Arab headdress

Klick

Kilometer. Note: Democracy ends where the metric system begins.

Kosmo

Cosmopolitan Progressive. Similar to Tranzi on Old Earth

Liwa

Arabic: Major General

Lorica

Lightweight silk and liquid metal torso armor used by the Legion

LZ

Landing Zone, a place where helicopters drop off troops and equipment

Maniple

Company

Makkah al Jedidah

Arabic: New Mecca

Mañana sera mejor

Balboan politico-military song. Tomorrow will be better.

MRL

Multiple Rocket Launcher

Mujahadin

Arabic: Holy Warriors (singular: mujahad)

Mukhabbarat

Arabic: Secret Police

Mullah

Holy man, sometimes holy, sometimes not.

Na'ib 'Dabit

Arabic: Sergeant Major

Naik

Corporal

Naquib

Arabic: Captain

NGO

Nongovernmental Organization

Noahs

Aliens that seeded Terra Nova with life, some from Old Earth, some possibly from other planets, some possibly genetically engineered, in the dim mists of prehistory. No definitive trace has ever been found of them.

Ocelot

Volgan-built light armored vehicle mounting a 100mm gun and capable of carrying a squad of infantry in the back.

Meg

Coastal Defense Submarine under development by the Legion

PMC

Precious Metal Certificate. High Denomination Legionary Investment Vehicle

Progressivine

A fruit bearing vine found on Terra Nova. Believed to have been genengineered by the Noahs. The fruit is intensely poisonous to intelligent life.

Push

As in "tactical push." Radio frequency or frequency hopping sequence, so called from the action of pushing the button that activates the transmitter.

PZ

Pickup Zone. A place where helicopters pickup troops, equipment and supplies to move them somewhere else.

RGL

Rocket Grenade Launcher

RTO

Radio-Telephone Operator

Satan Triumphant

A hot pepper of Terra Nova, generally unfit for human consumption, though sometimes used in food preservation and refinable into a blister agent for chemical warfare.

Sayidi

Arabic form of respectful address, "Sir."

SPATHA

Self Propelled Anti-Tank Heavy Armor. A legionary tank destroyer, under development

SPLAD

Self Propelled Laser Air Defense. A developed legionary anti-aircraft system

Subadar

Major

Surah

A chapter in the Koran, of which there are 114

Tercio

Spanish: Regiment

Tranzitree

A fruit bearing tree, believed to have been genengineered by the Noahs. The fruit is intensely poisonous to intelligent life.

Trixie

A species of archaeopteryx brought to Terra Nova by the Noahs.

Yakamov

A type of helicopter produced in Volga. It has no tail rotor.