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PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS OF GOVERNMENT AERIE A restaurant and danceclub.   AZA A planet the Thanagarians conquered and committed genoicide on, and to get their voyagers and hyperspace technology. Only succeeded in killing the population.   GWENT Well lookie here! It's one of the monetary units of Thanagar. A Gwent is similar to a dollar. No word yet on what the going exchange is between Gwents and Canadian dollars, but I'm working on it.   HIGH MOR Ruler of Thanagar.   ILLORAL Conquered world, source of Kragger's drugs.   JUSTICE TOWERS Administrative place of law.   LIZARKONS Conquored people living in Thanagar's downside. Lizard like homonides.   OLD EMPIRE A previous historical society of Thanagar, one where he felt Thanagar did more. Perhaps started by Kalmoran.   POLARA Planet, or empire of planets, that enslaved the Thanagarians, until Kalmoran threw off their yoke. Even in Kator's day, made wines for Thanagar.   SHADOW LORD Head of a largish gang, it was a role Katar Hol assumed for a time...   VEIL OF VALMOORA A giant waterfall.   THANAGARIAN SLANG BULWAR Just as you might think, this term pretty much means only one thing. "Bullshit" is the only literal translation for "bulwhar."   DOWNSIDERS While the heirarcy of Thanagar sits in their Towers and Floating Cities, the poor and down trodden, and conquored peoples brought back to Thanagar as slaves, live "downside." Residents of the disease infested lower releams are refered to as the "Downsiders."   FLASH This has one meaning, and one meaning only. "Flash" means "kill." Simple as that. The word is often used in the term "flash zone" or "kill zone."   FLAT The meaning of this word is short and simple. "Flat" basically means "fact," as used in "that's flat," or "that's a fact." To the point.   HAWKWORLD Surprised! This is a slang term, simply meaning to describe Thanagar. It has also come to mean "a harsh, violent and seemingly lawless place." In otherwords, there are laws, but only for the poor.   HELL'S DEVILS See "Seven Hells."   JAM The word on its own can be translated into something along the lines of "damn," "shit," or "fuck." Essentially, to say "Jam!" is to mean a frustation of sorts. Now it starts to get a little more complicated. Putting "jam" into a sentence, such as "Jam it," can mean something close to "Shut up," or "Fuck it." By the resulting translation, it can have two meanings, and really depends upon how it is spoken.   JAMMIE Yes, this is similar to the first word, but it means something completely different. To "jammie" means, essentially, to escape, scatter, or run.   JAMMY Another veriation of the original "jam." This one simply put means "crazy," as in "things have gone jammy," or "crazy."   LIP To "lip" something is to "swallow" it. As in, "here, lip this pill." The term is used most often with illegal narcotics.   MAGPIE A loving term more than anything. Katar Hol coined this as his nickname for Shayera Thal, in that she "naggs him too much."   MEAT As can be assumed, this is an outright insult. Literally speaking, to call someone "meat" is to call that person a "jerk," "asshole," or "motherfucker." Any number of insults in the English language can be substituted for "meat." Suffice it to say, it is a less than flattering term used toward an individual.   PEACOCK Remember that loving term "Magpie?" Well, this is where it all started from. When coming to earth on a trade delegation, Shayera Thal first saw television and a documentary on birds, particularily the peacock. This became Thal's loving nickname for Katar Hol. "The male peacock has the more glorious plumage, with which it attracts the female, who will actually do most of the work," the documentary stated. To which Thal told Hol, "Hey Katar. They have birds here just like you. Only here they call them peacocks." One can only assume her dig meant that Hol struts his Thanagarian diplomacy, while Thal, his partner, does all the work.   SEVEN DEVILS See "Seven Hells."   SEVEN HELLS This is derived from Thanagarian religion. The term is used like we say "hell." It's literal term makes reference to the seven different hells which are opposites of the seven different heavens. "Seven Devils" is often said in its place. Again, literally, it refers to the seven devils which rule the hells, as the Thanagarians believe in seven gods in their religious circles. The term "devils" and "hell's devils" is also used.   SQUEEKERS "Squeekers" has only one real meaning. The term is used to describe children.   TOPSIDE Remember we discussed the "Downside" earlier. This is the opposite. It means for those living in their lofty "towers" (which is another word used in slang). In other words, the rich and upper class. "Upside" is also used.   TWERL Ever call someone a nimrod, jerk, butthead or idiot? I think you get the picture with this word.   THANAGARIAN RELIGION AND FOLKLORE BESKA One of the seven devils.   CELAE The gods of the Te Shamaar.   FAENEAR The army of the souls of the dead commanded by Kakahlan.   GAE DEON Similar to Apollo among the Celae, talisman designed like the sun.   HAANI Goddess of love in one of the seven recognized religions.   IMPOSSIBLE DAY Where descendents of Rhon Dhu do three "impossible" feats.   IRBLE One of the seven devils.   KALMORAN One bit of folklore in Thanagarian culture resides on Thanagar's first great hero, Kalmoran. Many Thanagarians will argue this is just as much fact as fiction. Born in a tiny chain of islands when Thanagar was still under the tyrinical rule of the Polarians, he lived much of his life as a slave. One fateful day, he killed his master and escaped. When he returned, it was at the head of an army, three thousand strong. The army stormed the Polaran garrison, took their ships and struck the Polaran slave worlds. Planet by planet, Kalmoran razed the entire Polaran Homeworld. He had no interest in ruling the Polaran Worlds, but people knew he would do what he could to keep them safe. So he returned to Thanagar and built a beautiful city. And one day, he returned to the islands he was born on with the woman he had made his queen. He laid back in her arms and the cool grass and looked upon all he had built. And then he died.   KAKAHLAN Chief warrior of the Celae, who used the souls of the dead to build his army, the Faenear.   KOKH One of the seven devils.   MAR RHIGAN Goddess of death among the Celae, who had a cauldron if, the dead were placed in it...could walk again.   ONIMAR One of the seven devils.   RAVEN Religious assasin. Tros Samoth was one.   SHEKKEL One of the seven devils.   SHOGGOTH One of the seven devils. (I'm sure HPL would agree...)   TE SHAMAAR Te Shamaar is the old religion, based on a band of gods called the Celae, and is not one of the seven official religions; in fact its practice has been largely abandoned. The most recognizable aspects of the Celae are its artifacts. Three objects of great power were a part of the Te Shamaar beliefs. A stone finger ring with an inscription, a bronze talisman designed like the sun and a black cauldron. The talisman was dedicated to Gae Deon, more or less like Apollo. The cauldron supposedly belonged to Mar Rhigan, the goddess of death. The dead, placed in the cauldron, walked again, or so the claim was made. The ring supposedly allowed the bearer to invoke the Celae's chief warrior, Kakahlan, who employed the souls of the dead to build his army, the Faenear. Other names within the Te Shamaar are Ga Vanon (unknown what place he holds) and the chieftans of the Te Shamaar gods, Lord Mawys and Lady Ar Rheon.   VOROX One of the seven devils.   TECHNICAL TERMS ABSORBASCON Can absorb the electric signals from thought waves and immerse one in the secrets of an entire world.   DUPLICATOR Can duplicate any object, albeit lifeless if living. KROTAN Inventor of the shape-changing pill Byth stole, pre-Crisis.   LUSTROMETER Can trace the specific lustre of gems.   RADIOTRON Can trace radiation.   SHADOW GENERATORS Semi-sentient power leeches that feed off the nearest supply of energy. Can draw images from subconscious.   THERMOTECTOR Can trace body heat.   TRANSCAM A device to detect weapons.   VID This describes television. However, on Thanagar, vid is not used for entertainment as on earth. Legal documents, communiques, information sending and delegation meetings are the only things really used with vid. And Thanagarians have yet to make the jump to colour. They still use black and white.   VERACIKONE Keeps one from lying.   MANNERISMS SHR'I The way of calling a lady Miss or Mrs. in Thanagarian.   SR'I The way of calling a gentleman Sir or Mr. in Thanagarian.