Academy: one of ten elite schools renown for training skilled and powerful Kinetics, collectively referred to as the Career schools: Actaeon, Anagnos, Andromeda, Dirga, Lorren, Ogun, Tallus, Seierstad, Shangdi, Yang Jian; see Career schools

Aerokinetic: Kinetic with the ability to manipulate air, see Elemental

Aether: the source of all life

Aethereal Manipulation: Kinetic capable of converting aether to pseudomatter and controlling it, usually manifests as a black substance similar to shadows

Astral Projection: the ability to sense and interact with objects while asleep or meditating

Cadmus Institute: prestigious school founded in the aftermath of the Great War, known for being a cultural melting pot and technological hub; Peter, Helen and Amala are students there

Career schools: the collective name for the ten Academies, see Academies

Chief Justice: elected-for-life ruler of the nation of Kingsfield

Chiefson: one of the twelve Gholian Tribal chiefs

Cryokinetic: Kinetic with the ability to manipulate ice, see Elemental

Dirga Academy: Career school that emphasizes redirecting the attack of an opponent in battle, located on Mars; Bekka is a student there

Elemental: type of Kinetic that manipulates the elements; includes pyrokinetics (fire), hydrokinetics (water), cryokinetics (ice), aerokinetics (air), geokinetics (earth), electrokinetics (lightning), and atmokinetics (storm)

Energy (weapon): invented during the Great War by studying ergokinetics, capable of sending a stun blast

Energy (Kinetic): type of Kinetic that manipulates "energy," referred to as ergokinetics

Force: type of Kinetic that manipulates fundamental forces (gravity, magnetism, light, sound, friction/momentum, temperature, pressure, density/volume/mass)

Geokinetic: Kinetic with the ability to manipulate the earth, see Elemental

Gholian: a race of strong, near indestructible creatures that lost their planet in the Great War and now pursue a nomadic lifestyle; Gholians are known for exchanging their services as mercenaries in return for money and supplies

Gholian Tribunal: the head council of the Gholian tribes, leading the Gholian fleet in a neverending nomadic lifestyle; headed by the twelve Chiefsons, see Chiefson, Gholian

Great War: a hundred thousand year war, ending somewhere around 300 BCE that determined modern national boundaries

Guild of Magi: an Order; a collection of Mages charged with defending the nation of Kingsfield and studying the manipulations of aether; also known as the Mage Guild

High Mage: an esteemed member of the Mage Guild, charged with regulating the Guild and maintaining the Guild internally, according to their position

Hypergate: highway regulator stations that control traffic throughout space

Inert: Terran (human) that is born without a Kinetic ability, a semi-rare condition in Kingsfield; also known as Neutral, see Neutral

Judgement: the government of Kingsfield

Kinetic: person with the ability to use Kinetic powers, also the predominant citizens of Kingsfield; includes seven classes: Elemental, Energy, Metahuman, Psychic, Life, Force, Transference

Kingsfield: small nation with the capital city on the planet Terra, ruled by Kinetics

Krakoshan: humanoid alien known for their reptilian appearance (scales, slitted eyes, tails)

Krakoshan Kingdom: warrior kingdom established during the Great War, led by a King

Mage: a member of the Mage Guild, charged with protecting the nation and devoted to studying the source and applications of magic

Magic: the colloquial term for aether

Media Moguls: an Order; the union that controls the news outlets in Kingsfield

Metahuman: type of Kinetic with physical enhancement powers; includes enhanced strength, speed, durability, agility, flight, phasing, invisibility, regeneration

Negative Drive: advanced spacefaring technology that allows a vehicle to travel through hypergates

Nethermancer: a Kinetic with the ability to summon spirits from the Nether dimension  

Neutral: another word for Inerts (referring to a Kinetic with no abilities), see Inert

New Olympus: the capital city of Kingsfield

Ogun Academy: Career school that emphasizes aggression in combat; Tanvir is a student there

Outside: the human world apart from the city of New Olympus on Terra

Plasma: weapon that fires a superheated projectile, causes more damage than a regular bullet

Primordian: humanoid aliens closely resembling Terrans, known for their tall stature, pale skin and red eyes

Primordian Republic: actually a dictatorship, led by the Great Leader Morza, established prior to the Great War; a technologically advanced empire

Psychic: type of Kinetic that uses mental abilities (telepathy, telekinesis, astral projection, summoning, teleportation)

Ramoran: humanoid aliens known for their waxy black skin, able to photosynthesize and incapable of general speech, hailing from a minor city-state

Rindaren: humanoid aliens known for their eccentric delicacies, part of the Celestial Empire

Skyrunners: an Order that maintains shipping routes, pilot licenses, and regulates air traffic within Kingsfield

Sonic: Kinetic ability to manipulate sound, see Force

Special Investigator: high ranking officials in the national government of Kingsfield (see Judgement) given special rights by the Chief Justice to conduct private investigations and carry out clandestine tasks

Telepathy: the kinetic ability to communicate through thoughts, see Psychic

Tallus Academy: Career school that specializes in training Metahumans; Cyrus is a student there

Terra: the universal name for Earth, capital planet of Kingsfield

Tranduscan: humanoid aliens known for their wings and flight