GLOSSARY
UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETOIDS
The association of alien cultures that will be formed as soon as
Stonefleet can find anyone out there who dares join.
STONEFLEET
The hunter/gatherer
arm of the Federation.
STONESHIP
Prehistoric vessels
capable of interstellar travel. Don't ask us how!
U.S.S. MAGNETIZE
Flagship of the Stonefleet; one of twelve similar vessels.
BCC-1701
Registry number of the
U.S.S. Magnetize. Abbreviation for 'Before Christ Construction'.
MAGMA/ANTIMAGMA ENGINE
Propulsion system used on stoneships, utilizing an artificial volcano
as an energy source.
WARP FRACTURE
The speed at
which a stoneship travels through space.
GEYSER
Weaponry used by
Stonefleet; fires a blast of superheated water.
CLAMMUNICATOR
Communication
devices built into clamshells.
ROCKORDER
Analyzing devices
used by Stonefleet personnel.
TRANSDROPPER
Device used to
'deliver' personnel to a planetary surface.
VULCANOS
Mostly logical alien
cavedwellers with a penchant for sudden bizarre behavior.
KLINGOSAURUS
Intelligent alien
variant of Earth dinosaurs with spaceflight capability; they do not like
cavemen, except for dinner.
ROCKULANS
Offshoot race of
Vulcanos, they are descended from a nomadic tribe that wandered off, got lost,
and are now ticked off about it.
ROCKULAN PTERODACTYL-OF-PREY
Rockulan ship capable of winning games of hide-n-seek.
TROCKTOR BEAM
Really just a set
of grappling hooks and vines, but 'trocktor beam' sounds way better.
INSOLE ENGINE
Backup propulsion
system supplied by the running feet of the entire engineering division.
ROCKBOT
An artificial
caveperson.
ASTEROCK
A big chunk of rock
that presents a big hazard to space navigation.
STONE TREK ©2006 by BRIAN MATTHEWS
