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The Golden State
– Nickname for the U.S. state of California.

Smithsonian Vaults
– Secure facilities used to store ancient Anakim artefacts and remains. The vaults are located inside USSB Sanctuary and beneath the Smithsonian Institution’s sprawling Museum of Sanctuary.

Military Vaults
– As above but with extra security and limited access.

U.S.S.B. SANCTUARY United States Military Scientific Laboratory Complex
– High security facility run by the U.S. Army. Utilised by NASA and the GMRC’S R&D Division, the complex contains projects and research based on artefacts of Anakim origin.

Shuttle bay
– Area inside the S.E.D. from where air-shuttles are launched.

Departure lounge
– Nickname given to the staging area in the S.E.D. used by teams prior to launch.

S.E.D. Control Station
– Area inside the S.E.D. Command Centre that controls the launch and return of air-shuttles into Sanctuary Proper.

S.E.D. Command Centre
– Area inside the S.E.D. complex that houses the Control Station (see above), shuttle bay and the offices for high ranking S.E.D. personnel.

APPENDIX M

TECHNOLOGY, ARTEFACTS & OBJECTS

Thermal Density Reduction (T.D.R.)
– Excavation technology utilised in the creation of large scale subterranean chambers.

P.S.S.B.O.
– Partial self-sustaining biological organism.

Thermal sword
– Darklight personal weapon.

SABRE
– Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine, an engine that operates in both air-breathing and rocket modes. Developed by Reaction Engines / www.reactionengines.co.uk.

SPVU
– Sediment Pulse Vibration Unit, excavation device.

VSEs
– Visual Spectrum Enhancement goggles.

DPD
– Digital Parchment Paper.

Computer control circlet –
Digital, infrared
human interface device, similar to a mouse, worn on the finger.

Stelae
– Carved stone monuments, singular
stela
.

Smith and Wesson (S&W)
– Firearm manufacturer in the United States / www.smith-wesson.com.

Air-shuttle
– A specially designed vehicle which travels on rails and through a large transparent tunnel / tube. An air-shuttle is the fastest way out of the USSB and into Sanctuary Proper (and vice versa). Propulsion is in the form of gravitational pull, staged rocket burns and strategically placed air-jets (assisted by a low-resistance cushion of air).

Computer phone
– Advanced mobile phone with the processing power to run advanced software packages. Acts as a personal computer as well as a smart phone. Computer phones are able to connect to wallscreens and monitors via induction ports.

United States Credits (USC)
– Currency used in United States subterranean bases. One USC is equivalent to one U.S. dollar.

Stun gun
– High-voltage electrical device used to temporarily incapacitate an attacker by restricting muscle control. Close quarters weapon which requires its two prongs to be placed directly on an assailant’s body to function.

Taser
– Short and medium range weapon that uses an electroshock to impede muscle control. Fires two probes into an assailant and can also be used as a stun gun (see above) / www.taser.com.

The Centipede
– Remote operated all-terrain supply vehicle. Multiple wheels, low ground clearance and an articulated chassis enable the machine to scale near vertical climbs and all manner of obstacles.

A.I. 152, console
– Highly advanced artificial intelligence programme installed onto a user-friendly console.

Quantum processor
– Super powerful computer processor based on a qubits (quantum bits) rather than bits. These processors can carry out a far greater number of computations than computer architecture utilised in the first two decades of the twenty-first century.

UAV
– Unmanned aerial vehicle, also known as a drone.

RV
– Acronym used by the military for a rendezvous point.

Dodge
– American car manufacturer / www.dodge.com.

Dodge Ram
– now Ram Trucks separated from Dodge in 2011.

Ram Trucks
– American pick-up brand, previously Dodge Ram until 2011 (see above). Part of the Chrysler Group LLC / www.ramtrucks.com.

Chrysler Group LLC –
American international car manufacturer
/ www.chrysler.com.

AEV
–
American Expedition Vehicles, 4WD specialist / www.aev-conversions.com.

Wallscreen
– Large, interactive monitor attached to a wall, usually taking up the entire surface.

Eurostar
– European railway service serving London, Paris and Brussels, connecting England to France via the Channel Tunnel / www.eurostar.com.

Channel Tunnel
– Manmade structure beneath the English Channel, located between the southern coast of England and the northern coast of France.

HUD
– Head-up display, or heads-up display. Data projection onto a transparent screen / visor / window allowing a user to continue looking in the desired direction while being kept apprised of real-time information.

Deep Space Detection Array (D.S.D.A.)
– NASA and U.S. military satellite in high Earth orbit. Categorised as an unacknowledged Special Access Programme / black project. Capabilities: satellite disruption technology and deep space surveillance imager.

OLED
– Organic light-emitting diode. Utilised in monitors, televisions and other visual displays.

Monotube
– Public metro transportation system in USSB Sanctuary. Utilising a high-speed mono-rail configuration, the train navigates the subterranean base via a network of transport channels and tunnels.

MX4 assault rifle
– Advanced projectile weapon used by the U.S. military and Darklight security firm.

Beam rifle
– Sophisticated non-projectile weapon capable of unleashing high-powered energy in the form of a beam.

T.I.I.
– Thermal Image Intensifier.

Vacuum Lift
– Super fast mechanism used to transport people up or down within a structure / facility.

Deep Reach helmet
– High-tech headwear worn by S.E.D. Deep Reach personnel.

Multifunction card (M.F. card)
– Given to permanent USSB residents, the MF card acts as a door key, sector pass, credit / debit card, data storage device and identity badge.

Mayan map
– Dated at over a thousand years old, the dense metallic tablet was unearthed by Sarah Morgan in 2040 at the Ruins of Copán in Honduras.
Consisting of Mayan hieroglyphs around a single line, the simple inscriptions portray a map linking together the ancient Mayan cities.

Anakim parchments
– Collected by Sarah, Trish and Jason from a number of sources, these ancient scrolls are made from an unknown material which fails to degrade over time. They also have the capability to store large amounts of data and act like a digital display when activated using Sarah’s pentagonal pendant.

Anakim orbs
– Ancient relics unearthed in Sanctuary Proper by an S.E.D. archaeology team.

Anakim pendants
– two metallic pentagonal pendants found by Sarah Morgan during previous archaeological digs. The larger of the two enables the wearer to activate Anakim technology, although its use is limited by the operator’s physical size.

Pentagon
– Five-sided polygon.

Anakim monolith / prism
– Massive fifty foot high artefact removed from a 900,000 year old building. Unearthed and recovered by SFSD soldiers under the command of General Stevens. The monolith contains a single chamber full of a viscous liquid which is protected by a transparent material.

Anakim shield
– Another ancient relic unearthed in Sanctuary Proper by S.E.D. personnel. Found in the same hoard as the orb (see above) and stored in the military vaults beneath the Museum of Sanctuary.

APPENDIX N

EMBLEMS, BADGES & LOGOS

Emblems & logos can be found at the website
www.sancturian.com
or in the
2041: Sanctuary (Dark Descent)
paperback book. To go directly to the appropriate webpage please click this
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.

APPENDIX O

MAPS, DIAGRAMS & REFERENCE

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www.sancturian.com
or in the
2041: Sanctuary (Dark Descent)
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link
.

TERMINOLOGY / MAP

USSB – United States Subterranean Base

GMRC – Global Meteor Response Council

Darklight – World’s largest private security contractor

SFSD – Special Forces Subterranean Detachment (
Terra Force
)

SED – Sanctuary Exploration Division

Robert Storey’s
first published novel is
2040: Revelations
, which was written in 2013.

For more information about Robert Storey, his work and Sancturian Publishing please visit:

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