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Sacratide, also known as Victory Day, Salvation Day, and Sacrament's Eve, is a holiday celebrated in honour of the ultimate victory of humanity over the Cataclysm and its Aftermath. It is a near-universal celebration, though particulars, such as who precisely is being celebrated, and for what, vary by region. It was first established only a few generations after the end of the cataclysm.

Con-cops, also known as contracted cops or private law enforcement officers (PLEOs), are individuals that take or have taken a contract from the ACE Justice, Unity and Safety Team to address criminal activity. Their responsibilities usually include defending corporate assets, neutralising violent criminals, performing arrests, and engaging in pro-social peacekeeping activities. PLEO-like organisations and individuals exist in every society across Veridae, but they are only state-sanctioned in Twofold.

A moratorium is a powerful spell that directly prohibits the use of certain other spells. While small-scale moratoriums are effectively identical to simple wards, their distinctions manifest at scale, as they have no upper bound on their reach and severity. The limiting factor is typically the magic needed to cast and maintain the spell itself, and whether there is a will to protect the casting apparatus. Some large and successful moratoriums include the:

Thaumaglyphs are symbols that create a magical effect when expressed or impressed upon a substrate. Some thaumatoglyphic systems have thousands of terms, such as Runic, whereas some have vocabularies of under fifty words, such as Homorotic.

The chronological nomenclature of Veridae consists of three major abbreviations.

The As Promised is a Seraph-class supercarrier that is both the largest ship and the flagship of the Imperial Vollaile. It entered service in the year 3999, after many years in limbo under Matriarch Quartz. Despite many roadblocks and revisions, it stands as the greatest success of modern Imperial thaumaturgy, engineering, and science. To many, it is not just the crown jewel of the Empire, but a symbol that their greatest is yet to come - that they 'still have it'.

ACE Burgers is a fast food franchise owned by the A.C.E. conglomerate. It is known for its faux-meat products ("Mush"), its affordable prices, and the absence of single-patty burgers.

Metasophisis is a phenomena observed in some creatures in which an organism has a drastic change in intellectual capabilities as part of its natural life cycle. This is most often observed in Ideals, which are born with intelligence typical of their animal counterparts, but at a certain age and under certain conditions unique to the species in question, they gain a sapience comparable to humanoids. Notably, there is no known case of an organism that undergoes a version of metasophisis which reduces its intellectual capabilities.

Gildenisation is a neologism referring to the purging of inappropriate and immoral elements from traditional cultures, and economic reform, particularly in the Gilden Union. In practise, this means transforming Union members to resemble the central nation of Gilden. The movement has been spearheaded by Lady Lorely Asclepi, and is sometimes referred to by the friendlier name, Asclepianism.

GABAlchemy is a 21st century revival of premodern alchemical practice, with a focus on quantitative methods, informed by modern neuroscience. As the name suggests, it is built upon addiction sciendce via the exploitation neurotransmitter γ-aminobutyric acid, which is responsible for slowing nerve activity.

Ember is the hypothetical soul of Ember's Rest, transcending all of the literal magical inhabitation and influence of the city and its mechanisms. She is one of the few pieces of Mantle superstition that is entirely disconnected from Tharros herself.