AE - Andermani Empire PC - Phoenix Cluster PRH - Peoples Republic of Haven RH - Republic of Haven SC - Silesian Confederacy SEM - Star Empire of Manticore
OL - The Old League / also reffered to as the Core
S - The Shell
IP - Inner Protectorates
OP - Outer Protectorates
V - The Verge
TC - Talbott Cluster
2. MILITARY & OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
CoPS - Committee of Public Safety IAN - Imperial Andermani Navy MA - Manticoran Alliance MU - Manpower Unlimited OFS - The Office of Frontier Security PN - Peoples Navy RMN - Royal Manticoran Navy RTU - Rembrant Trade Union SLN - Solarian League Navy SS - State Security
3. MEASURMENTS
LH - Light Hour LM - Light Minute LS - Light Second T-Day - Standard (Terran – 24 h) Day T-Year - Standard (Terran – 365 T-Days) Year
4. STAR & PLANETARY PARAMETERS
StC - Stellar Class HL - Hyper Limit (in LM) O - Orbit (in LM) D - Diameter (Eatrh = 1) G - Gravity (in g) YL - Year Length (in T-days) DL - Day Length (in h) AT - Axial Tilt (in °)
A.D. - Ante Diaspora MWJ - Manticoran Wormhole Junction P.D. - Post Diaspora
1) The Talbott Quadrant consists of those star systems that decided to join the SKM thus forming the SEM, it isn't the same thing as the Talbott Cluster.
2) A free short story published online on Baen's site.