Pronunciations
AGRONA: agg-row-nuh
BEATA: bay-at-uh
BENEDICITE: ben-eh-diss-id-ee
LIBERI: honestly idk so go with your heart
Lore terminology
AGRONA: the alias of Phoebe Rivers, taken after a Celtic goddess.
BLANKS: pejorative term for giftless, mundane humans.
FEEDBACK: powers damaging their owners through over-exertion or lack of discipline.
GUARDIANS: a combination of soldiers, police, doctors, scientists, administrators, and engineers who provide all essential services to the city. Divided into three branches.
QUICKENING: first manifestation of a gift during puberty, sometimes violently explosive.
SPLICING: a highly taboo surgical procedure that allows someone to 'steal' another person's gift.
User shorthand
Sometimes we say funny things.
AF: "Agrona's Forces." Bad guys of 2.0.
BEATA 1.0: the original site, taking place 2012-2013.
BEATA 2.0: the predecessor site, taking place 2033-3038.
BEATA 3.0: the site you're on now.
DRY ANAL: you really don't wanna know.
FACECLAIM / FC: a character or person you base your own character's physical description off of. Either real life or anime-style faceclaims are okay.
GODMODING: a roleplay taboo that you should avoid on any forum. Hijacking another person's character or acting impossibly skilled, fast, strong, etc.
IC / OOC: when roleplayers have something to say "in character" or "out of character," akin to "author's note" or "A/N."
TUBE BABY: artificially created people known as children of Agrona. Their powers have been greatly enhanced beyond measure, but they suffer from a feeble physical condition, and their lifespans are thought to be seriously shortened.
OC: original character.
