Glossary of Terms

Ancients
The ancients were the builders of the Helios Network. It has been said that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. The Ancients were the arch mages of technology, creating items well beyond the ken of modern folk.

Helios Network
The systems of FTL transit gates built by the Ancients that allowed the Terran Empire to control the galaxy in the first age.

Faction
An alliance of more than one Empire

Empire
A political body consisting of more than one Star System, with a specific Ruler. A player's 'character' consists jointly of his Empire and his Ruler.

Star System
Star Systems are the smallest political entity that can be controlled, and may operate independently or as part of an Empire.

Homesystem
A Homesystem is the origin point for a species. This term is usually only used to refer to the homes of sentient species, however. As sentient species in Dominion tend to be the creators of Empires, the Homesystem of the dominant Race is almost inevitably the capitol system of the Empire as well.

Capitol System
A Capitol System is the Star System from which an Empire is ruled.

Star Born
A 'star born' civilisation is one that is capable of colonizing other systems.

Space Born
A 'space born' civilisation is one that is capable of colonizing other planets.

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