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Kly Fnofcob

In the Empire of 1,000,000 Suns, the name Kly Fnofcob is used as a generic name (along the lines of John Q Public or Jane Doe), but with the added connotation of referring to an ideal citizen. For example the statement “Kly Fnofcob always pays their taxes on time.” does not refer to any particular person, but rather implies that this is what an ideal citizen does, and by extension you ought to do so as well. For an example, read The Caretaker.

死神

死神 (Shinigami, Japanese meaning God of Death) was a high-end battleoid, custom built for an elite warrior in the Empire of 1,000,000 Suns shortly after the 1,000 Years War.  Before it could reach its owner, though, it was lost in a gravitational radiation storm.

In GSC 314, Shinigami was discovered floating in deep space by a band of pirates who gave it its name.  They were surprised to find it still functional.  Its AI was so good at fighting on its own, that the pilot acted as little more than a commanding officer to the machine.  Shinigami's superior construction made it nearly indestructible, which was good for its  pilot, as any replacement parts would have had to have been custom fabricated.

Shinigami quickly became a feared opponent as it raided colonies and ships with impunity.  The pirates who found it became quite wealthy, and eventually founded a pirate haven on the Sagittarius rim.  Eventually, the pirates all retired or died, and Shinigami faded into legend.  

In the year GSC 1065, in the aftermath of the fall of Earth,  Shinigami was re-discovered by the Crisis Squadron, one of the most famous rebel groups of early Era-2.  Shinigami had a significant career fighting the forces of the Holy Empire of Man.

Base 8 Numbering System

Throughout the Empire of 1,000,000 Suns, and most of the breakaway states, numbers are reckoned using base-8.  It works a lot like the familiar Arabic numerals used on Earth, with each successive place increasing in value by a power of 8, and fractions appearing in black boxes to the right of the whole number.  Negatives are offset with two "dart marks" pointing toward the number.  Here is a depiction of the numbering system: