PlaneSpeak Glossary
Red death: Another name for the Mercy-Killers.
Revolutionary league: A faction in Sigil that wants to see all the other factions
destroyed. Also called the Anarchists.
Ride: An adventure, task, or undertaking. As in, "What's the ride today, boss?"
Rube: A naive or clueless person, but not necessarily a prime. Sometimes this term's used to
describe any non-Cager.
Rule of threes: One of the fundamental rules of the multiverse: Things tend to happen in
threes.
Scan: Look, listen, or learn. "Scan this, berk," can mean "listen up," "look at this," or "check
this out." "Scanning the chant" is learning the latest news.
Scragged: Arrested or caught.
Screed: A monotonous tirade, or someone who gives one. If used to refer to a person, it
means someone who speaks at length without any real knowledge, or simply an argumentative
person. As in "Don't listen to him, he's just a screed."
Sensates: Nickname for the Society of Sensation.
Signers: A faction nickname for the Sign of One.
Sign of one: A faction whose members figure that everybody is the center of his own
universe. Also called the Signers.
Sinkers: Another name for the Doomguard.
Society of sensation: A faction that believes life's got to be experienced to be understood.
Also called the Sensates.
Sod: An unfortunate or poor soul. Use it to show sympathy for an unlucky cutter or use it
sarcastically for those who get into their own rnesses.
Sodding: A derogatory term used to stress magnitude. A "sodding idiot" is an amazingly
stupid berk.
Sparkle: Specifically a diamond, but also any gem.
Spellslinger: A wizard.
Spiv: An individual who lives by his wits (rather than having regular employment).
Takers: Another name for the Fated.
Thought guild: An unflattering reference to a faction, used by those who don't believe in
factions at all.
Top-shelf: Great or best, as in "The really top-shelf pubs are all in The Lady's Ward."
Transcendent order: A faction in Sigil. The formal name for the Ciphers, who believe that
the truest responses occur when a body acts without thinking.
Tumble to: To understand, figure out, or find out something. A body better tumble to the dark
of Sigil before he bangs around on his own.
Turn stag: To betray somebody or use treachery. Saying "He turned stag" is about the worst
thing that can be said about a cutter.
Twig: To take a liking to, as in, "One particular deva twigged to the idea of interfering with the
Blood War."
Unity of rings: The theory that everything forms a logical ring or circular pattern of sorne
kind, as illustrated by the Outer Planes in particular.
Upper planes: Arborea, Arcadia, the Beastlands, Bytopia, Elysium, Mount Celestia, and
Ysgard. The good- aligned planes.
Vortex: A passage between an environ- mental extreme on the Prime Material and the
corresponding Elemental Plane.
Well-lanned: Connected, in-touch, or otherwise blessed with numerous friends, allies, and
informants.
Wigwag: To chat or talk.
Xaositects: A faction in Sigil. Another name for them is the Chaosmen, which does a pretty
good job of describing their point of view.
Yawn, the: The state of being bored: "This place gives me the yawn."
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