Glossary
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The IN ROLLS A STORM Glossary aims to provide information on all of the fictional people, places, organisations, companies, weapons systems and cultural references that make an appearance in the story. Some real-world terms, particularly ones that are particularly difficult to find definitions for using search engines, will be included.
For more general military terminology, see the US Department of Defense’s Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms.
The glossary is organised into topics, with the entries under each topic being listed in alphabetical order. For ease of navigation, use your browser’s search function (Ctrl+F on most Windows browsers) to find specific entries.
People
Government Figures and Politicians
Altiria
Harry Willemson - President of the Altirian Federation since 988, representing the Democratic Labour Party. Commander-in-chief of the Altirian Armed Forces. Centre-left former labour union president who enjoys moderately high approval ratings but is often viewed as indecisive and non-confrontational.
Salipan
S.J. Michael - Prime Minister of Salipan since 987, leader of the National Liberal Party and Member of Parliament for Sugar Lake. Commander-in-chief of the Salipanese Armed Forces. Naturalised Salipanese citizen and successful businessman known for his populist sentiments, market-friendly policies and inflammatory rhetoric.
Kasara
Military personnel
Companies
Communications and Media
Legacy Media
Television Broadcast Network - Major Salipanese TV news and entertainment network. Regularly accused of right-wing bias and overly favourable coverage of S.J. Michael and the National Liberal Party.
Salipanese Television - Salipanese state-owned TV network. Enjoys editorial independence from the government but is legally required to remain impartial in presentation. Regarded as an accurate and respectable news source across the world.
Social Media
Allcast - Altirian video sharing platform, the largest of its kind in the world by number of users and amount of content hosted. Uploading videos to Allcast is a viable source of income for many people. The subject of regular controversy due to the uploading of illegal or otherwise offensive content to the site.
Gander - Altirian communication platform which provides instant messaging, voice and video calls and chatroom hosting services. Most popular with young people and fans of online gaming.
Sharenet - Altiria-based social media company whose app of the same name is the largest in the world by number of users. Has played a pivotal role in a number of historic political events in the last decade. Used by most state governments for public relations. Regularly targeted by information warfare and propaganda operations.