Uneasy Allies

by Lilith Sedai

GLOSSARY

Acklay - The big crab-like thing that attacked Obi-Wan in the Petranaki arena in AOTC. See Wookieepedia

Agen Kolar: A member of the Jedi High Council, skilled with the lightsaber. See Wookieepedia

Caltrop field: A field of spikes set into the desert of Geonosis. See Wookieepedia

Electro-proton bomb: Item used by Darth Mallaigh to neutralize battle droids on Geonosis. See Wookieepedia

E'Y-Akh Desert: A desert on Geonosis, known for rolling sand dunes. See Wookieepedia

Geonosis: A planet with a ring of debris, the site of droid foundaries that use the planetary ring for mining purposes, and the chosen base of the Separatists. See Wookieepedia

Geonosian Spire: An artificial construct, a pillared spiral tower set atop a sandstone bluff. Found in profusion on Geonosis. See Wookieepedia

Geonosis droid foundries: The droid production lines on Geonosis, upon which B1, B2, and droideka destroyers are produced for the Separatists. See Wookieepedia

Geonosian War Room: The command center in which the Separatists meet, and from which Dooku monitors the progress of the First Battle of Geonosis. See Wookieepedia

Gray Jedi: Used ambiguously to describe both Force users who manipulate the Dark Side without surrendering to it, and mavericks who deny the will of the Jedi High Council on Coruscant. See Wookieepedia

LAAT/i: Low Altitude Assault Transport (infantry). Ships for the transportation and rapid deployment of clone troopers. See Wookieepedia

Mallaigh's hangar: A hangar set into an abandoned aquatic defense factory once run inside sandstone formation in the desert on Geonosis. This is the same place employed by Count Dooku for spaceship storage in Attack of the Clones, therein known as Dooku's hangar. See Wookieepedia

Master of the Order: The elected head of the Jedi High Council. Second in rank only to the Grand Master, if the two ranks are not held by the same person. This rank is held by Mace Windu, both in this story and in pre-AOTC canon. See Wookieepedia

Nexu: Big toothy cat that attacked Amidala in the Petranaki arena in AOTC. See Wookieepedia

N'ge'u Valley: The valley beneath the sandstone formation where Mallaigh's hangar is located. See Wookieepedia

Petranaki arena: The red sandstone arena in which public executions are held for entertainment purposes on Geonosis. Also used by chancellor Palpatine as a venue from which to broadcast his diplomatic appeal to the Separatists. See Wookieepedia

Reek: Big, horned reddish critter that attacked Anakin in the Petranaki arena in AOTC. See Wookieepedia

Sai cha: Beheading an opponent with the lightsaber, usually reserved for extremely dangerous foes who have resisted milder attacks. See Wookieepedia

Shatterpoint: A Force-user's perception of weakness in an individual or situation, where careful application of pressure will create unexpectedly violent change or destructive result. This can be regarded as analogous to the cleavage planes in a crystal, indicating where and how the crystal will break under pressure-- but used in this sense, it is usually applied to persons or political events. Mace Windu can often see such shatterpoints and use them to his political advantage. For example, in prequel trilogy canon, just before he is killed, Windu sees that Palpatine's faith in Anakin Skywalker is his shatterpoint, and that it will eventually bring about his destruction. See Wookieepedia

Sora Bulq: Weequay Jedi Master, master of all forms of lightsaber combat, turned to the Dark Side by his attempt to master vaapad, and recruited by Dooku to serve Palpatine's interests. In this story, he's recruited a bit earlier than in canon. See Wookieepedia

Wall of Light: A power that could only be mustered by several linked Light Side Force users, it can be used to cut a Dark Side user off from the Force, often with agonizing or even fatal effects, such as planet-wide firestorms. See Wookieepedia