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OIRS TACTICLE REFERENCE PUBLICATION.
RPC Authority
'LEXICON AUTHORITAS'
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| ROBERT EDWARD HOSS |
« Medium Priority Document »
Volume Five: Digitized, Revival Copy
« A BRIEF HISTORY ON THE LEXICON AUTHORITAS »
fig. 1.1: The oldest known physical copy of the Harpocrationis Lexicon and the past personal copy of both Plutarco Di Biasio, Pope Pius III, and GD-█. (Photo - circa. 19██.)
Currently in joint-possession of the Directorate.
The Lexicon Auctoritas is a comprehensive record of the terminology used by the RPC Authority during its lifetime. As most historical terms have been removed from the modern edition, this document serves to archive them for future research.
Originally titled "Harpocrationis Lexicon in Impertus Auctoritas," it was written by Plutarco Di Biasio in early 1468. Previously a scribe, Plutarco, being one of the oldest members Auctoritas Impertus of the Authoritas, was quickly able to climb the ranks within to senior status. There is little to no information regarding Plutarco's personal life outside of the Authority, however. The Lexicon was passed down until the 1800s when the modern RPC Authority was formed. As time went by, the Lexicon was uncovered and rewritten to fit the Directorate's push for an independent Authority. During this time, the Lexicon was revised by Pierre-Louis Grandjean in 1815, and titled "Glossaire de L'autorité RPC," or, "The RPC Authority Glossary."
fig. 1.2: (Circa. 187█.)
Sir Plutarco Di Biasio, depicted by Painter Jan ███.
Finally, as part of the internal reorganization in 1947, the Lexicon was re-branded once again as the current Lexicon Auctoritas. The initial effort to re-introduce the Harpocrationis Lexicon in Impertus Auctoritas's original contents to the modern Authority was spearheaded by the late Cheif Operations Officer, Robert Hoss.
While most may brush off the Lexicon as a simple method of archiving technical terms, the history and significance of the document serve as a unique insight into the RPC Authority's previous incarnations. The Lexicon Auctoritas is the one common link shared by the Authority's prior generations. Through the study of this history, the Research Department hopes to uncover new insights into the world during the Auctoritas, and how humanity learned to live with and fend off anomalies without our current technology. As the RPC Authority continues to expand and interact with other anomalous organizations, a comprehensive list of terminology is needed to help personnel stationed far from Authority-central sites stay well-informed on how to classify and adequately secure threats.
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For a more in-depth look at the history of the Lexicon Auctoritas and its history, view the attached file.
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AA
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Accounts and Adits: The Department of the Office of Financial Affairs (OFA) tasked with managing the financial records of the Authority.
AAA
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Assumed Anomalous Area: Often shortened to 'triple-a' by Protection agents, AAA refers to a (possible) zone of localized anomalous activity/entities. Normally used when the anomalous activity is still under investigation and has not yet been confirmed, or not yet secured.
Abacus
Division: Administration
Definition:
- The Abacus Fold: A Fraternity that manages the Office of Financial Affairs (OFA) comprised of Senior Accounts and Audits (AA) Personnel. The group oversees all Authority business investments, validating all incoming financial data directly or indirectly related to Authority capital.
AC
Division: Administration
Definitions:
- Anomalous Commerce: The Department of the Office of Financial Affairs (OFA) tasked with providing revenue to the Authority via the commercialization of (relatively) benign anomalies.
"The Academy"
Division: N/A
Definition:
- The Academy of True Art: A group of interest (GoI) and classical art school specializing in producing anomalous art. (Often shortened to "the Academy").
- L'Academia della vera arte: The original Italian spelling and title for the Academy.
"Acausality"
Division: Research
Definition:
- Effect without cause, or else followed by cause.
ACC
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Authority Compact Commission: The Committee/Department of the Office of Ethics and Review (OEaR/Ear), which both continually writes/expands upon and maintains the Authority's Compact of Ethics.
ACI
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Authority Central Intelligence: The Protection Sector and acting information, espionage, and spy network of the Authority.
Acquisitions
Division: Administration
Definition:
- The Department of Acquisitions: The Department of the Office of Financial Affairs (OFA) tasked with managing the financial record-keeping of the Authority.
ACS
Division: Research
Definition:
- Anderson Coherency Scale: A mathematical measure for the relative "Coherency" or "realness" of an area of space.
AD
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Area Director: The governing, administrative official of an Area that reports directly to their respective Regional Director (RD).
Addams-Merryweather Subliminal Memetic Payload
Division: Research
Definition:
- A reliable low-level audiovisual memetic carrier suitable for the long-term memetic innoculation of large populations.
AE
Division: Research
Definition:
- Anomalous Event: Any abnormal occurrence which was verifiably recorded by the Authority.
AECR
Division: Research
Definition:
- Anderson-Eckhardt Coherency Reader: A tool that allows the quick approximation of the Coherency of an area.
AECT
Division: Research
Definition:
- Anderson-Eckhardt Coherency Test: A tool that allows the quick approximation of the Coherency of an area.
AEDF
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Authority Extraterrestrial Defence Force: The Containment Sector responsible for maintaining and operating all Authority space assets.
AEDFS
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Authority Extraterrestrial Defence Force Ship: A ship prefix for any Authority space vessel.
AEGIS
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Authority Enhanced Generalized Intelligence System (Version 8.3.1): The operational AI, created in 1953 and operational until 1998 deactivated following the creation of the Authority communication network.
AET
Division: Research
Definition:
- Anomaly Experimentation Team: Teams of researchers within the Office of Analysis and Science tasked with performing direct testing upon anomalous items. Sometimes accompanied by RSS personnel.
AFRICOM
Division: Administration
Definition:
- African Command: The designated command region and Regional Facility (REFAC) administratively responsible for the provisional facilities present within Africa.
AHAFV-99
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Authority Heavy Anti-Fire Vehicle-99): A Nucorp-designed fire-fighting vehicle used by the Authority between 1999 and 2024.
AIP
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Authority Induction Program: The program/curricula by which new Authority military recruits are trained.
The "Alpha Trigger"
Division: N/A
Definition:
- The term used to describe the event(s) that caused the collapse of both society and reality in the Remnants Timeline.
ALRS
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Authority Lunar Return Shuttle: The designation for any AEDF operations involving moving cargo from the Moon to any other location in the Solar System.
ALTR
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Alternate Reality (code): The four-digit alphanumeric designation specific to alternate realities, identified by their unique reality signatures.
Amazing! Co.
Division: N/A
Definition:
- A group of interest (GoI) that creates, distributes, and sells dangerously-unpredictable, anomalous, (often bootleg) consumer products.
Amnestic
Division: Research
Definition:
- A drug or chemical substance that alters or erases human memory.
AMP
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Anomalous Manufacturing Process: A system for the creation of a material that involves the safe use of an anomaly.
AMPI
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Authority Media Propaganda Initiative: Term for any Authority-initiated alteration of a region or culture's mass media for the purposes of aiding in Research, Containment or Protection efforts.
ANDSoft
Division: Research
Definition:
- Anomalous Numerology Detection Software: A standard suite of security software installed on all Authority computers that detect anomalous patterns or minor info hazards.
ANF
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Authority Nautical Fleet: The totality of the Authority's maritime vessels.
Anima Procedure
Division: Research
Definition:
- A now-discontinued form of general-usage exposure testing conducted on Site-002 for the purposes of researching RPC-103.
Anomalia Supernaturalis
Division: N/A
Definition:
- The precursor of and equivalent to the modern Registered Phenomena Code (RPC) as used by the Auctoritas Impertus.
ANTARCOM
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Antarctic Command: The designated command region and Regional Facility (REFAC) administratively responsible for the provisional facilities present within Antarctica, and are also responsible for the trans-dimensional and space forces of the Authority.
Anti-Memetics
Division: Research
Definition:
- Of or relating to anomalies which disguise or cloak themselves through the invasive altering of perception and/or memories of individuals.
"Anti-Papal Reform"
Division: Administration
Definition:
- A movement within the Authority, set by the Board (Global Directorate), which served as one of many efforts by the Directorate to erase Papal influence within the Authority.
ANV
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Authority Nautical Vessel: A ship prefix for any Authority naval vehicle.
AoI
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Agency of Interest: A blanket term for any governmental agency which is aware of the anomalous world and works against or alongside the Authority. Note: This term applies to neither disbanded/terminated anomalous agencies nor those from alternate timelines nor dimensions.
APDPWCT
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Authority Protection Division Provisional War Crimes Tribunal: The statutory body formed by the Authority and the UNAAC in the early 1950s to investigate the Authority's misuse or unethical application of anomalies in the first half of the 20th century.
APE
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Authority Aircraft International Penetrator: Originally known as the American Aircraft International Penetrator, the Authority Aircraft International Penetrator (also referred to as the "Ape") is a military helicopter conceived in 1990 as a gunship conversion of the Bell UH-1 Iroquois, aimed at ground insertion, close support, and counter-insurgency roles. Adopted as a prototype by the Authority and heavily modified for Protection purposes.
APRE
Division: Research
Definition:
- Authority Para-Agricultural Research Establishment: A major Area in Saskatchewan specializing in research into anomalous farming and food production.
AR
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Alternate Reality: An alternate space of existence accessible or observable from baseline reality.
ARDP
Division: Research
Definition:
- Authority Research Division Press: The Office of Analysis and Science (OAS) Research Unit tasked with producing scholarly publications and reference material.
Area
Division: N/A
Definition:
- A large-scale Authority facility with a specific, specialized purpose.
AREC
Division: Research/Protection
Definition:
- Alternate Reality Entry Capsule: A light-weight vehicle designed for use in extradimensional travel.
"The Array"
Division: N/A
Definition:
- A Group of Interest (GoI) and collective of artificial intelligences that have come together to prevent the extinction of humanity.
ASF
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Authority Security Force: The Protection Sector and acting military defense wing for the Authority.
ASIACOM
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Asia Command: The designated command region and Regional Facility (REFAC) administratively responsible for the provisional facilities present within West/Central Asia.
Auctoritas Impertus
Division: N/A
Definition:
- The name of the group predating the modern Authority (before 1834).
"Auctoritas Research Review" (Journal)
Division: Research
Definition:
- An official, peer-reviewed scientific publication of the Research Division.
Authority Press
Division: Administration
Definition:
- The Office of Information, Records, and Security (OIRS) Administration Unit tasked with publishing information relevant to the entire Authority and its personnel.
"Authority Standard" (Journal)
Division: Research
Definition:
- A peer-reviewed scientific publication of the Research Division with a focus on experimental technologies and engineering.
AV
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Authority Vessel: A legacy ship prefix for any Authority space vessel employed before the founding of the AEDF in 1955.
AW
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Atomwaffen: A term for a series of primitive atomic devices developed by the Authority in the 1930s and 40s.
AWP
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Authority War Plan: An operational scheme that involves mobilizing the entirety of the Authority's assets against a particularly dangerous Entity of Interest (EoI) or anomaly.
Axton-Hornsby Exploration Society
Division: Research
Definition:
- AKA "The Society"/"Department for Cultural Affairs". Part of the Bureau of Acquisitions. Composed of various charter orgs and individuals (Detectives, archaeologists, historians, archivists, pilots, entrepeneurs, wanderers) dedicated to under-the-table in-situ and ex-situ acquisition of specific anomalies for Authority personnel - by any means possible.
BACU
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Biological Anomaly Containment Unit: Blanket term for any containment structure designed to hold biological substances, up to and including living entities.
BARO
Division: Research
Definition:
- Bureau of Anomalous Research Operations: the investigative commission of the British Government, and the predecessor to Military Intelligence Section XIII (MI13).
BB
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Project Blue Book: An Agency of Interest (AoI) and International government agency formed by the UN security council to resist against incursion and assault by non-human entities.
BIOFAC
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Biological Facility: A type of Area used in the containment of either viral, bacterial, and/or fungi-related diseases along with other inconsistent biohazardous materials.
BoA
Division: Research
Definition:
- Bureau of Acquisitions/"The Bureau": The Research Sector containing a variety of departments both born within or agglomerated onto Research Division that do not completely align with the public ideals of the OAS. Heavily involved in the acquisition and study of various anomalies deemed esoteric or exotic by other Authority personnel.
The Board/Directorate
Division: Administration
Definition:
- The Board of [Global] Directors: The Administration Sector and executive managing body of the Authority, composed of 13 Global Directors. "The Board" referring to their official title.
- The [Global] Directorate: The more formal title for "the Board."
Bodmer Mk.II Proximity Suits
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Protective body armor that permits a human being to survive in extreme temperatures.
"CASE TRUE"
Division: Containment
Definition:
- An Authority Extraterrestrial Defence Force (AEDF) operational scenario which posits the active invasion of Earth by a hostile alien force.
CDI
Division: Research
Definition:
- Coherency Disjunction Injury: A form of traumatic injury caused by the failure of body parts to align or reattach properly after passing through low-Coherency space.
CIC
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Coherency Isolation Chamber: A structure or device capable of maintaining a static area of low or high-Coherency space.
CIO
Division: Research
Definition:
- Complex Inhuman Organism: A term used to refer to any animal that is not a human being.
CLO
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Contractor Liaison Office: The Containment Sector responsible for recruiting civilian workers to build Authority infrastructure.
COPD
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Commissioned Officer Development Program: The program/curricula by which Authority soldiers and security personnel are prepared for strategic and tactical leadership positions.
Coherency
Division: Research
Definition:
- The degree of "reality" of a volume of spacetime. (Lower Coherencies tend to be "dreamlike" or "nightmarish," while higher Coherencies tend to be "dazzling" or "hyper-real.")
CoM
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Church of Malthus: A group of interest (GoI) seeking to enact large-scale population controls through anomalous, often forceful, or violent means.
CoN
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Children of Nihil: A broad group of interest (GoI) classification referring to a variety of incongruous subgroups connected by a common adherence to a recurring set of philosophical and religious beliefs revolving around ten mysterious god-like entities, a nigh-esoteric cosmology, and an apocalyptic deluge.
The Congregance
Division: Research
Definition:
- AKA "The Theistic Department": Department within the Bureau of Acquisitions dedicated to studies within the bounds of mainstream theology and various 'god-like' anomalies using approved and sanctioned methodology - renowned for their strong moral code and religiously diverse membership.
"Containment" (Journal)
Division: Containment
Definition:
- An official, peer-reviewed scientific publication of the Containment Division.
Cover Protocol
Division: Protection
Definition:
- A false scenario created by Authority assets to disguise the presence of an anomaly or field operations as something mundane.
"Cownstant"
Division: Containment
Definition:
- An Authority Extraterrestrial Defence Force (AEDF) slang term referring to the tendency to find cows or cow-based patterns near or around extra-terrestrial anomalies.
CPS
Division: Containment
Definition:
The Cognitohazard Projection System is a method of projecting and displaying cognitohazards and memes via a handheld or worn device. Standard CPS units are a large screen displaying flashing cognitohazards, while also projecting audio cognitohazards via the speaker system attached. Solar power is normally the method of energy production chosen, and the current model can operate for up to 7 days before needing maintenance. The CPS also can be a shoulder-mounted or hand-held projector that can flash congitohazards along surfaces or in the face of a hostile. Speaker systems installed along the system also play audio-based cognitohazards, although this is normally limited to only disabling memes since the sound can't be directed the way an image can. The operator will have to have a Theophan resistance higher than the cognitohazards they're using. CPS rigs are not widespread in the field. In fact, they are incredibly limited in number, rarely used by MSTs beyond those dealing with spectral entities, in which unconventional weaponry is needed. However, recent developments have seen their use becoming more widespread.
CSD
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Confined Subject Disposable: Temporary Authority personnel used in human testing.
CTSC
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Coherency Technology Safety Course]: The standard Authority-wide training program which teaches the safe operation and use of machinery or tools that alter Coherency.
DASC
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Defense Anomalies and Security Committee: The British governmental agency of interest (AoI) which directly manages Military Defense Section XIII.
DEP-010
Division: Protection
Definition:
- The Intelligence Department: The Department of the Authority Central Intelligence (ACI) tasked with the acquisition, analysis, and dissemination of intelligence gathered via various collection disciplines, including human sources, electronic and communications interceptions, satellite or surveillance imagery, and open sources.
DEP-022
Division: Protection
Definition:
- The Counterintelligence Department: The Department of the Authority Central Intelligence (ACI) tasked with safeguarding and ensuring the integrity of the Authority's intelligence network.
DEP-028
Division: Protection
Definition:
- The Science and Technology Department: The Department of the Authority Central Intelligence (ACI) tasked with the analysis and documentation of existing technology utilized by the Authority and other organizations of interest.
DEP-036
Division: Protection
Definition:
- The Operations Department: The Department of the Authority Central Intelligence (ACI) tasked with carrying out the clandestine or covert missions that cannot be overtly handled by the Authority barring high security or information risk.
DEP-039
Division: Protection
Definition:
- The Support Department: The Department of the Authority Central Intelligence (ACI) tasked with the deployment of assigned personnel to directly assist in field operations of other Authority-based military bodies, most notably ASF and MST.
DHDS
Division: Research
Definition:
- Department of Higher-Dimensional Studies: The Office of Analysis and Science (OAS) Research Unit tasked with researching multidimensional anomalies.
DHPS
Division: Research
Definition:
- Directorate of Historical and Pseudohistorical Studies: The Office of Analysis and Science (OAS) Research Unit tasked with researching the Authority's history, as well as the fabrication of false or deliberately misleading historical documents to maintain information security.
DHPSACMP
Division: Research
Definition:
- DHPS Archival Collections Management Policy: Guidelines for the handling, storage, and classification of anomalous historical documents created by the Directorate of Historical and Pseudohistorical Studies (DHPS).
DHPSP
Division: Research
Definition:
- Department of Historical and Pseudohistorical Studies Press: The Office of Analysis and Science (OAS) Research Unit tasked with producing scholarly publications and reference material.
"Dipper"
Division: Protection
Definition:
- A Mobilized Specialized Teams Registry (MST) slang term for an area of low Coherency in which horizontal surfaces appear substantially higher than they are.
Disjunction Dactyly
Division: Research
Definition:
- A specific form of Coherency Disjunction Injury (CDI) involving the fusion of fingers or limbs.
Distraction Protocol
Division: Protection
Definition:
- A false scenario created by Authority assets to redirect public attention away from an anomaly or field operations.
DoC
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Department of Communications: The Containment Sector tasked with information-sharing and messaging between Sites between Authority sites, assets, personnel, and locations.
"Double-A/Battery"
Division: Administration
Definition:
- "Double-A": A slang term for a member of the Department of Accounts and Audits (AA) based on their department's acronym.
- "Battery": A slang term for a member of the Department of Accounts and Audits (AA)/partial reference name to the above definition based on their department's acronym.
EASTCOM
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Eastern Command: The designated command region and Regional Facility (REFAC) administratively responsible for the provisional facilities present within Eastern Europe.
EC/"Engineering"/"The Component"
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Engineering Component: The Containment Sector and acting infrastructure and construction wing of the Authority.
- "Engineering": An informal, alternate title given to the Engineering Component.
- "The Component": A semi-formal, alternate title given to the Engineering Component.
ECF
Division: Administration
Definition:
- The Department of Expendable Candidate Fulfillment: The Department of the Office of Human Resources (OHR/HR) tasked with identifying and recruiting CSD personnel for the Authority.
EDFAC
Division: N/A
Definition:
- ExtraDimensional Facility: A type of Area used in the containment of either phenomenon exhibiting extradimensional properties or phenomena affecting physics in inconsistent behavior.
EoI
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Entity of Interest: A broad, blanket term for any organized group or individual (Groups of Interest (GoIs), Agencies of Interest (AoIs), or Persons of Interest (PoI)) that otherwise are aware of the anomalous world.
EUASICOM
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Eurasian Command: The designated command region and Regional Facility (REFAC) administratively responsible for the provisional facilities present within India, Southwest Asia, and the Greater Middle East.
Facilities (Primary/Secondary)
Division: N/A
Definition:
- A blanket term to describe all installations and worldwide infrastructure maintained by the Authority to ensure the study and containment of anomalies to prevent them from causing breaches and disrupting society's normalcy.
FOA/Busoka
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Federal Occult Agency: The agency of interest (AoI) and the branch of the modern German Republic charged with the study of the anomalous during the Second World War.
- Bundesokkultabteilung: The original German spelling for the FOA.
GARD/DAFA
Division: N/A
Definition:
- German Anomalous Research Division: The group of interest (GoI) and the branch of the Nazi-German government charged with the study of the anomalous during the Second World War.
- Deutschen Anormal Forschung Abteilung: The original German spelling for GARD.
GD
Division: Administration
Definition:
- A member of the Board of Global Directors (Global Directorate). An executive administrator and overseer of the entire Authority.
GEAR
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Global Enterprise for Advanced Research: A group of interest (GoI) that conducts independent scientific development of anomalous consumer products for commercial gain.
GOBFAC
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Garrisoned Operations Base Facility: A type of Area used by garrison specialists and security personnel from various branches of the Protection Division, such as Authority Security Forces (ASF) and the Mobile Specialized Teams Registry (MST).
GoI
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Group of Interest: A blanket term for any, nongovernmental agency which is aware of the anomalous world and acts upon that information (often to achieve an end goal). Groups of Interest include former agencies of interest that are either inactive or disbanded and governments/groups from alternate timelines.
GSSC
Division: Containment
Definition:
- General Site Storage and Containment Procedure: A site-wide protocols governing the minimum requirements for storing any item on a Site.
Hakiki-Lancung Memetic Kill Agent
Division: Research
Definition:
- A lethal visual cognitohazard reliably produced by RPC-150.
HERA
Division: Protection
Definition:
- High Explosive Resecting Ammunition: A unique type of ammo utilized by NT teams detonates a loaded explosive within the round upon impact, causing rapid expansion and fragmentation within a target, which is far more effective, lethal, and illegal than hollow point on an unarmored target. Comes in a variety of calibers and is banned under international law. Due to its incredible stopping power and its ability to annihilate exposed flesh, it is normally utilized against RPCs capable of regeneration. As a result of its lethality and illegality, it is normally only provided to operators in more clandestine and isolated operations against a target that is needed dead rather than alive. Since the projectile component of the bullet must be far larger, most HERA is in .30 caliber or larger. Smaller calibers exist, but are less potent and possibly even dangerous to the user.
HERD
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Hazardous Environment & Risk-Detection: A Mobile Specialized Team Detachment (MSTD) specializing in baseline performing containment for hazardous assets within hazardous environments.
IA
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Individual Augmentee: A member of the Authority Security Force (ASF) assigned to a temporary posting with an MST for skills improvement and training.
IAA
Division: N/A
Definition:
- International Anomalous Accords: The documents which govern the limits and responsibilities of the Authority and other agencies of interest (AoIs).
IB-100
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Individual Billet 100 - “Basic Security Rotation”: The Department of the Authority Security Force (ASF) and low-priority assignments of Security Force Personnel, tasked with the baseline guarding of Authority Facilities, low-priority persons of interest (PoIs), entities of interest (EoIs), and other personnel.
IB-130
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Individual Billet 130 - “Base Logistics”: The Department of the Authority Security Force (ASF) and low-priority assignments of Security Force Personnel, tasked with planning and carrying out the movement, supply, and maintenance of ASF assets.
IB-230
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Individual Billet 230 - “Security Hub”: The Department Authority Security Force (ASF) and low-priority assignments of Security Force Personnel, tasked with baseline surveillance rotation coordination of IB-100, and IB-130.
IB-235
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Individual Billet 235 - “CSD Compliance”: The Department of the Authority Security Force (ASF) and low-priority assignments of Security Force Personnel, tasked with keeping Confined Subject Disposable (CSD) Personnel in line, enforcing orders upon CSD personnel through forceful means, and short-term disciplinary/termination of CSD personnel.
IB-280
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Individual Billet 280 - “Low-Level Containment”: The Department of the Authority Security Force (ASF) and low-priority assignments of Security Force Personnel, tasked with enforcing routine low-level containment protocol of anomalies within their designated containment zone.
IB-325
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Individual Billet 325 - “Hazardous Materials”: The Department of the Authority Security Force (ASF) and high-priority assignments of Security Force Personnel, tasked with handling, removal/abstraction, installation, and transportation of hazardous materials. These may include biological, radiological, chemical, extradimensional, low-Coherency, or explosive2 assets.
IB-400
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Individual Billet 400 - “Intake”: The Department of the Authority Security Force (ASF) and high-priority assignments of Security Force Personnel, tasked with the safe transportation, transfer, and designation of anomalies to their given areas of containment.
IB-430
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Individual Billet 430 - “High-Level Containment”: The Department of the Authority Security Force (ASF) and high-priority assignments of Security Force Personnel, tasked with enforcing routine high-level containment protocol on anomalies within their designated containment zone.
INFLT
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Inner-System Fleet: An Authority Extraterrestrial Defence Force (AEDF) faction which operates within the bounds of the asteroid belt.
INFLTEO
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Inner-System Fleet Extended Operations Group: An Inner-System Fleet (INFLT) Unit which conducts long-term analysis and observations of space-based anomalies.
INFLTLNR
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Inner-System Fleet Line Reserve: An Inner-System Fleet (INFLT) Unit which contains mothballed combat spacecraft to be deployed in the event of an emergency.
INFLTMAIN
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Inner-System Fleet Maintenance Squadron: An Inner-System Fleet (INFLT) Unit which provides logistical support to Authority spacecraft.
IOA/Reisoka
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Imperial Occult Agency: The original name for the Federal Occult Agency/Busoka (FOA/Bundesokkultabteilung) before the end of the First World War.
- Reichsokkultabteilung: The original German spelling for the IOA.
ISC
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Insulated Secure Container: A protected case or strongbox designed for the transportation of small anomalies.
ISO
Division: Research
Definition:
InterStellar Observers: Authority Satellites sent beyond the Oort Cloud in order to find and study anomalies in the observable universe
Isolation Block
Division: Containment
Definition:
- A set of containment cells designed to minimize any form of contact between human guards and an anomaly, and maintain distance between operating personnel and the containment area.
IWP
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Intelligence Warfare Division: A Mobile Specialized Team Detachment (MSTD) specializing in baseline intelligence operations.
KK
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Kabushiki Kawaii: A group of interest (GoI) and black-market corporation Japan which uses anomalous technology to produce sex slaves and illicit entertainment products.
- Kawaii Korps: The alternate title for KK.
LA/LAL
Division: Research
Definition:
- Lesser Anomalous Locations: Any physical area of space that demonstrates minor or situational anomalies that do not merit major containment operations.
LaF
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Lost and Found Procedure: A Distraction Protocol that involves fabricating false animal attacks to disguise anomalous areas that attract passers-by.
Latentis Entity
Division: Research
Definition:
- Blanket term for any biological entity which is functionally "invisible" to unaided human eyesight due to electromagnetic or hormonal manipulation of the brain's vision centers.
LPUC
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Lexicon Publishing and Update Code: The publishing guidelines, restriction, and code of conduct used by the Authority to regulate the process of admitting new words into the Lexicon Auctoritas.
LTH
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Literal Hostile Takeovers: The process by which Acquisitions and the ASF gain control of companies or industrial bodies through military force.
Lincos-III
Division: Research
Definition:
- A mathematically-derived constructed language for use in establishing communications with sapient anomalies or extraterrestrial species.
LO/LAO
Division: Research
Definition:
- Lesser Anomalous Objects: Any anomalous item or artifact whose effects are so minor or situational as not to merit major containment operations.
Loci Procedure
Division: Research/Protection
Definition:
An information gathering procedure done by accessing the memories of known GoI agents or PoIs via RPC-330's abilities
LRV
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Lunar Return Vehicle: A ship prefix for any Authority Extraterrestrial Defence Force (AEDF) vehicle involved in Authority Lunar Return Shuttle (ALRS) operations.
LTAD
Division: Research
Definition:
- Long-Term Assessment Dossier: A document covering the results on a human subject or subjects from exposure to an anomaly for more than ten years.
"Maintenance"/"The Union"
Division: Containment
Definition:
- "Maintenance": An informal title for the Maintenance Union: The Containment Sector tasked that representing and regulating all logistical, facilities and support staff of the Authority.
- "The Union": The semi-formal title for the Maintenance Union.
MBCU
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Mobile Biohazard Containment U: A man-portable containment chamber which can be sealed on to solid surfaces to create an isolated environment suitable for the temporary containment of biohazardous entities and substances.
MDW-Lucidity Events
Division: N/A
Definition:
Natural events seen in parts of Eurasia caused by RPC-332, ranging from thunderstorms to earthquakes to [REDACTED].
Memetics
Division: Research
Definition:
- Of or relating to anomalous effects which activate upon perception of, or gaining information of, an anomaly; relating to info-hazards and/or sensory hazards.
Memotics
Division: Research
Definition:
- The scientific study of memory and the manipulation thereof.
MI13
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Military Intelligence Section XIII: The branch and agency of interest (AoI) of the British government charged with the study of the anomalous.
- Monarch Security: The alternate title given to MI13.
MSC
Division: N/A
Definition:
A Mental Stability Check is a test utilized throughout the Authority as an effective method of detecting and analyzing possible psychic, telepathic, or otherwise anomalous influence of the mind. Notably, the questions are by and large irrelevant to the test, but rather through the memes and cognitohazards laced in them. Most Site/Area Directors require MSCs to be completed on a monthly basis, if not daily, while others see it as a violation of privacy. Most of these "regular" MSCs are Theophan 3 or 4, high enough to effect the average human, while more intense MSCs can go as high as 8 or, in the case of highly manipulative anomalies, 9, with questions entirely incomprehensible to the human mind, but able to effectively reveal outside influence regardless.
MST
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Mobilized Special Teams: The paramilitary or civilian task force developed with a specific range of skills or operations in mind. Often, these teams assist both the containment, investigation, acquisition, neutralization of certain anomalies, [anomalous] parties, or persons.
- The Mobilized Special Teams Registry: The Protection Sector tasked with regulating all MST teams.
MSTD
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Mobile Specialized Team Detachment: A unit of a Mobile Specialized Team (MST) tasked with and skilled in performing a specific set of tasks or countering a particular threat.
MTD
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Mobile Threat Detachment: A Mobile Specialized Team Detachment (MSTD) specializing in both offensive and defensive operations.
Multiverse
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Generally-accepted term for all realities the Authority either has access to or is capable of observing.
NCCB
Division: Containment
Definition:
- NuCorp Coherency Binder: An anomalous tool developed by Nucorp Industries (NI) that alters the Coherency of an area of space to cause objects to adhere together.
NCOIC
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Non-Commissioned Officer Induction Course: The program/curricula by which Authority soldiers who have risen through the ranks receive training and indoctrination.
NG
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Null-Gravity: A piece of anomalous technology that permits the generation and manipulation of gravitational fields.
NI
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Nucorp Industries: A corporate group of interest (GoI), based in the United States that assists the Authority in the production of industrial and scientific anomalies.
Nivaldi
Division: N/A
Definition:
- A Group of Interest (GoI) and cabal of individuals who have safeguarded the general population against the negative impacts of catastrophic impacts, such as the Great Flood and the Black Death. Nivaldi stands as one of the oldest, Athority-aware GoIs to date
Nootechnology
Division: Research
Definition:
- Nucorp Industries: Any high-Coherency mechanism or construct that is primarily driven or made of actualized thought.
NORTHCOM
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Northern Command: The designated command region and Regional Facility (REFAC) administratively responsible for the provisional facilities present within North America.
NSRDC
Division: Protection
Definition:
- New Swabia Rift Defense Command: The Authority Security Force (ASF) Protection Unit tasked with the military oversight of certain areas of Antarctica.
O&DFAC
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Observations & Data Facility: A type of Area used in maintaining internal data security, facility communications, and monitoring of worldwide communications in regards to anomalies and Groups of Interests (GoIs).
OAA/RMA
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Orphaned by Anomalous Action: A blanket terms referring to a child whose parents were killed by anomalies during Authority operations. Usually, children under this designation are taken to the wards of the Office of Human Resources (OHR).
- Resistant to Memory Alteration: A blanket term referring to a child whose memories cannot be modified to conceal the Authority's existence. Frequently, children under this designation are taken to the wards of the Office of Human Resources (OHR).
OAS
Division: Research
Definition:
- Office of Analysis and Science: The Research Sector forming the backbone of the majority of the modern Research Division, containing diverse and officially sanctioned research into the anomalous using scientific methodology. Renowned in the Authority for its extensive World's Fairs dedicated to the presentation and exchange of research across departmental lines.
OCEACOM
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Oceanic Command: The designated command region and Regional Facility (REFAC) administratively responsible for the provisional facilities present within Oceania, East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.
ODR
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Office of Diplomatic Relations: The Administration Sector tasked with managing and maintaining relations between the Authority and other governments and extra-governmental groups.
ODI
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Operation Dawn Initiative: The resolution passed by the World Security Council and worldwide counter-insurgency against local and international groups that are involved in illicit anomalous activities.
OEaR/EaR
Division: Administration
Definition:
- [Office] of Ethics and Review: The Administration Sector tasked with establishing the moral standards by that the Authority must operate.
OFA
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Office of Financial Affairs: The Administration Sector tasked with managing the monetary assets of the Authority.
OHR/HR
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Office of Human Resources: The Administration Sector tasked with handling Authority staffing, discipline, and employee wellness.
OIRS
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Office of Information, Records, and Security: The Administration Sector tasked with managing Authority operational archives and documentation.
OLSD
Division: N/A
Definition:
- On-Location Site Director: The governing, administrative official of an On-Location SIte (OL-Site), and that usually reports directly to their closest, Primary-Facility: Site Director (SD) and/or Area Director (AR). On occasion, Both OL-Sites and OLSDs may gain enough significance to facilitate independence, in which they would then report directly to their respective Regional Director (RD).
OL-Site
Division: Containment
Definition:
- On-Location Site: A minor Authority Site built around or on an anomaly that cannot be moved or displaced.
OP
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Observation Post: A small Authority facility designed for the extended surveillance of an anomalous area.
OPA
Division: Research
Definition:
- Out-of-Place Artifact: Any mundane object discovered to exist during an era when such an object could not have been created or invented.
Operation Lucre
Division: Administration
Definition:
- The plan by which the Authority enriched itself through war profiteering during the First World War.
OUTFLT
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Outer-System Fleet: An Authority Extraterrestrial Defence Force (AEDF) faction that operates outside the bounds of the Asteroid Belt.
OUTFLTEO
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Outer-System Fleet Extended Operations Group: An Outer-System Fleet (OUTFLT) Unit that conducts long-term analysis and observations of space-based anomalies.
OUTFLTMAIN
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Outer-System Fleet Maintenance Squadron: An Inner-System Fleet (INFLT) Unit that provides logistical support to Authority spacecraft.
"Paracausality"
Division: Research
Definition:
- Altering the effects of a cause. For example, dropping a rubber ball causes it to fall. Paracausally dropping a ball causes a rock to fling itself across the room, or set a cat on fire.
Paris Format
Division: N/A
Definition:
- The anomalous-documentation format, created in 1935 by Pierre-Louis Grandjean, which created the modern RPC Authority Anomaly Classification System (RPCAACS).
Pascua-02
Division: N/A
Definition:
- An ongoing AMPI which involves the Authority assuming control over all forms of mass media on Easter Island for the suppression of a major anomaly.
PCAAO
Division: N/A
Definition:
- People's Committee for the Acquisition of Anomalous Objects: An agency of interest (AoI) of the Chinese government charged with the study of the anomalous.
PCD
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Provisional Containment Document: An unfinished or incomplete draft of the documentation for an anomaly that is made available to staff to assist in research.
PEW
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Department of Personal Efficacy and Wellness: A department of the Office of Human Resources focused on employee retention.
PJCA
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Project JOB Containment Agreement: A concord between the Authority and Military Intelligence Section XIII (MI13) governing the oversight and management of certain historical anomalies.
Plutarco format
Division: N/A
Definition:
- The earliest recorded Anomalia Supernaturalis formal documentation, developed by Sir Plutarco Di Biasio and officiated by Pope Callixtus III, of the Auctoritas Impertus.
PNN
Division: Research
Definition:
- Post Neutralization Notice: An addendum to a Neutralized object's containment documents explaining the process by which the object became Neutralized, or its current status.
PoI
Division: N/A
Definition:
- People of Interest: A blanket term for any individual aware of the anomalous acts upon that information (often to achieve an end goal).
PROCSE
Division: Research
Definition:
- Protocols for the Contact of Sapient Entities: A set of rules and algorithms for opening communications with intelligent anomalies.
Project Aethalides
Division: Research/Containment
Definition:
- An ongoing, joint Research/Containment project to develop sonic weaponry suitable for combatting RPC-347, and protection against RPC-347-1 at On-Location Site-1010 (OL-Site).
Project Mauna
Division: Containment
Definition:
- An ongoing Authority operation to suppress certain automotive anomalies in continental India.
Project Tiresias
Division: N/A
Definition:
- The joint project between the United States and the USSR that resulted in the creation of RPC-043.
"ProLab"
Division: Containment
Definition:
- The Protocol Laboratory: The Containment Sector tasked with designing, testing, and creation of containment protocols and fail-safes for anomalies.
Prometheus Primogenitus
Division: Research
Definition:
- AKA "The Primogenitus"/officially the Department of Occult Concerns: Department created to leash various societies and esoteric orders agglomerated into the Bureau of Acquisitions over the Authority's - and by extension, the Auctoritas's - lifespan. Sometimes utilised by the Office of Analysis and Science as a means for analysis of certain anomalies that hard observation and testing cannot always provide. Known for their ruthless methods and twisted morality - they do not abide well with constraints, leading to conflict with the Congregance.
Protocol 058-Sigma
Division: Protection
Definition:
- A distraction protocol intended to convince alien threats that the Authority is a vassal state of a larger intergalactic empire.
Pseudoanomaly
Division: Research
Definition:
- Any lesser anomalous objects (LO/LAO) that are only anomalous through being perceivable under the influence of viderics.
Punch Card Format
Division: N/A
Definition:
- The anomalous-documentation format, used primarily from 1896 to as late as 1971 which is known for its use of a morse code designation system.
"QCU"
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Quarantined Containment Unit: A protective chamber designed to isolate its interior and exterior from pathogens and toxins.
R&AFAC
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Records & Archive Facility: A type of Area used in the storage and archive of the Authority's operational data and information, along with maintaining documents and information on previous investigations of anomalous and Group of Interest (GoI)-related activities.
R&EFAC
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Robotics & Engineering Facility: A type of Area used in the scientific advancements of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and/or computer science.
RCC
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Research Commercialization Committee: One of the oversight bodies of Anomalous Commerce (AC) that governs the sale of technologies and scientific knowledge developed by the Research Division.
RCPA
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Righteous Central Protection Authority: A group of interest (GoI) of an alternate, dictatorial version of the Authority from a timeline in that it controls the Earth.
RD
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Regional Director: The Director of a Regional Facility (REFAC) that reports directly to the Board (Global Directorate). An exclusive administrator and overseer of all Sites and Areas within their adjacent regions.
"1935 Reclassification"
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Reclassification and Reformation Order: A movement within the Authority (and the precedent set by the The Board (Global Directorate)) to purge all connection with the modern Authority with the Auctoritas Impertus.
Reality Signature
Division: Research
Definition:
- The unique combination of energy levels and background radiation that permits the identification of a particular level or iteration of spacetime.
"Recruitment"
Division: Administration
Definition:
- The Department of Divisional Recruitment: The Department of the Office of Human Resources (OHR/HR) tasked with identifying and recruiting all Divisional personnel (Research, Protection, Containment, Administration) for all of the different Divisions of the Authority while working with said Divisions.
Red Snow
Division: Protection
Definition:
- A Mobilized Specialized Teams Registry (MST) slang term for an area of low-Coherency characterized by swirling patterns of reddish particles.
REGFAC/"Regional"
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Regional Facility: The logistics and administrative hubs for Sites and Areas within a specific geographic region, often an entire continent. Regional facilities coordinate with Sites and Areas within their adjacent regions. (Anomalies are strictly excluded from these facilities.)
Remnants
Division: N/A
Definition:
- A group of interest (GoI) of an alternate timeline in that human society collapsed due to an event known as the "Alpha Trigger."
Research Mandate
Division: Research
Definition:
- An overarching set of goals or tasks issued to a group or branch of the Research Division.
'Rip'
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Slang for Registered Phenomena Code (RPC), 'rip' or 'ripper' is an unofficial term ascribed to anomalous areas, entities, or other items under the jurisdiction of the Authority. While slang is always difficult to trace, the first usage on record would be during an NT-100 operation in 200█.
RPC
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Research, Protect[ion], Contain[ment]: An acronym for the mission statement of the three primary divisions for the Authority.
- Registered, Phenomena, Code: The numerical designation for a major, individual anomaly that the Authority is either in the process of containing or seeking to contain. A backronym created from the acronym above.
RPCATHC
Division: N/A
Definition:
- RPC Authority Threats & Hazards Code: The classification system of symbols used to both determine and determine the possible threats an anomaly with a Registered Phenomena Code (RPC) poses to an individual or the containment protocol.
RV
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Remote Vessel: A ship prefix for a remote-controlled Authority naval vessel.
SASER
Division: Protection
Definition:
Sound Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation, devices which generate and project beams of coherent, high-intensity sound.
Sch
Division: Research
Definition:
- Schrödinger Instability Units: A deprecated unit for measuring the relative instability of an area of reality using quantum entanglement. Generally replaced by the ACS.
SDS
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Any Authority equipment designed to reduce the dangers of exposure to extradimensional spaces.
SD
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Site Director: The governing, administrative official of a Site that reports directly to their respective Regional Director (RD).
"The Sea"
Division: Administration
Definition:
- An informal term used when referring to the entirety of the Authority's assets and capital.
Site
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Any Authority research and containment facility.
Slogger
Division: Protection
Definition:
- A Mobilized Specialized Teams Registry (MST) slang term for an area of low-Coherency in which normal movement and acceleration of objects have become abnormally slowed down.
SoG
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Sergeant of the Guard: A formal term for an Authority Security Force (ASF) member in charge of a group guarding or patrolling a specific location.
SOUTHCOM
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Southern Command: The designated command region and Regional Facility (REFAC) administratively responsible for the provisional facilities present within South America.
SPAACs
Division: Protection
Definition:
- SPontaneous Anomalous ACtivity: Anomalous activity discovered during a Protection operation that is is unexpected or unaccounted for in operational intelligence. Frequently rendered informally as "Spack(s)".
STB
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Suborbital Transfer Bus: Any Authority Vessel (AV), propelled by rockets designed to operate outside of an atmosphere but not enter or leave a planetary orbit.
"Stretchway"
Division: Protection
Definition:
- A Mobilized Specialized Teams Registry (MST) slang term for an area of low-Coherency in which space is "stretched," causing nearby objects to become suddenly out of reach.
TERFLT
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Terrestrial Fleet: An Authority Extraterrestrial Defence Force (AEDF) faction that operates within the Earth-Moon system.
TERFLTER
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Terrestrial Fleet Emergency Reserve: A Terrestrial Fleet (TERFLT) Unit that contains spacecraft to be deployed in the event of an emergency.
TERFLTMAIN
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Terrestrial Fleet Line Reserve: A Terrestrial Fleet (TERFLT) Unit that provides logistical support to Authority spacecraft.
Theophan
Division: N/A
Definition:
Theophan is a system of measurement utilized by certain groups (Namely, Containment Engineers) of the Authority to measure the strength of a cognitohazard's effect relative to the resistance of a sapient entity and the amount of influence it can exert. The majority of cognitohazards are Theophan 1-3, encountered non-anomalously, while the average human has resistance to Theophan 2 or higher.
INFLTMAIN
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Inner-System Fleet Maintenance Squadron: An Inner-System Fleet (INFLT) Unit that provides logistical support to Authority spacecraft.
TLAC
Division: Research/Administration
Definition:
- Terms and Lexicon Analysis Commission: The joint Office of Information, Records and Security (OIRS), and Department of Historical and Pseudohistorical Studies (DHPS) half-yearly Committee that reviews all terms and proposed changes to the Lexicon.
Tripup
Division: Protection
Definition:
- A Mobilized Specialized Teams Registry (MST) slang term for an area of low Coherency in which horizontal surfaces change in height suddenly, causing tripping or falls.
U&IIB
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Unusual & Interstellar Infrastructure Bureau: The Containment Sector responsible for constructing Authority space stations and other facilities outside of Earth's orbit.
UCA
Division: Research
Definition:
- An anomalous tool or structure that has been artificially produced by the Authority.
UNAAC
Division: N/A
Definition:
- United Nations Anomalous Activities Committee: An agency of interest (AoI) and an international governmental group that oversees and regulates the operations of the Authority and other AoIs operating within United Nations territory.
”The Union”
Division: N/A
Definition:
- A Group of Interest (GoI) composed of a network of Christian individuals that believe in public knowledge of the occult.
UNISAAF/ISA
Division: N/A
Definition:
- United Nations International Security Anomalous Assistance Force: The documents that govern the limits and responsibilities of the Authority and other agencies of interest (AoIs).
- International Security Alliance: The alternate nickname title for UNISAAF.
Viderics
Division: Research
Definition:
- A set of psychoactive drugs that expand human senses to allow the perception of certain anomalies.
WESTCOM
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Western Command: The designated command region and Regional Facility (REFAC) administratively responsible for the provisional facilities present within Western Europe.
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