Terminology
These terms may not be understood by those unfamiliar with known space culture, and are presented here to help understand the content in Tatterpedia.
Sapient
Referring to an intelligent member of any species, regardless of biological form.
Sapientology
The broad study of all alien intelligent species.
Sapientologist
Someone who studies Sapientology.
Strait
Common term for a faster than light travel route between star systems.
Slipstream Strait or Slipstream are also used.
The point within a system to which you must be to enter a Strait is known as a Strait point.
Universal Interstellar Time
The time and calendar system used across known space. Also known as UIT.
Tatternet
The communications network spread across known space.
The Tatternet is used for realtime and asynchronous communications anywhere within a given star system that supports it, and for asynchronous communications between star systems.
Messages sent between star systems take about 30 hours to arrive per strait that connects the systems, on the average.