Glossary:
This is a glossary of all the terminology used in my fanfic, both from the movie Treasure Planet and stuff I made up myself. Includes pronunciations if they were spoken in the movie or from my head. If anything confuses you as you read The Rising and Falling of the Sun feel free to check here. I hope this clears up anything I forgot to explain in the fic. (This will be updated with each new chapter.)
Arcturian solar crystals (ark-TUR-ee-in) – In the movie the narrator says the merchant ship Captain Flint attacks is carrying a "cargo of Acturian solar crystals." You can guess that they're a form of wealth in the Treasure Planet universe. The "making of" book says the fabric of solar sails are made of them.
Amelia, Captain (former) – If you don't know who she is, you haven't seen the movie. In my fic Amelia retired from captaining to raise her children when they became toddlers, but there's nothing official to support this.
Amy – The name of Amelia's oldest daughter, a feline female like her mother. Name chosen by myself, not from the movie.
Arrow, Mr. – Big rock guy from movie. You know who I'm talking about.
Arvian (ARE-vee-in) – A winged creature without limbs. The Gossamarian version of a horse. From fic, not movie, though they look similar to mantabirds. The name comes from avian, another word for bird.
B.E.N. – Arguably the most annoying thing on the big screen. Personally, I like him. He's shown helping out around the Benbow at the end of the movie, but I think he'd be more likely hiring himself out as a navigator for ships than working at an inn. It's what he's built for and all.
Benbow Inn, The – Rebuilt and better than ever at the end of the movie and in this fic. (Though I don't think it had vines on it anywhere in my movie. Oh well. Creative license.) Someone once asked me exactly what an inn was. I've heard tell it's a combination of a restaurant and hotel, so I go with that.
Birdbrain Mary – The weird female alien pirate in the movie. Just a head with legs attached to it and no body (she freaks me out, I'll admit). Name taken from "making of" book, not made up for fic.
Cerulean (sir-OO-lee-in) – My favorite color. LOL. I was amused when I realized it sounded like the name of an alien race, so I decided to make it one. These aquatic aliens from the planet Cer are big and strong, with four muscular arms. Not something you'd want to cross. Unless it makes for a good fight scene in a fanfic, of course.
Crescentia (kreh-SEN-tee-ah) – That white moon thing in the movie. :P
Delbert Doppler, Doctor – If you don't know . . . GO SEE THE MOVIE!
Ellenvood – One of the pirate crewmen in the movie is said to be from the planet Ellenvood, according to the "making of" book. He was the purple seal-guy with the four plungers for hands and the flipper tail with no legs. For the fic I made his species the same name as his planet (like Vulcans in "Star Trek," ya know?).
Empire, the – According to the "making of" book, the setting for the movie is an empire of many planets ruled by a queen. This doesn't come up in the movie, but since the book's official you can take it to be fact.
Etherium (eh-THAIR-ee-um) – I'll quote from the "making of" book: "The ocean upon which Jim Hawkins and the crew of the RLS Legacy navigate their journey is called the 'etherium.' It is an outer space filled with atmosphere. One of the most distinct aspects of the etherium is that this unique 'space ocean' has qualities of both air and water. Space is not a vacuum in this universe, but is living, roiling, and ever changing."
Etherium Melody – The name of the song Sarah plays in the Gentle Inn. I made up the lyrics myself. I think it's pretty. I'd sing it for you all if you could hear me. ^_^
Gentle Inn, The – An Inn located in Port City, on Gossamar. Sarah goes there often to earn money through song and story. I chose the name for the inn to represent how docile the Gossamarians are (though now that I think of it, an alien probably named it, since it's a business in Port City *shrug*).
Gossamar (GAW-sah-mar) – A planet invented for my fic. Jim's mother visited it when she was young. Many of the species here have wings, including the humanoids who are the dominant race of the planet. I got its name from the word "gossamer," meaning light, airy, and delicate.
Gossamarian (gaw-sah-MAR-ee-in) – Though technically all species from Gossamar would be Gossamarians, this is the name I use for the dominant humanoid species that basically runs the planet. They're more simple than other space-going races, having only one combination city and port called Port City. The Gossamarians look human except for wings sprouting from their shoulders and any number of short horns on their foreheads. They glide more than fly, but even to do this they must have hollow bones and a fragile exterior. Gossamarians have a healthy wariness of any other race because they are so delicate, but they tolerate belonging to the Empire because it brings Gossamar money and goods. Not many Gossamarians go anywhere near Port City, because it's populated by so many alien races.
Harklan (HARK-lahn) – A blue, furry species of alien I invented for this fic. Name has no meaning.
Harley Stevenson – Sarah's father. He's sick and the job of keeping them both alive and fed falls to his young daughter.
Insectoid – The word I use for any alien that resembles a bug. Scroop, Runt, etc.
Interstellar Academy – The place that gives Jim his nifty uniform at the end of the movie. ^_^ It wouldn't be any fun if he had to pander to some organization in my fic, so I had him quit. I'm so evil. =)
Jim Hawkins – See: the movie. Duh. In my fic he's eighteen and in need of guidance once again after the death of his mother.
John Silver – Other big guy in the movie. Yeah.
Legacy, RLS – That big thing in the movie where they spend most of their time. Right.
Little Brother – A Salcunomadro, and Sarah Stevenson's best friend. Born second in his family, hence the phrase used to describe him is Little Brother. He has the intelligence of a child and loyalty of a faithful dog.
Mac (MACK) – Barkeep and owner of the Gentle Inn on Gossamar. He's an honest guy and just trying to make a living. He keeps an eye on Sarah when she's there earning money. He's an Ellenvood, though very tall for his race (if not he wouldn't be able to see over the bar LOL).
"Making of" book – Yeah, so this isn't really in the fanfic. But if you're wondering what this "making of" book I keep mentioning is, it's called Treasure Planet: A Voyage of Discovery. It's full of cool stuff from behind the scenes and lotsa pics, but not as much as, say, The Art of The Lion King or The Art of Toy Story. (Both books I own as well, and they have tons more info about their movie. Oh well. The Treasure Planet book is still cool.)
Mantabird – You now those white stingray things in the movie that are flying around Crescentia? They're supposed to make you think of seagulls? Those are mantabirds. Name taken from "making of" book.
Medley, RLS – A merchant ship carrying cargo to Goassamar that Jim signs up on in my fic. Medley is a word meaning a combination of things, usually used as a music term to mean a combination of songs in a performance.
Montressor (mon-TRESS-er) – Jim's planet, from the movie. A mining planet that's seen better days, according to the "making of" book. Supposed to be always gloomy there, hence the need for the Benbow's cheerful holoblinds in the movie. (Neat tidbit of info: Montressor is French for "my treasure." I KNEW it sounded French!)
Morph – Jell-o puppy thing from movie. Come on, you know him! The cute one! No, not Jim . . . not that I'm saying he's not cute. . . . *shuts up*
Nathaniel Flint, Captain – Grrrr. Evil dude. From movie. Six eyes. I think he looks cool. Makes a nice skeleton.
Point, Admiral – Jim's superior officer in Interstellar Academy from my fic. Not in movie, though he's the same rock race as Mr. Arrow.
Port City – Biggest (only) city on Gossamar. Mostly alien races live and work there. Gossamarians tend to stay clear. Has very tall, metal docking stations at the edge of the city to anchor big etherium-sailing vessels, since the planet has no spaceport. To get goods and travelers down to the surface they must be lowered down the docking stations by cart or other means.
Purp – Purple fruit in movie that looks like a lemon. Grows on Montressor, according to Jim when he meets Silver. You can make juice from it too.
Runt – A friend Jim makes on the Medley. A small insect-like alien. I made him up for the fic. Named him Runt because he's small, and I guess it's something you might name a pirate. (Hey, one of the pirates was named Dogbreath in the movie, so don't criticize my stupid name. ^_^)
Salcunomadro (sahl-KOO-no-MAH-droh) – A second intelligent species from Gossamar. They resemble four-legged, dog-sized reptiles with paws and very large eyes (for night vision). Without appendages to manipulate their environment (nope, no thumbs) they didn't evolve into a space-going race. Instead they leave things like that to the Gossamarians. The Salcunomadro don't receive a name until their full maturity. Until then they use descriptive phrases to tell each other apart. Their throats have trouble forming the standard galactic language (known in our world as English, heh heh) so their voices sound awful.
Sarah Hawkins – Jim's mom. In my fic she dies of an unidentified sickness, leaving her son lost and alone despite his friends.
Sarah Stevenson – Half-human, half-Gossamarian. She lives in Port City and fends for herself and her father, who's too ill to do much of anything. Her mother's been in prison since she was little. Her personality is very "I accept whatever life throws at me," which clashes with Jim's "if I don't like it, I change it" mindset. (Better known in the movie as "ya hates ta lose." Thanks, Silver.) And yes, I know her last name is an awful inside joke. Too bad, I like it.
Shingsti (SHING-stee) – Name of a Cerulean who makes trouble for Sarah on Gossamar. Amusingly, I got the word as a randomized password from school. It sounded like an alien name to me.
Snitch – A Harklan friend that Jim makes on the Medley. Yes, I'll admit I was picturing Stitch when I thought him up. So sue me. :P
Solar surfing – It's that thing that Jim does at the beginning of the movie. You know, the thing with the thing? And he goes through that thing and then the cops come? Yeah. . . .
Telenstrument (tell-EHN-strah-ment) – Telepathic instrument. It scans the player's mind to produce different notes when the player thinks of them. The buttons on the instrument are to make tones from different kinds of instruments. Percussion, string, woodwind, etc. It's a whole band in one instrument! I'm a genius! Ahem, yes. Well, I made it up for the fic to help Sarah earn money.
Treasure Planet – Okay, I'm not even going into this one.
Victory – The name Sarah chooses for a longboat in her tale of Treasure Planet.
Zandarian slug – Zandarians are the race of the six-eyed lookout, Onus, in the movie. (I got the name from the "making of" book.) I have no idea where the expression "like a Zandarian slug in a blog pool" came from. Just popped into my head. You can assume, though, that Zandarian slugs in blog pools are very fast. ^_^