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Every published entry, with recorded alternative names and spellings listed as cross-references.

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  • Cadet Kruampettspelling variant, see Randolph Kraumpett
  • CæmbodeusArtifact / workHoly Book on the teachings of Chæmbo, The Barbarian, revered by the Rumps as scripture.
  • Captain Markus Von Stramp, see Markus Von Stramp
  • Captain Torumund Borgin, see Torumund Borgin
  • Capture of Neith, see The Fall of Neith
  • Caroline HerschelPersonAstronomer (1750–1848), sister and lifelong assistant of William Herschel, and a discoverer of comets in her own right.
  • Cassini, see Giovanni Domenico Cassini
  • Chæmbo, see Chæmbo, The Barbarian
  • Chæmbo, The BarbarianPersonThe Rump of Doom: an ancient Rump warrior, outside every rank and Rump Factor, whose purpose has always been the extinction of all bird-kind; he unmade the precursor birds and Chickenheim, and captured Neith in 1777 AD.
  • Chæmbo’s PeaceEvent / eraThe long subjugation of the Chickens by the Rumps, which followed The Destruction of Chickenheim and gives the common era (CP) its name.
  • The ChæmbrolāmbraEvent / eraThe shadow of Chæmbo's ship, the Neith-Taker, vast enough to blot out the Sun; remembered above all from The Fall of Neith, when many Chickens did not heed it.
  • Chæmbrolāmbra, see The Chæmbrolāmbra
  • Chakrabente, see Cheekabente
  • Cheek, see Cheeks
  • CheekabentePersonFounder of the Cheekabentine Monks.
  • Cheekabentine MonksOrganization / institutionFounded by Cheekabente.
  • The CheeknomicronArtifact / workAn artifact like a small telescope, crowded with dials and gears; it powered the Chickens' moon laser, was sent to Earth by Chief Kwimpala, and was kept secret by Bentworthe. It is rumored to be on Earth still.
  • Cheeknomicron, see The Cheeknomicron
  • CheeksCreatureOne of the most abundant species in the Local Group; on Neith alone, over 69 trillion documented cheek sub-species.
  • Chicken-BrigadeOrganization / institutionAn organization whose members included J. H. Lambert, Shalimar the Denier, and Paul Reikess.
  • Chicken Diaspora, see The Destruction of Chickenheim
  • The Chicken Diaspora, see The Destruction of Chickenheim
  • Chicken Heistspelling variant, see The Chickenheist
  • Chicken-magicScientific concept / termA term rooted in Rumpish ridicule of Chicken Mechanics, later touted by Chickens.
  • Chicken MechanicsScientific concept / termOne of the “Chicken Studies”, taught by Chickenstein at the Neith Institute of Technology.
  • Chicken-squalor, see The Great Doldrum
  • The Chicken-squalor, see The Great Doldrum
  • ChickendomPeople / civilizationOriginally the continent on Chickenheim and its government; now all chicken peoples scattered throughout the universe.
  • ChickenheimCelestial body / placeThe home-planet of the Chickens, destroyed in 0 CP.
  • Chickenheim Operations, see Chickenheim Ops
  • Chickenheim OpsOrganization / institutionCalled Death Watch: the Rumpish operation that watched Chickenheim for years before its destruction in 0 CP.
  • The ChickenheistEvent / eraA series of terrorist attacks by the Chicken-Brigade, in direct response to the slaughter of Quillis Cromwell.
  • Chickenheist, see The Chickenheist
  • Chickenkind, see On Chickenkind
  • Chickenmitre OrganisationOrganization / institutionAlso recorded as “Beaks Abound” or “Beeks Abound”.
  • Chickens of EarthPeople / civilizationChickens apart from those of Neith: an example of the degenerative effects of high-concentration cheek exposure on the chicken anatomy, which has left them almost without intellect.
  • Chickens of NeithPeople / civilizationThe Chickens who made Neith the center of Chickendom and defended it in The Fall of Neith.
  • ChickensteinPersonDistinguished Professor of Chicken Mechanics; discovered Sneek/Cheek parity invariance and proved the quantization of the scalar Sneek field. He was on holiday on Earth when Neith fell.
  • Chief Kwimpala, see Kwimpala
  • Christian HorrebowPersonDanish astronomer (1718–1776) of the Round Tower in Copenhagen, who saw Neith in 1764 AD and once more in 1768 AD.
  • Coagulis BenetardPersonDeputy General, known for the Benetard Defence.
  • Commander Felix Don Grompulous, see Felix Don Grompulous
  • Common Turkey, see On The Common Turkey
  • Corbin BucketPersonThe only known Thresh to have assisted humans during the events known as WWII.
  • Crambolie SanctominiePerson“Moon Master”.

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  • EarthCelestial body / placeThe planet from which Neith was first glimpsed, and home of Luna.
  • Earth Operations, see Earth Ops
  • Earth OpsOrganization / institutionThe Rumpish operation overseeing Luna and Earth itself; overseen by General Torumund Borgin, and led since 1957 AD by Premier Commander Gorginmeijer Borgleaus.
  • Earth's moon, see Luna
  • The Egg HallsCelestial body / placeIn Chicken faith, the halls beyond time where every Chicken that will ever be waits to hatch.
  • Egg Halls, see The Egg Halls
  • The Egg Halls beyond time, see The Egg Halls

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  • General Tormund Borginspelling variant, see Torumund Borgin
  • General Torumund Borgin, see Torumund Borgin
  • General TsoPersonThe Qing general Zuo Zongtang (1812–1885), remembered in the archive as a warrior and a chef.
  • Giovanni Domenico CassiniPersonOne of the prominent astronomers of the time, who noticed a small companion close to Venus in 1672 AD.
  • GlastonburyCelestial body / placeSite of the 1777 sightings by J. H. Lambert, Bentworthe, and Herschel; Mauthsheemba is its patroness.
  • Gorginmeijer BorgleausPerson“The Young Rump”: instrumental, under Lieutenant Torumund Borgin, in the assault on Chickenheim; a Lieutenant in The Fall of Neith; and since 1957 AD Premier Commander of Earth Ops.
  • The Great DoldrumEvent / eraA period of total civilization collapse lasting nearly half a millennia across the known universe, around 12,000 BCP.
  • Great Doldrum, see The Great Doldrum
  • Gumpthee HarleshempPersonRevered as the founder of The Monks of Ordo de Shvitzum.

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  • Hassimir CouncilOrganization / institutionThe premier Rumpish governing body since 500 CP, when it took over government from the IGRSE; it awards (and defrocks) the Rump Factor.
  • The History of NeithEvent / eraSightings of a companion of Venus, the controversies surrounding them, Herschel's refusal to publish, and The Fall of Neith.

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  • J. H. LambertPersonPublished orbital elements of the satellite in the Berliner Astronomisches Jahrbuch for 1777; a member of the Chicken-brigade and a student of William Herschel; died in September 1777.
  • Jacques MontaignePersonObserver at Limoges who saw Neith four times in May 1761 AD.
  • James ShortPersonScottish mathematician and maker of reflecting telescopes (1710–1768), who saw Neith once in London in 1740 AD.
  • John HerschelPersonAstronomer, son of William Herschel, whose poem of 1837 AD tells of The Fall of Neith; the same year, at the Cape of Good Hope, he discovered the Cat’s Paw Nebula.

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  • Lagrange, see Louis Lagrange
  • Lambert, see J. H. Lambert
  • Leftenant Dr. Sheffenmeijer, see Sheffenmeijer
  • Lieutenant Gorginmeijer Borgleaus, see Gorginmeijer Borgleaus
  • The Local GroupCelestial body / placeThe group of galaxies that includes the Milky Way and Andromeda; Neith was regarded as the center of Chickendom within it.
  • local group, see The Local Group
  • Long FeatherPersonPrime Senator, listed in On Chickenkind.
  • Loosening, see Monkey Mechanics
  • Louis LagrangePersonAstronomer at the observatory of Marseille, who recorded three sightings of Neith in 1761 AD.
  • LunaCelestial body / placeThe moon of Earth, which William Herschel sought to save from the Rumps; Earth Ops now watches over it.
  • Lycurgus Aristides ZanzibarPersonProfessor of Sneek Studies at Sheffenmeijer University, and the only non-feline ever given a Rump Factor, though only an honorary one.

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  • MandobarDeity / religious traditionGod of preparation — Chieftain of The Shvitz Gods and Lord of the Preamble.
  • MandobiniDeity / religious traditionDemi-God, Servant of Mandobar and rumored to live in his belly button.
  • Mankind, see On Mankind
  • Marcus Aurelius Chamberlain BentworthePersonA very large, gluttonous, and thoroughly gentlemanly Englishman; measured the magnetic field of Neith by Sneek Tidal Interference in Prague in 1762, and drew the Drawings of Neith.
  • Markus Von StrampPersonPosed as Father Hell, director of the Vienna observatory, who declared all observations of the satellite optical illusions.
  • Mary Baldwin HerschelPersonHer personal diary records an account of a 1777 observation that William Herschel denied.
  • MauthembaDeity / religious traditionDemi-God, Servant of Mauthsheemba — Patroness of Feet and Apples.
  • MauthsheembaDeity / religious traditionGoddess of Fertility and Bounty — Patroness of Glastonbury and The Sweep.
  • Mayor Davos Hassimir, see Davos Hassimir
  • Mersenne PrimePersonThe only Earth Cat, and the only non-Rump of any kind, ever given a true Rump Factor: 0.6.
  • The Milky WayCelestial body / placeThe barred spiral galaxy, within the Local Group, that is home to the Solar System and the Kitties’ Paw.
  • Milky Way, see The Milky Way
  • Monkey House, see Monkey Mechanics
  • Monkey MechanicsScientific concept / termThe science that became Ape-kind's foremost pursuit after The Great Doldrum; Loosening and Reverse Loosening are its most important ideas.
  • Monkey Wrench, see Monkey Mechanics
  • The Monks of Ordo de ShvitzumOrganization / institutionSacred order which preserves “The Way”.
  • Monks of Ordo de Shvitzum, see The Monks of Ordo de Shvitzum
  • MontbarronPersonAmateur astronomer at Auxerre, who saw Neith three times in March 1764 AD.
  • The Moon, see Luna
  • Moon Master, see Crambolie Sanctominie

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  • On ApekindCollection notesThe original collection notes on Apekind.
  • On ChickenkindCollection notesThe original collection notes on Chickenkind.
  • On Duckish PeoplesCollection notesThe original collection notes on the Duckish peoples.
  • On MankindCollection notesThe original collection notes on Mankind.
  • On Neithan CreaturesCollection notesNeith is home to many species, discovered by the Chickens in 234 CP.
  • On Rumpnillion BastadonsCollection notesThe original collection notes on the Rumpnillion Bastadons.
  • On The Common TurkeyCollection notesThe original collection notes on the Common Turkey.
  • On The Shvitz GodsCollection notesThe original collection notes on the Shvitz Gods.
  • On The ThreshCollection notesThe original collection notes on The Thresh.
  • The order of the NilnatinsOrganization / institutionAn order listed in On Rumpnillion Bastadons.
  • Ordo de ShvitzumScientific concept / termSacred order of the universe, colloquially “The Way”: four immersions, the Preamble, the Plunge, the Švitz, and the Sweep.

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  • Quillakas AdallphaltibusPersonLed the first Rumpish expedition to Malaysia.
  • Quillis CromwellPersonLaid siege to the IGRSE in 327 CP; his slaughter precipitated a dramatic increase in Chicken/Rumpish hostilities.

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  • Tarthrop AsimothPersonListed in On Rumpnillion Bastadons.
  • Taxonomy of Cheeks, see Sheffenmeijer's Taxonomy of Cheeks
  • Theronomos GrainPersonPetty Officer; his wife is Purella.
  • Thramboshi GnoeshCreatureRump dogs.
  • The Thresh, see On The Thresh
  • Thresh, see On The Thresh
  • Tiberius ReikessPersonTiberius “the Dog” Reikess, listed in On Mankind.
  • TitanCelestial body / placeSaturn's moon, held by the Rumps; General Torumund Borgin put in there for repairs during The Fall of Neith.
  • Tormund Borginspelling variant, see Torumund Borgin
  • Torumund BorginPersonA Lieutenant at The Destruction of Chickenheim, assigned the highest Rump Factor in 500 CP, later General over Earth Ops and many other programs; led The Fall of Neith aboard the RF-9 and summoned Chæmbo.
  • ToscaniniPersonA Turkey and an intergalactic smuggler, who brought William Herschel rare materials from other worlds.

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  • VenusCelestial body / placeThe second planet from the Sun; Neith was its moon until 1777 AD.
  • Venus Operations, see Venus Ops
  • Venus OpsOrganization / institutionThe Rumpish operation that oversaw Venus and its moon Neith; a sister operation of Earth Ops.
  • Vice Baron Nathaniel Shempheath, see Nathaniel Shempheath

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  • The Way, see Ordo de Shvitzum
  • William HerschelPersonThe great astronomer and composer, well-known as the “Purveyor of Neith”, who devoted much of his life to Moon-preservation and refused to publish J. H. Lambert's work in 1777 AD.

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