Items
Alarian Money
First Mention: Disconnect
First Appearance: Disconnect
Description: Alarian Monetary Units
Based on 75 unit system.
75 Hamps equal one Drega
75 Dregas equal one Trega
75 Tregas equal one Quatrega
75 Quatregas equal one Cintrega
75 Cintregas equal one Cotrega
Items: Environmental Suits
Environmental Suits
Mark One-Soft Suit, Fully Articulated, Dura- 3 hrs. Most Comfortable suit, worn during combat conditions on Charlie Class ships.
Mark Two-Semi Hard Shell (torso), fully articulated, fairly comfortable, Duration- 5 hrs., worn by hangar crews and some repair personnel.
Mark Three- Hard Shell, Major Points articulated, Duration- 8 hrs. worn by all flight crews of Alpha and Bravo Class ships, Tactical Protection Level One.
Mark Four- Hard Shell, articulated at all major points, Dura- 10 hrs. Can be adapted with multiple tools, Rescue work, Repair work, Any long term work in non-friendly environments. Additional adaptations exo-sketal power. Tactical Protection Level Two.
Mark Five- Hard Shell, Articulated at Major Points, Exo-Sketal power times three, Duration- 15 hours, comes equipped with internal positioning controls, Can have a variety of systems including weapons, heavy repair, mining, and survey. Worn by Marines and Deep Space Mining, and Extensive Repair work. Larger than all other Suits. Tactical Level Three, Four if Weapons package is fully installed.
EVA Pack- Attaches to suits 2 thru 5. Increases Duration time by double if fully loaded.
Type One Mobile Platform- Used to Transport Material in Deep Space. Has Plug ins for two personnel.
Type Two Mobile Platform-Used to Transport personnel in deep space, Suits plug in for numerous personnel.
Item: Walz
First Mention: Primary Collision
First Appearance: Primary Collision
Description: A unit of temperature measurement
Writing Origin:
Item: Swits
First Mention: Primary Collision
First Appearance: Primary Collision
Description: A unit of atmospheric measurement
Writing Origin:
Item: Ursant
First Mention: Primary Collison
First Appearance:
Nickname: Unknown
Description: A large Alarian mammal who lives in a den and gives birth to numerous cubs, like an Earth bear.
Rank Structure
Rank Structures In the Outfitters Universe:
Stranger Fleet
Command Flight Technical Marine
11 Admiral
10 Commander Commander Commander Commander
9 Lt. Comdr Lt. Comdr. Lt. Comdr. Lt. Comdr.
8 Sr. Captain Sr. Captain Chief WO 4 Colonel
7 Jr. Captain Jr. Captain Chief WO 3 Major
6 Sr. Lt. Sr. Lt. Chief WO 2 Captain
5 Jr. Lt. Jr. Lt. Warrant Officer Lt.
4 Ensign Ensign Senior Tech Senior SGT
3 SGT Tech 3 SGT
2 Ranger Tech 2 CPL
1 Tech 1 Marine
Earth Fleets
Command Techincal
27 Admiral in Chief
26 Rear Admiral
25 Fleet Admiral
24 Admiral
23 Commodore
22 Commander
21 Lt. Commander
20 Colonel
19 Lt. Colonel
18 Major Senior Chief WO
17 Senior Captain Chief WO4
16 Jr. Captain Chief WO3
15 Sr. Lt. Chief WO2
14 Jr. Lt. Chief WO1
13 Ensign Warrant Officer
12 Command SGT Major
11 Sgt. Major
10 1st Sgt. Sr. Tech
9 Platoon Sgt.
8 Sgt. First Class
7 Staff Sgt. Tech6
6 Sgt.
5 Cpl. Tech 5
4 Lance Cpl. Tech 4
3 Specialist Tech 3
2 PFC Tech 2
1 PVT Tech 1
Comparison of Rank Structure
Earth Stranger
Fleet Admiral 25 Admiral 11
Commander 22 Commander 10
Colonel 20 Lt. Commander 9
Major 18 Sr. Capt 8
Jr. Capt 16 Jr. Capt 7
Sr. Lt. 15 Sr. Lt. 6
Jr. Lt. 14 Jr. Lt. 5
Ensign 13 Ensign 4
Sgt. First Class 8 SGT 3
Cpl 5 Ranger/CPL 2
Spec. 3 Marine 1
Item: Item 24
First Mention: Primary Collision
First Appearance: Primary Collision
Description: The 24th item on a checklist Admiral Bashir has developed to chart when his plans will be initiated to begin a covert unauthorized action involving the Stranger Fleet. No New Fleet Personnel are involved in this plan and great lengths have been taken to keep the plan a secret.
Writing Origin: Just a random number at first, but slowly built up items on the list as I was writing the book Primary Collision.
Item: Home Solar Defense Forces
First Mention: Primary Collision
First Appearance:
Description: The Home Solar Defense Force is tasked with regulating incoming and outgoing traffic from Earth’s solar system. These forces are the last line of defense for the solar system. Made up of rejects from the New Earth Fleet personnel and people who are either politically or economically connected to the power structure of the Earth government.
Writing Origin:
Items: Starry Night Over the Rhone
First Mention: Primary Collision
First Appearance: Primary Collision
Description: Painting, a print now hangs in Oliver and Lou’s quarters on the Redemption. Wrongfully attributed to Vincent Price who while a magnificent human being and an art lover is the wrong Vincent from history.
Writing Origin: Decided to pick a less popular one of Van Gogh’s pieces for Lou to admire.
The Outfitters Universe 