Here is a comprehensive "find-and-replace" dictionary to help you scrub the real-world Earth references from your documents and replace them with grounded, in-universe sci-fi terminology. These replacements are designed to sound phonetically similar or retain the "mouth-feel" of the original words so that the rhythm of your writing remains intact, while fully severing the ties to Earth history. ### ⚠️ Important Find & Replace Rules: 1. **Match Case:** Make sure your find-and-replace tool is set to "Match Case" so you don't mess up capitalization. 2. **Order of Operations:** Replace specific/hyphenated words *before* general ones (e.g., replace "Blackfoot" before "Foot", and replace "Quebecois" before "Quebec"). 3. **The Métis Accent:** Do a separate find and replace for "Métis" (with the accent) and "Metis" (without the accent). --- ### 1. Cultures & Nations (The "Precursor-Seeded" Peoples) **The Western / Gatherer Nations:** * Find: `Cree` ➔ Replace: `Kirae` *(Pronounced: Kih-RAY)* * Find: `Blackfoot` ➔ Replace: `Kardari` * Find: `Piegan` ➔ Replace: `Pellari` * Find: `Sarcee` ➔ Replace: `Sorsari` * Find: `Salishan` ➔ Replace: `Saelan` **The Southern / Warrior Nations:** * Find: `Lakota` ➔ Replace: `Lotharri` * Find: `Sioux` ➔ Replace: `Siora` * Find: `Mandan` ➔ Replace: `Mondari` * Find: `Mandans` ➔ Replace: `Mondaris` * Find: `Hidatsa` ➔ Replace: `Hadathi` **The Eastern / Seller Nations:** * Find: `Anishinaabe` ➔ Replace: `Nishava` * Find: `Saulteaux` ➔ Replace: `Seltori` * Find: `Ojibwe` ➔ Replace: `Ojavin` --- ### 2. The "Children" / Mixed-Heritage Cultures * Find: `Métis` ➔ Replace: `Vectan` *(Derived from "vector/intersecting lines")* * Find: `Metis` ➔ Replace: `Vectan` * Find: `Michif` ➔ Replace: `Vechif` *(The hybrid language)* --- ### 3. Off-Sector / European Ancestries * Find: `Scottish` ➔ Replace: `Takaran` * Find: `Scots` ➔ Replace: `'Karans` * Find: `French` ➔ Replace: `Versian` * Find: `Quebecois` ➔ Replace: `Versian` * Find: `Quebec` ➔ Replace: `Vers` * Find: `English` ➔ Replace: `Homelander` * Find: `Norwegian` ➔ Replace: `Norlarian` * Find: `Norse` ➔ Replace: `Nolarian` * Find: `Icelandic` ➔ Replace: `Switzersweedian` * Find: `Russian` ➔ Replace: `Deutchreain` * Find: `Spanish` ➔ Replace: `Venezuelar` * Find: `German` ➔ Replace: `Germushian` * Find: `Latin` ➔ Replace: `High Sigmarian` *(Used by the Scouts/Church)* --- ### 4. Trade Terms, Gear & Architecture * Find: `Voyageur` ➔ Replace: `Galander` *(Singular)* * Find: `Voyageurs` ➔ Replace: `Galanders` *(Plural. Sounds like "galleon/wanderer")* * Find: `Pemmican` ➔ Replace: `Pellin` *(A nutrient-dense, compressed travel paste)* * Find: `Bannock` ➔ Replace: `Braen` *(A dense, pan-fried frontier bread)* * Find: `Kiva` ➔ Replace: `Calyx-pit` *(A sunken, circular ceremonial chamber)* * Find: `Earthlodge` ➔ Replace: `Berm-lodge` *(Singular)* * Find: `Earthlodges` ➔ Replace: `Berm-lodges` *(Plural)* * Find: `Sash` ➔ Replace: `Cincture` *(If you want to replace the traditional Métis sash with a sci-fi equivalent)* --- ### 5. Flora & Fauna (Animals used for Clans, Names, and Wildlife) *Note: Because your characters literally have names like "Old Pap Whitebear" or "Eagle-Tail-Feather", changing the animals will change the character names to things like "Old Pap White-Ursid" and "Aerin-Tail-Feather". This actually sounds **incredibly cool** and very sci-fi, but be prepared for your character names to shift!* **The Grazers / Prey:** * Find: `Buffalo` ➔ Replace: `Rovak` * Find: `Bison` ➔ Replace: `Rovak` * Find: `Moose` ➔ Replace: `Muzor` *(e.g., Muzor Woods instead of Moose Woods)* * Find: `Caribou` ➔ Replace: `Karrin` * Find: `Deer` ➔ Replace: `Cervid` * Find: `Horse` ➔ Replace: `Kavall` * Find: `Horses` ➔ Replace: `Kavalls` **The Predators / Clan Animals:** * Find: `Bear` ➔ Replace: `Ursid` *(e.g., Walking-Ursid, Ursid Clan)* * Find: `Wolf` ➔ Replace: `Volfen` *(e.g., Lone Volfen)* * Find: `Wolves` ➔ Replace: `Volfens` * Find: `Cat` ➔ Replace: `Felin` **The Birds / Aerial Fauna:** * Find: `Eagle` ➔ Replace: `Aerin` *(e.g., Sitting-Aerin, Aerin Clan)* * Find: `Falcon` ➔ Replace: `Falkan` *(e.g., The Falkan Family)* * Find: `Hawk` ➔ Replace: `Kestrel` *(e.g., Three-Kestrels)* * Find: `Crow` ➔ Replace: `Corvan` *(e.g., Corvan-Foot)* * Find: `Raven` ➔ Replace: `Corvan` * Find: `Loon` ➔ Replace: `Mourn-bird` *(e.g., Two-Mourn-birds)* **Aquatic:** * Find: `Trout` ➔ Replace: `Trill-fish` *(e.g., Big Trill-fish Lake)* * Find: `Turtle` ➔ Replace: `Chelon` *(e.g., Chelon River House)* --- ### How this transforms your text (Examples): **Before:** *"A Scottish-Kirae Métis Voyageur speaking Michif and eating Pemmican outside his Earthlodge."* **After:** *"A Skordian-Kirae Vectan Galander speaking Vechif and eating Pellin outside his Berm-lodge."* **Before:** *"Chief Eagle-Tail-Feather of the Blackfoot Confederacy met with the Saulteaux elders."* **After:** *"Chief Aerin-Tail-Feather of the Kardari Confederacy met with the Seltori elders."* **Before:** *"The Falcon family allied with the Lakota Bear Clan."* **After:** *"The Falkan family allied with the Lotharri Ursid Clan."*