A technique used to disguise a person, object or place. It creates any illusion required by the operator. The AE Suits include chameleon shift and can be used to make the wearer appear to be wearing any type of clothing, while they still have all the benefits of the AE Suit. The door of the Lab is also disguised using chameleon shift, from outside the Lab the door can not be seen.

The gods worshipped by the monks from the Shansu sect. The gods live in the Temple of Shansu until their re-birth ceremony. At the ceremony they are killed. 

The monks believe that they are re-incarnated, and they search for the baby that the god inhabits. They baby is then brought to the temple where it live until their re-birth ceremony. The gods live in individual shrines that they rarely leave. 

While in their earthly form the gods have no special powers or abilities. 

Hsui Tai is one of the Child Gods. The monks also believe that Mike is the god Kishnu.

The space of area around a closed world that is protected by the Galactic Federation. All telepathic and non-telepathic races are forbidden to enter closed space. 

The Earth's entire solar system is designated closed by the Galactic Federation.

A world that is protected by the Galactic Federation, because telepathic life has not jet evolved on it. All telepathic and non-telepathic races are forbidden to land on a closed world. 

The Earth was a closed world until the Galactic Federation acknowledged the Tomorrow People.