Glossary
Commune: The smallest administrative unit in Rogatia's governmental structure, of which there are five types: cities, towns, boroughs, suburbs and villages. Numbering 436 overall, they are a relic of the country's mid-19th century rule under the French, and sometimes consist of several neighbourhoods in the same area. Communes belong to districts, which in turn belong to parishes. (Rogatia is the only English-speaking Caribbean territory with communes; similarly-named units are also found in Guadeloupe, Martinique and Haiti.)
Elmshire: The western province of Rogatia. Population (2007 census): 1,909,678; area: 3,073.41 km² (1,186.65 sq mi); density: 621.355 people/km² (1,609.301 people/sq mi); seat: Weymouth. Highest point: Our Lady of Salvation, at 204.6 m (671 ft).
Province: The largest administrative unit in Rogatia's governmental structure. There are two of them (Elmshire and Shropshire), which are then divided into 12 parishes. Rogatia is one of only three Caribeean nations to boast provinces; Cuba and the Dominican Republic are the other two.
Rogatia: An island nation situated in the North Atlantic Ocean, about 675 km (420 miles) east of Barbados in the Lesser Antilles and 400 km (250 miles) north of the Guianas in South America. Population (2007 census): 4,391,853; area: 7,048.87 km² (2,721.58 sq mi); density: 623.058 people/km² (1,613.712 people/sq mi). Official language: English; national capital: Trouvaille; time zone: UTC -4 (Atlantic Standard Time) (daylight savings not observed). One of the lowest-lying (and most densely-settled) countries in the West Indies, it comprises two large islands separated by a small isthmus—Elmshire and Shropshire. Its highest point, Mount Barome in eastern Shropshire, has an elevation of 681.58 m (2236 ft).
Sesta: A portion of Lucky Guess which comprises six chapters, each of which focuses on one main character. Termed in reference to the sesta rima, a poetic form consisting of six lines whose rhyming pattern is ABABCC. This form corresponds to the point-of-view scheme thus employed in the sestas: for example, in Sesta 1, Chapters I and III focus on Diane, Chapters II and IV focus on Norissa, and the remaining parts (V and VI) centre on Roberta.
Sevton: The name of a 1200 hectare (3000 acre) estate—agricultural station and residential property—located at the northern reaches of Elmshire, in central Mackenzie District. Named after the Birmingham, England family who settled there in the 1860s and founded the property a decade later. One of its members, Alan Hollingsworth Sevton, was the owner of the eponymous estate from 1921 until his death in 1966. The area consists of eleven buildings: the Sevton Monument, the Sevton Mansion, the Herriman Hostel, three factories, two windmills, two hangars and a greenhouse, all connected by a three-story basement complex. (A twelth sturcture by the name of Heddwich—the original proprietors' residence—currently lies in ruins.) A steep, cactus-strewn chaparral lies west of the estate, and is home to the "Maw", long rumoured by locals as the entrance to some secret cave.
Shropshire: The eastern province of Rogatia. Population (2007 census): 2,482,175; area: 3,975.46 km² (1,534.93 sq mi); density: 624.374 people/km² (1,617.122 people/sq mi). Its seat is Trouvaille, also the national capital. Highest point: Mount Barome.
Trouvaille: The capital of Rogatia (and the seat of Shropshire and St. George Parish). Population (2007 census): 373,658, city proper; 506,327, Metropolitan District. The city proper consists of ten boroughs: Trouvaille CBD, Welkeston, Lordwell, Leopold, Glover, Hopewell, Cornwall, Alvernia, Queen's Hill and Ebersol.
Elmshire: The western province of Rogatia. Population (2007 census): 1,909,678; area: 3,073.41 km² (1,186.65 sq mi); density: 621.355 people/km² (1,609.301 people/sq mi); seat: Weymouth. Highest point: Our Lady of Salvation, at 204.6 m (671 ft).
Province: The largest administrative unit in Rogatia's governmental structure. There are two of them (Elmshire and Shropshire), which are then divided into 12 parishes. Rogatia is one of only three Caribeean nations to boast provinces; Cuba and the Dominican Republic are the other two.
Rogatia: An island nation situated in the North Atlantic Ocean, about 675 km (420 miles) east of Barbados in the Lesser Antilles and 400 km (250 miles) north of the Guianas in South America. Population (2007 census): 4,391,853; area: 7,048.87 km² (2,721.58 sq mi); density: 623.058 people/km² (1,613.712 people/sq mi). Official language: English; national capital: Trouvaille; time zone: UTC -4 (Atlantic Standard Time) (daylight savings not observed). One of the lowest-lying (and most densely-settled) countries in the West Indies, it comprises two large islands separated by a small isthmus—Elmshire and Shropshire. Its highest point, Mount Barome in eastern Shropshire, has an elevation of 681.58 m (2236 ft).
Sesta: A portion of Lucky Guess which comprises six chapters, each of which focuses on one main character. Termed in reference to the sesta rima, a poetic form consisting of six lines whose rhyming pattern is ABABCC. This form corresponds to the point-of-view scheme thus employed in the sestas: for example, in Sesta 1, Chapters I and III focus on Diane, Chapters II and IV focus on Norissa, and the remaining parts (V and VI) centre on Roberta.
Sevton: The name of a 1200 hectare (3000 acre) estate—agricultural station and residential property—located at the northern reaches of Elmshire, in central Mackenzie District. Named after the Birmingham, England family who settled there in the 1860s and founded the property a decade later. One of its members, Alan Hollingsworth Sevton, was the owner of the eponymous estate from 1921 until his death in 1966. The area consists of eleven buildings: the Sevton Monument, the Sevton Mansion, the Herriman Hostel, three factories, two windmills, two hangars and a greenhouse, all connected by a three-story basement complex. (A twelth sturcture by the name of Heddwich—the original proprietors' residence—currently lies in ruins.) A steep, cactus-strewn chaparral lies west of the estate, and is home to the "Maw", long rumoured by locals as the entrance to some secret cave.
Shropshire: The eastern province of Rogatia. Population (2007 census): 2,482,175; area: 3,975.46 km² (1,534.93 sq mi); density: 624.374 people/km² (1,617.122 people/sq mi). Its seat is Trouvaille, also the national capital. Highest point: Mount Barome.
Trouvaille: The capital of Rogatia (and the seat of Shropshire and St. George Parish). Population (2007 census): 373,658, city proper; 506,327, Metropolitan District. The city proper consists of ten boroughs: Trouvaille CBD, Welkeston, Lordwell, Leopold, Glover, Hopewell, Cornwall, Alvernia, Queen's Hill and Ebersol.