A member of a specific alien race or one of their robots that invaded the Grawla home-world in 2798. The word is borrowed from the human word Alien but unlike the human word it only refers to this specific group of Aliens.

Flipping a vehicle upside down.

Something like 'the best fort' or 'the old labyrinth', Grawl use this word to refer to the planet Hawking and everything on it. It's sort of a joke, because it compares the planet to the kind of fort with traps so lethal, nobody on the outside is actually sure anyone still lives there.

Another name of Planet Hawking, in the Northern Grawl's own tongue. Translated literally, it means "Forever Rock", referring to the surprisingly hardiness of the planet itself. They have been know to intentionally turn human auto-translators off when saying the name.

A scavenged alien device or weapon, generally one that a Grawla personally uses, but doesn't quite understand the *hows* and *whys* of it's function. They fetch an extremely high price with proper cult leaders, mechanists and tinkerers, whom seek to unravel their secrets and obtain unspeakable new powers… But for the average Grawla it is simply 'magic shiney glowey thing that does an explosion and/or brings good luck'.

Some small clans are known to take the tactic of simply growing food or fabricating ammo to get by. Technically they can be conquered by just about any other clan walking in, but bigger clans also utterly rely on their expertise to survive. When the bigger clan dies or falls apart, the Brass and Grass simply change flags and carry on as if nothing has happened...

Used in slang, it's basically the opposite to patriotism. "What are we going to do if clan Stygra falls? Who is going to fight the Ewmans!?" / "Who cares. Brass and Grass. Somebody else will come along."

An over-engineered crawler or general vehicle that's bound to break down at the worst possible time.

Somebody who kills a person without offer of surrender. In the old days, these were sometimes cannibals with no other option to survive, but these days it's more of an aggressive slur.

The act of immobilizing a person or vehicle without totally killing them/destroying it.

A Grawla who makes or relies on crude copies of alien equipment. It can be used in a derogatory way if they think the Grawla has a superiority complex about using such things.

The Grawla name for 'Human'. It's unclear if this is an intentional pun or not.

A name for Guncrawlers specifically designed to carry a lot of people or supplies.

An armoured aircraft.

A derogatory term used for vehicles that are flashy or impractical. Sometimes leveled at the rare case of a Grawla vehicle with no guns on it.

Engine or machine oil.

The Grawl who gets chosen to deliver messages back and forth from HQ. It's sometimes seen as a position of unfair favouritism and a cushy job in general, but sometimes grunts will still be nice to them to gain their own secret favours (such as better booze or food from the boss's own supplies).

A Grawla who has no clan, but gets by offering lifts or transporting goods from place to place. They are characterized as good-hearted and trustworthy, if somewhat cowardly.

Thinly veiled euphemisms for gore. “Tank is a good runner, 75mm gun, only one previous owner. Single shell hole. Blood custard.”

There is a myth going around that mountain Grawla only eat rocks, since outsiders aren’t very clear where they get their food from. Can also be used to call someone stupid. There are variations based on region, for instance a ‘Dust Eater’ being a Grawla from the desert, or ‘Mud Eater’ being somebody from a swamp.

A sub machinegun. It's a mishearing of the human word. To ‘Smeegee’ something is to hose a general area with bullets, regardless of necessity or effectiveness. Covering fire without actually covering anyone. A common jerk move is to spray somebody sitting in a tank’s coupla to force them to duck down inside, and then steal something off the outside of the hull.

Someone with cybernetic upgrades. These are pretty dangerous to get, considering the low quality of Grawla healthcare.

Grenades, bombs, explosives- Hand thrown or airdropped.

Somebody who never takes risks or challenges others to a fight, more concerned with keeping their body intact. More of a light-hearted jab.

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