LAVEN: Citizen of Ratibor
LEIF: Butcher at the imperial palace
LENARE PICKERING: Daughter of Count Pickering and Belinda, sister of Mauvin, Fanen, and Denek
LINGARD: Capital city of Relison, kingdom of Trent
LINROY, DILLNARD: See Dillnard Linroy
LIVET GLIM: Port Controller at Tur Del Fur
LONGWOOD: Forest in Melengar
LOTHOMAD THE BALD: King of Lordium, Trent, expanded territory following the collapse of the Steward’s Reign, pushing south through Ghent into Melengar, where Brodric Essendon defeated him in the Battle of Drondil Fields in 2545
LOWER QUARTER: Impoverished section of the city of Medford
LUGGER: Small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails
LUIS GUY: Sentinel of the Nyphron Church, killed Fanen Pickering
LURET: Imperial envoy to Hintindar
MAGNUS: Dwarf, killed King Amrath, sabotaged Arista’s Tower, discovered entry into Avempartha, rebuilding Winds Abbey
MANDALIN: man-dah-lynn Capital of Calis
MANZANT: man-zahnt Infamous prison and salt mine, located in Manzar, Maranon; Royce Melborn is the only prisoner to have been released from it
MARANON: mar-ah-non Kingdom in Avryn, ruled by Vincent and Regina, member of the New Empire, rich in farmland
MARES CATHEDRAL: Center of the Nyphron Church in Melengar, formerly run by Bishop Saldur
MARIBOR: mar-eh-bore God of men
MARIUS, MERRICK: See Merrick Marius
MAUVIN PICKERING: maw-vin Eldest of Count Pickering’s sons, friends since childhood with Essendon royal family, bodyguard to King Alric
MAWYNDULE: Powerful wizard
MCDERN, DILLON: Blacksmith of Dahlgren
MEDFORD: Capital of Melengar
MEDFORD HOUSE: Brothel run by Gwen DeLancy and attached to The Rose and Thorn
MELENGAR: mel-in-gar Kingdom in Avryn, ruled by the Essendon royal family, only Avryn kingdom independent of the New Empire
MELENGARIANS: Residents of Melengar
MELISSA: Head servant of Princess Arista, nickname Missy
MERCS: Mercenaries
MERCY: Young girl under the care of Arcadias
MERLONS: Solid section between two crenels in a crenellated battlement
MERRICK MARIUS: Former member of the Black Diamond, alias Cutter, master thief and assassin, former best friend of Royce, known for his strategic thinking, boyfriend of Jade
MESSKID: Container used to transport meals aboard a ship, resembles bucket
MILBOROUGH: Melengarian baron, died in battle
MILFORD: Sergeant in the Nationalist army
MILLIE: Formerly Hadrian’s horse, died in Dahlgren
MIR: Person with both elven and human blood
MIRANDA GAUNT: Sister of Degan Gaunt
MIZZENMAST: Third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts
MODINA, EMPRESS: Ruler of the New Empire, previously Thrace Wood of Dahlgren
MON, EDITH: See Edith Mon
MONTEMORCEY: mont-eh-more-ah-sea Excellent wine imported through the Vandon Spice Company
MOTTE: Man-made hill
MOUSE: Royce’s horse, named by Thrace, gray mare
MR. RINGS: Baby raccoon, pet of Mercy
MURIEL: Goddess of nature, daughter of Erebus, mother of Uberlin
MYRON LANAKLIN: Sheltered monk of Maribor with indelible memory, son of Victor, sister of Alenda
MYSTIC: Name of Arista’s horse
NAREION: nare-e-on Last emperor of the Novronian Empire
NATIONALISTS: Political party led by Degan Gaunt that desires rule by the will of the people
NATS: Nickname of the Nationalists
NEST, THE: Nickname of the Rat’s Nest
NEVRIK: nehv-rick Son of Nareion, the heir who went into hiding, protected by Jerish Grelad
NEW EMPIRE: Second empire uniting most of the kingdoms of man, ruled by Empress Modina, administered by co-regents Ethelred and Saldur
NIDWALDEN RIVER: Marks the eastern border of Avryn and the start of the Erivan realm
NIMBUS: Tutor to the empress, assistant to the imperial secretary, originally from Vernes
NIPPER: Young servant assigned primarily to the kitchens of the imperial palace
NOVRON: Savior of mankind, demigod, son of Maribor, who defeated the elven army in the Great Elven Wars, founder of the Novronian Empire, builder of Percepliquis, husband of Persephone
NOVRONIAN: nov-ron-e-on Pertaining to Novron
NYPHRON CHURCH: The worshipers of Novron and Maribor
NYPHRONS: nef-rons Devout members of the church
OBERDAZA: oh-ber-daz-ah Tenkin or Ghazel witch doctor
OLD EMPIRE: Original united kingdoms of man, destroyed one thousand years in the past after the murder of Emperor Nareion
ORRIN FLATLY: Ratibor city scribe
OSGAR: Reeve of Hintindar
OSTRIUM: Tenkin communal hall where meals are served
OUDORRO: Friendly Tenkin village in Calis
PALACE OF THE FOUR WINDS: Home of Erandabon Gile in Dur Guron
PARKER: Quartermaster of Nationalist army
PARTHALOREN FALLS: path-ah-lore-e-on The great cataracts on the Nidwalden near Avempartha
PATRIARCH: Head of the Nyphron Church who lives in the Crown Tower of Ervanon
PAULDRON: A piece of armor covering the shoulder
PERCEPLIQUIS: per-sep-lah-kwiss The ancient city and capital of the Novronian Empire, named for the wife of Novron, destroyed and lost during the collapse of the Old Empire
PERCY BRAGA: Former Archduke and Lord Chancellor of Melengar, expert swordsman, uncle-in-law to Alric and Arista, killed by Count Pickering, commissioned the murder of King Amrath
PERIN: Grocer from Ratibor
PERSEPHONE: Wife of Novron
PICKERING: Noble family of Melengar and rulers of Galilin. Count Pickering is known to be the best swordsman in Avryn and believed to use a magic sword.
PICKILERINON, SEADRIC: Noble who shortened the family name to Pickering
PLESIEANTIC INCANTATION: plass-e-an-tic A method used in the Art to draw power from nature
POE: Cook’s assistant aboard the Emerald Storm
POLISH: Head of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild in Ratibor
PRALEON GUARD: pray-lee-on Bodyguards to the king in Ratibor
PRICE: First Officer of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild
QUARTZ: Member of the Ratibor thieves’ guild
RATIBOR: Capital of the kingdom of Rhenydd, home to Royce
RAT’S NEST, THE: Hideout of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild in Ratibor
RED: Old elkhound, large dog frequently found in kitchen of imperial palace
REEVE: Official who supervises serfs and oversees the lands for a lord
REGAL FOX INN, THE: Least expensive tavern in affluent Hill District in Colnora
REGENT: Someone who administers a kingdom during the absence or incapacity of the ruler
RENDON, BARON: Nobleman of Melengar
RENIAN: rhen-e-ahn Childhood friend of Myron the monk
RENKIN POOL: Citizen of Ratibor with fighting experience
RENQUIST: Soldier in the Nationalist army
RENTINUAL, TOBIS: History professor at Sheridan University, built catapult to fight Gilarabrywn
RHELACAN: rell-ah-khan Great sword given to Novron by Maribor, forged by Drome, enchanted by Ferrol, used to defeat and subdue the elves
RILAN VALLEY: Fertile land that separates Glouston and Chadwick
RIONILLION: ri-on-ill-lon Name of the city that first stood on the site of Aquesta but was destroyed during the civil wars that occurred after the fall of the Novronian Empire
RIYRIA: rye-ear-ah Elvish for two, a team or a bond, name used to collectively refer to Royce Melborn and
Hadrian Blackwater
RONDEL: Common type of stiff-bladed dagger with a round handgrip
ROSE AND THORN, THE: Tavern in Medford run by Gwen DeLancy, used as a base by Riyria
ROSWORT: King of Dunmore
ROYALISTS: Political party that favors rule by independent monarchs
ROYCE MELBORN: Thief, one-half of Riyria
RUFUS: Ruthless northern warlord, intended emperor for the New Empire, killed by a Gilarabrywn in Dahlgren
RUFUS’S BANE: Name given to the Gilarabrywn slain by Thrace/Modina
RUSSELL BOTHWICK: Farmer from Dahlgren
SALDUR, MAURICE: Former bishop of Medford, former friend and advisor to the Essendon family, co-regent of the New Empire
SALIFAN: sal-eh-fan Fragrant wild plant used in incense
SALTY MACKEREL, THE: Tavern in the shipping district of Aquesta
SARAP: Meeting place, or talking place, in the Tenkin language
SAULY: Nickname of Maurice Saldur, used by those closest to him
SENON UPLANDS: Highland plateau overlooking Chadwick
SENTINEL: Inquisitor generals of the Nyphron Church, charged with rooting out heresy and finding the lost Heir of Novron
SERET: sir-ett Knights of Nyphron. The military arm of the church, first formed by Lord Darius Seret, commanded by Sentinels.
SET: Ratibor member of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild
SEWARD: Captain of the Emerald Storm
SHARON SEA: Southern body of water west of the Ghazel Sea
SHERIDAN UNIVERSITY: Prestigious institution of learning, located in Ghent
SHIP’S MASTER: Highest non-officer, in charge of running the daily working of the ship
SHIRLUM-KATH: Small, parasitic worm found in Calis, can infect untreated wounds
SIWARD: Bailiff of Hintindar
SKILLYGALEE: Skil `li-ga-lee A kind of thin, weak broth or oatmeal porridge
SPADONE: Long two-handed sword with a tapering blade and an extended flange ahead of the hilt allowing for an extended variety of fighting maneuvers. Due to the length of the handgrip and the flange, which provides its own barbed hilt, the sword provides a number of additional hand placements, permitting the sword to be used similarly to a quarterstaff, as well as a powerful cleaving weapon. The spadone is the traditional weapon of a skilled knight.
STAUL: Tenkin warrior aboard the Emerald Storm
SUMMERSRULE: Popular midsummer holiday celebrated with picnics, dances, feasts, and jousting tournaments
TABARD: A tunic worn over armor usually emblazoned with a coat of arms
TALBERT, BISHOP: Head of Nyphron Church in Ratibor
TARIN VALE: Hometown of Amilia
TARTANE: Small ship used for fishing and coastal trading; single mast, large sail
TEK’CHIN: One of the fighting disciplines of the Teshlor Knights, preserved by the Knights of the Fauld and handed down to the Pickerings
TEMPLE: Ship’s master of the Emerald Storm, second in command
TENENT: Most common form of semi-standard international currency. Coins of gold, silver, and copper stamped with the likeness of the king of the realm where it was minted.
TENKIN: Community of humans living in the manner of Ghazel and suspected of having Ghazel blood
TERLANDO BAY: Harbor of Tur Del Fur
TESHLORS: Legendary knights of the Novronian Empire, greatest warriors ever to have lived
THEOREM ELDERSHIP: Secret society formed to protect the heir
THERON WOOD: Father of Thrace Wood, farmer of Dahlgren, killed by Gilarabrywn
THRACE WOOD: Daughter of Theron and Addie, name changed to Modina by regents, crowned empress of the New Empire, killed Gilarabrywn in Dahlgren
THRANIC, DOVIN: See Dovin Thranic
TIGER OF MANDALIN: Moniker given to Hadrian while in Calis
TILINER: Superior side sword used frequently by mercenaries in Avryn
TOLIN ESSENDON: Son of Brodric, moved the Melengar capital to Medford, built Essendon Castle, also known as Tolin the Great
TOPMEN: Members of a ship’s crew that work high up in the rigging and sails
TORSONIC: Torque-producing, as in the cable used in crossbows
TRAMUS DAN: Guardian of Naron
TRENCHON: City bailiff of Ratibor
TRENT: Northern mountainous kingdoms not yet controlled by the New Empire
TRILON: Small, fast bow used by Ghazel
TRUMBUL, BARON: Mercenary, hired by Percy Braga to kill Prince Alric
TULAN: Tropical plant found in southeastern Calis, used in religious ceremonies, leaves are dried and burned as offerings to the god Uberlin, smoke of the leaves produce visions when inhaled
TUR: Small legendary village believed to have once been in Delgos, site of the first recorded visit of Kile, mythical source of great weapons
TUR DEL FUR: Coastal city in Delgos, on Terlando Bay, originally built by dwarves
UBERLIN: The god of the Dacca and the Ghazel, son of Erebus and his daughter, Muriel
ULI VERMAR: Obscure reference used by Esrahaddon
URITH: Former king of Ratibor, died in a fire
URLINEUS: Last of the Novronian Empire cities to fall, located in eastern Calis, constantly attacked by Ghazel. After collapse it became the gateway for the Ghazel into Calis.
UZLA BAR: Ghazel chieftain, challenging Erandabon Gile for control of Ghazel
VALIN, LORD: Elderly knight of Melengar known for his valor and courage but lacking strategic skills
VANDON: Port city of Delgos, home to the Vandon Spice Company, pirate haven, grew into a legitimate business center when Delgos became a republic
VELLA: Kitchen servant in the imperial palace
VENDEN POX: Poison impervious to magic remedies
VENLIN: Patriarch of the Nyphron Church during the fall of the Novronian Empire
VERNES: Port city at the mouth of the Bernum River
VIGAN: Sherriff of Ratibor
VILLEIN: Person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
VINCE EVERTON: Alias used by Royce Melborn while in Hintindar
VINTU: Native tribe of Calis
WANDERING DEACON OF DAHLGREN: Name that refers to Deacon Tomas
WARRIC: Kingdom of Avryn, once ruled by Ethelred, now part of the New Empire
WATCH OFFICER: Officer of the watch, in charge during a particular shift, responsible for everything that transpires during this time
WESBADEN: Major trade port city of Calis
WESLEY: Son of Lord Belstrad, brother of Sir Breckton, junior midshipman on the Emerald Storm
WESTBANK: Newly formed province of Dunmore
WESTERLANDS: Unknown frontier to the west
WHERRY: Light rowboat, used for racing or transporting goods and passengers on inland waters and harbors
WICEND: why-send Farmer in Melengar, name of the ford that crosses the Galewyr into Glouston
WIDLEY: Professor at Sheridan University, tried and burned for heresy
WILFRED: Carter in Hintindar
WINDS ABBEY: Monastery of the Monks of Maribor, rebuilt by Myron Lanaklin after being burned
WINSLOW, ALBERT: See Albert Winslow
WINTERTIDE: Chief holiday, held in midwinter, celebrated by feasts and games of skill
WITCH OF MELENGAR: Derogatory title attributed to Princess Arista
WYATT DEMINTHAL: Quartermaster and helmsman of the Emerald Storm, father of Allie
WYLIN: why-lynn Master-at-arms at Essendon Castle
WYMAR, MARQUIS: Nobleman of Melengar, member of Alric’s council
YOLRIC: Teacher of Esrahaddon
ZULRON: Deformed oberdaza of Oudorro
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