The Great Hall
Center of the Universe, often thought of as a hollowed out planet. The Great Library takes up a large part of The Great Hall. Home to High King Tor of the Lands of Peace.
Lands of Peace
All Lands Across the Stars who have pledged allegiance to High King Tor and who benefit from his generosity and protection.
Lands Across the Stars
The Universe (usually meaning planets that are scattered across the sky.)
Lands of Men /Avristar
Home to Humans, Earth is over there somewhere too.
Terra (tara)
Earth, circa 7000BCE
Amaltheia (am-al-thee-ah)
The Obsidian Flame lives here.
Nimphalls (nimb-falls)
Shimma, Kuruny and Kazza lived here.
Arathia (air-ah-thee-ah)
The Armies of Avristar have been here for years, fighting against factions of Daed Warriors.
Matakasha (mat-ah-kash-ah)
One of the seven Lands of Men of the Lands Across the Stars.
Ronannon (rown-an-non)
One of the seven Lands of Men of the Lands Across the Stars.
Seventia (sev-en-sha)
One of the seven Lands of Men of the Lands Across the Stars.
Lands of Immortals /Avrigard
Home to Elvens, Fae, Draconians and other creatures who live for a long time.
Lands of Beasts /Avristyr
Home to demons and nasty creatures.
Angrenoth, The Lands of Beasts (ang-wren-awth)
Home to Mithronians, Goblins, and stronghold of Crestaos, Lord of the Valtanyana
Land of the Dead /Avrigost
That place nobody ever talks about. It used to be known as Land of Kings.
Isle of Avristar (see map)
Orlondir (Oar-lawn-deer)
Royal City, located in the center of the Isle of Avristar.
Elmare Castle (elle-marr-ee)
Located in Orlondir, it’s where Fire Festivals happen, and where the Lord and Lady live.
Mount Tirion (teer-ee-on)
Located to the East of Elmare Castle, it is where the Gatekeeper lives and where Avristar herself can be summoned.
The Waterfall
Located at the border of Orlondir and Araraema, it’s an unnamed river that leads to the lake surrounding Avristar.
Amersil (am-er-sill)
Located in the West, this is where the handpicked Brothers of Amersil are trained.
Located in the East, this is where the handpicked Sisters of Araraema are trained.
Evennses (evan-sess)
Located in the South, this is where the rest of the kinfolk are trained.
House of Kin
Located in Evennses, it is where the kinfolk live while being trained.
Desaunius’s Cottage
Located in Evennses, this is her home.
The Lake
Less of a lake and more of a sea, it’s endless until someone activates the mists that allow the kinfolk to travel to other lands (like the Lands of Men)
Tolemny (toll-emm-nee)
A sacred site
Beonwyn (bay-on-win)
A sacred tree
Larna (lar-na)
A meadow Krishani burned
Yerbia (yer-bee-ah)
A grove Krishani flooded
Nandaro (nan-daw-row)
Located in the North, it is host to villages of Centaurs, Kiirar, Shee, Feorns, and others who are considered permanent residents of Avristar. They often stay to their own affairs.
Village of the Shee
Located in Nandaro, it is very close to Avred.
Hawklin (hawk-lynn)
One of the towns in the province of Orlondir
Gargoyle’s Keep
Located in Nandaro, these are the Northeast shores, where the boats go to and from Avristar. They are often manned by a gargoyle, and most travel at night when gargoyles aren’t stone.
Mallorn’s Cabin
Located in Nandaro, very close to the Northeast Shores.
The Orchards
Endless rows of apple trees on the southwest side of Elmare Castle
The Tower
A secret place above Kaliel’s room at the Elmare Castle
The Catacombs under Elmare Castle
Where they keep the weapons and armor they haven’t used in thousands of years
Words on Avristar
Lands
The World (usually meaning a single planet)
Moons
Months
Summers
Years
People, children
Samhain (sow-ann)
Fire festival held before the beginning of Winter
Beltane (bell-tayne)
Fire festival held before the beginning of Summer
Kiirar (kee-rawr)
Lorekeeper
Ahdunie (ah-done-ee)
Greetings, farewell
Traditions on Avristar
Marry the Land
Literal, meaning to marry Avristar, the Female Spirit of the Land. This is a tradition that occurs around a kinfolk’s twenty fifth summer. It ensures the kinfolk protection, signifies adulthood and loyalty to their home.
Journey to the Great Oak
A journey all kinfolk take around their fifteenth summer to learn their destiny. Half the battle is decoding the parables the Great Oak speaks in.
Fire Festival
A festival held at the Elmare Castle in the Royal City of Orlondir during Samhain and Beltane. The idea is that they light bonfires, hold games, a feast, and bless the land.
Children of Avristar
Literal, meaning Children born in thickets of grass, hollows of trees or beds of flowers.
Birthstones
Gifts from the Merfolk for each of the Kinfolk
Creatures on Avristar
Merfolk
Webbed hands and feet, mohawk fins, black skin, gills
Kraken
Giant octopi that live in the deep waters surrounding Avristar
Shee
Six to twelve inches tall, glittery, wings, pale
Centaurs
Part human, part horse
Gargoyles
Bat-like wings, smushed faces, turn to stone in daylight
Umber
The horse Kaliel befriends
The Shee
Six to twelve inches tall, glittery, wings, pale skinned
Drow
Black skinned Elvens, also known as “creatures” simply because my characters didn’t know what the technical term for them was.
Constellations seen from Avristar
Phoenix
South part of the sky
Northeast part of the sky
Griffin
Intertwined with the wing of the phoenix
Common Destinies for Kinfolk of Avristar
Landkeeper
Kinfolk that will tend to the harvest
Weaver
Kinfolk that will assist and upkeep Avristar’s magic
Messenger
Kinfolk that will deliver messages to those in the Lands Across the Stars
Seer
Kinfolk that will divine prophecies, omens and fortunes
Healer
Kinfolk that will be proficient in the healing arts
Lorekeeper
Kinfolk that will keep track of history, laws and lore
Elder
Kinfolk that will train other Kinfolk
Uncommon Destinies for Kinfolk of Avristar
Judge
Kinfolk who will be judges in the Lands of Men
Warrior
Kinfolk who will join the Armies of Avristar
Catalyst
Kinfolk who will bring change to the Lands Across the Stars
Peacemaker
Kinfolk who will bring peace to the Lands Across the Star
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Troublemaker
Kinfolk who will bring mischief to the Lands Across the Stars
Destroyer
Kinfolk who will bring destruction to the Lands Across the Stars
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About the Author
Rhiannon is a booksmith from the North, telling her fantastical tales to unsuspecting folk on mountains, in valleys and mostly in cities around the world. She holds a PhD in Metaphysical Science and Parapsychology, which is to say she happens to know a lot about what goes bump in the night. When she's not writing she's singing karaoke, burning dinner, and hiding her superhero identity. She'd like to own a unicorn one day, as long as it doesn't eat her. You'll find her sipping iced cappuccino despite her allergy to coffee at yafantasyauthor.com
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