Blood Heir

GLOSSARY

Affinite: person with a special ability or a connection to physical or metaphysical elements; ranges from a heightened sense of the element to ability to manipulate or generate the element

blackstone: stone mined from the Krazyast Triangle; the single element immune to Affinite manipulation and known to diminish or block Affinities

bratika: brother

chokolad: cocoa-based sweet

contessya: countess

copperstone: lowest-value coin

dacha: house

dama: lady

deimhov: demon

Deys: Deity

Deys’voshk: poison that effects Affinites and is used to subdue them; also known as Deities’ Water

Fyrva’snezh: First Snows

goldleaf: highest-value coin

guzhkyn gerbil: pet rodent from the Guzhkyn region in southern Cyrilia

Imperator: Emperor

Imperatorya: Empress

Imperya: Empire

kapitan: captain

kechyan: traditional Cyrilian robe typically made of patterned silk

kologne: scented perfume

kolst: glorious

kommertsya: commerce

konsultant: consultant

mamika: “little mother”; term of endearment for “aunt”

mesyr: mister

pelmeny: dumplings with fillings of minced meat, onions, and herbs

pirozhky: fried pie with sweet or savory fillings

pryntsessa: princess

ptychy’moloko: bird’s milk cake

Redcloak: rebels; a play on the colloquialism “Whitecloak”

silverleaf: medium-value coin

sistrika: sister

sunwine: mulled wine made in the summer with honey and spice

valkryf: breed of horse; a valuable steed with split toes and an incomparable ability to climb mountains and weather cold temperatures

varyshki: expensive bull leather

Vyntr’makt: winter market; outdoor markets usually established in town squares prior to the arrival of winter

Whitecloak: colloquialism for “Imperial Patrol”

yaeger: rare Affinite whose connection is to another person’s Affinity; they can sense Affinites and control one’s Affinity