Percepliquis

Glossary of Terms and Names

Abner Gallsworth: Aquesta City Administrator

Adam: Wheeler from Ratibor

Adeline: Queen of Alburn, married to Armand, sons: Rudolf and Hector, daughter: Beatrice

Adwhite, Sir: Knight and poet, wrote The Song of Beringer

Addie Wood: Mother of Thrace/Modina, wife of Theron, killed in Dahlgren

Albert Winslow: Landless viscount used by Riyria to arrange assignments from the gentry

Alburn: Kingdom of Avryn ruled by King Armand and Queen Adeline, member of the New Empire

Alenda Lanaklin: Daughter of the marquis Victor Lanaklin and sister of Myron the monk

Algar: Woodworker in Hintindar

Allie: Daughter of Wyatt Deminthal, half-elf, once held hostage by Merrick Marius

Alric Essendon, King: Ruler of Melengar, brother of Arista, son of Amrath

Alverstone: \al-ver-stone\ Dagger used by Royce

Alysin: Elven afterlife

Amberton Lee: Hill with old ruins not far from Hintindar, site where Arista killed two seret

Ambrose Moor: Administrator of the Manzant Prison and Salt Works

Amilia: Secretary to the Empress, carriage maker’s daughter, bron in Tarin Vale

Amiter, Queen: Second wife of King Urith, sister of Androus, killed by Imperialists

Amrath Essendon, King: \am-wrath\ Former ruler of Melengar, father of Alric and Arista, killed by Nyphron Church

Amril: \am-rill\ Countess that Arista cursed with boils

Androus Billet: Viceroy of Ratibor, murdered King Urith, Queen Amiter, and their children

Ankor: Tribe of Ghazel

Anna: Chamber maid of Empress Modina

Antun Bulard: Historian and author of The History of Apeladorn, passenger on the Emerald Storm, hired to find the Horn of Gylindora

Apelanese: Language spoken by the four kingdoms of men

Apeladorn: \ah-pell-ah-dorn\ The four nations of man, consisting of Trent, Avryn, Delgos, and Calis

Aquesta: \ah-quest-ah\ Capital city of the kingdom of Warric, seat of power for the New Empire

Arbor: Baker in Hintindar, married to Dunstan, shoemaker’s daughter, first love of Hadrian

Arcadius Vintarus Latimer: Professor of Lore at Sheridan University, caretaker of Allie

Archibald Ballentyne: Earl of Chadwick, commander of Sir Breckton, promised providence of Melengar for service to the New Empire, infatuated with Empress Modina, nickname: Archie

Arista Essendon, Princess: Sister of Alric, daughter of Amrath, Princess of Melengar, leader of rebel victory in Ratibor, former mayor pro tem of Ratibor, former Regent of Rhenydd, Witch of Melengar, imprisoned in Aquesta after trying to free Degan Gaunt

Armand, King: Ruler of Alburn, married to Adeline, sons: Rudolf and Hector, daughter: Beatrice

Armigil: Brew mistress of Hintindar, family friend of the Blackwaters

Art, the: magic, generally feared due to superstition

Arvid McDern: Son of Dillon McDern of Dahlgren

Asendwayr: Tribe of elves, hunters

Avempartha: Ancient elven tower, home of Gilarabrywn that attacked Dahlgren

Avryn: \ave-rin\ The central and most powerful of the four nations of Apeladorn, located between Trent and Delgos

Ayers: Proprietor of the Laughing Gnome in Ratibor

Ba Ran Archipelago: Island of the goblins

Ba Ran Ghazel: Goblins of the sea

Backing: Rigging a sail such that it catches the wind from its forward side, having both backed and regular rigged sails can render a ship motionless

Bailiff: Officer who is employed to make arrests and administer punishments

Bailey Inn: Boardinghouse routinely used by Riyria when in Aquesta

Baldwin: Lord whose landholdings include Hintindar

Ballentyne: \bal-in-tine\ The ruling family of the earldom of Chadwick

Banner: Crewmember of the Emerald Storm, one of the few survivors

Barak: Ghetto in Trent inhabited by dwarves

Barkers: Refugee family living in Brisbane Alley of Aquesta, father Brice, mother Lynnette, sons Finis, Hingus, and Wery

Bartholomew: Carriage maker of Tarin Vale, father of Amilia

Bartholomew: Priest in Ratibor

Basil: Officer’s cook on the Emerald Storm, died at sea

Bastion: Servant in the imperial palace

Battle of Medford: Skirmish that occurred during Arista’s witch trial

Battle of RaMar: Bloody fight that Hadrian once fought in

Battle of Ratibor: Rebellion against Imperialists led by Emery Dorn and Arista

Beatrice, Princess: Daughter of King Armand, Princesses of Alburn, Sister to Rudolf and Hector

Belinda Pickering: Extremely attractive wife of Count Pickering, mother of Lenare, Mauvin, Fanen, and Denek

Bella: Cook at the Laughing Gnome in Ratibor

Belstrads: \bell-straads\ Noble family from Chadwick, including Sir Breckton and Wesley

Bernard Green: Candle maker from Dunmore, living in Aquesta

Bendlton, Brother: Cook at the rebuilt Winds Abbey

Bennington: Guard in Aquesta

Bently: Sergeant in the Nationalist army, promoted by Hadrian to adjunct general

Bernard: Lord Chamberlain of the imperial palace

Bernice: Former handmaid of Arista, killed in Dahlgren

Bernie Defoe: Topsail crewmember of the Emerald Storm, former member of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild, hired to find the Horn of Gylindora

Bernum Heights: Wealthiest residential district in Colnora

Bernum River: Waterway that bisects the city of Colnora

Beryl: Senior midshipman on the Emerald Storm, died at sea

Bethamy, King: Ruler reputed to have had his horse buried with him

Betrayal in Medford: Imperialist version of the play The Crown Conspiracy

Biddings: Chancellor of the imperial palace

Bishop: Lieutenant aboard the Emerald Storm, died at sea

Black Diamond: International thieves’ guild centered in Colnora

Blackwater: Last name of Hadrian and his father, Danbury

Blinden: Quartermaster’s mate on the Emerald Storm, died at sea

Blood Week: Time of the year when stock, that won’t be able to be fed, during the winter is butchered

Blythin Castle: Castle in Alburn

Boatswain: Petty officer on a ship who controls the work of other seamen

Bocant: Family who built a lucrative industry from pork, second wealthiest merchants in Colnora

Bothwicks: Family of peasant farmers of Dahlgren, father: Russell, mother: Lena

Braga, Percy: Former Archduke and Lord Chancellor of Melengar, expert swordsman, uncle-in-law to Alric and Arista, killed by Count Pickering, commissioned the murder of Amrath

Brand: Street Urchin, reputed to have killed a kid in a fight to win a tunic, nickname: Brand the Bold

Breckton: Sir Breckton Belstrad, son of Lord Belstrad, brother of Wesley, commander of the Northern Imperial Army, knight of Chadwick, considered by many to be the best knight of Avryn

Brideeth: Elven swear curse word, highest insult

Bright Star: Ship sunk by Dacca

Bristol Bennet: Boatswain on the Emerald Storm, died at sea

Brodric Essendon: Founder of the Essendon dynasty

Bucket men: Term for assassin in the Black Diamond thieves’ guild

Bulard, Antun: See Antun Bulard

Burandu: \Bur-and-dew\ Lord of the Tenkin village of Oudorro

Byrnie: Long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor

Calian: \cal-lay-in\ Pertaining to the nation of Calis

Calians: Residents of the nation of Calis with dark skin tone and almond-shaped eyes.

Calide Portmore: Folksong often sung while drinking

Calis: \cal-lay\ Southern- and easternmost of the four nations of Apeladorn, considered exotic, in constant conflict with the Ba Ran Ghazel

Capstan: Spoked wheel on a ship that turns to raise the anchor

Carat: Young member of Black Diamond thieves’ guild

Carrel: Small individual study area in a library

Caswell: Family of peasant farmers from Dahlgren

Cenzar: \sen-zhar\ Wizards of the Old Novronian Empire

Cenzarium: Home of Cenzar Council in Percepliquis

Chamberlain: Someone who manages the household of a king or nobleman

Chanfron: Piece of plate armor used to protect a horse’s head

Code of Chivalry: Seven virtues each knight should aspire to

Colnora: \call-nor-ah\ Largest, wealthiest city in Avryn, merchant-based city, grew from a rest stop at a central crossroads of various major trade routes.

Constance, Lady: Noblewoman, fifth imperial secretary to Empress Modina

Cora: Dairymaid at the imperial palace

Cornelius DeLur: Rich businessman, rumored to finance Nationalists and involved in black market, father of Cosmos

Cosmos Sebastian DeLur: Son of Cornelius, also known as the Jewel, head of Black Diamond thieves’ guild

Coxswain: Helmsman of a racing ship

Cranston: Professor at Sheridan University, tried and burned for heresy

Crimson Hand: Thieves’ guild operating out of Melengar

Crown Conspiracy: Play reputed to be based on the murder of King Amrath, follows the exploits of two thieves and the Prince of Melengar

Crown Tower: Home of the Patriarch and center of the Nyphron Church

Cutter: Moniker used by Merrick Marius when a member of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild

Dacca: A fierce seafaring people who live on the island of Dacca south of Delgos

Dagastan: Major and easternmost trade port of Calis

Dahlgren: \dall-grin\ Remote village on the bank of the Nidwalden River, sit of Gilarabrywn attack

Danbury Blackwater: Father of Hadrian

Danthen: Woodsman from Dahlgren

Daref, Lord: Noble of Warric, associate of Albert Winslow

Darius Seret: Founder of the Seret Knights

Davens: Squire who Arista had a youthful crush on

Davis: Crewmember of the Emerald Storm, died at sea

Deacon Tomas: Priest of Dahlgren, witnessed destruction of Gilarabrywn, proclaimed Thrace Wood as the Heir of Novron

Defoe, Bernie: See Bernie Defoe

Degan, Gaunt: Leader of the Nationalists, sister of Miranda, Heir of Novron, Imprisoned in Aquesta by Imperials

DeLancy, Gwen: Calian prostitute and proprietor of Medford House and The Rose and Thorn Tavern in Medford, girlfriend of Royce Melborn

Delano DeWitt: Alias used by Wyatt Deminthal when he framed Hadrian and Royce for King Amrath’s death

Delgos: One of the four nations of Apeladorn. The only republic in a world of monarchies, Delgos revolted against the Steward’s Empire after Glenmorgan III was murdered and after surviving an attack by the Ba Ran Ghazel with no aid from the empire.

DeLorkan, Duke: Nobleman from Calis

DeLunden, Bishop: Head of Nyphron Church in Aquesta

DeLur: Family of wealthy merchants, father: Corneilus, son: Cosmos

Deminthal, Wyatt: Quartermaster and helmsman of the Emerald Storm, father of Allie, blackmailed by Merrick Marius to ensure Riyria disabled defenses of Drumindor

Denek Pickering: Youngest son of Count Pickering

Denny: Worker at the Rose and Thorn

Derin: Clan of dwarves

Dermont, Lord: General of Imperial Southern Army, killed in Battle of Ratibor

Derning, Jacob: Maintop captain on the Emerald Storm, member of Black Diamond, rescued Royce and Hadrian from Tur Del Fur jail

Destrier: Unusually large war horse used by knights

DeWitt, Delano: See Delano DeWitt

Devon: Monk of Tarin Vale, taught Amilia to read and write

Digby: Guard at Essendon Castle

Dilladrum: Erbonese guide, hired to take crew of the Emerald Storm to Palace of the Four Winds, killed during escape

Dime: Crewmember of the Emerald Storm, died at sea

Dioylion: \die-e-leon\ The Accumulated Letters of Dioylion, a very rare scroll

Dixon Taft: Bartender and manager of The Rose and Thorn tavern, lost an arm in the Battle of Medford

Dobbs: Servant in the employ of Merrick Marius

Dogger: Type of small ship, often used by Tenkin

Dovin Thranic: Sentinel of Nyphron Church aboard the Emerald Storm, half-elf, hired to find the Horn of Gylindora

Dr. Gerand: Physician in Ratibor

Dr. Levy: Physician aboard the Emerald Storm, hired to find the Horn of Gylindora

Drash: Ghazel chieftain, arena fighter, known as Drash of the Klune

Drew, Edgar: Old seaman who died due to a fall from mast of the Emerald Storm

Drome: God of the dwarves

Drondil Fields: Count Pickering’s castle, once the fortress of Brodric Essendon the original seat of power in Melengar.

Drumindor: Dwarven-built fortress located at the entrance to Terlando Bay in Tur Del Fur, can utilize lava from nearby volcano for its defense, overrun by goblins after the defenses were disabled by Royce and Hadrian

Drundel: Peasant family from Dahlgren consisting of Mae, Went, Davie, and Firth

Dubrion Ash: Author of The Forgotten Race, a history of the dwarves

Dulnar, Sir: Knight who lost a hand in Wintertide games

Dunmore: Youngest and least sophisticated kingdom of Avryn, ruled by King Roswort, member of the New Empire

Dunlap, Paul: Former carriage driver of King Urith, dead

Dunstan: Baker in Hintindar, childhood friend of Hadrian, married to Arbor

Dur Guron: Eastern most portion of Calis

Durbo: Tenkin dwelling

Duster: Moniker used by Royce while a member of the Black Diamond

Ecton, Sir: Chief knight of Count Pickering, military general of Melengar

Edgar Drew: See Drew, Edgar

Edith Mon: Head maid in charge of the scullery and chamber servants in the imperial palace

Edmund Hall: Professor of geometry at Sheridan University, found Percepliquis, declared a heretic by the Nyphron church, imprisoned in the Crown Tower, husband of Sadie, father of Ebot and Dram

Edmund Hall’s Journal: Heretical document of journey into Percepliquis, one of the treasures kept in the Crown Tower

Eilywin: Tribe of elves, builders

Elan: The world

Elbright: Street Urchin, leader of a small band consisting of Mince, Brand, and Kine, nickname: The Old Man

Elden: Large man, friend of Wyatt Deminthal

Elgar: Sir Elgar, Knight of Galeannon, friend of Gilbert and Murthas

Ella: Cook at Drondil Fields

Ella: Alias used by Arista while masquerading as a maid in the imperial palace

Elinya: Esrahaddon’s lover

Elis Far: Melengarian ship used to send envoy to Nationalists, captured by Imperialists

Elquin: Masterwork of Orintine Fallon, poet

Elven: Pertaining to elves

Emery Dorn: Young revolutionary from Ratibor, in love with Arista, killed in Battle of Ratibor

Emerald Storm: Ship of the New Empire, captained by Seward

Empress Modina: Puppet Ruler of the New Empire, previously Thrace Wood of Dahlgren, locked in near catatonic state after loss of family and village

Enden, Sir: Knight of Chadwick, considered second best to Breckton, killed in Dahlgren

Enild, Baron: \in-illed\ Nobleman of Galien of Melengar

Erandabon Gile: Panther of Dur Guron, Tenkin Warlord, madman

Erebus: Father of the gods, also known as Kile when in human form

Erivan: \ear-ah-van\ Elven Empire

Erlic, Sir: A knight who survived the destruction of Dahlgren

Erbon: Region of Calis northwest from Mandalin

Erma Everton: Alias used by Arista while in Hintindar

Ervanon: \err-vah-non\ City in northern Ghent, seat of the Nyphron Church, once the capital of the Steward’s Empire as established by Glenmorgan I

Esrahaddon: \ez-rah-hod-in\ Wizard, former member of the Cenzar, convicted of destroying the Old Empire, sentenced to imprisonment, held in Gutaria, killed by Merrick

Essendon: \ez-in-don\ Royal family of Melengar

Essendon Castle: Home of ruling monarchs of Melengar

Estramnadon: \es-tram-nah-don\ Believed to be the capital or at least a very sacred place in the Erivan Empire

Estrendor: \es-tren-door\ The northern wastes

Etcher: Member of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild, traitor who turns Arista over to seret

Ethelred, Lanis: \eth-el-red\ Former King of Warric, co-regent of New Empire, Imperialist

Everton: Alias used by Arista, Hadrian, and later Royce

Everton, Captain: Commander of Aquesta’s southern gate

Evlin: City along the banks of the Bernum River

Exeter: Family name of rulers of Hanlin

Fall-the-Wall: Children’s game

Falina Brockton: Real name of Emerald, waitress at the Rose and Thorn

Falquin: Professor at Sheridan University

Fallon Mire: City where Merton prevented the spread of a terrible disease

Fallon, Orintine: Poet who wrote on how patterns in nature relate to patterns in life

Fan Irlanu: Visionary of Oudorro, seer, fortune teller, predicted Royce’s future including the death of someone near to him

Fanen Pickering: \fan-in\ Middle son of Count Pickering, killed by Luis Guy

Faquin: Inept magician who uses alchemy rather than channeling the Art

Farilane, Princess: wrote Migration of Peoples

Fauld, the Order of: \fall-ed\A post-imperial order of knights dedicated to preserving the skill and discipline of the Teshlor Knights

Fenitilian: Monk of Maribor, made warm shoes

Ferrol: God of the elves

Festivious Foundereionus: Celebration to commemorate the founding of Percepliquis

Finiless: Noted author

Finisher: Stealthy Ghazel fighter

Finlin, Ethan: Member of Black Diamond, stores smuggled goods, owns windmill

Fletcher: the maker of arrows

Forecastle: Raised portion in the bow of a ship containing living quarters of senior crewmembers

Forrest: Ratibor citizen with fighting experience, son of a silversmith

Freda, Queen: Queen of Dunmore, wife of Roswort

Fredrick, King: Ruler of Galeannon, husband of Josephine

Genevieve Hargrave: Duchess of Rochelle, wife of Leopold, patron or Riyria, nickname: Genny

Gentry Square: Affluent district of Melengar

Gafton: Imperial Admiral

Galeannon: \gale-e-an-on\ Kingdom of Avryn, ruled by Frederick and Josephine, member of the New Empire

Galenti: \ga-lehn'-tay\ Calian nickname attributed to Hadrian, Calian word for killer

Galewyr River: \gale-wahar\ Marks the southern border of Melengar and the northern border of Warric and reaches the sea near the fishing village of Roe

Galien: \gal-e-in\ Archbishop of the Nyphron Church

Galilin: \gal-ah-lin\ Province of Melengar ruled by Count Pickering

Garnache: Loose outer garment

Gaunt, Degan: See Degan Gaunt

Gerty: Midwife in Hintindar that delivered Hadrian, married to Abelard

Ghazel: \gehz-ell\ Ba Ran Ghazel, the dwarven name for goblins, literally: Sea Goblins.

Ghazel Sea: Southern body of water east of the Sharon Sea

Gilarabrywn: \gill-lar-ah-bren\ Elven beast of war; one escaped Avempartha, destroyed village of Dahlgren, and was killed by Thrace

Gilbert, Sir: Knight of Maranon, friend of Murthas and Elgar

Gill: Sentry in the Nationalist Army

Ginlin: \gin-lin\ Monk of Maribor, winemaker, refused to touch a knife

Glamrendor: \glam-ren-door\ Capital of Dunmore

Glenmorgan: 326 years after the fall of the Novronian Empire, this native of Ghent reunited the four nations of Apeladorn; founder of Sheridan University; creator of the great north-south road; builder of the Ervanon palace (of which only the Crown Tower remains)

Glenmorgan II: Son of Glenmorgan. When his father died young, the new and inexperienced emperor relied on church officials to assist him in managing his empire. They in turn took the opportunity to manipulate the emperor into granting sweeping powers to the church and nobles loyal to the church. These leaders opposed defending Delgos against the invading Ba Ran Ghazel in Calis and the Dacca in Delgos, arguing the threat would increase dependency on the empire.

Glenmorgan III: Grandson of Glenmorgan. Shortly after assuming the stewardship, he attempted to reassert control over the realm his grandfather had created by leading an army against the invading Ghazel that had reached southeastern Avryn. He defeated the Ghazel at the First Battle of Vilan Hills and announced plans to ride to the aid of Tur Del Fur. Fearing his rise in power, in the sixth year of his reign, his nobles betrayed and imprisoned him in Blythin Castle. Jealous of his popularity, growing strength, and resentful of his policy of striping the nobles and clergy of their power, the church charged him with heresy. He was found guilty and executed. This began the rapid collapse of what many called the Steward’s Empire. The church later claimed the nobles had tricked them, and condemned many, most of whom reputedly ended their lives badly.

Glouston: Province of northern Warric bordering on the Galewyr River. Ruled by the marquis Lanaklin invaded and taken over by the New Empire

Grady: Seamen on the Emerald Storm, died in arena fight in the Palace of the Four Winds

Gravin Dent: Well respected knight from Delgos

Gravis: Dwarf who sabotaged Drumindor

Green: Lieutenant on the Emerald Storm, died at sea

Grelad, Jerish: Teshlor Knight, first Guardian of the Heir, protector of Nevrik

Greig: Carpenter aboard the Emerald Storm, one of the few survivors

Gribbon: The flag of Mandalin Calis

Grigoles: \gry-holes\ Author of Grigoles Treatise on Imperial Common Law

Grimbald: Blacksmith in Hintindar, took over shop from Danbury Blackwater

Grumon, Mason: \grum-on\ blacksmith in Medford, worked for Riyria, died in battle of Medford

Gutaria: \goo-tar-ah\ Secret Nyphron prison, designed to hold Esrahaddon

Gemkey: Gem that opens a gemlock

Gemlock: Dwarven invention that seals a container, can only be opened with a precious gem of the right type and cut

Gerald Baniff: Primary bodyguard of Empress Modina, family friend of the Belstrads

Ghent: Ecclesiastical holding of the Nyphron Church, member of New Empire

Gnome, the: Nickname of Laughing Gnome Tavern

Grady: Crewmember of the Emerald Storm, one of the few survivors

Grand Mar: Main avenue of Percepliquis leading to the imperial palace

Greatsword: Long sword designed to be held with both hands

Gronbach: Dwarf, fairytale villain

Guardian of the Heir: Teshlor, protector of the Heir of Novron

Gunguan: Vintu pack ponies

Gur Em: Thickest part of the jungle in Calis.

Guy, Luis: Sentinel of the Nyphron Church, killed Fanen Pickering, son of Evone and Jarred

Gwen DeLancy: See DeLancy, Gwen

Gwydry: Tribe of elves, farmers

Haddy: Childhood nickname of Hadrian

Hadrian Blackwater: Mercenary, one-half of Riyria, Guardian of the Heir, known throughout Calis as Galenti, renown arena fighter

Halberd: Two-handed pole used as a weapon

Handel: Master at Sheridan University, originally from Roe, proponent to have Delgos’s Republic officially recognized

Harbert: Tailor in Hintindar, husband of Hester

Harbinger: Ship used by Dovin Thranic, Antun Bulard, Bernie Defoe, and Dr. Levy

Harken, Abbot: Abbot of the rebuilt Winds Abbey

Hartenford: Author of Genealogy of Warric Monarchs

Harvest Moon: The full moon nearest the fall equinox

Heldaberry: Wild growing fruit often used to make wine

Heir of Novron: Direct descendant of demigod Novron, destined to rule all of Avryn

Herclor Math: Dwarven mason

Heslon: Monk of Maribor, great cook

Hestle: Family name of rulers of Bernum

Highcourt Fields: Once the site of the supreme noble judicial court of law in Avryn, location of Wintertide games

Hilfred, Reuben: Bodyguard and lover of Arista, severely burned in Dahlgren, killed in Aquesta while trying to free Degan Gaunt

Hill District: Affluent neighborhood in Colnora

Hill McDavin: Author on maritime commerce

Hinkle, Brother: Monk who cleans stable in new Winds Abbey

Hingara: Calian guide, died in jungles of Gur Em

Hintindar: Small manorial village in Rhenydd, home of Hadrian Blackwater

Himbolt, Baron: Nobleman of Melengar

Hobbie: Stable boy in Hintindar

Horn of Gylindora: Item Esrahaddon indicates is buried in Percepliquis; Dovin Thranic, Dr. Levy, Bernie Defoe, and Antun Bulard were hired to retrieve it

Horn of Delgos: Landmark used by sailors to determine the southernmost tip of Delgos

House, the: Nickname used for Medford House

Hovel, the: Nickname of snow fort used by Renwick, Mince, Elbright, Brand, and Kine

Hoyte: Onetime First Officer of the Black Diamond, setup Royce to kill Jade, sent Royce to Manzant Prison, killed by Royce

Hivenlyn: Ryn’s horse, name means unexpected gift in elven

Ibis Thinly: Head cook at the imperial palace

Imp: Slang for Imperialist

Imperial Palace: Seat of power of the New Empire, originally named Warric Castle

Imperial Secretary: Caretaker of Empress Modina, charged with making her publically presentable

Imperialists: Political party that desires to unite all the kingdoms of men under a single leader who is the direct descendant of the demigod Novron

Instarya: Tribe of elves, warriors

Irawondona: Elf, member of the hunter tribe

Jacob Derning: See Derning, Jacob

Jade: Assassin in Black Diamond, girlfriend of Merrick, mistakenly killed by Royce

Jasper: Rat in imperial palace dungeons

Jenkins: Merrick Marius’s head servant

Jenkins Talbert: Squire in Tarin Vale

Jeremy: Guard at Essendon Castle

Jerish Grelad: See Grelad, Jerish

Jerl, Lord: Nobleman, neighbor of the Pickerings, known for his prize-winning hunting dogs

Jervis, Sir: Killed during a Wintertide joust with the Earl of Harborn

Jewel, the: Head of the international Black Diamond thieves’ guild, also known as Cosmos DeLur

Jimmy: Tavern worker at the Laughing Gnome

Joqdan: \Jok-dan\ Warlord of the Tenkin village of Oudorro

Josephine, Queen: Queen of Galeannon, married to Fredrick

Julian Tempest: Elderly chamberlain of kingdom of Melengar

Kaz: Calian term for anyone with mixed elven and human blood

Kendell, Earl: Nobleman of Melengar, loyal to Alric Essendon

Keng: Form of currency used by the Old Empire

Kharoll: Long dagger

Kile: Name used by Erebus when sent to Elan, performs good deeds in the form of a man

Kilnar: City in the south of Rhenydd

Kine: Youngest of Elbright’s Street Urchins, best friend of Mince

Knob: Baker at the imperial palace

Krindel: Prelate of the Nyphron Church and historian

Kris Dagger: Weapon with a wavy blade, sometimes used in magic rituals

Ladies of Engenall: Lively popular tune played on a fiddle

Lambert, Ignatius: Chancellor of Sheridan University

Lanaklin: Once ruling family of Glouston, in exile in Melengar, opposes the New Empire

Landoner: Professor at Sheridan University, tried and burned for heresy

Langdon Bridge: Swan decorated bridge in the warehouse district of Colnora that spans the Bernum River

Lanksteer: Capital city of the Lordium Kingdom of Trent

Laughing Gnome, the: Inn in Ratibor, run by Ayers

Laven: Citizen of Ratibor, turned Rebel Emery Dorn into the Imperialists

Lena Bothwick: Wife of Russell, mother of Tad, poor family from Dahlgren

Lenare Pickering: Daughter of Count Pickering and Belinda, sister of Mauvin, Fanen, and Denek

Leif: Butcher at the imperial palace

Leopold Hargrave, Duke: Duke of Rochelle, husband of Genevieve, patron of Riyria, nickname: Leo

Linder, Baron: Nobleman killed by Gilbert in a Wintertide joust

Lingard: Capital city of Relison, Kingdom of Trent

Linroy, Dillnard: Royal Financier of Melengar

Livet Glim: Port Controller at Tur Del Fur

Longwood: Forest in Melengar

Lothomad the Bald, King: Ruler of Lordium, Trent, expanded territory following the collapse of the Steward’s Reign, pushing south through Ghent into Melengar, where Brodric Essendon defeated Lothomad the Bald in the battle of Drondil Fields in 2545.

Louden, Sir: One of several knights defeated by Sir Hadrian in Wintertide joust

Lower Quarter: Impoverished section of the city of Melengar

Lozengy shield: Shield decorated with alternating colored diamonds

Luis Guy: See Guy, Luis

Lugger: Small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails

Luret: Imperial envoy to Hintindar, arrested Royce and Hadrian

Mae, Lady: Love interest of Albert Winslow

Magnus: Dwarf, killed King Amrath, sabotaged Arista’s Tower, discovered entry into Avempartha, rebuilding Winds Abbey, obsessed with Royce’s dagger

Malevolent: Sir Hadrian’s horse

Malness, Sir: Former knight to squire Renwick

Mandalin: \man-dah-lynn\ Capital of Calis

Manzant: \man-zahnt\ Infamous prison and salt mine, located in Manzar, Maranon, Royce Melborn is 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: Former member of Black Diamond, alias Cutter, master thief and assassin, former best friend of Royce, known for his strategic thinking, boyfriend of Jade, murder of Esrahaddon, planned destruction of Tur Del Fur, blackmailed Wyatt to betray Royce and Hadrian

Mauvin Pickering: \maw-vin\ Eldest of Count Pickering’s sons, friends since childhood with Essendon royal family, bodyguard to King Alric

Mawyndule: a 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 Arista, nickname Missy

Mercy: Young girl under the care of Arcadius Latimer and Miranda Gaunt

Mercs: Mercenaries

Merlons: Solid section between two crenels in a crenellated battlement

Merrick Marius: see Marius, Merrick

Merton: Monsignor of Ghent, savior of Fallen Mire, speaks aloud to Novron

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

Mince: Orphan living on the Streets of Aquesta, best friend to Kine

Mir: Person with both elven and human blood

Miralyith: Tribe of elves, mages

Miranda Gaunt: Sister of Degan Gaunt, helping Arcadias raise Mercy

Mizzenmast: Third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts

Modina: See Empress Modina

Mon, Edith: See Edith Mon

Montemorcey: \mont-eh-more-ah-sea\ Excellent wine imported through the Vandon Spice Company

Motte: a man-made hill

Mouse: Royce’s horse, named by Thrace, gray mare

Mr. Rings: Baby raccoon, pet of Mercy

Murderess: Lady Geneviere’s prize hunting bird

Muriel: Goddess of nature, daughter of Erebus, mother of Uberlin

Murthas, Sir: Knight of Alburn, son of Earl of Fentin, friend of Gilbert and Elgar

Myron Lanaklin: Sheltered Monk of Maribor, indelible memory, son of Victor, sister of Alenda

Mystic: Name of Arista’s horse when traveling to Ratibor

Nareion: \nare-e-on\ Last emperor of the Novronian Empire, father of Nevrik

Naron: Heir of Novron who died in Ratibor in 2992

Nationalists: Political party led by Degan Gaunt that desires rule by the will of 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, nickname Nary

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

Nilyndd: Tribe of elves, crafters

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 the Maribor, 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 witchdoctor

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, assistant of Arista

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 and later commander of Nationalist Army, killed in Battle of Ratibor

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: Piece of armor covering the shoulder

Percepliquis: \per-sep-lah-kwiss\ 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: See Braga, Percy

Perin: Grocer from Ratibor

Persephone: Wife of Novron, Percepliquis named after her

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, who shortened the family name to Pickering

Pith: Small value coin of the Old Empire

Planchette: Footrest for a woman’s sidesaddle

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, Merrick’s assistant

Polish: Head of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild in Ratibor

Praleon Guard: \pray-lee-on\Bodyguards to the king in Ratibor

Price: Fist Officer of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild

Princess: Name of Arista’s horse on ride to Percepliquis

Quartz: Member of the Ratibor thieves’ guild

Queen’s Gambit: Series of moves used to open a chess game

Quintain: Used in training for the joust, when hit it will spin and can knock rider off his saddle

Ratibor: Capital of the kingdom of Rhenydd, home of Royce Melborn

Rat’s Nest, the: Hideout of Black Diamond 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

Regina, Queen: Wife of Vincent, Queen of Maranon

Rendon, Baron: Nobleman of Melengar

Renkin Pool: Citizen of Ratibor with fighting experience

Renian: \rhen-e-ahn\ Childhood friend of Myron the monk, died at a young age

Renquist: Commander of the Nationalist army, promoted to the position by Hadrian

Rentinual, Tobis: History Professor at Sheridan University, built catapult to fight Gilarabrywn

Renwick: Imperial page, assigned to act as Sir Hadrian’s squire

Rhelacan: \rell-ah-khan\ Great sword given to Novron by Maribor, forged by Drome, enchanted by Ferrol, used to defeat and subdue the elves

Rhenydd: \ren-yaed\ Kingdom of Avryn, ruled by King Urith, poor kingdom of Avryn, now part of the New Empire

Ryn: half-elf who helped save Alric from Baron Trumbul

Rilan Valley: Fertile land that separates Glouston and Chadwick

Rionillion: \ri-on-ill-lon\ The 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: Ruler of Dunmore, husband of Freda

Royalists: Political party that favors rule by independent monarchs

Royce Melborn: Thief, one-half of Riyria, half-elf

Rudolf, Prince: Son of King Armand, Prince of Alburn, brother to Beatrice and Hector

Rufus, Lord: 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 in Dahlgren, married to Lena, father of Tad

Rupert, King: Unmarried king of Rhenydd

Saldur, Maurice: Former bishop of Medford, former friend and advisor to the Essendon family, co-regent of the New Empire, nickname: Sauly

Salifan: \sal-eh-fan\ Fragrant wild plant used in incense

Salty Mackerel, the: Tavern in the shipping district of Aquesta

Sauly: Nickname of Maurice Saldur, used by those closest to him

Sarap: Meeting place or talking place in the Tenkin language

Senon Upland: 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\ The 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, died at sea

Sharon Sea: Southern body of water west of the Ghazel Sea

Sheridan University: Prestigious institution of learning, located in Ghent, Arista studied there

Shirlum-kath: Small, parasitic worm found in Calis, can infect untreated wounds

Ship’s Master: Highest non officer, in charge of running the daily working of the ship

Siward: Bailiff of Hintindar

Skillygalee: \Skil`li-ga-lee\ Oatmeal porridge served to sailors for breakfast

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.

Stanley, Earl Francis: Nobleman of Harborn, killed in a Wintertide joust with Sir Jervis

Staul: Tenkin Warrior aboard the Emerald Storm, hired to find the Horn of Gylindora, killed by Royce in jungles of Calis

Summersrule: Popular midsummer holiday, celebrated with picnics, dances, feasts, and jousting tournaments

Tabard: Tunic worn over armor usually emblazoned with a coat of arms

Tad Bothwick: Son of Lena and Russell, poor farming family of Dahlgren

Talbert, Bishop: Head of Nyphron Church in Ratibor

Tarin Vale: Home town of Amilia

Tartane: Small ship used for fishing and coastal trading. Single mast, large sail

Tek’chin: One of the fighting discipline of the Teshlor Knights, preserved by the Knights of the Fauld, handed down to the Pickerings.

Temple: Ship’s master of the Emerald Storm, second in command

Tenent: The 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

Teshlor: Legendary knights of the Novronian Empire, greatest warriors to have ever lived

Teshlor Hall: Building in Percepliquis were Teshlors trained and lived

Thranic, Dovin: See Dovin Thranic

Theorem Eldership: Secret society formed to protect the heir

TheronWood: Father of Thrace, 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

Tibith: Friend of Mince and Kine who died

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

Tope Entwistle: Northern scout, signaled the elven advance

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, later changed his name to Danbury Blackwater

Tremble: Fermented sweet drink made from flowers

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 south eastern 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: 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, was overrun by goblins when the city’s volcanic defenses were disabled by Royce and Hadrian

Uberlin: God of the Dacca and the Ghazel, son of Erebus and his daughter, Muriel.

Uli Vermar: Obscure reference used by Esrahaddon

Ulurium Fountain: Great sculptured fountain at the end of the Grand Mar, before the palace in Percepliquis

Umalyn: Tribe of elves, priests of Ferrol

Urith, King: Former Ruler 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, no 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

Vault of Days: Large hall outside Novron’s Tomb

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

Vince Griffin: Founder of Dahlgren Village

Vincent, King: Ruler of Maranon, married to Queen Regina

Vintu: Native tribe of Calis

Warric: Kingdom of Avryn, once ruled by Ethelred, now part of New Empire

Wandering Deacon of Dahlgren: Name which refers to Deacon Tomas

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, killed in arena fight in the Palace of the Four Winds

Westbank: Newly formed province of Dunmore

Westerlands: The 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

Wilbur: Armor smith in Aquesta

Wilfred: Carter in Hintindar

Winds Abbey: Monastery of the Monks of Maribor, rebuilt by Myron Lanaklin after being burned with the help of Magnus the Dwarf

Winslow, Albert: See Albert Winslow

Witch of Melengar: Derogatory title attributed to Arista

Wyatt Deminthal: See Deminthal, Wyatt

Wintertide: Chief holiday, held in midwinter, celebrated by feasts and games of skill

Wylin: \why-lynn\ Master-at-arms at Essendon castle

Wymar Marquis: Nobleman of Melengar, member of Alric’s council

Yolric: Teacher of Esrahaddon

Zephyr, Brother: Monk at rebuild Winds Abbey, illustrator

Zulron: Deformed oberdaza of Oudorro