Abner Gallsworth: Aquesta city administrator

  Adam: Wheeler from Ratibor

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

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

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

  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 Mine

  Amilia: Secretary to the empress, carriage maker’s daughter, born 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 the 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: Chambermaid 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

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

  Apelanese: Language spoken by the four kingdoms of men

  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

  Bailey Inn, The: Boardinghouse routinely used by Riyria when in Aquesta

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

  Baldwin: Lord whose landholdings include Hintindar

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

  Banner: Crew member 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: Officers’ 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, Princess 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

  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

  Bernard Green: Candlemaker from Alburn, living in Aquesta

  Bernice: Former handmaid of Arista, killed in Dahlgren

  Bernie Defoe: Topsail crew member 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 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 man: 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”: Folk song 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 the Cenzar Council in Percepliquis

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

  Chanfron: A piece of plate armor used to protect a horse’s

  head

  Code of Chivalry: Eight 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 illegal trade good markets, father of Cosmos

  Cosmos Sebastian DeLur: Son of Cornelius, also known as the Jewel, head of the 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

  The 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, site 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: Crew member 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 Imperialists

  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 the Nyphron Church in Aquesta

  DeLur: Family of wealthy merchants, father: Cornelius, 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 the Southern Imperial Army, killed in the 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 warhorse used by knights

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

  DeWitt, Delano: See Delano DeWitt

  Digby: Guard at Essendon Castle

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

  Dime: Crew member 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 the Nyphron Church, -half-?-elf, hired to find the Horn of Gylindora

  Dr. Gerand: Physician in Ratibor

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

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

  Drew, Edgar: Old seaman

  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 the 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 the Wintertide games

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

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

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

  Dur Guron: Easternmost 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: Knight of Galeannon, friend of Gilbert and Murthas

  Elinya: Esrahaddon’s lover

  Ella: Cook at Drondil Fields

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

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

  Elquin: Masterwork of Orintine Fallon, poet

  Elven: Pertaining to elves

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

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

  Empress Modina: Previously Thrace Wood of Dahlgren, locked in a near catatonic state after loss of family and village, appointed empress of the New Empire

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

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

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

  Erbon: Region of Calis northwest from Mandalin

  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

  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 the 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 the 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 the rulers of Hanlin

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

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

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

  -Fall-?-the-?-Wall: Children’s game

  Falquin: Professor at Sheridan University

  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 the Black Diamond, stores smuggled goods, owns a windmill

  Fletcher: Maker of arrows

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

  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

  Gafton: Imperial admiral

  Galeannon: \gale?e?an?on\ A kingdom of Avryn, ruled by Fredrick 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\ Former 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

  Gemkey: Gem that opens a gemlock

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

  cut

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

  Gentry Square: Affluent district of Melengar

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

  Gerty: Midwife in Hintindar who 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

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

  Gilarabrywn: \-gill-?-lar?ah?bren\ Elven beast of war; once escaped Avempartha, destroyed the 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\ A 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 and growing strength, and resentful of his policy of stripping 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

  Gnome, the: Nickname of The Laughing Gnome Tavern

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

  Grand Mar: Main avenue of Percepliquis, leads to the imperial palace

  Gravin Dent, Sir: -Well-?-respected knight from Delgos

  Gravis: Dwarf who sabotaged Drumindor

  Great sword: Long sword designed to be held with both hands

  Green: Lieutenant on the Emerald Storm, died at sea

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

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

  Gribbon: The flag of Mandalin, Calis

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

  Grimbald: Blacksmith in Hintindar, had taken over the shop from Danbury Blackwater

  Gronbach: Dwarf, fairy tale villain

  Grumon, Mason: \grum?on\ Blacksmith in Medford, worked for Riyria, died in the Battle of Medford

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

  Gunguan: Vintu pack ponies

  Gur Em: Thickest part of the jungle in Calis, as it butts up against the eastern tip of Calis

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

  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, renowned 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

  Harkon, Abbot: Abbot of the rebuilt Winds Abbey

  Hartenford: Author of Genealogy of Warric Monarchs

  Harvest moon: The full moon nearest the fall equinox

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

  Heldaberry: -Wild-?-growing fruit often used to make wine

  Herclor Math: Dwarven mason

  Heslon: A 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 the 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 of books on maritime commerce

  Himbolt, Baron: Nobleman of Melengar

  Hingara: Calian guide, died in the jungles of Gur Em

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

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

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

  Hobbie: Stableboy in Hintindar

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

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

  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, set up Royce to kill Jade, sent Royce to Manzant Prison, killed by Royce

  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

  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, Lord: Elf, member of the hunter tribe

  Jacob Derning: See Derning, Jacob

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

  Jasper: Rat in the 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 prizewinning 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 the 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 in to the Imperialists

  Leif: Butcher and assistant cook at the imperial palace

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

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

  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 him in the Battle of Drondil Fields in 2545

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

  Lower Quarter: Impoverished section of the city of Melengar

  Lozenge shield: Shield decorated with alternating colors of diamonds

  Lugger: Small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails

  Luis Guy: See Guy, Luis

  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 the 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 the Black Diamond, alias: Cutter, master thief and assassin, former best friend of Royce, known for his strategic thinking, boyfriend of Jade, murderer 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

  Mawyndul?: 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, the only Avryn kingdom independent of the New Empire

  Melengarians: Residents of Melengar

  Melissa: Head servant of Arista, nickname Missy

  Mercs: Mercenaries

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

  Merlon: Solid section between two crenels in a crenellated battlement

  Merrick Marius: See Marius, Merrick

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

  Messkid: Container used to transport meals aboard a ship, resembles a 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 Genevieve’s prize hunting bird

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

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

  Myron Lanaklin: Sheltered Monk of Maribor, indelible memory, son of Victor, brother 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 the people

  Nats: Nickname of the Nationalists

  Nest, The: Nickname of both the Rat’s Nest, home to the Ratibor Black Diamond thieves, and the adopted home of four street orphans in Aquesta

  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 kitchen of the imperial palace

  Novron: Savior of mankind, demigod, son of 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 Nyphron 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, 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, 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 was 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 Guards: \-pray-?-lee?on\ Bodyguards to the king in Ratibor

  Price: First Officer of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild

  Princess: Name of Arista’s horse on the 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 the rider off his saddle

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

  Rat’s Nest, the: Hideout of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild in Ratibor

  Red: Old elkhound, large dog frequently found in the kitchen of the imperial palace

  Reeve: Official who supervises serfs and oversees the lands for a lord

  Regal Fox Inn, The: Least expensive tavern in the 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

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

  Renkin Pool: Citizen of Ratibor with fighting experience

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

  Rentinual, Tobis: History professor at Sheridan University, built a catapult to fight the 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\ Poor kingdom of Avryn, ruled by King Urith, now part of the New Empire

  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, 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 refer collectively 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

  Rupert, King: Unmarried king of Rhenydd

  Russell Bothwick: Farmer in Dahlgren, married to Lena, father of Tad

  Ryn: -Half-?-elf who helped save Alric from Baron Trumbul

  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

  Sarap: Meeting place or talking place in the Tenkin language

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

  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

  Ship’s master: Highest -non-?-officer, in charge of running the daily workings of the ship

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

  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 and 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, from a poor farming family of Dahlgren

  Talbert, Bishop: Head of the 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, 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 the coin 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 ever to have lived

  Hall of Teshlor: Building in Percepliquis were Teshlors trained and lived

  Theorem Eldership: Secret society formed to protect the heir

  Theron Wood: Father of Thrace, farmer of Dahlgren, killed by the Gilarabrywn

  Thrace Wood: Daughter of Theron and Addie, name changed to Modina by the regents, crowned Empress of the New Empire, killed the Gilarabrywn in Dahlgren

  Thranic, Dovin: See Dovin Thranic

  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

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  Topmen: Members of a ship’s crew who 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

  Trembles: 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 southeastern Calis, used in religious ceremonies, leaves are dried and burned as offerings to the god Uberlin, smoke of the leaves produces 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 its 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: Sheriff 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

  Wandering Deacon of Dahlgren: Name that refers to Deacon Tomas

  Warric: A 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, killed in the arena fight in the Palace of the Four Winds

  Westbank: Newly formed province of Dunmore

  Westerlins: 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 with the help of Magnus the dwarf after being burned

  Winslow, Albert: See Albert Winslow

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

  Witch of Melengar: Derogatory title attributed to Arista

  Wyatt Deminthal: See Deminthal, Wyatt

  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 rebuilt Winds Abbey, illustrator

  Zulron: Deformed oberdaza of Oudorro