Theft of Swords (The Riyria Revelations #1-2)

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




BELSTRADS: \bell-straads\ Family of knights from Chadwick, including Sir Breckton and Wesley



BERNICE: Handmaid of Princess Arista



BERNUM RIVER: Waterway that bisects the city of Colnora



BETHAMY, KING: Ruler reputed to have had his horse buried with him



BLACK DIAMOND, THE: International thieves’ guild centered in Colnora



BLACKWATER: Last name of Hadrian and his father, Danbury



BLYTHIN CASTLE: Castle in Alburn



BOCANT: Family who built a lucrative industry from pork, second most wealthy merchants in Colnora



BOTHWICKS: Family of peasant farmers of Dahlgren



BRECKTON BELSTRAD, SIR: Son of Lord Belstrad, knight of Chadwick, considered by many to be the best knight of Avryn



BRODRIC ESSENDON: Founder of the Essendon dynasty



BUCKET MEN: Term for assassin used by the Black Diamond thieves’ guild



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, darker in skin tone, with almond-shaped eyes



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



CASWELL: Family of peasant farmers from Dahlgren



CENZARS: \sen-zhars\ Wizards of the ancient Novronian Empire



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



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



COSMOS DELUR: Colnora’s richest resident



CRIMSON HAND: Thieves’ guild operating out of Melengar



CROWN TOWER: Home of the Patriarch, center of the Nyphron Church



CUTTER: Assassin of the Black Diamond, best friend of Royce, boyfriend of Jade



DAGASTAN: Major and easternmost trade port of Calis



DAHLGREN: \dall-grin\ Remote village on the bank of the Nidwalden River



DANBURY BLACKWATER: Father of Hadrian



DANTHEN: Woodsman from Dahlgren



DAREF, LORD: Nobleman of Warric, associate of Albert Winslow



DARIUS SERET: Founder of the Seret Knights



DAVENS, SQUIRE: Boy who Arista had a youthful crush on



DEGAN GAUNT: Leader of the Nationalists



DELANO DEWITT, BARON: Nobleman who hires Hadrian to steal Count Pickering’s sword



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: Calian nobleman



DELUR: Family of wealthy merchants



DENEK PICKERING: Youngest son of Count Pickering



DILLON MCDERN: Dahlgren’s blacksmith



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



DIXON TAFT: Bartender and manager of The Rose and Thorn Tavern



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



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



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



ECTON, SIR: Chief knight of Count Pickering and military general of Melengar



EDMUND HALL: Professor of geometry at Sheridan University, reputed to have found Percepliquis, declared a heretic by the Nyphron Church, imprisoned in the Crown Tower



ELAN: The world



ELDEN: Large man, friend of Wyatt Deminthal



ELLA: Cook at Drondil Fields



ELVEN: Pertaining to elves



ENDEN, SIR: Knight of Chadwick, considered the second best to Breckton



EREBUS: Father of the gods, also known as Kile



ERIVAN: \ear-ah-van\ Elven empire



ERLIC, SIR: Knight competing in Dahlgren contest



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, onetime member of the ancient order of the Cenzar, convicted of destroying the Novronian Empire and sentenced to imprisonment



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\ Northern wastes



ETCHER: Member of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild



FALINA BROCKTON: Real name of Emerald, waitress at The Rose and Thorn Tavern



FANEN PICKERING: \fan-in\ Middle son of Count Pickering



FAULD, THE ORDER OF: \fall-ed\ Post-imperial order of knights dedicated to preserving the skill and discipline of the Teshlor Knights



FENITILIAN, BROTHER: Monk of Maribor, made warm shoes



FERROL: God of the elves



FINILESS: Noted author



FLETCHER: Maker of arrows



GALEANNON: \gale-e-an-on\ Kingdom of Avryn, ruled by Fredrick and Josephine



GALENTI: \ga-lehn’-tay\ Calian term



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, ARCHBISHOP: \gal-e-in\ High-ranking member of the Nyphron Church



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



GEMKEY: Gem that opens a gemlock



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



GENTRY SQUARE: Affluent district of Melengar



GHAZEL: \gehz-ell\ Ba Ran Ghazel, dwarven name for goblins, literally: Sea goblins



GHENT: Ecclesiastical holding of the Nyphron Church



GILARABRYWN: \gill-lar-ah-bren\ Elven beast of war



GINLIN, BROTHER: \gin-lin\ Monk of Maribor, winemaker, refuses 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.