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.
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