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

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



GREAT SWORD: Long sword designed to be held with both hands



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



GUARDIAN OF THE HEIR: Teshlor Knight sworn to protect the Heir of Novron



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



GWEN DELANCY: Calian prostitute and proprietor of Medford House and The Rose and Thorn Tavern



HADRIAN BLACKWATER: Mercenary, one-half of Riyria



HALBERD: Two-handed pole used as a weapon



HEIR OF NOVRON: Direct descendant of demigod Novron, destined to rule all of Avryn



HELDABERRY: Wild-growing fruit often used to make wine



HESLON, BROTHER: Monk of Maribor, great cook



HILFRED: Bodyguard of Princess Arista



HIMBOLT, BARON: Nobleman of Melengar



HOUSE, THE: Nickname used for Medford House



HOYTE: Onetime First Officer of the Black Diamond



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



JADE: Assassin in the Black Diamond, girlfriend of Cutter, friend of Royce



JERISH GRELAD: Teshlor Knight and first Guardian of the Heir



JERL, LORD: Neighbor of the Pickerings known for his prizewinning hunting dogs



JULIAN TEMPEST: Chamberlain of Melengar



KILE: Master sword smith, named used by Erebus when in the form of a man



KRINDEL: Prelate of the Nyphron Church and historian



KRIS DAGGER: Weapon with a wavy blade, sometimes used in magic rituals



LANAKLIN: Ruling family of Glouston



LANIS ETHELRED: \eth-el-red\ King of Warric, Imperialist



LANKSTEER: Capital city of the Lordium kingdom of Trent



LENA BOTHWICK: Wife of Russell, farmer in Dahlgren



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



LINGARD: Capital city of Relison, kingdom of Trent



LONGWOOD: Forest in Melengar



LOTHOMAD, KING: Lothomad the Bald, ruler of Lordium, Trent, expanded territory dramatically 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



LOWER QUARTER: Impoverished section of the city of Medford



LUIS GUY: Sentinel of the Nyphron Church



MAGNUS: Dwarf



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



MANZANT: \man-zahnt\ Infamous prison and salt mine located in Manzar, Maranon



MARANON: \mar-ah-non\ Kingdom in Avryn, ruled by Vincent and Regina



MARES CATHEDRAL: Center of the Nyphron Church in Melengar, run by Bishop Saldur



MARIBOR: \mar-eh-bore\ God of men



MASON GRUMON: \grum-on\ Blacksmith in Medford



MAURICE SALDUR, BISHOP: Head of Nyphron Church in Melengar, friend of the Essendon ruling family



MAUVIN PICKERING: \maw-vin\ Eldest of Count Pickering’s sons



MCDERN: Peasant family living in Dahlgren



MEDFORD: Capital of Melengar



MEDFORD HOUSE: Brothel run by Gwen DeLancy and attached to The Rose and Thorn Tavern



MELENGAR: \mel-in-gar\ Kingdom in Avryn, ruled by the Essendon royal family



MELENGARIANS: Residents of Melengar



MELISSA: Head servant of Princess Arista, nickname Missy



MERCS: Mercenaries



MERLONS: Solid section between two crenels in a crenellated battlement



MERTON, MONSIGNOR: Eccentric priest from Ghent, known to talk aloud to Maribor



MILLIE: Hadrian’s horse



MIR: Person with both elven and human blood



MONTEMORCEY: \mont-eh-more-ah-sea\ Excellent wine imported through the Vandom Spice Company



MOTTE: Man-made hill



MOUSE: Royce’s horse



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



MYRON: Monk of Maribor, son of Victor, brother of Alenda



NAREION: \nare-e-on\ Last emperor of the Novronian Empire



NATIONALISTS: Political party led by Degan Gaunt that desires rule by the will of the people



NEVRIK: \nehv-rick\ Son of Nareion, the heir who went into hiding



NIDWALDEN RIVER: Marks the eastern border of Avryn and the start of the Erivan realm



NOVRON: Savior of mankind, son of the god Maribor, demigod who defeated the elven army in the Great Elven Wars, founder of the Novronian Empire, builder of Percepliquis



NOVRONIAN: \nov-ron-e-on\ Pertaining to Novron



NYPHRON CHURCH: The worshipers of Novron and Maribor, his father



NYPHRONS: \nef-rons\ Devout members of the church



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: A piece of armor covering the shoulder at the junction of the body piece and the arm piece



PERCEPLIQUIS: \per-sep-lah-kwiss\ The ancient capital of the Novronian Empire, named for the wife of Novron



PERCY BRAGA, ARCHDUKE: Lord Chancellor of Melengar, winner of the title of Grand Circuit Tournament Champion in Swords, the Silver Shield, and Golden Laurel; uncle to Alric and Arista, having married King Amrath’s sister



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



PLESIEANTIC INCANTATION: \plass-e-an-tic\ A method used in the Art to draw power from nature



PRICE: First Officer of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild



RATIBOR: Capital of the kingdom of Rhenydd



RENDON, BARON: Nobleman of Melengar



RENIAN, BROTHER: \rhen-e-ahn\ Childhood friend of Myron the monk



RHELACAN: \rell-ah-khan\ Great sword that Maribor tricked Drome into forging and Ferrol into enchanting, given to Novron to defeat the elves



RHENYDD: \ren-yaed\ Kingdom of Avryn, ruled by King Urith



RILAN VALLEY: Fertile land that separates Glouston and Chadwick