HORN OF GYLINDORA: Item Esrahaddon indicates is buried in Percepliquis
HOUSE, THE: Nickname used for Medford House
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 of the imperial palace
IMP: Slang for Imperialist
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
IMPERIAL PALACE: Seat of power of the New Empire
IMPERIAL SECRETARY: Caretaker of Empress Modina, charged with making her publically presentable
JACOB DERNING: See Derning, Jacob
JADE: Assassin in the Black Diamond, girlfriend of Merrick, mistakenly killed by Royce
JENKINS TALBERT: Squire in Tarin Vale
JEREMY: Guard at Essendon Castle
JERISH GRELAD: Teshlor Knight, first Guardian of the Heir, protector of Nevrik
JERL, LORD: Nobleman, neighbor of the Pickerings known for his prize-winning hunting dogs
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
JULIAN TEMPEST: 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
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
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
LAMBERT, IGNATIUS: Chancellor of Sheridan University
LANAKLIN: Once ruling family of Glouston, currently in exile in Melengar, opposes the New Empire
LANDONER: Professor at Sheridan University, tried and burned for heresy
LANKSTEER: Capital city of the Lordium kingdom of Trent
LAUGHING GNOME, THE: Tavern in Ratibor
LAVEN: Citizen of Ratibor
LEIF: Butcher at the imperial palace
LENARE PICKERING: Daughter of Count Pickering and Belinda, sister of Mauvin, Fanen, and Denek
LINGARD: Capital city of Relison, kingdom of Trent
LINROY, DILLNARD: See Dillnard Linroy
LIVET GLIM: Port Controller at Tur Del Fur
LONGWOOD: Forest in Melengar
LOTHOMAD THE BALD: King 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
LOWER QUARTER: Impoverished section of the city of Medford
LUGGER: Small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails
LUIS GUY: Sentinel of the Nyphron Church, killed Fanen Pickering
LURET: Imperial envoy to Hintindar
MAGNUS: Dwarf, killed King Amrath, sabotaged Arista’s Tower, discovered entry into Avempartha, rebuilding Winds Abbey
MANDALIN: \man-dah-lynn\ Capital of Calis
MANZANT: \man-zahnt\ Infamous prison and salt mine, located in Manzar, Maranon; Royce Melborn is the 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: See Merrick Marius
MAUVIN PICKERING: \maw-vin\ Eldest of Count Pickering’s sons, friends since childhood with Essendon royal family, bodyguard to King Alric
MAWYNDULE: 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 Princess Arista, nickname Missy
MERCS: Mercenaries
MERCY: Young girl under the care of Arcadias
MERLONS: Solid section between two crenels in a crenellated battlement
MERRICK MARIUS: 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
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
MIR: Person with both elven and human blood
MIRANDA GAUNT: Sister of Degan Gaunt
MIZZENMAST: Third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts
MODINA, EMPRESS: Ruler of the New Empire, previously Thrace Wood of Dahlgren
MON, EDITH: See Edith Mon
MONTEMORCEY: \mont-eh-more-ah-sea\ Excellent wine imported through the Vandon Spice Company
MOTTE: Man-made hill
MOUSE: Royce’s horse, named by Thrace, gray mare
MR. RINGS: Baby raccoon, pet of Mercy