MURIEL: Goddess of nature, daughter of Erebus, mother of Uberlin
MYRON LANAKLIN: Sheltered monk of Maribor with indelible memory, son of Victor, sister of Alenda
MYSTIC: Name of Arista’s horse
NAREION: \nare-e-on\ Last emperor of the Novronian Empire
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 the Rat’s Nest
NEVRIK: \nehv-rick\ Son of Nareion, the heir who went into hiding, protected by Jerish Grelad
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
NIMBUS: Tutor to the empress, assistant to the imperial secretary, originally from Vernes
NIPPER: Young servant assigned primarily to the kitchens of the imperial palace
NOVRON: Savior of mankind, demigod, son of Maribor, who 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 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
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 of Nationalist army
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
PERCEPLIQUIS: \per-sep-lah-kwiss\ The 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: Former Archduke and Lord Chancellor of Melengar, expert swordsman, uncle-in-law to Alric and Arista, killed by Count Pickering, commissioned the murder of King Amrath
PERIN: Grocer from Ratibor
PERSEPHONE: Wife of Novron
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: Noble who shortened the family name to Pickering
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
POLISH: Head of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild in Ratibor
PRALEON GUARD: \pray-lee-on\ Bodyguards to the king in Ratibor
PRICE: First Officer of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild
QUARTZ: Member of the Ratibor thieves’ guild
RATIBOR: Capital of the kingdom of Rhenydd, home to Royce
RAT’S NEST, THE: Hideout of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild in Ratibor
RED: Old elkhound, large dog frequently found in kitchen of imperial palace
REEVE: Official who supervises serfs and oversees the lands for a lord
REGAL FOX INN, THE: Least expensive tavern in affluent Hill District in Colnora
REGENT: Someone who administers a kingdom during the absence or incapacity of the ruler
RENDON, BARON: Nobleman of Melengar
RENIAN: \rhen-e-ahn\ Childhood friend of Myron the monk
RENKIN POOL: Citizen of Ratibor with fighting experience
RENQUIST: Soldier in the Nationalist army
RENTINUAL, TOBIS: History professor at Sheridan University, built catapult to fight Gilarabrywn
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: Poor kingdom of Avryn, 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 but was 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 collectively refer 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 of Dunmore
ROYALISTS: Political party that favors rule by independent monarchs
ROYCE MELBORN: Thief, one-half of Riyria
RUFUS: 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
RUSSELL BOTHWICK: Farmer from Dahlgren
SALDUR, MAURICE: Former bishop of Medford, former friend and advisor to the Essendon family, co-regent of the New Empire