Aulyanau Cawa-Imvullar (c. 1091—1124)—Emperor of the Pseudo-?meri Empire, known primarily for his defeat at the hands of the Scintya, and the crippling tribute he and his successors were forced to pay.
Aulyanau the Conqueror (895—950)—Legendary ruler of the Cond who defeated Cel-Ongonean at the Battle of River Axau, leading to the Breaking of ?merau and the beginning of the Cond Yoke. His subsequent campaigns would unite the Norsirai for the first time since Uskelt Wolfheart. Since references to Aulyanau typically signalled pan-Norsirai sympathies among Middlenorth caste-nobles (particularly the Tydonni), Anas?rimbor Kellhus declared an Excision in 4128, striking all record of his name and famously executing several notables who continued to pretend that such a personage had ever existed.
Aumri-Saugla—The language group of the ancient Norsirai peoples of the Aumris Valley.
Aumris River—The primary river system of northwest E?rwa, draining the greater Istyuli basin and emptying into the Nele?st Sea. The River Aumris is also the cradle of Norsirai civilization. Over a relatively brief period of time, the High Norsirai tribes that settled the rich alluvial plains along the lower Aumris founded the first cities of Men, including Trys?, Sauglish, Etrith, and ?merau. As the result of trade with the Nonmen of Injor-Niyas, the power and sophistication of the Aumris River civilization grew quickly, culminating in the Trysean Empire under the God-King C?nwerishau in the fourth century.
Aurang (?– —“The Warlord” (K?niüric). A surviving Prince of the Inchoroi and Horde-General to the No-God during the Apocalypse. Very little is known of Aurang, save that he is a ranking member of the Consult and the twin brother of Aurax. Horde-General, Sin-Pharion (“Deceiving Angel”), and Sarpanur represent some of the more significant names he has earned over the ages.
Aurax (?– —A surviving Prince of the Inchoroi. Very little is known of Aurax, save that he is a ranking member of the Consult and the twin brother of Aurang. Mandate scholars speculate that it was he who first taught the Tekne to the Mangaecca.
Auvangshei—Famed Ceneian fortress on the extreme western frontier of Nilnamesh, often symbolically invoked as the limit of the known world, which is to say, the Three Seas. Successively occupied and abandoned over the years, it would be rebuilt by Anas?rimbor Kellhus in 4123, following the Zaudunyani conquest of Nilnamesh.
Avalunsil (c. 820—c. 860)—The legendary, Far Antique ?meri princess who murdered Symaul—the Skettic Chieftain who had executed her father, Wulta-Ongorean—with a fish knife, so giving birth to the family of Bardic lays called the Harsunci, or “fish knives.” She would go on to be the first (and only) Empress of the All, or ?meri Empire. According to various tales in the cycle, she was called the “Twice-Flowered” for her refusal to marry, and was ultimately assassinated by one of her suitors.
Avowels—The classic text by Olekaros, which poses as a “spiritual exploration” but is in actual fact little more than a collection of wise sayings from various thinkers in various nations. Its Sheyic translation enjoys widespread popularity among caste-noble lay readers in the Three Seas.
B
bagaratta—The “sweeping way” of Scylvendi sword fighting.
Bajeda, Straits of—The straits separating the southwestern tip of Nron from the southeastern extremities of Cironj.
Balait urs Kututha (4072—4110)—A Scylvendi warrior of the Utemot tribe, and Cnaiür urs Ski?tha’s brother-in-law.
Bandit Padirajah—See Fanayal ab Kascamandri.
Bannut urs Hannut (4059—4110)—A Scylvendi warrior of the Utemot tribe, and Cnaiür urs Ski?tha’s uncle.
Bardic Priest—In the traditional folk religions of the Ancient North, a type of wandering priest who earned his living reciting scriptural lays and performing priestly functions for various gods.
Barisullas, Nrezza (4053—4119)—The King of Cironj, at once admired and maligned throughout the Three Seas for his mercantile ingenuity. He is notorious for surviving and managing to reverse Shrial Censure not once but three times.
Barricades—One of the Sublime Contrivances of the Artisan, Emilidis, the sorcerous portal barring the only entrance to the Inc?-Holoinas that Nil’giccas and his Quya could not seal from within. Though easily the most significant of the Artisan’s Aporos defying works, the Barricades remain largely a mystery. The few extant descriptions that remain are apocryphal and inconsistent.
Batathent—A ruined fortress-temple dating back to pre-classical Kyraneas, and destroyed by the Scylvendi shortly after the fall of Cenei in 3351.
Batrial Campus—Imperial parade and drill ground to the north of the Andiamine Heights, bounding the Guest Compound.
Battle-Celebrant—An honour bestowed by the Gilgallic Priesthood on those most responsible for victory in battle.
Battlemaster—Among the Inrithi, the traditional rank assigned to those commanding coalitions.
Battle of Anwurat—A pivotal battle of the First Holy War, fought in the summer of 4111 about the fortress of Anwurat south of the Sempis Delta. Despite early setbacks, the Inrithi under Cnaiür urs Ski?tha managed to rout the Kianene host of Skauras ab Nalajan, allowing the subsequent conquest of southern Shigek and opening the road to Caraskand.
Battle of Caraskand—Sometimes called the Battle of Tertae Fields. The desperate and pivotal battle in 4112 between the host of Kascamandri ab Tepherokar, the Padirajah of Kian, and the First Holy War under Anas?rimbor Kellhus, where the Fanim, despite outnumbering the diseased and starved Inrithi, found themselves incapable of slowing or stopping the First Holy War’s general advance. Many attribute the Inrithi victory to the intercession of the God, though a more likely explanation is to be found in the revelatory events immediately preceding the battle. Nersei Proyas is particularly effective in his descriptions of the maniacal morale enjoyed by the Inrithi as a result of the Warrior-Prophet’s Circumfixion and subsequent vindication. That the Kianene were overconfident is amply demonstrated by the Padirajah’s decision to allow the First Holy War to assemble its ranks unmolested.
Battle of Elene?t Fields—The great battle between the Horde of the No-God and the Second Ordeal on K?niüri’s northeastern frontier in 2146. Despite having assembled the greatest host of their age, Anas?rimbor Celmomas and his allies were unprepared for the vast numbers of Sranc, Bashrag, and Wracu gathered by the No-God and his Consult slaves. The battle was an unmitigated catastrophe, and signalled the eventual destruction of Norsirai civilization.