The Unholy Consult (Aspect-Emperor #4)



metaphysics—Generally, the study of the ultimate nature of existence. More specifically, the study of the operative principles behind the various branches of sorcery (see, Sorcery). Perhaps no topic has been more fiercely debated among Nonmen or Men, since metaphysics bears directly upon death and Nonmen and Men fear death above all other things.

Meümaras (4058— )—The Captain of the Amortanea.

mibu—Small jackal native to Zeum.

Middle North—A term sometimes used to refer to the Norsirai nations of the Three Seas.

Migmarsa—See Hinsursa, River.

Mihtr?lic—The Far Antique School of Contrivers founded by the Artisan c. 660. Though no Mannish smith ever achieved the near miraculous abilities of Emilidis, the Mihtr?lic managed to create a vast number of sorcerous artifacts, some possessing awesome power. Among Men, the most gifted sorcerous artificer was Davd?l, the long-lived Grandmaster who forged the battleaxe Tharmondal, the dreaded Sky-cleaver, among many other artifacts, once famed, but now lost to the mists of time. Given the absence of any artificing traditions in the Three Seas, fairly all sorcerous artifacts in the South trace their origins back to Mihtr?lic.

Mimaripal (4067— )—Man-of-the-Tusk, client baron of Chinjosa.

Mim-Paresh Quarter—Affluent, south bank section of Carythusal, adjacent to the famed Pruvineh Agora, the largest spice market in the World.

Ministrate—The Zaudunyani organization dedicated to the conversion of the Orthodox, but effectively a form of religious police.

Minror—“Heap” (Ihrims?). The famed Soggomantic Gate of Ishterebinth, so-called because constructed of debris carted from Min-Uroikas. The conception of Nil’giccas, Minror remained a topic of furor among the High Kinnings until it repelled the No-God during the Apocalypse.

Min-Uroikas—“Pit of Obscenities” (Ihrims?). The Nonman name for Golgotterath. See C?no-Inchoroi Wars.

Mi’punial (?—?)—One of the great H?lya poets of Siol.

Miracle of the Circumfixion—The second of the Warrior-Prophet’s three so-called “Miracles,” referring to his survival of the Circumfix in Caraskand.

Miracle of Water—The first of the Warrior-Prophet’s three so-called “Miracles,” referring to his discovery of water in the wastes of Khemema.

Miramis, Nersei (4090— )—Wife of Nersei Proyas, Believer-King of Conriya, mother of Xinemus and Thaila.

Mirawsul—“Cracked Shield” (?meri). Central highland region of ancient K?niüri.

Misarat—An immense Kianene fortress located on the northwestern frontier of Eumarna.

Misty Sea—See Neleost Sea.

Mobbing—The instinctive tendency of Sranc to muster in numbers far surpassing those of their foes, only on the scale of hundreds, even thousands.

Mog-Pharau—The ancient K?niüric name for “No-God.” See No-God.

Moha?va—A district of Nilnamesh.

Moimoriccas (?—?)—Son of Ishoriol, called Earth-eater as wielder of the famed cudgel, Gimimra.

Momas—The God of storms, seas, earthquakes and luck. One of the so-called Compensatory Gods, who reward devotion in life with paradise in the afterlife, Momas is the primary deity worshipped by seamen and merchants, and is the patron divinity of Cironj (and to a lesser extent Nron). In the Higarata, he is depicted as cruel, even malicious, and obsessed with minute matters of propriety—leading some commentators to suggest he is in fact a Bellicose, as opposed to a Compensatory, God. His primary device is the White Triangle on Black (representing the Shark’s Tooth worn by all devotees of Momas).

Momemn—“Praise Momas” (Kyranean). The administrative and commercial capital of the Nansurium. Heavily fortified, Momemn houses the residence of the Nansur Emperor, as well as one of the busiest harbours on the Three Seas. Historians have oft noted how each of the three capitals (Mehtsonc, Cenei, and Momemn) of the three great empires to arise from the Kyranae Plain have stood along the River Phayus, each closer than the last to the Meneanor. Some claim that Momemn, which stands at the river’s mouth, will be the last, thus leading to the common phrase “running out of river” to indicate changing fortunes.

Mongilea—A governorate of Kian and former province of the Nansur Empire, located along the coasts adjacent to the River Sweki. Long a tributary land, Mongilea has exchanged masters many times. As the original conquest of Fan’oukarji I (3759), it has become the “Green Homeland” of the Kianene, and a famed producer of horses.

Mop—Name for the Sranc-infested, forest wilds of what was once the ancient Me?ri Empire.

Mopuraul, Hapama (4094—4132)—Ordealman, Satrap of Tendant’heras, killed in the days leading up to the disaster at Irsulor.

Mora?r—“Hall of Kings” (Old Meoric). The famed palace complex of Galeoth’s rulers, located in Oswenta.

Morghund, House—The ruling dynasty of Atrithau since 3817.

Morimhira (?— )—The oldest of the Nonmen to be rendered immortal by the Inoculation. The elder brother of Cu’huriol, Morimhira gained fame for refusing to accept the Seal of the House Primordial, dooming his younger brother to be King instead, and so delivering his race to the folly of Cu’jara Cinmoi. According to legend, he believed himself too bloodthirsty—and true to this appraisal, lived a life of near continuous war and slaughter. His age relative to his appearance was already a marvel ere he received the Inoculation. When he alone, out of all the elders, survived, he became known as the Most Ancient Warrior—for he was indeed the oldest Nonman living.

Moserothu—An Ainoni city located in the heart of the populous Secharib Plains.

Mother-of-Cities—See Trys?.

Mother of Birth—See Yatwer.

Mount Eshki—The legendary “Mountain of Revelation” where, according to The Chronicle of the Tusk, the Prophet Angeshra?l received the call to lead the Tribes of Men into E?rwa.

Mount Kinsureah—The legendary “Mountain of Summoning” where, according to The Chronicle of the Tusk, the Prophet Angeshra?l sacrificed Oresh, the youngest of his sons by Esmenet, to demonstrate his conviction to the Tribes of Men. The so-called Oreshalat (Issue-of-Oresh) constitutes one of the most important crossroads of theology, or religious speculation, with philosophy, rational or sorcerous speculation. Of particular interest is the strand called the Imboreshalat (Issue-of-Oresh-if), which asks what follows from Angeshra?l’s resolution by exploring what follows from a possible failure of resolve, where Angeshra?l tells his tribe that the Gods staid his hand.

Mouth-of-the-Worm—A Yatwerian temple in Carythusal, so named because of its proximity to the slums commonly called the Worm.

Mu’miorn (?—4132)—Dispossessed Son of Nihrims?l, longtime favourite of Nil’giccas, famed for his promiscuity.

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