ARISTA ESSENDON, PRINCESS: Sister of Alric, daughter of Amrath, Princess of Melengar, leader of rebel victory in Ratibor, former mayor pro tem of Ratibor, former regent of Rhenydd, Witch of Melengar, imprisoned in Aquesta after trying to free Degan Gaunt
ARMAND, KING: Ruler of Alburn, married to Adeline, sons: Rudolf and Hector, daughter: Beatrice
ARMIGIL: Brew mistress of Hintindar, family friend of the Blackwaters
ART, THE: Magic, generally feared due to superstition
ARVID MCDERN: Son of Dillon McDern of Dahlgren
ASENDWAYR: Tribe of elves, hunters
AVEMPARTHA: Ancient elven tower, home of Gilarabrywn that attacked Dahlgren
AVRYN: ave-rin The central and most powerful of the four nations of Apeladorn, located between Trent and Delgos
AYERS: Proprietor of The Laughing Gnome in Ratibor
BA RAN ARCHIPELAGO: Island of the goblins
BA RAN GHAZEL: Goblins of the sea
BACKING: Rigging a sail such that it catches the wind from its forward side, having both backed and regular rigged sails can render a ship motionless
BAILEY INN, THE: Boardinghouse routinely used by Riyria when in Aquesta
BAILIFF: Officer who is employed to make arrests and administer punishments
BALDWIN: Lord whose landholdings include Hintindar
BALLENTYNE: bal-in-tine The ruling family of the earldom of Chadwick
BANNER: Crew member of the Emerald Storm, one of the few survivors
BARAK: Ghetto in Trent inhabited by dwarves
BARKERS: Refugee family living in Brisbane Alley of Aquesta, father Brice, mother Lynnette, sons Finis, Hingus, and Wery
BARTHOLOMEW: Carriage maker of Tarin Vale, father of Amilia
BARTHOLOMEW: Priest in Ratibor
BASIL: Officers’ cook on the Emerald Storm, died at sea
BASTION: Servant in the imperial palace
BATTLE OF MEDFORD: Skirmish that occurred during Arista’s witch trial
BATTLE OF RAMAR: Bloody fight that Hadrian once fought in
BATTLE OF RATIBOR: Rebellion against Imperialists, led by Emery Dorn and Arista
BEATRICE, PRINCESS: Daughter of King Armand, Princess of Alburn, sister to Rudolf and Hector
BELINDA PICKERING: Extremely attractive wife of Count Pickering, mother of Lenare, Mauvin, Fanen, and Denek
BELLA: Cook at The Laughing Gnome in Ratibor
BELSTRADS: bell-straads Noble family from Chadwick, including Sir Breckton and Wesley
BENDLTON, BROTHER: Cook at the rebuilt Winds Abbey
BENNINGTON: Guard in Aquesta
BENTLY: Sergeant in the Nationalist army, promoted by Hadrian to adjunct general
BERNARD: Lord Chamberlain of the imperial palace
BERNARD GREEN: Candlemaker from Alburn, living in Aquesta
BERNICE: Former handmaid of Arista, killed in Dahlgren
BERNIE DEFOE: Topsail crew member of the Emerald Storm, former member of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild, hired to find the Horn of Gylindora
BERNUM HEIGHTS: Wealthiest residential district in Colnora
BERNUM RIVER: Waterway that bisects the city of Colnora
BERYL: Senior midshipman on the Emerald Storm, died at sea
BETHAMY, KING: Ruler reputed to have had his horse buried with him
BETRAYAL IN MEDFORD: Imperialist version of the play The Crown Conspiracy
BIDDINGS: Chancellor of the imperial palace
BISHOP: Lieutenant aboard the Emerald Storm, died at sea
BLACK DIAMOND: International thieves’ guild centered in Colnora
BLACKWATER: Last name of Hadrian and his father, Danbury
BLINDEN: Quartermaster’s mate on the Emerald Storm, died at sea
BLOOD WEEK: Time of the year when stock that won’t be able to be fed during the winter is butchered
BLYTHIN CASTLE: Castle in Alburn
BOCANT: Family who built a lucrative industry from pork, second-wealthiest merchants in Colnora
BOTHWICKS: Family of peasant farmers of Dahlgren, father: Russell, mother: Lena
BRAGA, PERCY: Former Archduke and Lord Chancellor of Melengar, expert swordsman, uncle-in-law to Alric and Arista, killed by Count Pickering, commissioned the murder of Amrath
BRAND: Street urchin, reputed to have killed a kid in a fight to win a tunic, nickname: Brand the Bold
BRECKTON: Sir Breckton Belstrad, son of Lord Belstrad, brother of Wesley, commander of the Northern Imperial Army, knight of Chadwick, considered by many to be the best knight of Avryn
BRIDEETH: Elven swear word, highest insult
BRIGHT STAR: Ship sunk by Dacca
BRISTOL BENNET: Boatswain on the Emerald Storm, died at sea
BRODRIC ESSENDON: Founder of the Essendon dynasty
BUCKET MAN: Term for assassin in the Black Diamond thieves’ guild
BULARD, ANTUN: See Antun Bulard
BURANDU: bur-and-dew Lord of the Tenkin village of Oudorro
BYRNIE: Long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor
CALIAN: cal-lay-in Pertaining to the nation of Calis
CALIANS: Residents of the nation of Calis, with dark skin tone and almond-shaped eyes
“CALIDE PORTMORE”: Folk song often sung while drinking
CALIS: cal-lay Southern-and easternmost of the four nations of Apeladorn, considered exotic, in constant conflict with the Ba Ran Ghazel
CAPSTAN: Spoked wheel on a ship that turns to raise the anchor
CARAT: Young member of Black Diamond thieves’ guild
CARREL: Small individual study area in a library
CASWELL: Family of peasant farmers from Dahlgren
CENZAR: sen-zhar Wizards of the Old Novronian Empire
CENZARIUM: Home of the Cenzar Council in Percepliquis
CHAMBERLAIN: Someone who manages the household of a king or nobleman
CHANFRON: A piece of plate armor used to protect a horse’s head
CODE OF CHIVALRY: Eight virtues each knight should aspire to
COLNORA: call-nor-ah Largest, wealthiest city in Avryn, merchant-based city, grew from a rest stop at a central crossroads of various major trade routes
CONSTANCE, LADY: Noblewoman, fifth imperial secretary to Empress Modina
CORA: Dairymaid at the imperial palace
CORNELIUS DELUR: Rich businessman, rumored to finance Nationalists and involved in illegal trade good markets, father of Cosmos
Cosmos Sebastian DeLur: Son of Cornelius, also known as the Jewel, head of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild
COXSWAIN: Helmsman of a racing ship
CRANSTON: Professor at Sheridan University, tried and burned for heresy
CRIMSON HAND: Thieves’ guild operating out of Melengar
THE CROWN CONSPIRACY: Play reputed to be based on the murder of King Amrath, follows the exploits of two thieves and the Prince of Melengar
CROWN TOWER: Home of the Patriarch and center of the Nyphron Church
CUTTER: Moniker used by Merrick Marius when a member of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild
DACCA: A fierce seafaring people who live on the island of Dacca, south of Delgos
DAGASTAN: Major and easternmost trade port of Calis
DAHLGREN: dall-grin Remote village on the bank of the Nidwalden River, site of Gilarabrywn attack
DANBURY BLACKWATER: Father of Hadrian
DANTHEN: Woodsman from Dahlgren
DAREF, LORD: Noble of Warric, associate of Albert Winslow
DARIUS SERET: Founder of the Seret Knights
DAVENS: Squire who Arista had a youthful crush on
DAVIS: Crew member of the Emerald Storm, died at sea
DEACON TOMAS: Priest of Dahlgren, witnessed destruction of Gilarabrywn, proclaimed Thrace Wood as the Heir of Novron
DEFOE, BERNIE: See Bernie Defoe
the Nationalists, sister of Miranda, Heir of Novron, imprisoned in Aquesta by Imperialists
DeLancy, Gwen: Calian prostitute and proprietor of Medford House and The Rose and Thorn Tavern in Medford, girlfriend of Royce Melborn
DELANO DEWITT: Alias used by Wyatt Deminthal when he framed Hadrian and Royce for King Amrath’s death
DELGOS: One of the four nations of Apeladorn. The only republic in a world of monarchies, Delgos revolted against the Steward’s Empire after Glenmorgan III was murdered and after surviving an attack by the Ba Ran Ghazel with no aid from the empire
DELORKAN, DUKE: Nobleman from Calis
DELUNDEN, BISHOP: Head of the Nyphron Church in Aquesta
DELUR: Family of wealthy merchants, father: Cornelius, son: Cosmos
DEMINTHAL, WYATT: Quartermaster and helmsman of the Emerald Storm, father of Allie, blackmailed by Merrick Marius to ensure Riyria disabled defenses of Drumindor
DENEK PICKERING: Youngest son of Count Pickering
DENNY: Worker at The Rose and Thorn
DERIN: Clan of dwarves
DERMONT, LORD: General of the Southern Imperial Army, killed in the Battle of Ratibor
DERNING, JACOB: Maintop captain on the Emerald Storm, member of Black Diamond, rescued Royce and Hadrian from Tur Del Fur jail
DESTRIER: Unusually large warhorse used by knights
DEVON: Monk of Tarin Vale, taught Amilia to read and write
DEWITT, DELANO: See Delano DeWitt
DIGBY: Guard at Essendon Castle
DILLADRUM: Erbonese guide, hired to take crew of the Emerald Storm to the Palace of the Four Winds, killed during escape
DIME: Crew member of the Emerald Storm, died at sea
DIOYLION: die-e-leon The Accumulated Letters of Dioylion, a very rare scroll
DIXON TAFT: Bartender and manager of The Rose and Thorn Tavern, lost an arm in the Battle of Medford
DOBBS: Servant in the employ of Merrick Marius
DOGGER: Type of small ship, often used by Tenkin
DOVIN THRANIC: Sentinel of the Nyphron Church, half-elf, hired to find the Horn of Gylindora
DR. GERAND: Physician in Ratibor
DR. LEVY: Physician, hired to find the Horn of Gylindora
DRASH: Ghazel chieftain, arena fighter, known as Drash of the Klune
DREW, EDGAR: Old seaman
DROME: God of the dwarves
DRONDIL FIELDS: Count Pickering’s castle, once the fortress of Brodric Essendon, the original seat of power in Melengar
DRUMINDOR: Dwarven-built fortress located at the entrance to Terlando Bay in Tur Del Fur, can utilize lava from the nearby volcano for its defense, overrun by goblins after the defenses were disabled by Royce and Hadrian
DRUNDEL: Peasant family from Dahlgren consisting of Mae, Went, Davie, and Firth
DUBRION ASH: Author of The Forgotten Race, a history of the dwarves
DULNAR, SIR: Knight who lost a hand in the Wintertide games
DUNLAP, PAUL: Former carriage driver of King Urith, dead
DUNMORE: Youngest and least sophisticated kingdom of Avryn, ruled by King Roswort, member of the New Empire
DUNSTAN: Baker in Hintindar, childhood friend of Hadrian, married to Arbor
DUR GURON: Easternmost portion of Calis
DURBO: Tenkin dwelling
DUSTER: Moniker used by Royce while a member of the Black Diamond
ECTON, SIR: Chief knight of Count Pickering, military general of Melengar
EDGAR DREW: See Drew, Edgar
EDITH MON: Head maid in charge of the scullery and chamber servants in the imperial palace
EDMUND HALL: Professor of geometry at Sheridan University, found Percepliquis, declared a heretic by the Nyphron Church, imprisoned in the Crown Tower, husband of Sadie, father of Ebot and Dram
EDMUND HALL’S JOURNAL: Heretical document of journey into Percepliquis, one of the treasures kept in the Crown Tower
EILYWIN: Tribe of elves, builders
ELAN: The world
ELBRIGHT: Street urchin, leader of a small band consisting of Mince, Brand, and Kine, nickname: the Old Man
ELDEN: Large man, friend of Wyatt Deminthal
ELGAR, SIR: Knight of Galeannon, friend of Gilbert and Murthas
ELINYA: Esrahaddon’s lover
ELLA: Cook at Drondil Fields
ELLA: Alias used by Arista while masquerading as a maid in the imperial palace
ELLIS FAR: Melengarian ship used to send envoy to Nationalists, captured by Imperialists
ELQUIN: Masterwork of Orintine Fallon, poet
ELVEN: Pertaining to elves
EMERALD STORM: Ship of the New Empire, captained by Seward
EMERY DORN: Young revolutionary from Ratibor, in love with Arista, killed in the Battle of Ratibor
EMPRESS MODINA: Previously Thrace Wood of Dahlgren, locked in a near catatonic state after loss of family and village, appointed empress of the New Empire
ENDEN, SIR: Knight of Chadwick, considered second best to Breckton, killed in Dahlgren
ENILD, BARON: in-illed Nobleman of Galien of Melengar
ERANDABON GILE: Panther of Dur Guron, Tenkin warlord, madman
ERBON: Region of Calis northwest from Mandalin
EREBUS: Father of the gods, also known as Kile when in human form
ERIVAN: ear-ah-van Elven empire
ERLIC, SIR : A knight who survived the destruction of Dahlgren
ERMA EVERTON: Alias used by Arista while in Hintindar
ERVANON: err-vah-non City in northern Ghent, seat of the Nyphron Church, once the capital of the Steward’s Empire as established by Glenmorgan I
ESRAHADDON: ez-rah-hod-in Wizard, former member of the Cenzar, convicted of destroying the Old Empire, sentenced to imprisonment, held in Gutaria, killed by Merrick
ESSENDON: ez-in-don Royal family of Melengar
ESSENDON CASTLE: Home of the ruling monarchs of Melengar
ESTRAMNADON: es-tram-nah-don Believed to be the capital or at least a very sacred place in the Erivan Empire
ESTRENDOR: es-tren-door The northern wastes
ETCHER: Member of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild, traitor who turns Arista over to seret
ETHELRED, LANIS: eth-el-red Former King of Warric, co-regent of the New Empire, Imperialist
EVERTON: Alias used by Arista, Hadrian, and later Royce
EVERTON, CAPTAIN: Commander of Aquesta’s southern gate
EVLIN: City along the banks of the Bernum River
EXETER: Family name of the rulers of Hanlin
FALINA BROCKTON: Real name of Emerald, waitress at The Rose and Thorn
FALLON MIRE: City where Merton prevented the spread of a terrible disease
FALLON, ORINTINE: Poet who wrote about how patterns in nature relate to patterns in life
FALL-THE-WALL: Children’s game
FALQUIN: Professor at Sheridan University
FAN IRLANU: Visionary of Oudorro, seer, fortune-teller, predicted Royce’s future, including the death of someone near to him
FANEN PICKERING: fan-in Middle son of Count Pickering, killed by Luis Guy
FAQUIN: Inept magician who uses alchemy rather than channeling the Art
FARILANE, PRINCESS: Wrote Migration of Peoples
FAULD, THE ORDER OF: fall-ed A post-imperial order of knights dedicated to preserving the skill and discipline of the Teshlor Knights
FENITILIAN: Monk of Maribor, made warm shoes
FERROL: God of the elves
FESTIVIOUS FOUNDEREIONUS: Celebration to commemorate the founding of Percepliquis
FINILESS: Noted author
FINISHER: Stealthy Ghazel fighter
FINLIN, ETHAN: Member of the Black Diamond, stores smuggled goods, owns a windmill