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Lugathia: a province of the Ternathian Empire, equivalent to France.

Magister-a formal title earned by Arcanan practitioners of sorcery. It requires the completion of an arduous formal education and the creation of at least one new, previously unknown application of sorcery. There are additional ranks within the broader title of magister. (See also "novice,"

"journeyman," and "magistron.")

Magistron-a formal title, equivalent to "magister," but reserved for those whose Gift and training are specialized for working with living things. There are additional ranks within the broader title of magistron. (See also "novice," "journeyman," and "magister.")

Mahritha-the Arcanan-explored universe connecting to Hell's Gate. Named by Magister Halathyn in his wife's honor.

Manisthu, Kingdom of-the dominant political unit of the Manisthu Islands.

Manisthu Islands-the Arcanan analogue of Japan.

Marnilay-a Sharonian goddess, "Sweet Marnilay the Maiden" is one of the Ternathian Double Triads, which are the foundation of the religion for at least half of Sharona, as Ternathia once controlled and/or colonized so much of that world.

Mbisi Sea-the Sharonian equivalent of the Mediterranean Sea.

Melwain the Great-the Andaran equivalent of King Arthur. Melwain lived well over a thousand years ago and is revered as the perfect example of Andaran honor.

Mind Healer-a Sharonian with a complex of Talents which permits him to treat mental disorders.

Mithanan-the Mythlan god of cosmic destruction.

Monarch Lake-the Arcanan equivalent of Lake Superior.

Mother Jambakol-an Arcanan evil goddess or demoness, both worshiped and feared in Hilmar. She is the personification of destruction, vengeance, and hatred.

Mother Marthea-a Sharonian deity. In the Shurkhali pantheon, she is revered as the water-bringer and life-bringer. She is called the Mother of Rivers, the Mother of Springs, and the Mother of the Sea.

Revered as Mother of the Sea, she brings wealth in the form of pearls and coral, and watches over Shurkhali ships. She is viewed as a mother of abundance, whether from the sea, agricultural crops, or herds and flocks.

Mount Karek-a mountain peak west of Fort Salby in the Ithal Mountains.

mul-"warrior" in ancient Mythalan. As a part of a Mythlan's name, it indicates that he springs of one of the family lines of the multhari warrior caste. If the individual is also shakira, the higher caste indicator vos is used for most purposes instead of mul, but the proper formal usage is "vos and mul," so a shakira officer named Sythak of the Yuran line would properly be "Sytyhak vos and mul Yuran," but would normally be referred to as "Sythak vos Yuran."

Mulgethia: a Ternathian province, equivalent to Germany/ Switzerland.

Multhari-the second most important caste group of Mythalan society. The multhari are the military caste. Some members of multhari are also shakira. These normally tend to dominate the upper ranks of the Mythalan military.

Mythal Falls Academy-the oldest and most prestigious magical research and teaching Academy in Arcana.

Mythal River-the Arcanan equivalent of the Nile River.

Mythal-the Arcanan equivalent of Africa. Mythal is dominated by a caste-based society which enshrines the total superiority of the shakira magic-using caste to the garthan caste of non-magic users.

Mythal Falls-the Arcanan equivalent of Victoria Falls.

Mythalan Hegemony-the supranational Mythalan political body representing all Mythalan states.

Effectively, the governing body of the Mythalan Empire, although there is no official Empire of Mythal.

Narhath-an affluent province of the Ternathian Empire, consisting of the equivalent of southern Spain and Portugal.

Narhathan Peninsula-the Sharonian equivalent of the Iberian peninsula.

Narshalla-a Sharonian city located approximately on the site of Medina, Saudi Arabia.

Nessia: eastern-most modern Ternathian province, equivalent to Greece.

New Ramath-the port city built specifically to serve the rail line to Fort Tharkoma in Salym. Located on the trans-temporal equivalent of Durres, Albania.

New Sharona-the first additional universe surveyed from Sharona.

New Ternath-the Sharonian equivalent of North America.

New Farnal-the Sharonian equivalent of South America.

Norgamar Works-one of the great locomotive foundries of Sharona. A prime supplier to the Trans- Temporal Express.

Nosikor-a Sharonian city located at the southwestern end of Lake Arau.

Novice-the title awarded to a Gifted student in Arcana. A student remains a novice, regardless of age, until his or her graduation from formal training. (See also "journeyman," "magister," and "magistron.")

Order of Bergahl-the religious order of the war god Bergahl (see above). Because of its special position in the Kingdom of Othmaliz, the Kingdom's Seneschal must, by tradition, be selected from the Order's priesthood.

Osmaria-the Sharonian analog of Italy.

Othmaliz-the kingdom which dominates the eastern end of the Mbisi Sea and the outlet from the Ylani Sea. It is roughly equivalent to the western half of Turkey and the southern third of Bulgaria. Its capital is Tajvana, the ancient Imperial capital of the Ternathian Empire.

PAAF-the Portal Authority Armed Forces. The military units of various Sharonian nations placed under the Portal Authority's command for frontier security operations.

Paerystia-a region of Arcana roughly equivalent to Oman.

Pairhys Island-the Sharonian equivalent of the Isle of Man. The premier training camp of the Imperial Ternathian Marines is located there.

Plotter-a Sharonian with the "Plotting" Talent. Plotting is a specialized sub-variant of the Mapping Talent which is particularly useful in military service. Plotters, unlike Mappers, detect the presence and location of living creatures, like human beings.

Portal Hound-a Sharonian psionic sensitive to trans-temporal portals.

Porter-a Sharonian Talent with the telekinetic ability to teleport (or "Port") passengers or limited freight via the Emergency Transportation System.

Projective-a Sharonian psionic with the ability to project detailed and accurate mental images for nontelepaths.

All Projectives are also Voices, but less than .01% of all Voices are Projectives.

Queen Kalthra's Lake-the Arcanan equivalent of Lake Ontario.

Queriz-a city in Arpathia, located at the equivalent position of Astana, Kazakhstan.

Queriz Depression-the Sharonian equivalent of the Caspian Depression.

Rahil-the Great Prophetess, the founder of and patron saint of mercy and healing in the Fellowship of Rahil, one of the dominant religions of Ransar.

Rahilian-an adherent of the Fellowship of Rahil.

Rankadi-Mythlan ritual suicide.

Ransar-the Arcanan equivalent of Asia. Ransar is home to a highly humanistic, democratic, and innovative culture which places an extremely high value on the worth of the individual. This makes Ransar an uncomfortable fit with the Andaran warrior aristocracy at times, but an even more uncomfortable fit with Mythal's caste-based society. Ransarans enjoy the most comfortable life styles of any Arcanan social group.

Razinta Basin-the depression between the Gartasa Mountains, Teramandor Mountains, and Emperor Edvar Mountains of the Narhathan Penninsula; drained by the Razinta River.

Razinta River-the Sharonian analogue of Spain's Ebro River.

Recon crystal-also called "RC;" a sarkolis-based reconnaissance device capable of recording and storing visual imagery and sounds within specified radii of the crystal. It is a storage device, and has no ability to transmit reconnaissance data across any distance.

Ricathia-the Sharonian equivalent of Africa.

Ricathian Desert-the Sharonian equivalent of the Libyan Desert.