Michael Sullivan - Percepliquis

Bennington: Guard in Aquesta

Bently: Sergeant in the Nationalist army, promoted by Hadrian to adjunct general

Bernard: Lord Chamberlain of the imperial palace

Bernice: Former handmaid of Arista, killed in Dahlgren

Bernie Defoe: Topsail crewmember 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

Boatswain: Petty officer on a ship who controls the work of other seamen

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 curse 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 men: 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: Folksong 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 Cenzar Council in Percepliquis

Chamberlain: Someone who manages the household of a king or nobleman

Chanfron: Piece of plate armor used to protect a horse’s head

Code of Chivalry: Seven 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 black market, father of Cosmos

Cosmos Sebastian DeLur: Son of Cornelius, also known as the Jewel, head of 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

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, sit 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: Crewmember 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

Degan, Gaunt: Leader of the Nationalists, sister of Miranda, Heir of Novron, Imprisoned in Aquesta by Imperials

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 Nyphron Church in Aquesta

DeLur: Family of wealthy merchants, father: Corneilus, 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 Imperial Southern Army, killed in 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 war horse used by knights

DeWitt, Delano: See Delano DeWitt

Devon: Monk of Tarin Vale, taught Amilia to read and write

Digby: Guard at Essendon Castle

Dilladrum: Erbonese guide, hired to take crew of the Emerald Storm to Palace of the Four Winds, killed during escape

Dime: Crewmember 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 Nyphron Church aboard the Emerald Storm, half-elf, hired to find the Horn of Gylindora

Dr. Gerand: Physician in Ratibor

Dr. Levy: Physician aboard the Emerald Storm, hired to find the Horn of Gylindora

Drash: Ghazel chieftain, arena fighter, known as Drash of the Klune

Drew, Edgar: Old seaman who died due to a fall from mast of the Emerald Storm

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 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