Michael Sullivan - Percepliquis

Roswort, King: Ruler of Dunmore, husband of Freda

Royalists: Political party that favors rule by independent monarchs

Royce Melborn: Thief, one-half of Riyria, half-elf

Rudolf, Prince: Son of King Armand, Prince of Alburn, brother to Beatrice and Hector

Rufus, Lord: Ruthless northern warlord, intended emperor for the New Empire, killed by a Gilarabrywn in Dahlgren

Rufus’s Bane: Name given to the Gilarabrywn slain by Thrace/Modina

Russell Bothwick: Farmer in Dahlgren, married to Lena, father of Tad

Rupert, King: Unmarried king of Rhenydd

Saldur, Maurice: Former bishop of Medford, former friend and advisor to the Essendon family, co-regent of the New Empire, nickname: Sauly

Salifan: \sal-eh-fan\ Fragrant wild plant used in incense

Salty Mackerel, the: Tavern in the shipping district of Aquesta

Sauly: Nickname of Maurice Saldur, used by those closest to him

Sarap: Meeting place or talking place in the Tenkin language

Senon Upland: Highland plateau overlooking Chadwick

Sentinel: Inquisitor generals of the Nyphron Church, charged with rooting out heresy and finding the lost Heir of Novron

Seret: \sir-ett\ The Knights of Nyphron. The military arm of the church, first formed by Lord Darius Seret, commanded by Sentinels

Set: Ratibor member of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild

Seward: Captain of the Emerald Storm, died at sea

Sharon Sea: Southern body of water west of the Ghazel Sea

Sheridan University: Prestigious institution of learning, located in Ghent, Arista studied there

Shirlum-kath: Small, parasitic worm found in Calis, can infect untreated wounds

Ship’s Master: Highest non officer, in charge of running the daily working of the ship

Siward: Bailiff of Hintindar

Skillygalee: \Skil`li-ga-lee\ Oatmeal porridge served to sailors for breakfast

Spadone: Long two-handed sword with a tapering blade and an extended flange ahead of the hilt allowing for an extended variety of fighting maneuvers. Due to the length of the handgrip and the flange, which provides its own barbed hilt, the sword provides a number of additional hand placements, permitting the sword to be used similarly to a quarterstaff, as well as a powerful cleaving weapon. The spadone is the traditional weapon of a skilled knight.

Stanley, Earl Francis: Nobleman of Harborn, killed in a Wintertide joust with Sir Jervis

Staul: Tenkin Warrior aboard the Emerald Storm, hired to find the Horn of Gylindora, killed by Royce in jungles of Calis

Summersrule: Popular midsummer holiday, celebrated with picnics, dances, feasts, and jousting tournaments

Tabard: Tunic worn over armor usually emblazoned with a coat of arms

Tad Bothwick: Son of Lena and Russell, poor farming family of Dahlgren

Talbert, Bishop: Head of Nyphron Church in Ratibor

Tarin Vale: Home town of Amilia

Tartane: Small ship used for fishing and coastal trading. Single mast, large sail

Tek’chin: One of the fighting discipline of the Teshlor Knights, preserved by the Knights of the Fauld, handed down to the Pickerings.

Temple: Ship’s master of the Emerald Storm, second in command

Tenent: The most common form of semi-standard international currency. Coins of gold, silver, and copper stamped with the likeness of the king of the realm where it was minted.

Tenkin: Community of humans living in the manner of Ghazel and suspected of having Ghazel blood

Terlando Bay: Harbor of Tur Del Fur

Teshlor: Legendary knights of the Novronian Empire, greatest warriors to have ever lived

Teshlor Hall: Building in Percepliquis were Teshlors trained and lived

Thranic, Dovin: See Dovin Thranic

Theorem Eldership: Secret society formed to protect the heir

TheronWood: Father of Thrace, farmer of Dahlgren, killed by Gilarabrywn

Thrace Wood: Daughter of Theron and Addie, name changed to Modina by regents, crowned Empress of the New Empire, killed Gilarabrywn in Dahlgren

Tibith: Friend of Mince and Kine who died

Tiger of Mandalin: Moniker given to Hadrian while in Calis

Tiliner: Superior side sword, used frequently by mercenaries in Avryn

Tolin Essendon: Son of Brodric, moved the Melengar capital to Medford, built Essendon castle, also known as Tolin the Great

Tope Entwistle: Northern scout, signaled the elven advance

Topmen: Members of a ship’s crew that work high up in the rigging and sails

Torsonic: Torque-producing, as in the cable used in crossbows

Tramus Dan: Guardian of Naron, later changed his name to Danbury Blackwater

Tremble: Fermented sweet drink made from flowers

Trenchon: City Bailiff of Ratibor

Trent: Northern mountainous kingdoms not yet controlled by the New Empire

Trilon: Small, fast bow used by Ghazel

Trumbul, Baron: Mercenary, hired by Percy Braga to kill Prince Alric

Tulan: Tropical plant, found in south eastern Calis, used in religious ceremonies, leaves are dried and burned as offerings to the god Uberlin, smoke of the leaves produce visions when inhaled

Tur: Legendary village believed to have once been in Delgos, site of the first recorded visit of Kile, mythical source of great weapons

Tur Del Fur: Coastal city in Delgos, on Terlando Bay, originally built by dwarves, was overrun by goblins when the city’s volcanic defenses were disabled by Royce and Hadrian

Uberlin: God of the Dacca and the Ghazel, son of Erebus and his daughter, Muriel.

Uli Vermar: Obscure reference used by Esrahaddon

Ulurium Fountain: Great sculptured fountain at the end of the Grand Mar, before the palace in Percepliquis

Umalyn: Tribe of elves, priests of Ferrol

Urith, King: Former Ruler of Ratibor, died in a fire

Urlineus: Last of the Novronian Empire cities to fall, located in eastern Calis, constantly attacked by Ghazel. After collapse it became the gateway for the Ghazel into Calis

Uzla Bar: Ghazel chieftain, challenging Erandabon Gile for control of Ghazel

Valin, Lord: Elderly knight of Melengar, known for his valor and courage, no strategic skills

Vandon: Port city of Delgos, home to the Vandon Spice Company, pirate haven, grew into a legitimate business center when Delgos became a Republic

Vault of Days: Large hall outside Novron’s Tomb

Vella: Kitchen servant in the imperial palace

Venden Pox: Poison, impervious to magic remedies

Venlin: Patriarch of the Nyphron Church during the fall of the Novronian Empire

Vernes: Port city at the mouth of the Bernum River

Vigan: Sherriff of Ratibor

Villein: Person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord

Vince Everton: Alias used by Royce Melborn while in Hintindar

Vince Griffin: Founder of Dahlgren Village

Vincent, King: Ruler of Maranon, married to Queen Regina

Vintu: Native tribe of Calis

Warric: Kingdom of Avryn, once ruled by Ethelred, now part of New Empire

Wandering Deacon of Dahlgren: Name which refers to Deacon Tomas

Watch Officer: Officer of the Watch, in charge during a particular shift, responsible for everything that transpires during this time

Wesbaden: Major trade port city of Calis

Wesley: Son of Lord Belstrad, brother of Sir Breckton, junior midshipman on the Emerald Storm, killed in arena fight in the Palace of the Four Winds

Westbank: Newly formed province of Dunmore

Westerlands: The unknown frontier to the west

Wherry: Light rowboat, used for racing or transporting goods and passengers on inland waters and harbors

Wicend: \why-send\ Farmer in Melengar, name of the ford that crosses the Galewyr into Glouston

Widley: Professor at Sheridan University, tried and burned for heresy

Wilbur: Armor smith in Aquesta

Wilfred: Carter in Hintindar

Winds Abbey: Monastery of the Monks of Maribor, rebuilt by Myron Lanaklin after being burned with the help of Magnus the Dwarf