Tongues

Nezlugz

The language spoken by the servants of the Dark God and the peoples of his conquered territories. Owing to the Khavasak’s geopolitical dominance, Nezlugz is also a lingua franca spoken across the world, with most educated people across Aios having at least a rudimentary understanding of it

Currency

Arkush

A unit of gold coinage used in the Khavasak and beyond

Nulesh

A unit of silver coinage used in the Khavasak and beyond

Duresh

A unit of copper coinage used in the Khavasak and beyond

Magic

Lagovrun

Brown gems used by Korvadun agents and Ukni spies to communicate with each other

Lochejhras

The ritual of summoning used to bind an Arkuloch to their Lochanar

Raghash

The fire that binds the Arkuloch to the physical world, located upon the Sighada at the center of each Lochanar. Literally “the unity of fire”, “the fire that is in union (with Saklugz)”. The Raghash of the Saghburzakh is Saklugz himself.

Sakuza

The name for the devotional practices to the Dark God and his children

Sighada

The central altar of the Lochanar

Zuthruhk

The system of magic used by the Dark God and his servants

General

Bosh

A blessing

Ghaka

The writing system used for Nezlugz

Gucha

A slave

Jheghash

A torch

Khan

An altar

Krash

A foul, murky black Ukni liquor. Krash produces a more violent strain intoxication than alcohol; with less motor loss, and a greater dulling of one’s inhibitions

Kul

A horse

Tekik

A torture device comprised of two man-and-a-half-long sword-like blades bearing blades that are slightly upturned and bent inwards. The Tekik is anchored to a solid foundation with a special mechanism to angle the stakes in such a way as to skewer the victim through the shoulders and left in place as their body weight slowly pulls them downward, stretching the shoulders apart as they are slowly skewered

Thubra

A style of Ukni gate design with erratic, interlocking poles that resemble a web

Vokto

The spiderweb tattoos worn by members of the Ukni