Full Dictionary

Adranta Forest

The forest separating Kurever and Harlynd

Aedesia

A former romantic interest of Soledis

Aedonae Channel

The channel between Piristrus and Iores

Straits of Aggeron

The strait separating Iores and Epesala

Alafu

A farmer from Harlynd, Ealbar’s wife

Agrugag

A large, razor taloned carrion bird used by the Ukni for military purposes, including harassment and pursuing routed armies

Aldorianes

A commander in the Boronean Kataroi

Alsvard

The largest city in Harlynd, located at the mouth of the Osbur River

Alzai

A Sheniv boy from the city of Kacharanos

Amakhset River

The river flowing from the Yacama Mountains through Xumer

Ampetran

A Piristran nobleman

Anqi

The language of Nezhu

Antios

A member of King Telemeus’ royal guard

Arikhe

An Onguloch: the belly

Arkuloch

The Dark God's firstborn children

Mount Ashavru

A large mountain on the Kusadhan plain

Ashravid

The men in charge of a single Zechor of twelve soldiers

Astok

A large, Harlynd born slave

Athelar

Alafu and Ealbar’s son

Athoch

The second born Arkuloch

Atrokas

An ancient Navarid king

Azdrafaus

The third born Arkuloch

Azrajid

A large kingdom in central Ilroin

Azrajin

The people of Azrajid

Azrajir

The language of Azrajid

Baliak

The commander of the Korvadun

Balkat

The purity that resides in all human beings, made manifest in physical form. A vehicle for manifesting the Yolkhav.

Banley

Athelar’s friend

Banorg

An Onguloch: the lungs

Barah

A decorated Ukni infantryman from the Navarid Isles

Bashra Plateau

A plateau between the Prakalra Mountains and the Nostrean Sea

Belisan

Veskra’s childhood friend

Straits of Bhalad

The strait separating south Vyadalam from Kusadha

Bhalk

One of Tagroz’ children

Birvalt

A member of the Uthkugge tribe

Calusian

Veskra’s childhood friend

Cawau Desert

The desert on the eastern coast of Nezhu

Chadurb

The Ukni navy

Chakaltun

A three bank, black galley equipped with a ram and a Nekrotz

Chalmek

An Ukni merchant woman

Chaoro

An oarsman on the Divine Navy’s Imperial Flagship

Chien

The last female Empress of Nezhu, also known as the Silver Empress

Chilai

A prostitute working near the Western Pan Rin Garrison

Chongyu

An alchemist in the Divine Navy

Chua

A Captain with the Divine Navy’s elite Water Stallions

Chunlao

The general in command of the Western Pan Rin Garrison

Cuwai

The large, hook roped ballistae on Nezhuan Water Stallions. Fires bolts into the enemy ship that are used by Nezhuan soldiers to board the vessel.

Dachai

The fertile region between the Runkalash and Krachga rivers

Darygian Plains

The alluvial floodplain in the center of Iores

Datyavam

A region in southeastern Ilroin

Dekraphon

An ancient family of vintners renowned for their fine wine

Diengu

A Pan Chui tribe residing close to the Western Pan Rin Garrison

Dinjao

A Xunjin mage under Zhe’s command

Dionaxos

A Stakalphan Minairoi

Dolastes

A Minairoi in the Boronean Kataroi

Doshen

Lightly armed vanguard marines of the Divine Navy

Dotracles

A member of Aegerea’s pan-Navarid faction

Dranek

Xumari throwing knives that are popular across the Khavasak

Drtva

The language of Datyavam, Kusadha, and Vyadalam

Dueng

An officer aboard the Imperial Flagship

Dulvar

A hard, segmented armor grafted onto the skin that is similar in appearance to the carapace of an insect

Dunangbe

The settled coastal areas in western Nangbe

Dura’ishi

The fourth highest rank of the Nashragha officer corps, commanding a Hechor of 120 soldiers

Plural: Dura’ishia (/duraiʃia/)

Durlash

Torkan’s pseudonym for Karasha

Dylaxis

A Stakalphan king who built the Prophulian Wall

Ealbar

A farmer from Harlynd, Alafu’s wife

Einveld

A young man of the Skogafyk tribe

Epesala

The southerly of the two large islands in the Navarid Archipelago

Epsudos

A member of Aegerea’s pan-Navarid faction

Eptosyus

A sacred sword

Eryadros

A Phoriccan mercenary captured in the siege of Piristrus

Eunesian River

A river running through central Iores

Falviun

The first mate of the Liviarus

Fankuon

Mages who employ the Fantok

Fantok

The magic used by the peoples of the Skjlda Mountains. The Fantok is taught to Vigdril mages by the Lithir, spirits of the Adranta Forest

Fezhong Valley

The river valley region in central Nezhu

Unlike the Cawau Desert, the Nowa Forest, and the Shanxin lake region, which are provinces in and of themselves, the Fezhong region is further divided into separate administrative provinces

Fjeldur

Ofryr's Zuthruhk enchanted war axe

Fryrmar

Ofryr’s father and former chieftain of the Skogafyk

Fucho

A flautist in the Divine Navy

Falls of Fujakai

A gigantic waterfall where the Zu empties over the Huikyo Cliffs

Fuolin

Zhe’s chief lieutenant on the Imperial Flagship

Furo

A Xunjin mage under Zhe’s command

Galghad

The notoriously dangerous swamp encircling the inner Khavasak

Galtus

A crewman aboard the Liviarus

Garjhul

A Tukbharan with the Ukni Nezhuan Chadurb

Gaujong River

A river in the Pan Rin rainforest that is connected to the Yaln by the Dua Neng canal and to the Runkalash River by the Thozogh canal

Gelraz

A Satiragha with the Ukni Khagulz

Gesatir

The highest rank in the Ukni armed forces, Gesatir’s command large armies and high value fortifications. While Gesatirs are technically part of the infantry command hierarchy, they have authority over all military forces under their jurisdiction

Geshake

An Onguloch: the stomach

Gharzem

A Buragashi soldier turned merchant guard captured by pirates

Ghazra

An ecstatic school of Azrajin magic characterized by the belief that intuition and inspiration alone can guide one to the highest truths, favoring trance states and ecstasies as the medium to manifest their powers

Ghazradin

The practitioners of the Ghazra

Golugz

A three man long, hull-piercing ballista typically placed on Thasak ships

Greshka

Zaluk’s owner and Ka’inulz with the Ukni Skjlda expedition

Grevaburz

The coven of the highest ranking members of the Dark God’s priesthood. The members of the Grevaburz dwell well within the tower Saghburzakh, using secretive, dangerous Zuthruhk magic to unnaturally prolong their lives

Guanh

A Namapha mage from the Diengu tribe. Vieng’s brother

Gylaxis, King

The ruler of Stakalphis

Gyledra, Lady

The daughter of King Dylaxis

Haghuj

Standard issue Ukni shield. The Haghuj is rectangular with a concave bend, and is made from Shieldwood with Highkiln Steel plating. They are usually decorated with black paint bearing the lion serpent emblem in red for traditional infantry, and variable color patterns for specialty soldiers such as those of the Arkuloch

Haisakulz

Upper caste Haivekh

Haisakur

Middle caste Haivekh

Haisakuv

Low caste Haivekh

Haivekh

People living within the bounds of the Khavasak

Hakudhi

A Shugatyad

Halura

A woman from the Kalvriz Isles

Harjundr

A member of the Senneskul tribe

Harlynd

A largely coastal region in northwestern Falnir

Havrech

The staff used by Ka’inulz to control Onguloch

Hazruha

An advisor to King Sarmash

Hechor

A military grouping of 120 soldiers

Heichi

A helmsman with the Divine Navy’s elite Water Stallions

Hetalwasa River

The river running south from the Onima Mountains

Hiangzu

A Xunjin mage under Zhe’s command

Hill of Last Hope

Historic: An ancient battlefield on the Plains of Yezin

Hoshrak

A Ka’inulz with the Navarid expeditionary army

Hualu

An Admiral in the Divine Navy

Huikyo Cliffs

Large cliffs along the northern coast of Wajukara

Hurin

An impoverished housewife from Wunakros

Husheng Gates

The pass between the Shrigora and Xizai Mountains

Ibakhin

An Onguloch: the molars

Iores

The northerly of the two large islands in the Navarid Archipelago

Ishvali

An Upajrana captured by slavers in the Lawassa desert

Jagraha Forest

The southern end of the Pan Rin/Mwasekola/Jagraha forest zone

Jaiwe

A friend of Prince Suel who commands the Dua Neng garrison

Jalgan Pass

Pass between the Prakalra Mountains and the Nostrean Sea

Straits of Jalqin

The straits separating northern Xumer from Vyadalam

Jharvul

An eyeless Ka’inulz with the Ukni Khagulz

Jochi

A helmsman with the Divine Navy’s elite Water Stallions

Kaca

Zhe’s senior spymaster

Kadra

One of Tagroz’ children

Ka’in

A male priest of Saklugz

Ka’inulz

A high priest of Saklugz

Kalvriz Isles

An island chain in the Bay of Nuros

Kanaka

A Vyadalavesan arena champion and star Ukni soldier

Kaoli

An Admiral in the Divine Navy

Karasha

A Sheniv Safid from the city of Kacharanos

Kartuthgra

A one-handed thrusting sword with a longer, slightly thinner blade than a Tuthranus

Gates of Karvas

A pass between the Prakalra mountains and the Pan Rin rainforest

Kashtu

A Ka’in stationed at the Thozogh Canal

Katias

Ka’inulz Hoshrak’s father

Kechor

A military grouping of 1,200 soldiers

Khagulz

The elite division of soldiers in large Ukni hosts

Khavasak

The Dark God's empire

Khulgaz

An Ukni Satiragha and Takus’ father

Kleamis

A rider in the Boronean Kataroi

Korvadun

The Ukni intelligence service, including spies, informants, and anyone else who works with the division. While the Korvadun also function outside of the military, such as when they operate in conquered cities (where they would fall under the command of the local Dissatir), they are typically organized as a auxiliary branch of the Ukni military. This is especially true regarding their actions against enemy cities or when gathering intelligence relevant to the Dark God’s wars.

Kosharav

The building that functions as the center of Sheniv communal life

Krachga River

A river running from the Shrigora Mountains to the Bay of Zur. When it passes through Dissak, the Krachga is routed in a circular pattern around the center of the city.

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

Bay of Kuluk

The bay in the center of Telzur

Kul

A horse

Kulbakkas

Heavy cavalry

Singuler: Kulbakkuj (/kʊlbəkkud͡ʒ/)

Kuln

A term for both light and heavy cavalry

Singular: Kulj (/kʊld͡ʒ/)

Kulnarn

Light cavalry

Singular: Kulnarj (/kʊlɳard͡ʒ/)

Kuqo

A marine with the Divine Navy’s elite Water Stallions

Kurever

The region between the Krachga River and the Bay of Nuros

Kusadha

A region in southeastern Falnir

Koshu

The helmsman on the Imperial Flagship

Kushrak

A Vyadalese caravan guard under Chalmek’s employ

Lagoswyr

A bipedal Wyrspawn that, unlike the other breeds of Wyr, possesses both the capacity to imitate human speech and communicate directly with the Dark God. In addition to their claws, which have opposable thumbs similar to humans, the Lagoswyr can use their tails to deliver devastating puncture wounds. The Lagoswyr often act as emissaries for the Dark God, interacting with human spies and initiating small scale strikes.

Lagovrun

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

Lawassa Desert

The large desert separating Azrajid and Xumer

Lianin Mountains

The mountain range extending from the Bay of Zur to the Nostrean Sea

Limedras

An Aegerean merchant, brother of Tephiadros

Lithir

Forest spirits

Liutse

An ancient Nezhuan historian, scholar, and strategist. Author of "The Annals of Liutse"

Lochanar

The fortresses which house the Raghash of the Arkuloch: the essence that is drawn from the Saghburzakh when they are brought into the physical world

Lokaios

The first born Arkuloch

Lorshar

An Ukni soldier

Lorsithran

An elder Lithir

Luo

A scout from the Western Pan Rin Garrison

Lushao

Kaoli’s first mate and protege

Luchor

A military grouping of 12,000 soldiers

Lyndsbek

The language of Harlynd

Matik

The language spoken in Sheniv communities

Mazur

A fallen star

Meixi

General Chunlao’s wife

Gates of Menneas

A pass through the Pythikas mountains in northern Iores

Named for the Lystian king who, along with his son, built two large statues of themselves along the pass

Menonius

A traitor in the Boronean assembly

Metoros

A Lystian bowman

Merocha

The Sheniv initiatory ritual to the practice of the Yolkhav

Memeon

A young man who looks after Kacharanos’ Sheniv children

Metrius

A soldier of Sallaninth captured and sold into slavery

Mevros' Ford

A ford in the Eunesian River near Boronea. Owing to it’s strategic significance, Mevros’ Ford has been the site of numerous battles

Miashar

A princess who became a spy after being captured by the Ukni

Mien

Jochi’s daughter

Minair

Navarid magic

Minairoi

Practitioners of the Minair

Mjalgar

Ofryr’s brother and former chieftain of the Skogafyk

Motsa

A Xunjin mage under Zhe’s command

Jungles of Mwaseta

The central regions of the Pan-Rin-Mwasekola-Jagraha forest zone

Mylirian Hills

A range of hills running along the northeast coast of Iores

Naichu

A Xunjin mage under Zhe’s command

Najharak

A member of the Grevaburz

Nalburz

A top level grouping of Ukni forces, roughly equivalent to “host” or “army group”. For example, if one Kechor of 1,200 soldiers is sent off on its own, it becomes a Nalburz. If that same Kechor is then brought back into a larger army, joining two Luchors of 2,400 soldiers, then they would cease to be a Nalburz and the term would apply to the entire army group that they were a part of

Namapha

The magic used by the Pan Chui tribes

Nang

A Captain with the Divine Navy’s elite Water Stallions

Nangbe

The Jungles of Mwaseta and it’s surrounding coastal settlements

Nangbyana

The language of Nangbe

Naraghun

Auxiliary forces: archers, peltasts, spear throwers, screeners, the military of conquered nations, scouts, healers, spies, messengers, etc

Naruya River

A river running the length of the Vyadalese subcontinent

Nashragha

Ukni infantry. Soldiers of the Nashragha fight with heavy armor, a Tuthranus shortsword, and a Haghuj shield

Naviras

The semi-culturally unified region of the Velian Plains and Navarid Isles. The use of a single term for both regions reflects the large amount of political and cultural interchange between them

Navarid Isles

A chain of islands in the Nostrean Sea near southwest Falnir. Includes Iores, Epesala, Psuvae, and dozens of other lesser islands. Also called the Navarid Archipelago.

Navirz

The language spoken on the Navarid Isles. A close cousin of Peris.

Navos

A Piristran emperor who ruled during ancient Ukni wars. Emperor Navos’ blood is said to have birthed the Suicide’s Remorse plant

Nekrotz

A wide, pivoting platform with stakes in the unanchored end. Used aboard Chakaltun ships, where the Nekrotz is swung out and staked into the decks of the enemy ship, allowing the marines onboard to storm the vessel en masse

Nektanulz

High priestess

Nestripon

An Aegerean involved in the city’s grain distribution system

Nestullius

King Telemeus’ highest ranking Minairoi

Nethgorad

The fertile, slave tilled plains north of the Prakalra Mountains

Netzir

The king of Tachand

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

Nitla

The Language of Nitlam

Nitlam

The region of Ilroin southwest of the Onima Mountains

Nitlana

The people of Nitlam

Nostrean Sea

The large sea separating western Falnir and Ilroin

Novitian Hill

A large hill at the center of Piristrus

Nowa Forest

An evergreen forest in Nezhu’s northeast peninsula

Nura’ishi

The third highest rank in the Nashragha officer corps. Nura’ishi typically command a Kechor of 1,200 infantrymen or some smaller fortresses

Bay of Nuros

An inlet in the northern Khavasak separating Kurever from the western spur of the Shrigora Mountains

Ofryr

A Skogafyk Fankuon and war leader of the Vigdril confederation

Olgesh

A merchant attached to the Ukni Skjlda expedition

Onguloch

The Dark God's second born children

Onima Mountains

The mountain range separating Azrajid and Nitlam

Orash

Hurin's younger son

Ordagh Desert

The desert separating the Runkalash and Taevitra rivers. A liminal region between the Khavasak and Free Kingdoms where Saklugz can only employ enough of his power to keep the region a desolate wasteland.

Orestides

A prominent Aegerean noble and naval commander

Orzia

A merchant from Tachand captured in a Vyadalavesan raid

Osbur River

A river running from the Skjlda Mountains into central Harlynd

Ourosai

The fragments of an ancient celestial object. The Ourosai are one of the few things capable of damaging an Onguloch

Palegian Hills

The range of hills south of the Cliffs of Raxos

Pan Chui

A blanket term for the indigenous tribes of the Pan Rin rainforest

Pan Rin Rainforest

A rainforest on the southern border of Nezhu

Parestes

A Therian with ties of guest-friendship to Soledis

Pe

A brothel owner near the Western Pan Rin garrison

Peris

The language spoken in the city states of the Velian Plain. A close cousin of Navirz

Philaspe

Soledis’ wife

Plotarkes

A Boronean Minairoi

Poshu

A junior investigator attached to the Western Pan Rin Garrison

Potsuo

The Captain of Motsa’s Dragon Ship

Prajada River

A river running from Kusadha to Wonangbe

Prakalra Mountains

The mountain range at the northern end of the Vyadalse subcontinent

Promeades

The former strategos of Boronea

Psuvae

Navarid island where the city of Aegerea is located

Pythikas Mountains

The mountain chain partially encircling the isle of Iores

Qidan

Rabiyyah's bodyguard

Qo

An Admiral in the Divine Navy

Quansai Stone

A sacred stone with magical powers venerated by the Pan Chui

Quha

An incendiary canon

Quistos

A crewman aboard the Liviarus

Rabiyyah

A Ghazradin mage captured during the siege of Medrela

Radrarg

A Skogafykt tribesman slain by Zaluk in the Dissak arena

Raederus of Sallaninth

An ancient scholar and Minairoi mage

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.

Cliffs of Raxos

A sheer, largely innavigable range of cliffs in northern Iores

Rethrak

Torkan’s son

Revulos

A member of the Stakalphan Thalodai

Rizawa

A Nezhuan investigator and spy

Rozir

A woman from Kacharanos’ Yuzra

Runkalash River

A river running through the central Khavasak, starting at the southern extension of the Shrigora Mountains and emptying into the Bay of Zur

Rupatri

Kanaka's sister

Ruwei

Hualu’s senior adjutant

Rysk

A young boy of the Skogafyk tribe

Safid

The priests, teachers, and communal leaders of the Sheniv

Saklugz

A powerful entity that rules over the Khavasak

Sallika

A member of King Telemeus’ royal guard

Sarkiades

A Lystian soldier

Sarmash

An ancient Sheniv king of Chorad

King Sarmash is famous for leaving a mark upon the cheek of his advisor Hazruha during a war with the Ukni

Forests of Sarnakos

A large forest covering most of Epesala

Sasada

A spear made with a Highkiln Steel shaft and a Fire Obsidian tip

Satiragha

The second highest rank in the Nashragha, typically commanding an individual Luchor; small, independent armies; or a single medium sized fortification. Like the Gesatir, in situations where Satiragha command entire armies, they have jurisdiction over all of the other branches of the military that are part of the host

Seghaz

The captain of the Hachgra

Senestheos

An Aegerean admiral

Sevetria

A Minairoi serving aboard the Liviarus

Sethim

The commander of the Nezhuan Chadurb fleet

Shanxin Lakes

The lake region in northern Nezhu

Shaolo

An alchemist in the Divine Navy

Sheniv

A merchant people who live in enclave communities across Aios

Shini

An Ukni slave from the city of Dissak

Shinjuro

An investigator attached to the the Western Pan Rin Garrison

Sho

A Nezhuan Emperor most famous for his failed campaign into the Khavasak

Shodura River

The westernmost of the twin rivers of the Nethgorad

Shohalar

An ancient Sheniv king who slew the Ukni Gesatir Thuhalz

Shrigora Mountains

The large mountain range partially encircling the inner Khavasak

Shugatyad

The practitioners of the Vijnav

Shujang

The head signals officer on the Imperial Flagship

Shuka

Veskra and Takus’ immediate superior in the Nashragha

Shuro

Jochi’s wife

Sigfald

A member of the Senneskul tribe

Sighada

The central altar of the Lochanar

Silipian Forest

A forest bordering the Velian Plains

Skjlda Mountains

A mountain range in northwestern Aios

Bay of Soghua

The bay separating Nezhu from the Shrigora Mountains

Soledis

A Boronean noble, leader of the Kataroi cavalry

Sruln

The slaves, condemned criminals, and other undesirables who screen the advance of the Nashragha by rushing in ahead to screen the infantry’s advance by throwing javelins into the enemy formation. The Sruln are seen as expendable by the Ukni command, and as such they are not given any kind of protection or secondary weaponry.

Suel

Zhe’s brother and rival claimant to the Imperial Throne

Suregha River

A river running from the Yacama mountains through southern Datyavam

Tacui

A Doshen with the Divine Navy’s elite Water Stallions

Taevitra River

The river between the Velian Plains and the Ordagh Desert

Tagroz

A Haisakur merchant from Zakkhita

Takhata

An Ashravid with the Ukni Expeditionary Force

Takus

A noble born Ukni Nura’ishi with the Navarid expedition

Targan

The captain of the Liviarus

Tawaatu

A Nitlana youth kidnapped and sold into slavery in Harlynd

Telemeus

The King of Lyst

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

Telzur

A region comprising the twin peninsulas on the eastern coast of Falnir

Tephiadros

A speaker in the Aegerean assembly

Teznak

A Yolkhav technique. The practitioner physically separates from their body, attaching their wills to the movement of the Balkat

Thasak

Three story, pontoon-linked tower ships with ballistae and flame communication systems

Theades

An ancient military strategist

Theatina

A woman of unknown origin

Therevian Pass

The pass between the Mylirian Hills and the Nostrean Sea. The Therevian pass is the most direct route between Boronea and Therys, and is heavily defended by both cities

Thevruloch

A thin, long-necked creature with a large stomach and a tiny throat, the Thevruloch are beings designed by the Dark God to harvest the power of sacrifices done in his name and the name of his children. The Thevruloch’s strange biology means that they can never retain enough nourishment to sate their hungers, leaving them in a perpetual state of desire while the majority of what they consume is channeled into Saklugz and the Arkuloch.

Thoredes

Kleamis’ war hammer

Thozogh Canal

A newly built canal linking the Runkalash and Gaujong rivers

Thur

A Kronulsak with the Chadurb’s Nezhuan fleet

Thurka

A steppe zone in the northern part of the inner Khavasak

Thylire

Ofryr’s wife

Torkan

A wealthy Haisakulz from Kacharanos

Torva

Hurin's older son

Tradus

Veskra’s childhood friend

Tsanshu

An ancient Nezhuan military historian

Tsieng

A marine with the Divine Navy’s elite Water Stallions

Tsunan

A soldier in the Divine Army’s 22nd Scouting Company

Tswang

A Xunjin mage under Zhe’s command

Tuchoul

One of Chalmek’s caravan guards

Tukbharan

The soldiers responsible for training, handling, and managing the Agrugag and other birds employed by the Ukni for military ends

Turubak

A hybrid between a pike and a sword with a large hook-bottomed blade on one side and a smaller blade on the other.

Tuthbhuri

One handed scimitar used by both branches of Kuln as a secondary weapon

Tuthranus

The standard issue shortsword of the Nashragha. Four and a half hands long and made from Highkiln Steel

Ukni

Saklugz' military forces

Bay of Uljani

The bay separating Kusadha from Vyadalam

Umasi

One of Rabiyyah's bodyguards

Undurz Canal

A canal linking the Nostrean Sea to the Khavasak’s major rivers

Upajra

A school of magic practiced in Datyavam

Upajrana

The practitioners of the Upajra

Uru Desert

A desert region in the southern part of the inner Khavasak

Ustrav

An Ukni slave from the Heinalk tribe of the Vigdril

Vachun

Medical personal and other non-combat logistical staff

Vahir

A Ka’inulz at Athoch’s Lochanar in Wunakros

Vakrag

The blasted wasteland in the center of the Khavasak. The Vakrag is all but impassable outside the Ashrahu and other road systems

Vanurz

A Nashragha in the Adranta expedition

Vatrevian

The ruling king of Piristrus

Velian Plains

An alluvial plain in southwest Falnir

Vesha

Shini's owner

Veskra

A Piristran born Ukni Nura’ishi with the Navarid expedition

Vieng

A Namapha mage from the Diengu tribe. Guanh’s sister

Vigdril

The nomadic tribes of the Skjlda Mountains and Adranta Forest

Vijnav

Shugatyad magic

Vocha

The Gesatir of Navarid expeditionary army

Vokto

The spiderweb tattoos worn by members of the Ukni

Vozai River

The easternmost of the twin rivers of the Nethgorad

Lake Vrinatha

A lake on the eastern shore of Datyavam

Vukatraj

A hooked blade that can ensnare enemy weapons

Vulgel

An Ukni soldier

Vyadalam

A region in southern Falnir

Vyadalese = The people of Vyadalam

Wajukara

The northeastern peninsula of Nezhu

Wan

The Captain of the 22nd scouting company

We

The Nezhuan Emperor who invented coinage

Werogh

A walled city on the central coast of Harlynd

Wonangbe

The settled coastal areas in western Nangbe

Wui

The Nezhuan Emperor who fathered Empress Chien

Wujao

A senior investigator attached to the Western Pan Rin Garrison

Wuje

A marine with the Divine Navy’s elite Water Stallions

Wushao

A Divine Army general from the reign of Emperor Zhowai

Wyr

A serpentine beast bred in the Galghad that can grow into multiple different sub-species

Wyrmejh

A large, serpentine variety of Wyr nearly one man in diameter and six to eight men in length. Acting as a brood mother for the Wyr’s spawning grounds, a single Wyrmejh protects each of the Galghad’s Wyr nests

Xizai Mountains

A mountain range surrounding northern and western Nezhu

Xumer

The fertile floodplains around the Amakhset River

Xumera

The language of Xumer

Xunjin

Mages who practice the Xunju

Xunju

Nezhuan magic

Yacama Mountains

The mountain range separating Xumer from Datyavam

Yaln River

One of the twin rivers of the Nezhuan heartland, flows south

Yashawin

A Buragashi soldier turned merchant guard captured by pirates

Yazh

Jochi’s son

Yenamir

A Sheniv girl who saved the city of Tachand during an Ukni siege

Yezin, Plains of

Historic: A former Sheniv territory on the current site of the Ordagh Desert

Yilai

Chaoro’s wife

Yolkhav

The Sheniv school of magic

Yolmat

The sacred written tradition of the Sheniv

Yuanqi

Commander Chunlao’s senior adjutant

Yurao

A marine with the Divine Navy’s elite Water Stallions

Yuzra

A Sheniv community, typically fenced off or otherwise segregated from the surrounding city.

Zaluk

An Ukni arena champion turned house slave

Zaphena

An Aegerean Minairoi

Zarakis River

A river running through Azrajid from the Onima Mountains

Zechor

A military grouping of 12 soldiers

Zehuk

An Ukni soldier stationed at the Thozogh Canal

Zeon

An ancient Sheniv Safid mentioned in the Yolmat.

Zevot

The ruling council of Safids and Sheniv elders in each Yuzra

Zhe

The Heir Empress of Nezhu

Zhowai

The Emperor of Nezhu, father of Zhe and Suel

Zoim

A Safid at Kacharanos’ Yuzra

Zojhin

A Nektan stationed at the Thozogh Canal

Zonos

Navarid ballista used across Aios

Zu River

One of the twin rivers of the Nezhuan heartland, flows north

Zulg

A Ka’inur at Athoch’s Lochanar in Wunakros

Bay of Zur

An inlet on the western end of Falnir separating the Adranta from the Silipian Forest

Zuthruhk

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