SALIFAN: \sal-eh-fan\ Fragrant wild plant used in incense
SALTY MACKEREL, THE: Tavern in the shipping district of Aquesta
SARAP: Meeting place, or talking place, in the Tenkin language
SAULY: Nickname of Maurice Saldur, used by those closest to him
SENON UPLANDS: 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\ 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
SHARON SEA: Southern body of water west of the Ghazel Sea
SHERIDAN UNIVERSITY: Prestigious institution of learning, located in Ghent
SHIP’S MASTER: Highest non-officer, in charge of running the daily working of the ship
SHIRLUM-KATH: Small, parasitic worm found in Calis, can infect untreated wounds
SIWARD: Bailiff of Hintindar
SKILLYGALEE: \Skil `li-ga-lee\ A kind of thin, weak broth or oatmeal porridge
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.
STAUL: Tenkin warrior aboard the Emerald Storm
SUMMERSRULE: Popular midsummer holiday celebrated with picnics, dances, feasts, and jousting tournaments
TABARD: A tunic worn over armor usually emblazoned with a coat of arms
TALBERT, BISHOP: Head of Nyphron Church in Ratibor
TARIN VALE: Hometown of Amilia
TARTANE: Small ship used for fishing and coastal trading; single mast, large sail
TEK’CHIN: One of the fighting disciplines of the Teshlor Knights, preserved by the Knights of the Fauld and handed down to the Pickerings
TEMPLE: Ship’s master of the Emerald Storm, second in command
TENENT: 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
TESHLORS: Legendary knights of the Novronian Empire, greatest warriors ever to have lived
THEOREM ELDERSHIP: Secret society formed to protect the heir
THERON WOOD: Father of Thrace Wood, 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
THRANIC, DOVIN: See Dovin Thranic
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
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
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 southeastern 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: Small 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
UBERLIN: The god of the Dacca and the Ghazel, son of Erebus and his daughter, Muriel
ULI VERMAR: Obscure reference used by Esrahaddon
URITH: Former king 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 but lacking 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
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