The Complete Rhenwars Saga: An Epic Fantasy Pentalogy
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Reis, Braden: ancient Caladornian Battlemage who was executed for treason against the Assembly of the Lyceum. Founder of the Oath of Harmony and the Order of Sentinels.
Reis, Quinlan: ancient Arcanist and brother of Braden Reis. One of the Eight Servants of Xerys.
Remzi, Devrim: ancient first tier Master of the Order of Empiricists who wrote Treatise on the Well of Tears.
Renquist, Zavier: ancient Prime Warden of the Lyceum, now a Servant of Xerys.
Rhen: name of the collective kingdoms south of the Black Lands.
Rhenic: common language spoken throughout the kingdoms of the Rhen.
rika: ceremonial beverage served by the people of the Khazahar during times of celebration or times of woe.
Rothscard: capital city of Emmery.
Royce, Sutton: captain of Greystone Keep and Guild blademaster.
saturation: Battlemage tactic of overloading with magical power in anticipation of creating an enormous discharge of force.
Sayeed son of Alborz: Zakai of the Tanisar corps at Tokashi Palace.
School of Arms: see Arms Guild.
Seleni, Naia: priestess of Death.
sensitive: ability in some people to detect the emotions of others. Not dependent on the magic field, and not limited to mages.
Sentinels: order of mages chartered with the defense of the Rhen.
Shadowspears: mountains that border the Black Lands.
sharaq: ancient system of honor code of the Black Lands.
Silver Star: symbol of the Masters of Aerysius, indicative of the focus lines of the Circles of Convergence.
Skara: ancient city in the Black Lands that was destroyed during the Desecration.
Soulstone: ancient artifact that is a storage receptacle for a dying mage’s legacy.
South, the: Southern kingdoms of the Rhen, including Creston, Gandrish, and Farley.
Spire of the Hall: tower of the Hall of the Watchers where the Masters keep their residence.
Strictures of Death: laws of Death.
Structural Resonance: acceleration of the magic field that produces a harmonic instability in the field capable of destroying large structures.
Superposition: within a vortex, where several lines of the magic field combine and produce a vast well of power.
Swain, Nigel: Guild blademaster, formerly Captain of the Guard in Aerysius, currently Captain of the Guard in Rothscard.
Tanisar corps: legions of highly disciplined elite infantry units of the Khazahar.
Tarkendar: breed of destrier, or warhorse.
Tarpen, Wade: soldier of Greystone Keep.
temples: various sects of worship. Each temple is devoted to a particular deity of the pantheon.
thanacryst: demonic creature that feeds off a mage’s gift.
thar’tier: word for Battlemage in the language of the Enemy.
Thar’gon: magical talisman carried by Byron Connel that is the symbol of the Warden of Battlemages of the Lyceum.
tier: additive levels of power among Masters. The higher a Master’s tier, the greater that person’s ability to strain the limits of Natural Law.
Tokashi Palace: fortress in the north of the Black Lands.
Torrence, Edric: third tier Master, also known as the Bird Man to the local peasants.
transfer portal: ancient system of artifacts capable of transferring a person to various locations.
Transference: process by which an acolyte inherits the legacy of power from another mage, resulting in the death of the Master who gives up his or her ability.
Treaton, Lance: Minister of the Treasury to the King of Chamsbrey.
Trial of Consideration: rite by which the potential to perceive the magic field is tested in a person.
Tsula daughter of Mundi: ancient Warden of Harbingers.
Ul-Calazi, Masil: general of the army of Bryn Calazar.
Ulric: soldier of Greystone Keep.
Unbinding: the act of forswearing the Oath of Harmony.
Valdivora: blade carried by Khoresh Kateem in the Battle of Harmudi.
Vale of Amberlie: long, narrow valley in the North.
Valley of the Gods: valley where exists the holy city of Glen Farquist.
Venthic: the language of the Enemy.
versions: according to Harbingers, possibilities of the future, as read by Athera’s Crescent.
Vile Prince: see Faukravar, Godfrey.
Vintgar: ancient ice fortress and source of the River Nym.
vortex: cyclone of power where the lines of the magic field superimpose and become vastly intense.
Well of Tears: well that unlocks the gateway to the Netherworld.
Wellingford, Malcolm: soldier of the Northern Army of Chamsbrey.
Withersby, Meiran: sixth tier Grand Master of the Order of Querers.
Wolden: town in the North, in the Kingdom of Emmery.
Xerys: God of Chaos and Lord of the Netherworld.
Xerys’ Pedestal: ancient name of Orien’s Finger.
yurt: a portable, round lodge or tent covered in felt used as dwellings by the Jenn.
Zakai: officers of the Tanisar corps that form their own distinctive social class.
Zanikar: magical sword and artifact created by Quinlan Reis.
The Orders of Mages
Order of Arcanists: order of mages chartered with the study and creation of artifacts and heirlooms of power.
Order of Architects: order of mages chartered with the construction of magical infrastructure.
Order of Battlemages: ancient order of mages who accompanied armies into battle before the Oath of Harmony.
Order of Chancellors: order of mages chartered with the governance of the Assembly.
Order of Empiricists: order of mages chartered with the theoretical study of the magic field, its laws and principles.
Order of Harbingers: order of mages chartered with maintaining watch over Athera’s Crescent.
Order of Naturalists: order of mages chartered with the study of Natural Law.
Order of Querers: order of mages chartered with practical applications of the magic field.
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