Percepliquis trr-6

by Michael J. Sullivan

  Bright Star: Ship sunk by Dacca

  Bristol Bennet: Boatswain on the Emerald Storm, died at sea

  Brodric Essendon: Founder of the Essendon dynasty

  Bucket men: Term for assassin in the Black Diamond thieves’ guild

  Bulard, Antun: See Antun Bulard

  Burandu: Bur-and-dew Lord of the Tenkin village of Oudorro

  Byrnie: Long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor

  Calian: cal-lay-in Pertaining to the nation of Calis

  Calians: Residents of the nation of Calis with dark skin tone and almond-shaped eyes.

  Calide Portmore: Folksong often sung while drinking

  Calis: cal-lay Southern- and easternmost of the four nations of Apeladorn, considered exotic, in constant conflict with the Ba Ran Ghazel

  Capstan: Spoked wheel on a ship that turns to raise the anchor

  Carat: Young member of Black Diamond thieves’ guild

  Carrel: Small individual study area in a library

  Caswell: Family of peasant farmers from Dahlgren

  Cenzar: sen-zhar Wizards of the Old Novronian Empire

  Cenzarium: Home of Cenzar Council in Percepliquis

  Chamberlain: Someone who manages the household of a king or nobleman

  Chanfron: Piece of plate armor used to protect a horse’s head

  Code of Chivalry: Seven virtues each knight should aspire to

  Colnora: call-nor-ah Largest, wealthiest city in Avryn, merchant-based city, grew from a rest stop at a central crossroads of various major trade routes.

  Constance, Lady: Noblewoman, fifth imperial secretary to Empress Modina

  Cora: Dairymaid at the imperial palace

  Cornelius DeLur: Rich businessman, rumored to finance Nationalists and involved in black market, father of Cosmos

  Cosmos Sebastian DeLur: Son of Cornelius, also known as the Jewel, head of Black Diamond thieves’ guild

  Coxswain: Helmsman of a racing ship

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

  Crimson Hand: Thieves’ guild operating out of Melengar

  Crown Conspiracy: Play reputed to be based on the murder of King Amrath, follows the exploits of two thieves and the Prince of Melengar

  Crown Tower: Home of the Patriarch and center of the Nyphron Church

  Cutter: Moniker used by Merrick Marius when a member of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild

  Dacca: A fierce seafaring people who live on the island of Dacca south of Delgos

  Dagastan: Major and easternmost trade port of Calis

  Dahlgren: dall-grin Remote village on the bank of the Nidwalden River, sit of Gilarabrywn attack

  Danbury Blackwater: Father of Hadrian

  Danthen: Woodsman from Dahlgren

  Daref, Lord: Noble of Warric, associate of Albert Winslow

  Darius Seret: Founder of the Seret Knights

  Davens: Squire who Arista had a youthful crush on

  Davis: Crewmember of the Emerald Storm, died at sea

  Deacon Tomas: Priest of Dahlgren, witnessed destruction of Gilarabrywn, proclaimed Thrace Wood as the Heir of Novron

  Defoe, Bernie: See Bernie Defoe

  Degan, Gaunt: Leader of the Nationalists, sister of Miranda, Heir of Novron, Imprisoned in Aquesta by Imperials

  DeLancy, Gwen: Calian prostitute and proprietor of Medford House and The Rose and Thorn Tavern in Medford, girlfriend of Royce Melborn

  Delano DeWitt: Alias used by Wyatt Deminthal when he framed Hadrian and Royce for King Amrath’s death

  Delgos: One of the four nations of Apeladorn. The only republic in a world of monarchies, Delgos revolted against the Steward’s Empire after Glenmorgan III was murdered and after surviving an attack by the Ba Ran Ghazel with no aid from the empire.

  DeLorkan, Duke: Nobleman from Calis

  DeLunden, Bishop: Head of Nyphron Church in Aquesta

  DeLur: Family of wealthy merchants, father: Corneilus, son: Cosmos

  Deminthal, Wyatt: Quartermaster and helmsman of the Emerald Storm, father of Allie, blackmailed by Merrick Marius to ensure Riyria disabled defenses of Drumindor

  Denek Pickering: Youngest son of Count Pickering

  Denny: Worker at the Rose and Thorn

  Derin: Clan of dwarves

  Dermont, Lord: General of Imperial Southern Army, killed in Battle of Ratibor

  Derning, Jacob: Maintop captain on the Emerald Storm, member of Black Diamond, rescued Royce and Hadrian from Tur Del Fur jail

  Destrier: Unusually large war horse used by knights

  DeWitt, Delano: See Delano DeWitt

  Devon: Monk of Tarin Vale, taught Amilia to read and write

  Digby: Guard at Essendon Castle

  Dilladrum: Erbonese guide, hired to take crew of the Emerald Storm to Palace of the Four Winds, killed during escape

  Dime: Crewmember of the Emerald Storm, died at sea

  Dioylion: die-e-leon The Accumulated Letters of Dioylion, a very rare scroll

  Dixon Taft: Bartender and manager of The Rose and Thorn tavern, lost an arm in the Battle of Medford

  Dobbs: Servant in the employ of Merrick Marius

  Dogger: Type of small ship, often used by Tenkin

  Dovin Thranic: Sentinel of Nyphron Church aboard the Emerald Storm, half-elf, hired to find the Horn of Gylindora

  Dr. Gerand: Physician in Ratibor

  Dr. Levy: Physician aboard the Emerald Storm, hired to find the Horn of Gylindora

  Drash: Ghazel chieftain, arena fighter, known as Drash of the Klune

  Drew, Edgar: Old seaman who died due to a fall from mast of the Emerald Storm

  Drome: God of the dwarves

  Drondil Fields: Count Pickering’s castle, once the fortress of Brodric Essendon the original seat of power in Melengar.

  Drumindor: Dwarven-built fortress located at the entrance to Terlando Bay in Tur Del Fur, can utilize lava from nearby volcano for its defense, overrun by goblins after the defenses were disabled by Royce and Hadrian

  Drundel: Peasant family from Dahlgren consisting of Mae, Went, Davie, and Firth

  Dubrion Ash: Author of The Forgotten Race, a history of the dwarves

  Dulnar, Sir: Knight who lost a hand in Wintertide games

  Dunmore: Youngest and least sophisticated kingdom of Avryn, ruled by King Roswort, member of the New Empire

  Dunlap, Paul: Former carriage driver of King Urith, dead

  Dunstan: Baker in Hintindar, childhood friend of Hadrian, married to Arbor

  Dur Guron: Eastern most portion of Calis

  Durbo: Tenkin dwelling

  Duster: Moniker used by Royce while a member of the Black Diamond

  Ecton, Sir: Chief knight of Count Pickering, military general of Melengar

  Edgar Drew: See Drew, Edgar

  Edith Mon: Head maid in charge of the scullery and chamber servants in the imperial palace

  Edmund Hall: Professor of geometry at Sheridan University, found Percepliquis, declared a heretic by the Nyphron church, imprisoned in the Crown Tower, husband of Sadie, father of Ebot and Dram

  Edmund Hall’s Journal: Heretical document of journey into Percepliquis, one of the treasures kept in the Crown Tower

  Eilywin: Tribe of elves, builders

  Elan: The world

  Elbright: Street Urchin, leader of a small band consisting of Mince, Brand, and Kine, nickname: The Old Man

  Elden: Large man, friend of Wyatt Deminthal

  Elgar: Sir Elgar, Knight of Galeannon, friend of Gilbert and Murthas

  Ella: Cook at Drondil Fields

  Ella: Alias used by Arista while masquerading as a maid in the imperial palace

  Elinya: Esrahaddon’s lover

  Elis Far: Melengarian ship used to send envoy to Nationalists, captured by Imperialists

  Elquin: Masterwork of Orintine Fallon, poet

  Elven: Pertaining to elves

  Emery Dorn: Young revolutionary from Rat
ibor, in love with Arista, killed in Battle of Ratibor

  Emerald Storm: Ship of the New Empire, captained by Seward

  Empress Modina: Puppet Ruler of the New Empire, previously Thrace Wood of Dahlgren, locked in near catatonic state after loss of family and village

  Enden, Sir: Knight of Chadwick, considered second best to Breckton, killed in Dahlgren

  Enild, Baron: in-illed Nobleman of Galien of Melengar

  Erandabon Gile: Panther of Dur Guron, Tenkin Warlord, madman

  Erebus: Father of the gods, also known as Kile when in human form

  Erivan: ear-ah-van Elven Empire

  Erlic, Sir: A knight who survived the destruction of Dahlgren

  Erbon: Region of Calis northwest from Mandalin

  Erma Everton: Alias used by Arista while in Hintindar

  Ervanon: err-vah-non City in northern Ghent, seat of the Nyphron Church, once the capital of the Steward’s Empire as established by Glenmorgan I

  Esrahaddon: ez-rah-hod-in Wizard, former member of the Cenzar, convicted of destroying the Old Empire, sentenced to imprisonment, held in Gutaria, killed by Merrick

  Essendon: ez-in-don Royal family of Melengar

  Essendon Castle: Home of ruling monarchs of Melengar

  Estramnadon: es-tram-nah-don Believed to be the capital or at least a very sacred place in the Erivan Empire

  Estrendor: es-tren-door The northern wastes

  Etcher: Member of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild, traitor who turns Arista over to seret

  Ethelred, Lanis: eth-el-red Former King of Warric, co-regent of New Empire, Imperialist

  Everton: Alias used by Arista, Hadrian, and later Royce

  Everton, Captain: Commander of Aquesta’s southern gate

  Evlin: City along the banks of the Bernum River

  Exeter: Family name of rulers of Hanlin

  Fall-the-Wall: Children’s game

  Falina Brockton: Real name of Emerald, waitress at the Rose and Thorn

  Falquin: Professor at Sheridan University

  Fallon Mire: City where Merton prevented the spread of a terrible disease

  Fallon, Orintine: Poet who wrote on how patterns in nature relate to patterns in life

  Fan Irlanu: Visionary of Oudorro, seer, fortune teller, predicted Royce’s future including the death of someone near to him

  Fanen Pickering: fan-in Middle son of Count Pickering, killed by Luis Guy

  Faquin: Inept magician who uses alchemy rather than channeling the Art

  Farilane, Princess: wrote Migration of Peoples

  Fauld, the Order of: fall-edA post-imperial order of knights dedicated to preserving the skill and discipline of the Teshlor Knights

  Fenitilian: Monk of Maribor, made warm shoes

  Ferrol: God of the elves

  Festivious Foundereionus: Celebration to commemorate the founding of Percepliquis

  Finiless: Noted author

  Finisher: Stealthy Ghazel fighter

  Finlin, Ethan: Member of Black Diamond, stores smuggled goods, owns windmill

  Fletcher: the maker of arrows

  Forecastle: Raised portion in the bow of a ship containing living quarters of senior crewmembers

  Forrest: Ratibor citizen with fighting experience, son of a silversmith

  Freda, Queen: Queen of Dunmore, wife of Roswort

  Fredrick, King: Ruler of Galeannon, husband of Josephine

  Genevieve Hargrave: Duchess of Rochelle, wife of Leopold, patron or Riyria, nickname: Genny

  Gentry Square: Affluent district of Melengar

  Gafton: Imperial Admiral

  Galeannon: gale-e-an-on Kingdom of Avryn, ruled by Frederick and Josephine, member of the New Empire

  Galenti: ga-lehn'-tay Calian nickname attributed to Hadrian, Calian word for killer

  Galewyr River: gale-wahar Marks the southern border of Melengar and the northern border of Warric and reaches the sea near the fishing village of Roe

  Galien: gal-e-in Archbishop of the Nyphron Church

  Galilin: gal-ah-lin Province of Melengar ruled by Count Pickering

  Garnache: Loose outer garment

  Gaunt, Degan: See Degan Gaunt

  Gerty: Midwife in Hintindar that delivered Hadrian, married to Abelard

  Ghazel: gehz-ell Ba Ran Ghazel, the dwarven name for goblins, literally: Sea Goblins.

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

  Gilarabrywn: gill-lar-ah-bren Elven beast of war; one escaped Avempartha, destroyed village of Dahlgren, and was killed by Thrace

  Gilbert, Sir: Knight of Maranon, friend of Murthas and Elgar

  Gill: Sentry in the Nationalist Army

  Ginlin: gin-lin Monk of Maribor, winemaker, refused to touch a knife

  Glamrendor: glam-ren-door Capital of Dunmore

  Glenmorgan: 326 years after the fall of the Novronian Empire, this native of Ghent reunited the four nations of Apeladorn; founder of Sheridan University; creator of the great north-south road; builder of the Ervanon palace (of which only the Crown Tower remains)

  Glenmorgan II: Son of Glenmorgan. When his father died young, the new and inexperienced emperor relied on church officials to assist him in managing his empire. They in turn took the opportunity to manipulate the emperor into granting sweeping powers to the church and nobles loyal to the church. These leaders opposed defending Delgos against the invading Ba Ran Ghazel in Calis and the Dacca in Delgos, arguing the threat would increase dependency on the empire.

  Glenmorgan III: Grandson of Glenmorgan. Shortly after assuming the stewardship, he attempted to reassert control over the realm his grandfather had created by leading an army against the invading Ghazel that had reached southeastern Avryn. He defeated the Ghazel at the First Battle of Vilan Hills and announced plans to ride to the aid of Tur Del Fur. Fearing his rise in power, in the sixth year of his reign, his nobles betrayed and imprisoned him in Blythin Castle. Jealous of his popularity, growing strength, and resentful of his policy of striping the nobles and clergy of their power, the church charged him with heresy. He was found guilty and executed. This began the rapid collapse of what many called the Steward’s Empire. The church later claimed the nobles had tricked them, and condemned many, most of whom reputedly ended their lives badly.

  Glouston: Province of northern Warric bordering on the Galewyr River. Ruled by the marquis Lanaklin invaded and taken over by the New Empire

  Grady: Seamen on the Emerald Storm, died in arena fight in the Palace of the Four Winds

  Gravin Dent: Well respected knight from Delgos

  Gravis: Dwarf who sabotaged Drumindor

  Green: Lieutenant on the Emerald Storm, died at sea

  Grelad, Jerish: Teshlor Knight, first Guardian of the Heir, protector of Nevrik

  Greig: Carpenter aboard the Emerald Storm, one of the few survivors

  Gribbon: The flag of Mandalin Calis

  Grigoles: gry-holes Author of Grigoles Treatise on Imperial Common Law

  Grimbald: Blacksmith in Hintindar, took over shop from Danbury Blackwater

  Grumon, Mason: grum-on blacksmith in Medford, worked for Riyria, died in battle of Medford

  Gutaria: goo-tar-ah Secret Nyphron prison, designed to hold Esrahaddon

  Gemkey: Gem that opens a gemlock

  Gemlock: Dwarven invention that seals a container, can only be opened with a precious gem of the right type and cut

  Gerald Baniff: Primary bodyguard of Empress Modina, family friend of the Belstrads

  Ghent: Ecclesiastical holding of the Nyphron Church, member of New Empire

  Gnome, the: Nickname of Laughing Gnome Tavern

  Grady: Crewmember of the Emerald Storm, one of the few survivors

  Grand Mar: Main avenue of Percepliquis leading to the imperial palace

  Greatsword: Long sword designed to be held with both hands

  Gronbach: Dwarf, fairytale villain

  Guardian of the Heir: Teshlor, protector of the He
ir of Novron

  Gunguan: Vintu pack ponies

  Gur Em: Thickest part of the jungle in Calis.

  Guy, Luis: Sentinel of the Nyphron Church, killed Fanen Pickering, son of Evone and Jarred

  Gwen DeLancy: See DeLancy, Gwen

  Gwydry: Tribe of elves, farmers

  Haddy: Childhood nickname of Hadrian

  Hadrian Blackwater: Mercenary, one-half of Riyria, Guardian of the Heir, known throughout Calis as Galenti, renown arena fighter

  Halberd: Two-handed pole used as a weapon

  Handel: Master at Sheridan University, originally from Roe, proponent to have Delgos’s Republic officially recognized

  Harbert: Tailor in Hintindar, husband of Hester

  Harbinger: Ship used by Dovin Thranic, Antun Bulard, Bernie Defoe, and Dr. Levy

  Harken, Abbot: Abbot of the rebuilt Winds Abbey

  Hartenford: Author of Genealogy of Warric Monarchs

  Harvest Moon: The full moon nearest the fall equinox

  Heldaberry: Wild growing fruit often used to make wine

  Heir of Novron: Direct descendant of demigod Novron, destined to rule all of Avryn

  Herclor Math: Dwarven mason

  Heslon: Monk of Maribor, great cook

  Hestle: Family name of rulers of Bernum

  Highcourt Fields: Once the site of the supreme noble judicial court of law in Avryn, location of Wintertide games

  Hilfred, Reuben: Bodyguard and lover of Arista, severely burned in Dahlgren, killed in Aquesta while trying to free Degan Gaunt

  Hill District: Affluent neighborhood in Colnora

  Hill McDavin: Author on maritime commerce

  Hinkle, Brother: Monk who cleans stable in new Winds Abbey

  Hingara: Calian guide, died in jungles of Gur Em

  Hintindar: Small manorial village in Rhenydd, home of Hadrian Blackwater

  Himbolt, Baron: Nobleman of Melengar

  Hobbie: Stable boy in Hintindar

  Horn of Gylindora: Item Esrahaddon indicates is buried in Percepliquis; Dovin Thranic, Dr. Levy, Bernie Defoe, and Antun Bulard were hired to retrieve it

  Horn of Delgos: Landmark used by sailors to determine the southernmost tip of Delgos

  House, the: Nickname used for Medford House

  Hovel, the: Nickname of snow fort used by Renwick, Mince, Elbright, Brand, and Kine

  Hoyte: Onetime First Officer of the Black Diamond, setup Royce to kill Jade, sent Royce to Manzant Prison, killed by Royce

  Hivenlyn: Ryn’s horse, name means unexpected gift in elven