Scattered Magic (The Sidhe (Urban Fantasy Series) Book 1)
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Lesser fey: Refers to all fey who are not Sidhe.
Ley lines: The lines of energy that flow through the earth.
Light Court: Another name for the Seelie Court.
Lughnasadh: Pronounced ‘Loo-ne-sah’. Celtic harvest holiday, named after Lugh, who was worshiped as the sun god by the Celts.
Magicraft: Refers to the skill of creating enchantments.
Meán Oíche: Pronounced ‘Mine O-cha’. The castle where Bain Greim resides.
Mounds: The name of the second fey realm, which exists in a pocket of magic deep under ground.
Noble elf: Refers to the Sidhe.
Nutter: UK slang for ‘crazy person’.
Parahumans: Refers to those individuals who once was human, but then became a vampire or a shape-shifter, such as a werewolf.
Ring of Kerry: Refers to a peninsula in Kerry County.
Samhain: Pronounced ‘Sa-wane’. The Celtic holiday celebrating the end of harvest and the beginning of winter. Same day as Halloween.
Scribe: A type of fey who are usually shy and bookish historians.
Seelie: Pronounced ‘C-lee’. Refers to the Sidhe of the ‘light court’, who value culture, political intrigue, and beauty.
Selkie: Pronounced ‘sell-key’. A type of fey that can transform into a seal.
Shielmartin Hill: Pronounced ‘Sh-ill-mar-ton Hill’. A deserted location north of Dublin.
Shining Court: Another name for the Seelie Court.
Shining One: Or ‘The Shining One’. Nickname for Lugh because of his sun magic.
Sidhe: Pronounced ‘Shee’. Also known as the ‘noble elves’. They are the most magical race of fey and the only race that possesses the Touch.
Sluagh: Pronounced ‘slew-ah’. A deadly type of animal-like fey that serve the Sidhe with the darkest magic. Looks similar to devils, but are the size and shape of a spider monkey.
Tír na nÓg: Pronounced ‘Ter na nog’. Means ‘land of the young’ and refers to one of the regions inside the Mounds.
Torc: Pronounced like ‘torque’. A metal half circle adornment that lays around the back of the neck and hangs open at the collarbones. A popular type of Celtic jewelry in ancient times.
Touch: The sharing of magic by the Sidhe with others. A beautiful bonding experience among the fey, but is highly addictive to humans.
Tuatha de Dannan: Pronounced ‘Too-wath da Dan-an’. Means ‘the people of Danu’, and usually refers to the Sidhe.
Unseelie: Pronounced ‘un-C-lee’. Refers to the Sidhe aligned with the ‘dark court’, who value freedom, directness, and honesty.
Wards: A type of enchantment that suppresses all other magic in its vicinity.
Wizards: Humans who have learned to steal magic from the fey to use in their own enchantments.
Wolf-kin: Another name for werewolf.
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