Rift of Askrah Book 1: Fracture

by Benjamin Andrews

  Index

  Adisa- Cal’s horse he acquires in Leoradan.

  Alglican Mountains- Long mountain range that spans the northern expanse of the Tarlelian Continent, separating Elharlia from the rest of the continent.

  Amanyan- Nation on the Helran continent.

  Askrah- Island continent and center of the story. It is both the name of the island, as well as the name of a now deceased nation which has split into Draven and Rinh. In the past it has stretched beyond the island border to include the other four continents, ruling them all as one single nation. In times of danger, the King of Askrah will unite all the nations of the world to fend off any threat.

  Barakka- Nation on the Tarlelian continent.

  Belgruin- Nation on the Helran continent.

  Brisk- A city located in Rinh. It is where Marina and Cal grew up.

  Broscome Mountain- One of the largest mountains in the known world. It is where they city of Cascadia is built.

  Cal Vaciri- Partner of Marina and raised on the streets with her in the town of Brisk. Falls into the adventure with Nihlen after helping Han and Calden kidnap him, though grudgingly at first. He cares for Marina more than anyone else in the world. He is extremely large, and quite strong. His body is heavily scarred from all the fights he's been involved in over the years.

  Calden Millsted- Calden is responsible for setting the plan in motion to kidnap Nihlen. It is unclear at this point if he is the mastermind, or under the employ of another.

  Calgara's Amulet- A treasure of Inthule which allows items of power to be made in exchange for sacrificing the life of the ability user. It was stolen by Helida for Illian six years before the current story takes place.

  Carlin Draven- Nihlen’s younger brother.

  Cascadia- A truly fascinating city within the land of Miken. It is second only to the capital city of Leoradan. It is built into the Broscome mountain. Two rivers, the Gai'shir and Natu, flow through the area. The Gai'shir river flows up the mountain, feeding into Lake Berot. From the lake, the Natu river descends, flowing down the land. These rivers, particularly the Gai'shir and its unnatural path, make it a famous attraction around the world to see. The city is divided into three sections. The Market, Common, and Noble districts. The closer to the top of the mountain you are in any respective district, the greater opulence and grandeur you will find.

  Crisclan- One of two continents located west of Helran.

  Dalren- Nation on the Tarlelian continent.

  Dark Forest- A large forest in the nation of Draven, east of Tero, where Marina and gang hide out with the kidnapped Nihlen.

  Dolmnic- Nation on the Helran continent.

  Duke Mellingham- General of the battle of Cascadia. Mentioned by Trayn during Nihlen's lesson in chapter 1.

  Dultir- Nation in Sarisclan.

  Draven- One of two nations created when Askrah split. It is where Nihlen lives, and the country he will one day rule as King. Considered one of the leading nations of the known world, it falls into chaos when Rinh invades and takes over. Now Nihlen must find a way to save his family and return Draven to its rightful rulers.

  Dyra- Nation on the Helran continent.

  Edward Haliford- Wealthy business man of Brisk, robbed by Marina and Cal.

  Eladia Draven- One of Nihlen’s twin sisters.

  Elharlia- A nation on the northern stretches of the Tarlelian continent. It is considered a lawless nation formed of criminals, and has been wiped off of current maps. It got its start as a penal colony where the world would dump criminals. The man considered King of that nation is Karishian Delmoore, the most wanted man in the world.

  Elome- A small village in Dalren, right across the border from Leoradan. It is the first true taste of combat for the new group. It is destroyed by Hetal, and a group of bandits he brought under his command.

  Elren Draven- Current King of Draven, and Nihlen’s father.

  Emony River- Large river which flows from the northern mountain of Quertia, on the Tarlelian continent. A portion of this river divides to create the Gai’shir river.

  Erian Rinh- King of Rinh. Has Eye of Gods, which is the twin to Nihlen's Eye of Kings. He invades and occupies the nation of Draven.

  Estaria- Marina’s horse she acquires in Leoradan.

  Fadah Meskit- A maid within the castle of Draven. She has taken care of Nihlen his entire life, and is as dear to him as a second mother.

  Faith (the)- The most practiced religion among the continents. It involves the belief that life is a Path. The choices you make are turns on the Path. Sometimes you can back track, change your choices, and sometimes you are stuck down a Path you have taken. People of the Faith are supposed to strive to take the best possible Path in life they can. At the end of one's life, it is believed you will meet the Creator, and together will see the culmination of the Path taken in life. This ideal is attributed to a man known as Morcalla far into the past.

  Falshia- Capital of the nation of Leoradan.

  Gai'shir river- A river which forms from the Emony river in Quertia. It is one of the wonders of the world, as the river takes an unnatural course across the land, flowing up the Broscome mountain and feeding into Lake Berot

  Galdea - Nation on the Tarlelian continent.

  Galen Inglid- Veteran of Leoradan’s armed forces. After his time in the armed forces, he took a position as an adviser and military arts teacher within the castle. He joins Nihlen in his quest after they leave Falshia.

  Garosha- A race of people not native to any of the continents surrounding Askrah. In history long forgotten they invaded in an attempt to occupy Irazul, and then the rest of the nations of the world. A fierce people who were thought to be immortal due to their staggering healing powers. The invasion of the Garosha led to the development of powers within the rest of the world, and with the King of Askrah's leadership, they were turned back. Now history threatens to repeat itself.

  Geol- Nation on the Tarlelian continent.

  Gibe- Nation in Crisclan

  Han Valtir- An associate of Cal and Marina, though they detest him. He recruits Marina and Cal into the plot to kidnap Nihlen. They are unaware at the time of his new allegiance to Calden.

  Helera Draven- Nihlen’s mother, and Queen of Draven.

  Harklin- Nation in Sarisclan

  Helida Goverra- A member of Illian, and an extremely powerful ability user. She is known as a Tictinil, and fire answers to her will. Elemental class abilities are near the top, and are very dangerous to deal with. She is a twin to Shaila Goverra, who is also a Tictinil. Helida is one of the highest ranking members of Illian, and a noteworthy name among the worlds ability users. She betrayed the village of Inthule to Illian, killing their parents and stealing an item of power known as Calgara's Amulet.

  Helran- Continent to the south east of Askrah.

  Hetal- A member of Illian, he is stationed in Elome in search of Nihlen. His ability is high speed muscle vibration, making him dangerous in physical combat. He can dodge in the blink of an eye, and cause damage deep in the tissues with attacks so fast they are almost invisible.

  High Lord Marian Kora- Presiding ruler over Cascadia, and a serving member on the nation's royal council.

  Hylrak- Nation on the Tarlelian continent.

  Illian- A shadow group which has endured throughout time unknown. They seek mystical powers, such as the Eye of Kings, from all around the world for their own use. The group takes interest in Nihlen’s Eye of Kings when they find out about it, entangling them within Nihlen’s struggle.

  Inthule- A village located on the continent of Helran. The people of this village are well versed in the use of abilities. Nearly the entire population have developed their abilities. Helida and Shaila are both from this village.

  Irazul- A once mighty nation on Crisclan, but its royal family was destroyed by Karishian Delmoore, making him the most wanted man in the world. The country fell to infighting and is currently thought to be in civil war. It is unknown to the rest of the world that t
he royal family of Irazul was being controlled behind the scenes by the Garosha, and it is them who killed the royal family when Karishian, Urian, and Pheora tried to capture them.

  Jaylin Pascel- Childhood friend of Elren Draven, Nihlen’s father and current king of Draven. In the present he is a wealthy and well known merchant who helps Nihlen, Marina, and Cal escape Askrah when they flee from Calden in the Dark Forest.

  Kaltera- Nation in Sarisclan

  Karishian Delmoore- The most wanted man in the world and self established King of Elharlia. His title of most wanted man in the world is undeserved though, as it was a hidden cell of Garosha which was controlling the Irazul royal family, and are responsible for killing them when they lost in battle to Karishian's forces. He is an ability user, though he hasn't revealed his ability as of yet to Nihlen and his group.

  Laheal Draven- Nihlen’s grandfather, and King before Elren Draven. It is because of his infidelity that Nihlen finds himself betrothed to Laurel Illenwood to satiate the family's greed.

  Lake Berot- The lake at the base of the city of Cascadia. The two rivers which flow in and out of Cascadia feed into and out of this lake. The uphill river Gai'shir, and downhill river Natu.

  Laurel Illenwood- A member of one of the noble houses of Draven. She is arranged to marry Nihlen through blackmail to raise the Illenwood family to royalty.

  Leguna- Nation on the Helran continent.

  Lemet- Galen’s horse he brings from Leoradan.

  Leoradan- Located on the southern part of the Tarlelian continent, it is a high ranking member among the current civilized world. It is led by Queen Raylia Villemoore, who helps Nihlen and his group in their quest after being sent by Jaylin Pascel.

  Marian Illenwood- Illegitimate son of Laheal Draven. This caused the Illenwood family to be raised to noble status, and the eventual arranged marriage of Nihlen and Laurel.

  Marina Elderol- Young thief of the town of Brisk. When her father was killed for inability to pay back a debt, she and the rest of her family were sent off as slaves to the noble families, for which she now holds a deep hatred. She ran away with Cal at a young age, and they lived on the streets together. She unexpectedly falls into the adventure with Nihlen after helping Han and Calden kidnap him. She quickly begins to regret her actions, and saves Nihlen when she discovers the truth of the situation. Feeling bad for her actions, she insists she accompanies Nihlen, becoming more and more attached to him.

  Meladia Draven- One of Nihlen’s twin sisters.

  Miken- Nation on the Tarlelian continent.

  Morcalla- Credited with creating the Faith, which involves one's Path.

  Mutico- Nation on the Helran continent.

  Nalia- A maid in the house of Jaylin Pascel.

  Natu river- The second of two rivers which flows from Cascadia. It starts at Lake Berot and flows down the mountain and down the land.

  Nihlen Draven- Heir of the nation of Draven, and one of the heroes of the story. Nihlen is a very intelligent man. He has been groomed his entire life to take his father’s place on the throne of the nation of Draven. He holds knowledge in almost every subject imaginable, is accomplished with countless weapons, a proficient horse back rider, and a myriad of other skills. He is believed to be, by those around him, full of potential to be a great King when his time comes. After being kidnapped, he has to embark on a mission to reclaim his homeland. He possesses an ability known as the Eye of Kings, which changes his left eye's color into red and black, and looking into it causes feeling of devastation and despair. It is the twin power to the Eye of Gods, which the two together make a complete set.

  Orelim- Nation in Sarisclan

  Palata- Nihlen’s horse he acquires in Leoradan. The name has special significance though, as it is said in stories all the King's of Askrah rode upon a pure black horse named Palata. The horse is believed to be reincarnated to serve each King of Askrah.

  Pedrone- Nation in Sarisclan

  Pheora Delmoore- Karishian Delmoore's wife. She is a member of the race known as the Garosha, which invaded once in the past, and are threatening to do so again. She is on their side though, and it is she who worked with Karishian 20 years ago to remove the hidden Garosha cell from Irazul. She is a powerful ability user, and her ability is healing, which gives the impression of immortality.

  Quertia- Nation on the Tarlelian continent.

  Raylia Villemoore- Queen of Leoradan.

  Rinden- Hometown of Karishian Delmoore, located in Elharlia.

  Rinh- Neighboring nation of Draven on the island of Askrah. It is ruled by Erian Rinh. Rinh is a nation where the people live in squalor, and the nobility do as they wish to the commoners. Of the two nations created when Askrah split, Rinh is the one which has fallen quite far from Askrah's original ways.

  Ryma- Elderly maid in the house of Jaylin Pascel.

  Sarisclan- One of two landmasses located west of Helran.

  Shaila Goverra– A Tictinil, her elemental ability is water. She hails from Inthule village, where she will one day be a leader of her people. Before she assumes that role, she is determined, as well as ordered, to bring Helida back to her village to face justice for her betrayal to Illian, in which she killed their mother for an item of power. She joins with Nihlen's group in Cascadia, where she saves them from Helida. She has been working with Urian for quite sometime, though she doesn't know everything about Karishian and the Garosha.

  Shaya- The granddaughter of Urian. She is very shy, and always hides behind her grandfather’s coat when she isn’t riding on his back or shoulders. She is also an ability user, who can instantaneously transport herself or any object she touches to another location.

  Siren- A member of Illian, though very mysterious. She is caught spying on Nihlen's group just after they leave Falshia. When caught, she disappears, leaving a moving corpse behind.

  Skelt- A wolf like creature that stands as tall as a large man on all fours. They are very powerful, and amazing trackers, but are rarely seen outside of deep mountains.

  Sulur- Nation on the Helran continent.

  Tarlelian continent- Giant landmass far to the east of Askrah. This continent holds lands such as Leoradan and Elharlia.

  Teba- Nation on the Helran continent.

  Tero- Port town in Draven west of the Dark Forest.

  Trayn Tilradrinae- A member of the royal staff in Draven, Trayn has been teaching Nihlen since he was a small child. He was also responsible for teaching Nihlen’s father. He is a well known and respected scholar throughout the world.

  Ulterr- Nation in Crisclan

  Urian- A strange old man Marina encounters on the boat ride up the river to Cascadia. He suddenly disappears, leaving her friends worrying of her sanity. Shortly after finding an inn though, the old man turns up again, and introduces himself to the group as an ability user, a mind reader. He is always accompanied by his granddaughter Shaya. It is later found that Urian has been questing for a long time to find answers to various questions, including abilities, and the danger presented by the Garosha.

  Vidil- Nation in Sarisclan

  Yomaria- Port city in Draven located east of the Dark Forest. It is the home of Jaylin, where Nihlen and his group flee to after they escape from Calden.

  Zebia- Nation on the Helran continent.