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Faecast - What a faeborn really looks like as a faerie. To most humans, a faeborn will appear human. Other faeries and those with faesight, or those who believe with all their might, will see the faecast.
Faesight - The ability for a human to see faeries and the fae realm with little or no effort. It can be an in-born talent, a blessing/curse from the fae, or obtained via a spell, magic item, or faerie ointment.
Faestruck/Faestrike/Faestroke - Cursed with glamour in a way that changes the physical aspects or health of the victim.
Fiagai (FEE-uh-guhee) (soft “g”) - A fae term meaning faerie hunter.
Fraternitatis Frumentarii Ferrumcrucian, Frumentarii Ferrumcrucians - A Roman Catholic secret order of faerie hunters founded by Emperor Zeno in the 5th century CE.
Fuil siochaire (FU-el SICH-air-uh) - Fairy blood.
Furrow & Fey line - The ethereal paths used by fae to travel, both between points in the real world, and through Tir Nan Og.
Geas (GESCH) - A spell that establishes a binding promise, but can also be like a taboo, in the sense that there are things which simply “are not done” (because the magic keeps it from being done). It not only binds the person, but nature and fate as well.
Gentry - Nobles. A more “modern” term, used in the past 1000 years.
Glamour - Fae convert toradh to glamour which they can then use for illusions and spells. It is a by-product of their feeding process.
Glyph (GLIFF) - A magical symbol.
Gyoja (GEE-oh-ee-yah) (soft “g”) - An ancient Norse priestess.
Ilk - Classification for fae, like brownie, redcap, etc. Different from a “breed” or “type”, in that traits are not genetic, and sometimes the ilks blur together… For instance it is not always easy to tell the difference between a pygsie and a brownie. This word is chiefly used by the fae - humans prefer more solid, technical terms like “classification” or “breed”, but these terms lead to confusion. Some fae are completely unique, they are the only one of their ilk.
Indie - Independent filmmakers, musicians, writers, and other creators not affiliated with major publishers, record labels, or film studios. Also “indie culture”, the culture surrounding indie artists.
Knowe (NOH) - A faerie dwelling, much like a brugh.
Leanaí (LAN-ah) - Children (infantile)
Leanaí a cailleadh (Lan-ah ah KAH-lah) - Lost and Forgotten, Lost Child, or Lost One - These are faeborn who do not know they are fae. They often think they are crazy, and often turn unseelie.
Lia Chlainne (LEE-uh KLIN-uh) - The stone of clan. An ancient stone covered in carved spirals.
Lowborn - Commoners.
Mo chlainne (MUH KLIN-uh) - My children or my clan.
Nasc (NASK) - A connection of duty or a bond between two people; a power that magically enforces the patron-client relationship. It was once thought of as a sacred fluid, binding both liege and vassal.
Nykk - Also known as a wisp. A nykk is any faerie spirit, disembodied fae energy that is formed into a personage by human dreams. Nykks can be born into a human body, in which case, they cease being a nykk, become faeborn, and take on many of the limitations of a human body. Nykks are often invisible, though they can be seen as a flicker in the corner of the eye, or felt as a strange chill by some other sensory perception. Children, dreamers, psychics, the spiritually tuned, and the insane may be able to see nykks in their true forms, more easily even than they can see the faecast of a faeborn. Without physical limitations, nykks may exist in any size and form, from a mote of dust to a towering house-sized giant.
Olc-spreagadh (OLK SPRAG-guh) - Forcing toradh from a creature, for example, ripping human dreams away violently, either leaving a deadened mind, an empty husk, or a bag of bones. A noun, and in Gaelic roughly means “to inspire in a bad way” or “bad urging”. See “Rend”.
One-God or One-God-Who-Is-Three - The fae word for the Christian god.
Rend - To forcefully remove toradh from a dreamer. See noun, “olc-spreagadh”.
Ren Faire - Short for Renaissance Faire; a gathering of people who reenact life during the European Renaissance.
Piseog (PISH-ohhg) - A minor spell, a charm.
SCA - The Society for Creative Anachronism. An organization dedicated to reenacting medieval society.
Scry - A spell to view people or things remotely.
Seelie - Basically good. Sort of.
Sidhe, Sith (SHEE) - A faerie, or the faeries.
Spreagadh (SPRAG-guh) - Inspiration or encouragement; the act of drawing out a dreamer’s dreams. Usually a noun, but only because it’s so hard to use it as a verb in English sentances.
Thrall - An enchanted human enthralled to a faerie. (See also, “céile”.)
Timthreall (TIMP-ee-ahll) - “Natural cycle”, a faeborn lifetime.
Tir Nan Og - The faerie world, partly super-imposed over our own, though deep Tir Nan Og barely touches our world, and may exist places like deep underground. Travel to deep Tir Nan Og can be done via furrows and elfin roads, fey lines, wells, mirrors, and other places where the veil is thin.
True name - Every faerie has a one true name. Knowing this name grants a person great power over the faerie. It is difficult to obtain, since the fae rarely tell. The fae often go by names that are somehow based on their true name, for example, “Perrihaunisplaun” has gone by Haun and Hans Perry.
Toradh (TOR-ah) - Energy given off by life, art, creation, and dreams. It can be forcefully drained via “rending”, leaving empty food or zombie people/animals. Seelie fae only harvest what is given freely (unless they feel justified or provoked).
Tuatha Dé Danann (TOO-wahth-ah day DAN-ahn) - Ancient Irish race of elves. During their time, they were near-gods. Related to the Norse Alfar. Most of these later became elves.
Unseelie - Basically bad. Mostly.
Ward - A protective spell.
Wild Magic - Uncontrolled, unlearned magic done on accident by leanaí a cailleadh.
PHRASES
Céad míle beannachta - “One hundred thousand blessings.”
Gra geal mo chroi - “Bright love of my heart.”
Gra mo chroi - “Love of my heart.”
Go n-ithe an cat thú is go n-ithe an diabhal an cat - “May the cat eat you, and may the cat be eaten by the devil.”
Mo bláth beag - “My little flower.”
Táim in ngean ort (TOH-an in NGAHN ORT) - “I am enthralled by you.” or “I have deep affection for you.”
PROPER NAMES
Bé Chuille (Bay KIL-luh)
Bláthín (Blo-HEEN)
Cuillael (koo-LAY-el)
Flidais (FLID-ish)
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MAKE WILLING THE PREY
If you loved Emerald City Dreamer
read how it all began
in MAKE WILLING THE PREY
a novella
Sandy and Jina are introduced to the world of the fae
in the most terrifying way.
Read this frightening tale in the prequel
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EMERALD CITY HUNTER
Look for the sequel to Emerald City Dreamer
EMERALD CITY HUNTER
Coming soon to Amazon Kindle
A shape-shifting faerie
stalks the streets of Seattle
stealing the very bones of its victims.
Sandy must confront her nightmares
in order to save her friends,
and save the city itself.
Look for Book Two in
The Dreams by Streetlight series
on Amazon Kindle
Luna is an indie author in Seattle, WA. She has been writing since age four. Dur
ing a ten-year break from fiction, she primarily wrote non-fiction and became an accidental expert on mind control, computers, and faeries. After returning to fiction in 2010, she now publishes ebooks and seeks publication in short story markets. She has written over thirty short stories and three novels. www.lunalindsey.com