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Aarakaa Himsaa
(ah-RUH-kah HIM-sah): Defensive strategy used by Tugars that involves always staying at least a hair’s width away from your opponent’s longest strike.

Abhisambodhi
(ab-HEE-sahm-BOH-dee): Highest enlightenment.

Adho Satta
(AH-dho SAH tah): Anything or anyone who is neither a dragon nor a powerful supernatural being. Means
low one
in ancient tongue.

Akando
(ah-KAHN-doh): Eldest brother of Takoda.

Akanittha
(AHK-ah-NEE-tah): A being that is able to feed off the light of the sun. Means
Highest Power
in the ancient tongue.

Akasa Ocean
(ah-KAH-sah): Largest ocean on Triken. Lies west of Dhutanga, Jivita, and Kincara.

Ancient tongue
:
Ancient language now spoken by only Triken’s most learned beings, as well as most Tugars

Anna
:
Tent City of Tējo. Home to the Tugars.

Arupa-Loka
(ah-ROO-pah-LOH-kah): Home of ghosts, demons, and ghouls. Lies near northern border of the Gap of Gamana. Also called Ghost City.

Asamāna
(ah-sah-MAH-nah): Senasanan bride of Invictus.

Asava
(ah-SAH-vah): Potent drink brewed by Stone-Eaters.

Asēkha
(ah-SEEK-ah):
Tugars of highest rank. There always are twenty, not including Death-Knowers. Also known as
Viisati
(The Twenty).

Asthenolith
(ah-STHEN-no-lith): Pool of magma in a large cavern beneath Mount Asubha.

Avici
(ah-VEE-chee):
Largest city on Triken. Home to Invictus
.

Avikkhepa
(ah-vih-KAY-puh): King of Jivita during the war against Slag.

Badaalataa
(BAD-ah-LAH-tuh): Carnivorous vines from the demon world.

Bakheng
(bah-KENG): Central shrine of Dibbu-Loka.

Bard
:
Partner of Ugga and Jord, trappers who lived in the forest near the foothills of Mount Asubha.

Barranca
(bah-RAHN-chuh): Rocky wasteland that partially encircles the Great Desert.

Bell:
Measurement of time approximating three hours.

Bhacca
(BAH-cha): Chambermaid assigned to Laylah.

Bhasura
(bah-SOOR-ah): One of the large tribes of the Mahaggata Mountains.

Bhayatupa
(by-yah-TOO-pah): Most ancient and powerful of dragons. His scales are the color of deep crimson.

Bhojja
(BOH-juh): Mother of all horses. Magical being of unknown origin or lifespan.

Black mountain wolves:
Largest and most dangerous of all wolves. Allies of demons, witches, and Mogols.

Cariya River
(chah-REE-yah): Largest river west of Mahaggata Mountains.

Catu
(chah-TOO): Northernmost mountain on Triken.

Cave monkeys
:
Small, nameless primates that live in the underworld beneath Asubha.

Chain Man:
Another name for Mala.

Chal-Abhinno
(Chahl-ahb-HIH-no): Queen of the Warlish witches.

Che-ra
(CHEE-ruh): Svakaran name for a fat possum.

Churikā
(chuh-REE-kah): Female Asēkha.

Cirāya
(ser-AYE-yah): Green cactus that, when chewed, provides large amounts of liquid and nourishment.

Cubit
: Length of the arm from elbow to fingertip, which measures approximately eighteen inches, though among Tugars a cubit is considered twenty-one inches.

Dakkhinā
(dah-KEE-nay): Sensation that brings on the urge to attempt
Sammaasamaadhi
. Means
holy gift
in the ancient tongue.

Death-Knower
: Any Tugar—almost always an Asēkha—who has successfully achieved
Sammaasamaadhi
. In the ancient tongue, a Death-Knower is called
Maranavidu
.

Deathless people
:
Monks and nuns who inhabit Dibbu-Loka. Called deathless people because some of them live for more than one thousand years. More commonly known as noble ones.

Death Visit
:
Tugar description of the temporary suicide of a Death-Knower wizard.

Dēsaka
(day-SAH-kuh): Famous Vasi master who trained
The Torgon.

Dhutanga
(doo-TAHNG-uh): Largest forest on Triken. Lies west of the Mahaggata Mountains. Also known as the Great Forest.

Dibbu-Loka
(DEE-boo-LOW-kah): Realm of the noble ones. Means
Deathless World
in the ancient tongue. Originally called Piti-Loka.

Ditthi-Sagga
(DEE-tee-SAH-gah): Jivitan captain who battled druids during war against Slag.

Dracools
(drah-KOOLS): Winged beasts that walk on hind legs but look like miniature dragons. Taller than a man but shorter than a druid.

Druids
(DREW-ids): Seven-cubit-tall beings that dwell in Dhutanga. Ancient enemies of Jivita.

Dukkhatu
(doo-KAH-too): Great and ancient spider that spent the last years of its life near the peak of Asubha.

Ekadeva
(ay-kah-DAY-vuh): The
One God
worshipped by the Jivitans and many other inhabitants of Triken.

Elu
(EE-loo): Miniature Svakaran who is an associate of Rathburt.

Eunuch
(YOO-nuk): Castrated male slaves who reside within the fifth wall of Kamupadana.

Fathom
: Approximately eleven cubits.

Gap of Gamana
:
Northernmost gap of the Mahaggata Mountains.

Gap of Gati
:
Southern gap that separates the Mahaggata Range from the Kolankold Range.

Golden Road
:
Road paved with a special golden metal that connects Avici and Kilesa.

Golden soldiers
:
Soldiers of Invictus, mass-bred in his image.

Golden Wall
:
Oblong wall coated with a special golden metal that surrounds Avici and Kilesa.

Gray Plains
:
Arid plains that dominate much of the land east of the Ogha River.

Green Plains
:
Lush
plains that surround Jivita.

Gulah
(GOO-lah):
Stone-Eater who became warden of Asubha. Son of Slag.

Gunther
:
Son of Vedana, father of Invictus and Laylah.

Hakam
(huh-KAM): Third wall of Nissaya.

Henepola III
(HEN-uh-POH-lah): King of Nissaya during war against Slag.

Hornbeam
: Ancient trees whose twisted lust for life causes madness. Called
Pacchanna
in the ancient tongue.

Ice Ocean
:
Ocean that lies northeast of Okkanti Mountains.

Iddhi-Pada
(IDD-hee-PUH-duh): Series of four roads that leads from Jivita to Avici, passing through Lake Hadaya, the Gap of Gati, Nissaya, and Java.

Invictus
(in-VICK-tuss):
Evil sorcerer who threatens all of Triken and beyond. Also known as
Suriya
(the Sun God).

Izumo
(ee-ZOO-moh): Dracool from Mahaggata.

Jhana
(JAH-nah
):
Father of Torg.

Jivita
(jih-VEE-tuh): Wondrous city that is home to the white horsemen. Located west of the Gap of Gati in the Green Plains. Also called the White City. Known as
Jutimantataa
(City of Splendor) in the ancient tongue.

Jord
:
Mysterious partner of Ugga and Bard
,
trappers who lived in the forest near the foothills of Mount Asubha.

Kalapa
(kuh-LUH-puh): Powerful Asēkha chieftain during war against Slag. Grandfather of Kusala.

Kamupadana
(kuh-MOO-puh-DUH-nah): Home of Warlish witches and their lesser female servants. Also called the Whore City.

Kauha Marshes
(COW-hah): Deadly marshes that lie between Avici and Kilesa.

Kilesa
(kee-LAY-suh):
Sister City of Anna
.

Kincara Forest
(KIN-chu-ruh): Large forest, though not as large as Dhutanga, that lies south of the Green Plains.

King Lobha
(LOW-bah): Sadistic king who built Piti-Loka.

Kojin
(KOH-jin): Enormous ogress with six arms and a bloated female head. Almost as large as a snow giant.

Kolankold Mountains
(KO-luhn-kold): Bottom stem of the Mahaggata Mountains, located south of the Gap of Gati.

Kuruk
(KERR-uck): Traitorous Ropakan who desired Magena.

Kusala
(KOO-suh-luh):
Second most powerful Tugar in the world next to Torg. Also known as Asēkha-Kusala and Chieftain Kusala.

Lake Hadaya
(huh-DUH-yuh): Large freshwater lake that lies west of the Gap of Gati.

Lake Keo
(KAY-oh):
Large freshwater lake that lies between the Kolankold Mountains and Dibbu-Loka.

Lake Ti-ratana
(tee-RAH-tuh-nah): Large freshwater lake that lies west of Avici.

Laylah
(LAY-lah): Younger sister of Invictus.

Long breath:
Fifteen seconds. Also called slow breath.