Chained By Fear: 2 (38 page)

Lucius
(LOO-shus): General of Invictus’ legions before the creation of Mala.

Magena
(mah-JAY-nah): Name given to Laylah by the Ropakans.

Mahaggata Mountains
(MAH-hah-GAH-tah): Largest mountain range on Triken. Shaped like a capital Y.

Mala
(MAH-lah): Former snow giant who was ruined by Invictus and turned into the sorcerer’s most dangerous servant. Formerly called Yama-Deva.

Majjhe Ghamme
(Mah-JEE GAH-mee): Means midsummer in the ancient tongue.

Mogols
(MAH-guhls): Warrior race that dwells in Mahaggata Mountains. Longtime worshippers of the dragon Bhayatupa and the demon Vedana. Ancient enemies of Nissaya.

Moken
(MOH-kin):
A chosen leader of the boat people.

Mount Asubha
(ah-SOO-buh):
Dreaded mountain in the cold north that housed the prison of Invictus.

Namuci
(nah-MOO-chee): Magic word that summons the
efrits
from the Realm of the Undead.

Nirodha
(nee-ROW-dah): Icy wastelands that lie north of the Mahaggata Mountains.

Nissaya
(nee-SIGH-yah): Impenetrable fortress on the east end of the Gap of Gati. Home of the Nissayan knights.

Noble ones
:
Monks and nuns who inhabit Dibbu-Loka. Also called deathless people.

Obhasa
(oh-BHAH-sah)
:
Torg’s magical staff, carved from the ivory of a desert elephant found dead. Means
container of light
in the ancient tongue.

Ogha River:
(OH-guh): Largest river on Triken. Begins in the northern range of Mahaggata and ends in Lake Keo.

Okkanti Mountains
(oh-KAHN-tee): Small range with tall, jagged peaks located northeast of Kilesa.

Pabbajja
(pah-BAH-jah): Homeless people who live in the plains surrounding Java. Little is known of their habits.

Pace:
Approximately 30 inches, though among Tugars a pace is considered 36 inches.

Paramita
(puh-ruh-MEE-tuh): Magnificent sword made by a Tugar master. Contained a dragon jewel on its pommel.

Peta
(PAY-tuh): Ghost girl of Arupa-Loka. In life, she was blind.

Piti-Loka
(PEE-tee-LOH-kuh): Original name of Dibbu-Loka. Built by King Lobha ten thousand years ago as his burial shrine. Means
Rapture World
in the ancient tongue.

Podhana
(POH-dah-nuh):
Asēkha warrior.

Porisāda
(por-ee-SAH-dah): Most dangerous of all Mogols. Are known to eat the flesh of their victims.

Raaga
(RAH-gah): Magic word from the Realm of the Undead that causes humans to experience a drug-like high.

Rathburt
(RATH-burt): Only other living Death-Knower. Known as a gardener, not a warrior.

Ropaka
(row-PAH-kah):
One of the large tribes of the Mahaggata Mountains.

Salt Sea:
Dead inland sea south of the Okkanti Mountains.

Sammaasamaadhi
(sam-mah-sah-MAH-dee): Supreme concentration of mind. Temporary suicide.

Sampati
(sahm-PAH-tee): Giant condors crossbred with dragons by Invictus. Used to transport people and supplies to the prison on Mount Asubha.

Sāykans
(SAH-kuns): Female soldiers who defend Kamupadana.

Senasana
(SEN-uh-SAHN-ah): Thriving market city that lies north of Dibbu-Loka.

Short breath:
Three seconds. Also called quick breath.

Silver Sword
:
Ancient sword forged by a long-forgotten master from the otherworldly metals found among the shattered remains of a meteorite.

Simōōn
(suh-MOON): Magical dust storm that protects Anna from outsiders.

Sister Tathagata
(tuh-THUH-guh-tuh): High nun of Dibbu-Loka. More than three thousand years old. Also known as
Perfect One
.

Sivathika
(SEE-vah-TEE-kuh): Ancient Tugar ritual.
Dying warrior breathes what remains of his or her
Life Energy
into a survivor’s lungs, where it is absorbed into the blood.

Slag
:
Stone-Eater defeated by Torg outside of Nissaya. Father of Gulah.

Snow giants:
Magnificent beings reaching heights of 10 cubits or more that dwell in the Okkanti Mountains.

Sōbhana
(SOH-bah-nah): Female Asēkha warrior.

Span:
Distance from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger of a hand spread to full width. Approximately nine inches, though among Tugars a span is considered 12 inches.

Stēorra
(STAY-oh-rah): Wife of Gunther, mother of Invictus and Laylah.

Stone
:
Equal to fourteen pounds.

Stone-Eater
:
Magical being that gains power by devouring lava rocks.

Svakara
(svuh-KUH-ruh):
One of the large tribes of the Mahaggata Mountains.

Takoda
(tuh-KOH-duh): Adoptive father of Magena.

Tanhiiyati
(tawn-hee-YAH-tee): Insatiable craving for eternal existence suffered by some long-lived beings.

Tāseti
(tah-SAY-tee): Most powerful female Asēkha in the world.

Tējo
(TAY-joh): Great Desert. Home of the Tugars.

Tent City:
Largest city in Tējo. Home to the Tugars. Also known as Anna.

The Torgon
(TOR-gahn): Torg’s ceremonial name. Also Lord Torgon.

Torg
: Thousand-year-old Death-Knower wizard. King of the Tugars. Means
Blessed Warrior
in the ancient tongue.

Triken
(TRY-ken): Name of the world. Also name of the land east and west of the Mahaggata Mountains.

Tugars
(TOO-gars): Desert warriors of Tējo. Called
Kantaara Yodhas
in the ancient tongue.

Uccheda
(oo-CHAY-duh): Tower of Invictus in Avici. Means
annihilation
in the ancient tongue.

Ugga
(OOO-gah): Human-bear crossbreed who was a partner of Bard and Jord, trappers who lived in the forest near the foothills of Mount Asubha.

Undines
(oon-DEENS): Creatures of the demon world who—when summoned—can infect living bodies and turn them into flesh-eating zombies.

Uppādetar
(oo-pay-DEE-tar): The God of Creation worshipped by the Nissayans.

Urbana
(oor-BAH-nah): Mistress of robes assigned by Invictus to attend Laylah. A vampire.

Ur-Nammu
(oor-NUH-moo): High priestess of Kamupadana.

Uttara
(oo-TUH-ruh): Specially made sword wielded by Tugar warriors and Asēkhas. Single-edged, slightly curved.

Vasi master
(VUH-see): Martial arts master who trains Tugar novices to become warriors.

Vedana
(VAY-duh-nuh): One-hundred-thousand -year-old demon. Grandmother of Invictus and Laylah. Mother of King Lobha.

Vinipata
(VEE-nee-PUH-tuh): Central shrine of Senasana.

Warlish witch
(WOR-lish): Female witch who can change her appearance between extreme beauty and hideousness.

Wild men:
Short, hairy men who thrive in the foothills of Kolankold. Their women do not fight as warriors and are rarely seen. Longtime enemies of Nissaya.

Worm monster
:
Nameless beast with more than a thousand tentacles that lives beneath Asubha. Largest living creature on Triken.

Yakkkkha
(YAH-kuh): Magic word from the Realm of the Undead that brings corpses and skeletons temporarily back to life.

Yama-Deva
(YAH-muh-DAY-vuh): Ruined snow giant that became Mala.

Yama-Utu
(YAH-muh-OO-too): Snow giant. Brother of Yama-Deva. Husband of Yama-Bhari.

Ziggurat
(ZIG-guh-raht): Nine-story temple located within the first wall of Kamupadana.

Dennis Chastain supplied the beauty.

Keith W. Davis and Joe Rao supplied the physics.

And Margo McLoughlin continued to be the true master of the ancient tongue.

Thanks also to Robin Brethwaite and Rick Humphrey for their support.

And a final thanks to my wife, Jeanne Malmgren, for all of her help—and wisdom.

Jim Melvin is the author of the epic, six-book epic fantasy
The Death Wizard Chronicles
. He was an award-winning journalist at the
St. Petersburg
Times
for twenty-five years. As a reporter, he specialized in science, nature, health and fitness, and he wrote about everything from childhood drowning to erupting volcanoes. Jim is a student of Eastern philosophy and mindfulness meditation, both of which he weaves extensively into his work. Jim lives in Upstate South Carolina in the foothills of the mountains. He’s married and has five daughters. Visit him at:

www.jim-melvin.com

and

www.deathwizardchronicles.blogspot.com.