Kurfs
: Desert tribesmen.
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.
Lucius
(LOO-shus): General of Invictus’s legions before the creation of Mala.
Lyons:
Wild cats that thrive mostly in the Gray Plains.
Madiraa
(muh-DEE-rah): Daughter of Henepola X, king of Nissaya.
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.
Mahaasupanno
(mah-HAH-soo-PAH-no): Mightiest of all dragons.
Mahanta pEpa
(mah-HAHN-tah PAY-pah): Great Evil that resides within Duccarita.
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.
Manta
: Jivitan necromancer in the service of Queen Rajinii.
Maōi
(muh-OYUH): Magical black crystals found in caverns beneath Nissaya.
Maynard Tew
: Duccaritan pirate.
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.
Mūlaka
(moo-LAH-kuh): Bhayatupa’s long-dead son.
Nagara
(NUH-gah-ruh): Central keep of Nissaya.
Namuci
(nah-MOO-chee): Magic word that summons the
efrits
from the Realm of the Undead.
Nimm
: Little desert girl rescued by Tasēti. Also known as Nimmita.
Nirodha
(nee-ROW-dah): Icy wastelands that lie north of the Mahaggata Mountains.
Nīsa
(NEE-suh):
Asēkha who loves the sea.
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.
Olog
(OH-lahg): Ogre from the interior of Mahaggata.
Ott
: Second wall of Nissaya.
Pabbajja
(pah-BAH-jah): Homeless people who live in the plains surrounding Java. Little is known of their habits.
Pace
: Approximately thirty inches, though among Tugars a pace is considered thirty-six inches.
Palak
(puh-LUCK): A
senior commander of the
Kalakhattiya
.
Parājeti
(pah-ruh-JEH-tee): One of Mala’s Kojins.
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.
Pisaaca
(pee-SAH-kuh): Female demon from Arupa-Loka.
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 drug-like trances.
Rathburt
(RATH-burt): Only other living Death-Knower. Known as a gardener, not a warrior.
Rajinii
(ruh-GEE-knee): Queen of Jivita during war against Invictus.
Rati
(RAH-tee): Asēkha warrior
.
Ropaka
(row-PAH-kah):
One of the large tribes of the Mahaggata Mountains.
Sakuna
(sah-KOO-nah): Eagle incarnation of Jord.
Salt Sea:
Dead inland sea south of the Okkanti Mountains.
Sammaasamaadhi
(sam-mah-sah-MAH-dee): Supreme concentration of mind. Temporary suicide.
Sampakk
(SAHM-pahk): A female snow giant.
Sampati
(sahm-PAH-tee): Giant condors crossbred with dragons by Invictus. Used to transport people and supplies to the prison on Mount Asubha.
Sankāra
(san-KAH-ruh): Kojin that remained in Avici.
Sappa-Uraga
(SAH-puh err-AH-guh): Snake-like serpent that lives in the interior of Java.
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.
Silah
(SEE-luh): Female Tugar warrior.
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 ten cubits or more that dwell in the Okkanti Mountains. Also known as
Himamahaakaayos
.
Sōbhana
(SOH-bah-nah): Female Asēkha warrior.
Sovaōōa
(soh-vuh-OO-uh): Golden female dragon befriended by Vedana.
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 twelve 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.
Sugati
(soo-GAH-tee): Nissayan commander.
Suriya
(ser-EE-yuh): ancient word for Sun God.
Svakara
(svuh-KUH-ruh):
One of the large tribes of the Mahaggata Mountains.
Takans
(TAH-kuhns): Desert tribesmen.
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 Lakāra
(LAH-kah-rah): Galleon commandeered by Lucius and Bonny. Renamed
The Daasa
.
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.
Tygers
:
Wild cats that thrive mostly in the forests.
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.
Ukkutīka
(UH-kuh-TEE-kuh): Tugar warrior.
Ulaara the Black
(uu-LAH-ruh): The supreme dragon before the rise of Bhayatupa.
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.
Ura
(ERR-uh): Woman who befriended Nimm.
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): 100,000-year-old demon. Grandmother of Invictus and Laylah. Mother of King Lobha.
Vijjaadharaa
(vee-jhad-HUH-rah): Mysterious guides.
Vikkama
(vee-KAH-muh): An Asēkha.
Vikubbati
(VICK-uh-BAH-tee): Magical trident given to Mala by Invictus.
Vimānal
(VEE-muh-nahl): Oasis within and around which the current version of Anna had been constructed.
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.
William Navarese
: Highest-ranked Jivitan general.
Wooser
: Wild man from Kolankold.
Worm monster
:
Beast with more than a thousand tentacles that lives beneath Asubha. Largest living creature on Triken.
Worrins-Julich
(WAR-ins-JOO-lich): Senior captain of the white horsemen of Jivita.
Wuul
(WOO-uhl): Large oasis in Tējo.
Wyvern Abhinno
(WHY-vurn-ahb-HEE-no): Powerful Warlish witch.
Yakkkkha
(YAH-kuh): Magic word from the Realm of the Undead that brings corpses and skeletons temporarily back to life.
Yama-Bhari
(YAH-muh-BAR-ee): Snow giant. Wife of Yama-Utu.
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.
Yoen
(yen): Tugar warrior.
Ziggurat
(ZIG-guh-raht): Nine-story temple found within the first wall of Kamupadana.
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