Scattered Magic (The Sidhe (Urban Fantasy Series) Book 1) (28 page)

Glamour Club:
Owned by Donovan, this fey-only club is a haven for earthborn Sidhe.

‘Is your head a Marley?’:
Irish slang for ‘have you lost your mind?’

Lesser fey:
Refers to all fey who are not Sidhe.

Ley lines:
The lines of energy that flow through the earth.

Light Court
: Another name for the Seelie Court.

Lughnasadh:
Pronounced ‘Loo-ne-sah’. Celtic harvest holiday, named after Lugh, who was worshiped as the sun god by the Celts.

Magicraft:
Refers to the skill of creating enchantments.

Meán Oíche:
Pronounced ‘Mine O-cha’. The castle where Bain Greim resides.

Mounds:
The name of the second fey realm, which exists in a pocket of magic deep under ground.

Noble elf:
Refers to the Sidhe.

Nutter:
UK slang for ‘crazy person’.

Parahumans:
Refers to those individuals who once was human, but then became a vampire or a shape-shifter, such as a werewolf.

Ring of Kerry:
Refers to a peninsula in Kerry County.

Samhain:
Pronounced ‘Sa-wane’. The Celtic holiday celebrating the end of harvest and the beginning of winter. Same day as Halloween.

Scribe:
A type of fey who are usually shy and bookish historians.

Seelie:
Pronounced ‘C-lee’. Refers to the Sidhe of the ‘light court’, who value culture, political intrigue, and beauty.

Selkie:
Pronounced ‘sell-key’. A type of fey that can transform into a seal.

Shielmartin Hill:
Pronounced ‘Sh-ill-mar-ton Hill’. A deserted location north of Dublin.

Shining Court:
Another name for the Seelie Court.

Shining One:
Or ‘The Shining One’. Nickname for Lugh because of his sun magic.

Sidhe:
Pronounced ‘Shee’. Also known as the ‘noble elves’. They are the most magical race of fey and the only race that possesses the Touch.

Sluagh:
Pronounced ‘slew-ah’. A deadly type of animal-like fey that serve the Sidhe with the darkest magic. Looks similar to devils, but are the size and shape of a spider monkey.

Tír na nÓg:
Pronounced ‘Ter na nog’. Means ‘land of the young’ and refers to one of the regions inside the Mounds.

Torc:
Pronounced like ‘torque’. A metal half circle adornment that lays around the back of the neck and hangs open at the collarbones. A popular type of Celtic jewelry in ancient times.

Touch:
The sharing of magic by the Sidhe with others. A beautiful bonding experience among the fey, but is highly addictive to humans.

Tuatha de Dannan:
Pronounced ‘Too-wath da Dan-an’. Means ‘the people of Danu’, and usually refers to the Sidhe.

Unseelie:
Pronounced ‘un-C-lee’. Refers to the Sidhe aligned with the ‘dark court’, who value freedom, directness, and honesty.

Wards:
A type of enchantment that suppresses all other magic in its vicinity.

Wizards:
Humans who have learned to steal magic from the fey to use in their own enchantments.

Wolf-kin:
Another name for werewolf.

Scattered Magic

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