Book 2 Glossary

silvery liquid used by kailum to aid in casting an aura upon a person; also known in other circles as quicksilver.

minister, herald, and messenger of the Lord of Air

archway/chamber of advancement used by the maghem to test themselves and advance in power and abilities.

one who is chosen, in this case, by the One; reference to the chosen of the One.

formal greeting, Hail!

vedi name for Gar, name means ‘tree-slayer’; see Gar.

literally, heated, hot air, a thermal, updraft; when used to describe an individual, one filled with hot air, wind bag

the Intermediate Training Cycle of the seklesem, from ages 12-16, also housed in the center above Holvar in the eastern spur of the Monti-sterlastan. This group learns weapons & fighting skills, further mental skills, and is organized into patrols & companies to learn these skills along with the patrol structure and responsibilities within; advanced when all skills are mastered in groups at mid-year and year’s end around age 16, moving on to the mari-seklesi for the Final Training Cycle. Also called the uwonti or ‘younglings’ in the vulgar tongue.

Warlord of Wothgart, killed in the battle at the Crossing of Reema; his name means ‘ruler of war,’ or ‘warlord.’

creature of the realm of Air, winged horses, none have ever been seen outside this realm.

giant creature of the realm of Air, sometimes called giant of the cloud, standing around eighteen feet in height; related to the krugle and megatrem.

leader of the vedem; name means ‘cloud.’

son of Nefli, one of the vedem who leads a company of his people to rescue the chosen and exhorts them not to use Shigmar’s staff; name means ‘mist.’

Lady of the elemental realm of Air, wife of Wehtkuro; she is one of the moroskum; name means ‘cloud lady.’

Messenger of Wothgart; his name means ‘the shouted message’ or ‘the shouting messenger.’

name of the female, platinum aperu, killed shortly after the world was made.

name of the male platinum aperu, who sits on the tower above the gate to Wethkuro’s palace in the realm of Air, keening a lament to his lost mate every hour.

giant creature of the realm of Air, rules the realm, sometimes called giant of the storm; stands around twenty-four feet in height, although rumor has it that Wethkuro is thirty-two feet tall; related to the krugle and megatrem; it may be that the megatrem are corruptions of the potiethrem, but this supposition cannot be confirmed or denied.

curse reserved for females who are too free with their ‘favors,’ it means, literally, ‘she with the open thighs,’ i.e., ‘slut.’

Chief Kailu and minister of Wothgart; his name means ‘to turn away.’

another name for the training legions of the seklesem, see kenu-seklesi.

literally, ‘hider of thoughts & protector of mind’; bracers, bracelets worn by the chosen to protect their minds from tampering by Gar; allows them to contact and find each other; created by Melbarth

an evil spirit escaped from the underworld to haunt the land of the living, or so it is believed.

Lord of the elemental realm of Air, one of the potiethro, husband to Nefora.

Fereghen and spouse to Feltha, killed in the battle at the Crossing of Reema; his name means ‘to govern with strength’ or ‘strong rule.’

the ‘death speech,’ used to communicate with the recently dead; requires six kailu masters, causes recently dead corpses to answer short questions; can go terribly wrong, as a powerful person can rise as a purgle; orthek is activated by the word, mortiswera; uses time and Void.

simple orthek to open doors and locks sealed using ortheks; uses air.

creates a shield of flame, protecting against ice, uses fire and time.

incantation used to activate the destructive power of breath-giver causing an expanding circle–wave–that takes the life force from all it touches, uses light and Void.

stopping or intervening hand; creates a large hand-shaped wall of force that prevents enemies from approaching the maghi from the direction toward which the rod is pointed; uses air and Void.

creates a gentle gust of wind that moves in the direction indicated by the maghi, uses air and light.

creates a stream of pure water that flows from the head of the kailu’s staff, uses water.

creates an expanding circle of fresh air around the kailu, uses air and water.

variation of the stone shield: creates a dome of stone that surrounds and covers the kailu, uses earth and fire.

creates a fireball that expands, uses fire and air.

creates a shield/dome of silence around the spell caster in order to keep conversations private, uses air and earth.

aura of cold to protect against heat, requires a drop of argwiwo, uses ice, air, and Void.

aura of heat to protect against cold, uses fire and air.

protective shield against the acid breath of an orange aperu, uses water and Void.

causes the person to make a great leap forward

escape orthek that enables the maghi to make great leap backward, uses air, time, and Void.

creates a shield of stone, uses earth and water.

creates a floating disc beneath the maghi’s feet, lifting the maghi to hover about two feet off the ground; uses air and light.

creates an arrow of ice that shoots at the target pointed at with the maghi’s rod (add wedro before, becomes a storm of ice arrows), uses ice and water (and air for the storm).

creates an arrow of fire that shoots at the target pointed at with the maghi’s rod (add wedro before, becomes storm of fire arrows), uses fire and Void (and air for the storm).

creates an arrow of stone that shoots at the target pointed at with the maghi’s rod (add wedro before, becomes storm of stone arrows); uses earth and fire ( and air for the storm)

causes a stream of water that freezes, uses water and ice.

creates a shield of flowing water, uses water and time.

potion of heat protection.

word of power that sends a single corpse, attempting to rise as a purgle, back to the afterlife; uses time and light.

a kailu orthek to enchant an object of power giving it disruptive (to purgle and nekerpum) powers, in this case, the object enchanted is the maghi storm of ice arrows, uses light, time, and water.

causes a pillar of green fire to descend, uses water and light.

causes a bolt of lightning which, in this case, strikes the eyes of the enemy, uses air and fire.

creates a storm of ice arrows (can substitute any type of magical arrow), uses ice, water, and air.