GLOSSARY
Warning: Spoilers Below
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| Ahriman |
Half-Human, half-Ferfolk Sorcerer with wrinkled skin and a brown robe. Owner of the Red Sphere. Former apprentice of Minaras. |
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| Air Spirit |
Small, invisible spirits. Mostly harmless. Generally not capable of lifting a man on their own |
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| Alchemy |
The study of liquids and potions |
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| Anxiar |
Wide river running along the southern border of human lands. Spills into the Great Ocean near Seaton |
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| Arboreal |
Tree-dwelling race from tropics with pale green skin. Polite, slow
decision-makers, excellent climbers, and able to speak through nearly imperceptible facial expressions |
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| Arboreal Forest |
Expansive forest covering the southern portion of the continent |
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| Arboreal Fortress |
Near Farset. Home of the Green Sphere. Has moss carpet, tiny flowers on
walls in pictures of mural, scent of nectar, lichen glows when someone is underneath |
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| Ardune |
Famous warrior, named "Fracodian Slayer", who drove the Fracodians from the human lands around Krof. Father of Arwold |
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| Argen |
Particularly hefty leader of the Ferfolk Village |
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| Arwold |
Young knight living in Krof. Family sword has the Purple Sphere attached to the pommel. His father, Ardune, began training him at a very young age |
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| Blaeculf |
Intelligent and aggressive canine, twice the size of a gray wolf. Muscular bodies covered in black fur |
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| Calan |
Innkeeper who owns The Weary Traveler in Farset |
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| Calazar |
Mercenary working for Arwold. Wears chain mail and wields a saber. Killed by a specter in the Hillside graveyard |
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| Castle in the Mountain |
Partially-buried castle at the foot of Mount Therol, south of Terun City. Former home of the Yellow Sphere |
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| Cold Ocean |
Large body of water north of the continent |
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| Conjuration |
The study of imbuing everyday objects with special powers |
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| Corselle |
Wife of Calan |
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| Crypt Ghoul |
Undead creature summoned by a Necromancer that feeds on living flesh. Dismembered parts of its body can move on their own |
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| Dagger Mountains |
Western half of the Pensorean mountain range. Taller and rockier than the mountains east of Terun City |
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| Derst |
Terun trader with the largest collection of crystals in the world. Watches guests through enchanted crystals in the walls of his mountainside home |
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| Donelar |
Mercenary lieutenant in Arwold's army. Especially distrustful of Ferfolk |
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| Druida |
One of the three Arboreal Elders. Has long hair reminiscent of a willow tree |
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| Duma |
Alchemist who owns Duma's Elixirs and Sundries in Zairn. Close friend of Minaras |
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| Earth Spirit |
Twelve foot tall, headless spirit composed of earth and rocks. Massive arms legs, and body |
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| Elemental |
The manipulation of the four elements: air, earth, fire, and water |
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| Falgoran |
Oldest of the three Arboreal elders. Wears a Z-shaped pendant. Taller and more accepting of humans than most Arboreals |
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| Farset |
Southwestern human town bordering the wastelands. Childhood home of Xarun |
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| Fen |
Leader of small band of Fracodians. Killed by Xarun |
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| Ferfolk |
Leather-skinned warrior race from the desert. Resistant to the direct effects of magic |
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| Foendale Lake |
Large lake midway between the Arboreal Fortress and the secret passage through the Pensorean Mountains |
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| Forest Spirit |
Human-shaped spirit consisting of leaves, twigs, and dirt. Grows larger as it picks up debris from the forest floor |
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| Foxmoor |
Small village northeast of Farset |
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| Fracodian |
Hairy, pug-faced cross between a human and a bear. Able to become berserk, gaining strength and speed for a limited time |
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| Giant Fluke |
Delicacy from the southern waters of the Great Ocean |
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| Great Library |
Large library in fourth ring of Zairn. Formerly a monastery. Rectangular
building with open courtyard in the middle |
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| Great Ocean |
Large body of water east of the continent |
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| Hafoc |
Ahriman's crow familiar |
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| Halia |
Young and intelligent with long, dark hair and a bright smile. Orphaned as a child. Found the Blue Sphere in the ruins of a castle east of Hillside |
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| Hidville |
Large village two days west of Krof. Home of the Necromancer |
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| Hillside |
Small village on an offshoot of the Anxiar river |
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| Illusion |
The study of disguise and deception |
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| Kerr |
Gray-haired leader of a large band of Fracodians. Killed by Kuril |
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| Krof |
Largest town on the Sinewan River, halfway between Terun City and Zairn, with many extravagant inns. Home of Arwold |
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| Kuril |
Tall, lanky commander of the Arboreal Fortress near the border to human lands. Has a scar on his right cheek. Gave final blow to Magma Spirit |
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| Magma Spirit |
Powerful spirit summoned from a Phoenix egg. Can withstand its master unless restrained within a magic circle. Nine feet tall, wings of volcanic glass, globular body of magma, glows like embers of fire, skin in constant motion |
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| Marsh Dragon |
Able to change the shape and hardness of its skin. Spawns doppelganger-like beings. Not a true dragon |
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| Mena |
Daughter of Calan and Corselle |
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| Minaras |
Powerful Elementalist from Seaton with a huge personal library. Balding with bright blue eyes. Taught magic to Ahriman, Thulin, and Oswynn. |
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| Mist Spirit |
Small, round ball of mist with arms, legs, and eyes |
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| Misty Shores |
Popular tavern in the docks district of Seaton |
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| Mountain Giant |
Humanoid, twenty feet tall, with a bloated body and stringy hair. Capable of limited speech. Wears rotting clothes |
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| Naedregat |
Large black and white creature with the body of a goat and two snake heads. Spits acid, barks, and hisses. Herded by mountain giants |
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| Necromancy |
The study of death and the dead |
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| Nehael |
Mercenary killed and eaten by crypt ghouls near Krof |
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| Nervos |
Terun thief who taught Halia for several months and eventually framed her |
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| Night Spirit |
Kills through terror, nearly invulnerable outer layer, spherical, shape-changing, tentacles, inky black |
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| Ogre |
Eight-foot tall humanoid with gruff face, green tongue, and thick hide. Strong and quick |
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| Oswynn |
Young, quick-learning apprentice of Minaras. Has a scar on his forehead from the War Hammer Demon. Born into a family of farmers |
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| Pensorean Mountains |
Northern mountain range, separates the human lands from the Cold Ocean. Covered by white pine forests |
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| Phoenix |
Magic bird, eggs can be used to summon Magma Spirits |
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| Regor |
Guard in the Arboreal Fortress. Fought Xarun for Green Sphere |
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| Resula |
Small Terun village near the border to the wastelands. Home of the best ale |
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| River Spirit |
Gigantic headless torso. Similar to an Earth Spirit but composed of water |
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| Sabretooth |
Powerful feline predator with long fangs. Bred by the Arboreal army to attack large targets |
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| Seaton |
Port city on Anxiar Delta by Great Ocean. Second largest city in the land. Home of Minaras |
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| Sigmus |
Master Archivist in the Great Library. Former partner of Minaras. Has gray, thinning hair and a hunched posture |
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| Silver Plum, The |
Jewelry store in Seaton owned by Sterm |
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| Sindula |
Guard in the Arboreal Fortress. Fought Xarun for Green Sphere |
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| Sinewan |
River flowing from the Dagger mountains, past Kroflund, to Zairn |
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| Sorcery |
The summoning and controlling of spirits |
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| Specter |
Half-dead state of a powerful Necromancer. Nebulous torso with a head, arms, and glowing yellow eyes |
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| Staff of Ogma |
Enchanted ebony staff in the shape of two intertwined vipers with their tongues extended |
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| Sterm |
Honest, gruff jeweler in Seaton. Owns The Silver Plum |
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| Terun |
Mountain-dwelling masters of metal and stone. Short, manipulative, and experts at bargaining |
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| Terun City |
The mountainside home of Terun traders and merchants. Less prestigious than Terun Undercity but more impressive to outsiders |
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| Terun Fungal Ale |
Tangy beverage brewed in the undercity |
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| Terun Undercity |
Enormous cavern beneath the “Tooth of the Gods.” Terun homes carved into the cave walls. Filled with mines, smithies, and fungus farms |
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| Thaumaturgy |
The study of blessings and miracles |
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| Thulin |
Thin, scholarly apprentice of Minaras. Good at theory but not execution of magic. Parents are famous Conjurers in Seaton. Killed by Arwold with the Claymore |
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| Transmutation |
The transformation of one or more objects |
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| Two Rivers |
Village near Seaton |
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| Ulfen |
Arboreal Elder. Father of Kuril |
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| Vistrium |
Rare metal used by Teruns. Stronger and lighter than steel but difficult to forge |
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| War Hammer Demon |
Demon trapped within the enchanted War Hammer. Ten feet tall with a serpentine tail, wings, and horned head. Able to control other animals |
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| Wastelands |
Vast desert covering the central and western portion of the continent |
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| Water Spirit |
Amorphous spirit drawn to small bodies of water such as ponds or lakes. Able to send multiple tendrils of water long distances simultaneously |
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| Weary Traveler |
Only tavern in Farset |
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| Xarun |
Bear-like warrior from Farset. Wields a double-bladed axe and wears
boiled leather armor with spiked greaves, bracers, and pauldrons. Had a strict
upbringing and was physically beaten as a child |
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| Zairn |
Oldest city in the land. Located where the Sinewan River spills into the Great Ocean. Built in concentric rings |
