Dureyan: A member of the warrior clan of Rhunes.
Eilywin: Fhrey architects and craftsmen who design and create buildings.
Elan: The Grand Mother of All. God of the land.
Enarmes: Straps attached to the back of a shield. Used for gripping or to slide an arm through to attach to a person’s forearm.
Era (Fhrey, Umalyn): Father of Arion, husband of Nyree.
Eres (Fhrey, Instarya): A member of the Galantians. His main prowess is with spears.
Erivan: Homeland of the Fhrey.
Ervanon: Northernmost outpost of the Fhrey.
Estramnadon: Capital city of the Fhrey in the forests of Erivan.
Eton: God of the sky.
Fane: Ruler of the Fhrey, whose term of office extends to death or to three thousand years after ascension, whichever comes first.
Fenelyus (Fhrey, Miralyith): Fifth fane of the Fhrey. First of the Miralyith, who saved the Fhrey from annihilation in the Belgric War.
Ferrol: God of the Fhrey.
Ferrol’s Law: The irrefutable prohibition against Fhrey killing other Fhrey. Exceptions can be made by the fane (or a person the fane designates) in extreme situations. Breaking Ferrol’s Law will eject a Fhrey from society and bar the perpetrator from the afterlife. Since it is the Fhrey’s god that will pass judgment, no one can circumvent Ferrol’s Law by committing murder in secret or without witnesses.
Fhrey: One of the five major races of Elan. Fhrey are long-lived, technically advanced, and organized into tribes based on profession.
First Chair: Honorific for the chieftain of a dahl.
Five Major Races of Elan: Rhunes, Fhrey, Dherg, ghazel, and Grenmorians.
Florella Plaza: A large public square with an elaborate fountain outside the Airenthenon in Estramnadon.
Forest Throne: Seat of the fane, located in the Talwara in the capital city of Estramnadon.
Galantians: The Instarya patrol led by Nyphron and famed for legendary exploits of valor and bravery.
Garden, the: One of the most sacred places in Fhrey society, which is used for meditation and reflection. The Garden is in the center of Estramnadon and surrounds the Door.
Gath (Rhune): The first keenig, who united all the clans during the Great Flood.
Ghazel: “Goblin” in the Dherg language.
Ghika (Fhrey): Third fane of the Fhrey, who refused to grant King Mideon (of the Dherg) access to The First Tree, thus starting the Belgric War in which Ghika was killed.
Gifford (Rhune, Rhen): Incredibly talented potter of Dahl Rhen. His mother died during his birth; due to his extensive deformities, he wasn’t expected to live more than a few years.
Goblin: A grotesque race feared and shunned by all in Elan. Known to be fierce warriors, the most dangerous of their kind are oberdazas, who can harness the power of elements through magic. In the Dherg language, they are called ghazel.
Grandford: A stone bridge over the narrow river gorge of the Bern River that separates Dureya from Alon Rhist.
Grantheum Art Tournament: A yearly event held to determine the Miralyith who is the most skilled at using the Art.
Green Field Guides: Fhrey who travel into the wilds outside of Estramnadon.
Grenmorians: The race of giants who live in Elan.
Grin: The name Suri and Tura gave to “The Brown,” a ferocious bear of the Crescent Forest.
Gryndal (Fhrey, Miralyith): First Minister to Fane Lothian. Respected as one of the most skilled practitioners of the Art.
Gula-Rhunes: A northern three-clan alliance of Rhunes who have a long-standing feud with the seven southern Rhune clans. Historically the Fhrey have pitted these sides against each other and fostered their mutual animosity.
Gwydry: One of the seven tribes of Fhrey. This one is for the farmers who are responsible for raising crops and livestock.
Gylindora Fane (Fhrey): The first leader of the Fhrey. Her name became synonymous with “ruler.”
Hentlyn (land of mountains): Area to the north of Avrlyn, generally inhabited by Grenmorians.
Herkimer (Rhune, Dureya): Father of Raithe, killed by Shegon.
Hiemdal (Rhune, Dureya): Father of Herkimer and grandfather to Raithe.
High Spear Valley: Home of the three clans of the Gula-Rhunes.
Horn of Gylindora: A ceremonial horn kept by the Aquila that was originally bestowed to Gylindora Fane by the legendary Caratacus. The horn is used to challenge for leadership of the Fhrey. It can only be blown upon the death of a fane or every three thousand years during the Uli Vermar. When blown at the death of a fane, it’s the fane’s heir that is challenged. If the fane has no heir, then the horn can be blown twice, providing for two contestants.
Imaly (Fhrey, Nilyndd): Descendant of Gylindora Fane, leader of the Nilyndd tribe, and Curator of the Aquila.
Instarya: One of the seven tribes of the Fhrey. Instarya are the warrior class, stationed on the frontier in outposts along the Avrlyn border.
Jerydd (Fhrey, Miralyith): The kel of Avempartha.
Keeper of Ways: The person who learns the customs and traditions of a community and is the authority in such matters. Keepers pass down their knowledge through the oral tradition.
Kel: Administrator or governor of a prestigious institution.
Knots: Known to disrupt the natural flow of the Art, often creating difficulty in communication and preventing consensus building. Once a knot is unraveled, so, too, are arguments unknotted, leading to eventual agreement.
Konniger (Rhune, Rhen): Shield to Chieftain Reglan of Dahl Rhen; became chieftain after Reglan’s death; married to Tressa.
Leigh mor: Great cloak. A versatile piece of fabric used by Rhune men that can be draped in a number of ways, usually belted. A leigh mor can also be used as a sling to carry items or as a blanket. Usually, they’re woven with the pattern of a particular clan. The female version, known as a breckon mor, is longer, with an angled cut.
Leshie: One of a multitude of mischievous wood sprites that inhabit forests. Leshies delight in leading travelers astray.
Lothian, Fane (Fhrey, Miralyith): Supreme ruler of the Fhrey, father to Mawyndulë, son of Fenelyus.
Maccus (Rhune, Rhen): Dahl chieftain and the great-great-grandfather of Reglan. He ruled the dahl from about a hundred years before the reign of Reglan.
Maeve (Rhune, Rhen): Keeper of Ways for Dahl Rhen.
Magda: The oldest tree in the Crescent Forest; an ancient oak.
Mahn (Rhune, Rhen): Son of Persephone and Reglan. Killed by a ferocious bear known as The Brown.
Malcolm (Rhune, no clan affiliation): A slave living in Alon Rhist.
Malkin: A child taken by crimbals who later escapes Nog to return to the world of Elan. Malkins usually reappear at the age of fourteen, although they might have been gone for much longer, since time doesn’t pass at the same rate in Nog as in the world of Elan.
Manes: Ghosts of the dead who live deep in the earth and emerge through a deep shaft, cave, or chasm. Manes seek out the living members of their family and torment them for any misdeeds (real or imagined) that the manes feel were perpetrated on them in life.
Math (Rhune, Rhen): Founder of Dahl Rhen and grandson of Gath.
Mawyndulë (Fhrey, Miralyith): Prince of the Fhrey realm. Son of Fane Lothian and grandson of Fane Fenelyus.
Medak (Fhrey, Instarya): A member of the Galantians, skilled at throwing knives.
Menahan: A Rhune dahl known for its wool.
Mideon, King (Dherg): A key player in the Belgric War between the Dherg and the Fhrey.
Minna: A wolf that travels with Suri.
Miralyith: Fhrey tribe of “Artists.” People who use the Art to channel natural forces to work magic.