Alupi (AH-loo-pie)
– Massive, intelligent wolf-like creatures indigenous to Solivagus.
Anchoring point
– Stone monoliths used as infrastructure for Transvects.
Anguis (AN-gwiss)
– The group continuing to rebel against the Hierarchy.
Arventis (are-VEN-tiss)
– God of childbirth, prophecy, and luck.
Aurora Columnae (ow-ROAR-ah COLE-um-nigh)
– The pre-Cataclysm devices which enable people to cede Will.
Bibliotheca (bib-lee-oh-THEE-kah)
– Library.
Bireme
– A military ship with two decks of oars.
Birthright
– The set of Catenan laws designed to “honour life.”
Cede
– The act, in the Hierarchy, of giving half your Will to someone ranked directly above you.
Censor
– The Governance senator in charge of determining who can be nominated for the Senate.
Curia Doctrina (COO-ree-ah DOC-treen-ah)
– The main hall of the Academy.
Ddram cyfraith (thrahm KUH-vrythe)
– The “Right to Death,” a Cymrian legal and philosophical code that honours death as a sacrifice.
Ferias (FAIR-ee-us)
– God of keys, doors, livestock, and ports.
Foundation
– A popular strategic game in the Hierarchy, played with red and white triangular stones.
Gate
– The name used to refer to the device which copied Vis into Obiteum and Luceum.
Iudicium (you-DISS-ee-um)
– The final test at the Academy for Class Three students, used to determine their rankings.
Jovan (YO-vahn)
– God of sky and thunder, the king of the gods.
Mira (MEER-ah)
– God of war and fighters, agricultural guardian.
Naumachia (now-MAH-key-ah)
– Gladiatorial battle taking place on ships, on an artificial lake. Participants are called Naumchiarii.
Ocaria (oh-KAH-ree-ah)
– Goddess of rivers.
Pletuna (pleh-TOON-ah)
– Goddess of autumn and the harvest.
Praeceptor (PRAY-kep-tor)
– Teacher status in the Academy.
Praetorium (pray-TOR-ee-um)
– Building housing the teachers’ offices at the Academy.
Quadrum (KWAD-rum)
– The large, central courtyard of the Academy.
Razor
– The name for an obsidian blade forged by a Catenan officer.
Sere (SEH-ray)
– Goddess of spring, flowers, and fertility.
Silencium (sigh-LEN-key-um)
– Binding legal agreement in the Hierarchy to not speak of something.
Transvect (TRANS-vekt)
– Massive Will-powered transport devices.
Vitaerium (vit-EYE-ree-um)
– Devices that can force-feed Will into any body or substance capable of decay.
Vorcian (VOR-key-an)
– God of volcanoes, deserts, the forge, and hard work.
Caer (KEER)
– Stronghold.
Grove, The
– The High Council of the druids.
Dia Domhain (DEE-uh DOH-win)
– The god of deep places.
Dia Fómhar (DEE-uh FOH-var)
– The god of the harvest.
Dia Oiche (DEE-uh EE-ha)
– The god of the night.
Dia Saol (DEE-uh SAY-ol)
– The god of life.
Draoi (DREE)
– The title used by druids.
Loch (lokh)
– Lake.
Nasceann (NASK-an)
– The word used for a warrior able to use Will.
Channel
– An ancient device that can transport people from one location to another at great speeds.
Concurrence
– The mysterious, ancient enemy who waged a war against humanity many thousands of years ago.
Gleaner
– A iunctus under the control of Ka. Able to fly. Its dual stone and obsidian blades enable it to bring people back to life and then interrogate them.
Instruction Blade
– The obsidian blades affixed to the Gleaners’ arms. Enable the command of iunctii who are pierced through the heart with them.
Iunctus (YOONK-toos)
– Someone who has been brought back from the dead.
Ka-shabti (KAH SHAHB-tee)
– The “Chosen of Ka,” men and women who live in luxury in exchange for giving up their lives to become iunctii servants at a prime age.
Khepri (KEH-pree)
– An amulet with a scarab on it, which acts as a powerful Vitaerium.
Mesektet (MEH-sek-tet)
– An assassin who is paid to kill targets “naturally,” allowing them to be purchased by the wealthy when they become iunctii.
Nomarch (NOH-mark)
– A collection of iunctii which act as a central guiding mind for controlling Duat.
Overseers
– Black-clothed iunctii that enforce Ka’s orders throughout Duat.
Westerner
– A slang term in Duat for iunctii.
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