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The Ring of Worlds Glossary

  • Adamma

    A surname.

  • Adrienne Vorpahl

    A female name.

  • Aeronwen

    A female name.

  • ʻAfārīt

    Supernatural spirits or demons in Islamic mythology. Singular: ʻifrīt — /ʕif.ˈriːt/ (eef-REET) [عفريت].

  • Āiláo Quán

    An ancient place in the Tèng Empire.

  • Ak’wah yukwaiá’das

    “My heart’s son.”

  • Ākāśa

    Aether, sky, space, spirit, or vacuum. It is used in Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain philosophy to describe the space or medium in which all things exist.

  • Alura Sokbā

    A female name.

  • Amanuensis

    A secretary, scribe, or assistant. Plural: amanuenses — /ə.ˌmæn.ju.ˈɛn.siːz/ (uh-man-yoo-EN-seez).

  • Amaterasu

    A female name.

  • Amlodd

    A male name.

  • Amnen Sotha

    A female name.

  • Amṛta

    The nectar of immortality. Alexander Eldred describes it as a hypnotically swirling, amber-colored mass.

  • Anar

    A male name.

  • Andrej

    A male name.

  • Anēsin Hektonvisk

    Enchantment. Literally, Stillness’s Web, but colloquially, when translated into Demurrian Latin, it’s called the Web of Stillness.

  • Anïj Vor

    A former Ôrëńā colony world and member of the Ring of Worlds.

  • Annulus

    Ring or circle. Plural: annuli — /ˈan.nu.li/ (AN-nuh-lee).

  • Arāmāyā

    The Aramaic language.

  • Ásbrú

    Æsir’s Bridge or Bridge of the Gods. The rainbow bridge that connects Asgard to Midgard, the Bifröst — /ˈbɪv.røst/ (BEEV-rerst) [ᛒᛁᚠᚱᛟᛋᛏ].

  • Ašmədʾāy

    A powerful jinn (demon). In Islamic, Jewish, and Christian mythology, he tempts humans into sin and is associated with sensual pleasures, particularly sexual lust.

  • Assttrizzus

    A male name.

  • Atülän

    An island continent on Thandülńen and a city of the same name.

  • Auditum Peritiae Arcanae

    The Arcane Proficiency Audit. There are two versions of the assessment: one to grade magically gifted children to help determine their schooling curriculum, and a more intense audit to assess a prospective member of the Concilium Magorum (Council of Wizards).

  • Ävelūsus

    A former Ôrëńā colony world and member of the Ring of Worlds.

  • Ävidä Saclendra

    A male name.

  • Bälend

    A nexus-class transit platform in the Infernal Gate system.

  • Ban Sith

    Woman of the fairy mound. It refers to a female spirit or fairy who calls the names of the dying. The male form is fear sith — /fʲar ʃɪh/ (far-shee).

  • Bhāṣājñamantra

    Enchantment. The Spell of Languages.

  • Bibliotheca Columbia

    The public library in Columbia, in central Demurria.

  • Bohuslava

    A female name.

  • Boötes

    A constellation. The Boötes Supervoid is a region of space that is located in the direction of the constellation. It has an unusually low density of galaxies and other matter. The Boötes Supervoid is one of the largest known, measuring about 330 million light-years across.

  • Brińendēn

    A male name.

  • Byrne

    This is a planet in the Ring of Worlds. Derived from Ó Broin — /oː ˈbɾˠoːnʲ/ (oh BRO-in).

  • Byssus

    Fine linen or fabric.

  • Cakraṃ

    Wheel or disc. The cakra (plural of cakraṃ) are the seven primary energy centers in the human subtle body. They are located along the spine at the perineum behind the vaginal opening or testicles; two inches below the navel; below the diaphragm at the solar plexus; center of the chest; center of the throat; just above and between the eyebrows; and at the crown of the skull.

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