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Glossary (A work-in-progress)

Weaverfire - The power of creation, a mysterious energy that allows one to do anything or to create anything. The catch, only channelers have the potential to wield it and they must forsake all sense of self and submit to the Weaver's will.

The Weaver- The Falian version of God, basically.

Naikira Laneus - The mother of modern channeling. Her teachings gave birth to The Naikiran Way

The Naikiran way/method - A set of strictures and teachings based on the life of Naikira Laneus. They instruct people how to live in accordance with the Weaver's will.

Ayrlon's statue - A statue of a weeping woman deep within the Runite Vault. She holds her snout in her hand and a glass tear flows through her fingers. When the tear glows, it foretells catastrophe.

The Lore of Contradictions - A collection of tales and fables gathered from various cultures and peoples, all of them telling stories about The Saedharu.

The Saedharu - A mythical figure that keeps appearing in fables. Sometimes it is a hero, sometimes it is a villain. Sometimes it is both.

Tuhli- historians, researchers of lore, languages, and of Falius' lost history.

The Kiolai- A guild of mercenaries and freelancers.

Fivendai - A type of traveling storyteller who tells their story as if they were the main character. They never seem to break character.

Shandan- The top ranking warriors in Meldohv's army.

Relos- They maintain Admoran's roads, getting rid of pests and dangerous beasts.

Seikh's guard- Defensive force for Meldohv Syredel.

High Channeler - The Diac of a Syredel. (Only if the diac is a channeler)

The Thirteen – Thirteen leaders representing each of Meldohv Syredel’s thirteen sects/zones

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The Culluinar – The Council below The Thirteen.

Diac- mayor figure of a small village or town.

Thumahl/ Liar's handcuffs- a pair of bracers/handcuffs that inhibit the telling of falsehoods. Vincent was made to wear them during his trial

Telen- Falians who have been trained to use the reticulum

Craizen Reticulum- A mysterious ethereal network discovered 200 years prior to Vincent's arrival. Used for communication and some spellcasting.

Misan Thread- Thread next to the Fractured Meadows, next to the Misan river

Nytic crystals- glowing crystals used for illumination

Ohnite hide- made from very large leaves, used for cartography and scrolls.

Blue slumber- an epidemic that spread across mid-admoran.

Feln bread- A loaf of bread with mixed berries and nuts. High nutritional value, very little taste. Favored by the military.

Lyanth resin- a drug used to induce sleep. Slade used it to capture Vincent

Shryken - An artificial conduit that resembles a dagger. Instread of stabbing, it encases the victim in liquid metal that solidifies and traps them.

Drake gut rope - Rope made from a drake's gut. Very tough.

Tulian of Ranga - Blind female channeler, wife of Molan. Created the waypoints.

Scrale- Bayont's dialect.

Zerok- Race of messengers. Monstrous, winged, have eye in throat which they "speak" with. have horizontal beaks with circlulars mouths within.

Elen salt- Dessicant used to control humidity. Favored by the keepers of The Archives.

The Archives – A massive Library in Meldohv Syredel containing scrolls, artifacts, and the fabled Runite Vault

Syredel- A city containing a large gathering of channelers and philosophers. There are four on mid-admoran: Meldohv, Rydic, Sinyu, and Jalhara. Gullreach is also considered a Syredel.

Neep- conical creature that eats landrider dung.

Liko worms- worms that infest the skin

Fireglass- A glassy material that manifests when shandan summon their fireblades.

Ethnir- the protective substance that pours from the handles of the fireglass blades.

Ookai hide - Used to make the winter clothes.

Snelp- an animal used for hunting. quadriped, round face, fluffy hair, large eyes, a snout that barely manages to poke out from the fur, three nostrils.

Camelo: a fruit with a hard black rind. Cracking one open reveals its pulpy blue innards. Its taste is sweet and tart. Its flavor is like a cross between lime and raspberry.

Kleken: A starfish-like creature with 7 legs radiating from its body and a single eye on its back. It was the main dish in the dinner with the Cyos family.

Everfields- Falian afterlife, equivalent to heaven.

Kalc - The part of the wing where the wing meets the back.

Tarn – The red planet

Niftel- The violet planet