Percepliquis

by Michael J. Sullivan

  Lena Bothwick: Wife of Russell, mother of Tad, poor family from Dahlgren

  Lenare Pickering: Daughter of Count Pickering and Belinda, sister of Mauvin, Fanen, and Denek

  Leif: Butcher at the imperial palace

  Leopold Hargrave, Duke: Duke of Rochelle, husband of Genevieve, patron of Riyria, nickname: Leo

  Linder, Baron: Nobleman killed by Gilbert in a Wintertide joust

  Lingard: Capital city of Relison, Kingdom of Trent

  Linroy, Dillnard: Royal Financier of Melengar

  Livet Glim: Port Controller at Tur Del Fur

  Longwood: Forest in Melengar

  Lothomad the Bald, King: Ruler of Lordium, Trent, expanded territory following the collapse of the Steward’s Reign, pushing south through Ghent into Melengar, where Brodric Essendon defeated Lothomad the Bald in the battle of Drondil Fields in 2545.

  Louden, Sir: One of several knights defeated by Sir Hadrian in Wintertide joust

  Lower Quarter: Impoverished section of the city of Melengar

  Lozengy shield: Shield decorated with alternating colored diamonds

  Luis Guy: See Guy, Luis

  Lugger: Small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails

  Luret: Imperial envoy to Hintindar, arrested Royce and Hadrian

  Mae, Lady: Love interest of Albert Winslow

  Magnus: Dwarf, killed King Amrath, sabotaged Arista’s Tower, discovered entry into Avempartha, rebuilding Winds Abbey, obsessed with Royce’s dagger

  Malevolent: Sir Hadrian’s horse

  Malness, Sir: Former knight to squire Renwick

  Mandalin: man-dah-lynn Capital of Calis

  Manzant: man-zahnt Infamous prison and salt mine, located in Manzar, Maranon, Royce Melborn is only prisoner to have been released from it

  Maranon: mar-ah-non Kingdom in Avryn, ruled by Vincent and Regina, member of the New Empire, rich in farmland

  Mares Cathedral: Center of the Nyphron Church in Melengar, formerly run by Bishop Saldur

  Maribor: mar-eh-bore God of men

  Marius, Merrick: Former member of Black Diamond, alias Cutter, master thief and assassin, former best friend of Royce, known for his strategic thinking, boyfriend of Jade, murder of Esrahaddon, planned destruction of Tur Del Fur, blackmailed Wyatt to betray Royce and Hadrian

  Mauvin Pickering: maw-vin Eldest of Count Pickering’s sons, friends since childhood with Essendon royal family, bodyguard to King Alric

  Mawyndulë: a powerful wizard

  McDern, Dillon: Blacksmith of Dahlgren

  Medford: Capital of Melengar

  Medford House: Brothel run by Gwen DeLancy and attached to The Rose and Thorn

  Melengar: mel-in-gar Kingdom in Avryn ruled by the Essendon royal family, only Avryn kingdom independent of the New Empire

  Melengarians: Residents of Melengar

  Melissa: Head servant of Arista, nickname Missy

  Mercy: Young girl under the care of Arcadius Latimer and Miranda Gaunt

  Mercs: Mercenaries

  Merlons: Solid section between two crenels in a crenellated battlement

  Merrick Marius: see Marius, Merrick

  Merton: Monsignor of Ghent, savior of Fallen Mire, speaks aloud to Novron

  Messkid: Container used to transport meals aboard a ship, resembles bucket

  Milborough: Melengarian Baron, died in battle

  Milford: Sergeant in the Nationalist Army.

  Millie: Formerly Hadrian’s horse, died in Dahlgren

  Mince: Orphan living on the Streets of Aquesta, best friend to Kine

  Mir: Person with both elven and human blood

  Miralyith: Tribe of elves, mages

  Miranda Gaunt: Sister of Degan Gaunt, helping Arcadias raise Mercy

  Mizzenmast: Third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts

  Modina: See Empress Modina

  Mon, Edith: See Edith Mon

  Montemorcey: mont-eh-more-ah-sea Excellent wine imported through the Vandon Spice Company

  Motte: a man-made hill

  Mouse: Royce’s horse, named by Thrace, gray mare

  Mr. Rings: Baby raccoon, pet of Mercy

  Murderess: Lady Geneviere’s prize hunting bird

  Muriel: Goddess of nature, daughter of Erebus, mother of Uberlin

  Murthas, Sir: Knight of Alburn, son of Earl of Fentin, friend of Gilbert and Elgar

  Myron Lanaklin: Sheltered Monk of Maribor, indelible memory, son of Victor, sister of Alenda

  Mystic: Name of Arista’s horse when traveling to Ratibor

  Nareion: nare-e-on Last emperor of the Novronian Empire, father of Nevrik

  Naron: Heir of Novron who died in Ratibor in 2992

  Nationalists: Political party led by Degan Gaunt that desires rule by the will of people

  Nats: Nickname of the Nationalists

  Nest, the: Nickname of the Rat’s Nest

  Nevrik: nehv-rick Son of Nareion, the heir who went into hiding, protected by Jerish Grelad, nickname Nary

  New Empire: Second empire uniting most of the kingdoms of man, ruled by Empress Modina, administered by co-regents Ethelred and Saldur

  Nidwalden River: Marks the eastern border of Avryn and the start of the Erivan realm

  Nilyndd: Tribe of elves, crafters

  Nimbus: Tutor to the empress, assistant to the imperial secretary, originally from Vernes

  Nipper: Young servant assigned primarily to the kitchens of the imperial palace

  Novron: Savior of mankind, demigod, son of the Maribor, defeated the elven army in the Great Elven Wars, founder of the Novronian Empire, Builder of Percepliquis, husband of Persephone

  Novronian: nov-ron-e-on Pertaining to Novron

  Nyphron Church: The worshipers of Novron and Maribor

  Nyphrons: nef-rons Devout members of the church

  Oberdaza: oh-ber-daz-ahTenkin or Ghazel witchdoctor

  Old Empire: Original united kingdoms of man, destroyed one thousand years in the past after the murder of Emperor Nareion

  Orrin Flatly: Ratibor city scribe, assistant of Arista

  Osgar: Reeve of Hintindar

  Ostrium: Tenkin communal hall where meals are served

  Oudorro: Friendly Tenkin Village in Calis

  Palace of the Four Winds: Home of Erandabon Gile in Dur Guron

  Parker: Quartermaster and later commander of Nationalist Army, killed in Battle of Ratibor

  Parthaloren Falls: path-ah-lore-e-on The great cataracts on the Nidwalden near Avempartha

  Patriarch: Head of the Nyphron Church who lives in the Crown Tower of Ervanon

  Pauldron: Piece of armor covering the shoulder

  Percepliquis: per-sep-lah-kwiss Ancient city and capital of the Novronian Empire, named for the wife of Novron, destroyed and lost during the collapse of the Old Empire

  Percy Braga: See Braga, Percy

  Perin: Grocer from Ratibor

  Persephone: Wife of Novron, Percepliquis named after her

  Pickering: Noble family of Melengar and rulers of Galilin, Count Pickering is known to be the best swordsman in Avryn and believed to use a magic sword

  Pickilerinon: Seadric, who shortened the family name to Pickering

  Pith: Small value coin of the Old Empire

  Planchette: Footrest for a woman’s sidesaddle

  Plesieantic Incantation: plass-e-an-tic A method used in the Art to draw power from nature

  Poe: cook’s assistant aboard the Emerald Storm, Merrick’s assistant

  Polish: Head of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild in Ratibor

  Praleon Guard: pray-lee-onBodyguards to the king in Ratibor

  Price: Fist Officer of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild

  Princess: Name of Arista’s horse on ride to Percepliquis

  Quartz: Member of the Ratibor thieves’ guild

  Queen’s Gambit: Series of moves used to open a chess game

  Quintain: Used in training for the joust, when hit it will spi
n and can knock rider off his saddle

  Ratibor: Capital of the kingdom of Rhenydd, home of Royce Melborn

  Rat’s Nest, the: Hideout of Black Diamond Guild in Ratibor

  Red: Old Elkhound, large dog frequently found in kitchen of imperial palace

  Reeve: Official who supervises serfs and oversees the lands for a lord

  Regal Fox Inn, the: Least expensive tavern in affluent Hill District in Colnora

  Regent: Someone who administers a kingdom during the absence or incapacity of the ruler

  Regina, Queen: Wife of Vincent, Queen of Maranon

  Rendon, Baron: Nobleman of Melengar

  Renkin Pool: Citizen of Ratibor with fighting experience

  Renian: rhen-e-ahn Childhood friend of Myron the monk, died at a young age

  Renquist: Commander of the Nationalist army, promoted to the position by Hadrian

  Rentinual, Tobis: History Professor at Sheridan University, built catapult to fight Gilarabrywn

  Renwick: Imperial page, assigned to act as Sir Hadrian’s squire

  Rhelacan: rell-ah-khan Great sword given to Novron by Maribor, forged by Drome, enchanted by Ferrol, used to defeat and subdue the elves

  Rhenydd: ren-yaed Kingdom of Avryn, ruled by King Urith, poor kingdom of Avryn, now part of the New Empire

  Ryn: half-elf who helped save Alric from Baron Trumbul

  Rilan Valley: Fertile land that separates Glouston and Chadwick

  Rionillion: ri-on-ill-lon The name of the city that first stood on the site of Aquesta but was destroyed during the civil wars that occurred after the fall of the Novronian Empire

  Riyria: rye-ear-ah Elvish for two, a team or a bond, name used to collectively refer to Royce Melborn and Hadrian Blackwater

  Rondel: Common type of stiff-bladed dagger with a round handgrip

  Rose and Thorn, the: Tavern in Medford run by Gwen DeLancy, used as a base by Riyria

  Roswort, King: Ruler of Dunmore, husband of Freda

  Royalists: Political party that favors rule by independent monarchs

  Royce Melborn: Thief, one-half of Riyria, half-elf

  Rudolf, Prince: Son of King Armand, Prince of Alburn, brother to Beatrice and Hector

  Rufus, Lord: Ruthless northern warlord, intended emperor for the New Empire, killed by a Gilarabrywn in Dahlgren

  Rufus’s Bane: Name given to the Gilarabrywn slain by Thrace/Modina

  Russell Bothwick: Farmer in Dahlgren, married to Lena, father of Tad

  Rupert, King: Unmarried king of Rhenydd

  Saldur, Maurice: Former bishop of Medford, former friend and advisor to the Essendon family, co-regent of the New Empire, nickname: Sauly

  Salifan: sal-eh-fan Fragrant wild plant used in incense

  Salty Mackerel, the: Tavern in the shipping district of Aquesta

  Sauly: Nickname of Maurice Saldur, used by those closest to him

  Sarap: Meeting place or talking place in the Tenkin language

  Senon Upland: Highland plateau overlooking Chadwick

  Sentinel: Inquisitor generals of the Nyphron Church, charged with rooting out heresy and finding the lost Heir of Novron

  Seret: sir-ett The Knights of Nyphron. The military arm of the church, first formed by Lord Darius Seret, commanded by Sentinels

  Set: Ratibor member of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild

  Seward: Captain of the Emerald Storm, died at sea

  Sharon Sea: Southern body of water west of the Ghazel Sea

  Sheridan University: Prestigious institution of learning, located in Ghent, Arista studied there

  Shirlum-kath: Small, parasitic worm found in Calis, can infect untreated wounds

  Ship’s Master: Highest non officer, in charge of running the daily working of the ship

  Siward: Bailiff of Hintindar

  Skillygalee: Skil`li-ga-lee Oatmeal porridge served to sailors for breakfast

  Spadone: Long two-handed sword with a tapering blade and an extended flange ahead of the hilt allowing for an extended variety of fighting maneuvers. Due to the length of the handgrip and the flange, which provides its own barbed hilt, the sword provides a number of additional hand placements, permitting the sword to be used similarly to a quarterstaff, as well as a powerful cleaving weapon. The spadone is the traditional weapon of a skilled knight.

  Stanley, Earl Francis: Nobleman of Harborn, killed in a Wintertide joust with Sir Jervis

  Staul: Tenkin Warrior aboard the Emerald Storm, hired to find the Horn of Gylindora, killed by Royce in jungles of Calis

  Summersrule: Popular midsummer holiday, celebrated with picnics, dances, feasts, and jousting tournaments

  Tabard: Tunic worn over armor usually emblazoned with a coat of arms

  Tad Bothwick: Son of Lena and Russell, poor farming family of Dahlgren

  Talbert, Bishop: Head of Nyphron Church in Ratibor

  Tarin Vale: Home town of Amilia

  Tartane: Small ship used for fishing and coastal trading. Single mast, large sail

  Tek’chin: One of the fighting discipline of the Teshlor Knights, preserved by the Knights of the Fauld, handed down to the Pickerings.

  Temple: Ship’s master of the Emerald Storm, second in command

  Tenent: The most common form of semi-standard international currency. Coins of gold, silver, and copper stamped with the likeness of the king of the realm where it was minted.

  Tenkin: Community of humans living in the manner of Ghazel and suspected of having Ghazel blood

  Terlando Bay: Harbor of Tur Del Fur

  Teshlor: Legendary knights of the Novronian Empire, greatest warriors to have ever lived

  Teshlor Hall: Building in Percepliquis were Teshlors trained and lived

  Thranic, Dovin: See Dovin Thranic

  Theorem Eldership: Secret society formed to protect the heir

  TheronWood: Father of Thrace, farmer of Dahlgren, killed by Gilarabrywn

  Thrace Wood: Daughter of Theron and Addie, name changed to Modina by regents, crowned Empress of the New Empire, killed Gilarabrywn in Dahlgren

  Tibith: Friend of Mince and Kine who died

  Tiger of Mandalin: Moniker given to Hadrian while in Calis

  Tiliner: Superior side sword, used frequently by mercenaries in Avryn

  Tolin Essendon: Son of Brodric, moved the Melengar capital to Medford, built Essendon castle, also known as Tolin the Great

  Tope Entwistle: Northern scout, signaled the elven advance

  Topmen: Members of a ship’s crew that work high up in the rigging and sails

  Torsonic: Torque-producing, as in the cable used in crossbows

  Tramus Dan: Guardian of Naron, later changed his name to Danbury Blackwater

  Tremble: Fermented sweet drink made from flowers

  Trenchon: City Bailiff of Ratibor

  Trent: Northern mountainous kingdoms not yet controlled by the New Empire

  Trilon: Small, fast bow used by Ghazel

  Trumbul, Baron: Mercenary, hired by Percy Braga to kill Prince Alric

  Tulan: Tropical plant, found in south eastern Calis, used in religious ceremonies, leaves are dried and burned as offerings to the god Uberlin, smoke of the leaves produce visions when inhaled

  Tur: Legendary village believed to have once been in Delgos, site of the first recorded visit of Kile, mythical source of great weapons

  Tur Del Fur: Coastal city in Delgos, on Terlando Bay, originally built by dwarves, was overrun by goblins when the city’s volcanic defenses were disabled by Royce and Hadrian

  Uberlin: God of the Dacca and the Ghazel, son of Erebus and his daughter, Muriel.

  Uli Vermar: Obscure reference used by Esrahaddon

  Ulurium Fountain: Great sculptured fountain at the end of the Grand Mar, before the palace in Percepliquis

  Umalyn: Tribe of elves, priests of Ferrol

  Urith, King: Former Ruler of Ratibor, died in a fire

  Urlineus: Last of the Novronian Empire cities to fall, located in eastern Cal
is, constantly attacked by Ghazel. After collapse it became the gateway for the Ghazel into Calis

  Uzla Bar: Ghazel chieftain, challenging Erandabon Gile for control of Ghazel

  Valin, Lord: Elderly knight of Melengar, known for his valor and courage, no strategic skills

  Vandon: Port city of Delgos, home to the Vandon Spice Company, pirate haven, grew into a legitimate business center when Delgos became a Republic

  Vault of Days: Large hall outside Novron’s Tomb

  Vella: Kitchen servant in the imperial palace

  Venden Pox: Poison, impervious to magic remedies

  Venlin: Patriarch of the Nyphron Church during the fall of the Novronian Empire

  Vernes: Port city at the mouth of the Bernum River

  Vigan: Sherriff of Ratibor

  Villein: Person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord

  Vince Everton: Alias used by Royce Melborn while in Hintindar

  Vince Griffin: Founder of Dahlgren Village

  Vincent, King: Ruler of Maranon, married to Queen Regina

  Vintu: Native tribe of Calis

  Warric: Kingdom of Avryn, once ruled by Ethelred, now part of New Empire

  Wandering Deacon of Dahlgren: Name which refers to Deacon Tomas

  Watch Officer: Officer of the Watch, in charge during a particular shift, responsible for everything that transpires during this time

  Wesbaden: Major trade port city of Calis

  Wesley: Son of Lord Belstrad, brother of Sir Breckton, junior midshipman on the Emerald Storm, killed in arena fight in the Palace of the Four Winds

  Westbank: Newly formed province of Dunmore

  Westerlands: The unknown frontier to the west

  Wherry: Light rowboat, used for racing or transporting goods and passengers on inland waters and harbors

  Wicend: why-send Farmer in Melengar, name of the ford that crosses the Galewyr into Glouston

  Widley: Professor at Sheridan University, tried and burned for heresy

  Wilbur: Armor smith in Aquesta

  Wilfred: Carter in Hintindar

  Winds Abbey: Monastery of the Monks of Maribor, rebuilt by Myron Lanaklin after being burned with the help of Magnus the Dwarf

  Winslow, Albert: See Albert Winslow

  Witch of Melengar: Derogatory title attributed to Arista

  Wyatt Deminthal: See Deminthal, Wyatt

  Wintertide: Chief holiday, held in midwinter, celebrated by feasts and games of skill

  Wylin: why-lynn Master-at-arms at Essendon castle

  Wymar Marquis: Nobleman of Melengar, member of Alric’s council