The Fylking: Outpost and The Wolf Lords
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Valdros: A township and ruling seat of the northern interior realms of Fjorgin. Standard is a hawk in flight on an evergreen background, and warriors of the realm are marked by a tattoo showing the phase of the moon when they were born.
Vargn: A Fjorginan warlock of the Blackthorn Guild. Once apprenticed to the Faersc Conservatory to be trained as a warden, he was refused by the High Fylking of Tower Sif. See also Blackthorn Guild, Gatekeepers, High Fylking.
Veil: The invisible boundary between the mortal dimension and the Otherworld. Known to be more easily crossed in certain locations, or during certain seasonal or celestial events. Can be opened or closed by the Fylking or by mortals trained in the magical arts. See also Otherworld, Othin’s Eye, Wyrvith Forest.
Vinso: Son of Damjan, the Master of House Jarnstrom. See also Jarnstrom Forge.
Völva (Old Fylking): A practitioner of seiðr. See also Seiðr.
Vota: A city on the southern outskirts of Wyrvith Forest.
Warden: See Wardens' Order.
Wardens' Order: An order of seers established nine thousand years ago with the arrival of the Fylking, who taught humans the arts of interdimensional perception and the properties of light, energy, crystals and architecture. The wardens built the towers, watched over them with human eyes and maintained them over millennia, gathering the energies of celestial bodies to provide a bridge for their immortal warlords. In return the Fylking protected them, and gave them the honor of representing them to humankind. See also Fylking, Math Gate.
Warlords of Oeoros: A term used to refer to the Fylking. Used mostly by Others. See also Fylking, Otherworld.
Weaver: A term used by beings in the Otherworld to refer to Melisande. See also Melisande, Otherworld.
Westfork River: Forms the border between the north coastal regions of Austr and Ylgr, in Dyrregin.
Whisper: A raven handler at the Grayfen Aviary, so nicknamed because she speaks to the birds in very soft tones. See also Grayfen Aviary.
Wildcards: A set of game cards showing wild animals painted in their natural habitats and representing their abilities and place in the order of things. A favorite game played by rangers. See also King's Rangers.
Witch Goddess: See Freya.
Wolf Lords: See Order of Fenrir.
Wyrvith Forest: A vast, ancient forest in the foothills of the Thorgrim Mountains south of the Wolftooth Pass. Reputed to be a dense haunt of Others. See also Old Gods, Otherworld, Veil.
Yarrow: A hedge witch of the Blackthorn Guild. Lives in the Otter River Valley in the Vale of Ason Tae.
Yggdrasil: A cosmic ash tree by which the Hooded One moves between worlds. See also Old Gods, Othin (Old God), Othin’s Eye.
Ylgr: A desolate realm of marshes, brush, bogs and dark woodlands, located in northern Dyrregin between the Fomor and Ogjan Mountains on the Wythe Strait. See also Thorn.
Ýr: An ancient keep located on the northern coast of Fjorgin, on the Wythe Strait north of Poes. Home of the Order of Fenrir. See also Order of Fenrir.
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F.T. McKinstry grew up studying music and reading books. An old-school fantasy geek, she acquired a deep love for fantasy, science fiction and the esoteric, of which she was an avid reader. With a background in computer electronics and software development, she wrote and illustrated technical documentation for many years, during which time she created fantasy worlds. She is inspired by plant and animal lore, Northern European legend and mythology, fairy tales, mythical creatures, heavy metal, medieval warfare and shamanism. She also enjoys oil painting, gardening, yoga, hanging out with her cats and fishes, and being in the woods.
Other Titles by F.T. McKinstry
The Fylking
Outpost
The Wolf Lords
The Chronicles of Ealiron
The Hunter’s Rede
The Gray Isles
The Winged Hunter
Ascarion
Water Dark
Short Stories
Wizards, Woods and Gods
The Eye of Odin
Earth Blood
The Om Tree
Pattern Sense
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