by Lexy Wolfe
Edai — (eh-DAH-ee) The Knowing One's laws about duty and the gathering and sharing of knowledge
Edai Magus —One of the mages on the Forentan mage high council
Edai Tredecima — (eh-DAH-ee treh-DES-ee-mah) The thirteen member mage high council
Elder — A Desanti who is 35 years or older
Elder bear — A giant bear native to Forenta
Ellena — Daughter of Grand Master Healer Zeridis and wife of Davin Nadeesi
Ellis Avarian — (EL-lis) Forentan mage, twin brother of Bennu Avarian and Ash's great uncle, highest ranking mage on the Edai Tredecima
Emaris — (EM-ahr-ihss) Mute Sevmanan gypsy mercenary, brother of Emil
Emil — (EH-mill) Sevmanan mercenary-thief, brother of Emaris
Erik — Forentan boy, Nolyn's nephew
Etaio — (eh-TIE-oh) Gypsy leader of the Morlaiz clan
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Final Dance — A Swordanzen attack that leaves the attacker impervious to injury, but kills the attacker once completed
Firebird — A rare bird that dwelled near active volcanos, believed to be able to live and nest in molten lava
First Home — The only permanent Desanti city in Desantiva
First Sundering — An ancient cataclysm that created the Forentan and Desanti nations
Forbidden arts — Forentan magic that has no limitations that end a spells effects
Foreigner — For non-Desanti, anyone not born of their race, sometimes assigned to those from rival regions within the same territory; For Desanti, anyone recognized as part of the Vodani nation
Forenta — (for-EHN-tah) The heavily forested northern territory claimed by the Forentan people; name of the Forentan god
Forentan — (for-EHN-tan) Singular term for a human from Forenta; adjective describing anything from Forenta
Forenten — (for-EHN-ten) Plural term for a human from Forenta
Forest Sprite — A species with humanoid bodies and dragonfly-like wings favored by the Knowing One
Forge, the — Desanti term for the hottest part of the day
Fortress of Time — Solitary mountain near the World Spine, home to the Guardians of Time
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Gabrielle Avarian — Ash's mother
Ganessi — (gah-NESS-ee) A Sevmanan-Vodani border port city
Githalin — (gith-AH-lin) a mortal with a bond to a Totani distinctly marked with a tattoo image of the Totani's animal form on their right shoulder, bearing a physical symbol having two edges to represent the great balance
Githalin Blades — (gith-AH-lin) The divine created single-edged paired blades given to Githalin
Githalin Swordanzen — A god-touched Swordanzen
Great Barrier — The dividing line between the physical plane and the River of Time
Great War — The war between Forenta and Desantiva that ended in the Second Sundering
Guardian Adept — A person formally identified to be training to be tested to become a Guardian of Time
Guardian Adept Elite — A student capable of performing more difficult tasks through manipulating temporal energy but not yet having been tested
Guardians — Short form for Guardians of Time
Guardians of Time — Nearly immortal servants of the Timeless One
Gypsy — Sevmanan nomads
Gypsy's Grotto — A giant, hidden grotto cavern deep within Fortress where the hidden gypsy clan calls home
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Halfborn — Anyone with parents from two nations (example: Sevmanan and Vodani)
Hall of Remembrance — Chamber in the butte of First Home with mosaics depicting moments of Desanti history
Heart of Desantiva — Name for the Desanti God
Home Port — The first Vodani city, only non-Desanti city in Desantiva
Hollow — A Forentan term for an inn, usually lower class
Hunter il'Thandar — The Githalin Swordanzen from the na'Zhekali tribe who sired Jaison with a Vodani weather wisdom
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il'Dzee — Surname of a mage accepted by the Totani Dzee, bearing a circular pendant
il'Kailee — Surname of a Swordanzen accepted by the Totani Kailee, bearing a two-edged blade with her symbol
il'Thandar — Surname of a Swordanzen accepted by the Totani Thandar, bearing a two-edged blade with his symbol
Illaini Magus — (ill-AEE-nee) A god-touched mage
Ilsa — (ILL-sah) Master Vodani apothecarist of Water's Resonance
Immortal servant — A minor divine entity that serves one of the gods
Issonia — Only surviving su'nalia tree
Itena — (ih-TEN-ah) A gypsy-born Oracle
Ithesra — (ih-THEHZ-rah) Capital city of Forenta
Ithesra proper— (ih-THEHZ-rah) The more densely populated area of Ithesra
Izkynder - (IZ-kyn-der) son of Mureln and Taylin
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Jaison — (JAY-sun) A Desanti-Vodani Unsvet Guardian from Desantiva
Jaline — (jah-LEEN) A Forentan seamstress; Terrence's intended wife-to-be
Jakkee — (JAH-kee) A Vodani boy of Water's Resonance
Joban — (JO-bahn) A Sevmanan man punished by a Guardian
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Kailee — (KAY-lee) A silver desert cat Totani
Keenan — (KEE-nahn) A young Forentan man
Kelafy — (keh-LAH-fee) Headwoman to the house of the Illaini Magus
Kendle — (KEN-dahl) one of the Roylat line of divine servants not imprisoned in the World Spine
Kin song — a strong sense of family or belonging shared among gypsies
Knowing One, the — The Forentan tree god
Kraken — Giant, deep-ocean squid
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Lana — (LAH-nah) mundane midwife serving Sanctuary
Landwalker — Vodani nickname for anyone from the land bound nations
Li — (LEE) Forest Sprite guardian of the entrance to the Forentan god's home
Lowborn — Forentan term for someone of the lower classes
Lupine — Giant wolf native to Forenta
Lurkers — Vodani term for darklings
Lyra — (LIE-rah) Forentan servant and companion to the Dusvet Guardian's Swordanzen students
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Magelight — Light generated by Forentan magic, often imbued into lanterns to allow minor talents to use them.
Magus — Archaic term for a mage, used as part of titles for the senior most mages
Magus Academy — Forentan school of magic that occupies an entire mountain
Majestic Hall — Largest room within the Magus Academy
Maternasi — (MAH-ter-NAH-see) Largest of the Vodani ships, home to an entire Vodani clan
Melik — (MEH-lik) Merchant at Market Circle.
Meredith — (MEH-reh-dith) Unsvet Guardian of Time and follower of Dremmen
Meris — Forentan guardsman and mage
Mermaid — An aquatic race favored by the Timeless One
Mia — (MEE-yah) Mureln's sister, owner of the Silver Seagull Inn
Morelmi — (mo-REL-mee) a spell used to remove the magic from a living being, generally considered fatal to the caster
Morlaiz Clan — (more-LAYZ) The gypsy clan Emil and Emaris are from
Morria — (more-EYE-ah) an ancient Guardian of Time Dahla over 1,300 years old
Mureln Nadeesi — (mur-ELN nah-DEE-see) A Vodani master bard; Almek's student
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na'Citali — (NAH-sih-TAH-li) Surname used by members of a tribe with a large number of members who follow the Path of the Spirit
na'Zhekali — (NAH-zheh-KAH-li) Surname used by members of an ancient Desanti tribe, believed to have been patroned by its Totani namesake and to have existed since before the Second Sundering by the Desanti people. Physical traits are eyes a shade of green-gold, copper skin tones that border metallic and brown hair streaked with red and blonde highlights, also bordering metallic in hue and texture.
Nadeesi — (nah-DEE-see) An old Vodani family line
Naiya — (nah-EE-yah) Th
e dryad divine servant of the Forentan god
Naming Blade — A two-edged knife given to a Desanti child by a Totani to acknowledge their transition into adulthood
Navar — (nah-VAR) A Forentan village
Naveene — (nah-VEEN) The flamboyant and ostentatious owner of Naveene's Rest.
Naveene's Rest — A Forentan upper class inn
Nikkan — (NIK-kahn) a Guardian Adept whose spirit was lost during scrying
Nolyn Lirai — (NO-lyn lih-RYE) Forentan master mage and former guardsman captain in Ithesra, now Edai Magus and second to the Se'edai Magus
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Oberlain Family — (OH-ber-layn) One of the oldest of the Ancient Houses in Forenta, rival of the Avarian family
Oracle — a Seer bearing the Timeless One's blessing
Oracle Stone — A giant opalescent stone the size of a man's torso that is a focus for the Knowing One to speak through Her chosen Voice
Ophilia — Forentan Guardian student, Kelafy's daughter
Outlander — Desanti term for anyone neither Desanti nor Vodani
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Pavin — (PAH-vin) A member of the hidden gypsy clan of Fortress
Pet — A derogatory term used by some Guardians of Time to refer to the shorter-lived humans not blessed with longevity by the Timeless One
Petal — A forest sprite that attached itself to Terrence
Perisi — (peh-RIH-see) The last Illaini Magus 300 years before Ash
Psia Re — (SEE-ya RAY) The tie between the Desanti born and the Desanti god only recognized by mortals as sharing the pain of the trapped god
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Ranshya — (RAN-shyah) Forenten-born archives master
Radisen na'Citali — (RAH-dih-sen nah-sih-TAH-lee) A Desanti warrior
Rage wind — Sand storm attributed to the expression of the Desanti god's fury
Raging One, the — The Desanti dragon god
Rayn — (rain) Forentan guardsman and mage
Rest — A Forentan term for an inn, usually upper class
River of Time — The area outside of the physical plane
Rowen Avarian — Ash's father
Roylat — the first race of divine servants, imprisoned in the World Spine after the First Sundering
Rumblelands — The volcanic plain home/prison of the Desanti god
Rumor squirrel — Forentan colloquialism for gossip
Rusty Pelican — derogatory nickname for the Silver Seagull
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Sakir — (sah-KEER) First warrior of the ancient gypsy tribes
Saleev — (sah-LEEV) Brother of Sakir
Sanctuary — (SANK-too-ary) the mountainside settlement of Guardians of Time on the mountain of Fortress
Second Sundering — An ancient cataclysm that created the Sevmanan nation out of the Forentan nation, and the Vodani nation out of the Desanti nation
Se'edai Magus — (SEH EH-dah-ee) The senior member of the Edai Tredecima
Seeing One, the — The Sevmanan god
Seer — a fortuneteller blessed by the Singing One
Selina — (seh-LEE-nah) The mermaid divine servant of the Timeless One
Senasa root — (seh-NAH-sah) A plant with properties, when consumed, that help anchor minds when scrying threatens stability
Sendarli — (sen-DAHR-lee) A Desanti monster that resembles vine covered rock that cannot be killed with normal weapons
Sevenday — a unit of time equal to a week
Sevmana — (sehv-MAH-nah) The grassy lowlands south of Forenta claimed by the Sevmanan people; name of the Sevmanan god
Sevmanan — (sehv-MAH-nahn) Singular term for a human from Sevmana; adjective describing anything from Sevmana
Sevmanen — (sehv-MAH-nehn) Plural term for a human from Sevmanen
Sharindel - (SHAH-rin-dell) town at the base of the Fortress of Time
Shli'zarii — (shlih zah-REE-ee) Swordanzen honor battle, a challenge to prove mastery of the mind and body
Shodwyn — (SHO-dwin) Mysterious group with an unknown that causes chaos, members also called Shadowlords.
Silver Seagull Inn — The most popular in of Corast owned by Mureln's sister Mia
Singing One, the — The Vodani God
Skyfire il'Kailee — The Githalin name of Radisen
Spiritwalker — a person able to consciously send their mind/spirit into the spirit realm
Spyric — (SPY-rik) A four-legged creature resembling a jumping spider, normally two feet tall.
Soul Oath — A mystical bond created between a Desanti and another
Storm il'Thandar — (ihl-THAN-dar) Desanti Githalin Swordanzen; Almek's student
Su'alin — (soo-ah-LIN) A spiritwalker who is a follower of the Desanti Path of the Spirit or blessed by Citali
Su'nalia — (soo-nah-LEE-ah) A sentient tree native to Desantiva believed to protect Desanti souls
Sumalen — (SOO-mah-lehn) Desanti warrior
Sumyr il'Dzee — (SOO-meer) Totani Dzee's chosen Githalin
Sundered Lands — The term describing the nations of Forenta, Sevmana, Vodanya and Desantiva
Suthernali Clan — (suh-thur-NAH-lee) a gypsy clan that ranges mostly to the southern regions of Sevmana
Swordanzen — (sohr-DAN-zen) mortal servants of the Desanti god, charged with protecting the people and the land
Swordanzen Naming Blade — A two-edged sword given to a Desanti by a Totani to acknowledge their passage of the Swordanzen tests
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Taylin — Sevmanan master healer of the Zeridis temple
Temporal shifter — a non-corporeal entity from outside the physical plane
Terrence — Forentan man, master mage, Illaini Magus, and Ash's student
Tessarya — (teh-SAHR-yah) — A Totani with the animal shape of a silvery blue, winged reptile
Thandar the Golden — Desert golden eagle Totani, Storm's guide
Th'yala — (th-YAH-lah) Desanti term for a long term companion that shares all things but children
Time of Gathering — Traditional time when all Desanti tribes gather in peace at First Home
Timeless One — The common name for the god of time
Tlisan — A tribemate within a Desanti tribe
Tomi — (TOE-mee) Only son of the Blue Rose Inn's innkeeper
Toss stone — A dice game
Totani — (toe-TAH-nee) immortal divine servant of the Desanti god, singular and plural form, has an animal shape and a humanoid shape with characteristics of their animal form
Traveler's Hollow — An inn in Ithesra frequented by lower class citizens or most non-Forentan visitors
Tree of Knowledge — Name for the Forentan god
Treewalker — A Desanti term for a Forentan, only derogatory by vocal inflection
Trifold stone — A stone found in deep waters of the ocean with unique properties of being able to draw or locate pieces of the same stone; used primarily with arrowhawks
Tristan — The seventh son of Zhekali and Avarian and only surviving A'tyrna Ulan after the Great War
Tri-tailed deer — A giant deer native to Forenta with three tails
Tuarik — (too-ARE-ik) The seventh child of Avarian and Zhekali, ancient na'Zhekali chieftan
Tulis — (TOO-lis) Mureln's brother, Ilsa's long term companion
Turyd — (TOOR-id) An ancient master archivist of Forenten descent, over 1,000 years old
Tyrsan — (TIR-sahn) Sevmanan Unsvet Guardian, Dulain of Guardian settlement
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Ulani — (oo-LAH-nee) one of the Roylat line of divine servants imprisoned in the World Spine
Ulsen — (UHL-sehn) Sevmanan drunkard in Ganessi, killed by Storm
Unseen — a race of divine servant invisible to mortal eyes
Unsvet Guardian — (UHN -sveht) A Guardian of Time marked with a metallic mark of a single color on the right cheek
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Verris na'Zhekali — (VEHR-ris nah-zhe-KAH-lee) Senior Elder of the Desanti, Storm's grandfather
Vi'disa
tribe — (vih-DIH-sah) Desanti tribe wiped out by a dinnais attack
Vodani — (voh-DAH-nee) Singular or plural term referring to a human from Vodanya; adjective describing anything from Vodanya
Vodanya — (voh-DAH-nyah) The ocean and islands where the Vodani people call home; name of the Vodani god
Voice of the Oracle — The mortal servant of the Knowing One who shares the goddess's memories and whom the goddess speaks through.
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Warriors of heaven — Desanti term for shooting stars, believed to be the freed souls of a Desanti who recently died
Water's Resonance — Vodani island marked for having natural purple crystal spires
Wave Dancer — Vodani ship that Almek's students travel on
World Spine — Impassable north-south running mountains on the western side of the main continents
Wraith — A temporal shifter that is both extremely intelligent and terribly malevolent, inordinately cruel in its predation of denizens of the physical realm
Wyvern — medium-sized, four-limbed draconic reptile with wings for arms
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Ysai Oberlain — (yih-SIGH) The Se'edai Magus of the Edai Tredecima
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Zeridis — (ZEHR-ih-dihs) A divine servant, patron of healers; also, an ancient Grand Master Healer and father of Ellena
Zerik Oberlain — (ZEH-rik) A junior master, member of rival to Avarian family
Zhekali — (zheh-KAH-li) A Totani whose animal form was of a firebird
Zoe — (ZOH-ee) A Forentan girl, Voice of the Oracle
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Lexy Wolfe is the author of the highly acclaimed epic fantasy novels of The Sundered Lands Saga. After her time in the Army as a Russian linguist was cut short due to injuries, she has continued a tradition of serving as a translator, now between technical and business folks. Lexy enjoys learning as much about everything, with a special love of all fields of science. Having to set aside a childhood dream, inspired by Carl Sagan, of becoming an astronaut and traveling to other worlds, she now weaves vivid worlds and vibrant characters into intricate stories.