The Crimson Claymore
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High Kheshlars live in the cities within the forest on the eastern side of Calthoria, most dwell in its capital of Sudegam where the kheshlarn King sits. They are oldest and wisest of the species, and have tall diamond shaped ears that match the leaves of some bushes. Their life is everlasting so long as poison or blade don't claim them.
Wood Kheshlars:
Wood kheshlars make homes within the forests, although much of their nature was lost in the last few hundred years, as nobody has seen any come from their dwellings except Anaela, and her memory fails her after being ambushed by a squad of draeyks and found by Starlyn. She has never been able to find her way back home. Deemed the best archers in existence.
Draeyks:
Reptilian creatures with long snouts, sharp teeth, and tails. Black and scaly in appearance, some with spots of color on their underside. Stand tall on two legs like men, wielding mostly axes as they fight. A few can hold crossbows. Some believe them to be a long descendant of the long extinct Dragons.
Daerions:
Ram like creatures with horns spiraling from their large forehead towards their jaw black in color. They stand short on two legs at only five feet with leathery blue skin and splendorous muscles. Some have learned the art of magic and all have mastered the short sword, some carry maces and others bows.
Caestlycs:
Crystal appearing beings. Cannot be seen well as they are transparent like crystal.
Nacropi:
A Nacropis is a larger than human-sized scorpion, brought back from a dead scorpion by a necromancer. Not much is left except for their bloodlust, they come in all shades and sizes, depending on the original scorpion.
Land & Cities
(In order of appearance)
Calthoria:
The large landmass that is surrounded by ocean and everything takes place.
Sudegam:
The capital of the kheshlars deep in the western forest. Their king lives there and most of the population of high kheshlars.
Kazna’renth:
Capital city of the draeyks. Northwest corner of Calthoria.
Lenor Lake:
A large lake in the southeast that a large battle between humans and daerions took place hundreds of years in the past.
Guerettos:
A medium village in the north just below the sea at a bay. Famous for their growing of Klitheaur leaf, a weed that has many qualities of healing and soothing of pains, as well as the soothing of stress. When smoked in a pipe it relieves stress, pains, and gives a sense of bliss.
Teyyuar Desert:
A small desert south of the Shayli Mountains. It is often crossed when going from southern to northern villages.
Brekaes Noielyna:
A lost kheshlarn city. Palaces and buildings of stone everywhere, many that appeared like rocks themselves rather than stone. A different type of kheshlars lived there rather than wood or high, although the idea of them have been lost.
Tiermerra:
Once only a large village, now a strong neighboring city of Legain and ally. Located in the south of Calthoria.
Legain:
Large human city on the South Eastern side of Calthoria. It is governed strong and was the home city of both Searon and Noraes.
Erdunadir:
A small village on the southern side of Calthoria below the great kheshlarn forest. Buildings of mostly rustic stone of gray and tan. Since it is the border village it gets raided from time to time by daerions. It has a pub called, The Dancing Donkey that is full of upbeat music and dancers.
Gythero:
A small village in the north of Calthoria below Nygenquy before the bay. Made of wood with a gate of tree trunks.
Nygenquy:
A small village above Gythero, but below Igurilena in northern Calthoria before the bay.
Wesiet:
City in north Calthoria just above the village of Guerettos on the bay.
Igurilena:
A small village above Nygenquy, but below Guerettos in northern Calthoria before the bay.
Meshsylic:
A large city on the southern side of Calthoria down the southern path from Erdunadir. It rests on the ocean and is largely a tourist spot for those wishing to see the vast ocean.
Lorgaeth:
Province of land in the south of Calthoria, containing both Legain and Tiermerra.
Augealia:
Village of the Robin, where Searon met Charlotte, located near the mountains on the east above Legain.
Shayli Mountains:
A mountain range on the eastern side consisting of three peaks from west to east, sometimes used as an easier path to travel between the southern and northern territories.
Aedth Desert:
East of the Benora mountains, the largest desert in Calthoria. It is vastly unexplored. Nicknamed a death desert.
Benora Mountains:
Exceedingly large mountain range on the furthest east explored in Calthoria that ranges near the top of the land all the way south.
Glossary
(In order of appearance)
Zylek:
channel of energy - A wooden or metal staff, crafted to control magic that wants to release from the body of a wizard or warlock.
Adueur:
Purple flowers, helpful with healing, rare ones are deep blue with green lining near the stem and are more potent for healing.
Klitheaur:
A weed that grows generously in the northern cities, used for healing and relaxation when smoked with tobacco in a pipe.
Crossguards:
A board game much like chess, but more detailed with different types of warriors to take the field.
Ammoresh:
Green leaf, Mix it with water and crush to lightly slather over external wounds.
Snaothoeth:
Red leaf. Mix it with wine and feed to somebody for healing internal wounds.
Enneth:
Blue leaf. Mix with pipe tobacco to prevent fatigue before a battle.
Camorea:
Purple leaf. Mix a small amount with pipe tobacco to relax you after a battle and numb injuries.
About the Author
Craig A. Price Jr. lives on the Alabama Gulf Coast with his son and wife. He spent most of his life in the Pacific Northwest before moving to work as a pipefitter. He has finished 4 novels and has seen a lot of success on Wattpad, where his book The Crimson Claymore has seen over 2.5 million reads and was a featured read for over two years. On his free time he enjoys to write and read novels, especially of the fantasy genre.
He is your typical fantasy author: He has a beard, he has a typewriter, he enjoys the occasional tobacco from his long stem pipe, and he loves listening to classical music on his record player.