by Clive Barker
Pivot Chamber An antechamber beneath the Pivot Tower where Quasoir would often sit and meditate, listening to the unanswered prayers that fell from the Pivot itself.
Pivot Tower The tallest spire gracing the palace atop Yzordderrex, the Pivot Tower was constructed to house the Pivot when it was moved from the Third Dominion.
Plow, The Fifth Dominion stellar constellation, also known as the Big Dipper.
Pluthero Quexos The most celebrated dramatist of the Second Dominion. Some scholars have suggested that the Bard of the Fifth was greatly influence by the works of Quexos, either directly or indirectly. Pluthero’s sister also enjoyed a bit of notoriety for her extensive collection of erotic poems.
Pluthero Quexos’ First Law of Drama States that in any fiction there is only room for three players. And as the story unfolds, this trio would diminish to two, and finally one before the stage is left deserted.
Pneuma A powerful feit that uses one’s own spittle and breath to produce a powerful and deadly blast. The intensity and duration of the blow varies by the caster’s emotional state, as well as their inherent ability.
Poems of Union Throughout the history of the Unreconciled Fifth Dominion, there have been a handful of those who are aware of Earth’s sister Dominions. Some have even traveled to them and hints of their secret knowledge can often be seen in literature. The Tabula Rasa has, however, systematically destroyed those that once penned their poems to Union.
Pontiff Farrow An official delegate and self appointed Bishop of Vanaeph. An imposing figure usually seen riding the back of her personal bodyguard, Farrow was hanged for allegedly plotting against the Autarch, though she had numerous enemies who may have started those rumors.
Poussin Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665); French painter known for his landscapes and historical and religious paintings.
Primrose Hill A summit within the 400-acre Regent’s Park on the north side of London that offers a fine view of Westminster and the city.
Pulcinella A character from the puppet show Gentle watched in Beatrix.
Purge The Tabula Rasa is responsible for the purge of all things magical from the Fifth Dominion. No practitioner, shrine, or text is safe from the society and its agents.
Quasoir Originally known as Judith during her time in the Fifth Dominion, Quasoir was once Joshua Godolphin’s lover. The Maestro Sartori fell in love with her and created a perfect duplicate (see Judith Odell) for Godolphin so that the Maestro could have the original. She later leaves the Fifth and becomes the Autarch’s bride, Queen of Yzordderrex. Also known as Our Lady of Yzordderrex.
Racidio One of the Yzordderrexian military’s top generals and former tetrarch overseeing the Third Dominion. Racidio voluntarily gave up his noble seat in the Third to pursue his love of military strategy and combat. A brilliant and ruthless master of warfare.
Ragemy Animal common throughout the Reconciled Dominions. A cross between porcine and canine strains, Ragemy are often kept as pets in Yzordderrex. Elsewhere, they’re usually skewered and eaten.
Reconciled Dominions Refers to the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Dominions collectively prior to Gentle’s Great Reconciliation, and including the Fifth thereafter.
Reconciler Refers to Gentle, though there have been others who tried to reconcile the Dominions and failed.
Reconciliation The greatest of all magical feits, the Reconciliation attempts to reconnect the Fifth Dominion to its sister dominions, thus healing the Imajica.
Regent’s Park A 400-acre Royal Park in north London that’s home to fine gardens, sports and catering facilities, children’s playgrounds, and an open-air theatre. It also contains the London Zoo.
Retreat, The Designed by Geoffrey Light for Lord Joshua Godolphin, the Retreat is an architectural masterpiece. Maestro Sartori’s first attempt at Reconciliation was performed at the Godolphin Retreat. Its walls and mosaics are home to the Express, a known passing point from the Fifth to the Second Dominion. Also known as The Black Chapel or Godolphin’s Sin.
Righteous, The Serpentine sentries created by Hapexamendios to guard the frozen remains of Jokalaylau and her followers. Timeless and unblinkingly loyal, the Righteous kept their watch for centuries until Gentle brought their service, and their lives, to an end.
River Fefer A major tributary that runs through the town of Effatoi in the Third Dominion. Before the domestication of Doeki, the river was the only way to pass through certain parts of the Jokalaylau Mountains.
River Noy A branching river that runs in twelve white torrents through Yzordderrex to meet the sea in the Second Dominion.
Rola see Paramarola
Rosengarten The Autarch’s right-hand man and second in command over Yzordderrex. General Rosengarten lived for duty and rarely questioned Sartori’s dictates.
Roxborough’s Tower A ten-story tower built in the 1930s that serves as the meeting place for the Tabula Rasa. The Tower stands where Thomas Roxborough’s home once stood.
Ruukaash A term meaning “contagious” in the vernacular of the Second Dominion.
Saints Creaze and Evendown Extremely popular figures in Second Dominion folklore, Saints Creaze and Evendown are believed to have been martyred in the Fifth. On certain occasions, twin effigies of the saints emerge from the palace gates in Yzordderrex to provide sustenance for the poor and destitute. The statues are laden with meats and breads and wheeled out for the masses to feed from.
Samuel Palmer Nineteenth-century English painter and etcher of visionary landscapes, Palmer was a disciple of William Blake. Gentle had done some watercolors in the style of Palmer and dedicated them to Taylor.
Sartori Refers to either the Maestro Sartori (see Gentle) or to the Autarch Sartori.
Saville Row London street famous for its fine tailors. Its name is synonymous with fine suits.
Scintillants A militant religious faction whose hatred of the Autarch rivals their hatred of the Dearth. Though they share a similar religious doctrine with the Zenetics, the two groups mix like oil and water.
THE RETREAT
THE RIGHTEOUS
Scopique The Maestro who represented the Third Dominion in the Synod during the Reconciliation. Scopique had once been a professor of theology in L’Himby, where he resided until being sentenced to the Maison de Santé for “questionable” thinking.
Scoriae Kesparate Yzordderrex’s harbor Kesparate known more for its public executions than its booming shipping industry. The Autarch had at one time secured his Kreauchee from dealers in the Scoriae.
Seidux General Rosengarten’s number-two man under Mattalaus. His rise through the Yzordderrexian military ranks was reputedly less than honorable.
Sergio Doorman at Marlin’s apartment building in Manhattan.
Sighshy Floccus Dado’s pet Mama Sighshy, a relation to the ragemy via the hyena.
Simone A friend of Chester Klein who, like so many others, had taken more than a passing interest in Gentle.
Sisters of the Delta Refers collectively to the Goddesses of the Imajica: Jokalaylau, Tishallulé, and Uma Umagammagi. Because worshiping the Goddesses has been forbidden, many pray to the Sisters of the Delta without knowing their true names.
Skin A dog that Judith befriends the night Pie ‘oh’ pah and Gentle cross from the Fifth Dominion to the Fourth.
Slew A small town in the Third Dominion where Oscar bought the Statue of Etook Ha’chiit. Well known for its version of Klupo, a powerfully intoxicating blend of sour berries and grain.
Sloth See Hubert Shales.
Smooke Street A narrow thoroughfare in Yzordderrex that leads from the Caramess to the Viaticum Kesparate.
Soho A district of central London known for its theaters, galleries, and nightclubs.
Son of David See Christos.
SISTERS OF THE DELTA
South Bank An area of London where crude cardboard cities house the homeless. Gentle regains his memory at South Bank and finds new disciples to aid him in his great work.
Speaker’s Corner
Arguably London’s most popular corner for freethinkers and tourists alike. Located at the end of Oxford Street at the entrance of Hyde Park, Speaker’s Corner is a place for individuals to speak their minds on any subject they so wish. Until the middle of the 1700s, the spot was one of London’s two hanging spots, known then as the Pillory.
Spiatits Meaning “spies” in the Gloss vernacular of the Fourth Dominion. Pontiff Farrow accuses Gentle and Pie ‘oh’ pah of being spies from the Fifth Dominion.
Squalling An inmate at the Maison de Santé and friend of Father Athanasius. Squalling holds the distinct honor of residing in the Maison longer than any other inmate. So long, in fact, that no one quite remembers what he’s supposed to be guilty of.
Squeffah An important food-fish harvested in the seas of the Second Dominion. Squeffah can grow larger than a man and reportedly ascend the River Noy to spawn at the edge of the Third Dominion.
St. Bartholomew’s Fair Historically one of London’s greatest festivals celebrating St. Bartholomew’s Day on August 24th. It was finally banned in 1855 for being “raucous and disorderly.”
St. Martin in the Fields One of London’s most loved Anglican parish churches, located in the heart of the city by Trafalgar Square. Though scarcely a religious man, Oscar Godolphin preferred to spend his Christmas Eves on the pews of St. Martin.
St. Peter’s Medieval Anglican church in Nottingham, England.
Statue of Etook Ha’chiit An artifact Oscar Godolphin acquired in a small town called Slew in the Fourth Dominion. A highly ornate piece highly prized by archeologists and collectors alike, though its powers have never been witnessed.
Steppes A region in the Third Dominion between Mai’ke and L’Himby. The Steppes’ unusual rock formations tower like stone giants scattered across the otherwise level landscape.
Stonehenge A group of standing stones in southern England, dating back to 2000–1800 B.C. It is believed to be a site of both religious and astronomical importance.
Succulent Rock Term used by citizens of the Reconciled Dominions to refer to the Fifth Dominion. Earth, the place of the succulent rock.
Swamps of Loquiot A biologically rich swampland in the Third Dominion where General Rosengarten caught an illness that left him pie-bald.
Synod Term referring to the five Maestros collectively working the ritual of Reconciliation. The Synod performs its rites within the confines of the Ana within the In Ovo.
Tabula Rasa Literally meaning “clean slate,” the Tabula Rasa was established by Thomas Roxborough and his associates to rid England and all of Earth of any and all magic. Its members have always been descendants of the original founding members.
Tabula Rasa Library The Tabula Rasa has amassed the most comprehensive collection of magical, mythological, and theological writings in the Fifth Dominion in an attempt to rid the Fifth of all magic. The collection is housed in the cellars beneath Roxborough’s Tower in the only remaining portion of Roxborough’s original house.
Taint Women harboring hidden power from the Goddesses are said to have the Taint. The results of this condition vary, and the effects are often unpredictable.
Tay See Taylor Briggs.
Taylor Briggs Gentle’s dear friend who died of “the plague” and later became one of Gentle’s guardian angels. Taylor was Clem’s partner and occupied Clem’s body for a time after his passing. Clem and Tay were important allies to Gentle during his working of the Reconciliation. Also known as Tay.
Tenerife One of the Canary Islands located off the coast of Africa. Like its sister islands, Tenerife is blessed with a year-round springlike climate.
Tetrarchs A governor of one of four divisions of a country or region. The Autarch had modeled his hierarchy of subordinate rulers after the ancient Roman Empire.
Theresa Tidy mother living with Pie ‘oh’ pah in Streatham at the time of Pie’s meeting with Charlie Estabrook. She lost her life to the flames set by Dowd’s Voiders.
Thes ‘reh’ ot One of the few surviving Eurhetemecs left in Yzordderrex, Thes ‘reh’ ot served as the prosecution before Lu ‘chur’ chem in the trial of Pie ‘oh’ pah.
Thomas Roxborough A wealthy merchant and scholar who often kept company with the Maestro Sartori. Thomas Roxborough’s home later served as the heart of the society known as the Tabula Rasa.
Three Rivers A particularly desolate region in the Third Dominion between Mai-ké and L’Himby. While the soil is rich and the water supply for potential agricultural irrigation is abundant, a photosynthesis-inhibiting microorganism makes the waters toxic for terrestrial plant life.
Tick Raw The Maestro who represented the Fourth Dominion in the Synod during the Reconciliation. Tick Raw had also been an assistant to Uter Musky during the Maestro Sartori’s first attempt at Reconciliation. Also known as the Evocator.
Tishallulé One of the Sisters of the Delta, the Goddess Tishallulé was trapped in the lake at the Cradle of Chzercemit by Hapexamendios as he passed through the Third Dominion. Also known as the Cradle Lady.
Tolland Self-proclaimed leader of a tribe of homeless people occupying the cardboard towns of the South Bank. A vicious, violent, and unforgiving fellow, even on his best behavior. Tolland is also the less-than-affectionate name given to the striped mule that Monday and Gentle rode through the desert to the Erasure. Also known as Tolly.
Tolly See Tolland.
Tombs of the Vehement Loki Lobb Fabled tourist attraction of the Fourth Dominion. Much like the Fifth Dominion’s lost city of Atlantis, the tombs are an important part of the Fourth’s folklore. Not only is the location of the Tombs in question but the historical importance of Loki Lobb himself seems to be the subject of great debate.
Trevor One of Monica’s ex-boyfriends.
Troy Marlin’s friend that recommended the Neo-Nativity play to Marlin and Judith, stating it was the best thing since Bethlehem.
Tyburn An area west of London famous for its public executions. The Autarch Sartori learned justice there, witnessing the hangings at the Tyburn tree before leaving the Fifth Dominion. Tyburn is also the place where Dowd procured Celestine for the Unbeheld.
Ugichee A small fish that inhabits the depths off the Yzordderrexian coast. During certain stages of its life, it lives within the belly of another fish, feeding off the contents of its host’s stomach.
Uma Umagammagi An ancient Goddess of the Imajica worshiped since before Hapexamendios’s great journey across the Dominions. She is one of the three Sisters of the Delta. Also known as Mother Imajica, Uma is the acting matriarch amongst her fellow Sisters.
Unbeheld, The See Hapexamendios.
Underground Refers to London’s famous railway system, much of which travels beneath the city itself.
Uredo A poisonous feit that slowly dissolves its unfortunate victim. The spell is snatched from its caster’s eye before being thrown at its intended target.
Uter Musky Maestro who represented the Fourth Dominion during Maestro Sartori’s first attempt at Reconciliation. Uter died in the Reconciliation’s chaotic conclusion, too focused on maintaining the Ana to protect himself from the terrors of the In Ovo.
Van Gogh Nineteenth-century Dutch postimpressionist painter. His works were highly favored by Chester Klein’s selective clientele.
Vanaeph Shanty town on the outskirts of Patashoqua where Gentle and Pie begin their journey across the Dominions. It is a haven for refugee and rogue alike. Also known as Neo Vanaeph.
Vandenburgh’s Department store in London where Judith once worked.
Vanessa Gentle’s live-in lover and financial support for fourteen months.
THE UNBEHELD
VANAEPH
YZORDDERREX
Viaticum Kesparate A particularly volatile Kesparate in Yzordderrex on the eastern slope of the city. The Viaticum is home to a handful of sacred locations that are revered by a number of minor religions. Consequently, it is a breeding ground for theological terrorists.
Vigor N’ashap Oethac in charge of the Maison de Sa
nté. An honored veteran of the Autarch’s regime, Vigor was given reign of this asylum housing criminally insane men.
Village, The Refers to Greenwich Village in New York City. The Village is a mecca for the creative, the rebellious, and the bohemian.
Voider A brutal species that haunts the wastes north of the Lenten Way in the Third Dominion. Voiders come in many shapes, being made, some said, from collective desire. Their intelligence is limited, but their loyalty, once attained, is unwavering. Most Voiders were banished to the In Ovo by powerful clergymen in the Third, but rumors that some still remain have thwarted settlement of that otherwise desirable land.
Wanderer, The See Hapexamendios.
Waterloo Bridge Bridge spanning the Thames River in London designed by John Rennie.
William Older brother to Vanessa. It was at one of William’s parties that Gentle was introduced to Martine, one of his many lovers.
Willis An officer of the parish whom the Maestro Sartori had once beaten for being cruel to his charges.
Writs Magical writings or spells.
Yark Lazarevich Yzordderrexian guard who led Gentle through the labyrinth of the Palace and to the Pivot Tower.
Yoke Small English village in the shadow of the Godolphin estate. Yoke residents suspected Joshua Godolphin of sacreligious acts and subsequently set his house afire. Even in modern times, Yoke remains a simple hamlet with perpetually superstitious inhabitants.
Yzordderrex A coastal city in the Second Dominion that has been the reigning capital seat of the Imajica since the Autarch Sartori’s rise to power. Almost incomprehensible in size, the “city-god” of Yzordderrex towers above the Second Dominion like a mountain. The Autarch’s Palace sits atop the city’s crest, overlooking the innumerable buildings and their dwellers below. Yzordderrex is comprised of several city-states called Kesparates, each with its distinct social, cultural, and political differences. Despite their differences, the Kesparates are subject to the laws of Yzordderrex and are policed by agents of the Autarch.