Palu’anth - warrior
Rhul’ynth - warrior
Diarc’ynth - young warrior
Wizards’ Circle – a male order of the most learned and powerful wizards in the Known World
Averen - High Wizard. Holds the elven seat of Intolana. Elf.
Coronos Avernayis Dragon Rider – Novice Wizard. Keeper of the Orb of Air. Holds the seat of Drax. Adopted father to Asaph
Domenon - Master Wizard. Holds the seat of Davono
Drumblodd - Novice Wizard. Keeper of the Orb of Fire. Holds the dwarven seat of Venosia
Freydel – Master Wizard. Keeper of the Orb of Death. Holds the seat of Celene
Haelgon - High Wizard. Holds the seat of Atalanph
Luren - Novice Wizard. Holds the seat of Lans Himay
King Navarr - Novice Wizard. Holds the seat of Frayon. King of Frayon
Miscellaneous
Daluni – those who can converse with animals
Karshur – Powerful elf wizard. Creator of the dagger Karshur
King Gedrock – King of the Shadow Demons
Lost One – a lost spirit that searches for but cannot find the light
Forsaken – an angry rage-filled spirit that shuns the light
Feylint Halanoi – Fighters of the Free World. The name of the combined resistance forces fighting against the Maphraxies. Named in the forgotten language of the Ancients meaning: “Freedom or Death”
Navadin - Bear Riders of legend. Ancestors of the People of the Uncharted Lands.
Qurenn the Courageous – warrior who slew Slevina
Saurians – lizard people who inhabit the swamplands of Ostasia
Seers - a secretive female order of magic wielders
Slevina the Dragon Queen – pure dragon who slew Qurenn
CHARACTERS OF THE DARK
Cirosa – High Priestess of Celene, next in line to the Oracle
Dereever - Queen of harpies
Greater Demons - from beyond The Murk. Far more evil than Lesser Demons;
Harpy – ‘bird-women’ in league with Baelthrom
Histanatarns – vicious ‘fish-people’ from the island nation Histanatarn
Incubi – male shape-shifting demons
Karhlusus - demon lord wizard, ruler of The Murk
Keteth – a powerful wizard, trapper of souls, creator of the Shadowlands
King Kull - Demon Lord, possessor of Karhlusus
Lesser Demons - from The Murk. Of the dark and rarely assist the light; Grazen - loyal to Karhlusus. Shadow - against Karhlusus
Succubi – female shape-shifting demons
Vornus - Draxian once loyal to the King and Queen of Drax
Maphraxies
Baelthrom – The Immortal Lord. Demi-god spewed forth from the Dark Rift. Leader of the Maphraxies
Hameka – Maphraxie’s Commander in Chief
Kilkarn - Baelthrom’s dark dwarf aide
Death Hounds – massive, dog-like Maphraxie beings
Dromoorai – Maphraxian High Commanders and Dread Dragon Riders
Dread Dragons – once Dragon Lords now split into two immortal, twice as powerful, beings: Dread Dragon and Dromoorai
Empty Ones – formless energy or ‘spirit’ that can inhabit and feed off any physical living being and turn them into any form of Life Seeker
Foltoy – giant, black cat-like creatures that can walk on two legs or four.
Life Seekers – all Maphraxies are also called Life Seekers because their nature is to seek out life and destroy it
FOOD, DRINK & MEDICINE
Lintel weed – used in pipes and smoked by some for relaxation and calming of the mind; Purple lintel – the most expensive lintel, White lintel – the mildest lintel
Dagono tree – thin strips of bark woven to form hard armour for the Kuapoh. Also used to make long rope that never breaks
Tallan tree – medium sized tree of The Unchartered Lands with large fleshy pink fruits
Kocha tree – huge tree of The Unchartered Lands with large heavy bunches of edible brown kocha nuts
Fire wine – very strong Kuapoh wine made from the fire grape
Mavy’s kelp – nutritious seaweed mostly found in rocks pools
Blue seaweed – rich in iron and found in brackish waters
Hessel leaf – musty smelling herb found by the coast; curer of seasickness
Jungle Spirits - strong alcoholic beverage of the Gurlanka tribe
Saran Poison - deadly poison from Venosia often used on weapons (aka Hameka’s darts)
Sirin Derenax – “Oblivion of Souls” in Elvish. The Black Drink, the Elixir of Immortality
NOTABLE FLORA & FAUNA
Chukatan – large, luminous yellow and indigo coloured fruit-eating bird of The Unchartered Lands – a good luck omen
Island panther – feline mammal found on Frayon and her surrounding islands. Slightly larger than a domestic cat with leopard spotted or black fur
Sand pines - Twisted hardy trees of draxian islands
Swamp apples - hard, sweet, peach-coloured fruit growing in the swamps of Ostasia
Tallen trees - drops huge, sweet brown-coloured fruits with soft pink insides.
THE KNOWN WORLD
Abha Fey [Sea] – the “Shining Sea”, in the old Frayonesse tongue. The Lost Sea and domain of Keteth’s Shadowlands
Aralanastias – the Ancients mythical Land of Peace and Plenty. Over time translated into the Elven Land of Mists
Atalanph – desert kingdom to the south. Inhabited by dark-skinned blue-eyed humans. Sopho Morlin is the capital
Davono – kingdom in southeast Frayon. Mainly inhabited by dark-haired humans and many Dwarven and Elven refugees
Drax – the ‘Dragon Kingdom’. Once inhabited by Pure Dragons and Draxians; tall, fair/red-haired humans with a mix of Dragon blood
Fariant Fey - the Warm Flowing Torrent in old Frayonesse. Warm ocean current flowing from the south and through the Isles of Kammy
Frayon – human and Feylint Halanoi stronghold. Largest kingdom of the Known World
Histanatarn – inhabited by evil warrior ‘fish-people’
Intolana – Once the Elven homeland. Taken and destroyed by Baelthrom many moons ago
Isles of Kammy – home of Issa (Little Kammy)
Isles of Tirry – homeland of the Seers of Myrn (Myrn is the name of the main island and the capital)
Kingdom of Fire – exists to the south beyond the Known World
Kingdom of Ice – exists to the north beyond the Known World
Lans Himay – kingdom in north-eastern Frayon. Mainly inhabited by humans and Dwarves and refugees from all over the Known World
Maphrax – once Tusarza, now the stronghold of Baelthrom
Munland – Once a half Dwarven half human kingdom – now destroyed and dominated by Maphraxies
Murk, The – the Demon Underworld just below the planes of Maioria
Ocean Kingdom – exists to the east beyond the Known World. Between the Known World and Ocean Kingdom there once existed several large islands where the Ancients lived. Destroyed by Baelthrom and sunk beneath the waves eons ago
Ostasia – homeland of the Saurians and Harpies. Destroyed and dominated by Baelthrom
Shadowlands - a Shadow Realm filled with ghosts and wraiths (Lost Ones and Forsaken trapped by Keteth). Keteth’s creation and domain
Tusarza – once a beautiful land owned by all races and none. Destroyed by the Maphraxies and now a wasteland. Baelthrom’s stronghold
The Unchartered Lands – lands far to the west of the Known World
Venosia – southern Dwarven homeland now dominated by Baelthrom and Dark Dwarves. Tarvalastone was once the capital for the dwarves of light, now called Diredrull
Tabards & Flags
Carvon - white castle on royal blue
Corsolon - five white crosses on royal blue
Davono - green tabard and yellow sun
Feylint Halanoi - golden shield on red
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bsp; Knights of the Silver Star - silver star on white
Goddesses & Gods, Moons & Stars
Doon – Guardian of the Forest. Maioria’s male guardian and the name of the white, medium-sized moon. Also called Ood and Doonis.
Feygriene – The Sun Goddess. Guardian of the sun and creator of dragons. Also called Fey.
Woetala – The Forest Goddess. Maioria’s female guardian and the name of the small, pale orange moon. Also called Woela.
Zanufey – The Night Goddess. Guardian of Aralansia and the name of the large, rarely seen, indigo moon. Also called Zanu and Arzanu.
The Source of All – Loving, omnipotent source of all creation. Called the Great Mother and/or Great Father and, more commonly and universally, the One Source, Source or the One Light.
Blaze of Eight - a trail of eight bright stars in Maioria’s constellations
Orbs
Orb of Fire – belongs to the Dwarves
Orb of Water – belongs to the Wykiry
Orb of Earth – belongs to the Elves
Orb of Air – belongs to the Dragon Lords
Orb of Life – belongs to the Ancients
Orb of Death – belongs to the humans
WORDS & PHRASES
Maio = Sacred – pronounced ‘May’ followed by a very short ‘O’ like the ‘O’ in ‘Orange’ and ‘Ostentatious’
Ria = home as in home planet. Pronounced ‘Reeah’ as in the ‘rea’ in ‘area’
Maioria = thusly means: “Sacred Home/Planet”
Artheria = daughter; Arto = son
Words ending in ‘n’ (Maion) are possessive and mean: My / Mine
Maion'artheria – “My sacred daughter”; Maion’arto – “My sacred son”
Elven
A = I / me
A’farion - literally “I walk death” - I walk [in] death
A’nkahrin malfea dun = I command the elements
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