by Jim Melvin
Chain Man: Another name for Mala.
Chal-Abhinno (Chahl-ahb-HIH-no): Queen of the Warlish witches.
Che-ra (CHEE-ruh): Svakaran name for a fat possum.
Chieftain: Desert gelding befriended by Tasēti.
Churikā (chuh-REE-kah): Female Asēkha.
Cirāya (ser-AYE-yah): Green cactus that, when chewed, provides large amounts of liquid and nourishment.
Cubit: Length of the arm from elbow to fingertip, which measures approximately eighteen inches, though among Tugars a cubit is considered twenty-one inches.
Daasa (DAH-suh): Pink-skinned slaves captured on the western shore of the Akasa Ocean.
Dakkhinā (dah-KEE-nay): Sensation that brings on the urge to attempt Sammaasamaadhi. Means holy gift in the ancient tongue.
Dalhapa (dal-HAH-puh): Tugar warrior.
Dammawansha (DAHM-uh-WAHN-shuh): Senior monk of Dibbu-Loka second only to Sister Tathagata.
Death-Knower: Any Tugar—almost always an Asēkha—who has successfully achieved Sammaasamaadhi. In the ancient tongue, a Death-Knower is called Maranavidu.
Deathless people: Monks and nuns who inhabit Dibbu-Loka. Called deathless people because some of them live for more than one thousand years. Also known as noble ones.
Death Visit: Tugar description of the temporary suicide of a Death-Knower wizard.
Dēsaka (day-SAH-kuh): Famous Vasi master who trained The Torgon.
Dhītar (DHEE-tar): Senasanan countess.
Dhutanga (doo-TAHNG-uh): Largest forest on Triken. Lies west of the Mahaggata Mountains. Also known as the Great Forest.
Dibbu-Loka (DEE-boo-LOW-kah): Realm of the noble ones. Means Deathless World in the ancient tongue. Originally called Piti-Loka.
Ditthi-Rakkhati (DEE-tee-rack-HAH-tee): Current-day Jivitan who is a spy within Duccarita.
Ditthi-Sagga (DEE-tee-SAH-gah): Jivitan captain who battled druids during war against Slag.
Dracools (drah-KOOLS): Winged beasts that walk on hind legs but look like miniature dragons. Taller than a man but shorter than a druid.
Druggen Boggle (DROO-gun BAH-guhl): Druid representative from Dhutanga.
Druids (DREW-ids): Seven-cubit-tall beings that dwell in Dhutanga. Ancient enemies of Jivita.
Duccarita (DOO-chu-REE-tuh): City of slave traders, pirates, thieves, and rapists in the northwestern corner of the Gap of Gamana.
Dukkhatu (doo-KAH-too): Great and ancient spider that spent the last years of its life near the peak of Asubha.
Dvipa (DVEE-puh): Asēkha left in charge of Anna.
Efrits (EE-frits): Invisible creatures that dwell in the Realm of the Undead. When summoned, they voraciously devour the internal organs of living beings.
Ekadeva (ay-kah-DAY-vuh): The One God worshipped by the Jivitans and many other inhabitants of Triken.
Elu (EE-loo): Miniature Svakaran who is an associate of Rathburt.
Essīkka (ee-SICK-kuh): Female black knight who befriends Elu.
Eunuch (YOO-nuk): Castrated male slaves who reside within the fifth wall of Kamupadana.
Fathom: Approximately eleven cubits.
Gambhira (gahm-BEER-uh): A male snow giant.
Gap of Gamana: Northernmost gap of the Mahaggata Mountains.
Gap of Gati: Southern gap that separates the Mahaggata Range from the Kolankold Range.
Gillygaloos: Enchanters and enchantresses from Kincara. Small in stature, but powerful.
Golden Road: Road paved with a special golden metal that connects Avici and Kilesa.
Golden soldiers: Soldiers of Invictus, mass-bred in his image.
Golden Wall: Oblong wall coated with a special golden metal that surrounds Avici and Kilesa.
Gorlong (GOR-long): A representative of the Pobbajja.
Gray Plains: Arid plains that dominate much of the land east of the Ogha River.
Green Plains: Lush plains that surround Jivita.
Gruugash (GROO-gash): A representative of the Pobbajja.
Gulah (GOO-lah): Stone-Eater who became warden of Asubha. Son of Slag.
Gunther: Son of Vedana, father of Invictus and Laylah.
Gutta (GOO-tuh): Highly ranked Tugar.
Hakam (huh-KAM): Third wall of Nissaya.
Harīti (huh-REE-tee): Kojin rumored to be in love with Mala.
Henepola III (HEN-uh-POH-lah): King of Nissaya during war against Slag.
Henepola X: King of Nissaya during war against Invictus.
Hornbeam: Ancient trees whose twisted lust for life causes madness. Called Pacchanna in the ancient tongue.
Ice Ocean: Ocean that lies northeast of Okkanti Mountains.
Iddhi-Pada (IDD-hee-PUH-duh): Series of four roads that leads from Jivita to Avici, passing through Lake Hadaya, the Gap of Gati, Nissaya, and Java.
Indajaala (inn-duh-JAY-la): Powerful Nissayan conjurer.
Invictus (in-VICK-tuss): Evil sorcerer who threatens all of Triken and beyond. Also known as Suriya (the Sun God).
Iriz (eye-REEZ): Female dracool.
Izumo (ee-ZOO-moh): Dracool from Mahaggata.
Jākita-Abhinno (JAH-kih-tuh-uh-BHEE-no): Successor to Chal-Abhinno as queen of the Warlish witches.
Jākita-dEsa (JAH-kih-tuh-DAY-suh): Hag servant of Jākita-Abhinno.
Java (JAH-vah): Dark Forest that lies east of Nissaya.
Jeguccha (jeh-GOOCH-uh): One of Vedana’s original daughters.
Jhana (JAH-nah): Father of Torg.
Jivita (jih-VEE-tuh): Wondrous city that is home to the white horsemen. Located west of the Gap of Gati in the Green Plains. Also called the White City. Known as Jutimantataa (City of Splendor) in the ancient tongue.
Jord: Mysterious partner of Ugga and Bard, trappers who lived in the forest near the foothills of Mount Asubha.
Kalakhattiya (kah-lah-KHA-tee-yuh): Black knights of Nissaya.
Kalapa (kuh-LUH-puh): Powerful Asēkha chieftain during war against Slag. Grandfather of Kusala.
Kalliks (KAL-icks): Desert bandits.
Kamupadana (kuh-MOO-puh-DUH-nah): Home of Warlish witches and their lesser female servants. Also called the Whore City.
Kattham Bhunjaka (kuh-TAM boon-JAH-kuh): Most powerful druid queen to ever exist.
Kauha Marshes (COW-hah): Deadly marshes that lie between Avici and Kilesa.
Kilesa (kee-LAY-suh): Sister City of Anna.
Kincara Forest (KIN-chu-ruh): Large forest, though not as large as Dhutanga, that lies south of the Green Plains.
King Lobha (LOW-bah): Sadistic king who built Piti-Loka.
Kithar (kee-TAR): Tugar warrior.
Kojin (KOH-jin): Enormous ogress with six arms and a bloated female head. Almost as large as a snow giant.
Kolankold Mountains (KO-luhn-kold): Bottom stem of the Mahaggata Mountains, located south of the Gap of Gati.
Kurfs: Desert tribesmen.
Kuruk (KERR-uck): Traitorous Ropakan who desired Magena.
Kusala (KOO-suh-luh): Second most powerful Tugar in the world next to Torg. Also known as Asēkha-Kusala and Chieftain Kusala.
Lake Hadaya (huh-DUH-yuh): Large freshwater lake that lies west of the Gap of Gati.
Lake Keo (KAY-oh): Large freshwater lake that lies between the Kolankold Mountains and Dibbu-Loka.
Lake Ti-ratana (tee-RAH-tuh-nah): Large freshwater lake that lies west of Avici.
Laylah (LAY-lah): Younger sister of Invictus.
Long breath: Fifteen seconds. Also called slow breath.
Lucius (LOO-shus): General of Invictus’s legions before the creation of Mala.
Lyons: Wild cats that thrive mostly in the Gray Plains.
Madiraa (muh-DEE-rah): Daughter of Henepola X, king of Nissaya.
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bsp; Magena (mah-JAY-nah): Name given to Laylah by the Ropakans.
Mahaggata Mountains (MAH-hah-GAH-tah): Largest mountain range on Triken. Shaped like a capital Y.
Mahaasupanno (mah-HAH-soo-PAH-no): Mightiest of all dragons.
Mahanta pEpa (mah-HAHN-tah PAY-pah): Great Evil that resides within Duccarita.
Mala (MAH-lah): Former snow giant who was ruined by Invictus and turned into the sorcerer’s most dangerous servant. Formerly called Yama-Deva.
Majjhe Ghamme (Mah-JEE GAH-mee): Means midsummer in the ancient tongue.
Manta: Jivitan necromancer in the service of Queen Rajinii.
Maōi (muh-OYUH): Magical black crystals found in caverns beneath Nissaya.
Maynard Tew: Duccaritan pirate.
Mogols (MAH-guhls): Warrior race that dwells in Mahaggata Mountains. Longtime worshippers of the dragon Bhayatupa and the demon Vedana. Ancient enemies of Nissaya.
Moken (MOH-kin): A chosen leader of the boat people.
Mount Asubha (ah-SOO-buh): Dreaded mountain in the cold north that housed the prison of Invictus.
Mūlaka (moo-LAH-kuh): Bhayatupa’s long-dead son.
Nagara (NUH-gah-ruh): Central keep of Nissaya.
Namuci (nah-MOO-chee): Magic word that summons the efrits from the Realm of the Undead.
Nimm: Little desert girl rescued by Tasēti. Also known as Nimmita.
Nirodha (nee-ROW-dah): Icy wastelands that lie north of the Mahaggata Mountains.
Nīsa (NEE-suh): Asēkha who loves the sea.
Nissaya (nee-SIGH-yah): Impenetrable fortress on the east end of the Gap of Gati. Home of the Nissayan knights.
Noble ones: Monks and nuns who inhabit Dibbu-Loka. Also called deathless people.
Obhasa (oh-BHAH-sah): Torg’s magical staff, carved from the ivory of a desert elephant found dead. Means container of light in the ancient tongue.
Ogha River (OH-guh): Largest river on Triken. Begins in the northern range of Mahaggata and ends in Lake Keo.
Okkanti Mountains (oh-KAHN-tee): Small range with tall, jagged peaks located northeast of Kilesa.
Olog (OH-lahg): Ogre from the interior of Mahaggata.
Ott: Second wall of Nissaya.
Pabbajja (pah-BAH-jah): Homeless people who live in the plains surrounding Java. Little is known of their habits.
Pace: Approximately thirty inches, though among Tugars a pace is considered thirty-six inches.
Palak (puh-LUCK): A senior commander of the Kalakhattiya.
Parājeti (pah-ruh-JEH-tee): One of Mala’s Kojins.
Paramita (puh-ruh-MEE-tuh): Magnificent sword made by a Tugar master. Contained a dragon jewel on its pommel.
Peta (PAY-tuh): Ghost girl of Arupa-Loka. In life, she was blind.
Pisaaca (pee-SAH-kuh): Female demon from Arupa-Loka.
Piti-Loka (PEE-tee-LOH-kuh): Original name of Dibbu-Loka. Built by King Lobha ten thousand years ago as his burial shrine. Means Rapture World in the ancient tongue.
Podhana (POH-dah-nuh): Asēkha warrior.
Porisāda (por-ee-SAH-dah): Most dangerous of all Mogols. Are known to eat the flesh of their victims.
Raaga (RAH-gah): Magic word from the Realm of the Undead that causes humans to experience drug-like trances.
Rathburt (RATH-burt): Only other living Death-Knower. Known as a gardener, not a warrior.
Rajinii (ruh-GEE-knee): Queen of Jivita during war against Invictus.
Rati (RAH-tee): Asēkha warrior.
Ropaka (row-PAH-kah): One of the large tribes of the Mahaggata Mountains.
Sakuna (sah-KOO-nah): Eagle incarnation of Jord.
Salt Sea: Dead inland sea south of the Okkanti Mountains.
Sammaasamaadhi (sam-mah-sah-MAH-dee): Supreme concentration of mind. Temporary suicide.
Sampakk (SAHM-pahk): A female snow giant.
Sampati (sahm-PAH-tee): Giant condors crossbred with dragons by Invictus. Used to transport people and supplies to the prison on Mount Asubha.
Sankāra (san-KAH-ruh): Kojin that remained in Avici.
Sappa-Uraga (SAH-puh err-AH-guh): Snake-like serpent that lives in the interior of Java.
Sāykans (SAH-kuns): Female soldiers who defend Kamupadana.
Senasana (SEN-uh-SAHN-ah): Thriving market city that lies north of Dibbu-Loka.
Short breath: Three seconds. Also called quick breath.
Silah (SEE-luh): Female Tugar warrior.
Silver Sword: Ancient sword forged by a long-forgotten master from the otherworldly metals found among the shattered remains of a meteorite.
Simōōn (suh-MOON): Magical dust storm that protects Anna from outsiders.
Sister Tathagata (tuh-THUH-guh-tuh): High nun of Dibbu-Loka. More than three thousand years old. Also known as Perfect One.
Sivathika (SEE-vah-TEE-kuh): Ancient Tugar ritual. Dying warrior breathes what remains of his or her Life Energy into a survivor’s lungs, where it is absorbed into the blood.
Slag: Stone-Eater defeated by Torg outside of Nissaya. Father of Gulah.
Snow giants: Magnificent beings reaching heights of ten cubits or more that dwell in the Okkanti Mountains. Also known as Himamahaakaayos.
Sōbhana (SOH-bah-nah): Female Asēkha warrior.
Sovaōōa (soh-vuh-OO-uh): Golden female dragon befriended by Vedana.
Span: Distance from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger of a hand spread to full width. Approximately nine inches, though among Tugars a span is considered twelve inches.
Stēorra (STAY-oh-rah): Wife of Gunther, mother of Invictus and Laylah.
Stone: Equal to fourteen pounds.
Stone-Eater: Magical being that gains power by devouring lava rocks.
Sugati (soo-GAH-tee): Nissayan commander.
Suriya (ser-EE-yuh): ancient word for Sun God.
Svakara (svuh-KUH-ruh): One of the large tribes of the Mahaggata Mountains.
Takans (TAH-kuhns): Desert tribesmen.
Takoda (tuh-KOH-duh): Adoptive father of Magena.
Tanhiiyati (tawn-hee-YAH-tee): Insatiable craving for eternal existence suffered by some long-lived beings.
Tāseti (tah-SAY-tee): Most powerful female Asēkha in the world.
Tējo (TAY-joh): Great Desert. Home of the Tugars.
Tent City: Largest city in Tējo. Home to the Tugars. Also known as Anna.
The Lakāra (LAH-kah-rah): Galleon commandeered by Lucius and Bonny. Renamed The Daasa.
The Torgon (TOR-gahn): Torg’s ceremonial name. Also Lord Torgon.
Torg: Thousand-year-old Death-Knower wizard. King of the Tugars. Means Blessed Warrior in the ancient tongue.
Triken (TRY-ken): Name of the world. Also name of the land east and west of the Mahaggata Mountains.
Tugars (TOO-gars): Desert warriors of Tējo. Called Kantaara Yodhas in the ancient tongue.
Tygers: Wild cats that thrive mostly in the forests.
Uccheda (oo-CHAY-duh): Tower of Invictus in Avici. Means annihilation in the ancient tongue.
Ugga (OOO-gah): Human-bear crossbreed who was a partner of Bard and Jord, trappers who lived in the forest near the foothills of Mount Asubha.
Ukkutīka (UH-kuh-TEE-kuh): Tugar warrior.
Ulaara the Black (uu-LAH-ruh): The supreme dragon before the rise of Bhayatupa.
Undines (oon-DEENS): Creatures of the demon world who—when summoned—can infect living bodies and turn them into flesh-eating zombies.
Uppādetar (oo-pay-DEE-tar): The God of Creation worshipped by the Nissayans.
Ura (ERR-uh): Woman who befriended Nimm.
Urbana (oor-BAH-nah): Mistress of robes assigned by Invictus to attend Laylah. A vampire.
Ur-Nammu (oor-NUH-moo): High
priestess of Kamupadana.
Uttara (oo-TUH-ruh): Specially made sword wielded by Tugar warriors and Asēkhas. Single-edged, slightly curved.
Vasi master (VUH-see): Martial arts master who trains Tugar novices to become warriors.
Vedana (VAY-duh-nuh): 100,000-year-old demon. Grandmother of Invictus and Laylah. Mother of King Lobha.
Vijjaadharaa (vee-jhad-HUH-rah): Mysterious guides.
Vikkama (vee-KAH-muh): An Asēkha.
Vikubbati (VICK-uh-BAH-tee): Magical trident given to Mala by Invictus.
Vimānal (VEE-muh-nahl): Oasis within and around which the current version of Anna had been constructed.
Vinipata (VEE-nee-PUH-tuh): Central shrine of Senasana.
Warlish witch (WOR-lish): Female witch who can change her appearance between extreme beauty and hideousness.
Wild men: Short, hairy men who thrive in the foothills of Kolankold. Their women do not fight as warriors and are rarely seen. Longtime enemies of Nissaya.
William Navarese: Highest-ranked Jivitan general.
Wooser: Wild man from Kolankold.
Worm monster: Beast with more than a thousand tentacles that lives beneath Asubha. Largest living creature on Triken.
Worrins-Julich (WAR-ins-JOO-lich): Senior captain of the white horsemen of Jivita.
Wuul (WOO-uhl): Large oasis in Tējo.
Wyvern Abhinno (WHY-vurn-ahb-HEE-no): Powerful Warlish witch.
Yakkkkha (YAH-kuh): Magic word from the Realm of the Undead that brings corpses and skeletons temporarily back to life.
Yama-Bhari (YAH-muh-BAR-ee): Snow giant. Wife of Yama-Utu.
Yama-Deva (YAH-muh-DAY-vuh): Ruined snow giant that became Mala.
Yama-Utu (YAH-muh-OO-too): Snow giant. Brother of Yama-Deva. Husband of Yama-Bhari.
Yoen (yen): Tugar warrior.
Ziggurat (ZIG-guh-raht): Nine-story temple found within the first wall of Kamupadana.
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