Heir Of Novron: The Riyria Revelations

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by Michael J. Sullivan


  NIMBUS: Tutor to the empress, assistant to the imperial secretary, originally from Vernes

  NIPPER: Young servant assigned primarily to the kitchen of the imperial palace

  NOVRON: Savior of mankind, demigod, son of Maribor, defeated the elven army in the Great Elven Wars, founder of the Novronian Empire, builder of Percepliquis, husband of Persephone

  NOVRONIAN: nov-ron-e-on Pertaining to Novron

  NYPHRON CHURCH: The worshipers of Novron and Maribor

  NYPHRONS: nef-rons Devout members of the Nyphron Church

  OBERDAZA: oh-ber-daz-ah Tenkin or Ghazel witch doctor

  OLD EMPIRE: Original united kingdoms of man, destroyed one thousand years in the past after the murder of Emperor Nareion

  ORRIN FLATLY: Ratibor city scribe, assistant of Arista

  OSGAR: Reeve of Hintindar

  OSTRIUM: Tenkin communal hall where meals are served

  OUDORRO: Friendly Tenkin Village in Calis

  PALACE OF THE FOUR WINDS: Home of Erandabon Gile in Dur Guron

  PARKER: Quartermaster and later commander of Nationalist army, killed in Battle of Ratibor

  PARTHALOREN FALLS: path-ah-lore-e-on The great cataracts on the Nidwalden near Avempartha

  PATRIARCH: Head of the Nyphron Church, lives in the Crown Tower of Ervanon

  PAULDRON: Piece of armor covering the shoulder

  PERCEPLIQUIS: per-sep-lah-kwiss Ancient city and capital of the Novronian Empire, named for the wife of Novron, destroyed and lost during the collapse of the Old Empire

  PERCY BRAGA: See Braga, Percy

  PERIN: Grocer from Ratibor

  PERSEPHONE: Wife of Novron, Percepliquis was named after her

  PICKERING: Noble family of Melengar and rulers of Galilin, Count Pickering is known to be the best swordsman in Avryn and believed to use a magic sword

  PICKILERINON: Seadric, who shortened the family name to Pickering

  PITH: Small-value coin of the Old Empire

  PLANCHETTE: Footrest for a woman’s sidesaddle

  PLESIEANTIC INCANTATION: plass-e-an-tic A method used in the Art to draw power from nature

  POE: Cook’s assistant aboard the Emerald Storm, Merrick’s assistant

  POLISH: Head of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild in Ratibor

  PRALEON GUARDS: pray-lee-on Bodyguards to the king in Ratibor

  PRICE: First Officer of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild

  PRINCESS: Name of Arista’s horse on the ride to Percepliquis

  QUARTZ: Member of the Ratibor thieves’ guild

  QUEEN’S GAMBIT: Series of moves used to open a chess game

  QUINTAIN: Used in training for the joust; when hit, it will spin and can knock the rider off his saddle

  RATIBOR: Capital of the kingdom of Rhenydd, home of Royce Melborn

  RAT’S NEST, THE: Hideout of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild in Ratibor

  RED: Old elkhound, large dog frequently found in the kitchen of the imperial palace

  REEVE: Official who supervises serfs and oversees the lands for a lord

  REGAL FOX INN, THE: Least expensive tavern in the affluent Hill District in Colnora

  REGENT: Someone who administers a kingdom during the absence or incapacity of the ruler

  REGINA, QUEEN: Wife of Vincent, Queen of Maranon

  RENDON, BARON: Nobleman of Melengar

  RENIAN: rhen-e-ahn Childhood friend of Myron the monk, died at a young age

  RENKIN POOL: Citizen of Ratibor with fighting experience

  RENQUIST: Commander of the Nationalist army, promoted to the position by Hadrian

  RENTINUAL, TOBIS: History professor at Sheridan University, built a catapult to fight the Gilarabrywn

  RENWICK: Imperial page, assigned to act as Sir Hadrian’s squire

  RHELACAN: rell-ah-khan Great sword given to Novron by Maribor, forged by Drome, enchanted by Ferrol, used to defeat and subdue the elves

  RHENYDD: ren-yaed Poor kingdom of Avryn, ruled by King Urith, now part of the New Empire

  RILAN VALLEY: Fertile land that separates Glouston and Chadwick

  RIONILLION: ri-on-ill-lon Name of the city that first stood on the site of Aquesta, destroyed during the civil wars that occurred after the fall of the Novronian Empire

  RIYRIA: rye-ear-ah Elvish for two, a team or a bond, name used to refer collectively to Royce Melborn and Hadrian Blackwater

  RONDEL: Common type of stiff-bladed dagger with a round handgrip

  ROSE AND THORN, THE: Tavern in Medford run by Gwen DeLancy, used as a base by Riyria

  ROSWORT, KING: Ruler of Dunmore, husband of Freda

  ROYALISTS: Political party that favors rule by independent monarchs

  ROYCE MELBORN: Thief, one-half of Riyria, half-elf

  RUDOLF, PRINCE: Son of King Armand, Prince of Alburn, brother to Beatrice and Hector

  RUFUS, LORD: Ruthless northern warlord, intended emperor for the New Empire, killed by a Gilarabrywn in Dahlgren

  RUFUS’S BANE: Name given to the Gilarabrywn slain by Thrace/Modina

  RUPERT, KING: Unmarried king of Rhenydd

  RUSSELL BOTHWICK: Farmer in Dahlgren, married to Lena, father of Tad

  RYN: Half-elf who helped save Alric from Baron Trumbul

  SALDUR, MAURICE: Former bishop of Medford, former friend and advisor to the Essendon family, co-regent of the New Empire, nickname: Sauly

  SALIFAN: sal-eh-fan Fragrant wild plant used in incense

  SALTY MACKEREL, THE: Tavern in the shipping district of Aquesta

  SARAP: Meeting place or talking place in the Tenkin language

  SAULY: Nickname of Maurice Saldur, used by those closest to him

  SENON UPLAND: Highland plateau overlooking Chadwick

  SENTINEL: Inquisitor generals of the Nyphron Church, charged with rooting out heresy and finding the lost Heir of Novron

  SERET: sir-ett The Knights of Nyphron. The military arm of the church, first formed by Lord Darius Seret, commanded by sentinels

  SET: Ratibor member of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild

  SEWARD: Captain of the Emerald Storm, died at sea

  SHARON SEA: Southern body of water west of the Ghazel Sea

  SHERIDAN UNIVERSITY: Prestigious institution of learning, located in Ghent, Arista studied there

  SHIP’S MASTER: Highest non-officer, in charge of running the daily workings of the ship

  SHIRLUM-KATH: Small parasitic worm found in Calis, can infect untreated wounds

  SIWARD: Bailiff of Hintindar

  SKILLYGALEE: skil`li-ga-lee Oatmeal porridge served to sailors for breakfast

  SPADONE: Long two-handed sword with a tapering blade and an extended flange ahead of the hilt allowing for an extended variety of fighting maneuvers. Due to the length of the handgrip and the flange, which provides its own barbed hilt, the sword provides a number of additional hand placements, permitting the sword to be used similarly to a quarterstaff and as a powerful cleaving weapon. The spadone is the traditional weapon of a skilled knight.

  STANLEY, EARL FRANCIS: Nobleman of Harborn, killed in a Wintertide joust with Sir Jervis

  STAUL: Tenkin warrior aboard the Emerald Storm, hired to find the Horn of Gylindora, killed by Royce in jungles of Calis

  SUMMERSRULE: Popular midsummer holiday, celebrated with picnics, dances, feasts, and jousting tournaments

  TABARD: Tunic worn over armor, usually emblazoned with a coat of arms

  TAD BOTHWICK: Son of Lena and Russell, from a poor farming family of Dahlgren

  TALBERT, BISHOP: Head of the Nyphron Church in Ratibor

  TARIN VALE: Hometown of Amilia

  TARTANE: Small ship used for fishing and coastal trading; single mast, large sail

  TEK’CHIN: One of the fighting disciplines of the Teshlor Knights, preserved by the Knights of the Fauld, handed down to the Pickerings

  TEMPLE: Ship’s master of the Emerald Storm, second in command

  TENENT: The most common form of
semi-standard international currency. Coins of gold, silver, and copper stamped with the likeness of the king of the realm where the coin was minted

  TENKIN: Community of humans living in the manner of Ghazel and suspected of having Ghazel blood

  TERLANDO BAY: Harbor of Tur Del Fur

  TESHLOR: Legendary knights of the Novronian Empire, greatest warriors ever to have lived

  HALL OF TESHLOR: Building in Percepliquis were Teshlors trained and lived

  THEOREM ELDERSHIP: Secret society formed to protect the heir

  THERON WOOD: Father of Thrace, farmer of Dahlgren, killed by the Gilarabrywn

  THRACE WOOD: Daughter of Theron and Addie, name changed to Modina by the regents, crowned Empress of the New Empire, killed the Gilarabrywn in Dahlgren

  THRANIC, DOVIN: See Dovin Thranic

  TIBITH: Friend of Mince and Kine who died

  TIGER OF MANDALIN: Moniker given to Hadrian while in Calis

  TILINER: Superior side sword, used frequently by mercenaries in Avryn

  TOLIN ESSENDON: Son of Brodric, moved the Melengar capital to Medford, built Essendon Castle, also known as Tolin the Great

  TOPE ENTWISTLE: Northern scout, signaled the elven advance

  TOPMEN: Members of a ship’s crew who work high up in the rigging and sails

  TORSONIC: Torque-producing, as in the cable used in crossbows

  TRAMUS DAN: Guardian of Naron, later changed his name to Danbury Blackwater

  TREMBLES: Fermented sweet drink made from flowers

  TRENCHON: City bailiff of Ratibor

  TRENT: Northern mountainous kingdoms not yet controlled by the New Empire

  TRILON: Small, fast bow used by Ghazel

  TRUMBUL, BARON: Mercenary, hired by Percy Braga to kill Prince Alric

  TULAN: Tropical plant, found in southeastern Calis, used in religious ceremonies, leaves are dried and burned as offerings to the god Uberlin, smoke of the leaves produces visions when inhaled

  TUR: Legendary village believed to have once been in Delgos, site of the first recorded visit of Kile, mythical source of great weapons

  TUR DEL FUR: Coastal city in Delgos, on Terlando Bay, originally built by dwarves, was overrun by goblins when the city’s volcanic defenses were disabled by Royce and Hadrian

  UBERLIN: God of the Dacca and the Ghazel, son of Erebus and his daughter, Muriel

  ULI VERMAR: Obscure reference used by Esrahaddon

  ULURIUM FOUNTAIN: Great sculptured fountain at the end of the Grand Mar, before the palace in Percepliquis

  UMALYN: Tribe of elves, priests of Ferrol

  URITH, KING: Former ruler of Ratibor, died in a fire

  URLINEUS: Last of the Novronian Empire cities to fall, located in eastern Calis, constantly attacked by Ghazel. After its collapse, it became the gateway for the Ghazel into Calis

  UZLA BAR: Ghazel chieftain, challenging Erandabon Gile for control of Ghazel

  VALIN, LORD: Elderly knight of Melengar, known for his valor and courage, no strategic skills

  VANDON: Port city of Delgos, home to the Vandon Spice Company, pirate haven, grew into a legitimate business center when Delgos became a republic

  VAULT OF DAYS: Large hall outside Novron’s tomb

  VELLA: Kitchen servant in the imperial palace

  VENDEN POX: Poison, impervious to magic remedies

  VENLIN: Patriarch of the Nyphron Church during the fall of the Novronian Empire

  VERNES: Port city at the mouth of the Bernum River

  VIGAN: Sheriff of Ratibor

  VILLEIN: Person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord

  VINCE EVERTON: Alias used by Royce Melborn while in Hintindar

  VINCE GRIFFIN: Founder of Dahlgren Village

  VINCENT, KING: Ruler of Maranon, married to Queen Regina

  VINTU: Native tribe of Calis

  WANDERING DEACON OF DAHLGREN: Name that refers to Deacon Tomas

  WARRIC: A kingdom of Avryn, once ruled by Ethelred, now part of the New Empire

  WATCH OFFICER: Officer of the watch, in charge during a particular shift, responsible for everything that transpires during this time

  WESBADEN: Major trade port city of Calis

  WESLEY: Son of Lord Belstrad, brother of Sir Breckton, junior midshipman on the Emerald Storm, killed in the arena fight in the Palace of the Four Winds

  WESTBANK: Newly formed province of Dunmore

  WESTERLINS: Unknown frontier to the west

  WHERRY: Light rowboat, used for racing or transporting goods and passengers on inland waters and harbors

  WICEND: why-send Farmer in Melengar, name of the ford that crosses the Galewyr into Glouston

  WIDLEY: Professor at Sheridan University, tried and burned for heresy

  WILBUR: Armor smith in Aquesta

  WILFRED: Carter in Hintindar

  WINDS ABBEY: Monastery of the Monks of Maribor, rebuilt by Myron Lanaklin with the help of Magnus the dwarf after being burned

  WINSLOW, ALBERT: See Albert Winslow

  WINTERTIDE: Chief holiday, held in midwinter, celebrated with feasts and games of skill

  WITCH OF MELENGAR: Derogatory title attributed to Arista

  WYATT DEMINTHAL: See Deminthal, Wyatt

  WYLIN: why-lynn Master-at-arms at Essendon Castle

  WYMAR, MARQUIS: Nobleman of Melengar, member of Alric’s council

  YOLRIC: Teacher of Esrahaddon

  ZEPHYR, BROTHER: Monk at rebuilt Winds Abbey, illustrator

  ZULRON: Deformed oberdaza of Oudorro

  CONTENTS

  FRONT COVER IMAGE

  WELCOME

  DEDICATION

  EPIGRAPH

  PLACES AND PEOPLE

  MAP

  BOOK V

  Wintertide

  CHAPTER 1: AQUESTA

  CHAPTER 2: INTO DARKNESS

  CHAPTER 3: SIR BRECKTON

  CHAPTER 4: WEDDING PLANS

  CHAPTER 5: FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW

  CHAPTER 6: THE PALACE

  CHAPTER 7: DEEPER INTO DARKNESS

  CHAPTER 8: SIR HADRIAN

  CHAPTER 9: WINDS ABBEY

  CHAPTER 10: THE FEAST OF NOBLES

  CHAPTER 11: KNIGHTLY VIRTUE

  CHAPTER 12: A QUESTION OF SUCCESSION

  CHAPTER 13: THE HOUSE ON HEATH STREET

  CHAPTER 14: TOURNAMENT DAY

  CHAPTER 15: THE HUNT

  CHAPTER 16: TRIALS BY COMBAT

  CHAPTER 17: THE FINAL DARKNESS

  CHAPTER 18: WINTERTIDE

  CHAPTER 19: NEW BEGINNINGS

  CHAPTER 20: THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT ACCEPTED

  CHAPTER 21: LANGDON BRIDGE

  BOOK VI

  Percepliquis

  CHAPTER 1: THE CHILD

  CHAPTER 2: NIGHTMARES

  CHAPTER 3: PRISONS

  CHAPTER 4: FALL THE WALL

  CHAPTER 5: THE MARQUIS OF GLOUSTON

  CHAPTER 6: VOLUNTEERS

  CHAPTER 7: THE LAUGHING GNOME

  CHAPTER 8: AMBERTON LEE

  CHAPTER 9: WAR NEWS

  CHAPTER 10: BENEATH THE LEE

  CHAPTER 11: THE PATRIARCH

  CHAPTER 12: THIEVES END

  CHAPTER 13: THE VOYAGE OF THE HARBINGER

  CHAPTER 14: THE COLD

  CHAPTER 15: PERCEPLIQUIS

  CHAPTER 16: THE WHITE RIVER

  CHAPTER 17: THE GRAND MAR

  CHAPTER 18: DUST AND STONE

  CHAPTER 19: SEALING OF THE GATE

  CHAPTER 20: THE VAULT OF DAYS

  CHAPTER 21: THE SACRIFICE

  CHAPTER 22: NOVRON THE GREAT

  CHAPTER 23: THE SKY SWIRLS

  CHAPTER 24: THE GIFT

  CHAPTER 25: THE ARRIVAL

  CHAPTER 26: THE RETURN

  CHAPTER 27: THE CHALLENGE

  CHAPTER 28: FULL CIRCLE

  CHAPTER 29: FROM OUT OF A CLEAR BLUE SKY

  EXTRAS

  MEET THE AUTHOR

  A PREVIEW OF THE DRAGON’S PATH

  GLOSSARY
OF TERMS AND NAMES

  BOOKS BY MICHAEL J. SULLIVAN

  COPYRIGHT

 

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