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Page 50 of Deadly Maiden (Dragons and Darkthings #1)

Aos Sin – the higher immortal fae. The ruling fae in Zardrake

Artreos – the world

Battle of Orish – where Orish died during the war

Blood hawk – a conjurable creature used by bloodwielders

Bloodwielder – blood mages

Church of the Usurper – a network of supporters and spies that

aims to free the Chained King

Darkthing matter eg Anathema – a creation of necromancy

Etharum – magik source from Arteos. Also in the form of netharum, getharum (gheist) and orgharum

Gheist – ghost essence and a derivative of etharum

Gheist gun – a gun powered by gheist

Golem Town – a town that travels on the backs of golems

Golem Master – a stoneborn who commands a golem town

Gweller – residents of golem towns

Kleech – A creature that preys on the weak, the unwary. Infests their minds and bodies by being absorbed into their prey

Magetech – eg gheist pistol, ironcaster

Maw of Atreos – in Wenway, a vast etharum-filled crater

Netharum – derivative of etharum created inside necromancers

Slaedorth – necromancer fortress

Stoneborn - the species of the golem masters

Tensorga – capital city, on the sea

Usurper/ Chained King – Jannik Stryke

Warnite crystal – stores concentrated gheist and etharum

Lesser words and things

Bollingham – golem town where Wyntre and Landos live

Aos Sin enforcers – law enforcers of the realm

Sisters of Church of Artreos – guardians of Artreos

Countries

ORENCIA – a country taken over by Zardrake after Battle of Orish

ZARDRAKE – kingdom of King Madlin Darsh and Queen Ruelle

WENWAY – across the Fathomless Sea from Tensorga

FRENLAND – a country east of the Hogback Mountains

Characters

Wyntre – child of Aislinn and Sabre Gothschilde.

Rorsyd Targram – Immortal dragonshifter. 420 years old

Landos Diamond – foster father of Winter

Aislinn and Sabre Gothschild – parents of Wyntre

Kyvin – undead summoned upon Wyntre’s 20 th birthday

Anathema – her darkthing creature

Andacc – low level Ice Mage. Leads the Church of the Usurper rebels

Thander Munk – stoneborn Golem master of Bollingham

King Madlin Darsh – Aos Sin fae, immortal ruler of Zardrake

Orish – dragonshifter, died at Battle of Orish

Queen Ruelle Darsh - ruler of Zardrake, bloodwielder

Jennae Darsh – daughter of King Madlin and Queen Ruelle

Jannik Stryke – the Usurper / Chained King

Asher Stryke – The Usurper’s brother

Hunder Rekson – Illusionist in Venin

Royal Advisory members

Kroll Krasten - Ironskin edgemaster and ice mage assassin

Sister Paloma of the Church of Artreos.

Jenndar Fletch - crowshifter and spymaster

Venk Brust - Fire mage

Minor characters

Bethy and Fiorn – book cart owners

Saphora – a fae recommended by Landos, lives in Wenway

Sister Five – she meets Wyntre outside Slaedorth

Other places

Bellamy – where the graveyard is located

Darsum – golem town that Landos was sent to

Fathomless Sea – separates Zardrake from Wenway

Hogsback Mountains - mountains to the East of Zardrake

Langordin – City of Sleaze, Sloth, Seediness, and Stealing

Scarrock Mountains – where Slaedorth Fortress is located

Vancourter – across the Fathomless Sea in Wenway

Venin – where they find an illusionist