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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