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Aine Broch (awn-yuh brock)—human mate of Maxim, mother of Ravenna

Aislinn Darrow (ash-lihn)—heiress of the Darrowlands, wife to Hakon Green-Fist

All-Mother —the female goddess in orcish mythology; goddess of feminity, fertility, the sun, the harvest, and bodies of water

Allarion Meringor-Dunne (ah-lar-ee-on mehr-in-gore)—friend of Maxim, rider of Bellarand, mate of Molly Dunne, Lord Scarborough

Amaranthe (am-uh-ran-thee)—Fae Queen, a hag

anax (ahn-acks)—leader of the dragons of the Droplets

Araxos (ah-racks-ohs)— anax of the dragons of the Droplets, not having a good time

Asta Broad-Back ( ahs-tah)—younger sister of Vallek and Eydis, captain of the eastern guard

azai (ah-zhigh)—faethling for soulmate, fated mate

Balmirra (Bahl-meer-uh)—preeminent ancient orcish stronghold, the largest and oldest orcish city

Bellarand the Black (bell-uh-rand)—black unicorn, grumpy, lets Allarion ride him

breddah (breh-duh) — orcish for little brother

Brynhíl Broad-Back (brihn-heel)—housekeeper to Vallek

Callistix (cah-liss-ticks)—unicorn mare, mother of Oberon

deep sleep —for the fae, a level of sleep like torpor, when bodily and magical functions shut down almost completely; can last for years

denizen —in the orcish culture, a high-level member of a city, such as the master of a guild or city elders

dread-mount —a stallion unicorn bonded to a fae warrior

Dundúran (dun-dure-un)—capital city of the Darrowlands; can mean the city or the castle itself

Dyfan Bay —bay contested by the orcs in the south and fae in the north

Eirea (eer-ee-uh)—central kingdom of humans, still recovering from brutal wars of succession

Ever-Father —the male god in orcish mythology; god of masculinity, fertility, the moon, battle, and wilderness

Eydis Broad-Back (ay-diss)—older sister of Vallek and Asta, mate of Hilde, advisor and spymaster

faelands —territory claimed and inhabited by the fae; imbued over millennia with their magic

faethling —native language of the fae

Fallorian —fae capital

Fenna Broad-Back —personal healer to Vallek

Fia (fee-uh)—Lady Aislinn’s seneschal

Fulk Stone-Skin —chieftain of the Stone-Skin clan

Gleanná (glay-ah-nah)—capital of Eirea

Griegen Mountains (gree-gun)—mineral-rich mountain range in the southwest, occupied by orcs

groff mi tal (grof mee tahl)—orcish for I’ve won, declared at the end of a game of talfon

Grogar Broad-Back —an unwise Balmirran noble

Hilde Broad-Back (hill-dee)—mate of Eydis

Hormhím (horm-heem)—Vallek’s double-bladed axe

Hrothgar Long-Tusk (roth-ghar)—chieftain of Innrinhom

Innrinhom (ihn-rihn-home)—eastern orcish stronghold, currently ruled by Hrothgar

Isolde Monaghan (ih-zolde mon-uh-han)—Crown Princess of Eirea

Kaldar Stone-Skin (cal-dar)—nephew of Fulk

Kaldebrak (call-dih-brack)—orcish stronghold in the northern Griegen Mountains, currently ruled by Kennum

Kennum Green-Fist (ken-num)—chieftain of Kaldebrak

kone (cone) — orcish for seer, wisewoman

Leita (lee-tah)—a mysterious fae woman from Ravenna’s visions

long sleep —for the fae, a normal type of sleep taken every few days rather than a nightly rest; can last for a full day or more if the fae is recovering from injury

lord/lady —in the book, honorific of any noble person of any rank, usually attached to the person’s given name

Mattias Broad-Back (muh-tie-uhs)—captain of Vallek’s elite berserker warriors

Maxim Illyinia (max-ihm ill-ee-eena)—fae warrior, mate of Aine, father to Ravenna

Molly Dunne-Meringor —mate of Allarion Meringor, Lady Scarborough, former barmaid

Mordis Broad-Back —former chieftain of Balmirra, killed by Vallek, uncle of Silvia

Oberon the Starlit (oh-burr-on)—Maxim’s unicorn dread-mount, friend to Ravenna, son of Callistix

paladin —in orcish culture, a member of the orcish nobility; historically, a knight

Pyrros (peer-ohs)—southern kingdom of humans, has conquered other lands, countries, and tribes to the south

Ravenna Broch-Illyinia —half-fae, half-human daughter of Maxim and Aine, gifted with foresight, our heroine

Rulf Green-Fist —emissary of Kennum in Balmirra

Scarborough —estate restored by Allarion

Silvia Broad-Back —niece of former chieftain Mordis

skala —orcish for raven

stone sleep —for the fae, a type of eternal sleep taken by elder fae when it is time for them to pass on to the afterworld; typically taken on the Twins

talfon (tahl-phon)—orcish strategy boardgame not unlike chess

Thalia —a white unicorn mare

Theron (ther-ohn)—a dragon prince, currently in hiding in the Darrowlands

The Spearhead —a peninsula at the mouth of Dyfan Bay, creating an estuary into the bay

The Twins —the two fae goddesses that represent the sun and moon, life and death, war and love, and all duality, they are believed to bestow azai as a sign of favor; also associated with the two islands off the coast of the faelands

tristah (triss-tah)—orcish for little sister

Ulrich Broad-Back (ool-rick)—second in command to Vallek

Vallek Far-Sight (val-eck)—chieftain of Balmirra, new king of the orcish kingdom, brother of Eydis and Asta, our hero

velloi (vel-oy)—faethling for dragonfly

vini mun (vee-nee muhn)—orcish for my friend

Ygraine Monaghan (ee-grane mon-uh-han)—Queen of Eirea

Yngrid Long-Tusk (eeng-grid)—younger daughter of Hrothgar

Yphella Long-Tusk (ee-fell-uh)—elder daughter of Hrothgar