The Lexicon

Aculus

Massive boar covered in living vines and thorns. Native to Eyrnath.

Adgredior

The Adgredior marks the founding moment of the current age. Years are reckoned as ADC — After the Creation of the Adgredior — the frame in which the recovered scrolls are dated.

Aelindra

◈ Open eye

A city of the Isle of the Immortal, known for memory temples and knowledge keepers. Its emblem is the open eye.

Aer

Aer is one of the elemental gifts of Hiems: air.

Aestas

Aestas is the continent of warmth and beauty—vivid quarters, stunning sunsets, a place where life is lived rather than merely endured. Home of the Fox family. Its people are born to one of four gifts—Nocturi, Mutari, Sensori, or Fortiri.

Aevenmoor

◈ Lotus on water

A city of the Isle of the Immortal, known for fae funeral rites and ancestor worship. Its emblem is the lotus on water.

Aloret

Aloret is one of the gifts of Eyrnath: the ability to detect lies.

Andiaemo

also: Andieamo

A common Verish phrase meaning "let's go" — used almost as a sigh of resignation before setting off.

Aria

also: Aria Clover

A sweet but firece woman, who abilites are Memorant. She is engaged to Jackson River.

Aurelia

◈ Sun crown

The royal capital of Aestas, known for the royal seat and its grand palaces. Its emblem is the sun crown.

Averlyn

◈ Grapevine cluster

A city of Hiems, known for being an agricultural hub of expansive vineyards. Its emblem is the grapevine cluster.

Balnara

◈ Pearl

A city of Aestas, known for famous bathhouses and luxury goods. Its emblem is the pearl.

Brannoc

◈ Hammer and anvil

A city of Ver, known for ironwork and weaponsmithing. Its emblem is the hammer and anvil.

Bylava

◈ Green sprig

A city of Eyrnath, known for healing springs and medicine. Its emblem is the green sprig.

Caelis

◈ Golden crown

The royal capital of Hiems, known for the royal castle. Its emblem is the golden crown.

Caellith

◈ Amber leaf

The royal capital of Ver, known for the royal seat and its ancient stone castle. Its emblem is the amber leaf.

Caerindel

◈ Moonblade

A city of the Isle of the Immortal, known for warrior-Fae training. Its emblem is the moonblade.

Callum

Dethrent's friend and fellow assassin in the guild. His power is Illusori, and he is a bit of a trickster.

Cantara

◈ Lyre

A city of Aestas, known for its music and arts academy. Its emblem is the lyre.

Cantor

A Cantor is a group of people under the rule of the Overrule. The word comes from the Verish "Cantreiz," meaning board or team, and was used everywhere except the Isle of the Immortal and Hiems.

Categis

Giant manta ray that flies through storm clouds. Native to Aestas.

Ceacos

Panther that turns invisible, extremely rare familiar for mind users. Native to Ver.

Cillara

◈ Copper basin

A city of Ver, known for healing wells and medicine. Its emblem is the copper basin.

Cindralis

◈ Clay pot

A city of Hiems, known for pottery and artisan crafts. Its emblem is the clay pot.

Cinis

Pack predator that breathes embers, hunts in volcanic regions. Native to Hiems.

Cvjetna

◈ Rose

A city of Eyrnath, known for flower markets and perfume crafting. Its emblem is the rose.

Dethrent Vealaron

also: Dethry, Elain River

A young guild assassin who goes by a name that was never truly her own — and a wolf mask she rarely wears.

Drakvorn

Ancient dragon, rarest creature alive, loyal to no one.

Dralwen

◈ Shimmering crystal

A city of Hiems, known for glassmaking and crystal markets. Its emblem is the shimmering crystal.

Drathariel

◈ Silver tree

The royal capital of the Isle of the Immortal, known for the royal Fae seat and its eternal gardens. Its emblem is the silver tree.

Dubrava

◈ Knotted oak

A city of Eyrnath, known for ancient oak forests and druids. Its emblem is the knotted oak.

Dúnmore

◈ Iron gate

A city of Ver, known for being a fortress city of the border defense. Its emblem is the iron gate.

Eithne

◈ Knotwork thread

A city of Ver, known for weavers and dye crafters. Its emblem is the knotwork thread.

Elaryn

◈ Glass vial

A city of the Isle of the Immortal, known for potion crafting and rare ingredients. Its emblem is the glass vial.

Elyndor

◈ Open spellbook

A city of Hiems, known for magical studies and arcane libraries — the most renowned across the continents. Its emblem is the open spellbook.

Exovus

Crow that collects the memories of the dead.

Eyrnath

Eyrnath is home to the flyer tribes and the Board of Lords. Renowned for beauty in nature, architecture and people, it is where Jackson River made his name as a general. Its people are born to one of four gifts — Volari, Saltari, Memorant or Aloret — and its royal line is said to wield all four combined.

Eythor Purgedborn

also: Eythor

An enslaved elemental of the Hiems iron camps.

Fae

also: Faerie

The Fae are the oldest of the world's peoples, ruled from the Isle of the Immortal and sworn to the God of Knowledge. Unlike the four continents — each bound to one elemental power — the Fae have no single shared magic; their strength is their extraordinary lifespan and the unique ability each individual is born with. None have been seen in the wider world for over a thousand years.

Faelinor

◈ Silver ripple

A city of Ver, known for mist lakes and water magic. Its emblem is the silver ripple.

Fluvara

◈ Flowing ribbon

A city of Aestas, known for being a river city of the silk trade. Its emblem is the flowing ribbon.

Formari

Formari is a power of bodily command — the wielder can lock a person's limbs, force them to stand, or still them entirely. The Guild's master wields it with terrible precision.

Fortiri

Fortiri is one of the elemental gifts of Aestas: enhanced speed and strength.

Full Cycles

also: Full Cycle

"Full cycles" simply means years. The term is used globally and its origins are unknown.

Fyrhold

◈ Molten flame

A city of Hiems, known for its volcanoes rising through the snow. Its emblem is the molten flame.

Grenova

◈ Honeybee

A city of Eyrnath, known for meaderies and wild harvest. Its emblem is the honeybee.

Halfday

"Halfday" refers to the halfway point of the day, or in other words, 12 o'clock, noon, etc.

Hiems/HEE-ems/

also: Himes

Hiems is grey, cold and unforgiving — a land of dark woods and mountains whose iron mines are worked by enslaved Purgedborn under the Counting. Strong in an odd, harsh way, but without Aestas's beauty. Its people are born to one of four gifts — Ignis, Aer, Terre or Nix — and its royal line is said to wield all four combined.

Ignis

Ignis is the elemental gift of fire. Feared for its raw destructive force, an Ignis can burn flesh to ash with a touch. It is counted among the most dangerous of the elemental powers.

Ignyrm

Smaller cousin of dragons, no wings, pure fire. Native to Hiems.

Illusori

also: illusori

Illusori affects perception, conjuring images the eye believes but the world does not hold. Callum uses it to devastating (and mischievous) effect.

Ilyssa Drathardt

also: Ilyssa

A Fae heir of the House of Drathardt, held in iron for six years.

Immortal Oath

also: The Oath

The Immortal Oath is sealed inside the mind: translucent threads wind from one party to the other and knot together, binding the sworn to its terms on pain of death. It creates a leash of control that the binder can pull.

Inderator

Enormous sea serpent that controls currents around the Isle. Native to the Isle of the Immortal.

Inflagrare

also: Inflagre, Infalgre, Inflagrare Poison

Inflagrare is the one thing the Guild's assassins truly fear: a poison that severs a wielder from their gifts, leaving even the strongest powerless.

Ironhound

also: Ironhounds

Ironhounds are creatures tied to Solvaris's magic. Deceptively dog-like, they are lethal — and their blood can seep into and corrupt the flesh of whoever spills it.

Isle of the Immortal

The Isle of the Immortal stands apart from the four continents — the ancient seat of the Fae and of the Royal House of Drathardt, worshippers of the God of Knowledge. Unlike the four continents, the Fae share no single element — each is born with a unique power tied to their own personality.

Jackson River

also: Jackson

A winged soldier of Eyrnath, bound by a debt he cannot simply buy his way free of.

Kamenov

◈ Carved stone

A city of Eyrnath, known for stonecutting and architecture. Its emblem is the carved stone.

Korrath

◈ Pickaxe and gemstone

A city of Hiems, known for being a mining city of rare metals. Its emblem is the pickaxe and gemstone.

Lidus

Common hyena that lives in the mud and dung of cities. They are hardly larger than a cat. They prefer warmer climates. They can liquefy. Their skin turns to any dung or slime they're around. Native to Aestas and Ver.

Lignara

◈ Oak tree

A city of Aestas, known for logging and woodcraft. Its emblem is the oak tree.

Liosgar

◈ Owl

A city of Ver, known for night markets and astronomy. Its emblem is the owl.

Liravel

◈ Silver bell

A city of the Isle of the Immortal, known for music and memory magic. Its emblem is the silver bell.

Listica

◈ Quill and leaf

A city of Eyrnath, known for paper and ink crafting, and its poets. Its emblem is the quill and leaf.

Lucerna

◈ Prism

A city of Aestas, known for glassblowing and light architecture. Its emblem is the prism.

Lucian Fox

also: Lucian

Of the Fox family of Aestas — he begins to see the cost beneath his world's beauty.

Maolra

◈ Fleece

A city of Ver, known for sheep farming and the wool trade. Its emblem is the fleece.

Mariseth

◈ Leaping salmon

A city of Hiems, known for being a coastal city of fishing and ports. Its emblem is the leaping salmon.

Medica

◈ White blossom

A city of Aestas, known for herbalist gardens and healing temples. Its emblem is the white blossom.

Memorant

Memorant is one of the elemental gifts of Eyrnath: a flawless, extraordinary memory.

Memorati

Memorati is one of the elemental gifts of Ver: mind reading.

Memorex

Memorex is one of the elemental gifts of Ver: control over memory.

Muehit Board

A Muehit board is the body count kept in a labour camp. The word comes from Solvarion and was used solely in the slave camps.

Musco

River creature resembling a crocodile with moss-covered skin. Native to Eyrnath.

Mutari

Mutari is one of the elemental gifts of Aestas: shapeshifting.

Myreth

◈ Leaf, mortar and pestle

A city of Hiems, known for being a forest city of herbalists and alchemy. Its emblem is the leaf, mortar and pestle.

Naoith

◈ Broken column

A city of Ver, known for ancient ruins and historians. Its emblem is the broken column.

Neala Fox

also: Neala

Of the Fox family of Aestas — she begins to see what her golden world is truly built on.

Newday

Newday refers to the point where it goes from night to day or more simply midnight.

Nimph

Beautiful glowing spirit that lures travelers into forests never to return. Native to the Isle of the Immortal.

Nimroth

◈ Bound tome

A city of the Isle of the Immortal, known for the ancient Fae archives. Its emblem is the bound tome.

Nix

Nix is one of the elemental gifts of Hiems: ice and snow.

Nocturi

Nocturi is one of the elemental gifts of Aestas: bat-like wings and flight by night.

Oriana

◈ Rising sun

A city of Aestas, known for dawn markets and spice trading. Its emblem is the rising sun.

Plavnik

◈ Indigo spiral

A city of Eyrnath, known for dye crafting and textile arts. Its emblem is the indigo spiral.

Pralis

also: Thrustwing

Giant owl with ice feathers, guides travelers in blizzards. Native to Hiems.

Purged

"Purged" is a still-common global curse — roughly "damned" — that comes from the same root as the slur "Purgedborn."

Purgedborn/PURJ-born/

also: Prugedborn

"Purgedborn" is the surname forced on those born with the four powers that the continent they are born on has. Purgedborn, as a word, is also used as a curse to describe someone as disgusting and a part of a lower breed.

Reachne

Enormous spider that weaves webs that trap memories. Native to Ver.

Reca

"Reca" is an old Solvarion curse word meaning hell. It is used mostly in the southern regions of the world.

Ripalis

◈ River current

A city of Aestas, known for being a fishing river city. Its emblem is the river current.

Rjecov

◈ Stone arch

A city of Eyrnath, known for river trade as a bridge city. Its emblem is the stone arch.

Rónave

◈ Stone ring

A city of Ver, known for druid circles and sacred groves. Its emblem is the stone ring.

Saltari

Saltari is one of the elemental gifts of Eyrnath: teleportation.

Saoithe

◈ Open scroll

A city of Ver, known for being a storytelling city of famous bards. Its emblem is the open scroll.

Sculptis

◈ Chisel and stone

A city of Aestas, known for sculptors and architects. Its emblem is the chisel and stone.

Seanfhir

◈ Scales

A city of Ver, known for being the elder-council city of law and order. Its emblem is the scales.

Sensori

Sensori is one of the elemental gifts of Aestas: heightened, superhuman senses.

Shift

It simply means an hour. A shift refers to the sun shifting as time goes by.

Silentum

◈ Candle flame

A city of Aestas, known for being a monastery city of the silent order. Its emblem is the candle flame.

Snovara

◈ Silver thread

A city of Eyrnath, known for dream temples and prophecy. Its emblem is the silver thread.

Solara

◈ Flower wreath

A city of Aestas, known for being the festival city, famous for its celebrations. Its emblem is the flower wreath.

Solvane

A city of Hiems, known for its snow-covered flatlands.

Solvarian Line

also: Solvarian line

"Solvarian line" is an exclamation used the world over. It carries no direct meaning and has no clear language root.

Solvaris

also: Cyrion Solvaris, The Solvaris Line

Cyrion Solvaris, the Witch of the North, is long dead — but his bloodline continues to wield his corrupt magic: iron seeded with his power, activated by a Fae Royal, that can make emotionless soldiers and power whole camps.

Somnia

◈ Crescent moon

A city of Aestas, known for its dream temple and school of philosophy. Its emblem is the crescent moon.

Speclumes

Invisible fish that reflects whoever looks into water, considered holy. Native to Aestas.

Stellara

◈ Compass star

A city of Aestas, known for astronomical studies. Its emblem is the compass star.

Sylvara

◈ White stag

A city of the Isle of the Immortal, known for being a forest city in deep communion with nature. Its emblem is the white stag.

Terre

Terre is one of the elemental gifts of Hiems: earth.

Texara

◈ Threaded needle

A city of Aestas, known for dye and textile production. Its emblem is the threaded needle.

Tharvex

◈ Crossed swords

A city of Hiems, known for being a military city that trains elite soldiers. Its emblem is the crossed swords.

The Counting

also: Counting

At the Counting, every slave is called forward and their wrist slit — one cut for each day they have survived the camp. Those who fail to answer are hunted down and killed.

The Guild

also: Guild

The Guild is the most organised and deadly assassins' order in the world. Members wear distinct animal masks and swear never to reveal their faces save to their master and lifelong partner; the master pairs powerful assassins together in hopes of powerful offspring.

Thornveil

◈ Iron thorn

A city of the Isle of the Immortal, known for being the border city and gateway to the sea. Its emblem is the iron thorn.

Tiarnan

◈ Stag antler

A city of Ver, known for warrior clans and hunting grounds. Its emblem is the stag antler.

Tihovac

◈ White candle

A city of Eyrnath, known for being a monastery city of silent scholars. Its emblem is the white candle.

Trance State

also: Trance States, Trance

A trance state is a limbo within one's mind where one can choose what to see. People normally enter it only while sleeping, but — as the story shows — one can step into another person's trance state, or one's own, while wide awake.

Travnik

◈ Running horse

A city of Eyrnath, known for grassland farming and horse breeding. Its emblem is the running horse.

Trevane

◈ Ship in full sail

A city of Hiems, known for being a harbor city of shipbuilding — the continent's second most renowned. Its emblem is the ship in full sail.

Umbrequs

also: Shadowmare

Black horses that walk between shadows are used as mounts by assassins. Native to Ver. But there were rumors from the Isle of the Immortal that they had a similar breed. That it was used regularly by the Fae and that the Fae had somehow changed the mere's color to make it look more ethereal.

Vaelith

◈ Constellation

A city of the Isle of the Immortal, known for starweaving magic. Its emblem is the constellation.

Valoria

◈ Apple branch

A city of Aestas, known for valley farming and orchards. Its emblem is the apple branch.

Valthera

◈ Snow-capped peak

A city of Hiems, known for being a mountain city at the heart of the country. Its emblem is the snow-capped peak.

Ver

Ver is the continent from which the Verish language comes. Its people are born to one of four gifts — Illusori, Memorati, Formari or Memorex — and its royal line is said to wield all four combined.

Verish

Verish is the tongue of Ver. Phrases such as Andiaemo ("let's go") slip into common speech across the world.

Vesgrad

◈ Crown of blossoms

The royal capital of Eyrnath, known for the royal seat and its blooming palace gardens. Its emblem is the crown of blossoms.

Vinalis

◈ Honeycomb

A city of Aestas, known for vineyards and meaderies. Its emblem is the honeycomb.

Vodnica

◈ Blue droplet

A city of Eyrnath, known for being a lake city of pearl diving. Its emblem is the blue droplet.

Volari

Volari is one of the elemental gifts of Eyrnath: feathered wings and flight.

Zornica

◈ Morning star

A city of Eyrnath, known for dawn festivals and light ceremonies. Its emblem is the morning star.