No Rest for the Wicked (41 page)

The Kobolds

“When eyes are on them, winsome they seem. Eyes away, and you can’t imagine what

they become.”

· Gnomelike creatures that dwell in mines. The name of the capricious and dangerous

mined element cobalt is derived from this species.

The Ghouls

“Even immortals beware its bite... ”

· Humans turned savage monsters, with glowing green skin, yellow eyes, and

contagious bites and scratches.

· Their imperative is to increase their number by contagion.

· They’re said to travel in troops.

The Turning

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“Only through death can one become an ‘other.’ ”

· Some beings, like the Lykae, vampires, and ghouls, can turn humans or even other

Lore creatures into their kind through differing means, but the catalyst for change is

always death, and success is not guaranteed.

The Talisman’s Hie

“A treacherous and grueling scavenger hunt for magickal talismans, amulets, and other

mystical riches over the entire world.”

· Held every two hundred fifty years.

· Hosted by Riora, the goddess of impossibility.

· Won the last five times by the Valkyrie Kaderin the Cold Hearted.

The Accession

“And a time shall pass that all immortal beings in the Lore, from the strongest Valkyrie,

vampire, and Lykae factions, to the phantoms, shifters, fairies, sirens... must fight and

destroy each other.”

· A kind of mystical checks-and-balances system for an ever-growing population of

immortals.

· Occurs every five hundred years. Or right now...

Books by Kresley Cole

The Captain of All Pleasures

The Price of Pleasure

If You Dare

A Hunger Like No Other

Playing Easy to Get

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