Rise Of Empire (105 page)

B
OCANT:
 Family who built a lucrative industry from pork, second wealthiest merchants in Colnora

B
OTHWICKS:
 Family of peasant farmers from Dahlgren

B
RAGA,
P
ERCY:
 See Percy Braga

B
RECKTON:
 Sir Breckton Belstrad, son of Lord Belstrad, brother of Wesley, commander of the Northern Imperial Army, knight of Chadwick, considered by many to be the best knight of Avryn

BRIGHT
S
TAR,
THE:
 Ship sunk by Dacca

B
RISTOL
B
ENNET:
 Boatswain on the
Emerald Storm

B
RODRIC
E
SSENDON:
 Founder of the Essendon dynasty

B
UCKET
M
EN:
 Term for assassin used by the Black Diamond thieves’ guild

B
ULARD
, A
NTUN:
 See Antun Bulard

B
URANDU:
 \bur-and-dew\ Lord of the Tenkin village of Oudorro

B
YRNIE:
 Long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail worn as defensive armor

C
ALIAN:
 \cal-lay-in\ Pertaining to the nation of Calis

C
ALIANS:
 Residents of the nation of Calis, darker in skin tone, with almond-shaped eyes

C
ALIDE
P
ORTMORE:
 Folk song often sung while drinking

C
ALIS:
 \cal-lay\ Southern- and easternmost of the four nations of Apeladorn, considered exotic; in constant conflict with the Ba Ran Ghazel

C
APSTAN:
 Spoked wheel on a ship that turns to raise the anchor

C
ARAT:
 Young member of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild

C
ASWELL:
 Family of peasant farmers from Dahlgren

C
ENZARS:
 \sen-zhar\ Wizards of the Old Novronian Empire

C
HAMBERLAIN:
 Someone who manages the household of a king or nobleman

C
OLNORA:
 \call-nor-ah\ Largest and wealthiest city of Avryn, merchant-based, grew from a rest stop at a central crossroads from various major trade routes

C
ONSTANCE
, L
ADY:
 Noblewoman, fifth imperial secretary to Empress Modina

C
ORA:
 Dairymaid at the imperial palace

C
ORNELIUS
D
ELUR:
 Rich businessman, rumored to finance Nationalists and involved in black market, father of Cosmos

C
OSMOS
S
EBASTIAN
D
ELUR:
 Son of Cornelius, also known as the Jewel, head of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild

C
OXSWAIN:
 Helmsman of a racing ship

C
RANSTON:
 Professor at Sheridan University, tried and burned for heresy

C
RIMSON
H
AND:
 Thieves’ guild operating out of Melengar

C
ROWN
C
ONSPIRACY
, T
HE:
 Play reputed to be based on the murder of King Amrath, follows the exploits of two thieves and the Prince of Melengar

C
ROWN
T
OWER:
 Home of the Patriarch, center of the Nyphron Church

C
UTTER:
 Moniker used by Merrick Marius when a member of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild

D
ACCA:
 Fierce seafaring people who live on the island of Dacca, south of Delgos

D
AGASTAN:
 Major and easternmost trade port of Calis

D
AHLGREN:
 \dall-grin\ Remote village on the bank of the Nidwalden River, destroyed by Gilarabrywn

D
ANBURY
B
LACKWATER:
 Father of Hadrian

D
ANTHEN:
 Woodsman from Dahlgren

D
AREF
, L
ORD:
 Noble of Warric, associate of Albert Winslow

D
ARIUS
S
ERET:
 Founder of the Seret Knights

D
AVENS:
 Squire who Arista had a youthful crush on

D
AVIS:
 Crew member of the
Emerald Storm

D
EACON
T
OMAS:
 Priest of Dahlgren, witnessed destruction of Gilarabrywn, proclaimed Thrace Wood as the Heir of Novron

D
EFOE
, B
ERNIE:
 See Bernie Defoe

D
EGAN
G
AUNT:
 Leader of the Nationalists, sister of Miranda

D
E
L
ANCY
, G
WEN:
 See Gwen DeLancy

D
ELANO
D
E
W
ITT:
 Alias used by Wyatt Deminthal when he framed Hadrian and Royce for King Amrath’s death

D
ELGOS:
 One of the four nations of Apeladorn. The only republic in a world of monarchies, Delgos revolted against the Steward’s Empire after Glenmorgan III was murdered and after surviving an attack by the Ba Ran Ghazel with no aid from the empire.

D
E
L
ORKAN
, D
UKE:
 Nobleman from Calis

D
E
L
UR:
 Family of wealthy merchants

D
EMINTHAL
, W
YATT:
 See Wyatt Deminthal

D
ENEK
P
ICKERING:
 Youngest son of Count Pickering

D
ENNY:
 Worker at The Rose and Thorn

D
ERMONT
, L
ORD:
 General of imperial army

D
ERNING
, J
ACOB:
 Maintop captain on the
Emerald Storm

D
EVON:
 Monk of Tarin Vale, taught Amilia to read and write

D
E
W
ITT
, D
ELANO:
 See Delano DeWitt

D
IGBY:
 Guard at Essendon Castle

D
ILLADRUM:
 Erbonese guide, hired to take crew of the
Emerald Storm
to Palace of the Four Winds

D
ILLNARD
L
INROY:
 Royal Financier of Melengar

D
IME:
 Crew member of the
Emerald Storm

D
IOYLION:
 \die-e-leon\
The Accumulated Letters of Dioylion
, a very rare scroll

D
IXON
T
AFT:
 Bartender and manager of The Rose and Thorn Tavern, lost an arm in the Battle of Medford

D
OVIN
T
HRANIC:
 Sentinel of Nyphron Church aboard the
Emerald Storm

D
REW
, E
DGAR:
 See Edgar Drew

D
R.
G
ERAND:
 Physician in Ratibor

D
R.
L
EVY:
 Physician aboard the
Emerald Storm

D
ROME:
 God of the dwarves

D
RONDIL
F
IELDS:
 Count Pickering’s castle, once the fortress
of Brodric Essendon, the original seat of power in Melengar

D
RUMINDOR:
 Dwarven-built fortress located at the entrance to Terlando Bay in Tur Del Fur, can utilize lava from nearby volcano for its defense

D
RUNDEL:
 Peasant family from Dahlgren consisting of Mae, Went, Davie, and Firth

D
UNLAP,
P
AUL:
 Former carriage driver of King Urith, dead

D
UNMORE:
 Youngest and least sophisticated kingdom of Avryn, ruled by King Roswort; member of the New Empire

D
UNSTAN:
 Baker in Hintindar, childhood friend of Hadrian, married to Arbor

D
URBO:
 Tenkin dwelling

D
UR
G
URON:
 Easternmost portion of Calis

D
USTER:
 Moniker used by Royce while a member of the Black Diamond

E
CTON,
S
IR:
 Chief knight of Count Pickering and military general of Melengar

E
DGAR
D
REW:
 Old seaman on the
Emerald Storm
, died in a fall

E
DITH
M
ON:
 Head maid in charge of the scullery and chamber servants in the imperial palace

E
DMUND
H
ALL:
 Professor of geometry at Sheridan University, reputed to have found Percepliquis, declared a heretic by the Nyphron Church, imprisoned in the Crown Tower

E
LAN:
 The world

E
LDEN:
 Large man, friend of Wyatt Deminthal

E
LINYA:
 Esrahaddon’s girlfriend

E
LLA:
 Cook at Drondil Fields

E
LLA:
 Maid at imperial palace

E
LLIS
F
AR,
THE:
 Melengarian ship

E
LVEN:
 Pertaining to elves

E
MERALD
S
TORM,
THE:
 Ship of the New Empire, captained by Seward