The Killing Song: The Dragon Below Book III (53 page)

Virikhad:
A kalashtar, once Tetkashtai’s lover and, along with Tetkashtai and Medalashana, one of the three kalashtar first subjected to the binding stone by Dah’mir. Virikhad was not strong enough to escape his psicrystal prison and went mad within it while his body died. He was a master of the far step and powers related to it.

Vralkek:
A port town in Droaam, previously claimed by Breland. Ruins indicate that it was a settlement of the Empire of Dhakaan in the distant past.

Vvaraak:
The black dragon who taught the first Gatekeepers and began the druidic tradition in western Khorvaire many thousands of years ago. She was also known as “the Scaled Apostate.”

whitefire:
A kalashtar term for flame produced with psionics.

Wolf:
A cultural hero figure among shifters based on one of the animal forms of their lycanthrope ancestors. Wolf is wise, honorable, and knowledgeable in the ways of magic. She is often referred to as “Grandmother” and “Grandmother Wolf!” is a common expression of awe.

Xoriat:
One of alternate planes, Xoriat is also known as the Realm of Madness. It is the home of the daelkyr and illithids, but has been held apart from Eberron since the end of the Daelkyr War thanks to the magic of the Gatekeepers.

Yrlag:
A town on the Grithic River, the border between the Shadow Marches and the Eldeen Reaches. The westernmost port on southern Khorvaire, it is a barely civilized place and the trading center for much of this isolated region. Before humans arrived in Khorvaire, it was the westernmost outpost of the Empire of Dhakaan and the Dhakaani influence can still be seen in its oldest structure.

Zarash’ak:
The capital of the Shadow Marches, often called the City of Stilts because of the architecture that raises it above the threat of floods.