TERRAN ABECEDARY
8 n. eternity.
abecedary n. the 29 common letters, and the Terran vocabulary.
Cagliostra’s cloth n. textile that, when worn, protects against magickal slime, acid and mold.
Convah n. heaven, the abode of the Zeusan House.
Dwarf n. one of the great races of mortal Terrans, bearded 4-4½’ and living 400-500 years.
electra n. the plasma-like element which comprises the tesseract. electric adj. tingling, buzzing, like the electra.
elfling n., adj. slang for half-Elves; also, slang for Short Elves.
end-block n. the edge of any given city or village.
end-grass n. hedge or border grass.
end-week n. Hafer’tian three-day weekend – Creoday, Asp’day and Flooher’ty.
Faielves n. light-haired “fair folk” – one of three great races of Terran Elves; immortal; the Faeries.
Hafer’ty n. Ten Kingdoms – the alliance of kingdoms Asch’endra-Conschala, Azimq’haadrin, Igretav, Joh’oprinia, Peshwabro, South Mibwaze, Zcembrota along with the North Mibwaze, Leictanian and Zientian republics.
half-Dwarf n., adj. half Dwarven, half Elven or Human, live 600-700 years (Dwarf) or 200-300 years (Human).
half-Elf n., adj. half Elven, half Human, live 200-300 years.
halfling n., adj. slang for half-Dwarves.
hopsbrew n. alcoholic beverage with strength of rum and smell of beer.
house n. royal or noble extended family; also, term for the god-clans.
insipirility n. “happy to be unseparated from those one loves” – Asch’endra-Conschalan pacifist, “better things in life” philosophy of the Blue Rose kings and, generally, the Ten Kingdoms of Hafer’ty (from the Elven).
insipirile (n.) follower of insipirility.
keeping-sack n. sack that collapses to its normal shape and weight when anything is placed inside it.
libra of weather control n. a wonderful golden balance once owned by Igar the Wind-god and watched over by Heinghold. Properly skilled, its wielder can control the elements.
malcraft n. one who uses magic for ill purposes.
mandrake n. root-spice that protects against Terran demons such as the succubus.
Northern Wall n. barrier between the arctic Lightfolk of the Outlands and the Kingdom of Joh’oprinia.
opaline adj. bluish-white.
pocket-realm n. realm within another realm.
republic n. country or commonwealth governed by emperors/empresses.
saints n. deceased mortals given eternal life and sainthood by the gods.
Short Elves n. 3-4’ point-eared Elves, one of three great races of Terran Elves; immortal; eg, Keeblers, North Snows.
Si'koyan n. one of the three main clans of sylvan Elves.
skeleton-key n. key that opens all nonmagickal locks.
Song of Terra n. the eternal Om, the sound of the universe, the all of everything – time, space and tesseract; nature and the elements; magic and mortality.
Sword of Ariadne n. magickal sword commissioned by the goddess Ariadne which has unique properties and if joined with its Swordkin and the Book of Ceremony can control the emotions of all sentient creatures in its midst.
sylvan Elves n. immortal, greatest race of Terran Elves, they occupy the pocket-realm Bylikros.
Terra n. the World.
Terr’des n. Hades.
Terr’Sol n. the Sun.
Terr’Uproar n. the year Naught, 00, when the Dark Elves made war upon their fellow sylvan Elves (also, the Great Terr’Uproar).
tesseract n. the border between realms. v. to travel between realms.
trisahn n. “third star” in sky with Terr'Sol and stars (from the Elven).
Volcans n. the Volcanic Elves, one of the three main clans of sylvan Elves, they occupy the pocket-realm Volcan.
water-leaper n. two-headed aquatic beast; also, their glass-shattering language.
witches brew n. magickal, aromatic potion of Cagliostra that, swallowed by the unwary, excretes poison.
wizard n. magickally-blooded Humans who can remember their previous incarnations and control their next one.
