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Glossary

Terms and Phrases (all languages):

Ahoali’lona – hanaeuu we’la maninaio – the small, furry animals kept as companions

Akiloshulo’e kua’ana manano – hanaeuu we’la maninaio – the universal energy of the world and the source of magic

Akukeiji – Ryogan – a derogatory term that literally translates to “evil mage”

Akuringu – Itagamin – a mage with the ability to use a reflective surface to see across great distances or, rarely, a short period of time into the past or future

Alima’hi – hanaeuu we’la maninaio – a respectful greeting; hello

Alua’sa liona’ano shilua’a – hanaeuu we’la maninaio – the gods or power responsible for the creation of the world

Andofume – Ryogan – those denied death; a word Tsua and Chio invented to describe their lifespans

Anto – Itagamin – a short, slightly curved dagger used in Sagen sy Itagami

Asairu – Ryogan – a fire spell to burn everything within a designated space

Atakafus – Itagamin – a headscarf worn on Shiara as protection from the desert winds

Basaku – Itagamin – a mage whose five senses are enhanced and who also has the ability to feel shifts in the desosa; in rare cases this includes the impact emotions have on that energy

Bobasu – Ryogan – the exiles; a word used for the twelve immortals and numerous mortal followers who were exiled from Ryogo

Boruikku – Itagamin – a word created by Rai and Etaro to describe magic that uses symbols to guide and control the flow of the desosa

Chonochi – Ryogan – the last royal family of Ryogo; a member of this family ordered the exile of Varan and his followers

Desosa – Itagamin – the universal energy of the world and the source of magic

Dyuniji – Itagamin – a mage with the ability to use their own kinetic energy, or sometimes someone else’s (for example, blows landed during battle) to augment their own strength

Ebet – Itagamin – the designation for one of Sagen sy Itagami’s three recognized sexes

Fykina – Itagamin – a mage with the ability to shield themselves and others from both magic and the physical world

Garakyu – Ryogan – a clear, spelled globe that allows anyone to communicate across miles

Goa’wa uita – Ryogan – the spell to unseal a protection against the elements

Hanaeuu we’la maninaio – hanaeuu we’la maninaio – a group of nomadic traders who travel either by wagon caravan or by boat; the name translates to “souls carried by the wind”

Hinoshowa – Ryogan – an incredibly derogatory word for a wretch, someone lower than the peasant class; often used synonymously to mean someone who is neither male nor female

Hishingu – Itagamin – a mage with the ability to heal themselves and others

Ishjii – Itagamin – a mage with the ability to reform, lighten, move, and mold stone

Jindaini – Ryogan – the title held by the elected leader of Ryogo

Kaiboshi – Ryogan – the priests who serve the Kaisubeh, the gods Ryogans worship

Kaigo – Itagamin – the council of elders who serve the Miriseh in Sagen sy Itagami

Kaijuko – Ryogan – the place Ryogans believe souls are trapped for punishment in the afterlife; also, what Ryogans call the black rock that helped them trap and defeat the bobasu

Kaimashin – Ryogan – the spirits who carry out the orders of the Kaisubeh, according to an ancient belief

Kaisuama – Ryogan – a mountain in the Mysora range where the Kaisubeh convened to observe their followers, according to an old legend

Kaisubeh – Ryogan – as a whole, the gods and goddesses that the Ryogans believe created and control the world

Kasaiji – Itagamin – a mage with the ability to create and control sparks and/or fire

Katsujo – Ryogan – a vein of concentrated power and energy

Kujuko – Itagamin – where Itagamins believe souls are trapped for punishment in the afterlife; Varan introduced this to his city, a twisted version of Ryogo’s belief in Kaijuko

Kynacho – Itagamin – a mage with enhanced speed, agility, strength, stamina, and endurance

Kyneeda – Itagamin – a mage with enhanced strength, stamina, and endurance

Kyshiji – Itagamin – a mage with the ability to find, cleanse, and sometimes manipulate water

Limahi – hanaeuu we’la maninaio – an unwelcome stranger

Miriseh – Itagamin – the title Varan gave himself and the other immortals after he built Sagen sy Itagami

Mura’ina – Ryogan – a purple flower with healing properties that only grows in specific climates within Ryogo

Myiji – Itagamin – a mage with an extremely rare ability to manipulate wind and detect or, sometimes, call up storms

Mykyn – Itagamin – a large, predatory bird that lives on Shiara

Niadagu – Ryogan – a powerful binding spell using specially made red cords

Obyoto – Ryogan – a deeply personal term of endearment

Ojoken – Ryogan – a plant whose stem and roots are used for powerful healing potions

Omikia – Ryogan – the old, now unused written language of Ryogo

Onyo – Ryogan – mother

Oraku – Itagamin – a mage with three enhanced senses: sight, smell, and hearing

Osukiga – Ryogan – a portrait to which a family continuously adds famous, powerful, or influential ancestors; usually includes a shrine where people pray for advice and guidance

Ratoiji – Itagamin – a mage with the ability to create lightning

Rianjuko – Ryogan – A rare flowering plant used in a variety of ways depending on which part of the plant is used; powerful when added to magic work

Rikinhisu – Itagamin – a mage with the ability to move physical objects without touching them

Riuku – Itagamin – the class of mage that includes enhanced senses: uniku, oraku, and basaku

Rononi yakusoro – Ryogan – a strong expletive, its meaning close to “cursed bastard”

Rusosa – Itagamin – a mage with the ability to create illusions in other people’s minds

Ryacho – Itagamin – a mage with enhanced speed and agility

Ryiji – Itagamin – a mage with an affinity for plants and soil who can help plants grow

Shuikanahe’le – hanaeuu we’la maninaio – a family name of the hanaeuu we’la maninaio

Shunkyus – Ryogan – the title held by the leader of Ryogo when the position was earned by birth instead of by election; emperor

Sukhai – Itagamin – a bondmate or one partner in a sumai soulbond; often used as a term of endearment between bonded pairs

Sumai – Itagamin – a magical bond that ties two souls together beyond death

Susuji – Ryogan – a potion used to heal

Sykina – Itagamin – a mage with the ability to shield themselves from other magic

Tenrai – Ryogan – a large mountain cat with thick white fur and sharp claws

Tokiansu – Itagamin – the warriors’ dance, performed once a moon cycle in Sagen sy Itagami during their celebrations

Tozaiko nitoko – Ryogan – the spell used to activate the niadagu binding

Tssiky’le – Denhitran – a curse close in meaning to dammit

Tudo – Itagamin – a long, slightly curved sword used in Sagen sy Itagami

Tyatsu – Ryogan – the Ryogan army

Ukaiahana’lona – hanaeuu we’la maninaio – horned herbivorous beasts with tough, mottled gray hides that the hanaeuu we’la maninaio use to pull their wagons or cargo loads

Uniku – Itagamin – a mage with a single enhanced sense, usually either vision or hearing

Ureeku-sy rii’ifu – Ryogan – the spell Tsua and Chio think might break the magic binding Yorri and the other prisoners to the stone platforms

Ushimo – Itagamin – describes those on the asexual spectrum; someone who feels little to no sexual desire for anyone, regardless of gender, appearance, or personality

Vanafitia – Denhitran – a term of endearment meaning beloved one

Yugadai – Ryogan – describes the system Varan enforced in Itagami requiring approval for all births and lifetime partnerships

Zohogasha – Ryogan – the massive statues guarding the Ryogan coastline; each set contains fourteen statues

Zoikyo – Itagamin – a mage with the ability to boost other people’s powers

Sentence Translations:

Ou’a ka lea’i imloa ka’i ia okopo’ono aloshaki ana’anahou. – hanaeuu we’la maninaio – It is good to see you again.

Aloshaki naho olea’o wa’heekohu shahala’kai. O’kaoo malohakama ka lea’i le’anohu – hanaeuu we’la maninaio – You were not lying. Your friends are many.

Shomaihopa’a sha opai’hoa. – hanaeuu we’la maninaio – Bless this fate.

Cities and Places:

Arayokai Sea – the stretch of water between Shiara and Ryogo

Atokoredo – a city in northwestern Ryogo within the Soramyku Province

Denhitra – the city in the southern mountains of Shiara

Ejinosei – a city on the western coast of Ryogo within the Soramyku Province

Imaku – the black-rock island off the north-eastern coast of Shiara

Jushoyen – the capitol city of Ryogo, located in the center of the country

Kanaga’ako – a city in southeastern Ryogo within the Namimi Province and Osshi’s hometown

Khylar – the country directly to the north of Ryogo, separated by the Mysora Mountains

Mushokeiji – a prison for mages located within the Soramyku Province in northwestern Ryogo, specifically the Suakizu region

Mysora Mountains – the northern-most range of mountains that separates Ryogo from Khylar

Mysora’ka River – the river that runs from the eastern half of the Mysora Mountains to the eastern coast of Ryogo

Nentoado – the section of the Mysora Mountains known for being harsh and impassable

Po’umi – a port city on the southeastern coast of Ryogo within the Namimi Province

Rido’iti – a port city on the southern coast of Ryogo within the Namimi Province

Ryogo – the country north of Shiara where Varan, Chio, and the other immortals are from

Ryogan Provinces – (clockwise from the southwest)

Minowa – southwestern-most coastal region

Azukyo – central western coastal region

Soramyku – northwestern-most mountains

Kyo’ne – northeastern-most peninsula

Okasuto – northwestern coastal region

Hynochi – central plains

Tomi’ishi – central eastern coastal region

Namimi – southeastern-most coastal region

Sagen sy Itagami – the city in northeastern Shiara; often simply called Itagami

Sansosi’ka River – the river running from the western side of the Mysora Mountains to the city of Atokoredo where it splits

Shiara – the island nation south of Ryogo

Suakizu – the region within the Soramyku Province where the prison Mushokeiji is located

Tirodo – a city in northeastern Ryogo, near Uraita, within the Kyo’ne Province

Tsimo – a city on the western peninsula of Shiara

Uraita – a village in northeastern Ryogo within the Kyo’ne Province and the hometown of Varan and Chio

Zunoato – a city in the Okasuto Province that sits just north of the Mysora’ka River