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Miscellany
Alder Stone, The: a Seer Stone held by House Alder
Amulet of Escandell: a magical device that detects the presence of danger; gifted to Claradon by Pipkorn
Articles of the Republic: the Lomerian constitution
Asgardian Daggers: legendary weapons created in the first age of Midgaard. They can harm creatures of Nifleheim.
Axe of Bigby the Bold: made of Mithril; gifted to Ob by Pipkorn
Barsen's Reserve: a high quality brandy
Book of the Nobility: treatise containing the traditional Lomerian laws with respect to the nobility.
Cavindish Wine: a sweet white wine made in Lomion
Chapterhouse: base/manor/fortress of a knightly order
Dargus Dal: Asgardian dagger, previously Gabriel's, now Theta's
Dor: a generic Lomerian word meaning “fortress”
du Marnian Stone, The: a Seer Stone held by Azura du Marnian
Dyvers Blades: finely crafted steel swords
Ether, The: invisible medium that exists everywhere and within which the weave of magic travels/exists.
Ghost Ship Box: calls forth an illusory ship; created by Pipkorn and gifted to Claradon.
Granite Throne, The: the name of the king’s throne in Lomion City. To “sit the granite throne” means to be the king.
Mages and Monsters: a popular, tactical war game that uses miniatures
Mearn: comes in a jar
Mithril: precious metal of great strength and relative lightness
Essence of Nightshade: a lethal, fast-acting poison; carried by Black Hand agents as suicide pills to thwart capture
Orb of Wisdom: mystical crystal spheres that can be used to open portals between worlds.
Ragnarok: prophesied battle between the Aesir and the Nifleites.
Ranal: a black metal, hard as steel and half as heavy, weapons made of it can affect creatures of chaos
Rings of the Magi: amplify a wizard's power; twenty created by Talidousen
Seer Stones: magical “crystal balls” that can see far-off events.
Shards of Darkness: the remnants of the destroyed Orb of Wisdom from the Temple of Guymaog.
Spottle: a dice game that uses a live frog
Sventeran Stone, The: a Seer Stone loaned to the Malvegils by the Svarts.
Tribunal: the highest-ranking judiciary body in the Kingdom of Lomion; members of the tribunal are called “High Magisters.”
Valusian steel: famed for its quality
Weave of Magic; aka the Magical Weave: the source of magic
Worfin Dal: “Lord's Dagger,” Claradon's Asgardian dagger
Wotan Dal: “Odin's Dagger”; gifted to Theta by Pipkorn.
Yggdrasill: sacred tree that supports and/or connects the Nine Worlds
Sigils and Standards
Standard of the Lomerian Guard: a white tower on a field of green. Soldiers wear red helmets and red and gray tabards with the standard embossed on at the center of their chests
Lomion Colors: red and gray
Myrdonian Knight Colors: emerald greed armor and weapons
Languages of Midgaard
Lomerian: the common tongue of Lomion and much of the known world
Magus Mysterious: olden language of sorcery
Militus Mysterious: olden language of sorcery used by certain orders of knights
Old High Lomerian: an olden dialect of Lomerian
Throng Baz: a dead language
Svartish: language of the svarts
Trollspeak: language of the mountain trolls
Combat Maneuvers, Techniques, and Styles
Dyvers’ thrusting maneuvers
Dwarvish overhand strikes
Cernian technique
Sarnack maneuvers
Lengian cut and thrust style
Valusian thrust
Military Units of Lomion
Squad: a unit of soldiers typically composed of 3 to 8 soldiers, but it can be as few as 2 or as many as 15 soldiers.
Squadron: a unit of soldiers typically composed of two to four squads, totaling about 30 soldiers.
Cavalry Squadron or Troop: same as “squadron” but often has additional support troops to tend to the horses and supplies.
Company: a military unit composed of 4 squadrons, totaling about 120 - 150 soldiers. Mercenary Companies can be of any size, the word “company” in their title, notwithstanding.
Brigade: a military unit composed of 8 companies, totaling about 1,000 soldiers
Regiment: a military unit composed of 4 brigades, totaling about 4,000 — 5,000 soldiers
Corps or Army: a military unit composed of 4 regiments and support troops, totaling about 20,000 — 25,000 soldiers
Military Ranks of Lomion
(from junior to senior)
Trooper
Corporal
Sergeant
Lieutenant (a knight is considered equivalent in rank to a Lieutenant)
Captain
Knight Captain (for units with Knights)
Commander
Knight Commander (for units with Knights)
Lord Commander (if a noble)
General (for Regiment sized units or larger)