Glossary

Characters

•Annala Strauss—Resident of Bastillen. A paper Shaper

•Ashe—Penn’s Familiar. A Circoux who can breathe Divine fire

•Callan Rieve—A Temporal and skilled fighter. Penn’s partner

•Chelara Bijou—A Temporal from the community that moved through time

•Cindra Palwin—A warrior in the Apprentice Guild

•Dae-Hyun Seong—Resident of Bastillen. A Tamer

•Dwinor Linbry—Penn and Kinari’s father. A bone Shaper

•Eruci Millarn—Callan’s childhood friend. A Temporal

•Gideon Tophe—Penn’s best friend. Toji’s husband

•Igiro Rieve—Callan’s uncle. A Fire Conjurer

•Jarron Harrush—One of the four members of Nova Celes’ Council. A Copper Shaper

•Jia Hamlo—Friend of Callan’s. An Earth Conjurer

•Jun Shimizu—Toji and Kana’s father

•Kana Shimizu—Toji’s sister. A warrior in the Apprentice Guild

•Kinari Linbry—Penn’s younger sister. A Tamer

•Linella Bastille—Callan’s mother. A Temporal

•Marcai Rieve—Callan’s father. A Temporal

•Mixuné—Diviner Penn most frequented in the magic-era

•Naranthe—Diviner linked to the Shimizu family line

•Noyah Gurnu—Warrior with the Havenrow Guild

•Pennrae Linbry—A Shaper who can manipulate wood and metal and wield a Divine sword. She is blood bound to her Circoux Familiar, Ashe

•Rinora Millarn—Eruci’s wife

•Rubiyana Elarine Blanchenué Solatien—Queen of Arcenou, the largest magic territory on the continent

•Sage Nemui—A Magisci who works at the Council headquarters in Nova Celes

•Sorjin Omanka—A Temporal from the community that moved through time

•Thareon/Varian—Immortal king from the magic-era who caused the Magical Collapse

•Toji Shimizu—Gideon’s husband. Diviner Apprentice

•Tsula Linbry—Penn and Kinari’s mother. A textile Shaper

•Victoria Tophe—Gideon’s mother

•Willow Millarn—Eruci and Rinora’s daughter

•Xythen—A Kiabi Warrior

•Yukiko Shimizu—Toji and Kana’s mother

Places

•Arcenou—The largest magic territory on Min Soldu, ruled by Queen Rubiyana

•Aqua Paths—Water bridges created by Water Conjurers

•Bastillen—A town named after Linella

•Brackenlik—Penn’s hometown

•Drisdari Forest—Magic forest located in Arcenou, protected by Kiabi Warriors

•Iloxi Roads—Series of roads connecting magic and Magech territories

•Kiabi Park—Park that stems from the magic-era

•Merewynd—Town in northern Nova Celes

•Min Soldu—The continent formerly known as North America

•Nebula University—Magech academy in Nova Celes

•Nova Celes—Occupies the area where New York and surrounding Northeastern states once were. Nova Celes is the largest Magech territory on Min Soldu

•Quivess—Diviner lands

•Triumph—Capital city of Nova Celes

Wild Creatures

•Circoux—Lupine. About six feet tall, sapphire eyes, long upright tufted ears and two tails. They breathe blue-black fire and can morph into other animals similar to their anatomy

•Foleji—About the size of parrots, skin like a hairless cat in a variety of colors with sporadic patches of scales. Their wings are similar to those of bats and are edged in razor-sharp bones

•Haellin—Similar to mini-Shetland ponies with sheep-like fur and floppy rabbit ears. A docile, non-violent creature

•Humitsu—Bird-like creature with skin like stone and sharp claws

•Iloxi—About the size of an adolescent elephant with the lithe anatomy of a gazelle. Downy pelt, impressive horns, and huge slit-pupil eyes that run the gamut of jewel tones. They are used as land transport

•Jagark—Aggressive, boar-like creature

•Killipsion—Gentle water creatures with barrel-like bodies covered in colorful scales, large front flippers and long necks adorned by impressive dorsal fins

•Omnara—Large water beasts used for travel. Larger than blue whales but similar in anatomy, albeit flatter and wider, like giant sting rays

•Paunpa—Docile Wild creature that resembles a bear cub

•Pterdac—Medium-sized nocturnal bird with a long neck, multifaceted eyes, dull colored feathers, and a huge wingspan

•Quiorit—An elegant creature with the slender form of a meerkat, with three pairs of legs. One eye centered in a flat, scaled face with heavy jowls

•Spironji—A creature that looks like a hairless gerbil with a ridge of orange horns down its back and bucked teeth

•Vicasiv—Serpentine, two heads, thick, purple-scaled bodies. Fruit eaters. Their shed skin is used the way leather is

Magical Items

•Chronspheres—Used by Temporals to store time. Hexagonal-shaped, jade-colored, streaked with gold

•Cillari Stones—A stone capable of showing someone their past memories

•Everflow Gourd—Legendary magical item that provides an endless supply of water for several decades before it runs out

•Firi Stones—Elemental stone of fire

•Ginchu Merrin Berries—Used to make paralysis powder

•Hikkilo—Thorny plant used in Tamer medicine

•Mortalstones—Worn by magic users and tied to their souls to keep their magic stable. Oval-shaped, midnight blue, with streaks of black and white

•Pfura Stone—Legendary magical item said to grant wishes

•Portalorbs—Used by Temporals to travel between time pockets

•Stasis Water—Legendary magical item. Will immortalize anything it touches

Magic Constructs and Entities

•Celestial Divine—The entity of creation that Diviners stem from

•Cephis—Creatures of Divine magic. Doll-sized with a glowing white body that shimmers with iridescence. Wispy hair like spun silk, oversized golden eyes and delicate, translucent wings

•Discordant Dark—The entity of destruction

•Jigori—Magic eaters created by Necromajin

•Kiabi Warriors—Guardians who protect Drisdari Forest

•Luboc—A bubble-like construct created by Water Conjurers

•Majimorta—A powerful construct of dark magic created by King Thareon that caused the Magical Collapse

•Pachrall—A stone and dirt giant created by Earth Conjurers

•Suniksu—Created by Fire Conjurers. Large, with four pillar-like legs, a head that resembles a lion’s, and a flaming mane

•Zaphyr—Cloud-like birds created by Wind Conjurers

Terms

•Apprentice Guild—Network of Diviner Apprentices and warriors who support Diviners

•Auraxa Reiv—Celestial alignment that occurs every three hundred years when all the nexus points are open and all magic is intensified

•Before Times—The timeline of Magic Dark, Magic Divine. The magic-less world Penn woke up in after sleeping for two hundred and ninety-two years

•Erasure—The practice of completely removing someone from the timeline

•Magech—The blend of magic and technology

•Magisci—Scientists who study and work with magic and technology

•Magical Collapse—The event that caused magic to be erased from the world due to the Majimorta

•Nexus Points—Magical portals that extend magic into humans

•Warrior Guild—Networks of trained fighters who are hired for jobs or work bounties

•Havenrow—Penn’s Warrior Guild from the magic-era that still exists in the present day

Magic Users

•Conjurers—Magic users who can harness one of the four elements: air, earth, water, fire. They can create and control elemental creatures that are used for things like transportation, hunting, fighting, and labor

•Diviners—Fragments of the Celestial Divine. They have the power of purification and prophecy

•Necromajin—Practitioners of dark magic

•Shapers—Magic users who can manipulate physical matter such as wood, metal, textiles, stones, precious gems, bones, sand, and paper

•Tamers—Magic users who have mastery over flora and fauna

•Temporals—Magic users who have mastery over time manipulation

Nexus Point Openings

Conjurer: January 8th—January 10th (Earth Conjurer)

April 5th—April 7th (Wind Conjurer)

September 3rd—September 5th (Fire Conjurer)

December 29th—December 31st (Water Conjurer)

Shaper:June 17th—June 19th

November 2nd—November 4th

Tamer:February 15th—February 17th

May 16th—May 18th

Temporal: July 11th—July 14th

October 17th—October 19th