Glossary

Alatrice - Brenol and Darse’s home world

benere - goodwill, goodness, seeking betterment for self and others

berida - refreshment service of the Tindel

bethaida - underground home of the Tindel

cartess - fate of a person

cartontz - protector of nurest

digit - unit of measurement equivalent to the width of a finger

frawnish - winged people living in Granoile

freg - unit of currency

Genesifin - book of fate

gertali - group that travels together in the desert

gortei - oath of protection given to Massada that makes the person taking it a guardian

greno - unit of currency

hete - first summer

hitze - second summer

juile - race typically found in Selet where they are fully visible

lunavidola - heavenly lights in Selet, also a marked time for courtship

lunitata - race of people who emanate light

lugazzi - neutral land between terrisdans and surrounding Lake Ziel

malitas - evil spirit attacking Massada

maralane - water people of Lake Ziel

marking - joining fingers as sign of union amongst Tindel

matrole - unit measuring distance

nurest - person with special connection to a particular terrisdan

orbit - unit of time (equivalent to a year)

pedasse - juile footprints

perideta (peri) - blue frozen desert surrounding the terrisdans

polina - law enforcement

raptili - reptiles in Alatrice

scrutar - tax collector in Alatrice

sealtor - mail deliverer

sealtoz - post office

sefent - markings of degeneration caused by the perideta

septspan - seven days

soumme - spouse

spherisol - ball used for heating and light by the Tindel

Stronta, Veri - the two moons of Massada

terrisdan - tract of land in Massada, thirteen total

teritra - mosaic picture in public juile houses

The Three - Abriged (Eye), Tofinaol (Hand), Ceriton (Voice)

Tindel - people living in the ice desert

umburquin - race typically found in Selenia

visnati - race typically found in Garnoble

wind's kiss - weathering of the skin, usually the face, caused by the desert’s elements