The Novels of Sanctuary

The Novels of Sanctuary
Dust and Light
Ash and Silver

People, Places, and Pronunciations

Purebloods

Other Navrons

Caedmon's Heirs

Nobles, Political Leaders, and Their Servants

The Long-lived

Gods and Goddesses

Clergy

Places

Dust and Light

Ash and Silver

Glossary

aingerou: (INE gah roo) small clay statues of imps, angels, or spirits, set everywhere to deter demons;

arché: (ARE-chay) a closed half circle, the grave symbol for unknown;

caldarium: (call-DAHR-ee-uhm): a hot pool in a public bath;

cereus iniga (SER-ee-us in-EE-gah): white phosphorus;

Cicerons: (SIH sir owns) a despised clan of wandering thieves, gamblers, and sleight-of-hand artists, who claim to have true magic;

citré/citrae: copper coin;

colineal: of two joined pureblood lines – such as the colineal surname of Cartamandua-Celestine;

consiliar: (con SILL ee are) a noble's trusted advisor;

curator: one of the six who administer the Pureblood Registry;

doulon: (DOO lawn) a highly addictive spell that transforms pain to pleasure;the deeper the addiction, the more pain required to trigger the spell's release;

doulon paste: an odorless goo made from crushed, blood-spelled nivat seeds; aka nivat paste;

Dorye: (dory) Boatmaster Fix's ancient flat-bottomed boat; aka Old Dorye

ephrain: (EE frain) fragrant oil used for votive gifts and anointing kings and bishops;

eques/equites: (EH kwehs/EH kwee tehs) knight/knights;

eyeglim: enchanted tincture which enables an observer to see visions evoked in the Hearth of Memory through the eyes of the memory's owner;

fengrash: (FEN grash) a soulless human simulacra;

hirudo: (hih RUE doe) a neighborhood of shacks and thieves’ dens; often found outside a city wall or in an otherwise undesirable locale;

jackleg: trickster;

jaque (jack): thick, padded military tunic;

jupe: connive;

luné/lunae: silver coin; worth forty citrae;

mage: a magic-worker who is not a registered pureblood Aurellian, but has passed strenuous testing, encompassing skill with spell-making acquired through work and study;

mardane: landed title granted since the Aurellian conquest;

molinara: an enchanted paste that soothes the pain of an Order lashing;

nivat: ( NIH vaht )a plant whose aromatic seeds are used for seasoning and in spell making, particularly in the doulon;

Octaré Mark: (ock TAR ray) a mark on a pillar at Evanide that shows the depth of the tide as the height of eight men;

paratus: (pa RAH tus) an advanced trainee of the Order;

paratus-exter: (EX ter) the most senior paratus of the Order; the next to be knighted;

nivat paste: an odorless goo made from crushed, blood-spelled nivat seeds; aka doulon paste;

pocardon: (poe-card-OWN) little city, as grows up in a marketplace or hirudo;

portolan: (PORT oh lun) nautical map of a seacoast;

practor: a common priest;

prometheum: (pro ME thee um) a temple-like building used for anointing and other rites for the dead;

pureblood: descendants of Aurellian families whose blood is certified as "unmixed" with any other racial group; purebloods have extensive talent for magic;

Pureblood Registry, the: the administrative body that oversees pureblood contracts, marriages, childbearing, and discipline;

quivre/s: (KIH vray) a measure of weight;

quatté/quattae: (COT tay/COT eye) measure of distance; length of a man's knucklebone; a "quat" (COT) for short;

quercé/quercae: (CUR say/CUR sigh) sixteen quattae;

quellé/quellae: (KELL lay/KELL lie) sixteen hundred quercae;

rectoré: (reck TORE eh) form of address for a mentor;

Simmonis Pipe: (sym MOAN iss) a screw-like device to lift water, powered by enchantment;

Sinduri Council: (sin-Dure-ee) the high priests and priestesses of the elder gods;

Sindure'/Sinduria: (sin DURE ay/sin DURE ee ah) a high priest/priestess of the elder gods;

salé: (SAH lay) Danae word for salt;

solé/solae: (SOW lay/SOW lye) gold coin; worth 400 lunae;

sop-house: cheap bathhouse where one can get ale, a tin tub, and a woman or boy for an hour's pleasure;

slavey: Navron colloquialism for a villein or bonded worker; essentially a slave, who earns nothing but his sustenance from his master;

riie: (REE-yay) street, as in Riie Domitian or Riie Segundo;

tepidarium: (teh-pid-DAHR-ee-uhm) a warm pool in a public bath;

thane: landed Evanori title from before the Aurellian conquest;

trilliot: (TRILL ee oh) a particular three-petaled lily;

twistmind: common pejorative for a person addicted to the doulon or other perverse enchantments;

stola: (STOW lah) a long narrow ceremonial neck scarf;

twink: colloquialism for fooling someone;

tyro: (TEAR oh) a raw recruit of the Order of the Equites Cineré;

ysomar: (IS oh mar) acrid-smelling oil used to anoint the sick and dying;

warlord: the warrior head of an Evanori clan; addressed as thane;

Writ of Balance: Caedmon's truce between Crown, Temple, and Registry; delineating prerogatives of each; aka the Writ or Caedmon's Writ;

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Aurellian/Pureblood Terminology

aerogen: (AIR oh jen) small wind spells;

ancieno: (ahn-see-AIN-oh) pureblood honorific for an elder male relative;

aperite porte mordé: (ah-pear-EAT POUR-teh MORE-day) "open, door of death";

arriet: (are-ee-ET) "halt";

bent, the: the talent for magic inborn as a result of Aurellian bloodlines;

cineré: (chin EH ray) "ashes";

dallé cineré: (DAHL-lay chin-ERR-ray) "from the ashes"; ritual greeting/farewell of the Equites Cineré (the Order);

cineré resurgé: (chin-ERR-ray reh-SOOR-gay) a command imperative that can be issued only by the Knight Marshal of the Equites Cineré (the Order); all Order knights are bound to obey the command that accompanies it;

domé/doma: (DOE may/DOE mah) pureblood honorific for an unrelated male/female superior;

eqastré/eqastra: (eh KAH stray/eh KAH strah) pureblood honorific for an unrelated male/female equal in rank;

fetulé iniga: (FETCH oo lay) "defend in fire"; an Order command that alerts a knight to defend himself instantly inside a ring of enchanted fire; when the threat is countered or found to be false, the knight responds "infetulé" (in FETCH oo lay);

inflation spell: an illusion spell that derives its general shape and appearance from a physical object;

obscuré: (ob SKOOR ray) concealment spells, such as those that would mask one's footsteps or evade pursuers;

ordinary: pureblood term for anyone lacking magical bloodlines;

patronn/matronn, capatronn/camatronn: pureblood formal address for father/mother, grandfather/grandmother;

plebeiu: (pleh bay YOU) pureblood honorific for the lowest-ranking male or female;

quadreo: (kwah DRAY oh) an enchantment that reverts a document to its original form, stripping away alterations;;

recondeur: ( reh cawn DEUR )a pureblood who has violated pureblood discipline - the marriage, breeding, or fugitive laws, or his bound service as stipulated in a contract; a renegade;

serena: (seh RAY nah) pureblood honorific for an elder female relative;serena pauli (seh RAY nah POW lee) is used for a younger female;

veil: a short-lived spell that make one invisible; also very noticeable if the observer is a sorcerer;

void spell: one that creates a temporary hole;

vyrsté: nasty term for an idiot or malformed child caused from inbreeding; used as an insult among purebloods;

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Danae Terminology

archon: the Dané named to interpret the Law of the Everlasting and speak for the long-lived;

Canon, the: the grand living pattern of the world to which, ideally, every natural object and living creature is connected; aka the Great Dance;

envisia seru: (ehn VIZ ee ah SEH roo) "The sight of you delights my eye"; formal greeting to a Dané;

Everlasting, the: as in, the Law of the Everlasting; the Danae concept of the entirety of nature - land, ocean, sky, beasts and sentient creatures, and the life and spirit that propels them through the turning of the seasons;

gard: a cohesive design of magical light on a Dané's body; usually scrubed in variant shades of blue; sometimes silver;

gyre: (jire) the complete rotation of the four seasons; used among the Danae as a metaphor signifying completion;

sentinel: a Dané posted on the borders of Aeginea to warn of human contact and unusual occurrences in the area;

sianou: (SEE-ah-noo) a natural place - spring, pool, grove, meadow, etc. - that a Dané tends and inhabits for a part of every year;

Danae terms of kinship:

argai: living eldest of a family line

jongai: son; sengai: daughter;

sagai: father; elagai: mother;

ajongai: brother; asengai: sister;

resagai: uncle (father's brother); relagai: uncle (mother's brother);

ansagai: aunt (father's sister); alagai: aunt (mother's sister);

rejongai: nephew; resengai: niece;

ongai/engai: unknown male/female;

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People

Purebloods

The Remeni-Masson (REM eh nee - mass ON ) a distinguished family of historians and artists;

Lucian: (LOO she uhn) a portrait artist, though born with a strong second bent for history; aka, Luka (LOO-kah)

Vincente de Remeni: (vihn SEHN tay) Lucian’s grandfather and, until his death, the Remeni Head of Family; once employed as King Eodward's Royal Historian;

Elaine de Masson and Artur de Remeni Lucian's parents, a mural painter and a chronicler, respectively;

Juliana (zhoo li AH nah) Lucian’s adolescent sister; aka, Juli (ZHOO lee);

Germaine, Emil, Ari Lucian's brothers;

Curators of the Pureblood Registry (by rank)

Gramphier: (grahm-fee-AIR) First Curator; old colleague of Vincente de Remeni;

Albin, Guilian: (JOO lee ahn) Overseer of Pureblood Contracts; head of a very wealthy and very traditional family;

Lares-Damon, Attis: (LAH reez - DAY mon) First Registrar; a linguist and scholar;

Scrutari-Consil: (screw TAR ee - con SEAL) a pureblood contracted to the Hierarch of Ardra;

Pluvius: (PLOO-vee-us) Master of the Registry Archives; Lucian's contract master when Lucian works in the Registry Tower;

Pons-Laterus, Elaia: newest curator; a former Registry inquisitor in the city of Montesard;

The Cartamandua-Celestine a distinguished family of cartographers and diviners;

Magnus Valentia de Cartamandua-Celestine (Valen): (VAY lehn deu cart-ah-MAHN-due-ah SELL-ess-teen) a soldier of fortune and ne'er-do-well; third of five children of Claudio and Josefina de Cartamandua-Celestine;

Maximus Goratia de Cartamandua-Celestine (Max): brother of Valen de Cartamandua; aide to Prince Bayard;

Thalassa Minora de Cartamandua-Celestine: (thah LAH sah) elder sister of Valen de Cartamandua; a diviner and High Priestess of the goddess Samele, and member of the Sinduri Council;

Equites Cineré, the literally the Knights of the Ashes; a secretive military order housed at an island fortress; aka the Order;

Knight Marshal: one of the three high commanders of the Order; in charge of training and mission assignments;

Knight Archivist: one of the three high commanders of the Order; in charge of the records and history of those in the Order and selection of the other two high commanders; a specialist in magic affecting human memory;

Knight Defender: one of the three high commanders of the Order; in charge of the security of Fortress Evanide and all who work and train there;

Aros: (AIR ose) a mysterious knight whose name means "the One Who Waits";

Conall: (CON all) the name taken by Cormorant when invested as a knight;;

Cormorant: a paratus-exter, whose original name was Terryn de Pescato-Salvados (TERR-in pes-KHAT-oh sal-VAH-dose);

Dunlin: one of Lucian's cadre mates at Fortress Evanide;

Fix: the boatmaster at Fortress Evanide's harbor;

Greenshank: Lucian de Remeni's name as a trainee in Fortress Evanide;

Heron: one of Lucian's cadre mates at Fortress Evanide;

Inek: (INN neck) a Knight Commander of the Order; Lucian's guide at Evanide - mentor, trainer, drill sergeant, and analyst rolled into one;

Other Purebloods

Gilles deAlbin: (all BAN, ZHEELS) portrait artist at the Registry Tower; Lucian's co-worker; son of Curator Albin;

Bearn: (bairn) a mysterious knight hunting Lucian;

Benedik de Tenielle: (ten YELL) imprisoned heir to a small duchy in northern Navronne;

Kasen de Canis-Ferenc: (KHAN-iss fair-ENK, KAHZ-en) a pureblood noble who rules the castle and town of Cavillor;

Etan de Serrano-Pristé: (A-tahn deu sehr-RAHN-oh PREE-stay) Lucian's alias;

Fortieri: commander of the Registry Tower Guard;

Gaiern de Tenielle: (GUY-erne deu ten YELL) deceased father of Benedik and Signé;

Geraint de Serre: (gehr EYEnt) a young sorcerer of noble bloodline;

Leander de Corton-Zia: (lee ANN der) a Registry guard and escort;

Lirene de Armine-Visori: (leer RAIN) Prince Osriel's pureblood mother; Eodward's mistress; deceased;

Siever: (SEE ver) a barone; Duc Benedik's closest friend;

Pasquinale: neighbor of Lucian's townhouse in Palinur;

Signé de Tennielle: (SEEN-yay deu ten-YELL) the imprisoned Duc Benedik's sister and regent;

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Other Navrons

Bastien de Caton: (bah-stee-EN deu cah TONE) the Coroner of the Twelve Districts of Palinur; oversees Necropolis Caton;

Bek: barber-surgeon often employed at Necropolis Caton;

Constance: seamstress and woman-of-all-work at Necropolis Caton; Sexton Garibald's daughter;

Demetreo: (deh-MEE-tree-oh) headman of the Cicerons who reside in hirudo Palinur; aka sengé (SEN - jay);

Egan: a linkboy in Palinur;

Ganache de Kitaro: (gah NAHSH) a purveyor of rarities;

Garen: (GARE-en) a runner at Necropolis Caton;

Garibald: sexton at Necropolis Caton;

Giaco: (JOCK ok) Lucian's valet;

Kila: (KEE - lah) Juli's maidservant in Palinur;

Jadia: (jay -DEE - ah) fierce Ciceron woman in hirudo Palinur;

Maia: (MY ah) Lucian's cook in Palinur;

Morgan: a young woman with whom Lucian de Remeni had a romantic relationship while attending the University in Montesard;

Nelek: (NEHL-lek): a jailer in the Registry Tower;

Oldmeg: Ciceron wisewoman in hirudo Palinur;

Orrin, Hugh: (HUE de OAR - in) minor functionary of the Royal Household;

Ozur de Skefil: (OH-zure SKEFF-ill) a mercenary servant of the Pureblood Registry;

Pleury: runner at Necropolis Caton;

Soflet: (SOPH let) Lucian's steward in Palinur;

Valdo de Seti: murder victim in a coroner's inquest at Necropolis Caton;

Virit: (VIH-ritt) jailer at the Registry Tower;

Caedmon's Heirs

Caedmon: (KAYD mon) (deceased) King of Ardra, an idealist who united the provinces Morian and Evanore with his own prosperous Ardra, calling his new kingdom Navronne; a man of reason and faith, he proclaimed the Writ of Balance, which legitimized both the new Karish faith and the Sinduri; ultimately fell to the Aurellian invasion;

Eodward: (YODE ward) (deceased) Caedmon's heir, who drove out the remnants of the failing Aurellian conquerors and had a long and glorious reign; legend names Eodward as Caedmon's youngest son, sent as an infant to be fostered in the realm of angels for 147 years;

Bayard: (BAY yafrd) Duc of Morian; Prince of Navronne; son of Eodward and a Moriangi commoner; also called the Smith for his bullish appearance and rude manner;

Perryn: (PEAR in) Duc of Ardra; Prince of Navronne; son of Eodward and an Ardran noblewoman;

Osriel: (OZ ree ell) Duc of Evanore; Prince of Navronne; son of Eodward and a pureblood mistress; also called Osriel the Bastard, or just the Bastard;

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Nobles, Political Figures, and Their Servants

Collium: First Secretary of the Royal Household of Navronne;

Comlier, Marcout, Noplessi, Tremayne, Vuscherin: ducs of the Royal Household

Ducessa de Spano: Prince Perryn's current paramour;

Sila Diaglou: (SEE lah dee AH glue) former priestess of Arossa; priestess of the Gehoum and leader of the Harrowers;

Stearc: (stark) Thane of Erasku, a close associate of Prince Osriel;

Laurent de TremayneTremayne: (treh MANE) a duc of the Royal Household; Prince Perryn's consiliar prime - his right hand and military aide;

Fallon de Tremayne: (FAL-lon) a young general in Perryn's legian; Laurent de Tremayne's son by his first wife;

Ysabel de Tremayne: (IS ah bell) Laurent’s daughter by his second wife;

Voushanti: (voo SHAN tee) a minor noble and Prince Osriel's bodyguard;

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Gods, Goddesses, and Their Servants

Adversary, the: the Evil One; the Karish name for Magrog;

Arrosa: (are OWE sah) goddess of love; daughter of Samele and a mortal man Ariesto; Kemen sent Ariesto to Samele as a gift of love;

Dané/Danae: (DAH nay/DAY nigh) the mythical guardians brought forth by Kemen Sky Lord and Mother Samele to protect and nourish the earth;

Deunor: (DEW nore) elder god who gave fire to the earth; son of Kemen and a Dané;

Erdru: (AIR drew) elder god of grape and harvest; son of Samele and a Dané;

Erit: (AIR it) goddess of clouds;

Ferryman, the: mythical escort across the boundary of the living and the dead; needs to be paid in coin;

Fortuna: goddess of fortune; aka Serena Fortuna;

gatzé/gatzi: demon/demons; servants of Magrog;

Gehoum: ( GAY - hoom ) uncaring, impersonal Powers, preached by Sila Diaglou and Harrowers;

Iero: (ee AIR oh) the "One God" of the Karish;

Karus: (CAR oos) prophet from Estigure who initiated the worship of the one god Iero;

Kemen Skylord: (KEHM ehn) the son of Light and Darkness who became the elder god of Sky and Storm;

Magrog the Tormentor: (MAY grog) the incestuous child of Kemen and Samele who became Lord of the Underworld;

Naema: (nah EE mah) a human wisewoman so close to Mother Samele that she is said to wear the Mother's mantle on earth;

Samele: (sah MEE lee) Mother Samele, the daughter of Light and Darkness who became the elder goddess of Earth and Moon; aka the Mother, the Goddess Mother;

Valo: (nah EE mah) (VAY low) the Ciceron's name for the god of Light and Magic;

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Clergy and Temple Servants

Irinyi: (ear-IN-yee) High Priestess of Arrosa's temple in Palinur;

Motre Varouna: (MOE-trah vahr-OO–nah) oversees the young initiates and aspirants at Arrosa's temple in Palinur;

Eligius: (ell LEE jus) the Hierarch of Ardra, the highest-ranking Karish clergyman in Navronne;

Eliana, Leo, Herai: bath attendants at Arrosa's temple;

Fleure young bath attendant at Arrosa's temple;

Gab: sweeping girl at Arrosa's temple;

Thalassa de Cartamandua-Celestine: (thah LAH sah) elder sister of Valen de Cartamandua; a diviner. High Priestess of the goddess Samele, and member of the Sinduri Council;

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The Long-lived

Tyr: (tear) archon of those Danae with silver gards;

Naari: (NAH ree) a male Dané who pursues Lucian with a female partner;

Nysse: (NIH say) Tuari's consort;

Rhiain: (RHEE ain) heroine of a Dané legend;

Safia: (SAH fee ah) a Danae sentinel;

Tuari: (two ARE ee) archon of the Danae;

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Places

Navronne: (nahv ROWN) a once-prosperous, cultured kingdom; invaders from the Aurellian empire called Navronne the heart of the world because their magic was so strong there; Navronne's symbol is a trilliot (TRILL-ee-oh) - a three-petaled white lily, symbolizing its three regions first united by the great king, Caedmon:

Morian: (MORE ee ahn) : the northern coastline and plains, also called "the river country" because of its network of wide rivers; Morian hosts Navonne's ports, most of its trading cities, and its mining regions; properous and diverse, it is beset by storms, floods, and Hansker raiders from across the Caurean Sea; its people are Moriangi (more-ee-AHN-jee);

Ardra: (ARE drah)the fruitful heart; a land of gentle hills, abundant sunlight, agriculture, especially Navronne's prized vineyards;

Evanore: (EH vahn oar) the forested and mountainous regions in the south and west, the barriers to invasion and refugees; Evanore is populated by rugged, independent people led by powerful warlords who live in the mountains and forest; Evanore was never conquered by the Aurellian invasion;

Aeginea: (ah zhih NAY ah) the mythical home country of the Danae; in, but not of, Navronne; inaccessible to humankind;

Aingerou's Font: an ancient spring in the center of Palinur;

Aurellia: (orf ELL ee ah) a distant city-state that gave its name to the great southern empire that occupied Navronne for almost two centuries;

Caedmon's Wall: the outer, newer of Palinur's two encircling walls;

Caton: (cah TONE) a plateau outside the city walls of Palinur; houses Coroner Bastien and the necropolis;

Casitille: (cahz ih TEAL) a town in eastern Ardra; Curator Pluvius has an estate there;

Cavillor: (CAH vih lore) a Moriangi town ruled by a pureblood noble;

Cymra: (SIM rah) cliff-side sea fortresses of tin-miners on the great western sea, beyond the Aponavi wild lands;

Elder Wall: the older, inner wall that rings Palinur; hirudo Palinur is housed in a ravine bewteen the two walls at a place where they come close together;

Evanide: (eh vah NEED) a centuries old island fortress off the northwestern coast of Navronne; aka Fortress Evanide;

Estigure: (ESS tih gure) far desert kingdom, home of Karus, the divine prophet of the One God Iero;

Gouvron River: (GOO vron) river that empties into the bay where Fortress Evanide lies; the "Gouvron Mouth" is the estuary where the river meets the sea;

Hansk: (hahnsk) island kingdom across the Caurean Sea, home of the raiders who harass the northern seacoast;

Hercal's Downspout: (HER cull) a whirlpool in the bay round Evanide;

Idolon Mount: (I doll on) the steep rock at the heart of Fortress Evanide;

Idrium: (IH-dree-um) Divine home of the Elder gods;

Lillebras: (lill eh BRAHSS) a village in central Morian, a hilly landscape riddled with caves;

Middle Kingdoms: Navronne and the other kingdoms that fill the continent to the east and south;

Montesard : (mont-eh-SARD) a city in northern Morian that houses one of Navronne's great University; the place Lucian met Morgan;

Necropolis Caton: (cah TONE) a city of the dead; a cemetery and prometheum outside the walls of Palinur;

Palinur: (PAH lih nure) once the seat of Caedmon, King of Ardra; when he united the provinces of Morian and Evanore with his own, it became Navronne's capital;

Pontia: (PONCH ee ah) an Ardran town known for its intellectual life; Lucian's family home;

Pyrrha: (PYRE ah) the land of volcanoes; an ancient country once renowned for art and philosophy;

Registry Tower: an ancient tower in the heart of Palinur, ceded to the Pureblood Registry by King Caedmon as part of the Writ of Balance; untouchable by civil law; the center of pureblood administration and the Curators' COuncil;

Royal Antiquities Repository: a storehouse of antiquities in the royal palace in Palinur;

Syanar: (SIGH ah nahr) a distant kingdom known for its silks;

Tavarre: (tav ARE) a port city in northwestern Navronne;

Val Cleve: (val cleave) a rugged area of forests, hills, and plains on the mainland, where the Order holds training exercises;

Wroling: (rolling) town in southwestern Ardra; Wroling Wood is an outrider of Evanore;

Xancheira: (zahn KYE rah) a northern city that legend says vanished in some cataclysmic event centuries in the past; reputed to be a center of the arts, magic, and good governance;

Yaronal: (YAH row nal) wide river that is the eastern boundary of Navronne;

Ynnes: (INN es) fishing town in northwestern Navronne;

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