Heir Of Novron: The Riyria Revelations (103 page)

L
ENARE
P
ICKERING
:
  Daughter of Count Pickering and Belinda, sister of Mauvin, Fanen, and Denek

L
EOPOLD
H
ARGRAVE
, D
UKE
:
  Duke of Rochelle, husband of Genevieve, patron of Riyria, nickname: Leo

L
INDER
, B
ARON
:
  Nobleman killed by Gilbert in a Wintertide joust

L
INGARD
:
  Capital city of Relison, kingdom of Trent

L
INROY
, D
ILLNARD
:
  Royal financier of Melengar

L
IVET
G
LIM
:
  Port controller at Tur Del Fur

L
ONGWOOD
:
  Forest in Melengar

L
OTHOMAD THE
B
ALD
, K
ING
:
  Ruler of Lordium, Trent, expanded territory following the collapse of the Steward’s Reign, pushing south through Ghent into Melengar, where Brodric Essendon defeated him in the Battle of Drondil Fields in 2545

L
OUDEN
, S
IR
:
  One of several knights defeated by Sir Hadrian in the Wintertide joust

L
OWER
Q
UARTER
:
  Impoverished section of the city of Melengar

L
OZENGE
S
HIELD
:
  Shield decorated with alternating colors of diamonds

L
UGGER
:
  Small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails

L
UIS
G
UY
:
  See Guy, Luis

L
URET
:
  Imperial envoy to Hintindar, arrested Royce and Hadrian

M
AE
, L
ADY
:
  Love interest of Albert Winslow

M
AGNUS
:
  Dwarf, killed King Amrath, sabotaged Arista’s tower, discovered entry into Avempartha, rebuilding the Winds Abbey, obsessed with Royce’s dagger

M
ALEVOLENT
:
  Sir Hadrian’s horse

M
ALNESS
, S
IR
:
  Former knight to squire Renwick

M
ANDALIN
:
  \man-dah-lynn\ Capital of Calis

M
ANZANT
:
  \man-zahnt\ Infamous prison and salt mine, located in Manzar, Maranon, Royce Melborn is only prisoner to have been released from it

M
ARANON
:
  \mar-ah-non\ Kingdom in Avryn, ruled by Vincent and Regina, member of the New Empire, rich in farmland

M
ARES
C
ATHEDRAL
:
  Center of the Nyphron Church in Melengar, formerly run by Bishop Saldur

M
ARIBOR
:
  \mar-eh-bore\ God of men

M
ARIUS
, M
ERRICK
:
  Former member of the Black Diamond, alias: Cutter, master thief and assassin, former best friend of Royce, known for his strategic thinking, boyfriend of Jade, murderer of Esrahaddon, planned destruction of Tur Del Fur, blackmailed Wyatt to betray Royce and Hadrian

M
AUVIN
P
ICKERING
:
  \maw-vin\ Eldest of Count Pickering’s sons, friends since childhood with Essendon royal family, bodyguard to King Alric

M
AWYNDULë
:
  A powerful wizard

M
C
D
ERN
, D
ILLON
:
  Blacksmith of Dahlgren

M
EDFORD
:
  Capital of Melengar

M
EDFORD
H
OUSE
:
  Brothel run by Gwen DeLancy and attached to The Rose and Thorn

M
ELENGAR
:
  \mel-in-gar\ Kingdom in Avryn ruled by the Essendon royal family, the only Avryn kingdom independent of the New Empire

M
ELENGARIANS
:
  Residents of Melengar

M
ELISSA
:
  Head servant of Arista, nickname Missy

M
ERCS
:
  Mercenaries

M
ERCY
:
  Young girl under the care of Arcadius Latimer and Miranda Gaunt

M
ERLON
:
  Solid section between two crenels in a crenellated battlement

M
ERRICK
M
ARIUS
:
  See Marius, Merrick

M
ERTON
:
  Monsignor of Ghent, savior of Fallon Mire, speaks aloud to Novron

M
ESSKID
:
  Container used to transport meals aboard a ship, resembles a bucket

M
ILBOROUGH
:
  Melengarian Baron, died in battle

M
ILFORD
:
  Sergeant in the Nationalist army

M
ILLIE
:
  Formerly Hadrian’s horse, died in Dahlgren

M
INCE
:
  Orphan living on the streets of Aquesta, best friend to Kine

M
IR
:
  Person with both elven and human blood

M
IRALYITH
:
  Tribe of elves, mages

M
IRANDA
G
AUNT
:
  Sister of Degan Gaunt, helping Arcadias raise Mercy

M
IZZENMAST
:
  Third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts

M
ODINA
:
  See Empress Modina

M
ON
, E
DITH
:
  See Edith Mon

M
ONTEMORCEY
:
  \mont-eh-more-ah-sea\ Excellent wine imported through the Vandon Spice Company

M
OTTE
:
  A man-made hill

M
OUSE
:
  Royce’s horse, named by Thrace, gray mare

M
R
. R
INGS
:
  Baby raccoon, pet of Mercy

M
URDERESS
:
  Lady Genevieve’s prize hunting bird

M
URIEL
:
  Goddess of nature, daughter of Erebus, mother of Uberlin

M
URTHAS
, S
IR
:
  Knight of Alburn, son of the Earl of Fentin, friend of Gilbert and Elgar

M
YRON
L
ANAKLIN
:
  Sheltered Monk of Maribor, indelible memory, son of Victor, brother of Alenda

M
YSTIC
:
  Name of Arista’s horse when traveling to Ratibor

N
AREION
:
  \nare-e-on\ Last emperor of the Novronian Empire, father of Nevrik

N
ARON
:
  Heir of Novron who died in Ratibor in 2992

N
ATIONALISTS
:
  Political party led by Degan Gaunt that desires rule by the will of the people

N
ATS
:
  Nickname of the Nationalists

N
EST
, T
HE
:
  Nickname of both the Rat’s Nest, home to the Ratibor Black Diamond thieves, and the adopted home of four street orphans in Aquesta

N
EVRIK
:
  \nehv-rick\ Son of Nareion, the heir who went into hiding, protected by Jerish Grelad, nickname Nary

N
EW
E
MPIRE
:
  Second empire uniting most of the kingdoms of man, ruled by Empress Modina, administered by co-regents Ethelred and Saldur

N
IDWALDEN
R
IVER
:
  Marks the eastern border of Avryn and the start of the Erivan realm

N
ILYNDD
:
  Tribe of elves, crafters

N
IMBUS
:
  Tutor to the empress, assistant to the imperial secretary, originally from Vernes

N
IPPER
:
  Young servant assigned primarily to the kitchen of the imperial palace

N
OVRON
:
  Savior of mankind, demigod, son of Maribor, defeated the elven army in the Great Elven Wars, founder of the Novronian Empire, builder of Percepliquis, husband of Persephone

N
OVRONIAN
:
  \nov-ron-e-on\ Pertaining to Novron

N
YPHRON
C
HURCH
:
  The worshipers of Novron and Maribor

N
YPHRONS
:
  \nef-rons\ Devout members of the Nyphron Church

O
BERDAZA
:
  \oh-ber-daz-ah\ Tenkin or Ghazel witch doctor

O
LD
E
MPIRE
:
  Original united kingdoms of man, destroyed one thousand years in the past after the murder of Emperor Nareion

O
RRIN
F
LATLY
:
  Ratibor city scribe, assistant of Arista

O
SGAR
:
  Reeve of Hintindar

O
STRIUM
:
  Tenkin communal hall where meals are served

O
UDORRO
:
  Friendly Tenkin Village in Calis

P
ALACE OF THE
F
OUR
W
INDS
:
  Home of Erandabon Gile in Dur Guron

P
ARKER
:
  Quartermaster and later commander of Nationalist army, killed in Battle of Ratibor

P
ARTHALOREN
F
ALLS
:
  \path-ah-lore-e-on\ The great cataracts on the Nidwalden near Avempartha

P
ATRIARCH
:
  Head of the Nyphron Church, lives in the Crown Tower of Ervanon

P
AULDRON
:
  Piece of armor covering the shoulder

P
ERCEPLIQUIS
:
  \per-sep-lah-kwiss\ Ancient city and capital of the Novronian Empire, named for the wife of Novron, destroyed and lost during the collapse of the Old Empire

P
ERCY
B
RAGA
:
  See Braga, Percy

P
ERIN
:
  Grocer from Ratibor

P
ERSEPHONE
:
  Wife of Novron, Percepliquis was named after her

P
ICKERING
:
  Noble family of Melengar and rulers of Galilin, Count Pickering is known to be the best swordsman in Avryn and believed to use a magic sword

P
ICKILERINON
:
  Seadric, who shortened the family name to Pickering