Heir Of Novron: The Riyria Revelations (104 page)

P
ITH
:
  Small-value coin of the Old Empire

P
LANCHETTE
:
  Footrest for a woman’s sidesaddle

P
LESIEANTIC
I
NCANTATION
:
  \plass-e-an-tic\ A method used in the Art to draw power from nature

P
OE
:
  Cook’s assistant aboard the
Emerald Storm
, Merrick’s assistant

P
OLISH
:
  Head of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild in Ratibor

P
RALEON
G
UARDS
:
  \pray-lee-on\ Bodyguards to the king in Ratibor

P
RICE
:
  First Officer of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild

P
RINCESS
:
  Name of Arista’s horse on the ride to Percepliquis

Q
UARTZ
:
  Member of the Ratibor thieves’ guild

Q
UEEN’S
G
AMBIT
:
  Series of moves used to open a chess game

Q
UINTAIN
:
  Used in training for the joust; when hit, it will spin and can knock the rider off his saddle

R
ATIBOR
:
  Capital of the kingdom of Rhenydd, home of Royce Melborn

R
AT’S
N
EST, THE
:
  Hideout of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild in Ratibor

R
ED
:
  Old elkhound, large dog frequently found in the kitchen of the imperial palace

R
EEVE
:
  Official who supervises serfs and oversees the lands for a lord

R
EGAL
F
OX
I
NN
, T
HE
:
  Least expensive tavern in the affluent Hill District in Colnora

R
EGENT
:
  Someone who administers a kingdom during the absence or incapacity of the ruler

R
EGINA
, Q
UEEN
:
  Wife of Vincent, Queen of Maranon

R
ENDON
, B
ARON
:
  Nobleman of Melengar

R
ENIAN
:
  \rhen-e-ahn\ Childhood friend of Myron the monk, died at a young age

R
ENKIN
P
OOL
:
  Citizen of Ratibor with fighting experience

R
ENQUIST
:
  Commander of the Nationalist army, promoted to the position by Hadrian

R
ENTINUAL
, T
OBIS
:
  History professor at Sheridan University, built a catapult to fight the Gilarabrywn

R
ENWICK
:
  Imperial page, assigned to act as Sir Hadrian’s squire

R
HELACAN
:
  \rell-ah-khan\ Great sword given to Novron by Maribor, forged by Drome, enchanted by Ferrol, used to defeat and subdue the elves

R
HENYDD
:
  \ren-yaed\ Poor kingdom of Avryn, ruled by King Urith, now part of the New Empire

R
ILAN
V
ALLEY
:
  Fertile land that separates Glouston and Chadwick

R
IONILLION
:
  \ri-on-ill-lon\ Name of the city that first stood on the site of Aquesta, destroyed during the civil wars that occurred after the fall of the Novronian Empire

R
IYRIA
:
  \rye-ear-ah\ Elvish for
two
, a team or a bond, name used to refer collectively to Royce Melborn and Hadrian Blackwater

R
ONDEL
:
  Common type of stiff-bladed dagger with a round handgrip

R
OSE AND
T
HORN
, T
HE
:
  Tavern in Medford run by Gwen DeLancy, used as a base by Riyria

R
OSWORT
, K
ING
:
  Ruler of Dunmore, husband of Freda

R
OYALISTS
:
  Political party that favors rule by independent monarchs

R
OYCE
M
ELBORN
:
  Thief, one-half of Riyria, half-elf

R
UDOLF
, P
RINCE
:
  Son of King Armand, Prince of Alburn, brother to Beatrice and Hector

R
UFUS
, L
ORD
:
  Ruthless northern warlord, intended emperor for the New Empire, killed by a Gilarabrywn in Dahlgren

R
UFUS’S
B
ANE
:
  Name given to the Gilarabrywn slain by Thrace/Modina

R
UPERT
, K
ING
:
  Unmarried king of Rhenydd

R
USSELL
B
OTHWICK
:
  Farmer in Dahlgren, married to Lena, father of Tad

R
YN
:
  Half-elf who helped save Alric from Baron Trumbul

S
ALDUR
, M
AURICE
:
  Former bishop of Medford, former friend and advisor to the Essendon family, co-regent of the New Empire, nickname: Sauly

S
ALIFAN
:
  \sal-eh-fan\ Fragrant wild plant used in incense

S
ALTY
M
ACKEREL
, T
HE
:
  Tavern in the shipping district of Aquesta

S
ARAP
:
  Meeting place or talking place in the Tenkin language

S
AULY
:
  Nickname of Maurice Saldur, used by those closest to him

S
ENON
U
PLAND
:
  Highland plateau overlooking Chadwick

S
ENTINEL
:
  Inquisitor generals of the Nyphron Church, charged with rooting out heresy and finding the lost Heir of Novron

S
ERET
:
  \sir-ett\ The Knights of Nyphron. The military arm of the church, first formed by Lord Darius Seret, commanded by sentinels

S
ET
:
  Ratibor member of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild

S
EWARD
:
  Captain of the
Emerald Storm
, died at sea

S
HARON
S
EA
:
  Southern body of water west of the Ghazel Sea

S
HERIDAN
U
NIVERSITY
:
  Prestigious institution of learning, located in Ghent, Arista studied there

S
HIP’S MASTER
:
  Highest non-officer, in charge of running the daily workings of the ship

S
HIRLUM-KATH
:
  Small parasitic worm found in Calis, can infect untreated wounds

S
IWARD
:
  Bailiff of Hintindar

S
KILLYGALEE
:
  \skil`li-ga-lee\ Oatmeal porridge served to sailors for breakfast

S
PADONE
:
  Long two-handed sword with a tapering blade and an extended flange ahead of the hilt allowing for an extended variety of fighting maneuvers. Due to the length of the handgrip and the flange, which provides its own barbed hilt, the sword provides a number of additional hand placements, permitting the sword to be used similarly to a quarterstaff and as a powerful cleaving weapon. The spadone is the traditional weapon of a skilled knight.

S
TANLEY
, E
ARL
F
RANCIS
:
  Nobleman of Harborn, killed in a Wintertide joust with Sir Jervis

S
TAUL
:
  Tenkin warrior aboard the
Emerald Storm
, hired to find the Horn of Gylindora, killed by Royce in jungles of Calis

S
UMMERSRULE
:
  Popular midsummer holiday, celebrated with picnics, dances, feasts, and jousting tournaments

T
ABARD
:
  Tunic worn over armor, usually emblazoned with a coat of arms

T
AD
B
OTHWICK
:
  Son of Lena and Russell, from a poor farming family of Dahlgren

T
ALBERT
, B
ISHOP
:
  Head of the Nyphron Church in Ratibor

T
ARIN
V
ALE
:
  Hometown of Amilia

T
ARTANE
:
  Small ship used for fishing and coastal trading; single mast, large sail

T
EK’CHIN
:
  One of the fighting disciplines of the Teshlor Knights, preserved by the Knights of the Fauld, handed down to the Pickerings

T
EMPLE
:
  Ship’s master of the
Emerald Storm
, second in command

T
ENENT
:
  The most common form of semi-standard international currency. Coins of gold, silver, and copper stamped with the likeness of the king of the realm where the coin was minted

T
ENKIN
:
  Community of humans living in the manner of Ghazel and suspected of having Ghazel blood

T
ERLANDO
B
AY
:
  Harbor of Tur Del Fur

T
ESHLOR
:
  Legendary knights of the Novronian Empire, greatest warriors ever to have lived

H
ALL OF
T
ESHLOR
:
  Building in Percepliquis were Teshlors trained and lived

T
HEOREM
E
LDERSHIP
:
  Secret society formed to protect the heir

T
HERON
W
OOD
:
  Father of Thrace, farmer of Dahlgren, killed by the Gilarabrywn

T
HRACE
W
OOD
:
  Daughter of Theron and Addie, name changed to Modina by the regents, crowned Empress of the New Empire, killed the Gilarabrywn in Dahlgren

T
HRANIC
, D
OVIN
:
  See Dovin Thranic

T
IBITH
:
  Friend of Mince and Kine who died

T
IGER OF
M
ANDALIN
:
  Moniker given to Hadrian while in Calis

T
ILINER
:
  Superior side sword, used frequently by mercenaries in Avryn

T
OLIN
E
SSENDON
:
  Son of Brodric, moved the Melengar capital to Medford, built Essendon Castle, also known as Tolin the Great

T
OPE
E
NTWISTLE
:
  Northern scout, signaled the elven advance

T
OPMEN
:
  Members of a ship’s crew who work high up in the rigging and sails