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Again, we thank you, and hope you continue your journey into the World of Secramore for more magic and adventure with our characters.

A
lethrium (al-EE-three-um):
 a type of metal that naturally inhibits magic when in contact with a person’s blood

Archive, the: 
the clandestine source of all knowledge amassed by the Gray Watchers

Arcturus Prentishun (ark-TER-us PREN-tish-un): 
an outcast Markanturian politician who assumed a career in Mystland as a curator of magical antiquities

Argamus Dunn, Medoriate (AR-gam-us): 
the assumed identity of Arcturus Prentishun when traveling with the Priagent

Atrion of Celaedrion (ah-TREE-un):
 an Ilangien whose status is similar to a Human prince

Blood Mage: 
a derogatory or slang term for a Markanturian

Cantalere (kant-ah-LEER):
a tool that aids a wizard in focusing and accessing magic; often magic is instilled within them to serve a purpose; cantalere may be a gesture, an object, or a spoken spell

Cantalereum (kant-ah-LEER-ee-um):
  a place where items of magical value—cantalere—are kept and maintained

Caster:
 a slang Human term for a magic-user or medoriate

Cataclysm, the:
 a catastrophic event in Secramorian history involving the battle between the being known as Jedinom and his nemesis Ocranthos

Chierond of Veloria (shee-AIR-und):
 the oldest living Ilangien in Veloria; also known as “the Elder,” the “Old Man of the Forest,” or the “Keeper of the Forest”

Demon, the (White):
 the notorious half-Falquirian, half-Ocrantilian mascot thief of the Prophet’s clan

Durangiel (der-ANN-jee-el):
Ilangiel who freely promote the
Durós
though they cannot wield it; singular, Durangien

Durgoth (DURE-goth): 
an immortal race of beings who bear and wield the
Durós
; they are referred to as Mages of Death

Durós
, the (dure-ŌS):
 the energy or magic of Shadow

Eruane:
the Stormbringer; name for the Nemelorean Spirit of the Storm

Forging, the: 
Trinnad Markanturos’s journal and firsthand account of the Cataclysm

Falquirians (fal-KEER-ee-ans):
 a race of metamorphs with the ability to change between an avian raptor and a Humanlike form

Gray Watchers, the:
a clandestine group formed as a result of the Cataclysm; oath-bound observers who cannot interfere but record all they witness to contribute to a vast archive of information kept by the Three

Great Welling, the: 
the Markanturian alternative explanation for the Cataclysm, where an amassing—-a welling—-of magic altered the land and nearby inhabitants

Hawkwing:
 a Falquirian of the eagle tribe reputed for his skill as a tracker and as a guide for travelers; Emérion Aguilos is his birth name

Hounds: 
slang for the mercenary-like law enforcers of the Freelands

Humans:
 a race of mostly non-magic-wielding, mortal people

Ilán
, the (ill-AHN):
 the energy or magic of Light

Ilangiel (ill-AN-jee-el):
 an immortal race of beings who bear and wield the
Ilán
; Humans refer to them as Elves; singular, Ilangien

Immortal: 
a semi-divine being impervious to natural sickness, injury, and the passage of time

Jaharo Halensa:
the renowned cartographer identity passed down to Hawkwing from his father

Jedinom:
 in Human religion, he is the deity who assumed physical form to save his followers by battling the Dark One known as Ocranthos

Jedinom’s Order:
 the organized system of Human religion that is centralized around the deity Jedinom

Jinx: 
a Human thief who resided in the Freelands; his birth name is Jameson Tyegus

Jornoans, the:
 a Humanlike race bearing special magical abilities relating to an individual’s resident spirit

Kariayla (kair-ee-AY-lah): 
Nemelorean magess and temple priestess who was exiled by her people and became a slave for the kingdom of Belorn 

Light:
 
see
Ilán; magic of order and life; the opposite of the
Durós

Links:
 Northern, Eastern, Southern, Western: the four main roads that comprise the Traders’ Ring

Lorth:
 an abbreviation of Delorth—-a place where Humans believed the condemned souls of the dead are taken; often used in Human slang, curses, and expressions

Mage:
 a magic-wielding person or medoriate with a special aptitude for channeling natural energies, such as elemental magic; a mage does not need cantalere; feminine form,
magess

Magic:
 a form of energy that can often be wielded or influenced by medori

Markanturians: 
the proper term for the race known as Blood Mages; Markanturians are a long-lived, red-skinned race with the ability to heal through a physical extension of their being

Medori (meh-DOR-ee):
the plural form of medoriate; a general grouping and proper term for magic-wielders: wizards, mages, and the like

Medoriate (meh-DOR-ee-at):
 singular form of medori

Mentrailyic (men-TRAY-lik):
 a “mind wizard” of varying abilities that involve the mind; some Mentrailyic abilities include telepathy, clairvoyance, telekinesis, and similar capacities

Merchants’ Guild, the:
the organization throughout Secramore that influences commerce

Mystland:
 medori territory

Nikolon Omarand, Duke (nik-OH-lon OH-mahr-ahnd):
 also known as the Prophet, this one-time noble of Southern Secramore was outcast and relocated to Northern Secramore with his band of followers; as a notorious band of thieves, they stole mostly from higher-class merchants; the Prophet was named for his abilities of foresight as a Mentrailyic

Ocranthos (oh-CRAN-thōs):
 also known as “Oqrantos”; the being known as the Dark One worshiped by the Ocrantilians; the deity nemesis of Jedinom imprisoned during the Cataclysm

Odemir-Shiradoh (OH-da-meer SHEER-ah-doh): 
the true Jornoan name of Rashir Diemh which means “the Devourer”

Othenis Strix (ō-TEN-us):
former Gray Watcher

Priagent (PRY-uh-jent):
  the devised, self-proclaimed ruling title of Rashir Diemh over the territory of Lornabaez; the Jornoan word for “emperor”

Prophet, the:
 the alias of Duke Nikolon Omarand, the Mentrailyic who led a notorious band of thieves in the Carycos Desert

Rashir Diemh, Priagent: 
name of the Jornoan self-proclaimed ruler of Lornabaez;
see
Odemir-Shiradoh

Ravenstone, the:
the Shadow remnant of Ocranthos when he was vanquished during the Cataclysm; the Ravenstone was trusted to the care of the Jornoans; it is reputed to unravel magic

Rourke of the East Freeland Enforcers: 
the assumed identity of Jinx while traveling with the Priagent

Ruby: 
the imp befriended by Jinx

Scorch: 
thief and close friend of Jinx

Sebastian Hale, Lord: 
assumed identity of Hawkwing when traveling with the Priagent

Secramore (SEK-rah-more):
 the world of the Northern and Southern continents

Seroko, the:
the corrupt faction of the former Gray Watchers; they use the Merchants’ Guild as their front

Seven Brothers, the: 
Priagent Rashir Diemh’s close followers: Nesif, Arshod, Asmat, Hesun, Dalred, Jamil, and Kasim

Shadow:
 
see
Durós; magic of chaos and disorder; the opposite of the
Ilán

Snowfire: 
the white hawk who accompanies Hawkwing

Three, the: 
the clandestine trio at the head of the Gray Watchers

Traders’ Ring:
 a prominent, well-traveled route connecting all parts of Northern Secramore; it is divided into four parts: the Northern, Eastern, Southern, and Western Links

Tyrianne Xiuss (teer-ee-ANN ZĪ-us): 
the last of the Vandrean Warriors who pledged herself to Priagent Rashir Diemh before she was betrayed 

Veloria (vel-OR-ee-ah):
 the Ilangien forest territory; also known by Humans as the Great Forest or the Haunted Forest

Vigil, the: 
faction of Human Freelanders who seek to oust foreigners from their territory

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W
ar of Light and Shadow, the:
war between the immortal races of the Ilangiel and the Durgoth to maintain a balance of order and chaos in the newly-created world

Welling:
 an amassing of power that occurs when magic is restrained; the power is usually released in an eruptive reaction

White Demon, the: 
see
Demon

Whitestar: 
the staff-cantalere entrusted to Arcturus; wrought from a Velorean tree, Whitestar retains the magic of Light

Wild, the:
 untouched nature and all within it

William: 
sometimes referred to as a wizard, though his abilities are beyond that of common medori; William resides in the secret city of Jumull; he is often called, “Bill”

Wizard:
 a magic-user or medoriate who generalizes in contrived magic but must summon his power by means of cantalere

Wizard’s Eye: 
a crystal sphere that can transfer images through its counterpart “eye”

Wizard’s Fire:
 artificially induced fire devised by wizards that burns longer and requires less fuel than natural flames; some Wizard’s Fire may or may not generate heat in addition to light

Wizard’s Sand:
 a solid form of Wizard’s Fire

M
.S. Verish, better known as Matthew and Stefanie Verish, are co-authors as well as husband and wife. They knew they were destined for marriage when they could write together without killing each other. Their writing partnership has rewarded them with wonderful journeys into the realm of fantasy, culminating in their epic world,
Secramore
. The couple shares a love of nature and art and lives in Northeast Ohio with their Kirin and large family of cavies.