Shadowed by Demons, Book 3 of the Death Wizard Chronicles (48 page)

Author’s note:
Many character and place names are English derivatives of Pali, a Middle Indo-Aryan dialect closely related to Sanskrit but now extinct as a spoken language. Today, Pali is studied mainly to gain access to Theravada Buddhist scriptures and is frequently chanted in religious rituals.

Aarakaa Himsaa
(ah-RUH-kah HIM-sah): Defensive strategy used by Tugars that involves always staying at least a hair’s width away from your opponent’s longest strike.

Abhisambodhi
(ab-HEE-sahm-BOH-dee): Highest enlightenment.

Adho Satta
(AH-dho SAH tah): Anything or anyone who is neither a dragon nor a powerful supernatural being. Means
low one
in ancient tongue.

Akando
(ah-KAHN-doh): Eldest brother of Takoda.

Akanittha
(AHK-ah-NEE-tah): A being that is able to feed off the light of the sun. Means
Highest Power
in the ancient tongue.

Akasa Ocean
(ah-KAH-sah): Largest ocean on Triken. Lies west of Dhutanga, Jivita, and Kincara.

Ancient tongue
:
Ancient language now spoken by only Triken’s most learned beings, as well as most Tugars

Anna
:
Tent City of Tējo. Home to the Tugars.

Aponi
(ah-POH-nee): Biological daughter of Takoda. Younger sister of Magena.

Appam
(ah-PAHM): Tugar warrior.

Arupa-Loka
(ah-ROO-pah-LOH-kah): Home of ghosts, demons, and ghouls. Lies near northern border of the Gap of Gamana. Also called Ghost City.

Asamāna
(ah-sah-MAH-nah): Senasanan bride of Invictus.

Asava
(ah-SAH-vah): Potent drink brewed by Stone-Eaters.

Asēkha
(ah-SEEK-ah):
Tugars of highest rank. There always are twenty, not including Death-Knowers. Also known as
Viisati
(The Twenty).

Assarohaa
(ASS-uh-ROW-huh): White horsemen of Jivita.

Asthenolith
(ah-STHEN-no-lith): Pool of magma in a large cavern beneath Mount Asubha.

Avici
(ah-VEE-chee):
Largest city on Triken. Home to Invictus
.

Avikkhepa
(ah-vih-KAY-puh): King of Jivita during the war against Slag.

Badaalataa
(BAD-ah-LAH-tuh): Carnivorous vines from the demon world.

Bakheng
(bah-KENG): Central shrine of Dibbu-Loka.

Balak
(BAH-luk): First wall of Nissaya.

Bard
:
Partner of Ugga and Jord, trappers who lived in the forest near the foothills of Mount Asubha.

Barranca
(bah-RAHN-chuh): Rocky wasteland that partially encircles the Great Desert.

Bell:
Measurement of time approximating three hours.

Bhacca
(BAH-cha): Chambermaid assigned to Laylah.

Bhasura
(bah-SOOR-ah): One of the large tribes of the Mahaggata Mountains.

Bhayatupa
(by-yah-TOO-pah): Most ancient and powerful of dragons. His scales are the color of deep crimson.

Bhojja
(BOH-juh): Mother of all horses. Magical being of unknown origin or lifespan.

Black mountain wolves:
Largest and most dangerous of all wolves. Allies of demons, witches, and Mogols.

Bonny:
Female pirate from Duccarita who has joined the forces of good.

Broosha
(BREW-shah): Female vampire from Arupa-Loka. Daughter of Urbana.

Bruugash
(BREW-gash): Pabbajjan overlord.

Bunjako
(boon-JAHK-oh): Stone-Eater; son of Gulah, grandson of Slag.

Cariya River
(chah-REE-yah): Largest river west of Mahaggata Mountains.

Catu
(chah-TOO): Northernmost mountain on Triken.

Cave monkeys
:
Small, nameless primates that live in the underworld beneath Asubha.

Chain Man:
Another name for Mala.

Chal-Abhinno
(Chahl-ahb-HIH-no): Queen of the Warlish witches.

Che-ra
(CHEE-ruh): Svakaran name for a fat possum.

Chieftain:
Desert gelding befriended by Tāseti.

Churikā
(chuh-REE-kah): Female Asēkha.

Cirāya
(ser-AYE-yah): Green cactus that, when chewed, provides large amounts of liquid and nourishment.

Cubit
: Length of the arm from elbow to fingertip, which measures approximately eighteen inches, though among Tugars a cubit is considered twenty-one inches.

Daasa
(DAH-suh): Pink-skinned slaves captured on the western shore of the Akasa Ocean.

Dakkhinā
(dah-KEE-nay): Sensation that brings on the urge to attempt
Sammaasamaadhi
. Means
holy gift
in the ancient tongue.

Dalhapa
(dal-HAH-puh): Tugar warrior.

Death-Knower
: Any Tugar—almost always an Asēkha—who has successfully achieved
Sammaasamaadhi
. In the ancient tongue, a Death-Knower is called
Maranavidu
.

Deathless people
:
Monks and nuns who inhabit Dibbu-Loka. Called deathless people because some of them live for more than one thousand years. Also known as noble ones.

Death Visit
:
Tugar description of the temporary suicide of a Death-Knower wizard.

Dēsaka
(day-SAH-kuh): Famous Vasi master who trained
The Torgon.

Dhutanga
(doo-TAHNG-uh): Largest forest on Triken. Lies west of the Mahaggata Mountains. Also known as the Great Forest.

Dibbu-Loka
(DEE-boo-LOW-kah): Realm of the noble ones. Means
Deathless World
in the ancient tongue. Originally called Piti-Loka.

Ditthi-Rakkhati
(DEE-tee-rack-HAH-tee): Current-day Jivitan who is a spy within Duccarita.

Ditthi-Sagga
(DEE-tee-SAH-gah): Jivitan captain who battled druids during war against Slag.

Dracools
(drah-KOOLS): Winged beasts that walk on hind legs but look like miniature dragons. Taller than a man but shorter than a druid.

Druggen Boggle
(DROO-gun BAH-guhl): Druid representative from Dhutanga.

Druids
(DREW-ids): Seven-cubit-tall beings that dwell in Dhutanga. Ancient enemies of Jivita.

Duccarita
(DOO-chu-REE-tuh): City of slave traders, pirates, thieves, and rapists in the northwestern corner of the Gap of Gamana.

Dukkhatu
(doo-KAH-too): Great and ancient spider that spent the last years of its life near the peak of Asubha.

Dvipa
(DVEE-puh): Asēkha left in charge of Anna.

Efrits
(EE-frits):
Invisible creatures that dwell in the Realm of the Undead. When summoned, they voraciously devour the internal organs of living beings.

Ekadeva
(ay-kah-DAY-vuh): The
One God
worshipped by the Jivitans and many other inhabitants of Triken.

Elu
(EE-loo): Miniature Svakaran who is an associate of Rathburt.

Eunuch
(YOO-nuk): Castrated male slaves who reside within the fifth wall of Kamupadana.

Fathom
: Approximately eleven cubits.

Gap of Gamana
:
Northernmost gap of the Mahaggata Mountains.

Gap of Gati
:
Southern gap that separates the Mahaggata Range from the Kolankold Range.

Golden Road
:
Road paved with a special golden metal that connects Avici and Kilesa.

Golden soldiers
:
Soldiers of Invictus, mass-bred in his image.

Golden Wall
:
Oblong wall coated with a special golden metal that surrounds Avici and Kilesa.

Gray Plains
:
Arid plains that dominate much of the land east of the Ogha River.

Green Plains
:
Lush
plains that surround Jivita.

Gruugash
(GROO-gash): A representative of the Pobbajja.

Gulah
(GOO-lah):
Stone-Eater who became warden of Asubha. Son of Slag.

Gunther
:
Son of Vedana, father of Invictus and Laylah.

Hakam
(huh-KAM): Third wall of Nissaya.

Harīti
(huh-REE-tee): Kojin rumored to be in love with Mala.

Henepola III
(HEN-uh-POH-lah): King of Nissaya during war against Slag.

Henepola X:
King of Nissaya during war against Invictus.

Hornbeam
: Ancient trees whose twisted lust for life causes madness. Called
Pacchanna
in the ancient tongue.

Ice Ocean
:
Ocean that lies northeast of Okkanti Mountains.

Iddhi-Pada
(IDD-hee-PUH-duh): Series of four roads that leads from Jivita to Avici, passing through Lake Hadaya, the Gap of Gati, Nissaya, and Java.