Shadowed by Demons, Book 3 of the Death Wizard Chronicles (49 page)

Indajaala
(inn-duh-JAY-la): Powerful Nissayan conjurer.

Invictus
(in-VICK-tuss):
Evil sorcerer who threatens all of Triken and beyond. Also known as
Suriya
(the Sun God).

Izumo
(ee-ZOO-moh): Dracool from Mahaggata.

Jākita-Abhinno
(JAH-kih-tuh-uh-BHEE-no): Successor to Chal-Abhinno as queen of the Warlish witches.

Jākita-dEsa
(JAH-kih-tuh-DAY-suh): Hag servant of Jākita-Abhinno.

Java
(JAH-vah): Dark Forest that lies east of Nissaya.

Jhana
(JAH-nah
):
Father of Torg.

Jivita
(jih-VEE-tuh): Wondrous city that is home to the white horsemen. Located west of the Gap of Gati in the Green Plains. Also called the White City. Known as
Jutimantataa
(City of Splendor) in the ancient tongue.

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

Kalakhattiya
(kah-lah-KHA-tee-yuh): Black knights of Nissaya.

Kalapa
(kuh-LUH-puh): Powerful Asēkha chieftain during war against Slag. Grandfather of Kusala.

Kamupadana
(kuh-MOO-puh-DUH-nah): Home of Warlish witches and their lesser female servants. Also called the Whore City.

Kattham Bhunjaka
(kuh-TAM boon-JAH-kuh): Most powerful druid queen to ever exist.

Kauha Marshes
(COW-hah): Deadly marshes that lie between Avici and Kilesa.

Kilesa
(kee-LAY-suh):
Sister City of Anna
.

Kincara Forest
(KIN-chu-ruh): Large forest, though not as large as Dhutanga, that lies south of the Green Plains.

King Lobha
(LOW-bah): Sadistic king who built Piti-Loka.

Kithar
(kee-TAR): Tugar warrior.

Kojin
(KOH-jin): Enormous ogress with six arms and a bloated female head. Almost as large as a snow giant.

Kolankold Mountains
(KO-luhn-kold): Bottom stem of the Mahaggata Mountains, located south of the Gap of Gati.

Kuruk
(KERR-uck): Traitorous Ropakan who desired Magena.

Kusala
(KOO-suh-luh):
Second most powerful Tugar in the world next to Torg. Also known as Asēkha-Kusala and Chieftain Kusala.

Lake Hadaya
(huh-DUH-yuh): Large freshwater lake that lies west of the Gap of Gati.

Lake Keo
(KAY-oh):
Large freshwater lake that lies between the Kolankold Mountains and Dibbu-Loka.

Lake Ti-ratana
(tee-RAH-tuh-nah): Large freshwater lake that lies west of Avici.

Laylah
(LAY-lah): Younger sister of Invictus.

Long breath:
Fifteen seconds. Also called slow breath.

Lucius
(LOO-shus): General of Invictus’ legions before the creation of Mala.

Madiraa
(muh-DEE-rah): Daughter of Henepola X, king of Nissaya.

Magena
(mah-JAY-nah): Name given to Laylah by the Ropakans.

Mahaggata Mountains
(MAH-hah-GAH-tah): Largest mountain range on Triken. Shaped like a capital Y.

Mahaasupanno
(mah-HAH-soo-PAH-no): Mightiest of all dragons.

Mahanta pEpa
(mah-HAHN-tah PAY-pah): Great Evil that resides within Duccarita.

Mala
(MAH-lah): Former snow giant who was ruined by Invictus and turned into the sorcerer’s most dangerous servant. Formerly called Yama-Deva.

Majjhe Ghamme
(Mah-JEE GAH-mee): Means midsummer in the ancient tongue.

Manta
: Jivitan necromancer in the service of Queen Rajinii.

Maōi
(muh-OYUH): Magical black crystals found in caverns beneath Nissaya.

Maynard Tew
: Duccaritan pirate.

Mogols
(MAH-guhls): Warrior race that dwells in Mahaggata Mountains. Longtime worshippers of the dragon Bhayatupa and the demon Vedana. Ancient enemies of Nissaya.

Moken
(MOH-kin):
A chosen leader of the boat people.

Mount Asubha
(ah-SOO-buh):
Dreaded mountain in the cold north that housed the prison of Invictus.

Nagara
(NUH-gah-ruh): Central keep of Nissaya.

Namuci
(nah-MOO-chee): Magic word that summons the
efrits
from the Realm of the Undead.

Nirodha
(nee-ROW-dah): Icy wastelands that lie north of the Mahaggata Mountains.

Nissaya
(nee-SIGH-yah): Impenetrable fortress on the east end of the Gap of Gati. Home of the Nissayan knights.

Noble ones
:
Monks and nuns who inhabit Dibbu-Loka. Also called deathless people.

Obhasa
(oh-BHAH-sah)
:
Torg’s magical staff, carved from the ivory of a desert elephant found dead. Means
container of light
in the ancient tongue.

Ogha River:
(OH-guh): Largest river on Triken. Begins in the northern range of Mahaggata and ends in Lake Keo.

Okkanti Mountains
(oh-KAHN-tee): Small range with tall, jagged peaks located northeast of Kilesa.

Olog
(OH-lahg): Ogre from the interior of Mahaggata.

Orkney
: Cave troll.

Ott
: Second wall of Nissaya.

Pabbajja
(pah-BAH-jah): Homeless people who live in the plains surrounding Java. Little is known of their habits.

Pace:
Approximately 30 inches, though among Tugars a pace is considered 36 inches.

Palak
(puh-LUCK): A
senior commander of the
Kalakhattiya
.

Paramita
(puh-ruh-MEE-tuh): Magnificent sword made by a Tugar master. Contained a dragon jewel on its pommel.

Peta
(PAY-tuh): Ghost girl of Arupa-Loka. In life, she was blind.

Pisaaca
(pee-SAH-kuh): Female demon from Arupa-Loka.

Piti-Loka
(PEE-tee-LOH-kuh): Original name of Dibbu-Loka. Built by King Lobha ten thousand years ago as his burial shrine. Means
Rapture World
in the ancient tongue.

Podhana
(POH-dah-nuh):
Asēkha warrior.

Porisāda
(por-ee-SAH-dah): Most dangerous of all Mogols. Are known to eat the flesh of their victims.

Raaga
(RAH-gah): Magic word from the Realm of the Undead that causes humans to experience orgasmic lust.

Rathburt
(RATH-burt): Only other living Death-Knower. Known as a gardener, not a warrior.

Rajinii
(ruh-GEE-knee): Queen of Jivita during war against Invictus.

Rati
(RAH-tee): Asēkha warrior
.

Ropaka
(row-PAH-kah):
One of the large tribes of the Mahaggata Mountains.

Sakuna
(sah-KOO-nah): Eagle incarnation of Jord.

Salt Sea:
Dead inland sea south of the Okkanti Mountains.

Sammaasamaadhi
(sam-mah-sah-MAH-dee): Supreme concentration of mind. Temporary suicide.

Sampati
(sahm-PAH-tee): Giant condors crossbred with dragons by Invictus. Used to transport people and supplies to the prison on Mount Asubha.

Sāykans
(SAH-kuns): Female soldiers who defend Kamupadana.

Senasana
(SEN-uh-SAHN-ah): Thriving market city that lies north of Dibbu-Loka.

Short breath:
Three seconds. Also called quick breath.

Silah
(SEE-luh): Female Tugar warrior.

Silver Sword
:
Ancient sword forged by a long-forgotten master from the otherworldly metals found among the shattered remains of a meteorite.

Simōōn
(suh-MOON): Magical dust storm that protects Anna from outsiders.

Sister Tathagata
(tuh-THUH-guh-tuh): High nun of Dibbu-Loka. More than three thousand years old. Also known as
Perfect One
.

Sivathika
(SEE-vah-TEE-kuh): Ancient Tugar ritual.
Dying warrior breathes what remains of his or her
Life Energy
into a survivor’s lungs, where it is absorbed into the blood.

Slag
:
Stone-Eater defeated by Torg outside of Nissaya. Father of Gulah.

Snow giants:
Magnificent beings reaching heights of 10 cubits or more that dwell in the Okkanti Mountains.

Sōbhana
(SOH-bah-nah): Female Asēkha warrior.

Span:
Distance from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger of a hand spread to full width. Approximately nine inches, though among Tugars a span is considered 12 inches.

Stēorra
(STAY-oh-rah): Wife of Gunther, mother of Invictus and Laylah.

Stone
:
Equal to fourteen pounds.

Stone-Eater
:
Magical being that gains power by devouring lava rocks.

Svakara
(svuh-KUH-ruh):
One of the large tribes of the Mahaggata Mountains.

Takoda
(tuh-KOH-duh): Adoptive father of Magena.

Tanhiiyati
(tawn-hee-YAH-tee): Insatiable craving for eternal existence suffered by some long-lived beings.

Tāseti
(tah-SAY-tee): Most powerful female Asēkha in the world.

Tējo
(TAY-joh): Great Desert. Home of the Tugars.