A Magic of Dawn (89 page)
Authors: S. L. Farrell
“Father” in the Tehuantin tongue.
Ta’Mila
[
Tah-MEE-ah
]
[
Tah-MEE-ah
]
The ruler of Il Trebbio.
Tantzia
“Aunt.”
Tashta
[
TAWSH-tah
]
[
TAWSH-tah
]
A robe-like garment in fashion in Nessantico.
Tecuhtli
[
Teh-KOO-uhl-ee
]
[
Teh-KOO-uhl-ee
]
The title for “Lord” or “War-King” in the Tehuantins’ language.
Tehuantin
[
Teh-WHO-ahn-teen
]
[
Teh-WHO-ahn-teen
]
“The People”—the name the Westlanders call themselves.
Téni
[
TEHN-ee
]
[
TEHN-ee
]
“Priest.” Those of the Concénzia who have been tested for their mastery of the Ilmodo, have taken their vows, and are in the service of the church. The téni priesthood also uses a ranking similar to the Families of Nessantico. In ascending order, the ranks are e’Téni, o’Téni, u’Téni, and a’Téni.
Teocalli
[
Teh-o-CAHL-ee
]
[
Teh-o-CAHL-ee
]
The Tehuantin term for “temple.” The plural form is teocaltin.
Téte
[
teh-TAY
]
[
teh-TAY
]
“Head”—title for the leaders of an organization, such as the Guardians of the Faith or the Council of Ca’. Another title for an organizational leader is “A’Morce” (used by the Numetodo, among others . . .).
Tlaxcala
[
Tlash-TAH-lah
]
[
Tlash-TAH-lah
]
The capital city of the Tehuantin nations.
Toustour
[
TOOS-toor
]
[
TOOS-toor
]
The “All-Tale”—the bible for the Concénzia Faith.
Turn of the glass
An hour. The glass referred to is an hourglass, the sides of which are typically incised with lines marking the quarter-hours. Thus, a “mark of the glass” is roughly fifteen minutes.
Utilino
[
Oo-teh-LEE-noh
]
[
Oo-teh-LEE-noh
]
A combination concierge and watchman who patrols a small area (no more than a block each) of the city. The utilino—who is also a téni of the Concénzia faith—is there to run errands (for a fee) as well as to keep order, and is considered to be part of the Garde Kralji.
Vajica
[
Vah-JEE-kah
]
[
Vah-JEE-kah
]
Title most similar to “Madam,” used in polite address with adults who have no other title, or where the title is unknown. The masculine form is “Vajiki.” The plurals are “Vajicai” and “Vajik.”
Vambrace
Armor protecting the lower arm.
Vatarh
[
VAH-ter
]
[
VAH-ter
]
“Taat.”
Venerable Carin
One of the books contained in the Toustour.
Verzehen
[
Ver-ZAY-hehn
]
[
Ver-ZAY-hehn
]
Foreign term for a telescope.
Ville Colhelm
[
VEE-ah KOHL-helm
]
[
VEE-ah KOHL-helm
]
A town on the border of Nessantico and Firenzcia, at the River Clario.
War-téni
Téni whose skills in Ilmodo have been honed for warfare
White-Peak Wall
Tehuantin name for the mountain range between the Tehuantin empire and the Helllins.
Zink
A wind instrument similar to a cornett but curved rather than straight.
471-521:
Marguerite ca’Ludovici
[
Marhg-u-REET Kahloo-doh-VEE-kee
]—also known as the “Généra a’Pace”
Marguerite ca’Ludovici
[
Marhg-u-REET Kahloo-doh-VEE-kee
]—also known as the “Généra a’Pace”
521-544:
Justi ca’Dakwi
[
JUSS-tee Kah-DAWK-whee
]
Justi ca’Dakwi
[
JUSS-tee Kah-DAWK-whee
]
(née ca’Ludovici, nee ca’Mazzak)—also known as the “One-Legged.” Son of Marguerite.
544-548: The Regency of Sergei ca’Rudka: for
Kraljica Audric ca’Dakwi
[
AHD-ric-Kah-DAWK-whee
], son of Justi, who is still in his minority.
Kraljica Audric ca’Dakwi
[
AHD-ric-Kah-DAWK-whee
], son of Justi, who is still in his minority.
548-548:
Audric ca’Dakwi
[
AHD-ric Kah-DAWK-WHEE
]—for the last few months of Audric’s reign before his assassination, Regent ca’Rudka is dismissed and Audric (later known as “The Mad”) holds the Sun Throne.
Audric ca’Dakwi
[
AHD-ric Kah-DAWK-WHEE
]—for the last few months of Audric’s reign before his assassination, Regent ca’Rudka is dismissed and Audric (later known as “The Mad”) holds the Sun Throne.
548-548:
Sigourney ca’Ludovici
[
Si-GOHR-nee Kahloo-doh-VEE-kee
]—great grand-niece of Marguerite.
Sigourney ca’Ludovici
[
Si-GOHR-nee Kahloo-doh-VEE-kee
]—great grand-niece of Marguerite.
548-present:
Allesandra ca’Vörl
[
Ahl-ah-SAHN-drah Kah-VOORL
]—great grand-niece of Marguerite
THE RECENT LINE OF THE HÏRZGIN:Allesandra ca’Vörl
[
Ahl-ah-SAHN-drah Kah-VOORL
]—great grand-niece of Marguerite
493-516:
Karin ca’Belgradin
[
KAH-reen Kah-bell-GRAH-deen
]
Karin ca’Belgradin
[
KAH-reen Kah-bell-GRAH-deen
]
516-548:
Jan ca’Vörl
[
Yahn Kah-VOORL
]—Son of Karin. Seceded from the Holdings in 522 to form the Coalition of Firenzcia.
Jan ca’Vörl
[
Yahn Kah-VOORL
]—Son of Karin. Seceded from the Holdings in 522 to form the Coalition of Firenzcia.
548-548:
Fynn ca’Vörl
[
Finn Kah-VOORL
]—Son of Jan. Assassinated by the White Stone.
Fynn ca’Vörl
[
Finn Kah-VOORL
]—Son of Jan. Assassinated by the White Stone.
548-present:
Jan (II) ca’Vörl
[
Yahn Kah-VOORL
]—Grandson of Jan (via Allesandra).
THE RECENT LINE OF THE ARCHIGI:Jan (II) ca’Vörl
[
Yahn Kah-VOORL
]—Grandson of Jan (via Allesandra).
503-521:
Dhosti ca’Millac
[
DOST-ee Kah-MEE-lok
]—“the Dwarf.” Committed suicide (though some still whisper that it was murder).
Dhosti ca’Millac
[
DOST-ee Kah-MEE-lok
]—“the Dwarf.” Committed suicide (though some still whisper that it was murder).
521-521:
Orlandi ca’Cellibrecca
[
Orh-LAHN-dee Kahsell-eh-BREK-ah
]—Left the throne to join with Firenzcia during the War of Secession. This began the Division of the Faith (521-548).
Orlandi ca’Cellibrecca
[
Orh-LAHN-dee Kahsell-eh-BREK-ah
]—Left the throne to join with Firenzcia during the War of Secession. This began the Division of the Faith (521-548).
The Line in Nessantico:
521-548:
Ana ca’Seranta
[
AHN-ah Kah-sir-AHN-TAH
]—Assassinated by Tehuantin sorcerer under orders from Archigos Semini.
Ana ca’Seranta
[
AHN-ah Kah-sir-AHN-TAH
]—Assassinated by Tehuantin sorcerer under orders from Archigos Semini.
548-548:
Kenne ca’Fionta
[
KENN-ah Kah-fee-ONTAH
]—Tortured to death by Kraljica Sigourney.
Kenne ca’Fionta
[
KENN-ah Kah-fee-ONTAH
]—Tortured to death by Kraljica Sigourney.
The Line in Brezno:
521-525:
Orlandi ca’Cellibrecca
[
Orh-LAHN-dee Kahsell-eh-BREK-ah]
—Died of natural causes.
Orlandi ca’Cellibrecca
[
Orh-LAHN-dee Kahsell-eh-BREK-ah]
—Died of natural causes.
525-548:
Semini ca’Cellibrecca
[
SEH-meen-eh Kahsell-ee-BREK-ah
]—marriage-son of Orlandi.
Semini ca’Cellibrecca
[
SEH-meen-eh Kahsell-ee-BREK-ah
]—marriage-son of Orlandi.
The Line of the Reunited Faith:
549-present:
Karrol ca’Asano
[
CARE-ohl Kah-ahh-SAH-noh
]—Named Archigos after the deposing of Semini ca’Cellibrecca. The line is now seated at Brezno rather than in Nessantico.
HISTORICAL PERSONAGES:Karrol ca’Asano
[
CARE-ohl Kah-ahh-SAH-noh
]—Named Archigos after the deposing of Semini ca’Cellibrecca. The line is now seated at Brezno rather than in Nessantico.
Falwin I
[
FAHL-win
]—Hïrzg Falwin of Firenzcia led a brief, unsuccessful revolt against Kraljiki Henri VI, which was quickly and brutally put down.
[
FAHL-win
]—Hïrzg Falwin of Firenzcia led a brief, unsuccessful revolt against Kraljiki Henri VI, which was quickly and brutally put down.
Henri VI
[
OHN-ree
]—First Kralji of the ca’Ludovici line (413-435), from whom Marguerite I was descended.
[
OHN-ree
]—First Kralji of the ca’Ludovici line (413-435), from whom Marguerite I was descended.
Kalima III
[
Kah-LEE-mah
]—Archigos from 215-243.
[
Kah-LEE-mah
]—Archigos from 215-243.
Kelwin
[
KEHL-win
]—First Hïrzg of Firenzcia
[
KEHL-win
]—First Hïrzg of Firenzcia
Levo ca’Niomi
[
LEHV-oh Kah-nee-OH-mee
]—Led a coup in 383 and was Kraljiki for three days. Forcibly removed, he would be imprisoned for almost two decades in the Bastida, and there would write poetry that would long survive his death.
[
LEHV-oh Kah-nee-OH-mee
]—Led a coup in 383 and was Kraljiki for three days. Forcibly removed, he would be imprisoned for almost two decades in the Bastida, and there would write poetry that would long survive his death.
Maria III
—Kraljica of Nessantico from 219-237
—Kraljica of Nessantico from 219-237
Misco
[
MEEZ-koh
]—The legendary “founder of Brezno.”
[
MEEZ-koh
]—The legendary “founder of Brezno.”
Pellin I
[
PEH-Lihn
]—Archigos of the Faith from 114-122.
[
PEH-Lihn
]—Archigos of the Faith from 114-122.
Selida II
[
Seh-LEE-dah
]—Kraljiki of Nessantico. Finished building the city walls and the Bastida d’Drago.
[
Seh-LEE-dah
]—Kraljiki of Nessantico. Finished building the city walls and the Bastida d’Drago.
Sveria I
[
seh-VERH-ee-ah
]—Kraljiki of Nessantico 179-211. The Secession War occupied nearly all his reign. He finally brought Firenzcia fully into the Holdings.
SNIPPETS FROM THE “NESSANTICO CONCORDIA”[
seh-VERH-ee-ah
]—Kraljiki of Nessantico 179-211. The Secession War occupied nearly all his reign. He finally brought Firenzcia fully into the Holdings.
Family Names in the Holdings:
Within Nessantico, lineage follows the matrilineal line. A husband might, in rare cases, retain his own family name (especially if it were considered higher in status than his wife’s), but the wife can never take his name. In the vast majority of cases, however, the husband will legally take on his wife’s family name, thus becoming a member of that family in the eyes of Nessantico law—the husband will continue to bear that name and be considered to be part of that family even upon the death of his spouse, unless and until he remarries and thus acquires his new wife’s name. (Divorces and annulments are rare in Nessantico, requiring the signature of the Archigos, and each divorce is a special situation where the rules are sometimes fluid.) Children are, without exception, given the mother’s family name: “One always is certain of the mother,” as the saying goes in Nessantico.
The prefix to a family name can change, depending on the relative status of the immediate family within Nessantico society. The prefixes, in order of rising status, are:
• none
• ce’ (keh)
• ci’ (kee)
• cu’ (koo)
• ca’ (kah).
One of the functionary roles of the Kralji was to sign the official family rolls every three years wherein the prefixes are recorded, though the Kraljiki or Kraljica rarely determined any changes personally; that was the role of the bureaucracy within Nessantico known as the Gardes a’Liste.
Thus, it is possible that the husband or wife of the ci’Smith family might gain status in some manner and be awarded a new prefix by the Gardes a’Liste. Husband, wife, their children and any surviving maternal parents thus become cu’Smith, but brothers, sisters, and any cousins would remain ci’Smith.
Royalty Succession Within The Holdings:
Various countries within the Holdings, not surprisingly given the variance of customs, have various rules of succession within their societies. This is especially true when those countries are independently ruled. For instance, in East Magyaria, the closest male relative of the previous ruler who is also
not
a direct child of that ruler is named as the successor. However, with the ascension of Nessantico and the Holdings, those countries within Nessantico’s influence tend to follow the lead of the Kralji.
not
a direct child of that ruler is named as the successor. However, with the ascension of Nessantico and the Holdings, those countries within Nessantico’s influence tend to follow the lead of the Kralji.
For the royal families of Nessantico, title succession is normally to the Kralji’s children by birth order regardless of gender. However, it is possible for the Kralji to legally designate a favorite child as the heir and bypass earlierborn children, if the Kralji deems them unfit to rule or if for some reason they fall out of favor. This is an uncommon occurrence, though hardly rare throughout history. For the Kralji, it means that his or her children will tend to curry favor so as to remain in good graces or perhaps to unseat one of their brothers or sisters from being named the a’Kralj.
The Ilmodo and Spellcasting:
Some people have the ability to sense the power that exists all around us: the invisible potent energy of the Second World that surrounds us. In the Nessantico-controlled regions of the world, usage of magic has always been linked to religious faith, all the way back into prehistory. The myth of Cénzi extends deep into the historical mist, and it is the followers of Cenzi who have always possessed the power to manipulate the Ilmodo through chants and hand-motions.
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