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The
Illumination

The holy book
of Blythwynn, transcriptions of Blythwynn's words and those of her early
disciples and immortals.

Thourne

A duchy in the
Southeast of Laraytia.

Thriad

An assistant to
the chime or high chime of a moonhaven.

Thrulls

Wild, violent
pack creatures that are somewhere between man and monster.

Trith Alms

Andraen
mourning tributes made of woven reeds, feathers, ribbons, and bones.

Trudge

The lowest rank
in the Laraytian Standards

Underlord

The second
highest rank in the Laraytian Standards. There are never more than thirty
underlords.

Unity Temple

A temple shared
between the priests of Blythwynn and Lojenwyne. Such temples are divided so
that the priestesses of Blythwynn never see the priests of Lojenwyne.

Wardsman

A cinder of
Lojen trained in the fighting arts known as Loja.

Warts of Mundaiith

A Laraytian
nickname for the Durrenian mountain range.

Word of
Lojen

The two holy
books of Lojenwyne. The Endeavours is a lengthy chronicle detailing Lojen's
thoughts and ideas and those of his early disciples and primes. The Arms is a
short book of quotes from Lojen and his disciples about war, family and
honor.

Wulvens

Vicious,
wolflike creatures with curling horns and red eyes.

Wyverns

Scaled flying
creatures with poisonous stingers.

 

 

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