The Knife's Edge (56 page)

Morrow –
A city upon the windy high cliffs of Ren Nar that oversaw the world. It is the last banished element, the Great Kingdom of Wind. It is the last of the three lost Great Kingdoms and the most famous. It is Kail’s homeland. It contains the Hall of Wind, as well—the famous meeting place for the great kings, queens, and generals who fought for the armies of Sanctity and against the Alliance of Righteous in the Great War of the Lieon.

Morrowil –
The infamous sword that Gray inherits from Kail.

Motri –
Gray’s hawk and companion, who also seems to have a mysterious alliance with Karil.

Mura –
Mura is a charming, but irascible hermit of unknown age. He lives in a cabin in the middle of Lost Woods where Gray stumbles upon him. Mura is wiry with thick gray brows and an often stern, heavily-lined face, and black and gray peppered hair. He is Karil’s uncle.

Nameless –
Created from Reavers, a horrible evil that mists from thin air, and is rumored to be invincible to “mortal blades.” Their armor is made from overlapping dark plates. Gray and Darius fight them in the back alleys of Lakewood, behind the Golden Horn.

Narim –
The Kingdom of Moon in the dark hills, half above, half beneath the land, and is a vast subterranean gem.

Neophyte –
A wielder of the spark, a rank below a Reaver. They reside in the Neophyte Palace and wear gray robes.

Nexus –
The source of Gray’s power. It is a swirling ball of air that he focuses on to tap into his power.

Niux –
A unit of twelve, that consists of vergs and saeroks that can cut whole swaths of armies to shreds.

Noble’s District –
The upper district of the Shining City where the nobles reside.

Omni –
A Ronin, also known as the Deceiver. Omni’s element is that of Sun, and from the Great Kingdom of Vaster. Omni leads the Ronin in Kail’s absence.

Onne –
“Come” in Yorin. It is what Mistress Hitomi says as she escorts the waitress out of the room.

Oval Hall –
Where the Seven Trials takes place in the Citadel. It is beautiful and ancient.

Rai –
A house of nobles of Eldas, who support Karil

Reaver –
A powerful wielder of magic born of the Citadel.

Redsmead –
A fine beer.

Rehn –
A small flightless bird, typically found in the northern parts of Farhaven.

Reik flies –
Pesky flies seen in the summertime in many areas of Farhaven.

Rekdala Forhas –
“Honor and duty” in the Yorin tongue.

Reliahs Desert –
The desert surrounding Farbs, sometimes called the Farbian desert.

Relnas Forest –
The forest of Eldas, home of the elves. No humans are permitted to enter beyond its borders.

Ren –
Close friend of Kirin’s and leader of the Devari. He wears a graying Komai tail, a long braid, and is described as ageless. Most characteristically, he is a man hardened from years of training and battle, both mentally and physically.

Renald Trinaden –
Warden and Keeper of the Silver, and author of The Lost Covenant.

Rensha –
Karil’s horse.

Rimdel – Trader’s paradise or jewel of the Eastern Kingdoms –
capital with no central rule, inhabited by only thieves, ruffians and traders as hard as stone.

Ro-ma-ro –
A dance traditional to Lakewood.

Ronin –
The legends of the Lieon, nine warriors who each holds a supreme power. According to the stories, they are dreaded and the bane of mankind.

Runile –
a city in the Kingdom of Ice.

Rydel –
An elf of the rank of Hidden, the most elite of guards that protect the royal family of Eldas, the Great Kingdom and home of the elves. He is Karil’s ever-present companion and guard. He has shoulder-length dark hair and piercing eyes.

Sa Hira –
“I see”, in Yorin.

Saerian Vases –
Rare and famous porcelain from the great city of Saeria.

Saerian bond –
A staggered way of laying bricks, and a bad bond that Balder ridicules.

Saeroks –
Creatures in the Kage’s dark army. They are tall beasts with thin, patchy fur, sinewy muscled frames, and long gangly arms and legs with long claws. They walk on two legs, but can run on all fours for greater speed.

Seria vs Median –
The Kingdom of Water, often called City of Tranquility. It is renowned for the Great Falls, waterfalls that seem to reach the heavens, as if spewing from the very clouds. It was thought to have been destroyed sometime during the Great War of the Lieon, just as the Kingdom of Wind and Stone were lost. Yet the Shining City and Median still exist and are both offshoots of Seria. The Shining City is a city of ice. Median is a great city built upon the Kalvas Ocean. It is renowned for its vast war fleet.

Seth –
A Ronin, also called the Firebrand. Seth’s element is fire, and his home is the Great Kingdom of the Citadel, a dark keep whose fires light the night sky. Seth is known for his fiery temper, and proud spirit.

Sevian Wine –
A famous dark wine from the city of Sevia.

Shifting –
A Ronin’s rumored ability to transport great lengths of space in a short amount of time.

Shining City –
The great city in the mountains. It is a part of a massive kingdom, and the last remnant of the Kingdom of Ice.

Shiroku Palace –
The palace of the Shining City, and home of King Katsu.

Silveroot –
A tree of both Farhaven and Daerval. Within Farhaven it is described as having veins of glowing silver that flow visibly beneath its bark, and bark that glows like fish’s scaled bellies. Within Daerval, where there is no magic, it is simply a large evergreen, producing nut-sized fruits.

Silvias River –
A magnificent river that flows south and divides much of Daerval.

Spark –
The magic that all but the Ronin wield, including Reavers, Neophytes and Arbiters, and the majority of Farhaven’s magical beings. It is said to be derived from the Flow.

Speech of Acceptance –
A speech a young man gives to a girl’s father to ask for her hand in marriage.

Spire –
The highest building of Eldas where the council, king, queen and their family reside.

Sprites –
Magical beings that have no form.

Star of Magha –
A famous insignia that symbolizes the eight recognized kingdoms.

Stice –
Aurelious’ famed sword.

Taer –
a land within Farhaven.

Tales of the Great Schism –
Stories about the end of the Lieon and the Devari’s split from old alliances to new ones, including their origin in the Citadel.

Tales of the Ronin –
One of most famous books about the infamous deeds of the Ronin.

Tanglevine –
A thorny root of the Lost Woods.

Temian –
An elf with long golden hair, and strange golden eyes. Gray befriends the elf in the encampment beyond the Gates at the border of the woods.

The Battle of Gal, Letters of a General –
Several reports from the famous general Fendary who allegedly fought against the Ronin.

The Great Kingdoms –
The legendary cities. There were nine. Stone, Ice, Leaf, Fire, Flesh, Moon, Sun, Metal, and Wind. Each kingdom was the home of one of the Ronin, and coincides with their powers.

The Green Tavern –
The tavern Maris’ reminisces about that used to thrive in Lakewood.

The Last Reliquaries of Tremwar –
An account of the stories of the last King of Devari.

The Lost Covenant –
A book that Ayva reads. In it, she uncovers truths about the Ronin and the Keeper of the Silver.

The Lost Road –
The road to the forgotten kingdom of the Shining City.

The Red Moon –
A mythical event that is said to coincide with “The Return” of the Ronin.

The Return –
The fated return of the Ronin; an event the world fears. It is said they will finish the destruction of the lands they were rumored to nearly destroy during the Lieon.

The Rift –
A rumored chasm where the world split thousands of years ago, before the Lieon and the Ronin even existed.

The Seven Trials –
The trials that a Neophyte must pass to become a Reaver.