Torn By War: 4 (The Death Wizard Chronicles) (50 page)

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.

Tent City:
Largest city in Tējo. Home to the Tugars. Also known as Anna.

The Torgon
(TOR-gahn): Torg’s ceremonial name. Also Lord Torgon.

Torg:
Thousand-year-old Death-Knower wizard. King of the Tugars. Means
Blessed Warrior
in the ancient tongue.

Triken
(TRY-ken): Name of the world. Also name of the land east and west of the Mahaggata Mountains.

Tugars
(TOO-gars): Desert warriors of Tējo. Called
Kantaara Yodhas
in the ancient tongue.

Uccheda
(oo-CHAY-duh): Tower of Invictus in Avici. Means
annihilation
in the ancient tongue.

Ugga
(OOO-gah): Human-bear crossbreed who was a partner of Bard and Jord, trappers who lived in the forest near the foothills of Mount Asubha.

Ulaara the Black
(uu-LAH-ruh): The supreme dragon before the rise of Bhayatupa.

Undines
(oon-DEENS): Creatures of the demon world who—when summoned—can infect living bodies and turn them into flesh-eating zombies.

Uppādetar
(oo-pay-DEE-tar): The God of Creation worshipped by the Nissayans.

Urbana
(oor-BAH-nah): Mistress of robes assigned by Invictus to attend Laylah. A vampire.

Ur-Nammu
(oor-NUH-moo): High priestess of Kamupadana.

Uttara
(oo-TUH-ruh): Specially made sword wielded by Tugar warriors and Asēkhas. Single-edged, slightly curved.

Vasi master
(VUH-see): Martial arts master who trains Tugar novices to become warriors.

Vedana
(VAY-duh-nuh): 100,000-year-old demon. Grandmother of Invictus and Laylah. Mother of King Lobha.

Vijjaadharaa
(vee-jhad-HUH-rah): Mysterious guides.