Glossary Warning: Spoilers Below

MAIN CHARACTERS

• HALIA is an intelligent young woman with long, dark hair and bright smile. She was orphaned as a child and has been forced to steal to survive. She found the Blue Sphere in the ruins of a castle east of Hillside.
• MINARAS is a powerful Elementalist living in Seaton. Balding with bright blue eyes, he owns a huge personal library but regrets giving up adventuring for teaching. His students included Ahriman, Thulin, and Oswynn.
• OSWYNN came from a line of farmers but has shown great talent as a wizard while studying under Minaras. He received a scar on his forehead from the War Hammer Demon.
• VELD was a skilled Terun thief along with his partner, Nerv. He became Terun governor through deceit and bribery.
• XARUN is an extremely powerful warrior from Farset. Covered in dark hair and heavily muscled, he wields a double-bladed axe and wears boiled leather armor with spiked greaves, bracers, and pauldrons. He had a strict upbringing and was beaten as a child.

MINOR CHARACTERS

• KURIL is the Arboreal commander of the Northern Fortress. He is tall and lanky, displaying the green tinge to his skin common to all Arboreals. A scar on his right cheek, from the battle against the Magma Spirit, mars an otherwise perfect face.
• LARZ is a Terun merchant that was exiled from Terun City and now leads a band of marauders.
• NERV is the Terun thief who taught Halia for several months and eventually framed her for crimes in Zairn.
• PHAN is the head of the most powerful mining family in the Undercity.
• RACER is a half-human, half-crab Elementalist extremely skilled with fire.
• TYFUS is a half-dragon, half-human created by Hisvii. He was trapped in a mystical prison for 600 years before being accidentally released by Oswynn.
• WYN is Veld's lieutenant.

MISCELLANEOUS

• AIR SPIRITS are small, transparent spirits summoned by a Sorcerer. Mostly harmless, they generally are not capable of lifting a man on their own.
• ALCHEMY is the study of liquids and potions.
• The ANXIAR RIVER is a wide river running along the southern border of human lands. It spills into the Great Ocean near Seaton.
• ARBOREALS are a race of tree-dwellers from the tropics with pale green skin. They are polite, slow to make decisions, excellent climbers, and able to speak through nearly imperceptible facial expressions.
• The ARBOREAL FOREST Forest is an expansive forest covering the southern portion of the continent
• A BLAECULF is an intelligent and aggressive canine, twice the size of a gray wolf, with a muscular body covered in black fur.
• The CASTLE IN THE MOUNTAIN is a partially-buried castle at the foot of Mount Therol, south of Terun City. It was formerly the home of the Yellow Sphere.
• The COLD OCEAN is a large body of water north of the continent.
• CONJURATION is the study of imbuing everyday objects with special powers.
• An EARTH SPIRIT is a twelve foot tall, headless spirit composed of earth and rocks.
• ELEMENTAL MAGIC is the manipulation of air, earth, fire, and water.
• The EYE OF GLYNWOLD is a ruby necklace stolen by Veld to frame Halia.
• A FAMILIAR is an animal that shares a special bond with a wizard. The familiar and its master can communicate through words, emotions, and sometimes thoughts.
• The FERFOLK are leather-skinned warriors from the desert. They are resistant to the direct effects of magic.
• A FOREST SPIRIT is a human-shaped spirit consisting of leaves, twigs, and dirt. It can grow larger as it picks up debris from the forest floor.
• A FRACODIAN is a hairy, pug-faced cross between a human and a bear. Some are able to become berserk, gaining strength and speed for a limited time.
• The GREAT LIBRARY was formerly a monastery in fourth ring of Zairn but now holds the largest collection of books and scrolls in the land. It is a rectangular building with an open courtyard in the middle.
• The GREAT OCEAN is a large body of water east of the continent.
• ILLUSION is the study of disguise and deception.
• KROF is the largest town on the Sinewan River, halfway between Terun City and Zairn, with many extravagant inns.
• A NAEDREGAT is a large black and white creature with the body of a goat and two snake heads. Each head can spit a stream of deadly acid.
• NECROMANCY is the study of death and the dead.
• An OGRE is an eight-foot tall humanoid with gruff face, green tongue, and thick hide.
• PECH , a half-giant/half-Terun crossbreed, look like fat Teruns but are much stronger.
• The PENSOREAN MOUNTAINS separate the human lands from the Cold Ocean east of Terun City. They are covered by white pine forests.
• The RAZOR MOUNTAINS are the western half of the Pensorean Mountain Range. They are taller and rockier than the mountains east of Terun City.
• A SABRETOOTH is a powerful feline predator with long fangs. Arboreals will occasionally tame sabretooths as attack cats against large targets.
• SEATON is a port city on Anxiar Delta by Great Ocean. It is the second largest city in the land.
• The SINEWAN RIVER flows from the Razor Mountains past Krof to Zairn.
• SORCERY is the summoning and controlling of spirits.
• The TERUNS are a race of mountain-dwellers. Short and manipulative, they are the masters of metal and stone.
• TERUN CITY is the mountainside home of Terun traders, healers, and merchants. It is less prestigious than the Undercity but more impressive to outsiders.
• TERUN FUNGAL ALE is a tangy beverage brewed in the Undercity.
• THAUMATURGY is the study of blessings and miracles.
• TRANSMUTATION is the transformation of one or more objects.
• The UNDERCITY is the lower half of Terun City, located beneath the Tooth of the Gods.
• The WASTELANDS is a vast desert covering the central and western portion of the continent.
• ZAIRN is the oldest and largest city in the land. It is located where the Sinewan River spills into the Great Ocean and has been build in concentric rings separated by walls of stone.