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	"Mountain of Deadly Heights", the highest mountain peak in [[Overview|Primordiax]], located on [[Overview|Katayvan]]. <br>		"Mountain of Deadly Heights", the highest mountain peak in [[Overview|Primordiax]], located on [[Overview|Katayvan]]. <br>
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A

• Aether:
  

The base force of magic, harnessed and focused by certain adventurers

• Aetherium:

a metallic ore

• Akanee Isles: n. (ah KAH nee)

island group between Katavyan and Ta’Raekhet continents.

• Aneskis: n. (ah NEH skees)

kestrel clans, typically familial units

• Apaxian spider:

arachnid

• Aphod, Giant:

giant insect, akin to aphids

• Argentine Collegia and Science Museum:

Compilers of the Encyclopedia Etiquetta

• Argent Moon Collegia:

• Argentinian Oath:

oath taken by scribes of the Argentine Colleges

• Arum seed:
  

oily seed used in herbal curative

• Aryoch: n. (AHR ee ok)

Creator of all things, the Creator god that willed himself into being. Antithesis of H'Coyra.

• Askagard: n. (AHS kah gard)

Kingdom and city on Mitralon continent
Resident: an Askagardian
Adjective: Askardic
Currency: crown

• Askakedja Mountains: n. (Ahs kah KAYD yah)

Major mountain chain on the continent of Mitralon. Located on eastern side of Askagard.

• Askakedjan moth:
  

insect

• Athene: n. (ahth AY nuh)

one of the three moons of Primordiax. Smallest, and closest. Appears to be the same size as the other two.

• Axlevine:
  

B

• Balancok: n. (BAL in kok)

an herb

• Belladine: n. (BEL ah deen)

a gem

• Bellamane: n. (BEL ah Mah nay)

Goddess of Passion, Lust, Art

• Benevole spines:
  

herbal plant component

• Beydir: n. (bay DEER)

Human Sub-culture

• Bellamane's needleworm:
  

insect

• Blackbearded butterfly:
  

insect

• Blizzard fly:
  

insect

• Blood bee:
  

insect

• Blooddart fish:

Mitralon fish, extremely rare

• Blood spikes:
  
• Blorthoi the Great, King: n. (BLOHR thoi)

King, dwarvish, reputed to have sat upon a legendary gem-encrusted throne

• Blorthoi's helm beetle:
  

insect

• Blue dragon:

indigenous to Mitralon, rare

• Blue ravenfly:

insect

• Blush bloom:
  

flowering plant

• Bordensbane:
  

plant

• Borgium:

a metallic ore

• Brewsweed:
  

plant

• Bristle thorn:
  

plant

C

• Caliphar's whiskers:
  

plant

• Caltrop beetle:
  

insect

• Camel spider:

arachnid

• Catfolk: n.

feline humanoid race

• Celenis:
  

plant

• Chandler ant:
  

insect

• Chelecress:
  

plant

• Chemer: n. (kehm EHR)

city and kingdom (Chemerite) on the Ta’Raekhet continent, alternately “City of Ashes” or the “Well of Bones”
Resident: a Chemerite
Adjective: Chemerian
Currency: drocta

• Chemerian butterfly:
  

insect

• Cogson:

mechanical creature

• Coinname:

leklek distinction

• Crown:

1. measurement of weight = 2 pounds
The reputed weight of King Rand the Unifier's crown.
10 diams = 1 crown.
2. Unit of Askardic currency. The Crown is a gold, octagonal shaped coin whose slightly raised border is decorated like the edge of a royal crown. The obverse of the coin bears a falcon with its wings stretched and talons extended.

• Cycle:

unit of measure: time. 12 years.
The length of the cycle of life as recognized by the Gods.

D

• Dandedrops:
  

plant

• Darlen Jien, Lady:

a dryad noble, assassinated over lukoi tail-clipping prohibition

• Desert dune scorpion:
  

arachnid

• Desert dun spider:

arachnid

• Diam:

unit of weight measure; 1/5th of a pound, 1/10th of a rand
The weight of Queen Lexi's (wife of King Rand) engagement ring.

• Diamond root:
  

plant

• Diax aphid:

insect

• Diaxwood:

conifer with waxy leaves, produces black wood

• Diaxwood boreworm:
  

insect

• Drocta:

Unit of Chemerian currency. The Drocta is a heavy, round, silver coin adorned on its obverse face with a large desert scarab. The carapace of the scarab is plated to faintly refract light in a rainbow of hues. The coin has a thick, smooth edge.

• Dryadslipper spider:
  

arachnid

• Duin:

stegadonk handlers

• Dryad:

arborial humanoid race

• Dryer fish:

indigenous fish of Ta’Raekhet

• Dune lizard:

indigenous reptile of Ta’Raekhet

• Dwarf:
  

subterranean humanoid race

E

• Ebonwood:

hardwood deciduous

• Ebony butterfly:
  

insect

• Ek:

unit of measure: temperature

• Elda berries:
  

plant

• Emerald drops:
  

herbal extract

• Emerald mayfly:

winged insect

• Emerthyst:

gemstone

• Emerthyst dragonfly:
  

insect

• Encyclopedia Etiquetta:

collection of ten volumes detailing over 1000 years of leklek customs and etiquette practices

• Everwood:

hardwood conifer

• Evyrwoods:

Coniferous forest on Mitralon continent

• Evyrwood Lake:

lake on Mitralon continent

• Eyries:

Kestrel homes, generally high atop massive trees, or on sheer cliffs

F

• Faeyora:

Goddess of Nature, Renewal, Life, Death

• Faeyorite:

gemstone

• Fam-mar:

Salamae spots

• Feather flowers:
  

flowering plant

• Ferami:

Human Sub-culture

• Ferron:

naturally-occurring iron-carbon compound ore

• Flame grass:
  

plant

• Flat-backed millipede:

arthropod

• Fraegon:

winged creature

• Fuzzy honeybee:

insect

G

• Gearson:

mechanical creature

• Gemane:

one of the three moons of Primordiax. Largest, yet farthest away. White with purple tinges, has a ragged red scar. All three moons appear to be the same size.

• Gemane widow spider:

arachnid

• Giant Beaver:

rare indigenous Mitralon mammal

• Giant silverfish:

insect

• Giant spider:

arachnid

• Goblin:

humanoid creature

• Golden cricket:

insect

• Golden pseudoscorpion:

arachnid

• Goldroot:
  

plant

• Gorgant:

gigantic ant relative

• Gran:

approximately one mile (4,166.6 feet)
Traditional noble land grant was 1x1 of this unit.
5000 rand = 1 gran.

• Grrtz:

lukoi tribe, named for Lukoi historical leader Tertz Grrt. (All lukoi tribe names end in the letter Z.)

• Grul Terro:

lukoi despot

H

• Harvest spider:

arachnid

• H'Coyra:

The Unmaker, Aryoch’s counterpart, a by-product of Aryoch willing himself into being

• H'Coyra scorpion:

arachnid

• Heillsa Mountains:

Mitralon mountain range on the western side of Askagard

• Hihn:

highly advanced trulloc style of architecture, emphasizing complex geometric principles

• Hihn thumworm:

insect

• Hihnweb spider:

arachnid

• Hihnwing butterfly:

insect

• Hikili's tears:
  

plant

• Holymna cicada: n. (sih KAY dah, hoh LIM nah)

winged insect

• Honorsbane:
  

plant

I

• Ironmane:
  

plant

• Ironwood:

hardwood deciduous

J

• Jasper root:
  

plant

• Jienbug:

insect

• Jitamo pinkieworm:

insect

• Jitamo Redhat:

first leklek sailor; famous for his "Voyage to the Edge of the World"

K

• Katayvan:

southeastern continent. Primarily jungle. Kingdom of Troj is here, also where ancient Kingdom of Luxor was.
Kingdom: Troj
Resident: a Trojan
Adjective: Trojan
Currency: sathu

• Keke cricket:

insect

• Keke:
  

1. A sound made during a bout of incontinence.
2. An itch in an annoyingly hard place to scratch.
3. The phonetic representation of dislodging a hairball.
4. "Key", to a stutterer.
5. Universally agreed to be the word most likely to be regarded as an infectious disease by indigenous Primordians of any quality.

• Kelai Proudfoot:

catfolk prophet

• Kellensdon seed:
  

plant seed

• Keres Pits:

terrain feature of Ta’Raekhet

• Kestrel:

humanoid avian race

• Krahtes:

author of “A Scholar's History”

• Krymian:

barbaric human culture

• Kryping:

kestrel cosmetic feather dyeing

• Kyar River:

Katavyan continent river

L

• Lasher leaf:
  

plant

• Leklek:

short-stature humanoid race

• Lexi, Queen:

wife of King Rand

• Limp leaf:
  

plant

• Loekr Lake:

Mitralon lake

• Lovers bridle:
  

plant

• Lukoi:

race, also known as the lupkyn

• Lukoitown:

section in each town comprised of lukoi

• Lupkyn:

race, also known as the Lukoi

• Lupkyn caterpillar:

insect

M

• Mae:

slang for Salamae

• Magenta taffeta moth:

insect

• Magma shoot:
  

plant

• Mai'grom:

Trulloc for “Mother Orb”, or Primordiax

• Mailek wood:

a hardwood

• Marblebore ant:

insect

• Marshland grasshopper:
  

insect

• Mauve nectarbee:

insect

• Mello penguin:

rare Mitralon sea bird

• Minna:

authoress of "City of Ashes", a work dedicated to Chemer

• Mirrorback beetle:

insect

• Mithril:

metal

• Mithril Faeyora butterfly:

insect

• Mithril moth:

insect

• Mitralon:

This is the largest and northernmost continent. The Kingdom of Askagard is here. Mitralon translates roughly to "the womb" or "motherland".
Kingdom: Askagard
Resident: an Askagardian
Adjective: Askardic
Currency: crown

• Mitrian kelp:
  

aquatic plant

• Moiyan:

Human Sub-culture

• Monstropede:

arthropod

• Moondrop:

a flower

• Moonshade:
  

plant

• Mortajari:

kestrel family

• Mortal dread:
  

plant

• Mother Orb:

trulloc term for Primordiax

• Mudin:

Beydir shaman and witch doctor, who passes on oral traditions

• Mysmirel:

Goddess of the Moon

• Mysmirel moon beetle:

insect

• Mysmirine:

gem

N

• Nanane:

Ferami for ‘no name’. A warrior having lost all status.

• Nanane beetle:

insect

• Nemian Colony:

lost dryadic colony, reputed to still possess arcane dryadic powers

• Nemian dragonfly:

insect

• Nightfall's kiss:
  

plant

• Nitnoy:

a type of pet that embodies the creation elements of the world

O

• Ocre jelatin:

gelatinous creature

• Octopod:

cephalopod, related to squids and octopuses

• Omenstone:

gem

• Oozling:

gelatinous creature

• Ortias:

the second moon of Primordiax, "The Blood Moon", medium-sized, and between the other two, making all three moons appear to be the same size

P

• Pass:

unit of measure: time. 1 year
The length of time from the shortest day to the shortest day with the passing of all seasons in between.

• Paper wasp:

insect

• Payuut:

tropical storms of Katavyan

• P'chai Bahn:

talayan five-roomed building where 13-year-old males eat, sleep, and take classes together

• Peanut beetle:

insect

• Phinaou Boss:

possibly the greatest leklek tinker to ever live

• Phinaou bug:

insect

• Pleated redworm:

insect

• Pokka:

Primordiax’s chicken counterpart, flightless bird with pointy beak and three toes

• Pokow Soong:

"Mountain of Deadly Heights", the highest mountain peak in Primordiax, located on Katayvan.

• Praya River:

Katavyan river east of Troj

• Praying mantis:

insect

• Primordiax:

the planet

• Primordium:

metal

• Primordium beetle:

insect

• Pyramidal hihn fly:

insect

Q

• Qegeos tooth:
  

plant

• Qeteshik mushroom:
  

fungus

R

• Raffux:

creature

• Ragwood:

a hardwood used for building

• Rand:

measurement of length equal to 10 inches
Length of King Rand's Rod of Command.
10 thumbs = 1 rand.
1/5000th of a gran.

• Rand Bromin, the Unifier, King:
  

43 BU - 201 AR: most documented Primordian ruler

• Randshand caterpillar:

insect

• Randsroot:

herb

• Ranger ant:

insect

• Rashash locust:

winged grasshopper

• Razor ferns:
  

plant

• Red aryops:
  

plant

• Red-footed cricket:

insect

• Rexelios:

God of Trials, War

• Rexelite:
  

gemstone

• Rhodaspar:
  

plant

• Rot blossom:
  

plant

• Rusted woodlouse:

insect

S

• Sagonar:
  

sprigged plant

• Sahblen Plate:

continental tectonic land mass

• Saht t'lon:

talayan slow, graceful meditative dance that tones muscles and develops strength, flexibility, and grace

• Salamae:

race

• Samoriad:

creature

• Sand spider:

arachnid native of Ta’Raekhet

• Sathu:

unit of Trojan currency. The Sathu is a round, gold coin with a reeded edge. Its obverse face is decorated with an enormous stone temple rising out of the jungle.

• Savants' Table:

lukoi political body

• Scorpien:

humanoid race

• Sekems:

catfolk family
resembles the great spotted tigers of Mitralon with their pale blue eyes, shaggy white fur, and steel-gray spots

• Serith's blood:
  
• Shavin:

lukoi cosmetic fur-trimming practice

• Shavined grrtydid:

insect

• Sheevans:

catfolk fanatics

• Slemor:

leklek-specific mount

• Slemortongue caterpillar:

insect

• Spotted necrofly:

insect

• Spotted Stratos butterfly:

insect

• Springteeni:

mechanical creature

• Spydar silk:

fabric

• Statue of Phinaou Boss:

one of the greatest masterpieces of the realm; built by lekleks

• Stegadonk:

gigantic lizards with flat plates that line their backs

• Stenchbug:

insect

• Stinging fire centipede: n.

arthropod

• Stratoraz:

gemstone

• Stratos:

God of the Sun

• Striped vespid:

insect

• Sylanim:

demi-god who brings gifts to lukoi during Xatmus

T

• Talayi:

race (talayan)

• Ta'Raekhet:

southwestern continent, heavily desert and plains
Kingdom of Chemer is there. Ta'Reakhet translates roughly to "Land of Battle".
Kingdom: Chemer
Resident: a Chemerite
Adjective: Chemerian
Currency: drocta

• Ta'Reakhet walking cactus:

phasmid

• Terik-moi:

extinct elven culture, rumored to have become the sea

• Terro Grul:

lukoi ruler of Chemer, patriarch of Terroz lukoi clan

• Terroz:

lukoi tribe. (All lukoi tribe names end in the letter Z.)

• Tertz Grrt:

historical lukoi ruler of Chemer

• Thum:

measure of length, shorter than a rand ; approximately 1 inch
The length of King Rand's thumb. Useful for small measurements.

• Thurmogard:

dwarven nation

• Tinkerbug:

insect

• Tinman caterpillar:

insect

• Toll:

unit of measure: time. 1 hour
The length of time it took the King's Herald to relay a message to the captains at each city gate in the capital city of King Rand.

• Triad:

Universal unit of currency. The Triad is a round, reeded edge, platinum coin with a three faced pyramid engraved on its obverse face. Each face of the pyramid represents one of the three Kingdoms of the Alliance. The base of the pyramid represents the Aether, whose worship is shared by all.

• Trikele:

location

• Troj: n. (troi)

Kingdom, city; located on Katavyan
Resident: a Trojan
Adjective: Trojan
Currency: sathu

• Trojan Emperor moth:

insect

• Trojan meandering thorn:

phasmid

• Trojan wasp:

insect

• Trulloc:

humanoid race

• Turdworm:

insect

U

• Universal Gyrodynamics Academy:

Academy for advances in science and fizziks. Advanced studies in gyrodynamics offered here. Also where people go to advance the world's technology.

V

• Vedr Mons:

Mountain range near east coast of Mitralon

• Venici:

Human Sub-culture, named after its patriarch, Niccolo Venici

• Venici, Niccolo:

Patriarch of the Venici sub-culture

• Venin berries:
  

plant

• Vile bloom:
  

flowering plant

• Void ant:

insect

• Void minion:

undead creature

• Vol:

minion of H’Croya

W

• Wartleaf:
  

plant

• Waxweed:
  

plant

• Whisperwood:
  

plant

• Wildthorn:
  

plant

• Wyrns breath:
  

plant

X

• Xatmus:

lukoi celebration every 12 years of exchanging gifts, commemorating creation by a nature god (see Sylanim)

• Xenos walking stick:

phasmid insect

• Xylocanth:
  

plant

Y

• Yrizaria petals:
  

flowering plant

Z

• Zyanbane:
  

plant