APELADORN: \ah-pell-ah-dorn\ Four nations of man, consisting of Trent, Avryn, Delgos, and Calis

APELANESE: Language spoken throughout the four kingdoms of men

AQUESTA: \ah-quest-ah\ Capital city of the kingdom of Warric, seat of power for the New Empire

ARBOR: Baker in Hintindar, married to Dunstan, shoemaker’s daughter

ARCADIUS VINTARUS LATIMER: Professor of Lore at Sheridan University

ARCHIBALD BALLENTYNE: Earl of Chadwick, commander of Sir Breckton, promised providence of Melengar for service to the New Empire

ARISTA ESSENDON: Princess of Melengar, daughter of Amrath, sister of King Alric

ARMAND: King of Alburn, married to Adeline

ARMIGIL: Brew mistress of Hintindar

ART, THE: Magic, generally feared due to superstition

ARVID MCDERN: Son of Dillon McDern from Dahlgren

AVEMPARTHA: Ancient elven tower, home of Gilarabrywn, which attacked Dahlgren

AVRYN: \ave-rin\ Central and most powerful of the four nations of Apeladorn, located between Trent and Delgos

AYERS: Proprietor of The Laughing Gnome in Ratibor

BACKING: Rigging a sail such that it catches the wind from its forward side; having both backed and regular rigged sails can render a ship motionless

BAILIFF: Officer who is employed to make arrests and administer punishments

BALDWIN: Lord whose landholdings include Hintindar

BALLENTYNE: \bal-in-tine\ Ruling family of the earldom of Chadwick

BANNER: Crew member of the Emerald Storm

BA RAN ARCHIPELAGO: Island of the goblins

BA RAN GHAZEL: Goblins of the sea

BARKERS: Refugee family living in Brisbane Alley of Aquesta; father Brice, mother Lynnette, sons Finis, Hingus, and Wery

BARTHOLOMEW: Carriage maker of Tarin Vale, father of Amilia

BARTHOLOMEW: Priest in Ratibor

BASIL: Officers’ cook on the Emerald Storm

BASTION: Servant in the imperial palace

BATTLE OF MEDFORD: Skirmish that occurred during Princess Arista’s witch trial

BATTLE OF RATIBOR: Skirmish between Nationalists and Imperialists

BELINDA PICKERING: Extremely attractive wife of Count Pickering, mother of Lenare, Mauvin, Fanen, and Denek

BELSTRADS: \bell-straads\ Noble family from Chadwick, including Sir Breckton and Wesley

BENTLY: Sergeant in the Nationalist army

BERNARD: Lord Chamberlain of the imperial palace

BERNICE: Former handmaid of Princess Arista, killed in Dahlgren

BERNIE DEFOE: Topsail crew member of the Emerald Storm, former member of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild

BERNUM HEIGHTS: Wealthiest residential district in Colnora

BERNUM RIVER: Waterway that bisects the city of Colnora

BERYL: Senior midshipman on the Emerald Storm

BETHAMY: King reputed to have had his horse buried with him

BIDDINGS: Chancellor of the imperial palace

BISHOP: Lieutenant aboard the Emerald Storm

BLACK DIAMOND, THE: International thieves’ guild centered in Colnora

BLACKWATER: Last name of Hadrian and his father, Danbury

BLINDEN: Quartermaster’s mate on the Emerald Storm

BLYTHIN CASTLE: Castle in Alburn

BOATSWAIN: Petty officer who controls the work of other seamen on a ship

BOCANT: Family who built a lucrative industry from pork, second wealthiest merchants in Colnora

BOTHWICKS: Family of peasant farmers from Dahlgren

BRAGA, PERCY: See Percy Braga

BRECKTON: Sir Breckton Belstrad, son of Lord Belstrad, brother of Wesley, commander of the Northern Imperial Army, knight of Chadwick, considered by many to be the best knight of Avryn