Glossary of Terms

**A’dlet** – loose pants
worn by the lions

**Aa’donn** – Horyinn
traditional men’s garb; loose pants

**Aadenn** – Horyinn
traditional woman’s garb; trousers tucked into the viil

**Aikinleh** – Wolfling term;
secondary air elemental

**Airen** – Ryuutenshi term
of endearment

**Aj’nal** – Tchupak
traditional man’s garb; men’s shoes

**Aj’ni** – Tchupak
traditional woman’s garb; woman’s shoes

**Ajek** – Tchupak
traditional woman’s garb; woman’s shirt

**Akla** – Chume’taly
term; leg

**Akla’kedunn** – Chume’taly
term; bracers for the lower legs

**Akla’tel** – Chume’taly
term; leg bands

**Al’jenn** – Aurannian
traditional men’s garb; overlapping belts that are thin at the waist and
thicker down at the thigh

**Ala’ad** – Aurann traditional
woman’s garb; the top skirt made of a heavier material than the ja’la’ad, it is
slit from the top of the front to the floor and from the knees in the back to
the floor.

**Alai** – leopard
woman’s Hui style shirt

**An** – Chume’taly
term; wrist

**An’duhann** – Aurann traditional
woman’s garb

**An’tel** – Chume’taly
term; bracelet

**Ana-Lashann** – Moon of the
Dragon; the largest of Keverynn’s three moons and is silver in color. It has a
32 day cycle

**Ana-Leta** – Moon of Fire;
the smallest of the three moons and is red in color. This moon is visible
during the day as well as at nighttime. It has a 19 day cycle.

**Ana-Turann** – Moon of the
Wyvern; the second largest moon and is blue in color. It has a 25 day cycle.

**Andulinn** – Aurann traditional
woman’s garb; a scoop necked, short sleeved, thigh length dress made of thin,
light material

**Arpali’maj** – Chume’taly
term; vest woven from several different colors of ribbon that can be made from
complimenting colors or from different shades of a single color. It is a luxury
item among the cheetahs.

**Atel’paloref** – Chume’taly
term; furred mantles made with the animal heads still attached to the hide

**Bak’lenn** – trials of the
blade held in Tir’ri during the 10th year of the reign of their
Tal’jeeran, used to find is successor.

**Bal’rai** – leopard man’s
Hui style short vest

**Cacha** – a hot beverage
that tastes like cinnamon

**Chi’chayia** – Chume’taly
term; a wooden instrument that resembles an upright xylophone made of hollowed
out pieces of Duronga wood

**Cho’sa** – Horyinn
traditional men’s garb; a wide belt

**Con’sala** – Aurannian
footwear for both genders. They are stiff boots that are nearly knee high and
lace up the front

**Dai’she’viil** – Horyinn
traditional men’s garb; a shorter version of the iishe’viil made for Chume’taly

**Daluren** – layered veils
worn by wealthy tiger women

**Dan’ya** – Part of the
Sutaran traditional woman’s garb; loose fitting pants that have a wide band
around the waist and at the cuffs

**Delorenn** – Wolfling term;
secondary water elemental

**Djal** – Tir’rian
traditional woman’s garb; a high collared, knee long dress with no sleeves and
is open on one side from the hip down.

**Djinenn** – Sutaran
traditional man’s garb

**Duronga** – a fur tree
that grows only in the heart of the Chume’taly forest that is sacred to the
Chume’taly

**El’so** – Part of the
Sutaran traditional woman’s garb; an under tunic that is high collared at the
neck and leaves the shoulder area bare in the front and back; it also leaves
the naval area exposed. The sleeves start up at the top of the bust and angle
downwards to just above the elbow. From there, the arm is covered to the wrist.

**Elurinn** – Tir’rian
traditional woman’s garb; a ground length skirt that is narrow at the top and
wider at the base. It is worn under the djal

**Et’jul** – Chume’taly
term; leather

**Etul’kevlann** – Sutaran
traditional woman’s garb

**Fal’durenann** – Horyinn
traditional woman’s garb

**Fe’zuun** – baggy shirts
worn by tigers

**Fejular** – a cloth used
by the white panthers and the leopards

**Firr** – Chume’taly
term; ankle

**Firr’tel** – Chume’taly
term; anklet

**Geshu –** a harmless rodent
common to the

**Gi’ri** – loose pants
worn by tigers

**Go’shenn** – Tir’rian
traditional man’s garb; loose, v-necked and long sleeved shirts

**Hak’me** – Chume’taly; a
chain worn around the neck

**Hak’me’pel** – Chume’taly; chains
worn around the neck decorated with feathers

**Hak’me’pelun** – Chume’taly; chains
worn around the neck decorated with beads and feathers

**Hak’me’telun** – Chume’taly; chains
worn around the neck decorated with beads

**Hak’menar** – Chume’taly; a
single chain with a small pendant

**Hlopath** – Tir’rian
traditional man’s garb; loose pants

**Huun** – sleeveless
under tunics worn by snow leopards

**Iishe’viil** – Horyinn
traditional woman’s garb; a modified, footless boot made especially for the
Chume’taly members

**Ij’na** – Horyinn
traditional men’s garb; a short vest with cap sleeves that fastens in such a way
as to look wrapped.

**Ijjihad’menar** – complex
layered chains with many pendants and ornaments that are worn by wealthy tiger
males

**Ira** - Ryuutenshi
term; dark

**Irakann** – Ryuutenshi
term; dark sword

**Ja’la’ad** – Aurann traditional
woman’s garb; the under skirt made of a heavier material than the andulinn but
lighter than the ala’ad. This skirt falls to the ground uninterrupted

**Ja’neal** – hooded coats
worn by snow leopards

**Jah’na** – Horyinn
traditional woman’s garb; a tank top

**Jaken-lurenn** – a single veil
worn by tiger dancers

**Jal’so** – Part of the
Sutaran traditional woman’s garb; the over tunic that falls to the knees. It’s
very simple in construction with a wide, square neck, and small cap sleeves. It
is open on the right side from the waist down.

**Jalfa-lurenn** – a bridal veil
that consists of three layers, each one longer than the one above it

**Jali** – Part of the
Sutaran traditional man’s garb; baggy pants that are tucked into the qot

**Jek** – Chume’taly
term; ear

**Jekenn** – Earrings

**Jeken’pel** – earrings worn
by panthers made with feathers

**Jeken’pelunn** – earrings worn
by panthers made with beads and feathers

**Jeken’telunn** – earrings worn
by panthers made with beads

**Jel’vir** – Tchupak
traditional man’s garb; vest

**Jeleen** – leopard shirt
that resembles a Han style woman’s shirt

**Jelonn** – leopard shirt
that resembles a Han style men’s shirt

**Jelupp** – pendant

**Jiinn** – Aurannian
traditional men’s garb; snug pants worn under the nilvar

**Jon’pei** – Tchupak
traditional man’s garb; belt

**K’luyinn** – Tir’rian
traditional man’s garb; high boots

**Ka’dalurenn** – layered veils
worn by wealthy tiger women that cover the whole face

**Ka’pol** – leopard shirt
that resembles a Gin style shirt

**Kann** - Ryuutenshi
term; sword

**Kana** – female dog;
bitch

**Kappi** – Part of the
Sutaran traditional woman’s garb; The wide sash that belts the jal’so at the
waist. It wraps around several times and ties at the back

**Kedunn** – sheath, bracer

**Kel** – shorts

**Kil’varr** – an herbivorous
herd animal that is native to Tula’tevenn and Shu’venath Provinces. They look
like small brown horses with white zebra-like striping. Males are called jakes
and females are called jenyes. They’re intelligent, but no more so than the
average dog. They’re milked like goats and the milk is used to make a variety
of cheeses. They can also be trained as pets.

**Knetlo** – Part of the
Sutaran traditional man’s garb; the over shirt is long sleeved and high necked.
A half circle is cut out around the collarbone and diamond shapes are cut out
of the sleeves on the outside of the arm, exposing part of the koden. From the
elbow down, the sleeves are bound with zall.

**Ko’vaann** – thick leather
leggings with lace up sides that hug they legs worn by snow leopards

**Ko’vaan’lok** – thick leather
leggings with lace up sides that hug they legs worn by snow leopards that have fur
on the cuffs

**Kodenn** – Part of the
Sutaran traditional man’s garb; under shirt. It has a scoop neck line and elbow
length sleeves. It is worn tucked into the jali.

**Leit** – gloves

**Ma’viil** – Horyinn
traditional men’s garb; shoes

**Merashenn** – Wolfling term;
tertiary water elemental

**Mesham’inn** – Wolfling term;
minor water elemental

**Minal** – crop tops

**Mnalit** – long vests worn
by tigers

**Nari** – hip wraps worn
by the lions

**Neel** – Aurann woman’s
clothing; knee length pants

**Ni’freao** – Chume’taly
greeting; translates to ‘greetings’

**Nill’durenann** – Horyinnn
traditional men’s garb

**Nilvar** – Aurannian
traditional men’s garb; baggy leg covers worn over the jiin and held up with
the yarenn

**Pferital** – vests worn by
Chume’taly panthers that have buttons made of animal teeth or claws.

**Qot** – Part of the
Sutaran traditional man’s garb; knee high boots

**Quapi** – Part of the
Sutaran traditional man’s garb; a girdle that covers the stomach and groin
areas. It is worn on top of the clothing.

**Quonar**  – Tir’rian traditional man’s garb; a wide
band worn around the waist

**Rei’shikairenn** – a Ryuutenshi
word meaning bondmate

**Rei’shuunn** – fur hats worn
by snow leopards

**Rejek** – Tchupak
traditional man’s garb; man’s shirt

**Se’dalurenn** – layered veils
worn by wealthy tiger women that cover the lower part of the face

**Sha’alinn** – Aurann
traditional woman’s garb; a stiff leather bodice worn over the andulinn

**Sha’pei** – Tchupak
traditional woman’s garb; sash

**Sha’shonn** – Horyinnn
traditional men’s garb; a high necked, long sleeved shirt

**Shakara** – Wolfling term;
tertiary earth elemental

**Sheka** – dung

**Shlith** – Tir’rian
traditional woman’s garb; arm covers that start just below the shoulder. They
are secured to the arm with thin ribbons. They fall past the fingers. Shlith is
the singular. The plural form is Shlith’em.

**Shlith’em** – Tir’rian
traditional woman’s garb; the plural form of shlith.

**So’tam** – vests worn by
lions

**Sori** – Part of the
Sutaran traditional woman’s garb; a simple sandal that laces up the leg in a
crisscross fashion up to a few inches below the knees. They are laced over the
dan’ya, pinning them down.

**T’lii** – Tir’rian
traditional woman’s garb; form fitting leggings worn under the elurinn

**T’lunak** – loin cloths
worn by both the lions and cheetahs

**Ta’al** – Part of the
Sutaran traditional man’s garb; a thin belt that is worn over the Quapi and
fastens on the left side.

**Tahree** – Wolfling term;
minor air elemental

**Tai’nath** – Aurannian
traditional men’s garb; a man’s shirt with the sleeves detached

**Tal’jeerann** – the Nomad word
for Lord

**Talisenn** – Wolfling term;
secondary earth elemental

**Tel** – Chume’taly
term; band

**Telun’me** - chains worn
around the neck made entirely of beads on a string

**Tiir’ann** – Tchupak
traditional man’s garb; men’s pants

**Tiir’lovann** – Tchupak
traditional man’s garb

**Tluf** – Chume’taly
term; lion tail

**Tlufen** – rings worn on
a lion’s tail just beneath the tuft, generally only sported by wealthy women

**Tor’ann** – Tchupak
traditional woman’s garb; women’s pants

**Tor’lovann** – Tchupak
traditional woman’s garb

**Trethharp** – a seven
stringed Ryuutenshi instrument. It is shaped like a shield with a long curved
neck and sits in one’s lap. The strings run from the curved head of the neck
down to the base.

**Un’jel** – Chume’taly
term; ribbon

**Uteran** – pants worn by
Chume’taly panthers

**Ve’nath** – Aurannian
traditional men’s garb; a shirt with long, detachable sleeves that leaves the
sides exposed from the waist down

**Veon** – Chume’taly
term; arm

**Veon’kedun** – Chume’taly
term; arm bracers

**Veon’tel** – Chume’taly
term; arm bands

**Ver’tuk** – loose pants,
ankle length, worn by leopards

**Verann** – Wolfling term;
minor fire elemental

**Viil** – Horyinnn
traditional woman’s garb; boots

**Vrot’pel** – a style
sported by the white panthers that consists of wrapping strands of cloth
(fejular), leather (et’jul), or ribbon (un’jel) in a crisscross fashion around
the tops of their feet

**Yal’ned** – Tir’rian
traditional woman’s garb

**Yal’tuk** – loose pants
bound just above the knee, worn by leopards

**Yalderinn –** a tasteless herb
grown in Gira’loyis Province. It’s used to treat severe head trauma and has the
side effect of rendering a person unconscious.

**Yanaweh** – Wolfling term;
secondary fire elemental

**Yarenn** – Aurannian
traditional men’s garb; garters that hold up the nilvar

**Zall** – Part of the
Sutaran traditional man’s garb; thin strings that crisscross over the sleeves
of the knetlo from the elbows to the wrists.

**Zarakshasha** – Wolfling term;
tertiary air elemental

**Zephir’im** – Wolfling term;
tertiary fire elemental

**Zhai-chel** – young one;
this term originates from the Alastean island chain and is only used by the
Vaen people, a race long vanished from the main land.

**Zin’polem** – Aurannian
traditional men’s garb

**Zorel** – leopard
woman’s long vest

**Zulenn** – Tir’rian
traditional woman’s garb; boots that go mid way up the calf.