Glossary

## Spellmonger Universe Glossary

Unique words and terms     (On going, add to it as we find another term.)

### Index

A    B    C    D    E    F    G    H    I    J    K    L    M    N    O    P    Q    R    S    T    U    V    W   XYZ

### A

**abstract directive action**
the Terran Colony's scientific term for magic, often abbreviated to ADA
**Acennan**
Alkan word from Alonaral that means "forge of life;" name given to transgenic tool made by Minalan for Lilastien
**affinity**
a magical binding of a very personal nature connecting a mage with an enchantment
**Afona**
local goddess of rivers and forest in the Wilderlands; See Afona
**ainakurkas**
an additive to steel that renders thaumatergically predisposed alloy able to accept enchantments or enneagrams directly, without bridewell or matrix
**Andrus**
Imperial god of music and poetry; see Andrus
**annulment spell**
a way to temporarily-disrupt the flow of magical power in an area, or in a person
**apophylyte**
unusual minerals that have been recovered from the crystalline vesicles in the Snowstone mountains; see Apophylyte Crystals
**Alonaral**
(ah-LAHN-ah-rall) planet from which the Alon traveled to Callidore; see Alonaral
**Ancient**
An experienced and senior soldier, similar to present day sergeant major, warrant officer, or sub-lieutenant. See origin and meaning of ancient by etymonline.
**Antyr**
Imperial maritime god; see Antyr
**apis**
(ə-piss) a thaumaturgical construct to share power
**Aradamas**
Callidoran Calendar second month of spring; "Plow month"
**Arsenal of Kova Salainen**
the Alka Alon vault of proscribed weapons and other items; see Aronin of Amadia
**Avalanti**
Alka Alon Kindred of Alonaral; emigrated to Callidore; see Alka Alon
**Avital**
Imperial god of magic and engineering; see Avital
### B

**baculus**
(BACK-you-lus) pl. baculi; a staff regarded as symbolic of authority (such as the pastoral staff of a bishop)
**Baismas**
Callidoran Calendar third month of summer; "Berry month"
**banath**
the ritual circle of the Alkan spellsinger into which only the Mel of the shrine can step
**bela**
imperial glyph for binding
**Beldurrazeko**
a servant of the Formless in the distant past; released from a subterranean vault by a Karshak engineer, it caused hundredsof Karshak and Kilnusk deaths, and dozens of Alkans as well.  See Beldurrazeko.
**bouleuterion**
(BOO-let-tair-ee-yon) conclave or meeting of enchanters; an enchantment production facility / research laboratory; see Bouleuterion
**Bova**
Narasi goddess of cows; see Bova
**bridewell**
archaic noun meaning jail, but used in context of enchantment means a container to hold the magical essence or enneagram in an object that cannot otherwise contain them
**Briga**
Narasi goddess of fire and inspiration; see Briga
**Briga's Day**
Callidoran Calendar inter-calarary day between Numas and Friyamas; see Briga
**Brona**
daughter of Murvos, Narasi psychopomp
**Byddwch yn barod!**
the Kasari watchword - Preparation, "always be prepared"
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### C

**Calsat**
Imperial pantheon, giant golden eagle familiar of Orvatas; originally, Calsat was the Callidore Satellite network, the corporate symbol of which was a golden eagle
**cantrip**
spells that don't require much power or preparation before being cast; see Cantrip
**cartra**
imperial-style technical term for a very specific wish or intent
**casadalain**
ancient Imperial word for gurvani
**cenacle**
(Sehn-eh-kul) a group of people such as a study group
**chaka**
Karshak term for Alka Alon, not particularly flattering, loosely translates to "pompous"
**CI**
see constructed intelligence below
**coffles**
a line of animals or slaves fastened or driven along together
**coif**
a protective usually metal skullcap worn under a hood of mail
**Colitasmas**
Callidoran Calendar first month of autumn; "Harvest month"
**Colleita Kersythas**
Imperial goddess of grain and vegetables
**collective corporeal manifestations of abstract independent entities**
the Terran Colony's scientific term for human gods
**Colleital**
Imperial god of fruit trees and berry bushes; see Colleital
**colrantures**
magical construct (unspecified function in "Warmage")
**construct**
an abstract representation of a series of magical tasks
**constructed intelligence**
sophisticated processing systems designed with sentient (artificial) intelligence; abbreviated as CI; see Forseti
**Corsair**
presumably the pirate god of the Sea Lord pantheon symbolized by the grappling hook and chain
**Count**
official in charge of the defenses of a particular region; compare to Count Palatine
**Count Palatine**
a feudal lord having royal authority within a region of a kingdom, near independent control, with only the duke above him in position; compare to Count
**Couther**
Narasi god of hospitality; see Couther
**crinolines**
a stiff fabric made of horsehair and cotton or linen thread, used for stiffening petticoats or as a lining
**curia**
a gathering of all the counts in the kingdom
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### D

**dahman**
miniature thaumaturgical remotely controlled construct, through which a mage can see and/or hear that being spied upon
**datavor**
a Karshak engineer, the official who oversees Karshak work
**Debersi Guards**
elite warmagi who were the Archmage's personal army
**Delioli**
(dell-lee-OH-lee) colloquially giants, technically Alon
**Delsolmas**
Callidoran Calendar second month of summer; "Sun month"
**Disa**
capricious snow god, local to the Mindens
**Divine magic**
see salaperan energies
**Dradrien**
properly, Alon Dradrien; colloquially Iron Folk; Alon smiths of great skill; see Alon
**Draolani**
(dray-oh-LAH-nee) Alka Alon followers of Korbal called the Enshadowed in Narasi; see Enshadowed
**drassillion**
a natavia tree that produces a blue sap, drassillix, that is sensitive to etheric density
**draugen**
(DROUW-gehn [hard g]) type of undead raised by Alka Alon necromancers and imbued with an enneagram of a sea creature; see Draugen
**Duin**
Narasi god of war and storms; see Duin
**Duin's Day**
Callidoran Calendar inter-calarary day between Esfonmas and Aradamas; see Duin
**Durthon**
Imperial god of fields, sheep, goats, and pigs; see Durthon
### E

**ECHO**
Ecologically Contained Horticultural Orbiters - six colonial satellites dedicated to growing crops, three devoted to native crops and varietals, three to Terran crops to transplant to Callidore
**enneagram**
(EN-ee-ah-grahm) the reflection of a sapient entity’s self-awareness; see Enneagrams
**enneagrammatic impression**
a recording of the enneagram of a creature who came within influence of hapaxalite
**entropiary**
message relay center using enchantments to send/receive messages to/from other entropiaries, run by Entropomants
**Enulinda**
frost princess local to the Uwarris
**eos**
the magical rune for light
**Erenarmi**
Alka Alon Kindred of Alonaral; did not emigrate to Callidore; see Alka Alon
**Erwagan**
Narasi god of nature (Peaceful Aspects); see 'Erwagan
**Esfonmas**
Callidoran Calendar first month of sprint; "Melt month"
**etheric density**
a local measure of magical potential; how easy it is to do magic. See also magosphere and rajimar field below.
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### F

**Fairtrader**
sometimes Fairdealer, presumably the god of merchant seamen of the Sea Lord pantheon symbolized by the slanted anchor
**Falassa**
Imperial goddess of herbs; see Falassa
**Falohaudi**
high Perwynese for “sympathy stones” - mineral formations that look like a kafa bean or a walnut with thaumaturgic potential
**Faralasa**
goddess of the dawn, local to Remere; see Faralasa
**Farastamari**
Alka Alon Kindred of Alonaral; emigrated to Callidore; see Alka Alon
**Fargus**
Imperial god of brickmakers; see Fargus
**fell hounds**
large dogs bred by gurvani to act as cavalry steeds; "*… they had a feral cunning in their small black eyes, unlike any dog or wolf [Tyndal] had ever seen.  Their fur was thick and matted, black and gray and brown, and their faces were squatter than the hounds of Sevendor.  Thick, sharp teeth protruded from their shaggy muzzles, fangs as cruel as daggers.*"
**Ferum**
god of smithcraft; see Ferum
**Feshara**
imperial goddess of war; see Feshara
**Festival for the Dead**
Callidoran Calendar inter-calarary day between Fincmas and Geledesmas
**Fincmas**
Callidoran Calendar third month of autumn; "Spinning month"
**Filayn**
river goddess local to Castal - Wilderhall
**Five Duchies**
Castal, Alshar, Remere, Merwyn, Vore; see Five Duchies
**Floramas**
Callidoran Calendar third month of spring; "Flower month"
**forleth**
a magical metaphor for an attachment between two objects; used to connect irionite stones allowing their attuned users to communicate telepathically
**Forseti**
(FOUR-set-ee) level 3 constructed intelligence developed for the Callidore Colonial Survey Corps to facilitate the placement of terraforming elements during initial colonization; see Forseti
**Fricka**
deity mentioned in Magelord, but aspect and beliefs were not specified. Local to Castal - Sevendor region
**Friyamas**
Callidoran Calendar third month of winter; "Cold month"
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### G

**gambeson**
a padded defensive jacket worn by itself or underneath armor or mail
**gaol**
archaic for jail
**Geledesmas**
Callidoran Calendar first month of winter; "Frost month"
**Gespamas**
Callidoran Calendar second month of autumn; "Gleaning month"
**glyphs**
symbolic magical representations, visual and mental metaphors of abstract concepts
**golonosti**
  gurvani shamans who tend the needs of the tribe, teachers, healers, keepers of history; see Gurvani
**Gobarba**
god of war; see Gobarba
**gorget**
a piece of armor protecting the throat
**goromon**
imperial glyph to convert power
**Gorsa**
deity mentioned in Magelord, but aspect and beliefs were not specified. Local to the Castal - Sevendor region
**Great Eye, The**
the super-massive black hole, Sgr A\*, at the center of our galaxy
**Greftor**
Narasi god of artisans
**guarderobe**
medieval toilet or latrine
**gurvani**
(ger-VAHN-ee) formerly Nara Alon; Mountain Folk; colloquially called goblins by humans, see Gurvani and Alon
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### H

**hapaxalite**
(heh-POX-a-lite) mineral that captures enneagrammatic impressions; see Ghost Rock
**hauberk**
a shirt of chainmail usually reaching at least to mid-thigh and including sleeves
**Hemat**
god of ironwork [Minor Divinity]
**Herus**
Narasi god of travelers; see Herus
**hogshead**
measure of liquid capacity equivalent to about 63 gallons; large barrel or cask
**Hoylbimi**
River Folk, Tal Alon
**hoxter pocket**
a extra-dimensional space created through the use of a hoxter stone; see Hoxter
**Huin**
Narasi god of grain and agriculture; see Huin
**Huin's Day**
Callidoran Calendar inter-calarary day between Delsomas and Baismas; falls on summer solstice; see Huin
### I

**Ifnia**
Narasi goddess of fortune; see Ifnia
**Illnarthi rune for death**
a jagged spiral used as a symbol for the high magi
**Imlaradi**
Alka Alon Kindred of Alonaral; emigrated to Callidore; see Alka Alon
**importasta**
a humani term; representing the plants and animals imported to Callidore from Earth “*The importasta biome, once it adapted to Callidore, ended up replacing three natavia nodes in four.  That was considered acceptable for further human colonization, but it took decades to achieve.*”
**irionite**
(EAR-ee-oh-nite) slivers of a translucent green amber of incredible magical potency. Irionite is incredibly rare on Callidore and its origin is unknown to humankind, although it is theorized to be a crystallization of kirsieth sap. See Irionite.
**Ishi**
Narasi goddess of love and beauty; see Ishi
**Ishi's Day**
Callidoran Calendar inter-calarary day between Aradamas and Florams; falls on spring equinox; see Ishi
### J

**jagth**
imperial glyph for binding
**jakasta**
stone highly coveted as a magical insulator
**jevolar**
the opposite of a molopar, a strong immovable location that resists magic
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### K

**kaba**
a psychological construct--a thought form--used by Imperially trained magi to contain raw magical power; often the starting point for powerful spells
**kala**
Alkan word for song, but also music, story, history, and record
**Kalitremi**
Alka Alon Kindred of Alonaral; emigrated to Callidore; see Alka Alon
**kanga stone**
gurvan term for irionite
**Karshaki**
Stone Folk, Karshak Alon
**Kaupa**
goddess of commerce
**kellen**
a potion made from kellesarth berries that enhances magic ability somewhat; is addictive
**kellesarth**
Alkan word for the kirsieth evergreen shrubs, the berries produce kellon; there is some confusion about the sap which is reputed to produce irionite (see kirsieth, below)
**kere**
Imperial glyph for binding
**Ketta**
local river goddess of the Ketta river in the Bontal Vales; see Ketta
**Kilnusk**
more properly, Kilnusk Alon; Alon tribe designed to lead the seven clans
**kirsieth**
shrubs, the sap of which is thought produce irionite
**Kova Salainen**
Arsenal of the Alka Alon High Kings in Anghysbel protected in sacred trust by the Aronin of Amadia
**Kulin**
Narasi god of horsemanship and thieves; see Kulin
**kulnuara**
a creature trapped in kellesarth sap, but with a magically supported will; “*The three usual ways to counter a common kulnuara are to sap its power utterly, to bend it against itself until it can no longer hold the strain, or attack the integrity of the physical object itself*." Aronin to Minalan.
### L

**lacis**
powerful magical artifact constructed from many arcanely linked components, such as the tool Isily used atop Salisus.
**larenth**
honored nobles chosen to execute the will of the Alkan council, raised to the office by unanimous affirmation after a lengthy period of examination and testing; Raer Rinthon was a larenth
**Lenodara**
Dara the Hawk Maiden of the West Woods. See Lenodara.
**Linta**
goddess of healing; see Linta
**littoral**
as in littoral arts; of or pertaining to the shore of a lake, sea, or ocean
**ludicili**
magical construct (unspecified function in "Warmage")
**Luin**
Narasi god of law and order; see Luin
**Luin's Day**
Callidoran Calendar inter-calarary day between Colitasmas and Gespamas; falls on autumn equinox; see Luin
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### M

**machiolations**
a floor opening between the supporting corbels of a battlement, through which stones or other material, such as boiling water, hot sand, quicklime or boiling cooking oil, could be dropped on attackers at the base of a defensive wall
**magesight**
a spell used to view magical energies and formations; also used to magnify distant, very small, or concealed views; enables a level of night vision; can be used with a scrying medium to look within tissues
**magosphere**
(MAJ-oh-sfeer) the magic field of a planet; called the rajamar field by Alka
**Maiden of the Havens**
presumably a beneficent deity of the Sea Lord pantheon symbolized by a chalice
**manciple**
an officer who buys provisions for a college, monastery, or other institution
**Mandros**
god of healing; see Mandros
**Manuforthen**
a western Wenshari land from which Minalan's ancestors (on his mother's side) migrated to Poon Hamlet in Castel
**maragorku**
gurvani transgenically enhanced by the Enshadowed. See Gurvani
**Marshal Arcane**
"A commander who has absolute authority over both magical and mundane forces for the purpose of conducting an operation.” - Loiko Vaneran
**metlarmarin**
legendary wine made for the Alka Alon by the Met Sakinsa
**Mishi**
One of Ishi's daughters, Narasi goddess of beauty
**molopar**
(MAW-luh-par) a spatial insecurity, a weak spot that could be connected to any conceivable point in the universe. See Molopar
**motte-and-bailey castle**
a fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised area of ground called a motte, accompanied by a walled courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade
**Murvos**
Narasi god of death; see Murvos
### N

**Naikura**
Cormeeran folk goddess of magic, necromancy, and death; see Naikura
**Narasi**
Northern tribes that conquered the Late Magocracy about 400 years before the Spellmonger. According to the AMA 05/12/2019: **N**orthern **A**rea **R**esearch **a**nd **S**urvey **I**nstitute
**natavia**
(nah-TAHV-ee-ah) a humani term; representing all the plants and animals that lived on Callidore when the humani first arrived. Initially thought to be native to Callidore; revealed through the series to originate from many worlds, including the Alon and Met Sakinsa home worlds.
**Nemovorti**
the enneagram shades of the Alka Alon followers of Korbal that were imprisoned with him and currently inhabit the bodies of humani or Alka; see Nemovorti
**nightsail**
a cloud of lethal shadow that moves with purpose directed by shamen; "*a sheet of ebon fire, a wave of black satin that drank in all light in its vicinity"*
**Noapis**
goddess of bees and honey; see Noapis
**Nofani**
Alka Alon Kindred of Alonaral; emigrated to Callidore; see Alka Alon
**Numas**
Callidoran Calendar second month of winter; "Snow month"
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### O

**Orvatas**
Imperial/Narasi Sky God and great father of the sky; originally, the name of the colonial transportation company that ran the shuttle service between the colony and its orbiting elements; see Orvatas
**Osana**
a profoundly female goddess, unknown pantheon
### P

**Padu**
the basic symbolic system for shaing and channeling magic (Old Perwyneese)
**paraclete**
(PAIR-ah-cleet) a magical interface between the user and an enchantment; see Paraclete
**Peras**
goddess of wisdom; see Peras
**pauldron**
a component of plate armor that covers the shoulder area. A pauldron typically consists of a single large dome-shaped piece to cover the shoulder with multiple lames attached to it to defend the arm and upper shoulder.
**pavad**
(pah-VAHD) the Time of Timelessness; the perfect moment to release a spell
**pele**
(peel) as in pele towers, small square defensive tower of a kind built in the 16th century in the border counties of England and Scotland. Spare enclosures with a wall (un-crenellated) around a few acres and a tower or keep inside.  Primarily serve as fortified watchtowers.
**Perada**
Periodic Table of the Lesser Elements in Old Perwyneese
**Perdua**
psychopomp
**peregenater**
a thaumaturgical device that can link two disparate points through a properly prepared enchanted portal
**Perinsi**
Twenty Principals of Magic and the Physical World in Old Perwyneese
**phytosphere**
magically enchanted sphere, bright green and 5 cm diameter, optimizes the growth rate of plants in their sphere of influenced; see Phytosphere
**Pramm**
Valley People god of the still; also worshipped in the Pearwoods; see Pramm
**psychopomp**
conductor of souls to the afterworld
### Q

**Q'zahrai**
Iron Folk, Alon Dradrien
**qabas**
magical construct (unspecified function in "Warmage")
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### R

**Rada**
goddess of emptiness, during the Early Magocracy’s Decadent period
**ragonasti**
  gurvani shaman wanderers, clanless, move from settlement to settlement sharing news, songs, and spells; see Gurvani
**rajaleana**
organic minerals that can project power far beyond normal ranges; sequestered in the Arsenal of Kova Salainen
**rajira**
(rah-JEER-ah) the innate magical talent possessed in a range by humani; the greater the rajira, the greater potential for magic; see Rajira
**rajamar field**
the magical field that arises when a planet is shielded from the Withering Light; it is not known if a rajamar field arises in all shielded planets or only special cases; called magosphere by humani
**Ralaan**
Alkan for “The Shield.”  A nebula which protected Callidore from the Withering Light of the Great Eye keeping the Callidore system in the Realm of Darkness.  Without the Ralaan, the rajamar field on the planet would collapse.  Magic would cease.
**Realm of Darkness**
the shadow cast by the Ralaan nebula between Callidore and the Great Eye
**Rocanic glyph**
magical glyph constructed of multiple elements combined, such as a name and a spell's symbol, that activates the construct
**rooves**
plural of roof
**rouncey**
  an ordinary, all-purpose horse used for riding, but could also be trained for war. It was not unknown for them to be used as pack horses.
**Rulathi**
Alka Alon Kindred of Alonaral; emigrated to Callidore; see Alka Alon
**runes**
alternative word for glyphs
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### S

**salaperan energies**
divine magic; the octave which permits pure thought to directly transform the universe, transforms intent into action, regardless of the laws of nature
**Salt Crone**
psychopomp goddess of the Sea Lord pantheon symbolized by a lamp;
**savistator**
a glass tube device enclosing refined drassillix (see drassillion) that measures etheric density … how much magic potential is present
**scrug**
human colloquial term for gurvani
**scutage**
as in scutage fees; money paid by a vassal to his lord in lieu of military service
**selan**
imperial glyph for release
**servitor**
species considered "lesser" or "client species" such as the Tal Alon to the Alka Alon or the Lyrans to some progenitor race lost in the midsts of time
**Seven Clans**
craftsmen clans of Alon, each with its own speciality; colloquially called dwarves by humans; Kilnusk Alon, Alon Dradrien, Karshak Alon, Rudak Alon, Izluk Alon, Malkas Alon, Brangok Alon; see Alon
**shen**
old Imperial term for a magical soul, the center of being, consciousness
**Shipwrecker**
the god of shipwrecks of the Sea Lord pantheon symbolized by a broken mast
**Shirlin, The Order of**
A small, elite group of Censorate warmagi. They are thought to be the deadliest and the most fanatical of all the Censorate’s forces.
**siconedica**
symbolically-stated intention of the spellcaster made manifest as an impenetrable field of air molecules held rigid; can then be either filled with air or removed to vacuum
**sideral**
emanating from the stars and especially from stars held to be malefic : baleful; archaic for sidereal, as in sidereal time, the period of Earth's rotation in relation to stars or constellations
**siege worms**
a gigantic beast, at least 50 feet long with six squat legs and a head like a huge alien tortoise with a mouth filled with many sharp and pointed teeth
**Sigodnos**
Wenshari local god of night and shadows; see Sigodnos
**Sisu**
local god of the hunt [North Elpea]; see Sisu
**Slagur**
Imperial god of games; see Slagur
**snowstone**
bright white substance classified as neveitite, lowers the local thaumaturgical resistance field of the Magosphere; see Snowstone
**spark**
slang term for warmagi
**stelapis**
a magical form that allows a single source to shunt power to many others
**stele**
(STEE-lee) an alternate word for stela; a stone slab or column typically bearing a commemorative inscription or relief design
**Stonetrunk's Heart**
the striekema acquired by Minalan recovered from a Leshi named Stonetrunk who died saving Rolof, thus the rod is known as Stonetrunk's Heart
**Stormfather**
father god of the Sea Lord pantheon symbolized by the sea axe
**striekema**
(STREE ehk em ah, occasionally STREYE ehk em ah, also STREYE kaim ah) the core of a Met Sakinsa's nervous system crystalized from a lightning strike; used to sense and quantify expressions of the entire range of thaumaturgic energies, including divine magic
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### T

**Tallarmas**
Callidoran Calendar first month of summer; "Mow month"
**Tanta**
a profoundly female goddess, unknown pantheon
**Taramasi**
Alka Alon Kindred of Alonaral; did not emigrate to Callidore; see Alka Alon
**Tarian**
Narasi god of the Sea
**Teedra**
possible goddess
**tekka**
A catchall term that refers to the technology brought by the humani to Callidore. When the New Horizon and Perwyn were lost, so was humanity’s ability to produce new tekka. This means during the Era of the Spellmonger the only tekka around has survived six long centuries; see Tekka Overview
**tera**
imperial glyph for unbinding
**tipirilon**
a magical control mechanism for a molopor, built on Alonaral by one of the last of the Spiritsingers, Mel Thenreyal.
**transgenic**
relating to or denoting an organism that contains genetic material into which DNA from an unrelated organism has been artificially introduced; it is thought the Alka Alon use pure magic to transgenically transform into Tera Alon; other creatures have been transgenically altered, notably the hawks of the Sky Riders, wyverns ridden by Nemovorti, and perhaps gurvani
**Trygg**
Narasi allmother; see Trygg
**Trygg's Day**
Callidoran Calendar inter-calarary day between Tallarmas and Delsomas; see Trygg
**Tuin**
Narasi god of mischief and horsethieving
### U

**ulgulnosti**
gurvani Great Shamans, speak for all clans, speak to the gods and spirits; see Gurvani
**Unstara**
United Nations Sovereign Territorial Reserve island; home to the Goodall Institute for Primate Studies
**Usa**
capricious snow god, local to the Mindens
### V

**Vagor**
Narasi Father-Creator God (Deceased)
**val remonasal**
Alkan term for 'the departure.' Erroneously translated by humani as eternity.
**Versaroti**
Alka Alon Kindred of Alonaral; emigrated to Callidore; see Alka Alon
**Valamari**
Alka Alon Kindred of Alonaral; did not emigrate to Callidore; see Alka Alon
**villein**
(vil LAYN) a feudal tenant entirely subject to a lord or manor to whom he paid dues and services in return for land
**Vingata**
Mother goddess of the Sea Lord pantheon; See Vingata
**Vorone Free Company**
mercenary company mostly made up from some of the Alshar 3rd commandos. See Mercenaries.
**vusradahn devices**
constructs that presumably hold Enshadowed enneagrams until they can be re-inserted into fresh bodies
### W

**wain**
a wagon or cart
**Withering Light**
Hawking radiation emitted by a collapsed singularity--a black hole. The quantum evaporation of the black hole disrupts magical fields.
### XYZ

 **Yantos**
possibly an imperial god, implied to be dangerous or malevolent, possibly an imperial trickster
**ygra**
imperial glyph for holding
**Yule**
Callidoran Calendar inter-calarary day between Geledesmas and Numas; falls on winter solstice; Festival for Orvatas
**Yrenitia**
goddess of magic and science; see Yrentia

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## References

1. ↑ Book 9, Shadowmage: Chapter 33
2. ↑ Book 11, Thaumaturge: Chapter 21
3. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Knights Magi: Book 4 Of The Spellmonger Series. Page 496. Kindle Edition.
4. ↑ Book 3, Magelord: Chapter 6
5. ↑ Book 3, Magelord: Chapter 2
6. ↑ Book 8, Court Wizard: Chapter 39
7. ↑ Book 6, Journeymage, Chapter 16
8. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Necromancer, Book Ten of the Spellmonger Series, ch 56
9. ↑ Book 11, Thaumaturge: Chapter 21
10. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Spellmonger: Book One Of The Spellmonger Series (p. 441). Kindle Edition.
11. ↑ Book 9, Shadowmage: Chapter 7
12. ↑ Marshal Arcane: Book 15 (p. 60). Kindle Edition.
13. ↑ Book 3, Magelord: Chapter 6
14. ↑ High Mage: Book 5 Page 263. Kindle Edition.
15. ↑ Book 8, Court Wizard: Chapter 32
16. ↑ Book 1, Spellmonger: Chapter 13
17. ↑ Book 9, Shadowmage: Chapter 14
18. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Footwizard: Book Thirteen of the Spellmonger Series, Chapter 7,8,9
19. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Footwizard: Book Thirteen of the Spellmonger Series, Chapter 32,33
20. ↑ Book 3, Magelord: Chapter 26
21. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Footwizard: Book Thirteen of the Spellmonger Series, Chapter 47
22. ↑ Book 2, Warmage: Chapter 11