Glossary

All terms Templeverse - know the lingo! A note on pronunciation: the best consensus was searched and used to offer a guide, particularly for Norse, Greek and Gaelic words. There's a whole lot of achhh and burrr and ththth in those languages that can't really be written. Grain of salt and all that - pronounce them how you will.

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**A2C2-**nickname for Abundant Angel Catholic Church. Trinity.

**Abductors-**Black marble; Grimm Tech’s prototype; ability to shadow walk someone without their  consent; could be used to bring someone directly into a trap. Knightmare

**Abominable Three**-Devout women with their beliefs, but even more interested in finding their next  husband. Rage

**Absinthe**-Fennel or licorice-like flavor, alcoholic drink; fruit spirit; favorite drink of visionaries  throughout history: Oscar Wilde, Vincent Van Goh, Ernest Hemingway; Nate’s preference-French  method: slowly dissolving a sugar cube with spring water into the alcohol below, drawing out the  deeper flavors of the drink. Tiny Gods

**Abundant Angel Catholic Church**-Old church made entirely of stone, brick and mortar; where Roland  and Callie work from; located in Kansas City. Unchained

**Academy**-organization of wizards that serves as a school, to help young wizards learn their powers; a ruling council; and enforcement agency (the Justices), ostensibly to make sure magic doesn't come to the notice of regulars; Nate's parents kept him out of the Academy because it is considered corrupt and self-serving. Blood Debts

**Acheron (ACK-e-ron)**-known as “river of woe”; one of the five rivers in the Greek underworld; considered the river of Hades. Brimstone Kiss

**Achilles Heel**-"kill" bar; owned by Achilles; deadliest bar in St. Louis Blood Debts

**Acropolis**-a citadel or fortified part of an ancient city usually built on a high hill; located in Olympus  where a statue of Zeus was erected, known as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Carnage

**Adjudicator**-Faeling who weighed in on policy decisions, looked after Fairy Chancery’s interests, and provided both  protection and unassailable authority in times of crisis. Salty Dog

**Aegis (EE-jiss)**-protection; also Zeus' or Athena's shield. Grimm

**Aesir (EYE-seer)**-the gods of the principle pantheon in Norse religion. Legend

**Agamemnon**-in Greek mythology, The Iliad; Menelaus’ brother; "power hungry cretin"; king of Mycenae. Sea Breeze

**Alcochemist**-rickety bar in New Orleans, Freaks only, where Supernatural beings make custom drinks; old bar. Last Call, Beerlympian

**Alco-chemist**-alcohol alchemist. Last Call, Beerlympian

**Alcolympics**-game riding “Betty”; top 3 members form a team to compete a challengers team, whichever  group has the most cumulative seconds astride Betty wins; losing team has to fulfill a dare from the  victors; if anyone lasts eight seconds or longer, every member on the other team has to drink one  Beerlympian; every time one of your teammates falls before the 8 second mark, each of you must drink a  Beerlympian-even those not competing. Last Call, Beerlympian

**Alcothon**-contestants downing beers like spraying water on their face and head as a marathoner would; long night of intense drinking. Last Call,  Beerlympian

**Alexandrian Lighthouse**-Pharos;what Othello referred Nate as, “because she said I shed light on shadows for a  living, while she created shadows in the light so that she could work in concealment for a living. Blood  Debts

**Alfred**-Darling’s rubber duck; gateway sex toy. Anghellic

**Alice’s Tea Party**-set up by Alice’s mother, to teach Nate humility to see how he would handle the  situation; included the Royal Court of tea party, princesses Talon, Gunnar, Carl and Nate. Horseman

**Alicorn**-winged unicorn. Warhammer

**All War**-world ending war; Armageddon; Ragnarὃk. Horseman

**Ambrosia**-elixir that healed Carl and Nate of every wound suffered at the hands of Ares and Apollo;  made by Hermes; made with an expensive ingredient; called Nectar of gods. Carnage

**Ambrosia biscuit**-made from Idunn’s apples; keeps the gods young and powerful; 'doggy' treats for Garmr; gift  from Loki. Brimstone Kiss

**Amulet**-a pendant allowing Grimms to change appearance and shape at will; pendant was an obsidian gem hung in the shape of a double crescent, like that of an axe, encased in a ring of blood red stone to hold it in place; given to the Grimms by Rumpelstiltskin. Grimm

**Angel Killer**-Ryuu’s dark katana; made from particles of the dark void, predating angels  and demons; Ryuu believes it was made from the ashes of a dead universe; was forged from the scraps no one wanted, the scraps the original gods feared to use. Anghellic

**Angel Killer**-what Gabriel called Callie. Anghellic

**Anghellian**-hybrid angel and demon; Lucifer and Michael - basically opposites - fused by the power of the Spear; named  Lucky. Anghellic

**Apotheosis**-the elevation of someone to divine status; deification. Carnage

**Applesauce**-secret code name that alerted Freya to take Alice and trusted bodyguard Kara to Yggsdrasil  for protection. Ascension

**Aqua chick**-what Quinn called Kára. Brimstone Kiss

**Aquafresh**-Nate’s favorite toothpaste.

**Arcanum**-how Jacob Grimm referred to the Armory, as a being in and of itself. Grimm

**Areadbhar (Ehred-far)**-weapon Quinn picked in Atlantis; means “Slaughter”, one of the four treasures of Tuatha Dé  Danann; foot long Damascus steel blade sits affixed to a cornel wood shaft capped by a sauroter fashioned  from alexandrite; used by Lugh to wreak endless havoc among his enemies; adorned with a light-sucking devourer that had once belonged to a Norse giant, glowed with power. Brimstone Kiss

**Arete (ah-RET)** -Part of the motto on the Temple crest; Greek word, meaning excellence or virtue; lesson taught by Aristotle, defined as the most excellent  form of a thing; as in, one should always strive for excellence; the best possible form of yourself. Tiny  Gods

**Armorers of the Apocalypse**-what Darling and Dear called themselves. Sinner

**Armory-**'Room' in Chateau Falco housing a collection of weapons, artifacts, dangerous magical doodads Nates' parents had acquired and  locked away over the years with the help of Pandora (custodian); cache of magical items deemed too  dangerous to fall in to the wrong hands; Omega (which means “the end”) symbol over door at Temple  Industries; it's actally and inter-planar space, hence can be accessed from Temple Industries (before it was destroyed), Falco, or Solomon's Temple. Blood Debts/Tiny Gods

**Arrogant Prickface**-Nate-ism for Jafar. Blood Debts

**Artemis' Garter-**club in the Central West End of St. Louis; dance club and strip club; the name is ironic in that Artemis is a virgin goddess. Obsidian Son

**Astral Projection-**traveling outside your body to witness events across the world, all without having to  risk harm to your body; Shiva teaches Nate the ability. Beast Master

**Atlantis**-'Lost City'; once a beautiful and remote realm; a haven for those who wished to be free of games played; it  is known to all of the gods’ children, not as a city but a sanctuary; untainted place outside the influence of deities where many heroes are laid to rest; now a desolate place littered with many weapons, books, jewels, rare metals, and tons of junk-'lost' things.  Sea Breeze

**Awake water**-what Carl called coffee. Carnage

**Awen(AHwen or awn)**-truth; one’s wild side; able to control one’s person. Salty Dog

**Azrael Scrolls**-unaltered truth. Trinity

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**Back Dorian**-what Dorian calls his private back entrance to Bellagio; opens to wide. long, empty hallway full of printed portraits of Dorian Gray in different levels of both dress and undress; one for every culture in the world from every time period. Last Call, Motherlucker

**Backseat Gateway Driver**-what Callie calls Quinn when she criticizes her “aim”. Last Call,  Motherlucker

**Bakhail or Baikal Facility**-prison in Siberia where Leo, Lakota and Jimmy Collins were held in Russia. Moscow Mule

**Batcave**-what Nate called the area below the fountain pond at Nate’s Family tree in the mausoleum. Ascension

**Bat Symbol of Emasculation**-what Nate called Callie’s suspicion of Kára. Carnage

**Bear Lord**-what Dobby, the spriggan, called Cristoff. Cosmopolitan

**Bear Necessity**-name of Starlight’s bong. Black Sheep

**Beerlympian**-dark beer, emitted vapor of some kind like smoke or steam; infused with more vitamins  than a human body can process; energy drink for the soul (for supernaturals). Last Call, Beerlympian

**Bellagio**-casino in Las Vegas. Last Call, Motherlucker

**Bellefontaine Cemetery**-Founded in 1849; where the Temple Mausoleum is located; in St. Louis.  Obsidian Son

**Best Friend Title Belt**-Talon and Gunnar's constant struggle for dominance as Nate’s best friend. Nine  Souls

**Betty**-mechanical bull at The Alcochemist; pristine golden; mooed angrily; matches her riders’ strength; Daedalus made her. Last Call, Beerlympian

**Bible Thumpers**-what Matthias called the original four Horsemen. Horseman

**Bifrost (BIFF-rosst)**-rainbow-bridge that connects Asgard to Midgard (Earth). Legend

**Big Nuts**-what Callie called Pride. Anghellic

**Billy Goats Gruff-**the next one is bigger than the one before**.** Obsidian Son

**Binder**-seen on a table in the armory and used by Nate; it makes people speak the truth. Silver  Tongue

**Binding**-spell that can bind something to a body. Whiskey Ginger

**Bint**-offensive British slang for a woman; what Alucard called his sister, Nevaeh. Daddy Duty

**Black Hat**-Matthias’ nickname for Castor Queen for working with the Grimms. Tiny Gods

**Black magic**-neither good nor bad; when unnatural energy is being channeled; opposite of white magic.  Moonshine

**Black Magic Batman**-what Quinn referred Nate Temple to; wearing a ridiculous mask meant to keep his  real face hidden from the rest of the world. Cosmopolitan

**Black Ops-**team of "Freaks" fighting crime; Gunnar, Tory, Raego, Nate and Misha. Obsidian Son

**Blighted Lands**-Outerworld; a place utterly devoid of life; stench of decay and decomposition; where the  Forest of the Damned, Desert of Despair is located; Land of exiles; tunnels beneath the Mount Never Rest;  harsh; hellish; seemed to drag everyone down. Salty Dog

**Blind**-Poker blinds are mandatory bets that are placed into the pot before any cards are dealt. The blinds are paid each hand by the players who are occupying the “small blind” and “big blind” seats at the table. Poker blinds help drive the action forward and prevent players from simply folding until they are dealt premium cards; in the case of a game at Cristoff’s bar, the bets are information.  Cosmopolitan

**Blood Bond**-magical tie that allegedly prevented the bonded person from betraying Callie. Godless

**Blood Debt**-Revenge that is permanently tied to your soul, by applying magic to it. Blood Debts

**Blood Man Group**-vampire band led by Mike. Whiskey Ginger

**Blood Moon**-total eclipse of the full moon; has a reddish hue described as looking like a droplet of blood. Godless

**Bobbies-**English term for policemen.

**Bone egg**-artifact with the power to direct someone to what he was seeking. Hold it and say "seek" near a map. Doesn't  require any magic. Silver Tongue

**Book of Enoch**-Non-biblical book(s) telling of the watchers-Grigori-angels who mated with humans and produced the Nephilim; rumored to be glossed over. Trinity

**Bor’ba Medvedi (BORdba MEDvedah)**-Fighting Bears; soldiers and spies trained from birth to fight for mother Russia; Christoff  belonged to them, escaped to Boston. Old Fashioned

**Brain Fixer-**Nate-ism for a therapist. Carnage

**Breastacular-**Nate-ism for topless mermaids in New Orleans. Last Call, Beerlympian

**Brides of Dracula**-also known as Vixens, The Sisters, Weird Sisters; three sadistic psychopaths. Godless

**Bronies**-Nate-ism for Centaurs. Daddy Duty

**Brynhildr's Armor**-belonged to legendary here, Brynhildr; used to shield her as she escaped the wall of flame before returning it to the AllFather; it is a curse on the world, not the wearer; Odin knew it would be worn again  by another champion in the days leading up to Ragnarok; called to Quinn. Brimstone Kiss

**Buddy Hatchet**-bar set up by a Valkyrie where patrons could throw all manners of blades at targets  while drinking pitchers of mead, not limited to Freaks. (Legend)

**Butler God**-Nate-ism for Dean. Nine Souls

**Butter-Flay-**chrome cutie, “Fairie”, silver and light; butterfly-like weapons Callie manifests, patterned after a piece of jewelry Nate gave her. Angels Roar

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**Caballarii (kahbalLAHree)-**what Callie said over and over in a vision; Latin-"horsemen, rider". Rage

**Caduceus (kahDOOshus), The Dragons of Flamel-**title of Journal written by Isaac Newton about Nicolas Flamel, the  Alchemist who supposedly discovered the philosopher's stone. Obsidian Son

**Caduceus**-Hermes' staff; symbol of doctors everywhere. Obsidian Son

**Caduceus coin**-relic; dull, chipped silver coin, worn image of a man holding the legendary Caduceus was  imprinted on one side; the other side bore only a pair of winged feet; entrusted to Asterion by Hermes;  “Flip once to save the life of another and once to save your own”. Obsidian Son

**Caer Capall (care kahpall)**-fort of many man-made tiers in the Land of Youth (Otherworld); home of the Tógálaí Capall (horse breeders). Salty Dog

**Calaveras (Candy Skulls)**-wardens of the Underworld/Hell; wear candy-skull masks. Nine Souls

**Candy Asses**-Nate-ism for the Calaveras. Nine Souls

**Candy Castle**-what Quinn called the Gingerbread cottage in Fae. Sea Breeze

**Captain Apocalypse**-what Quinn called Horsemen of Death. Brimstone Kiss

**Captain Hammertime**-what Quinn called Thor. Brimstone Kiss

**Captain Spanish**-what Quinn called Max. Moonshine

**Carabinieri (kahrahbinYEHree)**-Roman police; one of Italy’s main law enforcements. Whispers

**Cardinal Directions**-North, South, East and West; also painted motif engraved in the wood on the doors leading to the turtle-god’s house;  compass analogy; three squares in a vertical column and one additional square on either side of the  center square-so that it was a horizontal row; topmost square represented North and was depicted by a  large, ancient, black turtle standing amidst crashing waves; the Southern square was occupied by a red  bird that resembled a phoenix; the left-Western-square showed a white tiger surrounded by spikes; right-Eastern-square was a blue dragon standing in what looked like an enchanted forest; center  square showed a faded yellow dragon standing on solid ground.  Bird-Fire. Summer; Blue Dragon-Wood. Spring; White Tiger-Metal. Autumn; Yellow Dragon-Water.  Winter. Black Sheep

**Carl’s Heel**-shack between 2 sets of bleachers at the Fight Club in the Dueling Grounds; sold alcohol, sign  above it said Carl’s Heel, and a crude painting of a white stick figure lizard wearing red stilettos; bar was  a twist on Achilles’ own bar in St. Louis, Achilles’ Heel. Horseman

**Carl’s Glorious Mighty D**-tree at entrance of Chateau Falco; titanic white tree covered in scales, and a  tiny white tree house perched high above; black leaves filled the branches; a very pale glow; 100 feet tall.  Nine Souls

**Carl’s Song**-a song he sang to Nate that he “scraped” from Makayla Temple’s soul (Nate’s mom); it wakes the gateway in the Mighty D to the Elders' realm. Horseman

**Carlageddon**-Carl going from calm to Apocalypse-level rage in the blink of an eye. Legend

**Casacoma**-what Quinn called Max. Moonshine

**Castle Dracula**-unlike anything seen in movies; pair of thirty foot tall wooden doors-decorated with  scratches, gouges and indentations from blades, axes and all manner of tool; surrounded by castle gates;  Gargoyles lined the roof every few paces, looking down; Gargoyles were unique in design-heads of  eagles, lions, crocodiles, devils and pudgy babies; everything surrounding the keep; exquisite  architecture. Godless

**Castle Keep**-where Dracula actually lived; where Callie met him and lost her powers; heart of the royal  structure; figurative Pride Rock from the Lion King. Godless

**Catalyst**-Manling born in Fae, Nate has been referred to as the Catalyst (Wild Side); he is associated with a potentially world-ending war, and is "both the fuel and  machine itself". Legend

**Cat's paw-**go-between; someone manipulated into doing anither's 'dirty work'. Grimm

**Cave-**a group of shifter bears. Whispers

**Centaur-**mash up of horse and human, a horse body with a human torso rising up in the place of the  horses' head; "horse part resembled the shaggy Clydesdale from the Budweiser commercials; thick, shaggy  brown hair covered the majority of the body, but from his huge waffle-iron sized hooves to his knees, it  was dirty white. Just above the white patch of fur rose a tanned, hairy, muscled humanoid torso, covered  with coarse mat of wiry chest hair like stool wool"; their human heads have hair worthy of a Pantene commercial. Daddy Duty

**Cerberus**-Hades' pet guard dog. Blood Debts

**Cetu (KEEtu *gr*. or Seetu *lat*.)**-water creature; cobalt cast to its skin; white belly; saved Triton’s father; attacked by a mortal prince;  scars littered her dark skin; long-snouted and speckled, with thin, pinkish ears-head of a greyhound;  brown eyes. Hurricane

**Chancery-**mysterious group noted on the graffiti wall and who sent a note to Callie.  Angel’s Roar

**Chancery-Rules to Enter (Fairy Chancery)**:

1. 1. You will not reveal the whereabouts or entry. Conditions to anyone who is not already a member of  the Chancery; knowingly or unknowingly.
2. 2. No violence is permitted once you descended into the lower level.
3. 3. Must state your intentions, and you must do so clearly.
4. NOTE: Social etiquette to consider.

**Changeling**-a human child stolen and taken to Fae, as well as the Fae creature left on Earth in its place (these usually die); Queens in Fae called obtaining a changeling “Picking up a new pet”. Wild Side

**Changeling raids**-principle of changeling raids was to raise the stolen Manling child among the Fae; once  it was old enough, the manling would be sent back with stories to tell-fantastical, unbelievable stories;  raids were a bridge, allowing Manlings and Fae to glimpse each other’s worlds without wanting to  conquer them; served to keep Fae active and empowered by regulars' beliefs. Whiskey Ginger

**Charlemagne’s Sword**-what Blue/Ryan chose in the stash of weapons in Atlantis. Brimstone Kiss

**Chateau Defiance-**a tree house that Nate and Gunnar built and played in as kids. Horseman

**Chateau Demon**-what Callie called the house where Johnathan and Amira lived in Kansas City. Rage

**Chateau Falco**-Nate's home; inhabited by a Beast; eager to serve a worthy Lord who could see her for what she  was; now bonded for life through Nate's blood; 261 years old; 17000 square feet; 2 wings; 2 large libraries;  20 bedrooms; 3 kitchens; theater room; observatory; gated fortress; tall, thick stone and rebar enforced  wall surrounded the grounds; arcane Damascus steel forged gate; a life-sized nude statue stood atop the  wall on either side of the gate-a man and a woman; Callie’s description as mentioned in Trinity, “the  mansion was three stories of gothic architecture mixed with an English Lord’s summer palace,  encompassing close to twenty-thousand square feet of extravagant interior that included a solarium,  libraries, dining halls, banquet rooms, gyms, studies, and secret inter-dimensional libratories-a  combination of an alchemist’s laboratory and a wizard’s magical library. The grounds consisted of  flowing hills, lush, metriculous greenery and flower gardens, a pong with a cute little bridge, a labyrinth,  a forest, an impossibly tall, other-worldly glowing white tree.” Obsidian Son

**Chateau McKenna**-Quinn’s imagined house that starred in Lifestyles of the Rich and Fae-Myth episode.  Brimstone Kiss

**Cherokee Indian Legend**-each person has two wolves inside, one evil and one good; who will win-the one you feed. Unchained

**Chimera-** Greek monster; head and forequarters of a lion, second head and hindquarters of a goat, and venomous snake for a tail. Beast  Master

**"Church of Callie"-**desanctified church purchased for Roland; location of showdown with Templars. Angel’s Roar

**Circle Holdings 7, LLC-**group who held in trust the house Johnathan and Amira lived in Kansas City; the number 7 is significant later.  Rage

**Circle of Life-**scene on the door of the Armory-giant carving of a pond scene, complete with fish, a wolf, birds in the  air, and a few other creatures; occasionally, one of the birds would sweep down to catch a fish, when that  happens, another fishling would magically appear. Tiny Gods

**Circle**-Acts as containment field for magical power. Fairy Tales

**Cleric’s Mark**-what was on Sheriff Watt’s face; something the Vodun priests did to honor the spirits;  considered a curse; anyone who bears it has been tasked to undertake a cause of some sort; usually  rooted in dogma or religious doctrine. Moonshine

**Clifford**-Nate-ism for Fenrir. Carnage

**Clocktower Dracula**-giant observatory; stadium that looked like the U.S. Capitol Building; several  gardens of statues; fountains; cemetaries; floral garden with fog-covered ponds. Godless

**Clontarf**-brand of Irish whiskey. Old Fashioned

**Cockodile Skins**-a strip club in New Orleans; strobing lights, walls & floors were black marble but all  decorations were ivory tone; naked male dancers that wore only bow-ties around their neck. Last Call,  Beerlympian

**Cocytus (koKItus)**-river where all lost souls wail and cry on. Brimstone Kiss

**Coffin nail**-what Hemingway “Death” called a cigarette. Blood Debts

**Cow tipping**-drunken prank on another that involves cow manure (because actually tipping a cow is virtually impossible); rural (midwestern) legend; ancient rite of passage, timing was everything.  Obsidian Son

**Cross Pattée**-ornate, red plus sign; narrow at the joints and flaring out at the tips. Symbol used  numerous times throughout history. Whispers

**Crow Boat**- vesselleft at the Land of the Giants; offered to Quinn by Queen to use. Sea Breeze

**Cuban colada**-coffee, form of espresso laced with sugar; “Liquid Nirvana”; “Nunca comience un dia  duro sin una taza de colado”-“Never start a tough day without a cup of colada”. Obsidian Son

**Cú Chulainn (koo koolayn)**-Irish demigod/hero; Cathal’s master. Salty Dog

**Culling**-what wizards did to keep death from overtaking life. Last Call, Collins

**Curaitl**-spear-wielders; come from the north; raiders to take Caer Capall in the Land of Youth. Salty  Dog

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**Daemon (DEEmon)-**spirit guide, not good or bad; they offered untarnished, honest advice; conscience; familiar, a  guiding presence. Angel’s Roar

**Dagaz (DAYguhs)**-⋈ rune on Quinn’s armor, means hope, among other things. Brimstone Kiss

**Dagda**-noble god; one of the armies that forget in the Land of the Youth. Salty Dog

**Dance of Bones-** Elders' sword forms. Wild Side

**Dark Lands**-land beyond the Dueling Grounds; one could hear creatures murdering and slaughtering one another; to enter was suicide by violent dismemberment from the locals; Grimm lived there before  moving in with Nate. Horseman

**Dark Presence**-a Beast; before he learned the truth, what Nate thought of as a seed of knowledge, soul of a demon that was buried deep inside the maker's ability that had been forced onto Nate by his parents. Beast Master

**Dark Team Temple-** Ichabod, Silver Tongue, Indie; trio of evil**.** Grimm

**Death**-one of the biblical Four Horsemen; gaunt, shadowy cloaked figure with a wicked skull for a face, eyes of green fire; bone mask, skeletal wings flaring out behind him with no skin between the spine; robes were a death shroud.  Blood Debts

**Death in the Afternoon**-absinthe & champagne drink. Ernest Hemingway's favorite drink. Blood Debts

**Death Spinner**-skeletal undead servants of Dracula. Godless

**Decapitares**-during the Crusades, there existed a tight-knit band of holy warriors who participated  whenever the battle was thickest; it was said these men were filled with Holy Fire, and were unstoppable;  they considered themselves judge, jury, and executioner and didn’t fit well among the other Crusaders, especially their commanding officers; nicknamed the Decapitates, “ones who decapitate”; this period and  time was when the Brothers Grimm entered the world stage on an official level. Grimm

**Deep Throat**-one of the A-Team gargoyles who attacked Callie; who was hit by an axe from Xylo; gets hit  again in the tonsils. Godless

**Deeps**-a deep “pond” in Niflheim that induced panic and caused you to live out your fears; it is instant death.  Carnage

**Demon Stork**-giant skeletal bird, a spear the size of a bus piercing his rib cage where his heart would have  been; 40 feet tall; bones were black and brittle; stork-like body, 10 foot long beak; lives in the Dark Lands;  scent like moldy berries; underside of its feathers were like smoking ice. Horseman

**Den of Ed**-ruined Eden.  Sinner

**Deosil**-clockwise; sunwise.

**Deus Ex Machina, Fable or Fact**?- Book Nate picked up at the library that lit fire around the edges;  roughly translated to mean Hand of God. Tiny Gods

**Devil’s Maw**-also known as Bermuda Triangle; a way to sail through to Fae as long as you have a guide-who has been to Fae before; known as one of the most heavily-trafficked shipping lanes in the world;  located off the coast of Florida, extending across the Atlantic in a loosely defined swathe towards Puerto  Rico and Bermuda, respectively that gave it a vaguely triangular shape; region sometimes referred to as  the Devil’s Triangle; notorious for its high rate of mysterious ship and airplane disappearance. Dark  and Stormy

**Divines**-deamons; rooted in Asian mythology yet angels and demons fear them. Trinity

**Devourer**-the stone in the center of the blade on a spear; Nate’s spear was called The Devourer because it  had this stone; Talon's was called Eyeless, because it did not. Horseman

**Dirty Gerty-**Nate-ism for Raego’s grandmother. Nine Souls

**Diva Swede**-Nate’s nickname for Yahn right after he turned the first time into a dragon. Tiny Gods

**Diyu (deeyou)**-Chinese hell. Whiskey Ginger

**DMV-** epitome of evil, "Satan's Asshole"**.** Beast Master

**Dorian Gray’s Dance Squad**-entertainers with body paint, painted masks of candy skulls, rest of body painted black; nude; threw pheromone dust to incite sexual hunger. Sinner

**Dracula’s Bane**-weapon in the mansion strong enough to end Dracula’s reign. Godless

**Drag Queen Divas**-Nate, Gunnar, Carl and Talon, costumed to have a tea party with Alice. Horseman

**Dragon chain**-A chain with spear points attached to the ends; links were made with titanium, so it was super light, but the blades were made of Damascus Steel. Rage

**Dread Bear**-Nate-ism for Roofie Ruxpin. Carnage

**Dread Four**-the name of Nate’s four Horsemen; Callie, Gunnar, Alucard and Nate. Carnage

**Dreamcatcher (Fae)-**woven from wild vines; twelve stones decorated the perimeter of the ring at  equidistant points, but they were all cold and lifeless; three of the stones were black with a red dot in the  center, symbolizing the Knightmares who have died in the line of duty; remaining white stones  symbolized the nine surviving Knightmares, except they featured a blue dot in the center; can be used as  a compass to track down the Knightmares. Knightmare

**Dreamcatcher (St. Louis)-**used as the Dreamcatcher (Fae) but opposite and used to determine if  Knightmares were located in Fae or St.Louis. Knightmare

**Dream Orb**-when you exist in a dream state; where singer chooses myriad of harmonies required to  make it authentic so as to force the victim to mistake them for actual reality; in this case, Nate meeting Callie in a dreamstate. Horseman

**Drop Zone**-area beneath a giant willow tree on Chateau Falco’s property; created for Gateways, that way Nate or others didn’t accidently slice someone in half. Horseman

**Drop Zone at Castle Dracula**-upper balcony of the Keep; for Gateways. Anghellic

**Druid**-stellar Irish bar in heart of Inman Square (Cambridge, MA). Whiskey Ginger

**Drumsticks**-Nate-ism for Hugin and Munin. Ascension

**Dueling Grounds**- place between worlds; eternal sunset, stuck between two stark realities;  day and night; myth and man's worlds; can't die there, where Fight Club is located; torches surround it.  Obsidian Son

**Dullahan (DOOlahahn)**-in Irish folklore, a boogeyman or psychopomp; in the Templeverse, hasability to open portals from one realm to the other; keeps track of traffic between Fae and  Earth-how often Earth is mentioned and what is said about Earth. Whiskey Ginger

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**Echo**-nymph Narcissus spurned according to Ovid. Dark and Stormy

**Echo**-white-haired, caramel-skinned mermaid; rode Nate in the game of Seahorse. Last Call,  Beerlympian

**Eden**-it was as much as a concept as a location; once defied everything mankind has come to despise or  fear, disease, rot, sorrow, death; these realities did not yet exist, not even as abstract concepts; in the  beginning, the world was touched by divine light and then something happened; it only partially  touching the mortal world; as much a dream as a reality; it can grow anywhere and thrive under any  name, places like Avalon, Nysa, Annwn, Lintukoto; a mythical paradise non-angelic beings could inhabit,  so long as their deeds were worthy, their hearts pure. Sea Breeze

**Eidetic**-Photographic memory; compartmentalizing things, archiving everything until it was needed at some later date. Obsidian Son

**Eighth Sea**-realm belonging to the Titans; place where Laestrygonians live. Sea Breeze

**Elder**-Albino lizard humanoid (Carl), don't feed them; originally a hunting party. Beast Master

**Elder evolution**-Shedding old skin at a certain time in the cycle of life. Carl sheds his skin and develops a neck frill, or mantle. Wild Side

**Elder Portal**-a Gateway for Elders to enter the world again at Carl’s Mighty D. Horseman

**Einherjar (aynHAIRyar)**-“those who fight alone”; band of the spirits of deceased elite warriors who dwell in Valhalla,  the hall of the Odin; died in battle and brought to Valhalla by Valkyries; sole purpose is to fight as Odin’s  warriors. Ascension

**Electro-Nate**-Nate-ism for Zeus’ doppelgänger of Nate. Carnage

**El nada**-another name for Faelings; one who uses seduction magic. Moonshine

**Elpis**-Greek word for hope. Wild Side

**Enbarr**- Manannan’s horse; cerulean thoroughbred with a mane formed from frothing waves, the  creature as large and majestic as the ocean itself. Salty Dog

**Enochian Script**-language of Heaven according to Dr. John Dee who had written about it in the late 16th century. Tiny Gods

**Eternal Gardens**-next to cemetery; size of Central Park; part of Dracula’s Castle. Godless

**Eternal Metal**-powerful mercury-like metal; Sanguina’s silver eyes; Callie’s silvers; not strong enough to kill an  archangel. Godless

**Escrimas-**short sticks (12 in long); wielded in hand; energy constructs created by magic. Unchained

**Evampuation**-evacuation of Callie’s vampires. Trinity

**Eve**-artifact engineered by a confluence of magical energies, born from the seed of the Tree of Knowledge;  sentient being, with a personality and an agenda all her own; golden leaves; resembled a golden ficus;  standing hip high; her face formed from knots and burls of her trunk; it was a face of a young girl, but  abstract-the vaguest impression of eyes, mouth and nose. Cosmopolitan

**Evil eye**-most universal symbol of death and destruction. Dark and Stormy

**Excalibur**-legendary sword of Arthur; now in four pieces; the name, the power, the soul, the blood; blade must be forged back together.  Legend

**Excalibur**-Callie’s true first name. Black Sheep

**Expanding Circle**-how the witches nullified the powers of Nate, War and Alucard. Ascension

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**Fachan (fahshin)**-razor-shaped teeth; singular eye; one leg; moor troll. Moonshine

**Fae**-another dimension of life; world filled with fairies, trolls, goblins, sprites and other fairy-like  monsters; a place where Manlings discover their wild side; leaders are the Summer Queen, Winter Queen and King Oberon. Wild Side

**Fae/Faeling**-race of creatures from alternate dimension; creatures who live by different rules and under  different creeds; they are wild things, only marginally civilized by the influence of our world; they are the  source of myths and our nursery rhymes, the truth behind our daydreams and our nightmares.  Dark and Stormy

**Faeline**-what Dante,the Guide of Hell, called Talon. Nine Souls

**Fae Magic**-unwritten set of rules; physics was more a quasi-flexible set of guidelines rather than concrete  rules; instinctive, primitive knowledge-fire hurts, knives cut, people die. Nine Souls

**Faebio-**short, stunningly handsome Fabio look-alike with long, blonde hair; pointed ears. Angels Roar

**Fairy Chancery**-shadowy organization that represents the interests of Faelings who had settled in Boston over the last few centuries; Ryan O’Rye moonlighted for  them; offered asylum to Fae, taking in refugees, Freaks & Fae alike, find them jobs, housing;  higher-ups monitor activity in the city-it’s about keeping Fae safe; exposure is the enemy. Whiskey  Ginger

**Fairy Bomb**-a drink, heavy on alcohol; drinks started the Vegas party. Last Call, Motherlucker

**Fairyville Slugger**-Quinn’s baseball bat with barbed wire around it for a weapon. Dark and  Stormy

**Famine**-one of the biblical Four Horsemen; aged scarecrow mask dangling from his belt; looked like a burlap sack; dark, oily stains marred its surface; robes made of dead corn husks; dessicated branches formed clasp that reached out from the  sleeves; also known as "Strife". Blood Debts

**Feast Hall**-what Callie called the dining hall in Dracula’s castle; where her destiny to kill Dracula would  take place. Godless

**Feather-**Symbol for Callie as a wizard; helped shape the woman she was. Rage

**Feather**-what Nate called his black blade; has two feathers hanging from the tang-unicorn feather,  identical to Grimm; when Nate wore Horseman Mask-a white chain with black thorns would appear allowing Nate to use it similar to a bladed whip. Legend

**Feathers-**Nateism for Hugin and Munin, the Ravens. Wild Side

**Feng Shui (fung shway)-**the art of arranging living spaces to create balance, to create peace, joy and tranquility. Silver Tongue

**Fenrir**- giant wolf that was foretold to kill Odin in Ragnarok; the Norse version of the Apocalypse; Loki’s  son; teeth easily 4 ft. long; muzzle size of a double-decker bus; golden runes on his throat; rune stamped  manacles around his two front paws; thick coat of long reddish-brown fur but shades of white, black, and  gold breaking it up. Ascension

**Fifth Horseman**-whiskey cocktail with Champagne in it (Ryan O’ Rye named it). Whiskey Ginger

**Fifty Shades of Fae**-what Quinn called some Fae BDSM action. Moscow Mule

**Fight Club**-Nate’s idea, in part to settle a debt to Achilles; founded in the Dueling Grounds; consists of a massive fight ring-large enough for dragons, and then a wide walkway followed by a row of bleachers and  benches, a few concession stands sold a variety of finger foods, primarily consisting of various meats on a stick; included Carl’s Heal, which served alcohol; several trees dotted the area-hulking monstrous oaks but the rest was grass and dry earth; about ten feet past the bleachers was a solid perimeter of flaming  torches, and beyond that ring was the Dark Lands. Horseman

**Firefang**-what Quinn called Alucard when he was in his wild nature. Dark and Stormy **First Mate**-what James called Quinn. Sea Breeze

**Fishling**-baby fish. Tiny Gods

**Fólkvangr**-paradise where Freya resides; where half the warriors go when they die as part of an  agreement Odin struck with Freya to end the war with the Vanir. Brimstone Kiss

**Fomorians**-an ancient race intent on wiping out the world as we know it; primordial monsters; blue skinned and broad shoulders; hairless, giants. Dark and Stormy

**Forcing**-drawing on as much magic as you possibly can while maintaining a grip on it as long as possible, in order to ‘force’ an evolution - such as from wizard to Maker.  Legend

**Four Horsemen**-faces of justice, their concerns are the Angels and the Fallen; light and dark; black and white;  they are policeman of existence; the Universe Supreme Court; they are judge, jury and executioner;  ultimate job is to cast their powers onto the world destroying life in vast swaths if the covenants are ever  broken; whoever kicks off Armageddon loses a significant amount of power potential which would hurt  in the upcoming war. Blood Debts

**Foxy**-kitsune; a monstrously tall woman; porcelain skin; eyes and hair darker than gloom; beautiful; white fur; nine  bushy white tails; fox spirit; razor sharp claws; demon; man-eater. Whiskey Ginger

**Foxy Proxy**-what Alucard calls an elderly black vampire woman who likes to knit; part of the St. Louis  vampire Kiss; is 2nd in command after Alucard. Horseman

**Frankenbitch/Frankenfucker/Frankenshit**-what Quinn called Dr. Frankenstein. Brimstone Kiss

**Freak on a leash**-Nate-ism for an assistant, someone to help a wizard (Fairy Tale); also, Ichabod. Grimm

**Freaks-**how un-enlightened individuals referred to supernatural beings; also, a moniker proudly adopted by supernaturals; come in all shapes and sizes,  ranging from your average citizen with supernatural abilities to fabled creatures from folklore and fairy tales. Obsidian Son/Whiskey Ginger

**Friendsgiving-**gathering of friends of different beliefs, different types of Freaks; for a time of food & Nerf  War; usually before Thanksgiving. Beast Master

**Frontenac**-an area of St. Louis not known for being wealthy.

**Frozen hemoglobin**-blood crystals, kept in refrigerated canister; appealing to vampires, can be addictive;  worth a lot of money. Whiskey Ginger

**Frozen One**-what Ryan was called. Hurricane

**Fuck-Roy Scale**-Grimm’s scale to measure rainbow sizes. Horseman

**Fuego del toro**-what Quinn called Max. Brimstone Kiss

**Furkini**-fur bikini. Wild Side

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**Galvanizer**-slender-metal disc; power to use lightning blast; weapon created by Grimm Tech. Old Fashioned

**Game of the Gods**-game used a board, two colors of stones and five dice made of ivory; humans have invented similar games like Reversi and Go, but none are as difficult as original; game of both luck and skill (luck with numbers rolled; skill with how the player chose to use those numbers to move his stones). Obsidian Son

**Gatekeeper-**large statue at the edge of the gardens and trees at Chateau Falco; part of the Temple  Gardens. Grimm

**Gateway**-means to transport to another place through a magical portal. Nine Souls

**Gateway glove**-ability to suck in bullets into a swirling vortex emitted by the glove; swallow them whole;  ability to spit out bullets. Moscow Mule

**Gifts of the Quest**- gifts of weapons given to Callie during this quest in the mysterious doors:

* Obsidian Halo-let you see a God with naked eyes.
* Hooded cloak of living crystal flame.
* Cain’s dagger.
* Jade earrings-able to hear the thoughts of every living thing.
* Ring of pure white light (one of 7 rings acquired; able to make them disappear by blowing a  breath over them). Sinner

**Gingerbread Cottage**-cottage deep in the woods, surrounded by trees with glass leaves and stone trunks;  clear sugar window panes; gumdrop shingles; brick over fireplace with ashes of a dead witch; Hansel and  Gretal’s handiwork. Sea Breeze

**Ghost-**part of a werewolf pack’s battle structure; 4 sets of Paws of 5 werewolves each. Nine Souls

**Gjoll (gyoll)**-river that surrounds Helheim; when spirits try to cross, their memories are wiped away as well  as their regrets. Brimstone Kiss

**Glamourie**-art of making things seem. Beast Master

**Gleipnir (GLAYPneer)**- Fenrir’s binding; the Allfather had commissioned the dwarves to make a restraint that not even Fenrir could  break free from; a silken ribbon made of six supposedly impossible things and stronger than any chain or metal:

* Breath of fish.
* Sound of a cat’s footfall.
* Roots of a mountain.
* Beard of a woman.
* Sinews of a bear.
* Spittle of a bird. Knightmare

**Glitterotti**-what Gunnar called Alucard right before Alucard’s duel against Magnus. Cosmopolitan

**Goblin-**hideously pale green-skinned figure; 4 ft. tall, looking malnourished, bald, wearing sleeveless  pelts; gap-toothed monsters; eyes bulging out at odd angles; cavernous nostrils; Fae. Beast Master

**God killer**-Nate's nickname after killing Athena. War Hammer

**Godlet**-Nate-ism for Athena. Tiny Gods

**Godliticians**-Nate-ism for the Norse gods in Asgard. Ascension

**Godsplaining**-it’s like mansplaining but godlier. Trinity

**Godranizing**-it’s like patronizing, but godlier. Trinity

**Goga Session**-godly yoga session. Godless

**Golden Badge**-“Tory’s Keepers” Badge of Honor for the kids at Shift so the city would recognize that  they were important and to be respected, trusted and appreciated; made out of Olympian gold from when  Nate defeated Athena. Legend

**Goldilocks**-what Claire called the human part of herself. Black Sheep

**Goldschlager**-Nate-ism for Alaric Slate. Nine Souls

**Gomorrah**-humanoid creature; cavernous sockets where eyes should be; face carved from granite and  glass; born in the ashes of the city of Gomorrah and holds the souls of those who punished; body-mass of  stone held together by sand and flame; demon; “unclean”. Cosmopolitan

**Goon squad**-Nate-ism for Zeus’ and family’s dynamics. Carnage

**Gothic Beach Boys**-name Quinn used to describe Mike and his vampire friends-formed as a band.  Whiskey Ginger

**Grammarie**-Art of making things be (i.e. Sprites change size); a form of Faeling magic that allowed its  user to do truly improbable things, disregarding not only logic, but physics. Beast Master/Whiskey  Ginger

**Gram Gram**-Nate-ism for Raego’s grandmother. Tiny Gods

**Gray’s Fetish Clothing Line**-incredibly rare and highly sought after leather clothing, very sexy and  risqué outfits; designed by Dorian Gray. Last Call, Motherlucker

**Great leaf blower Incident**-Paint ball gag set up for Yahn but got Gunner and Talon instead. War  Hammer

**Greater Demon-**knotted dreadlocks; was summoned by Gavin; scalded face; 9 ft. tall; broken teeth &  bones throughout his body; "Sir Dreadsalot"**.** Blood Debts

**Greek Frat Boy-**Nate-ismfor Hercules. Wild Side

**Greek Pavilion-**marble; giant columns rose up from a smoothly polished floor, easily fifty feet tall,  supporting a ring of marble that connected every column in a perfect circle; center of the pavilion was  empty; at least 50 feet in diameter. Wild Side

**Grigori-**angels tasked with monitoring mankind; also called watchers. Cosmopolitan

**Grimmtech-**Nate's new R&D company; focusing on science, technology and magic; where science and magic had sexy time together. Tiny Gods

**Grimm Whisperer**- Nate-ism for the Tibetian monk that calmed Indie and Ashley. Silver Tongue

**Grimms (Brothers Grimm)-**hardcore legend; hunt down the source of all supernatural power;  supernatural hit men-as in they killed any and all supernatural creatures, good or bad, naughty or not;  German; founded by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, who Brothers Grimm were named after; also called  Decapitares; Grimm is German for wrath. Grimm

**Grimms Fairy Tales**-1812, 1st edition of *Kinder- und Hausmärchen*; actually a grimoire; collection of stories gathered from all around Europe to introduce the idea to regulars that freaks did in fact exist; 2nd part is a journal with descriptions, mostly in German, about coming across supernaturals and how they were murdered. Fairy Tale

**GRK Model Management**-Milana’s agency; located in the middle of Greenwich Village in New York  City. Cosmopolitan

**Gruffalo**-9 ft. tall, long shaggy hair, giant tusks forming a Guinness Book of World Records underbite; a  pair gnarled bone horns protruding from temples; eyes yellow; slender purple spikes down back purple  pickles. Silver Tongue

**Guardians-** security system Nate has where stone gargoyles-sentinels that are disguised as statues-can be activated in an emergency (most depicted as griffins). Tiny Gods

**Guber**-Nate’s term for a godly uber. Ascension

**Guestright**-magical pact of mutual assurance of non-aggression; in Chateau Falco, it prevented anyone directly harming Nate through trickery.  Neither could harm the other without probable cause, lest the offender lose a considerable chunk of the  power. Beast Master

**Guide to Hell**-Nate’s new job, supposedly; replacing Dante. Horseman

**Gungnir (goong neer)** -Odin’s massive war spear; spear hummed with menacing power, the ancient wooden haft  carved with crude runes, and the blade itself was wide as a head, not glistening or shining, but an almost  slate gray color; center of the blade was a liquid, yellow stone. Horseman

**Gurkha Black Dragon**- expensive cigar favored by Nate’s father. Tiny Gods

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**Hall of Lives**-where Morrigan lived; part of the Otherworld. Salty Dog

**Hall of Vanities**-hallway of silver chrome; surroundings glittered with opulence, decadence, and arrogance; essentially an ego security system, a visual replication of everything Nate had ever done that made him feel good about himself, every defense mechanism he hid behind, every flaw worn as a badge of honor, including depictions of prideful achievements; an area of Nate’s Memory Palace carefully designed to reassure Nate that he was awesome. Horseman

**Hallway of Death by Airsoft**-Nate’s term for being chased by Dean with a BB gun through Chateau Falco because Nate was naked in public….again. Horseman

**Halo Breaker**-what Wrath called Callie. Anghellic

**Hand of God-**pyramid shaped stone; used to bring a god to life and bond with them; for power and  control; Nate's mother’s statue held one in the mausoleum; contained the essence of a Maker. Legend

**Hangman’s Tree**-the hollow tree Peter Pan and his lost boys slept in, a perfect hiding place from Hook  and his pirate crew; where Nate’s parents once lived. Dark and Stormy

**Han Solo**-Grimm’s suggestion to put the Knightmare’s body on ice until there was time for a burial.  Knightmare

**Harpies-** mutant women, covered in scales or balding patches of fur; bellies distended as if pregnant;  birdlike talons for feet; commanded by Icarus. Wild Side

**Hat Head**-Nate’s nickname for Helmut Grimm. Wild Side

**Hatchetmen**-work directly for the Queens in Fae; creatures of any kind. Old Fashioned

**Heart of Aeaea (ayeeahh)-**Circe’s home and seat of her power. Hurricane

**Heart of Thiaza**-a black jewel that throbs to a pulse; Skadi’s father’s heart; greatest of Jotunnar; a stone  because he walked the earth before mankind was conceived; very precious and powerful. Brimstone  Kiss

**Helheim (HELhaym)**-a small region within Niflheim that cannot accessed by the living; surrounded by a river, Gjoll, that sucks the life out of any who cross it and keeps the dead from leaving; sole entrance is guarded by one of the Jotunn, a giant hound named Garm, who can scent any intruder from miles away; Underworld  is connected by different paths that are infrequently used and hard to access; where the undistinguished dead reside. Brimstone Kiss

**Hell**-underworld; comprised of every flavor of the various Underworlds across Pantheons and belief  systems; Greek Elysium, Tartarus, Egypt’s Field of Reeds, Christianity’s Pearly Gates and Hell; the various ‘circles’ had a dead landscape,, a sky crackled with black lightning, shifting charcoal clouds, lined with red and orange fire, decay, heartache, woe; stench of sulfur burned your nose; bat-winged figures swooped back and forth eating souls; arch that had carvings of stone faces screaming in torment; paths paved with skulls; rotting trees “zombie trees”; blood rain; arena where monsters fought, where it never ceases massive free for fall (called the White District); cavern of polished obsidian where Lord of Death resided. Nine Souls

**Hellfire Club-**witches; fans of the occult, other supernatural loners; group of occult aficionados who  performed rituals, sex rites and all sorts of ridiculous parties. Angels Roar

**Helm of Darkness**-makes the wearer invisible; gift given to Hades; golden helmet. Carnage

**Helspire**-center of the city in Helheim; dark tower looming over the city in a shape of a twisted tree; sense of evil lurking around; light on the inside; diamond and quartz spanned the walls of winding corridors; the floors seemed made of glass and cast long reflections in either direction; no stairs but every hallway led to the top. Brimstone Kiss

**Hex Moon**-witches’ term for a supermoon; moon is closest, which gives witches greater power; it is better  for practicing spells that they would never have attempted otherwise-and consequences are often  disastrous. Moonshine

**Hilde Thorsdottir**-Valkyrie; was born of Sigurd and Brynhildr; muscular blonde; was once Leo’s lover; FBI agent,  part of the SIKKO agency. Brimstone Kiss

**Hilde’s Armor**-forged by the dwarves of Svartalheim. Brimstone Kiss

**Hillbilly Heaven**-what Lakota called the Branson, MO. strip. Moonshine

**Hisspered**-a sound between a hiss and whisper that Nate perfected over the course of thirty years of  extreme stress. Carnage

**Hod**-blind Norse god. Ascension

**Holy Hitman**-what Callie called Roland. Unchained

**Holy Viagra**-what Callie termed the Pearly Pill to get access to the Spear of Destiny from within Callie’s  soul. Godless

**Homunculus**-powerful spirit housed in artificial flesh; Frankenstein was one. Brimstone Kiss

**Horn of Servitude**-when a Horseman takes on the mantle and responsibility of his duty. Nine Souls

**Hornytopia**-what Callie called Aphrodite’s fog of sexual desires. Trinity

**Horsemen Tweedledum & Tweedledee**-what Callie called Gunnar and Alucard. Trinity

**Horseman Virtual Assistant**-voice in Nate’s head when he dons the Horsemen mask. Horseman

**Horsemen**-Death, War, Famine, Pestilence; ultimate job to cast their powers onto the world, destroying  life in vast swaths if the covenants are ever broken. Until that time, they are considered judges. They  keep a tight rein on both sides, Heaven and Hell. Whoever kicks off Armageddon loses a significant  amount of potential power, which would hurt in the upcoming war. Blood Debts

**Hot Deals**-listings of assassination contracts. Ascension

**Hourglass**-Controls the time shift between the worlds (real world and the World of Fae); Nate’s parents stole from Fae. Legend

**House of God**-what Raego called Greta’s house. Tiny Gods

**HTD**-Hell Transmitted Diseases. Anghellic

**HTV We Noah Guy**-wNateism for Noah’s Ark. Knightmare

**Hugin and Munin-** Odin's ravens; Thought and Memory. Wild Side

**Hugr (hyugr)**-noble souls; spirits who lived in Folkvangr. Brimstone Kiss

**Hvergelmir (VAIRgelmeer)**-spring; source of all water; stretched all the way to Niflheim, where a serpent-like dragon named Nidhoggr gnawed on the roots of Yggdrasil. Ascension

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**Icarus**-character from Greek tragedy involved in battle at Falco; great big feathered wings. Wild Side

**Ice grenade**-weapon; ice spewed out all at once. Moscow Mule

**Ichabod**- prisoner of the Grimms, healer, Nate's grandfather, banished the Grimms centuries ago to a dark realm but he was trapped with them; Nate called him Meddler; stole all the books that Nate intended to buy in Silver Tongue. Grimm

**Ichor**-golden in color, blood of gods. Horseman

**Icky**-Nateism for Ichabod. Grimm

**Idunn (IHdune)**-Norse goddess of Spring; Loki abducted her for Thiazi and then rescued her. Brimstone Kiss

**Ignus**-Prometheus’ beast, is in love with Falco. Carnage

**Illusion spell-** make the appearance of something or someone different than they really are; removing all  sensory evidence of true identity. Silver Tongue

**Infernal Armory**-collection of magical artifacts and weapons that Dracula acquired over the many  centuries; where they kept Eternal Metal. Godless

**Infinity Gauntlet**- gift Indie gave Nate; became "engagement ring" for Indie that got soured by Wilhelm  Grimm. Grimm

**Inflatable Sky Dancer**-stick figures you see at shopping centers; ones that look like they’re doing their  best seaweed interpretive dance. Horseman

**Invitation-** to enter the Land of Fae to discover the wild side of your nature and accept it as part of  yourself; every invitation requires a quest. Whiskey Ginger

**Iroquois-**relatively inexpensive but luxurious hotel in Manhattan; stately grandeur. Cosmopolitan

**Island of Cyclops**-where Polyphemus alone inhabited; located in the Land of Titans. Sea Breeze

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**Jarngreipr (YARNgreppr)**-Thor’s iron gauntlet, designed to help him handle Mjolnir. Knightmare

**Joan of Bark**-what Quinn called Kara. Brimstone Kiss

**John the Baptist Bartender**-one of Quinn’s fantasies of the Afterlife. Brimstone Kiss

**Jolly Roger**-old school vessel, with three mast, sails unfurled, wicked looking bowsprit that soared high  into the air; rusty cannons lined the hull, and a black skull-and-crossbones flag flew from the crow’s  nest; pirate ship among the clouds. Dark and Stormy

**Jotnar (YOTnur)**-Ice giants from Jotenheim. Old Fashioned

**Jotunheim (YOtunhaym)**-one of the nine realms described in Norse mythology. Old Fashioned

**Jotunn and the Headless**-Quinn’s soap opera about Norse gods’ lives. Brimstone Kiss

**Justices**-wizard police of the Academy; legal hit men. Blood Debts

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**K.C. Death Squad**-Callie, Cain, Xylo. Ascension

**Kensington Manor**-the name of Magnus’ mansion in upstate New York. Cosmopolitan

**Kill**-a bar where violence was commonplace, even encouraged and the hygiene equally dangerous; Nate compared it to an African watering-hole where you went to do your  business, grab a drink of water, and then efficiently retreat to your hiding hole-all the whole while  watching your back for any threats; only the most nefarious supernatural or Freaks hung out at Achilles’ Heel, which was a kill. Blood Debts

**King Dong**-Nateism for Ganesh. Horseman

**Kiss**-cluster of vampires. Unchained

**Knight XV**-military type vehicle Nate bought 10 of them; gave one to Ashley and Gunnar as a wedding gift; luxury  interiors of high-end SUVs like the Mercedes G-Wagon; breathtaking inside and out and checked in at over seven tons; it had floodlights, night vision, cameras, run-flat tires; Knight was born armored, lovingly handcrafted from the axles up with protection in mind. Horseman

**Knightmares**-former knights of the Round Table; Mordred used blood magic to corrupt and control them, turning them into ferocious, powerful enemies. Knightmare

**Knight of Hell or Fallen-** offered Nate a job; hissed like a snake**.** Blood Debts

**Kobolds**-shapeshifting sprites; German; they’re always on time and they don’t do small talk. Old  Fashioned

**Kraken**-gargantuan creature; tentacles as big and thick around as giant sequoias and covered in  glistening silver scales. Dark and Stormy

**Krauncha**-Ganesh’s mount, a giant mouse; wore leather bracers around its paws, claws were long, yellow razor sharp, wore a huge  saddle on the back. Beast Master

**Kubara**-God of Wealth in Hindu religion. Beast Master

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**Laddie**-Mallory’s affectionate nickname for Nate. Grimm

**Lady and the Tramp**-what Nate calls Ashley and Gunnar’s pups.  Ascension

**Lady Clownfish**-one of Quinn’s guards (what Quinn called her); webbed feet; orange cast to her skin;  pale, winding lines that snaked over her waifish body. Hurricane

**Laestrygonians (LESStreegohneans)**-race of cannibalistic giants that are 10 ft. tall; became vegetarians. Sea Breeze

**Lake of Everlasting Woe**-body of water looked like a swamp of sorts hugging up against the far side of  the village; located in Clocktower Dracula. Godless

**Lassie**-Nateism for the wolf on the living door to Armory. Grimm

**Last Breath**-larger than a man; white vapor sapphire blue eyes; eyes that held death; appeared the night  Callie arrived as a babe; silver claws, 4 legged creature with long white tail, white lion; “White  nightmare with blue eyes of fire” (Fabrizio’s description); guarded Solomon’s temple. Sinner

**Last Respects**-place two silver pennies over the eyes of a body; recite “Requiescat in pace”, calls for the Boatman to remove the soul (as well as the body if supernatural). Blood Debts

**Legend**-memory, past, life story. Legend

**Legend of the Catalyst**-what Charon called Nate’s story even though it wasn’t finished. Carnage

**Le Morte d’ Arthur**-book by Thomas Mallory; means the “death of King Arthur”; book about chivalry.  Knightmare

**Levi Slayer**-how Wylde referred to Nate's belt. Wild Side

**Liger**-hybrid offspring of a lion and a tiger. Grimm

**Little Brother**-Alucard’s nickname for Nate Silver Tongue

**Little god killer**-Fenrir’s nickname for Nate. Ascension

**Little People**-what leprechauns call themselves. Last Call, Motherlucker

**Little People Mafia**-what “Little People” felt was a racial slur to their race. Last Call, Motherlucker

**Lit Hell**-slang for literally went through Hell. Nine Souls

**Lollipop Case**-kidnapping of Lukas Reynolds, 12 years old son of wealthy socialites, Sofia and Peter  Reynolds; called Lollipop Case because of an image a photojournalist got of a glistening red lollipop which Lukas had been given, melted partway by the carousel. Last Call,  Collins

**Lost Library of Alexandria**-built with sandstones; built by Alexander the Great; central hub for  knowledge, learning, culture, and art; where one of the Hands of God was located; belonged to the  Academy of Wizards; largest library in the world. Tiny Gods

**Lost Map of Piri Reis**-thick scroll, parchment; made from the skin of a gazelle; given name of a famed  Ottoman admiral and cartographer, who died in the middle of the 16th century for refusing to sanction a  war against the Portuguese; depicted several marvels that defied logic, including a ridiculous rendering  of Antarctica’s coastline free of ice; pictures of mythical creatures and old doorways, land masses that  shouldn’t exist, of a world layered on top of our own, a map of Fae. Dark and Stormy

**Lugh**-too masculine to be handsome; “Lugh of the Long Arm”; spear-wielding hero of the Tuatha de Danann; god. Salty Dog

**Luke**- a shepherd who entered one of the mysterious doors at Abundant Catholic Church and never  returned; was when Callie showed up as a babe. Sinner

**Lullaby**-phone app that tracks assassin cases; alerts those who want to know about a “hit” and price on  their head. Ascension

**Lyre**-a musical instrument capable of swaying the gods; rumored to be in Atlantis. Sea Breeze

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**Maker**-how wizards came to be in the first place; can create new forms of magic the world has never seen  before; can do literally whatever you can imagine; gift from the gods. Blood Debts; Gods created them to be enforcers "Deus Ex Machina" "Hand of God", tainted with Wild Beast; Mad Hatter is what happens when a maker loses control over his beast; thinker, doer; think and it is. Beast Master

**Manimal**-Gunnar is his full Wild Side version of his werewolf form, a seven foot tall monster with  matted white fur decorated with bones, and finger-claws of stone, matching his eye-patch. Horseman

**Manlings-**What the Fae call those from Nate's world. Wild Side

**Manor**-a stronghold built inside the side of the mountain in the Valley of the Dead; considered a ruined  castle, it is accessible from the very bottom. Moscow Mule

**Mark of the Beast**-brand to be given to all mankind who were left behind in the End Days; owned by the  Devil, mark was the number 666. Godless

**Maru**-name of Castor Queen’s beast. War Hammer

**Mask of Absolution**-gleamed with emerald light; looking like Green Lantern; for the Horseman of  Absolution, Alucard. Carnage

**Mask of Despair**-for Horseman of Despair, Callie; white stone mask; interior of the Mask was a sort of  crystal, looking sharp and jagged with veins of silver streaking throughout; front had a highly detailed,  woman’s face, ragged bandage covered the eyes and from beneath the bandage, three rivulets of silver  streaked down the surface from each eye; slight indentation on the forehead of the Mask-a horizontal  crescent moon with points facing upward. Knightmare

**Mask of Hope**-Nate’s mask as 5th Horseman; can be disguised as a coin; featureless charcoal-colored facel texture of skin like liquid rock; inside is like jagged crystal, or raw, uncut diamonds;   Horseman

**Mask of Justice**-golden; long beak; for the Horseman of Justice; Gunnar. Carnage

**Masterade**-name of the Masters’ masquerade ball. Anghellic

**Masters**-enemy; conglomerate of gods, monsters and other supernatural beings or entities who intend to establish a new world with Regulars and Freaks as their servants; elusive group, most secret of  secret societies; Dracula was one. Black Sheep

**Master’s Library**-located in Dracula’s Castle; held secrets of the Masters. Godless

**Master Suite at Castle Dracula**-Callie’s nefarious, spacious penthouse away from Kansas City; the bed  was to die for. Anghellic

***Mating Habits of the Cornish Draccus***-a book by Davan Lochees; it details the Draccus’ diet, mating  rituals and behavior (animals similar to dragons); Nate referred to it from a relationship conversation  with Freya. Ascension

**McBeefy**-what Nate called one of the Grimms who visited him while making a cake for Indie. Grimm

**Meadow Muffin-** cow shit; cow dung. Obsidian Son

**Megingjord (MAYing-gyor)**-Thor’s legendary power belt, doubled his strength. Knightmare

**Memento Mori**-Remember you are mortal. Tiny Gods

**Mem or Es**-black and white marbles; can experience memories from another’s point of view; white  include narrator; black marbles are raw memory; no explanation; place the marble on the tongue and  mind goes into trance; can be addictive. Black Sheep

**Memory Palace**-imaginary house that resides in Nate's mind; stored important memories in relation to  an object stored there; vast mental library where each item-whether a statue, painting, cabinet, plant,  book-held a specific piece of knowledge or past memory; basically a mnemonic system simulating eidetic memory. Obsidian Son

**Memory Shard**-what “Othello” wore to remember the real Othello’s memories. Carnage

**Men of the Mind**-Masters. Tiny Gods

**Menagerie**-prison of shifters who wouldn’t serve Dracula. Godless

**Menelaus**-Helen of Troy’s husband; hot-tempered man; honorable; fierce, passionate and loyal. Sea  Breeze

**Meridiana**-alias/persona Callie used at Dorian’s party; a demon succubus who had already helped a certain Pope  Sylvester achieve a high rank in the Catholic church over a thousand years ago. Black Sheep

**Merlin**-Quinn’s father; preferred prophet; King Arthur’s greatest advisor; most powerful wizard ever;  manling, greatest wizard of all time; tall. Witches Brew

**Merlin**-what Jeffries called Nate. Grimm

**Merlin’s Ichor**-blood; shifting stream of liquid metal that circled the center of the table, what looked like  Druidic Runes and alchemical symbols floated within the golden stream like a mystical alphabet soup.  Legend

**Merlin’s Treasures**-Excaliber and his Round Table. Horseman

**Mimisbrunnr (MEEmisbroonr)**-translated “Well of Mimir”, stretched to Jotunheim, the Realm of the giants; where Odin  had chosen to offer his eye in exchange for prophecy and knowledge, proving his belief that no sacrifice was too great for wisdom. Ascension

**Minotaur**-mythological Greek monster; man with the head and hooves of a bull; guardian of the Labyrinth; Asterion. Obsidian Son

**Mjolnir (MYOLLneer)**-Thor’s hammer. Legend

**Moe Dredd**-alias Mordred used at the presser where he conversed with Nate. Horseman **Moisturizer of a True Warrior**-mud and blood. Knightmare

**Momster**-girl scout leader who pulled a pistol on Callie by mistake. Anghellic

**Money-grubbing pixie strippers**- what Nate called the magical pixies using moonbeams as stripper  poles; what they lacked in size, they made up for in impossible acrobatics and enthusiasm. Carnage

**Moonstone**-Chunk of rock from the moon; prevents a werewolf from shifting. Grimm

**Mooseknuckle**-Yahn's impressive junk. War Hammer

**Morrigan, The**-triad deity and member of the Tuathe de Danann; three sisters (Badb, Macha, Morrigan) combined  and represented the Morrigan; together, very powerful. Dark and Stormy

**Mount Kailash**-Shiva's home. Beast Master

**Mourning Fields**-where the unrequited lovers end up; basically a bunch of lost souls complaining about  never finding love for all eternity; they spend most days watching every season of The Bachelor on repeat  when they aren’t busy screening Hallmark movies that never made it to television. Brimstone Kiss

**Mr. Ed-** Nateism**;** head centaur**.** Daddy Duty

**Mr. Nose**-Nateism for Ganesh. Tiny Gods

**Muscles**-bouncer at Dorian’s club in Las Vegas, what Sonia called him; werecat. Last Call, Motherlucker

**Muspelheim (MOOSpelhayme)**-fiery woman who gave birth to Ymir, first of the Jotun; father was Niflheim; also, one of the Nine Realms, realm of the fire giants. Brimstone Kiss

**Mustachio**-what Nate called one of the Grimms who visited him while making a cake for Indie. Grimm

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**Nandi**-Huge bull; horns thick and tipped with dark crimson stain (Shiva's pet). Beast Master

**Name day**-Initiation day for young inherent wizards to be accepted for training. Blood Debts

**Nanobots**-type of weapon; pulsing blue lights; minute mechanical insects capable of tearing through just about  anything; created by Grimm Tech. Cosmopolitan

**Nanny Cam**-what Nate called Pandora’s brooch; gives her the ability to see what Nate sees; a gift from  Nate’s parents. Knightmare

**Narnia**-Nateism  for Falco. Tiny Gods

**Nate’s Spear**-considered a Devourer since it has a stone; black; Pandora gifted it from the armory in  secret; also called Souleater or Neverius; can absorb the darkness; two-foot long blade on the end, was a  black-matte spear tip, but shaped like a cross between a sword and an axe; in the center was a ruby the  size of a goose egg; ruby would catch random flickers of light; inspired by a Grimm’s feather; one end of  spear was tipped in six inches of silver that depicted four howling, agonized faces. Horseman

**Nate's flavor**-silver color that tastes like fennel and magic. Tiny Gods

**National Geographic Valentine’s Day**-how Nate referred to the scene in a hut in dreary Niflheim staged  by Aphrodite to seduce him. Carnage

**Necromancer**-can raise the dead; use rituals to summon the undead to do their bidding; they form a  contract with the souls they summon, offering something in return. Last Call, Collins

**Nemean Lion Cloak (nehMAYen)**-makes you super strong; lets you shrug off more pain than your body could  normally handle; Hercules made it after he skinned the Nemean lion in his glory days. Wild Side

**Nemesis**-Helen of Troy’s mother; “she laid the egg she was hatched from”; goddess. Sea Breeze

**Nemo Christ**-what Nate called a fishy female friend he encountered when he saw Quinn while on an  astral voyage. Carnage

**Nerdgasm-** one symphonic orgy, reciting information over and over again in the mind; competing to be  heard over each other. Wild Side

**Nephilim**-Offspring of Angels and humans. pawns; the Angels are allowed to use to influence the world;  soldiers of Heaven. Blood Debts

**Nephilim's Grace**-feather from his father's wings (Angel) that gives him additional strength to fight Hell;  grants him the power of Heaven. If it breaks, it would kill the father. Blood Debts

**Networking 101**-making friends in lowly places whenever possible. Last Call, Collins

**Never Have I Ever**-game that each player takes turns making statements like this, “Never has I ever  robbed a bank”. The person speaking can’t have done whatever it is, and anyone else who has done  whatever it is, and anyone else who has done it puts one of their fingers down, then drinks. A drink for  each finger. Last Call, Motherlucker

**Neverland**-an island, beautiful, foliage green so vibrant it was like seeing color for the first time; water as  crystal blue so clear you could see through it to the sand below; all the landmarks from the storybook  were there: Skull Rock, Cannibal Cove, Mermaid’s Lagoon; undying island; island outside of time; created by Merlin; sentient being. Sea Breeze, Dark and Stormy

**Neverwas**-only place to keep Vermillion Bird and White Tiger safe; also called Purgatory; every  inhabitant is permanently starving; only food is each other; can’t die; madness far worse than hell.  Anghellic

**Niflheim (NIVulhayme)**-dangerous realm of deadly mist; mist dampens gods’ power; nullifies abilities; also primordial father of Ymir. Knightmare

**Niflhut**-Nateism; the hut where they hid Ashley in Niflheim. Carnage

**Night Currents**-bridge connecting Kansas City to Castle Dracula; Pandora was terrified of it; also called  Purgatory, Neverwas; swirling swarms of sparks and embers in the stormy black sky. Godless

**Night of the Appearances**-Three mysteries appeared that night at Abundant Catholic Church: 12 Doors, Last Breath, and Callie. Sinner

**Night Hag**s-members of the Sluagh; do not move as quickly as others; didn’t care for daylight. Moonshine

**Nikita**-what Dimitriv called Othello. Moscow Mule

**Nine goddesses**-daughter of Zeus; Muses; responsible for pretty much every notably inspired act that  had ever taken place. Cosmopolitan

**Nine Realms of Yggdrasil (EEGdraseal**-located underneath Yggdrasil’s World Tree; Asgard, Vanaheim, Alfheim, Midgard, Nidavellir, Jotunheim, Svartalfheim, Niflheim, and Helheim. Ascension

**Nine Souls**-old, dead gods. Horseman

**Njord (Nyord)**-Freya’s father; married to Skadi. Brimstone Kiss

**Nomads**-those who used the Gateway to enter the grounds at Chateau Falco. Tiny Gods

**Norman B. Leventhal Park-**one of the aesthetically pleasing areas in the Financial districts of Boston. Salty Dog

**Norse Big G**-Nateism for Odin. Horseman

**Norse Code**-what Quinn called the aggressive language between Magni and Modi. Brimstone Kiss

**Nosfer-hotu**-sexiest Fanger alive; what Quinn called Alucard. Dark and Stormy

**Nosferatu**-vampires given alchemical potions created by wizards to augment their  strength and appearance; to make them more frightening. Cosmopolitan

**Notorious N.A.T.-**what Nate called himself, self-appointed moniker, “Nate Archangel Temple”. Blood  Debts

**Non Serviam**-I will never serve, signifying the refusal to submit or bow to anyone. Tiny Gods

**Null**-term which means magic doesn’t work on you (i.e. Quinn). Last Call, Collins

**Nympho Sprite**-Nateism for Barbie. Fairy Tale

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**Observatory**-located in Dracula’s castle; opposite end of the Keep; where Samael lived; area between two  points consisted of broad, open streets and elegant marble structures; the Infernal Armory was located  there; where they keep the Eternal Metal; a tall, cylindrical building about fifty feet in diameter and twice  as tall, with two squat, rectangular wings stretching out from either side; top of the Observatory proper  was a massive glass dome, but the opening for the telescope was pointed the opposite direction-aimed up  at the Blood Moon.  Godless

**Odysseus**-was caught by Polyphemus, along with his men; he escaped by getting the Cyclops drunk and  stabbing Polyphemus’ eye out, then impersonating the giant’s sheep; mortal. Sea Breeze

**Octodeer**-Grimm’s nickname for Sleipnir. Legend

**Ogygia**-(oh-jijeah) Calypso’s Island. Hurricane

**Oilean Baile** (eh-LENN bail)-village tucked between mountains; Southern Isles. Salty Dog

**Oisin the Forsaken** (oh-SHEEN)-son of Fionn Mac Cumhall; son of Fianna; cherished and longed for the Land of Youth; warrior, bard and poet; married to Niamh. Salty Dog

**Old Faithful**-what Nate called his wizard’s magic. Legend

**Old Testament Chic**-a trend that had died long ago. Sinner

**Old Wine Sacks**-what Alucard called the Sanguine Council in Italy. Horseman

**Olympatraz**- Alcatraz-like prison above the clouds on a mountain far away from Mount Olympus;  where Nate and Carl were held prisoner and tortured. Carnage

**Olympian**-younger, cleverer, more melodramatic deities, per Quinn. Sea Breeze

**Olympian view of Elysium**-what Nate called Athena’s breast. Wild Side

**Om**-Symbol; ultimate reality, soul, entirety of the universe; truth, divinity, supreme spirit, cosmic principles and knowledge. Beast Master

**Omegabet**-language of the end; much of it is effort-free magic. Beast Master

**Omega War**-chaos among gods and mortals; prophecy by Alaric; Nate would be the first domino to start  it as the Catalyst. Carnage

**Operation White Knight**-Nate's failsafe, kidnapping an important member of the Academy; Nate had Raego kidnap for leverage; turned out to be Grandmaster (G Ma) of the Academy. Grimm

**Ogre**- grey, warty, scarred skin; primordial weapons of bone and flint hung in their meaty fist's; heads bald;  7 ft. tall; faces grotesquely misshapen things, full of old scar tissue; size 9 boots. Silver Tongue

**Osiris**-Lord of the Underworld; Isis gave him a new golden confidence booster (dick); ditched him after she got  what she wanted-her son, Horus-left throne for hobbie. Anubus took over the throne. Nine Souls

**Otherworld**-home of gods and goddesses; home to the forsaken Tuatha de Danaan; a locked realm;  where civilization comes to die. Moscow Mule

**Outerfire**-Elemental power of purple electricity. Beast Master

**Oyntayakon** (oi-me AH kon)-town of five hundred people in Russia; coldest settlement on Earth. Moscow Mule

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**Palanquins**-Four legged monsters as large as elephants-resembled feathered warthogs. War Hammer Pale Rider-Nateism for Death. Nine Souls

**Pandora’s Box**-the legend that housed the worst horrors; bottom of the box was hope; made of black  wood and carved with symbols. Blood Debts

**Pandora Callie**-Nate called Pandora in memory of her impersonating Callie. Nine Souls

**Pandora Protocol**- password used to unlock access to a video feed of Nate's parent's death; in reference to  a secret project. Revealed to Nate on his 21st birthday. Blood Debts

**Pastey**-Nateism for Death. Tiny Gods

**Path of the Nine**-nine circles of Hell. Nine Souls

**Paw**-werewolf battle formation; 5 wolves. Nine Souls

**Pegasus**-immortal; white, winged stallion from Greek legend; Grimm’s brother. Wild Side

**Pejuta Wicasa** (pey-zhue-da wee-cha-shah)-what Lakota called Max; literally, medicine man. Moonshine

**People’s Elbow**-a wrestler’s signature move created by The Rock; first look at the crowd, pull off his  elbow pad in slow motion and throw it into the crowd; he would then run left, bounce off the ropes  again; then he would kick his right leg up and drop his elbow onto the man’s heart. Carnage

**Perfumania on Fire**-what Nate calls Ashley’s herbal aroma that was therapeutic. Knightmare Perpetual golden hour-what Quinn called Folkvangr when the sun didn’t move. Brimstone Kiss

**Pestilence**-one of the biblical Four Horsemen; the mask on his belt looked like it belonged on a Renaissance Doctor; complete with the long beak for a nose; blood red color; Walking Dead Zombie mask oozed with pus, phlegm, decay & parasites;  robes were rotten, full of holes and grease stains; pale wings shot out from behind him; rotten skin reddened with maggots and vermin; also known as "Conquest" (blonder, deep blue eyes, "Mandy"-man  candy; even breath smelled delicious; used to be an alchemist). Blood Debts

**Peter Fireman**-what Carl called Prometheus. Ascension

**Petrine cross** (pet-reen)-St. Peter’s cross; inverted cross. Unchained

**Pharos**-Othello’s nickname for Nate; because he was a wizard. Blood Debts

**Pixie**- Lilliputian human creature; tiny wings; look of a porcupine-look of diamond. Silver Tongue

**Plato's Cave**-Nate's arcane bookstore. Located in Soulard; housed in an antique 1920’s theater; called Nerdlantis-Atlantis for nerds across the land. Obsidian Son

**Polyphemus** (pawl-eh-fee-muss)-a cyclops; son of Poseidon, god of the sea who usurped Lord Oceanus; did damage to city of Laestrygonians on a regular basis; Odysseus stabbed his eye when he escaped; Poseidon replaced it with eye given to him by Helios. Sea Breeze

**Pool of Witches**-first one, Circe used it to keep an eye on her siblings; later she used it keep tabs on the  world since knowledge and abilities had grown widespread; shape of a pentagram-5 pt. star; filled with  blood of a goddess (Circe). Hurricane

**Pop-Up Bar**-a bar which changed every few months to reflect things like holidays or cultural phenomena.  Whiskey Ginger

**Prada-phile**-sock fondler. Last Call, Collins

**Pride and Prejudiced**-what Xuanwu called Pride and Michael. Anghellic

**Primordial pap smear**-what Ratatoskr called Nate. Ascension

**Princess Padfoot**-Gunnar’s princess name for the tea party with Alice, Alvara’s daughter. Horseman

**Princess Sparkles**-Nate’s princess name for Alice’s tea party; event to humble him before meeting with  Alvara. Horseman

**Punky-ass Tweety-bird bitch**-what Quinn called Kara. Brimstone Kiss

**Purgatory Neverwas**-another name for Night Currents. Godless

**Pythia**-Oracle of Delphi; fortune telling priestess. Sea Breeze

**Pythoness**-someone who has second sight; descendent of Pythia; a seer. Moonshine

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**Quinn Motherfuckin’ Avenue**-intimidation was a one-way street. Moscow Mule

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**R. Stiltskina**- "suspect"; name Indie used at airport incident when Ichabod & Indie returned. Beast  Master

**Ragnarock**-Norse pantheon’s apocalypse. Ascension

**Raider**-Fae; exchanged a Fae baby with Manling; most famous raider was Tom Bobbin. Whiskey Ginger

**Rainbowgate**-Grimm’s name for a vague conspiracy he invents, a group working behind the scenes that no one even  knows exists; real power behind the powers. Trinity

**Rainbownatti**-“We are Legion” group Grimm started to fight the conspiracy; members include Phix and  Ratatoskr. Trinity

**Rainbow Riders**-what Callie called the leprechaun mafia group. Last Call, Motherlucker

**Rarawk**-Horns & antlers; blue (Talon loved hunting them when younger); resemble stag; massive horns,  points at least 7 ft long; bodies covered with thick shell. War Hammer

**Raskovnik**-a flower capable of opening any door; found in a garden in a frozen wasteland that can be  accessed by the holes in the fabric of space. Moscow Mule

**Ratatoskr** (just roll the r’s)-red squirrel; size of a SUV; large paws; tall pointed ears; long red fur; black eyes; long stained  teeth etched with golden runes; known to be a troublemaker; curled claws; became Gunnar’s mount as a Horseman. Ascension

**Raven**-Were dragon, yellow one of many sisters, killed by Peter after she broke into Plato's Cave; mind  magic strong; eyes were coals of fire, a glint of yellow reflected off them. Obsidian Son

**Reading Rainbow Thugs**-Nateism for the Aesir. Legend

**Realm of Glass**-where Talon was found by Mallory in the smoldering ruins after a raid from a warring tribe in the Land of Fae. War Hammer

**Red Caps**-infamous goblins who dipped their caps in the blood of their murder victims, drawing power  from it. Old Fashioned

**Redcap**-zombie, more life-like; sucked life out of O’Bannon; long red coat with brass buttons; milky blue  eyes. Last Call Collins

**Red Pastor**-nickname Roland obtained during Callie’s absence, creepy vampire overdose; now master  vampire of Kansas City. Black Sheep

**Regulars**-Non magical beings; terrified of the concept of magic being real. Obsidian Son

**Relevations**-relevant revelations; truths that are uncomfortable; ones inside your own walls-the assassins  in the shadows of your own castle. Sinner

**Renaissance Familiar**-Nateism for Baba Yaga’s familiar. Silver Tongue

**Renfield**-what Roland did to Henri, taking his fangs out in a display for everyone in front of the church,  a blood oath that forces Henri to always serve Roland, Henri would starve to death without Roland’s  support. Black Sheep

**Requiescat in pace**-Rest in Peace; a call to The Boatman-Charon. Obsidian Son

**Richter Belmont**- Roland's possible Vampire name. Whispers

**Rico Suave**-what Callie called the handsome guy at the Ice Cream Parlor. Anghellic

**Rider of Hope**- Nate's destiny. If he is alive at the end of Days. To pillage and rape all Hope from the  world. Blood Debts

**Ring of Aandaleeb**-holy ring; Callie called it "Andy's Holy Ring". Angels Roar

**Ring of  Gyges** (jahy-jes)- makes you invisible when worn; originally fitted for a Greek king centuries before  Christ was born. Whiskey Ginger

**Road of Bones**-name of place where the Raskovnik grows and many believe their bones are part of the  highway’s foundation; thousands of laborers died during its construction; not a place but a realm unto  itself; where a war was fought between Tiny Gods, the Makers; a Maker sacrificed himself  to seal it-and the powers which remain there-away from the rest of the world; Road of Bones proved by  her blood and carved by her flesh. Moscow Mule

**Roofie Ruxpin**-what Nate called Teddy Ruxpin, teddy designed by Grimm Tech for torture; breaks their  minds from within; bear weapon from Grimm Tech that made nightmares linger; if held for too long, it  will put you to sleep. Carnage

**Round Table**-center of the underground library at Chateau Falco, table rose from the floor, complete  with massive stone chairs sliding out of the floor to surround the table; a wide ring of stone with no legs  holding it up, hovering; empty space in the center of the ring contained only a plain podium; chairs  around the ring each had different unknown symbols carved into the tall stone backs; the chairs looked  surprisingly comfortable, despite being made from rough-cut stone; a band of metal splitting the circle  into two rings, one large, one small, like a ring within a ring; except the metal ring was liquid-a three inch  wide river of golds and silvers flowing infinitely around and around. Tiny Gods

**Round Table**-Peter, Nate and Gunnar’s monthly meeting to catch up on each other’s lives and have a  drink; setting aside a single night to speak of how they were attempting to impact the world. Obsidian  Son

**Round Table Initiative**- much like King Arthur brought a handful of uniquely different, but respectable,  honorable men together; representatives from a handful of families that represent St. Louis, given equal  voice as they come together as one; Mordred’s idea to discuss “magic-is it real or not”. Horseman

**Roy G. Biv**-the motherfucker that created rainbows. Horseman

**Royal Scaliness**-Nateism for Raego. Nine Souls

**Ruby**-what Paul, the bridge troll, called Quinn. Cosmopolitan

**Rudolph**-Nateism for Sleipnir. War Hammer

**Ruin**-Alex’s name for “B” (Kai and Falco’s baby beast). Horseman

**Rumpled Foreskin**-Nateism for Silver Tongue, also known as Rumplestiltskin. Silver Tongue

**Rumps**-Nateism for Silver Tongue, also known as Rumplestiltskin. Silver Tongue

**Rune tattoo**- allows Gunnar to shift into a werewolf at will. Blood Debts

**Russian Tourettes**-using a Russian curse word in a complete sentence. Carnage

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**Sai**-a dagger with two sharp prongs curving outward from the hilt. Godless

**Saint Deep Pockets**-name Callie gave to whoever was paying Terry Penrose’s mortgage since his wife  died. Unchained

**Salamander**-elemental spirit; not indigenous to the world; lives between realms; are from a different age.  Moonshine

**Salem Witches, Coven of Ipswich**-witches that originally came over with the Pilgrims, most from the shores  of Ipwich. Witches Brew

**Salted Earth Policy-**Any known acquaintances, past and present, may be included as targets for a "hit". Grimm

**Samantha**-what Callie nicknamed Samael. Sinner

**Sanctorum**-Secret, underground library in Chateau Falco; massive cavern that stretched for hundreds of  feet out, fifty feet or more above; ceiling was curved like a giant tunnel, with gems embedded into the  stone to represent constellations, each section glowed with differently colored stones-possible cataloging  system; four levels of walkways clung to the walls of the cavern, leading up to the ceiling; each walkway  was almost entirely lined with shelves containing books and knickknacks; one shelf even contained  dozens of musical instruments; ornate, oxblood banisters and guardrails lined each level-complete with  chairs, divans, tables with lanterns, and lounging areas; shelves were broken up by doorways here and  there, to include reading rooms or living quarters on each floor; marble statues were spaced every couple  dozen feet, larger than life, and representing different eras of human history; different monsters, gods,  heroes, even an Elder, and other beings on every level; base of the banisters protecting one from falling  off the next tiers were carved with runes and ancient words in every language imaginable, with a star  emblem between each; centrally, there was a secluded, circular area, apart from the rest of the library, no  tiers lined the wall; one section of the wall was lined with more shelves, but the other half was bare rock,  and a steady, crisp waterfall fell from high above, casting a fine mist to the air, opposite from the  entrance; a large fireplace sat at the center of the circle, before a giant star carved into the stone floor, and  all around it were cushioned concave bowls set below ground level, where one could lounge in warmth  while reading, or take a nap; one massive, ornate wooden desk had been carved in such a way that it  more resembled a separate cloth sheet draped over the desk; carvings on the wood of the desk-faint,  worn with age, but still clear enough to make it look even more like a decorative cover had been thrown  over the desk; a massive, wide stone ring was carved into the floor near the waterfall, a different type of  rock than the rest of the room; it sat alone with no tables and chairs around it, just a big empty space;  runes were carved into the ring pagan symbols, Druidic carvings; when Nate was near this space, the ring  began to rotate clockwise and then the Round Table rose up from the floor; table hovered over the floor.  Tiny Gods

**Sanguina**-Dracula’s castle Beast; Dracula’s source of power. Godless

**Sanjeevani**-magical herb engineered to heal practically any disease or ailment including death. Dark and  Stormy

**Sanctuary Daiquiri**-a frozen daiquiri created by Hera to drink when she was stressed, relaxed or  celebrating. Carnage

**Satchel-** also known as a man purse; Nate’s satchel was updated with a gift from Callie, this satchel was  able to hold any items that would enter it from the opening but only the owner could retrieve an item by  just thinking of it. Obsidian Son

**Scarlet Sea**-red water; everyone who’s ever sailed it supposedly dies; eerie glow caused the depths to  glow bright, fiery or-actually the sun from another world; Fae. Dark and Stormy

**Schrὃ-Slinky**-Nateism for a figurative quantum slinky - Hermes' coin. Ascension

**Scylla**-man devouring monster in the sea; six-headed blind hounds; twelve writhing tentacles; six  sinuous necks. Sea Breeze

**Seahorse**-another name for chicken game; each team takes turns trying to get the ball into the goal at either end  of the pool; like basketball but full-contact; while drinking beer; one team scores, the other team drinks  from the conch; lose a rider, both drink from conch; halfway through game, everyone pauses to drink, all  while random objects are being thrown at you by spectators; get hit, drink from the conch; exit the pool,  you drink. Last Call, Beerlympian

**Seal of Solomon-**2 interwoven triangles, one with the point down and the other with the point up; a six pointed star; 3 dimension at rendition of 2 different triangles woven together so that one line of triangle A  would intersect above a line on triangle B, but then cross below triangle B on the second leg. Downward  point represents water. Upward point represents fire. Many consider this symbol to be a protection  against evil spirits. The interwoven nature of the two triangles were believed to trap, contain, and control  demons-rendering them harmless to mortals. King Solomon signet ring has this seal; also known as Ring  of Aandaleeb. Angels Roar

**Seed**-all that remains of a tree; one that led us to where we are now, and what we’ve become; the Tree of  Knowledge from the Garden of Eden. Cosmopolitan

**Seior magic**-what Hilde shared with Quinn; ability to transform Valkyrie gear and to produce a sword  out of mid-air; original form of witchcraft; perform rituals, divine futures, heal the sick, control the  weather, find hidden things and make potions; can be used for more nefarious purposes; used by those  from Vanir; Freya used it. Knightmare

**Seitr magic**-used at the Battle of Clontarf, the day Brian Boru fell; believed to be a form of magic relating  to both the telling and shaping of the future. Moonshine

**Sensates**-glittering white stones; ability to deceive your senses. Knightmare

**Seraph**-what Jacob called Barbie. Grimm

**Sessrumnir (roll the final R)**-Freya’s house in Folkvangr; a hollowed out shell of a giant reptile; remains of a jotunn  tortoise. Brimstone Kiss

**Seven Deadly Inn**-strip club, a swanky nudie bar located on the outskirts of Bay Village. Dark and  Stormy

**Shadow**-what Talon is to Nate; self-appointed bodyguard, fearless, ruthless, savage. Nine Souls

**Shadow Skin**-bonded to skin to hide someone; dangerous if not bonded to skin; known as tricksters.  Ascension

**Shags**-A barbershop Gunner uses (both as a human and as a wolf). Beast Master

**Shake and Bake**-Nateism for Hugin and Munin. Knightmare

**Shaman rain dance-** Elder Carl, in sudden passion in a flurry of emotions; snarls, claps, growls, snarls,  hisses & wild hand motions to calm Ashley and Tory when in Fae. Wild Side

**Sheeves**-Nateism for Lord Shiva. Tiny Gods

**Shepherds**-Vatican had 12; their job was to wander the earth, from church to church, helping to serve  those in need; they took care of the dark stuff: exorcisms, abductions, vampires, possessions, monsters  and anything else that didn't fit well into the mainstream narrative. Unchained

**Shillelaghs**-canes with fist-sized mallets on the end. Last Call, Motherlucker

**Shift**-School for "Freaks"; transform your mind (slogan); school for hyper violent shifters with almost zero  control, Principle: Tory Martin; V-Principle: Gunner; Secretary: Alucard. Tiny Gods

**Shifter Constitution**-when a shifter can walk straight while drunk. Last Call, Motherlucker

**SHIT**-SHepherds In Training. Black Sheep

**Shit-Crusted Electron Fucker**-what Loki called Thor. Ascension

**Shit Goblin**-10 ft. tall beast of oozing, drippy mud with great blooms of poisonous fungus and moss  growing all over its body; mouth splitting wide to reveal teeth of rotten, splintered bark; slimy boulders  glistened where his eyes should have been; green blood; smelled like all the fecal matter and decay in the  world had been dumped into its single pond. Wild Side

**Shoji**-traditional, rice-papered sliding doors. Black Sheep

**Shotgunning**-pour beer at the wide opening near the top of the conch and it will spiral out over the pool  like a giant beer bong. Last Call, Beerlympian

**Sickle Me Elmo**-what Quinn called the Grim Reaper as he frolicked among plague-riddled  neighborhoods in broad daylight. Brimstone Kiss

**Sickos**-FBI; Bureau’s special inquiries cold case office (S.I.C.C.O.); Agent Jeffries headed up this division;  members included Special Agent Sigrid, Agent Warren and Agent Lakota. Old Fashioned

**Sicko Squad**-special investigations, cold case office; located in Salt Lake City branch of the FBI. Witches  Brew

**Silver**-Color of Nate’s clothes in the Hatter’s domain; color of the path-walking the sword between black and white. Silver to remind you of the sword's  edge you walk across. Because you must always fight tooth and claw to maintain the goddamned line.  Blood Debts

**Silver Bough**-limb from the Silver Tree found in the Valley of the Dead-can take you to the otherworld  (Quinn’s mother's true homeland). Moscow Mule

**Silver feather**-Symbolized an angel; destiny, salvation, vanquisher. Rage

**Silver Garden Apartments**-the home of the St. Louis werewolf pack; Gunnar is their Alpha. Silver  Tongue

**Silvers**- a new power Callie acquires, to form weapons, see the hidden and hide from sight. Rage

**Silver Scythe**-Weapon granted to Death the night he accepted his new job. Blood Debts

**Sinfully Yours Chocolate Vodka Martini**-a well-known drink at the Seven Deadly Inn. Dark and Stormy

**Sir Handsnomore**-Nateism for Sir Geraint. Knightmare

**Sir Muffle Paws-** "Talon", Maine Coon kitty, cat; Girl Scout gave Nate; turned out to be Talon, Nate's  childhood pet in Fae. Silver Tongue

**Sisters of Fate-** Greek Fates, or 3 ones in a roll of dice**.** Obsidian Son

**Sithen Dance-**old ritual; Fae lure unsuspecting mortals for a night of feasting and dancing; largely a  benign experience. Moonshine

**Skeletor**-Nateism for Xylo the first time he met him. Ascension

**Skinwalker-**can turn itself in to anything by shedding skin, original shape shifter; already dead,  possessed by their Zombies with animal characteristics and willpower sacrificed familiar; close to being a  demon; witches who sacrifice their familiars for power; are a historically persecuted community of  witches who turned to violence only after their shapeshifting counterparts ostracized them for what they  saw as perverse practices; they became dangerous to society because they were no longer welcome, and  only then because they were unable to support themselves. Whiskey Ginger

**Slaugh**-spirits of the restless dead called by Fae magic to join a soul-snatching chase, often called the  Wild Hunt. Moonshine

**Slays of our Knives-**Quinn’s soap opera name for Norse gods’ life. Brimstone Kiss

**Sleipnir**-Odin's 8 legged reindeer; son of Loki. War Hammer

**Solomon’s Throne**-King Solomon statue in Penn Valley Park; fountain with large empty throne with 6  steps leading up to it with a different pair of animals on each step (lion and ox, wolf and a lamb, tiger and  a camel, eagle and peacock, cat and a rooster, hawk and a dove); made of marble; above the throne itself,  a dove held a hawk in its beak. Sinner

**Sons of the Dying Sun**-Book sought by dragons and others; holds the ritual for a dragon to become  Obsidian Son (during the eclipse). Obsidian Son

**Spear of Longinus**-spear that pierced Jesus Christ on the cross; artifact; one of three pieces, fitted  together-when united, can open a portal to Hell itself, open the gates of Purgatory or Heaven; grant the  builder great powers. Unchained Also known as the Spear of Destiny. Sinner Ryuu and Aala both  admitted that it was not a weapon. Anghellic

**Spear Whisperer**-what Callie called Ryuu. Anghellic

**SPF Bloodsucker**-sunscreen for vampires. Moscow Mule

**Spot**-Nateism for the giant, black wolf, Midwest king; Alpha; wide in shoulders and chest. Nine  Souls

**Spriggan**-strong, not very enterprising, small, comically large head perched on a slender neck; flabby  skin; wrinkled eyes; nose was a bulbous protrusion; Faeling; Dobby. Whiskey Ginger

**Steaming shitwaffle**-Nateism for Castor Queen at the confrontation at the St. Louis Arch. War  Hammer

**St. Brigids**-Southie Catholic school in Boston; where Jimmy and Quinn met. Whiskey Ginger

**St. Ninians, Scotland**-where Scathach called home; also where Faeland Games were held. Salty Dog

**Stonelights**-gems peeking out of the white stone walls in a cavern to give off light; not common; must be  mined in the Land of the Fae. Wild Side

**Stone Skin**-Spell that changed skin from soft mortal squishy stuff to that of a statue. Tiny Gods

**Sultan of Suck**-what Callie called Dracula. Godless

**Sulfur Sugar**-what Lily called Callie. Godless

**Sulfur Widow**-what Callie called the spider demon. Trinity

**Sun Card**-tarot card, depicting a child riding a white horse with a sun dominating the sky. Horseman

**Sundial watch**-Quinn got from Darling & Dear; hidden compartment-where a single leaf shimmered, to contact  Eve, if she needed to; had to slide the razor-sharp edge of the leaf across an index finger to make it work.  Moscow Mule

**Sunshine Man**-what Carl called Apollo. Carnage

**Super-Rooster monster**- 7 ft. tall; slightly resembled a horse; head and tail of a demonic rooster; hooves had 12 inch long by 4 in thick single talons so it scuttled around on the tips like a spider (Hippalectryon). Silver Tongue

**Sylph**-air-spirit; Fae, can bestow luck on other people, even from afar. Witches Brew **Syndicate**-Mysterious super-secret club of wizards. Tiny Gods

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**Tainted Nipples**-what Prometheus called Nate. Ascension

**Talon’s Spear**-white; exact duplicate of Nate’s spear in style but seemed too bright; other than color-the  real difference was no stone in the blade or feathers hanging from the braided-hilt fixing the blade to the  staff; it could also be invisible; eyeless-no stone. Horseman

**Tao of Callie**-totem; Callie’s crest, coat of arms; the feather, rose and wings. Black Sheep

**Tanngrisnir & Tanngnjostr (tan-griz-neer and tan-gnyostr)**-matted, shaggy goats; tall, curled horns; teeth-baron with teeth grinder;  harnessed to a chariot; chariot-primitive wooden chariot with runes carved into sides; goats carried Thor across the skies. Legend

**Tartarus**-the pit Zeus cast Typhon into; make-shift prison for Titans. Sea Breeze

**Tasseography**-Greeks sometimes read your fortune from the coffee grounds left over in your cup;  Narcissus learned how to read such things from the Oracle of Delphi herself, got her drunk and had her  explain the whole process, start to finish. Dark and Stormy

**Team Aryan**-Freya, Kara, Rota. Brimstone Kiss

**Teleport**-Via magic, transfer from one place to another (Shadow walking). Blood Debts

**Telepylus**-city of giants (Laestrygonians); wide thoroughfares and shaded alleys; white marble glared in  the sunlight; clay pots on windowsills. Sea Breeze

**Templar Knights-** known for their motto, "Children of God versus Monsters"; their purpose is to cleanse  the world of the stain of the supernatural. Whispers

**Templar Scarf**-Cross pattee emblazoned across the center of a black scarf, nullified magical attacks.  Whispers

**Temple Family Crest-**jagged lightning bolt split the shield in half, and one side of the shield showed a  feather, the other two mountain peaks; two polearms-one a scythe and the other a glaive-or sword-bladed  spear-angled about from the top corners and each had a ribbon below the blades; the scyth's ribbon said  Memento Mori, remember you are mortal and the spear's ribbon said Arete, become the best possible  form of a thing; a large fist rose about the shield, symbolizing mastery over all, and the words Non  serviam sat below it, Latin for I will never serve; on the butt of each weapon sat a large raven and their  names were written underneath, Hugin and Munin, Thought and Memory. Odin's ravens. War  Hammer.

**Temple Family Tree**-located at the intersection of the Temple Mausoleum where the giant fountain is;  large tile mosaic of a tree, covering the entire wall, the branches were full, luxurious, and provided  copious shade to the carved roots below; roots represented each family member and their children; men  were represented by rubies, while women were represented by sapphires; each name was etched in silver . Obsidian Son

beneath the gems; tree was huge, standing two stories; the mausoleum was designed around the carving.  Silver Tongue

**Temple Gardens**-where ancestral-benches, fountains and statues dotted the pathways; a small hedge  maze stood in the center, surrounded by a soothing collection of perennial and floral arrangements that  had been created to inspire peace and tranquility; no secrets could be shared within eyesight of any of the  statues; statues of past ancestors, each erected using the cremated remains-if only a part-of the person in  question to form either the statue itself or the base on the mortar; every statue had a bit of the owner  inside it and by extension, a form of immortal existence; a vast field of manicured grass surrounded the  gardens gently rolling up to the foundation of the mansion. Grimm

**Templegeists**-Callie’s term for the spirits who live in an unused area in Chateau Falco. Trinity

**Temple Industries**-Technology Company that Nate’s parents started 20 years ago in St. Louis; 3000 patents;  ranging from software, computer chips, defense tech for U.S. military; vast company, one of the Fortune  500. Obsidian Son

**Temple Island**-where Calvin and Makayla lived; a colony of Hell they created; home of the three-story  monstrosity like a castle fort; façade made entirely of soot-stained chrome and shaped like a leering skull  with windows where the eyes should be; looked expensive. Brimstone Kiss

**Temple Mausoleum**-Largest private plot in Bellefontaine cemetery, marble, Corinthian columns, 2 stories, marble sentinels of all sorts stood guard between each column; outside decorated akin to something one might  find in Rome-all arches, elaborate stonework, filigree, bastions and pillars; displayed statues of various  gods and faiths of almost every flavor-Poseidon, Buddha, Fae, Angels Monsters-plus mortals intertwined  in romantic poses; it was suppose to represent the beauty of life, both good and bad, and that the Temples didn’t discriminate against other faiths; inside, statues lined the main hall, with recesses carved  into the wall to grant privacy to each pair of statues, each alcove reserved for a specific family member  and their life partner; before each statue stood a low marble pedestal with a glass-enclosed box resting  atop it, inside the box was a leather journal presenting lineage, descriptions years lived, school attended,  and vague references to their magical accomplishments; before each pedestal sat the deceased’s favorite  chair or divan; at the intersection was a great fountain, illuminated by the stained-glass windows high above; considered to be the “Fort Knox of Mausoleums”. Obsidian Son

**Temple Station**-travel nexus used in the Underground Railroad; numerous archways for Gateways to  places; still active. Carnage

**Temple Tiny Balls-**glass marbles that could open a Gateway back to Chateau Falco. Smash one on the ground and leap through. Nine Souls

**Terrible Timbers**-dark forest; houses a large tower with serpent-like staircase outside and marble  structures, found in Dracula Castle. Godless

**Thirteenth Major Arcana**-A Tarot card with a picture of Death on the front. Blood Debts

**Three Amigos**-gargoyle super bats that attacked Callie and Xylo; naked; huge claws used as weapons.  Godless

**Three-Headed Chimera**-nightclub in New York City; underground; staffers wore togas; along the bar top  sat various taxidermied creatures from legend. Cosmopolitan

**Three Sisters of Fate-**Barbie and friends, sprites; one carried an ebony stick; mocha skin, inky black eyes  (Nate called her Inky); green, skin seemed made of grass and leaves; gnarled vines formed a makeshift  outfit; lean body. Grimm

**Thrymheim (TRIM-haym)**-mountain where Skadi lived and ruled; named after thunder. Brimstone Kiss

**Tiggle**- tickle giggle. Tiny Gods

**Tinkle Time**-drinking game; anytime one needs to pee; you have to sing “Tinkle Bell, Tinkle Bell join me  at the wishing well”; if you forget to sing, you drink. Last Call, Beerlympian

**Tiny Gods**-Makers who partnered with ancient Beasts to truly shake the pillars of the world; usually  hunted down by various gods of the world to act as their tool in the world. War Hammer

**Tír na nÓg**-land of youth; part of the Otherworld. Salty Dog

**TIT**-Templar in training; a boob. A hippie shrine. Angels Roar

**Titan-** Peter's name for Alaric. All powerful; Peter wanted that kind of power-reference to Atlas.  Obsidian Son

**Titans**-precursors to the Olympians ruled by Zeus; allegedly born from the coupling of deities who  represented the primordial elements; first generation gods. Sea Breeze

**Titans/Tartarus-**tearing down and rebuilding mountains with large boulders and lava to fill the cracks in Hell; well-known Titans: Atlas, Typhon, Gaia. Nine Souls

**Titan Thorns**-manacles that Zeus used to chain Nate and Carl; thorn feature that when you pulled the  thorns would dig into the flesh; made it impossible to harm yourself; only two ways out of them: Zeus or  finding truly, unconditional love for someone else. Carnage

**Togalai Capall (Toe-gally)**-horse-breeders in the Land of Youth (Otherworld). Salty Dog

**Training fields/Twilight Realm**- royal purple skies with millions of twinkling stars; cherry blossom fields beyond  Xuanwu’s home; floral gentle breeze; field of swaying, waist-high, bluish-gray grass, soft as feathers;  bioluminescent tree only-trunk and branches were a dazzling white with neon cherry blossoms; also  known as the twilight realm where you dream and are reborn in the pool. Anghellic

**Transmutation myth**-Turning lead into gold. War Hammer

**Tricera-corn**-newly proposed dinosaur concept for the next Jurassic Park movie inspired by Asterion’s  modified unicorn mask. Last Call, Beerlympian

**Triple A-Team**-Asterion, Achilles, Alucard. Last Call, Beerlympian

**Troubles**-period of Irish history during which significant social upheaval-including religious persecution  and acts of terrorism-had swept over much of Ireland. Whisky Ginger

**True name**-Has power; it bound things to listen. Fairy Tale

**Tuatha de Danaan**-premier protagonists of Celtic mythology, sometimes called gods and goddesses.  Dark and Stormy

**Twice Shy**-nightclub; glitzy, upscale place in New York City; owned by Master Vampire of the City  (Magnus); destroyed by fire in altercation between vampires vs Quinn and Alucard. Cosmopolitan

**Twilight Valley**-a realm in Fae; difference between day and night was a matter of distance not time; line  between darkness and light. Sea Breeze

**Twinklefae**-what Quinn called herself when she used pixie dust during her battle vs. Balor. Dark and  Stormy

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**Underdog-Get It or Get Bit!-**dog toy company that Gunnar and Ashley started for income; selling dog  toys, bowls, bags of dog food, leashes, and other accessories designed for a pooch. Silver Tongue

**Unholy trinity**-Samael, Xian Wu and Qing Long. Black Sheep

**Uni-squad**-Nate, Gunnar, Asterion, Achilles, Alucard on Stag Night. Last Call, Beerlympian

**Uroarbrunnr (oo-oar-brunr)**-translated well of Uron, where Norns live; three powerful women who controlled the  destiny of all creatures of the Nine Realms-their names roughly translated to past, present and future.  Ascension

**Ushankas**-bulky fur caps with flaps that settled over one’s ears; monitored your core temperature and kept  you warm; Grimm Tech product. Moscow Mule

**USS Cyclops**-King Oberon’s warship. Dark and Stormy

**Utili-beer belt**-utility belt that contained 6 beer cans. Last Call, Beerlympian

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**Valhalla**-hall of the slain; otherwise known as Odin’s buffet table; the claimed souls were trained to be  Einherjar-warriors for Ragnarok, the Norse version of the Apocalypse; Mead Hall, where half warriors go  when they die, fight all day, feast and drink all night; Odin’s side of the realm; 3 F’s of Valhalla-fighting,  feasting, and fucking. Last Call, Beerlympian

**Valhalla Barbie**-what Quinn called Kara. Brimstone Kiss

**Valkyrie**-one of the legendary warriors who served Odin, the Norse God; mythical being who made a  career of snatching the souls of dead men off battlefields. Old Fashioned

**Valkyries**-trio of leather-clad warrior princesses; dystopian-chic armor, blades tucked into bodysuits;  team who played Nate and friends at Alcohchemist. Last Call, Beerlympian

**Valley of the Living Dead**-arduous mountain, steep slopes, valley itself lay between two vast walls of ice  which rose up in the air like frozen waves, creating cliffs hundreds of feet high; littered with bodies, statues of  snow-permafrosted bodies; Valley’s function was to test one’s compassion. Moscow Mule

**“Vampire Prospero”-**name of show that depicts vampires (band members) wading through blood, with  Mike in lead. Whiskey Ginger

**Vanir**-what Freya is; group of gods associated with health, fertility, wisdom and ability to see the future;  Aesir is the name of the other group of gods; namesake of the location Vanaheimr. Brimstone Kiss

**Vanity Tablet**-what Callie called Pride’s reflective phone. Anghellic

**Vault**-place in Grimm Tech where Nate stored the most secret, dangerous, experimental projects  involving magic and technology. Carnage

**Vaults**-Bank of Freaks. Tiny Gods

**Vegiants**-what Quinn called the Laestrygonians; giants who were vegetarians. Sea Breeze

**Verschuldet**-what Dr. Frankenstein called the zombie (literally, indebted, slave). Hurricane

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**Wall of Shame**-mudwrestling champions at hidden underground at Dorian Gray’s Vegas club. Last Call,  Motherlucker

**Wanderer**-another name for Odin. Legend

**War**-One of the biblical Four Horsemen; beefy, red-haired; mask of laughing flame; red and white samurai mask of molten lava; spreads wings like red-hot branches. Blood Debts

**Wards**-fancy magical barriers meant to serve as protection from all sorts of creatures out there;  impenetrable walls, often designed to deter specific magical entities. Cosmopolitan

**War Hammer**-given to Nate from his parents; Mallory held onto it through out Nate’s life encased in a  stone so he could always carry it; “one handed, godly son of a bitch”; very powerful; handle as long a  forearm and wrapped in aged, braided leather, with gold and silver wire interweaving between the  strips; the haft ended at a large, stone block, that seemed to pulse with golden light from deep within; the  stone of the hammer was rough, not smooth; “Birthright” carved into the stone; actually discovered in  Knightmare that it is part of Excalibur. War Hammer

**Wastes**-barren land of snow and frigid temperature, in Siberia, many died there. Moscow Mule

**Watcher Cock**-British greeting; used to mean “watch your clock”, as in, your ass; could also be known as  a warning. Nine Souls

**Watchers**-angels who first parented the Nephilim with moral women (Grigori). Cosmopolitan

**Watermelon Patch LLC**-Nateism; group of gods in Asgard. Ascension

**Waystation**-a realm between realms; gate to everywhere, and to different times; port of call for wayward  travelers. Salty Dog

**Weird Al**-Nateism for Alaric Slate. Nine Souls

**Were-dragons**-able to switch between humans and dragons at will; humans who shift into dragons;  identified by the color of their irises (eyes); often disguised with contacts to avoid detection; pupils are  horizontal slits. Obsidian Son

**Were-strippers**-strippers shift into different flavors. Last Call, Motherlucker

**White Fang 1**-Big shaggy wolf; trying to unite the supernatural families In St. Louis; at first it was Raego  incognito. Nine Souls

**White Fang 2**-werewolf planting seeds of discord with each family of supernatural; anti-Nate; doing  everything opposite of how Nate handles things; trying to break-up everything; prefers anarchy (Nate’s  term); inspiring people to act; encouraging them to stand up by feeding their paranoias; does not unite  them behind anyone, just against each other and against Nate; turned out to be Gertrude (Raego’s  grandmother) incognito to cause dissent. Nine Souls

**White feather**-Symbolized training as a wizard; knight, hope, strength, justice. Rage

**White Lie**-Nateism for Agent Jeffries. Grimm

**White magic**-neither good nor bad; when natural energy is being channeled. Moonshine

**White Rose**-apparent moniker Callie was given “that crazy, white-haired lady rebranding the City of  Fountains to the City of Blood Fountains.” Sinner

**White walkers**- white, shaggy pelt, crystalline eyes-sapphires, Fae. Beast Master

**White World-** entered through the Looking Glass; Mad-hatter’s prison, different reality; everything is  white; cocaine palace; located in the Land of the Fae. Silver Tongue

**Wild Hunt-** a game of seek and destroy in the Land of Fae; set up a target to hunt; the annual ride of the Fae King and his entourage. Wild Side

**Wind tornado**-tornado symbol-gust of wind, strong. Moscow Mule

**Witchcraft**-many flavors, classifications (ie. voodoo, shamanism, etc.). Witches Brew

**Witches**-zero compassion for collateral damage; statistically went for the worse end of the evil spectrum  and worked their way backward; they played for keeps; used dark magic. Witches Brew

**Wizard Magic**-use fire, ice, wind, earth-and manipulate it to their will, must obey the laws of physics.  Nine Souls

**Wizardlings**-Ancient term for any number of magical creatures; wizards, werewolves, fairies, witches,  and vampires. Blood Debts

**Wizards**-Unsanctioned police of the supernatural community. Fairy Tale

**World Tree**- Yggsdrasil, tree of life that holds the Nine Realms (Norse). Ascension

**Wolf Squall**-wolves made of snow that guard the Road of Bones; meant to keep out those who have no  purpose, no reason to move forward. Moscow Mule

**Wortcunning Corner**-located on Newberry St. in Boston; boutique, basement storefront in a 19th century  row house lit by candlelight, no electricity, smelled like pumpkin. Witches Brew

**Wraiths-**Beings-nothing. Nine Souls

**Wyatt Derp**-what Quinn called William O’ Bannon, a uniform cop who got sucked “dry’ and died by  zombies. Last Call, Collins

**Wyvern-**arcane term for dragons. Obsidian Son

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**Xavier**-name of the horse that Nate horse-napped from a cop to escape a demon. Blood Debts

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**Yggsdrasil**-where the three wells are located: Uroarbrunnr-Well of Uror, Norns-place to hear your  destiny, and Mimisbrunnr-Well of Mimir, where Odin threw his eyeball into so he could learn something; and Hvergelmir.  Ascension

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**Zippo**-Nateism for Prometheus. Carnage

**Zombies**-when an undead is raised as skeletons; gain flesh when a master lets him; become harder to  control the more human they look and feel. Last Call, Collins

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