Da-Di

Foreword

The old indexer looks over his glasses at your request and wipes his nose on a dusty sleeve. He pivots with a hiss and limps toward the first of a series of towering card cabinets. He stops to inspect each row’s broadsheet, adjusting his glasses to read the fine script. After he’s convinced that the entry is not posted, he clumsily dodges returning indexers as he moves to the next row’s list. An indeterminable time later he weakly raises a hand in accomplishment and limps out of sight down an aisle of card drawers towering high into the shadows. After a longer time you decide to leave because you just don’t have the patience to wait for shelf directions to a volume that includes all entries from Da through Di.

Pronunciation Key: DE (hard d = demon, diadem), D (soft d = down, drape)

Definitions

  • Dagári (dahg AHR e); OJæd. Neðérim minions of Daggon the Horrible. Dream spirits capable of manifesting themselves in the Waking World when the face of Mamra is full.
  • Daggan (DAHG gahn); Oð. A fat thug from Mothsmire who was killed in the Nar Drūden.
  • Daggan, Marna (MAHR nah DAHG gahn); Oð. Mother of Daggan the Thug who was killed in the Oðári Tales; a resident of Mothsmire.
  • Dagger Peninsula; Trade. A two-pointed wedge of land to the south of the City of Oð that is infamous for being a haven of bandits and cutthroats. The peninsula hosts two shallow but sheltered harbors which operate outside the control of the Merchants’ Guild and the Derékaln. The surcharges levied by local crime lords and groups make dealing through these ports almost as expensive, and very risky. The Dagger Peninsula is not a natural formation, built instead upon the ruins of the Dægwùrdunjun.
  • Daggon the Horrible (DAHG gohn); Dek./Trade (rf. Daggon the Horrible)
  • Dagòlun (DAHG go luhn); Dek. Alias of Ðurkan the Apprentice used by the Order of the Arch; probably based on an ancient version of Ðurkan. Dagòlun was not an aspect of Roð, but rather a primary deity of a primitive pantheon. He was worshiped both as an agricultural god and a patron of the hearth, building, and the security of the home.
  • Dalàsya the Beautiful (dah LAJZH e-uh); Dek. (rf. Dalàsya the Beautiful)
  • Dalata, Ennde (EHN da dae LAH ta); Oð. An Erhet watchman who was killed by Jak the Red when he and others ambushed Bugaven’s Feast and Sleep on 5 Lanal 652 DR. Ennde was well liked among his associates, but known to have a drug habit that he supported by guiding harvesters into the Inùnda Dul.
  • Dalérramad, Ædlàramælarrā (AED lahr ay MAE lahr rah DAHL ehr RAH mahd); Tirg. Last tree king of Miðāe tēr Ledèrreh.
  • Dalmor’s Books (DAEL mohr); 1. Oð. A narrow townhouse on the southern Perimeter of Temple Square in the City of Oð that contains a private library and bookseller. Dalmor has run his business for many years, catering to mundane and arcane customers. Discrete symbols on display throughout his bookstore mark the location as under the protection of the Lōdun; 2. Establishment where Dammon Shroudson first met Ændroth.
  • Daluj Malar (DAE luhjzh MAH lahr); OJæd. The terrible flood (rf. The Daluj Malar)
  • Dalus (DA luhs); OOð. An old and mostly vacant mining town southwest of the City of Oð, situated in the Morén Nōdrul. There are rumors that mines in the hills surrounding Dalus, open into a vast underground Dwürden kingdom. None have found the entrance, or at least have returned from finding one, but there is no shortage of ancient and abandoned mines.
  • Damerreon, Ichalus (ihk AH luhs dah MEHR e uhn); OOð. High priest of the Theocracy of Danok that was skewered by Mishara Mythdaras’s arrows at the Siege of Kry Ōddon. Following his death, the Damerreon family was assembled before the Red Temple to “renew” his eternal vows.
  • Damrotst, Cevrell (SEHV rehl DAEM rohtst); OTal. Legendary swordsmith of Taldàna who is credited with the creation of a dozen magical blades. His most famous creation, Ironheart, is said to have been able to restore life to the undead; followers of Drāūn dismiss the tales as fantasy.
  • Damtown; Trade. Small section of Ōddon above Ōddon Dam.
  • Damtown Lake; Trade. Body of water formed by Ōddon Dam.
  • Dana (DA nah); 1. Oð. Kidnapped Doloran child found in the basement holding-well of Tharad’Zor’s residence in Cenotaph; 2. Nickname for Danatha.
  • Danatha (da NAH thah); Oð. Thin bespectacled woman greeter at the Hall of Sorrows in the City of Oð. Danatha joined the Mourners’ Guild following the death of her husband in 641 DR when his arm was chewed off by a machine in the Naryard oldums.
  • danatre (dae NAH treh); 1. Tirg. Large-toothed carnivorous eels that inhabit the sewer lines of Avahrlyn; 2. Eels whose egg clusters accrete along the inner walls of sewers and waterways causing extensive blockage.
  • Danoç (daen OHCH); OOð. A Werrid-bear musician of Falkwell’s Players. A friend who showed up unexpectedly at the wedding of Jak of Cænden in 652 DR.
  • Danok (DAEN ohk); 1. OOð. [The Multiple, The Many] Deity invoked by the Theocracy of Danok as their deliverer and leader; 2. Red Temple construct revered as an avatar of the Dark God of the same name.
  • Danzed (DAEN zehd); Dek. A Dekàlan wizard that was put to death by his peers for the creation of certain spells and enchantments.
  • Dar, Eg (EHG dahr); OOð. An alchemist of Dolor who concocts the Ghûl warding potions. Eg was an apprentice of Old Hirda, the Hag of Seereth, who has hanged in 646 DR for brewing sweets to entice children to her home, and subjected them to strange experiments.
  • Darada (daer AH dah); OOð. One of several small tabby-walled fishing towns along the western shore of Argud’s Sound. Town named for a nearby stand of ancient stones named Darad.
  • Daralien (daer AHL e uhn); 1. OOð. An old and noble surname of the City of Oð. The most famous member of this prestigious family was (347-374 DR) Lord Alain Daralien, husband of the (324-382 DR) High Lady Nūála Rott. The family fell into some disfavor in the 4th cent. DR for suspicion of necromancy [prev. Daráleun]; 2. Extended maternal family of Jak the Younger of Cænden.
  • Daralien, Adias (ae DI ahs daer AHL e uhn); OOð. Deceased member of the Daralien family of the City of Oð.
  • Daralien, Lord Alain (ael A ihn daer AHL e uhn); 1. OOð. (320-374 DR) Deceased member of the Daralien family of the City of Oð; 2. Husband of the High Lady Nūála Rott the First of Oð. A solitary lord, Alain sequestered himself in old towers within the ancient walls of Kryr Shùrulm where he would remain unseen for weeks. His wife sought him out on his 54th birthday but found him dead in an abandoned wing of the sprawling fortress. Instead of burying her husband, Nūála ordered the chamber sealed forever. It has long been believed that the lord was driven insane by voices he heard deep inside the keep.
  • Daralien, Deyrdre (daer AHL e uhn); OOð. Mother of Jak the Younger of Cænden, who is believed related to the noble Kyard family of the same surname.
  • Daralien, Dwern (dwehrn daer AHL e uhn); OOð. Deceased member of the Daralien family of the City of Oð, buried at the Cridarren Shrine.
  • Daralien, Vazal (VAE zael daer AHL e uhn); OOð. ( -521 DR) Deceased member of the Daralien family of the City of Oð, whose body was horribly mutilated before his death.
  • Daralien, Xurmivor (ZUHR mih vohr daer AHL e uhn); OOð. Advisor and confidante of High Lord Edgur Rott the Third of Oð, sometimes mistaken for an undertaker. Xurmivor consults with the High Lord on most matters of state diplomacy.
  • Dargru /ˈdɑɹˌɡɝ.ʌ/; Murd. (rf. Dargru)
  • Dari; Dar. (rf. Dari)
  • Darjani, Aljurad; Jædðàri Tales (rf. Aljurad Darjani)
  • darkfold; 1. Trade. A term used in the City of Oð‘s Lower Streets to indicate a group (or fold) that have banded together for some higher purpose; 2. A powerful geis that binds the fates of the band together to serve.
  • Darrini (DAER rihn ne); OOð. Person from Adāe’s past.
  • Darshshell (DAERSH shehl); Oð. A dense neighborhood north of the City of Oð known for its narrow and twisting streets. The amphitheater that once stood in the town “square” fell into ruins, and was inhabited by vagrants who filled the bowl with tilting shacks and flimsy roofs. The town was otherwise unremarkable except for its pointed roofs and high, gray-blue scaled ceramic gables.
  • Dashalladara (dae SHAHL lah DAER ah); OOð. [The Windcharmer, The Songstress, Maiden of the Wind] An aspect of the elemental god Naðal responsible for calm and steady winds. Many Teréðori sailors pray to the Maiden to fill their sails [ant. Shreker].
  • Dasham, Messad (MEHS sahd DAE shahm); Oð. A mysterious observer of the Bugaven’s Feast and Sleep ambush on 5 Lanal 652 DR. Messad disappeared into the night after Feyd shot an arrow at him. It is possible that he was missed due to a “trick of the light”.
  • Dassur, Sered (SEHR ehd DAHS suhr); 1. Sar. ( -653 DR) Saránði seditionist that orchestrated the Night of Burning Ships along the harbor of the City of Taldàna among other activities to distract resources from the southern border and dissuade merchants from using the port; 2. Betrothed of Tressta Drynsval.
  • davra (DAHV rah); Dek. A priestly sphere of magic. A spell or field of magic that is customarily practiced by priests, rather than magicians.
  • Lady Dayla (DAY lah); OOð. (613-638 DR) Wife of High Lord Rott of the City of Oð whose death sent Edgur into a ruinous spiral. Some have whispered suggestions that her death was a result of her Lord’s actions during the Kūdom War of 637 DR.
  • Dægwùrdunjun (DAYG wuhr DUHN juhn) /’dæg.wʌɹˌdʌn.ʒʌn/; Dek. An ancient prison fortress erected south of the City of Oð where criminals, heretics, and political prisoners from all across the Old Empire were housed from the 5th cent. HK until its destruction by fire in 55 DR. The vast dungeon’s ruins comprise most of the Dagger Peninsula, with the corrupt City of Genter built upon and throughout its ruins.
  • DaKællas, Cærud (KAYR uhd dah KAYL lahs); OOð. (623- DR) One of the three Temple Librarians of the Iron Library. The father of Carud was an aryllym killed in 634 DR when his ship crashed on the rocky shores of Farad Dragult. Carud’s bereaved mother committed her eldest son to the Kyrm Oryroð where he has remained ever since.
  • Dælam, Tetànar (teh TAH nahr DAY lahm); 1. Dek. (608- DR) Elder Crafter who sent group to reconnoiter Ironhold and report back to Kyrm Oryroð on Endren’s progress; 2. Son of Haras Dælam, who was found murdered in the Iron Library in the Spring of 615 DR. Tetànar has devoted his private life to uncovering the mystery of his father’s death.
  • D’Chirr, Thr. Reger (RE gehr DAE chihr); OOð. Ðard of the Oðic High Lord sent to Ōddon to contain the Minions of Danok in 652 DR.
  • Deadwatch Point; Trade. Promontory where the denizens of Dnur Fen are believed to watch the mouth of Kre Itàrya waiting for ships to go down.
  • Deatra (de AH trah); OOð. Doloran peasant present at the Cenotaph cemetery.
  • Dednenn (DEHD nehn); Oð. A pauper kingdom within the Southswall of the City of Oð.
  • Deebin (DE bihn); OOð. A Southswall representative of the Mourners’ Guild of Oð.
  • Deep Bottom; Trade. (rf. Inùnda Dul)
  • Deep Gnor (nohr); Oð. (rf. Gnor Dul)
  • Deephold; Trade. A woodland stronghold to the north of the City of Oð that lies hidden on the floor of the Valley of Bones.
  • Deep Run; Trade. (rf. Run Dul)
  • Dekàlan (deh KAHL aen); 1. Dek. An ancient language used by Western priests and scholars, found on many older buildings and statutes throughout the Old Empire; 2. Reference to the empire of Dekàlas meaning “of the ten city-states”.
  • Dekàlan Reckoning (deh KAHL aen); Dek. [DR] A calendar system based on the calendar of the High King (rf. HK), which counts the number of years since the end of the Last War.
  • Mar Dekàli (deh KAHL aen); Dek. Western ocean that separates the continents of Tassèrus, Teréðor, and Vulmùra, named for the Old Empire which once sat on each of its three shores.
  • Dekàlas (deh KAHL aes); 1. Dek. The ten city states [prev. dekt kalàsor]; 2. An ancient empire that surrounded the Mar Dekàli, existing from 4/1610-4/2855 ER. Though the name is a reference to ten city-states, at its height the Old Empire contained eleven states and numerous colonies across three continents; 3. Shortened form of Nor Terras De’Kalas, the Great Lands of the Ten City-States.
  • dekt (dehkt); Dek. Ten (rf. ).
  • Demon; 1. Trade. Any Neðérim; 2. Name of Ændroth’s cat familiar.
  • Denem (DEH nehm); Oð. A woodcutters’ community on the northern verge of the Northfields, above the City of Oð.
  • Denizen; 1. Trade. Any creature that has been permanently changed by Chaos magic; 2. Dweller of the Lower Streets in the City of Oð.
  • Denoth (DEHN ohth); Oð. A village to the west of the City of Oð, that sits between the Nar Drūden and the Morén Burdrul.
  • Derékaln (dehr EH kawln); OOð. (rf. The Derékaln)
  • Despairing Coast, The; Trade. Coastline north of Kre Itàrya where ships have been lost to whirlpools, hidden rocks, and changing currents.
  • Deyeme (deh YEH me); OOð. Member of the Vullinshrith Cabal.
  • dhre’ahal (dreh AH hahl); Tirg. Shortened form of dhrel lahandrahal.
  • dhrel lahandrahal (drehl lae HAHN dra hael); Tirg. Social disease among the Anàhlāe Eylfārehl where members seek the company of others, specifically outsiders.
  • dhuhl (dhuhl); 1. Dek. A spiritual teacher of the ways and teachings of Ðurkan the Apprentice; 2. OOð. Any master who imparts learning in crafts (i.e. blacksmithy, leathercraft, et al.).
  • Diazanand, Tamlor (TAEM lohr di AEZ ah naend); Unkn. Traveler from Eldarkar who found his way to Avahrlyn where he was found wenching with a “non-imbibing” Yrūn female by Eylfāe guards. The Oðári Tales group came across Tamlor pinned to the ground in the high grass outside the town with glowing javelins.
  • Dirapzir (dihr AEP zihr); Unkn. One of the seven great cities of Leðúrēa that sits upon the Clo-on falls.
  • Dirēagôl (DIH ra GO-ohl); Dirg. (rf. Dirēagôl)
  • Dirimor (dihr IH mohr); 1. Acen. Kingdom in central Acèntyra, once conquered by the Dekàlans; 2. Acèntyran kingdom once part of Viríllis.
  • Dirynayna Dyada; Dar. (rf. City of Dirynayna Dyada)
  • Dismas (DIHS maes); OOð. A member of the Derékaln.
  • Dizg Marzagk (dihz MAHR zahgk); Neth. Main city on the isle of Nephet.
  • Dizmas (DIHZ maes); Dir. Vulmùran capital city of Dirimor.