Ob-Oy

Foreword

The eulogy complete, the coffin was lowered into the floor. The handful that watched from the vault’s edge wondered if they too would one day be similarly entombed. Such a burial was an honor reserved for those who had done great service to the library. Patrons, priests, and scribes lay littered beneath brass and marble plaques scattered throughout the complex. Many of their names were worn unreadable by centuries of feet and carts. Was it possible that each plaque represented a person of importance? Were there ever a number of people in all of Oð to match the plaques inset within the library floor? With this latest plaque lowered into place the small crowd dispersed, returning to their toils. For one person however, their toil was finally over with the completion of a volume that included all entries from Ob through Oy.

Pronunciation Key: O (hard o = odorous, only), OH (soft o = ottoman, hold, soft)

Definitions

  • Ōbèryl; Solg. A famous Eylfāe composer of the Third Age.
  • Od; Murd. Subterranean concentration of Chaos.
  • Odd Friends; Trade. An inbred sub-race of Halvers that live near the City of Oð. (rf. Ōdōen Nōéle)
  • Oddo; Ogd. Ogdar Fal who helped gypsy group ambush travelers in the Nar Drūden; killed on 15 Drûr 652 DR.
  • Ōddon; OOð. (orig. Dek. Oddan) A small town along the northern shore of the Nyr Plàtan.
  • Ōddon Dam; 1. Oð. A large earthen levee above Ōddon and Portage that forms Damtown Lake along the Run Morus; 2. Location where Ogor and Ortod were killed, and Jak the Red was immobilized and pitched into the town below.
  • Kry Ōddon; 1. Oð. Grey and red stone keep above the towns of Ōddon and Portage that is the home and seat of the Yurander family; 2. Location where the group helped thwart a siege by the Minions of Danok in Lanal 652 DR. (rf. Kry Ōddon)
  • Oddspeak; Trade. Variation of contemporary Oðic spoken by the Odoen Noele.
  • Odho; Odh. A characteristically tall and dark-skinned people indigenous to the Dreamlands. The Odho commonly wear traditional costumes of blue cloth with white bone accessories.
  • Odhoro; Odh. The musical language of the Odho that is “spoken” in a series of sliding hoot-like sounds made through rounded lips.
  • Odnar; Murd. Creature warped by the Od.
  • Odoen Noele; Noen. (rf. Odoen Noele)
  • Ogar the Blind; 1. OOð. The obese white boatman of the Lower Streets; 2. Apprentice-servant to Imp the Mad.
  • Ogdar; Ogd. (rf. Ogdar)
  • Og’Nork Dam; Ogd. An abandoned Ogdar lair in the Morén Burdrul that was purged by Enthor Taranal preceeding his knighthood.
  • Ogor; Ogd. An Ogdar Fal guard of Ironhold who accompanied the group to Ōddon and was killed atop Ōddon Dam by the Minions of Danok.
  • Ogran; OOð. A member of the hybrid Ōgren race.
  • Ōgren; OðO. (rf. Ōgren)
  • Ogrug; Ogd. An Ogdar Fal worker of Ironhold who took great joy in calling Nirst Olhmdamnor a “friend”.
  • Ohlmdamnor, Dourn; Murd. Father of Nirst Ohlmdamnor.
  • Ohlmdamnor, Nirst; 1. Murd. Master Dwürden warrior of the hammer who had adventured about the Land of Teréðor for centuries, searching for the tomb of his father, Dourn Ohlmdamnor; 2. A member of Endren’s Seven.
  • oldan num; OOð. Any contract between an employer and an employee that binds the employee, and often an employee’s family and descendants into servitude to repay a debt.
  • Old Mire Ale; Trade. A good ale brewed from the waters of the Inùnda Dul.
  • Fathra Oldon; OOð. Mother of Carrala Terru and wife of Adias Daralien; mentioned on a Certificate of Death in the Hall of Sorrows.
  • Old Æzàlar; 1. Trade. Variation of Dekàlic spoken and scribed in the region of Æzàlar following the Last War; 2. Trade tongue adopted worldwide among sea-going merchants and sailors.
  • Old City, The; Jæd. (rf. The Old City)
  • Old Defenders; Oð. Elite company of Lord’s Men who defend the city walls of Oð. Few of the wall soldiery ever enter the ranks of the Old Defenders.
  • Old Oðic; Oð. Variation of Dekàlic spoken and scribed in the region of Oð following the Last War.
  • Oldrem; 1. OOð. Thief of Torrom’s Watch who was killed in Drûr 652 DR; 2. The man with the rotted chin.
  • Old Taládan; Oð. Variation of Dekàlic spoken and scribed in the region of Taldàna following the Last War.
  • Old Taládan Road; Trade/Dek. (rf. Old Taládan Road)
  • oldum; 1. OOð. Warehouse factories where poor and indentured workers labor and live under the control of a merchant house; found primarily in the Naryard of Oð; 2. An arrangement of workplace and homes where pay is given for service, and taken again for rent, food, and loan repayment; 3. Any person enslaved by an oldan num.
  • Old Wall; Oð./Trade. Durûn’s Wall. Ancient structure that once acted as a barrier between the City of Oð and the areas to the north. The ruins of the Old Wall can still be found within the Nar Drūden.
  • Oldwood; Trade. An elusive entity of the Nar Drūden.
  • Olood; Unkn. Large kingdom founded in lands once belonging to Kændal.
  • Olra; 1. Unkn. A small god of Jædð; 2. The eternal goddess; goddess of eternity, destiny.
  • Oltem; 1. OOð. High Roðite Priest of the Naryard; 2. Guest of Lord Rott’s, invited to hear Kaithah Argentale and the Lord’s Musicians play on 13 Lanal 652 DR.
  • Olwiryn; Sar. Swordfather of Orynder, who led a small contingent to the City of Oð. He died at Ēgùlðar’s Rest on 9 Vulūne 652 DR.
  • Omad, Kar; Æza. ( -1107 HK) Zûn magician who studied the origins of Draga Zûn.
  • Vor Omtenéma; Dek. The Thinking Veil; The Mortal Veil. A magical barrier between the Ethereal and the mortal realm, which keeps inhabitants from passing from one to the next.
  • Onkgruk; Ogd. The pig-carrying Ogdar Fal worker of Ironhold who was a friend of Ogrug.
  • Ontanio, Elbis; Kir. Kirydian composer who traveled to Panæð to study classic Dekàlan music. Ontanio was executed in 181 DR for his relationship with the High Lady’s favorite son.
  • Open Door Inn; Oð. An upper class establishment near the Southgate in the City of Oð, where Kaithah Argentale convalesced following her escape from the Poisoners.
  • Orádea; Dek. (rf. Orádra)
  • Oránold Dra; 1. Dek. Hall of Oranold; 2. Area of Kryr Shùrulm where Kaithah Argentale played Ōbèryl’s Winter Song.
  • Orddorum Trodum; Murd. The Great Secret, or Shame.
  • Order of Avahrlyn; Oð. (480 HK) Decree by the High Lord of Oð for Dekàlan armies to land at Avahrlyn and raze the town. Captured Eylfāe were returned to Oð where they were imprisoned at Dægwùrdunjun or executed among the Iron Colonnade. At least one Dekàlan ship returning through the Nyr Durjin was sunk by Aqōlàhqbāe Eylfārehl forces.
  • Order of the Arch; Oð. A religious order consisting of masons, bricklayers, architects, engineers, and other worshipers of Ðurkan the Apprentice. The Order of the Arch maintain the City Wall, Gates, and Keeps of the City of Oð.
  • Order of Deephold; Trade. Secretive order of rangers who defend the Nar Drūden.
  • Order of Friends; Trade. A fraternal order of men and women founded on principles of community and social interaction, established, organized, and headed by the temples of Amra-Dalàsia.
  • Order of the Golden Bells; Trade. A religious order of dancers and performance artists founded in the worship of Amra-Dalàsya.
  • Order of the Golden Plow; Trade. (rf. The Golden Plow)
  • Order of Iron Death; Oð. Pryór Oð Dnur. Trade. A secret religious order within the City of Oð, devoted to the worship of Ættràkar the Artificer.
  • Order of the Iron Knights; Oð. Pryór Ðardràm Trade. An ancient order of knights devoted to the Lord of Oð and Kyrm Oryroð.
  • Order of the Sacred Stream; Trade. An order of Yrūn men and women who practice and administer the arts of healing. The order was founded as a branch of the Cult of Amra. Their sign is a stream of blood pouring from a woman’s hand.
  • Order of Tyçal; 1. Trade./Dek. Pleasure Guild. A religious order devoted to delights of carnal experience; 2. Order that is the main religious body among the followers of Amra-Tyçal.
  • Order of Wōd; Oð. A loose federation of cults devoted to the worship of Wōd.
  • Order of Workers; Oð. (416- DR) A religious fraternity of laborers and craftspeople founded by Lom who worship together and devote themselves and their work to Roð. In 593 DR the Order rallied thousands of supporters to protest a shipping tax imposed by theMerchants’ Guild of Oð. The resulting uproar saw the burning of four guild houses and the lynching of two ranking guild members. This level of the rebellion against the Guild would not be seen again until the Kūdom War of 637 DR.
  • ordra; Dek. Holy shrine or hall.
  • Ordra Kyrm Ar; Dek. Shrine of the Order of the Arch, built at Kyard, Oð on the cliffs of the Kre Dùlnar. One of a handful of harborside structures to survive the Earthquake of 221 DR.
  • Ordra Kyrm Tàlshar; Dek. Shrine of the Order of the Golder Plow, built in 133 DR at Eswerd, Oð.
  • Or Dnur; Dek. (rf. Or Dnur)
  • Ordol; 1. Oð. A pauper kingdom within the Southswall; 2. Name of the red iron ore mined in the area of the same name. Ordol iron turns black when wet.
  • ordolin; 1. Oð. A red iron coin minted by the Southswall pauper kingdom of Ordol; 2. A rare Oðic coin valued at 1/10th of a kudom; 3. The only coin minted within the Southswall. It is not an official Crown or Temple coinage, but neither seems to care.
  • ordon; Dek. Order; organization. (see also ordus)
  • Ordòn Nul; Dek. The Black Order; a vast community that dwell in the Lower Streets.
  • Ordòn Sul Ðàrdram; 1. Dek. Order of Southern Knights; 2. A closed order of knights consisting of members from the post-Dekàlan regions of Lanàdus, Panæð, and Kændal established at Kry Corusul in 134 DR.
  • Or Drannah; Tirg. Region of the Grim Drūden that is homeland to the Mith ter Lederreh.
  • Ordweth, Soln; OOð. Innkeeper of Portage.
  • oreche (OHR esh); Unkn. A color that exists outside the normal visible spectrum.
  • orgar (OHR gahr); Dek. A lateen sailed xebec.
  • Orgh, Flender; Oðári Tales. Deceased (rf. Flender Orgh).
  • Orgya, Ina; Oðári Tales.
  • Orid; 1 .Dek. The third month of the year; 2. The third and last month of spring.
  • Oris; OOð. A small community west of Oð, along the Run Dul.
  • orkid; Dek. A scientific arrangement.
  • Orm; 1. OOð. Mysterious iron-like metal fashioned by the priests of Roð; 2. An Oðic orm coin minted within Kyrm Oryroð; 3. A beggar that frequents the Red Cock tavern in Jaris.
  • Ormarad; Solg. High Eylfāe king; a position usually held by the Sōlàhrāe Eylfārehl.
  • Ornkaph, Hreken; Murd. Dwürden encountered beneath the Old Gatehouse.
  • oro; Dek./OOð. Steel.
  • Orodh; Odh. An Odho borough of Jædð, sitting on the North Bank of the Run Suluð.
  • Orona, Lady; OOð. (611- DR) Eldest daughter of Lord Wedyur Stursh, cousin of High Lord Edgur Rott the Third; Orona anxiously awaits the passing of her elderly father so that she may claim Kurum Stursh and use her family treasures to advance her projects.
  • ort; Ort. A tribe, clan, or army of Ortor.
  • Ortod; Ogd. An Ogdar Fal guard of Ironhold who accompanied the group to Ōddon and was killed atop Ōddon Dam by the Minions of Danok.
  • Ortor; Ort. (rf. Ortor)
  • Ort Bragnar Bar (BRAEG nahr BAHR ohrt); Ort. (rf. Ort Bragnar Bar)
  • Ort Pantargor; Ort. (rf. Ort Pantargor)
  • Ort Retugnar; Ort. (rf. Ort Retugnar)
  • Ort Sorbur; Ort. (rf. Ort Sorbur)
  • ortsword; Ort./Trade. An Ortòri ax-sword. (rf. chagkra)
  • Orynder; Sar. God of the Saránðans.
  • Orys; Dek. (rf. Orys)
  • orzhat; Nirg. Honorary Nehkrul Neylfèrahl round shield granted for valor on the battlefield.
  • Osoweyl; Sar. Name of Saránði sword carried by Colain the morning he died on 9 Vulūne 652 DR.
  • Ossis; 1. OOð. One of six archivists of the Hall of Sorrows; 2. Mourners’ Guild attendant that helped Jak of Cænden locate information on the Daralien family.
  • otemblo; 1. OgdG. (oh TEHM blo) Nature and balance; 2. The fourth life study of the Grūmun.
  • oð; 1. Dek. Iron; 2. Of iron; 3. Iron-like.
  • Oð; 1. Dek. The northernmost Dekàlan city-state, founded in and devoted to the worship of Roð the Crafter; 2. Region bordered to the south and west by the Tor’n Evalshat, to the north by Ardùwū, and to the east by the Mar Dekàli.
  • Eylfāe-Oðàri War; Oð. (681-683 HK) Seventh century Dekàlan conflict between the Yrūn city-state of Oð and the Eylfāe of the Grim Drūden. The war precipitated from a Roðite decree that all craftsmen in the city-state should be servants of the Crafter, those that refused were imprisoned (rf. Dægwùrdunjun) or killed. Subsequent executions of Roðite craftsmen in nearby ports resulted in the Order of Avahrlyn which escalated into the three year war (rf. Eylfāe-Oðàri War).
  • Other Oð; Oð. (rf. Lower Streets)
  • Oðic; OOð. Having to do with the city-state of Oð.
  • Oð Na’Tom; Dek. The Iron Throne; seat of rule attributed to the High Lady or Lord of Oð.
  • Owler; OOð. (rf. Owlers)
  • Owor; OOð. Member of the Vullinshrith Cabal.
  • oyler; 1. OOð. One who nightly lights the lanterns along the streets of the Kyard and other affluent neighborhoods in and around the City of Oð; 2. coll. People that walk the streets at night.