Ka-Ky

Foreword

The priests would not approve of this, not now and definitely not here. He kissed her shoulder and her neck, followed by her ear. She smelled of mouldy books, ink, paint, and sweat, the only things he seemed to smell anymore. She responded by drawing him closer and guiding his hand to the thigh beneath her hiked robe. He drew her body against his and lifted her onto the desk. Soon she was bracing herself against the carrel walls trying to suppress vocal satisfaction. Beneath her the paint of a newly transcribed page was smeared and the pages crumpled. The master scrivener would be most displeased, for this was to be a volume that included all entries from Ka through Ky.

Pronunciation Key: K (soft k = carrot, karat)

Definitions

  • Kadàktrū (kah DAYK tihs); Dek. (rf. Kadàktrū)
  • Kadarra (kah DAHR rah); 1. Unkn. A small god of Jædð; 2. Goddess of the fog. Kadarra is sometimes associated with the “veil” of Jædð, though mention of this is considered heresey among the Sūdulites who claim the Veil for Sūdul, the Dreaming Goddess. In response to this, Kadarrans claim that the veil is an ancient construct, which was re-established by the Sūdulites. They maintain however, that the spirit of the veil is Kadarra. (rf. Dreaming Ring)
  • Kandar the White; (rf. Kandar the White)
  • Kændar the Useless; Jædðàri Tales.
  • Kændal (KAYN dahl); Dek. (rf. Kændal)
  • kændla (KAYN dlah); Dek. A small shrine erected and devoted to Kændlan.
  • Kændlan (KAYN dlahn); Dek. (rf. Kændlan)
  • Kaleera (KA leer ah); OOð. Member of the Vullinshrith Cabal.
  • Kalidar (kahl IH dahr); 1. Unkn. A small god of Jædð; 2. God of thieves. Depicted as a cloak demi-human with four arms and a curved knife in each hand, the two-faced Kalidar is reverred among the clan-less rogues of Jædð. Priests of Kalidar often wear red and black half-masks, the designs of which are unique to each priest. Followers of the cult donate the first (most expensive) coin from each theft to the temple, which has made it the most wealthy cult in the city that has no temple.
  • Kalthoram (kayl THOHR ahm); OOð. Lifeless region to the south of the City of Oð, believed founded by ancient wizards. The area is avoided by common travelers who believe the land to be cursed. Some tales of the place explain how people who broke branches from the “dead” trees and planted them for fence posts around their fields and gardens found that all their plants died within days. When the posts were removed the land would not recover for generations. This destruction of village and manor land carries severe penalties in and around Oð.
  • Kaluk of Orynder; Darkfold Tales. (rf. Kaluk of Orynder)
  • Kam’rad (KAHM rahd); OJæd. Dish-shaped gliders that swoop from the high forest canopy, enveloping and constricting their prey before finally digesting them. Creatures fought along the Run Suluð between Jædð and Zembra in Maran 653 DR. (see Kamèrad)
  • Kan (kayn); Swa.Ot. Bandit who asked “how much for the Eylfāe” at Ēgùlðar’s Rest during the battle with the Saranði on 9 Vulūne 652 DR.
  • Kandar the White (KAYN dahr); OOð/Trade. ( -482 DR) A wizard of local Oðic legend, believed to have died when the top half of his tower exploded with him in it.
  • Karanya (KAHR ahn yah); OOð. Rogue encoutered in the Nar Drūden among Aras’s group.
  • Kardarak(KAHR dahr ayk); Unkn. Forest giant encountered in the Nar Drūden near Kre Itàrya.
  • Karet’s Mill (KAYR aht); 1. Oð. A watermill along the Grassy Run, north of Oð, and the community that has grown around it; bordered by Sullet’s Square to the east, and Farren to the south; 2. Location where Adāe the Healer lead residents and local militia against the ugly folk in Eren of 652 DR.
  • Karras (KAYR rahs); OOð. Jaris thug who frequents the Red Cock.
  • Karuçuk, Grun; Oðári Tales. (rf. Grun Karuçuk)
  • Ka Shurt (KAH shuhrt); Dek. A category of Orádran magic whereby the target’s senses are increased or borrowed.
  • Katulth (KAH tuhlth); 1. Dra. A Dragul believed to live in or near Nor Kàlas Oð; 2. The Oðic age that bears the Dragul’s name.
  • Kauln, Gerrit (GEYR riht KAWLN); Dek./OOð. A first century Yrūn thief famous for continuously outwitting the Eylfāe during the Occupation of Oð. Founder of the Derékaln. (rf. Gerrìt Kaln)
  • Kaval (KAH vahl); Sar. Saranði branch of the Circle of Kavàllūn.
  • Kavàllūn; Dek. (rf. Circle of Kavàllūn)
  • Kavalmar, Ossurn (OS suhrn KAYV ahl mahr); OOð. Vullinshrith Guildmaster of the Mourners’ Guild.
  • kdar (KAH dahr); 1. OOð. Cloistered keep (rf. krydàrên); 2. A monastery or secluded temple.
  • Kedwin (KEHD wihn); 1. Unkn. A small god of Jædð; 2. God of journeyers; adventurers.
  • Keelun (KE luhn); Oð. A young widow with several children that lives in the Cænden marsh. She was given 20 audàrār by Jak from the coffer of the late Cogham of Mothsmire.
  • Keeper, Jarda (JAHR dah); Oð. (603-652 DR) The last owner of the Fiery Wench Tavern in Cænden. He was bludgeoned to death in the street in front of the tavern by a group of thieves led by Ferret. (rf. Rayn Rumm)
  • Kekzhe; 1. Nirg. Arctic plated boars found in the far northern reaches of Teréðor; 2. Animals that were used as target practice by Mishara Mythdaras during his training with master Illydphryl Nyllyraz outside the City of Nazhalyr.
  • kel (keyl); Dek. Eight.
  • Kelspar; 1. Neighborhood in Oð’s Sulyard; 2. Location of the Orphans’ Tales.
  • Kelspar Portal; A deep hole that in the Sulyard‘s Kelspar neighborhood that opens into the Lower Streets of Oð.
  • Kelzèrak (KEYL zehr ahk); Dek. A Roð-Ættràkar priestess whose descent into madness ushered a rebellion by her followers at Kry Moradem in 115 DR. Her alliance with the bloodthirsty Heedar led to the subsequent massacre of her following and provided a much needed conduit to attain undeath of the Dnuru. Kelzerak was destroyed on 5 Drûr 652 DR by Alcèrra and Jak. In the end, her long dead followers became the instruments of her destruction, providing the restless souls with final revenge.
  • Kerk the Fisher; Oðári Tales. Deceased.
  • Kerq (kehrk); OOð. Soldier assigned to help find the caravan of Ettegus Tolvor.
  • Kerrith (KEHR ihth); Unkn. A warrior-babe and member of Endren’s Seven.
  • keyetry (ke EHT tre); 1. OgdG. Learning, study, knowledge, and understanding; 2. The fifth life study of the Grūmun.
  • Kirít Nalam (KIHR iht NAH lahm); 1. Dek. Town on the eastern coast of Ildûn; 2. Location of Alcèrra Nàdrelan‘s temple to Drāūn.
  • Mar Kìrydi (kihr IHD e uhn); Kir. (rf. Mar Kìrydi)
  • Kirydis (kihr IHD dihs); Kir. Empire in the south of Teréðor.
  • Klarg (klahrg); OOð. Desperate fisherman of Wurm that piloted the group to Tower Isle on 6 Tolð 652 DR.
  • klu’da (KLU dah); Jæd. Sweet cheap liquor swilled by the common folk of Jædð.
  • Knerl, The; OOð. A high plateau in the Tor’n Evalshat held sacred by local druids. (rf. Stonewatchers of Knerl)
  • kor; Dek. Green.
  • Koranor, Adaran; OOð. A wealthy merchant of the Sulyard who was found dead in front of his Dyluth Street residence on 28 Eren 652 DR. His hands and feet had been cut from his body and could not be found. Those who found the body claimed that it appeared Adaran had crawled a considerable distant before dying outside his courtyard wall.
  • korgu zgak; Ort. Plague (rf. The Colossus of Ort Sorbur).
  • kota (KO tah); Dek. Quartz.
  • Kotru (KO tru); OgdG. The eight tenants of life studied by the Grūmun. (rf. codro, keyetry, nayast, otemblo, solumn, tayal, urtumb, and ushomn)
  • kotrul (KO truhl); OgdG. One of eight places devoted to the study and sanctity of the Kotru.
  • kre (kreh); Dek. A harbor or inlet.
  • Kre Dæðað (KREH DAYTH ahth); Dek. Mouth of the Run Evaldon.
  • Kre Dùlnar (KREH DUHL nahr); 1. Dek. Oð’s rocky harbor; 2. Oðic harbor named after Vdr. Dulnar who pitched herself from the surrounding cliffs when she could no longer bear the burden of being Roð’s lurdùrun.
  • Kre Itarya (KREH IHT ahr yah); Dek. A rocky natural harbor to the north of Oð along the Urdàri Coast.
  • Krûlln (kruhln); Kru. 1. An ancient kingdom; destroyed.
  • Kry Anðus (KRY AYN thuhs); Dek. Pre-Dekàlan fortress erected by the Lanátyr on the Teréðori mainland to support the siege of Anū Gyð. The stone structure was reported to have six towers and a curtain wall of stone, a first for the region. A Dragul keystone over the main gate was added later during the Northern Campaigns, and was believed to be one of the earliest uses of the Dragul standard within the Old Empire. The keystone was brought down and broken into hundreds of pieces by Eylfāe troops during the Last War.
  • Kry Korusul (KRY KOHR uhs uhl); 1. Dek. Dekàlan era keep that stands in the borderlands between Panæð and the impenetrable Shar; 2. Home of the Ordon Sul Ðardram.
  • krydàrên (KRY dahr e-ehn); Dek. Cloistered keep.
  • Kry Moradem (KRY MOHR ah dehm); Dek. Ruined Dwürden keep of the Morén Burdrul used for sometime by Dekàlan forces. The keep is of circular construction with small interior buildings. The main building, known as the “chapel” since the time of Kelzerak, is believed to be one the oldest surviving surface buildings in the region, having been constructed by the Dwürden before the first Yrūn settled north of the Tor’n Evalshat. The dead of Kry Moradem rose from their earthy graves at the bidding of Alcèrra Nàdrelan to vanquish their old leader Kelzerak, who had damned them to their early graves.
  • Kryr Shùrulm (KRY SHUHR uhlm); Dek. (rf. Kryr Shùrulm)
  • Kryr Trèmendūm (KRYHR treh MEHN duhm); 1. Dek. The high castle of Lanàdus; 2. The high Temple of Irāyn at Lanàdus (rf. Kyrm Oryràyn); 3. Ancient seat of power for Nor Terras Dekàlas.
  • kubrus (KU bruhs); 1. Dek. Bat wings; 2. A heraldric term for any depiction of two crossed wings that are framed and segmented like a bats. In Dekàlan heraldry, kubrus indicates fame or importance stemming from a dark deed. A white kubrus indicates the same person absolved of the sin that earned him the kubrus in the first place. Red kubrus is an inherited sign, granted to descendants whose duty it is to clear the name of their predecessor. A person who successfully clears the red kubrus, need not bear the sign thereafter, and is sometimes granted a new seal or icon to replace it.
  • kudom (KU dohm); OOð. (rf. Kūdom)
  • Kūdom War (KU dohm); 1. Oð. (637 DR) A 7th century DR conflict within the City of Oð, wherein the High Lord organized the assassinations of Merchants’ Guild leaders and the widespread sabotage and destruction of guild property to retaliate against the guild’s independent minting of their own coins. The effect of the war was a renewed fear and respect of that High Lord’s perceived waning powers. The “war” is believed to have initiated dire repercussions into the present day, including the murder of the High Lord’s most trusted advisor in the spring of 652 DR; 2. Sometimes called “Dayla’s War”, because it is suspected that Lord Rott could not bear the disrepect shown his dead wife, who appears on the obverse of Oðic talas which was to be replaced with the image of a Guild figurehead.
  • Kugùntor (KOO guhn tor); O.Pan. (rf. Kugùntor the Teacher)
  • kukòra (KU kohr ah); Dek.Large carnivorous bipedal crimson flightless birds that roam the deep forests of northern Teréðor. The kukora are found mostly in southern Ardùwū, rarely roaming as far south as the Run Telàbra though hunters from Avahrlyn infrequently report having seen them.
  • Kulosus, Niformi (NIH fohr mih KU lo suhs); Oð. Swordsman who took part in the siege on Bugaven’s Feast and Sleep but was not found among the dead.
  • Kuntoltek (KUYN tohl tehk); Unkn. Black Tom’s battle axe.
  • Kurasid (kuhr AH sihd); Unkn. ( -582 DR) An old Eldran enchanter.
  • Kur Evalshat (KUHR EHV ahl shaht); Eyl. (rf. Tor’n Evalshat)
  • Kurin (KUHR ehn); 1. OJæd. A upscale island along the City of Jædð‘s North Shore; 2. Location given as the home of Urlun Lokor, who was murdered in the Old City.
  • Kurk (kuhrk); Oð. A Darshshell thief that was killed during the Cænden Massacre.
  • Kur Nuthali (kuhr NU thah le); Eyl. High mountain range in north east Teréðor that forms the eastern wall of the Ardùwū.
  • Kurra (KUHR rah); OOð. A fortune teller of Dolor.
  • Mar Kurrum (mahr KUHR ruhm); OOð. Roð-Ðurkan of the Loston shrine at Mor Ðurkan.
  • Kurs (kurhz); 1. Unkn. A small god of Jædð; 2. God of murder.
  • Kurulus (kuhr U luhs); OOð. Dungeon keeper at Kryr Shùrulm who spoke with Dammon Shroudson during his stay there (652-653 DR). Kurulus was serving time of his own, working in the dungeons to work off a debt to a commander of the High Guard who he had the misfortune of pickpocketing in the Kyard. His term of service was finished in 651 DR but he chose to remain as many of the dungeon inmates would not look favorably upon him on the outside.
  • kurum (KUHR uhm); Dek. A large house, estate, or manor.
  • Kurum Adjàdâr(KUHR uhm AYD jah dar); 1. Dek. An opulent royal manor house on the northern edge of Zembra where Rallea Adjàdâr was abducted in Maran 653 DR; 2. Estate where Vorèn was captured and imprisoned and later escaped during the execution of Chamberlain Kezoram.
  • Kurum Daràlien (KUHR uhm DAHR ayl e uhn); Dek. An area of interest to the west of the City of Oð.
  • Kurum Delàga (KUHR uhm DEH lah gah); Dek. A ruined manor house in the northern reaches of the Dnur Fen.
  • Kurum Nekulth (KUHR uhm NEH kuhlth); Dek. An abandoned manor house west of of the Targan where Jak of Cænden killed the abomination Uruss and freed the spirit of Karrus Nezràvan.
  • Kurum Na Drakan (KUHR uhm NAH DRAH kayn); Dek. An old estate to the west of the City of Oð.
  • Kurth (kuhrth); OOð. Peasant stopped and questioned at Woodkeep on 15 Vulūne 652 DR.
  • Kurúrdar (KUHR uhr dahr); Urd.Ot. (rf. Kurúrdar)
  • kus; Dek. A slave.
  • Kwotèsus (KWO tehs uhs); OOð. ( -22 DR) Oðic immigrant composer who traveled between Oð and Taldàna to study, compose, and perform. Kwotesus is believed to have died during the Eylfāe occupation around 22 DR following a performance for the Eylfāe magistrate of theSulyard.
  • Kyard (KY ahrd); 1. OOð. The keep ward; 2. The noble “quarter” of the City of Oð, located nearest to Kryr Shùrulm.
  • Kyrçàdul (KYHR chah duhl); Dek. Rite of Kyçhul praticed by his following, performed for the dying. (rf. The Burden)
  • Kyrçul (KYHR chuhl); 1. Dek. The Swallower (KEER chul); 2. Dek. (rf. Kyrçul the Swallower)
  • Kyrm Or’Amra (kyhrm OHR ahm rah); Dek. (rf. Kyrm Or’Amra)
  • Kyrm Or’Kændlan; Dek. (rf. Kyrm Or’Kændlan)
  • Kyrm Or’Sūdul (kyhrm OHR su duhl); Dek. The High Temple of Sūdul at Jædð. (see The Bowls)
  • Kyrm Orypæð (kyhrm OHR yh payth); Dek. (rf. Kyrm Orypæð)
  • Kyrm Oryràyn (kyhrm OHR yhr yhn); Dek. (rf. Kyrm Oryràyn)
  • Kyrm Oryroð (kyhrm OHR eh rohth); Dek. (rf. Kyrm Oryroð)
  • kyrð (kihrth) /kɝθ/; Dek. A shrine.
  • Kyuràda Vor (kyuh RAH dah FVOHR); 1. Dek. The Withering Veil; 2. A magical barrier between the Nether and the Waking World, which keeps denizens from passing from one to the next. (rf. Omtènemà Vor)