Foreword

The Gated Nave, as its name suggests, is separated from the rest of the library by a pair of large ornate Ormic gates. The gates are sealed by a series of sigils and locks, the keys to which are carried by a cohort of elder librarians that do their best to avoid visitors and one another. The great gates have not been opened for many years, with good reason. Beyond the bars lies a great domed hall from which radiates five transepts, each lined from floor to ceiling with crowded bookshelves. It is upon these shelves that arcane and forbidden lores molder and are rendered unreadable by the worms and vermin that thrive on ancient pages. The scriveners make no attempt to save these works for fear of reviving old secrets and powers best forgotten. It is not a place where one might find a volume that includes all entries from Ra through Ru.

Pronunciation Key: R (soft r = rabbit, rhyme)

Definitions

• raddu; OJæd. A river spirit.
• radu; OJæd. (from raddu) Any unseen creature that lives in a river.
• Ragboot; Oð. Urdar druid who brought the mysteries of Wōd to the ugly folk of the Nar Drūden. (rf. Ragboot)
• Ragred I; Ort. Legendary patriarch of the Ort Pantargor who vanished circa 840 HK following defeat at the Battle of Snaking Pass.
• Ragred Orkor; 1. Ort. Ragred the Thousandth; 2. Traditional name given each clanhead of the Ort Pantargor.
• Ragyrfarfyrdragulth (ray GEYHR fahr FEYHR drah guhlth); Dra. First Dragul of Oð.
• Ranal Island; Oð. A wooded island on the eastern edge of the Nyr Tànul.
• Randan; OOð. Name overheard by Mishara Mythdaras at the Northwall Inn, as someone who had followed Lord Valad on a crusade against the Urdar.
• Rape of Taldàna; Trade/Dek. 1. Opera that commemorates the Ortor invasion of Taldàna in 924 HK. Completed in 1208 HK by Iligis Sarçzal, the opera contains six parts, each lasting about two hours. (see more)
• Raper, Maldert; Oð. A burglar and rapist of Erhet who was killed by Jak the Red when he and others ambushed Bugaven’s Feast and Sleep on 5 Lanal 652 DR.
• Ravenwind, Seerilla; 1. Oð. A beautiful and exotic black-haired, green eyed, woman harper and songstress from the southern kingdom of Nath Koralya; 2. A member of Endren’s Seven.
• Red Cock, The; 1. Oð. Shadowy tavern of Jaris, owned and operated by Solem; 2. Favorite hangout of Daga Grey, Dogsbutt, and Whitey.
• Red Knights, The; Jæd. An order of templar-esque knights devoted to upholding Dekàlan religion and culture. (rf. Pryór Ðardràm Merdus)
• Red Scribe; Oð. A priest of Danok who is chosen to hear and write the words of their god.
• Red Temple; Oð. Large red stone temple dedicated to the “god” Danok, which stands within the eastern reaches of the Tor’n Evalshat. The priests of the temple hold large and elaborate ceremonies and virginal sacrifices in the eighth month of each year. Sacrifices usually consist of children purchased from orphanages around the City of Oð. These rituals are not common knowledge in Oth or the theocracy.
• Reine; 1. OOð. One of the sitting guards of Wesridge; 2. Killed during a mysterious clawed attack while sitting atop the Marsh Gate on
• revem; Dek. Reveal; show.
• Rhymer; OOð. A hillside town to the west of the City of Oð that is dominated by large rusted metal buildings. The ruins of old roads and channels spiderleg into the surrounding hills and valleys, where ore was brought down to the giant smelters. The town is inhabited despite the surrounding spent Falen Nordrul mines, farming the Væl Rhymer.
• ris; OOð. A set of low lying rolling hills.
• Rita; OOð. 1. Waitress of the Red Cock in Jaris; 2. Favorite of Dogsbutt.
• River of the Dead; Ild. Rundnur 1. Iconic river of the Drāūnite mythology; a river that encircles the Lands of Death in which all those seeking eternal peace must swim. Those deserving of the Lasting Peace are skewered by the Fisher of Souls and pulled from the churning gray waters.
• Ronad, Cereggen; OOð. A bridge guard of Cænden and friend of Jak the Red.
• Ronad, Zard; OOð. One of two Cænden peasants that hanged the injured thief following the Cænden Massacre.
• Roð; Dek. (rf. Roð)
• Rott; OOð. The noble family of the City of Oð.
• Rott, High Lord Edgur, the Third; OOð. (587- DR) Brooding sovereign of the City of Oð. Lord Rott’s wife, Lady Dayla died many years ago, leaving the Lord melancholy and apathetic about his rule. (rf. High Lord Edgur Rott the Third of Oð)
• Rott, High Lady Hela, the Believer; 1. OOð. ( – ) First ruler and matriarch of the Rott family line; Appointed ruler of Nor Kàlas Oð following the Zyan monarchy. Following rigorous tests, the high priests of Roð determined that Hela was the most pious citizen of Oð, and granted her and her descendants the Iron Crown. (rf. High Lady Hela Rott the First of Oð)
• Rott, High Lord Mothrim, the First; OOð. (276-349 DR) 1. Wizard High Lord of Oð who redefined the Company of the White Raven. (rf. High Lord Mothrim Rott the First of Oð)
• Rott, Lady Nolda, the Contestor; Oðári Tales. OOð. (587- DR) (rf. Nolda Rott)
• rū; Dek. Obsc. A duchy, or other land area held for a lord.
• rul (ruhl); Dek. 1. War.
• rul orgar (ruhl ohr GAHR); Dek. A large lateen and square sailed warship designed based on the bol orgar. Later versions of the rul órgar briefly employed mounted bombards during the Second Acentran-Dekàlan War. (see more)
• Rumm, Dadra; Oðári Tales. 1. OOð. (rf. Dadra Rumm); 2 .Married Jak the Red on 28 Drûr 652.
• Rumm, Dorrod; 1. OOð. Father of Dadra Rumm; 2. Peasant who died in the Cænden Massacre.
• Rumm, Gelda; OOð. Widow of Dorrod Rumm and mother of seven children in Cænden; including Dadra and Rayn
• Rumm, Rayn; OOð. Apprentice tavernkeeper of Cænden who became keeper of the Fiery Wench Tavern following the murder of his master, Jarda Keeper during the Cænden Massacre.
• Ricket; Oð. Member of the Darkfold Tales. (rf. Ricket)
• rūn; Dek. A river.
• Rūn Darshal; 1. Dek. The swift river; 2. A river that winds through the Elmark to Irtithshal, emptying into the Nyr Tanul.
• Rūn Dnur; 1. Dek. The river of the dead; 2. A length of the Run Merdus that runs beneath the City of Oð; named after the River of Death mentioned in Drāūn teachings.
• Run Dul; 1. Dek. The deep river; 2. A river that cuts a ragged chasm through the center of the City of Oð, depositing into the Kre Dùlnar. The edges of the ravine cut sharply downw to the raging waters far below. The shadows within are perpetually deep and inviolate.
• Rūn Eldgoð; Dek. Tributary of the Run Telàbra the separates the Silverwood from the Telàbra Plain.
• Rūn Evaldon; 1. Dek./Nirg. Mountain-down river; 2. River originating in the Tor’n Evalshat and emptying into the Kre Dàðað near Portage.
• Rūn Hanat; 1. OOð. Hanat river; 2. River originating in the Tor’n Evalshat and emptying into the Nyr Plàtan near Hanat.
• Rūn Merdus; 1. Dek. The red river; 2. One of two rivers that run through the City of Oð and deposit into the Kre Dùlnar. A large section of the river flows beneath the City. (rf. Run Dnur)
• Run Morus; 1. Dek. The shaded river; 2. A winding river beginning in the Elmark and flowing between the towns of Portage and Ōddon before emptying into the Nyr Plàtan.
• Rūn Nèthyzan; Dek. Poisonous river that runs through the heart of Zyrr.
• Rūn Poron; OOð. Poron river. 2. River originating in the Tor’n Evalshat and emptying into the Nyr Plàtan north of Poron.
• Rūn Sùlūð; Dek. The major river of the Dreamlands which originates in the Sleeping Mountains and empties into the City of Jædð delta. The Sha’al and other natives of the region believed the river to be inhabited by spirits. Those of Dekàlan descent believed that the dreams of Sūdul traveled into the world through the river.
• Rūn Telàbra; OOð. River that empties into the northern bay, that divides the Nar Drūden from the Grim Drūden.
• Rurnd Mining Company; OOð./Trade. (320-345 DR) 1. A mining company of the Falen Nordrul which operated in the 4th century DR. (rf. Gramdor Rurnd)
• Rurnd, Gramdor; OOð. ( -344 DR) 1. Founder and head of the Rurnd Mining Company of the Falen Nordrul.
• Rûn the Dekàlan; Dek. (rf. Rûn the Dekàlan)