Arynethian Glossary of Terms and Ideas

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The Arynethian Glossary of Terms and Ideas

The following is a currently incomplete glossary of terms and ideas in Aryneth that may be unfamilar to anyone not orininally from this unknown world. They are alphabatised for your convienience. Special thanks to Leo for helping with this coding.

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-ak'djnn: (ack-jin): Legendary, cursed Dri'in bound by the gods in the Age of Legend to servatude. Embued in their throats is a crystal, and, should an Arynethian find a pendant with same crystal, the ak'djnn becomes sworn to that individual. Until someone possesses the pendant, they are kept in the Nexus. Their powers include teleportation, illusion and manipulation. To break their status as an ak'djnn and all bounds, be it to god or Arynethian, they must partake in intercourse with a mortal creature. However, in doing so and gaining their mortality, they lose their powers and their unending, unaging lives.
-Ana'aea'aek: (ahn-ah-a-eye-ick): The grouping of the three identities who decides the general fate of Arynethians, both in life and death, serving under Hadesari and tending to Ana'aryneth along with Duawren. The three identies are the original Styrix, Sair, and Se'elaime.
-ana'aek: (ahn-ah-ike): a faith based in Analisia, under the belief that if a person spends enough time in meditation and training and completely absolves themselves from anything having to do with the Maja, they will be able to reach the Nexus plane in which the gods are sealed. This not only allows them to converse with the gods, but they can take part in the direction of the branches of Ana'aryneth. Usually skilled fighters and very aloof, often consumed by their strong faith and what it requires of them.
-Ana'aryneth: (ahn-ah-a-air-rin-eth): The Trees of Life. Each branch represents a single individual, and grows and intersects with other branches according to how the individual lives or how the Ana'aea'aek decide they will live. Located in the Nexus where the gods have been sent.
-Analisia: (ahn-ah-liss-see-ah): The land of the spider; Arynethian continent located in the south, between Kassir and Midacia and below Kyano. Origins of the ana'aek faith, and rumoured origin of the Dri'in. A land of various terrain, but known well for the red mountains of Mechani. Major cities include Mechani and Belfor.
-Aryneth: (air-rin-eth): The second planet from the sunstar, a world brimming with life as it spins amid its six moons.
-Arynethian: (air-rin-eth-ee-an): A title for an individual who lives on Aryneth.
-Awrik: (aw-rick): The Keeper of the Creatures; one of Pryston's brother, usually takes the form of a young human child. A demi-god of Aryneth that watches over the animals of the world.
-ayle: (ail): one of the most popular drinks in Aryneth, mostly because it's highly potent as well as extremely cheap

-Black Hadesari: (blak hayed-is-sar-ee): A popular drink sold in taverns and bars all over Aryneth. Thick and rich and the colour of its namesake, a drink of Black Hadesari is like giving your soul up to the gods. It is often describes as bliss, rapture, paradise, uphoria, and definatley not something to drink a lot of! One sip could send you away into a makeshift utopia. The strong, overwhelming effect is said to come from the fact that it is made from the souls of dead Arynethians who have been disobediant in Hadesari's realm.

-caulfae: (call-fay): A caffinate drink, dark and potent, made from a brew of the beans that bear the same name. Those beans grow in the swampy jungles of Midacia as well as the mountain valleys of Kyano.
-Codeilli: (co-de-al-ill-lee): the island located off the southern shore of Laurasian; also a city located on that island.

-Dak: (dak): one of the few little races of Aryneth, natural miners and masters of the Blue and Brown Maja. Rarely exceed four feet in height, and are usually classified in two groups: Grounddwellers and Lightlovers.

-Elaime: (ee-li-aim): the strangest of the Ana'aea'aek races, human in appearance but with great white wings like Aerella.

-Firea: (fie-ray-ah): one of the six gods of Aryneth, this one residing over war, weaponry, technology, and the Blue/White Maja. Also the god of Kassir. Since he is believed to take on the appearance of a horse, he is also believed to be the creator of the Sagareans.

-Forsest: (For-sest)

A name from the Age of Legends. This Dri'in from Laurasia was a fierce warrior, and every move he made, every swing he took was for Pryston's sake and for the protection of Aryneth and her natural beauty. He is practically a saint to Dri'inish kind as well as Priests of Pryston and Majani of the Brown.

-gobbit: (go-bit): A desert creature of Kassir, perfect for riding for long treks across the sands, with large feet, drooping ears, and an impressive jumping ability.

-Hadesari: (hayed-is-sar-ee): one of the six gods of Aryneth, this one residing over life and death, as well as the corresponding Yellow and Violet Maja. Also the god of Midacia.

-Ilcendar: (ill-send-are): A small island kingdom of Glacier

-Janaeh: (jan-aye): One of the larger kingdoms of Glacier, located in the east, and its capitol city of the same name, which is, like so many Glacierian cities, confinded in a great fortress.

-Kassir: (Cass-sear): The land of the serpent; Arynethian continent located in the south, between Analisia and Midacia. Mostly a desert area,with jungles around the shores and a mountain range of plataeus in the north. Thought to be the land where the Sagarean, Ssark, and Dak began. Also the name of a major city on that continent. Other major cities include Gatland and Oasis.

-ke'eiffer: (key-aye-fer)

A native creature of Glacier, the ke'eiffer is small and swift, often trained and kept as cattle but also running while throughout the snowy land. They are prized for their extremely delicious meat, which makes a wonderful jerkey, perfect for rations, and their soft coats make fine clothe and thread. Another, much less abundant breed can be found in the jungles of Kassir, lacking the shaggy hair that covers the Glacerian variety. No one is quite sure how they got there, but some believe that they were brought to Kassir long ago in the Age of Legends.

-Laurasia: (Lore-ay-sha): The land of the hawk; Arynethian continent located in the north, beside Kyano and above Midacia. Location of the Great Hall of the Majani. The terrain is covered with forests, with the exception of where rivers flow through, mountains rise up, and the Great Laurasian Plain. Major cities include Beal and Mount Freeland.

-Lesali: (Les-sale-ee)

The Trickster; Reidvyn demi-god, brother to Aerella, known as the deliver of luck, both good and mad, and infamous for his mischief.

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-Malijan: (Mall-e-jahn): A name from the Age of Legends. Glacerian born, she is said to be the first truly prolific female Majani.
-Midacia: (Mid-ah-see-ah): The land of the human; Arynethian continent located in the south, between Kassir and Kyano and below Laurasia. The Bloodless, Bloodslayers, and Mekon originated in this area, and it is believed that the entrance to Hadesari's Realm is there as well. Swamps, thick forests and mountains make up its terrain, and it is one of the less populated continents, with only Glacier below it. Major cities include Locrades.

-No-Man's Land: (No-mans land): another name for the expansive, deadly, and unihabitable deserts of Kassir

-Okeomeia: (oak-ee-oh-may-ah): The Warming, second month of the Arynethian year, lasting seventeen (17) days.

-Pryston: (Pry-ston): one of the six gods of Aryneth, this one residing over plantlife, creatures, and the Brown Maja. Also the god of Analisia. The ultimate and first Reidvyn. Also known as Forsest.

-Quin'la: (kin-laa): a city along the northern plataue range of Kassir, in the kingdom of Aerrein.

-Reidvyn: (ride-veen): An ancient race said to be the first creatures the gods ever made, and quite similar to gods themselves, now believed to be extinct. They are believed to have been similar to Dri'in, but far more beautiful, more graceful, clever, and skilled. Beyond the legends that fill books now weathered with age, not much else is known of the first Arynethian race.

-Sagarean: (sah-gair-e-en): Sporting the bottom half of an equine and the top half of a what appears to be Human, Sagareans are said to take the direct image of their creator god Firae. Strong, noble, and respected the world over, this race originated in Kassir and migrated during the Age of Legend. They are fierce warriors although they would rather not meddle in the affairs of other races when it comes to battle, and seem to embody a perfect balance between strength and nature.
-Spearwyn: (spear-win): A class of warriors specific to the Ssark race and political/social heirarchy. This is the level of that heirarchy in which other races can join, but only after meeting very extreme requirements, and also one of the largest groups. Their duty is to protect the clan both defensively and on the basis of retrieving food. For desert Ssark clans, this also includes finding water and safe places to camp.

-Talija'ard: (Tal-e-jah-ard): A name from the Age of Legends. The hero of a thousand stories, Talijaard is one of Aryneth's most well known historical figures, although some question whether or not he really existed.

-Tibell: (ti-bel)

The Timekeeper; sister to Anahein and Tienehein, known to control the ebb and flow of time as it passes.

-Underdathill: (un-der-dat-hill): A Gullandak community located on the mountainside of Mount Freeland.

-Valhino: (vale-he-no): A port city in the Glacerian kingdom of Freyan. A popular holiday spot during the warmer months.

-Wintaer: (win-ti-air)

-Xerit: (zair-it): A small Ssark clan residing on the northern side of the dividing mountains of Kassir.

-Yves: (ye-vess): A Mekon city located in the eastern shores of Midacia.

-Zazrien: (zass-re-in): A fortress city in northern Glacier.