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A Fels Glossary

This page is as an alphabetical listing of people, places and events significant to the world of Fels. It's here for my own benefit mainly, so I can keep track of who's who and what's what but the incoming surfer may find something of interest here.

A

Abodes Home of various powers inside the Argence. Pocket universes, so to speak. Generally inaccessible to the average traveller.

Aegyptus Juvens Legendary man from Cabbersea, in Orchland in the far sub-arctic north of the Three Rivers who obtained the Triocular and balanced the three worlds of Collision, Natural Law and Odylicism and prevented Fels from being absorbed into the pure odylic realm. His current whereabouts are unknown, although an apocryphal tale says he married Rolinna and settled in Telxerxes in Forosth. His story is dealt with here.

Alsuhail The sun that Fels orbits around. Its a real star, Lambda Velorum to give its genitive name.

Aludra D'Arrest Daughter of Geriarch Krame, sister of Quyle and Drawn. A Dyne by profession. Lover of Taunil Trowheald.

Antemery A somewhat racist term applied by the Canal Society of Fenstre to anyone not of their ilk. Also, street-talk for any foreigner. Antemery is the plural, antemer is the singular.

Argence A mystical and invisible barrier that exists between the "normal" world and the realm of the odylic worlds, such as Exa or Cththonia. A trained sorcerer can move either side of this barrier at will. The term to "go inside the Argence" means basically planar travel. It takes great skill to accurately travel to a known destination either side. More often than not, a traveller finds him or herself far away in both space and time from where they intended to go.

Attuned Wind, the A cabal of practitioners specialising in the field of creation, the most difficult to master. They originate from southwestern Forosth. At one time, in the early days of Fels not long after the Collision, they were an idealistic and noble group, constructing their wondrous buildings far and wide across the southern Three Rivers. Over the years, the ideals have faded and their numbers have dwindled. They are isolated now on Grifne, an island off the coast of Forosth. Their leader is traditionally titled the Octagon and their symbol are three crescents joined at the tip within a circle.

B

Baron Traditional title of the leader of the Flamistead sept. Addressed as lordship when spoken to.

Basilon The oldest Trowheald son. By tradition, the second son rules, while the oldest reigns. In practice, Trowheald affairs, such as trade, diplomacy and administration are devolved upon the basilon. Security and military affairs are the province of the Clanmaster and Fenstre traditionally views the Clanmaster as Trowheald's leader. He is addressed basilon, when spoken to.

C

Calamanda Deceased wife of Taunil Trowheald, mother of Ophea.

Canal Society The native population of the city of Fenstre. As opposed to antemery. The singular form of this is Societor.

Castellan One of three traditional non-sept leadership positions in Fenstre. Is the chief of the Militia. To become Castellan requires thirty years of service in the Militia and wide acknowledgement of a heroic deed. Unlike the Great Captain or the Province Article, it is not considered a sinecure. Current Castellan is Tertius.

Catt Butler and chamberlain for the Trowheald Clan.

Chain Mountain range in south central Three Rivers.

Chiasm God of lust and power among the Coiga.

Childe Name of three moons orbiting Lemuel II in the Fels solar system.

Chird An island in the Fairge midway between Fenstre and Lwedne. Inhabited by an erudite race, famed mainly for their odylic and diplomatic skills. A volcanic island wreathed in jungle.

Choneal A mild depressant and hallucinogen distilled from the roots of the chosman plant, a genetically altered plant of the Solanaceae family, by herbalists of the Three Rivers continent.

Clanmaster Leader of the Trowheald sept of Fenstre. Currently Thenson Trowheald. By ancient custom, it is inherited by the second son. Address as sieur when spoken to.

Clathrate, the The residence and the seat of power of the Geriarchs. It is an Attuned Wind building and is located on the northeastern end of Inmer.

Coiga The pantheon of gods venerated to a greater or lesser extent in Fenstre and elsewhere. They are a logical grouping only as the individual gods rarely associate.

Collision The titanic event that occurred to the universe in AD 2455. The universe of magic collided with that of Natural Law, effectively destroying technology and reverting most folk back to Dark Ages times.

Crystalfilth Disparaging term used by odylic practitioners of non-adepts that use odylic items, such as crystals and wands. See also Rod-boggler.

Cththonia The realm inside the Argence where the malign and odd dwell. Akin to Hell or Sheol, but not quite an accurate description. More a home for outcasts or those who dislike company than anything evil. It is a corruption of a Greek word.

Cydain Purported leader of the Coiga. He makes his temporal home on an island in the Great Thalassic Archipelago. He is a thoroughly uncaring being.

D

Darklove A near-extinct religion, originally from Isume. Its credo is that to love is an end in itself and that true love can only be achieved by absolution. The goddess of Darklove is Lhusk.

D'Arrest One of the Five Septs of Fenstre. Its numbers have included Geriarchs and a fair few practitioners of odylicism. Current sept leader is the Geriarch Krame.

De Florio One of the Five Septs of Fenstre. Current sept leader is Trinacre.

Diala Mother of Thenson and Olanelli Trowheald, sister of Omis. A meretrix (whore) of Fenstre.

Diomedes Trowheald Father of Thenson, Taunil and Olanelli Trowheald. Deceased.

Drawn D'Arrest Brother of Quyle and Aludra. Son of the Geriarch Krame. A Xene by profession.

Drivandad One of the Five Septs of Fenstre. Current sept leader is Telent.

Dyne Both the name of the field and of the practitioner of odylicism that is devoted to the pursuit of peace and tranquility. Like Darklove, they cannot tolerate the presence of edged and pointed weapons. Viewed with distaste by the Society, though not illegal.

E

Elesmis God of blue skies among the Coiga.

Equitant Men The cavalry soldiers of Trowheald, so named as their more senior officers get about on horse.

Epirozethium The insuperable barrier that lies between the Universes of the post-Collision and the Fabled Third World. Aegyptus Juvens sealed it forever when he possessed the Triocular, the third eye that allowed him to see in all three worlds.

Equatic Ocean One of the warmer oceans of Fels.

Erianic Ocean One of the colder bodies of water on Fels.

Exa The center of the "multiverse" that exists inside the Argence. Essentially a hemisphere with the flat surface facing "up". It is the home of those who control the fabric of odylicism. The scytae originates from here.

F

Fabled Third World In Felsian legend, the universe that is free of all odylicism that was created at the time of the Collision. The Epirozethium is the barrier between the universe of post-Collision and the Fabled Third World. The Triocular allegeldy allows Aegyptus Juvens to see into the Fabled Third World though he has never published his findings.

Fairge, the The gulf, an extension of Thalassic, that includes the coastlines of Lwedne, Forosth-Stanf and the southern coast of Three Rivers. The Orstrey River empties into The Fairge at Fenstre. The meeting of The Fairge with Thalassic, southeast of Lwedne, is rife with storms.

Fels A world I have created and written several pieces of fiction for. Link is here.

Fenny A beverage made from the juice of the cashew apple. A staple drink of the Society.

Fenstre Large city on the monsoonal southern coast of the Three Rivers Continent. Part of Fels. All about Fenstre here.

Fernesce An island off the southern coast of Tronapt. Used as a prison colony before the Collision.

Flamistead One of the Five Septs of Fenstre. Second most powerful. Renowned traders. Current sept leader is Silvius.

Forosth-Stanf Island off the southeastern coast of the Three Rivers. Stanf is the northern part, and Forosth; the south. The entire island is usually just called Forosth.

Fort, the The bureaucratic offices of Fenstre, located south of Trowheald Island.

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Garth Oldest city on Fels, located on the northern coast of Merhupneo. Allegedly named after a dog. Now a backwater peopled by religious folk. The name survives in Gartha, the lingua franca of most of the southern Three Rivers.

Gartha The lingua franca of most of the southern Three Rivers continent, mainly anywhere south of the Horrid Barrens and the Desert of Khuior. Spoken in Fenstre. The "common" tongue, per se.

Ge Diomala A Hypernatural who came to Fels after being exiled. He has caused quite a bit of trouble.

Geriarchs The rulers of Fenstre. They are a seven member synod of aged men, clerics of Ydrys. Their word is usually law, backed up by no small odylic ability in the Field of Shadow.

Gladei Townmure Lover of Thenson Trowheald, singer at the Trowheald Tavern and high priestess of Darklove.

Gorach A word in the Attuned Wind language meaning outsider or foreigner. Means, more or less, what antemery means to a Societor.

Great Captain One of three traditional non-sept leadership positions in Fenstre. They are trusted with the running of Fenstre's riverine and oceanic craft, and the wharves. To become a Great Captain, one cannot be a member of a Sept, has to have had twenty-five years service in the Fenstre Militia and have performed a widely-acknowledged heroic deed. There are three Great Captains, all of whom operate from the Fort. Widely seen as a sinecure.

Gutosjander Frigid continent in the north polar seas of Fels.

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Hallilan The thieves guild of Fenstre. Ruled by a faceless man named Smikey. Their weapon is the swampwhip. In reality, they do a lot more than just steal and rob. They act as the de facto vigilante force of Fenstre and do the will of the Geriarchs where the Militia cannot legally or physically go. If caught, they are treated as thieves, however, and they have no legal status under Society law. They are responsible for the imwiets that occur in Westmer Community and Ipty.

Hallu One of the Geriarchs.

Hexaquer, the A large hexagonal pool located in Swott. It, and its attendant buildings, are the principle worshipping places for Ydrys. They are forbidden to anyone other than Geriarchs and the select few catechumens chosen to train for the Geriarchship. The Hexaquer is said to be 100 metres to a side, 4 metres deep and the water is of exceptional purity and clarity. It was built by the Attuned Wind for reasons forgotten. The penalty for trespassing on the Hexaquer grounds is death.

I

Iddens One of the Geriarchs.

Idzynimin One of the Geriarchs. The chairman.

Ii God of charity among the Coiga.

Ilojin God of rain among the Coiga.

Imwiet A periodic purge of Fenstre's shiftless and poor, usually carried out by the Hallilan. Seen as a necessary evil by the Society, as there is a finite amount of living space in Fenstre and the Society is opposed to adding new buildings. It took the Society close on 4000 years to decide to create Westmer Community.

Infafiu A camouflage to disguise a latence or tenebra exit.

Inflan A underground tidal barrage, operates at midnight. Its purpose is to flush fetid and sewer water from Fenstre. In Hired Skull.

Inforager A nation of nomads from the island of Lwedne and elsewhere. Renowned for their savagery and the elaborate tattoos they draw on their faces.

Infrey An exposed latence. There is only one in Fenstre, in Old Town.

Innifsi A trapdoor leading beneath the floor of Lake Village.

Ioja Octagon Current leader of The Attuned Wind. Lives in Mansion Lammace in Grifne, an island off the coast of Forosth-Stanf.

Irtys "Goddess" of luck among the Coiga. Irtys is a male spirit in reality.

Isume An island off the western coast of Merhupneo in Fels eastern hemisphere. Home of the Darklove religion and their primary temple.

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K

Kolm A unit of length. It's a corruption of the word kilometre, and it is the same unit.

Krame D'Arrest Geriarch, father of Quyle, Drawn and Aludra. Arguably the most subtle and wily of them.

Kyxx The largest and second oldest city on Fels. It is in eastern Mynatan in the Three Rivers continent.

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Latence The larger sewer conduits of Fenstre. Differ mainly from the tenebrae in that they can't be sealed off against the nightly purge of the inflan.

Lemuel The name of the three innermost planets in the Fels solar system.

Lemuel Fels Captain of the Shuganidz ship that discovered Trajan and Fels. Planet Fels and the three Lemuels named in his honour.

Lhusk Goddess of Darklove. She makes her home in an Abode that resembles white mansions among green hills and lawns.

Lothmire A member of the Hallilan; boyhood friend of Thenson Trowheald.

Lwedne Large island off the southern-southwestern coast of the Three Rivers. Home to a number of nomadic and savage tribes.

Lylla One of the four companions of Aegyptus Juvens. Became a confidante and lover of Thenson Trowheald later.

M

Mared God of water on the ground among the Coiga. Not oceans or lakes, etc, but water left behind after Ilojin causes rain. A distinction that causes no end of confusion to the Society.

Marnopyre Pristine continent to the north east of the Three Rivers. Very much an unspoiled wilderness. Known by few, visited by nobody.

Mellifluity The unwritten law that prevents supernal beings from ruling the lives of mortal men, or meddling with them. It is interesting to note that it doesn't prevent acting as a deity or being worshipped as one, it only precludes direct intervention in the lives of ordinary men, unless confronted or challenged. Still, it is more honoured in the breach than the observance. Nonetheless, perpetrators are given dire and swift justice by the Three Who Walk, if caught.

Merhupneo A continent of Fels. It straddles the south pole of the planet and is primarily a desert.

Mniops Goddess of birth and dawn among the Coiga.

Mynatan A geographical area in south-eastern Three Rivers. An old land, settled by a settled and genteel people. The major city is Kyxx.

N

Naumarin An odylic device allowing voice communication over distance. Created by the Attuned Wind.

Nauscopy The field of odylicism, practiced by the Xene, whereby things can be seen over the horizon. Although it is forbidden magic according to Society law, it is tolerated due to its usefulness.

Nerro The basic monetary unit of most of the southern Three Rivers. A hundred of them make an osm.

Nuala Trowheald Daughter of Royment Trowheald, cousin to Thenson, Taunil and Olanelli Trowheald, lover of Omis. A herbalist.

O

obair An odylic practitioner specialising in the field of blood. They are employed as healers, bone-setters and embalmers. The skill is rare among the Society, and most of them are from the Three Towns in Loos. The plural is obairai. obair is always spelled in lower-case.

Oceanicus Largest ocean on Fels.

Octagon The leader of the Attuned Wind. So named as they have mastered the eight compass points of their odylic creed and a line drawn between the apex of each point makes an octagon. Current one is Ioja.

Odylicism Magic, as it is known as in the Fels universe. Essentially, any force not derived from Natural Law. It is divided into many fields and all get their power from the scytae. Example fields include Creation and Blood.

Ogarn One of the Geriarchs. Arguably the least visible of the seven.

Olanelli Trowheald Younger sister of Thenson Trowheald. They have the same parents. Dwells in Tweenport with her husband Yone De Florio.

Omis Uncle of Thenson Trowheald, brother of Diala and leader of the Orstrey River Soldiers, a mercenary band. Educated and taught life skills to Thenson, when he was a boy.

Ophea Trowheald Daughter of Taunil Trowheald by Calamanda; niece of Thenson.

Opsimathic An odylic device that allows transmission of written documents. It will also translate any document into the bearer's language. Invented by the Geriarchs.

Orstrey River Broad, sluggish river extending from the Chain in the southern Three Rivers down to its jumbled and swampy delta. Fenstre is situated on a large rocky island in the delta.

Osm Monetary unit, one hundred nerros make one osm.

Oyria A powerful narcotic derived from the odylically-modified descendant of the papaver somniferum flower. As such, it is analogous to morphine, but has significant differences. Apart from the soporific effect it has, it is also used to dull the skill of odylic practitioners, as access to the scytae is impossible, while under the influence of oyria. It has a distinctive taste and smell, but it is easily masked by citrus juices and is usually administered in lime juice. Illegal except in the possession of a licensed herbalist.

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Pirriel Guard captain of the Equitant Men, soldiers of the Trowheald Clan

Province Article One of three traditional non-sept leadership positions in Fenstre. The Province Article is the chief clerk of the Fort, responsible for all taxes and tariffs. Seen as a laughable sinecure.

Q

Qerq The exit of a tenebra or a latence. Invariably concealed by an infafiu.

Quyle D'Arrest Brother of Aludra and Drawn. Son of Krame. A Xene by profession.

R

Rod-boggler Same as a crystalfilth. So named as they use rods or wands with no real understanding of the forces involved.

Royment Trowheald Older brother of Diomedes Trowheald. Former basilon. Father of Nuala Trowheald. Deceased.

S

Scytae The essence of odylicism. When visible, it resembles a viscous and shimmering pink fluid. It will kill if swallowed. Sometimes crystallised and used to create powerful items of magick. The scytae is derived from Exa.

Sedbie One of the Geriarchs.

Shuganidz Science Brigade The science company that discovered and surveyed Fels in pre-Collision times.

Sinnola Wife of Diomedes Trowheald; she drowned. Long believed that she was killed at Geriarch behest due to Diomedes's revolutionary activities. The Geriarchs have denied this. In reality, she slipped into a canal and drowned.

Spance Former duchy in Tronapt. Name survives in the Gulf of Spance.

Sponnand Townmure Brother to Gladei Townmure.

Susanna The only moon of Fels. Slightly smaller than the Moon, and named after Lemuel Fels' daughter.

Swampwhip The principal weapon of the Hallilan. A small knout with the tips coated with a secretly formulated purulence. Generally causes great pain, scarring, and sometimes death.

Sweed Chamberlain of the Geriarchs. Popular legend maintains that he is Smikey, the head of the Hallilan, though this has never been proven, and he's never been asked.

T

Tabacit A type of cigarette plant, usually dried and smoked in long-stemmed pipes, originally from Merhupneo. Tobacco was never exported to Fels, so it was probably some other alkaloid-containing plant that it is derived from. Considered an antemery habit in Fenstre and has never caught on.

Tamarudhe Generally barren continent lying just off the eastern coast of the Three Rivers.

Taunil Trowheald Older brother of Thenson Trowheald and current Basilon of Trowheald. They share the same father, but Taunil's mother was Sinnola. Is eighteen years Thenson's senior.

Tenebra Smaller sewer conduits of Fenstre. These can be sealed off from the latences when the purge of the inflan occurs. Plural is tenebrae.

Thalassic Small ocean lying between Tamarudhe and Forosth-Stanf. The Great Thalassic Archipelago runs a vast way from north to south in its midst.

Tertius Current Castellan of Fenstre.

Thenson Trowheald Current Clanmaster of the Trowhealds in Fenstre. Son of Diomedes Trowheald and Diala the meretrix. Was raised in the house of his uncle Omis in Three Meanings Island, Southmer, until his twentieth birthday, when his birthright was revealed to him. It was the will of Diomedes that Thenson learn the life of an average Societor in order to prepare him better for the chicaneries and wiles of Clanmastery.

Three Rivers Most civilized and inhabited continent of Fels.

Trajan Outermost world in the Fels system. Link is here.

Trinacre De Florio Sept leader of the De Florio's. Dwells in Orur and has forsaken Fenstre for the most part.

Triocular Artifact obtained by Aegyptus Juvens that enabled him to balance the three worlds and permanently seal the Epirozethium. Due to its nature, which allowed him to see into the three worlds, it was commonly believed it gave him a third eye.

Tronapt Largest continent of Fels. For the most part, a low-lying swamp. Former home of the Monarchial Renaissance until its destruction in the Collision.

Trowheald One of the Five Septs of Fenstre. Richest and most powerful.

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V

Veltor Wanderers A mercurial nomadic people who live on the island of Lwedne. So named as they roam the veldts of Lwedne.

W

Welkin The "heaven" inside the Argence. An indistinct place where the good and beneficial beings of power dwell. From an old English word for "firmament".

Wirra Practitioners of odylicism specialising in the field of energy. They are extremely rare. The Wirra are illegal in Fenstre.

X

Xene Practitioners of odylicism specialising in the field of time and space. They practice the craft of nauscopy, though they are illegal in Fenstre. The D'Arrest sept has produced a fair number over the years.

Xenomander One of the Geriarchs.

Y

Yone De Florio Husband of Olanelli Trowheald, lives in Tweenport in Fenstre. Brother of Trinacre De Florio.

Yuill Drivandad Friend of Sponnand and Gladei Townmure. Nephew of Telent Drivandad.

Ydrys Member of the Coiga. Patron and prime god of Fenstre. His will is normally executed by the Geriarchs, the rulers of Fenstre.

Z

Zail God of soil and mud among the Coiga. Not so much worshipped as cursed.

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