GLOSSARY
Amara (ä´-mä-rä)
Continent surrounded by ocean on three sides.
armagot (är´-muh-got)
National tree, purple blue leaves in the fall.
armagotnut (är´-muh-got-nut)
Nut from the armagot tree.
ba
Ropma baby.
batman
Soldier assigned as personal servant to an officer.
bentleaf tree
Deciduous tree having long, slender, drooping branches and narrow leaves.
bingham trees
Flowering trees found at high altitudes.
bisonbecks (b´-sen-beks)
Most intelligent of the seven low races. They comprise most of Risto’s army.
blimmets (blim´-mets)
One of the seven low races, burrowing creatures that swarm out of the ground for periodic feeding frenzies.
Bogs, The
Made up of four swamplands with indistinct borders. Located in southwest Amara.
borling tree (bôr´-ling)
Tree with dark brown wood and a deeply furrowed nut enclosed in a globose, aromatic husk.
cygnot tree (s-not)
A tropical tree growing in extremely wet ground or shallow water. The branches come out of the trunk like spokes from a wheel hub and often interlace with neighboring trees.
da
Father.
daggarts (dag´-garts)
A baked treat, a small crunch cake.
doneels (dō´-neelz)
One of the seven high races. These people are furry with bulging eyes, thin black lips, and ears at the top and front of their skulls. A flap of skin covers the ears and twitches, responding to the doneel’s mood. They are small in stature, rarely over three feet tall. Generally are musical and given to wearing flamboyant clothing.
Dormanscz Range (dôr-manz´)
Volcanic mountain range in Bange southeast Amara.
druddums (drud´-dumz)
Weasel-like animals that live deep in mountains. These creatures are thieves and will steal anything to horde. Of course, they like to get food, but they are also attracted to bright things and things that have an unusual texture.
emerlindians (´-mer-lin´-dee-inz)
One of the seven high races, emerlindians are born pale with white hair and pale gray eyes. As they age, they darken. One group of emerlindians is slight in stature, the tallest being five feet. Another distinct group are between six and six and a half feet tall.
feather-petaled bonnie
A flower with a large crown of densely placed delicate petals. The blossoms come in a wide variety of colors.
fire dragon
Emerged from the volcanoes in ancient days. These dragons breathe fire and are most likely to serve evil forces.
forms
A regimented set of exercises.
gordon tree
Named after the marione who cultivated them, the gordon trees are tall, thin, and shed their bark. The bark makes a superior paper and can be harvested each spring.
grand emerlindian
Grands are male or female, close to a thousand years old, and black.
granny emerlindian
Grannies are male or female, said to be five hundred years old or older, and have darkened to a brown complexion with dark brown hair and eyes.
grawligs (graw´-ligz)
One of seven low races, mountain ogres.
greater dragon
Largest of the dragons, able to carry many men or cargo.
guard
A fighting unit made up of a captain and four loes.
icebears
Carnivorous bears living at the northern and southern extremes of the planet.
kimens (km´-enz)
The smallest of the seven high races. Kimens are elusive, tiny, and fast. Under two feet tall.
leecent
Lowest-ranking officer in military service.
lehman
Lowest rank in military service.
lightrocks
Any of the quartzlike rocks giving off a glow.
lo
Rank between leecent and lehman.
longfish
An extremely long and slender fish that is easily smoked and cured.
ma
Mother.
major dragon
Elephant-sized dragon most often used for personal transportation.
mariones (mer´--ownz)
One of the seven high races. Mariones are excellent farmers and warriors. They are short and broad, usually muscle-bound rather than corpulent.
meech dragon
The most intelligent of the dragons, capable of speech.
minnekens
A small, mysterious race living in isolation on the Isle of Kye.
minor dragon
Smallest of the dragons, the size of a young kitten. The different types of minor dragons have different abilities.
moonbeam cloth
Cloth made from the moonbeam plant.
moonbeam plant
A three-to four-foot plant having large shiny leaves and round flowers resembling a full moon. The stems are fibrous and used for making invisible cloth.
Morchain Range
Mountains running north and south through the middle of Amara.
mordakleeps
One of the low races, shadowy creatures with long tails.
mullins (ml´-l
nz)
Fried doughnut sticks.
nordy rolls
Whole-grain, sweet, nutty bread.
o’rants
One of the high races. Five to six feet tall.
ordend (or´-den)
A basic unit of Amaran currency. Twenty ordends equals one grood.
owlwing fern
A plant that grows in the shade and has broad, feathery fronds.
parnot (pâr´-nt)
Green fruit like a pear.
piggledy pin
The clublike target that stands on end in a children’s ball game called piggledy.
poor man’s pudding
A mound of custard with carmelized syrup or ale poured over the top, so it looks like a white island sitting in a brown lake.
portucads (por´-tuh-cadz)
A porcine creature whose fangs grow too long to be useful in a fight. The animal provides excellent meat.
quiss (kwuh´-iss)
One of the seven low races. These creatures have an enormous appetite. Every three years they develop the capacity to breathe air for six weeks and forage along the seacoast, creating havoc. They are extremely slippery.
ring beetles
Beetles with a target-ring pattern on their backs.
ropmas (rōp´-muhz)
One of the seven low races. These half men–half animals are useful in herding and caring for beasts.
schoergs (skôrgz)
One of seven low races, much like grawligs, shorter, less playful.
Sniffer
Official at court responsible for enforcing hygiene.
stakes
A disease that leaves the victim stiff for weeks after the fever has passed and can recur when the patient becomes overtired. For children, the symptoms pass. In an adult, the side effects can last ten to twenty years.
tumanhofers (too´-mun-hoff-erz)
One of the seven high races. Short, squat, powerful fighters, though for the most part they prefer to use their great intellect.
urohms (ū-rōmz´)
Largest of the seven high races. Gentle giants, well proportioned and very intelligent.
Vendela (vin-del´-luh)
Capital city of the province of Wynd.
Wittoom (wit-toom´)
Region populated by doneels in northwest Amara.
wizards’ conclave
A cloistered gathering of a chosen group. The agenda is kept secret and the discussion within is undisclosed.
writher snake (r-ther)
A water snake, long and slender. The snake wraps its body around a victim, drags it under the water, and eats the body as it decomposes.