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A

• Abinoth – The sixth month of the year.
• Aessatal – One of the Duin. Revered by sailors, pilots, and dreamers.
• Aliara Rift – See Rift, Aliara.
• Alsolon – The twelfth month of the year.
• Amazaze – A scion of the Duar and member of the Victalyassa. Said to bring disease.
• Anti-agathics – Substance taken to unnaturally prolong life. Features unpleasant side effects after decades of use.

B

• Bane – Zoetic augmentation in which a venom gland is transplanted from one species to another.
• Balototh – The fourth month of the year. The first month of summer.
• Baluut – Zoet used for both flight and underwater travel.
• Bankal – Raider clan that keeps largely to the Twilight Sea.
• B’hintal Dadeyah – Ismae’s green moon.
• Big Island, The – One of Dockhaven’s islets. Home to much of the city’s commerce.
• Billidoc Coalition – Organization dedicated to trade.
• Billidoc, Moid and Calla – Historical figures revered for having been the first to initiate trade after the cataclysm.
• Blalal berries – Bog-grown fruit used to make caba.
• Boodle – Slang for loot.
• Book of Omatha, The – A mythical tome created by the Duin, Omatha. Also known as “The Book.”
• Bubs – Slang for breasts.
• Bung – Slang for landlord.
• Bym – Slang for an attractive woman.

C

• Caba – Red, bubbly liquor distilled from blalal berries.
• Calla – The primary coin of the known islands. Worth 40 coppers. Silver stamped on both sides with the face of Calla Billidoc.
• Calla Billidoc – See Billidoc, Moid and Calla.
• Cap-light/Capacitance light – Light source that requires winding to create electrical current.
• Carapace – Hard outer covering of the idrit beetle, cut and molded for use as body armor.
• Carsuure, Idra – Character in Things They Buried and They Eat Their Own. Female chivori. Mayor of Dockhaven.
• Celebar – The second month of the year.
• Chit – Zoet used to record and share audio or video messages.
• Chiva’vastezz, Dominion of – Large chain of islands to the west. Populated primarily by chivori. The oldest continuous government on the planet.
• Chivori – Species of sentient people. Slim and delicate with skin tones in shades of grey.
• Cloviist – Uninhabited island in the northern Middle Sea.

D

• Danurak – The eighth month of the year.
• Dibuc – Zoet used to devour organic waste materials of all sort. Primary use in is toilets.
• Dockhaven – City built on a small chain of islands in the center of the Middle Sea. The hub of Ismae’s commerce. Often referred to as the Haven.
• Dormah – Ismae’s white moon.
• Douse – Slang for idiot or fool.
• Draas – Species of primative sentient people. Large and bulky with scales, long claws, and dangerous tails.
• Dross – Slang for junk.
• Duar, The – The second faction of Ismae deities. The Duar entered the history of Ismae toward the end of the First Epoch.
• Duin, The – One of two factions of Ismae deities. The Duin are credited with the creation of many of the species on Ismae.
• Duke, The – See Imythedralin, Sylandair.
• Dullahan – A scion of the Duar and member of the Victalyassa. Said to bring battle.

E

• Ebb Weave – Fabric woven from silk of the zoetic wok spiders.
• Egress – Zoetic system of travel said to have been created by the Duin.
• Eita, Republic of – Small island chain to the south. Populated primarily by chivori. Sometimes referred to as The Lonely Mews.
• Eitan – Descriptor for anyone from the Republic of Eita.
• Erylkin – A scion of the Duar and member of the Victalyassa. Said to bring accidents.
• Estoan – Doctrine that follows the teachings of the Duin, Estoas.
• Estoas – A scion of the Duin. Revered by the Estoans.
• Etylon – The tenth month of the year. The first month of winter.

F

• Falak – The ninth month of the year.
• Farspeech/farspeaker – The ability to communicate over long distances using the mind. Found in about 10% of pukas.
• Feck – Slang for something worthless.
• Fext – A scion of the Duar and member of the Victalyassa. Said to inspire murder.
• Fid – Slang for penis or for an unpleasant man.
• Fist – See Haus, Victuur.
• Fohmsquah – Character from Things They Buried and They Eat Their Own. Female puka. Professional domestic.

G

• Gam – Slang for sex.
• Goby – Slang for a person acting like a parasite; a hanger-on.
• Gorta – A scion of the Duar and member of the Victalyassa. Said to bring famine.
• Grat – Slang word for expressing greatfulness. Short for gratitude or “you have my gratitude.”
• Gudgeon – Slang for dupe.
• Gutter baby/babies – Slang for a homeless or street person.
• Guunaat – Ukur’s primary port city. Populated primarily by the Estoans.

H

• Haasteboah – Jungle island on the south edge of the Middle Sea.
• Half-seas over/half-seas – Slang for extreme inheibriation.
• Haus, Uuron – Character from Things They Buried. Male karju. Part of Victuur Haus’ crew.
• Haus, Victuur – Character from Things They Buried. Male karju. Affiliated with the Thung Toh and the Estoans.
• Havener – Descriptor for anyone from Dockhaven.
• Heat eater – Zoet used to pull heat from any space. Most commonly used in refrigeration.
• Hergis Savesti – See Savesti, Hergis.
• Hiisi – Species of primitive sentient people. Tall and flat-faced with fur and skin in shades of brown and black.

I

• Idra Carsuure – See Carsuure, Idra.
• Imt – Once leader of the Duin. He purportedly died at the end of the War of Whispers when Opoli was destroyed.
• Imythedralin, Sylandair – Character from Things They Buried and They Eat Their Own. Male chivori. Duke of Isay.
• Inbar – The first month of the year and of spring.
• Ink – Slang for chivori blood, which is bluish-black.
• Isay – Duchy on the island of O’atlor in Chiva’vastezz. Held by Duke Imythedralin.
• Ismae – Planet on which these stories take place.
• Iruund – Groomsman at the Orono estate.

J

• Jajal – One of the most revered of the Duin.  Considered the All Mother by her adherents.
• Jig – Slang for a job or assignment.

K

• Kalaflak – The seventh month of the year. The first month of autumn.
• Kaniral – One of the Duin. Revered by diplomats, leaders, judges, and the Estoans.
• Karju – Species of sentient people. Mostly broad and muscular with skin tones from pale pink to dark brown.
• Khuit – Thick, bitter yellow liquor.
• Kluuta Orono – See Orono, Kluuta.

L

• Lav – Slang for washroom. Short for lavatory.
• Leb – One of the Duin. Died in the War of Whispers. Revered by leaders, arbiters, and builders.
• Leloloom – One of the Duin. Revered by sailors, merchants, and the Billidoc Coalition.
• Lodestone Cloud – Device for circumventing magnetic locks.
• Lower Rabble – See Rabble, Lower.
• Lumia algae – Zoet that generates pale, aqua light.
• Lusca – Zoet used to separate seawater into salt and freshwater.
• Lyntyyl – Game played with cards and dice.

M

• Mag-pistol/rifle – Weapon that uses a battery and magnetic slide to fire slugs. Sometimes powered by opoli.
• Medibar – The third month of the year.
• Mids/middays – Midday rest enjoyed by chivori.
• Minikin – Members of the karju species who were born and developed smaller than the average karju.
• Moid Billidoc – See Billidoc, Moid and Calla.
• Mucha – Organization dedicated to intelligence and learning. And drastic fashion statements.

N

• Nest, The – One of Dockhaven’s islets. Home to government buildings and the city’s wealthy.
• Nihal Savesti – See Savesti, Nihal.
• Nireer’s Island – Small island to the north of Dockhaven.
• Nors, The – Long chain of small islands between Oras and Dockhaven. Populated by a general mix of species. One of the newest recognized governments on Ismae.
• Norian – Descriptor for anyone from the Nors.
• Nushgha – Guardian of the Grounds at Orono estate.
• Nys – A scion of the Duin. Revered by writers and artists, especially those seeking inspiration.
• Nyyata Untere – See Untere, Nyyata.

O

• O’atlor – An island in the Dominion of Chiva’vastezz.
• Omatha – One of the Duin. Revered by intellectuals, poets, and musicians.
• Opoli
  1. Opoli – Cause of the global cataclysm. Formerly Ismae’s primary moon, now debris rings around the planet.
  2. opoli – A reactive substance found in debris from the moon’s explosion.
• Optic coupling – Zoetic augmentation directly linking baluuts with their wranglers and pilots.
• Oras, Empire of – Large chain of islands to the east. Populated primarily by karju. Xenophobic.
• Orono, Kluuta – Character from Things They Buried. Male karju. Zoeticist.
• Ossein – Zoetic augmentation that can mend or grow new bone. Often used for body-decorative purposes, such as horns.
• Ossquere – Large northern island in the Dominion of Chiva’vastezz.

P

• Perilon – The eleventh month of the year.
• Pipe, The – Narrow stretch of land connecting Dockhaven’s Big Island and Lower Rabble.
• Piru & Tokimer – Scions of the Duin. Revered by gamblers, thieves, and anyone seeking to improve their luck.
• Pong – Slang for a bad odor.
• Prick, The – One of Dockhaven’s islets. Warehouse district and home to the destitute and the worst the city can find.
• Puddle – Slang for a weak and/or worthless person.
• Puka – Species of sentient people. Short and hairless with skin tones in muddy shades of green and brown.

Q

• Quim – Slang for vagina or for an unpleasant woman.
• Quincitaba – Green and overly sweet liquor.

R

• Rabble, Lower – One of Dockhaven’s islets. Home to Sylandair and Aliara as well as much of the city’s lower class.
• Rabble, Upper – One of Dockhaven’s islets. Home to Pukatown and much of the city’s lower class.
• Rej Wehn – See Wehn, Rej.
• Reye – Groundskeeper at the Orono estate.
• Rhochrot – Species of sentient people. Massive and four-legged with skin tones in shades of browns and greys. Non-binary, single-gendered species.
• Rift, Aliara – Character from Things They Buried and They Eat Their Own. Female chivori. Affiliated with the Thung Toh.
• Ruru Yhezzeho – One of the Duar. Keeper of the depths.

S

• Savesti, Hergis – Character from Things They Buried. Male karju, minikin. Affiliated with the Mucha.
• Savesti, Nihal – Character from Things They Buried. Female karju.
• Saxelyt – One of the Duin. Revered by artists, gamblers, and con men.
• Scale – Slang for stealing or burgling.
• Schmalch – Character from Things They Buried and They Eat Their Own. Male puka. Street thief, follower of Spriggan.
• Seers of Dream and Waking, The – Doctrine that follows the Sisters of Augury. All members are chivori and mystics.
• Sisters of Augury – A trio of scions of the Duin. Revered by mystics, specifically the Seers of Dream and Waking.
• Spark – Slang for genetic material.
• Spriggan – A scion of the Duin. Revered primarily by thieves.
• Spriggans – Doctrine that follows the teachings of the Duin, Spriggan.
• Suul – Raider clan that keeps largely to the Sea of Dawn.
• Sviroosa – Character from Things They Buried and They Eat Their Own. Female puka. Domestic to Sylandair and Aliara.
• Syl – See Imythedralin, Sylandair.
• Sylandair Imythedralin – See Imythedralin, Sylandair.

T

• Tatumi – Character from Things They Buried. Male hiisi.
• Tehtaemah – Island to the south. Prone to high temperatures. Home to a large proportion of rhochrot.
• Thung Toh – Secret organization dedicated to doing jobs no one else can.
• Tilen, Mount – Inactive volcano and primary mountain on Ukur.
• Tippled/tippler – Slang for drunk.
• Toroth – The fifth month of the year.
• Trawler – Slang for someone looking for sex in a non-professional manner.
• Trinite – A powerful explosive.
• Trull – Slang for a prostitute, male or female.

U

• Ukur – Island to the north. Home of the Estoans and the Mucha.
• Ukur-Tilen – City at the top of Mount Tilen. Home of the Mucha Colleges.
• Untere, Nyyata – Character from Things They Buried. Female chivori. Part of Victuur Haus’ crew.
• Upper Rabble – See Rabble, Upper.
• Uuron Haus – See Haus, Uuron.

V

• Vazztain – Descriptor for anyone from Chiva’vastezz. Also the native language its people.
• Victalyassa – A group of five scions of the Duar.
• Victuur Haus – See Haus, Victuur.
• Vinex – Capital arcology of the Dominion of Chiva’vastezz.
• Voshar – Country that was lost during the cataclysm. Formerly found in the area of the island Tehtaemah.
• Vosharilim – Capital city of Voshar.
• Vrasaj – Traditional greeting. Vazztain root.

W

• War of Whispers – Legendary conflict between the Duin and the Duar that led to the destruction of Opoli and the Cataclysm.
• Wehn, Rej – Character from Things They Buried. Female karju. Part of Victuur Haus’ crew.
• Wetac – Originally one of the Duin, he sided with the Duar in the War of Whispers. He purportedly died when Opoli was destroyed. Revered by madmen and reckless warriors.

X

Y

• Yenderot – Raider clan that keeps largely to the Middle Sea.

Z

• Zhuuve – Brown liquor available in even the cheapest of dives.
• Zoet/zoetics – Branch of science dealing with altered genomes. Includes body modification and development of new genomes.
• Zoet parlor – Business where zoetic body augmentations or repairs are performed.