Glossary

GLOSSARY

Short descriptions of words, acronyms and phrases used in the story and in worldbuilding that weren’t readily explained in text. Included as well are character names.

Abbethan Realm: The Center Isle, the first realm and heart of the Central Realms, capital city is Esterville

Aron, Lennox: Arcane Mage with Wizard skills, Chief Investigator of the RASI Consortium, Grade III

Blome, Thurston: Arcane mage, Prime Sentinel

Bordel, Cathrène: Professor of Potions, Alchemist Mage

Cad-Wyn Laboratories: A top-notch scientific and research laboratory based in Adenata, Gledinium in the North and owned by Grayson Cadogan and Cormac Wyn, cousins of Emrys Cadogan

Cadogan, Emrys Alasdair: Professor of Botany, Caretaker of Greenhouses and Academy Lands, Druid-trained with Earth and Weaver magic

Cadogan, Grayson (Gray): Druid, Doctor of Magical Science, co-owner of Cad-Wyn Laboratories, cousin to Emrys Cadogan

Circle of the Elysium: the twelve ancient arcane mages who created all the realms

Citrine Pear Helidinite: unique to the Gledinium Realm, North, an ancient magical-based gemstone of a brilliant yellow-orange citrine color, their sentient vine protector is the Wild Laceflower Fozlane Vine

Congregation of Harmony: the section council for the East Realm collection, located in Strafield, Ibemar Realm

Elysian Gardens: an ornate garden in the middle of Esterville, Abbethan with a large fountain at its center, the dedication of this garden has been lost to history

Fletcher-Todevski, Layton: an arcane mage and guide for the Guild, married to Kosta Fletcher-Todevski and father of fraternal twins

Gardner, Declan: lead guard of security for the Lunore Academy

Gledinium Realm: The Azure Sanctuary, a locked down realm in the North owned by the science/technology laboratories and companies, travelers must have a transit permission signed by someone within the realm, capital city is Adenata

Godwinson, Helene: an arcane mage and new guide for the Guild

Guild of the Blind Eye: an underground group of mages and normal who are determined to locate and protect any arcane mages, young and old

Ibemar Realm: The Azure Terrain, capital realm of the East Realm collection, and home of the section council

Justicar: the title for the leaders of the Society of the Carmine Knot

Legacy Grove: Julian Scarlett’s Grove on the Lunore Academy campus, an anchor point for protective wards

Lunore Academy of the Arcane: Small academy in the northern area of Nucira Realm, teaches magic disciplines and generic classes from early levels to graduate levels, originally created only for arcane-gifted students, but expanded to other magical disciplines

MacNia, Fionnuala: Nana of Cormac Wyn and other members, Matriarch of extensive family, ancient Dryad Queen of family grove

Medlin, Finlay: Chief Investigator of the North Alliance Realms, Grade III, has gone undercover for an investigation

Montgomery, Andre: Arcane Mage with Wizard skills, Chief Investigator of the Eastern Alliance Realms, Grade III, graduate of Lunore Academy

Nucira Realm: Farthest realm in the East collection, has unique attributes in calendar (16 months), moons (3 types), and 18 hours each of day/evening, 1 large sun with 2 smaller suns, land surrounded by ocean with islands along the farthest edge against the ancient thickened barrier, capital is Rookbourne City

Pardey, Sydney: Arcane and Fire mage, Leader of the RASI Fire Squad, a specialized group of fire mages

Rackley III, Josiah Solomon: Air and Lightning mage, but no longer strong, high society member of the Society of the Carmine Knot, the current Prime Justicar

Rackley, Murdoch Cecil: Water mage, younger brother of Josiah Rackley, Shield Justicar of the Society of the Carmine Knot

Rawson, Percival: Arcane mage, Secondary Sentinel, top historian of the realms

Realm Alliance Security & Investigation (RASI): This is the fantasy combo of CIA/FBI. Each realm has an office with teams with various skills/departments, mobile/rapid response labs/CSI, multi magic disciplines, Realm Section Council – has a RASI office that oversees that smaller RASI locations, Consortium RASI will have the final voice, if needed, but usually brought in for the biggest cases that spread across multiple realms/sections

Realms: Entities/Biomes separated by thickened barriers of ancient magic and lore, collected into five sections and each section overseen by a ruling councils

Central

North

South

West

East

Rookbourne City: located in central Nucira Realm, the capital of the Realm, home of Nucira Realm Council: The Council of the Crimson, steam, magnetic, and magical energy powers the city

Rosemire Village: Local village in the northern area of Nucira Realm, located just south of the Lunore Academy, owned and created by the academy

Sackville, Leonard: Arcane mage, Quaternary Sentinel

Sapphire Brilliance Ferdolite: unique to Abbethan Realm, the first magical-based gemstone of a brilliant blue created by the Circle of the Elysium as a foundation for all the realms, has been mined extensively over the annuals, connected to the sentient vine, Winterberry Meltosse Creeping Vine

Scarlet Crystalline Laumeldite: unique to Nucira Realm, an ancient magical-based gemstone often found with stunning red color from vibrant red to deep blood-red colors and known to exhibit a faint metallic schiller similar to that of sunstone or laumeldite, the magical energy is recharged with every red moon, and can either store or power magic for mages, a finite amount is mined every season, all mines are currently under Lunore Academy’s control

Scarlett, Julian: Professor of Magical Ecology and Caretaker of the Grove and Forest, male dryad with earth and flora magic

Sentinels: the title for the leaders of the Guild of the Blind Eye

Society of the Carmine Knot : a group of various mages that all believe a revised history according to their Prime Justicar, a mage who says all arcane magic is evil and destructive and they must hunt down and capture any arcane mages

Spencer, Ewen Augustus: Arcane mage but his gift is fading and he is aging, member of the Consortium

Spencer-MacCoghlan, Victoria Emmeline: Arcane mage with a strong earth/plant attributes, daughter of Ewen Spencer, widow of Tadgh MacCoghlan and mother of four children, Tertiary Sentinel of the Guild, lives in Abbethan Realm, Central

Spiny Leaved Gloriosa Vine (Gloriosa): a sentient vine that is in a symbiotic relationship with the Scarlet Crystalline Laumeldite, they are the protector and guardian of the gemstone and Nucira, can connect with strong Earth mages, a glossy broad green leaf with spiny edges and long sharp spines that can deliver the elixir

Temple of Elysium: a lost and forgotten temple erected upon the last place the Circle of Elysium stood to create the realms

Thalberg, Isabella (Bella): Headmistress of Lunore Academy, Arcane magic with Air/Lightning attributes

The Grim Empire: the name for the hell/underworld of the realms where the spirits of the dead travel and live

The Timeless Library: a forgotten library that was supposedly located within the Temple of Elysium to hold all the history and documents from before creation to current time

Utopian Alliance Consortium: the highest and mysterious council that oversees all five realm collection councils, fifteen councilors are ancient or immortal creatures from all five realms based on ancient laws and lore, and located in a hidden area within one of the Central Realms

Wild Laceflower Fozlane Vine (Fozlane): a sentient vine that is in a symbiotic relationship with the Citrine Pear Heldinite, the Laceflower is the protector and guardian of the gemstone and the Gledinium Realm, North, the vine has fern-like leaves and flat-top white cone flowers with bright yellow centers and thorns that controls the elixirs

Windham, Solomon (Sol): Professor of Literature and Mythology, powerful Arcane magic with Air/Lightning attributes

Winterberry Meltosse Creeping Vine (Meltosse): a sentient vine that is in a symbiotic relationship with the Sapphire Brilliance Ferdolite, the Meltosse is the protector and guardian of the gemstone and the Abbethan Realm, Central, but has been weakened due to the extensive mining of the ferdolite, the vine is a deep emerald green with broad emerald leaves, clusters of white winterberries along with the lace-like heads of sapphire blue and white flowers, deadly spikes under the leaves controls the elixirs

Wyn, Cormac (Mac): Druid, Doctor of Magical Medicine and Science, co-owner of Cad-Wyn Laboratories, cousin to Emrys Cadogan

Wyncall, Casper: Earth mage, a graduate student of Lunore, the Head Assistant of the Greenhouses in the Botany department, works with Emrys Cadogan