A Sea of Vows and Silence (The Naiads of Juile #3)

Glossary

General/Calderian

Aalto: The sun (god)

Caecus: Darkness (god)

Koren Valeriany: Herbal sleeping powder

Saltare: A group dance, popular in court circles

Theia: The moon (goddess)

Volare: A sparkling champagne

Silverspire: A rare silver mountain flower with celestial properties

Polaris Lights: This world’s version of Northern Lights

Naiad

Aero Plants: Spiky succulent plants found within underwater Naiad colonies to supply oxygen

Blood Betrayal: Naiad slang for Sanguis Proditionis. Blood taken from a Videre to grant their blood-word Naiads freedom

Byssus: A fine, rare fiber of sea silk woven from the filaments of a mollusk, found in the Juile Sea

Corda-cruor: “Blood bond” the mate of a Naiad (or the act of mating). Can be shortened to cordae

Drone: A Naiad forced to spend extended time in the “inbetween” during adolescence, changing their biology and stripping them from water-calling and other Naiadic abilities

Garieh Kon: A Naiad colony in Illuskia

Gnat: Naiad slang for “Drone” meaning “stingerless” or “powerless” (offensive)

Hive Heir: Naiad slang for “Prizivac Vode”

Incant/Incantation: The act of singing to a human and taking over their mind

Oculos: The eyes and ears of a Videre. A spy

Perpetuum: The afterworld (ruled by Theia)

Prizivac Vode: Any descendant or offspring of a Videre

Sanguis Proditionis: Blood of a Videre that, when consumed, would grant their blood-sworn servant freedom from their vows. One drop grants one day

Shield weed: Protects humans from incantation. Toxic to Naiads, especially in ash form

Siliqua Domus: A blood-related branch of a Naiad Colony. Sometimes referred to as a family pod (can be shortened to domus )

Spiculae: Bony processes along a Naiad’s spinal column that fire nerves when one Naiad looks at another, producing the feeling of cold prickles under their skin

Transition: The act of changing from Naiad to human form (or vice versa)

Triad: The power (or balance) of three

Vacous: A human currently under the power of incantation

Videre: The monarch of a colony. Female Naiads may also go by “queen” (there are no king Naiads)