A Requiem for Fallen Stars (Cadence of the Fallen #1)
Glossary
Abdites (Ab-dye-ts): Corrupted wielders lost to the forbidden magics.
Adhara (Ahd-hara): Goddess of love and beauty.
Ahlai (Ah-lay): The Mother Goddess, mother to the Canamae.
Anatheima (An-nah-thee-mah): Capital city of Anatolé Kingdom.
Anatolé Kingdom (An-nah-tahl-lay): The Rising Sun Kingdom.
Algol (Al-goal): God of trickery and deception.
Astralis (Ah-straw-lis): God of the stars and heavens—god of justice.
Araceli (Air-rah-cell-ee): Goddess of health, fertility, and purity.
Ardoris Festival (Are-door-ris): Comet festival hosted yearly in the Anatolé Kingdom.
Bathara Academy (Bah-thaar-rah): Magical academy located in the borderless region—where wielders study to become Jurafen.
Cahlmon Orius (Kahl-mon Oh-rye-yus): Master at Bathara who teaches wielding techniques and magical theory.
Canamae (Con-uh-may): The primary gods, also known as the pillars of the mortal world.
Casimir Vivaldri (Cas-ih-meer Vih-val-dree): Son of the first-ever Rivarian King—the first Crown Prince of Rivara Kingdom.
Dyotana (Dye-oh-tan-nah): Small, translucent caterpillars that live in rock faces, composed of glowing blue bodies that appear almost crystal-like.
Draven (Dray-ven)
Endymion Mountains (En-dim-ee-uhn): Mountain range located in the northwestern region, composed of anthracite.
Erandor Kingdom (Air-en-dor): The Kingdom Between Rivers.
Gardner (Guard-ner): Said to be Ahlai’s children, Gardners are similar to apothecaries, but are able to concoct more elaborate potions, tonics, and elixirs using methods only known to themselves.
Great Clamatè War (Claw-mah-tay): A great war that transpired at the dawn of the Three King System, involving gods and mortals alike.
House Dalmar (Dahl-mar): A Great House and Archblood—progenitor bloodline for dark magic.
House Fjolla (Fee-olla): A Great House and Archblood—progenitor bloodline for ice magic.
House Sulien (Suh-lee-in): A Great House and Archblood—progenitor bloodline for fire magic.
Illithious Lake (Ill-lith-ee-ous): A burning lake composed of flames.
Jurafen: (Jur-ah-fen): Physically fit, strategic, and possess high moral integrity, these are the wielding soldiers of Solaya who vow to protect society from threats of creatures, magic, and man alike—adhere to a strict ethical code and are bound to no king, answering only to the Tani.
Keziah (Keh-zee-ah): The capital city of the Rivara Kingdom.
King Alastair (Al-a-star): Presiding king over Rivara Kingdom.
King Erasmus (Ur-az-muhs): Presiding king over Erandor Kingdom.
King Yarum (Yah-rue-mm): Presiding king over Anatolé Kingdom.
Kiran (Keer-on)
Klytis Hilthrop (Kuh-lie-tis): Resident aether-wielder for King Alastair.
Lakt? (lock-tee): Substance in a wielder’s veins that allows them to harness the properties of magic.
Lyra Izacalli (Leer-rah Iz-uh-call-ee): Daughter of a Gardner, and night attendant for King Alastair.
Magaius (Mah-guy-is): Casimir Vivaldri’s best friend, as noted in his journal, dating four-hundred and eleven years ago.
Meiji Himari ( May - jee Hee-mah-ree): Healer.
Merikh (Mare-ick): God of death and ends; god of war.
Mirefiends (Meer-fee-nds): Tiny creatures located in the Bog.
Morwenna (More-wen-nah): Goddess of water, known Daughter of the Moon.
Raffir (Rah-fear): God of the harvest and prosperity.
Raima (Ray-muh): Village that House Sulien presides over.
Rivara Kingdom (Rih-var-rah): Kingdom Loved by the Gods.
Saffi (Sah-fee): Goddess of cunning and knowledge.
Solaya (Sol-aye-yah): Name of the continent that houses the Three Kingdoms—Rivara, Erandor, and Anatolé.
Tani (Tahn-nee): Highest order of magical governance. Their laws must be followed by all the Three Kingdoms, without question, as stated in the Accord of Three Kings.
Toellor (Toe-lore): Stone prison located within the Spicere Mountains where Abdites are contained.
Tuarana’s River Lace (To-ah-rah-nah): A network of braided rivers located in the far northeastern corner of Solaya.
Turely Sea (Too-rel-ee): Northern sea that separates Solaya from the Silver Isle.
Tynan Dalmar (Tie-nen): Head of House Dalmar and also Supreme Commander over Erandor’s formidable legion—known as the Master Strategist.
Wynn (Win): A wolf-like creature that cannot survive in sunlight, featuring exceptional strength, sharp eyesight, and superior speed and hearing. They feed off of forbidden magic.