Ardai/Glossary

A list of terms which are unique to Ardai but which may not be notable or developed enough to require their own page. Once an entry receives its own article, it may be removed from this page.

A

The Abjads

Sorco-pop band of the 1960s and 70s

achadach

(West Irian) king; emperor

Akieh

tropical island to the south of Vahe; seat of the old kingdom of Tijayang

Albetan, Aletan, Aletania

(Azunic) Bataigne

Albossa, Alvosa, Alvossa

(Azunic) Swastrey; from Vosa

Alqureir, Alcoria

(Azunic) Corevicia

almoseres

(Swastrian) praise be; hallelujah

Also

Swastrian synth-pop band from the 1980s

arry, arie

(Eico-Swastric) artillery; also capitalized when used as a personification

The Aviators

Eican clash band of the mid-late 20th century

Azargazar

province of Vahe; the "land of roosters"

B

Baier Tungmann

Saphonian priest and reformer of the 16th century

basilisk

a fearsome serpent or dragon said to inhabit the caves of Maretra

Bayars, Beyars

one of the Yaric peoples

Bayec

an island to the south of Rhamnyrgos in the Ochrian Sea, formerly ruled by the House of Siewick

Brezhnic

a small city in the West Eican region of Glassia

Brittle Coast

a rocky seaside region of southern Eicony

Burgarve

a coastal region of southern Bataigne, overlapping with the Solge

Buto

relatively small island near Haruche and Akieh

C

cadoch

Eico-Swastrian title for a king or emperor, stemming from Irio-Solcian achadach

Cales Gordio

("the Fat") also known as Cales de Apiso ("from Upstairs") and Cales Cacator ("the Shitter")

Cales de Maquia

("of Machia")

Cales Olvidor

medieval king of Swastrey whose appellation means "the Forgetful"

Cassiquetian

a lithe sighthound of central Swastrey

Catarusco

a brand of tinned salmon from the Ochrian Sea

chasement

a mountain fortress or castle; after the Chasement

Cinophan

historical queen of western Topei

clash

style of music popular in mid-20th century Nuro

Corcovia

meaning "land of the oaks", a poetic Solcian name for Swastrey and Eicony

D

Danyars, Danbars, Tanyars

one of the Yaric peoples

Dayonism

the ideology associated with the 20th-century Dayeoh movement in Vahe; characterized by authoritarianism, command economy, ultra-nationalism, and the search for a lost Vahian homeland

Dayonist

a follower of Dayonism or the Dayeoh movement

drake

a dragon, typically a younger or smaller one

doomsday phrase

Vahian holy books claim that this phrase, if spoken, has the power to bring about the end of the world

Doyars, Duyars, Douyars, Doryars

one of the Yaric peoples

Draconic Yoke

hypothetical prehistoric relationship between humans and dragons, as inferred by some scholars from mythohistory; rejected by most of the scientific community for lack of hard evidence

Dromonds' Deep

Solcian ship graveyard in the Adseia, dating back to the 6th century

Duredeci

an ancient Irianized tribe of southern Swastrey, supposedly descended from Thrydacians

E

Ebromahan

Swastrian chieftain who led a failed uprising against the Solcian Empire in the 1st century

F

Far Suthrey

a small uninhabited islet in the Mondozean, to the south of Swastrey

firth

(Eico-Swastric) an inlet of the sea

fokka

(Dannic) righteous conflict; (modern Norvic) chaos

fusume

payload; cargo; stock; supply; reserve; possibly from Topeian

G

Ganse-Solge

a former administrative division of Bataigne, joined with neighboring regions in 2008 to form the Solge Administrative Region

Glassia

a region of western Eicony, inhabited by the Glassians

Guoyars

one of the Yaric peoples

gurong

(Kuodic) dragon

Gurongi, Ghuronians

ancient "dragon men" of Kuo; legends differ on whether they were actual dragons, dragon tamers, or people with dragon motifs; possibly related to the Ghin

H

Hatusujo, Hatsujo

"Great Realm", an empire to the east of Vahe that would later evolve into the Tutamanta Republic; also known by its more formal name, Hanakarau-sujo, or "Realm of the Celestial Dragon"

Herchin

region in western Kuo, north of Vahe

Hohuata

a volcanic island to the south of Topei, inhabited by the Poshu

horror

term describing wartime atrocities; coined during the Great Wars; sometimes capitalized when referring to a specific event

Huyatars

one of the Yaric peoples

I

Ichikalgo

"Little Dog", a famed Hatsujin commander, and the son of Hatunalgo ("Big Dog")

inch-giver

political term for those in favor of appeasement; literal translation from Vahian lesüdrai

J

Juregun

medieval kingdom on the Juredan Peninsula

Jures

native people of the Juredan Peninsula

K

kandilyphian

someone who has been affected by the Kandilyphian Plague

karunna

thylacine

Karthuma

a region of the deep Vahian jungle; the birds here mimic the sounds of war

kelly

any East Eican or Siudic person

Kessuwa

Qikunge all-female warrior organization

kisku, qisku

a settlement based around a warehouse or storehouse; especially prevalent in eastern polities like the Vahian Empire and Hatusujo

Kohz

prominent deity in Vahian mythology

KzV-VzK

abbreviated form of Vahian political slogan Kohz zin Vahe, Vahe zin Kohz (Kohz is Vahe, Vahe is Kohz)

L

Lachians, Lachs

Irianized people of Musmazian origin who came to Thrydacia as mercenaries and installed despotic kings, most famously Seismerlach

landship

any large armored fighting vehicle of the Great Wars

Lassians

proto-Irian tribe

legimun

(Nuroan) a learned man, capable of reading and writing; a scribe or accountant

Los

small barren planet, the nearest to the sun

M

MacNally

early Eican reformer of the 15th century

mincadoch

(Eico-Swastrian) a petty king

Moeller's Abyss

a vast landless expanse in the sky of Hollane

Movement for National Awakening

Swastrian nationalist movement of the 19th century

mrac, mrach, mrak, mrako

(chiefly Rudonian) a king; from Marcoman

Myuz

mountainous region of eastern Vahe; hotbed of rebel activity in the mid-20th century

N

Ngala

Sorcan queen

Nolossi, Nolossians

ancient warlike people of the Lakelands; ultimately assimilated into Solcian culture

O

Oiyars

one of the Yaric peoples; also rendered Uiyars and Uyyars

P

packadock

a small cargo vessel

Pescao

a group of 14 major islands (and numerous smaller ones) of varying sizes in the waters between Bataigne and Musmazia

Poshu

the native islanders of the Hohuata archipelago

purinina

Tasmanian devil

Q

Qogholgui

a large lake in the western Azun

queli

(Swastrian) alternate spelling of kelly

quetz

(Swastrian) alternate spelling of ketz

Quimel

Swastrian king of the early 17th century

Quirquelan

Eico-Swastrian chief of the early middle ages

R

Rakava

Sellic term for western Ochria

ral, ralo

(chiefly Rudonian) a king; from Arlo

Rhamnyrgos

one of the largest islands in the Ochrian Sea; known for its ancient lighthouse

Rudonia

large riverine region in northern Nuro, located south of Geitland, Luria, and Kovika

Ruta

nationalist, nativist movement in early 20th century Norvea

Ruyars, Rhuyars, Rouyars, Rouryars, Ruryars, Luyars

one of the Yaric peoples

S

Salbars

one of the Yaric peoples; namesake of Salbria

Sanyars

one of the Yaric peoples

Sattari Tuvolona

Kovik political party

Scanta

small island off the coast of Swastrey

Sea Stacks

Eico-Swastrian psy-clash band of the 2010s

Sechrimaka

small island to the south of Topei's Kucha Peninsula

Seismerlach

Lachian king of Thrydacia who lived to a decrepit age before being slain for his cruelty

Sensoshu

island to the south of Buto; also called Chikotsen

Sifrud

early Nurovan reformer of the 15th century

sharshah

a Musmazian title meaning "Lord of the Desert", and famously bestowed upon Sharshao Han

Shimats

indigenous inhabitants of northern Kazo before the coming of the Vahians

Shirandaj

a secretive order of Azuni assassins; enemies of the Zaphraites until eventual conversion

Shuzon

Vaheo-Topeian city

Sikso

Kovik magnate

Sommerstad

city in northwest Bataigne

Solchans, Solgians

a group living in Bataigne, descended from the ancient Solcians, and speaking Solchanse

Sondrian

a master Corevician painter of the 19th century who crafted portraits (such as The Privateer Athard Roge, 1871) and landscapes (such as A Scene from the Green-Hearted Planet, 1878)

Stiens

minor Bataignen noble house with holdings in Aurithasia

stonewood

a kind of sturdy tree found in Avustra

Struthians

nomadic ostrich-riders of the Sorcan interior, as described by ancient Solcian authors

Suden

minor Bataignen noble house with holdings in Sudland

sun bomb

a fusion-powered weapon

Surchima

ancient warlord who founded the Ghin Empire in 235 BCE

T

temoya

traditional percussion-string instrument of the far east; often shortened to "temo"

Tintagon

prehistoric city of the Cheldu civilization; ancient tin mining center

trajoffer

(Eico-Swastric) moral compass

Tutamanta Republic

state that emerged from Hatusujo following the Tutamanta Revolution (tutamanta kispikai, "Morning of Liberty")

U

Ubes Corto

affectionately known as Poco and Uves; mincadoch in northern Swastrey and contemporary of Queen Adeline

Uiyars, Uyyars

one of the Yaric peoples (see Oiyars)

V

vaheonérog

the Vahians or Vahianic peoples, collectively

Vahian steel

Damascus steel

Vajohapikunin

the Vahian occupation of Hatusujo; literally the "Hold of the Vahians"

vannenrook

a kind of bird-dragon that lived in eastern Nuro until the 14th century

vard

a member of the literate elite in historical Norvean society; likely from Eican bard ("poet")

Varyites

political group in early modern Rudonia who supported the pretender Vary Liushensky

vinrook

a kind of bird-dragon that lived in eastern Nuro until the 14th century

Vistyars, Visyars

one of the Yaric peoples

Vizier

Ragalese airship that suffered a disaster in 1923

W

Wasi

two islands, located east of Topei, where bananas are plentiful

X

Xarxau, Sharshao

Musmazian emir of Ghin descent

Y

Yaryars, Yayars

one of the Yaric peoples

Yeshitei

Kuodan female warlord of the early 20th century

Yurds

non-Azuni ethnic group in greater Azunia

Z

Zowulei

archipelago east of Topei and west of Vahe that formed a prosperous trading empire in history

Zving

city in Bataigne, with a notable Solchan population