Glossary
DRAKINE
 
FOUA: A product of the fire bladder. When mixed with the liquid fats stored within and then exposed to oxygen, it ignites into oily flame.
GRIFF: The armored fans descending from the forehead and jaw that cover sensitive ear-holes and throat pulse-points in battle.
KAZHIN: a dragon related to you on unfriendly terms.
PRRUM: The low thrumming sound a dragon makes when it is pleased or particularly content.
SAA: The rear legs of a dragon. The three rear true-toes are able to grip, but the fighting spur is little more than decoration.
SII: The front legs of a dragon. The claws are shorter and the fighting spur on the rear leg is closer to the other digits and opposable. The digits are more elegantly formed for manipulation.
TORF: A small gob from the fire bladder, used to provide a few moments of illumination.
UZHIN: a dragon related to you on friendly terms.
DWARVISH
 
DHSSOL: an “evil star” or catastrophe.
COCOLAT: a dwarvish sweet made from rare tropical beans and milk.
POGT: a dwarvish curse.
 
ELVISH
 
GAR-LOQUE: a smelly but flavorful bulb of the lily family with a slightly dragonish odor.
HASPADALANESH: The final, rooted stage of an elf’s life.
SENISOTE: music.
 
FELINE
 
TCHATLASSAT: a close friend.
 
HYPATIAN
 
BALAGAN: a sort of crane.
MOD: Hypatian low-priest title.
NUUM: Hypatian librarian or professor title.
VESK: a Hypatian mark of distance based on the amount of distance light infantry can cover in an hour—about three-and-a-half miles.
YEO: an informal title for those who act as retainers for Hypatian nobles.