Difference between revisions of "Arx Lexicon"
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*'''Lycene Plait''': French braid | *'''Lycene Plait''': French braid | ||
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| + | *'''Mercy''': Mercies of Lagoma. The great healers of Arvum. A religious order dedicated to the healing arts. They worship Lagoma. | ||
*'''Messere''': Lycene gender-neutral polite address for commoners. | *'''Messere''': Lycene gender-neutral polite address for commoners. | ||
| + | *'''Mother of Mercy''': The chapter head of a chapter for the Mercies of Lagoma (think red cross/healing nuns) | ||
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*'''Nervous as an Oathlands pig''': jumpy, scared; colloquial expression, ala 'long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs'. | *'''Nervous as an Oathlands pig''': jumpy, scared; colloquial expression, ala 'long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs'. | ||
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*'''Presented to the Sea''': House Thrax's favored method of execution. | *'''Presented to the Sea''': House Thrax's favored method of execution. | ||
*'''Prodigal''': Abandoned who have rejoined the Compact and bent the knee | *'''Prodigal''': Abandoned who have rejoined the Compact and bent the knee | ||
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| + | *'''Queen of Endings and Beginnings''': AKA Death. The goddess of death, souls, and reincarnation. A goddess that was forgotten but has been found. | ||
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*'''Shards''': damn ''(from many shards of a broken reflection)'' | *'''Shards''': damn ''(from many shards of a broken reflection)'' | ||
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*'''The Thirteenth''': Tehom, god of the dark reflection. Saying "Tehom" is considered very bad luck. | *'''The Thirteenth''': Tehom, god of the dark reflection. Saying "Tehom" is considered very bad luck. | ||
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| + | *'''Whisper''': Courtesans that are accepted as respected companionship for even the greatest of nobles. | ||
[[Category:Guides]] | [[Category:Guides]] | ||
Revision as of 09:01, 2 May 2017
A
- Abandoned: those not part of the compact. There are many Abandoned tribes who aren’t wild and warlike, who are settled and "civilized"
- Abyss: Hell
E
- Elysia: Heaven
- Ember twig: a small twig topped with an alchemical compound for a quick strike flame. Expensive and handmade
F
- Flec: derived from reflection, it is a curse meaning oath-breaker, two-faced, or liar
G
- Goodman/Goodwoman: Oathlands polite address for commoners
L
- Leviathan: the Thrax Fleet (also a sea monster)
- Lycene Plait: French braid
M
- Mercy: Mercies of Lagoma. The great healers of Arvum. A religious order dedicated to the healing arts. They worship Lagoma.
- Messere: Lycene gender-neutral polite address for commoners.
- Mother of Mercy: The chapter head of a chapter for the Mercies of Lagoma (think red cross/healing nuns)
N
- Nervous as an Oathlands pig: jumpy, scared; colloquial expression, ala 'long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs'.
P
- Presented to the Sea: House Thrax's favored method of execution.
- Prodigal: Abandoned who have rejoined the Compact and bent the knee
Q
- Queen of Endings and Beginnings: AKA Death. The goddess of death, souls, and reincarnation. A goddess that was forgotten but has been found.
S
- Shards: damn (from many shards of a broken reflection)
- Shav: colloquial term for the Abandoned/wild tribes who are not part of the compact and are generally hostile to it.
- Silk: a non-flattering commoner term used to refer to a noble
T
- The Thirteenth: Tehom, god of the dark reflection. Saying "Tehom" is considered very bad luck.
W
- Whisper: Courtesans that are accepted as respected companionship for even the greatest of nobles.
