Arx Lexicon

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

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)

P

• Prodigal: Abandoned who have rejoined the Compact and bent the knee

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.