Terms:

  Fortnight—Two weeks

  Moon turn—One month

  Season—Three months

  Tour—Two years (generally for military and government term)

  Score—Twenty years

  Epoch—100 years

  Era—500 years

  Age—1,000 years

  Legend—10,000 years

  Fathom—100,000 years

  Revolution—Ten Fathoms

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  Titles:

  Arysto—a title for someone of noble birth, a male, with an undisclosed name or House, the same as saying Sir to a knight or lord to nobility.

  Arysta—a title for someone of noble birth, a female, with an undisclosed name or House.

  Mage—another common title like wizard, except while everyone can be technically called a wizard, a mage is someone of magical skill that pursues a career in magic beyond school level.

  Madam—proper title of a lady, regardless of birth, a mother.

  Sire—proper title of a man, regardless of birth, the head of his house, a father.

  Lady—woman of noble or minor noble birth.

  Lord—man of noble or minor noble birth.

  Sorcerer—an evil Rumigul user, a person who can do magic without incantations.

  Warlock—a Rumigul user, a person that can do magic without incantations, but is not evil.

  Wizard—general term used for all people with magical abilities.

  Witchen—an evil magical user but not a Sorcerer, Witchens must use incantations and generally use Derengi magic.

  Dramatis Personae:

  Starriace—Female, Unknown

  Judas Lakayre—Male, wizardkind warlock/exile

  Meristal Raviils—Female, wizardkind, Consul of Ralloc

  Xilor—Male, Sorcerer/dark lord

  Norek—Male, wizardkind

  Ava—Female, fairy

  Scodd Yullus—Male, half wizardkind/half elyf, Supreme War Commander

  Harold the Hermit—Male, Unknown

  The Heir—Male, half dwaven, half wizardkind Krey, a.k.a Daniel Leket

  Xenomene — female, Unknown Krey, ko-don

  Justice is in the mind; revenge is in the heart.