Battle Magic

Glossary

abatis(es) ∼ branch(es) or X-shaped log structure(s) set in ditches with sharpened point facing outward; an obstacle

Alion ∼ province where Winter Palace is located

bag(s) ∼ Briar’s slang, moneybag(s)

baita ∼ home-away-from-home, a Yanjingyi temple in a foreign land

Banpuri ∼ language of Kombanpur and its neighbors

bleat-brain ∼ Imperial slang for someone stupid

caravansary ∼ an inn with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans

cave snake ∼ a creation of the mountains from human bone in the beginning: a skull with a body that is all vertebrae; they now breed on their own

Chammur ∼ Evvy’s most recent home in eastern Sotat

Chammuri ∼ dialect of Chammur

chetu ∼ toad spit in tiyon

company ∼ (of soldiers) 100 fighters

cuirass ∼ piece of armor that protects the chest and back

damohi ∼ homosexual in Trader-talk

deep runner ∼ a creation of the mountains, horse-like, with an eagle’s head, golden beak, thin legs, and metal hooves

Drimbakangs ∼ tallest mountains in the world

Lho ∼ longer arm of Drimbakang mountains south of Gyongxe

Sharlog ∼ arm of Drimbakang mountains in southeast of Gyongxe

Zugu ∼ “finger” of Drimbakang mountains, reaching from Lho around Garmashing

emchi ∼ mage in Gyongxin

flank ∼ the right or left side of a military formation

fluorite ∼ a transparent crystal that comes in many colors, in this case clear, dark green, and purple

frog ∼ braid loop-and-knot fastening

Garmashing ∼ capital of Gyongxe

get ∼ child

gilav ∼ head of Trader caravan

greaves ∼ leg armor worn below each knee

halberd ∼ long spear with a broad blade that can be used to chop as well as stab

Hanjian ∼ port city on Storm Dragons Ocean, southeastern Yanjing

Heibei ∼ Yanjingyi god of luck

Imperial ∼ language common to the countries around the Pebbled Sea, all part of the Kurchal empire before its fall; home language for Briar and Rosethorn

infantry ∼ foot soldiers

Inxia ∼ kingdom to immediate north of Yanjing

Kajura ∼ nation to south and west of Kombanpur

Kanzan ∼ Yanjingyi goddess of healing

kaq ∼ Trader-talk slang, someone useless, non-Trader; an obscene term

knap ∼ to chip stone with sharp blows, as when shaping flint or obsidian to form an edge

Kombanpur ∼ Parahan’s home in the Realms of the Sun, to the south and west of Gyongxe and Yanjing

Lailan ∼ Chammuran goddess of water, mercy, and healing

Lakik ∼ Briar’s trickster god

La Ni Ma ∼ southern Gyongxe sun goddess

Ganas Rigyal Po, Snow King (southeast husband)

Ganas Gazig Rigyal Po, Snow Leopard King (west)

Kangri Skad Po, Talking Snow Mountain King (middle)

lathe ∼ the arch or bow part of a crossbow

Long ∼ present ruling dynasty of Yanjing, also Yanjingyi term for dragon

lugshai ∼ craftspeople, Trader-talk

mage ∼ someone who has received formal training in the use of magic at a school or through a succession of teachers who are trained by schools

midday ∼ lunch

Mila ∼ Living Circle goddess of the earth and growing things

mimander ∼ Trader mage

Mohun ∼ Chammuran god of silence, stone, dark and secret places

momo ∼ Gyongxin dumpling with various stuffings

nanshur ∼ mage in tiyon

neb ∼ Briar’s slang for “nose”

Ningzhou ∼ language of Yanjingyi imperial court

numia ∼ Banpuri for “little sister”

pahan ∼ Chammuri for “teacher,” “mage”

palanquin ∼ covered and enclosed platform chair with cushions, set on rods front and back, used to carry people

pipa ∼ four-stringed musical instrument; strings are plucked with a plectrum, or pick

prebu ∼ Banpuri for “master/mage”

puissant ∼ powerful, mighty

Qayan ∼ kingdom to north of Yanjing

qi ∼ (kee) Yanjingyi court dialect for power, magic

qus ∼ Zhanzhi (Evvy’s birth dialect) for “maggots”

Raiya ∼ Kombanpur goddess of mercy and kindness

Realms of the Sun ∼ lands, including Kombanpur, south and west of the Drimbakang mountains

regular(s) ∼ regular army, professionally trained soldiers, not recent volunteers or those recently drafted to fight

semjen ∼ Gyongxin for “animals”

sep(s) ∼ Banpuri for “louse (lice)”

Shaihun ∼ Chammuran god of desert, winds, sandstorms, serious mischief and destruction

shakkan ∼ miniature tree formed like an elongated S pointing to the right of viewer

shaman ∼ someone from a tribal society who is a medium between the real world and the spirit world and who also does magic; in the tribes between eastern Sotat and Yanjing, shamans practice magic in groups, often by dancing

Storm Dragons Ocean ∼ ocean to the east of Yanjing

takamer ∼ Chammuri, rich person

tiyon ∼ common language spoken between eastern Laenpa to the Storm Dragons Ocean, and from the Sea of Grass to the southern Realms of the Sun

waigar ∼ foreigner in tiyon

Yithung ∼ kingdom to far northeast of Yanjing

yujinon ∼ rotters, lowlifes, incompetents (Chammuri)

zadan ∼ bomb

zayao ∼ explosive powder

zernamus(es) ∼ Chamurri slang: tick-like parasite

Zhanzhi ∼ Evvy’s home province

Zhanzhou ∼ language of Evvy’s home province