World of Khoras - Glossary A

Abadan	A town in the land of Eshtar.
Aberrant	A rare genetic anomaly. A creature or person born with significant differences from his parent race due to the Drellisian radiation and does not truly fit into any race.
Aberration	A phenomenon of ecological and biological mutation caused by Sundering and subsequent drellisian radiation.
Aberration	The informal name for a group or "conclave" consisting of seven Chaos Sorcerers.
Acadamy of War Mages	A well known school of wizardy in Vorrik. Famous for producing "battle mages".
Acid Jaw	A large, predatory quadruped native to the Desolation of Shidar region. Notable for acidic saliva.
Adakon	The ruins of a once great fortified town of the Kytohan Empire. Located in the Helgar Mountains of Aggradar.
Adalijan	One of the twelve provinces of the Padashan Empire.
Adamantite	The strongest metal known to the realms.
Adaptors	A form of warrior that was magically altered to be able to adapt to his opponent and environment. They were used extensively during the Great War by the Thullian Empire.
Aerism	The primary Saridian philosophical belief.
Aerith	Capital city of Vorrik.
Aeschler	One of the ruling iron citadels of the Iron States.
Afferad	One of the twelve provinces of the Padashan Empire.
Age of Chaos	The years after the World Storm during which most nations recovered from the initial shock and attempted to reorganize. Accelerated evolution for biosphere began.
Age of Dawning	A period of time marked by historians as the 10,000 years preceding the Age of Thull.
Age of Dreams	Period following the political pacification of Thull the Merciless. Although an oppressive time of strict laws and heavy taxation, it was a time of peace, economic growth and advancements in the arts.
Age of Rebirth	Period of history during which the world began to awaken after the long Age of Sorrow. New nations, races and life forms began to venture out into the world again, make contact, forge alliances. In general, the world began to live again.
Age of Sorrow	The centuries following the Great War during which nations drew within themselves to heal. Aberrants became more common and the accelerated evolution of the biosphere continued to progress.
Age of Thull	Age in history during which the Thullian Empire was founded and grew in power.
Agethos	The goddess of revenge, hate, ugliness, bitterness and regret. One of the Dark Lords.
Aggradar	The second continent of Khoras.
Agmar's Augmenter	A magical potion that causes a dramatic physical transmformation.
Agrinyr's Soul Dust	An enchanted dust of powerful necromantic sorcery.
Agurad	Known as "Agurad the Toothless". A great goblin chieftain said to wield powerful magic. In the year 844 CY, he united many orcish and goblin clans, along with other humanoids, and began a war with Normidia. He was killed later that same year during the Siege of Tykron.
Ahtabi Desert	The largest desert in the world.
Ahtalmarad	A mysterious set of ruined towers and walls that lie deep in the Ahtabi Desert.
Akan's Bridge	A great stone bridge and ruined town in the Greenwood forest.
Akmira	A Normidian region and seat of Clan Prang.
Akulish	The collective name for all the gods of the Sarthak. Also known as the Sarthak Flesh Gods.
Alakubu	The name of the native people of the Fire Isles.
Alchemy	A field of magical study that deals with utilizing naturally occurring essence in the Universe and combining such essence to produce useful things.
Alexan	A major town in the Trossoli Dominion.
All Fools Festival	The largest festival in Kalimura.
Allarixar	A small, male dragon known to lair in the rolling hills of the Broadlands.
Alliance of Alloys	An economic organization of metalworkers and miners in Kalimura.
Alloy	The common name of a unique, magically enchanted silver lockpick.
Allune	A major town in the Chaddamar Theocracy.
Almad	A major town in the Padashan Empire.
Alrem's Apostles	A small group of sorcerers who worship the history of the Sundering.
Altreth	The innermost planet of the Khorasian solar system.
Amat	The official imperial silver coin minted by the Great Padashan Empire.
Amber Ale	A thick, sweet golden orange grumman drink.
Anarian Sea Turtle	A giant species of sea turtle found in the northern Sea of Anar, off the western Aggradar coast.
Anark	One of the eight Demi-God Kings of Anquar who disappeared during the War of the Gods.
Angus	One of the clans of Bathynia.
Anhara	The first true civilization to develop during the Age of Dawning.
Ankar	The little-known nation of the reclusive Ankari.
Ankari	A reclusive human-like race of pacifist sorcerers that dwell in a realm hidden from the world.
Anoba	One of the Alakubu tribes of the Fire Isles. Known as the "people of the trees".
Anquar	A kingdom in western Qeshir, ruled over by a cruel demi-god.
Anquarans	The native people that dominate western Qeshir. Inhabitants of the Kingdom of Anquar.
Arachnicon	A forest predator that resembles a humanoid/arachnid fusion.
Arachniphobia Ring	A magical ring which kills spiders near it.
Arachtopus	A hideous and terrifying creature that looks like a cross between a spider and an octopus.
Aramanda	The capital city of the Padashan Empire.
Aramethea	A lone, female dragon that lairs in a ruined castle in the eastern Tanlur Mountains. Known as the Tattooed Dragon.
Arcane Council	The supreme magical authority in the Aukarian Republic.
Arcane Order	The second largest school of magic in Carrikos.
Arcanologists	A specialist type of mage who tinkers with the inner workings of magic and studies how magical technology can be applied to the physical world.
Arcanum	Capital city of Carrikos.
Aridorn	Capital city of the Great Rukemian Empire.
Aridorn College of Magic	The largest school of magic in Ithria and primary school of magic in the Rukemian Empire.
Arkalia	A noble kingdom on the shores of the Captured Sea.
Arkron's Mirror	A powerfully enchanted mirror which supposedly reflects the future.
Arkulyte	A rare crystalline compound that is imbued with concentrated magical energy and can be used as an energy source.
Arkus Pact	A treaty signed by the warring sybren clans of western Aggradar which united them into the Kingdom of Sybren.
Armor of Holrumna	One of eight legendary suits of powerfully enchanted plate armor.
Arochar	A species of huge predatory spiders that inhabits caverns.
Arros	The Everlasting Sky, Avarian god of the clouds and sky.
Aschandi	A town in the Aukarian Republic.
Ashali	The religion of the Baenites.
Ash Steed	A breed of strong and handsome ash-colored horses native to the Aukarian Republic.
Asikoth	A type of demon noted for its hideousness and acidic vomit.
Asilir	One of the Alakubu tribes of the Fire Isles. Known as the "people of the puma".
Asria	A Rukemian Province.
Assembly Hall	A huge stone building built by the Alliance specifically to house the Focusing ritual. It was destroyed along with the town of North Aden when the Sundering occurred.
Assytia	Goddess of nature and weather.
Aswanar Wildlands	A tropical rainforest region in eastern Qeshir, home to the primitive aswani.
Aswani	A race of primitive mammalian humanoid hunters.
Asylum	The largest city on Ithria.
Atashi Tree	A beautiful and aromatic tree native to Qeshir which is cultivated for its blossoms and oil in the Padashan Empire.
Athaldrin	Possibly the most powerful enchanted blade in the Chaddamar Theocracy. It has served the Church there for centuries.
Aukarian Republic	A powerful Aggradar nation divided into social castes and ruled by noble houses .
Aukarian	The language of the Aukarian Republic.
Aumnisham	One of the ruling iron citadels of the Iron States.
Aurells	Long poems of the elves which record their history. Also known as Songtales.
Autumn Hunting	A large festival held at the end of summer in the city of Garrison.
Avar	A collection of seven mountain cities and numerous peak villages of the Avarian people.
Avarese	The avarian language.
Avarian	An avian humanoid race capable of sustained flight and known for high culture.
Avrama	A padashani dish which involves potatoes and cabbage stewed with tomatoes and garlic.
Ayaha	A spicy padashani meat dish.
Azure Blessing	A dark blue lichen that aids in healing if eaten.

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