GLOSSARY

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• anathema: denotes a specialized, one in a billion variant evolution of Yuan-Ti, allowing them to increase their psionic abilities to nearly unstoppable levels

B

• B.S.: short for before saints, the name of the era before year 0 CF

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• C.F.: short for cometfall, the name of the current era

• cometfall: Year 0 of the current era or the year when the comet was sent to destroy Tyras

• cyanid: large trees with strikingly blue foiliage that oddly are able to grow in the Red Sands, often marking the presence of Cyanite crystals

• Cyanite: a blue crystal with inherent primal magic which resonates with organic matter, allowing for organic manipulation and evolutionary acceleration

D

• Drathunae: ancient race of ocean dwelling creatures with long lifespans

• dratharr: the language of drathunae which exists in the form of a sequence of flashes light

E

• enatic: related through female lineage

• exaltations: Cometfall Theocracy practice of invidually punishing the wicked or systematically destroying a settlement

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• hare-trigger ballistae: anti-aerial ranged missile weapon that launched massive adamantine bolts built by Guildmaster Lakulaka of the Craftsmen Consortium designed for use by harengon physiology

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• jellylight: a bioilluminescent coral that the Il'Bisal use to light their settlement

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• orrery: mechanical model used in divination of the heavens

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• saint-incumbent: the current identified saint who has not claimed the Cometfall
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• sling king: a sport played locally in goliath villages that has become popular throughout Tyras

• serpent premier: title for the head of state of the Yuan-Ti empire

T

• treesinging: manipulation of forest growth by archdruid level mages

• trueice: ice formed from the breath of a dragon

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V

• VLOGS: acronym for Vision Loaded Oscilating Gems, a tool for memory

• veil: the barrier between planes

W

• world tree: a tree planted from the first seeds of plant life in the mundane realm

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Y

• Yuan-Ti: snake-kin, a species of people with snakelike characteristics

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