Glossary
Geographic terms and places
Armach-nesti: A small elven kingdom, home
to the Silvanaes elves.
Aurim: A vast empire that once covered
much of Taladas, smashed in the First Destruction.
The
Dreaming Green: A swath of forest north of the Tamire,
home to the merkitsa elves.
Hitehkel: A sea of magma and fire at the
center of Taladas, where Aurim stood before the Destruction.
Hosk: The western half of Taladas, divided
by the Tiderun into southern and northern parts.
Ilquars: A mountain range running down the
middle of Northern Hosk. Divided into northern (Uesi) and southern
(Burya) halves.
The
Imperial League: An empire of minotaurs and humans that
covers much of Southern Hosk. Also called the League.
Marak: Several valleys in the central
Steamwalls, home to clans of kender.
Neron: A little-known jungle land in the
southeast of Taladas.
Panak: A frozen wasteland in the north of
Taladas.
Rainward
Isles: A piece of Aurim that survived the Destruction, now
home to scattered refugees.
Steamwalls: A range of volcanic mountains
in the east of Southern Hosk, forming a barrier against fumes from
the burning lands.
Styrllia: Once a human kingdom in Southern
Hosk, now a province in the League.
Taladas: A continent on the northern
hemisphere of the world of Krynn.
The
Tamire: A vast stretch of grasslands and steppes, covering
much of Northern Hosk.
Thenol: A human realm in Southern Hosk,
ruled by evil priests and necromancers.
Tiderun: A shallow strait running
east-west across the middle of Hosk. Also called the Run.
Xagal: The tallest of the Ilquar
mountains, home to the Wretched Ones.
People and Cultures:
Arshuk: A two-handed Uigan saber, used by
very strong warriors.
Boyla: The prince of the Uigan, the
highest lord of all the Tamire.
Fianawar: A hardy race of dwarves who
dwell among the Steamwall mountains.
Heerikil: A Silvanaes term for
non-elves.
Hosk'i
imou merkitsa: A loose alliance of barbaric elven clans
native to the Dreaming Green. Also simply known as the
merkitsa.
Haider: A mysterious elfin people once
common in Hosk, now almost never seen.
Kazar: A nation of barbarians native to
the Tamire. The enemies of the Uigan.
Khot: A minotaur obscenity, often used by
soldiers.
Kumiss: A drink of fermented mare's milk
popular among the Uigan.
Shivis: A boardgame popular in the
Imperial League, also used by the minotaurs as a tactical
tool.
Shuk: A curved Uigan saber, used
effectively from horseback.
Silvanaes: An elven people of Southern
Hosk, descended from the survivors of an ill-fated expedition from
Ansalon.
Tegin: A Uigan clan-lord, answerable only
to the Boyla.
Tenach: A warrior sworn to protect and
serve a Uigan lord.
Uigan: A powerful people of horse-riding
nomads, native to the Tamire.
Varun: A cleaving sword favored by the
Kazar.
Voice of
the Stars: Ruler of the Silvanaes elves.
Wretched
Ones: Tribes of goblins dwelling in caves beneath the Uesi
Ilquar.
Yarta: A root chewed by the Uigan to give
energy.
Yemuna: Old Uigan women who tend the
bodies of the dead Boylas. Also known as the Ghost-Widows.
Creatures:
Abaqua: A primitive race of ogres dwelling
in the mountains east of the Tamire.
Ajagh: A rare sort of antelope, much
prized by Uigan hunters.
Hatori: A giant reptile that swims in the
sands of the Panak wastes.
Skyfisher: A large, ugly carrion bird,
usually found among ruins and on battlefields.
Steppe-tiger: A huge, man-eating predator,
native to the Tamire.
Tylor: A vicious, wingless dragon, prized
by the rich as guards and pets.
Gods and Moons:
Astar: The god of the elves, a hunter and
bowman. Called Astarin by the Silvanaes.
Hith: A death god, worshipped by the
people of Thenol.
Jijin: The god of the Uigan, a warrior and
protector.
Jolith: A human war-god, revered in the
League.
Lunis: The red moon, called Lunitari in
Ansalon.
Mislaxa: A healing goddess known across
Taladas.
Nuvis: The black moon, called Nuitari in
Ansalon.
Reorx: A god of the forge and the patron
of dwarves and gnomes.
Sargas: The warrior god of the minotaurs,
a patron of the League.
Sinar: A flame goddess worshipped by some
humans in the League.
Solis: The silver moon, called Solinari in
Ansalon.
History:
Dread
Winter: The troubled times immediately prior to the Second
Destruction, when much of Taladas was covered in snow and
ice.
First
Destruction: Taladan term for the Cataclysm, when the gods
rained fire upon Krynn. Also called the Great Destruction.
Godless
Night: The years after the Second Destruction, during
which both gods and magic vanished from the face of Krynn.
Second
Destruction: The Second Cataclysm, caused by the Chaos
War.