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Glossary and Name Pronunciation Guide
Names and their pronunciations
Crom:
Pronounced ‘krom’
Danu:
Pronounced ‘Dan-oo’
Jonathan Wyndracer
: Pronounced Jonathan ‘wind-racer’.
Lugh Samildanach:
Pronounced ‘Loo Sa-mul-da-knock’.
Manannan:
pronounced ‘Ma-nan-an’
Rhiannon:
Pronounced ‘Re-on-nan’.
Rehnquist:
Pronounced ‘Ren-quest’.
Tiberius Laven Davort:
Pronounced ‘Tie-beer-E-us La-vin Da-vort’.
Willem Phillip Brodie Mac ind Óclaich
: Pronounced Willem Phillip Brodie ‘Mac end O’clock’.
Glossary
All-Mother:
A title given to Danu respectfully acknowledging her connection to all fey connected to the Mounds.
Aspect of magic:
In addition to the Touch and the common magics (Glamour and teleportation), each Sidhe possesses a single aspect of magic, which dictated how their personal magic will manifest. For example, Lugh’s aspect of magic is ‘the sun’.
Champion:
A title given to respectfully acknowledging someone’s role as defender and ambassador for the their race with other races.
Changeling:
A type of fey that can shape change and that has a reputation for being self-serving and vicious.
Creatrix:
Refers to Danu. The feminine form of the word ‘creator’.
Collapse:
Refers to the recent destruction of the Mounds.
Enchantment:
A spell created by magicraft.
Fade:
A potentially deadly condition suffered by the fey when their magic is not replenished.
Fey:
A general term for any creature whose race descended from the first realm of fey.
Glamour:
One of the types of magic all fey can perform and is used to disguise oneself or objects behind an illusion.
Lesser fey:
Refers to all fey who are not Sidhe.
Magicraft:
Refers to the skill of creating enchantments.
Mounds:
The name of the second fey realm, which exists in a pocket of magic deep under ground.
Ring of Kerry:
Refers to a peninsula in Kerry County.
Scribe:
A type of fey who are usually shy and bookish historians.
Seelie:
Pronounced ‘C-lee’. Refers to the Sidhe of the ‘light court’, who value culture, political intrigue, and beauty.
Shining One:
Or ‘The Shining One’. Nickname for Lugh because of his sun magic.
Sidhe:
Pronounced ‘Shee’. Also known as the ‘noble elves’. They are the most magical race of fey and the only race that possesses the Touch.
Tír na nÓg:
Pronounced ‘Ter na nog’. Means ‘land of the young’ and refers to one of the regions inside the Mounds.
Touch:
The sharing of magic by the Sidhe with others. A beautiful bonding experience among the fey, but is highly addictive to humans.
Tuatha de Dannan:
Pronounced ‘Too-wath da Dan-an’. Means ‘the people of Danu’, and usually refers to the Sidhe.
Unseelie:
Pronounced ‘un-C-lee’. Refers to the Sidhe aligned with the ‘dark court’, who value freedom, directness, and honesty.
Wizards:
Humans who have learned to steal magic from the fey to use in their own enchantments.
Wolf-kin:
Another name for werewolf.