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azrodhan (az´-ro´-dan)

Any of numerous, prolific vines, having clusters of bell-shaped flowers in various colors.

bisonbecks (b´-sen-beks)

Most intelligent of the seven low races. They comprise most of Risto’s army.

blimmets (blim´-mets)

One of the seven low races, burrowing creatures that swarm out of the ground for periodic feeding frenzies.

Bogs, The

Made up of four swamplands with indistinct borders. Located in southwest Amara.

bordenaut (bôr´-deh-not)

A mold-ripened cheese with a white rind and a soft, pale center, made from creamy milk.

borling tree (bôr´-ling)

Tree with dark brown wood and a deeply furrowed nut enclosed in a globose, aromatic husk.

bossel (bôs´-l)

Grain with flat edible chaff and seed in center.

brillum (bril´-lum)

A brewed ale that none of the seven high races would consume. Smells like skunkwater, stains like black bornut juice. Mariones use it to spray around their fields to keep insects from infesting their crops.

brouna (broo-nah)

Beaten eggs, cooked in a skillet until firm, then folded over a variety of fillings.

chigot deer (k-go)

A large deer with tangled antlers.

cygnot tree (s´-not)

A tropical tree growing in extremely wet ground or shallow water. The branches come out of the trunk like spokes from a wheel hub and often interlace with neighboring trees.

criantem (cree-an´-tem)

A smooth, hard, yellow cheese varying in flavor from mild to sharp.

daggarts (dag´-garts)

A baked treat, a small crunch cake.

doneel (dō´-neel)

One of the seven high races. These people are furry with bulging eyes, thin black lips, and ears at the top and front of their skulls. A flap of skin covers the ears and twitches, responding to the doneel’s mood. They are small in stature, rarely over three feet tall. Generally are musical and given to wearing flamboyant clothing.

doohan (doo´-an)

A woven seat used for passengers, encased in a small chamber and mounted on a major dragon.

dorker

Large noisy bird, brightly colored, attractive to the eye, annoying to the ear.

Dormanscz (dôr-manz´)

Volcanic mountain range in southeast Amara.

druddum (drud´-dum)

Weasel-like animal that lives deep in mountains. These creatures are thieves and will steal anything to horde. Of course, they like to get food, but they are also attracted to bright things and things that have an unusual texture.

drummerbug

Small brown beetle that makes a loud snapping sound with its wings when not in flight.

emerlindian (´-mer-lin´-dee-in)

One of the seven high races, emerlindians are born pale with white hair and pale gray eyes. As they age, they darken. One group of emerlindians are slight in stature, the tallest being five feet. Another distinct group are between six and six and a half feet tall.

fire dragon

Emerged from the volcanoes in ancient days. These dragons breathe fire and are most likely to serve evil forces.

giddinfish

A freshwater food and game fish; usually has a streamlined, speckled body with small scales.

girder exercise

A demanding regimen of recalling actions taken during a day and justifying the decision to make such an action by reciting principles from one of the three Tomes of Wulder.

grand emerlindian

Grands are male or female, close to a thousand years old, and black.

granny emerlindian

Grannies are male or female, said to be five hundred years old or older, and have darkened to a brown complexion with dark brown hair and eyes.

grawligs (graw´-ligs)

One of seven low races, mountain ogres.

greater dragon

Largest of the dragons, able to carry many men or cargo.

grood

A basic unit of currency in Amara.

guard

A fighting unit made up of a captain and four loes.

heatherhens

Chickenlike bird having brown plumage with a speckled breast and a short tail.

heirdosh vines (hair´-dosh)

A vine with short, flat, glossy-green leaves with two white bands on the underside. The sap from the branches is poisonous. The fluid from the leaves is poisonous to a lesser degree.

Herebic continent (hair´-a-bik)

Massive continent in