DragonKnight - Donita K. Paul [166]
Himber (him´-ber)
A tribe of people who are prone to be isolationists. They value intelligence and are great inventors.
Kere (keer)
An ancient language no longer in use. This language is thought to have been used by one of the first tribes to use written communication.
kimen (km´-en)
The smallest of the seven high races. Kimen are elusive, tiny, and fast. Under two feet tall.
kindia (kin´-dee-uh)
A large land mammal noted for its speed, strength, and endurance. Kindias are exceptionally adapted to traveling long distances with great efficiency and to surviving on a diet of nutrient-poor, high-fiber grasses. The shoulders are a foot or more taller than the hindquarters, giving the animal a slanted back.
Korskan tea (kor´-skan)
A tea flavored with citrus and spices, such as cinnamon and cardamom.
lightrocks
Any of the quartzlike rocks giving off a glow.
lo
Rank between leecent and lehman.
major dragon
Elephant-sized dragon most often used for personal transportation.
marione (mer´--owns)
One of the seven high races. Mariones are excellent farmers and warriors. They are short and broad, usually muscle-bound rather than corpulent.
meech dragon
The most intelligent of the dragons, capable of speech.
minneken
A small, mysterious race living in isolation on the Isle of Kye.
minor dragon
Smallest of the dragons, the size of a young kitten. The different types of minor dragons have different abilities.
moonbeam plant
A three-to four-foot plant having large shiny leaves and round flowers resembling a full moon. The stems are fibrous and used for making invisible cloth.
moonbird
A nocturnal bird of prey, having soft plumage that allows for noiseless flight, feathered talons, large heads with large eyes set forward, and short hooked beaks. Name reflects the coloring, which resembles the surface of the moon.
Morchain Range
Mountains running north and south through the middle of Amara.
mordakleep
One of the low races, a shadowy creature with a long tail.
mountain dewdrops
Small white flowers growing close to the ground in an almost moss covering.
mullins (ml´-lns)
Fried doughnut sticks.
o’rant
One of the high races. Five to six feet tall.
ordend (or´-den)
A basic unit of Amaran currency. Twenty ordends equals one grood.
ostal greens (ah´-stuhl)
A plant in the mustard family.
parnot (pâr´-not)
Green fruit like a pear.
pnard potatoes (puh-nard´)
Starchy, edible tuber with pale pink flesh.
Pordactic Period
The period of Amaran history covering two thousand years when the Pordac family ruled.
portamanca (por´-tuh-man-kuh)
Evergreen shrub having fragrant orange blossoms and whorled leaves.
Punipmats (puh-nee´-mats; notice second p is silent)
Continent of western/northern hemispheres.
quiss (kwuh´-iss)
One of the seven low races. These creatures have an enormous appetite. Every three years they develop the capacity to breathe air for six weeks and forage along the seacoast, creating havoc. They are extremely slippery.
razterberry (ras´-ter-bâr-ee)
Small red berries that grow in clusters somewhat like grapes on the sides of mountains. The vines are useful for climbing.
rock pine
Evergreen tree with prickly cones that are as heavy as stones.
ropma (rōp´-muh)
One of the seven low races. These half men–half animals are useful in herding and caring for beasts.
schoergs (skôrgz)
One of seven low races, much like grawligs, shorter, less playful.
smoothergill
Any of the marine flatfishes having a slick skin and large gills.
steppesman (steps´-mun)
A large burrowing animal of the squirrel family, covered with light brown fur. Social structure within colony resembles extended families.
stinger-schoergs
A variant of schoergs, having a scorpion-type tail instead of a prehensile tail.
thornsnippers
Tiny brown birds with bright red beaks, known to feed on thorns of various bushes.
todden barrel
A wooden container of toddens, a pickled vegetable, yellow in color and crunchy, shaped somewhat like a hand.
trang-a-nog tree (trăng´-uh-nog)
Smooth olive green