Glossary of terms:
Alacrit - A type of motorcycle used to travel from one place to another. A bike.
(This form of motor bike has a wheeled side pannier, in which you can fit from one to two people in - depending on the size of bike).
Alethiometer - A contraption used to find out true meanings. A truth reader. A small round object that is gold in colour and is controlled by angels.
(The first alethiometer was constructed in Prague during the reign of Rudolf II by a scholar named Pavel Khunrath. He was trying to record the influences of the planets according to a method that combined classical astrology with the memory - theater system of symbolic images developed by scholars. Prague, under Emperor Rudolf II, was a hotbed of alchemy, and Khunrath himself had made experiments, discovering in the process an alloy of two rare metals that had mysterious quasi-magnetic properties - that is, it responded like the needle of a compass. But whereas a compass needle points to north, this pointed to truth).
Cloudpine - The type of tree that a witch takes a branch from. This branch is used to fly on and is said to have this power only when owned by a witch.
(It is found only at the very highest place in any world that can be reached only by a special spell).
Daemon - A visible part of the human/witches personality and is part of their soul.
(The daemon is attached to a human by an invisible bond that if pulled causes great pain to both the daemon and the human, if this is pulled far enough can cause it to be severed and both the human and daemon to die, the daemon fades to dust and vanishes. A witch has to leave her daemon on the shores of the land of the dead for the bond between herself and the daemon to be stretched, the daemon can then travel any distance away from her without causing either pain, this ritual is performed just before puberty).
Haelan - Equivalent to a doctor in their world. A healer.
(These healers are found in every major town and city. They heal using the powers and qualities of herbs and roots, many of which are found for them by witches).
Mulefa - A tribal community of elephant-like mammals that travel around at great speeds by using oversized seed pods as wheels.
(These seedpods have a hole through their middle. This is suited perfectly for the Mulefa's front feet, which have a curve of bone that fits in to the hole. They propel themselves along by their back feet. This people communicate by moving their trunk to accompany the noises that they make).
Alacrit - A type of motorcycle used to travel from one place to another. A bike.
(This form of motor bike has a wheeled side pannier, in which you can fit from one to two people in - depending on the size of bike).
Alethiometer - A contraption used to find out true meanings. A truth reader. A small round object that is gold in colour and is controlled by angels.
(The first alethiometer was constructed in Prague during the reign of Rudolf II by a scholar named Pavel Khunrath. He was trying to record the influences of the planets according to a method that combined classical astrology with the memory - theater system of symbolic images developed by scholars. Prague, under Emperor Rudolf II, was a hotbed of alchemy, and Khunrath himself had made experiments, discovering in the process an alloy of two rare metals that had mysterious quasi-magnetic properties - that is, it responded like the needle of a compass. But whereas a compass needle points to north, this pointed to truth).
Cloudpine - The type of tree that a witch takes a branch from. This branch is used to fly on and is said to have this power only when owned by a witch.
(It is found only at the very highest place in any world that can be reached only by a special spell).
Daemon - A visible part of the human/witches personality and is part of their soul.
(The daemon is attached to a human by an invisible bond that if pulled causes great pain to both the daemon and the human, if this is pulled far enough can cause it to be severed and both the human and daemon to die, the daemon fades to dust and vanishes. A witch has to leave her daemon on the shores of the land of the dead for the bond between herself and the daemon to be stretched, the daemon can then travel any distance away from her without causing either pain, this ritual is performed just before puberty).
Haelan - Equivalent to a doctor in their world. A healer.
(These healers are found in every major town and city. They heal using the powers and qualities of herbs and roots, many of which are found for them by witches).
Mulefa - A tribal community of elephant-like mammals that travel around at great speeds by using oversized seed pods as wheels.
(These seedpods have a hole through their middle. This is suited perfectly for the Mulefa's front feet, which have a curve of bone that fits in to the hole. They propel themselves along by their back feet. This people communicate by moving their trunk to accompany the noises that they make).
