Demigod of War
Glossary
Copyright© 2018 by Mad Wolf
GLOSSARY OF FIRST WORLD RACES & TERMS:
9 Great Dragons:
Amethyst- Lo’tyan
Location: lives on the Anvil of Heaven (Plains of Man)
Diamond- Nyd’hagh
Location: lives on the Ice Crag (Northlands)
Emerald- Laydon
Location: lives in the World Tree (Eternal Forrest)
Opal- Tyamat (Banished)
Location: lives on the Unseen Mountain (Unending Sea)
Onyx- Amayru (bone dragon)
Location: dead-on top of the Hidden Ziggarat (Dead Swamp)
Pearl- Azazel
Location: lives on Star Spire (Hell’s Basin)
Ruby- Gyor’nych
Location: lives in the Hall of Heroes (Cauldron of Fyre)
Sapphire- Typhon
Location: lives in the sea at the base of the Cyclone Tower (Chaos Bay)
Topaz- Kyet’sol
Location: lives in the Great Pyramid (Shifting Sands)
Magic Types:
Adept: Snow/ice/cold
Druid: Nature/growth
Magician: Illusion/trickery
Mystic: Life/healing
Necromancer: Death
Sorcerer: Storms/lightning
Warlock: Heat/plasma/flame
Witch: Reflection/form-shifting
Wizard: Order/evolution/improvement
Advanced Magic Types:
Archmage: Able to use 7+ magic types
Elementalist: Able to use opposite elements (Life and Death; Heat and Cold; etc)
Enchanter: Able to imbue physical items with magic properties
Mage: Multiple discipline magic user
Races:
DJINN- Dark skinned, dark-haired, veiled/covered; originally human/fey, accepted a term of service to the Topaz Dragon in exchange for transformation and power
DWARF- Hermaphroditic, all-male, gender switching for childbirth, clan allegiance transmits through the child-bearing parent, natural resistance to heat/pressure/low oxygen, only able to use enchanting magic
Dwimar- Shorter, light-skinned, dark-haired, will never come to the surface, best enchanters/weapon makers
Dvergyr- Taller, light-skinned, light-haired, dislikes being above ground, most prolific smiths
Powry- (Red-cap) Medium, dark-skinned, dark-haired, most likely to be above ground, most bloodthirsty
FEY- Most attractive race, able to use special, innate Nature/Life (or Death) magic
Ai’sydie- Ruling class (Daoyn, Seelie) (Fyr’bolg, Unseelie)
Alfyr- Northern Fey (Lusalfyr, Seelie) (Dukalfyr, Unseelie)
Seelie:
Dryad- Tree-kin, tall, female
Gancana- Male, high-born, seducer
Ghellie- Male, high-born, camouflaged, wood-kin
Glaystag- Beast-kin, hoofed, female
Leprecon- Halfling, civilized, male
Neriid- Water-kin, medium height, female
Nymph- Female, high-born
Oreed- Stone-kin, medium height
Satyr- Beast-kin, hoofed, male
Spriggan- Tree-kin, tall, male
Sprite- Small, winged [Pixy (tree-dwelling), Nixy (water-dwelling), Slyph (high-born, sky-dwelling)]
Unseelie:
Banshrae- Female, high-born
Brownie- Halfling, earth-dwelling
Cluricon- Halfling, mean, male
Drude- Hunter, warrior, male
Dulihan- Male, high-born, headless
Fardrig- Male, low-born, rat-faced, red-colored
Hag- Female, low-born
Kelpy- Water-kin
Selky- Water-kin, cold climate
GIANT- Largest humanoid race
Fire- More variable in height, black/red skin, no hair, can only learn fire/heat magic
Frost- Slightly bigger than trolls, blue/grey skin, white hair, can only learn cold magic
Mountain- Tallest, dumbest, most aggressive individually
Troll- Smallest type, hairy, regenerating
GOBLIN- Small stature, cousins to Orcs
HUMAN- Most diverse race
Islander- Tall, large, swarthy
Nomad- Black-skinned, tall
Northmen- Large, light-haired
Plains- Very diverse, dark-haired
INFERNAL- Result of humans, fey, dwarves, orcs being tricked by the Pearl Dragon upon arrival in First World
Nephilim- Transformed Fey/human, winged, ruling class, male
Seraphim- Transformed Fey/human, winged, ruling class, female
Alastor- Tormentor, transformed human, male, wild appearance
Behemoth- Transformed orc, very large, elephantine
Daevis- Transformed human, priest
Harpy- Transformed Fey, female, feathered
Imp- Transformed dwarf/low-born Fey, small, winged
Incubi/succubi- Transformed Fey, seducers, best magic users, shape-shifter
Lamia- Transformed human female, attractive
Naga- Transformed human, serpent-like
Rakasha- Transformed doppelganger/fetch, shape shifter
Ukobac- Transformed dwarf, animal-headed
MER-PEOPLE- Green/blue skinned, hair is much thicker than human (tentacle-like), hydro-dynamic shaped, webbed hands/feet
ORC- Porcine, tusked, green/grey skinned; tall, muscular, lower intelligence
UNDEAD-
Draugyr- Human/orc/giant, warrior
Fyar Gorta- Undead Fey, life-sucking
Lich- Human, magic user
Shade- Any race, non-corporeal, night/dark dwelling, vulnerable to most magic
Skeleton- Any race, desiccated, simple-minded
Slua- Undead Fey, restless, aimless
Vampyr- Human/orc, night-dwelling, blood drinking
Zombie- Any race, unthinking
Mixed Race:
Be’d’yin- Half Djinn
Cambion- Half Infernal
Changelyng- Half Fey
Hill Giant- Half Giant
Merro- Half Mer
Nord- Half hero (giant, man, orc, fey)/half Valkyrie, light-haired
Fetch- Half Fey/Doppelganger
War-chyld- Half Orc