Vangorn Guide
Glossary

Note: This guide may contain minor spoilers

Characters

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AI Weylan (Way-lahn) - an AI replica of Weylan Shiel’s consciousness that resides in Liza’s polearm
Alice Monta (Mohn-tah) - a human/Tundra Ortai hybrid from Earth
Arthur Netlas (Net-lahs) - a human/Wetland Ortai hybrid from Earth

Baliko Tor Pelvat (Ball-ee-co Tour Pell-vat) - a shifter who’s Mar’kost’s adopted sister
Butcher - a butcher mimic in relatively good condition that carries a scythe made out of a reaver’s limb

Cadmus Greyer (Cad-muss Grey-er) - a red scalewing who’s Mar’kost’s friend and Kaliska’s husband
Coral Hali (Hahl-ee) - a human/Ocean Shallows Ortai hybrid from Earth

Dekote (Deh-coat-eh) - a longstrider, the Head Enforcer in Darver
Denali Delm (Deh-nahl-ee Dell-m) - a human/Underground Ortai hybrid from Earth
Duskfeather (Dusk-feather) - Cadmus’s female Grassland drykon

Elarie Shiel (Eh-lah-ree She-ell) - the most recent Shiel member of the Stellus, Liza’s ancestor
Emerald - Harker’s male Grassland drykon

Falek Natar (Fah-leck Nah-tar) - a violet scalewing who works as a Sellsguardian in Darver, Holis, and the surrounding area

Glacier - a wild female Tundra drykon

Harker Swiftfoot (Hark-er Swift-foot) - a longstrider who works as a long-ranged damage dealer for the Drykon Raiders; Kaliska’s brother

Ikaru Vek Tivom (Eek-ah-roo Veck Tihv-omm) - Mar’kost’s genetically identical father; a priest in Holis’s Shiel Temple

James Keta (Keh-tah) - a human/Desert Ortai hybrid from Earth, Liza’s ex-boyfriend
Jordan Collier (Caw-lee-air) - a human/Freshwater Ortai hybrid from Earth

Kaliska Greyer (Call-is-kah Grey-er) - a longstrider, Harker’s sister, Cadmus’s wife

Liza Shiel-Smith (Lee-zah She-ell-Smith) - a human/Void Ortai hybrid from Earth

Mar’kost Vek Tivom (Mar-coast Veck Tihv-omm) - a shifter who’s Liza’s Knight
Mother (Religion) - the official goddess worshipped by Ortai

Olivia Taroth (Tar-oath)- a human/Grassland Ortai hybrid from Earth, Liza’s cousin, Rowan’s girlfriend

Ramset Swiftfoot (Ram-set Swift-foot) - Harker’s older brother; a High Arkan in Holis
Raeve Naren (Rah-eh-veh Nah-wren) - a nix who’s Mar’kost’s friend; she works as a scout for Drykon Raiders
Rowan Gelt (Row-an Geh-lt) - a human/Forest Ortai hybrid from Earth

Sirena Lodis (See-reh-nah Load-is) - a human/Ocean Depths Ortai hybrid from Earth
Sparrowfoot (Sparrow-foot) - Cadmus’s male Grassland drykon

Thyrn Kelk (Thurn Kell-k) - a palg working as the Drykon Raiders’ melee fighter

Valed Taroth (Vah-lehd Tar-oath) - the most recent Taroth member of the Stellus, Olivia’s ancestor

Weylan Shiel (Way-lahn She-ell) - (aka Weylan Gal) a Void Ortai who died over two centuries ago, Liza’s ancestor, Elarie Shiel’s husband

Zephyr Swiftfoot (Zeff-ear Swift-foot) - Harker’s oldest brother; owns the Ruins Point hotel in Darver

Flora and Fauna

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Amphit (Am-fit) - an amphibious Wetland Sapient; humanoid, tadpole’s tail
Animal - a natural species of mobile organism that can learn and is damaged by arkegy; when exposed to high levels of arkegy, they sometimes mutate into their monster counterpart
Araiven (Arrive-ehn) - a small vining plant with leaf bowls that contain digestive enzymes and sensory hairs for catching prey
Araivalet (Arrive-ah-let) - a large vining plantlet with leaf bowls that contain digestive enzymes and tentacle-like vines for catching prey
Arkane Organism - an organism that must consume arkegy to live; includes Ancients, Plantlets, Monsters, and Monster Plants

Bait Fruits - magically enticing fruits produced by garsts to attract prey

Berolm (Bear-ohlm) - a monster that resembles a large land-based axolotl

Chaparral Garst (Shah-prall Gar-st) - a race of garst with a small tree and short, well-armored fruit puppets
Clusterhorn (Cluster-horn) - a crystal-based monster that consists of magical hovering crystals
Corpse Dust - the pulverized remains of an Ortai
Corpse Fungi - a plantlet that forms a web of roots hanging from trees to sense the smell of rotting meat, which it consumes
Cubati (Coo-bah-tee) - the fruit-creating organ of a garst

Darita (Dar-ee-tah) - an aquatic Ocean Shallows Sapient; shark mermaid
Desert Drykon (Dry-con)- a species of drykon that resembles a giant winged viper
Drykon (Dry-con) - a family of Ancient species known for their speed, strength, and adaptability

Eka Frog (Eh-caw) - a frog incapable of using magic that stores up a lot of arka inside itself to make itself inedible

Flail Spider - an enormous spider monster with barbed flail antennae
Forest Drykon (Dry-con) - a species of drykon that resembles a cross between a flying squirrel and a tiger
Freshwater Drykon (Dry-con) - a species of drykon that resembles a giant rhinoceros beetle
Fruit Puppet - a humanoid fruit that can be remotely controlled by its host garst

Garst (Gar-st) - an Ancient species that resembles a tree and forms humanoid fruit puppets
Grassland Drykon (Dry-con) - a species of drykon that resembles a large scaly horse
Graxi (Grah-ksee) - a colony of microscopic Void organisms that can be symbiotic to Ortai

Havit (Hah-v-it) - a rat-like monster the size of a house cat with tentacle-like whiskers and six legs

Ignit (Ihg-knit) - a scorpion monster with a porous back that emits flammable gel when scared

Katsith (Cat-sih-th) - a Grassland monster that resembles a hairless bear with a skeletal head

Leot (Leh-aht) - a Grassland predator
Longstrider (Long-stride-er) - a terrestrial Grassland Sapient; an oryx/pronghorn centaur

Mavi (Mah-vee) - a terrestrial Tundra Sapient; feathered humanoid with a long tail
Mettil (Meh-till) - a Grassland large herbivore
Mimic - a decayed version of an Ortai robot; known for disassembling monsters and people to find parts for self-repair
Monster - a mutated species of mobile organism that can’t learn and acts much more rabid than their animal counterparts; they require arkegy to live
Monster Plant - an unstable version of an Arkane plant; a plant that has mutated due to arkegy exposure

Na’in (Nah-in) - a Grassland prairie dog monster that spits toxic blood

Necroscalis (Neck-row-scah-liss) - a scalewing disease caused by an advanced infection; it causes the loss of scales, discoloration, and possible loss of limbs
Nix (Nih-ks) - a semi-aquatic Freshwater Sapient; winged humanoid beetle
Non-Arkane Organism - an organism that can’t consume much arkegy without suffering damage; includes Animals, Plants, and Sapients

Ocean Depths Drykon (Dry-con) - a species of drykon that resembles a cross between a whale and a squid
Ocean Shallows Drykon (Dry-con) - a species of drykon that resembles a cross between a shark and a crocodile
Ortai (Or-t-eye) - a genetically engineered species originally called ortai’ans; Ortai are made of crystage
Ortai’an (Or-t-eye-an) - a flesh-and-blood sapient species that became the Ortai

Palg (Pah-lg) - a subterranean Underground Sapient; humanoid pangolin
Plantlet (Plant-let) - a stable version of an Arkane plant; a plant that has mutated due to arkegy exposure; they usually don’t need sunlight to thrive
Poron (Pour-on) - a thorny plant with a single stalk that grows clusters of poisonous orange berries
Poroth (Pour-oath) - a plantlet with a single stalk that grows clusters of poisonous orange berries and can shoot toxin-infused spines at creatures that try to eat it

Rank (Monster) - a ranking system for monsters that describes the danger they pose; 1 is the most dangerous, and 5 is the least dangerous
Reaver (Ree-ver) - a giant, upright praying mantis monster
Remipede (Reh-mee-peed) - a giant semi-translucent centipede monster
Rosalet (Rose-ah-let) - an evergreen shrub plantlet with arka-holding pods and a sweet scent to lure prey closer; its toxic needles kill prey, and its roots drain the prey’s blood

Sapient (Classification) (Say-pee-uhnt) - with the exception of Ancients (Ortai, shifters, etc.), all of the intelligent species fall under the category of Sapient
Scalewing (Scale-wing) - a terrestrial Desert Sapient; winged lizard-like humanoid
Shifter (Shift-er) - aka shapeshifter, an amorphous species capable of changing their shape/texture at will; they can become an identical copy of other species using Skills
Slimecrawler (Slime-crawl-er) - a mucus-covered millipede that reproduces asexually by splitting in half
Sorlait (Sore-layt) - an armored monster that resembles a goat and produces milk
Spider Plantlet (Plant-let) - a plantlet that makes sturdy webs of roots to detect and entangle prey
Stasis (Ortai) (Or-t-eye) - when an Ortai trapped in a low-arka environment shapeshifts into a native species to avoid arka starvation
Stonehopper (Stone-hopper) - a large salamander monster with a snail-like shell; spits acid

Taiga Garst (T-eye-guh Gar-st) - a race of garst with a large tree and mid-sized, armored fruit puppets
Temperate Garst (Gar-st) - a race of garst with a mid-sized tree and large, unarmored fruit puppets
Troglit (Trahg-lit) - a small insect-like monster that feeds on carrion
Tropical Garst (Gar-st) - a race of garst with a mid-sized tree and mid-sized, unarmored fruit puppets
Tundra Drykon (Dry-con) - a species of drykon that resembles a giant bird

Underground Drykon (Dry-con) - a species of drykon that resembles a giant pangolin

Void Drykon (Dry-con) - a species of drykon that resembles a winged velociraptor

Voidgrass (Void-grass) - a darkly colored grass that draws energy from Void arka and doesn’t require light to grow; it filters toxins from the atmosphere
Voxra (Vah-ks-rah) - an aerial Void Sapient; sail-like being with tentacles

Wetland Drykon (Dry-con) - a species of drykon that resembles a gossamer-winged newt

Wing Claw - the claw on top of a scalewing’s wing
Wing Rib - the long bones in a scalewing’s wing

Yipu (Yee-poo) - aquatic Ocean Depths Sapient; large squid mermaid

Language, Idioms, and Forms of Address

Aiba (Eye-bah) - official language of Grassland, developed by longstriders
Ancient Ibarian (Eye-bar-ee-an) - old language in Ibar, basis of Aiba, not spoken by anyone but scholars
As serious as a brain crack - an Ortai idiom meaning “as serious as a heart attack”
A stone could see - equivalent to “a blind man could see”

Baliko (Ball-ee-co) - a shifter name meaning “beautiful”
Bontair (Bahn-t-air) - the language of magic

Depths below - idiom equivalent to “heavens above”
Do you have the memory of a pebble? - idiom equivalent to “forgetting something, bonehead?”
Drykfrap (Dry-k-frah-p) - equivalent to “bull crap”

Ekaba (Eh-kah-bah) - second most common language in Grassland, developed by scalewings

Felk (Feh-lk) - equivalent to “crap” (very vulgar)
Flamed - equivalent to “pissed off”
Frap (Frah-p) - equivalent to “crap” (minor vulgarity)
Fresh - nix idiom equivalent to “new” or “random”

Grassblade (Grass-blade) - equivalent to “manhood” (the body part)

Hatchling (Hatch-ling) - scalewing term equivalent to “infant” if literal or “novice” if figurative
Hoofhead (hoof-head) - equivalent to “blockhead”

Ikaru (Eek-ah-roo) - a shifter name meaning “studious”

Kelsior (Kell-see-or) - ancient Ortai language only known to a handful of specialized scholars
Kost (Coast) - a shifter name meaning “free”

Mar (Mahr) - a shifter name meaning “thinker”
Mistai (Miss-t-eye) - formal address for female Ortai the speaker is familiar with
Mistrai (Miss-tr-eye) - formal address for male Ortai the speaker is familiar with

Peltair (Pell-t-air) - the most commonly spoken Ortai language, can be used to write Bontair phonetically
Pelvat (Pell-vat) - a shifter name meaning “dancer”
Prip (P-rip) - equivalent to “crap” (non-vulgar)

Richling (Rich-ling) - equivalent to “nepo baby”
Rockhead (Rock-head) - equivalent to “idiot”

Se’tok (Seh-tock) - most common shifter language in Grassland
Shiny chip - equivalent to “pretty penny”
Slimeskin (Slime-skin) - derogatory term for shifters
Son of a katsith (Cat-sihth) - equivalent to “son of a b----” (derogatory of personality)
Son of a wyrn (wern) - equivalent to “son of a b----” (derogatory of lineage)
Stone-brained - equivalent to “brain-dead”
Stones-for-brains - equivalent to “idiot”
Stride off - equivalent to “shove off”

(Your) Taivess (T-eye-vehss) - formal address for Ortai the speaker is not familiar with
Tanix (Tan-icks) - most common nix language in Ibar
Tivom (Tihv-omm) - a shifter name meaning “servant”
Tor (Tour) - a shifter middle name meaning they were born from two parents

Vek (Veck) - a shifter middle name meaning they were born from one parent
Vertiba (V-air-tee-bah) - old language in Ibar, basis of Ekaba, not spoken by anyone but scholars

What the Depths - equivalent to “what the heck”

Locations

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Arka River (Ahr-kah) - a river consisting of liquid arka instead of or alongside water

The Beyond - the Vangorn equivalent to outer space/the heavens.

Chiyen (Chee-yeh) - midwestern continent
Class (Planet) - Ortai classify planets according to the amount of arka they produce; in order of least to most arka, the classes are A, O, U, I, and E

Darver (Dar-ver) - a relatively large city in Ibar
Depths - aka “Ocean Depths,” what land-dwellers consider to be the hell-like afterlife

Greyer Ranch (Grey-er) - Cadmus’s drykon ranch

Holis (Hall-iss) - the capital of Ibar

Ibar (Eye-bar) - a Grassland country in Piteon

Marsta (Mar-stuh) - northwestern continent

North Ice - the northernmost continent, uninhabitable

Otherspace (Other-space) - aka the Void Realm, a parallel dimension that contains Essence

Pampas Academy of Ortology (Pahm-pahs) - a university in Pampas, Tepush that specializes in the study of Ortai
Pampas University (Pahm-pahs) - a general university in Pampas, Tepush
Piteon (Pit-ee-on) - northeastern continent

Ruin’s Point Hotel - Zephyr’s high-end hotel in Darver

Shiel Temple (She-ell) - One of the names of Veil Piercer
Silvervale (Earth) (Silver-vale) - a city founded by Ortai in Washington, USA
Silvervale (Vangorn) (Silver-vale) - a city that was largely inhabited by Ortai, now abandoned
Surnelta (Soor-nell-tah) - a branch of the arka river in Ibar that starts at Holis and goes past Darver

T2951-3 - the Ortai label for Earth
Tepush - the southeast continent

Vangorn 1 (Van-gore-n) - the original homeworld of Ortai and shifters
Vangorn 2 (Van-gore-n) - (often referred to only as “Vangorn”) - a planet currently occupied by a variety of magical and non-magical species
Veil Piercer - a Void Ortai colony ship buried near Darver

Magic and Technology

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Active Time (Spellcasting) - how long a spell is active in blinks
Anti-Arka Cuffs - an Ortai device that allows non-Ortai to go into high-arkegy areas without dying
Anti-Arka Salve - a salve that neutralizes arka and stimulates natural healing
Anti-Teleport Barrier - a barrier that prevents people from teleporting past it
Antisuit (Anti-suit) - (aka anti-arka suit), protects the user from arkegy
Aquatic Rokatreat (Row-caw-treat) - a substance made from rosalet needles that’s used to kill Ortai-affecting parasites and pathogens (in liquid arka)
Arka (Ahr-caw) - a group of crystalline substances that can hold and/or produce arkegy
Arka Forge (Ahr-caw) - a forge powered by gaseous or liquid arka
Arka Gun - an Ortai device that fires an arka blast that stuns Arkane organisms and kills non-Arkane organisms
Arka Meter (Ahr-caw) - a device capable of sensing the ambient arkegy
Arka Suppression Collar (Ahr-caw) - a device that prevents the wearer from using magic
Arkatype (Ahr-caw-type) - the arka’s variety
Arkane (Arcane) - of or relating to arka
Arkegy (Ahr-keh-gee) - Arkane energy
Arkegy Converter - a device that converts arkegy from one type to another
Arkegy Line (Ahr-keh-gee) - power lines used to conduct arkane energy
Artifact (Enchanting) - movable enchanted objects that often have an innate purpose even before being enchanted, such as weapons, armor, tools, and jewelry
Avatar - the term Ortai use to describe ‘mimics’
Audio Block - a device that blocks the audio in an area (and sometimes replaces it with pre-recorded audio)

Backdoor - a page on the Interface that’s only available to Ortai
Base State (Spellcasting) - the state of the target at a specified time
Binding Oath - a type of spell that forces one or more parties to fulfill certain conditions
Bir Ortai Rip Osal Barn Kesamet. Osalka Bir Mo Vangorn. (Beer Or-t-eye Reep Oh-sall Bahrn Keh-sah-met. Oh-sahl-kah Beer Mow Vahn-gorn) - “We Ortai now claim our weapons. Return us to Vangorn.”; a spell activation phrase for the ‘safety net’ teleportation spell in Silvervale, Washington
Bontair - the language of magic, capable of manipulating Essence to control the physical world
Burn Arkegy - to spend arkegy (typically to cast a spell)

Caloth (Cahl-oath) - the most basic type of sapmix fabric
Catalyst (Enchanting) - have no inherent use aside from turning assorted ingredients into magical potions, salves, and serums
Charged Arka (Ahr-caw) - once arka reaches a certain threshold of arkegy (known as “charging), it begins to emit all the arkegy it contains at a rapid rate
Charm - an enchanted item (artifact, catalyst, or immutable)
Class (Crystage) - a ranking of crystage refinement; 1 is the most-refined, and 7 is completely unrefined
Communications (Interface) - a subsection of the Backdoor page that allows the user to make 3D video calls, voice calls, and texts with other Ortai and their Party members
Confusion Headband - a device that makes anyone who looks at the wearer want to look away, preventing easy tracking
Counterspell (Counter-spell) - a spell meant to counteract a spell
Cryat (Cree-at) - arka-conductive paint used for enchanting
Crystage (Chris-tah-j) - the solid form of arka, which can be used to power enchanted objects
Crystage Drill - an Ortai device that drills through crystage in order to remove foreign material from an Ortai’s body
Crystage Grinder - an Ortai device that grinds crystage to a fine powder

Damage (Spellcasting) - any effect that changes a target from its base state
Database (Interface) - a subsection of the Backdoor page that contains large amounts of data uploaded by Ortai from centuries past
Death Essence - the Essence released by a recently dead organism; most of it goes to the organism’s killer
Denov (Deh-noh-v) - “dark”; a spell activation phrase for darkness spells
Desert Arka (Ahr-caw) - arka related to light and heat

Enchanting - the act of engraving or painting Bontair runes on an object to facilitate spellcasting
Essence - an interdimensional energy that mirrors and/or manipulates the physical world depending on the spells cast on it
Essence Editor (Interface) - a subsection of the Backdoor page that allows the user to manipulate their Skills/Stats and the Skills/Stats of their non-Ortai Party members; page is unavailable until Level 50 and is limited in its use
Etav (Eh-tah-v) - “pulse”; a spell activation phrase for attack spells
Excavator - an Ortai device that can teleport dirt/stone from one location to a nearby location

Forest Arka (Ahr-caw) - arka related to plants (specifically woody plants)
Freshwater Arka (Ahr-caw) - arka related to pure water
Full Name (Interface) - the user’s full name in an Interface includes their middle name; no two Interface-registered people can have the same full name

Genetic Engineering Pod - an Ortai device that rewrites the genetic code of an Ortai fetus
Gira (Gee-rah) - “come”; a spell activation phrase for telekinetic spells
Grade (Potion) - potions are graded according to their length and quality of effect; G1 potions have the longest/strongest effects, and G5 potions have the shortest/weakest effects
Grasel (Grah-sell) - “down”; a spell activation phrase for telekinetic spells
Grassland Arka (Ahr-caw) - arka related to grass and land fertility

Healing Potion - a potion that increases the speed of natural healing
Hovercart - an Ortai device that transports furniture

Immutables (Enchanting) - charms that can’t typically move; the most common immutables are man-made fixtures (lights, doors, walls)
Infoscreen - an outdated Ortai device that functions as a portable computer
Inorganic Essence - yellow Essence that mirrors and/or manipulates inorganic material
Interface - a device that allows someone to access their stats, levels, party, etc.
Interface Dead Zone - areas where Interfaces and Skills don’t work
Interface Network - the network of Void Sources across the planet that allow the Interfaces to work
Internal Arka (Ahr-caw) - (aka “internal arkegy”) - the amount of Arkane energy an organism currently possesses
Interportal Teleportation (Spellcasting) - a type of teleportation that’s used to teleport between two marked charms known as ‘portal anchors’
Inventory (Interface) - a subsection of the Backdoor page that connects to a personal inventory

Kris (Crees) - “light”; a spell activation phrase for light spells
Kotal Ipe Spigren (Coh-tall Ee-peh Spee-grehn) - “platform of grass”; a spell activation phrase for grass manipulation spells

Level - a measure of one’s total Essence
Level Cap - the maximum amount of levels a species can gain
Lidaln (Lee-dahln) - “infuse”; a spell activation phrase for attack spells
Life-Binding Oath - a type of binding oath where the oath taker dies if the person they’re linked to dies
Lifter - magical elevator
Luminsphere (Loo-min-sphere) - a glowing ball

Magnification (Spellcasting) - a type of scrying that essentially functions as binoculars or a telescope
Maps (Interface) - a subsection of the Backdoor page that contains world, country, and building maps (of locations that have been uploaded to the Interface Network)
Med Vacuum - an Ortai device that creates suction in order to remove shrapnel from wounds etc.
Medical Rokatreat (Row-caw-treat) - a substance made from rosalet needles that’s used to kill Ortai-affecting parasites and pathogens (inside an Ortai)
Mesar Pop Talak Ipe Raba’ipan (Meh-sahr Poh-p Tah-lahk Ee-peh Rah-bah-ee-pah-n) - “Reveal the fabric of reality”; a spell activation phrase for Interface spells
Message Orb - a device that flies between two tracking chips when activated and carries a small written message
Mimic - a robot that comes in several varieties, including: butcher, cleaner, collector, cook, crafter, data, entertainer, gardener, gopher (supplies transporter), keeper (animal tender), mechanic, medic, plumber, research, security, supervisor
Multi-type Artifact - an artifact made using multiple arkatypes of crystage

Oath of No Harm - a type of binding oath where the oath taker can’t harm the person they’re linked to
Ocean Depths Arka (Ahr-caw) - arka related to water pressure, salinity, darkness, and bioluminescence
Ocean Shallows Arka (Ahr-caw) - arka related to salinity, biochemicals, and colony animals
Organic Essence - green Essence that mirrors and/or manipulates organisms and their direct products (meat, milk, wool)
Osalka (Oh-sahl-caw) - “return”; a spell activation phrase for telekinetic or teleportation spells
Overview (Interface) - the homepage of the Interface

Party - a group of people linked by their Interfaces for the purpose of Essence sharing
Perfect Replicator - a device that perfectly replicates a scene/document/etc. in color.
Portal Anchor - a device that holds arka from a specific location and allows the user to teleport there
Potion - an enchanted substance made for oral consumption
Primary Casting - a variety of spellcasting that requires the user to verbalize all the terms of the spell

Remote Control - a Skill that allows the user to control their tamed organisms from a distance
Remote Eye (Spellcasting) - a type of scrying that allows the caster to view a distant location through a linked charm which has been placed at that distant location
Restore (Spellcasting) - return target to base state

Salve - an enchanted substance made to rest on the skin and activate their effects over time
Sapmix (Sap-mix) - a class of substances made by Ortai using the sap of an araivalet plantlet and monster blood in varying quantities; the substances produced by this method can be formed into synthetic clothing, arka-resistant varnish, and rubber- or plastic-like objects
Scrying (S-cry-ing) - a type of spell used to see hidden or far-off things
Scrying Mirror - a device that connects to scrying spells in local theaters in order to display the plays to viewers
Secondary Casting - a variety of spellcasting that requires the user possess an enchanted item or Skill and knowledge of a short activation phrase or gesture
Serum - an enchanted substance made for quick absorption through the skin
Service Oath - a type of binding oath where the oath taker must obey the person they’re linked to
Shifter Test - a device that detects shifters in any form
Shu (Shoo) - “go”; a spell activation phrase for telekinetic
Shu Mo Subol (Shoo Mow Soo-bowl) - “Go to pair”; a spell activation phrase for telekinetic or portal spells
Silence Stones - a device that makes conversations between people holding matching stones inaudible to outsiders
Skill Shield - a device that hides the user’s Interface info from people who have Skill Sight
Sklon Spigren (Scl-ohn Spee-grehn) - “raise grass”; a spell activation phrase for grass manipulation spells
Skod (Skohd) - “up”; a spell activation phrase for telekinetic spells
Skon (Skohn) - “raise”; a spell activation phrase for telekinetic spells
Source - a large crystal that produces arkegy
Spellcasting (Spell-casting) - the act of spending arkegy to activate a spell/enchantment or Skill
Stasis Cube - a storage box that maintains its contents in a stasis field for preservation
Subject Marking (Spellcasting) - the act of detailing a spell’s subject either verbally or by writing it into an enchantment

Target (Spellcasting) - the organism/item chosen to be acted upon by the spell
Telekinesis (Spellcasting) - a type of spell that’s used to move objects with one’s mind
Telepathy - a spell type related to reading and controlling minds
Teleportation (Spellcasting) - a type of spell that’s used to move from one location to another nearly instantaneously
Tier (Artifact Power/Rarity) - artifacts are ranked according to their damage/defense capabilities; Tier 1 is the strongest, and Tier 5 is the weakest; Tier 6 refers to non-magical objects
Tier (Artifact State) - artifacts are sorted according to how well-maintained they are and how their state affects their value; Tier D1 refers to artifacts in perfect condition, and Tier D5 refers to artifacts that are completely unrepairable
Tier (Skills) - the three tiers of Skills (Lesser, Greater, and True) describe their relative strength
Tier (Source) - a ranking system that arranges Sources by size and arkegy production; 1 is the largest/most productive, and 5 is the smallest/least productive
Tracking Chips - a device that’s used as a locator for message orbs etc.
Truth Amulet - a device that turns purple if someone is telling the truth and black if they’re not
Tundra Arka (Ahr-caw) - arka related to wind, sound, and cold

Unilateral Teleportation (Spellcasting) - a type of teleportation that’s used to teleport between the caster’s location and a location identified only by its geolocation or its location relative to the caster.

Veil Ship - an Ortai ship capable of traveling through the Otherspace at faster than light speeds
Verifier - a device that makes real minted currency glow
Void Arka (Ahr-caw) - arka related to the Otherspace and Essence

Wedol (Wey-doll) - Liza’s polearm

Wetland Arka (Ahr-caw) - arka related to animal life, adaptation, and regeneration

Professions, People Groups, and Historical Events

Adventurer Guild - a guild for Professions such as Scout, Ranged Fighter, Melee Fighter, Healer, Shield, Cartographer
Arkan (Ahr-can) - arka user
Arkan’s Guild (Ahr-can’s) - a guild of people who specialize in using magic
Assassin Guild - a guild for contract killers
A.V. - “After (the settling of) Vangorn (2)”

B.V. - “Before (the settling of) Vangorn (2)”

Communications Guild - a guild that sends messages, prints news, and posts information bounties

Drykon Raiders (Dry-con Raid-ers) - Thyrn’s bronze-ranked Adventuring team

Enchanter - a Profession where people specialize in creating charms
Enforcers - police in Grassland
Exploration Rights - the rights to explore, raid, and restructure historical sites such as dungeons

Final War - aka the Unholy Uprising, the war between the Ortai and non-Ortai that led to the Ortai fleeing from Vangorn 2
Finder’s Guild - a guild that searches for people, items, and knowledge

Gilded Blades - a silver-ranked Adventuring team Zephyr hired

Great Seeding - the settling of Vangorn 2
Guardian (Grassland) - a man who legally owns a woman, traditional in Northern Grassland
Guide (Religion) - the deity of the Unholy Cult
Guild - a commercial organization that provides services to people of certain Professions in exchange for fees

High Arkans (Ahr-cans) - the leaders of Grassland countries
Historical Guild - a guild that manages historical structures and artifacts

Knight - a Profession that traditionally described the highest-ranked servant warriors of Ortai

Monster Hunter - a Profession that specializes in killing monsters

Profession - an Interface-recognized job that affects the Skills one unlocks when leveling up
Profession Bonus - increases the amount of Essence gained while doing Profession-related tasks

Rank (Adventurer) - Adventurers are ranked according to their skills and experience; in rising order of experience, the ranks are Copper, Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum
Request (Adventurer) - a bounty posted by the Adventurer’s Guild that gives an Adventurer money in exchange for performing a task such as clearing a dungeon, escorting a caravan, hunting a monster, etc.
Residential ID - an ID proving that one resides in a certain location

Sellsguardians - people in Northern Grassland who collect ‘unclaimed’ or ‘runaway’ women who walk around without a male escort; they either return the women to their guardians for a fee or sell the women to new guardians
Special Enforcers - Enforcers that secure the area close to Sources
Stellus (Stehl-us) - (literally means “general” or “war leader”), the ruling council of Ortai; in modern day, they’re equivalent to the Greek Pantheon

Tamer - a Profession related to magically taming animals (and sometimes monsters)
Tier (Licensing) - licenses are ranked according to their difficulty to obtain; Tier 1 licenses are the hardest to obtain, and Tier 5 licenses are the easiest to obtain
Transporter - a Profession that specializes in taking items or organisms from place to place

Unholy Cult - a religious group that opposes the Ortai
Unholy Uprising - aka the Final War, the war between the Ortai and non-Ortai that led to the Ortai fleeing from Vangorn 2

Ward (Grassland) - a woman who is the legal property of a man, traditional in Northern Grassland

Stats, Skills, and Enchantments

Absorption Skill - a Skill thattakes something intangible from the target (health, stamina, Stats)
Activate (Skill) - spending Skill points in able to gain use of an unlocked Skill
Active Skill - a Skill that won’t go into effect unless it’s triggered by a spoken phrase and/or a physical gesture
Adeptness - a Stat that describes the user’s Dexterity and Stealth
Agility - a Sub-Stat that describes the user’s ability to run an obstacle course
Anti-Theft (Enchantment) - prevents artifact from being teleported or moved telekinetically by anyone except the charm’s owner
Arka (Stat) - a Stat that describes the user’s Arka Capacity and Resistance
Arka Capacity - a Sub-Stat that describes the user’s ability to store and use arkegy
Arka Resistance - a Sub-Stat that describes the user’s ability to survive arkegy exposure
Arka Shot (Skill or Enchantment) - shoots an arkegy bullet
Artifact Skill - aka enchantment, a Skill that can only be used by an artifact
Attack - a Sub-Stat that describes the user’s ability to exert force

Beast Knowledge - a Skill that grants knowledge about tamable organisms to the user
Bell (Stat) - the unit of measurement for Stealth; more is worse
Bind Creature - a Skill that tames organisms under certain circumstances

Charisma (Stat) - a Sub-Stat that describes the user’s ability to convince people
Charisma Skill - a Skill that increases the user’s Charisma Stat
Clear Mind - a Skill that protects the user from telepathy
Collection (Skill or Enchantment) - draws arkegy from the environment and stores it
Combat Skill - a Skill that enhances the user’s combat capabilities, either through increasing combat-related Stats or by allowing them to use combat moves they haven’t learned
Cooldown (Skill or Enchantment) - prevents charm from performing multiple Skills in quick succession, which could damage the charm or user
Cooldown Override (Skill or Enchantment) - allows for the forcible activation of Skill despite there being an ongoing cooldown
Cube (Stat) - the unit of measurement for Dexterity; more is better

Debuff Infliction/Removal - a Skill that inflicts/removes a debuff on the target (fatigue, paralysis, hunger, etc.)
Debuff Removal - a Skill that removes a debuff from the target
Deception - a Skill that causes the target to percieve things that don’t exist
Defense (Stat)- a Sub-Stat that describes the user’s ability to mitigate an attack
Dexterity (Stat) - a Sub-Stat that describes the user’s hand-eye coordination
Digits (Stat) - a unit of measurement for Memory; more is better
Diligence (Stat) - a Stat that describes the user’s Charisma, Intelligence, Knowledge, and Memory
Dull (Enchantment) - creates a thin shield of energy or material over a blade to prevent it from cutting
Durability Increase/Decrease - a Skill that increases or decreases the durability of a targeted weapon/armor/tool

Enchantment Sight - a Skill that allows users to see enchantments on a charm

Form Shift - a Skill that allows the user to change their shape/color/texture
Fortitude (Stat) - a Sub-Stat that describes the user’s ability to resist poison and extreme temperatures

Gateway (Skill or Enchantment) - cutting an arch in the air creates a temporary portal to any destination the user has been to before (if they’ve left a marker there on their Interface map)
General Skill - a Skill that anyone can hypothetically unlock
Grade (Stat) - a unit of measurement for Knowledge; more is better
Greater Skill - an intermediate Skill
Growth Buff/Debuff - a Skill that increases or decreasse the rate of the target’s Stat/Skill/Level growth

Infuse (Skill or Enchantment) - infuses arka into an item or body part during use
Intelligence (Stat) - a Sub-Stat that describes the user’s ability to learn
Interface (Skill or Enchantment) - allows the user to view their Interface profile projected on/from their artifact or body part
Inventory (Skill) - a shielded area of the Otherspace used to store items

Kiloblink (Stat) - a unit of measurement for Charisma; less is better
Knowledge (Stat) - a Sub-Stat that describes the user’s current knowledge base

Lap (Stat) - a unit of measurement for Stamina; more is better
Lesser Skill - a basic Skill

Memory (Stat) - a Sub-Stat that describes the user’s ability to memorize data
Menagerie (Skill) - a shielded area of the Otherspace used to store organisms
Mental Alteration - a Skill that affects the mind of the target
Mental Bond - a Skill that allows users to communicate telepathically with someone who’s telepathically bonded to them from any distance
Movement- a Stat that describes the user’s Agility, Speed, and Stamina

Ownership (Enchantment) - prevents anyone from using the artifact except the owner by shocking thieves and/or shutting down its own utility enchantments

Passive Skill - a Skill that remains in effect unless it’s purposefully deactivated
Piece (Stat) - a unit of measurement for Agility; less is better
Point (Stat) - a unit of measurement for Intelligence; more is better
Polyglot - a Skill that allows the user to speak languages they haven’t learned
Professional Skill - a Skill that can only be unlocked by someone with the corresponding Profession
Professional Specialization - a Skill that allows the user to perform the tasks required of a specific Profession without necessarily practicing beforehand
Pulse (Skill or Enchantment) - makes ribbons of arkegy around an object or body part

Recall (Enchantment) - causes the artifact to teleport to its owner
Recovery Buff/Debuff - a Skill that increases or decreases the target’s recovery
Replication - a Skill that allows the user to copy the target’s powers/abilities
Resistance Increase/Decrease - a Skill that increases or decreases the resistance to damage or debuffs of the target

Safety (Enchantment) - prevents low-level users from dying due to spell backlash; shuts down utility enchantments when handled by a low-level user
Self-Destruction (Enchantment) - destroys artifact if all owners die
Sense Strengthening/Weakening - a Skill that heightens or reduces the strength of the target’s senses
Sharpen (Enchantment) - removes the effects of Dull and/or uses a thin layer of energy or material to create a very fine/sharp cover on an artifact’s blade
Skill - a magical ability that is listed in one’s Interface
Skill Buff/Debuff - a Skill that increases or decreases the effectiveness of the target’s Skill(s)
Skill Set - a group of Skills that are linked to a Profession; sets include both Professional and general Skills
Skill Sight - a skill that allows the user to see people’s Skills (with restrictions)
Species Skill - a Skill that a species is born with; some species Skills are only available to the corresponding species
Speed - a Sub-Stat that describes the user’s ability to move quickly
Stamina - a Sub-Stat that describes the user’s ability to perform physical actions for an extended period of time
Stat - a measure of one’s physical and mental abilities
Stat Buff/Debuff - a Skill that increases or decreases the target’s stat(s)
Stealth - a Sub-Stat that describes the user’s ability to travel unseen
Stet (Stat) - a unit of measurement for Fortitude; more is better
Strength - a Stat that describes the user’s Attack, Defense, and Fortitude

Tail/Blink (Stat) - a unit of measurement for Speed; more is better
Tap (Stat) - a unit of measurement for Attack and Defence; more is better
True Skill - an advanced Skill

Unlock (Skill) - Skills are automatically unlocked when someone levels up; these Skills can be seen but not used unless they’re Activated
Upgrade (Skill) - increasing a Skill’s Tier

Valt (Stat) - the unit of measurement for Arka Capacity and Resistance; more is better

Weapon Skill - aka weapon/artifact enchantment
Weight Manipulation (Skill or Enchantment) - uses telekinesis to lighten an artifact or body part when the user is at rest and make the artifact or body part heavier when the user attacks

Units of Measurement, Currency, and Time

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Note: Units of measurement for Stats are listed under Stats, Skills, and Enchantments

Blink (Unit) - a measurement of time; 0.5 Earth seconds
Blue CC - a coin worth $20,000 USD

Centi- (Unit of Measurement) - 1/100
Centiblink (Unit) (Centi-blink) - 100 blinks; 50 Earth seconds
Crystal Chips (CCs) - the most common currency, minted from carved circles of crystage
Cuol (Unit) (Coo-ohl) - a measurement of volume; 0.74 ounces

Day (Unit) - 20 myriblinks; 27.8 Earth hours
Deca- (Unit of Measurement) - 10
Deci- (Unit of Measurement) - 1/10

Easllim (Ease-lihm) - the first day of the week (out of six)
Eleven o’pal (oh-pahl) - (eleven o’clock), nightfall on the equinox
Es (Unit) (Ess) - a measurement of Essence quantity

Fluvia (Floo-vee-ah) - the sixth month of the year (out of nine); autumn in the Northern Hemisphere

Gert (Unit) (Gur-t) - a measurement of arkegy power produced
Giga- (Unit of Measurement) - 1,000,000,000
Green CC - a coin worth $200 USD

Hecto- (Unit of Measurement) - 100

Imundis (Ih-moon-diss) - the seventh month of the year (out of nine); autumn in the Northern Hemisphere

Kallim (Call-lihm) - the fifth day of the week (out of six)
Kehat (Unit) (Keh-haut) - a measurement of temperature; 0.92 degrees Fahrenheit
Kilo- (Unit of Measurement) - 1,000
Kiloblink (Unit) (Kilo-blink) - 10 centiblinks; 8.33 Earth minutes

Mega- (Unit of Measurement) - 1,000,000
Milli- (Unit of Measurement) - 1/1,000
Month (Unit) - 31-32 Vangorn days; ~5.2 Vangorn weeks; 35.9-37.07 Earth days
Myri- (Unit of Measurement)(M-eye-ree) - 10,000
Myriblink (Unit) (M-eye-ree-blink) - 100 centiblinks; 27.8 Earth hours

Nemys (Neh-mees) - the first month of the year (out of nine); spring in the Northern Hemisphere
Nunlim (Noon-lihm) - the third day of the week (out of six)

One o’pal (oh-pahl) - (one o’clock), daybreak on the equinox
O’pal (oh-pahl) - “o’clock”
Orange CC - a coin worth $2 USD

Pasm (Unit)(Pah-sm) - a measurement of arkegy charge/speed
Praga (Prah-gah) - the fourth month of the year (out of nine); summer in the Northern Hemisphere
Purple CC - a coin worth $20,000 USD

Red CC - a coin worth $0.2 USD

Senlim (Sehn-lihm) - the sixth day of the week (out of six); the only standard weekend-day
Six o’pal (oh-pahl) - (six o’clock), noon on the equinox
Stone (Unit) - a measurement of weight; 4 lbs
Sullim (Sool-lihm) - the second day of the week (out of six)

Tail (Unit) - a measurement of distance; 3.5 feet
Tap (Unit) - a measurement of force; 2 newtons
Teskal (Tess-call) - the eighth month of the year (out of nine); winter in the Northern Hemisphere
Torrillim (Tour-rill-lihm) - the fourth day of the week (out of six)

Uligeus (Yoo-lee-jee-us) - the third month of the year (out of nine); summer in the Northern Hemisphere

Valt (Unit) (Vault) - a measurement of arkegy quantity
Vanuo (Van-oo-oh) - the ninth month of the year (out of nine); winter in the Northern Hemisphere
Vastit (Vah-stiht) - the fifth month of the year (out of nine); summer in the Northern Hemisphere
Vavim (Vah-veem) - the second month of the year (out of nine); spring in the Northern Hemisphere

Week (Unit) - 6 Vangorn days; 6.95 Earth days

Year (Unit) - 284 Vangorn days; 9 Vangorn months; 328.97 Earth days

Yellow CC - a coin worth $20 USD

Vangorn Guide Glossary

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