The Hollow

Glossary

people, places, and concepts mentioned in this book

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The Aerie – an outpost high in the Rachis mountains, possibly for scientific study

Pulvis Adustio – a dogged seerhunter, and a commander in the Guild of the Sun

Alaigbara – a merchant in Alara, husband to Nbaje, and father of Beruku

Alara – a new settlement on the east coast of Mamidi Daruni, populated by refugees from across the Loralia Sea, mainly Uluria

Ahden – a tall and affable young warrior from Whithom, usually carrying a greatsword scabbard-in-hand, longtime friends with Dev and Omega

The Berm – the borders of the Hollow

Beruku – a lost boy in Alara, son of Nbaje and Alaigbara

Braeside – a city in the north, well outside the Berm in the kingdom of Andion

The Braesider – a talentless bard from Braeside, currently touring in Elocant

Bulletin – a place where day laborers gather to wait for work

Breeyant – seerhunter disciple in the Guild of the Sun, under command of Adustio

Caberia – a kingdom in the north, vassal to Éabha

Casey – a woman in Elocant who runs a bead and breakfast, wife of Phylo

Casowari – man-at-arms at the Aerie

The Chosen – people, entirely tattooed or branded with glyphs, who have voluntarily given their bodies over to the power of darklight, become tuned to nearby elements as they take damage, and increasingly out of control

Conflictor – a being of darklight with hyper keen senses of perception, and uses its observations to manipulate a victim between anguish and hope, in an attempt to drive them to extreme acts that lead to their death, or of someone close to them

The Corrupt – a human who is beyond shattered, having taken darklight into themselves until they are animated solely by it and no longer a human with free will

Cracky – an eccentric scientist at the Aerie, obsessed with flight

The Cradle – a fertile area south of the Rabidi plateau, part of the Rabidi empire, and a major source for food, trees, and other resources

Darkhorse – riding mounts that were once horses, now twisted by darklight into horrible creatures

Darklight – a dark aura illuminating the world within the Hollow, thought to be the manifestation of whatever power twists reality there

Darkseer – an apocryphal being who is thought to be tied to the source of darklight, and generally considered unlucky harbingers of doom, disaster, or misfortune

Debella – capital of Caberia, located on the northern coast of the continent

The Dessicated – people who spent too much time in the Hollow, whose will and identity have been deadened to the point of catatonia

Dev – a young man from Whithom, good at repairing things, longtime friends with Ahden and Omega

Dibbs – second mate aboard the Pelican

Dragon's Blood – a big blob of sticky resin-like goo, translucent red, smelling of sickly sweet rot, which traps animals and insects, tiring or suffocating them to death, ultimately absorbing them