Glossary


A

Alley Common
Form of Thieves Cant local to the Dewa Q'Asos.

B

Bellows
Mechanical device that permits Gearforged to emulate humanoid speech.

C

Chatter
Language spoken by sentient Gearforged.
Common
The most widely-spoken language in the Dewa Q'Asos.

D

Determinant
An individual empowered as ombudsman, judge, and dispenser of justice. Some are backed by one of the major city-states; others are freelance.
Dewa Q'Asos
The southernmost region of Vosh. Until the end of the Second Age, mostly jungle.
Dewan
Describes something or someone with origins in the Dewa Q'Asos. Also the mass noun for residents of the region.
Draconic, Old
Ancient form of the Draconic language.
Dwarvish, High
Ancient form of the Dwarvish language. Also known as "Deep Dwarvish."
Dwarvish, Low
Modern form of the Dwarvish language. Also known as "Street Dwarvish."

E

Elvish, High
Ancient form of the Elvish language. Not spoken.

F

Far Depths
An ocean east of Vosh.
Freya
Dwarven goddess of love, beauty, and life.

G

Gazakh Noch
A city-state on the northern edge of the Dewa Q'Asos.
Gearforged
Generic term for a clockwork automaton. Typically not senitent. See also Scrap.
Gold Pass
A mountain pass through Hoard's Vault, controlled by the city-state Gazakh Noch.

H

The Heap
A mobile village of primarly sentient gearforged traveling Dewa Q'Asos.
Hoard
The prime diety of trade, commerce, and luck. Often referred to as the Golden Lady, or just Lady.
Hoard's Vault
A mountain range separating the Dewa Q'Asos from the rest of Vosh.
Hopper
A desert explorer. So-called because they "hop" from water source to water source in order to stay alive.

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M

Mimir
Dwarven goddess of knowledge and truth.
Movan Unath
The Elven custom of leaving behind one's old life and beginning a new one.

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P

Poshni Koth
A city-state at the northwestern edge of the Dewa Q'Asos.

Q

R

Runescript
Written form of Old Draconic. Outlawed for its association with ancient forms of magic.

S

Sahwat
The desert comprising most of the Dewa Q'Asos.
Scrap
Derogatory term for a sentient gearforged. Reclaimed by the gearforged of the Heap.
Sea of Storms
The name given to the ocean separating the continents of Vosh and Telisar by the inhabitants of Vosh.
Shattered Seas
Name given to the areas around the north pole of Telisar by the inhabitants of Vosh. So named for the ice floes that dominate the open ocean.
Syf
Dwarven goddess of destiny, fate, and magic. Not openly worshipped in the Dewa Q'Asos.

T

Teeth
A mechanical device that permits Gearforged to speak Chatter.
Telisar
A world. Also a continent on that world.
Thorus
Dwarven god of retribution and death.

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V

Vosh
A continent on Telisar. It is bounded by the Sea of Storms to the south and west, the Far Depths on the east, and the Shattered Sea to the north, near the pole.

W

Woden
Dwarven god of law, justice and war.

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Y

Yanrin Didan
An ancient empire that ruled the entirety of the Dewa Q'Asos. Destroyed in mysterious circumstances at the end of the Second Era.

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