Glossary

A

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• Adamo's Cross - A bridge crossing spanning a set of islands in lake Adamo connecting Edelith with the Arvegum Plains.
• Ardeat Citadel - A large isle off the coast of Edelith once used as a Ministry fortress against foreign threats, is now an urban sanctuary and War's forces.
• Arvegum - A town at the mouth of Adamo's Cross destroyed in the Wake of Steel by the Arvegum Beast.
• Arvegum Plains - A region to north of Edelith between the northern River Flumen, the eastern Astora Mountains, and the Southern Lake Adamo primarily known as Edelith's agricultural heart.
• Astora Mountain Range - A mountain range to the northeast of Edelith separating the Arvegum Plains and the Coronal Valley.

B

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• Battle of the Black Valley - A battle between Ministry forces and War's Flamehearts which saw the deployment of devastating arcane weapons and a turning point for the demons in the Wake of Steel.
• Bjornguard - A frigid and mountainous nation to the north of Solstitheo ruled by the Krastov Clan.

C

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• Circlet of the Sun - A halo-like structure that floats above Edelith where it is said the gods and angels reside.
• Cherubrim - Large angelic constructs wielding shields and flaming swords originating from the Circlet of the Sun and tasked with defending Edelith.
• Construct Guard - A garrison of Conquest's most lethal demons capable of razing entire cities.
• Construct of Conquest - A large metallic archer demon among the higher ranks of Conquest's Construct Guard, primarily used to besiege distant lands.
• Coronal Valley - A bountiful valley of deltas to the northeast of Edelith devastated by the demonic wars during the Wake of Steel.
• Corrosion - A plague introduced by the demons taking the form of a dark and grimy substance, seeking to deteriorate and consume metal and organic life.

E

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• Eastern Fringe - The densely populated and culturally diverse eastern wing of Edelith.
• Edelith Gothitas - The north-western peninsula of Edelith characterized by overseas trade, industrial districts, and gothic architecture.
• Edelith Pod - A floral-like synthetic capsule launched from the Circlet of the Sun which holds the power to regrow the wastes with enormous surges of divine power.
• Enfernabloom - A lotus-like flower from foreign lands gifted to the people of New Arvegum by the mythic hero Kojin, which when burned emits a calming and demon-repellant smoke.

F

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• Flamehearts - The elite armies of War who fought with steel weapons capable of igniting flames.
• Fort Adamo - A fort along Adamo's Cross serving as a strategic chokepoint and toll collection center.

G

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• Glass Angels - Polygonal apparitions comprised of light that serve as the sentinels of the Stillight District.
• Great Solstitheian Schism - A conflict between factions serving Edelith's pantheon leading to destabilization within the nation.

H

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• Hepithic Resevoir - A resevoir to the east of Edelith fed by the rivers of the Coronal Valley to the south.

I

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• Iron Fang Sect - A rebellious faction of the Krastov Clan in Bjornguard who believe the physically strongest should hold power.

L

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• Luminessence - The lingering residue of powerful creatures connected to the Circlet of the Sun's immortality.

M

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• Macabrell - A Post-Wake settlement within the Cathedral Square of the Eastern Fringe, characterized as the crossroads in Edelith.
• Ministry of Edelith - The governing and clerical body of Solstitheo, residing in the Upper Raise of the capitol, Edelith.

N

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• New Arvegum - A Post-Wake settlement formed at the foot of the Astora Mountains known for its festivity-oriented culture.

O

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• Obsidian Crystallis - A region of the wastes east of Edelith defined by its ebony sands and towering crystalline monoliths.

R

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• Refraction - An effect of divine light that purges disease and severs one's immortality from the Circlet of the Sun.

S

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• Shroud of Aurum - The conic barrier of light cast by the Circlet of the Sun that encompasses all of Edelith, granting immortality to select creatures within.
• Shroudcrosser - A term popularized in Post-Wake Edelith referring to those who ventured into Edelith through openings in the Shroud of Aurum, often regarded as being inferior to those Edelith-born.
• Sköllarium University - An educational institute in the Stillight District focused on technological and arcane pursuits.
• Steelside Legion - A battalion of metal-wielding soldiers in Post-Wake Edelith promoting the repulsion of demons and region stability.
• Stillight District - Originally known as the Upper Raise, the fortified, federal, and central district of Edelith inaccessible due to arcane lanterns shunning intruders.

T

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• Tarpaul Pit - A repurposed quarry in the wastes covered by a large tent used as a settlement.
• The Singedlands - A region to the north of Edelith burnt down by War's Flamehearts.
• The Umbra - The drained bay between the northern Arvegun Plains, the eastern Lake Adamo, the western Ardeat Citadel, and the southern city of Edelith once the site of a metropolis in response to the Wake of Steel, now abandoned.
• Thunderstroke - An arcane current of electricity stored within cannisters utilized by the Steelside Legion to enhance their metal attributes' performance and resistance against the Corrosion.

W

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• Wake of Steel - An event in Solstitheian history where swarms of metallic demons emerged from fissures in the earth, seeking to consume everything with their Corrosion.
• Western Fringe - The economic and noble western wing of Edelith.
• Winds of Edelith - A Ministry strike force led by the original General Levant Strom who perished in the Crystallic Skirmish.
• Winds of the Waste - A militia of incorporated Tarpaul Pit gang members serving the imposter General Strom with the purpose of retrieving Edelith Pods from the desert.
• Woodsworn - A race of wooden constructs created by and adhering to the god Hiebrief.