Uarm: The Uarm were an ancient people from the interior of Sumir who migrate north to the coast about -4400 into the land of Trippia.  They were a matriarchal society who built cities around strange temple towers.  They were conquered by the Ballar about -3350.

Unenlagia: A dinosaur/bird of Birmisia, the unenlagia is very similar to the velociraptor and deinonychus, closer in size to the latter, but features much longer and more colorful feathers.

United Kingdom of Greater Brechalon: The Kingdom which encompasses the five major islands of Greater Brechalon as well as the many smaller nearby islands.  Greater Brechalon was part of Rundaria after the death of Magnus the Great, and became an independent kingdom in 461 with the crowning of Harold I.

Unterirdisches Esser:  A magical creature living underground, the Unterirdisches Esser is created by exposing a normal creature to magical energy over a long period of time.

Utahraptor: The utahraptor is the largest of the predatory Birmisian “birds.”  Standing six feet tall and up to twenty feet from nose to tail, the utahraptor has an eight inch claw upon each foot and is covered in feathers of dark blue to turquoise.  Utahraptors usually hunt in pairs.

Uuthanum: Magic spells, whether cast by a wizard or a sorcerer, must have an incantation to trigger the magic.  The more complex the spell, the longer and more complex that the incantation must be.  However the magical word “uuthanum” is always a part of the incantation.  For simple spells, it may be the entire incantation in and of itself.  The word predates all presently known languages and its original meaning is lost to time.

Vaterland, S.S.: One of a number of Freedonian ships hired to deliver Zaeri to Birmisia.

Velociraptor: The velociraptor is the most common of the predatory Birmisian “birds.”  Standing two and a half feet tall and up to five feet from nose to tail, the velociraptor has a three inch claw upon each foot and is covered in feathers of greenish, with color details that vary from group to group.  Velociraptors usually hunt in groups of seven to nine, and are happy to scavenge from human garbage.

Villa Cochon: A small village just east of Port Dechantagne in Birmisia Colony.

Villa Colonie: Villa Colonie is a small town on the Isle of Petitt Elvert, in the channel.

Virgin, Argrathian: Priestesses of Siris in Ancient Argrathia, the Virgins became legendary for their adherence to a life of chastity.  Indeed the penalty for not doing so could in some cases be death.

Virgins in Spring: A novel by Sable Agria, Virgins in Spring concerns the fall of the main character after she gives away her virginity before marriage.

Visio: (See White Opthalium.)

Voindrazius: A red dragon who made his home in Sumir, Voindrazius was first mentioned in Misoan records dated 480, though it is believed he was old at that time.  The last recorded sighting was in 1819 north of Bangdorf.

Volcano in Winter: The most popular book by Freedonian writer Angana Hedrick.

Wahlstedt: A small town in Freedonia near the port city of Friedaport.

Waif des Vaterlands, S.S.: A smaller cargo/passenger vessel traveling from Friedaport to Mallontah.

Warlick, Lamis: A modern Dallorian writer.

Way of Life, The: A long novel by Indrajit Klumb, The Way of Life is an indictment of socialist principals.

Weevoc, Orian: A Brech author who emigrated to Forland.

West Brumming: West Brumming is a small town about fifty miles north of Brech City.

Westmacott, Dillan: A popular Brech writer.

West Wills: One of four district areas in the port city of Redgepool.

Whale, Common Brech: Found in the waters around Brechalon, Mirsanna, and Freedonia, the common Brech Whale or White Whale grows to the length of ten feet, and is a slender torpedo-shaped aquatic animal.

Whale, Great: More than thirty feet long, and weighing up to fifty tons, the Great Whales are common to the cold waters around Enclep and the Mulliens as well as the far north.

Whipple Avenue: One of the east-west roads in Port Dechantagne.

Whispy: Whispy is a classic Brech trick-taking card game.  Although the rules are extremely simple, there is enormous scope for scientific play.  Unlike Canals, it can be played by any number of players.

White Opthalium (Visio) (See Spice): Also known as Visio or See Spice, White Opthalium is a magical drug produced largely in Enclep.  It is made of enchanted lotus blossoms and a rare blue fungus native to that land.  It is used by rubbing it directly onto one’s eyeballs.  All users of White Opthalium share a fantasy vision of a land with bizarre purple flowers and a perfect fantasy lover.  The drug is highly addictive.

White Sea: A novel by Freedonian author Owena Frylander.

Whitney, Samson: A Brech novelist and poet.

Who Live in My House?: This novel by Abel Bonaventura tells the story of a man dying and looking back on an empty life.

Wide Open, The: The Wide Open is a novel by Tracy Burson which extolls the principals of conservation and care of natural resources.  It is popular for its sweeping descriptions of the wide-open lands of central Sumir.

Wild Woman, The: The Wild Woman is a pulp adventure novel by Rikkard Banks Tatum.

Windemere, S.S.: One of the transport ships making the run from Brechalon to Birmisia.

Wise Little Children: A novel by Samson Whitney.

Wise men: A novel by Freedonian author Owena Frylander.

Wissinger, Isaak: A Freedonian Zaeri writer, Isaak Wissinger was imprioned in the Zurelendsviertel ghetto along with tens of thousands of other Zaeri, where Zurfina the Magnificent rescued him.  He then relocated to Birmisia.

Wizard: One of the two types of magic users, Wizards tap into magic by using mathematics.  They create long and complex equations to create magical spells.  Each time they cast a spell, it is lost and they must reset their minds to be ready for it, by studying their equations once again.  Wizards may compensate for this by recording equations which can be cast by igniting them with very small spells (cantrips).  Wizards can be either male or female, though historically women have had less access to the education required.

Worron: Worron was one of a pantheon of deities worshiped in ancient Donnata.  Worron was the death god and along with the other gods of the pantheon was adopted by the Mersh and the Rundak.

Wyvern, H.M.S.: The HMS Wyvern was a Brech Galleon (sometimes called a battleship in the Brech histories).  It was sunk off the coast of Brechalon in a storm in 1574 in a storm.  Timbers were later recovered and built into a pair of desks.  One desk is in use by the King and the other by the Prime Minister.

Tall Man’s World: An expression used by the Short Men to describe the world and their place within it.

Tatum, Rikkard Banks: A popular Brech pulp author, Rikkard Banks Tatum has written more than 100 novels, mostly science fiction, and all of featuring high adventure.

Tea Room, The: A novel by Walter Grace.

Teachings of Kafira, The: The Teachings of Kafira is the Zaeri term for The Modest Scriptures, which form the second half of the Kafirite Holy Book.  The Zaeri do not share the belief that Kafira is the daughter of God, and hence do not hold the teachings of her or her apostles to be holy.  However, she is still recognized as a Zaeri Imam, and so her teachings command a certain amount of respect.

Teddy Sweet Men: A popular snack in Brech, Teddy Sweet Men are tiny biscuits cut in the shape of soldiers, baked, and dusted with sugar.

Telegraphs Memories: An epistolary novel by Dorrit Quinn.

Telmatosaurus: A small dinosaur similar in built to iguanodons, but smaller, Telmatosaurus is usually less than 16 feet from nose to tail when fully grown.  They are found in the hills south of Port Dechantagne in Birmisia.

Terrence Dechantagne Boulevard: The main north-south roadway in Port Dechantagne.  It features two traffic lanes in each direction and a trolley path between them.

Thiss Regatta: The Thiss Regatta is a sailing boat race held each year in the River Thiss near Brech City.  It is an event usually attended by the Brech aristocracy.

Thiss, River: The River Thiss (pronounced Tiss) is a large, navigable river that runs northward through the island of Brechalon.  It runs through the center of Brech City and is too wide to be bridged.

Three Marks for a Pfennig: A rather uninspired novel by Sable Agria, Three Marks for a Pfennig extolls the virtues of chastity, honesty, and frugality.

Tideburg: A small city in northern central Freedonia.

Time and Space: A large science volume by Phoebus Dodson.

Toad in the Hole: Toad in the hole is a traditional Brech dish consisting of sausages in brown pudding batter, usually served with vegetables and onion gravy.

Toler, Shia: A Mirsannan author.

Tommulon: Tommulon was one of a pantheon of deities worshiped in ancient Donnata.  Tommulon was the goddess of battle and along with the other gods of the pantheon was adopted by the Mersh and the Rundak.

Treffia: Treffia was one of two deities worshiped in ancient Akkas.  Treffia was the aspect of darkness and was directly opposed to his twin: Juton.  Though both names have been found on the few ancient monuments that remain of Akkas, little is known of their temples or religions practices.

Treuary: Treuary is the third month under the modern reformed calendar.  Like all the months except Hamonth, it has 30 days.  Treuary 21^st is the first day of Spring.  Treuary 1^st is Iolana Staff’s birthday.

Trials of Kafira: A religious text by Shrem Tunney which analyzes the teaching of Kafira with an emphasis on chastity.

Triceratops: The triceratops is a Birmisian dinosaur notable for its heavy quadrupedal form, as well as the three large horns on its face, boy frill around its neck, and its beaked mouth.  Individual Triceratops have reached about 30 feet in length, 10 feet in height, 10 tons.  With one of the largest skulls of all land animals, the triceratops bears a single horn on the snout, above the nostrils, and a pair of horns approximately 3 feet long, with one above each eye.  To the rear of the skull was a relatively short and quite solid, bony frill, which is flushed with blood for display.  The skin of Triceratops was unusual compared to other dinosaurs, covered in bristly hair-like structures.  Three baby triceratops were captured by colonists at the time of Port Dechantagne’s establishment.  These three specimens, raised by humans, eventually were trained to pull trolley cars on the city track.

Trifle: Trifle is a dessert dish made from thick (or often solidified) custard, fruit, sponge cake, fruit juice or jelly, and whipped cream. These ingredients are usually arranged in layers.

Trippia: An ancient civilization north and west of Brechalon, Trippia was only in existence from about -5200 to -4950.  Little remains of Trippia.  Most of what is known comes from the scholars of Ballar and Uarm, the kingdoms that occupied the land after Trippia.  The most startling fact known is that the Trippians evidently had complex plumbing with flushing toilets.

Trolley: A trolley (trolleycar, or trolley car) is a rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets, and also sometimes on separate rights of way. Trolleys in Brechalon are pulled by draft horses and are sometimes referred to as horsecar railways.  In Birmisia, the trolley is pulled by triceratops.  In Mallontah, the trolley cars are steam powered

Trolley, The: A collection of stories by Baumgarten Glines which center around a magical trolley that takes poor orphans away from the city to a magical land.

Trumpet, S.S.: One of several ships chartered to bring supplies to Brech Birmisia, S.S. Trumpet was the second ship to do so, and the first to bring pigs and sheep to the new colony.

Tsahloose: One of the great city-states of lizardmen, Tsahloose is located in southern Birmisia.

Tsaua: The traditional greeting among lizardmen of Birmisia, tsaua roughly translates to “how are you?”

Tsotollah: One of the great city-states of the lizardmen in Birmisia.

Tserich: A native village in Birmisia, Tserich was the first to contact the Brech settlers upon arrival.

Tsuus: One of the closer lizzie cities to Port Dechantagne in Birmisia.  Lizzies from Tsuus were some of the first to form trade relations with Brechs upon their arrival in Mallon.

Tunney, Shrem: A Brech writer, known for his conservatism.

Turripi Cheese: Turripi cheese is a aged, hardened cheese used in traditional Zaeri cooking.  It is usually shaved or grated into foods.

Tuustutu: A native village in Birmisia.

Tu-Riven: Like the Rundak, the Tu-Riven were barbarian invaders from central Sumir, at their height of power about -850.

Twentieth: The twentieth of each month is the traditional day of starting new tasks.

Two Men Travel: A short novel by Cathal Parvis, Two Men Travel tells the story of two friends who journey down the Thiss having silly adventures.

Tyrannosaurus: The Tyrannosaurs is a large bipedal carnivore with a massive skull balanced by a long, heavy tail.  Common throughout Birmisia, the Tyrannosaurus is an apex predator, hunting iguanodon, triceratops, and sauropods, though they will often steal the kills of other predators.  Relative to the large and powerful hind limbs, Tyrannosaurus forelimbs are small, though unusually powerful for their size, and bear two clawed digits. Sporting a black body and blood-red head, the Tyrannosaur measures from 40 to 50 feet in length, and can stand up to 15 feet tall at the hip.  Females are generally larger and more aggressive than the males.  Tyrannosaurs usually hunt singly or in mated pairs, but on rare occasions, groups of five to eight male tyrannosaurs will gang together and sweep a region clear of all life forms big enough to be counted as prey.

Sabrina, S.S.: One of the larger Brech freighters making the trip to Birmisia.

Sacrifice: Perhaps the most controvercial book by Kasia Garstone, Sacrifice tells the story of the growth and expansion of the Kafirite Church in Sumir and particularly in Brechalon.

Saint Admeta Park: A lovely square park in Brech City, several miles west of the Great Plaza, Saint Admeta Park is open to the public only on holidays or special occasions.  It is named for St. Admeta, one of Kafira Kristos’s apostles.

Saint Dante, University of: The University of St. Dante is a small educational institution outside Brech City.  It is relatively exclusive, with a high tuition, and has a student body that is almost 70% female.  St. Dante is named for the apostle of Kafira of the same name, and not-coincidently, St. Dante has a strong theology department.

Saint Ulixes: The capital city of Brech Mallontah, St. Ulixes was originally an aboriginal city-state before being taken over by Brechs.  Home to tens of thousands of human inhabitants and several million locols (trogs), the city is mostly made up of round mud brick structures with a few modern buildings.

Sands of Time, The: The Sands of Time is a novel my Mirsannan Arjen DeAlonzo.  It is set in the time of Magnus the Great.

Sapira: A kingdom in central Sumir from about 800 to 1500, Sapira was controlled by groups migrating from nearby kingdoms.  Sapira was eventually swallowed up by Akkas-Miza.

Sassonicah: An ancient lizzie empire in Birmisia, Sassonicah was once a vast country ruled by one or more dynasties of lizzie rulers, including Sessonoth and his predecessor Sissisinat.  The true extent of Sassonicah is unknown, although obelisks and artifacts of the civilization have been found all over Birmisia Colony.  Only estimates of the age of these artifacts have been made, but those estimates range from -3000 to -14,000.  If the latter age is to be believed, then Sassonicah would have been a mighty empire long before any human culture reached civilization.

Sauroposeidon: A huge Birmisian dinosaur, the sauroposeidon is similar in form to the paralatitan, but has a longer neck in relation to its body.  Sauraposeidon are found near the coastal areas throughout most of the year, but can be found further inland during mating season.

Schaub, Maddchen: A contemporary and friend of Kasia Garstone, Maddchen Schaub wrote similar muckraking books, highlighting the underclassed and disenfranchised, though it is generally accepted that her work is inferior to Garstone’s.  Schaub was arrested in Freedonia and charged with treason.  She died in prison.

Schraam, Leda: A transplanted Freedonian, Leda Schraam is a writer of jingoistic Brech poetry.  Her work is frequently quoted by members of the Conservative Party.

Schwarztogrube: Schwarztogrube was an ancient fortress built on the Isle of Winds, halfway between Greater Brechalon and the northern coast of Sumir.  Built in 1499 as a defense against Laess and Derich, it was soon discovered that Schwarztogrube was in a magic dampening zone.  By 1750, it had become a prison for wizards and sorcerers, and held many criminals and political prisoners with magic powers.  Near New Years day in 1899, Schwarztogrube and the Isle of Winds disappeared off the face of the world.  At first it was believed that some act of god was responsible, but it was later discovered to have been the work of an escaped sorceress—Zurfina the Magnificent.

Scrum Boulevard: Scrum Boulevard runs north to the edge of Brech City.  King’s Oval Park is located on Scrum Boulevard.

Secret Service, His Majesty’s: An spy network working under the Prime Minister, His Majesty’s Secret Service employs both wizards and non-magical agents to protect the realm and gather information on Brechalon’s enemies.

See Spice: (See White Opthalium.)

Seismosaurus: Seismosaurus is a very large long-necked quadrupedal animal, with a long, whip-like tail. Its forelimbs are slightly shorter than its hind limbs, resulting in a largely horizontal posture. The long-necked, long-tailed animal with four sturdy legs has been mechanically compared with a suspension bridge.  Seismosauruses are common throughout Mallon.

Septuary: Septuary is the seventh month of the modern reformed calendar.  Like all the months except Hamonth, it has 30 days.

Setting Sun, The: The Setting Sun is a novel by Isaak Wissinger.  Originally published in Freedonian (Die Einsellungsonne), the book became popular in Brechalon after being translated.

Seventh and One Half Avenue: One of cross streets in the peninsula of Port Dechantage, Seventh and One Half Avenue runs from the shipyards uphill to the militia base (which early on, served as the government offices of the colony), and is lined by warehouses.  In later years, a trolley track was added to the center of the avenue.

Sevo, Anapurna: A Mirsannan writer.

Sexuary: Sexuary is the sixth month of the modern reformed calendar.  Like all the months except Hamonth, it has 30 days.  Sexuary 24^th is the first day of Summer.

Shopton: A town of about 6,000 some 260 miles southeast of Brech City, Shopton is the location of Mont Dechantagne, the traditional family home of the Dechantagne family.

Short Men: Short Men were are an entirely different species from human beings, as evidenced by their historic inability to interbreed with ‘normal humans’.  If the articles in the Royal Geographic Society Journal were to be believed, they descended from a completely different, though contemporary, group of prehistoric cavemen.  They are short.  The average height for males was about four foot six, and the women were slightly shorter.  They are not proportionally narrow however, and tended to be just as wide as a human being.  Coming in not quite the variety of colors and variations of the taller people they lived among, most are tan to brown skinned, and had thick locks of dark brown to black hair, as well as thick, similarly colored beards.  The Short Men stayed in the mountains, living their cave-dwelling lifestyles long after humans had moved to the river valleys to invent agriculture.  This served them well, for when the needs of civilization pushed technology beyond that of stone tools to copper, and then bronze, and then iron, the Short Man were sitting atop these precious resources.  At first, there had been wars fought to acquire the raw materials needed by man, and the Short Men were faced with the real possibility of extinction, but they learned compromise and accommodation and became part of the procurement process of the riches of what they called “the tall man’s world.”  Over the centuries, they parleyed their control of rich metals into the control of even more rich metals, and the paper representation of those metals.  Today the Short Men are an integral part of the financial world of Greater Brechalon and most of the other nations on the continent of Sumir.  They own a great many banks and brokerage houses, and those they do not own, they manage.

Shrine: A Zaeri house of worship.

Silver Pendulum, The: The Sivler Pendulum is the only novel by Marcus Andreasen.  It is considered macabre and frightening and most young Brech women will not admit to having read it, even though most have.

Sinceree Palace: The largest royal residence in Brech City, Sinceree Palace is the official home of the King when he resides in the city.  It is notable for it’s bright white marble façade, trimmed with Erechon quartz, a translucent blue stone found only at the southern end of the Island of Erechon.

Siris: Siris is one of a pantheon of gods worshipped by the ancient Argrathians.  Siris was goddess of the moon and eventually the sun as well.  Siris was well on her way to becoming the focus of a monotheistic religion, when Zaeri supplanted the native Argrathian beliefs.  Priestesses of Siris played an important cultural role in carrying out wills and serving as arbiters of disagreements.  They were required to remain virgins, and a failure to do so resulted in expulsion from the order, and sometimes death.

Skajick: People of the northern subcontinent of Abrax are known as the Skajick.  The Skajick became active as raiders about 1000.  By 1800, two Skajick empires had formed on the southern coast of Abrax—Skagia and Tvarik.

Snowflake, H.M.S.: A battle sloop in the Brech navy, Snowflake was a new class ship, designed to attack airships and submarines.

Socialism: Socialism is a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole.  Though embraced by large segments of the population, as well as writers like Kazia Garstone, Socialism remains an unpopular idea among the ruling elite in Brechalon, Mirsanna, and Freedonia.

Softskins: The term used by lizardmen of Birmisia to describe human beings.

Soldier’s Memory, The: A book of poetry by Leda Schraam.

Somersby Women’s Etiquette and Fashion: A popular magazine published in Brech, Somersby Women’s Etiquette and Fashion is second only to Brysin’s in popularity.

Song of Seven Secrets: The longest novel by Sable Agria tells the story of a group of friends caught up in an ever-increasing web of lies.

Sorcerer: A Sorcerer is a magic-user with a natural affinity toward magic.  They are able to cast spells without the complex equations used by Wizards, and therefore can cast spells repeatedly, without having to restudy mathematical equations.  Female sorcerers are called sorceresses and are more common that the males, though both are quite rare.

Sorceress: (See Sorcerer)

Springtime Revolution: An anti-monarchical novel by Vance Suddeth, Springtime Revolution resulted in its author being imprisoned by the Freedonian authorities.

Sigils: Tattoo-like marks that appear on the skin of wizards and sorcerers, sigils are caused by magic energy being channeled through the body.  These are sigils, my dear girl.  High level conjuring and evocation spells (such as creating matter, teleporting, and summoning), in particular can produce sigils, while enchantments and transmutations are much less likely to leave marks.  Sigils usually form symbols or images reflected the focus of magic near the magic-user.  Zurfina the magnificent had eight sigils, 5 five-pointed stars, a flaming sun, and a crescent moon.  By 1905, Senta had six sigils: 4 five-pointed stars and two dragons.

Spit-N-Gag: A colloquial term for the language of the Birmisian lizardmen.  The language, which has no actual name, contains many more “s” and “t” sounds than most human languages, and is notable for a lack of labials, such as “m,” as lizardmen have no lips.  Many humans have mastered spit-n-gag and can speak the lizardman language fluently.

Steam: A novel by Kasia Garstone, Steam tells the story of workers on Brechalons railroads.

Steam-Powered Mouse, The: A novel by the Mirsannan writer Anapurna Sevo, The Steam-Powered Mouse tells the story of a tiny fictional nation that goes to war with Brechalon, Mirsanna, and Freedonia and wins because of technological superiority.

Stolz, Leda: A poet and playwright, Leda Stolz was imprisoned in Brech for contributing to the delinquancy of a minor, when her affair with a Duke’s seventeen year old daughter came to light.

Suddeth, Vance: A modern Freedonian writer, Vance Suddeth was imprisoned for 12 years after the publication of his book Springtime Revolution.

Sumir: The smallest of the world’s twelve continents, Sumir is home to Brechalon, Mirsanna, Freedonia, and all the other homelands of humanity.

Suusthek: One of the great city-states of lizardmen in Birmisia, Suusthek was destroyed by Zurfina the Magnificent.

Sundrop Fruit, The: A book by Shia Toler.

Superb, H.M.S: One of the newest battleships of the Royal Navy of Greater Brechalon, Superb saw service against the Red Sashes and their allies in Enclep as well as against Freedonian and Mirsannan ships of war.

Swentarra: Swentarra is one of the Mullien Islands, a vast chain northeast of Sumir.  Swentarra is a small island, with no known ports or major settlements.  It is populated by several villages of natives who live a simple life of hunting and fishing.

Szague: Capital of Borazon, Szague began as a small town in the early 600s.  Known cold winters and cool summers, Szague boasts a population of just over one million.