Farm Life: A novel by Abban Keiman.

Festuary: Festuary is the second month of the modern reformed calendar.  It is a month of Festivals for the Kafirite religion.  Like all the months except Hamonth, it has 30 days.

Fez: The fez or tarboosh is a felt hat in the shape of a truncated cone.  The fez is popular is Mirsanna.

Finkler’s Bakery: A bakery and eating establishment opened in 1902 in Port Dechantagne, Birmisia by Mrs. Ada Finkler and her son Aalwijn, Finkler’s Bakery was the sole location in which to purchase bread in the new colony for several years.  Finkler’s features Freedonian cuisine, with limited seating both inside and outside.  In 1905, the bakery became the cornerstone of a restaurant empire when Aalwijn Finkler, now in control of the establishment opened three new cafes in the city.

Fiora Kirssen: A short novel by Lan Bonnano, Fiora Kirssen tells the story of a country girl and her arrival and eventual ruin in the Great City.

FireBox: The portion of a steam carriage which contains the flames that heat water to produce steam, the firebox is fueled with coal shoveled from the adjacent coal bin.

First Royal Charter Back of Greater Brechalon, The: The largest and richest financial institution in Brechalon and the world.

Fishing Nets, The: A novel by E.R. DeRemillard, The Fishing Nets tells the story of a fictional fishing town on the southern Brech coast.

Flander: A small city on the southern coast of Brechalon, some 400 miles south by southeast of Brech City, Flander is chiefly a shipping and fishing town.  Zurfina attempts to catch a train to Flander after being targeted by the Ministry of War, but is captured at the train station.

Football: Football is a sport played between two teams of typically eleven players, though other variations in player numbers such as 5 and 7 are also played, with a spherical ball. The game is played on a rectangular field of grass or green artificial turf, with a goal in the middle of each of the short ends. The object of the game is to score by kicking the ball into the opposing goal.  Football is more popular on the continent of Sumir than in Greater Brechalon.

Fort Tharbin: A large military fort on Isle de Fortann in the Thiss River, Fort Tharbin bristels with massive guns and is the primary protection of Brech City from marauders arriving by river.

Francesco’s Café: (See  Café Carlo.)

Freedman, Anarosa: One of the most popular female Freedonian writers, Anarosa Freedman produced numerous essays and short stories, but only one novel—Intruder.  Her writings were particularly popular among the Reine Zauberei.

Frylander Owena: A Freedonian author, Owena Frylander is known for two small novels: White Sea and Wise Men.

Fury of the Mountain, The: Required reading for all Brech boys, The Fury of the Mountain by Raamya Arsvold tells the story of a primitive tribe living on the edge of a glacier that survive a series of disasters.  Originally popular because of the courage and determination of the characters in the story, many modern readers now see it as a demonstration of the difficulties of a non-technological life.

Garstone, Kasia: Perhaps the most influential writer in modern Brechalon, Kasia Garstone has written dozens of realistic novels, all of which expose the excesses and social problems of Brech society.  Though frequently denounced as a socialist, she remains widely read and early editions of her books are highly sought by collectors.

Gartow: A city of about 40,000 in southern central Freedonia, Gartow was the location of the Zurelendsviertel ghetto, where as many as 100,000 Zaeri were forced into a squalid portion of the town and then were walled in and virtually starved.  Zurfina rescued Isaak Wissinger from Gartow.

Gaskell, Twyla: Twyla Gaskell is a relatively popular Brech author.

Ghetto: A ghetto is a part of a city in which members of a minority group live, especially because of social, legal, or economic pressure.  Prior to the Brech-Freedonian War, ethnic Zaeri were forced into a number of ghettos, the most notorious of which was Zurelendsviertel.

Glamour: A glamour is a magical spell cast by either a wizard or a sorcerer and saved for later use.  The ability to cast glamours is a fairly high level ability and usually marks a master of the magic craft, or at least a skilled journeyman.  Invisible to most, glamours can be seen by other high-level magic-users.

Glines, Baumgarten: Baumgarten Glines is a Freedonian writer who emigrated to Brechalon.  He is famous for his witty and usually light-hearted short stories.

Gorgosaurus: Sometimes called the “coastal gorgosaurus,” the gorgosaurus is a smaller cousin of tyrannosaurus, with much the same body shape.  Gorgosaurus females are larger and more ferocious than the male, but even they seldom reach more than 25 feet in length.  Gorgosaurus are dark brown, with vertical stripes of olive to light brown on their flanks.

Government, The: A novel by Willam Hormby, The Government tells the story of a futuristic world in which all thought and emotion is controlled.

Grace, Walter: Walter Grace is a Brech writer who focuses on the aristocratic upper crust.

Grand Scriptures, The: (See Holy Scriptures.)

Gravity and Light: The seminal text on the topics by Phoebus Dodson.

Great and Greater Brechalon: A book by Orion Weevoc.

Greater Brechalon: The name associated with the island of Brechalon, and its five sister islands—Erechon, Mirilon, Borus, Ambis, and Phyris.  Greater Brechalon is sometimes used to reference the United Kingdom of Greater Brechalon.

Great Church of the Holy Savior: The largest Kafirite Church in Brechalon, The Great Church of the Holy Savior is located on Avenue Hart at the corner of Contico Boulevard.

Green Hills: Green Hills is a novel by Twyla Gaskell set in the rural Brech countryside.

Gynn, Chirem: A Brech author with a single popular work: The Bribe.

Hamonth: Hamonth is the thirteenth month of the modern reformed calendar.  Unlike the other months, Hamonth has only 15 days—making it literally a “half month” and giving it its name.  It is considered bad luck to begin a journey in Hamonth.  Hamonth 2^nd is the first day of Winter.

Harold I: First king of Greater Brechalon, Harold I was crowned in 461 and died six years later.

Hathastor: Hathastor was a blended culture (about -2000) that combined elements of the Olgon and ancient Ballar.  Ruled by numerous local warlords, with only loose political ties, Hathastor is chiefly remembered for their fortifications, with were mostly pillaged by the Zurians for building materials.

Healing Draught: One of the most common forms of magic available, healing draughts are created by the clergy of Kafira as well as wizards, sorcerors, and various lay-potion makers.  Most healing draughts can cure simple wounds such as cuts, scrapes, and burns.  Occassionally exception healing draughts may cure more serious injuries such as gun shot wounds.  Healing draughts have little effect againsts internal injuries or broken bones and are ineffective against disease.

Heart of Wind: A novel by Mirsannan writer Giridhara Rall, Heart of Wind was originally published in the writer’s home country, but it has become far more popular in Brechalon.

Hedge Wizards: Hedge Wizards are magic-users who cast spells in the traditional way of wizards, using mathematics, but who have had little or no formal training.

Hedrick, Angana: A writer popular in Freedonia, but relatively unknown in Brechalon.

Hoek, Garson: A contemporary Brech writer, Garson Hoek has written numerous new stories and essays and one successful novel: A Death in Brech.

Holy Scriptures, The: The Holy Scriptures of the Zaeri, known to the Kafirites as The Grand Scriptures) are the holy book of the Zaeri religion and one half of the holy book of the Kafirites.  The scriptures contain 52 books, which are in order: Creation, Odyssey, Discovery, The Old Prophets, The Stars, The Laws, The Kings, The Writings of Nom, The  Letter of Nom, The Middle Prophets, The Children of Nom, First Book of Odes, Second Book of Odes, Third Book of Odes, The Book of Corruption, The New Prophets, The Book of Transformation, The Book of Enchantment, Lydna, The Book of Divining, Mobius, The Mysteries, The Book of Abjuration, The Book of Conjuration, Fasser, The Book of Evocation, The Illusions, The Writings of Atar, The Wisdom of Atar, Pastoral, Chozai, Lamentations, Varinda, The Apocalypse of Atar-Zu, The Letters of Atar-Zu, Sibellene, Idwal, Garilala, Dinesh, Carniella, Abahu, The Book of Devices, The Book of Quests, Sheliya, Sheliya’s Quest, Sheliya’s years, (Sheliya’s) Errands, The Last Prophets, Yoel, Zaccazius, The Winged Ones, The Song of King Magnus.

Hormby, Willam: Willam Hormby is the pseudonym of an unknown author, famous for several works of satyrical fiction.

Humboldt’s Fine Toys: A toy shop located on Avenue Phoenix at the corner of Prince Tybalt Boulevard.

Hume, Delia: A Brech writer of the last century, her writing is considered pendantic by modern Brech readers.