Meanings of Common Embrian words

barleymush - A thick barley porridge eaten in the Northern provinces

Comtung - The lingua franca between Embrian and Hanish.

eisendark - A very hard black metal

fenfolk - A legendary non-human race said to live deep in the marshlands.

greenfire - An enchantment that allows branches to give off a soft green light without burning.

Han - A race of humans from the south who have conquered Embria.

lalump - An Old Umbrian endearment for a rogue of whom one is still fond.

lifebane - An effect of metal weapons that taints wounds from them unless washed away with water or bleeding.

lowling - Term of contempt used by the Han for most Embrians.

mortcraft - Also called death magic. The potent destructive power from beneath the earth that attaches to metal and gems.

pain spikes - Look like ordinary nails, but tainted with mortcraft so that anyone touching them receives an intense burning sting.

slag - Dust from the mines. Dulls the senses and makes the user docile. Highly addictive.

Solsticetide - The first month of summer.

strup - A rare green metal.

twara - The Old Embrian language, now only used for ceremonial purposes.

vitcraft - Also called life magic. The gentle, fickle creative power of living things, chiefly channelled through herbs, wooden wands and the essence of animals.

Xenoth - Also called deathmages. Powerful sorcerers of mortcraft. Serve as a secret police of the Hanish Empire.

zikary - Embrian collaborators with the Han