Glossary I
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Academy of Military Arts (AMA)
The AMA is the organization
where all Warriors of Kothos are
trained in the Military
Arts. It is hundreds of
seasons old and graduates are
known to have the skills
equivalent to a junior officer in
any military organization in the
known world. To graduate
from the academy a graduate must
demonstrate proficiency in at
least three different weapons,
tactical and strategic
planning. There are
clandestine branch of the school
that teaches espionage. This
sub branch uses connections with
the thieves and assassins guilds
of Kothos for additional training
of some candidates who are chosen
to be used as spys in foreign
cities. The qualifications
for graduating from this sub
branch are acceptance in both
guilds and an oath to the Queen
which supersedes the oath to
either guild master along with
general weapons, tactical and
strategic aspects that a normal
graduate would have to accomplish.
She is the most powerful goddess
in the three goddesses who make up
The Holy Triad. She created
all that there is and is the
planner of all that will be.
She is the identity of the
universe and one of the three
elements that created the
universe. (See NA and U)
Bagda Me Nem
The leader of a band of bandits
that inhabit the eastern frontiers
of Kothos.
BanThar
The subset of the Green Kanti
who have the responsibility to
study farming and agriculture.
Batar
A Huntress/Warrior with the proxy
of at least 50 other huntresses or
warriors to speak for them in
Council Meetings. There are
about 7500 Huntresses and 4500
Warriors in the Green Clan.
That made for at least 240 seats
on the council but as some people
have more proxies than the minimum
there are only 180 at
present. A Council Member
has 1 vote for each proxy, and is
not required to vote them as a
single block on any subject.
The Green Council is commonly
known as the Temple of the People
because any woman can become a
Batar on the Council by simply
working up through the ranks of
the Clan and building on the
loyalty of her peers. The
Lady of the Green is the Head of
the Council and officiates at all
meetings.
The accumulated histories of The
Royal House(see Scroll of Batfi),
and any important
institution, noble or
merchant class. Important is
defined as having a Librarian
assigned by the Royal House as
opposed to simply paying a Liber
to perform the function of
librarian. Batfi are also
created for any relevant
institution like the temples,
guilds and schools.
Batuma Kan,First Lady of the Blue
Head Priestess of Karpa and
Mistress of the Blue, she is the
recognized leader of the Blue Clan
in all matters. She
represents the Blue Clan on the
Inner Council of Kothos in all
matters related to the city.
She is a Mistress of the Highest
Order in all 7 disciplines of the
Blue Temple. She was elected
to the post 15 seasons past and
has successfully held it against
all challengers.
Bella To, Queen
She is the leader of Kothos in all
matters. She sits at the
head of the Inner Council and is
the deciding voice in all matters
after due council from the First
Ladies of the Green and Blue
Temples.
Berl the Sorcerer Supreme
When and where he was born is
not known, but he was well
traveled before he found himself
in Kothos. He is an
accomplished magician with an
apprentice who is also his grand
daughter (see Marta). He
comes to Kothos with his own plans
and hopes to use Kothos as a tool
to achieve his goals.
Blue Clan
The membership of the Blue
Temple as a congregation.
Leaders are the Mistress of the
Blue, The Blue Priestess, Council
of Priestesses. Membership
consists of the Leadership, Blue
Priestesses and the Blue Kanti.
Blue Kanti
They are the accountants,
researchers, administrators and
record keepers of the Blue Klan
and are also the non-magical
aspect of the Klan. They are
in charge of any study in any
subject that is relevant to the
Blue but not need magic to be
accomplished. The KalThar
and VanThar are small sub branches
of the Blue Kanti and specialize
in the affects of magic on the
populace in general.
Blue Temple
The official residence of the
Blue Clan. It is where all
official meetings, training and
administrative issues are done
that involve the Blue Clan.
Cleophi Tan
She is Second in Command of the
Green Temple, Head Batar of the
Academy of Martial Arts, Batar of
the 3rd Calvary.
Council of Priestesses
A priestess who has the official
proxy for at least 50 other
priestesses that she represents at
Council Meetings. There are
a little less than 1500
Priestesses in the Blue Klan, both
domestic and in client
city-states. That made for
at most 30 seats on the council
but as some people have more seats
than the minimum at present there
were about 20 seats. A
Council Priestess’ council vote is
counted as 1 vote for each proxy
and there were several political
sub-groups in the council.
These women were consulted on
important matters of state and
official spoke for the Blue
Klan. The Mistress of the
Blue is the Head of the Council
and officiates at all
meetings. There is also a
Kanti member of the Council, the
Kanti Blue, who represents the
Kanti of the Klan at all Council
meetings.
Creston
A man who happens to be part of
the story.
Dal Thos, Emperor
Also known as The Dragon, ruled
the Hcratian Empire for thirty
seasons after spending ten carving
it out of the world east of
Kothos. He created allies in
Kothos, Sarden and Met. He
destroyed the cities Kantar,
Baken, Danthar, Banti and Cantos
for defying him. He spared
the cities Batin, Bares, Topan,
Dapat and Sitar for bending
knee. He created out of the
ashes of what he destroyed the
cities of Danda, Farka, Simpa,
Tantan. He ruled it all from
his Topaz Throne in the Imperial
City of Hcrat and sired children
to rule in his name the cities he
spared and created. When he
passed to the great unknown, he
left he son Dal Thos II to rule
his empire. There is a
temple in the center of the
Empire’s capital where the body of
The Dragon lays at rest. At
its apex is a ball that is
supposed to represent the
awareness of the first Emperor,
watching over the empire he
created, making sure that it stays
strong and last forever.
Dal Thos II, Emperor
The heir to the Topaz
Throne. He was the eldest
son on the Dragon (see Dal Thos,
Emperor). He has ruled for
the past 12 seasons and by all
accounts is a competent manager of
the empire. Not the warrior
his father was he has spent his
time creating flat stone roads
across the empire. It is
said that he believes that good
roads will last forever and leave
the imprint of his legacy in the
minds of his people. But he
is also a diplomat of
extraordinary abilities.
Under his rule, Dapan, Takr, and
Bassan have all been absorbed into
the Hcratian Empire through
marriages to two of the Emperor’s
nieces and one of his nephew
rather than wars.
Dragon, The
The common name for the first
emperor of the Hcratian Empire,
Dal Thos (see Dal Thos, Emperor).
Engnaro, Prince
The Prince of Sarden serving under his
brother King Latemus.
Green Clan
The membership of
the Green Temple as a
congregation. Leaders are
Batars and Huntresses and the
Green Kanti. They also
include women who study and
perform all facets of animal
husbandry and farming.
Green Kanti
They are the
accountants, researchers,
administrators and record keepers
of the Green Klan. They are
in charge of any study in any
subject that is relevant to the
Green but not of a martial nature.
Green Temple
The official residence of the
Green Clan. It is where all
official meetings, training and
administrative issues are done
that involve the Green Clan.
Hcrat Empire
Founded
by Dal Thos, it encompasses the
cities of Batin, Bares, Topan,
Dapat, Sitar, Danda, Farka, Simpa,
Tantan, Dapan, Takr, and
Bassan. The Empire had a
population of 320,000 in the last
census. It has trade routes
both east and west and controls
all trade between the western
peninsula and the main
content. It has a standing
army of 20,000 to guard its land
and 2000 military ships of various
sizes patrolling its coasts.
Its main exports are wheat, corn,
barley, dribs, iron, copper,
incenses and cotton. The
Empire is currently ruled by
Emperor Dal Thos II.
This
is the man who was created to help
the goddess Aria create humanity.
He was loved by Aria and adored by
Karpa and Tara in his words and
deeds. But he pulled the
concept of pride from the unknown
and it affected him.
Eventually he also brought forth
from the unknown the concepts of
jealousy, envy, betrayal and by
his actions imprinted them on the
psyche of humanity forever.
Holy Triad, The
A common
name for identifying all three of
the Kothian goddesses, Aria, Karpa
and Tara.
Huntress
Any woman who has gone through the
full training of at least twenty
different arts of hunting and
self-defense (at least 5 of each)
through the Academy of Martial
Arts.
Three
women, the Mistress of the Blue,
the Mistress of the Green and the
Queen, serve on this governing
body that decides all affairs of
the city of Kothos. The
Queen is given counsel by the
leaders of both the Blue and Green
Temples and makes decisions based
on that counsel and her own divine
intuition.
Kal Thar
A subset of the Blue Kanti who
have the responsibility to study
magic as it affects populations.
Kanti Blue
The member of the Blue Kanti who
sits on the Council of
Priestesses. She does not
have a vote but she can speak at
the council meetings representing
the perspective of the Kanti.
Kanti Green
The member of the
Green Kanti who sits on the Green
Council. She does not have a
vote but she can speak at the
council meetings representing the
perspective of the Kanti.
She is the Goddess of the Blue
Temple. She provides the
priestesses access to knowledge
and powers that allow them to
manipulate the forces of nature,
flesh and mind.
Kartah Book of Religions
This is a book commissioned by
Emperor Dal Thos I (see The
Dragon) in order to document
information related to religions
that are practiced in the Hcrat
Empire. Kartah is the name of the
group of scholars who publish the
document, and are also commanded
to update the document as needed.
Kata
Member of the Assassin’s Guild
Katan
A spice grown only in
Kothos. It is used across
the peninsula as a food
enhancer. There are even
markets that go to Hcrat where the
nobility there use it as an exotic
accent to their food.
Katmay Taralon
The Librarian of the House of Tan.
Latemus, King
King of Sarden.
A person who is not part of the
Sect of the Unknown but serves as
a curator for a house which is not
recognized by the Royal House, but
feels they should record their
family’s history regardless.
A Liber is usually a person (male
or female) who has proven a talent
for writing and is usually well
read. Any house that
considered themselves successful
paid for a Liber and usually
justified it by pointing out that
eventually the Royal House would
recognize their house and they
would be well prepared for the
eventuality by having a
Batfi already properly
prepared.
A member of the Sect of the
Unknown who also serves as the
curator of a House which keeps a
version of the Batfi that is part
of the official history of Kothos.
Marta
Granddaughter of Berl, Sorcerer Supreme
Master Librarian
A Librarian who has performed in the
ceremony of the Royal Impregnation
and is no longer a virgin.
He is a Master because he has
knowledge from experience that
Librarians who have not
participated in the ceremony do
not have. Most
Librarians die virgins and are
celibate all their lives.
Moon Cycles
There are twelve cycles of the
moon to each season. Each
new moon is a signal to the Green
Clan that they must proceed with
the next step in the agricultural
cycle of the city. The
cycles are as follows:
First full moon: Planting of Saran
Second full moon: Planting of Corn
Third full moon: Planting of
Cotton
Forth full moon: Planting of Katan
Fifth full moon: Focus on
tending to the birthing of
livestock (cows,
horses and goats
mostly)
Sixth full moon: Planting of Beans
Seventh full moon: Planting of
Wheat
Eighth full moon: Start mating
livestock
Ninth full moon: Harvest crops
Tenth full moon: Harvest
Celebration
Eleventh and Twelfth moons:
Move crops to markets and start
preparing
soil for the next year’s
harvest
This is the essence represents the
absence of anything before
anything existed. It is one
of the three elements that created
the universe (See Aria and U).
Priestess
Kothos is a city of about 20,000.
Of that 20,000 there
were 1500 Priestess, or women
with magical abilities, in the
City of Kothos and an equal
amount dispersed and
working for the Blue in other
cities conducting the business
of the Kothos and the Blue
Temple. To become a
priestess an initiate must be
test proficient in at least
five of the 4 major arcane
arts (at least one of them
must be Verbal or Motion
Command): Transliteration,
Emotion, Verbal Command,
Motion Command, Compulsion and
Alchemy.
Radman, King
King of Tar.
They are the accountants,
researchers, administrators and
record keepers of the Royal
House. They are in charge of
administrating the daily functions
of the Royal House and the
Imperial Grounds. The also
manage the economy of the the city
and manage the taxing of merchants
through the various guilds
throughout the city. There
is also a research branch which
does investigations at the request
of the Queen. The Royal
Guard work with the Red Kanti to
handles such investigations if a
martial arm is necessary.
But they also handle such things
as the effect of certain policies
on the Kothian population,
communication between the Royal
House and the Green and Blue
Temples and any other governmental
function that the Queen finds
necessary to have performed under
her personal purview.
Sal Li, First Lady of the Green
Mistress and Batar of the Land,
she is the recognized leader of
the Green Clan in all
maters. She represents the
Green Clan on the Inner Council of
Kothos in all matters related to
the city. She is a graduate
with the Highest Honors from the
Academy of Martial Arts. She
took the post as leader of the
Green Clan when her mother died as
it is an inherited position.
Saran
A fibrous plant that is cultivated
in Kothos, which, once processed
correctly, can be used to make
clothing. It can be made
incredibly thin making some very
light clothing. But its most
sought after attribute is it’s
affect with dyes. Once it
was dyed, it stayed that original
color more than any other
substance used for clothing
available at the time.
Sarden
A city south east of Kothos on the
Eimma Sea (see map)
Scroll of Batfi
This is
the Batfi of the Royal
Household. It is the
accumulated history of any House
that ruled Kothos. If the
Royal Family changes for some
reason the new Queen’s House Batfi
is absorbed into the Scroll of
Batfi.)
Season
A season in Kothos is equivalent the passing of
to a 12 moons. It starts when
the sun is directly over their
equator. This is a sign that
everything is in order for the
birth of a new season. It is
considered good luck for a child
to be born on this day.
Kothians do not separate the year
into several different seasons,
but into 12 different moon
cycles. Each moon has a
specific purpose in relation to
the planting of the various crops
that are produced by Kothian
agriculture along with tending
properly for their livestock. (See
Moon Cycles for details). A
cycle in which all of the various
crops have been planted and
harvested is a full season and the
cycle begins again. Being in
a tropical part of the planet they
don’t experience the changing of
the seasons. It is usually
warm and pleasant with occasional
rainstorms.
Sect of the Unknown
A group of men who preserve their
virginity for the purpose of
impregnating the Queen in a
magical ceremony that requires a
male virgin in order to create a
female Royal Heir. They also
serve as Librarians (see
Librarian) for the official
history of Kothos, the Batfi.
Source, The
That place where all magical
energies used for Kothian magic is
derived from.
Tar
City west of Kothos down the Tardo
River. (see map)
She is the Goddess of the Green
Temple. She protects Karpa
and provides the city with what it
needs to survive.
Tardo River
It is a large river that runs
through the center of the
peninsula where the Kothian city
is situated. It runs from
east to west starting in the Hcrat
Empire ending at the City of Tar
emptying into the Great Ocean in
the west.
Tuppa To, Princess
She is
the sister of Queen Bella To and
next in line of succession to the
Queen.
U
This is represents the absence of
knowledge before anything was
known. It is one of the
three elements that created the
universe (See Aria, and Na).
Vagrant Voice
It is a vocal manifestation of
the psyche of the Kothian
people. There is a side
affect of using magic; a magical
residue looking for a purpose that
permeates the environment because
of so much magical energy being
used. This is because all
Kothian magic comes from accessing
large amounts of energy from The
Source and focusing a portion of
it to your ends using psychic
manipulation. However, when
accessing The Source, more than is
needed sometimes escapes and is
left floating in the ether.
Over time this has a habit of
coalescing into a single force and
takes hold of some idea or concept
circulating amongst the
populous. It will then take
that idea, create a verbal
manifestation of it and take over
a person’s body and deliver it in
a public square. This causes
the energy to burn itself.
It usually happens when magic is
being used in earnest by the Blue
Temple and used as a measure of
how the people feel about how they
use the powers they’ve been given
without condemning a single person
for the idea. It is assumed
that if it gets to the level of
the Vagrant Voice, it is an idea
that is held by most of the
population and should be paid
close attention to. In the
past when this has been ignored or
those who were possessed harmed,
it did not fair well for
Kothos. As one past Lady of
the Blue pointed out, “It’s never
a good idea to ignore warnings
that you’re doing something
stupid.”
Van Thar
A subset of the Blue Kanti that
has the responsibility to study
magic as it affects the
individual.
Warrior
Any Huntress who has also a
graduate of the schools of
Offensive Weaponry, Strategy and
Tactics.
Wen Ta
The Blue Priestess, she is
second in command of the Blue
Temple. She sits at the head
of the Council of Priestesses.
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