Glossary

A list of terminology used in the Some Echo Still universe.

Terms

 * Amaday - Karsen's equivalent of Monday.
 * Anima magic - A form of magic that manipulates the environment.
 * Ariday - Karsen's equivalent of Friday.
 * Artificial mage - Someone who was not born a mage but became one by undergoing the Tempering.
 * Beautiful Conflagration of the Soul, the - The dangerous religious rite that is the last step in becoming a Mendicant.
 * Blossoming, the - The creation event that led to the rise of intelligent races on Halse.
 * Cataclysm, the - The eleventh god of the Unity, the caster of the Flare, the creator of the Kindred, and Flareism's favored god.
 * Charism - The spiritual persona of a mage's skill and potential, which transforms mana into magic.
 * Clear Altar - A sacred altar where spectropaths revive at after dying and passing through the Spiritus.
 * Coil, the - The group of ten gods who arose after the deaths of the Unity.
 * Consul - The elected leader of Aerestra.
 * Cosian - The language of Aerestra and northeastern Nedevara.
 * Cosmic War, the - The war among the Unity that led to their demise at the Cataclysm's hands.
 * Dark magic - Any magic cast with a destructive or harmful goal.
 * Death’s Head Kin - A spectropath devotion that honors the Fettered One.
 * Deepskies - The tangible dreams of the Cataclysm, which serve as the afterlife for Halse's mortals.
 * Detonus - The universal head of the cult of Flareism.
 * Devotion - A spectropath association, which is bound to one of the Ten Bridges.
 * Direday - Karsen's equivalent of Saturday.
 * Dormancy, the
 * Dragon - The ancient true form of the drakes.
 * Drake - One of the mortal races of Halse. Tall, reptilian-winged humanoids with horns and pointed ears.
 * Drakonet - A young adult drake.
 * Dubin - The second month of the year according to the Halshan imperial calendar. Equivalent to February and March.
 * Ectoplasm
 * Fae-Draconic Wars, the
 * Faerie - One of the mortal races of Halse. Short, winged humanoids with pointed ears.
 * Fae-Wyrms
 * Fair Exalted
 * Fair Folk
 * Flare, the
 * Flareism
 * Flareist
 * Formal magic
 * Godshade
 * Gray magic
 * Hallekad'ish'fgln
 * Halse
 * Haunt
 * High Realm
 * Hiruday
 * Innate mage
 * Inner Ring
 * Justiche’s Children
 * Kantü
 * Kindred
 * Lifewardens
 * Light magic
 * Lorshal
 * Lusday
 * Magic
 * Magic spectrum
 * Mana
 * Manara
 * Melodic Gyra
 * Mendicant
 * Midnight Sun
 * Miserday - Karsen's equivalent of Sunday.
 * Moonshades
 * Mundane - An adjective describing those who lack magic potential.
 * Nilday - Karsen's equivalent of Wednesday.
 * Novice
 * Outer Ring
 * Palashi
 * Path of Odia
 * Phlogister
 * Phrinu
 * Prokoll
 * Rassa
 * Refuge
 * Ring of Guilds
 * Ruined Symphony
 * Ryg'Kaphyll
 * Sanguine Court
 * Scythes of Passion
 * Secret People
 * Servants of the Artist
 * Servash
 * Shoth
 * Socius
 * Spectral dust
 * Spectres
 * Spectropath
 * Spectropathy
 * Spirit magic
 * Spiritus
 * Sprite
 * Starborn
 * Sylph, the
 * Temper
 * Tempering, the
 * Thamire
 * Twin Embers, the
 * Unity, the
 * Unra’u
 * Visceral Hunters
 * Willow Men
 * Yelanc'Kaphyll