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ao Kenan Leoshine’s Guide to Myxolidia

In the far distant future, those who read this history of Myxolidia, as well as those who visit, may wish to know the meaning of some terms and place names familiar to the Myxo-lidian people.Here I, ao Kenan Leoshine, Co-Regent of Myxolidia, offer a humble assortment of definitions and pronunciations to you in hopes that you will feel at home among us.

Characters

Leoshine – The youngest child of Curtstas. Mediary between the Aeolians and her own people of Myxolidia.

Avram – Also known as ao Kevath. Chosen leader of the Aeolian mission to regenerate the atmosphere of Myxolidia.
Resham – Valet to Avram. Also chief cultural advisor, bodyguard, priest, and physician. Taken from Myxolidia to Aeolia as a child and adopted by ao Kenan Iliana as a son and brother to Avram.
Ao Kevad – High King of Aeolia and Myxolidia. Instigator of the rescue mission.
Curtstas – Leoshine’s father. Mayor of the only pre-Aeolian town under the Myxolidian Dome. Studied the Dome and invented a system to record its deterioration. Taken to Aeolia to experience and recognise the benefit of re-establishing connection with our progenitors’ descendants.
Mother – Leoshine’s mother, keeper of traditions. Wifeholder of Curtstas’ compound and weaver of fine linen.
Iliana – Avram’s mother. Priestess, physician, and teacher. Daughter of a past Overlord of Aeolia.
Georg – Leoshine’s oldest brother. Trained to lead. Brave, trustworthy, and dead.
Giffshine – Leoshine’s oldest sister. Deranged by several failed Rites of Womanhood. She did not give birth to a live child. A rebel against the Aeolians.
Hillashine -Leoshine’s middle sister. Initiated through the Rite of Womanhood, she is pregnant at the beginning of this history.
Wol – Leoshine’s nearest sibling in age. Rebellion against Father transfers to Avram. Leader of the Woltreaders. Intelligent, arrogant, favourite of Mother.
Gavin – Avram’s city general. Giant, gentle, and observant. His wife Heien (Iliana’s niece) and five children arrive with Iliana.
Uly – Avram’s general. Spokesman for the generals. He had a wife who died early in their marriage. Expert in transportation.
Dorim – Avram’s general. He had a wife who refused to come to Myxolidia. Expert with energy forces.
Kirim – Avram’s general. Brother of Dorim. They were abandoned to Iliana’s orphanages on Aeolia. Loves swimming and boating.
Lantro – Avram’s general. Quick with the sword. All the generals grew up with Avram, schooled together, trained as soldiers together.
Alan – Avram’s general. Tall and hawk-like. Most cynical and prejudiced of the generals.
Zolous – Gavin’s second in command. Rasset – The chief scientist responsible for the regeneration of the Dome. He would have been called a Trickixim or “guardian of the Dome” in pre-schism days. Post-schism they became an order of priests.
Elego – Oxikobh wifeholder. Manages a compound full of other wifeholders and children while their men fight with Wol.
Shua – Oxikobh youth, Woltreader healed by Leoshine. Servant of the Tassanara. One-armed son of Elego.
Yebit – Younger brother of Shua. Quieter and more suspicious than Shua.
Paulos – Avram’s stallion. Imprinted on Avram and trained for war.
Gorphiline – Leoshine’s servant before Avram arrives.
Byetoh – Giffshine’s failed Initiation partner.
Ankong – Hillashine’s successful Initiation partner. Woltreader.

Geography

The Dome of Myxolidia – A generated atmosphere first established on a planetine by the Aeolians 1000 years before Avram’s arrival. Her people suffered a tragic schism that led to the Dome’s neglect and deterioration.

Gavin’s Town – Used to be Curtstas’ Town. The only pre-Aeolian town under the Dome and the seat of government. Avram rebuilds the wooden structures with stone quarried from freeing the underground rivers. None of the streets run very far in one direction.
Leoshine’s Family Compound – The home where Leoshine grew up. The women’s quarters are segregated from the men’s quarters. Curtstas’ governing council chambers lie within the compound walls. The only source of water for the town, the only well kept alive from pre-schism days, lies under its foundation.
The Watch Tower – The tallest building located in the centre of the town. Used to scout for Oxikobh attackers. Leoshine’s childhood favourite place to escape.
The Bath House – Built by Curtstas when he returns from Aeolia. Only Leoshine takes up this new custom.
The Arena – Built by Alan shortly after the invasion. Used for Avram’s contests with his soldiers and generals.
The Cathedral – The worship house. Built by Avram to honour Ao Kevad. Home of the Crystal Altar
Iliana’s Palace – Built by Avram to house his mother when she arrives. A copy of her home in Aeolia. Home of Iliana’s chapel where Ao Kevad’s portrait hangs. Home of Iliana’s workshop where she manufactures medicines and has hospital equipment.
Gavin’s Palace – Build by Avram to house his city general and family.
TVH – Transport Vehicle Hanger. The storage facility for the only Aeolian transport under the Myxolidian Dome. The pilot quarters here.
Equine Pastures – Curtstas and his sons trained horses here and taught Leoshine to ride. Horses were a status symbol in his govermnment.
The Orchards – Planted by Curtstas after his return from Aeolia. He took wild stock from the forest. This wild stock had been cultivated before the schism.
Dome Engines 1-4 – Built by the original Trickixim to generate and sustain the atmosphere that is called the Dome. Self-sustaining for many generations.
Kaaiput Mountains – Mountains far distant from the town where Oxikobh try to mislead Aeolians.
Elego’s Compound – The Oxikobh compound where wifeholders and children have gathered to wait out the invasion.
Landing Site – Ancient touchdown site for Interdomiary Vessels. Where the Aeolians continue to arrive in the Talon IDV.
Resham’s Workshop – Jail, prisoner of war camp, torture chamber.
North Gorge – Far distant from the town where Oxikobh try to mislead Aeolians.
Shua’s Waterfall – Where Shua corners Avram in Book Three.
Wol’s Camp – Wol positions himself on a step in a cliff and waits with his Woltreaders for Avram’s attack.

Dictionary

Military manoeuvers

Bertrae Bair-trāy – A strategy for protecting the town. Four generals are posted to the four points of the compass. Gavin remains in town. The sixth general is available to support wherever he is needed.
Cortransa Cor-trăn-să – When two large bodies of soldiers meet outside the town, this manoeuver allows them to mix without accident. The leader of each body swings it around behind him and then converges on the other leader.
Tinamarrhi Tēn-ă-mărē – The command to unleash the energy waves of the large Aeolian weapons.

Equipment

Teshaddar – Tĕ-shĕ-ddahr An electronic shield that secures Leoshine into her saddle.

Endearments

Aeolian
Obenici – Ō-bĕn-ēssē – Oracle
Ephitide Ĕff-ĭ-tyd – Treasure
Whips-tarn Whĭsp-taarn – An Aeolian sprite – character in a fairytale.
Tassanara Tă-ssă-nă-ră – Princess
Myxolidian
Epiphrondite Ĕp-ĭ-frŏnd-yte – Darling
Sassnigor Săss-nĭ-gor – Someone who lags behind
Tobera Tŏ-bear-ă – Diminutive Slave
Babim Bă-bim – Infant Darling
Snoriginund Snor-ĭ-ghĭ-nund – Sleepy Head
Norfinoof Nor-fĭn-oof – Ninny
Torpvehr Torp-fair – Beauty

Flora and Fauna

Aeolian

Asced āth-sĕd – Plant Species
Pulimeit Pŭl-ĭ-mēt – Plant Species
Planetine Plă-nět-ēn – the perfect chunk of rock for building generated atmospheres
Myxolidian
Chackwood Chăck-wüd – Twigs of a shrub that taste sweet and are good for cleaning teeth. “To suck on chackwood” is to be part of the family. Coeval Cō-ēvaal a stream Gallalla Ghă-lă-ăh-lă – Tiny, fierce bird that hides its nest in hedges.

Insults

Aeolian

Codmockers Cŏd-mŏkk-ers

Myxolidian

Barskatrafing Squallywalker – Bår-skătrā-fŋ Skwållē-wå-ker Oxikobh Ŏx-ĭ-cŏb – Savages in the Myxolidian Forest

Servants and Slaves

Rachnorgat – Raɣ-nor-găt – Victim of the Mercy Plea

Rellogat Rěl-lŏ-găt – Household servant of Myxolidia

Omaeulenen Ō-mæ-ü-lĕ-nĕn – Handmaid to Iliana (Plural: Omaeuli Ō-mæ-ü-lē)

Cooking and Food

Eqipgn Oil Ĕkwĭ-pĭdň Oil Cooking Oil

Legend and Myth

Alsabal ăl-să-băl The Creators
Aeok’n Ā-ō-kĭn The Dome
Eaogk/Eogk’n Ē-ăō-gk-(n) (gutteral sound in the back of the throat) Evil infection of Aeok’n
Trickixim Trĭck-ē-ĭck-sēm Ministers to Aeok’n, original scientists who set up the Dome.
Bethspall Bĕth-spaal The first Trickixim of legend.
Grenlor Grĕn-lor The second Trickixim of legend.

Units of Measurement

Rihg Reeg Paces
Lort Lort Kilometers

Titles of address

ao Kevath eye-0h Kĕ-văth – my lord
ao Kenan eye-0h Kĕ-naan – my lady

Concepts and Rituals and Protocols

Mercy Plea: When one Myxolidian wrongs another, they pay with their life, unless, they call “Mercy.” At that point they become a Rachnorgat – the lowest form of slave. They are kept in animal-like conditions, fed minimally. But at least they are alive. The wronged party becomes the Rachnorgain, or ‘master.’
Rite of Womanhood Myxolidian Initiation for girls into childbearing. Her parents choose a man for her. She must fall pregnant during the ritual. After that, she must give birth to a live child before she is allowed to join her man as a primary wife. If she fails to give birth to a live child, she either stays with her parents, or becomes a secondary wife to any man who will support her. He must protect and feed her. In return she gives him sexual rites without fear of feeding children. (Note: From her place of privilege, Leoshine’s oldest sister, Giffshine was given several “Initiations” before her father returned from Aeolia and stopped the practice.)
Sequeacght: The drowning of a sacrifice in blood.

Dedication

This Glossary and Guide is dedicated to a wonderful young woman named Emily, who has contributed a powerful amount of information and advice to Leoshine’s creation. Thank you Emily!