Waterfire Saga, Book Four: Sea Spell: Deep Blue Novel, A (44 page)

P
ROMISING
an exchange of betrothal vows that, once spoken, cannot be broken until death

P
UZZLE BALL
Sycorax’s talisman; a small, ornately carved white ball containing spheres within spheres, with the image of a phoenix on the outside

P
YRRHA
one of the six mages of Atlantis, a brilliant strategist; Becca’s ancestor

Q
ANIKKAAQ
a giant maelstrom in the Greenland Sea where Orfeo’s talisman was found

Q
IN
the mer realm in the Pacific Ocean; Ling’s home

R
AGNAR
the admiral of Ondalina; Astrid’s older brother

R
ÄKÄ
a goblin drink made from fermented snail slime

R
AZORMOUTH DRAGON
one of the many types of dragons that breed in Matali and are the main source of the realm’s wealth; they are feral and murderous

R
ORRIM
D
ROL
lord of Vadus, the mirror realm

R
OTTER
an animated human corpse, devoid of a soul

R
UBY RING
Nyx’s talisman; a large stone, with many facets, in a gold setting

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URSUS
the language of Vadus, the mirror realm

R
YLKA
Kolfinn’s commodora

S
ALLY
W
ILKES
a runaway slave; one of three ghosts who keep Manon Laveau company

S
CAGHAUFEN
capital of the Meerteufel sea goblin tribe

S
CUOLA SUPERIORE
mer equivalent of high school

S
EEING STONE
a garnet stone that, when cast with an occula spell, allows the viewer to see something/someone over a far distance

S
ERAFINA
rightful regina of Miromara and leader of the Black Fin Resistance; one of six mermaids summoned by the Iele to destroy Abbadon; descendant of the mage Merrow

S
HADOW
M
ANSE
Orfeo’s palace

S
ICARIO
Lucia’s scorpion

S
IREN
a mermaid who sings for currensea

S
IX
W
HO
R
ULED
the mages of Atlantis, each of whom possessed a magical talisman that enhanced their powers

S
KAVVENERS
sea elves that pillage battlefields and disaster sites and stalk the feeble, sick, and injured

S
KØRE TÅBER
Meerteufel goblin for
crazy fools

S
NASK
pickled squid eyes, a goblin snack

S
OMNIO
a songspell to induce sleep

S
OPHIA
one of the best Black Fin fighters and a trusted confidante; she saved Serafina’s life during the raid on Miromara’s treasury

S
PIDERLAIR
a swamp named for the arachnids that hunt on its banks

S
TICKSTOFF
head of Meerteufel’s military

S
TILO
a songspell that makes spikes sprout out of a water ball

S
UMMA CUM LAUDE
Latin for
with highest honors

S
YCORAX
one of the six mages of Atlantis; Ling’s ancestor

S
YLVESTRE
Serafina’s pet octopus

S
YZYGY
when the sun, moon, and earth are aligned—tides are at their highest and magic is at its strongest; royal mer weddings can only take place during a syzygy

T
ALISMAN
a magical object, given by the gods, that enhances one’s powers

T
AROT
a set of seventy-eight cards with pictures and symbols that is used to see what will happen in the future

T
ERRAGOGGS (GOGGS)
humans

T
HALASSA
the canta magus, or keeper of magic, of Miromara; addressed as Magistra

T
OTSCHLÄGER
a trusted goblin commander

T
RANSPARENSEA PEARL
a pearl that contains a songspell of invisibility; transparensea pebbles are not as strong as transparensea pearls

V
ADUS
the mirror realm

V
ALLERIO
, P
RINCIPE DEL
S
ANGUE
Miromara’s high commander; Serafina’s uncle, who orchestrated the invasion of Cerulea, during which Sera’s mother, the regina, was assassinated; father to Lucia Volnero

V
ELO
a songspell to increase one’s speed

V
ERITA
the goddess of justice

V
ITRINA
souls of beautiful, vain humans who spent so much time admiring themselves in mirrors that they are now trapped inside

V
ORTEX
a songspell used to create a whirl

W
ATERFIRE
magical fire used to enclose or contain

W
AVE
W
ARRIORS
humans who fight for the sea and its creatures

W
ILLIWAW
a wind spirit at Cape Horn; possessor of Pyrrha’s talisman

Y
AZEED
a merman from Mitali; a Black Fin second-in-command to Serafina; Neela’s brother and Mahdi’s cousin