Glossary

This is the glossary of proper names and terms unique to the Noraena setting.

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A
Aiyothai (continent) - the bigger of two Noraenian continents, and the focus of the setting.

Awakening of Magic - the event coinciding with the Godswake, which awoke the dormant magic of Noraena.

Ayn, Kingdom of - The southernmost kingdom on mainland Aiyothai, and the focus of the setting together with its neighbours.

B
Batchett-Praxter project - the greatest scientific project of Linneans, aiming to engineer other species of humanoids and observe their development over millenia. Brimhaven - a military fort, base of operations for Ayn Guild of Force, and a village that arose around it, situated south of the Step, at the edge of the Elven Woods.

E
Eastoak - a large town in eastern Ayn, a couple days south of Brimhaven.

Elements - 'ingredients of the world', constituent parts that everything in existence is made of.

Elven Woods - forest region situated between Ayn and the , inhabited mostly by Elves.

Empire of the Sun - the Tribes-era empire, whose destruction gave birth to multiple new nations across Ondor.

Era of Kingdoms - the time in history of Noraena after the Era of Tribes, in which magical sciences prevailed, continuing to the present day.

Era of Tribes - the time in history of Noraena after the Old Era, in which the first civilizations were born.

G
Geladdi Empire - a large empire on the eastern side of the Sweet Sea.

Godswake - the event coinciding with the Awakening of Magic, which awoke or created the gods.

H
Hanari - a group of powerful, seemingly immortal individuals who drive the politics of southern Ondor.

K
Karimdor Empire - one of the states founded by the Tribe of Fire in southern Ondor.

L
Linnea (continent) - the smaller of two Noraenian continents, currently uninhabited by intelligent species.

Linnea (nation) - the first nation of Noraena, now long extinct. Linneans brought and created life on the planet.

N
Noraena (setting) - a fictional fantasy setting, focusing on the southern Ondor region.

Noraena (planet) - the planet on which Ondor and Linnea are located, central to the setting.

O
Old Elvish Empire - the first empire of Noraena, founded by elves, and featuring a heavy involvement of gods.

Old Elves - the progenitor race of elves, nearly extinct after the -OldElves catastrophe- and not heard from since.

Old Era - the time in history of Noraena from which no written records are known, predating the Era of Tribes.

S
Step, the - a large tectonic fault in northern Ayn.

Sweet Sea - a freshwater sea dividing Karimdor from Geladdi.

T
Tribes of the Empire of the Sun - different nations unified under the empire's rule, who scattered throughout Ondor after it fell.

W
World - a slice of reality wherein all locations are physically connected in space. Sometimes called a plane of existence.