Celene - (pronounced keh-leen) the lesser moon of Oerth, small, aquamarine Celene reveals her fullness only four times a year, each time during the middle night of the four, week-long seasonal festivals. She is called "the Handmaiden" in counterpoint to Luna. Celene is loved greatly by the elves and eladrin and their greatest nation is named after her.
The Crossroads - A location in the Chaos Scar. The meeting place of two roads, roughly 5 miles past the Old Gate in the King's Wall. Rumors say that a trading post operates there under the proprietorship of one Millen Silverye.
CY, Common Calendar - the standard calendar used throughout the civilized realms. The calender is available here and more info can be found about it here. The current Common Year is 580. Years are expressed as Year CY, as in 580 CY.
Flanaess - (pronounced flan-ays) The eastern portion of the great Oerik continent. It is bounded in the west by a series of very high mountain chains, beyond which are the Baklunish nations, remnants of a once proud empire destroyed in series of conflicts with the Suel Imperium. Bordering the east of the Flanaess is the Solnor Ocean. To the north is the Land of Black Ice and the Dramidj Ocean, beyond which is the frozen continent of Telchuria. To the south is the Amedio Jungle, a green hell, which is divided from the small continent of Hepmonaland by the Azure Sea. Beyond all these is the Pearl Sea and Sea of Storms.
Geoff - (pronounced g'yeff) An independent Grand Duchy, once subject to Keoland, gained its independence through a short but bloody rebellion in 450 CY. The state has a history of animosity with the Knights of the Watch, who are rumored to have backed a rebellion against the reigning Grand Duke in 497 CY. Since then the relations of Geoff and Keoland have been peaceful if not overly friendly.
Honorifics - Are the styles by which people of rank are addressed. Forms differ between the Great Kingdom and its former lands and those nations in the Keoish sphere of influence.
Istivin - The capital of Sterich and its only city. Located nearly in the center of that country. It is located near but not on the Davish River, as that water source is too shallow and swiftly flowing to be a route for considerable commerce.
Journal of the Knight - A journal belonging to an unidentified Knight of the Watch, whom the party found dead among the victims of Boontah's gang of goblin bandits. Upon translating it by spell, from Ancient Suloise, it turns out to be a roughly 200 year old transcription by a scholar known as Welund the Smith from a book known as the Codex Anathema, originally written by the ancient wizard, Iphegor of the Ebon Mirror. The section in the journal gives details about an Elder Evil known as Shothotugg, the Eater of Worlds, and concerns a prophecy that he will free the Chained God, Tharizdun (see Gods & Supernatural Beings page).
Keepers of the Cerulean Sign - Not much is known about this secret society other than that its members are dedicated to fighting the Elder Evils and the encroachment upon the world by aberrations and the spread of their cults and allies.
Keoland - (pronounced kee-oh-land) A large kingdom to the east of Sterich, across the Javan River. Its current king is Kimbertos Skotti. Sterich borders the County of Flen, whose noble ruler, Countess Allita Elgarin has close ties with the royal court in the Keoish capital of Niole Dra.
Knights of the Watch - An order of knights that occupy a land to the northeast, on the border with Ket, a country of the heathen Baklunish people, who have throughout history, attempted time and again to invade the civilized lands. The charge of the Knights is to serve as a bulwark against the invaders. They are a lawful and generally good order, though their knights are dedicated to a variety of gods of that ethos. Their symbol is a stylized owl.
Luna - The greater of Oerth's two moons, pale Luna waxes and wanes in fixed cycles of 28 days each, from which the months are derived. Also called "the Mistress."
Oerth - (pronounced oh-erth) The world on which we all live. Oerth is round and is said to be possessed of four continents although the known world only consists of the eastern half of one of them, the great Oerik continent, whose eastern half, the Flanaess, is the center of enlightened humanity and civilization.
Restwell Keep - Also known as the Keep on the Borderlands and the Keep on the Chaos Scar. A fortified keep built on a bluff 1 mile east of the King's Wall. It is more than 40 miles west from Bova, the nearest sizable town.
Tournament of Golden Leaves - An annual tournament held in Keoland in the city of Flen during Brewfest. It is the last of the three large annual tournaments traditionally held in Keoland during the spring, summer, and fall festival weeks. Like the other tournaments, it draws knights, squires, and spectators from all over Keoland and it's neighboring states, as well as beyond.