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Glossary for the Divine Apostasy Series

Glossary of People, Places, and Things (possible spoilers)

***Sorry for the formatting. This info didn't transfer well to the website.***


Ancient Mother

The   term Uru used when seeing Sift's soulbound turtle, Shelly. See also Shelly,   Elder Star Tortoise.

 

Ahvy

A   Worker in Deepwell who leads a team of elite Shooters. Her team loaded   Ruwen's Void Band for Big D's camping trip in record time.

 

Andi Kandi

Blonde   woman who conducted field side interviews at the Step Championship.

 

Annul Strongspell

A   Merchant with a Journeyman level Glass Specialty. With her husband, Luim, she   creates magical globes with trapped snowstorms and is one of Deepwell's   wealthiest families. She is Slib Strongspell's mother and the woman seen with   House Captain Juva when he ambushed Ruwen, Sift, and Hamma in Deepwell.

 

Apex

Step Tournament team made up of Chip and Stump.

 

Ash

Possible  name referenced in Pen's journal.

 

Avalanche

Step Tournament team made up of Mai and Yap.


Axiom

The term used when all twelve Meridians are connected to a person's or creature's   Center by pathways. Seven connections is all it takes to move from the Gem Levels   to the Divine Levels and become a god.

 

Big D

The   Worker in charge of the Worker's Lodge in Deepwell. Ruwen received his first   spells from her and she oversaw the camping trip to foster Class   appreciation. See also Yasmine Durn, Pit Boss Durn.

 

Blackout

Member   of Step tournament team Tornado Fist.

 

Blapy

A   seven-year-old girl with blond pigtails and a fondness for centipedes. See   also Biggest Understatement of All Time.

 

Blink

A   legendary step champion who partnered with Hourglass.

 

Bliz

Leader   in Deepwell's Worker's Lodge who acts as a mentor for Ruwen regarding the use   of Void Bands. An eighty-eight time bandball Champion. Owns the bars Dizzy   Judge in Deepwell and Pour Judgement in New Eiru. See also Crew Chief Bliz.

 

Breathless Sea

Sea   along the west coast of the continent. Izac's Capitol, Malth, is located on   it's shore.

 

Burning Scorpions

Step   Tournament team made up of Claw and Stinger.

 

Center

The   structure inside your body that connects via pathways to Meridians and holds   a Core if one has been created.

 

Chancey

A   Clapping Brawler who buses tables at the Pour Judgement and is the son of   Knuckles.

 

Chip

Member   of Apex, a Step Tournament team.

 

Clarysa

Ruwen's   mom and an Observer who specialized as a Ranger with an Expertise in Pack   Leader which allows her to shapeshift into animals.

 

Claw

Member   of the Burning Scorpions Step Tournament team.

 

Colyn

Ruwen's   father and a Fighter who specialized as a Shield Champion with an Expertise   in Knight Defender.

 

Core

The   structure created by condensing Spirit and shaping it into a usable form. The   Core sits inside a person's or creature's Center like a seed.

 

Crew Chief Bliz

Leader   in Deepwell's Worker's Lodge who acts as a mentor for Ruwen regarding the use   of Void Bands. An eighty-eight time bandball Champion. Owns the bars Dizzy   Judge in Deepwell and Pour Judgement in New Eiru. See also Bliz.

 

Cuddles

A   stuffed centipede.

 

Cultivation

The   term used when gathering energy from your surroundings does not harm any   living things. Examples would be light, heat, vibrations, etc.

 

Dalyn

Lylan's   brother and a member of the Black Pyramid.

 

Deepwell

City   in the north-west part of Uru's lands not far from the Desolate Mountains.   Ruwen was raised here.

 

Desolate Mountains

Large   mountain range down the entire east coast of the continent.

 

Dizzy Judge

A bar   in Deepwell owned by Crew Chief Bliz.

 

Drivyd

Observer   Elder in New Eiru. Rami has placed a group of red balloons over his head so Ruwen   can find the Elder despite his Observer skills.

 

Dusk

One   of three sisters who oversee the Bamboo Viper Step Clan. Dusk is in charge of   the secret Shadow Clan that learn the forms that can destroy gods. They are   called God Killers and are very unpopular with deities.

 

Echo

A   mysterious young woman from the Infernal Realm that Ruwen saves during his   first Bamboo Viper Step Clan binding ritual. Ruwen released her from a   webbing trap that had incapacitated her. Echo wrote her name in blood on   Ruwen's right wrist as a promise to repay the debt she owes him.

 

Eclipse

A   fighter in the step tournament that can block the sun.

 

Eiru

One   of the earliest names of the Goddess now called Uru.

 

Elder Star Tortoise

A   Divine Creature capable of altering its shape and traveling the darkness   between worlds or the depths of the ocean. There are ancient references to   them eating actual stars.

 

Elyse Blakrock

A   Deepwell City Council member. Her husband, Niall, disappeared shortly after   the birth of their daughter, Hamma.

 

Essence

Spirit   is a combination of all twelve Essences. By Refining, a Harvester or   Cultivator can thread their Spirit through each Meridian and gather just that   Meridian's essence. These essences can then be combined to make spells and   abilities. The twelve essences are: Body, Stone, Order, Water, Light, Life,   Mind, Air, Chaos, Fire, Dark, and Death.

 

Fainting Goat

A   tavern near Deepwell's Temple that Hamma frequents. Ruwen and Hamma were   attacked here by a Naktos assassin and they met Kysandra for the first time   as a result.

 

Fetid Clan

An   Infernal Clan rebelling against Lalquinrial.

 

Findley

The   Head cook in the Black Pyramid.

 

First Secret, The

  the first axiom
 heralds darkness, ensuring,
 the last axiom
 (Pen's birth triggered the destruction of our universe.)

 

Fluffy

The   Black Pyramid's Quartermaster.

 

Fortifying

The   process of using Spirit to saturate a particular Meridian's area of the body   and make that area stronger. The Fortifying levels progress like this:
Metal Levels
 Lead
 Copper
 Silver
 Gold

Gem Levels
 Jade
 Topaz
 Sapphire
 Diamond
Divine Levels
 Angel
 Archangel
 Demigod
 Deity
 

 Transitioning between Levels is very difficult and time consuming.

 

Fourth Secret, The

one   ruined scarecrow
protecting its field of stars
ensures our harvest

 (A reference to the person who will restore the Spirit back to the Universe.)

 

Fractal

The   Dungeon Keeper for the dungeon outside Deepwell. When Ruwen first met Fractal   the Dungeon Keeper was only a two inch mass of moving crystals.

 

Frigid Sea

The   sea along the eastern coast of the continent. Stone Harbor sits on its   shores.

 

Fusil

The   Priest who oversaw Ruwen's Ascendancy. His son was part of the group that was   murdered and had their terium shipment stolen. Fusil blames Ruwen's parents   for this and thinks poorly of Ruwen as a result. See also High Priest Fusil.

 

Gabryel

The   Elder Priestess in the city of New Eiru. Usually at odds with the Fighter   Elder Vachyl.

 

Gadyel

Warden   of Legion's Vault.

 

Grave

A   name for the planet Ruwen lives on.

 

Haffa

One   of the gods who's lands border Uru's. Haffa's followers live under the Frigid   Sea.

 

Hamma Blakrock

A seventeen-year-old   Priestess from the Deepwell Temple who after helping Ruwen escape from the   Temple, gets sucked into his world.

 

Hand

Group   of five people who are tasked with helping Uru's Champion. They each have a   small tree marking on their right palm.

 

Harvester

The   term used when gathering energy from your surroundings includes living   things. Living beings are far more Spirit dense than natural sources.

 

Head Priest Fusil

The   Priest who oversaw Ruwen's Ascendancy. His son was part of the group that was   murdered and had their terium shipment stolen. Fusil blames Ruwen's parents   for this and thinks poorly of Ruwen as a result. See also Fusil.

 

Heatstroke

A   fighter in the step tournament that can turn the ground into magma.

 

Hourglass

A legendary   step champion who partnered with Blink.

 

House Captain Juva

The   head of the Strongspell family guard who was pulled into the Spirit Realm   with Ruwen and his friends after trying to ambush them. See also Juva.

 

Ishdell

Guard   in Legion's Vault.

 

Izac

Uru's   twin brother who's Capitol is Malth along the Breathless Sea on the west   coast of the continent. 

 

Izac's Wrath

A   mountain, twenty thousand feet high, that sits fifteen miles out in the   Breathless Sea and visible from Malth. It is frequently the recipient of   Izac's frustration.

 

Jagen

Izac's   Champion who was trapped in the Spirit Realm with Uru's three Champions, one   of which he is in love with. Jagen loves armor and has dual classed as a   Fighter and Priest.

 

Juva

The   head of the Strongspell family guard who was pulled into the Spirit Realm   with Ruwen and his friends after trying to ambush them. See also House   Captain Juva.

 

Kaylin

The   first Champion of Uru trapped in the Spirit Realm by Naktos's magic. Uru   promises she will figure out a way to return Kaylin to the Material Realm and   Kaylin believe that person is Ruwen. Kaylin has dual Classed in Observer and   Order.

 

Knuckles

A   Clapping Brawler who is one of the shelvers in the Black Pyramid's libraries.

 

Kysandra

The   Dungeon Mistress for the Black Pyramid, responsible for arranging entrance to   the dungeon for high level groups. The top levels of the Black Pyramid are   the headquarters for her extensive spy network. She also goes by Ky and has   extensive Step training.

 

Lalquinrial

Part   of the original group of disciples that followed the True God. The only deity   to not sign the Pact. He created the Infernal Realm and resides there with   his followers. His source of power is unclear. He has created seven Aspects   that his chosen wear, including the Scarecrow Aspect that Ruwen finds in the   Plague Siren's lair.

 

Luim Strongspell

An   Elemental Cold Mage that with his wife, Annul, creates magical globes with   trapped snowstorms. He is Slib Strongspell's father and head of one of the   wealthiest families in Deepwell.

 

Lylan

A   young woman in her late teens that is an Observer and part of Kysandra's   network of spies. Lylan and Sift were in a relationship when Lylan died in   the Black Pyramid, causing her to lose her memories of Sift. Lylan's brother   is imprisoned in the Legion's Vault in Malth.

 

Madda Adda

A   Grandmaster of the Viper Steps and Master of the Bamboo Steps. She resides   with her husband Padda Adda and Sift Adda in the Black Pyramid.

 

Mai

Member   of the Avalanche Step Tournament team.

 

Malth

Izac's   Capitol city that sits on the west coast next to the Breathless Sea.

 

Meridian

There   are twelve Meridians located throughout the body:
 Body->Heart
 Stone->Right Leg/Foot
 Order->Spine
 Water->Right Shoulder/Arm/Hand
 Light->Head/Neck
 Life->Groin/Hips/Abdomen
 Mind->Brain
 Air->Left Shoulder/Arm/Hand
 Chaos->Torso
 Fire->Left Leg/Foot
 Dark->Organs
 Death->Intestines.
 Each Meridian stores its own type of essence. Spirit is a combination of all   twelve essences. By Refining, a Harvester or Cultivator can thread their   Spirit through each Meridian and gather just that Meridian's essence. These   essences can then be combined to make spells and abilities. 

 

Mica

The   second Champion of Uru trapped in the Spirit Realm by a Naktos spell. Mica   has dual Classed as a Mage and Merchant. He specializes in Dimensional magic.

 

Miranda

The   name used by the True God's Companion when in human form. A young blond   haired woman with black gold-tinged wings and gold-flecked black eyes. See   also Blapy.

 

Mist

One   of the three founding sisters of the Bamboo Viper Clan. She represents the   Bamboo Grandmasters.

 

Naktos

One   of the original disciples of the True God, Naktos is called the Father of   Stone and his followers live underground and are fond of alchemy. Naktos'   love of knowledge led to his discovery on how to forcibly move a person from   the Material Realm to the Spirit Realm.

 

Niall Blakrock

Former   Head Priest of Deepwell's Temple, he is an expert in Temple repair.

 

Numarrow

Inklord   for the god Izac.

 

Odalys

The   Mage Elder in New Eiru.

 

One True God

The   original Axiom, who used his immense power to save the Universe, killing   himself in the process. His disciples are the current deities who signed the   Pact, minus Lalquinrial who went his own way. His dearest friend and   Companion is Miranda. See also Pen.

 

Ovurnhyst

Volcanically   active country along the north west coast.

 

Padda

A   Grandmaster of the Bamboo Steps and Master of the Viper Steps. He resides   with his wife Madda Adda and Sift Adda in the Black Pyramid.

 

Pen

A   Harvester referenced in some older texts and the possible identity of the   first Axiom. A terrible poet with excellent handwriting and a gift for seeing   the future. See also One True God.

 

Pine

An   ancient looking man who desperately wanted to save his grandson during   Ruwen's Bamboo Viper Step Clan Binding process. Pine's family uses trees as names,   hiding their true names.

 

Pit Boss Durn

The   Worker in charge of the Worker's Lodge in Deepwell. Ruwen received his first   spells from her and she oversaw the camping trip to foster Class   appreciation. See also Yasmine Durn, Big D.

 

Pour Judgement

Bliz's   bar near New Eiru.

 

Qip

A   trusted Worker of Big D's, Qip and his brother Wip, guarded Ruwen to keep him   safe from danger during Big D's camping trip.

 

Quintyn

God   occupying the area north of Uru's lands.

 

Qwyn

The   senior librarian for the libraries inside the Black Pyramid. This giant   spider acts in Ruwen's place while Ruwen is away from the Black Pyramid.

 

Rami

A   rare bookwyrm who bonds with Ruwen as a reward for becoming the Black Pyramid   Library Custodian. Rami can speak with Ruwen telepathically and is capable of   many amazing things.

 

Ruwen Starfield

Uru's   Champion whose base Class is Worker and whose high Intelligence qualified him   to wear a Void Band.

 

Scos

This   Sublime Centipede of Solace is a totem of Ruwen's divine authority capable of   holding 5,000 Mana.

 

Second Secret, The

  Fall’s   harvest ablaze
 bright flames scattering shadows
 sowing our sunrise
 (Pen removed the Spirit from the vast majority of the Universe.)

 

Shelly

A   tiny turtle smaller than a thumb. Sift rescued the creature from the Plague   Siren's lair. See also Ancient Mother, Elder Star Tortoise.

 

Sift

A   seventeen-year-old Bamboo Viper Step practitioner who is ready to take his   test for Master. He has lived his entire life in the Black Pyramid and   desperately wants to visit other places. His greatest desire is to fly,   followed closely by wanting to whistle. His Center contains no connections   which allows him to "sift" the energy around him, making most magic   ineffective against him.

 

Simandreial

The   peak Diamond Plague Siren Ruwen encountered in the Spirit Realm.

 

Slib Strongspell

A   classmate of Ruwen's who Ascended around the same time as Ruwen. Slib   Ascended as a Mage even though his Intelligence made that impractical.

 

Smack

Member   of the Step tournament team Tornado Fist.

 

Smash

A   Carnage Golem bound to Hamma who tends to hold grudges.

 

Spirit

The   Energy inside every piece of the Universe from living things to natural   sources such as light and heat.

 

Stinger

Member   of the Burning Scorpions Step Tournament team.

 

Stone Harbor

A   large city on the coast of the Frigid Sea.

 

Stump

Member   of Apex, a Step Tournament team.

 

Talon

Fighter   in step tournament that can fly through the air.

 

Terium

Most   valuable metal in existence and nearly indestructible. Ruwen believes it   might be more than a metal.

 

The First Secret

  the first axiom
 heralds darkness, ensuring,
 the last axiom
 (Pen's birth triggered the destruction of our universe.)

 

The Fourth Secret

  one ruined scarecrow
 protecting its field of stars
 ensures our harvest
 (A reference to the person who will restore the Spirit back to the Universe.)

 

The Second Secret

  Fall’s harvest ablaze
 bright flames scattering shadows
 sowing our sunrise
 (Pen removed the Spirit from the vast majority of the Universe.)

 

The Third Secret

  soil swaddled seeds
 despite the sower’s demise
 survive the winter
 (The secret Blapy says relates to her, which she hasn't explained.)

 

Third Secret, The

  soil swaddled seeds
 despite the sower’s demise
 survive the winter
 (The secret Blapy says relates to her, which she hasn't explained.)

 

Thorn

One   of the three founding sisters of the Bamboo Viper Clan. She represents the   Viper Grandmasters.

 

Thumbs

Clapping   Brawler who works as a shelver in the Black Pyramid libraries.

 

Tora

A   Worker with a Void Band working in the terium mine near Deepwell. She gave   Ruwen a tour of the mine and warned him not to take any of Bliz's drinking   quests.

 

Tornado Fist

Step   Tournament team made up of Blackout and Smack.

 

Tremine

A   Chaos Mage who has Specialized in Void magic. He is also the Head Librarian   of the Deepwell Library and Ruwen's mentor and friend.

 

Una

The   third Champion of Uru trapped in the Spirit Realm by a Naktos spell. Una has   dual Classed as a Fighter and Observer. She is in love with Jagen, Izac's   Champion.

 

Uru

One   of the original disciples of the True God, Uru was once called Eiru the Fair.   She has spent over ten thousand years planning how to fulfill the One True   God's last wish. Her brother Izac disagrees with her plans and refuses to   help, wanting instead to remake the universe in his own image. Ruwen is the   culmination of all Uru's planning.

 

Uru's Blessing

The   area where Ascendants of Uru will continuously synchronize their physical and   mental state. Ascendants who die will revive at the temple they are bound to   with up-to-date memories and capabilities.

 

Vachyl

The   Fighter Elder for New Eiru.

 

Valora

A   Naktos Stone Carver and artist.

 

Void Band

Dimensional   storage with a flexible opening and 100% weight reduction. More than just the   opening can be manipulated with Energy, but if the Energy pool drops to zero   while the band is open, it causes instant death.

 

Wenquian

Goddess   controlling country west of Uru's lands.

 

Whiskers

A cat   with four forms that can be summoned by a ring.

 

Wip

A   trusted Worker of Big D's, Wip and his brother Qip, guarded Ruwen to keep him   safe from danger during Big D's camping trip.

 

Xavier

A   Junior Celestial Remnant who is forced by his father to leave the dungeon and   find pressure that will help him evolve. His kind are usually born inside   exploding stars and Blapy assists the family in finding a new source of   pressure to further her own interests.

 

Yana

Worker   Elder in New Eiru.

 

Yap

Member   of the Avalanche Step Tournament team.

 

Yasmine Durn

The   Worker in charge of the Worker's Lodge in Deepwell. Ruwen received his first   spells from her and she oversaw the camping trip to foster Class   appreciation. See also Pit Boss Durn, Big D.

 

Zahara

Merchant   Elder in New Eiru.


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