Aura – The flows of Essence generated by living creatures, which surrounds them and holds their pattern.
Bane – An F-Ranked Boss Mob that is a giant mushroom. He can fire thorns and pull victims toward him with vines made of moss.
Basher – An evolved rabbit that attacks by head-butting enemies. They have a small horn on their head that the use to “bash” their enemies.
Beast Core – A small gem that contains the Essence of Beasts.
Brianna – A Dark Elf princess that intends to build a city around the dungeon.
Cal – The heart of the Dungeon, Cal was a human murdered by Necromancers. After being forced into a soul gem, his identity was stripped as time passed. Now accompanied by Dani, he works to become stronger without attracting too much attention to himself.
Celestial – The Essence of Heaven, the embodiment of life and considered the ultimate good.
Center – The very center of a person’s soul. This is the area Essence accumulates before it binds to the Life force.
Chandra – Owner of an extremely well appointed restaurant, this A-ranked Mage is the grandmother of Rose. She also spent a decade training the current Guild Master, Frank.
Chi spiral – A persons Chi spiral is a vast amount of intricately knotted Essence. The more complex and complete the pattern woven into it, the more Essence it can hold and the finer the Essence would be refined.
Cleric – A Cultivator of celestial Essence, a cleric tends to be support for a group, rarely fighting directly. Their main purpose in the lower rankings is to heal and comfort others.
Corruption – Corruption is the remnant of the matter pure Essence was formed into. It taints Essence, but allows beings to absorb it through open affinity channels.
Craig – A powerful C-Ranked monk, Craig has dedicated his life to finding the secrets of Essence and passing on knowledge.
Cultivate – Cultivating is the process of refining Essence by removing corruption, then cycling the purified Essence into the center of the soul.
Cultivator – A cultivator is one whom cultivates. See above. Seriously, it is the entry right before this one. I’m being all alphabetical here.
Dale – Owner of the mountain the dungeon was found on, Dale is now a cultivator who attempts to not die on a regular basis.
Dani – A pink dungeon wisp - Is that important? – Dani is the soul bound companion of Dale, and acts as his moral compass and helper.
Dire – A prefix to a title that means “Way stronger than a normal version of this monster”. Roughly. Kind of paraphrasing.
Distortion Cat – An upper C-Ranked monster that can bend light and create artificial darkness. In its home territory, it is attacked and bound by tentacle like parasites that form a symbiotic relationship with it.
Dungeon Born – Being Dungeon born means that the Dungeon did not create the creature, but gave it life. This gives the creature the ability to function autonomously, without fear that the dungeon will be able to take direct control of its mind. The dungeon can “ride along” in a Dungeon born creatures mind from any distance and may be able to influence the creature if it remains of a lower cultivation rank than the Dungeon.
Dwarves – Stocky humanoids that did not appear in this book.
Elves – A race of willowy humanoids with pointy ears. Unlike the stubborn Dwarves, the Elves deigned to allow themselves into this book.
Enchantment – A temporary pattern made of Essence that creates an effect on the universe. Try not to get the pattern wrong, as it could have… unintended consequences.
Essence – Essence is the fundamental energy of the universe, the pure power of heavens and earth that is used by the basic elements to become all forms of matter.
Father Richard – An A-ranked Cleric that has made his living hunting demons and heretics. Tends to play fast and loose with rules and money.
Fighter – A generic archetype of a being who uses melee weapons to fight.
Frank – Guild Leader of the Adventurers Guild.
Glitterflit – A Basher upgraded with celestial Essence, it has the ability to mend almost any non-fatal wound.
Hans – A cheeky assassin that has been with Dale since he began cultivating. He was a thief in his youth, but changed lifestyles after his street guild was wiped out. He is deadly with a knife, and is Dale’s best friend.
Incantation – Essentially a spell, an incantation is created from words and gestures. It releases all of the power of an enchantment in a single burst.
Infernal – The Essence of death and demonic beings, considered to be always evil.
Inscription - A permanent pattern made of Essence that creates an effect on the universe. Try not to get the pattern wrong, as it could have… unintended consequences. This is another name for an incomplete or unknown Rune.
James – An uppity Portal Mage who may have learned the error of his ways. We shall see.
Josh – A massive shield wielding human, Josh is very strong and sturdy. He is always there to protect his friends as best he is able.
Mages Guild – A secretive subsect of the Adventurers Guild only Mage level cultivators are allowed to join.
Mana – A higher stage of Essence only able to be cultivated by those who have broken into at least the B-rankings and found the true name of something in the universe.
Meridians – Meridians are energy channels that transport life energy (Chi/Essence) throughout the body.
Mob – A shortened version of “dungeon monster”.
Necromancer – An infernal Essence cultivator who can raise and control the dead and demons.
Oppressor - A Basher upgraded with Wind Essence, it has the ability to compress air and send it forward in an arc that slices unprotected flesh like a blade.
Pattern – A pattern is the intricate design that makes everything in the universe. An inanimate object has a far less complex pattern that a living being.
Raile – A massive, granite covered Boss Basher that attacks by ramming and attempting to squish its opponents.
Ranger – Typically an adventurer archetype that is able to attack from long range, usually with a bow.
Ranking System – The ranking system is a way to classify how powerful a creature has become through fighting and cultivation.
G rank – At the lowest ranking is mostly non-organic matter, such as rocks and ash. Mid-G contains small plants such as moss and mushrooms, while the upper ranks form most of the other flora in the world.
F rank – The F-ranks are where beings are becoming actually sentient, able to gather their own food and make short term plans. The mid F-rankings are where most humans reach before adulthood without cultivating. This is known as the fishy or ‘failure’ rank.
D rank – This is the rank that a cultivator is starting to become actually dangerous. A D-ranked individual can usually fight off ten F-ranked beings without issue. They are characterized by a ‘fractal’ in their Chi spiral.
C rank – the highest ranked Essence cultivators, those in the C-rank usually have opened all of their meridians. A C-ranked cultivator can usually fight off ten D-ranked and one hundred F-ranked beings without being overwhelmed.
B rank – This is the first rank of mana cultivators, known as Mages. They convert Essence into Mana through greater refinement, and release it through a true name of the universe.
A rank – Usually several hundred years are needed to attain this rank, known as ‘High-Mage’ or ‘High-Magous’. They are the most powerful rank of Mages.
S rank – Very mysterious Spiritual Essence cultivators. Not much is known about the requirements for this rank or those above it.
SS rank – Not much is known about the requirements for this rank or those above it.
SSS rank – Not much is known about the requirements for this rank or those above it.