Tharkan—a grand Duchy in Shaloma, an imperial territory of the Kingdom of Elath located in the Arcanan equivalent of Poland where the first Arcanan trans-temporal portal was discovered.
Time of Conquest—the period of ancient Ternathia's most sustained, militant expansion. Generally dated by Sharonian historians as extending from approximately 2025 to 3650.
Torkash—the chief deity of the ancient Manisthu pantheon in Arcana.
Tosaria—an ancient Ransaran kingdom on Arcana. Its ancient capital was located in the same approximate geographical spot as Shanghai. Tosaria had attained a high and sophisticated level of civilization while most of the rest of present day Ransara was still in a state of primitivism.
Tracer—a Sharonian with the Tracer Talent. One who is sensitive to the current location, or at least direction to, another individual or object. They are also called "Sniffers".
Trans-Temporal Express—a privately-held corporation responsible for building and maintaining the primary rail and shipping connections linking the Sharonian home universe to the expanding frontier.
Although it is the single largest, wealthiest privately-held corporation in Sharonian history, the TTE is subject to close regulation and oversight by the Portal Authority, which has granted—and retains the legal right to revoke—the TTE's multi-universal right-of-way.
Tukoria—the largest and most powerful of the Hilmaran kingdoms, consisting of the equivalent of most of Argentina and Chile. Tukoria was the only Hilmaran state which maintained its independence against Andaran conquest and colonization.
Union of Arcana—the world government of the home universe of Arcana.
Union City—a city at the entry portal into New Sharona, located about fifty miles east of Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Union Trans-Temporal Transit Authority—the agency of the Union of Arcana's government charged with overseeing trans-temporal travel and commerce, including regulation of sliderails and maritime transport infrastructure.
Union Arbitration Commission (UAC)—a quasi-diplomatic commission which answers to the Union Senate's committee on inter-universal disputes.
Uromathia—a general term applied to the Sharonian equivalent of Asia south of Mongolia and west of India. This area is divided into many smaller kingdoms and two empires, all of which share many common cultural traits.
Uromathian Empire—the larger of the two empires found in Uromathia. It occupies the Sharonian equivalent of China and includes the equivalent of Vietnam and Cambodia.
Usarlah—a Sharonian city located in the Delkrath Mountains (just north of Madrid) in the Ternathian province of Delkrathia.
UTTTA—see Union Trans-Temporal Transit Authority, above.
Vandor Ocean—the Sharonian equivalent of the Atlantic Ocean.
vos—"of the line of" in ancient Mythlan. The use in a Mythlan's name indicates that the individual is of high shakira caste. (See also "mul," above.)
Vothan—the Ternathian deity called "Father Vothan," who serves as Ternathia's war god, is one of the Ternathian Double Triads. "Father Vothan" protects the Empire in military combat and is therefore also called Protector Vothan or "The Protector" by the people of Ternathia and those regions colonized by Ternathia.
Vothan's chariot—the armored chariot of the Ternathian Double Triad deity who serves as Ternathia's Protector, or god of war.
Vyrlair—an Arpathian region of Sharona roughly equivalent to our own Turkmenistan.
Western Ocean—the Sharonian name for the Pacific Ocean.
Whiffer—a Sharonian with the Whiffer Talent. One who is sensitive to residual psychic impressions.
White Mist Lake—the Arcanan equivalent of Lake Erie.
windhold—the feudal territory held by a Uromathian "windlord" (see below); roughly equivalent to an earldom.
Windlord—a Uromathian aristocratic title, roughly equivalent to that of earl.
Winged Crown—the imperial crown of Ternathia. This ancient crown (still used in coronations) was made by Farnalian goldsmiths almost 5,000 years ago as a surety for the treaty negotiated between the Kingdom of Ternathia and Farnalia by Celaryon II of Ternathia (see above).
Yamali Mountains: the Sharonian analogue of the Himalaya Mountains, they lie north of Harkala, stretching from Isseth in the west into the Uromathian Empire in the east.
Yanko—the third major Andaran kingdom, which includes the equivalent of most of central North America, from the Canadian border south, and virtually all of Mexico.
Yarahk—an Arcanan city located at the equivalent of Aswan, Egypt.
Yirshan River—the Sharonian equivalent of the Columbia River.
Ylani Strait—the Sharonian equivalent of the Bosporus.
Ylani Sea—the Sharonian equivalent of the Black Sea.
Yurha—the soul as conceptualized by Mythalan religion. The yurha is the basis of Mythalan reincarnation beliefs, which enshrine the concept of "spiritual evolution" to a higher state of being.
Zaithag—an Arpathian city in Vyrlair, located at approximately the same spot as Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
Alphabetized Character List
Ambor, Shield Layrak, Union of Arcana Army—[HG] assistant surgeon, Charlie Company, First Battalion, First Regiment, Second Andaran Temporal Scouts.
Anzeti, Djoser—[HG] a director of the Sharonian Portal Authority board, representing the Arpathian Septentrion.
Arthag, Petty-Captain Hulmok, Portal Authority Armed Forces—[HG, HHNF] acting platooncaptain, CO, Second Platoon, Argent Company, Ninety-Second Independent Cavalry Battalion. Formall promoted to platoon-captain in HHNF
Balithar, Sathee—[HG] Princess Andrin's personal maid from childhood.
Banchu, Olvyr—[HG, HHNF] the Trans-Temporal Express' chief construction engineer.
Bantha, Petty-Armsman Grethar, Portal Authority Armed Forces—[HG] Company-Captain Halifu's senior Flicker.
Baskay, Charazan—[HG] Platoon-Captain chan Baskay's sixteen-year-old sister.
Baulwan, Petty-Captain Shansair, Portal Authority Armed Forces—[HHNF a Voice assigned to Company-Captain Halifu at Fort Shaylar.
Berhala, Commander of Twenty-Five Tahlos, Union of Arcana Air Force—[HHNF] a pilot attached to the 3012th Strike; pilot of red battle dragon Skyfire.
Bolsh, Tarlin—[HG] international news division chief, Sharonian Universal News Network.
Borkaz, Trooper Emiyet, Union of Arcana Army—[HG] First Squad, Charlie Company, First Battalion, First Regiment, Second Andaran Temporal Scouts.
Breasal, Ordras—[HG] a director of the Sharonian Portal Authority Board, representing the Kingdom of Isseth.
Bright Wind—[HG, HHNF] Hulmok Arthag's prized Palomino stallion.
Busar, Emperor Chava IX—[HG, HHNF] Emperor of Uromathia.
Calirath, Her Imperial Grand Highness Anbessa—[HG, HHNF] the youngest of Zindel chan Calirath's daughters.
Calirath, Her Imperial Grand Highness Andrin—[HG, HHNF] the eldest of Zindel chan Calirath's three daughters, next in the imperial line of succession after her brother, Crown Prince Janaki.
Calirath, Her Imperial Grand Highness Razial—[HG, HHNF] the second eldest of Zindel chan Calirath's daughters.
Calirath, Her Imperial Majesty Varena—[HG, HHNF] Empress Consort of Ternathia; Zindel chan Calirath's wife.
Carthos, Commander of One Thousand Tayrgal, Union of Arcana Army—[HG, HHNF] Two Thousand Harshu's senior ground commander.
Chan Barsak, Junior-Armsman Paras, Portal Authority Armed Forces—[HHNF] a noncommissioned officer assigned to Fort Salby.
Chan Baskay, Platoon-Captain Dorzon, Portal Authority Armed Forces—[HG, HHNF] Viscount Simrath; a Ternathian cavalry officer assigned to Balkar chan Tesh.
Chan Braikal, Chief-Armsman Lorash, Portal Authority Armed Forces—[HG, HHNF] Prince Janaki's senior noncom, Third Platoon, Copper Company, Second Battalion, 117th Imperial Ternathian Marines, assigned to duty with the PAAF.
Chan Calirath, Platoon-Captain Crown Prince Janaki,, Portal Authority Armed Forces—[HG, HHNF] the eldest child and heir of Emperor Zindel chan Calirath of Ternathia. CO, Third Platoon, Copper Company, Second Battalion, 117th Imperial Ternathian Marines, assigned to duty with the PAAF.