AETERNA DICTIONARY

[SEIJA ☠]

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- Seija & Mourge

A - E

aeterna { ey-turn-ah } - the world that this cluster of islands and water resides in. A magical place that is known to house species of fantasy and lore.

animus { an-ih-mus } - from the latin term "soul", these are the animal companions that follow the Hexe and are literally; their soul outside of their body.

astra { as-tra } - It is the fifth element that is gifted by the gods and believed to be given to that of the royal family. To keep the balance of the world, and not have Aeterna be forever in either light or darkness, the King and Queen were bestowed the honor and gift of being able to raise and settle the sun and the moon each day.

auqui { awh-kwee } - The lighter colored, dual-finned and more accepting of humans, of the two sub-species of syren. They run the Ferry systems that connect the many islands.

F - J

hexe { hex } - Humans that were 'cursed' with the magic of the gods, although they already held it within themselves to begin with. Their souls were forced from their body and take on the appearance of their favored animal, called animus.

K - O

mimic { mim-ick } - An insult that the colonists have used to call the Skinwalkers. Any Skinwalker would take great offense to being called this.

nix { nix } - The darker and single-finned of the Syren bloodline, they are deceitful and believe themselves to be better than both the Auqui and Colonists.

P - T

sursus { sir-suss } - means "up" or "above" in Latin. This is the term that Aeternians use to refer to the world above their own (the surface world), where the Colonists come from.

U - Z

z'dali { zeh-dahl-ee } - Beings of the elements, each bloodline represented by; fire, water, earth, or air.