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Abyss (location) – An underground pleasure hall beneath Montaurère

Adé (object) – The Butcher King’s skinning dagger

Aislin Milligan (person) – A Maboni human and housewife; half-sister to Nessa Halloran, wife of Donal Milligan, and daughter of Deidre and Padraic Halloran

Allegra Isaura (person) – An Isauran witch and Exalted Mother of the Isauran High Council; daughter of the demon Isaura and sister of Morrena Isaura; has been on the run since the conquest of Isaura by the Azarasian Impire

Alix (person) – An Azarasian vampire, soulbound heartmate of Martien, and mother of Vérène

Alphonse (person) – An Azarasian vampire and former Regent of Montaurère; killed by Julien Roche

Alvareu Republic (location) – A seafaring vampire nation known for piracy located off the western coast of the Azarasian Impire

Anarchists (organization) – An unofficial rebel faction opposing the Azarasian Impire and demonblood rule

Azaras (person) – A demon from the Second Godsfall and former ruler of the kingdom that became the Azarasian Impire; soulbound heartmate to Karra and sire to Lucero Azaras, Titus, and Saffira; also known as the Beast King

Azarasian (noun) – The demonym for a person from the Azarasian Impire

Azarasian Impire (location) – A vampire-ruled impire on the western continent of Occida, formed after the conquest of Trost, Marsania, and Isaura by Lucero Azaras and Julien Roche

B

Beans (creature) – Nessa Halloran’s cat

Beloveds (noun) – The intermediate type of a soulbond; allows bonded individuals to share emotions and perceive each other’s physical sensations

Birth Quota (policy) – A reproductive mandate enforced by the Azarasian Impire in Mabon; requires all Maboni adults to bear or sire at least three children by the age of thirty or face conscription as a thrall

Bite of Agony (noun) – An Azarasian term for a dry vampire bite offered as a feeding option; performed without venom, resulting in sharp, unmitigated pain

Bite of Ecstasy (noun) – An Azarasian term for a venom-laced vampire bite offered as a feeding option; numbs pain, heightens physical sensation, and induces bloodlust

Bloodborne (adjective) – Refers to a rune or runespell transmitted through blood

Blood Legion (organization) – The military force of the Azarasian Impire

Bloodlust (noun) – A state of intense sexual desire triggered by vampire venom; experienced by both the vampire and the one bitten, often amplifying physical sensitivity and pleasure

Blood Star (noun) – The Maboni name for the red star that appears over the horizon each spring; also known as the Red Queen

Blood Star’s Guard (noun) – The Maboni name for four dimmer stars, two silver and two gold, that surround the Blood Star

Blood Thrall (noun) – See Thrall

Bond Rite (event) – A ceremonial observance held six months after the birth of an Azarasian soulbound pair to determine the type of their bond

Books & Bows (location) – A bookshop owned and operated by Nessa Halloran in Corraidin; formerly also a dress shop run by Aislin Milligan until her marriage

Border Stones (object) – Rune-inscribed markers placed at territorial boundaries to keep out hellbeasts and wraiths

Butcher’s Blades (organization) – The clandestine intelligence service of the Azarasian Impire; formerly known as the Blades until Julien Roche assumed command

C

Capital of Dawn (location) – See Montaurère

Capital of Dusk (location) – See Tenebra de Mar

Cédric Roche (person) – An Azarasian vampire and Crown Mage of the Kings’ Council; brother of Julien and Pierre Roche, father of Rosier Roche, and soulbound companion to Sabas Borja

Church of the Falling Stars (religion) – A human-focused religious institution within the Azarasian Impire that venerates demons and their demonblooded descendants

Church of the Rising Stars (religion) – A Maboni religious institution devoted to the worship of the godstars; teaches that demons are corrupted beings and condemns their influence as evil

Companions (noun) – The weakest type of a soulbond; allows bonded individuals to perceive each other’s emotions and subtle physical sensations

Corraidin (location) – A town in Mabon; childhood home of Nessa Halloran

Court of Dawn (organization) – One of the two imperial courts of the Azarasian Impire, presided over by the King of Dawn

Court of Dusk (organization) – One of the two imperial courts of the Azarasian Impire, presided over by the King of Dusk

Covenant (runespell) – A runespell that binds all Azarasian vampires to a shared magical system and permits the transfer of power at dusk and dawn

D

Daemium (object) – A material found in starcraters; often forged into weapons or magical objects

Deidre Halloran (person) – A Maboni housewife; wife of Padraic Halloran and mother of Aislin Milligan, Orrin Halloran, Saraid Halloran, Finola Halloran, and Urrick Halloran 

Delphine (person) – An Azarasian vampire and magistrate stationed in Corraidin; soulbound heartmate of Raul

Demon (noun) – A fallen godstar stripped of most of their divine power and banished from the heavens for rebellion; immortal, naturally incorporeal, and capable of shapeshifting into any living creature

Demonblood (noun) – A general term for all creatures with demon ancestry, including demons, vampires, witches, and hellbeasts

Demonblooded (adjective) – Any being with demon ancestry

Demonborn (adjective) – Refers to a hellbeast that is a direct child or grandchild of a demon, and therefore possesses greater power

Donal Milligan (person) – A Maboni businessman, member of the Milligan merchant family, and husband of Aislin Milligan

Dufresne Abattoir (location) – An Azarasian blood facility that was destroyed in an arson attack by anarchists

E

Éamon (person) – An Azarasian human thrall of Maboni descent owned by Sabas Borja; serves as an attendant to the Mortal Bride

Eousa (location) – The eastern continent connected to Occida by Salathien’s Bridge

Estrella Ibarra (person) – A member of the Imperial Guard and soulbound heartmate to Tristan Ibarra

Everlife (runespell) – A runespell intended to create immortality, but instead causes the bearer to rise as a wraith upon death

F

Fergus Sullivan (person) – A Maboni human 

Finola Halloran (person) – A Maboni human and younger half-sister of Nessa Halloran

G

Gadeth (person) – A minor demon in the court of Azaras

Genesis (runespell)– A runespell used by demonbloods to ensure their offspring inherit their traits, even when reproducing with a different species

Godcurse (noun) – A divine affliction placed upon fallen godstars during the Godsfalls; unique to each demon and often tied to their nature; a weakened version may sometimes be inherited by their children or grandchildren

Godsfall (event) – A celestial event in which rebellious godstars were banished to the mortal realm; the First Godsfall occurred ten thousand years ago and involved a hundred exiled godstars, while the Second Godsfall occurred seven thousand years ago and involved thousands

Godsfire (noun) – The golden flame that trails behind falling godstars during a Godsfall

Godstar (noun) – An energy-based divine being of immense power; one of many in a vast celestial hierarchy

H

Harvest (event) – A ceremonial selection in Mabon during which humans are chosen through a public drawing to become thralls to the Azarasian Impire

Heartbonding (event) – A ceremonial union between Azarasian heartmates

Heartmates (noun) – The strongest type of a soulbond; allows bonded individuals to fully experience each other’s emotions and physical sensations as if they were their own

Hell (location) – A pocket dimension created and sustained by a powerful demon

Hellbeast (noun) - A hybrid born of a demon and another species

Hellsteed (noun) – A hellbeast bred from a demon and equine lineage, used by Azarasian vampires for war and transport

High Council (organization) – The ruling body of the former witch nation of Isaura

High Courts (organization) – The Azarasian Impire’s aristocracy

I

Imperator (title) – The highest-ranking officer in the Blood Legion, the Azarasian military

Imperial Guard (organization) – The elite military force tasked with protecting the Azarasian Impire’s rulers

Imperium (title) – The shared title of the soulbound rulers of the Azarasian Impire; used to refer to them collectively, not individually

Isabeau Moreau (person) – An Azarasian vampire and Crown General of the Kings’ Council; soulbound beloved of Roxiana Vela

Isaura (location) – A nation on the eastern side of Occida, founded by the demon Isaura for her witch descendants; conquered by the Azarasians three hundred years ago, marking the official end of the Thousand Year War

Isaura (person) – A demon from the Second Godsfall and ruler of the witch nation of Isaura until her death

J

Jessenia Roche (person) – An Azarasian vampire and the soulbound heartmate to Pierre Roche

Julien “Jules” Roche (person) – An Azarasian vampire and ruler of the Azarasian Impire, known as the King of Dawn; soulbound companion to Lucero Azaras and brother to Cédric and Pierre Roche; also known as the Butcher King

K

Karra Sorani (person) – An Azarasian witch and the protagonist of The Soulborne Queen; soulbound heartmate to Azaras

Katalina Estevez (person) – An Azarasian vampire and the reclusive author of The Soulborne Queen

Kavanagh (person) – A Maboni human and nominal mayor of Corraidin; serves as a puppet ruler under the authority of the Azarasian magistrates

Kings’ Council (organization) – The governing council of the Azarasian Impire; advises and executes the will of the reigning vampire kings

Kotara (location) – The first nation on the eastern continent of Eousa to fall to Azarasian conquest

L

Lifeforce (noun) – The vital energy inherent in all living beings and the source of magical power; can be consumed by vampires and demons to fuel their abilities

Lucero “Luc” Azaras (person) – An Azarasian vampire and ruler of the Azarasian Impire, known as the King of Dusk; soulbound companion to Julien Roche, biological son of Azaras, and grandson of Marisol Vela; also known as the Conqueror King

Luisa (person) – An Azarasian vampire who works for the Kings’ Council; soulbound companion of Nico

M

Mabon (location) – An island nation of humans located northwest of the Azarasian Impire and southwest of Trost; under Azarasian control and labeled Mabon Farm on official maps

Maboni (noun) – The demonym for a person from Mabon

Magic (noun) – The active manipulation of power to produce supernatural effects, typically through runes and runespells

Magistrate (title) – An appointed representative of the Azarasian Impire assigned to govern a conquered city or region

Maire (person) – An Azarasian human thrall of Maboni descent owned by Cédric Roche; the biological mother of Rosier Roche; serves as an attendant to the Mortal Bride

Marisol Vela (person) – An Azarasian vampire and former Regent of Tenebra de Mar; mother of Oriana and Roxiana Vela, and grandmother of Lucero Azaras; died during the Massacre at Duskfell

Marsania (location) – A former vampire nation located in the southeast of Occida; conquered by the Azarasian Impire during its expansion

Martien (person) – An Azarasian vampire, soulbound heartmate of Alix, and father of Vérène

Meallán Seward (person) – A Maboni human and Patriarch of the Corraidin branch of the Church of the Rising Stars

Montaurère (location) – A city in the central region of the Azarasian Impire; also known as the Capital of Dawn

Morrena Isaura (person) – An Isauran witch and de facto leader of the Isauran High Council; daughter of the demon Isaura and sister of Allegra Isaura

Mortal Bride (title) – A human chosen to serve as the living conduit for the Covenant runespell

N

Nessa Halloran (person) – A Maboni human and spinster who owns and operates Books & Bows; daughter of Padraic and Orlagh Halloran, stepdaughter to Deidre Halloran, and half-sister to Aislin Milligan, Orrin Halloran, Saraid Halloran, Finola Halloran, and Urrick Halloran

Nico (person) – An Azarasian vampire who works for the Kings’ Council; soulbound companion of Luisa

Northern Wall (location) – A fortified boundary marking the northern edge of the Azarasian Impire; built to defend against Tyrhar but also used as a staging point for the Impire’s attempted invasion

O

Occida (location) – The western continent, conquered by the Azarasian Impire

Odran (person) – A Maboni human harvested as a thrall

Orlagh Halloran (person) – A Maboni human and former housewife; mother of Nessa Halloran and first wife of Padraic Halloran; harvested when Nessa was nine years old

Orrin Halloran (person) – A Maboni human and younger half-brother of Nessa Halloran

P

Padraic Halloran (person) – A Maboni businessman; father of Nessa Halloran, Aislin Milligan, Orrin Halloran, Saraid Halloran, Finola Halloran, and Urrick Halloran; husband of Deidre Halloran and ex-husband of Orlagh Halloran

Patriarch (noun) – A minister of the Church of the Rising Stars in Mabon

Pierre “Perry” Roche (person) – An Azarasian vampire; soulbound heartmate to Jessenia Roche and brother of Julien and Cédric Roche

Power (noun) – The capacity to store and channel lifeforce for magical use; varies by species and individual, with demons, vampires, and witches possessing differing limits

R

Rafael Valcázar (person) – An Azarasian vampire, former Crown Mage who served Azaras, and the leading expert on soulbonds

Raul (person) – An Azarasian vampire and magistrate stationed in Corraidin; soulbound heartmate of Delphine

Red Queen (noun) – The Azarasian name for the red star that appears each spring; also known as the Blood Star

Red Queen’s Court (noun) – The Azarasian name for four dimmer stars, two silver and two gold, that surround the Red Queen

Renée (person) – An Azarasian vampire and highly regarded geneticist

Riona (person) – An Azarasian human thrall of Maboni descent owned by Roxiana Vela and Isabeau Moreau; serves as an attendant to the Mortal Bride

Rosier Roche (person) – An Azarasian vampire and son of Cédric Roche; soulbound to Vérène

Roxiana Vela (person) – An Azarasian vampire and Crown Chancellor of the Kings’ Council; daughter of Marisol Vela, aunt of Lucero Azaras, and soulbound beloved of Isabeau Moreau

Rune (noun) – A magical symbol used as the foundation of magical casting; typically drawn or carved to channel power

Runegate (noun) – A fixed portal runespell used for transportation between distant locations, requiring blood or lifeforce to function

Runespell (noun) – A magical construct formed by combining multiple runes; used to produce a specific effect when activated

S

Sabas Borja (person) – An Azarasian vampire, Crown Enforcer of the Kings’ Council, Commander of the Butcher’s Blades, and soulbound companion to Cédric Roche

Saffira (creature) – A hellcat and child of Azaras; sibling of Lucero Azaras and Titus

Salathien (person) – A demon from the Second Godsfall and creator of the Salathien Hellwood

Salathien Hellwood (location) – A sentient, demonblooded forest sired by the demon Salathien

Salathien’s Bridge (location) – A narrow land bridge connecting the western continent of Occida to the eastern continent of Eousa

Saraid Halloran (person) – A Maboni human and younger half-sister of Nessa Halloran

Soulbond (noun) – A runespell that binds two or more souls together; the intensity of the bond determines whether the soulbound are companions, beloveds, or heartmates

Soulborne (adjective) – Refers to a rune or runespell transmitted through the soul

Soulbound (adjective) – Describes the state of being connected to another through a soulbond

Soulbound (noun) – An individual bound to another through a soulbond

Soulshift (runespell) – A runespell that allows a soul to transfer into a new body, typically used by powerful witches to cheat death

Starcrater (noun) – A demon’s impact site formed during a Godsfall

Surrosa Isles (location) – A cluster of islands off the coast of Tenebra de Mar conquered by the Azarasian Impire

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Tenebra de Mar (location) – A coastal city in the southern region of the Azarasian Impire; also known as the Capital of Dusk

Thaddeian Ocean (location) – A vast body of water named after the demon Thaddeus, located to the west of the Azarasian Impire

Thaddeus (person) – A demon from the First Godsfall and ruler of Thaddeus’s Trove; also known as the Demon in the Deep

Thaddeus’s Trove (location) – An underwater city within the Thaddeian Ocean, ruled by the demon Thaddeus

The Beast King (sobriquet) – see Azaras

The Beast’s Roost (location) – An immense daemium tower at the center of Duskfell, built atop Azaras’s starcrater

The Butcher King (sobriquet) – see Julien Roche

The Conqueror King (sobriquet) – see Lucero Azaras

Thérèse (object) – The Butcher King’s curved dagger

The Soulborne Queen (object) – A book chronicling the love story between Azaras and Karra, written by Katalina Estevez

Thousand Year War (event) – A millennium-long conflict between the nations of Azaras, Trost, Marsania, and Isaura on the continent of Occida; ended three hundred years ago with the conquest of Isaura by the Azarasian Impire

Thrall (noun) – An individual forcibly bound to service through a runespell, typically stripped of autonomy, rights, and legal personhood; also known as a blood thrall when used for feeding

Titus (creature) – A powerful hellwolf and child of Azaras; sibling of Lucero Azaras and Saffira

Toreth (person) – A demon from the First Godsfall who disappeared shortly afterward

Tristan Ibarra (person) – A member of the Imperial Guard and soulbound heartmate to Estrella Ibarra

Trost (location) – A former vampire nation located in the north of Occida; conquered by the Azarasian Impire during its expansion

Turlough the Last (person) – The only human king of Mabon, whose short-lived reign lasted twenty years while the Azarasians were occupied with wars on the mainland

Tyrhar (location) – An unconquered nation on Eousa beyond the Northern Wall; currently resisting Azarasian invasion through ongoing border conflict

U

Una Cavey (person) – A Maboni human and former childhood friend of Nessa Halloran

Urrick Halloran (person) – A Maboni human and younger half-brother of Nessa Halloran

V

Vampire (noun) – An immortal demon–human hybrid with at least 75% demon blood; capable of using magic fueled by consuming lifeforce through blood

Venom (noun) – A substance produced by vampires and transmitted through their bite to suppress the pain of feeding; induces bloodlust, heightens physical sensations, and increases libido over time

Vérène (person) – An Azarasian vampire soulbound to Rosier Roche

Vigdis Dauthrekkr (person) – A Tyrhari horde warlord leading assaults against the Northern Wall

W

Wards (noun) – A runespell used to shield locations, objects, or individuals from harm, detection, or entry

Widow’s Lake (location) – A lake north of Montaurère, known for its population of hellserpents

Willowroot Tea (object) – An herbal infusion with restorative properties; commonly consumed by thralls to counter blood loss and increase stamina

Witch (noun) – A long-lived but mortal demon–human hybrid with 50–75% demon blood; capable of using magic fueled by their own lifeforce

Wraith (noun) – Undead beings created when a person is killed while bearing an everlife runespell; reanimated by magic, they are driven by an insatiable hunger for flesh to sustain their existence