the world of Salvation Glossary

A Divine who achieved her Awareness through deep thinking and study.

An Awakened orca, who is the adopted daughter of Sage-Duke Kelse Vail of of Saban.

Young man from Traverse. He is a friend Pivot Stump.

The Silver Sage of Weeping. Presumed to have been killed by Rainen Winder.

Leads from the duchy capital of Charn along Bastion Lake and from there, down to the duchy capital of Codent.

A north-south road that runs from south of Traverse, curls south of the Diamond Mountains, and ends at Coal Pass.

A Plasminian from the town of Traverse.

A young nobleman from the duchy of Chalk. He comes from a long line of accomplished Ephemeral Masters.

One of the only two emperors the continent of Golden has ever had. He is the great-grandson to the other emperor, Guptash.

A young noblewoman who is the daughter of Sage-Duke Ahktav Kazar of Maviro.

Cuts through the southwestern Diamond Mountains and leads to Vivid Pass.

The Sage of the Fiery Sun. She was once an instructor to Shivein.

The Sage of the Bloody Claw. Allied to Nailing at Surelend.

Town-village where Cam and Pan originally Advance their Tangs as Novices. Later on it is the sight of a large battle where Cam Advances to Acolyte.

Cam’s brother. He’s following in their father’s footsteps at drunkenness.

A Divine who achieved his Awareness through deep thinking and study.

Mystical and mysterious particle that permeates all aspects of Creation.

The finesh school in the continent of Golden on the instruction of Ephemera.

General term for those on the Way into Divinity.

A Glory and an instructor at the Ephemeral Academy. She teaches Synapsia.

Kind-hearted farmer in Traverse.

Plasminian from a wealthy family in Moviro. Cam heals himself based on the instructions in Fetch’s autobiography.

Husband and wife in Dander.

A continent in the world of Salvation. It is where the Nine Duchies are located.

A historical figure. He was a Crown who was killed shortly after Advancing to Sage.

A short, stocky nobleman from Valkin, a place near the city of Chalk.

The first rakshasas. Their Stage of Awareness is presumed to be Divine.

1. Coruscant
2. Simmer
3. Shimala: Also called The Merciless Deceiver, Mother of Lies, and Corruptor of Innocence. She is seen as an old crone and might be the greatest of the rakshasas.

One of the only two emperors the continent of Golden has ever had. He is the great-grandfather to the other emperor, Chandra.

The color of an Ephemeral Master’s sclerae. It denotes their Stage of Awareness.

An Awakened squirrel who have Cam a tremendous gift.

A young woman from Traverse. She is a friend to Maria Benefield.

A noblewoman and daughter of a fallen house from the duchy of Bastion.

A Novice from the town of Traverse. Married to Lilia Oil and childhood friend of Cam Folde.

A young noblewoman from an exceptionally wealthy family in the duchy of Bastion.

It is the squad in the Ephemeral Academy in which the members are sponsored by someone other than a Sage-Duke. Also known as Squad Screwup.

A Novice from the town of Traverse. Married to Jordil Oil and childhood friend of Cam Folde.

A Crown and currently the current Dean of the Ephemeral Academy.

A beautiful young woman in Traverse with a heart of coal. Her family is wealthy.

Old midwife and healer in Traverse.

The daughter of Surelend’s mayor.

An Adept and teacher of Novices.

The town farrier of Traverse.

An Adept and general teacher in Traverse.

The mayor of Surelend.

The mayor of Dander.

The mayor of Traverse.

A young nobleman and the son of Sage-Duchess Marsula Thens of Santh.

The Sage of Whispering Scales. Allied to Nailing at Surelend.

The Sage of Warring Thunder.

A Glory and Awakened turtle. Once a rakshasa and saved by Sage-Duke Kelse Vail. He is now an instructor at the Ephemeral Academy. He teaches Kinesthia.

An Awakened panda from the Diamond Mountains. He is the focus of a centuries-long prophecy.

Strange locations or emanations where entire worlds can be found an Ephemeral Master can quickly gain Ephemera and Advance.

A Crown and commander or Sidewinder Company.

Cam’s sister, and the oldest of the siblings. Widowed to a husband named Jared.

The son of Traverse’s mayor. He is engaged to Suse Marline.

A Glory and an instructor at the Ephemeral Academy. He teaches Spirairia.

A historical saint who prayed so devoutly that he achieved an Awareness beyond Sage, becoming a Divine.

Cam’s father. He’s known as Traverse’s town drunk.

A Sage without attachment to a city. He is the sponsor of Light Squad. He is also known as the Wilde Sage.

An assistant to the Mayor Gard Singer of Dander.

The flute master who taught Pan.

There are nine of them and they rule the nine great cities on Golden.

1. Sage-Duke Ahktav Kazar: Duke of Maviro.
2. Sage-Duke Dorieus Arta: The Duke of Chalk.
3. Sage-Duchess Josie Salin: Duchess of Bastion.
4. Sage-Duchess Karmin Berjeak: Duchess of Corona.
5. Sage-Duke Kelse Vail: The Duke of Saban.
6. Sage-Duke Knarl Pune: The Duke of Codent.
7. Sage-Duchess Marsula Thens: The Duchess of Santh.
8. Sage-Duchess Shah Pharin: The Duchess of Twine.
9. Sage-Duke Zin Shun: Duke of Charn.

Once a Crown but regressed in Awareness. From the nation of Sinane. Also an instructor at the Ephemeral Academy. She teaches Kinesthia.

The world of The Eternal Ephemera.

An Adept and member of Sidewinder Company.

A powerful unit of Ephemeral Masters who are under the control of Rainen Winder. They range in Awareness from Novice to Crown.

The Awareness of the Stage is seen in the sclera, and this is also called a person’s Haunt.

1. Neophyte: Not really considered a Stage, and sclerae are white.
2. Novice: First stage and sclerae are Red.
3. Acolyte: Second stage and sclerae are Orange.
4. Adept: Third stage and sclerae are Yellow.
5. Glory: Fourth stage and sclerae are Blue
6. Crown: Fifth stage and sclerae are Indigo.
7. Sage: Sixth stage and sclerae are Violet.
8. Divine: Seventh stage and sclerae are Diamond.

Village nearly the size of Traverse southeast of Corona, and it is where Light Squad destroy their first boil.

A young woman from Traverse. She is engaged to Pivot Stump, the mayor’s son. She is a friend to Maria Benefield.

A young boy from Traverse. He died while diving a Pathway to Grace.

A young man from Traverse who is reputed to have a way with women.

A young nobleman and the son of Sage-Duke Dorieus Arta of Chalk.

Final north-south pass that eventually ends at the small city of Game along the Charn River.

Village on the southern coast of Lake Nexus where Light Squad disembarked while journeying to Surelend in Blood of a Novice.

General term for those who wish to Advance their Awareness of Ephemera.

A young Ephemeral Master, who thinks very highly of himself.