People
Berena	Experienced sergeant of a kein of Buran Scouts from Tower Eind
Berit	Buran Scout from Tower Eind, of Berena’s kein.
Borheid	Maras of Highgreen’s central province of Kul
Cotid	Aging veteran of the wars of the Founding and master swordsman
Darlset Eind	Mul-Hattas of Tower Eind (Frost) 
Domiteru Filinayu	Son of Tungi Filinayu, Hattas of Miko Neyi.  Killed by Eleihas in an unsanctioned duel that resulted in her exile from Heiras
Dubei	Mastersmith of the Buran Forge at Meikhei and father of Eleihas at’Dubei
Dugei at’Dubei	Eleihas’ younger brother
Eleihas (at’Dubei)	A smith’s daughter, a buran scout, and ultimately Lady Highgreen
Foreinu	The governor of Highgreen prior to Eliehas’ accession to the Maracy
Geigor Seimit	Neikhinman buran scout and Eleihas’ good friend
Jeihers	Corporal of Sergeant Berena’s kein
Jorls	Master Sergeant in charge of initial training at Coldstones.
Jusuri at’Loras	Middle son of the Maras-Full of Konei and one of Eleihas’ suitors.
Kalvet at’Ebeil	Kei-Bur of Heiras
Keil Kershvin	Hulking buran scout and Geigor’s partner
Keirsei	Legendary Master Sergeant of the Buran Scouts at Coldstones.
Khafrei of Geileshall	Youngest son of Maras-Full Famikh of the Nok-Heini province-major of Geileshall and officer of Eleihas’ scout kein
Khureis	Rogue partisan of Lokrein, later a supporter of Eleihas
Likhman of Modsild	Trainee with Eleihas; eventually of the Quoin Guard
Lokrein	Maras of Westround, the westernmost province of Kul’s horn
Menran at’Neihul	Master Sergeant of the Lord’s Contingent of Highgreen
Nakhei at’Holbrei	Eleihas’ chancellor, sent to Highgreen with Ker Kalvet’s recommendation
Nonentei Museiri	Maras of Kameinra
Ranein at’Rajein	Eldest son of the Maras of Munkon Province and one of Eleihas’ suitors
Sekan’ya	Exuberant Buran Scout of Berena’s kein
Tungi Filinayu	Hattas of Miko Neyi who visits Heiras in the summer of 241my

Place-related terms
Black Range	
Coldstones (Sokun)	The capital of Nok-Hein
Dragon’s Teeth	An arcing ridge of mountains forming the south face of the Black Range and marking the southernmost extent of Heiran lands.  From it rise the three tallest mountains on Muginat, all reaching over 7500 meters in elevation.  Where the Dragon’s Teeth approach the coast, they become less tall but occasionally volcanic.
The East	In Heiran and Nok-Heini use, a)refers to Hanimi lands b)military, refers to the corridor between the Eagle’s Spur Range and Hanimi lands which forms the historical approach used by Muginaradi armies, the defense of which is generally Nok-Hein’s responsibility
Grand Burrad	The union of all human burrads in Muginat under the Arimis dynasty
The Great Southern Continent	The largest contiguous landmass known to Muginat, of which the five kingdoms of Junlyhon constitutes a small portion.
Heiras (Westland)	The more southern in both geography and culture of the two allied northwestern burrads and Eleihas’ birthplace.
Highgreen (Notejul)	An ailing province-major formed by a valley high in the Black Range, consisting of three provinces arrayed west to east: Westround, Kul, and Kameinra (Eastpass Field)
Junlyhon	A geographic area across the strait from Muginat’s south shores consisting of a number of populous, highly cultured and occasionally competing states of generally homogenous ethnicity and culture.
Kul’s Horn	Capital of the Province-Major of Highgreen.
Meikhei (Eastglen)	The capital of Heiras
Meitas (Eastport)	Wealthy port city and capital of the Province-Major of Condeir.
Meitas Lake	A large glacier-carved lake set into the hooking eastern end of the Black Range.  Occasionally still called Ghol Etis by rural peasantry.
Muginarad	The burrad including all the lands of Muginat south of the Dragon’s Teeth Range in the west and the Hanimi lands in the east.
Muginat	The northern continent of the world and its associated archipelagoes, about a third the size of Australia, in which Nok-Hein, Heiras, Muginarad, the Hanimi lands, and the Uncharted Lands sit.
Neikhinkun	Colloquially, the string of ancient castles - Tower Eind, Winter Hall and Snow Castle arrayed along the south of the World’s Wall range whose quoin families are known for their adherence to traditional Neikhinman traditions.
Nok-Hein	The northern of the two northwestern burrads, the least Muginarad-influenced human lands of all Muginat and the land of Eleihas’ exile
Seawatch	Heiran castle overlooking the road from the coast of Heiras.  Colloquially, also refers to the naval dockyards there.
The North	1)in Muginaradi use, a)refers to the Burrads of Heiras and Nok-Hein that joined the Grand Burrad of Muginat in year 220 of Muginaradi reckoning; b)refers more generally to lands north of the southernmost ridge of the Dragon’s Teeth Range in the west and the Snake River in the east. 2)in Heiran and Nok-Heini use, refers to Nok-Hein 3)in adjective form, refers to Neikhinman culture and traditions
The South	1)In Muginaradi use, a)refers to the vast southern continent b)refers to the realm of Junlyhon 2)in Heiran use, a)refers to Muginarad b)military, refers to the passes through the Dragon’s Teeth Range, the defense of which are Hattas Haskat’s responsibility 3)in Nok-Heini use, a)refers to Heiras b)refers to all human lands south of Nok-Hein 4) in adjective form, refers to Muginaradi culture and traditions
The West	In Heiran and Nok-Heini use, a)refers to Heiras b)military, refers to the volcanic islands and seacoast, the defense of which are Hattas Seawatch’s responsibility
Tower Eind	The westernmost of the Neikhinkun, named for the

A note about place names: When the northern lands transitioned from their indigenous tongues to Arimisan, sometimes place names remained in the original language and were no longer evocative of the original descriptive aspect of its name, much like “Normandy” simply sounds like a name to modern English speakers rather than the place of the Norse Men.  Meikhei is Old Heiran for “Eastglen” and Eind means “Frost” in Old Nok-Heini, though it’s also a surname.  On the other hand, placenames were also frequently translated to Arimisan.  For those the English equivalent is used, as in the case of Highgreen, which was once called “Notejul” because of its altitude and fertility.

Terms
Aside	A portion of a caravan, commission or other unit of work granted by superiors to favored inferiors for their personal profit in addition to their usual wage.  Higher-ranking inferiors such as caravan leaders or shopmasters frequently have some permanent aside for which they are issued a token.
Bell	1)the times of day at which the temple bells ring, spaced between 92 and 118 minutes apart, depending on the time of year and latitude 2)approximately 1.75 hours (note: never used as a precise measurement)
Berghor	A heavy-limbed animal of the World’s Wall Mountains suited for predation on slopes too steep for giant mountain wolves and too cold for snow lions.
Chops	Shoes from Miko Neyi with characteristics in common with both 19th century Manchu platform shoes and Japanese geta.
Coin	1)One silver piece of approximately 8g. 2)colloquially, a unit of eight.
Common	A brass or other coin equal in value to an eighth part
Count	Approximately one second (also aggregate)
Debt page	Document held by the office of the magistrates showing a lienman or lienwoman to owe a set term of slavery to a page holder.
Darkhander	Colloquially, Neikhinman.  Sometimes implies backwardness or poverty.
Eight	Colloquially, an eighth part.
Eighth part	An eighth of a penny.
Eight part march	1)The fastest sustained infantry movement possible. 2)colloquially, a hurry
Four part march	Slow military movement covering half a march per day, typically used in peacetime movement, also considered the maximum speed possible for a wagon train
Freeman’s time	Time granted to Oathmen or Oathwomen of Senior rank or higher in which to practice their trade for their own profit
Glass	1)a sand timer 2)about two minutes or a hundred count (note: in those rare instances in which proto-scientists such as metallurgists and alchemists wish to measure time precisely, they use the glass as their fundamental unit of measure, though essentially every city has its own slightly-differing standard)
God’s Year	Seven years, one for each God.
Hanimin	The race of demi-humans living in the northeast of Muginat
Heavy	Colloquially, a gold coin
Heiman	1)adj, of or relating to the Hanimin, 2)a Hanimi man
Heiwoman	A Hanimi woman
Hinterman	1)adj, of the culture predominating in the rural flatlands of the North, especially the eastern plains and northern scrub forests 2)the ethnicity of the same area, appearing much the same as their Neikinman cousins, but of slighter build, somewhat lesser height and greater incidence of dark hair, which is extremely rare amongst tribal Neikhinmen.  Hintermen also lack the dark skin on their hands that is the Neikhinman trademark. 3)man of the Hinterman ethnicity
Kein	Nok-Heini unit of eight to ten Buran Scouts
Knight	A noble fighting man of Muginarad, usually regarded as a sort of lay cleric of the Soldier.  Colloquially, includes the fighting noble’s entourage of men-at-arms.
Hundredpace	A military unit equal to two hundred steps of a man of average height.  Frequently considered to be a hundredth part of a March(see below).
Leatherhand	Colloquially, laborer.  In Muginaradi parlance, can refer to tribal Neikhinmen.
March	The distance infantry can move over good roads in a day and still arrive capable of fighting: approximately 15km
Meikta	A Heiran colloquial term broadly meaning “rascal”, derived from Old Heiran in which it referred to the Mountain Blacktooth, a wolverine-like animal of the Black Range highly prized for its downy grey-and-white Autumn coat. 
Neikhinman	1)adj, of the culture predominating in the North’s settled mountains and near major fortresses prior to the arrival of Muginaradi culture, now surviving mostly in regions of Nok Hein and remoter mountain areas 2)the ethnicity of the same area, noted for height, heavy features and bones, lighter coloration of both hair and skin except around the hands, which are darker, sometimes almost black 3)man of the Neikhinman ethnicity
Penny	A bronze, copper or other metal piece usually worth 1/8th of a coin
Quoin-term	The period of time spent as a soldier in service of a quoin, equal to one year in Heiras and two years in Nok-Hein
Scout’s Common	Colloquially, the simplified system of signs used for tactical communications amongst Buran Scouts.
Six part march	Moderate military movement used by infantry in wartime to cover long distances over a period of several days.
Stonewood	An extremely dense tree which grows very slowly and only in the coldest parts of Nok-Hein.  As lumber it is tremendously prized for its strength and near-grainlessness.
Talent	A Muginaradi-weight stamped gold coin weighing approximately 5g and worth 20 coins.
Teikhti	Colloquial holdover from Old Heiran meaning “my father”
Tenday	Ten days, the primary unit of time used between a day and a month.
Titlemen/titlewomen	Office-holding nobility.  All other nobility derive their status from the rank and nature of their relationship with office-holding relatives.
Two part march	1)The usual speed of a wagon-dependent army 2)colloquially, a slow or lazy pace.
Warrior’s Tongue	A form of Neikhinman language preserved as a private language for use amongst the standing armies maintained by Nok-Heini quoins, especially expeditionaries.

Ranks

Nobility
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Quoins:
Titlemen entitled to maintain standing armies and fortresses.  Informal or untitled appellation: “Kar”, plurally “Karrin”(male) “Ker”, plurally “Kerrin” (female)
Bur - holder of treaties; the Muginati analog to a king or Emperor.  The ‘treaties’ of both the civil and military classes of nobility are with the bur.
Kei-Bur - under-bur; the title of the leaders of lands confederated to the Grand Burrad of Muginat
Mul-Hattas - ‘greater hand’; now only used in Nok-Hein, holders of this title rule their domains with somewhat more independence than their southern Hattasin brethren and thus are officially ranked marginally higher.
Hattas - ‘hand’; the Bur or Kei-Bur grants Hattasin the right and responsibility to hold a large number of men-at-arms and cavalry for the purpose of enforcing the Bur’s Law and keeping peace amongst the provinces.  Typically one to six provinces-major lie within a hattas’ realm, but although the Maras-Fulls ruling them are subordinate in rank, their direct responsibilities are the Bur or Kei-Bur rather than to the Hattasin in all matters except military obligations.

Landsmen (or, in Nok-Hein and Highgreen only, Landsladies):
Titlemen responsible for most civil law and restricted from maintaining more fighting men than that necessary to keep daily order.  Informal or untitled appellation: “Sar”, plurally “Sarrin” (male) “Ser”, plurally “Serrin” (female).  Colloquial Heiran may use ‘sarit’ for both.
Maras-Full - ruler of a province-major, an aggregation of between two and twocoin (16) provinces, responsible for supplying the tallies of men and a per-head tribute of some combination of gold and soldiers.  Maras-Fulls are allowed a set number of personal guard plus an amount of men and horse equivalent to half the summed forces of the Marasin over whom they rule.  Maras-Fulls are expected to set basic laws and implement Buran decrees on their own, and are permitted to build fortresses with a single curtain wall of any height around an inner ward of any size, but without cannon.  Maras Fulls appoint inspector-generals to oversee provincial courts and can overrule judgements issued by any judges.
Maras - ruler of a province, which can be any size between a single very large city to a vast expanse of sparsely populated area. Provinces are similar in average geographic size throughout Muginat but Nok-Heini censuses typically enumerate some 50,000 residents (the hintermen tribes of the plains and forests usually evade the census if possible) compared to Heiras’ 90,000 and Muginarad’s 150,000.  Though Maras-Fulls set trade duties between province-majors, Marasin may set their own trade duties with other provinces in the same province-major as high as the external rate.  They also set the details of civil law for their province so long as it is not explicitly contravened by the order of the Maras-Full.  Marasin are allowed to build keeps but with curtain-walls of only limited heights and inner-ward size.  Marasin appoint the upper rank of judges in a province, the judgements of which they must respect, but may overrule the lower ranks of judges.
Countyman (or in Nok-Hein only, Countywoman) - watches over the roads, markets and villages of rural areas, and takes an income from them.  Though technically over the larger town and cities located in their counties, they do not receive income directly from them except for under certain conditions.  In rare instances when counties come to be dominated by a single very large city, Countymen can be outranked by the Watch thereof.  Countymen can build only wooden fortresses or stone keeps with palisades.  Countymen appoint the lower rank of judges in counties but must respect their judgements.
Watch - presides over larger townships and cities, controlling the city guard and public works.  In those cities serving as capitals for a Maras or Maras-Full, the greater rank holds the city as a secondary title and usually appoints an administrator to act in their name.  Watches typically live in halls or greathouses which they occasionally surround with stone fences to reasonable height.  They are also permitted - sometimes required - to build a city wall.  Watches appoint the lower rank of judges in cities but must respect their judgements.
Mussar - minor lord over smaller towns, villages, or sometimes boroughs within larger cities.  Mussarin perform much the same function as the Watch but with less autonomy.  Their guard may make arrests, but suspects must be referred to city or county judges for trial.

Defunct/honorary ranks:
Smatkhur (Nok-Hein) Sematkur (Heiras) - Marasin whose provinces were on borders with hostile powers were sometimes given special dispensation to build fortifications, raise troops, and otherwise take on duties normally reserved for Hattasin.  They formed a rank of quoins below Maras-Full but above all other landsmen.  The title is not hereditary, so the only holders of the title still extant are those old enough to have been in power at the time of the Founding.
Gosrei (Nok-Hein) Gosri (Heiras) - A Countyman, Countywoman or Watch given extra rights and duties much like a Smatkhur.  This title is only temporary and so no one post-Founding holds it, but when it was still in use, it set such nobles just behind Marasin in precedence.
Hotfein - Up until the War of the Crossing, Nok-Hein also named Maras-Fulls on dangerous borders as quoins.  Over them were the Mig-Hotfeinit, eventually renamed the Mul-Hattasin as Arimisan displaced old Nok-Heini.
Tomikar (Western Muginarad) - Similar to Sematkurit in Heiras, but as obsolete as Hotfein in Nok-Hein, Tomikarrin are now so titled as a sign of favor from the Bur.  Tomikarrin are not addressed as “Kar,” and confers no other advantage except precedence amongst equals.

Peasantry
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Freemen/Freewomen:
Worthy - a major non-noble landowner or wealthy head of a guild.  Worthies hold no place in official processions and other such signals of noble rank, but usually wield more power than minor titlemen in practice.
Goodman/Goodwoman - a moderately wealthy freeholder such as a shop owner or master artisan.
Freeman/Freewoman - a free shopkeep, lesser artisan, or minor freeholder.  Though freemen are often quite poor in material terms, their freedom confers on them a certain amount of respect approximately commensurate with the wealth their bond could garner.

Oathmen/Oathwomen:
Master/Mistress - the highest level of sergeant, bodyservant, tradesperson or artisan dedicated to a noble’s service.  Master sergeants are responsible for training other soldiers, while master bodyservants, tradespeople and artisans typically oversee large groups of other oathmen or bondsworn and are the best remunerated and best respected of all oathmen.  Masters and mistresses walk behind their lieges to represent the noble’s household in many processions, and their relative rank is mostly determined by the eminence of the house.  Master sergeants are, under rare conditions, granted title allowing them to become noble officers.
Sergeant - a non-noble leader of soldiers, or constables in cities large enough to have specially-trained law enforcement.  Sergeants usually preside over medium-sized groups of other soldiers or city guard but in standing armies higher-ranking sergeants may preside over line sergeants who in turn preside over medium-sized groups.  Sergeants are usually but not overwhelmingly considered to rank higher than seniors despite their generally lower pay.
Senior - a trained, skilled oathman or oathwoman.  Seniors usually oversee smaller groups of less-skilled oathmen or bondsworn and are moderately wealthy by peasant standards.
Corporal - the lowest supervisory rank in armies, paid and respected about the same as other career soldiers, though occasionally quoin-term soldiers are also elevated to become corporals.
Man-at-arms, Armsman - A career infantry soldier or permanent member of a noble’s personal guard.  Non-nobles who enter the Nok-Heini cavalry fight dismounted as men-at-arms until achieving the rank of sergeant.
Oathman/Oathwoman - men and women of low skill and pay working in a noble’s service, including those still in the mandated period of military service.

Bondmen/Bondwomen:
Bondsworn - those who have sold a term of their lives to a noble in return for a boon or a sum of money.  Bondsworn wear necklaces secured with padlocks or, in the case of more exalted servants, lockets inscribed or sealed with the insignia of the lord to whom they sold themselves.  Bondsworn receive no rank but are neither overly despised, as selling oneself to a noble has a long tradition and nobles’ concern for their own reputation usually prevents the worst uses.  Nonetheless, the bondsworn receive little or no monetary compensation during their service and are invariably given the worst work within their profession.
Lienman/Lienwoman - those who have fallen hopelessly in arrears and have been claimed as captive servants by debtors until they have finished a term of service as defined by their debt page.  In rare cases where the debt is so large the rest of the lienman’s life will still clearly not cover the debt, then the backs of both hands may be tattooed or branded with the pageholder’s logo or sigil. When a debtor proves to the local council of magistrates that a person has no realistic chance of paying a valid debt on time, a debt page is drawn up delineating a term of indentured servitude appropriate to the debt according to applicable law.  Those who have fallen to such a dire condition are generally considered irreparably degraded, and significantly most provinces will only license brothels and charnel houses which employ lienwomen exclusively.  Ceteris paribus, page holders are considered disreputable and ruthless, though more often from revulsion at the association than because of any sympathy for their captives.  This effect is very strong in Nok-Hein, somewhat less so in Heiras, and continues to moderate as one travels south toward Miko Neyi, where it’s only occasionally detectable or even occasionally respected as a sign of shrewdness.

The word “slave” remains despite the hereditary form to which the term originally applied explicitly having been destroyed utterly by the triumph of the Arimisan Dynasty over the South.  Usually the word is used metaphorically or to exaggerate, though branded lienmen are also referred to as slaves more often than not.  The North has never practiced slavery in recorded history and its indigenous languages use a single term for both slave and prisoner.

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