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| ashawen || || Dark, pungent Kerztian spice.
 
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| DaiKeen || || Family group Ker'reen members join and afterward wear its symbol on their foreheads.
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| DelRak Naisha || pl. DelRakin || Deep sandling that hides underneath the sand until prey steps on it.
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| deep sand || || Dangerous areas of Dayside where sandlings can grow to massive sizes and dorim vines are too far below the sand to be used for water.
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| the Diem || || Profession of sand masters; also the building complex they live in.
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| DoKall || || Substance that can make a sandling carapace water resistant over time.
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| dorim vines || || Water-filled vines found beneath Kerla sands.
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| KaDo and Kamo || || Rare Kerztian herbs and spices.
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| KaRak || pl. KaRakin || Extremely large deep sandling hunted for sport.
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| Karshad || || Language of the Ker'reen priests.
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| KelThrain || || Main bridge that spans the distance between Kezare proper and the kelzin district.
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| Kelzi || pl. Kelzin || Member of Lossand's upper class.
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| Ker Kadasha || || Tent city, capital of Kerzta.
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| the KerKor || || Ker'reen holy document.
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| Kerla || || Dayside expanse where life and water can be found thriving beneath the sand.
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| Ker'Naisha || || Kerztian for "Sand Lord."
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| Ker'reen || || State religion of Kerzta, focusing on a strict adherence to the Sand Lord and his laws.
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| Kerzta || || Largest and most technologically advanced nation on Dayside.
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| Kerztian || || Relating to the nation of Kerzta or those whose heritage originates from there.
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| Kezare || || Capital city of Lossand.
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| Kli || pl. Klin || Title granted by the Ker'reen church and passed from parent to child.
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| lak || || Stone coins used on Dayside.
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| Lonsha || || Kerztian word for a person from Darkside.
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| Lonzare || || District of Kezare built by Darksiders and Lossandins in partnership.
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| Lossand || || Second largest Dayside nation.
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| Los'seen || || Lenient Lossandin philosophy of honoring the Sand Lord.
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| Lraezare || || Port City in the south of Lossand.
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| Napthani Flame || || Expensive and hard-to-obtain explosive substance.
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| Nor'Tallon || || Capital city of Tallon.
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| overmaster || || When a sand masterdehydrates too much; leads to burning out their ability to master sand.
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| overburn || || When a sand master feeds the last water and life in their bodyto the sand in exchange for one last powerful burst of sand mastery. Very dangerous.
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| qido || pl. qidoin || Curled, horn-like canteen.
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| Reven || || King of Seevis.
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| Rim Kingdoms || || Nations beyond Dayside's northwest[1] mountains.
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| Ry'Do Ali || || Kerztian for "The Vein of Cursed Waters." River that runs through the middle of Lossand.
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| Ry'Kensha || || "Cursed One." Kerztian word for sand master.
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| Senior Trackt || || Like a head constable or police captain. Often addressed as "Senior."
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| shalrim || || Plant whose fibers can be woven into soft cloth.
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| Taisha || pl. Taishin || A member of Lossand's governing body, the Taishin Council.
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| terha || pl. terhan || Sandling larger and faster than a tonk. Favored mount of warriors. Terhan shells are impossible to dissolve in water if doused monthly with DoKall.
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| terken || adjective || Impervious to sand mastery.
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| tonk || pl. tonks || Dayside beast of burden.
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| trackt || || A constable of Lossand.
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| traid'ka || || Kerztian word suggesting good fortune.
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| ZaiDon || || Soft, flexible jerky made from sandlings and eaten with most Dayside meals.
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| zensha || || Kerztian word for traitor.
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| zinkall || pl. zinkallin || Pneumatic dart guns used on Dayside.
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| Zo'Ken || || Sand master game of target practice.
 
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Revision as of 03:15, 27 August 2023

Khrissalla's Journal
Type Research notes
Author Khrissalla
Language Elisian
World of Origin Taldain
Universe Cosmere
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Khrissalla's Journal is a series of pages written by the Realmatic Scholar Duchess Krissalla of Elis on the Darkside of Taldain. Khriss uses her journal to chronicle her trip to Dayside and record her observations of Dayside society and culture, as well as her experiments with the Sand mastery.

Dayside Terms

Glossary
Aisha! An Exclamation. "Sand!" or "Sand Lord!"
A'Kar High Priest and leader of the Ker'Reen faith.
a'keldar pl. a'keldarin Great sand wolf. Cousin to keldar, pl. keldarin
ashawen Dark, pungent Kerztian spice.
DaiKeen Family group Ker'reen members join and afterward wear its symbol on their foreheads.
DelRak Naisha pl. DelRakin Deep sandling that hides underneath the sand until prey steps on it.
deep sand Dangerous areas of Dayside where sandlings can grow to massive sizes and dorim vines are too far below the sand to be used for water.
the Diem Profession of sand masters; also the building complex they live in.
DoKall Substance that can make a sandling carapace water resistant over time.
dorim vines Water-filled vines found beneath Kerla sands.
KaDo and Kamo Rare Kerztian herbs and spices.
KaRak pl. KaRakin Extremely large deep sandling hunted for sport.
Karshad Language of the Ker'reen priests.
KelThrain Main bridge that spans the distance between Kezare proper and the kelzin district.
Kelzi pl. Kelzin Member of Lossand's upper class.
Ker Kadasha Tent city, capital of Kerzta.
the KerKor Ker'reen holy document.
Kerla Dayside expanse where life and water can be found thriving beneath the sand.
Ker'Naisha Kerztian for "Sand Lord."
Ker'reen State religion of Kerzta, focusing on a strict adherence to the Sand Lord and his laws.
Kerzta Largest and most technologically advanced nation on Dayside.
Kerztian Relating to the nation of Kerzta or those whose heritage originates from there.
Kezare Capital city of Lossand.
Kli pl. Klin Title granted by the Ker'reen church and passed from parent to child.
lak Stone coins used on Dayside.
Lonsha Kerztian word for a person from Darkside.
Lonzare District of Kezare built by Darksiders and Lossandins in partnership.
Lossand Second largest Dayside nation.
Los'seen Lenient Lossandin philosophy of honoring the Sand Lord.
Lraezare Port City in the south of Lossand.
Napthani Flame Expensive and hard-to-obtain explosive substance.
Nor'Tallon Capital city of Tallon.
overmaster When a sand masterdehydrates too much; leads to burning out their ability to master sand.
overburn When a sand master feeds the last water and life in their bodyto the sand in exchange for one last powerful burst of sand mastery. Very dangerous.
qido pl. qidoin Curled, horn-like canteen.
Reven King of Seevis.
Rim Kingdoms Nations beyond Dayside's northwest[1] mountains.
Ry'Do Ali Kerztian for "The Vein of Cursed Waters." River that runs through the middle of Lossand.
Ry'Kensha "Cursed One." Kerztian word for sand master.
Senior Trackt Like a head constable or police captain. Often addressed as "Senior."
shalrim Plant whose fibers can be woven into soft cloth.
Taisha pl. Taishin A member of Lossand's governing body, the Taishin Council.
terha pl. terhan Sandling larger and faster than a tonk. Favored mount of warriors. Terhan shells are impossible to dissolve in water if doused monthly with DoKall.
terken adjective Impervious to sand mastery.
tonk pl. tonks Dayside beast of burden.
trackt A constable of Lossand.
traid'ka Kerztian word suggesting good fortune.
ZaiDon Soft, flexible jerky made from sandlings and eaten with most Dayside meals.
zensha Kerztian word for traitor.
zinkall pl. zinkallin Pneumatic dart guns used on Dayside.
Zo'Ken Sand master game of target practice.

Taldain Astronomy

Dayside Timekeeping

Dayside Coinage

Dayside Kerla and Sandlings

Dayside Nations and Religions

Lossand Professions

Kerztian Assassins

Zinkallin

Sand Experiments

Sand Mastery and Starmarks

Sand Mastery Test

Sand Mastery Observations

Overburning

Zo'Ken

Energy of the Unseen Worlds