Terms

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Term

Meaning

Accolade

Bestowing of the vestments of

a touch on a person's shoulders with a sword at the bestowing of a knighthood

Arawn

God of the underworld, terror, revenge, and war

Bescumber's

Spray with/of poo

Kopis

"Of the Invisible Sword" Supreme Warrior

Coccydignia

Literal pain in the butt

Fahnlein

Swedish term for a group of soldiers of between 50 and 150 men. Fahnlein's were further subdivided in ten-man squads called rotten.

Flagitious

Thoroughly wicked or villainous

Minerva

Goddess of Earth, fertility and war. A VERY lustful woman with a large sexual appetite. Also a fertility Goddess.

Neophyte

Novice, new recruit

Numina

plural form of numen. - the spirit or divine power presiding over a thing or place.

Rotte

Swedish term from the middle ages - a group of soldiers between 6 and 12 men (Rotten plural)

Recce

Recognisance

She'ol

Hell

Stag

Guard duty

Trabant

German/Swedish term - The role of a Trabant was to protect a member of the aristocracy, a senior official or a senior officer, or to carry out their orders.

Vambraces

a piece of armour for the arm, especially the forearm.

Zounderkite

Person who will end up making a stupid mistake

dea Viribus

The term is made up of 2 words in Latin, dea Goddess – viribus strength

This describes the ability for a woman who has been blessed to call on the ability of 10 warriors, but in doing so it will also give her the lust of 10 that she must exercise or suffer great pain. She can also invest through congress the strength of 10 men into 1 man.

Sacra bellator

Warrior Elite Rite of passage, 3 tasks trained Neophytes of 18 cycles must pass to become Elite Warriors

Task 1 Celer – the Fast. Nothing may pass their lips for a 48-hr period. Task 2 Inveniet – the Find. Taken from the Hold blindfolded for a full hard days ride they must return to the training fields by sunset of the following day, avoiding many rotten who are actively hunting for them Task 3 Pugna – the fight. Upon return they must challenge any Elite Warrior who is present. The challenged warrior may not decline and the Neophyte while not expected to win must fight with every bit of remaining strength.

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