Map
Words
Angakkuq / Angakkuit (pl) – shaman, consults with the spirits
Sila – the breath of the spirits, air, mana
Ula – knife used by women for cutting meat
Parka – coat, reindeer hide
Mukluks – boots, usually reindeer hide
Nanuq – white bear
Tuktu – reindeer
Amautiit – parkas with a hood to carry children
Scrimshaw – long, flat piece of bone, ivory or tusk engraved with images telling a story
Tizheruk – a huge mythical serpent
Qanuippit – Are you all right?
Ullaakuut – Good morning
Ahkiyyini – skeleton spirits that roam the tundra
Qalupalik – spirits that lurk near water, waiting to snatch away careless children
Qilaut – a drum made from animal skin stretched over a wooden frame
Aqeutaq – incantation to drive away dark spirits
Notable Groups
Nualik – Nuna's home tribe, from Mid-Ice
The Circle – the governing body of the city of Illulik
Annoatok – conquering soldiers. This is the name of both the nation and its people
Nigak – a band of former rogue travellers led by Siru, currently a part of Illulik (word means 'snare')
Inua – honourable roaming warriors who fight for justice and defend the broken (word means 'energy/mana')
Takaani – highly-trained warriors of the Circle, tasked with defending Illulik and its people (word means 'wolf')
Kadzait – a splinter group which left the Takaani, considered rogues and criminals (word means 'lone wolf')
Ikkuma – a band of mercenaries wielding weapons of flame (word means 'fire')
Iri – the guard of the eastern city of Kirasaq (word means 'eye')
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Ice Blink
FantasyTwo childhood rivals. One polar bear spirit guide. One journey to change their world forever... Nuna was in training to become her tribe's next shaman, but when her village mysteriously disappears and an everlasting blizzard begins, she and her riva...