Sprite: Small woodland Fey about the size of a human toddler. Wicked sense of humor, easily annoyed, and tough to placate. Fond of pranks, sometimes malicious, mostly annoying.
Tattoo, Blue: located on the inside of a person’s right wrist, it is used to identify a magic user. When activated, it projects a sheet denoting a being's magical strength and spell abilities. Also will list any spells that being knows. I only know the one, but I’ve seen some pretty cool and terrifying stuff since I’ve been here. The tattoo itself will fade to grey as a being's personal magic energy depletes.
Tattoo, Red: Located on the left wrist and activated when pressed, a character sheet is projected in the air. It also gives a rough idea of how hurt something is by the amount of black that replaces the red. It flashes whenever a being gets stronger, or ‘Levels Up,’ to let them know. Most people guard this information as very personal and not something your enemy should ever see. Elves reportedly can read them without activating them.
Terrestris Caeruleum: ‘Land of Blue Skies’ in our language. Dullahan rules this one. This is where we spent the majority of our time in captivity and training. One star for crap food, filthy accommodations, and terrible customer service.
Terrestris Laminis: Roughly translated, The Bladed Trees. The Fiefdom that usually wars with Terrestris Caeruleum for control of the magic. If he hates Dullahan that much, I think we could be friends…
Troll: Humanoid Fey, roughly the size of an average human man. Faces are scaled; bodies are furred. Fangs, claws, and a tail round out their physique. Very intelligent, strong magic users, and are able to regenerate from any injury, given enough time. I’ve heard rumors of Feral Trolls, but I don’t know much about them.
Underhill: The human term for the Fey Realm. A shortened version of the Fey’s “Under the Hill.” I’m told it annoys them when we say it like that, so it stays.
Veil: An elf’s innate power to turn invisible. Lasts only a short time and the effect is easily broken. This power can be replicated as a spell.
Notes
Chapter 2
1 Battle Dress Uniform—Camo pants with a lot of pockets. For years, a favorite standard issue for most military and first responders.
Chapter 5
1 Shorthand for ‘Armor Class’
Chapter 8
1 Pig—harsh and derogatory term
2 Gaelic “The good folk,” general term for fairies and Fey
Chapter 11
1 New York City’s version of “SWAT.” It stands for ‘Emergency Services Unit’ instead of ‘Special Weapons and Tactics.’
Chapter 12
1 Fire-proof material, usually used by firefighters, race car drivers and their pit crews.
2 Beloved
3 Semi-universal radio code for signal strength and clarity, scale of 1 to 5, 5 being the best. 5x5: Message received, loud and clear.
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