Calam: (KAY-lum) Calam is a captain of the guard in Aeolis. He is from a wealthy family known for its military influence. Calam is betrothed to Duke Ukko's daughter Aura.
Canaste: (CAN a stay) An alseid in Arkwood. Canaste is the only redhead in the Charm. Along with most of the other alseids in Arkwood, she victim-shames Eunoe for an incident that once happened with the satyr Elson. Though the details are not explained in Elf Mastery, Canaste and the others were the reason that Eunoe and Aspen left Arkwood for Equinox, and the reason they were hesitant to return.
Caoimhe: (KEE va) A selkie that cares for the marine creatures along the coast of the city where Kyla lives in Elf Righteous. She has become lonely as many of the native species and Caoimhe's coworkers have left the area, and seagulls have overwhelmed it since humans settled and industrialized the region.
Captain Job Highlast: The dwarf Captain of the ship Vergan Mie.
Captain Tardim: (TAR deem) In Elf Righteous, an officer in the demonic armies of Ja'ava who faces the Judgment Seat in High Haven due to his troops' treatment of an old troll sow.
Carmin: A woman for whom Marik Esilgard has an obsession. A former love, he makes a deal so he can forget her, yet also carves the hilt of his sword so he can remember her.
Castor: A flying white tiger crafted by Eunoe. The concept for Castor came from a picture of a white tiger in the Withers' home, and Eunoe has an obsession with giving her creations wings.
Ceiba: (SAY ba) Ceiba is a tree spirit called an ada. He leads a group of bandits in the region of Laenith.
Centaur: From Greek mythology, a centaur is a half-man, half horse. The depiction is usually of a human torso on a horse body. Elf Mastery depicts centaurs in this manner.
Chaos: In Greek mythology, the first being and the father of Nyx and Erebus. Chaos was described as a mixture of elements, and a shapeless heap. In Elf Mastery, Chaos was pushed aside as other beings came into creation and desired Order. This led to a war between Chaos and his followers, including Nyx and Erebus, and the followers of Order. Chaos and his allies lost and were pushed out of their home and came to form what we now know as the Oort cloud, where they have dwelt for eons. Chaos has been put to sleep with powerful magic, and the stars put in place should he or his followers make an assault against the World of Order, as they have done many times in the past. Tales of the threat of Chaos permeate society, and he is considered the iconic villain, much as we might view the devil.
Charm: A group of nymphs. While not all nymphs live in groups, and not all those who do use this term, it is common among the alseids to refer to their communities in this way.
Chief Groundskeeper: A stern but diligent elf-type man with blue skin. He is unnamed in the book, yet makes a few appearances. He works hard but has rigid values and a reputation as a tough nut. He is Kyla's first contact on her arrival at Equinox, and deflates her hope that she would be greeted with kindness and warmth.
Chiron Science Center: (KAI ron) The science building at Equinox, named for the famous centaur from Greek mythology who was renowned for his intelligence and skills with medicine.
Ciguapa: (see GWAH pah) Women of Dominican folklore who typically live in the mountains. They have dark hair and brown skin, and their feet point to the rear. In Elf Doubt there is a clan of ciguapa who live along the borders of the region of Laenith. They hate men, and tend to kill them on sight, though they aren't overly friendly with strangers of either sex. They do occasionally lure men into the jungle to breed, though they usually kill them afterward. They can only be tracked during full moons by a cinqueno dog.
Cinqueno dog: (seen KAY nyo) A black and white polydactylic dog (a dog with too many toes). Terribly uncommon, they are the only known way to find a ciguapa settlement, and can only do so during the full moon. Oly is a cinqueno dog designed by Eunoe in Elf Doubt to find the ciguapa.
Copperwood: In Elf Righteous, a large town known to house a rebellious movement against High Haven.
Corcyra: (cor KEE ra) in Elf Righteous, A naiad employed in the operation of the water system in High Haven.
Council of Wizards: The official body in the World of Order that overseas study, research, and implementation of magic. While there is no accreditation or licensing required from the Council to practice or study magic, the foremost wizards in the world are gathered in High Haven, and with it a level of financing unmatched in any of the nations of the earth. Thus the collection of records and equipment available to the Council is unsurpassed except arguably by the Phaethon Lab on the Sun.
Crab-apples: Often written crabapples or crab apples. Small, sour apples. In Elf Mastery, this is a vile curse word among elves. Whereas modern English curse words are scatological or sexual in nature, in languages such as French (and maybe even more so in Quebecois) curse words are often religious in nature. (This was also true in English, though culturally the impact of religious cursing has largely been lost). Among elves, swear words, or cursing, stems from foraged foods that the elves find problematic, the primary curses being crab-apples, because of their sourness, and pine nuts, because of the difficulty in obtaining them.
Crystal: A human that becomes part of Kyla's circle in Elf Righteous. Crystal's history remains a mystery, though she seems convinced that she has done something so terrible that she is irrevocably wicked, despite Kyla's insistence that this may not be the case. She joins Kyla's tumultuous world to escape her past. She joins the story as an acquaintance of Eric Foster, with whom she occasionally worked in his criminal activities.
Curtain of Oss: A magical field surrounding the Seer Tower in High Haven that allows anyone passing through to have their thoughts and intents read for threats. The King, Queen, Seers, and select officials are immune to the Curtain.
Curupira: (KOO roo PEE ra) Red-headed forest dwellers from Brazilian folklore. Like the ciguapa, their feet are backwards, making their tracks elusive to hunters. In Elf Doubt, Faron is a curupira hired by Kyla as a guide in Laenith.
Cytosine: A nucleobase which attaches to deoxyribose as part of our DNA. One of the four primary bases in DNA structure. In Elf Mastery, cytosine is a black bead used by Eunoe in her knitting to create animals. In both reality and in Elf Mastery, cytosine is placed opposite guanine.
Canaste: (CAN a stay) An alseid in Arkwood. Canaste is the only redhead in the Charm. Along with most of the other alseids in Arkwood, she victim-shames Eunoe for an incident that once happened with the satyr Elson. Though the details are not explained in Elf Mastery, Canaste and the others were the reason that Eunoe and Aspen left Arkwood for Equinox, and the reason they were hesitant to return.
Caoimhe: (KEE va) A selkie that cares for the marine creatures along the coast of the city where Kyla lives in Elf Righteous. She has become lonely as many of the native species and Caoimhe's coworkers have left the area, and seagulls have overwhelmed it since humans settled and industrialized the region.
Captain Job Highlast: The dwarf Captain of the ship Vergan Mie.
Captain Tardim: (TAR deem) In Elf Righteous, an officer in the demonic armies of Ja'ava who faces the Judgment Seat in High Haven due to his troops' treatment of an old troll sow.
Carmin: A woman for whom Marik Esilgard has an obsession. A former love, he makes a deal so he can forget her, yet also carves the hilt of his sword so he can remember her.
Castor: A flying white tiger crafted by Eunoe. The concept for Castor came from a picture of a white tiger in the Withers' home, and Eunoe has an obsession with giving her creations wings.
Ceiba: (SAY ba) Ceiba is a tree spirit called an ada. He leads a group of bandits in the region of Laenith.
Centaur: From Greek mythology, a centaur is a half-man, half horse. The depiction is usually of a human torso on a horse body. Elf Mastery depicts centaurs in this manner.
Chaos: In Greek mythology, the first being and the father of Nyx and Erebus. Chaos was described as a mixture of elements, and a shapeless heap. In Elf Mastery, Chaos was pushed aside as other beings came into creation and desired Order. This led to a war between Chaos and his followers, including Nyx and Erebus, and the followers of Order. Chaos and his allies lost and were pushed out of their home and came to form what we now know as the Oort cloud, where they have dwelt for eons. Chaos has been put to sleep with powerful magic, and the stars put in place should he or his followers make an assault against the World of Order, as they have done many times in the past. Tales of the threat of Chaos permeate society, and he is considered the iconic villain, much as we might view the devil.
Charm: A group of nymphs. While not all nymphs live in groups, and not all those who do use this term, it is common among the alseids to refer to their communities in this way.
Chief Groundskeeper: A stern but diligent elf-type man with blue skin. He is unnamed in the book, yet makes a few appearances. He works hard but has rigid values and a reputation as a tough nut. He is Kyla's first contact on her arrival at Equinox, and deflates her hope that she would be greeted with kindness and warmth.
Chiron Science Center: (KAI ron) The science building at Equinox, named for the famous centaur from Greek mythology who was renowned for his intelligence and skills with medicine.
Ciguapa: (see GWAH pah) Women of Dominican folklore who typically live in the mountains. They have dark hair and brown skin, and their feet point to the rear. In Elf Doubt there is a clan of ciguapa who live along the borders of the region of Laenith. They hate men, and tend to kill them on sight, though they aren't overly friendly with strangers of either sex. They do occasionally lure men into the jungle to breed, though they usually kill them afterward. They can only be tracked during full moons by a cinqueno dog.
Cinqueno dog: (seen KAY nyo) A black and white polydactylic dog (a dog with too many toes). Terribly uncommon, they are the only known way to find a ciguapa settlement, and can only do so during the full moon. Oly is a cinqueno dog designed by Eunoe in Elf Doubt to find the ciguapa.
Copperwood: In Elf Righteous, a large town known to house a rebellious movement against High Haven.
Corcyra: (cor KEE ra) in Elf Righteous, A naiad employed in the operation of the water system in High Haven.
Council of Wizards: The official body in the World of Order that overseas study, research, and implementation of magic. While there is no accreditation or licensing required from the Council to practice or study magic, the foremost wizards in the world are gathered in High Haven, and with it a level of financing unmatched in any of the nations of the earth. Thus the collection of records and equipment available to the Council is unsurpassed except arguably by the Phaethon Lab on the Sun.
Crab-apples: Often written crabapples or crab apples. Small, sour apples. In Elf Mastery, this is a vile curse word among elves. Whereas modern English curse words are scatological or sexual in nature, in languages such as French (and maybe even more so in Quebecois) curse words are often religious in nature. (This was also true in English, though culturally the impact of religious cursing has largely been lost). Among elves, swear words, or cursing, stems from foraged foods that the elves find problematic, the primary curses being crab-apples, because of their sourness, and pine nuts, because of the difficulty in obtaining them.
Crystal: A human that becomes part of Kyla's circle in Elf Righteous. Crystal's history remains a mystery, though she seems convinced that she has done something so terrible that she is irrevocably wicked, despite Kyla's insistence that this may not be the case. She joins Kyla's tumultuous world to escape her past. She joins the story as an acquaintance of Eric Foster, with whom she occasionally worked in his criminal activities.
Curtain of Oss: A magical field surrounding the Seer Tower in High Haven that allows anyone passing through to have their thoughts and intents read for threats. The King, Queen, Seers, and select officials are immune to the Curtain.
Curupira: (KOO roo PEE ra) Red-headed forest dwellers from Brazilian folklore. Like the ciguapa, their feet are backwards, making their tracks elusive to hunters. In Elf Doubt, Faron is a curupira hired by Kyla as a guide in Laenith.
Cytosine: A nucleobase which attaches to deoxyribose as part of our DNA. One of the four primary bases in DNA structure. In Elf Mastery, cytosine is a black bead used by Eunoe in her knitting to create animals. In both reality and in Elf Mastery, cytosine is placed opposite guanine.
