Nectar of Life: An elixir that can extend the life span of humans to nearly the length of a Fae’s years. Highly prized and cautiously used. Can drive someone insane if he or she doesn’t have the emotional capacity to handle the changes incurred.
Oblition: The act of a Death Maiden sucking the soul out of one of her targets.
OIA: The Otherworld Intelligence Agency; the “brains” behind the Guard Des’Estar. Earthside Division now run by Camille, Menolly, and Delilah.
Otherworld/OW: The human term for the “United Nations” of Faerie Land. A dimension apart from ours that contains creatures from legend and lore, pathways to the gods, and various other places, such as Olympus. Otherworld’s actual name varies among the differing dialects of the many races of Cryptos and Fae.
Portal, Portals: The interdimensional gates that connect the different realms. Some were created during the Great Divide; others open up randomly.
Seelie Court: The Earthside Fae Court of Light and Summer, disbanded during the Great Divide. Titania was the Seelie Queen.
Soul Statues: In Otherworld, small figurines created for the Fae of certain races and magically linked with the baby. These figurines reside in family shrines, and when one of the Fae dies, their soul statue shatters. In Menolly’s case, when she was reborn as a vampire, her soul statue re-formed, although twisted. If a family member disappears, his or her family can always tell if their loved one is alive or dead if they have access to the soul statue.
Spirit Seals: A magical crystal artifact, the Spirit Seal was created during the Great Divide. When the portals were sealed, the Spirit Seal was broken into nine gems and each piece was given to an Elemental Lord or Lady. These gems each have varying powers. Even possessing one of the spirit seals can allow the wielder to weaken the portals that divide Otherworld, Earthside, and the Subterranean Realms. If all of the seals are joined together again, then all of the portals will open.
Stradolan: A being who can walk between worlds, who can walk through the shadows, using them as a method of transportation.
Supe/Supes: Short for “Supernaturals.” Refers to Earthside supernatural beings who are not of Fae nature. Refers to Weres especially.
Talamh Lonrach Olclass="underline" The name for the Earthside Sovereign Fae Nation.
Triple Threat: Camille’s nickname for the newly risen three Earthside Queens of Fae.
Unseelie Court: The Earthside Fae Court of Shadow and Winter, disbanded during the Great Divide. Aeval was the Unseelie Queen.
VA/Vampires Anonymous: The Earthside group started by Wade Stevens, a vampire who was a psychiatrist during life. The group is focused on helping newly born vampires adjust to their new state of existence, and to encourage vampires to avoid harming the innocent as much as possible. The VA is vying for control. Their goal is to rule the vampires of the United States and to set up an internal policing agency.
Whispering Mirror: A magical communications device that links Otherworld and Earth. Think magical video phone.
Y’Eírialiastar: The Sidhe/Fae name for Otherworld.
Y’Elestriaclass="underline" The city-state in Otherworld where the D’Artigo girls were born and raised. A Fae city, recently embroiled in a civil war between the drug-crazed tyrannical Queen Lethesanar and her more level-headed sister Tanaquar, who managed to claim the throne for herself. The civil war has ended and Tanaquar is restoring order to the land.
YIA: The Y’Elestrial Intelligence Agency. The original agency from which the OIA sprang, once the portals were opened between Otherworld and Earthside.
Youkai: Loosely (very loosely) translated as Japanese demon/nature spirit. For the purposes of this series, the youkai have three shapes: the animal form, the human form, and the true demon form. Unlike the demons of the Subterranean Realms, youkai are not necessarily evil by nature.
PLAYLIST FOR CRIMSON VEIL
I write to music a good share of the time, and so I always put my playlists in the back of each book so you can see which artists/songs I listened to during the writing. Here’s the playlist for Crimson Veil:
AC/DC: “Back in Black”
Adam Lambert: “Mad World”
Adele: “Rumour Has It”
Agnes Obeclass="underline" “Close Watch”
Air: “Napalm Love,” “Moon Fever,” “Playground Love”
AJ Roach: “Devil May Dance”
Alice Cooper: “Go to Hell,” “I’m the Coolest”
Amanda Blank: “Something Bigger,” “Something Better,” “Shame on Me”
Android Lust: “Saint Over,” “Here and Now,” “When the Rains Came,” “Dragonfly”
Arcade Fire: “Abraham’s Daughter”
Asteroids Galaxy Tour, The: “Out of Frequency,” “Sunshine Coolin’,” “The Sun Ain’t Shining No More,” “Bad Fever”
Awolnation: “Sail”
Bangles, The: “Walk Like an Egyptian”
Black Angels, The: “You on the Run,” “Manipulation,” “Vikings,” “Indigo Meadow,” “Twisted Light,” “Phosphene Dream,” “Haunting at 1300 McKinley”
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: “Shuffle Your Feet”
Blondie: “I Know but I Don’t Know”
Bravery, The: “Believe”
Bret Michaels: “Love Sucks”
Broken Bells: “October,” “The High Road,” “The Ghost Inside”
Buffalo Springfield: “For What It’s Worth”
Cat Power: “I Don’t Blame You”
Chris Isaak: “Wicked Game”
Commodores: “Brick House”
Crazy Town: “Butterfly”
Cul de Sac: “The Invisible Worm”
Cure, The: “Charlotte Sometimes,” “The Hanging Garden”
David Bowie: “I’m Afraid of Americans,” “Without You,” “Let’s Dance,” “Sister Midnight,” “Rebel Rebel,” “Golden Years”
Depeche Mode: “Blasphemous Rumours”
Eagles: “Life in the Fast Lane”
Eastern Sun: “Beautiful Being”
Fatboy Slim: “Praise You”
Feeling, The: “Sewn”
Foster the People: “Pumped Up Kicks”
Garbage: “Queer,” “I Think I’m Paranoid,” “Bleed Like Me,” “Sex Is Not the Enemy,” “Blood for Poppies,” “I Hate Love”
Gary Numan: “Down in the Park,” “Are Friends Electric,” “I, Assassin,” “Metal,” “Stories,” “War Songs,” “My Shadow in Vain,” “My Breathing”
Gotye: “Hearts a Mess”
Julian Cope: “Charlotte Anne”
King Black Acid: “Rolling Under,” “One and Only”
Kinks, The: “Destroyer”
Kraftwerk: “Pocket Calculator”
Kyuss: “Thong Song,” “Thumb”
Lady Gaga: “Poker Face,” “I Like It Rough”
Ladytron: “Predict the Day,” “Black Cat”
Larry Tee & Princess Superstar: “Licky (Vandalism Remix)”