Glossary

The vocabulary associated with the Glossary module.

Aegyptus

An ancient desert land on the Southern Continent?, inspired on Ancient Egypt. Its capital Alexandria contains the oldest library on Yaddrin?.

Anglia

A country resembling England in the middle ages. Anglia? is an island west of the Western Continent?.

Avignon

The seat of the Pope, head of the Crosstian? church, and main city of the Papal states. It is located on the Western Continent?.

Brugghes

Both a trading town on the Western Continent? and the region around it. Comparable to medieval Brugge in Belgium.

Castellan

A fantastic version of Spain, located on the Western Continent?. Besides humans there are many strange elves and dwarves, seemingly originating from another world.

character

The role taken by one of the players.

See also: Non Player Character
Crosstianity

The religion followed by most humans, especially on the Western Continent?. Headed by the Pope in Avignon?, it worships Saints, Angels and a single God.

Dark Dungeon

The fantasy role playing game system described on this site, now in its second edition.

See also: Yaddrin
Dark Wasteland

A dark, huge empire on the Eastern Continent?. Once ruled by its one-eyed demongod, and now his half-daughter is making plans to rule the world, in eternal darkness.

Desert Lands

The huge deserts on the Eastern Continent?, inspired on a Thousand-and-one-Night Arab.

Dominio

A country on the Western Continent?, comparable with a Renaissance Italy, consisting of several independent and often quarreling city states.

Eastern Continent

A continent full of magick and ancient, powerful empires. Some parts of it are undiscovered, and others are best left alone.

Eire

The land of the Old Elves, who awakened before there were humans on Yaddrin?. It is an island west of the Western Continent?, though it is often not depicted on maps.

Ferdan

An Empire headed by the Kaiser in Altdorf, it is comparable with medieval Germany. It is located on the Western Continent?.

Findath

Bordering on Lake Death, this country is inhabited by Dark Elves and other unspeakable horrors.

Game Master

The storyteller in a Role Playing? Game. He (or she) prepares, the adventure, describes the world, takes the parts of anyone the characters meet, and interprets and executes the rules. An adventure usually has one Game Master? and several players.

See also: Role Playing
Holy Lands

A country on the Southern Continent?, ruled by nomadic tribes of the Mujah Hadin. Its capital Heruzalah is the birthplace of the Crosstian? Messiah.

ImperiMor

Inspired on the Imperial Roman Empire, this warlike nation also used magic and dragons in its attempts to conquer the world. Its GodKing rules from Capital.

Keo

A country resembling medieval France. Its capital city is called Paradys?. Keo? lies on the Western Continent?.

Lanck Maer

A trading town, comparable with 16th century Amsterdam, located on the Western Continent?.

Lundunium

The largest city of Anglia?.

Non Player Character

Any role played by the Game Master?, instead of by a player.

See also: character
Paradys

Capital city of Keo?. It resembles Paris during the Revolution, albeit without gun powder.

Role Playing

A hobby evolved around the 1970's in the USA; the first game of its sort was called Dungeons and Dragons. It is about telling a heroic story together, sitting around a table. Each player takes the part of a single character?, the Game Master? describes the (imaginary) world and plays the adversaries and supporting cast.

See also: Game Master
Samaris

An island situated between the three major continents of Yaddrin?. Once it was totally covered by a huge city, which is now in ruins. It is still a major trade center. Its main city is Southport?.

See also: Southport
Skandia

These are the countries of the Vikings, north of the Western Continent?.

Southern Continent

Most of this continent is still Terra Incognita, undiscovered country. Deserts and tropical jungles are found here, as well as ancient cultures and dangerous monsters.

Southport

Main city of Samaris?, built on ruins of ruins. It has some two hundred thousand inhabitants, which makes it one of the largest cities of known Yaddrin?.

See also: Samaris
Thare Noghter

The dwarven country located on the Eastern Continent?, in the mountains between the Dark Wasteland? and ImperiMor?.

Vanzyltarnia

A country of undead, vampyres, ghosts and werewolves, located on the Western Continent?.

Western Continent

This continent mostly resembles a medieval Europe.

Yaddrin

The name of the game world described on this site. It is the game world which grew at the same time as the Dark Dungeon? system.

See also: Dark Dungeon