Glossary

Ascentia: a neighboring kingdom of Caelum, across the sea

Ascentian: from/of Ascentia

Asmodasos (aka the Forest of Asmodeus): forest surrounding the Crater of Daros

astellon: a higher noble

Awoken: a human revived from the dead

Belerig: a neighboring kingdom of Caelum, across the sea

Belerian: from Belerig

Book of Sins: written by Crucielle

Caelum: the kingdom where A Game of Sin takes place

Caelish: of/from Caelum

the Caged Sea: a large body of water between Lucielle and Michael’s Wings

Crucios: Eve’s home village. Three days south of Lucielle

the Coin of Summoning (the Coin): a great platform in Daros, at least 1,000 years old

Crucios: Eve’s home village. Famous for figs and fish, three days south of Lucielle

Daros (the Crater of Daros): where sinsteeds are raised from the dead, surrounded by jungle

demonesque: demon-like aesthetic

Demonism: the study and worship of demons

Demonist: one who reveres demons

demons-damned, Satan-damned: like goddamn

Demonsday: a holiday celebrated by dressing as a sin

Effugium: the mortal world

drift: a drug that doesn’t induce pleasure but offers escape, cloying smell

drifter: someone high on drift

driftshroom: the source of drift

the Erebinthian Isles: part of Caelum, in the western ocean

Erinyen: a language favored by the Poets

fliers: type of sinsteed. Horse with leathery wings.

Fucios: a village, near Crucios between Silva and Lucielle

the Fumes: a lycopod jungle suffused by deadly spores during spring

the Great Ascension: when Demonism and Virtuism divided

the Haven: the finest room in Leveena’s brothel

Hell’s Crust: desert between Michael’s Wings and Daros

hocca: a drug similar to cocaine

the Infernal Gate: a rite of passage for the crown prince, ergo the winner of the trials

Jophiel’s Championship: a tournament held every seven years

Leveena’s Lustrous Ladies: a brothel in Daros

Leviathan’s Kiss: a deadly curse that appears as green stripes on the skin

lifeseekers: people who immigrate to Daros hoping to become Awoken

Lucielle: a city, capitol of Caelum

Mammon’s luck: an expression during moments of bad luck

Michael’s Wings: a town at the foot of the Winged Peaks

mindglyph: a talisman that allows the wearer to command a sinsteed

Pandemonium: city in Hell, place of banishment

peftellon: a lesser noble

poem(s): Demonism prayers

Poet(s): priests in Demonism

rammer: type of sinsteed. Scaly skin. Horns and protective carapace. Immune to fire.

the Seven: the seven demon princes

shredder: type of sinsteed. More demon than horse. Lithe, whiplike tails, permanent claws

Silva: town south of Crucios, known for its mines

Silvan: from Silva

silver crowns: currency if Caelum

Silver Falls: a waterfall in Daros

Silver Lake: a rift lake in Daros

sinsteed: a demonic horse. Lives eternally until banished by a mortal wound. Comes in three types

the Trough: a rough area in Daros

Utheran: from Utheway

Utheway: a kingdom on the other side of the world from Caelum

Virtuist(s): those who worship the archangels rather than demons

the Winged Peaks: treeless mountains, home to the Winged War

the Winged War: a war against raiding tribes in the Winged Peaks