Glossary for A Tale Of Crescendo
Aedan First Arch of We’scend; son of R’Nesto and Arila; husband of Ivera; father to Juna, Kaedan and Paedan; born Year -18 B.A.
Arila Mother to Aedan; Wife of Arch R’Nesto, captain of the Minuet; drowned with R’Nesto during the shipwreck upon their arrival in Crescendo
arch Title given to the tribe’s chief and leader
baerre Species of gigantic and ferocious polar bears native to the Nethermore Mountains
canyonlands Vast network of canyons in the central part of E’scend, east of its villages and settled areas
Crescendants Inhabitants of Crescendo; descendants of a seafaring tribe which settled there
Crescendo Land where the Crescendants reside; divided in half by the Shendoa River
Dilian First Arch of E’scend; son of R’nesto’s advisors who drowned in the Minuet shipwreck; twin brother of Lilian; born ~ -20 B.A.
E’scend Lands east of the Shendoa River, encompassing roughly the eastern half of the land of Crescendo; home to the Escendant tribe
Escenda Capital village of E’scend; a treetop village located between the Shendoa River and eastern canyonlands
Lepe Point Narrowest point of the Shendoa River, from which the tribes on their side can visually communicate with each other
Lilian Daughter of R’nesto’s advisors who drowned in the Minuet shipwreck; twin sister of Dilian; born ~ -17 B.A.
Lyla Wescendant pathfinder and huntress; wife of Q’isann; mother to Q’yn
The Minuet Stern-mounted ruddered wooden ship which carried the tribe of sixty over the Sythirin Sea to the shores of Crescendo, before running ashore and sinking with forty souls lost
Nether Mount Highest peak in the Nethermore Mountains; contains
Wynterlyn Hall inside the mountain
Nethermore Impassable mountain range at Crescendo’s northern end
Q’isann Wescendant pathfinder; husband of Lyla; father to Q’yn
Q’yn Wescendant pathfinder; daughter of Q’isann and Lyla; born in the wild in Year 4
Pai-san Escendant tracker; prodigy of Sho-lin
R’Nesto Arch of the tribe before their arrival in Crescendo; captain of the Minuet; husband of Arila; drowned when it sank on the southern shores on arrival; born ~ -35-30 B.A.
Shendoa River Largest river in Crescendo which divides it in half, originating from a spring in the Nethermore Mountains, running south and emptying into the Sythirin Sea
Sho-lin Escendant tracker; sole pathfinder to return to E’scend from the Nethermore Mountains
smylia Healing herb which Crescendants in-the-know use medicinally
Su-rin Escendant tracker and pathfinder; is non-binary
Sythirin Sea Vast ocean of water to the south of the continent of Crescendo
Tai-cha Escendant and daughter of Mila; twin sister of Zenn; mute; born Year 2
Tilian Arch-in-waiting of E’scend; born Year 5
We’scend Lands west of the Shendoa River, encompassing roughly the western half of the land of Crescendo; home to the Wescendant tribe
Wescenda Capital village of We’scend; a network of caves located west of the Shendoa River
Wynterlyn Hall Cavernous ice cathedral within Nether Mount
Xo-nan Escendant tracker and pathfinder
Zenn Escendant and son of Mila; twin brother of Taisha; mute; born Year 2