Arcane Adept — Arcane Adept is a trait that can be taken by mage and mage-subclass characters. The Arcane Adept trait can be used in skill checks regarding a contest of wills between two spellcasters. It may be added to arcane research checks, checks to learn new spells, and checks involved with the creation of magic items. The hero Feyre Archeron possesses this trait.

Arcane — Having to do with magic; eldritch forces; possessed of a dweomer; of a rare or esoteric quality such that one might consult a learned sage regarding.

Arcantryl — One of the Futurus, the newer gods, Arcantryl is the goddess of magic and knowledge.

Anganach — Also known as the Ancient Ones, these elder gods are still venerated by many in the Northern Reaches. The Anganach were widely worshipped long before the advent of the Futurus. The Anganach are comprised of the following deities: Crom, Herne, Impurax, Nergal, Orcus, Set, Silvanus, Valdghar, and Zuul.

Altgrimmr — a dwarven stronghold in the Western Threshold Range mountains a dozen miles northeast of Thundertree and ten miles northwest from the city of Threshold. In centuries past, there was warfare between Altgrimmr and the Duergar city of Barakuir — over a hundred miles of winding tunnels connected the latter with the surface fortress of Altgrimmr. Barakuir lies eight-five miles south of Altgrimmr, and is a surface stronghold.

alignment — Where a given person, monster, or being falls on the continuum of good vs. evil, and law vs. chaos; a creature's alignment gives the dungeon master some idea, in broad strokes, of how that creature should be roleplayed.

Resume blog entries with B's in terminology; I finished the A's.

Ahlfettin Pony — An expensive breed of pony, said to have descended from a Cumerian Champion warhorse and — if the tale can be given credence — a unicorn! True ponies of this type are able to fight as a warhorse and have the larger warhorse's movement. Curiously, there is a small bony knob on their foreheads, perhaps in the same spot that a unicorn would sprout a horn. These creatures imprint on whomever they spend the most time with in the month following their first birthday, developing a lifelong bond of loyalty. It's believed that Ahlfettin can polymorph into humanoid form at will.

"Ag-kirzhak, Krizhurg!" — Goblin for 'My Enemy's Strength, Now My Own'.

Ages — The ages of the Earth are obscured by the tremendous weight of history. We do know some of their names: The Age of Renewal, The Cumerian Age, The Chaulrassan Age.