Aerlon - Iaban's capital city
Aidan Aneasta - an Ainessan king, Leandra Aneasta's father
Aimean Oren - Mannix Oren's wife
Aineslai - a castle in the city of Ainessa serving as both the home of the Aneastas and as the center of Ainessan government
Ainessa - one of Aonora's three nations, also the name of the nation's capital
Alana Tiernan - a handmaiden to Leandra Aneasta
Albion - Regin Faolan's warhorse, an Ebenora stallion
Anadnai - an Ainessan coastal city under the lordship of the Faolan family, also the location of the Foalan's vineyards
Aona - the primary language spoken in Iaban and Ainessa (Aonic)
The Aonad - Ainessa's governmental council made up of major and minor lords, literally 'the Union'
Aonora - the island continent on which Saobha, Ainessa, and Iaban are located.
Arden Everan - the head of one of Saobha's two ruling families
bae - Aonic, meaning 'home.' Often a suffix.
Bren Killian - a general of the Iomad
Brock Conlai - Comaire Conlai, the head of the Aonad during Leandra Aneasta's reign
Cabrie Conoran - an Ainessan woman from Wydien, Camogen Conoran's wife
Camogen Conoran - a lieutenant of the Iomad
Cassia Dannan - an Ainessan girl, a scullery maid at the Mor Rora
comaire - title of Aonad's head councilor
Cullen Daron - a member of the Iomad, cousin to Leandra Aneasta
Damian Faolan - one of Ainessa's major lords, a member of the Aonad, and Regin Faolan's father
Derregra - the mythological dragon appearing in Ainessa's heraldry
Divessa - Ainessa's sister city to the east
dun - Aonic, meaning 'wall.' Used as a prefix in the names of military forts and strongholds
Dun Ban - a defensive fort in the Mor Daerna, north of the city of Ainessa
Dun Blair - a defensive fort to the south east of the city of Ainessa
Dun Blinne - a defensive fort located west of the city of Ainessa
Dustin Bridian - an Ainessan boy, later part of Regin Faolan's war party
Ealai - Fox's horse
The Eariad - a division of the Aonad, Ainessa's major lords
The Ecriad - a division of the Aonad, Ainessa's minor lords
ela - Aonic, meaning 'river'
Ebenena - one of Ainessa's seven provinces, located in the west
Ebenora - a prized breed of horse raised in the hills of Ebenena specifically for Ainessa's nobility--stallions being designated as warhorses, and mares primarily as carriage horses and hunting mounts
Eirwen Gannon - member of Ainessa's prominent Mairin family, Urien Gannon's wife
eona - Aonic, meaning 'ocean'
Eona Isura - the ocean surrounding Aonora
Fithbae - a castle belonging to the Faolan family located just outside the city of Ainessa
Fox (Keegan) - a gypsy boy, later part of Regin Faolan's war party
Griffin - a drifter, and occasional assistant to Regin Faolan
Grim Oren - a secretary to the Aonad, member of a lesser noble family and brother of Mannix Oren. Formerly a physician to the Aneasta family
Iaban - one of Aonora's three nations
Ilian Orthanan - the head of one of Saobha's two ruling families
Ine - a self-proclaimed mystic, once a confidante to Eirwen Gannon
The Iomad - Ainessa's army, literally 'the Many'
Kellen - a young herald in the service of the Aneasta family
Kessian Orthanan - one of Ilian and Treasa Orthanan's children, a soldier in Saobha's army
lai - Aonic, meaning 'hill.' Appears frequently as a suffix in place-names
Lam - a gypsy boy
Lea Aneasta - an Ainessan queen from the prominent Daron family, Leandra Aneasta's mother.
Leandra Aneasta - an member of Ainessa's ruling family, later a ruler of Ainessa
Lorelae - one of Ainessa's seven provinces, located in the east
Luna Aspasia - a gypsy girl and occasional prostitute
Mannix Oren - a general of the Iomad, later a politician. Grim Oren's brother
Mare - a gypsy woman
Marix - an island off the southern coast of Ainessa, one of Ainessa's seven provinces
Max Magan - an Ainessan boy, Molly Magan's young son
Miola - the gypsy race inhabiting parts of Aonora, supposedly descendents of a lost army from the east. Literally 'Vermin'
Molly Magan - an Ainessan woman, Max Magan's mother
Mor - Aonic, meaning 'mountain'
Mor Daerna - a mountain range running from the northwest of Iaban to the south east of Ainessa
Mor Norica - a mountain range in the northeast of Iaban
The Mor Rora - a well-known tavern in the city of Ainessa, more commonly known as the Mor
Murlithae - one of Ainessa's seven provinces, located in the southwest
Naemetna - one of Ainessa's seven provinces, located in the north
Namia Faolan - Regin Faolan's mother, Damian Faolon's wife. Also raised Fox from a young age, naming him Keegan
nessa - Aonic, meaning 'lake' or 'pool'
Nessa Weniera - a lake surrounding part of the city of Ainessa
Nomorae - one of Ainessa's seven provinces, an island off the east coast of Ainessa
Oalatan Auberon - co-ruler of Iaban, brother of Orobas Auberon
Odaban Auberon - once Iaban's warrior king, father of Oalatan and Orobas Auberon
Oeniga - one of Ainessa's seven provinces located in the south east
ona - Aonic, meaning 'sea'
ora - Aonic, meaning 'land', frequently a suffix in place-names
Orobas Auberon - co-ruler of Iaban, leader of Iaban's army, and brother of Oalatan Auberon
Rae - Dustin Bridian's horse
Rhea Ronwen - a handmaiden to Leandra Aneasta, Rowan Ronwen's wife
Regin Faolan - a major lord and member of the Aonad, a general of the Iomad
Rowan Ronwen - a member of Ainessa's lesser nobility, a lieutenant of the Iomad under Mannix Oren
The Ruada - Ainessa's guard, literally 'the Red'
The Ruaria - disputed coastal land, initially a catalyst for Ainessa's first war with Iaban
Saobha - one of Aonora's three nations
Tamelor - islands off the northwest coast of Iaban, Iaban territory
Teorsa - Saobha's capital city, one of its few permanent settlements
Tess - a Saobhan girl
Treasa Orthanan - one of Saobha's rulers, wife of Ilian Orthanan
Urien Gannon - a lord and member of the Aonad, husband of Eirwen Gannon
Willa Lore - a companion to Namia Faolan, later a caretaker of the Faolan estate in Anadnai
Xaphan Orthanan
- one of Ilian and Treasa Orthanan's children, a leader of the Saobhan army