Adomnan Gannon - a lord and member of The Aonad, son of Urien and Eirwen Gannon

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

Okay, well, technically I suppose it's a glossary of names, but humor me. This is a compilation of short character descriptions (so no one has to suffer through the long ones) as well as some important place names and words that show up in the story. Most of the place names can be found on the map as well.