The Ambassador's Mission (2009) (edit title/settings)

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• Skellin: Perhaps the most influential Thief in Imardin. Much of his power has been accrued through the trade of roet.
• Kallen: Second of the two Black Magicians in Kyralia.
• Lord Rothen: Dannyl and Sonea's guardian/mentor, one of the more influential Alchemists in the Guild. Greatly respected as a voice of reason.
• Lord Regin: A magician who tormented Sonea endlessly while they studied as novices, yet appears to have mellowed and matured somewhat through the years.
• Ashaki Tariko: Add a description of this character.
• Akkarin
• Tyvara: A Sachakan slave in the service of Ashaki Achati.
• Lorkin: Lorkin is the son of Sonea and Akkarin. He is an alchemist and member of the Magician's Guild of Kyralia.
• Lord Dannyl: Former apprentice of Lord Rothen, previously held the position of Guild Ambassador to Elyne, now holds the title of Ambassador to Sachaka.
• Ceryni: aka Cery, one of Sonea's childhood friends. He is a fairly influential Thief, whose holdings currently include the section of Imardin known as Northside.
• Sonea: Mother of Lorkin, and one of the two Black Magicians in Kyralia.

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Sanktuariums
• Sprecherin Savara
• Sachakan
• Imardin: The capital city of Kyralia
• Hospitälern
• Hospital
• Nikea
• Bergen
• Sind
• Essen
• Norrin
• Arvice: The capital city of Sachaka
• Kanalisation
• Sylia
• Novizen
• Lichtkugeln
• Terrina
• Tikako
• Elyne
• Lonmar
• Sachaka
• Kyralia

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• Traitors: Add a description of this organization.
• The Magicians Guild: The only organization allowed to have anything do to with Magic in all the Allied Lands. The Guild dominates one quarter of Imardin.
• The Thieves: An organized group of criminals that dominate the slums. Their leaders take the names from Animals.
• Ashaki

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• Aga Moths: Pests that eat clothing
• Anyi: Sea mammals with short spines
• Ceryni: Small rodent
• Enka: Horned domestic animal, bred for meat
• Eyoma: Sea leeches
• Faren: General term for arachnids
• Gorin: Large domestic animal used for food and haul boats and wagons
• Harrel: Small domestic animal bred for meat
• Inava: Insect believed to bestow good luck
• Limek: Wild predatory dog
• Mullook: Wild nocturnal bird
• Quannea: Rare shells
• Rassook: Domestic bird used for meat and feathers
• Ravi: Rodent, larger than ceryni
• Rever: Domestic animal, bred for wool and meat
• Sapfly: Woodland insect
• Sevli: Poisonous Lizard
• Squimp: Squirrel-like creature that steals food
• Yeel: Small domesticated breed of limek used for tracking
• Zill: Small, intelligent mammal sometimes kept as a pet
• Anivope Vine: Plant sensitive to metal projection
• Bellspice: Spice grown in Sachaka
• Bol: (Also means "River scum") strong liquor made from tugors
• Brasi: Green leafy vegetable with small buds
• Briskbark: Bark with decongestant properties
• Cabbas: Hollow, bell-shaped vegetable
• Chebol Soup: Rich meat sauce made from bol
• Cone cakes: Bite-sized cakes
• Creamflower: Flower used as soporific
• Crots: Large, purple beans
• Curem: Smooth, nutty spice
• Curren: Coarse grain with robust flavour
• Dall: Long fruit with tart orange, seedy flesh
• Dunda: Root chewed as a stimulating drug
• Gan-gan: flowering bush from Lan
• Husroot: Herb used for cleansing wounds
• Iker: Stimulating drug, reputed to have aphrodisiac properties
• Jerras: Long yellow beans
• Kreppa: Foul-smelling medicinal herb
• Marin: Red citrus fruit
• Monyo: Bulb
• Myk: Mind-affecting drug
• Nalar: Pungent root
• Nemmin: Sleep-inducing drug
• Nightwood: Hardwood timber
• Pachi: Crisp, sweet fruit
• Papea: Pepper-like spice
• Piorres: Small, bell-shaped fruit
• Raka/Suka: Stimulating drink made from roasted beans, originally from Sachaka
• Shem: Edible reed-like plant
• Sumi: Bitter drink
• Sweetdrops: Candies
• Telk: Seed from which an oil is extracted
• Tenn: Grain that can be cooked as is, broken into small pieces, or ground to make flour
• Tiro: Edible nuts
• Tugor: Parsnip-like root
• Ukkas: Carnivorous plants
• Vare: Berries from which most wine is produced
• White Water: Pure spirits made from tugor
• Yellowseed: Crop grown in Sachaka
• Incal: Square symbol, not unlike a family shield, sewn onto sleeve or cuff
• Quan: Tiny disc-shaped beads made of shell
• Undershift: Kyralian women's undergarment
• Vyer: Stringed instrument from Elyne
• Duna: Tribes who live in volcanic desert North of Sachaka
• Elyne: Neighbour to Kyralia and Sachaka and once rules by Sachaka
• Kyralia: Neighbour to Elyne and Sachaka and once ruled by Sachaka
• Lan: A mountainous land peopled by warrior tribes
• Lonmar: A desert land home to the strict Mahga religion
• Sachaka: Home of the once great Sachakan Empire, where all but the most powerful are slaves
• Vin: An island nation known for their seamanship
• Apprentice: Kyralian magician under training, and who has not been taught higher magic yet
• Ashaki: Sachakan landowner
• Ichani: Sachakan free man or woman who has been declared outcast
• Lady: Wife of a Kyralian landowner
• Lord: Kyralian landowner, either a ley or a city House, or their heir
• Magician: Kyralian higher magician ("Lord" is used instead if magician is a landowner)
• Master: Free Sachakan
• Village/Town Master: Commoner in charge of a rural community (answers to the ley's lord)
• The approach: Main corridor to the master's room in Sachakan houses
• Blood gem: Artificial gemstone that allows maker to hear the thoughts of wearer
• Earthblood: Term the Duna tribes use for lava
• Kyrima: A game played by magicians to teach and practice strategic skills in battle
• Master's room: Main room in Sachakan houses for greeting guests
• Slavehouse: part of Sachakan homes where the slaves live and work
• Slavespot: Sexually transmitted disease
• Storestone: Gemstone that can store magic

Series & Lists edit see section history

Followed by The Rogue.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Trudi Canavan (Author)

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• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813

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• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy

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