Lands Lie Dreaming : Glossary

Art

An Art is a Glamourous discipline, a grouping of similar uses or effects of Glamour. See System Abilities.

Artisan

One of the Kithain rôles. Artisans often act in the service of a Lord. See Underhill Rôles.

Changeling

A Kithain who is born Overhill, or who is placed there in exchange for a mortal baby. See Between Changelings.

Courtier

A Kithain rôle. These Kithain are the advisers of Lords, and second to them in power. See Underhill Rôles.

Faerie

This word, and all its associated words, are not used by those who know anything of Underhill and the Kithain. It is occasionally used on this site as a common reference point to introduce new terms.

Gate

A portal which transports those who pass through to one of several locations. See Underhill Travel and Between Travel.

Glamour

The stuff of Underhill, and Kithain magic. See Underhill Glamour.

Guard

A Kithain rôle. These Kithain serve as guards and warriors to Lords and Courtiers. See Underhill Rôles.

Kenning

Glamourous sight, which sees Glamourous forms.

Kith

The faerie "races", of which there are many. See Underhill Kith.

Kithain

The proper term for faeries as a whole, irrespective of Kith. It is occasionally used as the term for an individual faerie. Kithain make up the vast majority of Underhill's population. See Underhill Population.

Lith

A point of correspondence between Overhill and Underhill. Liths form the basis for Realms. See Underhill Geography and Between Travel.

Lord

A Kithain rôle, held only by Sidhe. They are the rulers of the Realms. See Underhill Rôles.

Mundane

A term used of those who are not Glamourous beings by those who are, whether they are Kithain, changeling, or Overhill magician.

Mundane World

Another term for Overhill.

Peasant

The lowest rôle of Kithain. See Underhill Rôles.

Realm

One of the three types of "place" Underhill. A Realm is the domain of a Lord, and is made up of Liths. See Underhill Geography.

Realm

One of the five "areas of effect" of Glamour use. The five Realms are: Kithain, Mundane, Nature, Prop, and Scene. See System Abilities.

Rôle

The ranks of the Kithain, which govern their power and nature. There are five rôles: Lord, Courtier, Guard, Artisan, and Peasant/Servant. See Underhill Rôles.

Seeming

The form or physical manifestation that a changeling has. There are two types of Seeming: mortal and Glamourous. The two can be very different. See Between Changelings.

Servant

A Kithain rôle, of equal status to Peasants, which is to say of the lowest rank. Servants serve Lords and occasionally others of higher status. See Underhill Rôles.

Sundering, the

The cataclysmic separating of the world into two halves, Overhill and Underhill.

Troð

A path which connects two Liths. It may traverse both Underhill and Overhill. See Underhill Travel and Between Travel.

Unformed

Those areas Underhill which have no shape or form, where there is only raw Glamour. See Underhill Geography.

Wilder

Those Kithain who do not live in a Realm, and who consequently fall outside the normal rôles. See Underhill Rôles.

Wilderland

The wild places Underhill, ruled by no Lord. See Underhill Geography.