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Knez – prince; meaning the highest rank of nobility, not an emperor's son. (in Saskia's language)
Nights of Smoke – or "Wolf Nights", twelve nights in which the Wild Hunt ravages the lands starting with the winter solstice
Perhta – [PEHR-khtuh]
Goddess in alpine paganism and figure in folklore.
Her epithet Bright Mother in this story is derived from the possible etymology of her name, meaning "the bright/shining one". The veils worn in the convent are inspired by traditions concerning Perhta and another possible (however, less likely) etymology that traces her name back to words for "hidden"
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Chatezh – a being that is half goat and half man
The dead travel fast – Quote from the ballade "Leonore". Svetlana and Olga are the names of Russian adaptations of it
Mavropol – a city in the south of the country Morotenya
Polnoch - Midnight
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Fürst – prince (in Silvan's language)
Srnitsa – fawn
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Desetnitsa – tenth daughter; in folklore often seen as "tribute" to the gods and hence destined to have special powers
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Mavya – cursed soul
Perchten – [PEHR-kht'n] folklore creatures looking similar to the Krampus
Zlatorog – Goldenhorn; a folkloric creature—often chamois or ibex—with golden horns
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Mamitsa – mommy
Rusa – a white mare (used in ancient offerings)
Vranka – little crow
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Gospodarchek – house spirit
Hexe – witch
Knezhna – unmarried daughter of a prince
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Jarnik – mythological being or god who killed Zlatorog or in other versions his brother
Kuzha/Hündchen – puppy or little dog
Smrtnitsa – a personified form of death, connected to the desetnitsa
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Gosudarynya – sovereign (female), madam
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Fantasy❝ 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐒 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐌𝐄, 𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄. ❞ Saskia Vrana knows what to do when the Nights of Smoke come: Close the windows and doors. Don't look out into the darkness. Sacrifice and pray. And never dare to leave the co...
