TEXT: Dragon’s
  Tongue
  a Collection of Terms and 
  Notations used by 
  Magisters and Students 
  of the Arcane World
  Collated by Magisters Rob Swallow 
  and Steve Darlington
  aethyric Stigmata: Another term for Arcane Marks.
  Aethyr Crystal: Another name for warpstone.  Also Solid Aethyrium.
  Aethyric Discharge: Another name for Tzeentch’s Curse.
  As Teclis Said: True beyond questioning. Normally used at the start or end of 
  a sentence, in order to silence apprentices who ask too many questions, or 
  to emphasise the importance of a statement.
  Bestials: Magisters of the Amber Order.  Also Totemists, Animists.
  Big-hatted: A wizard who wants the whole world to know of his power and 
  mastery.
  Blind, The: Collective name for the general population who lack magical abil-
  ity.
  
  Blind Hands: Agents who unknowingly work for the Grey Order.
  Border Prince Posting: A harsh punishment, or the threat of one.  “If the Pa-
  triarch catches us, it’s a Border Prince Posting!”
  Born of Ghyran: A Jade Magisters whose parents were also members of Jade 
  Order are often said to be born of Ghyran.
  Brights: Member of the Bright Order.  Also Sparks, Sprites, Quishies - the last 
  a humorous pronunciation of Aqshy, the Red Wind.
  Brights’ Bane: Winter, from Magisters of the Bright Orders extreme dislike of 
  cold weather.
  By the Oaks of Nemetstein: Popular oath of the Jade Order. The Grove Nemet-
  stein being an important site of the order.
  Call of the wild: The desire for natural solitude that affects members of 
  the Amber Order.
  Clear as Kuiper’s Notations: Not very clear. Gerhard Kuiper was a member 
  of the Celestial order who devised a system of notation for recording the 
  movements and position of heavenly bodies, to Celestial Magisters it repre-
  sents elegant simplicity, to others it just looks like a load of squiggles.
  Crucible (The): Common name for the main lecture theatre at the Golden Or-
  der’s College.
  Dagbarr’s Cave: Dagbarr’s Cave in the Amber Hills forms part of the initia-
  tion ritual of the Amber Order. The nature of the ordeal is never spoken of 
  but is believed to be different for each participant. “I saw the Storm of Chaos 
  with my own eyes boy, and I tell you boy I have not been as scared since I 
  was in Dagbarr’s Cave”.
  Dark Ones: Magisters of the Amethyst Order.  Also Silent Ones, Scythers.  
  Embrace the Aethyr: To be killed by your own magic.
  Fallen From the Stars: Those who fail the entrance exam for the Celestial 
  order but are given letters of introduction to become chanters at the Col-
  lege of Light are often said to have fallen from the stars.
  Five hundred lines of Puchta’s: Copying out lines of Gottlief Puchta’s A Mod-
  est Treatise on the Nature of Magic is a standard punishment for apprentices 
  in most orders.
  Forum (The): A philosophical debating society in Altdorf frequented by Magis-
  ters, especially those of the Celestial, Light and Gold Orders.
  
  Friendly Barman: A merchant or serviceman who knows how to show proper 
  deference to a Magister.
  Garnerers: Magisters Vigilant, collecting loose threads back to the Order.  
  Also Gatherers.
  Glow-worms: Magisters of the Light Order, from their symbol the Serpent of 
  Light.  Also Shiners, Candles.
  Greenfingers: Magisters of the Jade Order.  Also Gardeners, Druids.
  Green Lion: In the language of the Gold Order the Green Lion represents the 
  begining of a piece of work. Gold Magisters sometimes refer to their appren-
  tices as Green Lions.
  Grey Eminence: Traditional nickname of the Magister Patriarch of the Order 
  of Shadows, currently Reiner Starke.
  Grey Favour: The Grey Order often askes for payment in favours rather than 
  money, this is seldom as advantageous as it first seems.  Hence any deal which 
  is likely more than it seems.
  Handzunge: A system of hand signals used by the Amethyst Order.
  Hatless, To go: To hide your status as a wizard.
  Label Your Potions: It doesn’t matter how often they were told this as ap-
  prentices some Magisters always forget!  Hence any rule Magisters need to 
  remember well.
  Last Lesson, The: A polite way to refer to Pacification.  “He went off the syl-
  labus, so had to be taught the Last Lesson”.
  Like trying to teach a Dwarf: Dealing with a weak or lazy apprentice.
  Lord High Prognosticator: A title sometimes used by the Magister Patriarch 
  of the Celestial Order.
  Magnus the Wise: Magnus the Pious, from his wisdom in allowing the crea-
  tion of Colleges of Magic.
  Mandrakes: Hedge Wizards, from their frequent use of hallucinogenic plants.
  Metallics: Magisters of the Golden Order.  Also Moulders, Alchemists.  See 
  Smoggies.
  Mootland Magister: Utterly fictitious; frankly ridiculous. A reference to the 
  utter inability of Halflings to perceive or wield the winds of magic.
  
  Nuggets: A nickname for the power stones used by The Golden Order.
  Off the Syllabus: Dabbling with Chaos or other forbidden arts.
  Pikemen: Battle Wizards.
  Realm of the Holly King: The time of year when Ghyran is at its weakest, the 
  first new moon after the autumn equinox until Mondstille.
  Realm of the Oak King: The time of year when Ghyran is at its strongest, the 
  first full moon after Mitterfruhl and for two periods of the moon’s waxing 
  and waning after that.
  Red Lion: In the alchemical language of the Gold Order the Red Lion repre-
  sents the end of a piece of work. The Red Lion is also the name of a tavern in 
  Altdorf.
  Rotstrich: A potent spicy ale enjoyed by Magisters of the Bright Order.
  Seat of Volans: The position of the Supreme Patriarch of the Colleges of 
  Magic: Magister Volans of the Order of Light was the first to hold this posi-
  tion.
  Shadow Cabinet: A group of high ranking Magisters who control the spy net-
  work of the Grey Order
  Shadows: Magisters of the Grey Order.  Also Ghosts, Greys.
  Silent Order (The): A name sometimes used for the Amethyst Order.
  Silent Skull (The): Nickname for Viggo Hexensohn, Magister Patriarch of the 
  Order of Shyish, from his appearance and demeanour.
  Skywalkers: Journeyman Magisters, used by Master Wizards.  Refers to their 
  tendency to (mis)use Lesser Magics.
  Smoggies: Patronizing nickname for Magisters of the Golden Order, although 
  in recent years some Gold Magisters have started to use it to refer to their 
  apprentices, from the haze of smog that hangs over the Gold College in Alt-
  dorf.
  Squib/Squibbies: Affectionate term for apprentices, eg “Apprentices these 
  days, they don’t know their born. Things were very different when I was a 
  Squib”.
  Staff Breakers: Witch Hunters, from the common notion that a Wizards power 
  
  resides in his staff.
  Stargazers: Magisters of the Celestial Order.  Also Seers, Starers.
  Stargazer’s Crimp: A disorder said to effect the necks of Magisters of the 
  Celestial Order.
  Teachers (The): Elves.
  Tinderbox: A Magister of the Bright Order who is angry.
  Unexpected Aethyric Fluctuation: A technical term for Tzeentch’s Curse.
  Unfriendly Natives: Any form of Daemonic manifestation - the term exists as 
  a means to avoid directly referring to Daemons.
  View from the High Tower: The official position of the Celestial College, 
  “Before I sanction your expidition to the Border Princes I will have to see 
  what the veiw from the High Tower is”.
  Von Trapp’s Theorem: The eccentric Gold Magister Otto von Trapp advicated 
  that Wizards should never try to create powerful magical artifacts as they 
  inevitably get stolen, are lost or are in some way corrupted by the Chaos 
  powers.  Hence a reference to this theorem is a warning against magical 
  items.
  Warden of the Open Portal: The official title of the steward of the Am-
  ethyst Order in Altdorf.
  Way Walkers: Jade Magisters who patrol the Leylines of the Old World.
  Web of Life: A name used by the Jade Order to describe the network of leylines 
  that crisscross the globe.
  Wisdom of Syclus: Possesing great wisdom. Syclus, a Magister of Light, was 
  one of the greatest philosophers in the Old World.
  Wyrd Seekers: Magisters who look to recruit Hedge Wizards to their orders.
  
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