arcane mechanikal device that gives a steamjack its limited intelligence. Over time cortexes can learn from experience and develop personality quirks.
Corvis: The northeastern Cygnaran city occupying the conjunction of the Black River and the Dragon’s Tongue River. Also called the “City of Ghosts.”
Cryx: An island kingdom of necromancers, undead, and pirates off the southwest coast of Immoren and also known as the Nightmare Empire. Cryx and its ruler, Toruk the Dragonfather, have no problem sacrificing their soldiers to set up a greater victory elsewhere.
Cygnar: A southern kingdom ruled by King Leto Raelthorne and bearing the Cygnus on its flag. Generally considered the most prosperous and technologically advanced of the Iron Kingdoms.
Cyriss (goddess): The goddess of physical sciences such as mathematics, astronomy, physics, and engineering, also known as the Maiden of Gears. Cyriss is an enigmatic goddess who only communicates with her followers through complex encrypted messages.
Cyriss (planet): A planet discovered in 283 AR that orbits the sun far from Caen. Worshipers of the goddess Cyriss believe this planet to be inhabited by or an embodiment of the goddess.
Devourer Wurm: An ancient and terrifying primal god of natural chaos, hunger, and predation that is described as the great ancient enemy of Menoth. Also called the Beast of Many Shapes, the Devourer is said to exist in every beast that hunts other living things as well as natural destructive phenomena such as lightning, earthquakes, floods, and wildfires. In some myths, the Wurm is seen as the male embodiment of nature, while Dhunia is the female embodiment. Viewed by Dhunian races as their divine father.
Dhunia: The primal goddess of fertility, the seasons, and nature and thought by her adherents to be embodied by Caen itself. Her worshipers are primarily by gobbers, ogrun, and trollkin but also include some wilderness races like the farrow. In some myths, Dhunia is seen as the female embodiment of nature, while the Devourer Wurm is the male embodiment. Viewed by Dhunian races as their divine mother.
Dragon’s Tongue River: A river stretching from Corvis to the Bay of Stone which separates Cygnar from Ord and is relied upon by a number of river towns such as Point Bourne, Tarna, and Five Fingers.
Enkheiridion: The book written by the Twins, Morrow and Thamar, and deemed the holy book of the Church of Morrow. The pages of the original Enkheiridion were written by these beings before they ascended to divinity over twenty-five hundred years ago.
enumerators: A priestly rank of some authority within the Convergence and other faiths of Cyriss. Enumerators typically oversee a division of a temple’s workers and/or projects and report to fluxions.
essence chamber: A mechanikal device that houses and protects the soul of a Convergence faithful. It also serves as an apparently inexhaustible power source for clockwork vessels.
Eye of the Wurm: The brightest celestial body in the night sky aside from Caen’s three moons, eventually determined to be a small planet near Caen but farther from the sun.
fluxion: The highest-ranking priest within a Cyrissist temple. Multiple fluxions are sometimes assembled as a directorate to form a decision-making body within the Convergence or other Cyrissist sects. Fluxions report to the iron mother.
Face of Cyriss: The abstract representation of the face of Cyriss that serves as the symbol of the machine goddess.
forge master: A high ranking non-priest engineer in the Convergence who oversees the fabrication and maintenance of all machinery at a specific temple complex. Forge masters are often among the senior-most members of a temple, subordinate to its fluxion(s).
geomantic energy: A Convergence term for arcane energies flowing beneath the surface of Caen. Geomantic flows, referred to as ley lines by some other groups, exist throughout Caen and are concentrated in geographical features like rivers and mountain ranges. The Convergence uses geomantic energy to empower its temple and workshop facilities, and the network of energy flows play a key role in the Great Work.
geomantic translocation chamber: A Convergence machine that can transmit matter from one area to another utilizing the network of geomantic flows beneath Caen, allowing for extremely rapid transport of people and materials. This machinery requires tremendous stored power and therefore is activated infrequently and only for vital tasks.
gobber: A diminutive race of inquisitive, nimble, and entrepreneurial individuals that have adapted well to the cities of men. Most gobbers are around three feet tall. Gobbers are known to have undeniable aptitude for mechanikal devices and alchemy.
Great Work, The: The long-term goal of the Convergence: to bring Caen’s geomantic energies into perfect alignment and thereby allow the goddess Cyriss to physically