AN APPENDIX TO THE CHRONICLE OF
THE LONGEST NIGHT
The World of Caldrith
Nothing in these pages will spoil a book you have not yet read.
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The Ten Kingdoms
Every child in Caldrith learns them the same way, in the same rhyme, in the same order.
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Rulers and Shines
Every kingdom has a ruler. Two kingdoms have no chief sorcerer at all, and both are poorer for it.
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The Champions
Those bonded to the great beasts of the Veil. There are fewer every year, and no one will say why.
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The Great Beasts
They come from the sister-world, they live as long as their champions, and they have opinions.
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Sorcery and the Conclave
Trained in Evarra and nowhere else. We are those who shine in the darkness.
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The Longest Night
Once a year the sun goes out for a full day. She always gives it back. Always.
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Powers Beyond the Kingdoms
The Healers, the Seamothers, the Witches and the Sora — those who serve no throne.
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A Gazetteer
The places worth knowing, from Skyveil’s levelled peak to the sea caves of SaltReach.
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Oaths and Customs
You can place a stranger in Caldrith by what they swear on.
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Others of Note
Not everyone who matters rides a great beast. Most of them do not.
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A Glossary
Every term in one place, from abomination to wyvern.