Rahn: A female, leopard Beastial. In beast form she is a spotted leopard with orange fur. In humanoid form she has a fur coat, fangs, and claws. She saved Helaine on Ordin from an ambush of the Border Lords’ warriors, and transported Helaine to Treen. Rawn: Planet on the Middle Circuit of the Diadem. Shanara, centaurs, and goblins reside there. Like Dondar, it is jam-packed with “mythical” creatures. The plant life is exotic with blue, orange, and purple trees. The grass is neon green and the sky holds a blue sun and small twin moons. Relcoa: Alias Oracle gave to Pixel on Calomir. It is an anagram of his true name. See Oracle for further details. Renald: Helaine’s alias for her male identity. Helaine first donned the Renald disguise at age 5. As Renald, she was known as the son of a cousin of Borigen, low in social pecking order. See Helaine for further details. Retlin zissu cha: The spell for scrying through water. Retlyn: Helaine’s favorite maid on Ordin. Rim Worlds: The worlds farthest away from the Diadem, such as Earth, Ordin and Calomir. Minimal magic is able to be performed. So little, that Portals cannot be cated on them. Magic-users are rare on Rim Worlds. Rite of Combat: Unicorn custom. It is a unicorn duel in order to obtain leadership of a herd. It is usually initiated by challenging the current leader of a herd. The loser is excommunicated from the herd or killed. It is forbidden to intervene or stop a Rite of Combat. Roc: Creature native to Rawn (and perhaps other worlds as well). It is a huge bird of prey with a wingspan of over 40 ft. It has the claws and beak of an eagle. Rothar: A gruff centaur on Rawn with a particular hatred for humans. His best friend is the centaur Dethrin. He has a small crush on the centaur Amaris. He is white all over. His favorite expression is “Mark my words...”. He is bitter because his sister was killed by a magician, 6 years prior to book 2. Ruby: Pixel’s primary focus gem and the first gemstone he ever owned. It was given to him by the Beastials on Treen. It amplifies the ability to discover the location of any named object. Side-effect: speak backwards while jewel in use.