(This will be updated as the series goes on with important words and definitions)

Arts - specific parts of the power a Node contains

Node - a fragment of a God's soul, typically dead.

Pathing - a technique that uses chants in order to access a specific Art of a person's Node where the chants are set for each different node, with some exceptions as seen in Node Transmogrification.

Node Transmogrification - an advanced technique where one creates your own pathing chant for a Node that is specific to that individual.

Forceful Art Elicitation (FAE) - the method of forcefully activating the art of someone other than yourself, however only if it fulfils the requirements of having a piece of personal information from that person in order to properly connect oneself to the target, the name/pathing of the art that is to be activated, and the god whose that art belongs to to hold sway over that set of arts.

White Church - a church once dedicated to Elase, but now, in her absence, dedicate themselves to become more like the gods that once ruled them.

Elven Plague - a terrible plague ravaging Alandriel and it's surrounding areas, supposedly originating from the forest of Gearmön and the Fraeru people.