Prydaen Terminology

A glossary of some of the well known Prydaen-related terms. Most have been broken into their own articles in the main Prydaen Category.

Bardic Knots

An ancient Prydaen Bardic tradition, the origins of which are unknown by most. Most knots are made of metals such as pewter, silver and gold and fashioned into jewelry. Other larger knots are made of wood for hanging in the homes of Prydaen Bards as decoration. Many forms may exist, but the ones we currently have knowledge of are the blood knot, spirit knot, soul knot and fate knot.

Blood Knot

The Blood Knot is a Knot of mourning and sadness. It is worn by the Bard who has lost a loved one, usually kin. After the Wheel Song has been sung, the Bard who is left behind wears this Knot to show their mourning. Often, colors are used, either in the form of ribbons attached to the Knot, or a gem in the Knot itself. Emerald is for a parent lost, amethyst for a child, red for a mate, blue for a guildmate. This Knot appears to be a cluster of circles, all intertwined with one another, without end.

Spirit Knot

The Spirit Knot is worn by most Bards, as it is quite often gifted to them when they join the guild, usually by their proud Bard kin as a token reminder to keep the Bardic Spirit with them always. A simplistic Knot, with a faint image of a bell entwined in the sea of strands.

Soul Knot

This Knot, the Soul Knot, is one of bonding. Usually gifted to a Prydaen Bard when they bond to another as mate, and usually gifted by that mate. This Knot, although complex in its form, portrays an image of two tails twining about each other, almost as if one.

Fate Knot

The meaning of this knot is cloaked in mystery, but it is known that only a few Prydaen Bards are able to wear them. They are extremely complex in nature.

Life-bonding

Prydaen pairings are often brief and informal, lasting a few seaons or less, until the two go their separate ways. A "life-bonding" is a deeper commitment between two Prydaens, usually involving a longer courtship and blessing of the union by the Elders.

Pride

A roving group of Prydaen, less than would be present in a Hub, usually joined together for the purpose of hunting.

Undead

Dead bodies reanimated by a Necromancer. In the scope of Prydaen history, this refers specifically to fallen Prydaen and Rakash who were brought back to "un-life" by the vile Necromancer Lyras. The Prydaen and Rakash fled eastward from the homeland to escape the undead, and raised the Great Barrier to keep them at bay. The Undead do not sleep or feed, and retain all the strength and battle prowess of their living selves. During the migration, the Prydaen and Rakash took to burning their fallen kin to prevent them from being raised by the Necromancer. It is believed that the spirit of an undead Prydaen is trapped in its corpse and cannot return to the Wheel.