glossary.tex

\ifdefined\glossarytitle
  \relax
\else
  \newcommand\glossarytitle{Lexicon}
\fi

% Alter topicmcols style

%\renewcommand*{\glstopicPostSkip}{---}
\renewcommand*{\glstopicPreSkip}{\bigLine\medskip}
\renewcommand*{\glstopicSubPreLocSep}{~\adforn{38}~}
\renewcommand*{\glstopicInit}{\setlength{\parskip}{10pt}}



\newglossary*{people}{People}
\glssetcategoryattribute{people}{indexonlyfirst}{true}

\newglossary*{mech}{Mechanics}
\glssetcategoryattribute{mech}{indexonlyfirst}{true}

\renewcommand*{\acronymtype}{mech}

\glsdefpostdesc{general}{.}
\glssetcategoryattribute{general}{glossnamefont}{textbf}
\glsdefpostdesc{people}{.\space\adforn{15}\space}
\glsdefpostdesc{rules}{.\space\adforn{35}\space}
\glsdefpostdesc{god}{.}
\glsdefpostdesc{acronym}{.}
\glsdefpostdesc{location}{.\quad\adforn{14}\space}
\glsdefpostdesc{symbol}{.}

\glssetcategoryattribute{god}{glossnamefont}{textsf}

\newignoredglossary*{peeps}

\glssetcategoryattribute{rules}{nonumberlist}{true}
\glssetcategoryattribute{rules}{noindex}{true}
\glssetcategoryattribute{rules}{glossnamefont}{textsc}
\glssetcategoryattribute{abbreviation}{glossnamefont}{textit}

\glssetcategoryattribute{location}{glossnamefont}{emph}

\makeglossaries

% We only want to show full descriptions (e.g. 'PC (Player Character)') in some books. These books make the file '.switch-gls', but most use nothing.

\IfFileExists{.switch-gls}{
  \setabbreviationstyle[acronym]{long-short-sc-desc}
}{
  \setabbreviationstyle[acronym]{short-sc-desc}
}


%%%%%%%%%%

\longnewglossaryentry{gm}{
  prefix={a\space},
  name={The Judge},
  text={Judge},
  sort={Judge},
  type={mech},
  nonumberlist,
  description={rolls encounters, interprets the rules, and forgets to bring enough pencils},
}

% Traits

\longnewglossaryentry{trait}{
  name={Traits},
  text={Trait},
  prefix={a\space},
  type={mech},
  description={are any stat on a character sheet, such as Strength, Attack, or a weapon's Damage},
  }

\longnewglossaryentry{attribute}{
  name={Attributes},
  text={Attribute},
  prefix={an\space},
  type={mech},
  parent={trait},
  first={\textit{Attribute}},
  description={show a character's basic aptitudes.
    \par
    \vspace{1em}
    \noindent
    \begin{minipage}{\linewidth}
    \begin{description}
      \item[Strength:][]
      muscle, brawn, toughness, height
      \item[Dexterity:]
      finesse, coördination, balance
      \item[Speed:]
      velocity, tendons, vim
      \item[Intelligence:]
      memory, logic, tenacity, cunning
      \item[Wits:]
      alacrity, levity, attention, acumen
      \item[Charisma:]
      gravitas, glamour, confidence, symmetry
    \end{description}
    \end{minipage}
  },
}

\longnewglossaryentry{skill}{
  name={Skills},
  text={Skill},
  prefix={a\space},
  type={mech},
  parent={trait},
  description={show training.  Characters perform tasks by rolling $2D6$ plus \glsentrytext{attribute} plus Skill.
  Each Skill helps with many tasks, depending on the \glsentrytext{attribute} paired with},
  }


% Time

\longnewglossaryentry{campaign}{
  name={Chronicles},
  text={Chronicle},
  prefix={a\space},
  type={mech},
  description={are series of games, linked together by \glsentrytext{sq} plots, and every players' \glsentrytext{characterPool}},
  }

\newacronym[
  description={-- one of the characters run by the people playing the game},
  parent={campaign},
  prefix={a\space},
  ]{pc}{PC}{Player Character}

\newacronym[
  description={ -- anyone in the world played by the \glsentrytext{gm} rather than a player},
  prefix={an\space},
  prefixfirst={a\space},
  parent={campaign},
  ]{npc}{NPC}{Non-Player Character}

\longnewglossaryentry{downtime}{
  name={Downtime},
  text={Downtime},
  prefix={a\space},
  parent={campaign},
  type={mech},
  description={between sessions lets characters train, heal, and drink.
  Every week in our world, three weeks pass in \glsentrytext{fenestra}.

  Characters recover half of their current \glspl{hp} (minimum 1), each week},
  }

\longnewglossaryentry{sq}{
  name={Side Quests},
  text={Side~Quest},
  prefix={a\space},
  parent={campaign},
  type={mech},
  description={are BIND's way of structuring stories.
  Each \gls{segment} has a location (e.g. `Town', or `Forest'), where it `activates' once the \glspl{pc} enter the area},
  }

\longnewglossaryentry{segment}{
  name={Segments},
  text={segment},
  prefix={a\space},
  parent={sq},
  type={mech},
  description={are scenes which form a larger story},
  }

\longnewglossaryentry{interval}{
  name={An Interval},
  text={Interval},
  prefix={an\space},
  parent={campaign},
  sort={Interval},
  type={mech},
  nonumberlist,
  description={%
    divide the day into four parts -- morning (\showInterval{0}), afternoon (\showInterval{1}), evening (\showInterval{2}), and night (\showInterval{3}).
    \par
    \vspace{1em}
    \noindent
    \begin{minipage}{\linewidth}
      \begin{description}
        \item[Resting characters] remove \pgls{ep}.
        \item[The \gls{gm}] rolls $1D6$ -- everyone gains that many \glspl{fp}.
        \item[The wind] brings \glspl{mp} towards the biggest vacuum.
      \end{description}
    \end{minipage}
  },
}

% Stories

\longnewglossaryentry{storypoint}{
  name={Story Points},
  text={Story Point},
  type={mech},
  prefix={a\space},
  description={allow players to declare that some part of their backstory arrives on scene to help the situation. They also grant \glsfmtlongpl{xp}},
}

\newacronym[
  description={form an abstract measurement of how much valuable experience and learning characters have acquired.  PCs spend XP to buy Traits},
  shortplural={XP},
  prefix={an\space},
  name={Experience Points (XP)},
  parent={storypoint},
  nonumberlist,
  ]{xp}{XP}{Experience Point}

\longnewglossaryentry{characterPool}{
  name={Character Pool},
  prefix={a\space},
  type={mech},
  parent={storypoint},
  description={is the collection of characters a player has.
  Players introduce new characters as allies by spending \glsfmtplural{storypoint}, then once their character dies, they take their next \glsentrytext{pc} from the pool},
}

% Space

\longnewglossaryentry{region}{
  name={Regions},
  text={Region},
  prefix={a\space},
  type={mech},
  nonumberlist,
  description={are broad areas like `forest', `town', `roads'.
  Each contains different encounter types, and often has its own \glsentrytext{sq} collection},
  }

\longnewglossaryentry{area}{
  name={Areas},
  sort={Area},
  text={Area},
  prefix={an\space},
  parent={region},
  type={mech},
  nonumberlist,
  description={give a rough unit for large spaces.
  An area is a space made distinct by its features.
  In the \glsentrytext{deep}, each cavern might count as an area, while out in the open plains a forest might be composed of the local areas: `the centre with the big, felled tree', `the river's fork', and `the griffins' nesting site'},
  }


\longnewglossaryentry{step}{
  name={Steps},
  text={step},
  prefix={a\space},
  parent={region},
  type={mech},
  nonumberlist,
  description={provide a rough measure of space.
  We can imagine it about a metre long, or as wide as the step on your gaming board, or any other length},
  }

% Actions

\longnewglossaryentry{action}{
  name={Actions},
  text={Action},
  type={mech},
  prefix={an\space},
  description={use $2D6$ to beat the \glsentrytext{tn}.
    \begin{boxtable}
       7 & Basic        \\
      10 & Tricky       \\
      12 & Professional \\
      14 & Specialist   \\
    \end{boxtable}
    The dice determine the state of the world; do not roll again for this action.
    If another player tries to roll, they use the same \glsentrytext{natural}.
    When you resist another character, the \glsentrytext{gm} sets the \glsentrytext{tn} to 7, then adds the \glsentrytext{npc}'s Bonus},
}

\newacronym[
  description={means the number players need to roll on the dice to achieve a \emph{tie} with the task.
  Rolling higher indicates they have their prize, rolling lower means some nasty outcome is upon them, and rolling a tie means both (or neither)},
  shortplural={TNs},
  parent={action},
  prefix={a\space},
  ]{tn}{TN}{Tie Number}

\longnewglossaryentry{restingaction}{
  name={Resting Actions},
  text={Resting Action},
  sort={Resting Action},
  parent={action},
  type={mech},
  prefix={a\space},
  description={apply when you can repeat something, without danger.
Set the darker die to `\dicef{6}' and roll the other.  If this roll fails, it fails forever},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{quickaction}{
  name={A Response Action},
  sort={Response Action},
  text={Response Action},
  prefix={a\space},
  parent={action},
  type={mech},
  nonumberlist,
  first={\textit{Response Action}},
  description={is any action taken as a reaction (usually taken when being attacked)},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{bandAct}{
  name={A Banding Action},
  sort={Banding Action},
  text={Banding Action},
  prefix={a\space},
  parent={action},
  type={mech},
  nonumberlist,
  prefixfirst={a\space\textit{Banding Action}},
  description={means characters can perform this task as a team in a useful way.
  In this case, the first character adds their Bonus, the second adds half, the third, a quarter, et c. and we round halves up at the end},
  }

\longnewglossaryentry{natural}{
  name={A Natural Roll},
  text={Natural Roll},
  sort={Natural Roll},
  prefix={a\space},
  parent={action},
  type={mech},
  nonumberlist,
  description={is a roll where the physical dice land on some number.
  For example, a `natural 2' is where the dice show `\dicef{1}\dicef{1}', as opposed to a player gaining the result `2' from rolling a `\dicef{3}\dicef{1}' while the character has a -2 penalty to the roll},
  }

% Combat

\longnewglossaryentry{combat}{
  name={Combat},
  text={Combat},
  type={mech},
  prefix={a\space},
  description={uses standard resisted rolls.
  The attacker rolls \roll{Dexterity}{Martial Skill}, and the \glsentrytext{tn} equals 7 + the \glsentrytext{npc}'s \roll{Dexterity}{Martial Skill}},
}

\newacronym[
  description={give a rough estimate of a creature's combat abilities},
  shortplural={CRs},
  prefix={a\space},
  name={Creature Ratings (CR)},
  nonumberlist,
  parent={combat},
  ]{cr}{CR}{Combat Rating}

\newacronym[
  description={provide linear, measure of a character's health and injury},
  shortplural={HP},
  prefix={an\space},
  prefixfirst={a\space},
  parent={combat},
  name={Health Points (HP)},
  ]{hp}{HP}{Health Point}

\longnewglossaryentry{round}{
  name={Rounds},
  text={round},
  prefix={a\space},
  parent={combat},
  type={mech},
  description={measure small slices of fast-paced time.
  Mostly, we use rounds for combat},
  }

\newacronym[
  description={measure how much luck the character has left, used solely to avoid Damage.
  $\Glspl{fp} = \frac{Total~\glsfmtplural{xp}}{10} + Charisma$},
  shortplural={FP},
  prefix={an\space},
  parent={combat},
  name={Fate Points (FP)},
  ]{fp}{FP}{Fate Point}

\longnewglossaryentry{weapon}{
  name={Weapons},
  text={weapon},
  type={mech},
  prefix={a\space},
  nonumberlist,
  parent={combat},
  description={add to Attack and Damage.
  Smaller weapons only cost 1~\glsentrytext{ap} to use, while larger weapons cost more, but also have bigger Bonuses},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{armour}{
  name={Armour},
  text={armour},
  type={mech},
  prefix={an\space},
  nonumberlist,
  parent={combat},
  description={protects characters by reducing Damage.
  It takes effect before \glsentrytext{dr} applies},
}

\newacronym[
  description={represent armour of any type, or other states which help avoid Damage},
  shortplural={DR},
  parent={armour},
  prefix={a\space},
  ]{dr}{DR}{Damage Resistance}

\longnewglossaryentry{covering}{
  name={Covering},
  type={mech},
  prefix={a\space},
  nonumberlist,
  parent={armour},
  description={means how much \glsentrytext{armour} covers the body.
  \Glsentrytext{armour} with `Covering 3' protects the torso and may have a helmet, while armour with `Covering 5' protects almost the entire body},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{vitalShot}{
  name={Vitals Shots},
  text={Vitals Shot},
  sort={Vitals Shot},
  prefix={a\space},
  nonumberlist,
  type={mech},
  parent={armour},
  description={are attacks which equal a target's \glsentrytext{tn} plus their \glsentrytext{armour}'s \glsentrytext{covering}; this lets the attack ignore the \glsentrytext{armour}'s \glsentrytext{dr}, and deal direct Damage.

  If a player needs to roll at \glsentrytext{tn}~10 to hit an opponent with `\glsentrytext{covering}~3', then they need to roll `13' to make a Vitals Shot.
  This applies symmetrically; if the \glsentrytext{pc}'s armour has `\glsentrytext{covering}~5', and they miss by 5, then their opponent scores a Vitals Shot, and their armour counts for nothing, and does not provide any \glsentrytext{dr}},
  }

\longnewglossaryentry{swarm}{
  name={Swarms},
  text={swarm},
  type={mech},
  symbol={\Juno},
  prefix={a\space},
  nonumberlist,
  parent={combat},
  description={
    are myriad tiny creatures, acting as one.
    They crawl over characters, and into gaps in armour.

    Swarms can cover a number of \glspl{step} equal to their \glsentrytext{hp}-total, or bunch up together, with 3~\glsentrytext{hp} per \gls{step}.

    Attacking swarms is easy when there are so many targets.
    The \glsentrytext{tn} to attack always reduces by 1 per \glsentrytext{hp} in the swarm, so when a swarm is listed with `{\scshape Att 12 - 8 \glsentrytext{hp}}', the \glsentrytext{tn} would be only 4; but if the swarm had only 1~\glsentrytext{hp} left, hitting it would require a roll at \glsentrytext{tn}~11.
    However, swarms only take 1 Damage each per attack.

    Swarms can split into smaller parts as a normal movement action.
    Each part inflicts 1~Damage each \glsentrytext{round} to anyone on the same \gls{step}, as long as the swarm's \glsentrytext{hp} total comes to more than the target's \glsentrytext{covering}},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{projectiles}{
  name={Projectiles},
  text={Projectiles},
  plural={Projectiles},
  type={mech},
  prefix={a\space},
  parent={combat},
  description={rolls use \roll{Dexterity}{Projectiles}, and targets resist with \roll{Speed}{Vigilance}.
    Every 5 \glsfmtplural{step}' distance adds +1 to the \glsentrytext{tn}.
    When \pgls{pc} hits the \gls{tn} precisely, they miss their first target, but hit another target behind (if any)},
}

% Weight

\longnewglossaryentry{weight}{
  name={Weight Rating},
  text={Weight},
  first={Weight Rating},
  prefix={a\space},
  type={mech},
  nonumberlist,
  description={shows how easy something is to carry.
  Characters can carry items with a total Weight Rating equal to their \glsentrytext{hp} total.
  Creatures have a \glsentrytext{weight} equal to their own \glsentrytext{hp}},
}

\newacronym[
  description={measure how tired, hungry, and fed-up characters feel.
  Characters can put up with a number of Exhaustion Points equal to their \glsentrytext{hp}, after which they receive penalties to act},
  shortplural={EP},
  prefix={an\space},
  parent={weight},
  name={Exhaustion Points (EP)},
  ]{ep}{EP}{Exhaustion Point}

% Magic

\longnewglossaryentry{casting}{
  name={Castings},
  text={casting},
  prefix={a\space},
  parent={action},
  type={mech},
  description={start by spending one \glsentrytext{mp} per spell level.
  The \glsentrytext{witch} then commands the target \glsentrytext{sphere}, rolling \roll{Charisma}{} the lowest \glsentrytext{skill} required.

  When `overpsending' on the \glsentrytext{invocation}, the \glsentrytext{witch} gains 1~\glsentrytext{ep} for each \glsentrytext{mp} they lack.

  The \glsentrytext{witch} selects the first target, but any large \glsentrytext{invocation} forks across the remaining targets like lightning, affecting the closes first.

  If a caster can think of a way to use a spell to stop a sword, they can enter combat as usual, rolling at \glsentrytext{tn} 7 plus the \glsentrytext{npc}'s \roll{Dexterity}{Combat}.
  A battle-ready \glsentrytext{witch} might encourage a warrior's torch to burn his own face off, or make him forget what he wanted to do a moment before his sword comes down.
  Casters can enter combat with their spells alone, rolling against \glsentrytext{tn} 7 plus the \glsentrytext{npc}'s \roll{Dexterity}{Combat}.

  If nobody resists a spell, the \glsentrytext{tn} usually depends on its target.
  Earth spells can affect ice far more easily than rocks, and Air spells can whip up a gale  easier when outdoors},
}

\newacronym[
  name={Mana Points (MP)},
  shortplural={MP},
  prefix={an\space},
  prefixfirst={a\space},
  parent={casting},
  description={work as the ``battery power'' of a magic user, which allows them to power spells},
  ]{mp}{MP}{Mana Point}

\longnewglossaryentry{spells}{
  name={Spells},
  text={spell},
  prefix={a\space},
  parent={casting},
  description={have a mind of their own.
  Once cast, they endure until they burn through themselves, or something destroys them.
  To stop a Fire spell, someone must put the fire out, and if an angry \glsentrytext{witch} makes antlers grow on someone's head, the only way to `dispel' them is with a boning knife.

  Casters can reign in standard, short-range spells, making them target someone one \glsentrytext{step} in front of them; but long-range spells head towards a target at that range.
  If a spell's range is
  \setcounter{spellCost}{4}\setRange%
  \spellRange, it will find the nearest target at that distance.

  When spells target a wide area, the caster only selects the first target.
  The spell forks through the others like lightning, and may `arc' across any distances up to its original range.
  Water spells which hit a river will spread through the river, but a curse with an `area' of 4 will have to jump until it has found four people to inflict itself on.

  To learn a spell, the caster must have each elemental \glsentrytext{sphere} the spell requires, and each at least as high as the spell's level},
}

%%%%%%%%%% Acronyms

\newacronym[
  description={are the smallest unit of currency},
  shortplural={cp},
  name={Copper Pieces ({\scshape cp})},
  type={main},
  longplural={copper pieces},
  prefix={a\space},
]{cp}{cp}{copper piece}

\newacronym[
  description={gets you 100 copper pieces},
  name={Silver Pieces ({\scshape sp})},
  type={main},
  sort={silver piece},
  longplural={silver pieces},
  shortplural={sp},
  prefix={a\space},
  ]{sp}{sp}{silver piece}

\newacronym[
  description={convert to ten silver, or a thousand copper pieces},
  shortplural={gp},
  longplural={gold pieces},
  name={Gold Pieces ({\scshape gp})},
  type={main},
  sort={Gold Piece},
  prefix={a\space},
]{gp}{gp}{Gold Piece}

\newacronym[
  description={measure how many actions someone can take in a round, based on how fast they can move and react.
  Start with 3 AP, plus your speed; put that many coins on your character sheet, and spend them each time you take an action},
  shortplural={AP},
  name={Action Points (AP)},
  parent={combat},
  prefix={an\space},
  ]{ap}{AP}{Action Point}

\newacronym[
  description={show magical shielding from the Force sphere},
  shortplural={SP},
  prefix={a\space},
  ]{SP}{SP}{Shield Point}

%%%%%%%%%% Meta Terminology %%%%%%%%%%

\newacronym[
  description={a brand GNU RPG},
  name={BIND},
  nonumberlist,
]{bind}{BIND}{BIND Is Not DnD}

\newacronym[
  description={books work a little like `print on demand', but it's faster, and cheaper, and if you don't like the paper-quality, you have only yourself to blame},
  prefix={a\space},
  parent={bind},
  ]{piy}{PiY}{Print it Yourself}

\newacronym[
  description={means that the file is for printing, not for reading on a screen},
  prefix={a\space},
  parent={bind},
  nonumberlist,
  ]{pdf}{pdf}{Printable Document Format}

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% General Terms %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

\longnewglossaryentry{ainumar}{
  name={The Ainumar},
  text={Ainumar},
  plural={Ainumari},
  sort={Ainumar},
  nonumberlist,
  description={is a great orb in the sky, commonly supposed to be where the gods live.
  \glsentrytext{fenestra} circles around the Ainumar, as it circles the Sun.
  On clear days, the great `eye of the gods' becomes visible on its face},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{fenestra}{
  name={Fenestra},
  nonumberlist,
  description={This land, where elves, gnolls, and humans look up at trees, like ants moving through blades of grass.
  Predators larger than a horse hunt deer and people in the same way, so everyone travels together, and well-armed},
}

\newacronym[
  description={is the universal way to measure time in \glsentrytext{fenestra}, where one \glsentrytext{cycle} equals three `years'},
  name={Gnomish Machine Time (GMT)},
  prefix={a\space},
  parent={fenestra},
  type={main},
]{gmt}{GMT}{Gnomish Machine Time}

\longnewglossaryentry{alchemy}{
  prefix={an\space},
  name={Alchemy},
  symbol={\glsentrytext{R}},
  text={alchemy},
  sort={Alchemy},
  description={is what alchemists do},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{sphere}{
  name={Sphere},
  prefix={a\space},
  parent={alchemy},
  description={divide the world into meaningful parts.
  The five elemental Spheres are Fire, Air, Fate, Water, and Earth.
  Each pair joins its neighbours, making the high Spheres; Light, Death, Mind, Life, and Force},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{boon}{
  name={Concoctions},
  text={Concoction},
  prefix={a\space},
  sort={concoction},
  parent={alchemy},
  description={are liquids or powders which, when thrown in the air, hyper-charge the use of a single magic \glsentrytext{sphere}, for anyone present next to the burst.
  For example, a concoction to boost the Air \glsentrytext{sphere} would mean a caster with Air 2 could cast a single spell as if they had Air 3.
  Using one in combat requires at least one \glsentrytext{ap} to grab it, and another to dispurse it into the air},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{ingredient}{
  name={Ingredients},
  text={Ingredient},
  prefix={an\space},
  nonumberlist,
  parent={alchemy},
  description={are the basic materials used to make any \glsentrytext{boon}, or \glsentrytext{talisman}, and for lots of medicines.
  Each has an elemental affinity, so a Fire Ingredient can only make a Fire \glsentrytext{boon}},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{elixir}{
  name={Elixirs},
  text={elixir},
  prefix={an\space},
  parent={alchemy},
  description={heal diseases.
  Each one requires a particular type of \glsentrytext{ingredient} to heal a particular disease},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{invocation}{
  name={Invocations},
  text={Invocation},
  prefix={an\space},
  parent={alchemy},
  description={are the basic sentence-formulae which define spells.
  They consist of one to five `descriptors', one action, and a target.
  For example, `{\sffamily Distant, Wax Air}' spells encourage air at a distance},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{talisman}{
  prefix={a\space},
  name={Talismans},
  text={Talisman},
  first={talisman (a one-use alchemical item)},
  firstplural={talismans (one-use alchemical items)},
  sort={Talisman},
  parent={alchemy},
  description={are spells, locked in an item, along with some activation condition.
  A talisman could open a magical gateway once it reaches a certain location, or bless the first person it sees with good luck.
  Many will strike the nearest, available target once activated, which makes them dangerous in the wrong hands},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{artefact}{
  name={Artefacts},
  text={Artefact},
  prefix={an\space},
  parent={alchemy},
  description={happen, often by accident, when someone imbues sentience into an unused \glsentrytext{talisman}, then leaves it to contemplate its existence for a century.
  spells given sentience, and function as long-term magical items.
  They frequently go awry, as they have a mind of their own, and their own wishes and values},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{cycle}{
  name={Cycles},
  text={cycle},
  prefix={a\space},
  description={As the \glsentrytext{ainumar} circles the Sun, \glsentrytext{fenestra} circles it.
  Each complete Cycle has twelve seasons, and which last three years in total},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{edge}{
  name={The Edge},
  sort={Edge},
  text={Edge},
  first={Edge of Civilization},
  prefix={an\space},
  category={location},
  parent={fenestra},
  description={lies one footstep off the \gls{lonelyRoad}, and surrounded every outer \glsentrytext{village}.
  Beyond this point, only dark forests, empty tundra, and hungry beasts wait.
  When people travel off-road, they have gone beyond the Edge},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{lonelyRoad}{
  name={The Lonely Road},
  sort={Lonely Road},
  text={lonely road},
  prefix={a\space},
  category={location},
  parent={fenestra},
  description={means any road between settlements.
  Going from one town to the next means a long journey through untamed territory},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{witch}{
  name={Witch},
  text={witch},
  plural={witches},
  prefix={a\space},
  parent={alchemy},
  description={simply means any spell-caster, often used as a derogatory term for a dishonoured \glsentrytext{doula}},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{witchcraft}{
  name={Witchcraft},
  text={Witchcraft},
  prefix={a\space},
  parent={action},
  description={is real magic, involving skill rather than relying on a recipe\ldots or any understanding of \glsentrytext{alchemy}},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{deep}{
  name={The Labyrinth},
  text={Labyrinth},
  sort={Labyrinth},
  prefix={a\space},
  category={location},
  parent={fenestra},
  description={is the network of frigid, nearly lifeless caverns, which sits beneath much of \glsentrytext{fenestra}},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{blight}{
  name={A Blight},
  text={blight},
  sort={Blight},
  prefix={a\space},
  category={location},
  parent={fenestra},
  description={is an area too full of goblins for anyone to live.
  Most blights have at least one cave or portal to the underground goblin realm},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{village}{
  name={Baileys},
  text={bailey},
  prefix={a\space},
  category={location},
  parent={fenestra},
  description={are walled villages, which stands beyond the protection of any towns, and endure attacks by wandering monsters.
  They mark the \glsentrytext{edge} of civilization, as nothing lies beyond them except the wild forest},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{bothy}{
  name={Bothies},
  text={bothy},
  plural={bothies},
  prefix={a\space},
  category={location},
  parent={lonelyRoad},
  description={are small half-way houses on long roads, built so that travellers can sleep safely after Sundown.
  Some have a single fireplace, and enough room for a half a dozen people and a donkey},
}

% Guilds

\longnewglossaryentry{sylf}{
  name={Sylf},
  category={god},
  symbol={\glsentrytext{beasts}},
  parent={ainumar},
  description={has griffin wings, with a woodspy's head, an arachnic thorax, and human belly; both chambers are painfully bloated from pregnancy.
  She gives birth to monsters endlessly.
  The \glsentrytext{guard} exist to either thwart, or feed her, dependng on whom one asks},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{templeOfBeasts}{
  name={The Temple of Beasts},
  text={Temple of Beasts},
  prefix={a\space},
  symbol={\glssymbol{sylf}},
  nonumberlist,
  description={The highest and lowest of all temples absorbs people with progressive political ideas, feckless drunks, dickheads, and scum.
  All of them become heroes, and forest-feed},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{broch}{
  name={Brochs},
  text={broch},
  prefix={a\space},
  category={location},
  parent={templeOfBeasts},
  description={ are grand towers which surround civilization.
  The \glsentrytext{guard} stay in them, playing loud pipes, and lighting fires to temp predators towards them.
  Once a predator arrives, the \gls{guard} can loose arrows towards them, meaning one less predator able to attack any nearby \glsentrytext{village}, or the inner settlements.
  A ring of flat earth surrounds each one, giving archers a clear shot at anything which emerges from the \glsentrytext{edge}},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{guard}{
  name={Night Guards},
  sort={Night Guard},
  text={Night Guard},
  prefix={a\space},
  parent={templeOfBeasts},
  nonumberlist,
  description={are the sorry lot who have nothing better to do than wander into the darkness and get eaten},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{jotter}{
  name={Jotters},
  text={jotter},
  prefix={a\space},
  parent={guard},
  description={do paperwork for the \glsentrytext{guard}, and control everything that their seniors don't care to manage},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{ranger}{
  name={Rangers},
  text={ranger},
  prefix={a\space},
  parent={guard},
  description={travel fast, often on horseback, to provide reinforcements to any \glsentrytext{village} in immediate trouble},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{thane}{
  name={Thanes},
  text={thane},
  prefix={a\space},
  parent={guard},
  description={have risen to the point where any \glsentrytext{jotter} will finally leave them alone.
  Most try to find some gold and retire at this point},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{abderian}{
  name={Abderian},
  category={god},
  symbol={\glsentrytext{poison}},
  parent={ainumar},
  description={is the goddess of poison and rot.
  When she kills someone, she brings them to her banquet of pain, to see how long they can resist eating her rancid food},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{templeOfPoison}{
  name={The Temple of Poison},
  text={Temple of Poison},
  prefix={a\space},
  symbol={\glssymbol{abderian}},
  nonumberlist,
  description={Beer, brewing and baking protect humanity from \glsentrytext{abderian}, so this temple have established a divine monopoloy on the lot},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{wheatGuild}{
  name={The Wheat Guild},
  text={Wheat Guild},
  sort={Wheat Guild},
  prefix={a\space},
  category={location},
  parent={templeOfPoison},
  description={is where drinks are brewed, and drunks can drink.
  An image of a skeleton, tempting you to feast with her, reminds patrons why they should always eat at an official Wheat Guild hall},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{server}{
  name={Servers},
  text={Server},
  prefix={a\space},
  parent={templeOfPoison},
  description={make food for the \glsentrytext{wheatGuild} all day, and every \glsentrytext{warden} has one in their employ},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{eldren}{
  name={Eldren},
  category={god},
  symbol={\glsentrytext{sickness}},
  parent={ainumar},
  description={takes those who die of sickness or age.
  Many people save up their whole lives to be allowed into the \glsentrytext{healersGuild} once they become old, so they can die in peace, and go to his realm},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{templeOfSickness}{
  name={The Temple of Sickness},
  text={Temple of Sickness},
  prefix={a\space},
  symbol={\glssymbol{eldren}},
  nonumberlist,
  description={People only like one god.
  They all want \glsentrytext{eldren} to take them, rather than any alternatives, so anyone who has a little to spare puts it towards this temple, and hopes to see a bed inside one day, and die peacefully},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{healersGuild}{
  name={Healers' Guild},
  prefix={a\space},
  category={location},
  parent={templeOfSickness},
  description={take in the sick, disabled, or dying of \glsentrytext{fenestra}, where they tend to each other.
  Long-term staff always have some long-term disability, such as missing limbs.
  Many of the \glsentrytext{guard} start a new career here},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{helper}{
  name={Helpers},
  text={Helper},
  prefix={a\space},
  parent={templeOfSickness},
  description={tend to the sick and dying, on behalf of the \glsentrytext{healersGuild}.
  The temple only takes on new people from those with a disability of some kind, so the grounds are maximally accessible to everyone.
  The \glsentrytext{guard} who endure permanent injuries often retire as Helpers},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{mixer}{
  name={Mixers},
  text={mixer},
  prefix={a\space},
  parent={helper},
  description={can devise \glsentrytext{elixir} recipes to cure diseases.
  They create a constant demand on the \glsentrytext{ingredient}-trade, as people are always getting sick with one thing or another},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{counter}{
  name={Counters},
  text={counters},
  prefix={a\space},
  parent={helper},
  description={count the spare beds, pension-funds paid towards the \glsentrytext{templeOfSickness}, expected time until a sick person die, total \glsentrytext{ingredient}-count of each type, and expected total cures and corpses.
  They form the heart of every \glsentrytext{healersGuild}},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{nulla}{
  name={\qquad},
  category={god},
  prefix={a\space},
  parent={ainumar},
  symbol={\glsentrytext{misgen}},
  description={\qquad},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{templeOfMisgenesis}{
  name={The Temple of Misgenesis},
  text={Temple of Misgenesis},
  prefix={a\space},
  symbol={\glsentrytext{misgen}},
  nonumberlist,
  description={Some things never were.  This loose organization alters fortune to ensure nobody has to fail a task before they try, or give up on the best career they never considered},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{doula}{
  name={Doulas},
  text={Doula},
  prefix={a\space},
  parent={templeOfMisgenesis},
  description={help with births, blessings, and beginnings of all kind.
  They protect the population from misgeneis -- the death which occurs before life.