Glossary
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- Adante: a Portal Psyne, member of the Venvian, one of Atargatis’s inner circle, black hair/blue eyes
- Aquarian: a human born under the Zodiac sign of Aquarius, works with Psyne aquatars
- Aquatar: a Psyne assigned to work on land or in the ocean for the betterment of life on the planet
- Arman Altieri: formerly known as Phaedrus, wealthy business man and sorcerer
- Artemonas: name of cliffs on ancient Greek island of Merope where Ilauria first met Phaedrus
- Atargatis: an Ancient, leader of the Venvian Psyne, former member of the Council, black hair/lt blue eyes
- Auxalis: the pearl-sized egg that develops into a fully mature Psyne through asexual reproduction
- Bahree: Psyne who are members of the Council’s secret police ordered to hunt down defectors
- Defector: a Psyne who falls in love with a human and chooses to become human permanently
- Duncan Rhodes: the Aquarian assigned to the aquatar, Meridian
- Fahvara: a shell that makes up the Council’s white thrones and also comes in pink and lavender
- Gavin Foster: wealthy billionaire and a future Aquarian
- Hunyx: a manta ray-like creature that dwells in the oceans of Tauri-Psyne and possesses five tails
- Hyperlum: a castle-like structure floating in the sky over the oceans of Tauri-Psyne
- Ilauria: a land aquatar in search of Meridian and other missing Psyne on Earth, curly red hair/green eyes
- Jagger DeMott: a member of Arman Altieri’s personal security
- Joining, the: a linking of Psyne minds in order to relay information quickly
- Kastro: modern day town on the Greek island of Sifnos, home of Arman Altieri’s fortress
- Kehtai: the derogatory term Venvians use to describe Psyne who are loyal to the Council
- Luminaea: the intricate, scrolling design on every female Psyne’s back, the source of their magic
- Meridian: Duncan Rhodes’ assigned aquatar and Shivan’s former student who goes missing on Earth
- Merope: the ancient Greek island where Ilauria first met Phaedrus
- Murex: glittering shells hanging in the Council’s chambers that emanate golden light
- Nessa: the twelve-year-old niece of the Aquarian, Duncan Rhodes
- Phaedrus: the ancient Greek man Ilauria loved in 295 BCE
- Portal Psyne: Psyne with the rare ability to open portals to other planets
- Psyne: a magical race of mermaids with the ability to shape-shift to human and animal forms
- Search Spell: a magical spell requiring three Psyne in order to work
- Seer: a Psyne with the ability to receive premonitions, they routinely aid aquatars before a mission
- Sefo: a type of rock on Tauri-Psyne that is similar to white quartz
- Senlah: one of the missing Psyne, a Bahree killed by Fury during captivity
- Shivan: close friend of Ilauria, mentor to Meridian, member of the Bahree, blonde/light green eyes
- Sifnos: modern day name of the ancient island Merope
- Silara: a small, fictional town on the coast of California where Gavin and Duncan live
- Tauri-Psyne: current home world of the Psyne people
- Thomas Mitchell: human linked to Meridian, volunteers at the Silara Aquarium
- Transformation Spell: Bahree conversion spell to transform a Psyne-turned-human back to Psyne
- Treese: a satellite planet marbled tan, orange and blue revolving around Tauri-Psyne
- Vahjra Child: a legendary human child who houses the essence of a mortally wounded Psyne
- Venvian: a radical sect of Psyne under the leadership of Atargatis
- Zenethen: a blue energy sphere the Psyne derive nourishment from, stronger than the sun
- Ziryll: a missing Psyne, the aquatar assigned to Quinn Collins (strawberry blonde hair/orange tail)