Age of Kings:
The legendary period of time during which the Nagah lived alongside humans
more openly than any other shapeshifter since.
Ahi: Metis Nagah.
Ananta: The Umbral "den-realms" that the
Nagah use; they are, unlike the other den-realms, portable.
Apsa: A powerful Incarna of fresh running water such as rivers
and streams. Equated by many Nagah with the Hindu "Ganga".
Azhi Dahaka: The "war form" form of the
Nagah.
Balaram: "Homid"; balaram, lower-case
refers to the human-born breed, while Balaram, upper-case, refers to the human
form.
Crown: One of the regional councils of Nagah.
Devi: Gaia; the Emerald Mother. In particular, refers to
the "knowable" aspects of Gaia that can be expressed to others,
rather than Gaia as a whole.
Jeweled Pools: Young Nagah argot for the Serpent Waters.
Jurlungur: The Crown that watches over Australia and the
South Pacific.
Kali: The winter auspice, given to direct and efficient action.
Kali Dahaka: The "great serpent" of the Nagah.
Kamakshi: The spring auspice, inclined toward actions of
renewal and healing.
Kamsa: The autumn auspice; prone to endeavours of a psychological
bent.
Kartikeya: The summer auspice, Nagah of which tend to be
the most outgoing of the race.
Khurah: Non-Nagah shapeshifters. The term has a connotation
of "our charges" or "our wards".
Naginah: An archaic term for female Nagah. More common among
Kinfolk "in the know" than among the Nagah themselves.
Nandana: The Ananta of the Sesha; the "divine garden"
and first among Ananta that bears the gate to Xi Wang Chi.
Nemontana: The Crown of Nagah who have taken up the duties
of judging Europe's shifter population.
Nest: The most basic social unit of the Nagah; a nomadic
"pack" of two or three.
Samskara: Nagah rites.
Sannyasin: A Nagah renunciate.
Sayidi: The Crown overseeing sub-Saharan Africa's Nagah.
Serpent Waters: Aquatic Glens sanctified and claimed by the
Nagah.
Sesha: The ruling council and highest body of government
of the Nagah race.
Silkaram: The mostly human, partly reptile form of the Nagah;
roughly equivalent to the Garou's Glabro.
Three Mothers, the: The spirits of Earth, Moon and River;
more properly Gaia, Luna and Aspa.
Vasuki: The 'cobra' form of the Nagah, although it may be
that of any poisonous snake species.
Vritra: The Crown of Nagah that metes out judgement on India
and Asia's shapeshifters.
Wani: The great dragon-spirits that server as ultimate patrons
to the Nagah, protecting their secrecy and teaching them Gifts. Also called
"the Dragon Kings" and "Lu Long".
Xi Wang Chi: The Umbral realm of the Wani.
Yamilka: Serpent-folk of Arabian myth; a name assumed by
the Nagah Crown who have taken it upon themselves to hold judgement over the
Middle East and North Africa.
Zuzeka: The Crown that polices the Americas.