At my editor’s request I am building a wiki. Till then we have this. I hope it’s useful to you.
Aerie: pronounced [ AIR-ee], villages of the Chymaera, forbidden to other races to enter; usually on top of mountains or trees, named by its sigil
Anach: pronounced [ Ay-nack], the ancient citadel of the Majesterium
Apokrypha: the sacred writings of the Conclave
Arc: the Moon, it didn’t exist before the War of the Wyrm.
Arcanum: the teaching of the Conclave regarding the Song
Caprice: pronounced [ Kah-prees], mysterious oracles in Siarad
Chymaera: pronounced [ ky-MEER-ah], elusive race of shape-changing humanoids bound to the Song
Cyntae: pronounced [ Seen-tay], the First Ones, immortal protectors
Cyntaf: pronounced [SEEN-tov], one of the four sigils of the Chymaera
deema: pronounced [deem-ah], term of endearment, title for a gnomic guardian
deemae: pronounced [ dee-may], – generic term for a human whose family is protected by a gnome
deemling: those under a gnomes protection, a term of relationship. Bell is Jax’s deemling; also plural, more than one deemling is deemling
Derbyn: [dar-bun] Accepted, a Chymaera that can transform
dewin: pronounced [day -oo-in], wizard
Domini: first of the Cyntae
Doran: Eighth of the Cyntae
Draig: pronounced [ DRAY-g], one of the four sigils of the Chymaera (transform into winged drakes)
Equis: pronounced [EK-wiss] one of the four sigils of the Chymaera, also known as March.(transform into winged horses)
fae: the Lost Ones, ghostlike beings known for mischief and magic
faisant: pronounced [fay- SOHN], fae who have been ritually bound to a dewin. This process makes a dewin into a Majister
Faron: Fourth of the Cyntae
grotesque: pronounced [ GROW-tesk], an animated stone figure made by the Chymaera. There are three types of grotesques in Canard; Watchers, Speakers and Takers. Takers and Watchers are fixed, Speakers can move from place to place. Speakers only function in the Sundered Cities and in the Aeries. Takers have no power to speak, they serve as refuse removal with limited observational power.
heartfire: the central essence of the Chymaera
Lalo: Sixth of the Cyntae
March: one of the four sigils of the Chymaera, also known as equis.(transform into winged horses)
Matins: pronounced [ MAH-tun], morning songs
Miah: Third of the Cyntae
pitch: octagonal space where a Chymaera works
Profi: [PRO-vi] Unproven, Chymaera that cannot transform yet
Pryf: pronounced [ pruf], outcast from the Chymaera, unable to transform, vermin
Renato: second of the Cyntae
Siarad: pronounced [ SHA-rod], the former headquarters of the Majesterium, the Tower of Anach was here
Sigil: pronounced [sih-gel] loosely translated, a tribe. A representation and servant of particular Cyntae
Signet: the stone vessel of a Chymaera
Sign of the Arc: gesturing to form a crescent over your head from your right shoulder to your left. It represents the arc of the moon and protection.
Solimon: Fifth of the Cyntae
Tieson: Seventh of the Cyntae
Vespers: evening songs
Wyn: pronounced [oo-win], one of the four sigils of the Chymaera (transform into gryphons)
Guys, also take note of this. In architecture, a chimera or grotesque is a fantastic or mythical figure used for decorative purposes. Chimerae are often described as gargoyles, although the term gargoyle technically refers to figures carved specifically as terminations to spouts which convey water away.