VISUAL DICTIONARY

This is the Noarinot Visual Dictionary, or Sensomeci ba Noarinot. The following pages are taken from guidebooks from various trades and professions; their purpose is to illustrate different materials, processes, and terms relevant to each. Many of the symbols and illustrations are taken directly form glyphs in classic Sennin, and translated into contemporary Sennin.

Alchemist's Guide

PAGE 1 Top row: Gold, silver, copper, iron Second row Hematite, lead, nickel, tin Third row: Gray quartzite, white quartzite, red/orange quartzite, blue/green quartzite Fourth row: Tiunon, sand, obsidian, limestone Fifth row: Heat, cold, strike, shape/form In Noarinot culture, blacksmiths, jewlers, and priests who work with the earthly elements are considered to be "alchemists". They are held in high regard because their craft  is laborous and time-consuming; they also require an unusual enviroment to carry out their work: fire and dry rooms are not part of an average esan's every day life, and learning to deal with the hot, dry air of the smithies takes training and determination. On this page are listed all of the metals and their associated elements known to Noarinot alchemists, as well as the more common and important of the stones, temperature, and the two actions most fundamental to metalwork.