poppet
Diminutive representation of a person that was used in casting spells of sorcery or witchcraft.
devastation
The wasteland—sometimes physical and sometimes more abstract—that is left to deal with after trauma.
dilute
To water down or metaphorically make less pure.
ambition
The drive to succeed or accomplish a certain task
portal
A gateway or shortcut working as a passage from one place to another.
ghastly
Description of anything which is capable of causing intense terror or instilling great horror.
mystical
Bequeathed with a profoundly spiritual quality.
anoint
Ritualistic rubbing or smearing of oil onto something, usually a person
inclement
Usually applied literally to weather or metaphorically to something being compared to weather, it denotes stormy or unpleasant climactic conditions.
tenant
A person who rents the space in which they live or work
hollows
Sunken, crater-like recesses
scraggly
Describing an appearance that is disheveled or unkempt
ominous
Menacing and with the capacity of instilling fear
haughtily
Spoken in a tone of arrogance; conceited and uppity.
lineage
The bloodline of family history
overwrought
In an intense state of emotion, usually suggesting anxiety stimulated by great strain
distaff
Suggesting femininity and womanhood through displays of delicacy and gentleness
garron
A species of pony found in the Highlands which kind of looks like a more diminutive Clydesdale.
prophecy
A predication or divination of future events
sovereignty
Official claim to autonomous and independent rule.
