Marrow Thieves Vocabulary

Metis

people who have french and indiginous ancestry

Sweat Lodge

dome shaped hut that is made of natural materials and is used in traditonal ceremonies.

Red Ass

is a childhood tag game

Cadence

a rythmic flow or seqeunce of sounds

Robust

strong and healthy and unlikley to break

Billious

something sickening, it has a bitter taste, something disgusting

Atrophy

Partial or complete wasting away of a body part

Thrum

low continous rythmic sound

Mercenary

a private hireed soldier

Rogarou

mythical creature with a dog shape that transforms in a male human and takes women for his own pleasure.

Smudge

a traditional ceremony where they use burned sage or sweet grass and is used to purify the space.

Infallibillity

unable to fall or fail

Siphon

a method of extracting gas using gravity

Culling

to select, gather or remove items from a larger group

Hibachi BBQ

a traditional small portable japanese barbeque

Shrouded

to cover or conceal something from view

Cumulous

big fluffy cloud

Bile

a sticky yellowish digestive liquid that is produced by the liver

Expanse

a wide open area

Adage

a short wise saying that captures wisdom of the ages

Meticulous

Showing attention to detail with precision

Squelched

To completely suppress, silence or put an end to something

Craggy

rugged, steep, uneven

Stealthy

decribes actions or movements that are quiet