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Contents
Cutting the Deck
I. Widower Once Again
II. River Cruise
III. Karina
IV. The Vistani
V. Dog Fights
VI. Vishnadd
VII. Further Adventures in Invidia
VIII. Dramatis Personae
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Glossary of Vistani Terms
Blood rite: A mingling of blood, spiritualing
joining two people. When a giorgio is invited to
engage in the blood rite, he becomes a glogoto.
Captain: The male leader of a caravan.
Dukkar, The: An abomination prophesied to bring
doom to all Vistani Tasques.
Doroq. The ritualistic telling of stories and
legends around the campfire.
Fulltide: The three days during which the moon is
full.
Giorgio: Any nonVistana.
Qiogoto: A nonmember Vistana who is
considered a friend or ally.
Lunaset: A ritual that begins at midnight on the
third and last day of the full moon.
Patterna: A Vistani dialect, made of words
borrowed from many languages.
Prastona: The girl or woman who dances the
prastonata.
Prastonata: The traditional evening dance around
the campfire.
Raunie: The female leader of the caravan.
Tasque: A nation of Vistani, which is made up of
several tribes, which are in turn divided into
caravans.
Vardo: A Vistani, round-topped wagon.
Vishnadd: Justice. The vishnadd is actually an
obsedian knife which is a central figure to the
Vistani system of justice.
Vistana: The singular form of Vistana.
Credits
Design by: : Steve Kurtz Playtesters: Karen Kurtz, Peter Schmidt, Marketta Lillard, Josh Gerner, Daniel Quaroni, Chris Tapia, Abram Connelly & Svetozar Fung
Special Thanks David Wise for revealing the secrets of the Vistani
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