Slang


 * Alleypiece: Crossbow
 * Bad Mustard: A troublesome or incorruptible member of the Camorr city watch; see “Mustard Man”
 * Blackjacket: One of the Duke of Camorr’s household troopers; the Blackjackets are a battle-hardened and loyal force, bad news in any tussle
 * Black Twist: Drugging a victim at an inn or tavern and stealing his clothes or money
 * Bond Hawk: Hunter of runaway slaves
 * Bucket Man: Assassin / Contracted Killer
 * Bucket Wine: Human urine
 * Butter: Legitimate, authentic
 * Canal Jumper: Thief specializing in stealing unattended boats or rafts
 * Capa: Boss; the chief of Camorr’s underworld, currently Capa Vencarlo Barsavi
 * Catbridge: the name given to the slender elderglass bridges branching across the canals in Comorr.
 * Cobble-cog: Card cheat, specifically one that haunts the streets
 * Cold Salt: A sailor without any money and/or luck and/or enthusiasm for spending
 * Clutcher: Pickpocket, specifically, an inexperienced or clumsy one.
 * Coat-Charmer: Pickpocket, specifically, a deft and capable one
 * Convincing Stick: Truncheon or quarterstaff
 * Crimper: Slaver or press-gang operator; kidnapper
 * Distance: Independence; A thief “given the distance” is allowed a certain measure of discretion and sovereignty by the capa, who considers him unusually trustworthy.
 * Docksies: One of Camorr’s two sisterhoods of organized prostitutes
 * Don: Honorific used to refer to the nobility of Camorr; “Dona” for females
 * Finnicker: Accountant, record-keeper
 * Garrista: Underworld gang leader. Garrista's report to the Capa and tithe 2/10ths of their income on a monthly basis.
 * Gaze: A liquid narcotic administered by dropping it onto the eyeball
 * Gazer: term for someone who used the drug Gaze.
 * Gentled: the term given to an animal that has been subjected to Wraithstone. They loose all self will and their eyes become milky white.
 * Gimp Steel: Any short blade such as a dagger or stiletto
 * Guilded Lilies: One of Camorr’s two sisterhoods of organized prostitutes
 * Hangman’s Wind: The wind that blows out from the city and onto the Iron Sea by night
 * Hard Talk: Armed combat, with murderous intent
 * Lay-In: A hiding place
 * Lowbility: Commoners, a pun upon “nobility”
 * Midnighter: One of the Duke of Camorr’s secret police and shock troopers
 * Mustard Man: A member of the Camorr city watch; see also “Yellowjacket”
 * Nose: Informant for a Garrista (Gang Leader). Work includes reporting on some of the shiftiest characters within the Criminal Underworld - Usually unpopular.
 * Optics: Eyeglasses; expensive and rarely seen, but growing in popularity
 * Patience Man: Keeper of scales and measures, so-called because he does all the weighting
 * Penance Bout: a spectacle in Camorr where petty criminals can lessen their sentence or attain better living conditions by taking part in combat with one of the Duke's guards at the Shifting Revel.
 * Pezon: the name given to an underling of a Garrista.
 * Physiker: Physician
 * Ragfoot: Low-class
 * Right People: Thieves, crooks, members of the underworld
 * Ripe: Very, exceptionally, good
 * Secret Peace: an agreement between the criminals and nobility of Camorr that prevent robbery of the latter
 * Sharper: A swindler or a card-cheat
 * Shift: Promissory note or cheque
 * Sketch: Counterfeiter
 * Soft Talk: Fisticuffs; fighting seriously but without murderous intent
 * Sweet Mustard: A city watch member in the pay of the Capa of Camorr
 * Teaser: A thief (usually an apprentice) who creates distractions
 * Teeth Show: Gladiatorial match peculiar to Camorr held at the Shifting Revel. Contrarequialla fight wolf sharks on unsteady platforms atop the water.
 * Teeth Lessons: To be fed to the sharks, to have one’s corpse disposed of in Camorr Bay
 * Twist: A trick, a ploy, a criminal technique, a trade secret
 * Wraithstone: a substance used to permanently pacify animals; they become utterly soulless and are therefore easy to manage. Was once used on criminals as punishment, but even the Camorri found it too distasteful! Eyes turn a milky white and they need to be motivated to do anything, including eating.
 * Yellowjacket: A member of the Camorr city watch; see also “Mustard Man”