The Kakos Realm

What's the deal with the text formatting in certain areas?
-Whenever a demon is speaking, their text is right-aligned and the margins are set differently to give the reader a sense of wrongness to the text.

Why is speech in brackets in some instances?
-If the text is in brackets, it shows that the speakers are speaking a different language and is used instead of quotation marks.

Shouldn't all proper nouns be capitalized? Many of them are not.
-The names of some goblins start with lower case letters, their grammatical rules are different. In other cases, the names of demons are always left in lower case because they are not worthy of respect; conversely, their names are written in all caps when spoken to directly.

Do the names in TKR mean anything special?
-Some of the names have special meanings, but many of them are simple invented; many of the names with significant meanings were taken from the ancient Hebrew and Greek languages. The demonic names and their meanings are written in the appendices.

Why does everyone speak English in the Kakos Realm?
-Only Kevin speaks english. All other humans speak the language that was spoken by man before the division at the tower of Babel. The other ekthro races have their own language, but know the tongue of man as well. Kevin understands them and can speak to them through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Are any of the characters based on you or someone you know?
-Certain aspects of some characters reflect parts of myself, but none are solely based on anyone. Each character is a unique individual, and we may share a few things in common. The female characters Kelsa and Ly'Orra (TKR2) are loosely based on actual women that I know.

I noticed that the demon meh'-red, the previous leader of the Gathering is not noted in the lexicon with a type of sin. What term is his named derrived from?
-meh'-red is another Hebrew word for "rebellion"

When is the sequel coming out?
-TKR book 2 has started work and is tentatively titled "TKR: Karoz Discovery". I had originall hoped to complete it by the end of 2007. I am now shooting for completion at the end of 2008; this is due to a couple other projects I am involved in such as a graphic novel, my Christian rock band, real life, and an ongoing attempt to break in with a larger publisher that has a better distribution base.

‘ãbêdâh – Luciferians weapon protection serum, magic potion
Acolyte – mindless devotees, assassin disciples of Absinthium
Ahee-sthay-tay’-ree-on – a tribe of the kil-yaw' who represents a part of the werewolf body: senses
anakim - also called the "sons of Anak" these men are giants
Briganik - (country) Very feudal. Monarchic Anakin live on the western half, the eastern half is low mountains. The mountains of Briganik are home to the Temple of Light and the Babel tower.
caisson – a small wooden box with filled with shrapnel and protruding spikes, contains some form of ignition (explosives or magical)
ceroscopy – a divination where the user observes wax drips falling into water
Dawm – a tribe of the kil-yaw' who represents a part of the werewolf body: blood
Eh’-tsem – a tribe of the kil-yaw' who represents a part of the werewolf body: bone
ekthro – term for all sentient beings (all nonhumans) created by Lucifer
Gathering – the governing body of demonic activity that was established after a time of war that followed the great flood; this body oversees the Luciferian religion.
Gheed – a tribe of the kil-yaw' who represents a part of the werewolf body: sinew
Gleend - (country) monarchy. Gleend has a large mixture of the races (moreso than any other country) and contains a working social system with elves, dwarves, men etc. it is run by a human king, though he has advisors from each sentient group. King is revered as the most wise anywhere (has a mild case of downsyndrome and thus sees things much differently, but not enough of a hindrance to make him easily manipulated.) capital city of Xorst
Jand - (country) loosely allied with Ninda (monarchy.) Western Jand is in constant fear of civilian abductions by orcs for their slave trade, many of these slaves are sold in Briganik. Jand’s commerce and agriculture is based mostly on its large system of forests and mountain/hills (much of its produce is gathered from the forests or is produce that can grow in hilly/mountainous areas or on vines. Goblin kingdom of the southeastern region is located just under the mountains of Arnak, north of the capital castle.
Jeena - (country) Very little water. Flanked by ocean and wasteland, buffered by mountains. People have a strict code of honor and discipline.
kama – a sickle-type weapon like a miniature scythe, wielded by the Acolytes.
Kaw-bade’ – a tribe of the kil-yaw' who represents a part of the werewolf body: viscera/internals
kil-yaw’ – the governing body of werewolf clans
Logos – the word of the Lord
Lol - (country) mining communities, rich in various metals, very rocky badlands.
lupine – the altered beast form of the werewolves
Mankra – (country) primarily thieves and warlords. Mankra is broken up into districts owned by warring factions. These constantly try to expand their territory, fighting each other. They are subject to an over-warlord who rules (tribes pay him a yearly tribute, etc.)
Ninda - (country) loosely allied with Jand (aristocrats control their own lands and make up a council that democratically dictates rule.) The country is mostly flatland and primarily agricultural, doing a great deal of business in its Ag trade. Ninda and Gleend was once a single monarchy, until Nindan nobles rebelled and formed their own country ruled democratically.
Ore – a tribe of the kil-yaw' who represents a part of the werewolf body: hide
scald – magical ancient amulet, a devotee takes it in hand when red hot to burn a mark of alliance upon themselves, gaining shapeshifting powers
Shane’ – a tribe of the kil-yaw' who represents a part of the werewolf body: fang
Shaw-than’ – a tribe of the kil-yaw' who represents a part of the werewolf body: urine
Say-awr’ – a tribe of the kil-yaw' who represents a part of the werewolf body: hair
to-ay-baw’ – cursed, excommunicated from the kil-yaw’
toqeph – staff of power, usually magically imbued
Tsip-po’-ren – a tribe of the kil-yaw' who represents a part of the werewolf body: claw
qâsam – a magically linked seeing stone
vrykolakas – a type of shambling zombie, only stopped by fire or lightning, feed on the living
Zaw-nawb’ – a tribe of the kil-yaw' who represents a part of the werewolf body: tail
Zipha - (country) this country is basically closed off. It is ruled by tyrannical ekthro. It deals primarily in slaves and has a heavy military, run and policed by orcs and half-ogres.