Use a term as a route, not a loose synonym
A glossary entry is most useful when it does more than repeat a name. Hero Mode is recorded as a combat mode, Sanctuary and War Cry as skill names, Evasion as a skill name, and elfstone as an equipment term. Beleram is a summoned ally, while Cult of the Lidless Eye is an investigation. Heroic and Legendary are difficulty terms. Those kinds help a player predict which page to open next and keep a historical word from floating without context.
The source field on every card says that the term comes from the official manual or Steam achievement wording. That is important because the current Legacy Edition and the original PC record are distinct edition points. The glossary preserves the vocabulary that a player may meet in a 2011 manual or achievement list while the surrounding site shell identifies the current product. A term can be historically sourced and still be useful in a current play session when its boundary is clear.
The page does not add a hidden mechanical formula to a short term. If a player wants to know how to plan around War Cry, Sanctuary or Evasion, Combat and Loot supplies the practical reading. If the player wants the exact condition for a term-facing objective, Achievements supplies the record. Definitions and actions stay separate so each can remain accurate.
Combat language in the manual boundary
War Cry, Sanctuary and Evasion form a useful cluster because they appear as named abilities in the original source vocabulary and reappear in the Warrior Exemplar achievement wording. The glossary gives the names and kind; the combat guide gives a player’s decision loop for recognising pressure, creating room, using the relevant named action and returning attention to the party. That division avoids asserting a cooldown or percentage that the captured term record does not provide.
Hero Mode is recorded as a combat mode and appears in Relentless, whose exact objective is to perform a 50-hit streak while in Hero Mode. The achievement row is therefore the place to read the measurable target. The glossary is the place to recognise the phrase when it appears in a manual, guide or search result. A player can move between them without either page pretending to be the other.
Elfstone is recorded as an equipment term and appears in Gem-studded, whose objective is to slot an elfstone. The combat guide treats it as a loot decision and the achievement page retains the exact action wording. This is a useful pattern for the whole glossary: name first, source kind second, player action in the linked record.
Story and difficulty vocabulary
Beleram is recorded as a summoned ally and appears in Swift-winged Warrior, whose objective asks the player to use Beleram to kill 10 enemies. Cult of the Lidless Eye is recorded as an investigation and appears in The Lidless Eye, whose objective asks the player to complete the investigation. These pairings make the glossary useful for a player who remembers a story name but needs the exact achievement action.
Heroic and Legendary are recorded as difficulty terms. The achievement ledger contains Hero of Legend for completing the game on Heroic and Against All Odds for completing it on Legendary. The glossary does not rank the difficulties or tell a new player which to choose. It gives the exact term kind and sends the player to the objective record, leaving the choice in the player’s hands.
The source boundary is especially important for these words. A difficulty name or summoned-ally name can appear in a historical guide, a Steam record and a current player conversation. The page keeps the captured phrase unchanged and uses the edition timeline when a date or product context needs checking. That is enough context to make a small glossary a dependable handoff.
From vocabulary to the next decision
When a player lands here from search, the natural next action is to choose the record family. Combat and Loot is the broad systems guide. Achievements is the exact target ledger. Editions and Platforms is the version check. Fellowship, Warfronts and Foes and Bosses are the identity tables for heroes, places and enemies. The top register search keeps those routes one query away, so a glossary card never has to carry an unsupported essay around with it.
The page’s nine terms are rendered as cards with visible term, kind, source and a short player-facing bridge. That is stronger than a paragraph containing every word because a player can scan one term, copy its spelling and follow a relevant route. It also preserves the sealed names with the correct capitalization: War Cry, Hero Mode, Beleram and Cult of the Lidless Eye are not normalised into generic lowercase prose.
The result is a version-aware vocabulary layer. It respects the original manual boundary, retains Steam achievement wording and remains useful inside the current Legacy Edition shell. A future translated locale can replace the explanatory bridge while the canonical terms stay locked by the term map and the structured records remain easy to compare.
