A
AFC
The Arisen Fey Crowsong, a onehanded weapon with notably high hybrid stats and pet act.
Affix
Modifiers to Gear which aren't directly stats. Examples of affixes are Parapet, +Fire Damage, +Ward Turns, Collateral Damage, ...
AL
Ascension Level.
AR
Ally Request, an ask for becoming allied (friends) in-game. This is required for party invites.
ASG
The T10 Arisen Spiritgarm. It usually refers to the follower rather than the monster.
B
BB
The Bestial Bond ability of valhallan classes. BB1 refers to Bestial Bond, BB2 to Bestial Bond II and BB3 to Bestial Bond III.
BD
The Beast Den dungeon.
BG
The Battlegrounds dungeon.
BiS
Best-in-slot, the best piece of equipment for the given slot.
Bluelining
Staying low MP ("blue" bar) to maximize abilities such as Heretic's Iconoclast.
BoF
This most of the times refers to the T9 Blade of Finesse specialization. It may also refer to the Blade of Finesse guild and its PvP fights.
BoG
The Band of Gods. "OBoG" is sometimes used to refer to an Ornate BoG.
BP
The Blood Pact spell (BP2, BP3).
Buff
An alteration augmenting something's power.
C
CJO
The Court Jester's Outfit, a T10 chestpiece increasing Gold and Orn gains.
CG
- The T9 Crimson Gazer. It usually refers to the Summoner Spell.
- The Conqueror's Guild
CP
The Chaos Portal dungeon.
CS
The Chained Shield skill.
D
DAra
The Deity Ara T10 celestial class.
DB
The Divine Bastion spell. DB2 refers to the Divine Bastion II spell.
DC
The Deific Channel spell.
"DC" is also sometimes used to refer to the 
T. All↑↑↑ status effect.
DF
Demonforge / Demonforging, the 12th upgrade level to equipment.
DoF
The T5 Disciple of Finesse specialization.
DM
The T3 Diluted Mnemonic consumable.
DR
The Dragon Roost dungeon.
DUrsa
The Deity Ursa T10 celestial class.
E
Exotic
Items dropped from enemies belonging to World Events. They are thus not available year-round.
F
FEE
The Finesse Enchanted Epee, the best-in-slot Towerfall follower builds weapon.
FS
Foresight.
FSC
The Fey Surtr's Cuirass, a good T10 chestpiece.
FYC
The Fey Yeti Coat, a good T9 chestpiece.
G
GF
- Godforge / Godforging, the 13th upgrade level to equipment.
- The Goblin Fortress dungeon.
GilgaH / GilgaHerc / GHerc
The Gilgamesh Hercules T10 celestial class.
GM
The Great Meditation (GMII) spell, granting the T.Mag ↑↑↑ effect and usually applied via the (Arisen) Aaru Robe.
GS
The Grand Summoner T10 class.
GSA
The Grand Summoner Auriga T10 celestial class.
GSH
The Grand Summoner Hydrus T10 celestial class.
H
HoA
Hero of Aethric (link to the game page).
HoC
The Heart of Change, a consumable allowing one to reverse its ascensions on a class. HoC'ing / HoC'd is sometimes used to refer to the use of a HoC (e.g.: "I've HoC'd to Deity" means "I've used a HoC and used the resources I got to ascend Deity").
HS
The Horizontal Slash skill (HS2, HS3).
Hybrid
Any mechanic in the game allowing one to use both their attack and magic stats in the damage formula. See the dedicated section for details.
I
IRL
In Real Life, referring to things outside of the game.
J
JoC
The Jewel of Creation, a highly sought-after Armor adornment increasing most stats.
K
K-
The K- prefix usually means Kingdom (e.g.: KGold, KGauntlet, KOrn, KRaid).
KGauntlet
Kingdom Gauntlet (book section).
KGold
Kingdom Gold, a Kingdom currency earned through members' fights used to start Kingdom Gauntlets.
KOrn
Kingdom Orns, a Kingdom currency earned mostly through Kingdom Gauntlets and Kingdom Wars used to start Kingdom Raids.
KRaid
Kingdom Raid.
M
M1 / M2
Former names for (respectively) the stat multiplier and damage multiplier of skills and spells.
Maincord
The official ("main") Orna Discord server (invite link).
MF
Masterforge / Masterforging, the 11th upgrade level to equipment.
Mirrorring
An exchange of Raids in which 2 players hit their own Raid and that of the other for 50% damage each. This maximizes the amount of common drops per raid summonned.
MM
The Mimics Mischief spell, learned by the T5 Druid class. Grants Mag↑↑/Att↑↑ while potentially decreasing other stats or causing debuffs.
N
Nag
Naggeneen, a character from the Mischievous Clurichauns event. He is a raid (arisen), follower (arisen) and has some items to his name (e.g.: Belt, Hat, Brew).
Newsletter
Teaser about upcoming events and changes that's released to all tier 2 and above Patreons at the end of each month.
NF / NFS
Northern Forge (Studios), the studio behind Orna.
O
OL
The Orna Legends Discord server (invite link).
ONC
An Old Nothren Crown. "OONC" is sometimes used to refer to an Ornate ONC.
ORN
The Orna Representative Network, a group of players that gathers feedback from the community and frequently discusses it with the Northern Forge team.
OS
- Othersouls, lower-tier fighters in the Conqueror's guild for higher-tier players.
- One shot, killing in a single turn.
OT
Origin Town, the area one sets as their origin place.
P
Parapet
Amity bonus / gear effect that may prevent a player from taking damage when attacked. For example see Ymir Cliffside Cuirass
Patreon
A third-party platform on which you can support Northern Forge further (link to their page).
PoF
The Paths of Fomoria event: PoF Wintara, PoF Nocturna, PoF Sumner, PoF Autumna.
Purplelining
Combining bluelining and redlining. Staying both low HP and low MP to maximize abilities such as Realmshifter's Resurgence and Heretic's Iconoclast.
Q
Qat
The T9 Qatvanga or the T10 Arisen Qatvanga, a two-handed Magic Archistaff with the Despair AoE ability.
R
Redlining
Staying low HP ("red" bar) to maximize abilities such as Realmshifter's Resurgence.
Riftbreak
Localized events that spawn on the hour randomly in the world in which some monster spawns are boosted. They offer a reward to players who complete its goal.
RoR
The Ring of Restraint, an item used to prevent a character from levelling up.
RS
The Realmshifter T10 class.
S
Sanding
Hitting a Raid for minimal damage (2 at best; <1000 is considered acceptable) to enter the Raid drop pool while not taking much away from the Raid owner. See the dedicated section for details.
Seq
The T9 sequencer specialization.
SGS
The Spiked GreatShield, the currently best-in-slot Spiked Shield offhand.
Shuffling
Reshuffling a players kingdom gauntlet monster to another player. See this section for more details.
Slot
An adornment spot on a piece of equipment. "Slots" usually refers to the number of adornment slots.
SoW
The T9 Symbol of War Weapon Adornment.
Spoofing
Spoofing is using an utility software to change one's GPS location. These softwares are forbidden by the Terms of Service.
SS
The Spiked Shield skill (SS2, SS3).
Swash
A playstyle where the player minimizes its Defence to max out its Attack. Swashy playstyle uses the T7 Swashbuckler or the T9 Blade of Finesse specialization for their Swashbuckle ability.
T
T1-11
Tier 1-11. One starts at Tier 1 and gains a new tier every 25 levels.
Terms of Service (ToS) / Terms of Use (ToU)
Terms of Service are the legal terms players agree to when playing the game. A player breaking the ToS may get permanently banned. They can be viewed on Northern Forge Studio's website.
Notable ToS violations are:
- Account sharing
- Using third-party software to interact with the game
- GPS spoofing
TMM
The Mightiest Mimic Raid. TMM Head refers to the Mightiest Mimic Head, its headpiece drop increasing Gold, Orn, XP gains as well as Luck.
U
US
The T10 Ultimastrikes skill.
UW
The Underworld Portal dungeon.
V
VD
View Distance, how far your character can see on the map.
VotG
The Valley of the Gods dungeon.
VSS
The Very Scary Skeleton. It usually refers to the T9 follower.
W
WoO
The Ward of Ortanite spell.
WRB
World Raid Boss, a Raid on the overworld (book section)
WV
Wayvessel, a building that can be built in one's Origin Town allowing travel to party members' Wayvessels.
Y
YBF
The Ymir Brilliant Feathers, a twohanded weapon with the most adornment slots and faction bonus.