by Tad Williams
Tulim—twenty-third in the line of succession
Tyron—famous Kracian bard and poet
Ultin—a prince of Xis
Unforgiven—a tribe of manlike Qar
Upsteeplebat—Queen of the Rooftoppers of Southmarch
Uwin—priest who replaced Father Timoid
Vasil Zeru—White Hounds quartermaster
Volofon—a mercenary from Ikarta in Krace
Weasel—one of the Temple Dog scouts
Whitewound—Ettin clan from Bluedeeps
Willow—A pixilated girl
Xergal—Xixian name for Kernios
Ximander—famous scholar
Xosh—Xixian name for Khors
Xyllos—a sea monster
Yermun—Xixian name for Immon the Gatekeeper
Zoaz—Xixian god, groom of the solar chariot
PLACES
Ancestor’s Blood—Qar name for the Sea in the Depths
Anglin Parlor—Hendon Tolly’s temporary throne room
Argas River Valley—in southern Silverside
Blue Lamp Quarter—a district of Xis
Brewer’s Store Cavern—a cavern between the temple and Funderling Town
Cavern of Winds—a series of connected chambers in the Funderling Mysteries
Counting Room—a large cavern underneath Southmarch
Crying Hill—site of a famous battle between Qar and Dreamless
Dunletter—a town in the hills of Brenland
Frannac—Connordic island
Gem Street—the main processional in Funderling Town
Glittering Delights—Qar name for Sandsilver’s Dancing Room
Grasshill Bridge—in mainland Southmarch
Great Delve—a large Stormstone tunnel leading under Brenn’s Bay to the mainland
Initiation Hall—the center of the Maze
Iron Reach—passage above the Metamorphic Brothers temple
Kalebria—a southern city, once part of Syannese empire
King’s South Cabinet—a room connected to the Erivor Chapel
Lake Strivothos—a huge inland sea in southern Eion
Last Hour of the Ancestor—Qar name for Southmarch Castle, esp. the deepest parts
Last Reach—a tunnel complex in the Funderling Mysteries
Millwheel Road—a major road that runs into the Coast Road near Southmarch Castle
Moonless Reach, a long, lightless cavern complex below Funderling Town
Mudstone Reach—another cavern system beneath Funderling Town
Ocher Bar—a clay pit near Iron Reach
Ocsa—Connordic island
Old Baryte Span—a series of tunnels off the Great Delve
On. Krisanthe—a Trigonate temple in mainland Southmarch
Onir Beccan—a town in Blueshore on the edge of Brenn’s Bay
Potmis Bridge—scene of a famous Syannese military defeat
Prince Kayne Library—in the royal residence at Southmarch
Revelation Hall—the last chamber of the Maze before the Balcony over the Sea in the Depths
Sandsilver’s Dancing Room—a large cavern near the Metamorphic Brothers Temple
Sharm—Connordic island
Shoremarket—a square in mainland Southmarch
Silver River Road—a main road through Kertewall and Silverside
Skean Egye-Var—Skimmer’s name for M’Helan’s Rock
Sycamore Tower—the tallest tower in the Orchard Palace
Stefanian Hills—hills between Brenland and Summerfield
Tessideme—name for Tessis when it was a village
Vale of Aulas—a forested stretch between Oscastle and Southmarch
Weeping Staircase—part of Qul-na-Qar
White Bank Road—a road near the lagoon in the Outer Keep of Southmarch
Xan-Horem mountains—Xixian mountains
Yenidos Mountains—Xixian mountain range
THINGS (AND ANIMALS)
A Diversitie of Truthfull Thinges—a book by Ximandros Tetramakos.
a-recking—toward the right side
Always Fire—the force that created the Book of the Fire in the Void
Askorab—AKA “skorpa” AKA “seliqet”: scorpion
Chastiser—Hammerfoot’s war ax
Day of Fires—Midsummer’s Eve in Xis
Day of Smoke—Midsummer’s Day in Xis
Ghostmaker—a Xandian knife
guruodir—heavy Funderling stabbing-spears with broad iron spearheads and shafts of oak
Hormos—a country dance in March Kingdoms
Kinwar—the Qar re-invasion of Southmarch
meadowqueen—a wildflower
Muckle Brown—a flittermouse, bat
Mykomel—AKA “mushroom jack”, a Funderling liquor
Royal Spindle Shell—one of the Rooftopper’s sacred artifacts
Sea Postern—a gate that the Skimmers use to slip in and out between Southmarch harbor and Brenn’s Bay
Sealskin—the name of Rafe’s boat
seliqet—Qar word for scorpion
Seven Gray Birds—a constellation and a group of semi-mythical Qar prophetesses
Third Hierarchical Conclave—a famous Trigonate religious council
Torvionos—a southern dance popular at the Southmarch court
Ul-Ushya Festival—important Xixian yearly celebration
Yah’stah’s Eye—a Qar name for a star
Appendix 2
THE PRINCIPAL GODS OF THE TRIGONATE FAITH AND THEIR DIVERSE NAMES AMONG THE HEATHEN PEOPLES
PERIN the god of the sky and Thane of Lightnings is called Argal by the Xixians, Cloudwalker, Skylord, and Thunder by the Qar, Hand of the Sky or Lord of the Peaks by the Rooftoppers, and Pyarin by the Skimmers.
ERIVOR the god of the waters is called Eshervat in the south of Xand, Efiyal by the Xixians, Egye-Var by the Skimmer-folk, and Ocean by the Qar.
KERNIOS the lord of the underworld is named Xergal by the Xixians, Black Earth by the Qar, and Karisnovois by the Rooftoppers.
Together, Perin, Erivor, and Kernios are known as the Trigon, the Three, the Brothers, or the Three Brothers.
DEVONA, goddess of the forest, called Devona of the Harp
ERILO, god of the harvest, which is why the Qar name him Harvest.
HILIOMETES the mighty demigod is sometimes called (or confused with) Melarkh, hero of the Xixians.
HONNOS the god of travelers is called Yunas by the Xixians and Red Stag by the Qar.
IMMON the Gatekeeper of Kernios is called Yermun among the Xixians and Black Noszh-La by the Funderlings of Southmarch.
KHORS the first god of the moon, named Xosh by the Xixians and Silvergleam by the Qar.
KUPILAS the Artificer, god of healing and making and smithing, is called Crooked by the Qar, Habbili by the heathens of Xis, and Kioy-a-pous by the Skimmers.
MADI ONYENA, mother of Zmeos, Khors, and Zuriyal, called Ugeni by the Xixians; Umdi Onajena by others of the southern lands, and Bird Mother or Breeze by the Qar.
MADI SURAZEM, mother of the Three Brothers, called Shusayem in Xis and Moisture by the immortal Qar.
MESIYA the goddess of the moon and first wife of Kernios, called Nenizu by the Xixians.
SIVEDA is the goddess of the night.
STRIVOS the god of the wind is sometimes called Invisible by the Qar.
SVA, the grandmother of the gods, is named Void by the Qar and Zha among the Xixians.
SVEROS the father of the gods, called Twilight by the Qar and Zhafaris in Xis.
VOLIOS, god of war, known as Volios of the Measureless Grip or Volos Longbeard is named Okhuz by the Xixians and Bull by the Qar.
ZMEOS the Horned Serpent, the Great Enemy, called Nushash by the Xixians and Whitefire by the Qar. His sword was also named Whitefire. (In the pagan rites of the Xixians, Zmeos stole and married Zoria to begin the Godwar, not his brother Khors, as our faith teaches.)
ZO, grandfather of the gods, is called Light by the Qar and Tso by the Xixians
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p; ZORIA the daughter of Perin, mother of Kupilas, and later the wife of Kernios is called Suya by the Xixians and Pale Daughter, Dove, Dawnflower, or Almond Blossom by the Twilight Folk, or Qar.
ZOSIM the god of crossroads, poets, thieves, and drunkards, called Salamandros in his aspect as a fire god, Shoshem by the Xixians and Trickster by the Twilight Folk.
ZURIYAL the Merciless, sister of Zmeos and Khors, called Surigali by the people of distant Xis, and Judgement by the Qar.
The war between the children of Surazem and Oneyna, called the Godwar, is also named the Theomachy or Onyenomachy.