RAVEN’S KNOB—past Emwy on way to Lewen field, Lewenbrook near Althalen
SAGANY—Amefin village on way to Althalen and Lewen field, sent troop to Lewen field commanded by Lord Ardwys, thane of Sagany
SAGANY ROAD—on way to Althalen and Lewen field TAS ADEN—town in Meiden
TRYS, TRYS CEYL—Amefin town near Trys Drun
778
ZEIDE—shortened name for Kathseide fortress in Henas’amef
CARYS—northern province
GUELESSAR—north-central province; banner: quartered,
gold Dragon on red, gold Quinalt sigil on black Royalty
SELWYN MARHANEN—Cefwyn’s grandfather, king of Ylesuin; banner: gold dragon on red
INÁREDDRIN MARHANEN—king of Ylesuin, father of Cefwyn and Efanor
CEFWYN MARHANEN—third king of the Marhanen dynasty, brother of Efanor
IDRYS—Lord Commander of the Dragon Guard
ANNAS—Cefwyn’s chief of household in both Amefel and Guelessar. Later Lord Chamberlain
LASIEN—senior page at Henas’amef
EFANOR MARHANEN—His Royal Highness, Duke of
Guelessar, Prince of Ylesuin
GWYWYN—soldier, Ináreddrin’s captain at Althalen, made captain of Efanor’s guard at Guelemara
Lesser Royalty / Household
ALWY—Ninévrisë’s maid and one of Cefwyn’s former lovers BRYSAULIN—Lord Chancellor after Cefwyn is crowned CRESSEN—Lady, one of Cefwyn’s former lovers
FISYLLE—Lady, one of Cefwyn’s former lovers
TRALLYNDE—Lady, one of Cefwyn’s former lovers PARSYNAN—Guelen gentry, Cefwyn’s viceroy at Amefel until Tristen’s appointment as lord of Amefel Horses
ARYNY—heavy, warhorse, full sister to Dys and Kanwy DANVY—Cefwyn’s light horse
779
DRUGYN—Idrys’ warhorse, black stablemate of Cass, Kanwy, and Dys
KANWY—Cefwyn’s warhorse, black
SYNANNA—blaze-faced black, usually Efanor’s horse Clergy/Clerics
PATRIARCH—priest, absolute head of Quinalt sect JORMYS—Quinaltine priest, serves Efanor
BENWYN—Bryalt sect, assigned as Ninévrisë’s priest BAREN—Quinaltine doctrinist
NEISWYN—doctrinist among the Quinaltines
UDRYN—Quinaltine doctrinist
Military
ANWYLL—captain of the guard, assigned to Amefel under Uwen
KERDIN QWYLL’S-SON—Kerdin, second-in-command under Idrys, captain of Guelen Guard, died at Lewen field ESSAN—captain of Guelen Guard in Guelessar
ANDAS—soldier, eleven years in Dragon Guard; Andas’ son, Tristen’s banner-bearer, was killed at Lewen field BROGI—soldier
BRYS—soldier in Anwyll’s company
COSSELL—soldier in Anwyll’s company
HAWITH—soldier killed at Emwy, one of Cefwyn’s men JEONY—soldier, killed at Emwy
LEFHWYN—soldier, rode with Cefwyn at Emwy
NYDAS—soldier, rode with Cefwyn at Emwy
PELANNY—soldier, Guelen scout, presumed dead or taken by Aseynéddin at Lewen field
PEYGAN—armorer for Cefwyn at Henas’amef, old friend of Uwen’s, married to Margolis
PRYAS—King Cefwyn’s messenger
Minor officials / Household
MARGOLIS—wife of Peygan the armorer. One of Ninévrisë’s ladies
780
MESINIS—slightly deaf clerk
TAMURIN—Cefwyn’s accountant
Other Persons
ROSYN—Cefwyn’s tailor in both Henas’amef and Guelemara Places, Titles, et cetera
AMYNYS—river, old boundary of Guelemara
AN’S-FORD—town, on road between Guelemara and Henas’amef
ANWYFAR—Teranthine retreat near Arreyburn
BLUE HALL—place, in Guelemara, in palace
CLUSYN, CLUSYN MONASTERY—Quinaltine religious house in Guelessar
CRESSITBROOK—town near Guelemara
CROWN WALL—Guelenfort’s official limit
DARY—Guelen village at first ring road outside Guelemara DRYSHAM—Guelen village
DURY—Guelen village
GUELEN—of Guelessar
GUELENFOLK—people of Guelessar
GUELENISH—of Guelessar
GUELENMEN—people of Guelessar
GUELESFORT—citadel in Guelemara
GUELEMARA—capital of Guelessar; banner: red with gold Castle
HIS HIGHNESS—Efanor
HOLY FATHER, HIS HOLINESS—title, highest Patriarch in Quinalt sect
LYN—soldier, messenger sent from Tristen to Idrys with Ryssand’s treasonous letter
MARHANEN—surname, Cefwyn’s house: Gold Dragon, surname of Cefwyn, Selwyn, Efanor, Ináreddrin MASTER CROW, RAVEN—nickname, refers to Idrys
RED CHRONICLE—Marhanen history book
“THE MERRY LASS FROM ELDERMAY”—country song
played at Cefwyn’s harvesttide festival
WYS-ON-WYETLAN—Guelen village
781
IMOR—southern province; banner: Wheel Ruler
UMANON—lord of Imor Lenúalim, Quinaltine
Places, Titles, et cetera
HEDYRIN—river south of Imor
IMORIM—of Imor
ISIN—northern province
IVANOR—southern province; banner: White Horse Ruler
CEVULIRN—lord of Ivanor, southern baron, Teranthine GEISLEYN—Cevulirn’s man, captain of light horse, from Toj Embrel, Ivanim
ERION NETHA—friend of Cevulirn, Lord of Tas Arin in Ivanor, wounded at Lewen field
Places, Titles, et cetera
CRYSIN—horse breed of Ivanim
EMBREL, TOJ—Toj Embrel, Cevulirn’s summer palace IVANIM—of Ivanor
IVOR—district
IVORIM—of Ivor
TAS ARIN—town
TOJ EMBREL—Toj Embrel, Cevulirn’s summer palace
LANFARNESSE—southern province;
banner: Heron
782
Ruler
PELUMER—duke of Lanfarnesse
FELEYN, FELEYN’s—a Lanfarnesseman
Places, Titles, et cetera
LANFARNESSEMEN—people of Lanfarnesse
LLYMARIN—central province; banner: Red Rose on green background
Ruler
SULRIGGAN—lord of Llymarin, cousin to the
Quinaltine Patriarch
EDWYN—nephew of Sulriggan, attends Efanor
Places, Titles, et cetera
LLYMARISH—of Llymarin
MARISAL—southern province;
banner: gold Sheaf with bend and crescent Ruler
SARMYSAR—duke of Marisal; personal banner: lily
MARISYN—southern province;
banner: blue field and blazing Sun
MURANDYS—northern province; banner: blue field, bend or, and white below with Quinalt sigil The Nobles
PRICHWARRIN—duke of Murandys
CLEISYNDE—Lord Prichwarrin of Mur-
andys’niece
783
LURIEL—Cefwyn’s most recent lover, niece of
Duke Prichwarrin of Murandys’
ORDINIAN—younger sister of Luriel, Duke
Prichwarrin of Murandys’ niece
Other Persons
ROMYND—Quinalt patriarch of Murandys
Places, Titles, et cetrea
ASLANEY—capital of Murandys
NELEFREÍSSAN—northern province;
banner: pale azure with White Circle
Places, Titles, et cetera
NELEFREÍNIAN—men of Nelefreíssan
OLMERN—southern province; banner: Black Wolf Ruler
SOVRAG—lord of Olmern (rivermen), in Olmernhome BRIGOTH—Lieutenant of Sovrag of Olmern
DENYN—Cefwyn’s door guard, Olmern youth, Kei’s-son Places, Titles, et cetera
CAPAYNETH—Olmern village, traded with Mauryl
OLMERNHOME—Sovrag’s capital
OLMERNMAN—person of Sovrag’s province
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br /> OSANAN—eastern province
Ruler
MORDAM—duke of Osanan
PALYS—north-central province
784
Places, Titles, et cetera
WYS-IN-PALYS-UNDER-GROSTAN—a village
PANYS—northern province
Ruler
MAUDYN—lord of Panys, commander of Cefwyn’s forces on the riverside
RUSYN, Lord Maudyn’s second son
Other Persons
UTA UTA’S-SON—squire of Magan village
Places, Titles, et cetera
MAGAN—village
RYSSAND—northern province;
banner: blood red with Fist and Sword
Ruler
CORSYWNDAM—lord of Ryssand
BRUGAN—Corsywndam of Ryssand’s son and heir
ARTISANE—Corsywndam of Ryssand’s daughter, one of Ninévrisë’s ladies-in-waiting
Places, Titles, et cetera
RYSSANDISH—of Ryssand; also, an ethnic group distinct from the Guelens, but closely tied to them
SUMAS—eastern province
TEYMERYN—northeastern province
785
URSAMIN—northeastern province
ELWYNOR
The Regency
ULEMAN SYRILLAS—Regent of Elwynor, father of Ninévrisë
NINÉVRISË SYRILLAS—daughter of Uleman
Lesser Nobles
AESELF—lieutenant of loyal force
ANGIN—companion of Aeself, q.v.
TARWYN ASWYDD—ancient warrior
ELFHARYN—Elwynim lord, loyal to Ninévrisë, holding throne and regency for her
HAURYDD—Ninévrisë’s man, earl of High Saissond PALISAN—one of Ninévrisë’s men
TASIEN—earl of Cassissan, Uleman’s man, captain of his army, related to Ninévrisë through her mother YSDAN—Ninévrisë’s man, earl of Ormadzaran
ASEYNÉDDIN—rebel earl of Elwynor, enemy of Ninévrisë, died at Lewen field; banner: Griffin
CASWYDDIAN—rebel Elwynim lord, earl of Lower Saissond, enemy of Ninévrisë, killed by Shadows at Althalen TASMÔRDEN—Elwynim rebel lord, enemy of Ninévrisë
UILLASAN—companion of Aeself
Places, Titles, et cetera
ANSYM—bridge, at border of Elwynor
ASHIYM—place in Elwynor, seven towers, old Sihhë connections, one tower destroyed
BANNER OF ELWYNOR—black-and-white Checker with gold Tower, quartered with blue
CASISSAN—Tasien’s earldom
CRIESS—village near Ilefínian
ELWYNIM—of the kingdom of Elwynor
HER GRACE—title for Ninévrisë
786
HIGH SAISSOND—Elwynim province, Haurydd’s home ILEFÍNIAN—capital of Elwynor
LOWER SAISOND—Lord Caswyddian’s province
MELSERIEDD—old name for kingdom of Elwynor, prior to Regency
NITHEN—district and hamlet near Ilefínian
ORMADZARAN—Ysdan’s earldom
SAENDEL—bandits who served Aseynéddin at Lewen field SYRILLAS—surname, Uleman Syrillas, regent of Elwynor, Ninévrisë Syrillas
SYRIM—bridge at border of Elwynor
GALASIEN
Persons
HASUFIN HELTAIN—wizard, possibly a prince of Galasien, enemy of Mauryl
MAURYL GESTAURIEN—wizard, Galasieni
Places, Titles, et cetera
GALASIENI—a lost race
KINGSBANE—nickname of Mauryl
KINGMAKER—nickname of Mauryl
NINETEEN GODS—the unnamed hidden gods worshiped by wizards
SILVER TOWER—at Ynefel, Mauryl’s symbol, then Tristen’s: black banner with Silver Tower and Star
YNEFEL—Mauryl’s tower: Silver Tower
OTHER TRIBES
ARACHIM—northern tribe
CHOMAGGARI—southern barbarians
CASMYNDAN, CASMYNDANIM—far southern tribe on the coast
787
LYRA—a hill tribe
LYRDISH—belonging to Lyra
SIHHË / SIHHË CONNECTIONS
Persons
BARRAKKÊTH—one of five Sihhë-lords
ELFWYN—last Sihhë king, a halfling
HAROSYN—Sihhë king
SADYURNAN—Sihhë king (ancient) in Hen Amas
SARYNAN—Sihhë king
ASHYEL—Sihhë halfling, son of Barrakkêth
TASHNEN—Sihhë halfling, engineer and strategist, wrote The Art of War
ASWYN—Sihhë halfling, youngest brother of Elfwyn, thought stillborn, body inhabited by Hasufin
Places, Titles, et cetera
ARACHIS—old name, Sihhë connections
ARYCEILLAN—old name (possibly old tribe with Sihhë
connections)
DEATHMAKER—nickname for Barrakkêth
HAFSANDYR—mountains in north, original home of Sihhë
KINGBREAKER—nickname for Barrakkêth
SIHHË, SIHHË’S—lost race, five Sihhë came down from north to rule in Ylesuin and Elwynor
OTHER
BRYALT—religious sect of Ylesuin, mostly Amefin BRYALTINE—of the Bryalts of Ylesuin
BRYSSANDIN—horse breed, used in breeding Crysin horses BATHURYS—old name for Padys Spring
FAR SASSURY—proverb: “the back of beyond”
788
FIVE GODS—the unnamed gods worshiped by the people of Ylesuin
ILENELUIN, ILENELLUIN—mountain
JORYSAL—a place, and old name in histories
LENÚALIM—a river, major border between Elwynor and Ylesuin
MANYSTYS ALDUN—philosopher, wrote tome on oceans MARCHLANDERS—refers to the southern lords and their armies, excluding Amefel
MERHAS—truth, carved on one side of Tristen’s sword QUINALT—a strict religious cult
QUINALTINE—of the Quinalt
SHADOW HILLS—area north of Ryssand
SHAPING—a creature or person called into being and shaped into flesh by a wizard
SPESTINAN—horse breed
STELLYRHAS—illusion, carved on one side of Tristen’s sword TERANTHINE—moderate religious cult
WYS—any of a series of villages
WYS-ON-CRESSIT—a village in Ylesuin
789
About the Author
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FORGE OF HEAVEN
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FORTRESS IN THE EYE OF TIME
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Document Outline
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Title Page
Dedication Page
Contents Map
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Chapter Thirty-Four
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