by Janny Wurts
pronounced: seth-veer
root meaning: seth— fact; vaer— keep
SEVRAND s’BRYDION—heir-designate of Duke Bransian of Alestron.
pronounced: sev-rand
root meaning: sevaer’an’d— one who travels behind, a follower
s’FFALENN—family name for the royal line appointed by the Fellowship Sorcerers in Third Age Year One to rule the High Kingdom of Rathain. Gifted geas: compassion/empathy.
pronounced: s-fal-en
root meaning: ffael— dark; an— one
s’GANNLEY—lineage of the Earls of the West, once the Camris princes, now bearing the heritage of caithdein of Tysan. Iamine s’Gannley was the woman founder.
pronounced: sgan-lee
root meaning: gaen— guide; li— exalted or in harmony
SHADDORN—town located on the Scimlade Tip in Alland, Shand.
pronounced: shad-dorn
root meaning: shaddiern— sea-turtle
SHAND—High Kingdom on the south-east corner of the Paravian continent, originally ruled by the line of s’Ahelas. Current device, purple-and-gold chevrons, since the adjunct kingdom of West Shand came under high crown rule. The old device was a falcon on a crescent moon, sometimes still showed, backed by the more recent purple-and-gold chevrons.
pronounced: shand—as in ‘hand’
root meaning: shayn or shiand— two/pair
SHIPSPORT—city located on the Bay of Eltair in the principality of West Halla, Melhalla.
SIDIR—one of the Companions, who were the fourteen boys to survive the Battle of Strakewood. Served Arithon at the Battle of Dier Kenton Vale, and the Havens. Second-in-command of Earl Jieret’s war-band.
pronounced: see-deer
root meaning: i’sid’i’er— one who has stood at the verge of being lost.
s’ILESSID—family name for the royal line appointed by the Fellowship Sorcerers in Third Age Year One to rule the High Kingdom of Tysan. Gifted geas: justice.
pronounced: s-ill-ess-id
root meaning: liessiad— balance
SIMSHANE’S HOUSE OF EXOTIC DELIGHTS—disreputable brothel located in Etarra, renowned for vice and peddling prandeys.
pronounced: sim-shane
not from the Paravian
SITHAER—mythological equivalent of hell, halls of Dharkaron Avenger’s judgment; according to Ath’s adepts, that state of being where the prime vibration is not recognized.
pronounced: sith-air
root meaning: sid— lost; thiere— wraith/spirit
SKYRON FOCUS—large aquamarine focus stone, used by the Koriani Senior Circle for their major magic after the loss of the Great Waystone during the rebellion.
pronounced: sky-run
root meaning: skyron— colloquialism for shackle; s’kyr’i’on— literally ‘sorrowful fate’
SKYSHIELS—mountain range that runs north and south along the eastern coast of Rathain.
pronounced: sky-shee-ells
root meaning: skyshia— to pierce through; iel— ray
SOUTHSHIRE—town on the southcoast of Alland, Shand, known for shipbuilding.
pronounced: south-shire
not from the Paravian
SPIRE—town with a hostel of Ath’s Brotherhood, located on the southcoast in Havistock, Havish.
s’TALEYN—lineage of the Caithdeinen of Shand.
pronounced: stall-ay-en
root meaning: tal— branch; an— one/first ‘of the first branch’
STEIVEN—Earl of the North, caithdein and regent to the Kingdom of Rathain at the time of Arithon Teir’s’Ffalenn’s return. Chieftain of the Deshans until his death in the battle of Strakewood Forest in Third Year 5638. Jieret Red-beard’s father. Barach and Jeynsa’s grandfather.
pronounced: stay-vin
root meaning: steiven— stag
STORLAINS—mountains dividing the Kingdom of Havish.
pronounced: store-lanes
root meaning: storlient— largest summit, highest divide
STORMWELL—Gulf of Stormwell, body of water off the northcoast of Tysan.
STRAKEWOOD—forest in the principality of Deshir, Rathain; site of the battle of Strakewood Forest, where the garrison from Etarra marched against the clans under Steiven s’Valerient and Prince Arithon, in Third Age Year 5638.
pronounced: strayk-wood similar to ‘stray wood’
root meaning: streik— to quicken, to seed
SULFIN EVEND—son of the Mayor of Hanshire who holds the post of Alliance Lord Commander under Lysaer s’Ilessid.
pronounced: sool-finn ev-end
root meaning: suilfinn eiavend— colloquialism, diamond mind, ‘one who is persistent’
s’VALERIENT—family name for the Earls of the North, regents and caithdein for the High Kings of Rathain.
pronounced: val-er-ee-ent
root meaning: val— straight; erient— spear
TAERLIN—south-western principality of Kingdom of Tysan. Also a lake, Taerlin Waters located in the southern spur of Tornir Peaks. Halliron taught Arithon a ballad of that name, which is of Paravian origin and commemorates the First Age slaughter of a unicorn herd by Khadrim.
pronounced: tay-er-lin
root meaning: taer— calm; lien— to love
TAL QUORIN—river formed by the confluence of watershed on the southern side of Strakewood, principality of Deshir, Rathain, where traps were laid for Etarra’s army in the battle of Strakewood Forest, and where the rape and massacre of Deshir’s clan women and children occurred under Lysaer and head-hunters under Pesquil’s command in Third Age Year 5638.
pronounced: tal quar-in
root meaning: tal— branch; quorin— canyons
TALITH—Etarran princess; former wife of Lysaer s’Ilessid. Died of a fall from Avenor’s tower of state.
pronounced: tal-ith—to rhyme with ‘gal with’
root meaning: tal— branch; lith— to keep/nurture
TALVISH—a clanborn retainer in sworn service to s’Brydion at Alestron who was sworn into the service of Prince Arithon as a point of honour.
pronounced: tall-vish
root meaning: talvesh— reed
TANUIN—a clansman of Shand who died in defense of non-combatant families during the campaign at Vastmark in Third Age Year 5647, father of Glendien.
pronounced: tan-oo-win
root meaning: tanuin— swift, or swallow
TEIR—masculine form of a title fixed to a name denoting heirship.
pronounced: tayer
root meaning: teir’s— successor to power
TEIREN—feminine form of Teir.
TEIVE—first mate of the merchant brig Evenstar and father of Feylind’s two children.
pronounced: tee-ev
root meaning: tierve— reliable
TELLESEC—guild minister in Avenor, and one of the regent’s council of Tysan.
pronounced: tell-i-sec
root meaning: tellisec— a small spider
TELMANDIR—seat of the High Kings of Havish in Lithmere, Havish. Ruined during the uprising in Third Age Year 5018, rebuilt by High King Eldir s’Lornmein after his coronation in Third Age Year 5643.
pronounced: tell-man-deer
root meaning: telman’en— leaning; dir— rock
TELZEN—town on the eastshore of Alland, Shand.
pronounced: tell-zen
root meaning: tielsen— to saw wood
THEMBREL’S OAK—tree by the sacred spring in the heart of Halwythwood, Rathain, where the Athlien dancers once enacted the rites of renewal. Site of the grand mysteries, off-limits to humankind.
pronounced: them-brel
root meaning: thembrel— acorn
THALDEINS—mountain range that borders the principality of Camris, Tysan, to the east. Site of the Camris clans’ west outpost. Site of the raid at the Pass of Orlan.
pronounced: thall-dayn
root meaning: thal— head; dein— bird
THARIDOR—trade city on the shore
s of the Bay of Eltair in Melhalla.
pronounced: thar-i-door
root meaning: tier’i’dur— keep of stone
THARRICK—former captain of the guard in the city of Alestron assigned charge of the duke’s secret armoury; now married to Jinesse and working as a gentleman mercenary guard at Innish.
pronounced: thar-rick
root meaning: thierik— unkind twist of fate
TIDEPORT—a coastal town in Korias, Tysan.
not from the Paravian
TIENELLE—high-altitude herb valued by mages for its mind-expanding properties. Highly toxic. No antidote. The leaves, dried and smoked, are most potent. To weaken its powerful side-effects and allow safer access to its vision, Koriani enchantresses boil the flowers, then soak tobacco leaves with the brew.
pronounced: tee-an-ell-e (last ‘e’ mostly subliminal)
root meaning: tien— dream; iel- light/ray
TIRANS—trade town located on the East Halla peninsula in Melhalla, also a Second Age ruin, seat of the High Kings of Melhalla, sacked during the uprising in Third Age Year 5018. Site of a Paravian focus circle.
pronounced: tee-rans
root meaning: tier— to hold fast, to keep, or to covet
TIRIACS—mountain range to the north of Mirthlvain Swamp, in Midhalla, Melhalla.
pronounced: tie-ree-axe
root meaning: tieriach— alloy of metals
TORBRAND s’FFALENN—founder of the s’Ffalenn line appointed by the Fellowship of Seven to rule the High Kingdom of Rathain in Third Age Year One.
pronounced: tor-brand
root meaning: tor— sharp, keen; brand— temper
TORNIR PEAKS—mountain range on western border in Camris, Tysan. Northern half is actively volcanic, and there the last surviving packs of Khadrim are kept under ward.
pronounced: tor-neer
root meaning: tor— sharp, keen; nier— tooth
TRAITHE—Sorcerer of the Fellowship of Seven. Solely responsible for the closing of South Gate to deny further entry to the Mistwraith. Traithe lost most of his faculties in the process and was left with a limp. Since it is not known whether he can make the transfer into discorporate existence with his powers impaired, he has retained his physical body.
pronounced: tray-the
root meaning: traithe— gentleness
TYSAN—one of the Five High Kingdoms of Athera as defined by the charters of the Fellowship of Seven. Ruled by the s’Ilessid royal line. Device: gold star on blue field.
pronounced: tie-san
root meaning: tiasen— rich
VAE—mother of a young boy recruited by Lysaer s’Ilessid.
root meaning not from the Paravian.
VARENS—trade town on the shore of Eltair Bay in East Halla, Melhalla.
pronounced: var-ens
root meaning: var’uens— keep safe, or lock
VARRUN—Lord High Justiciar of Avenor, one of Lysaer’s regent’s council of Tysan.
pronounced: var-run
root meaning: vaer’ruann— eyrie
VASTMARK—principality located in south-western Shand. Highly mountainous and not served by trade-roads. Its coasts are renowned for shipwrecks. Inhabited by nomadic shepherds and wyverns, non-fire-breathing, smaller relatives of Khadrim. Site of the grand massacre of Lysaer’s war host in Third Age 5647.
pronounced: vast-mark
root meaning: vhast— bare; mheark— valley
VERRAIN—master spellbinder, trained by Luhaine; stood as Guardian of Mirthlvain when the Fellowship of Seven was left short-handed after the conquest of the Mistwraith.
pronounced: ver-rain
root meaning: ver— keep; ria— touch; an— one; original Paravian: verria’an
VHALZEIN—city located in West Shand, shore of Rockbay Harbor on the border by Havish. Famed for shell-inlaid lacquer furnishings.
pronounced: val-zeen
root meaning: from Drakish, vhchalsckeen— white sands
VHANDON—a renowned clanborn war captain of Duke Bransian s’Brydion of Alestron, assigned to Prince Arithon’s service as a point of honour in Third Age Year 5654.
pronounced: van-done
root meaning: vhandon— steadfast
WARDEN OF ALTHAIN—alternative title for the Fellowship Sorcerer, Sethvir, who received custody of Althain Tower and the powers of the earth link from the last centaur guardian to leave the continent of Paravia in Third Age Year 5100.
WAYSTONE—spherical-cut amethyst used by the Koriathain to channel the full power of all enchantresses in their order, lost during the great rebellion that threw down the rule of the high kings, and recovered from Fellowship custody by Lirenda in Third Age Year 5647.
WESTWOOD—forest located in Camris, Tysan, north of the Great West Road.
WHITEHAVEN—Hostel of Ath’s Brotherhood located in the Skyshiel Mountains near the city of Eastwall.
WHITEHOLD—city located on the shore of Eltair Bay, Kingdom of Melhalla.
WORLDSEND GATES—set at the four compass points of the continent of Paravia. These were spelled portals constructed by the Fellowship of Seven at the dawn of the Third Age, and were done in connection with the obligations created by their compact with the Paravian races, which allowed Men to settle on Athera.
WYNTOCK GATE—upper gate in the citadel of Alestron, opening onto the suspended wooden bridge that crosses the tidal moat to the Mathiell Gate.
pronounced: win-tock
root meaning: wuinn— vulture; tiok— roost
Acknowledgements
A story of this size and scope cannot be done without helping hands at every stage. Thanks are due to a number of outstanding people—who already know who they are—but I will mention them, anyway.
Jeff Watson, Andrew Ginever, Betsy Hosler, Jana Paniccia, Alan Carmichael, Gale Skipworth, Sara and Bob Schwager.
The Voyager crew:
Jane Johnson, Sarah Hodgson, Emma Coode.
Stuart Polson and Andrew Ashton for spectacular design.
Two others, with gratitude that surpasses words:
Suzanne Parnell and Larry Turner.
Never last, Jonathan Matson, my husband, Don Maitz, and not least, my mother, Roberta, who’s read all of them.
Books by Janny Wurts
Sorcerer’s Legacy
The Cycle of Fire Trilogy
Stormwarden
Keeper of the Keys
Shadowfane
The Master of Whitestorm
That Way Lies Camelot
To Ride Hell’s Chasm
The Wars of Light and Shadow
The Curse of the Mistwraith
The Ships of Merior
Warhost of Vastmark
Fugitive Prince
Grand Conspiracy
Peril’s Gate
Traitor’s Knot
With Raymond E. Feist
Daughter of the Empire
Servant of the Empire
Mistress of the Empire
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