The Dagger of Adendigaeth (A Pattern of Shadow & Light)

by McPhail, Melissa

  Sobra I’ternin (so´ brah - e turn´en) n. [origin unknown] The ancient text, most often attributed to the angiel Cephrael, which details the natural laws of patterns in thaumaturgic application. The book is itself written in patterns and has yet to be fully translated. Many Orders are dedicated to its study, translation and adaptation for use in the Adept Arts.

  Strand (strand´) n. [Agasi, strônd] 1 Any of the parts that are bound together to form a whole [the strands of one’s life] 2 Referring to any of the five composite aspects of elae and its five attributive fields of energy (respectively: strand 1:creative energy, 2:kinetic energy, 3:variant energy, 4:energy of thought, 5:elemental energy).

  Thread (thred) n. [Old Alæic thræd, to bind] A colloquial term used when speaking of a group of four men of a specific race, as opposed to a String, which is a grouping of six.

  Tiern’aval (teer´- navol´) n. [origin unknown] An island city, one of the Free Cities of Xanthe, which vanished at the end of the Adept wars circa 597aV. The city’s fate remains a mystery.

  T’khendar (tuh – ken´dar) n. [origin unknown] The realm created by the Adept wielder Malachi ap’Kalien out of Alorin’s own aether, which sacrilegious act resulted in fierce denouncement from the Council of Realms and indirectly, his later madness.

  Truthreader (trooth´ rēd er) n. [Old Alæic treowe, true + raedan] An Adept of the fourth strand of elae who is able to hear (and sometimes see) the thoughts of others and is thereby able to discern the time, place and form of any occurrence in their memory, i.e. its truth.

  Tyriolicci (teer´e-oh – lee´chee) One of the Wildling Races of the Forgotten Lands. See Whisper Lord.

  Vestal (vest´-al) n. [Cyrenaic, vestir, to endow] 1 An Adept elevated and empowered with the responsibility of enforcing the laws, regulations, activities and codes of his respective strand of elae, and of overseeing all Adepts subject to it 2 one of five highly-trained and advanced Adepts elected as voting members of the Council of Realms, ranking just below the Seat of the realm in authority.

  Weld (weld) n. [Cyrenaic, welden, to be strong] The most major joints in the pattern of the world. All leis and nodes connect through a weld, thus a weld allows travel to any location. Welds also form the joints between the realms and thus allow travel from realm to realm.

  Whisper Lord n. [Collq.] One of the Wildling races (also called Tyriolicci) known for their frenzied fighting style and ability to make small skips through time.

  Wielder (wēld´ər) n. [Cyrenaic, welden, to be strong < Old Alæic, valere, a show of strength] A person of any race who uses patterns to compel one or more strands of elae, thereby influencing the strand’s properties to create the effect he has postulated; a sorcerer in the realm of Alorin. Adepts and men alike become wielders through intensive training and study.

  Wildling (wahyld´-ling]) n. [Old Alæic wilde] 1 (Collq) An Adept of the third strand of elae 2 Any of the twenty-seven non-human races whose native abilities are attributed to the third strand of elae but who may or may not be possessed of paranormal abilities.

  Zanthyr (zan´thur) n. [Old Alæic] An elusive Adept of the fifth strand of elae; zanthyrs can shapeshift between two forms: one human, one animal. Some have been known to work elae as wielders, but the extent of their abilities is unknown.

  Dramatis Personae

  The Five Vestals:

  Alshiba Torinin—the First Vestal, an Adept Healer and the Alorin Seat

  Dagmar Ranneskjöld—the Second Vestal, an Espial

  Seth nach Davvies—the Third Vestal, an avieth of the Wildling races

  Raine D’Lacourte—the Fourth Vestal, a truthreader and raedan

  Björn van Gelderan—the Fifth Vestal, branded a traitor

  Members of the Royal Family of Dannym

  Gydryn val Lorian—King of Dannym

  Errodan Renwyr n’Owain val Lorian—Queen of Dannym

  Ysolde Remalkhen—the Queen’s Companion; a Fire Princess from Avatar

  Ean val Lorian—Prince of Dannym, the youngest son

  Trell val Lorian—Prince of Dannym, the Queen’s treasured middle son

  Sebastian val Lorian—oldest son (a victim of assassination)

  Creighton Khelspath—ward of Gydryn, blood-brother to Ean (now a Shade)

  Ryan val Lorian—brother to Gydryn, posted as Dannym’s Ambassador to Agasan

  Fynnlar val Lorian—son of Ryan, a prince of Dannym

  Brody the Bull—Fynnlar’s bodyguard

  In the King’s Cabinet & Guard

  Morin d’Hain—Spymaster

  Donnal val Amrein—Minister of the Interior

  Mandor val Kess—Minister of Culture

  Vitriam O’reith—truthreader to the King

  Kjieran van Stone—truthreader to the King (assigned as a spy to Bethamin’s Temple)

  Rhys val Kincaide—Lord Captain of the King’s Own Guard

  Bastian val Renly—a lieutenant of the King’s Own Guard

  Cayal—a soldier of the King’s Own Guard

  Dorin—a soldier of the King’s Own Guard

  Of the Peerage & Their Households

  Gareth val Mallonwey—Duke of Towermount and General of the West

  Tad val Mallonwey—Heir to Towermount

  Katerine val Mallonwey—daughter of Gareth, engaged to Creighton Khelspath

  Lisandre val Mallonwey—daughter of Gareth

  Loran val Whitney—Duke of Marion and General of the East

  Killian val Whitney—Heir to Marion

  Melisande d’Giverny—mother to Alyneri (deceased)

  Prince Jair—Prince of Kandori, father of Alyneri (deceased)

  Alyneri d’Giverny—Duchess of Aracine, an Adept Healer

  Tanis—an Adept truthreader, Melisande’s ward

  Farshideh—a Nadori midwife, Seneschal of Fersthaven (deceased)

  Stefan val Tryst—Duke of Morwyk

  Wilamina—Dowager Countess of Astor

  Ianthe d’Jesune val Rothschen—Marchioness of Wynne

  Wilem val Rothschen—Marquess of Wynne

  The Contessa di Remy—wife of the Agasi Ambassador’s Aide

  In T’khendar

  Balaeric de Parma—a pirate from Alorin, now a gypsy Iluminari

  Carian vran Lea—a pirate of Jamaii, an Adept Nodefinder

  Gwynnleth—an avieth from Elvior

  Isabel van Gelderan—Epiphany’s Prophet, sister to Björn van Gelderan

  Julian d’Artenis—a fifth-strand Adept from Jeune, Veneisea

  Markal Morrelaine—a wielder, one of the First Lord’s three generals

  The Council of Nine

  Björn van Gelderan—the First Lord and Alorin’s Fifth Vestal

  Cristien Tagliaferro—an Adept truthreader

  Anglar Tempest (deceased, revived as a Shade)

  Dunglei ap’Turic (deceased)

  Parsifal D’Marre (deceased)

  Arion Tavestra (deceased)

  Markal Morrelaine—a wielder, one of Björn’s three Generals

  Ramuhárikhamáth—a drachwyr, one of Björn’s three Generals

  Malachai ap’Kalien (deceased)

  The Warring Princes & Their Allies

  Emir Zafir bin Safwan al Abdul-Basir—Akkadian Emir, Unifier of the Seventeen Tribes

  Rajiid bin Yemen al Basreh—Prime Minister of the Akkad

  Radov abin Hadorin—Ruling Prince of M’Nador

  Viernan hal’Jaitar—Radov’s wielder (see The Fifty Companions)

  Raliax—a Saldarian mercenary

  The Prophet Bethamin (origins unknown)

  Dore Madden—an Adept wielder serving the Prophet (see The Fifty Companions)

  Işak Getirmek—a wielder bound to Dore Madden

  The Karakurt—a female truthreader, leader of an infamous ring of assassins

  At the First Lord’s Sa’reyth

  Vaile—a zanthyr

  Leyd—a zanthyr

  Loghain—a Tyriolicci (of the Wildling races, called Whisper Lord by the races of men)

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  (those known to be living)

  Pavran Ahlamby—a truthreader

  Usil al’Haba—a Nodefinder

  Elien ap’Gentrys—an Adept wielder

  Gannon Bair—a truthreader

  Karienna D’Artenis—an Adept Healer

  Laira di Giancora—an Adept Healer

  Mian Gartelt—an Adept Healer

  Viernan hal’Jaitar—an Adept wielder

  Socotra Isio—a Nodefinder

  Ledio Jerouen—an Adept Wildling

  Dore Madden—an Adept wielder

  Mazur of Elvior—an Avieth of Elvior

  Franco Rohre—a Nodefinder

  Delanthine Tanner—an Adept wielder

  Thessaly Vahn—An Adept Healer

  Devangshu Vita—a Nodefinder

  Niko van Amstel—a Nodefinder

  The Malorin’athgul

  Darshanvenkhátraman (Dar´shan – vin ka´tra mahn) called Darshan

  whose name means Destroyer of Hope

  Pelasommáyurek (Pe´las – oh my´yur eck) called Pelas

  whose name means Ender of Paths

  Rinokhálpeşumar (Rin´och – cal pesh´oo mar) called Rinokh

  whose name means The Mountain That Flames

  Shailabhanáchtran (Shale´ – ah bah nock´trun) called Shail

  whose name means Maker of Storms

  The Six Sundragons (Drachwyr)

  Dhábu’balaji’şridanaí (Da´boo – ba lah´gee – shree´da nye) called Balaji

  whose name means He Who Walks The Edge Of The World

  Şrivas’rhakárakek (Shree´vas – rah kar´akeck) called Rhakar

  whose name means The Shadow Of The Light

  Jayachándranáptra (Jai´ah – shan´dra – nap´tra) called Jaya

  whose name means Rival Of The Sun

  Ramuhárikhamáth (Rah´moo – hareek´amath) called Ramu

  whose name means Lord of the Heavens

  Amithaiya’geshwen (Ami-thi´ya – gesh´win) called Mithaiya

  whose name means The Bosom of God’s Nectar

  Náeb’nabdurin’náiir (Ni eb´– nab dur´en – ny´ear) called Náiir

  whose name means Chaser Of The Dawn

  The Seventeen Gods of the Akkad

  Jai’Gar—the Prime God

  Azerjaiman—the Wind God

  Sons of the wind god—North son, Shamal; South son, Asfal; East son, Sherq

  Daughter of the wind god—West daughter, Qharp

  Shamash—God of Travelers and the Poor

  Inanna—Goddess of War

  Naiadithine—Goddess of Water

  Enlil—God of Earth and Agriculture

  Inithiya—Goddess of Restoration (Spirit)

  Angharad—Goddess of Fortune (Fate)

  Thalma—Goddess of Luck (Virtue)

  Huhktu—God of Bones

  Baharan/Baharani—The two-headed God of Blood/Goddess of Birth

  Ha’viv—the Trickster God, patron of thieves

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