by Candy Rae
Daniel Ross: Kellen-Heir, from a junior house of the northerly Barony of Ross in the Kingdom of Murdoch.
Dan: The retired Sword master to the Duke of Hallam.
Danavdr: A Larg of the Largan’s pack.
Davad Talanson: Retired Assistant Weaponsmaster of the Vada.
Davanya*: Male Lind and life-partner to Hans, a young boy who was rescued by Vadeln Niaill and his Lind Taraya in AL 607. (Human: Hans) (Destiny, Victory)
Delia*: Ryzcksusa of the Western Ryzcks (Human: Retei)
Dominik: Ryzcka of the two senior cadet year groups of the Vada.
Dorin*: Vadryzka of the Sixteenth Ryzck. (Human: Olyei)
Drellor: Caravan owner who leads trade caravans into the Rtathlians of the Lind twice each year.
Drew: The cook at the Supply Station between the western coast and the Gtrathlin’s domta.
Drinan*: A retired Vadeln who resides at Domta Gtratha. (Lind: Kathya)
Dsya: A female Lind and sister of Vya.
Elliot: Prince-Heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Murdoch. Born AL 808.
Emmaya: A Female Lind.
Erik Halfarm: Baron of Leithe. Illegitimate half-brother of Cadan, King of Leithe.
Firefly: Gelding belonging to Daniel Ross.
Francis Durand: A senior member of the government of Argyll. Sister of Katie and cousin to Romul.
Francis McAllister*: the First Susa of the Vada. He led the embryo Vada on the desperate charge during the battle of the Alliance in AL 2 which turned the tide of the battle and led to the victory. (Lind: Asya) (Wolves, Courage)
Freya*: Female Lind, Susa of the Vada with her life-partner. (Human: Malkum)
Gsnendrei: The name of the birth pack (rtath) of the Lind Josei.
Hal Josenson*: Eldest brother of Thalia Josensdochter. Runs the Vada Supply Station close to Port Lutterell. (Lind: Aya)
Hans*: Life-partner to Davanya, a young boy who was rescued by Vadeln Niaill and his Lind Taraya in AL 607. (Davanya) (Destiny, Victory)
Haru: A Lai of renown. As the Lai can live over eight hundred years, he knew some of the earliest human colonists and was a great friend of Tara and Kolyei at the beginning of the first century. He was leader of the Lai when the Dglai attacked the planet in AL 608. He became a great friend too of Niaill and Taraya who played such a large part in the victory. He is the father of Maru who took over leadership of the Lai after Haru’s death. (Destiny, Victory, Paws, Tales)
Iain Josenson: Brother of Thalia Josensdochter.
Janya: Female Lind, mother of Josei.
Jak: Young stable-boy who works at an inn not far from Port Lutterell.
Jenna*: A young vadeln serving with the Fifteenth Ryzck. (Lind: Stasei)
Jason Whiteman: False name used by Chadwick Smallhide
Jill Hallam: Contessa, daughter of Paul, Duke of Hallam.
Jilla *: Ryzcka of the Fifty-first Ryzck
Jim*: Ryzcka of the Sixteenth Ryzck (Lind: Wsya)
Jim: The Sword master to the Duke of Hallam, Dan’s son.
Josei*: Male Lind. Life-mate of Thalia Josensdochter. (Human: Thalia)
Josen Joshson: Father of Thalia Josensdochter.
Katie Durand*: A vadeln of the Fifth-first Ryzck and year-mate of Thalia Josensdochter when they were cadets. (Lind: Kenlei)
Kathya*: Female Lind and life and mind-mate of vadeln Drinan. Now retired, the two of them live at Domta Gtratha. (Human: Drinan)
Kenlas: The Head Chef at the Lazy Lind, the favourite eating house of the Vada.
Kenlei*: Life-mate of Katie Durand (Human: Katie)
Kolyei*: A famous Lind of the first century, the first ever to mind and life-bond with a human. One of only a few Lind to learn to read and joint author with Tara Sullivan-Crawford of many books of both fiction and non-fiction including the first ever dictionary of Lindish. With his partner he fought at the battle of the Alliance in AL 2 and the Battle of Trumpet Keep in AL 10. With Tara he retired to the continent of Dagan where he and she spent their last years with Haru the Lai. He and Tara are buried in the woods close to the town of Talastown. (Human: Tara) (Wolves, Courage, Tales)
Kolyei: A male Lind who has been looking for his human life-partner.
Kyei: A Lind searching for a human life-mate.
Laeolvaldr: The Largan of Larg.
Larya*: Avuzdel (Human: Artem)
Leiso: Brother of Guildmaster Rilla. He owns a farm south of Stewarton, Argyll.
Louis: Son of a baker of Argyll.
Lyei : Avuzdel. Brother of Dsya.
Mal: Seneschal to the ducal family of Hallam and confidante of Duke Paul Hallam.
Malkum*: Susa of the Vada with her life-partner. (Lind: Freya)
Maru: Leader of the Lai. Son of Haru.
Marya*: A female Lind who life-bonded with a baker’s son from Argyll.
Mellon Mrs: Housekeeper of Chadwick Smallhide.
Niaill*: Vadeln of the Vada in the early seventh century. He was Ryzcka, with his Lind Taraya of the First Ryzck and fought in the Dglai wars. Adoptive father of Hans. He became 2IC Vada after the battle of Duchesne in AL 608. He retired to Dagan where he spent, with Taraya, his last years with the Lai Haru. (Lind: Taraya) (Destiny, Victory, Paws)
Nonder Walmson: Uncle of Zeb. Based in Stewarton, he is what is known as a ‘fixer’ to the needs of the underworld community.
Olyei*: Vadryzka of the Sixteenth Ryzck. (Human: Dorin)
Paul Hallam: Duke of Hallam of the Kingdom of Murdoch
Peter Smith: Count, Murdochian Ambassador to Vadath.
Philip Ross of Rothesdale: Kellen. Father of Daniel Ross. His demesne is situated in the Duchy of Brentwood.
Pierre Lord Prince Marshall: A royal duke from one of the more junior lines of the Most Royal House of Murdoch. As Lord Marshall of the Kingdom, he is responsible for its defence and safety, internal and external.
Raif Josenson: Brother of Thalia Josensdochter.
Ranolf Josenson: Brother of Thalia Josensdochter.
Redei: Male Lind who resides at the Gtrathlin’s domta.
Retei*: Ryzcksusa of the Western Ryzcks (Human: Delia)
Rhian*: The hero of Galliard and later Susa of the Vada (after the Battle of Fountain’s Head in AL 167. (Lind: Tadei) (Homage, Tales)
Rilla: Guildmaster of the Technician’s Guild at Stewarton, Argyll.
Robain Hallam: Second son of the Duke of Hallam.
Robert Crawford of Cador: Kellen of the Kingdom of Murdoch and boyhood friend of Duke Paul Hallam.
Rodick*: Vadeln of the Fifteenth Ryzck. (Lind: Anya)
Romul Durand: major in the Argyll Garda.
Rozya*: Susa of the Eighteenth Ryzck (Human: Brent)
Rudi Josenson: Brother of Thalia Josensdochter.
Rudy*: Vadeln.(Lind: Whispya)
Samuel Bentwick: Alias taken by Baron Erik Halfarm on the Island of Galliard.
Sandya*: Life-mate of the Vada Weaponsmaster. (Human: Alkin)
Slei: An Avuzdel Lind
Stasei*: A young vadeln serving with the Fifteenth Ryzck. (Human: Jenna))
Tala Talansdochter: Heroine of the Dglai Wars. With the Lai Chizu, she destroyed the Dglai mother ship, the Ammokko. It cost them their lives. (Destiny, Victory)
Tana Cartwright*: One of what was known as the ‘Quartet’, a group of cadets who gained renown in the second century. Became Susa of the Vada after Rhian and Tadei*: Life-mate of Rhian (Human: Rhian) (Homage)
Tanalya: Gtrathlin (Leader) of the Lind.
Tavei*: Second century Susa of the Vada. (Human: Tana) (Homage)
Tara* The first ever to mind and life-bond with a Lind. Joint author with Kolyei of many books of both fiction and non-fiction including the first ever dictionary of Lindish. S he fought at the battle of the Alliance in AL 2 and the Battle of Trumpet Keep in AL 10. With Kolyei she retired to the continent of Dagan where she and he spent their last years with Haru the Lai. She and Kolyei are buried in the woods close to the town of Talastown. (Kolyei) (Wolves, Courage, Tales)
> Tara Josensdochter: Young sister of Thalia Josensdochter.
Taraya*: Vadeln of the Vada in the early seventh century. She was Ryzcka, with her human partner of the First Ryzck and fought in the Dglai wars. With Niaill se became 2IC Vada after the battle of Duchesne in AL 608. She retired to Dagan where she spent, with Niaill, her last years with the Lai Haru. (Niaill) (Destiny, Victory, Paws)
Thalia Josensdochter*: A Vadeln of the Fifteenth Ryzck (Lind: Josei)
Thirlbrick: Alias used by Chad Smallhide on the Island of Galliard.
Tomas Josenson: Brother of Thalia Josensdochter.
Trendor: A trade caravan owner with a drink problem.
Trevor*: A vadeln of the Sixteenth Ryzck.
Vandiel Imogenson*: Ryzcka of the Fifteenth Ryzck (Lind: Zandya)
Vya: A female Lind serving with the Avuzdel.
Whispya*: Male Lind (Human: Rudy)
Wil: The alias used by Zeb when he was working in the kitchens at Chadwick Smallhide’s farm.
Wilf*: Susa of the Avuzdel of the main northern continent. (Lind: Asya)
Windlor Arturson: Alias taken by Erik Halfarm’s man on the Island of Galliard
Winston Randall: Founder of the human part of the Holad in the first century. He did much to bring the human-side of doctoring to the Lind in their rtathlians. (Wolves, Courage)
Wsya*: Ryzcka of the Sixteenth Ryzck (Human: Jim)
Xei*: Vadryzka of the Fifteenth Ryzck (Human: Cera)
Zandya*: Ryzcka of the Fifteenth Ryzck. (Human: Vandiel)
Zeb: nephew of Nonder Walmson, a young boy who is training to become a master thief.
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GLOSSARY
All words are either derived from Lindish or Standard unless indicated otherwise
2IC : Second in command of the Vada.
Academie : The training school of the Garda, the Army of Argyll, based at Settlement
Accords of Settlement : The alliance signed in AL 2 by the colonists from the WCCS Argyll and the Lind.
AL : Anno Landing, the years are counted from the first day in the summer of the first year of landing.
Alavadha : Goodbye
Alavidha : Farewell
Allst : Tall, large leafed tree of the north.
Ammokko : Spaceship of the Dglai. It was destroyed by Tala Talansdochter and the Lai Chizu in AL 608. (Victory)
Anders: Replacement Ambassador from Vadath to Argyll.
Argyll : Human country on the eastern coast of the larger northern continent. It is named after the spaceship that brought its original settlers there (Wolves/Paws)
Avuzdel : Lind Central Spying Unit, a quasi-secret order within the Lind nation. It is split into two, the Daki and the Raki. The Daki has three sections, one in Largdom, one in Vadath and one on the other northern continent, Dagan. The Raki is different. The members of this have an extra duty and one most secret, that of protecting the planet from extra-terrestrials. Apart from the Susas, the rest of the Daki know nothing of them. The Raki also reports to the Susalai, but directly, they neither have nor need a separate Susa. There are not that many of them.
Battle of the Alliance : Battle between the Larg and the convicts of the south and the settlers and the Lind of the north at the beginning of the second summer (AL 2) (Wolves)
Battle of Duchesne : In AL 608, the Dglai invasion was defeated in this great battle, at the edge of the Duchy of Duchesne in the Kingdom of Murdoch. (Victory)
Battle of Trumpet Keep : When the Larg invaded Vadath in AL 10 the Armies of the North met them at David’s Keep which was renamed Trumpet Keep after the battle was won. (Courage)
Battle of the Gorge : When the Larg invaded Lind in AL 167 they were defeated at this battle (Honour). Also known as the Battle of Fountains Head.
Blue Pastures : Land of myth and belief. The Lind believe the consciousness of their dead brethren reside there.
Book of the Fallen : The book of the serving vadeln who died in battle or from wounds. It is kept in the Inner Sanctum at Vada.
Boton : Lai - Probe of the Diaglon, sent to find out if the planet was suitable for raiding and conquest. It was found by Vadeln Niaill and his Lind Taraya and was the portent for the abortive invasion of the Dglai in AL 608. (Victory)
Cador : The demesne of Kellen Robert Crawford.
Chela : Lind claw, they have five on each paw. They resemble the claws of an earth cat in that they can tract and retract.
Cold-drake : Murdochian term for dragon (in folklore and stories).
Conclave : Ruling Council of the Kingdom of Murdoch, chaired by the King or Lord Regent. All the Murdoch Dukes are entitled to a seat on Conclave as is the Lord Marshall and the Primate. All seat-holders are entitled to one vote.
Council of Argyll : The ruling body of Argyll.
Cranston : A town in north-eastern Argyll.
Daga : Lind den or home of those who live with the Lind.
Dagan : Lai - Home; also the name of the smaller, more westerly of the northern continents.
Daki : Section of the Avuzdel. (see above)
Dalina : Blue flowers resembling snowdrops.
Dalina : Frigate of the Argyllian Navy
Dedta : Welcome. (formal)
Demesne : Estate held from an overlord in the feudal Kingdom of Murdoch.
Dglai : Lai and Dglai - Green skinned rtath of the Daiglon. The Dglai invaded Planet Wolf in AL 608, were defeated and their spaceship destroyed (Victory). Only a female and her young survived. This group are being assimilated into the Lai culture on Dagan.
Diaglon : The name for the genus from which the Lai (and the Dglai) have evolved.
Domta : Permanent pack home of the Lind.
Domta Holad Winston : The settlement in Vadath where medicine is taught and founded by Winston Randall in AL 2
Dugo : Small prickly, dense and fast growing bush, prevalent in the north.
Duntanvad : 20
Durapaper : A synthetic substance used in place of wood and pulp paper by the original settlers.
Eilidon : Kingdom in the Great Eastern Sea.
Elda(s) : Leader(s) of packs and Lind nation
Express : A service set up during the early years and modelled on the “Pony Express” of the American mid-west in the nineteenth century with the additional service of ‘immediate’ messages using the Lind’s telepathic abilities.
Farquharstown : A small village in Argyll about thirty miles north of Settlement.
Fealtatis Ceremony : The ceremony in the Kingdom of Murdoch when homage is taken and promises made by the King and to the King.
Fifty-first Ryzck : Known as the Susa’s Own and who perform tasks directly ordered by the Susa of the Vada, the only Ryzck to contain more than one Ryzcka
Fort : Defensive site to where the crew and families of the WCPS Electra fled before being overrun by the convicts some months after landing on Rybak (Wolves) - it became the ruling centre and capital of the Kingdom of Murdoch (Courage) – the principal royal palace is situated here.
Fountains Head : Waterfall in south western Lind and the location of the most westerly Holad station in the Lands of the Lind (see Battle of the Gorge).
Galland Confederation : A group of southerly islands allied to the Kingdom of Murdoch.
Galliard : An island in the Great Eastern Sea.
Garda : Regular army of Argyll, its headquarters are at Settlement.
Geraldine : A sloop of the Murdochian navy.
Gingrootbeer : Spicy soft drink, non-alcoholic and a great favourite with Vada cadets..
Great Eastern Sea : Vast ocean east of Argyll containing hundreds of islands
Gtran : Large vicious cat-like predators that inhabit the snowy mountain ranges of the northern continent.
Gtratha : Council of the Lind
Gtrathlin : Leader of the Gtratha, the High Council of the Lind.
Greenfruit : A northern fruit which is available during winter and summer.
Heroes of Galliard : Rhian and Tadei.
H
olad : Medical section of Lind pack, or rtath.
Honour Roll : A book in which is written the exploits of those of renown amongst those serving in the Vada.
Inner Sanctum : The room in the centre of the Vada Stronghold where lie their books and memories.
Island Chain : The traditional route the Larg take to attack the north and situated just south of Settlement. Now that the threat from the Larg appears to be over, it is being opened up to trade and leisure.
Jeza : Eat.
Jezdic : Zebra like intractable animal.
Kala : Caffeine drink made from the nuts of the allst tree.
Kepi : Cap worn by the Vada.
Kohort : Larg – Kohort of Larg warriors, usually numbering at least 800.
Kura : Docile, woolly, short-legged goat-like animal.
Lai : Legendary beings of Lind mythology up to the beginning of the seventh century when they came out of hiding to assist the other inhabitants, two-legged and four in their quest to destroy the Dglai. (Victory)
Larg : Larg - Warlike wolf-like denizens of southern continent
Largan : Larg - Leader of all the Larg
Lazy Lind : A favourite eating place in the town of Vada.
Leithe : A powerful island kingdom in the Great Eastern Sea.
Lian : Woods or forests
Limokko : Spaceship of the Diaglon.
Lin : Litter of Lind pups
Lind : Peace loving wolf-like denizens of northern continent
Lindar : Warrior section of Lind pack. All Lind, male and female over thirteen summers fight in one of the three ryz of the Lindar of their pack
Lindish : The language of the Lind.
Lis : Sister
Lisya : Other litter of Lind pups from the same parents
Litjda : A poison of southern make
Long Leave : See Appendix 5 - 4 month long Vada leave period
Ltscta : Lind youngling
Malinon : a beautiful bird-like creature with a wonderful trilling voice.
Malinon : A coastal lugger.
Mardinare : A semi-precious stone much sought after for jewellery; it is pearly-green in colour.
Middle Sea : Sea between the northern and southern continents.
Missouri : Tidal river that lies between the two most northerly wards on the eastern seaboard of Argyll.