To Ride a Rathorn
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BRANT
Lord Brandan of Falkirr
BREAKNECK ROCK
a rock jutting out over Tentir's favorite swimming hole
BRENWYR
sister of Brant; the Brandon Matriarch, also known as the Iron Matriarch; a maledight
BRIER IRON-THORN
a Kendar cadet, formerly Caineron, now Knorth; second in command (or Five) of Jame's ten
BRITHANY
a Whinno-hir and matriarch of the herd; Adric's mount, grand-dam of Torisen's warhorse Storm
BUILDERS, THE
a mysterious, now extinct race of architects who built temples for the Three-faced God on threshold worlds
BURNT MAN, THE
one of the Four who present Rathillien; an avenger linked to fire
BURR
Kendar friend and servant of Torisen
CALDANE
Lord Caineron of Restormir
CATARACTS, THE
site of a great battle between the Kencyr Host and the Waster Horde
CHAIN OF CREATION
a series of over-lapping worlds, each the threshold to a different dimension
CHAOS SERPENTS
vast serpents under the earth whose writhing creates earthquakes
CHANGERS
Kencyr who fell with the Master and, through mating with the shadows of Perimal Darkling, have gained the ability to shape-shift
CHERRY
an Edirr cadet
CHINGETAI
the Menkit chief
CLEPPETTY
a friend of Jame's in Tai-tastigon; housekeeper at an inn called the Res aB'tyrr
CLOUD
Commandant Sheth's warhorse
CORRUDIN
Lord Caldane's uncle and chief advisor
DALLY
a young male friend of Jame in Tai-tastigon
DAR
a Knorth cadet, one of Jame's ten-command
DARK JUDGE
an Arrin-ken allied to the Third Face of God, That-Which-Destroys, also to the Burnt Man
DARKLING CRAWLER
a wyrm, or very large creepy-crawly with a poisonous bite
DARKWYR SIGN
a gesture made to avert evil
DEATH BANNERS
tapestry portraits of the dead woven of threads taken from the clothes in which they died.
DEATH'S-HEAD
a rogue rathorn, also the name adopted by the rathorn colt whose mother Jame killed
D'HEN
a knife-fighter's jacket, with one tight sleeve and one full, reinforced with steel mesh, to turn attacker's blade
DIREHOUNDS
savage hunting dogs with black legs and head, white body
DREAMSCAPE
as with the soulscape, Kencyr dreams can touch, even overlap. However, on this superficial level one can only observe and sometimes communicate, not act.
DWAR
a forced sleep that promotes healing
EARTH WIFE, THE
also known as Mother Ragga; fertility goddess representing the earth
EARTH WIEE'S FAVORITE
a role in a Merikit rite, usually undertaken by a young man who acts as the Earth Wife's lover while pretending to be her son.
EAST KENSHOLD
a Kencyr border keep on the Eastern Sea
EBONBANE, THE
the mountain range that separates the Eastern Lands from the Central Lands
ERIM
a Knorth cadet; one of Jame's ten-command
ESCARPMENT, THE
three hundred foot tall cliffs on the northern edge of the Southern Wastes
FAITH-BREAKERS, THE
Knorth Kendar who refused to follow Ganth into exile and subsequently found places in other houses.
FALCONER, THE
the blind master of hawks at Tentir, who also teaches all Shanir with the ability to bond to other creatures
FALL, THE
some 3000 years ago, the current Highlord, Gerridon, betrayed his people when promised immortality by Perimal Darkling. This caused the Kencyrath's flight to Rathillien
FOUR, THE
Rathillien's elemental powers, represented by the Eaten One (water), the Falling Man (air), the Earth Wife (earth), and the Burnt Man (fire) real people who suddenly at the point of death found themselves gods due to the activation of the Kencyr temples
GANTH GRAY LORD
the former Highlord; Jame and Torisen's father
GARI
a Coman cadet, bonded to insects
GEN
a game
GERRAINT
father of Ganth
GERRIDON
twin of Jamethiel Dream-weaver, also known as the Master, who as Highlord betrayed the Kencyrath to Perimal Darkling in return for immortality; see the Fall
GORBEL
present Caineron lordan
GRAY LANDS
where the unburnt Kencyr dead walk
GRAYKIN
Jame's servant; Caldane's Southron, bastard half-cast son
GRESHAN GREED-HEART
Knorth Lordan before Jame, uncle to Jame, brother to Ganth
GRIMLY HOLT, THE
wood on the edge of the Great Weald where Grimly's pack lives
HALLICK HARD-HAND
Knorth commander during time of Greshan; father of Harn
HARN GRIP-HARD
Torisen's randon friend and war-leader, a former commandant of Tentir, also a berserker who fears that he is losing control
HATHIR
an ancient kingdom paired with Bashti on either side of River Silver
HAUNTED LANDS, THE
land north of Tai-tastigon, under the influence of Perimal Darkling, where Jame and Torisen were born during their father's exile
HAUNTS
anything that has been tainted by the Haunted Lands and is therefore neither quite dead nor quite alive; usually mindless
HAWTHORN
a Brandan captain at Tentir
HEART OF THE WOODS
a place of ancient power, near where
the battle of the Cataracts took place
HIGH KEEP
the Min-drear border keep far to the north, home of Rue
HIGH KENS
a highly formal and archaic version of the Kencyr language
HIGHLORD
leader of the Kencryath, always (at least until now) a Knorth
HOLLENS
Lord Danior of Shadow Rock, also known as Holly
HONOR'S PARADOX
where does honor lie, in obedience to one's lord or to oneself?
HURLEN
a town of wooden towers on islets at the convergence of the Silver and Tardy Rivers
IMMALAI
an Arrin-ken of the Ebonbane
IMU
a little clay face, dedicated to Mother Ragga
INDEX
a scrollsman herbalist who studied the Merikit
IRON-JAW
Ganth's warhorse, now a haunt
ISHTÍER
a renegade priest of the Priests' College
IVORY KNIFE, THE
one of the three lost objects of power whose least scratch is fatal, now guarded by Bane
JAME
also called Jamethiel Priest's-bane and (incorrectly) Jameth; Torisen's twin sister, but ten years his junior
JAMETHIEL DREAM-WEAVER
caused the Fall, twin sister of Gerridon and mother of the twins Jame and Tori
JEWEL-JAWS
a type of carnivorous insect
KIRIEN
a scrollswoman and the Jaran lordan
JORIN
a blind, Royal Gold hunting ounce, bound to Jame
JURIEN
Jaran Highborn and Randon Council member
KALLYSTINE
Caineron's daughter, Torisen's consort for a time, who slashed Jame's face
KARIDIA
the Coman Matriarch
KARNID
religious fanatics who live in the Southern Wa
stes. Their torture permanently scarred Torisen's hands.
KEN AN
Lord Randir of Wilden, father of Shade, son of Rawneth Kencyr Houses: [see chart]
KENCYRATH
The Three People, chosen by the Three-faced God to fight Perimal Darkling
KENDAR
one of the Three People, usually servant class
KERAL
a darkling changer
KEST
a Knorth cadet; one of Jame's ten-command
KILLY
a Knorth cadet; one of Jame's ten-command
KINDRIE SOUL-WALKER
a Shanir healer, first cousin to Jame and Torisen
KIN-SLAYER
sword belonging to Torisen
KINZI
great-grandmother to Torisen
KITHORN
northernmost of the Riverland keeps, now on Merikit land. Marc's former home
KOREY
Lord Coman of Kraggen
KOTHIFIR
a city on the edge of the Southern Wastes, called the Cruel
LAWFUL LIE
Kencyr singers (and some diplomats) are allowed a certain poetic license with the truth
LORDAN
a lord's designed heir, male or female
LOWER HUDDLES
a field near Hurlen where battle of Cataracts took place
LYMERS
hounds, scent trackers
LYRA LACK-WIT
Lord Caineron's young daughter, sister to Kallystine
MALEDIGHT
a Shanir who can kill with a curse
MARC, MARCARN
Kendar friend of Jameth, seven foot tall, ninety-five years old, a former warrior
MARROW
cadet guard, Knorth
MASSACRE, THE
nearly thirty years ago, Shadow Assassins killed all the Knorth ladies except for Tieri; no one knows why, but Jame has her suspicions
MASTER, THE
Gerridon
MASTER'S HOUSE, THE
where Jame went when her father drove her out; the House extends back down the Chain of Creation from fallen world to world, stopping just short of Rathillien
MERIKIT
a native hill tribe, living north of Kithorn
MER-KANTI
the Merkits' name for Randiroc
MIN-DREAR
a minor Kencyr house
MINT
a Knorth cadet, one of Jame's ten-command
MIRAH
a gray mare painted green and ridden by Mer-kand
MOLOCAR
an enormous war hound
MOON GARDEN, THE
Kinzi's secret courtyard at Gothregor, where Kindrie was born and which still serves as his soul-image
MOTHER RAGGA
also known as the Earth Wife; one of the Merikit's four elemental gods
MOUNT ALBAN
home of the Scrollsmen's College
NARSA
a female Ardeth cadet, in love with Timmon
NEW ROAD
flanks the Silver River on the western side
NEW TENTIR
the hollow square of barracks behind Old Tentir where the cadets live
NIALL
a Knorth cadet, replacement for Kest; survivor/veteran of the Cataracts
OLD BLOOD, THE
see Shanir
OLD TENTIR
the original stone keep
PEACOCK GLOVES
stolen by Jame in Tai-tastigon
PENTILLA
a young Ardeth highborn woman
PEREDON
son of Ardeth, who supposedly died fighting the Waster Horde in the Southern Wastes; Timmon's father
PERIMAL DARKLING
a kind of shadow that is eating its way up the Chain of Creation from threshold world to world. Under it, the living and the dead, the past and the present become confused.
PRIEST'S COLLEGE, THE
located at Wilden
QUILL
a Knorth cadet, one of Jame's ten-command
QUIRL
a Randir cadet who died trying to assassinate Randiroc
RANDIROC
the so-called lost Randir Heir or Lordan, a randon and Shanir, hiding in the wilds from the Witch of Wilden who has set Shadow Assassins to kill him
RANDON
a military officer and graduate of Tentir
RANDON COLLEGE
where randon cadets are trained
RAN
a term of address to a randon, male or female
RATHILLLIEN
the planet's name
RATHORN
an ivory armored, carnivorous equine, usually with a bad temper
RAWNETH
the Randir Matriarch, also called the Witch of Wilden
REGONERETH
the third face of god, That-Which-Destroys
RES AB'TYRR
an inn in Tai-tastigon
RESTORMIR
the Caineron keep
RIVER ROAD
an ancient road on east side of Silver River
RIVER SILVER
runs down the Riverland, then between Hathir and Bashti to the Cataracts
RIVER SNAKE
the huge chaos serpent that stretches underground from one end of the Silver to the other, causing earthquakes if not fed
RIVERLAND, THE
a long, narrow strip of land ceded to the Kencyrath at the northern end of the Silver
ROANE
Randir, cousin of the Witch of Wilden, killed by Ganth
ROWAN
female friend of Torisen, randon and steward of Gothregor
RUE
randon cadet from Min-drear, one of Jame's ten-command
SARGENT
a sort of non-commissioned randon officer, almost always Kendar, addressed as "sar"
SCROLLSMEN'S COLLEGE
at Mount Alban across from Valantir; also home to the singers
SENETHA
dance form of the Senethar
SENETHAR
unarmed combat divided into four disciplines: water-flowing, earth-moving, fire-leaping, and wind- blowing
SENETHARI
a master and teacher of the Senethar
SEVEN KINGS OF THE CENTRAL LANDS
Bashti and Hathir have devolved into seven minor kingdoms who are always at war with each other, often using Kencyr mercenaries
SHADE
also known as Nightshade; a Randir cadet, bound to a golden swamp adder; half-Kendar bastard daughter of Lord Kenan of Randir, grand-daughter of the Randir Matriarch Rawneth
SHADOW ASSASSINS
a mysterious cult of assassins who make themselves invisible (and ultimately insane) with tattoos that cover every inch of their bodies
SHADOW ROCK
the Danior keep
SHANIR
sometimes referred to as the Old Blood; some Kencyr have odd powers such as the ability to blood-bind or to bond with animals, aligned to one of the Three Faces of God; to be Shanir, one must have at least some Highborn blood.
SHETH SHARP-TONGUE
Commandant of Tentir, Caineron, Caldane's war-leader
SIMMEL
a Randir cadet and crony of Gorbel
SISTER-KINSHIP
sometimes Highborn women of different houses form lasting bonds with each other, about which their lords know nothing.
SNOWTHORNS
the mountain range through which the Riverland runs
SOUL-IMAGES
each Kencyr sees his or her soul in terms of an image such as a house or a puzzle or a garden. A healer works with this image to promote physical and mental health.
SOULSCAPE
all soul images overlap at some point, forming an interwoven psychic landscape; the Kencyrath's collective subconscious
STAY
harvest-master at Gothregor
TAI-TASTIGON
a city in the Eastern Lands where Jame and
Marc met
TARDY
a river that converges with the Silver
TARN
a Danior cadet, bound to an old Molocar named Torvo
TEN-COMMAND
the basic squad unit of cadets; its leader is
referred to as Ten and the second-in-command as Five
THOSE-WHO-RETURNED
Knorth Kendar who were driven back by Ganth when they attempted to go into exile with him; most became yondri-gon
THREE PEOPLE, THE
Highborn, Kendar, and Arrin-ken, who together are the Kencyrath
TIERI
a highborn Knorth, Ganth's sister, mother of Kindrie and first cousin of Torisen, whose life was saved during the massacre by Aerulan
TIGON
a randon from Jame's youth
TIMMON
a cadet, also, the Ardeth Lordan; son of Peredon (Peri), grandson of Adric
TIRANDYS
male darkling changer, Jame's former Senethari or teacher, deceased
TISHOOO
the southern wind, also called the Falling Man
TORISEN BLACK LORD
High Lord of the Kencyrath, son of Ganth Gray Lord, who stopped the Waster horde at the Cataracts
TRISHIEN
the Jaran Matriarch, a scrollswoman
TROGS
rocks with teeth, given to infesting wells, dungeons, and latrines
TUBAIN
owner of the Res aB'yrr
TUNGIT
a Merikit shaman and old friend of Index
TYR-RIDAN
human vessels for the Three-faced God to manifest itself through in the final battle with Perimal Darkling.
UPPER MEADOWS
a field near Hurlen where the battle of Cataracts took place
URAKARN OF THE SOUTHERN WASTES
citadel of the Karnids
VALANTIR
Jaran fortress north of Tentir
VANT
an officious Knorth cadet
WASTER HORDE, THE
a vast, nomadic, cannibalistic collection of tribes who endlessly circle the Southern Wastes, preying on each other
WEALD, THE GREAT
a large forest in the Central Lands, home to the wolvers
WEIRDINGSTROM
a magical storm capable of transporting people and things instantaneously anywhere
WEIRD-WALKING
using the weirding mist to travel deliberately
WHITE HILLS, THE
south of the Riverland, where Ganth Gray Lord fought a great battle following the Massacre, lost, and was driven into exile.
WHITE KNIFE
suicide knife, an honorable death
WHITE LADY, THE
the Whinno-hir Bel-tairi
WILDEN
the Randir fortress
WILLOW
little sister of Marcarn, killed when Kithorn fell
WINTER
a Kendar randon, first nurse to Jame, killed by Ganth
WOLVER GRIMLY
shape-shifter, friend of Torison
WOLVERS
creatures who shift easily between human and lupine forms, expert singers, usually peaceful unless they come from the deep Weald