RAEDERLE daughter of Mathom of An, promised to the winner of the crown of Peven of Aum.
RAITH current lord of Hel, under Mathom.
RE OF AUM offended an ancient lord of Hel, and in trying to insure his safety, allowed the lord of Hel to trap him on his own estate.
RHU fourth morgol of Herun; built the seven walls surrounding Crown Gty; died seeking the answer to a riddle; full name Dhairrhuwyth.
ROOD land-hen- of An; son of Mathom; friend of Morgon of Hed.
RORK high lord of Umber, under Heureu. RYE, TOBEC trader.
SERIC the High One's watcher; trained by the wizards at Lungold.
SOL OF ISIG dead son of Danan of Isig; died at the door of the cave of the Lost Ones at the bottom of Isig Mountain; cut the stones for the stars on the harp Yrth made.
PRING OAKLAND dead mother of Morgon of Hed; wife of Athol.
STONE, HARL farmer of Hed.
STRAG, ASH trader of Kraal.
SUTH ancient wizard, friend of Har of Osterland.
TALIES ancient wizard.
TEL one of the Riddle-Masters of the college at Caithnard.
THISTIN OF AUM current lord of Aum, under Mathom.
TIRUNEDETH harper to the Morgol Cron, ancient ruler of Herun.
TOL small fishing-town in Hed; a seaport.
TRISTAN sister of Morgon of Hed.
UMBER midland territory governed by Rork, under Heureu.
UON harpmaker of Hel, three centuries before.
USTIN OF AUM ancient king of Aum who died of sorrow over the conquering of Aum by An.
VERT daughter of Danan Isig.
WIND PLAIN plain in Ymris, site of Wind Tower and a ruined city of the Earth-Masters.
WIND TOWER only complete structure in the ruined city on Wind Plain; top of tower cannot be reached.
WOLD, LATHE great-grandfather of Morgon of Hed.
WOLD, SIL farmer of Hed.
XEL wild cat belonging to Astrin, gift of Danan Isig.
YLON ancient shape-changer.
YMRIS kingdom ruled by Heureu from the chief city Caerweddin.
YRTH most powerful wizard in Lungold after the Founder, sometimes known as the Harpist of Lungold.
YRYE home of Har of Osteriand.
ZEC OF HICON craftsman who did the inlay work on the harp with three stars.
PATRICIA A. MCKILLIP discovered the joys of writing when she was fourteen, endured her teenage years in the secret life of her stories, plays and novels, and has been writing ever since—except for a brief detour when she thought she would be a concert pianist.
She was born in Salem, Oregon and has lived in Arizona, California and the England that is the setting for The House on Parchment Street. After a number of years in San Jose, where she received an MA in English from San Jose State University, she moved to San Francisco, where she now lives.
Miss McKillip has also written The Throme of the Erril of Sherill, The Forgotten Beasts of Eld, The Night Gift, and Heir of Sea and Fire.
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