T’khendar (tuh ken dar) n. The realm created by the Adept wielder Malachi ap’Kalien out of Alorin’s own æther, which sacrilegious act resulted in fierce denouncement from the Council of Realms and indirectly, his later madness.
Truthreader (truth – read 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´ee oh – lee´ chee) n. One of the Wilding races (colloquially Whisper Lord) known for their frenzied fighting style and ability to make small skips through time.
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
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—Crown Prince of Dannym
Ean’s older brothers (deceased)
Creighton Khelspath—ward of Gydryn, blood-brother to Ean
Ryan val Lorian—brother to Gydryn, posted as Ambassador to Agasan
Fynnlar val Lorian—son of Ryan, a prince of Dannym
Brody the Bull—Fynnlar’s bodyguard
Admiral Cameron l’Owain—father to Queen Errodan
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
Kieran van Stone—Truthreader to the King (missing)
Rhys val Kincaide—Lord Captain of the King’s Own Guard
Bastian val Renly—a lieutenant 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 in the service of King Gydryn
Tanis—an Adept Truthreader, Melisande’s ward
Farshideh—a Nadori midwife, assistant to Melisande, Seneschal of Fersthaven
Stefan val Tryst—Duke of Morwyk
Wilamina—Dowager Countess of Astor
Ianthe d’Jesune val Rothschen—Marchioness of Wynne
The Contessa di Remy—wife of the Agasi Ambassador’s Aide
In the Akkad
Emir Zafir bin Safwan al Abdul-Basir—Akkadian Emir, Unifier of the Seventeen Tribes
Rajiid bin Yemen al Basreh—Prime Minister of the Akkad
Ware—an Agasi expatriate, one of the Converted
Istalar—a holy man
At the First Lord’s Sa’reyth
Dhábu’balaji’şridanaí(Da-boo balah gee shree da nye) called Balaji
whose name means He Who Walks the Edge of the World
Şrivas’rhakárakek (Shreevas rah kara keck) called Rhakar
whose name means The Shadow of the Light
Jayachándranáptra (Jai ah shandra naptra) 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 (Am myth aya gesh win) called Mithaiya
whose name means The Bosom of God’s Nectar
Náeb’nabdurin’náiir (Ni eb nabdoor en ni ear) called Náiir
whose name means Chaser of the Dawn
Vaile—a zanthyr
Leyd—a zanthyr
Loghain—a Tyriolicci (of the Wildling races, called Whisper Lord by the races of men)
On Trell’s Travels
Fhionna—a Wildling
Aishlinn—Fhionna’s sister
Lily—a girl of M’Nador
Korin—Lily’s betrothed
Sayid—a Khurd guard
Kamil—a Khurd guard
Radiq—a Khurd guard
Ammar—a Khurd guard
Krystos—an Agasi nobleman, owner of the Inn of the Four Faces in Sakkalaah
Carian vran Lea—a pirate of Jamaii, an Adept Nodefinder
Sister Marie-Clarisse—a Sister of Chastity of Veneisea
Sister Marguerite—a Sister of Chastity of Veneisea
Jean-Pierre Marçon—Lord Commander of the Tivaricum Guard of Veneisea
Kardashian—a thief
Yara—an old Kandori woman
On Ean’s travels
Phaedor—a zanthyr
Cayal—a soldier of the King’s Own Guard
Dorin—a soldier of the King’s Own Guard
Thane val Torlen—Duke of Stradtford
Lord Brantley—Earl of Pent
Comte d’Ornay—a Count of Veneisea
Claire—comtesse d’Ornay, a Countess of Veneisea
Sandrine du Préc—an Adept Healer in the service of Queen Indora of Veneisea
Alain—an Adept Truthreader, nephew of the comte d’Ornay
Matthieu—an officer in the comte d’Ornay’s household guard
The 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
Naiadithine—Goddess of Water
Inithiya—Goddess of Restoration
Angharad—Goddess of Fortune
Thalma—Goddess of Luck
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