Shadowplay s-2

by Tad Williams

  “Funderlings? Guildhall?” Vansen could only stare at the man. “What madness is this? Where am I?”

  “By all the gods,” Chaven said, and stopped. He put out his arms to hold back the nearest Funderlings, or perhaps to support himself—he looked as though he had been struck a blow. “I know this man, but he was lost in the battle against the Twilight People. Are you not Captain Vansen, sir? Are you not the captain of the royal guard?”

  “I am. But where am I?”

  “Don’t you know?” The physician shook his head slowly. “You are in Funderling Town, of course, underneath Southmarch Castle.”

  “Southmarch...?” Ferras Vansen looked around the chamber again in stunned amazement, then took a staggering step toward Chaven and the Funderlings, causing some of the little men to raise their weapons in alarm. Vansen fell to his knees, raising his arms in the air to praise all the gods, then the crowd of Funderlings watched with worried faces him as he threw himself down on the floor, laughing and weeping, and pressed his face against the blessed solidity of the stone.

  Appendix

  PEOPLE

  Aduan—former king of March Kingdoms, husband of Ealga, and builder of M’Helan’s Rock lodge

  Aesi’uah—Yasammez’ chief eremite, of Dreamless blood

  Aislin—a Skimmer tanglewife

  Alessandros—Anissa’s father, grand viscount of Devonis

  Ananka—baroness, former mistress of King Hespter, now Enander’s.

  Angelos—an envoy from Jellon to Southmarch

  Anglin—Connordic chieftain, awarded March Kingdom after Coldgray Moor

  Anglin III—king of Southmarch, great-grandfather of Briony and Barrick

  Anissa—queen of Southmarch, Olin’s second wife

  Annon—a demigod, son of Kernios, killed by Jikuyin

  Argal—Xandian name for Perin

  Argal the Dark One—Xixian god, enemy of Nushash

  Arimone—the autarch’s paramount wife

  Arjamele—one of Qinnitan’s neighbors at her childhood home

  Ashretan—Qinnitan’s sister

  Autarch—Sulepis Bishakh am-Xis III, monarch of Xis, most powerful nation on the southern continent of Xand

  Avin Brone—count of Landsend, the castle’s lord constable

  Axamis Dorza—a Xixian ship’s captain

  Ayona, Countess—wife of Perivos Akuanis

  Azinor of the Onyenai—a god, one of Zmeos’ sons by Zuriyal

  Baddara—an innkeeper in Lander’s Port

  Barrick Eddon—a prince of Southmarch

  Barrow—a royal guard

  Barumbanogatir—a demigod, child of Sveros

  Baz’u Jev—a Zandian poet

  Bazilis, Favored—envoy for autarch

  Beetledown—a Rooftopper

  Berkan Hood—the Tollys’ lord constable

  Birin, Lord of the Evening Mist—a god, one of Perin’s sons, killed in the God War

  Bloodstone Smoke Quartz— magister of Smoke Quartz family

  Brabinayos Boots-of-Stone— Hierosoline name for Barumbanogatir

  Brigid—a serving woman at the Quiller’s Mint

  Briony Eddon—a princess of Southmarch

  Brother Lysas—Pelaya’s and Teloni’s tutor

  Caprock Gneiss, Highwarden— important Funderling of the Fire Stone House

  Captrosophist Order—school of mirror-lore, founded in Tessis

  Caradon Tolly, Duke of Summerfield—second oldest Tolly brother

  Caylor—a legendary knight and prince

  Celebrants of Mother Night—Qar order/subspecies/cult

  Chakkai—a people of the southern Perikalese mountains

  Chaven—physician and astrologer to the Eddon family

  Chert Blue Quartz—a Funderling, Opal’s husband

  Cheryazi—Qinnitan’s sister

  Children of the Emerald Fire—a Qar tribe

  Cinnabar—a Funderling magister

  Collum Dyer—one of Vansen’s soldiers

  Conary—proprietor of the Quiller’s Mint

  Conoric, Sivonnic, and Iellic tribes —“primitive” tribes who lived on Eion before conquest by the southern continent of Xand

  Crooked —Qar name for Kupilas

  Daikonas Vo—a Perikalese White Hound

  Dandelon—a character in Hewney’s King Nikolos

  Dawet dan-Faar—envoy from Hierosol

  Dawtrey—a legendary knight, sometimes called “Elf-spelled”

  Devona—a goddess, aka “Devona of the Harp”

  Devonai kings—ancient line of Hiersoline royalty

  Dimakos Heavyhand—one of the last chieftains of the Gray Companies

  Doirrean—young Prince Olin’s nursemaid

  Donal Murroy—onetime captain of the Southmarch royal guard

  Dowan Birch—a player in Makewell’s Men

  Dreamless—also known as “Night Men”

  Drows—a race behind the Shadowline, related to Funderlings

  Durstin Crowel—baron of Graylock

  Ealga Flaxen-Hair—former queen of March Kingdoms, wife of King Aduan

  Earth Elders—Funderling guardian spirits

  Effir dan-Mozan—a Tuani merchant

  Eilis—Merolanna’s maid

  Elan M’Cory—sister-in-law of Caradon Tolly

  Ena—a young Skimmer girl, Backon-Sunset-Tide clan

  Enander II—king of Syan

  Eneas—son of Enander, prince of Syan and heir to throne

  Erasmios Jino—Marquis of Athnia, aide to King

  Enander of Syan Eri—Chaven’s oldest brother

  Eril—an Akuanis family servant

  Erilo—god of harvest

  Erivor—god of waters

  Erlon Meaher—a court poet in Southmarch, rival of Tinwright

  Eshervat—Xixian name for Erivor

  Estir Makewell—sister of Pedder Makewell

  Fanu—a relative of Idite

  Febis—cousin of the autarch

  Feival Ulian—a player in Makewell’s Men

  Ferras Vansen—captain of the Southmarch royal guard

  Finn Teodoros—a writer

  Four Sunsets—the fairy who owned Dragonfly

  Funderlings—sometimes known as “delvers,” small people who specialize in stonecraft Gailon Tolly, Duke of Summerfield —an Eddon family cousin

  Geral Kelty—one of the Southmarch guards lost behind the Shadowline

  Gil—a potboy at the Quiller’s Mint

  Grandfather Sulfur—a Funderling elder of the Metamorphic Brothers

  Gray Companies—mercenaries and landless men turned bandits in wake of the Great Death

  Great Mother—goddess worshipped in Tuan

  Gregor—a laundry worker

  Gregor of Syan—a famous bard

  Guard of Elementals—a tribe of the Qar

  Gyir—a Qar, Yasammez’ captain, aka “Gyir the Storm Lantern”

  Habbili—a god, the crippled son of Nushash

  Harsar—Ynnir’s counselor

  Hendon Tolly—youngest of the Tolly brothers, Guardian of Southmarch

  Hesper—King of Jellon, betrayer of King Olin

  Hijam Marukh, aka “Stoneheart”— captain of the autarch’s Leopard guards

  Hiliometes—a legendary demigod and hero

  Idite—Effir dan-Mozan’s wife

  Ikelis Johar—High Polemarch (chief general) of Xis

  Iomer M’Sivon—Baron of Landers Por

  Irinnis—foreman of military engineers, Hierosol

  Jacinth Malachite—a female magister

  Jeddin—chief of the autarch’s Leopard guards

  Karal—king of Syan killed by Qar at Coldgray Moor

  Kaspar Dyelos— Chaven’s mentor, aka “Warlock of Krace”

  Kayyin—“real” name of Gil the potboy

  Kearn Tinwright—Matt Tinwright’s father, a tutor

  Kellick Eddon—great-grandnephew of Anglin, first of Eddon family March Kings

  Kelofas—a
Hierosoline noble

  Kendrick Eddon—prince regent of Southmarch, eldest son of King Olin

  Kernios—god of earth and death, one of the Trigon brothers

  King Nikolos—Syan monarch who moved the Trigon out of Hierosol

  Kiril—Pelaya’s brother

  Krisanthe—Queen Meriel’s mother, the twins’ grandmother

  Kupilas— god of healing, also known as “Habbili” and “Crooked”

  Lady Simeon—a lady-in-waiting during the twins’ youth

  Lander III—son of Karal, king of Syan, aka “Lander the Good,” “Lander Elfbane”

  Lawren—the old Earl of Marrinscrest

  Lida—Elan M’Cory’s maid

  Lisiya Melana of the Silver Glade— demigoddess, one of the nine daughters of Birgya and Volios

  Lord of the Peak—a Rooftopper deity

  Lorick Eddon—Olin’s older brother, who died young

  Losa—a laundry worker

  Ludis Drakava—Lord Protector of Hierosol

  Madi Surazem—goddess of childbirth

  Magister Scoria of the Gneiss family

  Makaros (“the Makari”)—Chaven’s family name

  Matthias Tinwright—a poet, aka “Matty”

  Meriel—Olin’s first wife, daughter of “a powerful Brennish duke”

  Merolanna—the twins’ great-aunt, originally of Fael, widow of Daman Eddon

  Mesiya—moon goddess

  Metamorphic Brothers—a Funderling religious order

  Milios, Bandit-King of Torvio—character from a play

  Moina Hartsbrook—a young Helmingsea noblewoman, one of Briony’s ladies-in-waiting

  Mokori—one of the autarch’s stranglers

  Muziren Chah—the autarch’s regent in Xis

  Nenizu—Xandian name for Mesiya the moon goddess

  Nevin Hewney— a playwright and player in Makewell’s Men

  Nikos—Dorza’s Hierosoline son

  Niram—Chaven’s older brother

  Nodule—Chert’s brother, aka “Magister Blue Quartz”

  Nushash— Xixian god of fire and chief god of Xis, patron god of the autarchs, Xandian name for Zmeos

  Nynor—Steffens Nynor, Count of Redtree, lord castellan of Southmarch Castle

  Okros Dioketian—Brother Okros’ full name

  Olin Alessandros Benediktos Eddon—son of King Olin and Queen Anissa

  On. Iaris—an oracle of the Trigonate Church

  On. Zakkas (known as “the Ragged”)—an oracle of the Trigonate Church

  Onir Kyma—an oracle with a temple in Southmarch

  Onir Soteros —“Dreamer Soteros,” an oracle of the Trigonate Church

  Opal—A funderling, Chert’s wife

  Palakastros—neighbors of the Akuanis family

  Pale Daughter—Qar name for Zoria

  Panhyssir—Xixian high priest of Nushash

  Parnad—father of current autarch, Sulepis, sometimes known as “the Unsleeping”

  Pedar Vansen—Ferras Vansen’s father

  Pedder Makewell—actor, sponsor, of troop of players

  Pelaya— daughter of Count Perivos

  Perin—sky god, called “Thane of Lightnings”

  Perivos Akuanis, Count—steward of the Hierosoline citadel

  Petris Kopayis—famous Kracian siege tactician

  Phelsas—Hierosoline philosopher, founder of School of Phelsas, postulator of Many Worlds idea

  Pilney—a young player

  Pinimmon Vash—Paramount Minister of Xis

  Prusus—scotarch of Xis, sometimes called “Prusus the Cripple”

  Puzzle—court jester to the Eddon family

  Pyarin Ky’vos—Skimmer name for Perin

  Qar—race of nonhumans who once occupied much of Eion

  Qinnitan— an acolyte of the Hive in Xis, later a bride in the autarch’s Seclusion

  Quicklime Pewter, Highwarden— important Funderling of the Metal House

  Quicksilver—important Funderling family

  Rabbit—a laundry worker

  Rafe—Ena’s friend, Hull-Scrapedthe-Sand clan

  Red Stag—the Qar name for the god Honnos

  Robben Hulligan—a musician, friend of Puzzle

  Rooftoppers—little-known residents of Southmarch Castle

  Rorick Longarren, Earl of Daler’s Troth— an Eddon cousin of Brennish ancestry, related to Meriel

  Rose Trelling—one of Briony’s ladies-in-waiting, a niece of Avin Brone

  Rud—a god, son of Zo and Sva, aka “Golden Arrow” Rugan— the high priestess of the Hive

  Salamandros—one of Zosim’s holy names

  Sanasu—widow of Kellick Eddon, known as “Weeping Queen”

  Saqri (of the Ancient Song)—queen of the People, Ynnir’s wife, aka “The Sleeping Queen”

  Sard Smaragdine, Highwarden— important Funderling of the Crystal House

  Sawamat—Xixian name for Great Mother, a goddess

  Selia—Anissa’s maid, also from Devonis

  Shaso dan-Heza—Southmarch master of arms

  Shoshem—Xandian name for Zosim

  Shusayem—Xandian name for Madi Surazem

  Silas of Perikal—semilegendary knight

  Sisel—Hierarch of Southmarch, chief religious figure in March Kingdoms

  Sister (or “Sor”), Lyris—Pelaya’s tutor

  Siveda—goddess of night

  Skimmers—a people who make their living on and around water

  Soryaza—mistress of the laundry, former Hive acolyte

  Surigali— Xixian goddess

  Suya—Xandian name for Zoria

  Sveros—old god of the night sky, father of Trigon gods

  Talibo—Effir’s nephew

  Tane, King—ancient Vuttish king known as Tane the White and T’chayan Redhand

  Tedora—Axamis Dorza’s Hierosoline wife

  Teloni—Pelaya’s sister

  Thallo—a Heiosoline queen from the imperial period

  Timoid, Father —Eddon family mantis (priest)

  Tirnan, Havemore—Brone’s former factor, later castellan of Southmarch

  Travertine, Highwarden—important Funderling of Water Stone House

  Trigon—priesthoods of Perin, Erivor, and Kernios acting in concert

  Trigonarch—Head of Trigonate Church, chief religious figure in Eion

  Turley Longfingers—a Skimmer fisherman, Back-onSunset-Tide clan

  Twelve Families— governing body of old Hierosol

  Twilight People—another name for the Qar

  Tyne Aldritch, Earl of Blueshore— an ally of Southmarch, killed by Qar

  Ueni’ssoh—Jikuyin’s adviser, one of the Dreamless

  Umdi Onajena—the Xixian name for Madi Onyena

  Upsteeplebat, Queen—monarch of the Rooftoppers

  Urekh—a god, wore wolf-armor

  Urrigijag the Thousand-Eyed— Funderling name for Immon

  Ustin—King Olin’s father

  Utta—aka “Sister Utta” or “Sor Utta,” a priestess of Zoria and Briony’s tutor—full name: Utta Fornsdodir

  Uvis White-Hand—a god, wounded by Kernios

  Vanderin—a Syannese poet Vermilion Cinnabar—wife of Quicksilver magister

  Volios of the Measureless Grip—a son of Perin, god of war

  Waterman —a player

  Whispering Mothers—a Qar tribe

  White Daughter—a name for Zoria

  Widowmakers—Jikuyin’s troop in ancient days

  Willow—a young woman

  Xarpedon—name of several autarchs of Xand

  Xergal—Xandian name for Kernios

  Ximander—a mantis, “writer” of a famous book

  Xosh—Xandian name for Khors

  Yaridoras—a Perikalese White Hound

  Yarnos of the Snows—a god

  Yasammez—Qar noblewoman, aka “Lady Porcupine”

  Yazi—a laundry girl from Ellamish border country

  Yirrud—a god, son of Rud and Onyenar />
  Yisti—Sanian metalworkers of Funderling blood

  Ynnir the Blind King—lord of the Qar, “Ynnir din’at sen-Qin, Guardian of the Fireflower, Lord of Winds and Thought,” aka “Son of the First Stone”

  Zamira—Chaven’s sister

  Zmeos—a god, Perin’s nemesis

  Zoria—goddess of wisdom

  Zosim—son of Erilo, god of playwrights and drunkards

  Zsansan-sis—chieftain of the Children of the Emerald Glow

  PLACES

  Akaris—an island between Xand and Eion

  Aldritch Stead—castle of Tyne Aldritch, late earl of Blueshore

  Ardos Perinous—a mountain town in Syan

  Badger’s Boots—a Southmarch inn Basilisk Gate—main gate of Southmarch Castle

  Blessed Lady of Night—a temple of Siveda, in Tessis

  Brenland—small country south of the March Kingdoms

  Brenn’s Bay—named after legendary hero

  Cat’s Eye Street—a street in Xis

  Chakki’s Hole—a district in the northestern corner of central Tessis

  Citadel Hill—small palatine hill of Hierosol

  Coast Road—a road in Marrinswalk

  Coiner’s Point—a pramantony of Landsend

  Coldgray Moor—legendary battleground, from a Qar word, “Qul Girah”

  Creedy’s Inn—tavern in Greater Stell

  Dagardar—trading port of Tuan, also a famous siege by the troops of the old autarch Parnad

  Daneya Street—a waterfront street in Hierosol, haunt of prostitutes

  Dawnwood—site of a battle between Qar and demigod

  Deep Library—a place in Qual-na-Qar

  Doros Kallida—Syannese town

  Ealingsbarrow—human settlement now ruined behind the Shadowline

  Eastmarch Academy—university, originally in old Eastmarch, relocated to Southmarch at the time of the last war with the Qar

  Eion— the northern continent

  Ellamish—border country to Xis

  Emberstone Reach—in the Funderling Depths

  Esterian River Valley—in Syan, most populous place in Eion