Nalia, next to him, looked up and smiled the smile that made his knees go weak.
“All of our dreams, they have come true. The temple, Marybador, the marriage, even the new government. It is more than I ever hoped to see in my life.”
Sam leaned over and kissed her. “I know what you mean. Just about everything a person could wish for in life.”
“Just about?” Nalia said, eyebrows drawing down in confusion. “What is lacking?”
“I wish your mother and Uncle Grayson could have been here to see it.”
Nalia’s eyes dropped to the ground. “Yes. I wish that too. But we must think of the present and the future, not of the past. My mother would have loved you, Sam Wroun. I know it.”
Sam smiled. “One other thing could make this perfect life even more perfect.”
“And what is that, greedy one?” Nalia teased.
“Maybe some little Sharps running around.”
Nalia smiled as widely as he had ever seen. “Perhaps that can be arranged, Hero of Gythe. Perhaps it can.”
Glossary
Following are words that may be unfamiliar. Some are names, others are terms from Kasmali or of other origin. The syllable in CAPS is stressed. For example, the word apple would be displayed as “AP·pull.” Please note that the diphthong ai has the sound like the English word Aye. Other sounds should be intuitive.
Agago (ah·GAH·go) – Baron Tingai’s compound at approximately the same location as Kingman, Arizona. In Old Kasmali, the name means “emaciated” or “wasting away.”
Ahimiro (ah·hee·MEER·oh) – the name of Sam’s porzul wood staff, meaning “fire pole” in Old Kasmali.
Ahu (AH·hoo) – a small bird that takes its name from the Old Kasmali word for “funerary monument” because of its habit of digging holes into which it lays its eggs.
Akila Gonsh (ah·KEEL·ah gonsh) – one of the two co-leaders of the city of Patchel’s Folly. Her husband, Raire, is the other co-leader.
Arzbedim, singular Arzbed (arz·BAY'·deem, arz·BADE) – a group of rogue Zouyim who place their own selfish desires for power above all else; they are the natural enemies of the Zouyim.
Awkum (ow·KOOM) – The strange power used by Ayim Rasaad and Chetra Dal. Instead of being based on peace and harmony, it is based on chaos and disorganization.
Ayim Rasaad (ah·YEEM rah·SOD) – a former Zouyim who defected to become one of the Arzbedim and narrowly escaped the extinction of that group by the Gray Man.
Baron Tingai (TIN·guy) – Chetra Dal’s chief scientist, responsible for the creation of mutations to be used for combat.
Bayton (BAY·tun) – a fairly large city (for Gythe) that is in the exact location as San Franciso in Telani.
Bhorgabir (BOR·gah·beer) – stealthy assassin-type of mutants genetically created in the Great War and of which there are still a handful. They are called “bhor” as a shortened form of the name, the full name meaning “twilight man” in Old Kasmali.
Bongana Mountains (BONE·gah·nah) – the mountains called the Rocky Mountains in Telani, especially the northern parts of the range near the Canadian border.
Chen Bao Ling ([ba·OH] ling) – a nine-year old girl of the Chen clan (Ix’s clan). She has come from Zhong, where Ix grew up and is now the first of the new Zouyim disciples.
Chen Feng Dao (FONG·[da OH])– fighting monk from Telani who accidentally transported himself to Gythe and founded the clan to which Ix belongs. Feng Dao means loosely “wind knife” or “wind sword”
Chetra Dal (CHE·tra DAHL) – a legendary Zouyim master who is believed to have died while on a mission more than three decades ago.
Chisin Ling (CHEE·sin LEENG) – a captain in the forces of the new government, leader of the special forces unit.
Cleave – Nalia’s rakkeban.
Danaba Kemp (DAHN·ah·bah) – former leader of the Red Fangs, a group of bandits that lived in the area called The Grinder. He is now the general of the forces of the new government.
Dead Zone – an area where there is essentially no life because of devastation hundreds of years ago. This area is approximately what surrounds Olympia and extends to the north of Seattle in Telani.
Dilkin Turin (DILL·kin TOO·rin) – one of the leaders (elders) of the Order of the Rohw. He is Pred Turin’s direct descendant.
Dredden Couch (DRED·den COWCH) – the leader of the city of Bayton.
Dr. Walter Wicket – a physicist/archaeologist who was arguably the top expert in ancient societies’ use of vibrational energy, when he was in Telani. Now he heads the effort to establish the new government on Gythe.
Emerius Dinn (eh·MARE·ee·us DIN) – twin to Inoria Dinn. A hunter and tinkerer of supreme skill.
Fulusin Telanyahu (foo·LOO·seen tell·an·YAW·hoo) – the leader of the city of Seamouth.
Gawzay (GAH·zay) – the artisans who make ceramic glass items, especially weapons.
Georg Santas (GAY·org SAN·toss) – the leader of the town of Wethaven.
Gray Man – the successor to the Arzbedim, a tyrant who had plans to control two worlds. He is now deceased.
Grayson Wepp – a paleontologist who was transported to Gythe by the Arzbedim and who became the Gray Man. He was also Sam’s uncle, brother to Nicole Sharp.
Greenfield – a town that is approximately where Medford, Oregon is located on Telani.
Gutu (GOO·too) – Ayim Rasaad’s fortress. The name, in Old Kasmali, means “lip” or “snout,” no doubt referring to the mouth of the valley where it is situated. The location is approximately where Hermosillo (in Mexico) is in Telani.
Gythe (GAITH) – the world in which Sam found himself accidentally (in the book Vibrations), and to which he returned (in the book Harmonics). The name, in the Old Kasmali language means roughly “the physical world.”
Hapaki (ha·PAH·kee) – a race of furry telepathic creatures that looks somewhat like a lemur mixed with a badger. Skitter is hapaki.
Hila (HEE·lah) – one of the bhorgabir, Vahi’s second-in-command.
Iba (EE·bah) – the term of endearment Rindu uses for his daughter, meaning “heart” in Old Kasmali.
Iboghan (EE·boe·gahn) – the name for Carlsbad Caverns on Gythe. In Old Kasmali, the name means “heart of hell.”
Ikalau (EEK·ah·la·oo) – a small fishing village around where Eureka, California is on Telani. The name means “large fish” in Old Kasmali.
Inoria Dinn (in·OH·ree·uh DIN) – twin to Emerius Dinn. She was killed while attacking Ayim Rasaad’s fortress at Gutu.
Ix (ICKS) – formerly the Gray Man’s chief assassin. She took her name from the 8th letter of the Old Kasmali alphabet. The name of the letter meant roughly “fence in”, or “destroy.”
Jondin Sparks (JON·din) – Reginia Sparks’s husband.
Kasmali (caws·MAH·lee) – the language spoken on Gythe.
Kawkibon (CAW·ki·bon) – the name for the location of Roswell, New Mexico on Gythe. The name in Old Kasmali means “star rock.”
Kechaala (kay·CHAW·la) – the native people that inhabit the Syburowq (Olympic Peninsula in Washington) area, amongst other areas in the Northwest.
Khulim (KHOO·leem) – the state of consciousness just on the edge of going into a trance; “dream” in Old Kasmali.
Kimatar (KEEM·ah·tar) – a pear-like fruit with a sweet taste.
Kokitura (KOE·kee·too·rah) – The mountain on which the main temple of the Zouyim was located before being destroyed by the Gray Man. The name means “Storm Mountain” in Old Kasmali and is called Mount Shasta on Telani.
Kori rohw (KOE·ree roe) – sets of movements or forms for bringing the body into harmony with the surrounding rohw; in Old Kasmali, “rohw play.”
Kryzyq (KRI·zik) – in Gythe, the town in approximately where El Paso, Texas is in Telani.
Lahim Chode (LAY·him CHODE) – the only surviving prisoner from the dungeons of the Gray Man. He has a talent for remote viewing.
Magry Adronis (MAH·gree ah·DR
AWN·is) – the leader of the research facility at Kawkibon during the technological age of Gythe.
Malcolm Vayne (MAL·cum VANE) – the leader of the village of Raihar.
Manu (MAH·noo) – large birds, somewhat like an ostrich but bigger, typically used as mounts.
Marge Tousin (TOO·sin) – the primary healer in Whitehall.
Marjin Lace (MAR·jin) – the leader of the town of Greenfield.
Mark Sharp – Sam’s father, deceased, previously husband to Nicole Sharp.
Marybador (may·RIB·ah·door) – the location of the headquarters of the Sapsyra Shin Elah. The location is called Crater Lake on Telani. The name means roughly “Bowl of Fire” in Old Kasmali.
Max – a hapaki, Skitter’s nephew.
Medit (med·EET) – a town located approximately where Portland, Oregon is on Telani.
Mosian Fleck (MOSE·ee·ahn) – one of the Brothers of the Rohw in Rohwbyt.
Miray (MEE·ray) – a leadership position similar to a mayor but with more power.
Molly – a stowaway cat that was transported to Gythe while hiding in Sam’s woodbin. She had a litter of kittens, the only ones in Gythe.
Mwantgeray (MWAHNT·geh·ray) – Chetra Dal’s fortress at what would be Bismarck, North Dakota in Telani. The name means ‘death energy” in Old Kasmali.
Nalia Wroun (NAH·lee·ah ROON) – one of the Sapsyra Shin Elah, perhaps the last one living, daughter to Rindu Zose and Ylleria Zose.
Nawrpul (NAWR·pool) – a location where there is a lake near what is called Banff in Telani. The name means “fire fog” in Old Kasmali.
Nicole Sharp – Sam’s mother, wife to Mark Sharp.
Old Kasmali (caws·MAH·lee) – an ancient language of Gythe, not spoken any longer except in fragments, much like Latin is on Telani.
Onekai (OWN·eh·kai) – a vegetable that grows close to the ground; the name means “earth fruit” in Old Kasmali.
Order of the Rohw –a group of people who are descendants of a Zouyim monk and his close associates, dedicated to achieving balance with the universal rohw.
Palusa Filk (pah LOO·sah FILK) – one of the three known surviving Zouyim monks, a woman of an age with Nalia.
Pantor – large predatory cats, much like the panthers or cheetahs on Telani.
Patchel's Folly – a city in the area of the Dead Zone, located approximately where Olympia, Washington is on Telani.
Pletan Dorr (PLEE·tan DOOR) – the engineer for Whitehall who is second-in-command of building and engineering, beneath Surim Denga.
Porzul (PORE·zool) – wood from the tree of the same name, having properties of metal and very conductive to vibrational energy.
Powmry (POW·mree) – the name of the mountain named Mount Rainier in Telani. The name means “mouth of waters” in Old Kasmali.
Pred Turin (TOO·rin) – a former Zouyim monk who went off to live as a hermit but who attracted followers and founded the village of Rohwbyt.
Rabadur (rah·bah·DURE) large four-armed humanoids that were created genetically from humans as weapons during the great war and some of which are still around today
Raihar (RAI·har) – a village near where San Luis Obispo and Buttonwillow, California would be on Telani.
Raire Gonsh (RARE GONSH) – one of the two co-leaders of the city of Patchel’s Folly. His wife, Akila, is the other co-leader.
Rakkeben , singular rakkeban (RAH·keh·ben, - bahn) – large, intelligent wolves that can be ridden as mounts, if the rakkeban bonds with the rider.
Reginia “Regi” Sparks (reh·JIN nee·ah; re·GEE) – a Sapsyr, Nalia’s best friend when they were young.
Riati (ree·AH·tee) – small, thin, hairless mutated humans most often seen in the Dead Zone
Rindu Zose (REEN·doo ZOZE) – a Zouyim monk, one of the last, husband to Ylleria Zose and father to Nalia Wroun.
Rohw (ROE) – the energy that pervades all life in the universe, from Old Kasmali for “spirit” or “wind.”
Rohwbyt (ROE·bit) – a village made up of the Brothers or the Rohw.
Ru Wilkes – an ex-leader of one of the Gray Man’s Collector groups, newly commissioned as a commander in the army of the Republic of Gythe.
Sammy – a hapaki from a different community than the one to which Skitter and Max belong.
Sam Sharp – a man who accidentally transported himself to Gythe and became known as a hero because of actions he took trying to return home. Many people call him “the Hero of Gythe.”
Sapsyra Shin Elah, singular sapsyr (sap·SEER; sap·SEER·ah SHIN EE·lah) – an order of women warriors, the finest person-to-person fighters on Gythe, pledged to honor, justice, and helping others. Nalia Wroun may be the last surviving Sapsyr.
Seamouth – a town in approximately the location where Everett, Washington is on Telani.
Shen Nan – the husband of one of the deceased Sapsyra, Eoria Nan.
Shiran Slayth (SHE·ran SLAYTH) – the miray (a leadership position similar to mayor but with more power) of the town of Krysyq.
Shonyb (SHOE·nib) – Sam’s rakkeban; the name loosely means “fang” in Old Kasmali.
Shrapezi (SHRAH·peh·zee) – Nalia’s favorite weapon, hooked swords with razor-sharp crescent handguards; from Old Kasmali meaning “iron moon.”
Shumashin (SHOO·mah·shin) – the town where Spokane, Washington is in Telani.
Skitter – a hapaki who got caught up in Sam’s original adventure in Gythe.
Somas (SO·mahs) – – the town in approximately the same location as Nogales, Arizona in Telani.
Sowyndmesh (SO·wind·mesh) – the town in the location where Las Vegas, Nevada is in Telani. The name means “red sunrise.”
Srenick Fallows (SREN·ick) – the leader of Medit.
Stoker – Sam's housecat.
Stumin Kile (STOO·min KILE) – the mayor of Somas.
Suka Templar (SOO·kah TEM·plar) – an ancient hero, one whom Emerius Dinn idolizes and patterns himself after.
Sunedal (SOON·eh·dahl) – Rindu’s twin broadswords. The name means “teeth of Dal,” referring to Rindu’s old master Chetra Dal.
Surim Denga (SOO·reem DEN·gah) – the head engineer of Whitehall, the one responsible for planning the rebuilding of the Zouyim temple.
Syburowq (SI·boo·roke) – the area that is the Olympic Peninsula on Telani. The name means “green finger.”
Teacher’s Valley – a city in the location where Coeur d’Alene, Idaho is in Telani. The name in the language of the Kechaala people is Tchela Aenora.
Telani (tay·LAH·nee) – Earth, the world from which Sam comes. In Old Kasmali, the word means, roughly, “shadow.”
Tika Steen (TEE·kah STEEN) – Reginia Sparks’s daughter.
Togo Cairn (TO·go) – a tracker from the Shumashin area. He aids Sam and the others in finding their way through the Bongana mountains.
Torim Jet (TOE·reem JET) – one of the three known surviving Zouyim.
Tramgadal (TRAM·gah·dahl) – The village that served as a doorway to Kokitura Mountain, located at the base of it.
Vahi (VAH·hee) – the leader of the bhorgabir, a race of mutant assassins.
Wethaven – the city in the location where Seattle is on Telani.
Zhong (JZONG) – the area where Ix grew up, founded by Chen Feng Dao and in the location of the Salt Lake Valley in Telani.
Zirquay River (ZEER·kway) – the name of the Colorado River in Gythe. The name, in Old Kasmali, means “blue snake.”
Zouyim, singular Zouy (ZOO·yeem; ZOO·yah) – a class of monks or mages who use vibrational energy (the rohw) and are experts in combat. Their purpose is to aid the citizens of Gythe in living peacefully and honorably. The main Zouyim temple was at Kokitura mountain before being destroyed.
Zumra (ZOOM·ra) – Rindu’s rakkeban. The name means, loosely, “singing” in Old Kasmali. He was named thus because of his habit of humming.
Zyngim (ZEEN·geem) – the artisans who are able to make steel, the only ones who can do s
o on Gythe because of the peculiar difficulty of making alloys of iron.
Zyrqyt Lake (ZEER·kit) – The lake surrounding the island of the former Sapsyra headquarters of Marybador. The name is derived from Old Kasmali and means "blue glass."
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