Prince of Scorpio (30 page)

Vindelka: Province and Kovnate northwest of Vondium.

Violet offal of the snow-blind feister-feelt, By the: An Ullar oath.

Viridia the Render: A lady pirate of the Hoboling Islands (SS).

Vomansoir: Province and Kovnate of central Vallia.

Vomanus: Became Kov of Vindelka. Good comrade to Prescot (SU).

Vomer the Vile, By: Oath of the slave-masters of Vallia.

Vondium: Capital of Vallia.

voryasen: A risslaca, part crocodile, part tylosaurus.

Vorgan: A Stromnate owning allegiance to the Kov of Vomansoir.

vosk: A fat pig-like six-legged animal with a smooth oily skin of a whitish-yellow, with atrophied tusks, standing six feet at the shoulder. A beast of burden; more often a food animal.

vosk-skulls, or vosk-helmets: The workers and slaves of the warrens of Magdag trained up by Prescot into a phalanx received either of these names because they wore thick vosk skulls as helmets.

vove: Large and exceptionally ferocious eight-legged saddle-animal of the Great Plains of Segesthes, equipped with fangs and horns, russet-colored. Smaller and without the fangs and horns is called a half-vove.

Vovedeer: Leader of clans in Segesthes.

Vox, By: A Vallian oath.

Vulheim: Port city of western Valka.

W

Walfarg: Nation of Loh, now sunk in apathy, once the center of a great empire.

Wanek, Prince Varden: Of the House of Eward. A good comrade to Prescot

Wardens: Provided by all the Houses of Zenicce for police work and seaward defense.

wersting: A vicious black and white stripped four-legged hunting dog.

Wickens: A House of Zenicce.

Wil: Young boy of
Dancing Talu.

Wizards of Loh: Sorcerers and magicians of great and apparently supernatural powers.

Wloclef: Large island off the west coast of Turismond, famed for its thick-fleeced curly-ponshos.

woflo: Small animal fond of cheese.

Womox: An island off the west coast of Vallia.

Womoxes: A strong, bull-necked people who carry their heads forward with two stumpy but formidable horns on their foreheads. Fierce, independent, not overly original.

Wulk: A barbarian of the northern hills, a friend to Prescot.

Wyndhai: An area of The Stratemsk, home of yellow eagles.

X

xi: Iridescent-scaled winged lizards of humid jungle-valleys of The Stratemsk.

Xoltemb: A caravan-master of Segesthes from Xuntal (TT).

Xuntal: An island off the southern promontory of Segesthes.

Y

Yelker, Ven, nal Vomansoir: A canalman, owner of the
Dancing Talu.

Yerthyr: Very dark-green poisonous tree of Erthyrdrin from which are cut the finest-quality longbow staves.

yulshi: A draft bird of the Hostile Territories. Plural: yuelshi.

Yumapan: Nation of the west coast of Pandahem.

Z

Zair: The red-sun deity.

Zamu: A city dedicated to Zair, base of the Krozairs of Zamu.

Zantristar the Merciful, By: A Sanurkazzian oath.

Zazz, Pur: Grand Archbold of the Krozairs of Zy (SU).

Zelph, River: Joins the River Aph at Aphrasöe.

Zenicce: Great enclave city of a million souls on west coast of Segesthes.

Zenkiren, Pur: Krozair of Zy, Grand Archbold elect (SU/WA).

zhantil: A magnificent wild animal larger than a leem, massively built in the foreparts, banded in tiger-stripes of umber and ruby, with a rich golden mane.

zhantil to saddle, a: A secret and difficult purpose.

Zim: The red sun of Antares. Has many other names.

Zimen: Lay brothers of the Krozairs of Zy.

Zim Stream: Warm water flowing northward through the Cyphren Sea.

Zim-Zair, By: A Krozair oath.

zizils: Giant flying animals of The Stratemsk.

Zo, King: King of Sanurkazz (SU).

Zolta: Oar-comrade to Prescot, Zorg, and Nath. Took the apostis seat. Gives no details of his history, is a man for the ladies. Eventually a member of the Zimen.

Zond: Produces the finest wine of the southern shore of the inner sea.

Zora: Name usually given by Prescot to swifters he commanded.

zorca: Swift riding animal, short-coupled, four extremely long and thin legs, hoofed. A single curled horn rises from its forehead.

Zorcander: Leader of clans.

Zorg: Son of Zorg and Mayfwy (SU).

Zorg of Felteraz: Oar-comrade of Prescot, Zolta, and Nath. Krozair of Zy. Died under the lash on the slave-benches of the Magdaggian swifter
Grace of Grodno.

Zulfiria: A city of the southern shore of the inner sea.

Zullia: Village to the south of Sanurkazz devoted to ponsho fanning. Birthplace of Nath, oar-comrade to Prescot.

Zy: Island formed from an extinct volcano, in the mouth of the Sea of Swords. Headquarters of the Krozairs of Zy.

Zyna: Daughter of Ven Yelker and Vena Sosie, of the
Dancing Talu.

Alan Burt Akers is a pen name of the prolific British author Kenneth Bulmer. Bulmer has published over 160 novels and countless short stories, predominantly science fiction.

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The Delian Cycle:

Transit to Scorpio
The Suns of Scorpio
Warrior of Scorpio
Swordships of Scorpio
Prince of Scorpio

Havilfar Cycle:

Manhounds of Antares
Arena of Antares
Fliers of Antares
Bladesman of Antares
Avenger of Antares
Armada of Antares

[1]
Elsewhere Prescot says that
Koter
is usually abbreviated to
Kr,
as is “Mister” on Earth abbreviated to “Mr.” Also, he says that
Krozair
is often abbreviated to
Krz.
The Kregans, like the ancient Romans and modern men, are fond of abbreviations.
A.B.A.

[2]
Kta., Kotera
, the female equivalent of
Koter
, of
Kr. A.B.A.

Copyright © 1974, Kenneth Bulmer

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First published by Daw Books, Inc. in 1974.

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