Read Across the Face of the World Online
Authors: Russell Kirkpatrick
Tags: #Fantasy Fiction, #Revenge, #General, #Fiction, #Fantasy, #Immortality, #Immortalism, #Imaginary Wars and Battles, #Epic
Across the Face of the World (74 page)
| mot | |
| Pronunciation guide: | mott |
| Definition: | Black emulsion worn under the eyes to prevent snowblindness |
| Etymology: | Fenni, black |
| Mul | |
| Pronunciation guide: | mool |
| Definition: | Meditation exercise practiced by many Bhrudwans |
| Etymology: | Old Bhrudwan, to reflect, mull over |
| omat | |
| Pronunciation guide: | oh- mart |
| Definition: | Pink alchemical pain-amplifying powder designed to aid in interrogations; part of the Destroyer's chemical repository |
| Etymology: | Old Bhrudwan, mushroom |
| vidda | |
| Pronunciation guide: | vid -duh |
| Definition: | Generic name for the inland plateaus and moors of Firanes |
| Etymology: | Fenni, moor |
| wacke | |
| Pronunciation guide: | wakk -ee |
| Definition: | Large rocks and boulders scattered around the upper Torrelstrommen valley |
| Etymology: | Firanese, boulder |
| Achtal | |
| AKA: | Acolyte, the |
| Pronunciation guide: | Arck -tahl |
| Definition: | Personal name of the young Bhrudwan acolyte, a Lord of Fear (see the Acolyte) |
| Etymology: | Old Bhrudwan, death dealer |
| Acolyte, the | |
| AKA: | Achtal |
| Definition: | Mahnum's name for the youngest of the Bhrudwan warriors who took him captive (see Achtal) |
| Adunlok | |
| AKA: | Death House of the Widuz |
| Pronunciation guide: | Ah- doon -lock |
| Definition: | Fortress of the Widuz, built around Helig Holth, a deep sinkhole just south of Cloventop |
| Etymology: | Widuz, down look |
| Aigelstrommen | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Ai -gill- strom -in |
| Definition: | Stream flowing into the Torrelstrommen |
| Etymology: | Firanese, angel stream |
| Aldha | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Ell-duh |
| Definition: | Oldest man in Loulea Vale, passed away in the year 1026. His name is a nickname |
| Etymology: | Common Tongue, old |
| Aldhras Mountains | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Ell -drass |
| Definition: | High mountainous plateau on the border between Faltha and Bhrudwo, the highest mountains in the known world |
| Etymology: | First Men, old head |
| Aleina | |
| AKA: | Aleinus |
| Pronunciation guide: | Ar-lay- ee -nuh |
| Definition: | Headwaters of the Great River of Faltha, particularly that part east of The Gap (see Aleinus) |
| Etymology: | Old Falthan, threshold |
| Aleinus | |
| AKA: | Aleina |
| Pronunciation guide: | Ar-lay- ee -niss |
| Definition: | Great River of Faltha with headwaters in the Aldhras Mountains, flows through central Faltha and discharges into Wodhaitic Sea |
| Etymology: | First Men, barrier |
| Aleinus Gates | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Ar-lay- ee -niss |
| Definition: | The place where the Aleinus River exits the the Wodranian Mountains. The Gates are a series of high bluffs (see Aleinus River) |
| Alvaspan | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Ell -vuh-spann |
| Definition: | Wooden bridge over Mjolk River just west of Mjolkbridge, after which Mjolkbridge is named |
| Etymology: | Firanese, river span |
| Andratan, Island, keep | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Ann -druh-tan |
| Definition: | Island off the coast of Bhrudwo, near province of Malayu. The Destroyer has made his base on Andratan, in the fortress of the same name |
| Etymology: | Old Bhrudwan, dread |
| Anesel | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Ar -nuh-sell |
| Definition: | Young woman of Loulea Vale, betrothed to Stend |
| Etymology: | Firanese, sweet |
| Anoan | |
| Pronunciation guide: | An- owe -in |
| Definition: | Older brother of Druin, youth of Loulea, a bully knocked down by Stella with the two-stone trick |
| Etymology: | Firanese, boy child |
| Ansula | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Ann -shill-uh |
| Definition: | Senior courtier at the Firanese Court at the time Indrett lived in Rammr |
| Etymology: | Firanese, swift answer |
| Anukalva | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Ar -noo-cal-vah |
| Definition: | Narrow grotto which provides the exit to the Adunlok cave system |
| Etymology: | Widuz, anal passage |
| Arkhos | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Ar-coss |
| Definition: | Leader of a clan in the Vale of Youth; later comes to mean an ambassador to the Council of Faltha |
| Etymology: | First Men, arrow-bearer |
| Arminia Skreud | |
| AKA: | Scroll of Arminius |
| Pronunciation guide: | Ar- min -ee-uh Skroyd |
| Definition: | Scroll of prophecies by Arminius of Dhauria, from which Phemanderac extracts a prophecy about the Right Hand of God |
| Etymology: | First Men, Arminius' scroll |
| Asgowan | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Az- gouw -in |
| Definition: | One of the Sixteen Kingdoms of Faltha, located north of Deuverre |
| Etymology: | First Men, horse country |
| Ashdown | |
| Definition: | Recently built town on the banks of the Lavera River, in the midst of the wide Treikan plains, replacing Inverlaw Eich which burned down in 979 |
| Aspen Grange | |
| Definition: | Small inn at Windrise, Firanes |
| Aspenlimb | |
| AKA: | Taller |
| Definition: | From Rockford on the slopes of the Black Hills at the eastern margin of Fodhram lands, now part of Axehaft's trading band (see Taller) |
| Assembly of Scholars | |
| Definition: | The legislative body of Dhauria charged with making moral and theological rulings |
| Astora | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Ahss- tor -uh |
| Definition: | First capital city of Firanes, western terminus of Westway, located in North March until it fell into the sea |
| Etymology: | First Men, northern jewel |
| Augon | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Or -gone |
| Definition: | Farmer of Loulea Vale, lives at Spindlewood Farm, but has gone blind |
| Etymology: | Firanese, foretelling |
| Aulfather | |
| Pronunciation guide: | oll-father |
| Definition: | Grandfather |
| Etymology: | First Men, old father |
| Aurochs | |
| AKA: | urus |
| Pronunciation guide: | ow-rocks |
| Definition: | Legendary wild ox, found only on the inland moors of Firanes |
| Etymology: | First Men, bison |
| Axehaft | |
| AKA: | Leader |
| Definition: | The Warden of Fodhram, from Fernthicket. In the Fodhram fashion, his true name is hidden from the Company (see Leader) |
| Bandits' Cave | |
| Definition: | A limestone formation on the edge of Withwestwa Wood, formerly a base for robbers, now the abode of the Hermit |
| Bellows, the | |
| Definition: | Hot autumn wind that blows across the Northern Wastes, afflicting travellers |
| Bewray | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Bee-ray |
| Definition: | Arkhos (leader) of the House of Saiwiz, entrusted with the Jugom Ark by the Council of Leaders, founded Nemohaim and hid the Jugom Ark |
| Etymology: | First Men, to reveal involuntarily |
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