Across the Face of the World (81 page)
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
| Ribtickler | |
| Definition: | Hal's name for the sword he was given at Mjolkbridge |
| Right Hand | |
| Definition: | Mysterious weapon, person or organisation mentioned in prophecy as overcoming the Destroyer |
| Rinnan Holth | |
| AKA: | River Cave |
| Pronunciation guide: | Rinn -un Holth |
| Definition: | The underground entrance to the Adunlok cave system |
| Etymology: | Widuz, river cave |
| River Cave | |
| AKA: | Rinnan Holth |
| Definition: | Common tongue name for Rinnan Holth, the undergound entrance to the Adunlok cave system |
| Robbers of the Ramparts | |
| Definition: | A loosely organised group of bandits who inhabit the lower slopes of the Remparer Mountains |
| Rock of the Fountain | |
| Definition: | Place in the Vale of Youth where the fountain of eternal life was set by the Most High |
| Rockford | |
| Definition: | Small village on the slopes of the Black Hills in eastern Fodhram lands, home of Aspenlimb |
| Roiling Pool | |
| Definition: | Small lake at the base of Secondstep Falls, Mossbank Cadence |
| Roleystone Bridge | |
| Definition: | A stone arch over the Kljufa River at the head of the Upper Clough, allowing the Westway to cross the river, the only bridge over the Kljufa north of the Trow of Kljufa |
| Roofed Road | |
| Definition: | Section of the Westway carved into the side of the Lower Clough, the lower gorge of the Kljufa River |
| Rotten Lands | |
| Definition: | Fenni name for Withwestwa Wood |
| Sagon River | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Sarr- gone |
| Definition: | Major river of Plonya, the Sagon actually has most of its catchment in Treika, draining much of northern Treika, Withwestwa and the Vollervei. The Sagon divides Clovenhill in two |
| Etymology: | First Men, serpent |
| Saiwiz, House of | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Sigh -wizz |
| Definition: | One of the four great houses of the First Men |
| Etymology: | First Men, house of the sea |
| Salopa | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Sar- low -puh |
| Definition: | Old mare kept by Loulea Village Council for children to ride on |
| Etymology: | Common Tongue, easy ride |
| Saurga | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Sour -gah |
| Definition: | The father of Kannwar, the Destroyer, cousin to the leader of the Kerd clan of the House of Leuktom |
| Etymology: | First Men, bitterness |
| Scarface | |
| AKA: | Leafholm |
| Definition: | Fodhram whose face is marred by a scar given by a she-bear, part of Leader's band of fur traders (see Leafholm) |
| Scroll of Doom | |
| AKA: | Domaz Skreud |
| Definition: | The common tongue rendering of the Domaz Skreud, the story of the fall of the Vale of Youth |
| Scymria | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Sim -ree-yah |
| Definition: | The Hidden Kingdom, a race of losian living in an interior valley in Firanes with a warm microclimate |
| Etymology: | Old Falthan, bitterness |
| Seasnow | |
| Definition: | Snow that falls near the coast, heavy and water-laden |
| Seaspray Farm | |
| Definition: | Farm on Swill Down, south of Loulea Vale |
| Secondstep Falls | |
| Definition: | Second rapid in Mossbank Cadence, follows immediately after Firststep Falls, leads to Roiling Pool |
| Shabby | |
| AKA: | Mulberry |
| Definition: | Shabbily-dressed Fodhram, a former thief who is now part of Leader's band of fur traders (see Mulberry) |
| Sheeldalian Muir | |
| AKA: | Northern Wastes |
| Pronunciation guide: | Sheel- dale -ee-yin Mew-uh |
| Definition: | Infertile grassland country between Stanlow and Ashdown in northern Treika |
| Etymology: | First Men, stone shield moor |
| Sixteen Kingdoms | |
| Definition: | Name for the sixteen countries that make up Faltha |
| Skyvault Range | |
| Definition: | The highest part of the Remparer Mountains, dominating the skyline of eastern Treika |
| Sna Vaztha | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Snarr Vazz -thuh |
| Definition: | One of the Sixteen Kingdoms of Faltha, located to the north-east of all other kingdoms |
| Etymology: | First Men, frozen snow |
| Snaer | |
| AKA: | Snowmask |
| Pronunciation guide: | Sneer |
| Definition: | The snowmask used in the Midwinter Play to represent winter |
| Etymology: | Firanese, snow |
| Snaerfence | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Sneer-fence |
| Definition: | The rugged barrier at the west end of Breidhan Moor, separating the moors from the Torrelstrommen valley |
| Etymology: | Firanese, snow fence |
| snershil | |
| Pronunciation guide: | snerr -shill |
| Definition: | Large shoes for walking in soft snow |
| Etymology: | Fenni, snow shoe |
| Snoweater | |
| Definition: | South wind that blows in spring, heralding the spring thaw |
| Snowmask | |
| AKA: | Snaer |
| Definition: | The common tongue rendering of Snaer, the snowmask used in the Midwinter Play (see Snaer) |
| Southern Run | |
| Definition: | The most southerly of three fur trapping routes across Withwestwa and the Vollervei, the earliest of the three that can be used after the spring thaw |
| Spindlewood Farm | |
| Definition: | Farm in Loulea Vale, home of blind Augon |
| Square of Rainbows | |
| Definition: | The centre of Dona Mihst, within which is set the Rock of the Fountain |
| Stalassokalven | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Stuh- lass -oh-cal-vin |
| Definition: | Vast cavern, buttressed by pillars, part of the Adunlok cave system |
| Etymology: | Widuz, stalagmite cavern |
| Stanlow | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Stan-low |
| Definition: | Treikan trading post at the confluence of the Mossbank and Sagon Rivers, popular early in the fur season |
| Etymology: | Old Treikan, stone wall |
| Starfjell | |
| AKA: | Starfell |
| Pronunciation guide: | Star-fell |
| Definition: | The most northerly of the mountains that make up the Fells |
| Etymology: | Common Tongue, star rock |
| Steffl | |
| AKA: | Meall Gorm |
| Definition: | Active volcano located in Withwestwa Wood, beside which runs the Westway. Known as Meall Gorm by the Fodhram and Widuz, it is a well-known landmark (see Meall Gorm) |
| Etymology: | First Men, the hood |
| Stella Pellwen | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Stell -ah Pell -win |
| Definition: | Youth of Loulea, daughter of Pell and Herza of Loulea |
| Etymology: | Common Tongue, from the stars |
| Stend | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Stennd |
| Definition: | Young man of Loulea Vale, betrothed to Anesel |
| Etymology: | Firanese, stand tall |
| Sthane | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Sthayn |
| Definition: | Leader of the smallest clan and member of the Council of Leaders in the Vale of Youth, opposes Kannwar |
| Etymology: | First Men, spine |
| Stibbourne Farm | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Stib-born |
| Definition: | Farm of Kurr, located on Swill Down, possibly named after corn stubble, or less likely an First Men word (stiborn) meaning stubborn |
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