How Firm a Foundation (107 page)

WHITE CASTLE, BARON
—see Tohmys Bahrmyn.

WHITE CRAG, EARL OF
—see Hauwerstat Thompkyn.

WHITE FORD, BARON OF
—see Gahvyn Mahrtyn.

WIND MOUNTAIN, COUNT OF
—see Captain of Winds Shoukhan Khowsan.

WINDSHARE, EARL OF
—see Sir Alyk Ahrthyr.

WYLLYM, ARCHBISHOP
—see Wyllym Rayno.

WYLLYMS, LIEUTENANT PRAISKHAT, ROYAL DELFERAHKAN
ARMY
—one of Colonel Aiphraim Tahlyvyr’s junior platoon commanders.

WYLLYMS, MARHYS
—the Duke of Tirian’s majordomo.

WYLSYNN, ARCHBAHLD
—younger son of Vicar Samyl and Lysbet Wylsynn; Father Paityr Wylsynn’s half brother.

WYLSYNN, HAUWERD
—Paityr Wylsynn’s uncle; a Reformist member of the vicarate; ex Temple Guardsman; a priest of the Order of Langhorne.

WYLSYNN, LYSBET
—Samyl Wylsynn’s second
wife; mother of Tohmys, Zhanayt, and Archbahld Wylsynn.

WYLSYNN, PAITYR
—a priest of the Order of Schueler and the Intendant of Charis. He served Erayk Dynnys in that capacity and has continued to serve Archbishop Maikel.

WYLSYNN, SAMYL
—Father Paityr Wylsynn’s father; the leader of the Reformists within the Council of Vicars and a priest of the Order of Schueler.

WYLSYNN, TANNIERE
—Samyl Wylsynn’s
deceased wife; mother of Erais and Paityr Wylsynn.

WYLSYNN, TOHMYS
—older son of Vicar Samyl and Lysbet Wylsynn; Father Paityr Wylsynn’s half brother.

WYLSYNN, ZHANAYT
—daughter of Vicar Samyl and Lysbet Wylsynn; Father Paityr Wylsynn’s half sister.

WYNDAYL, MAJOR BRAINAHK, IMPERIAL CHARISIAN MARINES
—CO, First Battalion, Fourteenth Marine Regiment.

WYNKASTAIR, MASTER PAYTER, IMPERIAL CHARISIAN
NAVY
—gunner, HMS
Destiny
, 54.

WYNSTYN, LIEUTENANT KYNYTH, ROYAL CORISANDIAN NAVY
—first lieutenant, galley
Corisande
.

WYSTAHN, AHNAINAH
—Edvarhd Wystahn’s wife.

WYSTAHN, SERGEANT EDVARHD, ROYAL CHARISIAN MARINES
—a scout-sniper assigned to 1/3rd Marines.

YAIR, FATHER AIRWAIN
—chaplain and confessor to Rahzhyr Mairwyn, Baron Larchros.

YAIRLEY, CAPTAIN ALLAYN, IMPERIAL CHARISIAN NAVY
—older brother
of Captain Sir Dunkyn Yairley.

YAIRLEY, CAPTAIN SIR DUNKYN, IMPERIAL CHARISIAN NAVY
—CO, HMS
Destiny
, 54, and acting commodore; later promoted to admiral.

YOWANCE, EHRNAIST
—Rayjhis Yowance’s deceased elder brother.

YOWANCE, RAYJHIS
—Earl Gray Harbor, First Councilor of Charis.

YUTHAIN, CAPTAIN GORJHA, IMPERIAL HARCHONG NAVY
—CO, galley IHNS
Ice Lizard
.

ZAHCHO, FATHER DAISHAN
—an under-priest
of the Order of Schueler. One of Father Aidryn Waimyn’s Inquisitors in Corisande.

ZAHMSYN, ARCHBISHOP HALMYN
—Archbishop of Gorath; senior prelate of the Kingdom of Dohlar until replaced by Trumahn Rowzvel.

ZAHMSYN, VICAR
—see Zahmsyn Trynair.

ZAIVYAIR, AIBRAM, DUKE OF THORAST
—effective Navy minister and senior officer, Royal Dohlaran Navy, brother-in-law of Admiral-General Duke Malikai (Faidel
Ahlverez).

ZEBEDIAH, GRAND DUKE OF
—see Tohmys Symmyns.

ZHADAHNG, SERGEANT WYNN, TEMPLE GUARD
—Captain Walysh Zhu’s senior noncom.

ZHADWAIL, TRAIVAHR
—one of Tobys Raimair’s guardsmen.

ZHAKSYN, LIEUTENANT TOHMYS, IMPERIAL CHARISIAN MARINES
—General Chermyn’s aide.

ZHANDOR, FATHER NEYTHAN
—a Langhornite lawgiver accredited for both secular and ecclesiastic law. Assigned to Empress Sharleyan’s staff.

ZHANSAN, FRAHNK
—the Duke of Tirian’s senior guardsman.

ZHANSTYN, BRIGADIER ZHOEL, IMPERIAL CHARISIAN MARINES
—CO, Third Brigade, ICMC. Brigadier Clareyk’s senior battalion CO during Corisande Campaign.

ZHARDEAU, LADY ERAIS
—Samyl and Tanniere Wylsynn’s daughter; Father Paityr Wylsynn’s younger full sister; wife of Sir Fraihman Zhardeau.

ZHARDEAU, SAMYL
—son of Sir Fraihman and Lady Erais Zhardeau;
grandson of Vicar Samyl Wylsynn; nephew of Father Paityr Wylsynn.

ZHARDEAU, SIR FRAIHMAN
—minor Tansharan aristocrat; husband of Lady Erais Zhardeau; son-in-law of Vicar Samyl Wylsynn.

ZHASPAHR, VICAR
—see Zhaspahr Clyntahn.

ZHASTROW, FATHER AHBEL
—Father Zhon Byrkyt’s successor as Abbot of the Monastery of Saint Zherneau.

ZHASYN, ARCHBISHOP
—see Zhasyn Cahnyr.

ZHAZTRO, COMMODORE HAINZ, EMERALD
NAVY
—the senior Emeraldian naval officer afloat (technically) in Eraystor following Battle of Darcos Sound.

ZHEFFYRS, MAJOR WYLL, ROYAL CHARISIAN MARINES
—CO, Marine detachment, HMS
Destiny
, 54.

ZHEPPSYN, CAPTAIN NYKLAS, EMERALD NAVY
—CO, galley
Triton
.

ZHERMAIN, CAPTAIN MAHRTYN, ROYAL DOHLARAN NAVY
—CO, HMS
Prince of Dohlar
, 38.

ZHESSOP, BISHOP MYTCHAIL
—Intendant of Delferahk. A Schuelerite.

ZHESSYP, LACHLYN
—King Haarahld VII’s valet.

ZHEVONS, AHBRAIM
—alias and alternate persona of Merlin Athrawes.

ZHOELSYN, LIEUTENANT PHYLYP, ROYAL TAROTISIAN NAVY
—second lieutenant,
King Gorjah II
.

ZHONAIR, MAJOR GAHRMYN
—a battery commander in Ferayd Harbor, Ferayd Sound, Kingdom of Delferahk.

ZHONES, MIDSHIPMAN AHRLEE, IMPERIAL CHARISIAN NAVY
—a junior midshipman in HMS
Destiny
, 54.

ZHORJ, COLONEL
SIR WAHLYS
—Tahdayo Mahntayl’s senior mercenary commander.

ZHU, CAPTAIN WALYSH, TEMPLE GUARD
—senior officer of military escort delivering Charisian POWs from Dohlar to the Temple.

ZHUD, CORPORAL WALTHAR, ROYAL DELFERAHKAN ARMY
—Sergeant Braice Mahknash’s assistant squad leader.

ZHUSTYN, SIR AHLBER
—senior minister for intelligence, Kingdom of Chisholm.

Glossary

Abbey of Saint Evehlain
—the sister abbey of the Monastery of Saint Zherneau.

Angora lizard
—a Safeholdian “lizard” with a particularly luxuriant, cashmere-like coat. They are raised and sheared as sheep and form a significant part of the fine textiles industry.

Anshinritsumei
—“the little fire” from the
Holy Writ
; the lesser touch of God’s spirit and the maximum enlightenment of which
mortals are capable.

Ape lizard
—ape lizards are much larger and more powerful versions of monkey lizards. Unlike monkey lizards, they are mostly ground dwellers, although they are capable of climbing trees suitable to bear their weight. The great mountain ape lizard weighs as much as nine hundred or a thousand pounds, whereas the planes ape lizard weighs little more than a hundred to a hundred
and fifty pounds. Ape lizards live in families of up to twenty or thirty adults, and whereas monkey lizards will typically flee when confronted with a threat, ape lizards are much more likely to respond by attacking the threat. It is not unheard of for two or three ape lizard “families” to combine forces against particularly dangerous predators, and even a great dragon will generally avoid such
a threat.

Archangels, The
—central figures of the Church of God Awaiting. The Archangels were senior members of the command crew of Operation Ark who assumed the status of divine messengers, guides, and guardians in order to control and shape the future of human civilization on Safehold.

Blink-lizard
—a small, bioluminescent winged lizard. Although it’s about three times the size of a firefly,
it fills much the same niche on Safehold.

Borer
—a form of Safeholdian shellfish which attaches itself to the hulls of ships or the timbers of wharves by boring into them. There are several types of borer, the most destructive of which continually eat their way deeper into any wooden structure, whereas some less destructive varieties eat only enough of the structure to anchor themselves and actually
form a protective outer layer which gradually builds up a coral-like surface. Borers and rot are the two most serious threats (aside, of course, from fire) to wooden hulls.

Briar berries
—any of several varieties of native Safeholdian berries which grow on thorny bushes.

Catamount
—a smaller version of the Safeholdian slash lizard. The catamount is very fast and smarter than its larger cousin,
which means it tends to avoid humans. It is, however, a lethal and dangerous hunter in its own right.

Cat-lizard
—a furry lizard about the size of a terrestrial cat. They are kept as pets and are very affectionate.

Chewleaf
—a mildly narcotic leaf from a native Safeholdian plant. It is used much as terrestrial chewing tobacco over much of the planet’s surface.

Choke tree
—a low-growing species
of tree native to Safehold. It comes in many varieties and is found in most of the planet’s climate zones. It is dense-growing, tough, and difficult to eradicate, but it requires quite a lot of sunlight to flourish, which means it is seldom found in mature old-growth forests.

Church of Charis
—the schismatic church which split from the Church of God Awaiting (see below) following the Group of
Four’s effort to destroy the Kingdom of Charis.

Church of God Awaiting
—the church and religion created by the command staff of Operation Ark to control the colonists and their descendants and prevent the re-emergence of advanced technology.

Commentaries, The
—the authorized interpretations and doctrinal expansions upon the
Holy Writ
. They represent the officially approved and Church-sanctioned
interpretation of the original Scripture.

Cotton silk
—a plant native to Safehold which shares many of the properties of silk and cotton. It is very lightweight and strong, but the raw fiber comes from a plant pod which is even more filled with seeds than Old Earth cotton. Because of the amount of hand labor required to harvest and process the pods and to remove the seeds from it, cotton silk
is very expensive.

Council of Vicars
—the Church of God Awaiting’s equivalent of the College of Cardinals.

Dagger thorn
—a native Charisian shrub, growing to a height of perhaps three feet at maturity, which possesses knife-edged thorns from three to seven inches long, depending upon the variety.

Deep-mouth wyvern
—the Safeholdian equivalent of a pelican.

Doomwhale
—the most dangerous predator
of Safehold, although, fortunately, it seldom bothers with anything as small as humans. Doomwhales have been known to run to as much as one hundred feet in length, and they are pure carnivores. Each doomwhale requires a huge range, and encounters with them are rare, for which human beings are just as glad, thank you. Doomwhales will eat
anything
 … including the largest krakens. They have been
known, on
extremely
rare occasions, to attack merchant ships and war galleys.

Dragon
—the largest native Safeholdian land life-form. Dragons come in two varieties: the common dragon (generally subdivided into jungle dragons and hill dragons) and the carnivorous great dragon.

Fallen, The
—the Archangels, angels, and mortals who followed Shan-wei in her rebellion against God and the rightful authority
of the Archangel Langhorne. The term applies to
all
of Shan-wei’s adherents, but is most often used in reference to the angels and Archangels who followed her willingly rather than the mortals who were duped into obeying her.

Five-day
—a Safeholdian “week,” consisting of only five days, Monday through Friday.

Fleming moss
—an absorbent moss native to Safehold which was genetically engineered by
Shan-wei’s terraforming crews to possess natural antibiotic properties. It is a staple of Safeholdian medical practice.

Forktail
—one of several species of native Safeholdian fish which fill an ecological niche similar to that of the Old Earth herring.

Gbaba
—a star-traveling, xenophobic species whose reaction to encounters with any possibly competing species is to exterminate it. The Gbaba completely
destroyed the Terran Federation and, so far as is known, all human beings in the galaxy aside from the population of Safehold.

Golden berry
—a tree growing to about ten feet in height which thrives in most Safeholdian climates. A tea brewed from its leaves is a sovereign specific for motion sickness and nausea.

Grasshopper
—a Safeholdian insect analogue which grows to a length of as much as nine
inches and is carnivorous. Fortunately, they do not occur in the same numbers as terrestrial grasshoppers.

Gray-horned wyvern
—a nocturnal flying predator of Safehold. It is roughly analogous to a terrestrial owl.

Great dragon
—the largest and most dangerous land carnivore of Safehold. The great dragon isn’t actually related to hill dragons or jungle dragons at all, despite some superficial physical
resemblances. In fact, it’s more of a scaled-up slash lizard, with elongated jaws and sharp, serrated teeth. They have six limbs and, unlike the slash lizard, are covered in thick, well-insulated hide rather than fur.

Group of Four
—the four vicars who dominate and effectively control the Council of Vicars of the Church of God Awaiting.