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Phaxia, country. Lit. The People

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Quarred, Confederate country

quennis, lawyer cane. From quienn, hook

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ras, source

Rastyr, Lit. Port-head, from tyr, narrow or port

rhodel (pl. rhodellin), gold coinage of Everran. From rho, round, del, gold

rhonur, cotton. From rho, round, nur, white

riendel, cocky-apple tree. From rien, crimson, el, tree

riengjer, kangaroo grass. From rien, crimson, gjer, grass

rienglis, red kite. From rien, crimson, perraglis, hawk

Rienvur, Mars. Lit. crimson-brow

rivannon, scented tree, possible kind of cassia

rovperra, kookaburra. From pirra, bird, rove, to laugh at, mock

ruan, mind

Ruanbrarx, aedric arts. Lit. mind-acts, from ruan, mind, briarx, past. part. of briave, to act, q.v.

Ruanbraxe, aedric art. From ruan, mind, braxe, shield. To block from other aedryx' awareness

ruand, numeral one. Also leader, head capital, etc.

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saeva, wind

saeveryr, wagtail. Also Cape, “where the wind turns,” from saeva, wind, ryde, rythe, to turn

Saevetir, south wind

Salasterne, Assharran fort. Lit. sour-watch, from sal, sour, asterne, lookout

salgar, Lit. bitter-bark, from sal, bitter, sour, gar, skin, bark. Assharran version of cinchona bark

Saphar, capital of Everran. Lit. delight

Sathel (pl. Sathellin), wanderer, nomad

scarthe, aedric art. Telepathic perception. Lit. to read verbal thought

Selionur, Sirius. From selloth, stars, lios, face, nor-nur, white

Sellithar, personal name. Lit. Star-flower

sellothahr, frangipani tree. Lit. Sun-star, from selloth, stars, ahltar, sun

skos, broad

slief, plateau, tableland

slithil, ibis. Lit. water-knife, from ilien, water, slith, knife

stiriand, north. Region of Everran. Aedric line

Stirian Ven, highway. Lit. North Road

Stirsselian, Lit. North-swamp, from hasselian, swamp, from haz, earth, ilien, water

syvel, wilga tree. From syve, thick, el-ela, tree

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tar, flower

tarsal, gidgee tree. Lit. sour-flower

taskgjer, Mitchell grass. From task, tussock, gjer, grass

Tasmar, Assharran province. From tassa, cloth

tathrien, red cedar. From tath, wood, rien, crimson

Taven, Lit. wood-road, from tath, wood, ven, road

Tengorial, Assharran town. Lit. cleared-land, from tengre, to clear, cut down

terrephaz, brolga. From az, blue, terre, to dance

terrepher, lyretail menura. From per, silver, terre, to dance

terrian, jacaranda. Corruption of theryx, purple, iahn, flame

Thangar, Assharran province. From thangos, hilly

Th'Iahn, aedric personal name. Lit. The Flame

thillian, diamond. Lit. light-water-fire, from thira, light, ilien, water, iahn, flame

thira, light

Thiryx, Sky-lord, worshipped in Everran. Lit. air. See Haz, Ilien and Iahn

thorgan, king

Thor'stang, aedric chess. Lit. king's-war, from thorgan, king, gastang, war

thrithan, bamboo

tingan, lyretail menura. From tingrith, all, han, tongue

tingrith, numeral. Eight, all. Quarred government, loose confederation of aedric lines

Tirien, aedric line. Lit. south water, from tirs, south, ilien, water

tirs, south. Everran region

Tirstang, Crux Australis. From tirs, south, tang, cross

tyr, narrow. Port, in Hazyk dialect

Tyr Cletho, From tyr, port, cletho, mud

Tyr Coryan, Lit. Maze-port, from tyr, port, coryan, maze, labyrinth

Tyrwash, Lit. narrow-river. Aedric line

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ulfann, dingoes. From ulce, wild, fanx, fann, pl. dog

Ulven, Neolithic Gjerven tribe. From ulce, wild, Gjerven, province, q.v.

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Valinhynga, Venus. Lit. horns of the morning, corruption of valin, horn, lyng, morning

Vallin Taskar, Assharran landmark. From vallin, horns, taskar, gate

Velandryxe, wisdom. Lit. high-vision, from vel, high, andeir, second or non-physical sight

velandyr, sage. Lit. high-seer

Veldisk, Phaxian plateau. From vel, high, disyk, brown

ven, highway, main road

Vendring, Assharran town. Lit. road-works, from ven, road

Ven Selloth, Milky Way. From ven, road, selloth, stars

veth, first

Vorn, aedric personal name. Lit. the tooth

Vyrenia, country. Lit. last-land, from vyrne, last

Vyrlase, Lit. Last-meeting, from vyrne, last, lase, meeting, crossing-place

vyrne, Lit. the last. Nickname of Vorn, q.v.

Vyrne Taskar, Phaxian province. Lit. last-gate, from vyrne, last, taskar, gate

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wash, river

wreve, V. to master, control

wreve-lan'x, aedric art. Beast mastery, from wreve, control, lanyx, coll., beast

wreve-lethar, aedric art. Lit. to control the dream, i.e. to control or change the world. From lethar, the dream, aedric term for universe

wreviane, aedric art. Pyrokinesis

wrevurx, aedric art. To control the weather. From wreve, control, vur, sky

wrock, ridge, esp. watershed

wyre, great

wyresparyx, goanna. From wyre, great, emsparyx, lizard, from yrk, yrx, legs, and emspar, snake, from ema, poison, sparthe, to kill

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Xaira, farewell, separation, aedric myth of same

xhen, aloe vera. From xhen, burnt, past. part. of xhiane, to burn

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yazyk-yx, thief

yeld, blood

yeldtar, poppy. Lit. blood-flower. Juice used as soporific

yeltath, bloodwood tree. From yeld, blood, tath, wood

yst, truth

Ystanyrx, Lit. true songs. Cosmogony as preserved by Everran harpers

Ystir, Invocation. Truth it is

Ystryn, Assharran Tarot cards. Lit. truth-tellers. See also Latharyn.

yx, sing., before, pl., eyes

yxphare, aedric art. Lit. to see before. Clairvoyance

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Zem-and-Zam, Assharran personal names. Lit. This-and-That

Zyphryr Coryan, Assharran capital. From zyph, city, wyre, great, coryan, maze, labyrinth

About the Author

Sylvia Kelso lives in North Queensland, Australia, and has been writing or telling stories for as long as she remembers.
The Moving Water
is her second fantasy novel, the sequel to her well-received
Everran's Bane
. She has also published poetry in Australian literary magazines, and has a Creative Writing MA for an alternate history/SF novel set in alternate North Queenslands. She lives in a house with a lot of trees in the garden, but no cats or dogs. She makes up for this by playing Celtic music on a penny whistle and is now learning the fiddle as well.

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Copyright © 2007 by Sylvia Kelso

First published by Five Star, April 2007

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This novel is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination, or, if real, used fictitiously.

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