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Beck stared. He touched his own face as if unable to believe both he and Southmarch could exist at the same moment in the same place, then let out a whoop of delight and began a clumsy dance in the middle of the Coast Road. Two more deer, a doe and a fawn, sprang from the underbrush and bounded away into the depths of the woods, terrified by the disheveled man’s capering.
“Praise the gods!” Beck shouted, tears streaming down his cheeks. “Praise all the gods! I’m back! I’m
home!”
And then he dropped down to his hands and knees and kissed the ground over and over before he rose, still loudly thanking Heaven, and trotted off in the direction that would at last lead him again to Helmingsea and his family.
Appendix 1
PEOPLE
Adis—true name of Merolanna’s son
Aesi‘uah—chief eremite to Lady Yasammez
A‘lat—a priest, servant of the Autarch
Akutrir—a Qar warror of the Unforgiven tribe
Androphagas—legendary monster, half-bull, half-serpent
Aristas—mentor of Adis, the Orphan
Avros—aka Little Avros, a Temple Dog
Aylan—Sulepis’ great-grandfather
Beetlewing—a Rooftopper, Beetledown’s father
Benaridas—a mercenary killed at Kleaswell market
Benediktos—Anissa’s father, monarch of Devonis
Black Noszh-lah—Funderling version of Immon
Blackspine—Trickster
Bluedeeps—in the icy northern part of Qar lands
Buckle—a Summerfield guard
Calomel—Cinnabar and Vermilion Quicksilver’s son
Chaffy—one of Brone’s hired men
Cheshret and Tusiya—Qinnitan’s parents
Chrysolite—a Funderling warder
Corundrum—a Funderling engineer
Dard, aka Dard the Jar—Hierosoline merchant
Dawet dan-Faar—envoy from Hierosol, late of Tuan
Dawn Flower—a Qar name for Zoria, mother of Kupilas
Dolomite—a Funderling, Jasper’s lieutenant
Dordom—Parnad’s oldest son
Duke Kaske of the Unforgiven—a Qar war leader
Duke of Veryon—a Syannese historical figure
Ekkadar—leader of the Qar at Kleaswell Market
Flightless—a Trickster Qar, son of Greenjay
Flowstone—a Metamorphic Brother
Gerasimos—Trigonarch who rejected Hypnologues
Gennadas—a Syannese knight
Gorhan—Tulim’s uncle
Gunis—a Nushash priest with the Autarch’s army
Hereddin—Xixian tactician, writer
Hypnologues—AKA “Hypnologoi”, a heretic sect
Ice Ettins—one of the types of Ettins
Idite dan-Mozan—widow of Effir dan-Mozan
Jackdaw—a Qar, a Trickster
Karisnovois—Rooftopper name for Kernios
Kayne, Prince—Queen Lily’s son who died young
Kelonesos—famous sea monster
Kernios Olognothas—the Earth Lord as All-Seeing
Kersus—Xixian tactician, writer
Khau-Yisti—Yisti (Funderling-type Qar) bred by Autarchs
Khobana the Wolf—a murderess and prisoner
Kioy-a-pous—Skimmer name for Crooked
Kirgaz—one of young Tulim’s royal brothers
Kymon—a viscount of a county on the Syannese border
Leekstone—Opal’s maiden name
Longscratch—Trickster
Mackel—Skimmer, Rafe’s father
Mawra the Breathless—a Qar
Mehnad—a prince of Xis
Mihannid Blue Kings—ancient Xandian dynasty
Miron—Lord Helkis’ given name
Morna—goddess of winter, victim of Zosim
Moros—treacherous servant of Adis
Moseffir—a Dan-Mozan grandchild
Mountain Korbols—a tribe of Qar
Okhuz—Xixian name for Volios the god of war
Okros Dioketian—a physician,
Osias—Tyrant of Hierosol during the Orphan’s time
Oyler—one of Brone’s pages
Paka—a Xixian soldier
Parak—former autarch of Xis, Sulepis’ grandfather, Parnad’s father
Pardstone Jasper, the last Funderling who had regularly contributed to the wide conversation of scholars
Pebble Jasper—wife of Wardthane Sledge Jasper
Perch—one of Brone’s hired men
Phayallos—famous scholar
Pirilab—Xixian historian
Pyarin—Skimmer name for Perin
Rhantys of Kalebria—a scholar, author of “
The Agony of Truth Foresworn
”
Riddletongue—a Trickster
Salt Nitre—nephew of Ash
Selia ei’Dicte—Anissa’s maid’s real name
Shadow’s Cauldron—an Elemental
Silvergleam—a Qar name for Khors the moon god, father of Kupilas
Singscrape—a Deep Ettin, Hammerfoot’s son
Skollas—a historical dictator of Hierosol
Sorykidons—residents of Sorykos who claimed the Orphan had been born there
Spelter—a drow, related to Funderlings
Stephanas, Sir—a knight, one of Eneas’ Temple Dogs
Sunset Pearl, aka Urayanu—aka She of the Strengthening Touch—Qar healer
Tirnan Havemore—Castellan under Hendon Tolly
Tulim—twenty-third in the line of succession
Tyron—famous Kracian bard and poet
Ultin—a prince of Xis
Unforgiven—a tribe of manlike Qar
Upsteeplebat—Queen of the Rooftoppers of Southmarch
Uwin—priest who replaced Father Timoid
Vasil Zeru—White Hounds quartermaster
Volofon—a mercenary from Ikarta in Krace
Weasel—one of the Temple Dog scouts
Whitewound—Ettin clan from Bluedeeps
Willow—A pixilated girl
Xergal—Xixian name for Kernios
Ximander—famous scholar
Xosh—Xixian name for Khors
Xyllos—a sea monster
Yermun—Xixian name for Immon the Gatekeeper
Zoaz—Xixian god, groom of the solar chariot
PLACES
Ancestor’s Blood—Qar name for the Sea in the Depths
Anglin Parlor—Hendon Tolly’s temporary throne room
Argas River Valley—in southern Silverside
Blue Lamp Quarter—a district of Xis
Brewer’s Store Cavern—a cavern between the temple and Funderling Town
Cavern of Winds—a series of connected chambers in the Funderling Mysteries
Counting Room—a large cavern underneath Southmarch
Crying Hill—site of a famous battle between Qar and Dreamless
Dunletter—a town in the hills of Brenland
Frannac—Connordic island
Gem Street—the main processional in Funderling Town
Glittering Delights—Qar name for Sandsilver’s Dancing Room
Grasshill Bridge—in mainland Southmarch
Great Delve—a large Stormstone tunnel leading under Brenn’s Bay to the mainland
Initiation Hall—the center of the Maze
Iron Reach—passage above the Metamorphic Brothers temple
Kalebria—a southern city, once part of Syannese empire
King’s South Cabinet—a room connected to the Erivor Chapel
Lake Strivothos—a huge inland sea in southern Eion
Last Hour of the Ancestor—Qar name for Southmarch Castle, esp. the deepest parts
Last Reach—a tunnel complex in the Funderling Mysteries
Millwheel Road—a major road that runs into the Coast Road near Southmarch Castle
Moonless Reach, a long, lightless cavern complex below Funderling Town
Mudstone Reach—another cavern system beneath Funderling Town
Ocher Bar—a clay pit near Iron Reach
Ocsa—Connordic island
Old Baryte Span—a series of tunnels off the Great Delve
On. Krisanthe—a Trigonate temple in mainland Southmarch
Onir Beccan—a town in Blueshore on the edge of Brenn’s Bay
Potmis Bridge—scene of a famous Syannese military defeat
Prince Kayne Library—in the royal residence at Southmarch
Revelation Hall—the last chamber of the Maze before the Balcony over the Sea in the Depths
Sandsilver’s Dancing Room—a large cavern near the Metamorphic Brothers Temple
Sharm—Connordic island
Shoremarket—a square in mainland Southmarch
Silver River Road—a main road through Kertewall and Silverside
Skean Egye-Var—Skimmer’s name for M’Helan’s Rock
Sycamore Tower—the tallest tower in the Orchard Palace
Stefanian Hills—hills between Brenland and Summerfield
Tessideme—name for Tessis when it was a village
Vale of Aulas—a forested stretch between Oscastle and Southmarch
Weeping Staircase—part of Qul-na-Qar
White Bank Road—a road near the lagoon in the Outer Keep of Southmarch
Xan-Horem mountains—Xixian mountains
Yenidos Mountains—Xixian mountain range
THINGS (AND ANIMALS)
A Diversitie of Truthfull Thinges—a book by Ximandros Tetramakos.
a-recking—toward the right side
Always Fire—the force that created the Book of the Fire in the Void
Askorab—AKA “skorpa” AKA “seliqet”: scorpion
Chastiser—Hammerfoot’s war ax
Day of Fires—Midsummer’s Eve in Xis
Day of Smoke—Midsummer’s Day in Xis
Ghostmaker—a Xandian knife
guruodir—heavy Funderling stabbing-spears with broad iron spearheads and shafts of oak
Hormos—a country dance in March Kingdoms
Kinwar—the Qar re-invasion of Southmarch
meadowqueen—a wildflower
Muckle Brown—a flittermouse, bat
Mykomel—AKA “mushroom jack”, a Funderling liquor
Royal Spindle Shell—one of the Rooftopper’s sacred artifacts
Sea Postern—a gate that the Skimmers use to slip in and out between Southmarch harbor and Brenn’s Bay
Sealskin—the name of Rafe’s boat
seliqet—Qar word for scorpion
Seven Gray Birds—a constellation and a group of semi-mythical Qar prophetesses
Third Hierarchical Conclave—a famous Trigonate religious council
Torvionos—a southern dance popular at the Southmarch court
Ul-Ushya Festival—important Xixian yearly celebration
Yah’stah’s Eye—a Qar name for a star
Appendix 2
THE PRINCIPAL GODS OF THE TRIGONATE FAITH AND THEIR DIVERSE NAMES AMONG THE HEATHEN PEOPLES
 
PERIN the god of the sky and Thane of Lightnings is called
Argal
by the Xixians,
Cloudwalker
,
Skylord
, and
Thunder
by the Qar,
Hand of the Sky
or
Lord of the Peaks
by the Rooftoppers, and
Pyarin
by the Skimmers.
ERIVOR the god of the waters is called
Eshervat
in the south of Xand,
Efiyal
by the Xixians,
Egye-Var
by the Skimmer-folk, and
Ocean
by the Qar.
KERNIOS the lord of the underworld is named
Xergal
by the Xixians,
Black Earth
by the Qar, and
Karisnovois
by the Rooftoppers.
Together, Perin, Erivor, and Kernios are known as the Trigon, the Three, the Brothers, or the Three Brothers.
DEVONA, goddess of the forest, called
Devona of the Harp
ERILO, god of the harvest, which is why the Qar name him
Harvest
.
HILIOMETES the mighty demigod is sometimes called (or confused with) Melarkh, hero of the Xixians.
HONNOS the god of travelers is called
Yunas
by the Xixians and
Red Stag
by the Qar.
IMMON the Gatekeeper of Kernios is called
Yermun
among the Xixians and
Black Noszh-La
by the Funderlings of Southmarch.
KHORS the first god of the moon, named
Xosh
by the Xixians and
Silvergleam
by the Qar.
KUPILAS the Artificer, god of healing and making and smithing, is called
Crooked
by the Qar,
Habbili
by the heathens of Xis, and
Kioy-a-pous
by the Skimmers.
MADI ONYENA, mother of Zmeos, Khors, and Zuriyal, called Ugeni by the Xixians;
Umdi Onajena
by others of the southern lands, and Bird
Mother
or
Breeze
by the Qar.
MADI SURAZEM, mother of the Three Brothers, called
Shusayem
in Xis and
Moisture
by the immortal Qar.
MESIYA the goddess of the moon and first wife of Kernios, called
Nenizu
by the Xixians.
SIVEDA is the goddess of the night.
STRIVOS the god of the wind is sometimes called
Invisible
by the Qar.
SVA, the grandmother of the gods, is named
Void
by the Qar and
Zha
among the Xixians.
SVEROS the father of the gods, called
Twilight
by the Qar and
Zhafaris
in Xis.
VOLIOS, god of war, known as
Volios of the Measureless Grip
or
Volos Longbeard
is named
Okhuz
by the Xixians and
Bull
by the Qar.
ZMEOS the Horned Serpent, the Great Enemy, called
Nushash
by the Xixians and
Whitefire
by the Qar. His sword was also named Whitefire. (In the pagan rites of the Xixians, Zmeos stole and married Zoria to begin the Godwar, not his brother Khors, as our faith teaches.)
ZO, grandfather of the gods, is called
Light
by the Qar and
Tso
by the Xixians
ZORIA the daughter of Perin, mother of Kupilas, and later the wife of Kernios is called
Suya
by the Xixians and
Pale Daughte
r,
Dove
,
Dawnflower
, or
Almond Blossom
by the Twilight Folk, or Qar.
ZOSIM the god of crossroads, poets, thieves, and drunkards, called
Salamandros
in his aspect as a fire god,
Shoshem
by the Xixians and
Trickster
by the Twilight Folk.
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