Stormed Fortress (114 page)

pronounced:
ah-ven-or

root meaning
:
avie
- stag;
norh
- grove

BARACH—second son of Jieret s
'
Valerient, and older brother of Jeynsa. Successor to the title. Earl of the North.

pronounced:
bar-ack

root meaning
:
baraich
- linchpin

root meaning
:
bar
- half;
ris
- way

BIEDAR—desert tribe living in Sanpashir, Shand. Also known as the Keepers of the Prophecy. Their sacred weaving at the well produced the conception of Dari s
'
Ahelas, which crossed the old
caithdein
'
s
lineage of s
'
Dieneval with the royal line of s
'
Ahelas, combining the gifts of prophetic clairvoyance with the Fellowship-endowed penchant for far-sight.

pronounced:
bee-dar

root meaning
:
biehdahrr -
ancient desert dialect for
'
lore keepers
'

BITTERN DESERT—waste located in Atainia, Tysan, north of Althain Tower. Site of a First Age battle between the great drakes and the Seardluin, permanently destroyed by dragonfire.

pronounced:
bittern

root meaning
:
bityern
- to sear or char

BRANSIAN s
'
BRYDION—Teir
'
s
'
Brydion, ruling Duke of Alestron. Husband of Liesse.

pronounced:
bran-see-an

root meaning
:
brand
- temper;
s
'
i
'
an
- suffix denoting
'
of the one
''
the one with temper

CA
I
THDEIN
—(alternate spelling
caith
'
d
'
ein,
plural form
caithdeinen)
Paravian name for a high king
'
s first counsellor; also, the one who would stand as regent, or steward, in the absence of the crowned ruler. By heritage, the office also carries responsibility for oversight of crown royalty
'
s fitness to rule,

pronounced:
kay-ith-day-in

root meaning
:
caith
- shadow;
d
'
ein
- behind the chair
'
shadow behind the throne
'

CAMRIS—north-central principality of Tysan. Original ruling seat was the city of Erdane.

pronounced:
cam-ris

root meaning
:
cairn -
cross;
ris
- way
'
cross-road
'

CAOLLE—past war-captain of the clans of Deshir, Rathain. First raised, and then served under, Lord Steiven, Earl of the North and
caithdein
of Rathain. Planned the campaign at Vastmark and Dier Kenton Vale for the Master of Shadow. Served Jieret Red-beard, and was feal liegeman of Arithon of Rathain; died of complications from a wound received from his prince while breaking a Koriani attempt to trap his liege in Third Age Year 5653.

pronounced:
kay-all-eh, with the
'
e
'
nearly subliminal

root meaning
:
caille
- stubborn

CARITHWYR—principality in Havish, once a grass-lands breeding ground for

the Riathan Paravians. Now produces grain, cattle, fine hides, and also wine,

pronounced:
car-ith-ear

root meaning
:
ci
'
arithiren
- forgers of the ultimate link with prime power. An old colloquialism for unicorn.

CATTRICK—master shipwright hired to run the royal shipyard at Riverton; once in Arithon
'
s employ at Merior by the Sea, now in charge of the shipworks for Duke Bransian s
'
Brydion at Alestron.

pronounced:
cat-rick

root meaning
:
ciattiaric
- a knot tied of withies that has the magical property of confusing enemies

CILADIS THE LOST—Fellowship Sorcerer who left the continent in Third Age 5462 in search of the Paravian races after their disappearance following the rebellion.

pronounced:
kill-ah-dis

root meaning
:
cael
- leaf;
adds
- whisper, compound;
cael
'
adeis
colloquialism for
'
gentleness that abides
'

CILDEIN OCEAN—body of water lying off Athera
'
s east coast.

pronounced:
kill-dine

root meaning
:
cailde
- salty;
an
– one

CORITH—island west of Havish in the Westland Sea. Site of an old drake lair, and a ruined First Age foundation. Here the council of Paravians convened during siege, and their appeal brought the Second Dreaming by dragons, which enacted the summoning of the seven who became the Fellowship Sorcerers.

pronounced:
core-ith

root meaning
:
cori
- ships, vessels;
itha
- five

CORRA—wife of Fiark, and mother of his children,

pronounced:
cor-ah

root meaning
:
cor
- ship;
ar
'
ia
- little etheric being
'
a benevolent sprite that brings good fortune to shipping endeavours. CORTEND—company sergeant, under Talvish
'
s command.

pronounced:
core-tend

root meaning
:
koria
'
tiend
- one who keeps order; orderly spirit

CRESIDEN—Dame Dawr
'
s most trusted man-servant,

pronounced:
cress-i-den

root meaning
:
criess
- honest;
i
'
den
- light of manner, courteous

D
'
AEDANTHIC—desert dialect, the name by which the Biedar tribe of Sanpashir refer to Davien.

pronounced:
die-dan-thick

root meaning
:
d
'
ae
- fire;
danthic -
hands

DAELION FATEMASTER—
'
entity
'
formed by set of mortal beliefs, which determine the fate of the spirit after death. If Ath is the prime vibration, or life-force, Daelion is what governs the manifestation of free will.

pronounced:
day-el-ee-on

root meaning
:
dael
- king, or lord;
i
'
on
- of fate

DAELION
'
S WHEEL—cycle of life and the crossing point that is the transition into death.

pronounced:
day-el-ee-on

root meaning
:
dael
- king or lord;
i
'
on -
of fate

DAENFAL—town located on the northern shore of Daenfal Lake, which bounds the southern edge of Daon Ramon Barrens in Rathain.

pronounced:
dye-en-fall

root meaning
:
daen
- clay;
fal
- red

DAKAR THE MAD PROPHET—apprentice to Fellowship Sorcerer, Asandir, during the Third Age following the Conquest of the Mistwraith. Given to spurious prophecies, it was Dakar who forecast the fall of the Kings of Havish in time for the Fellowship to save the heir. He made the Prophecy of West Gate, which forecast the Mistwraith
'
s bane, and also, the Black Rose Prophecy, which called for reunification of the Fellowship. At this time, in the service of Arithon, Prince of Rathain.

pronounced:
dah-kar

root meaning
:
dakiar -
clumsy

DAON RAMON BARRENS—central principality of Rathain. Site where Riathan Paravians (unicorns) bred and raised their young. Barrens was not appended to the name until the years following the Mistwraith
'
s conquest, when the River Severnir was diverted at the source by a task force under Etarran jurisdiction.

pronounced:
day-on-rah-mon

root meaning
:
daon
- gold;
ramon -
hills
'
downs

DARI s
'
AHELAS—crown heir of Shand who was sent to safety through West Gate to preserve the royal lineage. Born following the death of the last Crown Prince of Shand, subsequently raised and taught by Sethvir to manage the rogue talent of a dual inheritance. Her mother was Meiglin s
'
Dieneval, last survivor of the old
caithdein
'
s
lineage of Melhalla, which was widely believed to have perished during the massacre at Tirans. However the pregnant widow of Egan s
'
Dieneval had escaped the uprising and survived under a false name in a Durn brothel.

pronounced:
dar-ee

root meaning
:
daer
- to cut

DARKLING—city located on the western side of the Skyshiel Mountains in the Kingdom of Rathain.

pronounced:
dark-ling

root meaning
:
dierk-linng
- drake eyrie

DASCEN ELUR—splinter world off West Gate, where the heirs of three crown lineages lived in exile, with intent to spare the royal blood-lines from the upheaval that followed the Mistwraith
'
s invasion.

pronounced:
das-en el-ur

root meaning
:
dascen
- ocean;
e
'
lier -
small land

DAVIEN THE BETRAYER—Fellowship Sorcerer responsible for provoking the great uprising in Third Age Year 5018, that resulted in the fall of the high kings after Desh-thiere
'
s conquest. Rendered discorporate by the Fellowship
'
s judgement in Third Age 5129. Exiled since, by personal choice. Davien
'
s works included the Five Centuries Fountain near Mearth on the splinter world of the Red Desert through West Gate; the shaft at Rockfell Peak, used by the Sorcerers to imprison harmful entities; the Stair on Rockfell Peak; and also, Kewar Tunnel in the Mathorn Mountains,

pronounced:
dah-vee-en

root meaning
:
dahvi
- fool;
an
- one
'
mistaken one
'

DAWR s
'
BRYDION—grandmother of Duke Bransian of Alestron, and his brothers Keldmar, Parrien, and Mearn.

pronounced:
dour

root meaning
:
dwyiar
- vinegar wine DESHIR—north-western principality of Rathain.

pronounced:
desh-eer

root meaning
:
deshir
- misty