Stormed Fortress (116 page)

FIONN ARETH CAID
'
AN—goatherd
'
s child born in Third Age 5647; fated by prophecy to leave home and play a role in the Wars of Light and Shadow. Laid under Koriani spellcraft to mature as Arithon
'
s double, then used as the bait in the order
'
s conspiracy to trap the s
'
Ffalenn prince. Rescued from execution in Jaelot in 5669-70. Currently in the protective custody of the Prince of Rathain, in company with Vhandon and Talvish at Alestron.

pronounced:
fee-on-are-eth cayed-ahn

root meaning
:
fionne arith caid an -
one who brings choice

FIRSTMARK—port town located on the shore of Rockbay Harbor, in Radmoore, Melhalla. Known for its wine and hides.

FORTHMARK—city in Vastmark, Shand. Once the site of a hostel of Ath
'
s Brotherhood. By Third Age 5320, the site was abandoned and taken over by the Koriani Order as a healer
'
s hospice, not from the Paravian

GANISH—trade city located south of Methlas Lake in Orvandir, Shand.

pronounced:
gan-eesh

root meaning
:
gianish
- a halfway point, a stopping place

GEVARD—officer from the Telzen garrison, allied with the Blessed Prince.

pronounced:
gev-ard

not from the Paravian

GLENDIEN—a Shandian clanswoman, wife to Kyrialt s
'
Taleyn, formerly the heir designate of the High Earl of Alland.

pronounced:
glen-dee-en

root meaning
:
glyen
- sultry;
dim
- object of beauty

GREAT WAYSTONE—see entry for Waystone.

GRIMWARD—a circle of spells of Paravian making that seal and isolate the dire dreams of dragon haunts, a force with the potential for mass destruction. With the disappearance of the old races, the defences are maintained by embodied Sorcerers of the Fellowship of Seven. There are seventeen separate sites listed at Althain Tower.

HALLIRON SEN ALDUIN—native of Innish who became Masterbard of Athera in Third Age year 5597, after Murchiel. Son of Al
'
duin, husband of Deartha, and teacher of Arithon s
'
Ffalenn. Died of an injury dealt by the Mayor of Jaelot in year 5644.

pronounced:
hal-eer-on sen al-doo-win

root meaning
:
hal
- white;
lyron
- singer;
sen
- denotes paternal descent;
alduin
- scribe

HALWYTHWOOD—forest located in Araethura, Rathain. Current main campsite of High Earl Barach
'
s band, predominantly survivors of the Battle of Strakewood and Daon Ramon
'
s late war.

pronounced:
hall-with-wood

root meaning
:
hal
- white;
wythe
- vista

HANHAFFIN—river running through Selkwood in Alland and emptying into the Cildein Ocean.

pronounced:
han-haf-fin

root meaning
:
hanha
- evergreen;
affein
- a dance step

HANSHIRE—port city on the Westland Sea, coast of Korias, Tysan; reigning official Lord Mayor Garde, father of Sulfin Evend; opposed to royal rule at the time of Avenor ,s restoration. Haven for Koriathain at the time of the uprising, with strong ties to the Senior Circle.

pronounced:
han-sheer

root meaning
:
hansh
- sand;
era -
place

HASPASTION—ghost of the dragon contained in the grimward located in Radmoore.

pronounced:
has-past-ee-on

root meaning
:
hashpashdion -
Drakish for black thunder

HAVENS—an inlet on the north-eastern shore of Vastmark, Shand, now known as the site of the massacre enacted by the Spinner of Darkness, preceding the Battle of Dier Kenton Vale, Third Age Year 5647.

HAVISH—one of the Five High Kingdoms of Athera as defined by the charters of the Fellowship of Seven. Ruled by Eldir s
'
Lornmein. Crown heritage: temperance. Device: gold hawk on red field.

pronounced:
hav-ish

root meaning
:
havieshe
- hawk

HIGHSCARP—city sited near the stone quarries on the coast of the Bay of Eltair, located in Daon Ramon, Rathain. Also contains a sisterhouse of the Koriani Order.

HILGRETH—war-captain in Selkwood, under Lord Erlien, High Earl of Alland.

pronounced:
hill-greth

root meaning
:
huell
- one who protects;
gireth -
gauntlet, war glove

I
'
CUELAN AM-JIASK EDAEL I
'
lTCER—your feal prince attends you.

pronounced:
ee-kway-lan am-jee-ask ee-dah-el it-ee-cr

root meaning
:
i
'
cuelan -
your, with prefix for
'
light
'
or focused intent;
am-jiask
- state of being bound by faith
'
feal;
edael -
prince;
i
'
itier
- one who holds with light
'
attends

I
'
ENT CUELAN AM-JIASK EDAEL AMEINNT-HUELL I
'
TTERI—your feal prince attends, with protective intent—raised to the emphatic state, of personally claiming fullest responsibility, as the oath-bound prince who protects.

pronounced:
ee-ent kway-lan am-jee-ask ee-dah-el am-ee-int hoo-well ee-tee-er-ee

root meaning
:
i
'
ient -
to hold by light, promise by willing intent;
cuelan -
your;
am-jiask edael
- feal prince;
am
- state of being;
iennt -
by light intent, extreme emphatic form;
huell
- one who protects;
i
'
tieri -
one who attends

ILITHARIS PARAVIANS—centaurs, one of three semimortal old races; disappeared after the Mistwraith
'
s conquest, the last guardian
'
s departure by Third Age Year 5100. They were the conservators of the earth
'
s mysteries.

pronounced:
i-li-thar-is

root meaning
:
i
'
lith
'
earis
- the keeper
'
preserver of mystery

INNISH—city located on the southcoast of Shand at the delta of the River Ippash. Birthplace of Halliron Masterbard. Formerly known as
'
the Jewel of Shand
'
this was the site of the high king
'
s winter court, prior to the time of the uprising. Home port of
Evenstar,
and Fiark
'
s business as trade factor,

pronounced:
in-ish

root meaning
:
inniesh
- a jewel with a pastel tint

ISAER—power focus, built in the First Age in Atainia, Tysan, by the Ilitharis Paravians, to source the defence works of the Paravian keep of the same name.

pronounced:
i-say-er

root meaning
:
i
'
saer
- the circle

ISFARENN—etheric Name for the black stallion ridden by Asandir.

pronounced:
ees-far-en

root meaning
:
is
'
feron
- speed maker

ISHLIR—town on the eastshore of Orvandir, Shand.

pronounced:
ish-leer

root meaning
:
ieshlier
- sheltered place

ITHAMON—Historically significant in the First Age, site of a Paravian focus, a Second Age Paravian stronghold, and a Third Age ruin; built on a fifth lane power-node in Daon Ramon Barrens, Rathain, and inhabited until the year of the uprising. Site of the Compass Point Towers, or Sun Towers. Became the seat of the High Kings of Rathain during the Third Age and in Third Age Year 5638 was the site where Princes Lysaer
s
'
Ilessid
and Arithon s
'
Ffalenn battled the Mistwraith to confinement.

pronounced:
ith-a-mon

root meaning
:
itha -
five;
man -
needle, spire

ITHILT—peninsula bordering Minderl Bay, in eastern Rathain.

pronounced:
ith-ilt

root meaning
:
ith
- five;
edit -
a narrows

ITHISH—city located at the edge of the principality of Vastmark, on the south-coast of Shand. Where the Vastmark wool factors once shipped fleeces.

pronounced:
ith-ish

root meaning
:
ithish
- fleece or fluffy

ITISHEALDLANT—to wish, or to bring lightness to a disrupted state
'
a splash, or shattering ripple raised to the emphatic - idiomatic for the energetic impact of a disruptive event.

pronounced:
ih-tee-shee-al-dee-ahnt

root meaning
:
i
- prefix to specify by light;
tishealdeant -
splash, emphatic form IVEL—blind splicer from southcoastal Shand, once hired by Arithon at Merior.

pronounced:
ee-vel

root meaning
:
iavel
- scathing

IYAT—energy sprite, and minor drake spawn inhabiting Athera, not visible to the eye, manifests in a poltergeist fashion by taking temporary possession of
objects. Feeds upon natural energy sources: fire, breaking waves, lightning, and excess emotion where humans gather.

pronounced:
ee-at

root meaning
:
iyat
- to break

JAELOT—city located on the coast of Eltair Bay at the southern border of the Kingdom of Rathain. Once a Second Age power site, with a focus circle. Now a merchant city with a reputation for extreme snobbery and bad taste. Also the site where Arithon s
'
Ffalenn played his eulogy for Halliron Masterbard, which raised the powers of the Paravian focus circle beneath the mayor
'
s palace. The forces of the mysteries and resonant harmonics caused damage to city buildings, watch keeps, and walls, which has since been repaired. Site where Fionn Areth was arraigned for execution, as bait in a Koriani conspiracy that failed to trap Arithon s
'
Ffalenn.

pronounced:
jay-lot

root meaning
:
jielot
- affectation

JERVAUD—watch captain of the lower wall garrison at Alestron, under Mearn
'
s command.

pronounced:
jeer-vald

root meaning
:
jier -
pointed;
vald
- wit

JEYNSA—daughter of Jieret s
'
Valerient and Feithan, born Third Age 5653; appointed successor for her father
'
s title,
caithdein
of Rathain.