TWOLAS - 06 - Peril''s Gate by Janny Wurts
SKYSHIELS—mountain range that runs north and south along the eastern coast of Rathain. pronounced: sky-shee-ells root meaning: skyshia—to pierce through; iel—ray
SORCHAIN—Etarran trade minister with a long pedigree, pronounced: sore-shain root meaning: soershian—a method of tempering steel
STEIVEN—Earl of the North, caithdein and regent to the Kingdom of Rathain at the time of Arithon Teir's'Ffalenn's return. Chieftain of the Deshans until his death in the battle of Strakewood Forest in Third Year 5638. Jieret Red-beard's father, pronounced: stay-vin root meaning: steiven—stag
STORLAINS—mountains dividing the Kingdom of Havish. pronounced: store-lanes root meaning: storlient—largest summit, highest divide STORMWELL—Gulf of Stormwell, body of water off the northcoast of Tysan.
STRAKEWOOD—forest in the principality of Deshir, Rathain; site of the battle of Strakewood Forest, where the garrison from Etarra marched against the clans under Steiven s'Valerient and Prince Arithon, in Third Age Year 5638. pronounced: strayk-wood, similar to 'stray wood' root meaning: streik—to quicken, to seed
SULFIN EVEND—son of the Mayor of Hanshire who holds the post of Alliance Lord Commander under Lysaer s'Ilessid. pronounced: sool-finn ev-end root meaning: suilfinn eiavend—colloquialism, diamond mind 'one who is persistent'
s'VALERIENT—family name for the Earls of the North, regents and caithdeinen for the High Kings of Rathain. pronounced: val-er-ee-ent root meaning: val—straight; erient—spear
TAERLIN—southwestern principality of Kingdom of Tysan. Also a lake, Taerlin Waters located in the southern spur of Tornir Peaks. Halliron taught Arithon a ballad of that name, which is of Paravian origin, and which commemorates the First Age slaughter of a unicorn herd by Khadrim. pronounced: tay-er-lin root meaning: taer—calm; Urn—to love
TAL QUORIN—river formed by the confluence of watershed on the southern side of Strakewood, principality of Deshir, Rathain, where traps were laid for Etarra's army in the battle of Strakewood Forest, and where the rape and massacre of Deshir's clan women and children occurred under Lysaer and headhunter Pesquil's command in Third Age Year 5638. pronounced: tal quar-in root meaning: tal—branch; quorin—canyons
TALERA s'AHELAS—princess wed to the King of Amroth on the splinter world of Eascen Elur. Mother of Lysaer s'Ilessid, by her husband; mother of Arithon, through her adulterous liaison with the Pirate King of Karthan, Avar s'Ffalenn. pronounced: tal-er-a root meaning: talera—branch or fork in a path
TALITH—Etarran princess; former wife of Lysaer s'Ilessid. Died of a fall from Avenor's tower of state, pronounced: tal-ith—to rhyme with 'gal with' root meaning: tal—branch; lith—to keep.'nurture
TALVISH—a clanborn retainer in sworn service to s'Brydion at Alestron who was sworn into the service of Prince Arithon as a point of honor, pronounced: tall-vish root meaning: talvesh—reed
TEIR—title fixed to a name denoting heirship, pronounced: tayer root meaning: teir's—successor to power
TERIK—servant at Rauven Tower on the splinter world of Dascen Elur. pronounced: tear-ick root meaning: tiaric—an alloy of steel THALDEINS—mountain range that borders the principality of Camris, Tysan, to the east. Site of the Camris clans' west outpost. Site of the raid at the Pass of Orlan. pronounced: thall-dayn root meaning: thai—head; dein—bird
THARIDOR—trade city on the shores of Bay of Eltair in Melhalla. pronounced: thar-i-door root meaning: tier'i'dur—keep of stone
THARRICK—former captain of the guard in the city of Alestron assigned charge of the duke's secret armory; now married to Jinesse and working as a gentleman mercenary guard at Innish. pronounced: thar-rick root meaning: thierik—unkind twist of fate
THEIRID—one of the Companions, the fourteen children who survived the Battle of Strakewood Forest. Best known for his stalking and hunting skills, pronounced: thee-rid root meaning: thierent—wraithlike
TIENDAR—Paravian word invoking the tie between spirit and flesh. pronounced: tee-en-dar root meaning: tiendar—spirit tie
TIENELLE—high-altitude herb valued by mages for its mind-expanding properties. Highly toxic. No antidote. The leaves, dried and smoked, are most potent. To weaken its powerful side effects and allow safer access to its vision, Koriani enchantresses boil the flowers, then soak tobacco leaves with the brew, pronounced: tee-an-ell-e ('e' mostly subliminal) root meaning: tien—dream; iel—light.'ray
TIRIACS—mountain range to the north of Mirthlvain Swamp, Midhalla, Melhalla. pronounced: tie-ree-axe root meaning: tieriach—alloy of metals
TORBRAND s'FFALENN—founder of the s'Ffalenn line appointed by the Fellowship of Seven to rule the High Kingdom of Rathain in Third Age Year One. pronounced: tor-brand root meaning: tor—sharp, keen; brand—temper
TORNIR PEAKS—mountain range on western border of the principality of Camris, Tysan. Northern half is actively volcanic, and there the last surviving packs of Khadrim are kept under ward, pronounced: tor-neer root meaning: tor—sharp, keen; nier—tooth
TRAITHE—Sorcerer of the Fellowship of Seven. Solely responsible for the closing of South Gate to deny further entry to the Mistwraith. Traithe lost most of his faculties in the process, and was left with a limp. Since it is not known whether he can make the transfer into discorporate existence with his powers impaired, he has retained his physical body, pronounced: tray-the root meaning: traithe—gentleness
TYSAN—one of the Five High Kingdoms of Athera, as defined by the charters of the Fellowship of Seven. Ruled by the s'Ilessid royal line. Sigil: gold star on blue field, pronounced: tie-san root meaning: tiasen—rich
VALLEYGAP—pass on the trade road between Etarra and Perlorn in the Kingdom of Rathain, known for shale slides and raids. Site of Pesquil's death.
VASTMARK—principality located in southwestern Shand. Highly mountainous and not served by trade roads. Its coasts are renowned for shipwrecks. Inhabited by nomadic shepherds and wyverns, non-fire-breathing, smaller relatives of Khadrim. Site of the grand massacre of Lysaer's war host in Third Age 5647. pronounced: vast-mark root meaning: vhast—bare; mheark—valley
VERRAIN—master spellbinder, trained by Luhaine; stood as Guardian of Mirthlvain when the Fellowship of Seven was left shorthanded after the conquest of the Mistwraith. pronounced: ver-rain root meaning: ver—keep; ria—touch; an—one; original Paravian: verria'an
VHALZEIN—city located in West Shand, shore of Rockbay Harbor on the border by Havish. Famed for shell-inlaid lacquer furnishings. pronounced: val-zeen root meaning: from Drakish, vhchalsckeen—white sands
VHANDON—a renowned clanborn war captain of Duke Bransian s'Brydion of Alestron, assigned to Prince Arithon's service as a point of honor in Third Age Year 5654. pronounced: van-done root meaning: vhandon—steadfast
VORRICE—Lord High Examiner of Avenor; charged with trying and executing cases of dark magecraft. pronounced: vor-iss root meaning: vorisse—to lay waste by fire
WARDEN OF ALTHAIN—alternative title for the Fellowship Sorcerer, Sethvir, who received custody of Althain Tower and the powers of the earth link from the last centaur guardian to leave the continent of Paravia in Third Age Year 5100.
WERPOINT—fishing town and outpost on the northeast coast of Fallowmere, Rathain. Musterpoint for Lysaer's war host, pronounced: were-point root meaning: wyr—all.'sum WESTWOOD—forest located in Camris, Tysan, north of the Great West Road.
WHITEHAVEN—Hostel of Ath's Brotherhood located in the Skyshiel Mountains near the city of Eastwall.
WHITEHOLD—city located on the shore of Eltair Bay, Kingdom of Melhalla.
WORLDSEND GATES—set at the four compass points of the continent of Paravia. These were spelled portals constructed by the Fellowship of Seven at the dawn of the Third Age, and were done in connection with the obligations created by their compact with the Paravian races, which allowed Men to settle on Athera.
Janny Wurts, TWOLAS - 06 - Peril's Gate