Agnith's Promise: The Vildecaz Talents, Book 3 (35 page)

Rathmei-Ur
[RAHTH-my-OOR]  – mythic first love of Svalen-Tu

Reiqui, Sharax
[Ray-KWEE, SHAH-rahx]  – physician in Valdihovee

Researchery of Cynee, The
  – repository of magical records and information on Fah, loosely affiliated with the Agnitheon

Reaper’s Moon
  – full moon occurring usually in the Ninth or Tenth Month

redcoon
  – the Great World version of the Asian raccoon, technically called the Lesser Panda (not a bear on this planet, either)

remetrij
[ray-MEHT-rihzh]  – shapable magical energy

Reonoj, The Ubiquitous
[RAY-oh-nohzh]  – hermaphrodite god/goddess of the cosmos, water, creation, time, and destiny; one of the Six Founder Gods, rarely invoked, and patron of Theninzalk   He/she has six self-created children: Aubindimei, Dinonthee, Guinee, Mintrij, Neittrij, and Parmentoj

respect
  – between making a leg and a sala’am; a sign of recognition of rank and of high regard

reverence
  – a gesture honoring a god, goddess, or lesser spirit

Riast II
[REE-AHST]  – current Emperor of Porzalk

River Dej
[DEHZH]  – the boundary between Vildecaz and Ostinmohr

Roba elk
[ROH-bah]  – smallish elk native to Ayo, but raised for game animals on Theninzalk and Haverartbow

Rocaz
[ROH-cahz]  – recently annexed neighbor duzky to Vildecaz; now part of the Porzalk Empire

Rocazin, Dochanee
[Roh-CAHZ-in, Dotch-AH-nay]  – Housekeeper-General of Vildecaz Castle

Rojmohr
[ROHZH-mohr]
Ocean
  – touching the Zihn-Fah, Ymiljesai, and the Drowned World, as well as four seas

Romonaj, Therin
[Roh-MOH-nahzh, THEH-rihn]  – Tiumboj Castle page

rourua
[rohoo-ROO-ah]  – Fahnine lounging robe, usually silk

Ruch, Hoftstan
[ROOTCH, HOFT-stahn]  – Nimuar’s pursuivant and seneschal, father of Kazhtal, Rimdoch, and Jenebij

Ruch, Jenebij
[ROOTCH, Zheh-neh-BIHZH]  – Hoftstan’s youngest son.

Ruch, Kazhtal
[ROOTCH, KAHZH-tahl] – Hoftstan’s oldest son

Ruch, Rimdoch
[ROOTCH, RIHM-dotch]  – Hoftstan’s middle son

sajah
[SAHZH-ah]  – long vest with deep back pleats, usually made of fur

Salah-badger
[SAH-lah]  – similar to the Chinese badger, but 20% larger

Sanma
[SAHN-mah]  – older coach-horse in the Vildecaz Castle stable, a gelding

Sanmuveth, Ambuprikoj
[Sahn-MOO-vehth, Ahm-boo-PREE-kohzh]  – ancient Firnij of Udugan

sanzi
[sahn-ZEE]  – exclamation of wonder or surprise, similar to wow

Senkei
[Sehn-KAY]  – Vildecaz Castle spell-hound

serinel
[seh-ree-NEHL]  – women’s formal Court gown

Shajdoch
[SHAHZH-dotch]  – god of cuisine and cooking

Shandreij
[Shahn-DRAYZH]  – goddess of Vildecaz’s orchards

shandoz-berries
[SHAHN-dohz]  – hard, currant-like berries that become soft and sweet when stewed in milk

Shepherd, The
  – northern constellation

Shodoch
[SHOH-dohtch]  – mewsman at Valdicaz Castle

Silent Moon
  – in the Thirteenth month but not on Last Day

Silent One, The
  – the goddess of grief, death, and the lost   – her name,

Six Founder Gods
  – the ancestors of all the other gods – with the exception of sun, moon, and star gods and goddesses – goddesses, demi-gods, demi-goddesses, and a fair number of folk heros: Agnith, the Preternatural; Kylomotarch, the Forgettor; Lenchmai, the Informer; Ondirpikeon, the Cyclical; Reonoj the Ubiquitous; and Zavthomaj, the Retributionist

skin-clothes
  – ordinary undergarments

Skoniz
[SKOH-nihz]  – Vildecaz servant, in charge of baths and plumbing

Snowy Moon
  – usually occurring in the First or Second Month

Somanee
[So-MAHN-ay]  – legendary heroine of the Drowned World in the Lost Times.

spell-hound
  – a breed that seeks out spells, appearance: between a standard, unclipped poodle and a corgi.

Spirits of the Outer Air
  – astral matter

Strong Light
  – mid-summer in the Porzalk Empire, the Solstice is one of the five yearly festivals, between the Sixth and Seventh Months

Srin
  – Vildecazin horse

Sublime Shadowshow
  – visible manipulation of astral matter

Svalen-Tu
[SVAH-lehn-TOO]  – mythic heroine

Tahmei, the Refulgent
[TAH-may]  – hermaphroditic god-and-goddess of the sun and twin of Takzei, one of the Heavenly Twins

Tail, The
  – a string of islands in the Drowned World

Takzei, the Luminous
[TAHK-zay]  – hermaphroditic god-and-goddess of the moon and twin of Tahmei, one of the Heavenly Twins

Tassel-plant
  – from which cloth and paper is made

Temej, Joaican
[Teh-MEHZH, Zhoh-EYE-cahn]  – Hajmindor Elet’s guide

Terichovee, Lomcoz
[Teh-ree-CHOH-vay, LOHM-cohz]  – Keeper of the Mews at Vildecaz Castle

Thaw, The
  – spring in the northern part of the Porzalk Empire, and occasion for a Vildecaz festival just before Last Day

Theninalk
[Then-IN-zahlk]  – one of the Great World’s five continents, sometimes called the Second World

Theninzaylin
  – of or pertaining to Theninzalk

thesavee-oil
[THEH-sah-vey]  – aromatic, cleansing oil used for bathing

thimble-cabbages
  – something between Brussel sprouts and artichokes

thimble-pig
  – a miniature pig about the size of a Corgi, kept as a pet on Theninzalk and Ymiljesai

Tirin-Dzur
[TIHR-reen-DZUHR]  – one of the strategically crucial  islands of the Drowned World

tisslet
[TIHS-leht]  –  chamois-like antelope about the size of a housecat

Tiumboj
[Teeoom- BOHZH]  – new capital of the Porzalk Empire

Tobrach
[Toh-BRATCH]  – the county controlled by a Tobrine

Tobraj
[Toh-BRAZH]  – the child of a Tobrine

Tobreon
[Toh-BREE-on]  – of or pertaining to a Tobrine

Tobrine
[Toh-BREEN]  – an ancient rank for certain Drowned World nobles or the fourth degree

Tobrinee
[Toh-BREEN- ay]  – consort of a Tobrine

Toivanoch
[TOY-vah-notch]  – King of Waniat

tongue-satin
  – beautiful, clingy cloth from Haverartbow

tourmill-egs
[TOUR-mihll]  – from the goose-like tourmill-bird; the eggs are large and blue-spotted and considered especially nutritious

treemonk
  – similar to a chipmonk, but larger

Tsampaj [
Tsahm-PAHZH]  – god of the forest preserve of Vildecaz

Tsandej, Rygnee
[TSAHN-dehzh, REEN-yay]  – Erianthee’s travel-maid

Tsendae-fish
[Tsehn-DEYE]  – similar to koi, kept by collectors

tsinwaj-flowers
[TSIHN-wahzh]  – hyper-fragrant early-spring bloomer; blossoms range from pale pink to brilliant reds to deep violet

Tsoraj, the Enduring
[TSOH-rahzh]  – god of the bones of the earth, all forms of minerals, mines, jewels, skeletons, masonry, and metallurgy; third son of Agnith

Tsorech
[TSOH-retch]  – Porzalk Empire Province, site of the Old Capital city of Martsingoz

Tsumohr
[TSOO-more]  – demi-god of scholarship in Vildecaz; son of Lenchmai the Informer and a brainy mortal woman

tube-bread
  – a dense bread cooked in a tube.

Tuleraj, Amiroz
[Too-LEH-rahzh, Ah-MIH-rohz]  – present landlord of The Ancient Song, Sinlaj Ozhadin’s nephew

Tushan-Loz
[TOO-shahn-LOHZ]  – another island in The Tail

Udugan
[OO-doo-gan]  – a rich and prosperous Porzalk Province, also one of the largest provinces, stretching from the southeast side of Theninzalk on the Kozareaon Sea, comprising all the parts not controlled by the League of Kozareon Cities, and angling up across the Theninzalk heartland to the edge of Otsimohr.

Udugandish
  – of or pertaining to Udugan

Udugan Inkwine
  – especially potent, dark wine from Undugan

Umbow Federation of Merchant Cities
[OOM-boh]  – the allied cities of the coastal southwest of Haverartbow; matrilineal in inheritance but patrilineal in nomenclature

Umver, Sinj
[OOM-vehr, SIHNZH]  – a somewhat reliable guide in the Boarth Range

urajin
[OO-rah-zhihn]  – a long-necked stringed instrument with four drone strings and four plucked ones.

Uwarnaz, Encantheon
[Oo-WAHR-nahz, En-cahn-THEE-ohn]  – ancient Mirkal of Zaralk

Valdihovee
[VAHL-dih-
ho
-vay]  – Vildecazin city on the River Dej, below Vildecaz Castle; an important trading port

Valdishan
[VAHL-dih-shahn] Escarpment  – the mountains Vildecaz Castle is built upon, the end of the Boarth Range

Van, Chormi
[VAHN, CHOHR-mee]  – coachman and valet to Poyneilum Zhanf

Varian
  – the military head of federated cities or states on Theninzalk

Variat
  – administrative head of federated cities or states on Theninzalk

varrolei
[VAHR-roh-lay]  – a square-sleeved open robe of Fahnine origin

Vault of Meilianoz [
May-lee-AHN-ohz]  – the heart of Tiumboj Castle

veari
[vay-AH-ree]  – Fahnine shape-changer, about the same mass as an Irish setter

Veth
[VEHTH]  – capital city of Udugan, located as near to the middle of the province as possible

Vethcaz, Romjai
[VEHTH-cahz, Rohm-ZHEYE]  – Hajmindor Elet’s postilion

Vercaz-Old-Fortress
[VEHR-cahz]  – ancient Vildecazin town and fortification