Fugitive Prince (81 page)

pronounced: dour

root meaning:
dwyiar
—vinegar wine

DESH-THIERE—Mistwraith that invaded Athera from the splinter worlds through South Gate in Third Age 4993. Access cut off by Fellowship Sorcerer, Traithe. Battled and contained in West Shand for twenty-five years, until the rebellion splintered the peace, and the high kings were forced to withdraw from the defense lines to attend their disrupted kingdoms. Confined through the combined powers of Lysaer s’Ilessid’s gift of light and Arithon s’Ffalenn’s gift of shadow. Currently imprisoned in a warded flask in Rockfell Pit.

pronounced: desh-thee-air-e (last “e” mostly subliminal)

root meaning:
desh
—mist;
thiere
—ghost or wraith

DESHIR—northwestern principality of Rathain.

pronounced: desh-eer

root meaning:
deshir
—misty

DHARKARON AVENGER—called Ath’s Avenging Angel in legend. Drives a chariot drawn by five horses to convey the guilty to Sithaer. Dharkaron as defined by the adepts of Ath’s Brotherhood is that dark thread mortal men weave with Ath, the prime vibration, that creates self-punishment, or the root of guilt.

pronounced dark-air-on

root meaning:
dhar
—evil;
khiaron—one
who stands in judgment

DIEGAN—once Lord Commander of Etarra’s garrison; given over by his mayor to serve as Lysaer s’Ilessid’s Lord Commander at Avenor. Titular commander of the war host sent against the Deshans to defeat the Master of Shadow at Tal Quorin; high commander of the war host mustered at
Werpoint. Also brother of Lady Talith. Died of a clan arrow in the Battle of Dier Kenton Vale in Vastmark, Third Age 5647. pronounced: dee-gan

root meaning:
diegan
—trinket a dandy might wear/ornament

DIER KENTON VALE—valley located in the principality of Vastmark, Shand, where the war host thirty-five thousand strong, under command of Lysaer s’Ilessid, fought and lost to the Master of Shadow in Third Age 5647. The main body of the forces of light were decimated in one day by a shale slide. The remainder were harried by a small force of Vastmark shepherds under Caolle, who served as Arithon’s war captain.

pronounced: deer ken-ton

root meaning:
dien’kendion
—a jewel with a severe flaw that may result in shearing or cracking

EILISH—Lord Minister of the Royal Treasury, Avenor.

pronounced: eye-lish

root meaning:
eyalish
—fussy

ELAIRA—initiate enchantress of the Koriathain. Originally a street child, taken on in Morvain for Koriani rearing.

pronounced: ee-layer-ah

root meaning:
e
—prefix, diminutive for small;
laere
—grace

ELDIR s’LORNMEIN—King of Havish and last surviving scion of s’Lornmein royal line. Raised as a wool-dyer until the Fellowship Sorcerers crowned him at Ostermere in Third Age 5643 following the defeat of the Mistwraith.

pronounced: el-deer

root meaning:
eldir
—to ponder, to consider, to weigh

ELSSINE—city located on the coast of Alland, Shand, famed for stone quarries used for ships’ ballast.

pronounced: el-seen

root meaning:
elssien
—small pit

ELTAIR BAY—large bay off Cildein Ocean and east coast of Rathain; where River Severnir was diverted following the Mistwraith’s conquest.

pronounced: el-tay-er

root meaning:
al’tieri
—of steel/a shortening of original Paravian name
dascen al’tieri,
which meant “ocean of steel,” which referred to the color of the waves

ERDANE—old Paravian city, later taken over by Men. Seat of old princes of Camris until Desh-thiere’s conquest and rebellion.

pronounced: er-day-na with the last syllable almost subliminal

root meaning:
er’deinia
—long walls

ERLIEN s’TALEYN—High Earl of Alland;
caithdein
of Shand, chieftain of the forest clansmen of Selkwood.

pronounced: er-lee-an stall-ay-en

root meaning:
aierlyan
—bear;
tal
—branch;
an
—one/first “of first one branch”

ETARRA—trade city built across the Mathorn Pass by townsfolk after the revolt that cast down Ithamon and the High Kings of Rathain. Nest of corruption and intrigue, and policy maker for the North. pronounced: ee-tar-ah

root meaning:
e
—prefix for small;
taria
—knots

EVENSTAR
—first brig stolen from Riverton’s royal shipyard by Cattrick’s conspiracy with Prince Arithon.

FALGAIRE—coastal city on Instrell Bay, located in Araethura, Rathain, famed for its crystal and glassworks.

pronounced: fall-gair—to rhyme with “air”

root meaning:
fal’mier
—to sparkle or glitter

FALWOOD—forest located in West Shand.

pronounced: fall-wood

root meaning:
fal
—tree

FATE’s WHEEL—see Daelion’s Wheel.

FEITHAN—wife of Jieret s’Valerient, Earl of the North, and
caithdein
of Rathain.

pronounced: faith-an

root meaning:
feiathen
—ivy

FELIRIN—minstrel known as the Scarlet Bard; a past acquaintance of Prince Arithon.

pronounced: fell-eer-in

root meaning:
fel
—red;
lyron
—singer

FELLOWSHIP OF SEVEN—Sorcerers sworn to uphold the Law of the Major Balance, and to foster enlightened thought in Athera. Originators and keepers of the compact made with the Paravian races that allowed Men to settle on Athera.

FENLANDERS—the marsh dwellers who inhabit Mogg’s Fen, descended from renegade townsmen, outlaws, or townborn supporters of the clans who were displaced during the rebellion.

FEYLIND—daughter of Jinesse; twin sister of Fiark; born in Merior by the Sea, and currently serving apprenticeship as a navigator under Arithon s’Ffalenn. pronounced: fay-lind

root meaning:
faelind’an
—outspoken one/noisy one

FFEREDON-LI—ancient Paravian word for a healer, literally translated “bringer of grace”; still in use in the dialect of Araethura.

pronounced: fair-eh-dun lee

root meaning:
ffaraton
—maker;
li
—exalted grace

FIARK—son of Jinesse; twin brother of Feylind; born in Merior by the Sea, currently employed as a factor by an Innish merchant.

pronounced: fee-ark

root meaning:
fyerk
—to throw or toss

FIONN ARETH CAID’AN—shepherd child born in Third Age 5647; fated by prophecy to leave home and play a role in the Wars of Light and Shadow.

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

root meaning:
fiornne arith caid an
—one who brings choice

FIRST AGE—marked by the arrival of the Paravian Races as Ath’s gift to heal the marring of creation by the great drakes.

GACE STEWARD—Royal Steward of Avenor.

pronounced: gace—to rhyme with “race”

root meaning:
gyce
—weasel

GARTH’s POND—small brackish pond in Merior by the Sea, on the Scimlade peninsula off Alland, Shand.

pronounced: garth—to rhyme with “hearth”

root meaning not from the Paravian

GREAT WAYSTONE—amethyst crystal, spherical in shape, once the grand power focus of the Koriani Order; lost during the great uprising, and finally recovered from Fellowship custody by First Senior Lirenda in Third Age 5647.

GREAT WEST ROAD—trade route which crosses Tysan from Karfael on the west coast, to Castle Point on Instrell Bay.

GRIMWARD—a circle of dire spells of Paravian making that seal and isolate forces that have the potential for unimaginable destruction. With the disappearance of the old races, the defenses are maintained by embodied Sorcerers of the Fellowship of Seven. There are seventeen separate sites listed at Althain Tower.

HALDUIN s’ILESSID—founder of the line that became High Kings of Tysan since Third Age Year One. The attribute he passed on, by means of the Fellowship’s geas, was justice.

pronounced: hal-dwin

root meaning:
hal
—white;
duinne
—hand

HALLIRON MASTERBARD—native of Innish, Shand. Masterbard of Athera during the Third Age; inherited the accolade from his teacher Murchiel in the year 5597. Son of Al’Duin. Husband of Deartha. Arithon’s master and mentor. Died from an injury inflicted by the Mayor of Jaelot in the year 5644.

pronounced: hal-eer-on

root meaning:
hal
—white;
lyron
—singer

HALWYTHWOOD—forest located in Araethura, Rathain.

pronounced: hall-with-wood

root meaning:
hal
—white;
wythe
—vista

HANSHIRE—port city on Westland Sea, coast of Korias, Tysan; reigning official Lord Mayor Garde; opposed to royal rule at the time of Avenor’s restoration.

pronounced: han-sheer

root meaning:
hansh
—sand;
era
—place

HARRADENE—Lord Commander of Etarra’s army at the time of the muster at Werpoint, still in power after Vastmark campaign.

pronounced: har-a-deen

root meaning:
harradien
—large mule

HAVENS—an inlet on the northeastern shore of Vastmark, Shand.

HAVISH—one of the Five High Kingdoms of Athera, as defined by the charters of the Fellowship of Seven. Ruled by Eldir s’Lornmein. Sigil: gold hawk on red field.

pronounced: hav-ish

root meaning:
havieshe
—hawk

HIGHSCARP—city on the coast of the Bay of Eltair, located in Daon Ramon, Rathain.

LANFAR s’GANNLEY—cousin and heir designate of Lord Maenol s’Gannley,
caithdein
of Tysan.

pronounced: ee-an-far s gan-lee

root meaning:
ianfiar
—birch tree

ILITHARIS PARAVIANS—centaurs, one of three semimortal old races; disappeared at the time of the Mistwraith’s conquest. They were the guardians of the earth’s mysteries.

pronounced: i-li-thar-is

root meaning:
i’lith’eans
—the keeper/preserver of mystery

ILSWATER—both a lake bordering the principalities of Korias and Taerlin; and the river which carries the water trade route from Caithwood to Riverton.

pronounced: ills-water

root meaning:
iel
—light

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.

pronounced: in-ish

root meaning:
inniesh
—a jewel with a pastel tint

INSTRELL BAY—body of water off the Gulf of Stormwell, that separates principality of Atainia, Tysan, from Deshir, Rathain.

pronounced: in-strell

root meaning:
arin’streal
—strong wind

ISAER—city located at the crossroads of the Great West Road in Atainia, Tysan. Also a power focus, built during the First Age, in Atainia, Tysan, to source the defense-works at the Paravian keep of the same name.

pronounced: i-say-er

root meaning:
i’saer
—the circle

ITHAMON—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 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;
mon
—needle, spire

IYAN—deaf-mute servant of Morriel Prime.

pronounced: ee-an

root meaning:
i’on
—fate

IYAT—energy sprite native to 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.

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, watchkeeps, and walls, which has since been repaired.

pronounced: jay-lot

root meaning:
jielot
—affectation

JEYNSA—daughter of Jieret s’Valerient and Feithan, born Third Age 5653.

pronounced: jay-in-sa

root meaning: garnet

JIERET s’VALERIENT—Earl of the North, clan chief of Deshir;
caithdein
of Rathain, sworn liegeman of Prince Arithon s’Ffalenn. Also son and heir of Lord Steiven. Blood pacted to Arithon by sorcerer’s oath prior to battle of Strakewood Forest. Came to be known by headhunters as Jieret Red-beard.

pronounced: jeer-et

root meaning:
jieret
—thorn

JINESSE—widow of a fisherman, mother of the twins Fiark and Feylind; formerly an inhabitant of Merior by the Sea. Remarried and now resides in Innish.

pronounced: gin-ess

root meaning:
jienesse
—to be washed out or pale; a wisp

JYCE—scout in Lord Maenol s’Gannley’s band noted for his hearing. pronounced: like ice with a J root meaning:
jiess
—hare

KAMRIDIAN s’FFALENN—Crowned High King of Rathain, a tragic figure who died of his conscience under the fated influence of the Kewar Caverns, built by Davien the Betrayer into the Mathorn Mountains.

pronounced: cam-rid-ee-an

root meaning:
kaim’riadien
—thread cut shorter

KARFAEL—trader town on the coast of the Westland Sea, in Tysan. Built by townsmen as a trade port after the fall of the High Kings of Tysan. Prior to Desh-thiere’s conquest, the site was kept clear of buildings to allow the second lane forces to flow untrammeled across the focus site at Avenor.