Against All Things Ending Part 69

In the sequences of her life, he had not been absent for more than a few moments: that was obvious. She had not moved. Apart from the uncertain clutch of her fist on her ring, and the tremulous shudder of her breathing, and the pitiless drip of blood down her face, she might have been a corpse so meagerly loved that it had been denied sepulture. Her dulled gaze hardly seemed capable of noticing him.

But then the Raver gave fuel to a spark of awareness within her. Her eyes caught reflections from the krill krill: they rediscovered rage.

Shaking at the force of turiya turiya Herem's hate, and of her own repudiation, she readied her arm. Herem's hate, and of her own repudiation, she readied her arm.

Covenant was still ten paces from her. And he, too, was weak; badly hurt. Blood soaked his torn clothes: they felt like bandages applied in haste. He was barely able to remain on his feet and hold the dagger. He could not reach her quickly enough to interrupt her blow.

In another moment, another instant, she would hit herself again. Then he would die.

Gasping against the pain in his chest, he shouted, "Joan!" His own gambit of distraction. "Don't do this!

"One of us has to die. One of us has to live. You know that! You know why. And I think you've already suffered too much.

"Joan, please! please! Let me live!" Let me live!"

She heard him. She must have: she paused. Reflections acc.u.mulated in her eyes, a wild glare of madness. Her body stiffened as though she feared that he would rape her.

Her reply was a scream that clawed its way out of her taut throat.

"Leper!"

Straining, she lifted her arm; clenched her fist.

Ah, h.e.l.l, Covenant groaned in silence.

He could not use his hands. He needed them to grip the krill krill. It was his only conceivable defense. But it was not enough. His life and will and even his love seemed to leak out of him from too many injuries. Tottering on the cluttered seabed, he was too drained to do anything except bare his teeth. And the Humbled could not help him. They had already given him the pure gift of their support. They were not substantial here.

Yet he was not dead. And betimes some wonder is wrought to redeem us And betimes some wonder is wrought to redeem us.

With all of the air that he could force from his rent chest, he made a thin whistling sound through his teeth.

Then he waited for death or life.

Any delay would have been fatal; but he was answered instantly. Somewhere behind him, two Ranyhyn trumpeted defiance into the night.

When he heard Mh.o.r.n.ym and Naybahn, he secured his grasp on the krill krill and mustered his resolve. and mustered his resolve.

Joan heard them as well. She heard horses horses. Holding her arm poised, she looked away from Covenant.

A moment later, her face crumpled. Her fury vanished. Even her insanity seemed to vanish. Tears welled in her eyes: they spilled into the blood on her cheek and mouth. Her fist dropped.

While turiya turiya Kinslaughterer spat and gibbered within her, she opened her arms to welcome Mh.o.r.n.ym and Naybahn. Kinslaughterer spat and gibbered within her, she opened her arms to welcome Mh.o.r.n.ym and Naybahn.

Careless and quick among the stones and reefs, the shivering pools, the Ranyhyn cantered toward her. As they ran, they neighed again: a kinder call now fretted with compa.s.sion and sorrow. Together they came near as if they were eager for her embrace.

On their foreheads, their stars shone like echoes of Loric's eldritch gem; instances of salvation.

Covenant did not hesitate. He would not be able to stay on his feet much longer. He had to act- In spite of his peril, he sacrificed a moment for the Humbled. Swinging the krill krill, he slapped at Clyme's chest with the flat of the blade. He did the same to Branl. Needy as a supplicant, he touched both of them with the inferred possibilities of wild magic.

A heartbeat later, he lurched into motion, stumbling toward Joan.

The Raver tried to warn her. He howled for her attention; roared to break the enchantment of horses. But in her that magic was older than his mastery: much older. It endured like bedrock beneath the rubble of her madness. Rapt in the face of her one remaining love, she waited with her arms wide while Covenant struggled to reach her.

Five wracked steps. Six.

G.o.d help me. Be merciful to me, for I have sinned.

Moments before the Ranyhyn came near enough to take his burden from him, Thomas Covenant gave Joan the only gift that he had left. Nearly falling, he slid his blade into the center of her chest.

With High Lord Loric's krill krill, he accepted her guilt and set her free. Then he plunged to his knees.

As she died, he heard Mh.o.r.n.ym and Naybahn cry lamentation into the night.

Later Covenant realized that Branl and Clyme were still with him. Wild magic and Joan's death had removed them from the caesure caesure before the Arch healed itself, locking them out of their proper time forever. before the Arch healed itself, locking them out of their proper time forever.

And the Ranyhyn were still with him. Killing Joan, he had spared them the necessity of striking down a woman who loved them. Because he was capable of such things, they feared him-and would remain faithful to the end.

Turiya Herem was gone. Covenant did not imagine that he had slain the Raver. Doubtless the Herem was gone. Covenant did not imagine that he had slain the Raver. Doubtless the krill krill could have killed Lord Foul's servant, if could have killed Lord Foul's servant, if turiya turiya had continued to possess Joan. However, the Raver had not done so. He had discarded her like a useless husk, seeking some new being or creature to inhabit. had continued to possess Joan. However, the Raver had not done so. He had discarded her like a useless husk, seeking some new being or creature to inhabit.

But Covenant did not think about turiya turiya, or about the Ranyhyn, or about the improbable survival of the Humbled. He hardly thought at all. Stunned in the aftermath of delivering death, he was not aware that he had dropped the krill krill; or that Branl had retrieved it; or that the dagger's gem was dark, deprived of wild magic and light. Covenant was only grateful that he was not alone.

He had never been able to bear his crimes in isolation. Without friends and companions and love steadfast beyond his worth, he would have failed long ago.

When Clyme or Branl spoke, he did not hear. He had no room for words. Instead he crawled forward, seeping blood, until he reached Joan. Her arms were still outstretched; still waiting for horses. Her right fist still held her wedding band.

With as much gentleness as he could summon, he peeled back her fingers until he was able to claim her ring.

For a long moment, he peered at it as if it were a mere trinket; something to be tossed aside when it had served its purpose. But finally he accepted it as well. Looping the chain over his head, he hung her ring against his sternum: one of the few bones in his chest that did not feel cracked or broken.

Only then did he begin to listen.

"Ur-Lord," Clyme or Branl was saying, "we must flee. The tsunami comes." One of them added, "We cannot bear you to safety. We are not swift enough. You must consent to ride."

After a while, Covenant found that he had room for one word.

"Never."

If he accomplished nothing else that would serve as rest.i.tution, he was going to by G.o.d keep his promise to the Ranyhyn.

The Humbled did not object or argue. They did not waste time. Quickly they mounted their Ranyhyn. Then they leaned down to Covenant, one on each side of him, grasped him by his arms near his shoulders, and lifted him into the air between them.

Mh.o.r.n.ym and Naybahn needed no urging to run. In perfect step an exact distance apart, they wheeled away and sprang into a gallop, racing toward their only conceivable salvation: the riven cliffs where Foul's Creche had once stood high above the sea.

Hanging helpless while his arms wept with pain, and fragments of bone ground against each other in his chest, Covenant heard it now, the unfathomable rumble of the tidal-wave. He felt tremors like incipient spasms in the seafloor, even though the horses were sure of their footing, and the hands of the Humbled were as reliable as iron. If he could have looked behind him, he might have seen havoc looming against the bleak stars, the fragile heavens- He did not try to look. He paid no attention to the littleness of the Ranyhyn against the imponderable force of a tsunami. He trusted them absolutely, and had no strength left for fear.

The rumble became thunder, an upheaval as vast as the Worm's movement through the sea. It blotted out the world at his back, making every mortal effort vain. To strive against all things ending was simple vanity, valiant and futile. Like the Worm, the tsunami exceeded living comprehension. It could be neither accepted nor opposed. It required a different answer.

Nevertheless the Ranyhyn ran like figures in dreams, swift as yearning, slow as hopelessness. Their febrile rush tore at Covenant's arms, but they would never reach the cliffs.

Then they had already done so. At the verge of a great fan of rubble that piled ma.s.sively toward the heights of the promontory, Naybahn and Mh.o.r.n.ym pounded to a halt.

Somehow Clyme and Branl dismounted without dropping Covenant; without dislocating his shoulders. At once, Clyme swept Covenant into his arms. As he sprang at the rising wreckage, he told Covenant, "Here we are quicker than Ranyhyn. There is no path. They must ascend with care. If fortune smiles upon them, they may yet survive the onslaught of waters. But we require greater haste."

Covenant did not hear him. The roar of the tidal-wave smothered sound. It smothered thought. The tsunami was a mountain-range of water mounting against the Land. It would hit like the earthquake which had riven Melenkurion Melenkurion Skyweir. Its violence might resemble the convulsion which had severed the whole of the Lower Land from the Upper. The Ranyhyn would be smashed to pulp in an instant. Covenant and the Humbled would die in the first impact of the wave. Skyweir. Its violence might resemble the convulsion which had severed the whole of the Lower Land from the Upper. The Ranyhyn would be smashed to pulp in an instant. Covenant and the Humbled would die in the first impact of the wave.

During the past few days, many regions of the Earth must have suffered similar catastrophes: shocks brutal enough to crush islands, maim continents. Now the Worm was feeding its way toward the Land at last.

Useless in Clyme's arms, Covenant tried to say, "Thank you." Just in case. But his voice made no sound that could be heard through the onset of mountains.

Supernally fleet, the Humbled bounded upward. Covenant tried to sense the progress of the struggling Ranyhyn, but the tsunami filled every nerve, every perception. It felt higher than the cliffs; higher than the unattainable obstruction of the Shattered Hills. It might flood the Lower Land as far as Landsdrop. Unable to discern the horses, he simply prayed that Linden and her companions would receive enough warning- Then the Humbled were not leaping up rocks, not hurling themselves at una.s.sailable boulders. Instead they ran from crest to crest across the foundation-stones of Foul's Creche. The rubble still climbed toward the comparative flat of the promontory, but more gradually here, allowing them to increase their speed.

Covenant should have been able to remember this place. He should have known how far he and the Humbled were from cooled Hotash Slay and the Shattered Hills. He had not cut himself off from the memories which belonged to his former mortal life. But he was too weak now. He had lost too much blood; had too many broken bones. He had killed Joan. Even his most human recollections were effaced by the impending ma.s.s of the tidal-wave.

When the Humbled stopped-when they turned to watch the wavefront-he did not understand why. A moment pa.s.sed before he realized that they stood on old lava at the western boundary of the promontory. He gaped at the dark bulk of the Shattered Hills only a few dozen paces away, and could not comprehend what he saw.

How had Clyme carried him so far?

Why were they still alive?

Why were they no longer fleeing?

At last, he forced himself to look toward the east; and as he did so, the tsunami struck the cliff. In that instant, his entire reality became thunder and tumult as savage as the destruction of Ridjeck Thome.

Time seemed to pause as though the Arch itself recoiled in dismay. He felt stubborn rock shaken to shards and scattered. He heard cliffs scream as they clung to their moorings. He saw an immeasurable ma.s.s of water rise and rise, its surge crowned with froth and luminescence as if it were full of stars. Concussions shook the world. But he could not separate one detail from another. They were all one, all too much for his mind to contain; and they appeared to take no time. No time forever.

Water broke over the promontory; inundated it; plunged from its sides; swept forward. It spouted like a tremendous geyser from the rent where Foul's Creche had once stood. Spray stung Covenant's eyes until he could not see. It soaked his clothes, drenched his many wounds. Yet Clyme and Branl stood where they were, rigid as defiance. Apparently they believed that they had estimated the tsunami's reach exactly; that it would not take them.

Too weak to protest, Covenant lay in Clyme's arms and awaited the fate that the Humbled had chosen.

In front of him, the wave's force was split by the wedge of the promontory, deflected by the shape and bulk of the stone. Higher turmoil crashed against the cliffs on either side. Sweeping over granite toward Hotash Slay, the tsunami parted; recoiled against itself; poured away. At the end of its rush, it climbed to the knees of the Masters. It slapped against the first bluffs of the Hills. Then it began to spill backward. Its sweep would have dragged anyone weaker than the Haruchai Haruchai with it. with it.

When time resumed its inexorable beat, Covenant understood that he was going to live.

After a while, he was able to think again. Eventually he was able to look away from the receding waters. But when he regarded his companions, their flat stoicism made him flinch. It reminded him that they had left the Ranyhyn behind.

Sighing to himself, he wondered whether he would ever again draw a breath that did not taste of salt and death. If the Humbled whistled, other Ranyhyn would come. And they would know how to find their way through the maze. But their fidelity would not make the loss of Mh.o.r.n.ym and Naybahn less grievous. It would not relieve the necessity of Joan's end.

By degrees, Covenant regained the sensation of pa.s.sing moments. Through the star-p.r.i.c.ked darkness, he watched the seas subside, thrashing against the cliffs. On either side, sections of stone had calved like glaciers. Slabs the size of Revelstone's prow, or of Kevin's Watch, continued to topple, unregarded by the lashing ocean. And as the waves shrank to the scale of a more ordinary storm, he saw that the end of the promontory was gone, broken by the brunt of the tidal-wave. Every hint or relic of the Despiser's former habitation had collapsed, leaving no sign that it had ever existed.

Still Clyme and Branl stood where they were, as unmoved as icons. For a time, Covenant wondered why they remained, expressionless and dour. Then he realized that they were waiting for the Ranyhyn.

Waiting for Mh.o.r.n.ym and Naybahn, and refusing to mourn, until hope became impossible.

Even then, they might not permit themselves sorrow. They were Haruchai Haruchai: they had done what they could. To their way of thinking, grief was a form of disrespect. Any admission of loss would dishonor the sacrifice of the Ranyhyn.

Vexed by the self-inflicted wound that was the Haruchai Haruchai version of rect.i.tude, Covenant twisted against Clyme's arms; asked to be put down. When the Master set him on his feet, he feared that he would prove too weak to stand. But he splayed his legs, braced himself on Clyme's shoulder, and refused to crumble. Then he withdrew his hand, kept himself upright. version of rect.i.tude, Covenant twisted against Clyme's arms; asked to be put down. When the Master set him on his feet, he feared that he would prove too weak to stand. But he splayed his legs, braced himself on Clyme's shoulder, and refused to crumble. Then he withdrew his hand, kept himself upright.

He needed at least that much distance from the intransigence of the Humbled. His own mute lament demanded it.

Gradually he became aware that dawn was near. The pallor in the east was faint: he could not be sure of it. Nonetheless his wan health-sense interpreted the darkness. His surviving nerves a.s.sured him that this night was nearly done.

Perhaps when the sun rose, the Humbled would consent to leave Hotash Slay so that he could at least try to return to Linden and Jeremiah and Stave; to Mahrtiir and the Swordmainnir.

Linden would recognize his sadness and his sins. Her companions would understand them.

But the sun did not rise.

By tentative increments, the east paled. Slowly a preternatural gloaming spread across the Sunbirth Sea until it diluted the dark over Hotash Slay and the Shattered Hills. In contrast, the stars overhead grew strangely distinct, eerie and fragile. They seemed closer, drawing near to bewail their plight. The Humbled became vaguely visible, as if they stood in dusk or shadow. At their backs, the Hills crouched like megalithic beasts. But there was no sun.

No sun at all.

When he peered upward, Covenant saw that the stars were winking out. One at a time, they vanished from the infinite heavens. A few died in rapid succession, others at longer intervals; but they were all doomed. Within a handful of days, every star would perish, extinguished by the unforbidden hunger of the Worm.

Here ends Against All Things Ending Ending Book Three of "The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant."

The story concludes in Book Four The Last Dark.

Glossary Abatha: one of the Seven Words one of the Seven Words Acence: a Stonedownor, sister of Atiaran a Stonedownor, sister of Atiaran Ahamkara: h.o.e.rkin, "the Door" h.o.e.rkin, "the Door"

Ahanna: painter, daughter of Hanna painter, daughter of Hanna Ahnryn: a Ranyhyn; mount of Tull a Ranyhyn; mount of Tull Aimil: daughter of Anest, wife of Sunder daughter of Anest, wife of Sunder Aisle of Approach: pa.s.sage to Earthrootstair under pa.s.sage to Earthrootstair under Melenkurion Melenkurion Skyweir Skyweir a-Jeroth of the Seven h.e.l.ls: Lord of wickedness; Clave-name for Lord Foul the Despiser Lord of wickedness; Clave-name for Lord Foul the Despiser ak-Haru: a supreme a supreme Haruchai Haruchai honorific honorific; paragon and measure of all paragon and measure of all Haruchai Haruchai virtues virtues Akkasri: a member of the Clave; one of the na-Mhoram-cro a member of the Clave; one of the na-Mhoram-cro aliantha: treasure-berries treasure-berries Alif, the Lady: a woman Favored by the a woman Favored by the gaddhi gaddhi amanibhavam: horse-healing gra.s.s, dangerous to humans horse-healing gra.s.s, dangerous to humans Amatin: a Lord, daughter of Matin a Lord, daughter of Matin Amith: a woman of Crystal Stonedown a woman of Crystal Stonedown Amok: mysterious guide to ancient Lore mysterious guide to ancient Lore Amorine: First Haft, later Hiltmark First Haft, later Hiltmark Anchormaster: second-in-command aboard a Giantship second-in-command aboard a Giantship Andelain, the Hills of Andelain, the Andelainian Hills: a region of the Land which embodies health and beauty a region of the Land which embodies health and beauty Andelainscion: a region in the Center Plains a region in the Center Plains Anele: deranged old man; son of Sunder and Hollian deranged old man; son of Sunder and Hollian Anest: a woman of Mithil Stonedown, sister of Kalina a woman of Mithil Stonedown, sister of Kalina Annoy: a Courser a Courser anundivian yajna: "lost" Ramen craft of bone-sculpting "lost" Ramen craft of bone-sculpting Appointed, the: an an Elohim Elohim chosen to bear a particular burden; Findail chosen to bear a particular burden; Findail Arch of Time, the: symbol of the existence and structure of time; conditions which make the existence of time possible symbol of the existence and structure of time; conditions which make the existence of time possible Ardent, the: one of the Insequent one of the Insequent arghule/arghuleh: ferocious ice-beasts ferocious ice-beasts Asuraka: Staff-Elder of the Loresraat Staff-Elder of the Loresraat Atiaran: a Stonedownor, daughter of Tiaran, wife of Trell, mother of Lena a Stonedownor, daughter of Tiaran, wife of Trell, mother of Lena Audience Hall of Earthroot: maze under maze under Melenkurion Melenkurion Skyweir to conceal and protect the Blood of the Earth Skyweir to conceal and protect the Blood of the Earth Aumbrie of the Clave, the: storeroom for former Lore storeroom for former Lore Auriference, the: one of the Insequent, long dead one of the Insequent, long dead Auspice, the: throne of the throne of the gaddhi gaddhi aussat Befylam: child-form of the child-form of the jheherrin jheherrin Bahgoon the Unbearable: character in a Giantish tale character in a Giantish tale Banas Nimoram: the Celebration of Spring the Celebration of Spring Bandsoil Bounds: region north of Soulsease River region north of Soulsease River Banefire, the: fire by which the Clave affects the Sunbane fire by which the Clave affects the Sunbane Bann: a Bloodguard, a.s.signed to Lord Trevor a Bloodguard, a.s.signed to Lord Trevor Bannor: a Bloodguard, a.s.signed to Thomas Covenant a Bloodguard, a.s.signed to Thomas Covenant Baradakas: a Hirebrand of Soaring Woodhelven a Hirebrand of Soaring Woodhelven Bareisle: an island off the coast of an island off the coast of Elemesnedene Elemesnedene Bargas Slit: a gap through the Last Hills from the Center Plains to Garroting Deep a gap through the Last Hills from the Center Plains to Garroting Deep Basila: a scout in Berek Halfhand's army a scout in Berek Halfhand's army Benj, the Lady: a woman Favored by the a woman Favored by the gaddhi gaddhi Berek Halfhand: Heartthew, Lord-Fatherer; first of the Old Lords Heartthew, Lord-Fatherer; first of the Old Lords Bern: Haruchai Haruchai slain by the Clave slain by the Clave Bhanoryl: a Ranyhyn; mount of Galt a Ranyhyn; mount of Galt Bhapa: a Cord of the Ramen, Sahah's half-brother; companion of Linden Avery a Cord of the Ramen, Sahah's half-brother; companion of Linden Avery Bhrathair: a people met by the wandering Giants, residents of a people met by the wandering Giants, residents of Bhrathairealm Bhrathairealm on the verge of the Great Desert on the verge of the Great Desert Bhrathairain: the city of the the city of the Bhrathair Bhrathair Bhrathairain Harbor: Harbor: the port of the the port of the Bhrathair Bhrathair Bhrathairealm: the land of the the land of the Bhrathair Bhrathair Birinair: a Hirebrand, Hearthrall of Lord's Keep a Hirebrand, Hearthrall of Lord's Keep Bloodguard, the: Haruchai Haruchai, a people living in the Westron Mountains; the defenders of the Lords bone-sculpting: ancient Ramen craft, marrowmeld ancient Ramen craft, marrowmeld Borillar: a Hirebrand and Hearthrall of Lord's Keep a Hirebrand and Hearthrall of Lord's Keep Bornin: a a Haruchai Haruchai; a Master of the Land Brabha: a Ranyhyn; mount of Korik a Ranyhyn; mount of Korik Branl: a a Haruchai Haruchai; a Master of the Land; one of the Humbled Brannil: man of Stonemight Woodhelven man of Stonemight Woodhelven Brinn: a leader of the a leader of the Haruchai Haruchai; protector of Thomas Covenant; later Guardian of the One Tree Brow Gnarlfist: a Giant, father of the First of the Search a Giant, father of the First of the Search caamora: Giantish ordeal of grief by fire Giantish ordeal of grief by fire Cable Seadreamer: a Giant, brother of Honninscrave; member of the Search; possessed of the Earth-Sight a Giant, brother of Honninscrave; member of the Search; possessed of the Earth-Sight Cabledarm: a Giant; one of the Swordmainnir a Giant; one of the Swordmainnir Caer-Caveral: Forestal of Andelain; formerly Hile Troy Forestal of Andelain; formerly Hile Troy Caerroil Wildwood: Forestal of Garroting Deep Forestal of Garroting Deep caesure: a rent in the fabric of time; a Fall a rent in the fabric of time; a Fall Cail: one of the one of the Haruchai Haruchai; protector of Linden Avery Caitiffin: a captain of the armed forces of a captain of the armed forces of Bhrathairealm Bhrathairealm Callindrill: a Lord, husband of Faer a Lord, husband of Faer Callowwail, the River: stream arising from stream arising from Elemesnedene Elemesnedene Cavewights: evil creatures existing under Mount Thunder evil creatures existing under Mount Thunder Cav-Morin Fernhold: former Forestal of Morinmoss former Forestal of Morinmoss Ceer: one of the one of the Haruchai Haruchai Celebration of Spring, the: the Dance of the Wraiths of Andelain on the dark of the moon in the middle of spring the Dance of the Wraiths of Andelain on the dark of the moon in the middle of spring Center Plains, the: a region of the Land a region of the Land Centerpith Barrens: a region in the Center Plains a region in the Center Plains Cerrin: a Bloodguard, a.s.signed to Lord Shetra a Bloodguard, a.s.signed to Lord Shetra Chant: one of the one of the Elohim Elohim Char: a Cord of the Ramen, Sahah's brother a Cord of the Ramen, Sahah's brother Chatelaine, the: courtiers of the courtiers of the gaddhi gaddhi Chosen, the: t.i.tle given to Linden Avery t.i.tle given to Linden Avery Circle of Elders: Stonedown leaders Stonedown leaders Cirrus Kindwind: a Giant; one of the Swordmainnir a Giant; one of the Swordmainnir clachan, the: the: demesne of the demesne of the Elohim Elohim Clang: a Courser a Courser Clangor: a Courser a Courser Clash: a Courser a Courser Clave, the: group which wields the Sunbane and rules the Land group which wields the Sunbane and rules the Land clingor: adhesive leather adhesive leather Close, the: the Council-chamber of Lord's Keep the Council-chamber of Lord's Keep Clyme: a a Haruchai Haruchai; a Master of the Land; one of the Humbled Coercri: The Grieve; former home of the Giants in Seareach The Grieve; former home of the Giants in Seareach Colossus of the Fall, the: ancient stone figure guarding the Upper Land ancient stone figure guarding the Upper Land Consecear Redoin: a region north of the Soulsease River a region north of the Soulsease River Cord: Ramen second rank Ramen second rank Cording: Ramen ceremony of becoming a Cord Ramen ceremony of becoming a Cord Corimini: Eldest of the Loresraat Eldest of the Loresraat Corrupt, the: jheherrin jheherrin name for themselves; also the soft ones name for themselves; also the soft ones Corruption: Bloodguard/ Bloodguard/Haruchai name for Lord Foul name for Lord Foul Council of Lords, the: protectors of the Land protectors of the Land Courser: a beast made by the Clave using the Sunbane a beast made by the Clave using the Sunbane Creator, the: maker of the Earth maker of the Earth Croft: Graveler of Crystal Stonedown Graveler of Crystal Stonedown Crowl: a Bloodguard a Bloodguard croyel, the: the: mysterious creatures which grant power through bargains, living off their hosts mysterious creatures which grant power through bargains, living off their hosts Crystal Stonedown: home of Hollian home of Hollian Currier: a Ramen rank a Ramen rank Damelon Giantfriend: son of Berek Halfhand, second High Lord of the Old Lords son of Berek Halfhand, second High Lord of the Old Lords Damelon's Door: door of lore which when opened permits pa.s.sage through the Audience Hall of Earthroot under door of lore which when opened permits pa.s.sage through the Audience Hall of Earthroot under Melenkurion Melenkurion Skyweir Skyweir Dance of the Wraiths, the: the Celebration of Spring the Celebration of Spring Dancers of the Sea, the: merewives merewives; suspected to be the offspring of the Elohim Elohim Kastenessen and his mortal lover Kastenessen and his mortal lover Daphin: one of the one of the Elohim Elohim Dawngreeter: highest sail on the foremast of a Giantship highest sail on the foremast of a Giantship Dead, the: spectres of those who have died spectres of those who have died Deaththane: t.i.tle given to High Lord Elena by the Ramen t.i.tle given to High Lord Elena by the Ramen Defiles Course, the: river in the Lower Land river in the Lower Land Demimage: a sorcerer of Vidik Amar a sorcerer of Vidik Amar Demondim, the: creatures created by Viles; creators of ur-viles and Waynhim creatures created by Viles; creators of ur-viles and Waynhim Demondim-sp.a.w.n: another name for ur-viles and Waynhim; also another name for Vain another name for ur-viles and Waynhim; also another name for Vain Desolation, the: era of ruin in the Land after the Ritual of Desecration era of ruin in the Land after the Ritual of Desecration Despiser, the: Lord Foul Lord Foul Despite: evil; name given to the Despiser's nature and effects evil; name given to the Despiser's nature and effects dharmakshetra: "to brave the enemy," a Waynhim "to brave the enemy," a Waynhim Dh.o.r.ehold of the Dark: Forestal of Grimmerdh.o.r.e Forestal of Grimmerdh.o.r.e dhraga: a Waynhim a Waynhim dhubha: a Waynhim a Waynhim dhurng: a Waynhim a Waynhim diamondraught: Giantish liquor Giantish liquor Din: a Courser a Courser Dire's Vessel: Giantship used by the Swordmainnir to convey Longwrath Giantship used by the Swordmainnir to convey Longwrath Doar: a Bloodguard a Bloodguard Dohn: a Manethrall of the Ramen a Manethrall of the Ramen Dolewind, the: wind blowing to the Soulbiter wind blowing to the Soulbiter Doom's Retreat: a gap in the Southron Range between the South Plains and Doriendor Corishev a gap in the Southron Range between the South Plains and Doriendor Corishev Doriendor Corishev: an ancient city; seat of the King against whom Berek Halfhand rebelled an ancient city; seat of the King against whom Berek Halfhand rebelled drhami: a Waynhim a Waynhim Drinishok: Sword-Elder of the Loresraat Sword-Elder of the Loresraat Drinny: a Ranyhyn, foal of Hynaril; mount of Lord Mhoram a Ranyhyn, foal of Hynaril; mount of Lord Mhoram dromond: a Giantship a Giantship Drool Rockworm: a Cavewight, leader of the Cavewights; finder of the Illearth Stone a Cavewight, leader of the Cavewights; finder of the Illearth Stone dukkha: "victim," Waynhim name "victim," Waynhim name Dura Fairflank: a mustang, Thomas Covenant's mount a mustang, Thomas Covenant's mount Durance, the: a barrier Appointed by the a barrier Appointed by the Elohim Elohim; a prison for both Kastenessen and the skurj skurj durhisitar: a Waynhim a Waynhim During Stonedown: village destroyed by the village destroyed by the Grim Grim; home of Hamako Duroc: one of the Seven Words one of the Seven Words Durris: a a Haruchai Haruchai EarthBlood: concentrated fluid Earthpower, only known to exist under concentrated fluid Earthpower, only known to exist under Melenkurion Melenkurion Skyweir; source of the Power of Command Skyweir; source of the Power of Command Earthfriend: t.i.tle first given to Berek Halfhand t.i.tle first given to Berek Halfhand Earthpower: natural power of all life; the source of all organic power in the Land natural power of all life; the source of all organic power in the Land Earthroot: lake under lake under Melenkurion Melenkurion Skyweir Skyweir Earthrootstair: stairway down to the lake of Earthroot under stairway down to the lake of Earthroot under Melenkurion Melenkurion Skyweir Skyweir Earth-Sight: Giantish power to perceive distant dangers and needs Giantish power to perceive distant dangers and needs eftmound: gathering place for the gathering place for the Elohim Elohim eh-Brand: one who can use wood to read the Sunbane one who can use wood to read the Sunbane Elemesnedene: home of the home of the Elohim Elohim Elena: daughter of Lena and Thomas Covenant; later High Lord daughter of Lena and Thomas Covenant; later High Lord Elohim, the: the: a mystic people encountered by the wandering Giants a mystic people encountered by the wandering Giants Elohimfest: a gathering of the a gathering of the Elohim Elohim Emacrimma's Maw: a region in the Center Plains a region in the Center Plains Emereau Vrai: Kastenessen's mortal lover, now victim to She Who Must Not Be Named Kastenessen's mortal lover, now victim to She Who Must Not Be Named Enemy: Lord Foul's term of reference for the Creator Lord Foul's term of reference for the Creator Eoman: a unit of the Warward of Lord's Keep, twenty warriors and a Warhaft a unit of the Warward of Lord's Keep, twenty warriors and a Warhaft Eoward: twenty Eoman plus a Haft twenty Eoman plus a Haft Epemin: a soldier in Berek Halfhand's army, tenth Eoman, second Eoward a soldier in Berek Halfhand's army, tenth Eoman, second Eoward Esmer: tormented son of Cail and the Dancers of the Sea tormented son of Cail and the Dancers of the Sea Exalt Widenedworld: a Giant; youngest son of Soar Gladbirth and Sablehair Foamheart; later called Lostson and Longwrath a Giant; youngest son of Soar Gladbirth and Sablehair Foamheart; later called Lostson and Longwrath fael Befylam: serpent-form of the serpent-form of the jheherrin jheherrin Faer: wife of Lord Callindrill wife of Lord Callindrill Fall: Haruchai Haruchai name for a name for a caesure caesure Fangs: the Teeth of the Render; Ramen name for the Demondim the Teeth of the Render; Ramen name for the Demondim Fangthane the Render: Ramen name for Lord Foul Ramen name for Lord Foul Far Woodhelven: a village of the Land a village of the Land Father of Horses, the: Kelenbhraba.n.a.l Kelenbhraba.n.a.l, legendary sire of the Ranyhyn Favored, the: courtesans of the courtesans of the gaddhi gaddhi Feroce, the: denizens of Sarangrave Flat, worshippers of the lurker, descended from the denizens of Sarangrave Flat, worshippers of the lurker, descended from the jheherrin jheherrin Fields of Richloam: a region in the Center Plains a region in the Center Plains Filigree: a Giant; another name for Sablehair Foamheart a Giant; another name for Sablehair Foamheart Findail: one of the one of the Elohim Elohim; the Appointed Fire-Lions: living fire-flow of Mount Thunder living fire-flow of Mount Thunder fire-stones: graveling graveling First Betrayer: Clave-name for Berek Halfhand Clave-name for Berek Halfhand First Circinate: first level of the Sandhold first level of the Sandhold First Haft: third-in-command of the Warward third-in-command of the Warward First Mark: Bloodguard commander Bloodguard commander First of the Search, the: leader of the Giants who follow the Earth-Sight; Gossmer Glowlimn leader of the Giants who follow the Earth-Sight; Gossmer Glowlimn First Ward of Kevin's Lore: primary cache of knowledge left by High Lord Kevin primary cache of knowledge left by High Lord Kevin First Woodhelven: banyan tree village between Revelstone and Andelain; first Woodhelven created by Sunder and Hollian banyan tree village between Revelstone and Andelain; first Woodhelven created by Sunder and Hollian Fleshharrower: a Giant-Raver, Jehannum, a Giant-Raver, Jehannum, moksha moksha Foamkite: tyrscull tyrscull belonging to Honninscrave and Seadreamer belonging to Honninscrave and Seadreamer Fole: a a Haruchai Haruchai Foodfendhall: eating-hall and galley aboard a Giantship eating-hall and galley aboard a Giantship Forbidding: a wall of power a wall of power Forestal: a protector of the remnants of the One Forest a protector of the remnants of the One Forest Fostil: a man of Mithil Stonedown; father of Liand a man of Mithil Stonedown; father of Liand Foul's Creche: the Despiser's home; Ridjeck Thome the Despiser's home; Ridjeck Thome Frostheart Grueburn: a Giant; one of the Swordmainnir a Giant; one of the Swordmainnir Furl Falls: waterfall at Revelstone waterfall at Revelstone Furl's Fire: warning fire at Revelstone warning fire at Revelstone gaddhi, the: the: sovereign of sovereign of Bhrathairealm Bhrathairealm Gallows Howe: a place of execution in Garroting Deep a place of execution in Garroting Deep Galt: a a Haruchai Haruchai; a Master of the Land; one of the Humbled Garroting Deep: a forest of the Land a forest of the Land Garth: Warmark of the Warward of Lord's Keep Warmark of the Warward of Lord's Keep Gay: a Winhome of the Ramen a Winhome of the Ramen ghohritsar: a Waynhim a Waynhim ghramin: a Waynhim a Waynhim Giantclave: Giantish conference Giantish conference Giantfriend: t.i.tle given first to Damelon, later to Thomas Covenant and then Linden Avery t.i.tle given first to Damelon, later to Thomas Covenant and then Linden Avery Giants: the Unhomed, ancient friends of the Lords; a seafaring people of the Earth the Unhomed, ancient friends of the Lords; a seafaring people of the Earth Giantship: a stone sailing vessel made by Giants; a stone sailing vessel made by Giants; dromond dromond Giantway: path made by Giants path made by Giants Giant Woods: a forest of the Land a forest of the Land Gibbon: the na-Mhoram; leader of the Clave the na-Mhoram; leader of the Clave Gilden: a maple-like tree with golden leaves a maple-like tree with golden leaves Gildenlode: a power-wood formed from the Gilden trees a power-wood formed from the Gilden trees Glimmermere: a lake on the plateau above Revelstone a lake on the plateau above Revelstone Gorak Krembal: Hotash Slay, a defense around Foul's Creche Hotash Slay, a defense around Foul's Creche Gossamer Glowlimn: a Giant; the First of the Search a Giant; the First of the Search Grace: a Cord of the Ramen a Cord of the Ramen Graveler: one who uses stone to wield the Sunbane one who uses stone to wield the Sunbane graveling: fire-stones, made to glow and emit heat by stone-lore fire-stones, made to glow and emit heat by stone-lore Gravelingas: a master of a master of rhadhamaerl rhadhamaerl stone-lore stone-lore Gravin Threndor: Mount Thunder Mount Thunder Great Desert, the: a region of the Earth; home of the a region of the Earth; home of the Bhrathair Bhrathair and the Sandgorgons and the Sandgorgons Great One: t.i.tle given to Caerroil Wildwood by the Mahdoubt t.i.tle given to Caerroil Wildwood by the Mahdoubt Great Swamp, the: Lifeswallower; a region of the Land Lifeswallower; a region of the Land Greshas Slant: a region in the Center Plains a region in the Center Plains Grey Desert, the: a region south of the Land a region south of the Land Grey River, the: a river of the Land a river of the Land Grey Slayer: plains name for Lord Foul plains name for Lord Foul Greywightswath: a region north of the Soulsease River a region north of the Soulsease River griffin: lion-like beast with wings lion-like beast with wings Grim, the: the: (also the na-Mhoram's (also the na-Mhoram's Grim Grim) a destructive storm sent by the Clave Grimmand Honninscrave: a Giant; Master of Starfare's Gem; brother of Seadreamer a Giant; Master of Starfare's Gem; brother of Seadreamer Grimmerdh.o.r.e: a forest of the Land a forest of the Land Guard, the: hustin; soldiers serving the hustin; soldiers serving the gaddhi gaddhi Guardian of the One Tree, the: mystic figure warding the approach to the One Tree; formerly mystic figure warding the approach to the One Tree; formerly ak-Haru Kenaustin Ardenol ak-Haru Kenaustin Ardenol; now Brinn of the Haruchai Haruchai Haft: commander of an Eoward commander of an Eoward Halewhole Bluntfist: a Giant; one of the Swordmainnir a Giant; one of the Swordmainnir Halfhand: t.i.tle given to Thomas Covenant and to Berek t.i.tle given to Thomas Covenant and to Berek Hall of Gifts, the: large chamber in Revelstone devoted to the artworks of the Land large chamber in Revelstone devoted to the artworks of the Land Hamako: sole survivor of the destruction of During Stonedown sole survivor of the destruction of During Stonedown Hami: a Manethrall of the Ramen a Manethrall of the Ramen Hand: a rank in Berek Halfhand's army; aide to Berek a rank in Berek Halfhand's army; aide to Berek Handir: a a Haruchai Haruchai leader; the Voice of the Masters leader; the Voice of the Masters Harad: one of the Seven Words one of the Seven Words Harbor Captain: chief official of the port of chief official of the port of Bhrathairealm Bhrathairealm Harn: one of the one of the Haruchai Haruchai; protector of Hollian Harrow, the: one of the Insequent one of the Insequent Haruchai: a warrior people from the Westron Mountains a warrior people from the Westron Mountains Healer: a physician a physician Heart of Thunder: Kiril Threndor, a cave of power in Mount Thunder Kiril Threndor, a cave of power in Mount Thunder Hearthcoal: a Giant; cook of Starfare's Gem; wife of Seasauce a Giant; cook of Starfare's Gem; wife of Seasauce Hearthrall of Lord's Keep: a steward responsible for light, warmth, and hospitality a steward responsible for light, warmth, and hospitality Heartthew: a t.i.tle given to Berek Halfhand a t.i.tle given to Berek Halfhand heartwood chamber: meeting-place of a Woodhelven, within a tree meeting-place of a Woodhelven, within a tree Heer: leader of a Woodhelven leader of a Woodhelven Heft Galewrath: a Giant; Storesmaster of Starfare's Gem a Giant; Storesmaster of Starfare's Gem Herem: a Raver, Kinslaughterer, a Raver, Kinslaughterer, turiya turiya Hergrom: one of the one of the Haruchai Haruchai High G.o.d: t.i.tle given to the lurker of the Sarangrave by the Feroce t.i.tle given to the lurker of the Sarangrave by the Feroce High Lord: leader of the Council of Lords leader of the Council of Lords High Lord's Furl: banner of the High Lord banner of the High Lord High Wood: lomillialor lomillialor; offspring of the One Tree Hile Troy: a man formerly from Covenant's world; Warmark of High Lord Elena's Warward a man formerly from Covenant's world; Warmark of High Lord Elena's Warward Hiltmark: second-in-command of the Warward second-in-command of the Warward Hirebrand: a master of a master of lillianrill lillianrill wood-lore wood-lore h.o.e.rkin: a Warhaft a Warhaft Hollian: daughter of Amith; eh-Brand of Crystal Stonedown; companion of Thomas Covenant and Linden Avery daughter of Amith; eh-Brand of Crystal Stonedown; companion of Thomas Covenant and Linden Avery Home: original homeland of the Giants original homeland of the Giants Horizonscan: lookout atop the midmast of a Giantship lookout atop the midmast of a Giantship Horrim Carabal: name given to the lurker of the Sarangrave name given to the lurker of the Sarangrave Horse, the: human soldiery of the human soldiery of the gaddhi gaddhi horserite: a gathering of Ranyhyn in which they drink mind-blending waters in order to share visions, prophecies, and purpose a gathering of Ranyhyn in which they drink mind-blending waters in order to share visions, prophecies, and purpose Hotash Slay: Gorak Krembal, a flow of lava protecting Foul's Creche Gorak Krembal, a flow of lava protecting Foul's Creche Hower: a Bloodguard, a.s.signed to Lord Loerya a Bloodguard, a.s.signed to Lord Loerya Hrama: a Ranyhyn stallion; mount of Anele a Ranyhyn stallion; mount of Anele Humbled, the: three three Haruchai Haruchai maimed to resemble Thomas Covenant in order to remind the Masters of their limitations maimed to resemble Thomas Covenant in order to remind the Masters of their limitations Hurn: a Cord of the Ramen a Cord of the Ramen hurtloam: a healing mud a healing mud Huryn: a Ranyhyn; mount of Terrel a Ranyhyn; mount of Terrel husta/hustin: partly human soldiers bred by Kasreyn to be the partly human soldiers bred by Kasreyn to be the gaddhi gaddhi's Guard Hyn: a Ranyhyn mare; mount of Linden Avery a Ranyhyn mare; mount of Linden Avery Hynaril: a Ranyhyn; mount of Tamarantha and then Mhoram a Ranyhyn; mount of Tamarantha and then Mhoram Hynyn: a Ranyhyn stallion; mount of Stave a Ranyhyn stallion; mount of Stave Hyrim: a Lord, son of Hoole a Lord, son of Hoole Illearth Stone, the: powerful bane long buried under Mount Thunder powerful bane long buried under Mount Thunder Illender: t.i.tle given to Thomas Covenant t.i.tle given to Thomas Covenant Imoiran Tomal-mate: a Stonedownor a Stonedownor Inbull: a Warhaft in Berek Halfhand's army; commander of the tenth Eoman, second Eoward a Warhaft in Berek Halfhand's army; commander of the tenth Eoman, second Eoward Infelice: reigning leader of the reigning leader of the Elohim Elohim Insequent, the: a mysterious people living far to the west of the Land a mysterious people living far to the west of the Land Interdict, the: reference to the power of the Colossus of the Fall to prevent Ravers from entering the Upper Land reference to the power of the Colossus of the Fall to prevent Ravers from entering the Upper Land Irin: a warrior of the Third Eoman of the Warward a warrior of the Third Eoman of the Warward Ironhand, the: t.i.tle given to the leader of the Swordmainnir t.i.tle given to the leader of the Swordmainnir Isle of the One Tree, the: location of the One Tree location of the One Tree Jain: a Manethrall of the Ramen a Manethrall of the Ramen Ja.s.s: a a Haruchai Haruchai; a Master of the Land Jehannum: a Raver, Fleshharrower, a Raver, Fleshharrower, moksha moksha Jerrick: a Demimage of Vidik Amar, in part responsible for the creation of a Demimage of Vidik Amar, in part responsible for the creation of quellvisks quellvisks Jevin: a healer in Berek Halfhand's army a healer in Berek Halfhand's army jheherrin: soft ones, misshapen by-products of Lord Foul's making soft ones, misshapen by-products of Lord Foul's making Jous: a man of Mithil Stonedown, son of Pra.s.san, father of Na.s.sic; inheritor of an Unfettered One's mission to remember the Halfhand a man of Mithil Stonedown, son of Pra.s.san, father of Na.s.sic; inheritor of an Unfettered One's mission to remember the Halfhand Kalina: a woman of Mithil Stonedown; wife of Na.s.sic, mother of Sunder a woman of Mithil Stonedown; wife of Na.s.sic, mother of Sunder Kam: a Manethrall of the Ramen a Manethrall of the Ramen Karnis: a Heer of First Woodhelven a Heer of First Woodhelven Kasreyn of the Gyre: a thaumaturge; the a thaumaturge; the gaddhi gaddhi's Kemper (advisor) in Bhrathairealm Bhrathairealm Kastenessen: one of the one of the Elohim Elohim; former Appointed Keep of the na-Mhoram, the: Revelstone Revelstone Keeper: a Ramen rank, one of those unsuited to the rigors of being a Cord or a Manethrall a Ramen rank, one of those unsuited to the rigors of being a Cord or a Manethrall Kelenbhraba.n.a.l: Father of Horses in Ranyhyn legends Father of Horses in Ranyhyn legends Kemper, the: chief advisor of the chief advisor of the gaddhi gaddhi; Kasreyn Kemper's Pitch: highest level of the Sandhold highest level of the Sandhold Kenaustin Ardenol: a figure of a figure of Haruchai Haruchai legend; former Guardian of the One Tree; true name of the Theomach legend; former Guardian of the One Tree; true name of the Theomach Kevin Landwaster: son of Loric Vilesilencer; last High Lord of the Old Lords son of Loric Vilesilencer; last High Lord of the Old Lords Kevin's Dirt: smog-like pall covering the Upper Land; it blocks health-sense, making itself invisible from below smog-like pall covering the Upper Land; it blocks health-sense, making itself invisible from below Kevin's Lore: knowledge of power left hidden by Kevin in the Seven Wards knowledge of power left hidden by Kevin in the Seven Wards Kevin's Watch: mountain lookout near Mithil Stonedown mountain lookout near Mithil Stonedown Khabaal: one of the Seven Words one of the Seven Words Khelen: a Ranyhyn stallion; mount of Jeremiah a Ranyhyn stallion; mount of Jeremiah Kinslaughterer: a Giant-Raver, Herem, a Giant-Raver, Herem, turiya turiya Kiril Threndor: chamber of power deep under Mount Thunder; Heart of Thunder chamber of power deep under Mount Thunder; Heart of Thunder Koral: a Bloodguard, a.s.signed to Lord Amatin a Bloodguard, a.s.signed to Lord Amatin Korik: a Bloodguard a Bloodguard Krenwill: a scout in Berek Halfhand's army a scout in Berek Halfhand's army kresh: savage giant yellow wolves savage giant yellow wolves krill, the: the: knife of power forged by High Lord Loric; awakened to power by Thomas Covenant knife of power forged by High Lord Loric; awakened to power by Thomas Covenant Kurash Plenethor: region of the Land formally named Stricken Stone, now called Trothgard region of the Land formally named Stricken Stone, now called Trothgard Kurash Qwellinir: the Shattered Hills, region of the Lower Land protecting Foul's Creche the Shattered Hills, region of the Lower Land protecting Foul's Creche Lake Pelluce: a lake in Andelainscion a lake in Andelainscion Lal: a Cord of the Ramen a Cord of the Ramen Land, the: generally area found on the map; a focal region of the Earth where Earthpower is uniquely accessible generally area found on the map; a focal region of the Earth where Earthpower is uniquely accessible Landsdrop: great cliff separating the Upper and Lower Lands great cliff separating the Upper and Lower Lands Landsverge Stonedown: a village of the Land a village of the Land Landwaster: t.i.tle given to High Lord Kevin t.i.tle given to High Lord Kevin Latebirth: a Giant; one of the Swordmainnir a Giant; one of the Swordmainnir Law, the: the natural order the natural order Law of Death, the: the natural order which separates the living from the dead the natural order which separates the living from the dead Law of Life, the: the natural order which separates the dead from the living the natural order which separates the dead from the living Law-Breaker: t.i.tle given to both High Lord Elena and Caer-Caveral t.i.tle given to both High Lord Elena and Caer-Caveral Lax Blunderfoot: a name chosen by Latebirth in self-castigation a name chosen by Latebirth in self-castigation Lena: a Stonedownor, daughter of Atiaran, mother of Elena a Stonedownor, daughter of Atiaran, mother of Elena lianar: wood of power used by an eh-Brand wood of power used by an eh-Brand Liand: a man of Mithil Stonedown, son of Fostil; companion of Linden Avery a man of Mithil Stonedown, son of Fostil; companion of Linden Avery Lifeswallower: the Great Swamp the Great Swamp lillianrill: wood-lore; masters of wood-lore wood-lore; masters of wood-lore Lithe: a Manethrall of the Ramen a Manethrall of the Ramen Llaura: a Heer of Soaring Woodhelven a Heer of Soaring Woodhelven Loerya: a Lord, wife of Trevor a Lord, wife of Trevor lomillialor: High Wood; a wood of power High Wood; a wood of power Longwrath: a Giant; Swordmainnir name for Exalt Widenedworld a Giant; Swordmainnir name for Exalt Widenedworld Lord: one who has mastered both the Sword and the Staff aspects of Kevin's Lore one who has mastered both the Sword and the Staff aspects of Kevin's Lore Lord-Fatherer: t.i.tle given to Berek Halfhand t.i.tle given to Berek Halfhand Lord Foul: the enemy of the Land; the Despiser the enemy of the Land; the Despiser "Lord Mhoram's Victory": a painting by Ahanna a painting by Ahanna Lord of Wickedness: a-Jeroth a-Jeroth Lord's-fire: staff-fire used by the Lords staff-fire used by the Lords Lord's Keep: Revelstone Revelstone Lords, the: the primary protectors of the Land the primary protectors of the Land loremaster: a leader of ur-viles a leader of ur-viles Loresraat: Trothgard school at Revelwood where Kevin's Lore is studied Trothgard school at Revelwood where Kevin's Lore is studied Lorewarden: a teacher in the Loresraat a teacher in the Loresraat loreworks: Demondim power-laboratory Demondim power-laboratory Loric Vilesilencer: a High Lord; son of Damelon Giantfriend a High Lord; son of Damelon Giantfriend lor-liarill: Gildenlode Gildenlode Lost, the: Giantish name for the Unhomed Giantish name for the Unhomed Lost Deep, the: a loreworks; breeding pit/laboratory under Mount Thunder where Demondim, Waynhim, and ur-viles were created a loreworks; breeding pit/laboratory under Mount Thunder where Demondim, Waynhim, and ur-viles were created Lostson: a Giant; later name for Exalt Widenedworld a Giant; later name for Exalt Widenedworld Lower Land, the: region of the Land east of Landsdrop region of the Land east of Landsdrop lucubrium: laboratory of a thaumaturge laboratory of a thaumaturge lurker of the Sarangrave, the: monster inhabiting the Great Swamp Magister, the: former Forestal of Andelain former Forestal of Andelain Mahdoubt, the: a servant of Revelstone; one of the Insequent a servant of Revelstone; one of the Insequent Mahrtiir: a Manethrall of the Ramen; companion of Linden Avery a Manethrall of the Ramen; companion of Linden Avery maidan: open land around open land around Elemesnedene Elemesnedene Maker, the: jheherrin jheherrin name for Lord Foul name for Lord Foul Maker-place: jheherrin jheherrin name for Foul's Creche name for Foul's Creche Malliner: Woodhelvennin Heer, son of Veinnin Woodhelvennin Heer, son of Veinnin Mane: Ramen reference to a Ranyhyn Ramen reference to a Ranyhyn Maneing: Ramen ceremony of becoming a Manethrall Ramen ceremony of becoming a Manethrall Manethrall: highest Ramen rank highest Ramen rank Manhome: main dwelling place of the Ramen in the Plains of Ra main dwelling place of the Ramen in the Plains of Ra Marid: a man of Mithil Stonedown; Sunbane victim a man of Mithil Stonedown; Sunbane victim Marny: a Ranyhyn; mount of Tuvor a Ranyhyn; mount of Tuvor marrowmeld: bone-sculpting; bone-sculpting; anundivian yajna anundivian yajna Master: commander of a Giantship commander of a Giantship Master, the: Clave-name for Lord Foul Clave-name for Lord Foul master-rukh, the: the: iron triangle at Revelstone which feeds and reads other iron triangle at Revelstone which feeds and reads other rukhs rukhs Masters of the Land, the: Haruchai Haruchai who have claimed responsibility for protecting the Land from Corruption who have claimed responsibility for protecting the Land from Corruption Mehryl: a Ranyhyn; mount of Hile Troy a Ranyhyn; mount of Hile Troy Melenkurion: one of the Seven Words one of the Seven Words Melenkurion Skyweir: Skyweir: a cleft peak in the Westron Mountains a cleft peak in the Westron Mountains Memla: a Rider of the Clave; one of the na-Mhoram-in a Rider of the Clave; one of the na-Mhoram-in mere-son: name or t.i.tle given to Esmer name or t.i.tle given to Esmer merewives: the Dancers of the Sea the Dancers of the Sea metheglin: a beverage; mead a beverage; mead Mhoram: a Lord, later high Lord; son of Variol a Lord, later high Lord; son of Variol Mh.o.r.n.ym: a Ranyhyn stallion; mount of Clyme a Ranyhyn stallion; mount of Clyme Mill: one of the Seven Words one of the Seven Words Minas: one of the Seven Words one of the Seven Words mirkfruit: papaya-like fruit with narcoleptic pulp papaya-like fruit with narcoleptic pulp Mishio Ma.s.sima: the Ardent's mount the Ardent's mount Mistweave: a Giant a Giant Mithil River: a river of the Land a river of the Land Mithil Stonedown: a village in the South Plains a village in the South Plains Mithil's Plunge, the: waterfall at the head of the Mithil valley waterfall at the head of the Mithil valley Moire Squareset: a Giant; one of the Swordmainnir; killed in battle by the a Giant; one of the Swordmainnir; killed in battle by the skurj skurj moksha: a Raver, Jehannum, Fleshharrower a Raver, Jehannum, Fleshharrower Morin: First Mark of the Bloodguard; commander in original First Mark of the Bloodguard; commander in original Haruchai Haruchai army army Morinmoss: a forest of the Land a forest of the Land Morninglight: one of the one of the Elohim Elohim Morril: a Bloodguard, a.s.signed to Lord Callindrill a Bloodguard, a.s.signed to Lord Callindrill Mount Thunder: a peak at the center of Landsdrop a peak at the center of Landsdrop Muirwin Delenoth: resting place of abhorrence; graveyard of resting place of abhorrence; graveyard of quellvisks quellvisks Murrin: a Stonedownor, mate of Odona a Stonedownor, mate of Odona Myrha: a Ranyhyn; mount of High Lord Elena a Ranyhyn; mount of High Lord Elena na-Mhoram, the: leader of the Clave leader of the Clave na-Mhoram-cro: lowest rank of the Clave lowest rank of the Clave na-Mhoram-in: highest rank of the Clave below the na-Mhoram highest rank of the Clave below the na-Mhoram na-Mhoram-wist: middle rank of the Clave middle rank of the Clave Naharahn: a Ranyhyn mare; mount of Pahni a Ranyhyn mare; mount of Pahni Narunal: a Ranyhyn stallion; mount of Mahrtiir a Ranyhyn stallion; mount of Mahrtiir Na.s.sic: father of Sunder, son of Jous; inheritor of an Unfettered One's mission to remember the Halfhand father of Sunder, son of Jous; inheritor of an Unfettered One's mission to remember the Halfhand Naybahn: a Ranyhyn; mount of Branl a Ranyhyn; mount of Branl Nelbrin: son of Sunder, "heart's child" son of Sunder, "heart's child"

Nicor, the: the: great sea-monsters; said to be offspring of the Worm of the World's End great sea-monsters; said to be offspring of the Worm of the World's End Nom: a Sandgorgon a Sandgorgon North Plains, the: a region of the Land a region of the Land Northron Climbs, the: a region of the Land a region of the Land Oath of Peace, the: oath by the people of the Land against needless violence oath by the people of the Land against needless violence Odona: a Stonedownor, mate of Murrin a Stonedownor, mate of Murrin Offin: a former na-Mhoram a former na-Mhoram Old Lords, the: Lords prior to the Ritual of Desecration Lords prior to the Ritual of Desecration Omournil: Woodhelvennin Heer, daughter of Mournil Woodhelvennin Heer, daughter of Mournil One Forest, the: ancient forest covering most of the Land ancient forest covering most of the Land One Tree, the: mystic tree from which the Staff of Law was made mystic tree from which the Staff of Law was made Onyx Stonemage: a Giant; one of the Swordmainnir a Giant; one of the Swordmainnir orcrest: a stone of power; Sunstone a stone of power; Sunstone Osondrea: a Lord, daughter of Sondrea; later high Lord a Lord, daughter of Sondrea; later high Lord Padrias: Woodhelvennin Heer, son of Mill Woodhelvennin Heer, son of Mill Pahni: a Cord of the Ramen, cousin of Sahah; companion of Linden Avery a Cord of the Ramen, cousin of Sahah; companion of Linden Avery Palla: a healer in Berek Halfhand's army a healer in Berek Halfhand's army Peak of the Fire-Lions, the: Mount Thunder, Gravin Threndor Mount Thunder, Gravin Threndor Pietten: Woodhelvennin child damaged by Lord Foul's minions, son of Sora.n.a.l Woodhelvennin child damaged by Lord Foul's minions, son of Sora.n.a.l pitchbrew: a beverage combining a beverage combining diamondraught diamondraught and and vitrim vitrim, conceived by Pitchwife Pitchwife: a Giant; member of the Search; husband of the First of the Search a Giant; member of the Search; husband of the First of the Search Plains of Ra, the: a region of the Land a region of the Land Porib: a Bloodguard a Bloodguard Power of Command, the: Seventh Ward of Kevin's Lore Seventh Ward of Kevin's Lore Pren: a Bloodguard a Bloodguard Prothall: High Lord, son of Dwillian High Lord, son of Dwillian Prover of Life: t.i.tle given to Thomas Covenant t.i.tle given to Thomas Covenant Puhl: a Cord of the Ramen a Cord of the Ramen Pure One, the: redemptive figure of redemptive figure of jheherrin jheherrin legend legend Quaan: Warhaft of the Third Eoman of the Warward; later Hiltmark, then Warmark Warhaft of the Third Eoman of the Warward; later Hiltmark, then Warmark quellvisk: a kind of monster, now apparently extinct a kind of monster, now apparently extinct Quern Ehstrel: true name of the Mahdoubt true name of the Mahdoubt Quest for the Staff of Law, the: quest to recover the Staff of Law from Drool Rockworm quest to recover the Staff of Law from Drool Rockworm Questsimoon, the: the: the Roveheartswind; a steady, favorable wind, perhaps seasonal the Roveheartswind; a steady, favorable wind, perhaps seasonal Quilla: a Heer of First Woodhelven a Heer of First Woodhelven Quirrel: a Stonedownor, companion of Triock a Stonedownor, companion of Triock Ramen: people who serve the Ranyhyn people who serve the Ranyhyn Rant Absolain: the the gaddhi gaddhi Ranyhyn: the great horses of the Plains of Ra the great horses of the Plains of Ra Ravers: Lord Foul's three ancient servants Lord Foul's three ancient servants Raw, the: the: fjord into the demesne of the fjord into the demesne of the Elohim Elohim Rawedge Rim, the: mountains around mountains around Elemesnedene Elemesnedene Reader: a member of the Clave who tends and uses the a member of the Clave who tends and uses the master-rukh master-rukh Rede, the: knowledge of history and survival promulgated by the Clave knowledge of history and survival promulgated by the Clave Revelstone: Lord's Keep; mountain city formed by Giants Lord's Keep; mountain city formed by Giants Revelwood: seat of the Loresraat; tree city grown by Lords seat of the Loresraat; tree city grown by Lords rhadhamaerl: stone-lore; masters of stone-lore stone-lore; masters of stone-lore rhee: a Ramen food, a thick mush a Ramen food, a thick mush Rhohm: a Ranyhyn stallion; mount of Liand a Ranyhyn stallion; mount of Liand rhysh: a community of Waynhim; "stead" a community of Waynhim; "stead"

rhyshyshim: a gathering of a gathering of rhysh rhysh; a place in which such gathering occurs Riddenstretch: a region north of the Soulsease River a region north of the Soulsease River Rider: a member of the Clave a member of the Clave Ridjeck Thome: Foul's Creche, the Despiser's home Foul's Creche, the Despiser's home rillinlure: healing wood dust healing wood dust Rime Coldspray: a Giant; the Ironhand of the Swordmainnir a Giant; the Ironhand of the Swordmainnir Ringthane: Ramen name for Thomas Covenant, then Linden Avery Ramen name for Thomas Covenant, then Linden Avery ring-wielder: Elohim Elohim term of reference for Thomas Covenant term of reference for Thomas Covenant Rire Grist: a Caitiffin of the a Caitiffin of the gaddhi gaddhi's Horse Rites of Unfettering: the ceremony of becoming Unfettered the ceremony of becoming Unfettered Ritual of Desecration, the: act of despair by which High Lord Kevin destroyed the Old Lords and ruined most of the Land act of despair by which High Lord Kevin destroyed the Old Lords and ruined most of the Land Rivenrock: deep cleft splitting deep cleft splitting Melenkurion Melenkurion Skyweir and its plateau; there the Black River enters Garroting Deep Skyweir and its plateau; there the Black River enters Garroting Deep River Landrider, the: a river of the Land, partial border of the Plains of Ra a river of the Land, partial border of the Plains of Ra Riversward: a region north of the Soulsease River a region north of the Soulsease River Rockbrother: Swordmainnir name for Stave Swordmainnir name for Stave Rockbrother, Rocksister: terms of affection between humans and Giants terms of affection between humans and Giants rocklight: light emitted by glowing stone light emitted by glowing stone roge Befylam: Cavewight-form of the Cavewight-form of the jheherrin jheherrin Rohnhyn: a Ranyhyn; mount of Bhapa after Whrany's death a Ranyhyn; mount of Bhapa after Whrany's death Roveheartswind, the: the the Questsimoon Questsimoon Rue: a Manethrall of the Ramen, formerly named Gay a Manethrall of the Ramen, formerly named Gay Ruel: a Bloodguard, a.s.signed to Hile Troy a Bloodguard, a.s.signed to Hile Troy Ruinwash, the: name of the River Landrider on the Lower Land name of the River Landrider on the Lower Land rukh: iron talisman by which a Rider wields the power of the Sunbane iron talisman by which a Rider wields the power of the Sunbane Runnik: a Bloodguard a Bloodguard Rustah: a Cord of the Ramen a Cord of the Ramen Sablehair Foamheart: a Giant, also called Filigree; mate of Soar Gladbirth; mother of Exalt Widenedworld a Giant, also called Filigree; mate of Soar Gladbirth; mother of Exalt Widenedworld sacred enclosure: Vespers-hall at Revelstone; later the site of the Banefire Vespers-hall at Revelstone; later the site of the Banefire Sahah: a Cord of the Ramen a Cord of the Ramen Saltheart Foamfollower: a Giant, friend of Thomas Covenant a Giant, friend of Thomas Covenant Saltroamrest: bunk hold for the crew in a Giantship bunk hold for the crew in a Giantship Salttooth: jutting rock in the harbor of the Giants' Home jutting rock in the harbor of the Giants' Home Salva Gildenbourne: forest surrounding the Hills of Andelain; begun by Sunder and Hollian forest surrounding the Hills of Andelain; begun by Sunder and Hollian samadhi: a Raver, Sheol, Satansfist a Raver, Sheol, Satansfist Sandgorgons: monsters of the Great Desert of monsters of the Great Desert of Bhrathairealm Bhrathairealm Sandgorgons Doom: imprisoning storm created by Kasreyn to trap the Sandgorgons imprisoning storm created by Kasreyn to trap the Sandgorgons Sandhold, the: the the gaddhi gaddhi's castle in Bhrathairealm Bhrathairealm Sandwall, the: the great wall defending the great wall defending Bhrathairain Bhrathairain Santonin: a Rider of the Clave, one of the na-Mhoram-in a Rider of