Traitor's Knot Part 52

south-western princ.i.p.ality of Kingdom of Tysan. Also a lake, Taerlin Waters located in the southern spur of Tprnir Peaks. Halliron taught Arithon a ballad of that name, which is of Paravian origin and commemorates the First Age slaughter of a unicorn herd by Khadrim.

p.r.o.nounced: tay-er-lin root meaning: taer - calm; lien - to love TAL QUORIN.

river formed by the confluence of watershed on the southern side of Strakewood, princ.i.p.ality of Deshir, Rathain, where traps were laid for Etarra's army in the battle of Strakewood Forest, and where the rape and ma.s.sacre of Deshir's clan women and children occurred under Lysaer and head-hunters under Pesquil's command in Third Age Year 5638.

p.r.o.nounced: tal quar-in root meaning: tal - branch; quorin - canyons TALITH.

Etarran princess; former wife of Lysaer s'Ilessid. Died of a fall from Avenor's tower of state.

p.r.o.nounced: 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 honour.

p.r.o.nounced: tall-vish root meaning: talvesh - reed TANUIN.

a clansman of Shand who died in defense of non-combatant families during the campaign at Vastmark in Third Age Year 5647, father of Glendien.

p.r.o.nounced: tan-oo-win root meaning: tanuin - swift, or swallow TEIR.

masculine form of a t.i.tle fixed to a name denoting heirship.

p.r.o.nounced: tayer root meaning: teir's - successor to power TEIREN.

feminine form of Teir.

TEIVE.

first mate of the merchant brig Evenstar and father of Feylind's two children.

p.r.o.nounced: tee-ev root meaning: tierve - reliable TELLESEC.

guild minister in Avenor, and one of the regent's council of Tysan.

p.r.o.nounced: tell-i-sec root meaning: tellisec - a small spider TELMANDIR.

seat of the High Kings of Havish in Lithmere, Havish. Ruined during the uprising in Third Age Year 5018, rebuilt by High King Eldir s'Lornmein after his coronation in Third Age Year 5643.

p.r.o.nounced: tell-man-deer root meaning: telman'en - leaning; dir - rock TELZEN.

town on the eastsh.o.r.e of Alland, Shand.

p.r.o.nounced: tell-zen root meaning: tielsen - to saw wood THALDEINS.

mountain range that borders the princ.i.p.ality of Camris, Tysan, to the east. Site of the Camris clans' west outpost. Site of the raid at the Pa.s.s of Orlan.

p.r.o.nounced: thall-dayn root meaning: thal - head; dein - bird THARIDOR.

trade city on the sh.o.r.es of the Bay of Eltair in Melhalla.

p.r.o.nounced: thar-i-door root meaning: tier'i'dur - keep of stone THARRICK.

former captain of the guard in the city of Alestron a.s.signed charge of the duke's secret armoury; now married to Jinesse and working as a gentleman mercenary guard at Innish.

p.r.o.nounced: thar-rick root meaning: thierik - unkind twist of fate THEMBREL'S OAK.

tree by the sacred spring in the heart of Halwythwood, Rathain, where the Athlien dancers once enacted the rites of renewal. Site of the grand mysteries, off-limits to humankind.

p.r.o.nounced: them-brel root meaning: thembrel - acorn TIDEPORT.

a coastal town in Korias, Tysan.

not from the Paravian TIENELLE.

high-alt.i.tude 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.

p.r.o.nounced: tee-an-ell-e (last 'e' mostly subliminal) root meaning: tien - dream; iel - light,'ray TIRANS.

trade town located on the East Halla peninsula in Melhalla, also a Second Age ruin, seat of the High Kings of Melhalla, sacked during the uprising in Third Age Year 5018. Site of a Paravian focus circle.

p.r.o.nounced: tee-rans root meaning: tier - to hold fast, to keep, or to covet TIRIACS.

mountain range to the north of Mirthlvain Swamp, in Midhalla, Melhalla.

p.r.o.nounced: 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.

p.r.o.nounced: tor-brand root meaning: tor - sharp, keen; brand - temper TORNIR PEAKS.

mountain range on western border in Camris, Tysan. Northern half is actively volcanic, and there the last surviving packs of Khadrim are kept under ward.

p.r.o.nounced: 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.

p.r.o.nounced: 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. Device: gold star on blue field.

p.r.o.nounced: tie-san root meaning: tiasen - rich VAE.

mother of a young boy, recruited by Lysaer s'Ilessid.

root meaning not from the Paravian.

VARENS.

trade town on the sh.o.r.e of Eltair Bay in East Halla, Melhalla.

p.r.o.nounced: var-ens root meaning: var'uens - keep safe, or lock VARRUN.

Lord High Justiciar of Avenor, one of Lysaer's regent's council of Tysan.

p.r.o.nounced: var-run root meaning: vaer'ruann - eyrie VASTMARK.

princ.i.p.ality located in south-western 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 ma.s.sacre of Lysaer's war host in Third Age 5647.

p.r.o.nounced: 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 short-handed after the conquest of the Mistwraith.

p.r.o.nounced: ver-rain root meaning: ver - keep; ria - touch; an - one; original Paravian: verria'an VHALZEIN.

city located in West Shand, sh.o.r.e of Rockbay Harbor on the border by Havish. Famed for sh.e.l.l-inlaid lacquer furnishings.

p.r.o.nounced: val-zeen root meaning: from Drakish, vhchalsckeen - white sands VHANDON.

a renowned clanborn war captain of Duke Bransian s'Brydion of Alestron, a.s.signed to Prince Arithon's service as a point of honour in Third Age Year 5654.

p.r.o.nounced: van-done root meaning: vhandon - steadfast WARDEN OF ALTHAIN.

alternative t.i.tle 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.

WAYSTONE.

spherical-cut amethyst used by the Koriathain to channel the full power of all enchantresses in their order, lost during the great rebellion that threw down the rule of the high kings, and recovered from Fellowship custody by Lirenda in Third Age Year 5647.

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 sh.o.r.e of Eltair Bay, Kingdom of Melhalla.

WORLDSEND GATES.

set at the four compa.s.s 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.

WYNTOCK GATE.

upper gate in the citadel of Alestron, opening onto the suspended wooden bridge that crosses the tidal moat to the Mathiell Gate.

p.r.o.nounced: win-tock.

root meaning: wuinn - vulture; tiok - roost.

Books by Janny Wurts.

Sorcerer's Legacy.

The Cycle of Fire Trilogy Stormwarden.

Keeper of the Keys Shadowfane.

The Master of Whitestorm That Way Lies Camelot.

To Ride h.e.l.l's. Chasm The Wars of Light and Shadow.

The Curse of the Mistwraith The Ships of Merior Warhost of Vastmark.

Fugitive Prince Grand Conspiracy.

Peril's Gate Traitor's Knot With Raymond E. Feist.

Daughter of the Empire Servant of the Empire.

Mistress of the Empire.