Read Across the Face of the World Online
Authors: Russell Kirkpatrick
Tags: #Fantasy Fiction, #Revenge, #General, #Fiction, #Fantasy, #Immortality, #Immortalism, #Imaginary Wars and Battles, #Epic
mot | |
Pronunciation guide: | mott |
Definition: | Black emulsion worn under the eyes to prevent snowblindness |
Etymology: | Fenni, black |
Mul | |
Pronunciation guide: | mool |
Definition: | Meditation exercise practiced by many Bhrudwans |
Etymology: | Old Bhrudwan, to reflect, mull over |
omat | |
Pronunciation guide: | oh- mart |
Definition: | Pink alchemical pain-amplifying powder designed to aid in interrogations; part of the Destroyer's chemical repository |
Etymology: | Old Bhrudwan, mushroom |
vidda | |
Pronunciation guide: | vid -duh |
Definition: | Generic name for the inland plateaus and moors of Firanes |
Etymology: | Fenni, moor |
wacke | |
Pronunciation guide: | wakk -ee |
Definition: | Large rocks and boulders scattered around the upper Torrelstrommen valley |
Etymology: | Firanese, boulder |
Achtal | |
AKA: | Acolyte, the |
Pronunciation guide: | Arck -tahl |
Definition: | Personal name of the young Bhrudwan acolyte, a Lord of Fear (see the Acolyte) |
Etymology: | Old Bhrudwan, death dealer |
Acolyte, the | |
AKA: | Achtal |
Definition: | Mahnum's name for the youngest of the Bhrudwan warriors who took him captive (see Achtal) |
Adunlok | |
AKA: | Death House of the Widuz |
Pronunciation guide: | Ah- doon -lock |
Definition: | Fortress of the Widuz, built around Helig Holth, a deep sinkhole just south of Cloventop |
Etymology: | Widuz, down look |
Aigelstrommen | |
Pronunciation guide: | Ai -gill- strom -in |
Definition: | Stream flowing into the Torrelstrommen |
Etymology: | Firanese, angel stream |
Aldha | |
Pronunciation guide: | Ell-duh |
Definition: | Oldest man in Loulea Vale, passed away in the year 1026. His name is a nickname |
Etymology: | Common Tongue, old |
Aldhras Mountains | |
Pronunciation guide: | Ell -drass |
Definition: | High mountainous plateau on the border between Faltha and Bhrudwo, the highest mountains in the known world |
Etymology: | First Men, old head |
Aleina | |
AKA: | Aleinus |
Pronunciation guide: | Ar-lay- ee -nuh |
Definition: | Headwaters of the Great River of Faltha, particularly that part east of The Gap (see Aleinus) |
Etymology: | Old Falthan, threshold |
Aleinus | |
AKA: | Aleina |
Pronunciation guide: | Ar-lay- ee -niss |
Definition: | Great River of Faltha with headwaters in the Aldhras Mountains, flows through central Faltha and discharges into Wodhaitic Sea |
Etymology: | First Men, barrier |
Aleinus Gates | |
Pronunciation guide: | Ar-lay- ee -niss |
Definition: | The place where the Aleinus River exits the the Wodranian Mountains. The Gates are a series of high bluffs (see Aleinus River) |
Alvaspan | |
Pronunciation guide: | Ell -vuh-spann |
Definition: | Wooden bridge over Mjolk River just west of Mjolkbridge, after which Mjolkbridge is named |
Etymology: | Firanese, river span |
Andratan, Island, keep | |
Pronunciation guide: | Ann -druh-tan |
Definition: | Island off the coast of Bhrudwo, near province of Malayu. The Destroyer has made his base on Andratan, in the fortress of the same name |
Etymology: | Old Bhrudwan, dread |
Anesel | |
Pronunciation guide: | Ar -nuh-sell |
Definition: | Young woman of Loulea Vale, betrothed to Stend |
Etymology: | Firanese, sweet |
Anoan | |
Pronunciation guide: | An- owe -in |
Definition: | Older brother of Druin, youth of Loulea, a bully knocked down by Stella with the two-stone trick |
Etymology: | Firanese, boy child |
Ansula | |
Pronunciation guide: | Ann -shill-uh |
Definition: | Senior courtier at the Firanese Court at the time Indrett lived in Rammr |
Etymology: | Firanese, swift answer |
Anukalva | |
Pronunciation guide: | Ar -noo-cal-vah |
Definition: | Narrow grotto which provides the exit to the Adunlok cave system |
Etymology: | Widuz, anal passage |
Arkhos | |
Pronunciation guide: | Ar-coss |
Definition: | Leader of a clan in the Vale of Youth; later comes to mean an ambassador to the Council of Faltha |
Etymology: | First Men, arrow-bearer |
Arminia Skreud | |
AKA: | Scroll of Arminius |
Pronunciation guide: | Ar- min -ee-uh Skroyd |
Definition: | Scroll of prophecies by Arminius of Dhauria, from which Phemanderac extracts a prophecy about the Right Hand of God |
Etymology: | First Men, Arminius' scroll |
Asgowan | |
Pronunciation guide: | Az- gouw -in |
Definition: | One of the Sixteen Kingdoms of Faltha, located north of Deuverre |
Etymology: | First Men, horse country |
Ashdown | |
Definition: | Recently built town on the banks of the Lavera River, in the midst of the wide Treikan plains, replacing Inverlaw Eich which burned down in 979 |
Aspen Grange | |
Definition: | Small inn at Windrise, Firanes |
Aspenlimb | |
AKA: | Taller |
Definition: | From Rockford on the slopes of the Black Hills at the eastern margin of Fodhram lands, now part of Axehaft's trading band (see Taller) |
Assembly of Scholars | |
Definition: | The legislative body of Dhauria charged with making moral and theological rulings |
Astora | |
Pronunciation guide: | Ahss- tor -uh |
Definition: | First capital city of Firanes, western terminus of Westway, located in North March until it fell into the sea |
Etymology: | First Men, northern jewel |
Augon | |
Pronunciation guide: | Or -gone |
Definition: | Farmer of Loulea Vale, lives at Spindlewood Farm, but has gone blind |
Etymology: | Firanese, foretelling |
Aulfather | |
Pronunciation guide: | oll-father |
Definition: | Grandfather |
Etymology: | First Men, old father |
Aurochs | |
AKA: | urus |
Pronunciation guide: | ow-rocks |
Definition: | Legendary wild ox, found only on the inland moors of Firanes |
Etymology: | First Men, bison |
Axehaft | |
AKA: | Leader |
Definition: | The Warden of Fodhram, from Fernthicket. In the Fodhram fashion, his true name is hidden from the Company (see Leader) |
Bandits' Cave | |
Definition: | A limestone formation on the edge of Withwestwa Wood, formerly a base for robbers, now the abode of the Hermit |
Bellows, the | |
Definition: | Hot autumn wind that blows across the Northern Wastes, afflicting travellers |
Bewray | |
Pronunciation guide: | Bee-ray |
Definition: | Arkhos (leader) of the House of Saiwiz, entrusted with the Jugom Ark by the Council of Leaders, founded Nemohaim and hid the Jugom Ark |
Etymology: | First Men, to reveal involuntarily |