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An'nai—Jiriki's lieutenant, hunting companion
Cloud-song-character in Aditu's song
Gardenborn—all those whose roots can be traced to Venyha Do'sae, the “Garden”
Hakatri—Ineluki's elder brother, gravely wounded by dragon Hidohebhi, vanished into West
Ineluki—Prince, now Storm King
lyu'unigato—Erl-king, Ineluki's father
Jiriki, (i-Sa‘onserei)—Prince, son of Shimao'anari and Likimeya
Kendhraja'aro—Jiriki's uncle
Kiushapo—companion of Simon and Jiriki on trip to Urmsheim
Lady Silver Mask and Lord Red Eyes—Skodi's names for Utuk'ku and Ineluki
Lantern-bearer-character in Aditu's song
Likimeya—Queen of the Dawn-Children, Lady of the House of Year-Dancing
Maye'sa—Sitha woman
Mezumiiru—Sithi Sedda (Moon Goddess)
Nenais‘u—Sithi woman from An'nai's song, lived in Enki-e-Shao'saye
Rabbit—Jiriki's name for Aditu
Senditu—Amerasu's mother
Shima‘onari—King of the Zida'ya, Lord of Jao é-Tunukai'i
Sijandi—companion of Simon and Jiriki on trip to Urmsheim
Sky-singer—character in Aditu's song
Stone-listener-character in Aditu's song
Utuk'ku Seyt-Hamakha—Queen of the Norns, mistress of Nakkiga
Vindaomeyo the Fletcher—ancient Sithi arrow-maker of Tumet'ai
Willow-switch—Aditu's name for Jiriki
Wind-child-character in Aditu's song
Woman-with-a-net—character in Aditu's song (probably Mezumiiru)
QANUC
Binabik—(Binbiniqegabenik) Ookequk's apprentice, Simon's friend
Chukku—legendary troll hero
Kikkasut—king of birds, husband of Sedda
Lingit—legendary son of Sedda, father of Qanuc and men
Makuhkuya—Qanuc avalanche goddess.
Morag Eyeless—Death god
Nunuuika—the Huntress
Ookequk—Singing Man of Mintahoq tribe, Binabik's master
Qangolik—the Spirit Caller
Qinkipa of the Snows—snow and cold goddess
Sedda—moon goddess, wife of Kikkasut
Sisqi—(Sisqinanamook) youngest daughter of Herder and Huntress, Binabik's betrothed
Snenneq—herd-chief of Lower Chugik, part of Sisqi's party
Uammannaq—the Herder
Yana—legendary daughter of Sedda, mother of Sithi
THRITHINGS-FOLK
Blehmunt—chieftain Fikolmij killed to become March-thane
Clan Mehrdon—Vorzheva's clan (Stallion Clan)
Fikolmij—Vorzheva's father, March-thane of Clan Mehrdon and all the High Thrithings
Hotvig—High Thrithings randwarder
Hyara—Vorzheva's young sister
Kunret—High Thrithings-man
Ozhbern—High Thrithings-man
The Four-Footed—Thrithings clan-oath (refers to the Stallion)
The Grass Thunderer—Thrithings clan-oath (refers to the Stallion)
Utvart—Thrithings-man who wished to wed Vorzheva
Vorzheva—Josua's companion, daughter of a Thrithings-chief
WRANNAMEN
He Who Always Steps on Sand—Wran god
He Who Bends the Trees—Wran weather god
Older Mogahib—Wrannman elder
Roahog—potter, Wrannaman elder
She Who Birthed Mankind—goddess
She Who Waits to Take All Back—Wran death goddess
They Who Breathe Darkness—Wran gods
They Who Watch and Shape—Wran gods
Tiamak—scholar, correspondent of Morgenes
Tugumak—Tiamak's father
PERDRUINESE
Alespo—Streáwe's servant
Ceallio—door-keeper at inn called
Pelippa's Bowl
Charystra—Xorastra's niece, innkeeper of
Pelippa's Bowl
Lenti—Streáwe's servant, also known as “Avi Stetto”
Middastri—trader, friend of Tiamak
Sinetris—boatman living on coast above Wran
Streáwe, Count—Lord of Ansis Pelippé and all Perdruin
Tallistro, Sir—Johannine knight of Great Table
Xorastra—proprietress of
Pelippa's Bowl
OTHERS
Gan Itai—Niskie, kilpa-singer on
Eadne Cloud
Honsa—a Hyrka girl, one of Skodi's children
Imai-an—a dwarrow
Lightless Ones—dwellers in Stormspike
Ruyan Ve—also known as Ruyan the Navigator, led Tinukeda'ya (and others) to Osten Ard
Sho-vennae—a dwarrow
Vren—Hyrka boy
Yis-fidri—a dwarrow, Yis-hadra's husband, keeper of Pattern Hall
Yis-hadra—a dwarrow, Yis-fidri's wife, keeper of Pattern Hall
PLACES
Abaingeat—
Hernystiri trading port, on Barraillean River at coast
Aldheorte—large
forest covering much of Central Osten Ard
Anitullean Road
—main road into Nabban from east, through Commeis Valley
Ansis Pelippé—capital
and largest city of Perdruin
Asu'a the Eastward-Looking—Sithi
name for Hayholt
Bacea-sá-Repra—
harbor town on northern coast of Nabban, in Bay of Emettin; means “River-mouth.”
Banipha-sha-zé
—the Pattern Hall in Mezutu'a
Baraillean
—river on border of Hernystir and Erkynland; called “Greenwade” in Erkynland
Bay of Emettin—bay
north of Nabban
Bay of Firannos—bay
south of Nabban, location of “Southern Islands”
Bellidan
—Nabannai town on Anitullean Road, in Commeis Valley
Blue Mud Lake—Lake
at eastern base of Trollfells, summer home of Qanuc
Cellodshire
—Erkynlandish barony west of Gleniwent
Chidsik Ub Lingit
—Qanuc's “House of the Ancestor,” on Mintahoq in Yiqanuc
Commeis Valley
—Opening to Nabban
Crannhyr—
walled city on Hernystiri coast
Da'ai Chikiza
—“Tree of the Singing Winds,” abandoned Sithi city on east side of Wealdhelm, in Aldheorte
Dillathi—hilly
region of Hernystir, southwest of Hernysadharc
Drina—former
barony of Devasalles, given to Aspitis Preves by Benigaris
Enki-e-Shao'saye—Sithi
“Summer-City” east of Aldheorte, long-ruined
Feathered Eel
—tavern on Vinitta
Feluwelt—Thrithings
name for part of northern meadowlands in shadow of Aldheorte
Gadrinsett—squatter
town near juncture of Stefflod and Ymstrecca, settled by refugees from Erkynland
Garden that is Vanished—Venyha
Do'sae
Gate of Rains
—entrance to Jao é-Tinukai'i
Granis Sacrana
—town in Nabban's Commeis valley
Gratuvask
—Rimmersgard river that runs by Elvritshalla
Grenamman
—southern island off tip of Nabban
Grinsaby
—town in White Waste north of Aldheorte
Harborstone—a
rocky promontory in Perdruin's Ansis Pelippé
Hasu Vale
—valley on Erkynland's eastern borders
Hewenshire
—northern Erkynlandish town west of Naglimund
Hikehikayo
—abandoned dwarrow city beneath Rimmersgard's Vestivegg Mountains, also one of Sithi Nine Cities
Huelheim—
mythical land of the dead from old Rimmersgard religion
Jao é-Tinukai'i-Boat
on [the] Ocean [of] Trees“, only still-thriving Sithi settlement, in Aldheorte
Jhiná-T'senei
—one of Sithi Nine Cities, now beneath ocean
Kementari
—one of Sithi Nine Cities, apparently on or near Warinsten
Khandia
—mythical ancient empire in far south
Kwanitupul
—large city on edge of Wran
Lake
Clodu
—Nabbanai lake, scene of Battle of the Lakelands, Thrithings War
Lake Eadne
—Nabbanai lake, part of fiefdom of Prevan House
Lake Myrme
—Nabbanai lake
Little Nose—also
known as “Yamok,” mountain in Yiqanuc where Binabik's parents died
Mezutu'a
—dwarrow-occupied city beneath Hernystir's Grianspog Mountains, one of Sithi Nine Cities
Pelippa's Bowl
—inn at Kwanitupul
Naarved
—Rimmersgard city
Nakkiga—“Mask
of Tears,” ruined Norn city beside Stormspike, also rebuilt Norn city inside mountain. Old version was one of the Nine Cities
Ogohak Chasm
—deep place on Mintahoq where criminals are executed
Old Tumet‘ai Road
—road that runs south across White Waste from ancient site of Tumet'ai
Pattern Hall
—dwarrow place of maps and charts recorded on stone
Pelippa's Bowl—
inn at Kwanitupul
Place of Echoes
—sacred spot on Mintahoq
Red Dolphin, The
—tavern in Ansis Pellipé
Re Suri‘eni—
Sithi name for river running through Shisae'ron
Sancellan Aedonitis—palace
of Lector and chief place of Aedonite Church
Sancellan Mahistrevis
—former Imperial palace, now palace of Nabban's duke
Sancelline Hill
—largest hill in Nabban, site of both Sancellans
Sesuad'ra
—Stone of Farewell, site of the parting of Sithi and Norn.
Shao Irigú—Sithi
name for Summer Gate
Shisae'ron—Sithi
name for southwestern realm of Aldheorte forest
Site of Witness—
arena in Mezutu'a where Shard stands
Skoggey
—Rimmersgard freehold, home of Thane Tonnrud
Souebek
—abandoned town in White Waste, east of St. Skendi's monastery
Sta Mirore
—central mountain of Perdruin, also called “Streáwe's Steeple”
Stefflod
—river running beside and within Aldheorte's border, joins with the Ymstrecca
Stormspike
—mountain home of Norns, “Sturmrspeik” to Rimmersmen, also called “Nakkiga”
Summer Gate
—an entrance to Jao é- Tinukai'i, also called “Shao Irigú”
Teligure—
grape—growing town in northern Nabban
Tumet'ai
—northern Sithi city, buried under ice east of Yiqanuc, one of the Nine Cities
Umstrejha
—Thrithings name for Ymstrecca
Urmsheim
—dragon-mountain north of White Waste
Utanyeat
—earldom in northwestern Erkynland
Venyha Do‘sae
—The Garden, legendary home of the Zida'ya (Sithi), Hikeda‘ya (Norns), and Tinukeda'ya (dwarrows and Niskies)
Vihyuyaq
—Qanuc name for Stormspike
Village Grove
—Tiamak's home village in Wran
Vinitta
—southern island, birthplace of Camaris and Benidrivine House
Warinsten
—island off coast of Erkynland, birthplace of King John
Way of the Fountains
—scenic spot in city of Nabban
White Way
—road along northern edge of Aldheorte Forest, in White Waste
Wulholt—Guthwult's
freehold in Utanyeat
Yijarjuk
—Qanuc name for Urmsheim
Yásira
—Sithi meeting-place in Jao é-Tinukai'i
Ymstrecca
—west-east river through Erk. and High Thrithings
Zae-y'miritha, Catacombs of
—caverns apparently built or modified by dwarrows
CREATURES
Atarin
—Camaris' horse
Bukken
—Rimmersgard name for diggers; also called “Boghanik” (Qanuc)
Crab-foot—one
of Tiamak's pigeons
Diggers—
small, manlike subterranean creatures
Ghants
—unpleasant, chitinous, seemingly sentient Wran fauna
Giants—
large
,
shaggy, manlike creatures
Hidohebhi—Black
Worm, mother of Shuraka and Igjarjuk, slain by Ineluki; also called “Drochnathair” (Hernystiri)
Homefinder
—Simon's mare
Honey-lover
—one of Tiamak's pigeons
Hunën
—Rimmersgard name for giants
Igjarjuk—Ice-worm
of Urmsheim
Ink-daub
—one of Tiamak's pigeons
Khaerukama'o the Golden
—dragon, father of Hidohebhi
Kilpa
—manlike marine creatures
Niku'a
—Ingen Jegger's lead hound
Qantaqa
—Binabik's wolf companion
Red-eye
-one of Tiamak's pigeons
Rim
—plow-horse
Shurakai
—Fire-drake slain beneath Hayholt, whose bones are Dragonbone Chair
So-fast
—one of Tiamak's pigeons
Spitly—
small and unpleasant marsh insect
Stormspike Pack
—Norn hunting dogs
Vildalix
—Deornoth's horse, from Fikolmij
Vinyafod—
Josua's horse, from Fikolmij
THINGS
Ballad of Round-Heeled Moirah, The
—song of questionable taste sung by
Sangfugol
and Father Strangyeard

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