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unswaza
—envelopment
malk unswaza
—defensive envelopment
yetrut
—penetration
gaiwut
—shock
utmurzu
—cohesion
fira
—speed
angotma
—heart
utgirkoy
—attrition
cnamturu
—vigilance
gobozkoy
—moment of decision
mayutafiüri
—ligaments of conflict
trutu garothut
—flexible unit cohesion (literally, “men of the long chain”)
trutu hirthut
—inflexible unit cohesion (literally, “men of the short chain”)
—envelopment
malk unswaza
—defensive envelopment
yetrut
—penetration
gaiwut
—shock
utmurzu
—cohesion
fira
—speed
angotma
—heart
utgirkoy
—attrition
cnamturu
—vigilance
gobozkoy
—moment of decision
mayutafiüri
—ligaments of conflict
trutu garothut
—flexible unit cohesion (literally, “men of the long chain”)
trutu hirthut
—inflexible unit cohesion (literally, “men of the short chain”)
War-Cants
—The Gnostic sorceries developed in Sauglish (primarily by Noshainrau the White) for the express purpose of waging war and overcoming opposing sorcerers.
—The Gnostic sorceries developed in Sauglish (primarily by Noshainrau the White) for the express purpose of waging war and overcoming opposing sorcerers.
Wards
—The name given to defensive sorceries in contradistinction to offensive sorceries, or Cants. See
sorcery
. The most common types of Wards (found in both Anagogic and Gnostic sorceries) are: Wards of Exposure, which provide advance warning of intruders or imminent attacks; Shield-Wards, which provide direct protection against offensive sorceries; and Skin-Wards, which provide “protection of last resort” against all types of threat.
—The name given to defensive sorceries in contradistinction to offensive sorceries, or Cants. See
sorcery
. The most common types of Wards (found in both Anagogic and Gnostic sorceries) are: Wards of Exposure, which provide advance warning of intruders or imminent attacks; Shield-Wards, which provide direct protection against offensive sorceries; and Skin-Wards, which provide “protection of last resort” against all types of threat.
Warnute
—A fiefdom of Ce Tydonn, one of the so-called Deep Marches of the Upper Swa.
—A fiefdom of Ce Tydonn, one of the so-called Deep Marches of the Upper Swa.
“war of word and sentiment”
—The explanation of jnan found in Byantas’s
Translations
.
—The explanation of jnan found in Byantas’s
Translations
.
Wathi Doll
—A sorcerous artifact common to Sansori witches, also known as a “murder doll,” either because a human sacrifice is required for its manufacture (a soul is imprisoned as the artifact’s animus) or because the Dolls are often used as remote assassins.
—A sorcerous artifact common to Sansori witches, also known as a “murder doll,” either because a human sacrifice is required for its manufacture (a soul is imprisoned as the artifact’s animus) or because the Dolls are often used as remote assassins.
Werigda
—A Norsirai tribe from the Plains of Gâl.
—A Norsirai tribe from the Plains of Gâl.
Werijen Greatheart, Rilding
(4063- )—The Tydonni Earl of Plaideöl.
(4063- )—The Tydonni Earl of Plaideöl.
Werjau, Sainhail
(4070- )—One of the Nascenti, formerly a Galeoth thane.
(4070- )—One of the Nascenti, formerly a Galeoth thane.
Wernma River
—An extensive river system in east central Eärwa, draining vast tracts of the Dameori Wilderness and emptying into the Meneanor Sea.
—An extensive river system in east central Eärwa, draining vast tracts of the Dameori Wilderness and emptying into the Meneanor Sea.
Whelming
—A hypnotic trance instrumental to Dûnyain Conditioning, and a purificatory rite of induction for the Zaudunyani.
—A hypnotic trance instrumental to Dûnyain Conditioning, and a purificatory rite of induction for the Zaudunyani.
“When sorcerers sing, men die.”
—The traditional expression used to refer to the fact that sorcery is destructive rather than constructive.
—The traditional expression used to refer to the fact that sorcery is destructive rather than constructive.
White Jihad
—The holy war waged against the Nansur Empire by Fan’oukarji I and the Kianene from 3743 to 3771. See
Kian
.
—The holy war waged against the Nansur Empire by Fan’oukarji I and the Kianene from 3743 to 3771. See
Kian
.
White Lord of Trysë
—An honorific of the Kûniüric High King.
—An honorific of the Kûniüric High King.
White-Sun Palace
—See
Korasha
.
—See
Korasha
.
White Yaksh
—The traditional tent of Scylvendi tribal chieftains.
—The traditional tent of Scylvendi tribal chieftains.
Whore, the
—A popular name for the Goddess Anagkë. See
Anagkë
.
—A popular name for the Goddess Anagkë. See
Anagkë
.
witches
—The name given to women who practise sorcery, despite their persecution by both the Thousand Temples and the Schools.
—The name given to women who practise sorcery, despite their persecution by both the Thousand Temples and the Schools.
wizards
—The name given to men who practise sorcery independent of any School, despite their persecution by both the Thousand Temples and the Schools.
—The name given to men who practise sorcery independent of any School, despite their persecution by both the Thousand Temples and the Schools.
World Between
—The world as it exists “between” our perceptions of it, or “in itself.”
—The world as it exists “between” our perceptions of it, or “in itself.”
World-Breaker
—A name for the No-God. See
No-God
.
—A name for the No-God. See
No-God
.
Worldhorn
—A ceremonial sorcerous artifact belonging to the Aörsic House of the Anasûrimbor and lost in the destruction of Shiarau in 2136.
—A ceremonial sorcerous artifact belonging to the Aörsic House of the Anasûrimbor and lost in the destruction of Shiarau in 2136.
Worm, the
—A vernacular name for the great slums of Carythusal.
—A vernacular name for the great slums of Carythusal.
Wracu
—Also known as Dragons. Immense, fire-spitting, winged reptilian monstrosities created by the Inchoroi during the ancient Cûno-Inchoroi Wars to destroy the Nonmen Quya, then subsequently wielded by the No-God during the Apocalypse. Very few are thought to have survived.
—Also known as Dragons. Immense, fire-spitting, winged reptilian monstrosities created by the Inchoroi during the ancient Cûno-Inchoroi Wars to destroy the Nonmen Quya, then subsequently wielded by the No-God during the Apocalypse. Very few are thought to have survived.
Wrigga
(4073- )—A caste-menial Zaudunyani agitator.
(4073- )—A caste-menial Zaudunyani agitator.
Writ of Psata-Antyu
—The proclamation issued by the high clergy of the Thousand Temples at the Council of Antyu (3386) that limits the power of the Shriah. The Writ was motivated by the cruel excesses of Shriah Diagol, who held the Seat from 3371 until his assassination in 3383.
—The proclamation issued by the high clergy of the Thousand Temples at the Council of Antyu (3386) that limits the power of the Shriah. The Writ was motivated by the cruel excesses of Shriah Diagol, who held the Seat from 3371 until his assassination in 3383.
Wutmouth River
—The immense river joining Lake Huösi to the Meneanor Sea.
—The immense river joining Lake Huösi to the Meneanor Sea.
wutrim
—A Scylvendi word meaning “shame.”
X—A Scylvendi word meaning “shame.”
Xatantian Arch
—The triumphal arch marking the ceremonial entrance to the Scuäri Campus, which depicts the military exploits of Emperor Surmante Xatantius. See
Xatantius I
.
—The triumphal arch marking the ceremonial entrance to the Scuäri Campus, which depicts the military exploits of Emperor Surmante Xatantius. See
Xatantius I
.
Xatantius I
(3644-93)—The most warlike of the Surmante Emperors of Nansur, Xatantius enlarged the Nansur Empire to its greatest extent, pacifying the Norsirai tribes of the Cepalor and for a time even managing to hold the far southern city of Invishi (though he failed to entirely subdue the Nilnameshi countryside). Despite his military successes, his continual wars exhausted both the Nansur people and the Imperial Treasury, inadvertently laying the groundwork for the disastrous wars against the Kianene following his death. See
Nansur Empire.
(3644-93)—The most warlike of the Surmante Emperors of Nansur, Xatantius enlarged the Nansur Empire to its greatest extent, pacifying the Norsirai tribes of the Cepalor and for a time even managing to hold the far southern city of Invishi (though he failed to entirely subdue the Nilnameshi countryside). Despite his military successes, his continual wars exhausted both the Nansur people and the Imperial Treasury, inadvertently laying the groundwork for the disastrous wars against the Kianene following his death. See
Nansur Empire.
Xerash
—A governorate of Kian and former province of the Nansur Empire. Located north of Eumarna on the Meneanor coast, Xerash is primarily known, through
The Tractate,
as the violent and debauched neighbour of Amoteu during the time of Inri Sejenus. See
Amoteu
.
—A governorate of Kian and former province of the Nansur Empire. Located north of Eumarna on the Meneanor coast, Xerash is primarily known, through
The Tractate,
as the violent and debauched neighbour of Amoteu during the time of Inri Sejenus. See
Amoteu
.
Xerashi
—The lost language of scriptural Xerash, a derivative of Vaparsi.
—The lost language of scriptural Xerash, a derivative of Vaparsi.
Xerius
—See
Ikurei Xerius III
.
—See
Ikurei Xerius III
.
Xiangic
—The language group of the Xiuhianni peoples.
—The language group of the Xiuhianni peoples.
Xijoser
(
c.
670-
c
. 720)—An Old Dynasty God-King of Shigek, known primarily for the Ziggurat bearing his name.
(
c.
670-
c
. 720)—An Old Dynasty God-King of Shigek, known primarily for the Ziggurat bearing his name.
Xinemus, Krijates
(4066- )—The Conriyan Marshal of Attrempus.
(4066- )—The Conriyan Marshal of Attrempus.
Xiuhianni
—The black-haired, brown-eyed, olive-skinned race that still dwells beyond the Great Kayarsus. One of the Five Tribes of Men, who, according to
The Chronicle of the Tusk
, refused to follow the other four tribes into Eärwa.
—The black-haired, brown-eyed, olive-skinned race that still dwells beyond the Great Kayarsus. One of the Five Tribes of Men, who, according to
The Chronicle of the Tusk
, refused to follow the other four tribes into Eärwa.
Xius
(2847-2914)—The great Ceneian poet and playwright, famed for
The Trucian Dramas
.
(2847-2914)—The great Ceneian poet and playwright, famed for
The Trucian Dramas
.
Xoägi’i
—A Sranc tribe from the Plains of Gâl.
—A Sranc tribe from the Plains of Gâl.
Xothei, Temple of
—The primary edifice of the Cmiral temple complex, famed for its three great domes.
—The primary edifice of the Cmiral temple complex, famed for its three great domes.
Xunnurit
(4068- )—The Scylvendi chieftain of the Akkunihor tribe, infamous for leading the Scylvendi to defeat at the battle of Kiyoth.
Y(4068- )—The Scylvendi chieftain of the Akkunihor tribe, infamous for leading the Scylvendi to defeat at the battle of Kiyoth.
yaksh
—The conical tents of the Scylvendi, made of greased leather and poplar branches.
—The conical tents of the Scylvendi, made of greased leather and poplar branches.
Yalgrota Sranchammer
(4071- )—The Thunyeri groom of Prince Hringa Skaiyelt, famed for his giant stature and ferocity in war.
(4071- )—The Thunyeri groom of Prince Hringa Skaiyelt, famed for his giant stature and ferocity in war.
Yasellas
—A prostitute acquaintance of Esmenet.
—A prostitute acquaintance of Esmenet.
Yatwer
—The Goddess of fertility. One of the so-called Compensatory Gods, who reward devotion in life with paradise in the afterlife, Yatwer is far and away the most popular Cultic deity among caste-menials (as Gilgaöl is among caste-nobles). In the
Higarata,
the collection of subsidiary writings that form the scriptural core of the Cults, Yatwer is depicted as a beneficent, all-forgiving matron, capable of seeding and furrowing the fields of nations with a single hand. Some commentators have noted that Yatwer is anything but revered in either the
Higarata
or
The Chronicle of the Tusk
(wherein “tillers of soil” are often referred to with contempt). Perhaps this is why Yatwerians tend to rely on their own scripture, the
Sinyatwa,
for their liturgical rites and ceremonies. Despite the vast numbers of adherents enjoyed by the Cult, it remains one of the more impoverished, and seems to generate a large number of zealous devotees as a result.
—The Goddess of fertility. One of the so-called Compensatory Gods, who reward devotion in life with paradise in the afterlife, Yatwer is far and away the most popular Cultic deity among caste-menials (as Gilgaöl is among caste-nobles). In the
Higarata,
the collection of subsidiary writings that form the scriptural core of the Cults, Yatwer is depicted as a beneficent, all-forgiving matron, capable of seeding and furrowing the fields of nations with a single hand. Some commentators have noted that Yatwer is anything but revered in either the
Higarata
or
The Chronicle of the Tusk
(wherein “tillers of soil” are often referred to with contempt). Perhaps this is why Yatwerians tend to rely on their own scripture, the
Sinyatwa,
for their liturgical rites and ceremonies. Despite the vast numbers of adherents enjoyed by the Cult, it remains one of the more impoverished, and seems to generate a large number of zealous devotees as a result.
Year-of-the-Tusk
—The primary dating system for most mannish nations, which takes the legendary Breaking of the Gates to be year zero.
—The primary dating system for most mannish nations, which takes the legendary Breaking of the Gates to be year zero.
Years of the Crib
—A common term for the eleven years of the No-God’s manifestation during the First Apocalypse, wherein all infants were stillborn. See
Apocalypse
.
—A common term for the eleven years of the No-God’s manifestation during the First Apocalypse, wherein all infants were stillborn. See
Apocalypse
.
Yel
(4079- )—One of Esmenet’s Kianene body-slaves.
(4079- )—One of Esmenet’s Kianene body-slaves.
Yellow Sempis River
—A tributary of the River Sempis.
—A tributary of the River Sempis.
Yimaleti Mountains
—An extensive mountain range located in the extreme northwest of Eärwa.
—An extensive mountain range located in the extreme northwest of Eärwa.
Ysilka
—The wife of General Sag-Marmau in
The Sagas,
whose name is often used as a euphemism for “adulteress” in the Three Seas.
—The wife of General Sag-Marmau in
The Sagas,
whose name is often used as a euphemism for “adulteress” in the Three Seas.
yursa
—A Galeoth liquor made from fermented potatoes.
—A Galeoth liquor made from fermented potatoes.
Yursalka
(
c.
4065-4110)—A Scylvendi warrior of the Utemot tribe.
(
c.
4065-4110)—A Scylvendi warrior of the Utemot tribe.
Yutirames
—A sorcerer of rank in the Scarlet Spires, slain by Achamian in the Sareötic Library.
Z—A sorcerer of rank in the Scarlet Spires, slain by Achamian in the Sareötic Library.
Zarathinius
(3688-3745)—The famed author of
A Defence of the Arcane Arts
.
(3688-3745)—The famed author of
A Defence of the Arcane Arts
.
Zaudunyani
—“Tribe of Truth” (Kûniüric) The name taken by Kellhus’s followers during the First Holy War.
—“Tribe of Truth” (Kûniüric) The name taken by Kellhus’s followers during the First Holy War.
Zealot Wars
—The prolonged religious conflict (
c.
2390-2478) between the early Inrithi and the Kiünnat, which eventually led to the ascendancy of the Thousand Temples in the Three Seas.
—The prolonged religious conflict (
c.
2390-2478) between the early Inrithi and the Kiünnat, which eventually led to the ascendancy of the Thousand Temples in the Three Seas.
Zenkappa
(4068-4111)—A Captain of Attrempus, formerly a Nilnameshi slave belonging to the household of Krijates Xinemus, slain at Iothiah.
(4068-4111)—A Captain of Attrempus, formerly a Nilnameshi slave belonging to the household of Krijates Xinemus, slain at Iothiah.
Zerxei, House
—A former Nansur House of the Congregate, and the empire’s ruling dynasty from 3511 to 3619, when Zerxei Triamarius III was assassinated by his palace eunuchs.
—A former Nansur House of the Congregate, and the empire’s ruling dynasty from 3511 to 3619, when Zerxei Triamarius III was assassinated by his palace eunuchs.
Zeüm
—A mysterious and powerful Satyothi nation beyond Nilnamesh, and the source of the finest silks and steel in the Three Seas.
—A mysterious and powerful Satyothi nation beyond Nilnamesh, and the source of the finest silks and steel in the Three Seas.
Zeümi
—The language of the Empire of Zeüm, a derivative of Old Zeümi.
—The language of the Empire of Zeüm, a derivative of Old Zeümi.
Zeümi Sword-Dancers
—The members of an exotic Zeümi Cult that worships the sword and has developed sword fighting to an almost supernatural level.
—The members of an exotic Zeümi Cult that worships the sword and has developed sword fighting to an almost supernatural level.
Ziek, Tower of
—The prison, located in Momemn, used by the Nansur Emperors to incarcerate their political foes.
—The prison, located in Momemn, used by the Nansur Emperors to incarcerate their political foes.
Ziggurats of Shigek
—The immense stepped pyramids found to the north of the Sempis Delta and raised by the ancient God-Kings of Shigek to serve as their mortuary tombs.
—The immense stepped pyramids found to the north of the Sempis Delta and raised by the ancient God-Kings of Shigek to serve as their mortuary tombs.
Zirkirta
—See
Battle of Zirkirta
.
—See
Battle of Zirkirta
.
Zohurric
—See
Aghurzoi
.
—See
Aghurzoi
.
Zursodda, Sammu
(4064-4111)—The Palatine-Governor of the Ainoni city of Koraphea, claimed by disease at Caraskand.
(4064-4111)—The Palatine-Governor of the Ainoni city of Koraphea, claimed by disease at Caraskand.
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