Appendix B

A Legendarium of Ĭndrēl

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ĀÕĂthāl the Hasty, Potentate      styled His Majesty Imperial, ĀÕĂthāl the Hasty, Potentate of AsŠrē; (not + patient); emperor potentate of AsŠrē; descended of Potentate ĀÕLōrĭn the Tall; father of Potentate LŠngsfōrth, ĀrŸvēĕl, and Lady Lăndrē

ĀÕLōrĭn the Tall, Potentate      styled His Majesty Imperial, ĀÕLōrĭn the Tall, Potentate of AsŠrē; (not + feminine); first emperor potentate of AsŠrē; chieftain of 48 men who came to the aid of the DwŠrves and Ĕlves at the Final Battle; tallest of all mortal men to have walked Ĭndrēl; grandson of Lēbĕn­mālăn, the first Man; son of Lēbĕn­mā­lān­ēŭs; progenitor of Potentate ĀÕĂthāl the Hasty; progenitor of Lady Lăndrē

ĂÕŸÕcăÕȳth                                 see: Lōrēĕn/ĂÕŸÕcăÕȳth

Academe of Ōpĕr                    famous house of learning in Ōpĕr; once attended for a short time by B‘rg, before being expelled for cheating on an exam

ĀÕKrō­mēŭm                              see: black gold

Ādŏn, Father                           Ādŏn Axe-Wielder; Father of (Mortal) Men; Low DwŠrf; fought in the Dră­gōn Wars against the Dră­gōn Lords of Vōlcă and Măt Arrōt whom he cut the small claw off of with his battle axe, DrăkŸs GrăkŸs (Dră­gōn Biter); tot of ĀdŸrn the Bitter Foe; along with FīlŠn­lāa, one of the First Parents of Men; sired first the brothers Lēbĕn­mālăn, Dlĭth­ĕn­mā­lăn, and Cāth­ĕn­mā­lăn, who were triplets; progenitor of the Three Ancient Kingdoms of Man—AsŠrē, through the House of Lēbĕn­mālăn, AsŠvō, though the House of Dlĭth­ĕn­mā­lăn, and the Forgotten Realm, through the House of Cāth­ĕn­mā­lăn

Ăd‘n                                         the stable boy at Castle Nŏd­rēōf; loves Jōrēĕl; became Stable Master in charge of all the Royal €rqŸā­vēăn Steeds

ĀdŸrn the Bitter Foe                  father of Ādŏn, Father of Men

Ǣstrēăl Ambit                         see: Ambits/Ǣstrēăl

Ǣrēăl Elementity                    see: Elementity

Ǣrēăl Ambit                            see: Ambits/Ǣstrēăl/Ǣrēă

Ǣrthăl Elementity                  see: Elementity

Ǣrthăl Ambit                          see: Ambits/Tĕrĕstrēăl

Ǣth­ĕrēăl Ambit                      see: Ambits/Ǣth­ĕrēă

Aft­mid­autumn                         last moonth in autumn, see: ÒLanguagesÓ—moonths

Aft­mid­spring                            last moonth in spring, see: ÒLanguagesÓ—moonths

Aft­mid­sum­mer                         last moonth in summers, see: ÒLanguagesÓ—moonths

Aft­mid­winter                           last moonth in winter, see: ÒLanguagesÓ—moonths

Ages of Ĭndrēl                          Age Before Ages (A.B.A.); >Age of ĂÕŸÕcăÕȳth (A.o.A.); Age of the Quadratics (A.o.Q.); Age of the Octants (A.o.O.); Age of the Pentatics (A.o.P.); First Age of Ĕlves (I A.o.Ĕ.); Second Age of Ĕlves (II A.o.Ĕ.); Third Age of Ĕlves (III A.o.Ĕ.); Fourth Age of Ĕlves (IV A.o.Ĕ.); (I A.o.Dw.); First Age of Dră­gōns (I A.o.Dr.); Second Age of Dră­gōns (I A.o.Dr.); Second Age of DwŠrves (II A.o.Dw.); First Age of Man (I A.o.M.); Second Age of Man (II A.o.M.); Third Age of Man (III A.o.M.); Fourth Age of Man (IV A.o.M.); Fifth Age of Man (V A.o.M.); [Mortal Reckoning (M.R.)]

                                                   See also: Timeline

Āgēs­ēŭs, First-Sired                 First King of the Wood; First-sired of Lēnă­lōrnă­lŏn and Lēnalōralī; first of the Drīăd Ĕlves; elder brother of King QŸĭnsōnēsēŭs, Second-Sired, and Shīăn­ēs­ēŭs, Third-Sired; father of Sōrinthindal, Second King of the Wood; grandfather of Ăm­brē­ĕlla, Princess of the Wood; fought in the Final Battle

€gōØŸl                                       Kōpŏasinth; water GŠr­gōyle

Aimless Wanderer                   see: LŸxfōrth

ĀīŸŠr-Grēst                               see: Forceful-Stroke

€kÕŠkŸk Chōk                           see: Haunted Covert

ĂllŸvēăl Ambit                            see: Ambits/ĂqŸēăl

Ălrĕx                                         older one of twelve Homeguardsmen Dĕl­fēn selected for the rescue attempt; familiar with lands between €rqŸāvēă and Nŏd­rēōf as well as river and boating; in the lead canoe

Ambits, the Twelve                     created by the Lēb­ĕn-Lōr­ē­ăn; separated from the Void by the Astronomical Barriers

three Tĕrĕstrēăl: homes to Ăthĕrēăn & Ăthālēăn

Sōmāzēă—the Sō­māz­ēăn Ambit [three suns & two yellow moons, suns never set, yellow skies; lands of Klēzēŏn]

Ǣrthă—the Ǣrthăl Ambit [the world of Ĭndrēl]

TrănqŸĭ—the TrănqŸĭl Ambit [the Ambit of Tranquility]

         three Ǣstrēăl: homes to Căthĕrēăn & Căth­ālēăn

Ǣth­ĕrēă—the Ǣth­ĕrēăl Ambit [where Spĭrits go after death]

Dēĭtă—the Dēĭtăl Ambit [first home of the Prime Gods]

Ǣrēă—the Ǣrēăl Ambit

three ĂqŸēăl: watery homes to †thĕrēăn & †thālēăn

Flŭdēă—the Flŭdēăl Ambit; eternally tempest-tossed

FlŸidēă—the FlŸidēăl Ambit; sometimes stormy, sometimes calm

ĂllŸvēă—the ĂllŸvēăl Ambit; eternally calm

         three €rdĕntēăl: homes to Ȳthĕrēăn and Ȳthālēăn; (the Abyss of €rdĕntēă); H�l

Upper €rdĕntēă: gaseous sphere of noxious vapors

Fīĕrŭ—the Fīĕrŭs Ambit: where the Final Battle was waged in the Dră­gōn Wars

Lower €rdĕntēă [domain of Night­chargers such as GrŠth­lēĕr, Demi­ghōsts, High Dā­mŠn­īts, and banished Dră­gōns]

Ăm­brē­ĕlla, Princess of the Wood  Woodland Daughter; last of the Drīăd in Ĭndrēl; dame-warrior; 3,222 seasons in the Forest old; wields the Sī‘r-glaive, Ĕrĭnsĭl; only child of Sōrinthindal, Second King of the Wood and Ēvont, the Lady of the Wood; granddaughter of Āgēs­ēŭs, First King of the Wood; great granddaughter of Lēnă­lōrnă­lŏn, Father of All Ĕlves, and Lēnalōralī; grandniece of King QŸĭnsōnēsēŭs; cousin of King Hīănthĕlŭs four times removed; wife of Mĕrăk; sister-in-law of Mītăk; daughter-in-law of Lĕgĕr­dēmān; has the Īsōmĕr in her possession

ăm­brō­mīt                                  a fungus—GhŏŸl­ĕdănÕs guts—that thrives on deposits of this organic mineral deep in the Flām­stōn Mines; used in the production of nepenthe of ambrosia

ambrosia                                   see: nepenthe of ambrosia

ambrosia fiend                         see: fiend, ambrosia

Ambrosia Lords                        powerful traffickers of nepenthe of ambrosia who control its flow throughout Ĭndrēl; hold strong ties in Hĕnd‘rm and Nŏd­rēōf

Ănĭ                                            KitfīrÕs wet nurse, when she was an infant; her nursemaid, after that

ĂnÕIstĭrĕn, Lĕ                           see: Flōra­lōra­lī

Ancient Holds                         see: Holds/Holds, Ancient

Ancient Lōrē­ăn                       see: Lōrēĕn/Pentatics

Ancient One                           see: Lōrēĕn/Ăōsĕrō

Ancient Pass                            Ĭthgōr CădĕrŠs {H.Ĕ.} (ÒAncient PassÓ); leads into the Glimmer River Valley near the Vale of Kings from the northwestern Ăndrēăn Desert

Ancient Skrit                           see: Skrit, Ancient

Ancient Stair                           Lō Lōth KōrikstŠr (the long + stairway K.T.); 400 fathom stairway cut into the Highland Steppe by the people of the Forgotten Realm beside the Longfall; about two leagues south of €rqŸāvēă

Ancient Wood                         see: Oak­wood Forest

Ăndĕlēăn                                  Ăndĕlēăn Peak; one of two tallest peaks of the Fōrg­ēng Mountains, along with Sĕlbĕrēng; exactly due east of SkēbaÕs lair in Lone Tor

Ăndĕr of the Black Tresses          Ăndĕr the Black-Tress�d; Ăndĕr Raven-Haired; rebuilt the Dark Keep first built by his distant progenitor, Ōt the Brave, at the beginning of the Age of Architecture (~ M.R. 3080); progenitor of the House of Nŏd­rēōf

Ăndĭlēna Windwillow                 subject of Ăm­brē­ĕllaÕs poem The Lay of Ăndĭlēna Windwillow and the Tree on Brĭndăl Hill (the tree she turned into); Lā Mīōsāōā Tō Ăndĭlēna Stō-Sōlă Tānŭs Lā Tŭn Kō Brĭndăl Mōl {W.T.} (ÒThe Lay of Ăndĭlēna Windwillow Being the Tree on Brĭndăl HillÓ)

Ăndĭn                                        Homeguardsman who tried to stop Jōrăn and Lĕgĕr­dēmānÕs escape at the outer gate and was overpowered by Thĭm

Ăndrēăn Desert                      Lē Gōn­‑Ĕrēindĭldīāyā {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Great DesertÓ); Great Desert; desert whose western boarder is the Glimmer River and whose western border is the Shim­rēng River

Ăndrōsphĭnx, Giant                male Giant Sphĭnx; one (the sire of Skēba) begat MŭldēcroptŸs by the Yellow Dră­gōn, Vĕm Arrōk

ĀngÕGlōr, King                        Wolf King; led a lupine army against Lord Bōrjăx, The Thane of ThănŠl­grim, in the Fell Winter War; turned his generals into Wĕrewolves—the Wĕrewolf Generals; killed King Tā and Prē­lŏn, but not before receiving a lethal blow from the Hero

Āngălīt                                      powerful magical creatures that inhabit the Dēĭtăl Ambit

Āngēŭs, Sir                               styled Āngēŭs, Captain of the Home Guard; Master Āngēŭs; acting Captain while Dĕl­fēn is absent; a fief of JōrănÕs; slain retreating from the Battle of Oakenford Fields

Animus Reaper                        see: Death

Ănĭs                                           see: Flōra­lōra­lī

Āngălīt                                      beneficent beings of the Dēĭtăl Ambit who fought on the side of the Fair Races of Ĭndrēl, in the Apocalypse War; released by the Benevolent Lōrē­ăn upon the World through the power of The SkīwŠrd

ĂntēqŸwēĕs-Ăndĭn Tĭmbrā­lōrna  see: Evermore Forest

Ăntōnēsēŭs, King                    Ăntōnēsēŭs the True; great grandson of QŸĭnsōnēsēŭs; grandson of Fĕrimŭs & the Lovely Lady Lōrĭnlī; son of Kriskrisālŭs; husband of Ĕv‘r­lēōnĭs; father of Hīănthĕlŭs; grandfather of Ēn­glās­ēŭs

Āōlwīn                                      Queen of €rqŸāvēă; wife of King Grănd; mother of King Tăl‘rĭn; grandmother of King Jōrăn; great grandmother of Princess Kitfīr

Ăōsĕrō                                       see: Lōrēĕn/Ăōsĕrō

Apocalypse War                       see: War, Apocalypse

€qŸalēna                                  Drīăd of MāfĕrētōnŸm; loved the mortal, Sēlāsēŭs

ĂqŸēăl Elementity                  see: Elementity

ĂqŸēăl Ambit                           see: Ambits/ĂqŸēăl

Arānglēōnēā                              see: Man

€rdĕntēă                                  see: Ambits/€rdĕntēăl/€rdĕntēă

€rdĕntēăl                                 see: Ambits/€rdĕntēăl

€rāōl, Lady                               styled Her Majesty Lady €rāōl Queen of Nŏd­rēōf; daughter of a husbandman peasant, born in a small hamlet near West Quartershīre; love the soil and tilled it with her own hands when she was young; wife of King Tā; mother of King Pī‘r, Prince XŠrgōn, and Princess Mĕrēmer; mother-in-law of Lĕgĕr­dēmān and Queen Nēdra; grandmother of Princes Dīāvid & Ăzma­dŸs, Mītăk, and Mĕrăk

Argent Magic                          see: magic

Argent Wizard                        see: Măx­ĭn­dīn the Great

€rqŸāvēă                                  House of €rqŸāvēă; one of the Four Houses of Man; descendants of Ōrō, son of Ōrōrēk; home of Kitfīr; Jōrăn is king; queen is Tēĕndrā, whose Ladywife is Sĕfentēna; wine-producing vineyards in the Souther­lands; rich valley produces grain; €rqŸāvēăward; Royal €rqŸā­vēăn Insignia; has the allegiance of several dukedoms beholden to the king including Open Springs and ThănŠl­grim

                                                   €rqŸāvēăÕs Keep; the Opaline Tower of €rqŸāvēă; Lē VondŠ Kī {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Northern HoldÓ); Lē Wēs Nīdōnkōr {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe White TowerÓ); Hē­ghōr­rŠth {L.D.} (white + fortress), hĒgŌɼ€þ; rebuilt by Chăm­pēăn and €rqŸāvēă upon the foundations of the White Keep built by Ōdon the White Tress�d (~ M.R. 3080), then re-built by xxx about 800 years later (~ M.R. 3862) and given its new name; in the center of the City, with a curtain about €rqŸāvēă Town; blue slate roofs; small out-wall or outer wall; larger inner wall, which is ringed by a deep moat; inner and outer baileys; hedged; blue cobblestone walkway with a latticework grape canopy overhead which leads through the two wards to the main doors which have a golden portcullis guarded by Home Guards with gleaming spears; the QueenÕs Garden; the ÒRed Tower of New ŌrgdonÓ in one possible future

                                                   City of €rqŸāvēă: City of the Opaline Keep; €rqŸāvēăÕs City; Chăm­pēănÕs City; called €rqŸāvēă Towne by her peasants; blue cobblestone roads; a city-curtain or city wall surrounds the entire city; in its center is €rqŸāvēăÕs Keep

                                                   City Garrison Knight: liegemen of the king of €rqŸāvēă; feudal lords; Garrisonman; vassals of the Old Council; headed by Lord MēGrēg‘r, Knight Commander of the City Garrison; formerly headed by Lord Scar; wear a sanguine satin festoon or leather baldric over the left shoulder; police the city in gray uniforms with their emblem; in times of war—chain mail armor at all points beneath gray tabards bearing the Arms of the City Garrison Knights, girt with swords in place of their peacetime cudgels; 500 (200 mounted knights, 200 squires, 100 archers) under Lord MēGrēg‘r fought in the Battle of Oakenford Fields and the Southern Campaign of the Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn War

                                                   Arms of the City Garrison Knights:

                                                   Emblazon:Description: ACGK-  Description: ACGK  

                                           Blazon: Per bend sable and gules, a tower argent between a portcullis and a gauntlet to base countercharged.

                                           see also: Appendix FÞRoll of Arms of ĬndrēlÞArms of the City Garrison Knights

                                                   €rqŸā­vēăn Adventurer Army: Adventurer Troops; Adventurer Soldiers; hired knights in errantry under the direct command of Adventurer General Nĕxt‘r; not €rqŸā­vēăn by birth but are rather hired soldiers; liegemen of the king of €rqŸāvēă; half are mounted knights, half are foot soldiers; tabards worn over their three-quarter mascled armor bears an €rqŸā­vēăn Adventurer Army Insignia; officersÕ uniforms are gray and red; 700 (350 mounted knights, 350 infantry) under General Nĕxt‘r fought in the Battle of Oakenford Fields and the Southern Campaign of the Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn War

                                                   Insignia of the €rqŸā­vēăn Adventurer Army:

                                                   Emblazon:Description: IIA-  Description: IIA  

                                           Blazon: Azure a chevron gules fimbriated sable, two swords in saltire argent between a tower argent and a horse rampant argent, crined, tailed, unguled, langued, and orbed gules.

                                           see also: Appendix FÞRoll of Arms of ĬndrēlÞInsignia of the €rqŸā­vēăn Adventurer Army

                                                   Old Council: Council of Feudal Lords; Feudal Lords; Council of Feuds; Councilors; rich merchants and landowners not directly beholden to Jōrăn; granted their own titles and estates in ancient times independent of the monarchy; strongest member is Lord Hănsōm; the Council controls Lord MēGrēg‘r and his City Garrison Knights, who comprise their principle vassals
see also: Appendix FÞRoll of Arms of ĬndrēlÞRoyal €rqŸā­vēăn Insignia

                                                   Insignia of the Old Council:

                                                   Emblazon:Description: IOC-  Description: IOC  

                                           Blazon: Argent a chevron inverted gules and in chief an acorn slipped and leaved proper.

                                           see also: Appendix FÞRoll of Arms of ĬndrēlÞInsignia of the Old Council

                                                   Royal €rqŸā­vēăn Home­guardsman: Royal €rqŸāvēăn Home Guard; mounted liegemen of the king of €rqŸāvēă; tenured conscripts; Royal Homeguardsmen; comprised of a single captain with headmen whose individual companies of guardsmen are comprised exclusively of their own close kinsmen; addressed: Captain Āngēŭs, Headman Tōlin, Guardsman Thē; captain and headmen granted manors (called Guard Fiefs) by King Jōrăn; light-blue uniforms and tabards with their insignia emblazoned upon them, light gray leggings, gray shoes, and gray gauntleted fencing or riding gloves; in times of war they wear full plate armor under their tabards; fought in the Gob­lĭn Wars, liberating Nŏd­rēōf from the Iron Siege under Lĕgĕr­dēmān; 400 (mounted knights) under Captain Āngēŭs fought in the Battle of Oakenford Fields and the Southern Campaign of the Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn War; a few of the most trusted of these knights are assigned to the Blind Watch, to ward the entrance to the Labyrinth Hedge in the Keep Gardens

                                                   €rqŸā­vēăn Home­guardsmanÕs Insignia:

                                                   Emblazon:Description: AHI-  Description: AHI  

                                           Blazon: Gules a chevron azure fimbriated sable, a horse passant argent, crined, tailed, unguled, langued, and orbed azure, and in base a helmet argent.

                                           see also: Appendix FÞRoll of Arms of ĬndrēlÞ€rqŸā­vēăn Home­guardsmanÕs Insignia

                                                   Royal €rqŸā­vēăn Insignia:

                                                   Emblazon:Description: RAI-  Description: RAI  

                                           Blazon: Per pale and per chevron gules and azure counterchanged, a tower argent between a Ūnicōrn rampant to sinister argent, crined, tufted, brushed, armed, unguled, langued, and orbed countercharged and a horse rampant argent, crined, tailed, unguled, langued, and orbed countercharged, and in base an oak tree countercharged, acorned countercharged.

                                           see also: Appendix FÞRoll of Arms of ĬndrēlÞRoyal €rqŸā­vēăn Insignia

                                                   Royal €rqŸā­vēăn Insignia (after 20 V A.o.M.):

                                                   Emblazon:Description: RAI20-  Description: RAI20  

                                           Blazon: Per pale and per chevron gules and azure counterchanged, a tower argent between a Ūnicōrn rampant to sinister argent, crined, tufted, brushed, armed, unguled, langued, and orbed countercharged and a horse rampant argent, crined, tailed, unguled, langued, and orbed countercharged, in base an oak tree countercharged, acorned countercharged, and on a chief countercharged azure and gules a sword reversed fesswise argent.

                                           see also: Appendix FÞRoll of Arms of ĬndrēlÞRoyal €rqŸā­vēăn Insignia (after 20 V A.o.M.)

                                                   Royal €rqŸā­vēăn Steed:  descended from €rqŸāvēăÕs Īnhōrn, Fī­lēŸs­frē, who bore five foals by Chăm­pēănÕs horse, Victōrēăn; bear a silver-gray star upon the forehead; descended ultimately from the First Foaled along with all other horses and Īnhōrnēā

€rqŸāvēă, First-Sired              Drīăd; fell in love with and wed Chăm­pēăn, then established the kingdom named after her; she tamed the Īnhōrn Fī­lēŸs­frē; daughter of Vītăl­ānēŭs, First-Born and Āthĕnlōralī, First-Born; wife of King Chăm­pēăn; mother of Mĕrēmĭth and of King Nōbl; grandmother of King Grănd; great grandmother of King Tăl‘rĭn; great, great grandmother of King Jōrăn; great, great, great grandmother of Princess Kitfīr

€rr­khghōr­rŠth                 see: Ĭxōr RēmŸs

ĀrŸvēĕl, Lady                           second child of Potentate ĀÕĂthāl; sister of Potentate LŠngsfōrth and of Lady Lăndrē; wife of Lănstōn of AsŠvō; mother of Sĕthtōn and Hērōmĕr

€rxē                                          see: Lōrēĕn/Pentatics/€rxē

€rxēÕs Axe                                fabled battle-axe wielded by the Lōrĭn-Lōrēĕn

€rxēÕs Watchglass                   the DwŠrves believe that at birth, €rxē turns over a watchglass (hourglass), and when its sands have run out, that personÕs time to die has come

AsŠrē                                         {H.Ĕ.} (ÒBountifulÓ); Ăsŭrĕ {E.Ĕ.} (ÒBountifulÓ); Lē Wēslok Kī {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Marble HoldÓ); Rrōt­ghōr­rŠth (holy + fortress); MāfĕrēlŠn {H.Ĕ.} (water + fountainhead); sister city of AsŠvō; governed by potentates; noblemen of AsŠrē spoke a language close to the Woodĕlvăn Tongue called Imperial AsŠrēăn {I.A.}, but the commoners spoke the AsŠrēăn Tongue of Old {A.T.}, which was a wholly different dialect; Lē Drītēkē {H.Ĕ.} (the ÒĔlf-friendsÓ); Golden City of Antiquity; civilization which flourished during the First Age of Man; destroyed before the Second Age of Man; Imperial AsŠrēăn Seal and Insignia; Imperial Records of AsŠrē—only recorded history of that Age; His Majesty Imperial LŠngsfōrth its last potentate; in the valley of Dale Thānk along the Eastern Glimmer River; ancestors of the Berserkers or Nōrsmōrēăns; AsŠrēăn Knights; founded by Potentate ĀÕLōrĭn the Tall; one of the Six Ancient Kingdoms; one of the Four Ancient Holds; one of the Four Latter Kingdoms of Man; one of the Three Ancient Kingdoms of Man; of the House of Lēbĕn­mālăn

                                                   AsŠrēăn Knights = guard the Temples of AsŠrē; wear shining red armor

                                                   Great Tombs = catacombs below AsŠrē; temple vaults; within the deepest recesses of the Great Tombs, beyond the Common Tombs, were the Imperial Tombs, and the Imperial Chambers within those—hidden and undiscovered tombs, called Sealed Chambers

                                                   Imperial AsŠrēăn Seal (Crest of the House of Lēbĕn­mālăn):

                                                   Emblazon:Description: RArS-  Description: RArS  

                                           Blazon: Azure, three lions passant argent, and on a base urdy argent a fountain azure.

                                           see also: Appendix FÞRoll of Arms of ĬndrēlÞImperial AsŠrēăn Seal

                                                   Imperial Crown of AsŠrē = forged of white-gold electrum; encrusted with white gems

                                                   Temples of AsŠrē = in Dale Ōrăth; inhabited by the Spĭrits of the priests and priestesses who had rejected Dī Ōmond and turned to the worship of Ĭximālēfăctōr; Great Tombs below; once guarded by AsŠrēăn Knights, in shining red armor

                                                   Temple of the Priests = on the northeastern slopes of Dale Ōrăth; inhabited by Dō­găm­dŸs and the Brothers of the Blood or Temple Priests of AsŠrē, Ǣth­ĕrēăl Spĭrits condemned to haunt their temple after the people of AsŠrē abandoned Dī Ōmond to worship Ĭximālēfăctōr

                                                   Temple of the Priestesses = still has many columns standing, lies on the southwestern shoulder of the Vale of Kings; inhabited by Sindrīl and the Sisters of the Blood or Temple Priestesses of AsŠrē; Ǣth­ĕrēăl Spĭrits condemned to haunt their temple after the people of AsŠrē abandoned Dī Ōmond to worship Ĭximālēfăctōr

ĂsŠrēng                                     see: ĀsĕnthōrōlŭsÕs Arrows

                                                   see also: the Keen-eyed One

AsŠvēăn Tongue                      {A.T.} language spoken by the ancient AsŠvēăns

AsŠvō                                        {H.Ĕ.} (ÒRecompenseÓ); ĂsŠfŭ {W.T.} (ÒRecompenseÓ); Ăz­ghōr­rŠth {L.D.} (empty + fortress); Ăz­ghōr­rŠthēăn; AsŠvēăn; governed by imperators; called the Labyrinthian Ruins, in LĕgĕndÕs day; the ancient mines and shafts below the city called the Dungeons of Ăz­ghōr­rŠth; claimed after the Dră­gōn Wars as wergild by Imperator Āzrōd the Avenger, first Imperator of AsŠvō, who built his kingdom upon the ruins of Stone Castle, Lē KēkŠn Kī {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Bottomless HoldÓ); Lăndrōs the Benevolent was its last Imperator; located along a western tributary to the Upper Glimmer River, in the Vale of Stones (Dale Khōnă); home of the KrŸkzik Shaft; sister city of AsŠrē; one of the Four Ancient Holds; one of the Six Ancient Kingdoms; one of the Three Ancient Kingdoms of Man; people of AsŠvō called: Lē Drītēkē {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Ĕlf-friendsÓ); civil war broke out, which grew into the Apocalypse War, and the AsŠvēăns disappeared after that; RainforestÕMen and SŸdmōrēăns descended from its people; entered by Zōr­wĭnd and HŠr­bōr in 7 V A.o.M.

                                                   Imperial AsŠvēăn Seal (Crest of the House of Dlĭth­ĕn­mā­lăn):

                                                   Emblazon:Description: RAvS-  Description: RAvS  

                                           Blazon: Purpure, three lions rampant guardant in fess argent, on a chief nebuly argent a ruined castle and a castle purpure, in base a three-headed Hȳdră, and a gore sinister argent.

                                           see also: Appendix FÞRoll of Arms of ĬndrēlÞImperial AsŠvēăn Seal

Āsĕnthōrōlŭs                            forged the haft of the longbow—Lē Ēng-Ōēĕn Lēb {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Keen-eyed OneÓ); made ĀsĕnthōrōlŭsÕs Arrows

ĀsĕnthōrōlŭsÕs Arrows               ĂsŠrēng, Āyāēng, Frēng, Spĭndalēng, DĕlŸēng, and Ōmondēng {H.Ĕ.} (beautiful + sharp, death + sharp, swift + sharp, storm + sharp, true + sharp, and hard + sharp); silver-tipped arrows w/ the red-orange fletchings from tail-feather of a Phoēnĭx crafted by Āsĕnthōrōlŭs; found in a quiver along with Lē Ēng-Ōēĕn Lēb; used by Dĕl­fēn; once notched they ever hit their mark; burst into flames and consume their victim

Ăsmīr                                        strange, remote land where the good pipe weed, Ăsmīr tobacco, is grown

Ăsmīr tobacco                          brings more on the market scale than the nuggets of gold common to that land

Astronomical Barriers                boundary line between various Ambits
see also: Ambits

Ăth                                            see: Lōrēĕn/Quadratics

Ăthālēăn                                  see: Lōrēĕn/Octants/Ăthālēăn/Pentatics/DēvīnēŸs

Āthĕnlōralī, First-Born               {H.Ĕ.} (bless�d + mother); Elder Ĕlf; wife of Vītăl­ānēŭs Lōrnălŏn, First-Born; mother of €rqŸāvēă and mother-in-law of Chăm­pēăn the Valiant; ancestor of King Jōrăn and Princess Kitfīr

Ăthĕrēăn                                  see: Lōrēĕn/Octants/Ăthĕrēăn

Atrous Arts of BŠr­cōgan, The        taken from the sorcerer-author by his nemesis, the Argent Wizard, Zōr­wĭnd, after the Sack of Ĭxōr RēmŸs; the most powerful book of Dark Magic Zōr­wĭnd Dark-Māgŭs posses

Atrous Magic                           see: magic

Atrous Necromancer              see: Ăzma­dŸs

€ŸrōramŠn                               false god worshiped by AsŠvēăns; Sun God; God of Light; worship was to stare into the light of the sun, until nothing else could be seen

Āyā-Frē                                     see: Swift Death

Āyāēng                                       see: ĀsĕnthōrōlŭsÕs Arrows

                                                   see also: the Keen-eyed One

Āyōmālōv-Lōrēĕn                    see: widow-maker

Ăz­fĕlhds                                see: Flām­stōn Mines

Ăz­ghōr­rŠth                         see: AsŠvō
see also: Stone Castle

Ăzma­dŸs, Prince                     styled His Royal Highness Ăzma­dŸs The Prince of Nŏd­rēōf; self-styled Ăzma­dŸs the Great and Terrible; Ăzma­dŸs The Augur; Augur King; Dark Prince; Sorcerer Prince; Sorcerer King; Atrous Necromancer; Necromancer of Nŏd­rēōf; Usurper King; Nŏd­rēōf; Unbested Prince; TŸndŭs Lāb {W.T.} (ÒDark OneÓ) to Ăm­brē­ĕlla; DōndŸs Lōrna {H.Ĕ.} (ÒDark LordÓ); MĭstdōndŸs Rĕgamīs {H.Ĕ.} (ÒSorcerer KingÓ); Dhōn Brăkhōr {L.D.} (ÒBlack TyrantÓ); Black-Heart to Lĕgĕr­dēmān; rides first the Night­charger, GrŠth­lēĕr and then †khlŠthlēĕr; refers to himself in the regal plural manner: We, Us, Our Most Royal Person; wields The Sōrs‘r; grandson of King Tā & Lady €rāōl; second son of King Pī‘r and Queen Nēdra; younger brother of Prince Dīāvid; cousin of Mītăk and Mĕrăk

Ăzma­dŸsēăn loyalists                  the Lōr­karăth­ēăn Ōgres and Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn Knights who were still loyal to Ăzma­dŸs even after the Necromancer was destroyed

Āzrōd the Avenger, Imperator    styled His Majesty Imperial, Āzrōd the Avenger, Imperator of AsŠvō; first emperor potentate of AsŠvō—Stone Castle or Ăz­ghōr­rŠth; rode forth form Lē Mĭth­tĭm­brā­lōrnē with ĀÕLōrĭn to join in the Final Battle; took the black gold Scepter of Stĕlth­lăn­thăl­ŭs for safekeeping; great grandson of Ādŏn and FīlŠn­lāa; grandson of Dlĭth­ĕn­mā­lăn; son of Plīfērēslānēŭs & Lēbĕnlōralā; father of Imperator Dōrēăn the Child; progenitor of Imperator Lăndrōs; cousin of Potentate ĀÕLōrĭn and Ōrōrēk

B

Bacillus                                      SĕthtōnÕs appaloosa; white, with coal-black spots from throat to hindquarter, and a black main and tail

bag of holding                          boundless satchel; an ordinary looking small velvety black bag with drawstrings, into which can be placed a limitless number of items, even ones which might seem too large to fit into the mouth of the bag

Băgwēn Oasis                          in southwestern Ăndrēăn Desert

Băklōr Dōrănt                          Dominator of Ĭxōr RēmŸs

Bănshēe                                    physical creatures whose cry is like a wailing witch

BŠr                                             see: BŠr­cōgan

BŠr­cōgan the Betrayer                 called BŠr in his youth, and Bulge-Belly, by VōlgŠr; BŠrcōgan the Black; Lord High Chancellor of Nŏdrēōf; Chancellor BŠr­cōgan, under the reign of King Pī‘r; discovered The Old Tome in King Tăl‘rĭnÕs library; VōlgŠr dŸÕĀrăntÕs ally in the Gob­lĭn Wars; apprenticed under Măx­ĭn­dīn the Great, along with Zōr­wĭnd, VōlgŠr dŸÕĀrănt, and Lĕgĕr­dēmān; led a Low Gob­lĭn Army from the Upper KāgŠr and one from the Wilderness of Tērn; journeyed into the Northerland Territories in search of spell components for the Dră­gōnsÕ Bane spell he discovered; became Qū; (he/his); Ăzma­dŸsÕs High Ĭmp (or QŸŠzlŏt) familiar; son of Scar

Baron of MŠlk                          see: General Bōroxĕn

Băsinĕt                                      ridden by Brăn­dĕlin before KitfīrÕs ambushing; Zōr­wĭndÕs mount; PrideÕs yearling filly

Bastion                                      ridden by Dirk before KitfīrÕs ambushing; male two-year-old foaled by Pride; first renamed ÒSprintÓ by Mĕrăk, later renamed ÒValiant the Brave,Ó upon his death

Battle, Final                             see: Wars, Dră­gōn/Fourth Dră­gōn War/Final Battle

Battle at Shim­rēngÕs Side            see: Wars, Gob­lĭn/Battle at Shim­rēngÕs Side

Battle Friend                            {H.Ĕ.} Ĕlbĕr­ĕth-Tēk (ÒBattle-friendÓ); great long sword Jōrăn gave to Lĕgĕr­dēmān; neither enchanted nor bless�d, but had been in the Royal House of €rqŸāvēă since its founding and had once been wielded by Chăm­pēăn the ValiantÕs squire, Glăndin the Faithful

Battle of Ancient Magic and Sorcery  see: War, Apocalypse

Battle of Kĕntrē Plateau              see: War, Apocalypse/Battle of Kĕntrē Plateau

Battle of Open Springs               see: War, Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn/Battle of Open Springs

Battle of Oakenford Fields          see: War, Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn/Battle of Oakenford Fields

Battle of Thĕrin­gōr Vale              see: War, Copper/Battle of Thĕrin­gōr Vale

Bay of Bālŏn                             bay in the Marēnēăn Ocean at the mouth of the Glimmer River that shelters Ōpĕr Port

Beast, Amalgamation                  a monster that absorbs its victims and incorporates their various parts into itself, such as the Demi­monster from €rdĕntēă created by Ăzma­dŸs to destroy Fērmĕn

Beast, Camouflage                  a monster that conceals itself (i.e. like a stone floor) and waits in ambush for its victims; can become physically exactly like that which it is copying (i.e. as hard as stone or as fluid as water); one example is the Stonetrapper

Beast, Conglomeration           a monster comprising a combination of several creatures, such as the Chī­mĕra, LēōÕKĭdrāk, or the Sphĭnx, Skēba

Beast, Illusory                           Ōēā-†thālĕn {H.Ĕ.} (Eye-Deceiver); can appear to be somewhere other than its actual location; NOT a true Place-shifter; has a long, purple-black mane; one is used on Stēn­g‘rÕs helmet

Beast, Humped                        a camel; one-humped dromedary

Beast, Rust                               antennae ground up and to sulfur produces smoke

Beautiful Sleeper                      ĬndrēlÕs version of the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale

Beetle, Beguiling                      Umber Hŭlk; resembles a huge gray-brown beetle, with long ivory mandibles that slice horizontally; six stout insect legs; staring into its four red-brown, multifaceted, insect eyes will cause confusion and can even render its victim dazed or even senseless for several minutes

Beginning                                 ÒFrom the Beginning was the Primal Lord, and from the Primal Lord, sprang the Beginning.Ó

Benevolent Magic                   see: magic

B‘rg the Bargeman                 lead bargeman on the Glimmer River who XŠrgōn riddles with; fancies himself an educated man, since he once attended the Academe of Ōpĕr for a short time before being expelled for cheating on an exam

Berserker                                  see: Nōrsmōrēăn

Bēth­mā­zēŏs                             {H.Ĕ.} (Belov�d-joy) Ēlf‑Marshal under Dĕl­fēn in the Regal Ĕstĕr­ēăn Army; somewhat tall and bulky for an Ĕlf; thick, curly hair with a hint of strawberry to its blondness; gray-green eyes; thought by some to have the taint of mixed blood; led host Ēlf‑riders and €rqŸā­vēăn archers and foot soldiers northwest

Betrayer                                    see: Lōrēĕn/Pentatics/Nameless One

Beyond, the                              the afterlife

BhŸrr-nhō-fhŠn ŌrrŸk  {L.D.} (divided-in-two Ōrc); half-Ōrc

BhŸrr­nhō­fhŠn­whā          see: Half-way

BhŸrr­thōrr­ghōr­rŠth    see: Hĕnd‘rm

Bird of Knowledge                   Mĭstērēā Ēyā (mystical life), great eagle with coal-black feathers and a silver beak and talons that arose out of the conjoining of The SkīwŠrd and The Sōrs‘r in the battle between Mītăk and Ăzma­dŸs at the fall of Castle Nŏd­rēōf; all things known to man or Lōrēĕn were passed from The SkīwŠrd and The Sōrs‘r to Òthe Ōrācle of ĬndrēlÓ

Black Baron                              see: Baron-General Bōr­oxĕn

Black-eyes                                see: GhŏŸl

Black Day                                 ancient city of Smithsands Oasis is swallowed by a sea of dunes during a terrible sandstorm 500 years ago

Black General                          see: Nōk Tōr

black gold                                  dhōn-rrō {L.D.} (black gold; Òblack goldÓ); ĀÕKrō­mēŭm {H.Ĕ.} (Òwithout-reflection metalÓ); mined in Ăz­ghōr­rŠth; found only in one vein in the KrŸkzik Shaft; gives off no light; always cold to the touch; when alloyed to certain metals but the DwŠrves, it can make a blade that will never dull; craft of forging it perfected only once, by the three sons of Sī‘rthălŭs Lōrēĕn; wielded to forge the Jeweled Crown of StŸ­wŠrd­lăn­thălŭs, the Ring of Stĕf­in­lăn­thăl­ŭs, and the Scepter of Stĕlth­lăn­thăl­ŭs

Black Knight                            see: Baron-General Bōr­oxĕn

Black Nemesis                         Dhōn Thĕrăg {L.D.} (ÒBlack NemesisÓ); a Water Dā­mŠn­īt who dwells in the pools and sumps of †nzhōnd; devoured many DwŠrves who were sacrificed to him, including Low Queen Nhōn­lhē-Khwēlhē, by her tot, RŠgnŠr the Rich

Blind Sentinel                          serpent-like eyeless guardian of RŸne­guard in the High Tower of Stone Castle; inky black; about two ells long; exceedingly fast

Blind Watch                             see: Lē Blĭth­mēr­ēldŸr

Blĭth­mēr­ēyā, Lē                         {H.Ĕ.} (the gift + grow + life, Òthe Ĕstĕr­ēăn RoseÓ); sacred blue rose bush in Ĕstĕr­ēa; at its thorny base is kept safe the Jeweled Crown of StŸ­wŠrd­lăn­thălŭs; guarded by Lē Māfĕrē Ēyā Rĕga­dōn­ēŸs Dī Ĕstĕr­ēa {H.Ĕ.} (the water life regal + guard of home, Òthe Water-of-Life Regal Guard of Ĕstĕr­ēaÓ)

                                                   see also: blue rose bush

Blĭth­mēr­ēldŸr, Lē                      {H.Ĕ.} (the gift + grow + barrier, Òthe €rqŸāvēăn RoseÓ); Labyrinth Hedge; presented to Queen Tēĕndrā and Ladywife Sĕfentēna by XŠrgōn; an offshoot of Lē Blĭth­mēr­ēyā; plant it in the Royal Gardens or the Keep Gardens; guarded by the Blind Watch

Blizzard Battle                         see: Fell Winter War/Blizzard Battle

Blood­glut­ton                             one of several varieties of Wȳrms or Low Dră­gōns; Leach Crawler; a giant cutworm-like creature similar to a Flesh­glut­ton, only smaller, about six or seven feet in length; in place of the eight tentacles around its central mouth, it has eight long, curved fangs, with which it draws blood from its prey

Bloody Prince of Ĭxōr RēmŸs      see: VōlgŠr dŸÕĀrănt

Blue-eyes                                  see: SŸdmōrēăns

Blue General                            Vōk Tōr {Ō.T.} (ÒBlue GeneralÓ); ÒVōk Tōr!Ó used as a battle cry in the Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn War by the army of Easter­land Ōgres of that same name, taken from the name of their leader, Generals Stēn­g‘r, the Blue Knight; Army of the Vōk Tōr

Blue Knight                              see: Stēn­g‘r

blue rose                                    see: Blĭth­mēr­ēyā

                                                   see also: blue rose bush

Boggs, Constable                     styled Master Lord Chamberlain Boggs Constable of the Keep; in JōrănÕs service (about three moonths); a spy of Ăzma­dŸsÕs; small, stooped Man with a neck that hunches forward; completely bald on top, but long gray-brown hair on the sides and back, with sideburns to match; gaudy uniform with both military and noble baubles and the sanguine satin festoon of a member of the Council of Feuds crossing the simple white baldric of Constable of the Keep

Bōlŏn                                         see: star/Three Sacred Stars

Bone-Cleaver                           Tōth Nhōrin-BhŸrr (the Bone-Cleaver); King Thēzēon the VengefulÕs great battle axe, which hewed from Thōrn­lānkĕnÕs right hand the little finger and its black gold ring; belonged to ThēzēonÕs grandfather before him, KagŠr KhŠz­rrōgan

Book of Treachery                      a tome in which was recorded the names of all those Homeguardsmen, City Garrison Knights, and Old Councilmen who would not turn back and had stood in rebellion with Constable Boggs to the very end, against King Jōrăn

Bōrjăx, Lord                              styled The Most Honorable Lord Bōrjăx, The Thane of ThănŠl­grim; Thane ThănŠl­grim; Lord Bōrjăx; coat of arms is black, with a white ThănŠl­grim Mount behind a purple bunch of grapes; fought the Wolf King and his lupine army, led by Wĕrewolf Generals, in the Fell Winter War; head of a group of dukedoms beholden to the king of €rqŸāvēă

Bōr­lŠg                                        a large bear-like creature of Man-shape but larger and covered in long fur; 25 hands high [8Õ 4Ó]; bony snout like an aquiline beak; small black eyes set close together

Bōr­lănd the Brave                   High Hero descended from the High HeroÕs Bloodline in direct patrilineal descent from Hērōmĕr by 24 generations; son of Gōr­lănd the Grand; ancestor of Fāt the Defiant by 9 generations; Fīt the Foolish by 10; Swān the Sorrowful by 11; grandson of Bōrz the Bold by 12; Māsĕm the Mace-wielder by 13; Hănfĭn the Heavy-Hearted by 14; Prē­lŏn the Fearless by 15; Lĕgĕr­dēmān by 16; and Mītăk and Mĕrăk by 17

Bōr­oxĕn, Baron-General        Black Knight; Black Baron; Bōr­oxĕn the Twice-Born; Nōk Tōr {Ō.T.} (ÒBlack GeneralÓ); formerly called the ÒBenevolent BaronÓ; fought in the Gob­lĭn Wars; head of Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn Army before Ăzma­dŸs turns him to stone; statue broken in the garden and then reanimated to lead the Army of the Nōk Tōr for Ăzma­dŸs in the Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn War; face shows the stitches where the pieces of his statue were sewn together after being reanimated; wears a black suit of full plate armor; rides the Night­charger, VhŠg­mŠth­lēĕr; wields a heavy sword

                                                   Blazon of The Baron of MŠlk:

                                                   Emblazon:Description: BBM-  Description: BBM  

                                           Blazon: Purpure, on a pile raguly sable a bunch of grapes proper fructed purpure.

                                           see also: Appendix FÞRoll of Arms of ĬndrēlÞBlazon of The Baron of MŠlk

Bōrz the Bold                           High Hero descended from the High HeroÕs Bloodline in direct patrilineal descendent from Hērōmĕr by 36 generations; Gōr­lănd the Grand by 13 generations; Bōr­lănd the Brave by 12 generations; great grandson of Fāt the Defiant; grandson of Fīt the Foolish; son of Swān the Sorrowful; father of Māsĕm the Mace-wielder; grandfather of Hănfĭn the Heavy-Hearted; great grand-father of Prē­lŏn; great-great grandfather of Lĕgĕr­dēmān; great3 grandfather of Mītăk and Mĕrăk

Bottle-dweller                          see: ŎgthrŠl

Bough­fast                                 from The Fiery Dră­gōn

boundless satchel                     see: bag of holding

Bowman-ranger                      headed by Auxiliary Captain Baron Linden; comprising a band of €rqŸā­vēăn militia who spontaneous formed and marched south to aid their king in the Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn War and two Ēlf‑leaves under Ēlf‑Sergeant Vītălŏn; their purpose was to send and receive missives by arrow across the besieged walls of €rqŸāvēă

Brăn­dĕlin                                  one of the squires who accompanied Kitfīr the day she was kidnapped; rode Băsinĕt

Brē­āgōr                                     Northern Tribesman; fought in the Gob­lĭn Wars with HŠr­bōr, under the command of Zōr­wĭnd the Plaid; HŠr­bōrÕs best friend, by whom he was killed while under the spell of RōgnŠrk Ōnĭx, who was none other than Rāfāngŭs The Black-Hearted in disguise; one of the tallest of all mortal men to have walked Ĭndrēl; long, braided, blonde tresses; blue eyes; wields a set of morning sticks

                                                   Coat of Brē­āgōrÕs Arms:

                                                   Emblazon:Description: CBA-  Description: CBA  

                                           Blazon: Gyronny argent and sable, a wolfÕs head cabossed gules armed argent within a bordure counterchanged.

                                           see also: Appendix FÞRoll of Arms of ĬndrēlÞCoat of Brē­āgōrÕs Arms

BrĕndŸn                                    youngest Homeguardsman among the small party who infiltrated Castle Nŏd­rēōf, lost at the gates

Brĭndăl Hill                               on which Ăndĭlēna Windwillow became a tree in Ăm­brē­ĕllaÕs poem

Bristĕn                                      Bristĕnēăn; in the Southern Fōrg­ēng Mountains southeast of Nŏd­rēōf; Rock Ōrcs of Bristĕn

Bristĕn Wood                           see: Eastern Oak­wood Forest

Brothers of the Blood              priests in the Temple of the Priests; former worshipers of Dī Ōmond who turned to the service of the Nameless One; novices sacrificed to Him before AsŠrē fell

C

CădĕrŠs, Ĭthgōr                         see: Ancient Pass

CădĕrŠs, Lītz                            see: Gap of Rōm

CădĕrŠs, ŌkŸm                         see: Middle Passage

CădĕrŠs, VondŠ                        see: Northern Pass

CădĕrŠs, Wēs                            see: White Pass

CădĕrŠs Ĕrēin­dĭlgōl                   see: Shale Pass

CădĕrŠs Tōr Lăn                     see: High Pass

calendar                                    see: moonth

                                                   see also: ÒLanguagesÓ—moonths

cămō­snake                               venomous snake able to shift color and texture

candle/candle-mark               DwŠrves measure time in candle‑marks and candles; one candle-mark is roughly equal to an hour and there are very nearly precisely two candles in a 24 hour period—the day‑candle and the night‑candle

Carrion Crawler                      see: Flesh­glut­ton

catacombs below AsŠrē               see: AsŠrē/catacombs

Căth                                          see: Lōrēĕn/Quadratics

Cāth-Nōlrĕplē                           see: Hȳdră/MŭldēcroptŸs

Căth­ālēăn                                see: Lōrēĕn/Octants/Căth­ālēăn

Căthbēthmē, First-Born        wife of Dlĭth­ĕn­lān­ēŭs Lōrnă­lŏn, First-Born

Căthĭnăr                                   see: Klēzēŏn, Three Suns of

Cāthĕnār                                   see: Klēzēŏn, Three Suns of

Cāthĕn­lānēŭs Lōrnă­lŏn, First-Born  {H.Ĕ.} (third + child lord + beardless); third Elder Ĕlf; wed FīlōfŠn, First-Born; killed and eaten by Kăt Arrōn

Cāth­ĕn­mā­lăn                          (third + man); third son of Ādŏn the Low DwŠrf and FīlŠn­lāa; third triplet; along with his brothers, Lēbĕn­mālăn and Dlĭth­ĕn­mā­lăn, one of the Three Fathers of Men; fought in the Final Battle of the Drăgōn Wars; head of the House of Cāth­ĕn­mā­lăn—whose descendants were the people of the Forgotten Realm—one of the Three Ancient Kingdoms of Man—later divided into the Four houses of Man—€rqŸāvēă (including Chăm­pēăn the Valiant), Nŏd­rēōf, Hĕnd‘rm, and Ōpĕr; father of one son, Ōrōrēk, and 11 daughters; grandfather of Ōrō, Ōtō, Ōsō, and Ōzō

Căthĕrēăn                                see: Lōrēĕn/Octants/Căthĕrēăn

cave cattle                                bread and raised in their underground caverns by the Low DwŠrves as a source of milk, cheese, and meat

Cēlĕstēăl Era                            first of the three eras in history, followed by the Tĕlĕstēăl and the Tĕrĕstrēăl; from the beginning of time until 6,000 years ago

Center Sanctuary                    see: Ĕstĕr­ēa/blue rose bush

Cerberus                                   many-headed hound that guards the Realms of the Dead

Chăfē                                        in a fairy-tale remembered my Mītăk, a character who was a very good boy bitten by an Ĭmp, named Gimp­lēng, but saved from death by a Lōrĭnflōra; blessed with the power of sleep after his encounter with a Lōrĭnflōra;
see: Lays and Lore of Ĭndrēl/ Chăfy and the Magical Lōrĭnflōra

ChŠkaÕ•shŠŸ                              see: Treetop Clan

ChŠkaÕŸ                                     see: Tree Clan

Chăm­pēăn the Valiant                 mortal who wed the Drīăd, €rqŸāvēă; wielded Lē Āyā-Frē, the Swift-death; his stallion was Victōrēăn; his squire was Glăndin the Faithful; descended from Ōrō, who was the son of Ōrōrēk of the Four Houses, who was the son of Cāth­ĕn­mā­lăn, third son of Ādŏn and FīlŠn­lāa; son-in-law of Vītăl­ānēŭs, First-Born and Āthĕnlōralī, First-Born; husband of €rqŸāvēă; father of Mĕrēmĭth and of King Nōbl; grandfather of King Grănd; great grandfather of  King Tăl‘rĭn; great, great grandfather of King Jōrăn; great, great, great grandfather of Princess Kitfīr

Chăn­lhĭg­khŸ­ghōr­rŠth  see: Ĕstĕr­ēa

Chān­lēnk Mountains                  see: Copper Mountains

Chārōlŭs                                   Queen Ĕv‘r­lēōnĭsÕs younger brother; great uncle of young Prince Ēn­glās­ēŭs

Chăs­mēĕn Desert                   desert west of the Glimmer River; east of the mountains on whose slopes Fērmĕn lies; bounded on its south side by the Marēnēăn Ocean and on the north by the woods of Ĕstĕr­ēa

Chăs­mēĕn Oasis                     oasis village north of Fērmĕn in the heart of Chăs­mēĕn Desert

chīber root                                herb used to ease a fever

Chī­mĕra                                   the large forearms and the central of three ferocious heads is that of a massive lion, hind quarters and second head are goat like, third and deadliest head is like unto that of a Dră­gōn, scaly and fanged, with large, leathery, reptilian wings that sprout from the muscular lion-like shoulders
see also: Beast, Conglomeration

ChŸÕtŠÕŸ                                    see: Coca Berry Clan

cirth                                          see: rŸne

City Garrison Knight                 see: €rqŸāvēă/City Garrison Knight

Clear­water Creek                    creek that comes from springs and flows from the east into the Shim­rēng River about two and a half leagues south of where the Western and Easter Forks merge

Clover                                       LĕgĕndÕs old milk cow

Coca Berry Clan                      ChŸÕtŠÕŸ clan of QŸŠkÕTŸlŸ (RainforestÕMen) whose skin is of varying shades of blue and who wear their waxed hair slicked down and shorn in neat round yellow caps; clan fatÕer is TŠnkÕăhŠÕTŠlÕ†knŠk

Coffer-Fĭēnd                             see: ŎgthrŠl

Common Ōrc                          see: Ōrc, Low

Common Tombs                      see: AsŠrē/Temples of AsŠrē/Great Tombs

Common Tongue                    language spoken in the Souther­lands; usually written in xxx

Companions                             the original members of Zōr­wĭndÕs group of sworn adventurers dedicated to rescuing Princess Kitfīr which included in addition to the wizard: Mītăk, Mĕrăk, Dĕl­fēn, HŠr­bōr, and XŠrgōn; later included Ăm­brē­ĕlla and Mĕl MŠrra; ÒWe few who stand here today, do pledge as one, to see our quest through to its end, to rescue a maiden in distress, to avenge the dark lord who has wronged her, and to protect the Four Realms of Ĭndrēl, even to the price of our very lives.Ó

Conglomeration Beast            see: Beast, Conglomeration

Copper Mountains                  KhŸplōr BhōrrgŸn {L.D.} (Copper Mountains); Chān­lēnk Mountains; range of mountains in the central Northerland Territory from whence Măx­ĭn­dīn the Great drove the Rock Trōlls; under sovereignty of the Kā-Zī of the Copper Mountains; the Northeastern Sea, to the northeast and east; the Wilderness of Tērn, to the southeast; the Năs‘r to the south; the Upper VŠn­d‘r­lŠnts, to the southwest; Nōrsmōr to the west; the Ĕv‘r­glāsēr Alps, to the northwest

copper regal                              see: regal

Copper War                              see: War, Copper

Crawler, Carrion                     see: Flesh­glut­ton

Crawler, Leach                        see: Blood­glut­ton

Crown of Lēnă­lōrnă­lŏn               see: stars/Three Sacred Stars/Nōlō/Nēlō/Bōlŏn

Crown of StŸ­wŠrd­lăn­thălŭs        black gold (or ĀÕKrō­mēŭm) jeweled coronet forged by StŸ­wŠrd­lăn­thălŭs; stolen and wielded by his son, Thōrn­lānkĕn, in the Dră­gōn Wars; taken by QŸĭnsōnēsēŭs when it rolls from the decapitated head of Thōrn­lānkĕn and kept safe by the Ĕlves in Ĕstĕr­ēa at the thorny base of the Blĭth­mēr­ēyā; worn by Ăzma­dŸs in the Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn War

Crystal Crown                         Dire Diadem; crown of crystal so lovely to behold that all who gazed upon its glory were humbled by its majesty yet in their hearts desired to possess it for themselves; forged by Starsmith FīrŠn

Curlylocks, Mother                 see: MōrgŸĕn

D

Dale Khōnă                             see: Vale of Stones

Dale Ōrăth                              see: Vale of Kings

Dale Thānk                              see: Vale of Men

DāmŠngōrgšnīt                       Prince of Dā­mŠn­īts; two-headed High Dā­mŠn­īt who chased Mĕrăk through the High Pass; killed by LēōÕKĭdrāk

Dā­mŠn­īt, High                        Lord Dā­mŠn­īt; [adj.] Dā­mŠn­ītic; Dā­mŠn­īt Fear; the Fear; for example: DāmŠngōrgšnīt; or a Demighōst from the lowest plane of €rdĕntēă; hollow black eyes; Demighōst

Dā­mŠn­īt, Low                         a Common Dā­mŠn­īt

Dā­mŠn­īt, Water                      a High Dā­mŠn­īt who dwells in subterranean pools, such as the one in †nzhōnd

Dark Arts                                 practitioners of the Forbidden Crafts or Dark Arts, having three orders: enchanters (Order of the Gray), sorcerers (Order of the Red), and necromancers (Order of the Black); in opposition to the three orders of the Pure Arts
see also: magic

Dark Deity                               see: Lōrēĕn/Pentatics/Nameless One

Dark Ĕlf                                    see: Fallen Ĕlves

Dark Keep                                see: Castle Nŏd­rēōf

Dark One                                 see: Ăzma­dŸs

Dark Tongue                            {D.T.}; the Language of Magic form used for recording Malevolent magic as in The Sōrs‘r

Daughter of Time                   see: Skēba

Death                                       the End (as opposed to the End of all Ends); the Animus Reaper; death; masculine for Souther­landers; must be bribed to allow passage into the Realms Beyond

death adder                              small, rare, colorful species of venomous snake found in the forested mountainous regions of the Souther­lands; its venom is always lethal, unless treated with a tisane prepared with yellow mint

Dēīz­ĕlbĕr­lŭs                             {H.Ĕ.} (oft + ambitious); young Ēlf‑Rider and banner-bearer for King Hīănthĕlŭs who died at the Battle of Open Springs

Dēī­mā­lān­ēŭs                            {H.Ĕ.} (great + son);

Dēĭtăl Ambit                            see: Ambits/Dēĭtă

Dĕl­fēn, High-Ĕlvăn                styled Dĕl­fēn­lŏn­thălŭs (Dĕl­fēn + beardless + face), High-Ĕlvăn, Captain of the Home Guard of €rqŸāvēă; Lē Rēlōrētsprēt Lēb {H.Ĕ.} (the image + created + new one Òthe Redeemed OneÓ); Ēlf‑General Dĕl­fēn­lŏn­thălŭs; Ēlf‑General of the First Ēlf‑tree of the Regal Ĕstĕr­ēăn Army; NŠndōr Dī Lē VondŠ Tĭmbrā­lōrna {H.Ĕ.} (The Marquis of the Northern Wood); (half Ĕlf with green eyes); claimed the longbow, Lē Ēng-Ōēĕn Lēb, from GrăkonÕs lair; personal warden of Princess Kitfīr, whom he calls: Òmy LiegeÓ; wears a HomeguardsmanÕs uniform with its HomeguardsmanÕs Insignia on the chest; his shield, however, is marshaled palewise between the €rqŸā­vēăn Royal Insignia on the dexter, and on the sinister, the Regal Ĕstĕr­ēăn Insignia; wears a silver Ĕlvăn signet ring with the Regal Ĕstĕr­ēăn Insignia engraved upon it and an emerald green stone; aid-de-camp to Mītăk in the field; once competed in the Hĕnd‘rm Games representing Ĕstĕr­ēa in the events of javelin throw, the overland run between Hĕnd‘rm and Hōpshīr (for which he won the Griffin Ribbon) and running far jump for a Dră­gōn Ribbon, with a leap of one-rod-ell-a-hand-and-two-fingers; nephew of King Hīănthĕlŭs, and raised in his home; son of HīănthĕlŭsÕs brother and Mĭthlĭndlēon/Mĕrēmĭth, a half Drīăd with green eyes, the first-born daughter of Chăm­pēăn and €rqŸāvēă, (making Dĕl­fēn their grandson); also the grandson of Ăntōnēsēŭs and Ĕv‘r­lēōnĭs; great grandson of Kriskrisālŭs; great, great grandson of Fĕrimŭs; great, great, great grandson of QŸĭnsōnēsēŭs; has a half-brother, Jūlēonōlŭs, after his father remarries Ĭmm‘ril and has a son by her

                                                   Dĕl­fēnÕs Shield:

                                                   Emblazon:Description: DS-  Description: DS  

                                           Blazon: Parted per pale, baron and femme; first, per pale and per chevron gules and azure counterchanged, a tower argent between a Ūnicōrn rampant to sinister argent, crined, tufted, brushed, armed, unguled, langued, and orbed countercharged and a horse rampant argent, crined, tailed, unguled, langued, and orbed countercharged, and in base an oak tree countercharged, acorned countercharged, for €rqŸāvēă; second, per pale vert ermined argent, sinister base argent ermined vert, for Ĕstĕr­ēa; over all on a chief potenty per pale in dexter per pale azure and gules and in sinister azure a coronet argent and an ancient crown argent jeweled vert.

                                           see also: Appendix FÞRoll of Arms of ĬndrēlÞDĕl­fēnÕs shield

DĕlŸēng                                     see: ĀsĕnthōrōlŭsÕs Arrows

                                                   see also: the Keen-eyed One

DĕlŸ­fēŸsēăn                             {H.Ĕ.} (true + sighted); the most renowned living minstrel in Ĕstĕr­ēa; sang on the first night of the Lay of Beginnings

DĕlŸ­qŸēon, First-Born            {H.Ĕ.} (true + voice); the first minstrel; invented music and combined it with FīlŠnlānēōÕs poetry  

DĕlŸ­lŏn, Ēlf‑rider                     {H.Ĕ.} (true + beardless); sent by Dĕl­fēn with his twin brother Ēlf‑rider QŸĭndĕlŸlŭs to warn Hīănthĕlŭs of the trap in the Narrow Pass; slain by Ōgres

Demi­ghōst                               High Dā­mŠn­īt; powerful magical creatures that inhabit the lower Ambits of €rdĕntēă

Demi­monster                          created by a Demi­ghōst entering an Ǣrthăl body

DēvīnēŸs                                  see: Lōrēĕn/Pentatics/DēvīnēŸs

DēvīnēŸs Children                  see: Elder Ĕlves

Dĕvlīt, High                             powerful evil creatures such as Fĭēnds and Wrāiths; Fĭēnd Fear; Dĕvlīt Fear; the Fear

Dĕvlīt, Low                              i.e. JŸrkĕr

Dhōn-Hēg                              see: QueenÕs Carcanet

Dhōn Thĕrăg                       see: Black Nemesis

dhōn-rrō                               see: black gold

Dhōn­ghōr­rŠth                   see: Nŏd­rēōf

Dī Măndōrē                              see: Măndōrē

Dī Ōmond                                see: Lōrēĕn/Pentatics/Dī Ōmond

Dīāvid                                       Prince of Nŏd­rēōf; eldest son of King Pī‘r and Queen Nēdra; elder brother of Ăzma­dŸs, who enchanted him in stone to usurp his birthright

Dī‘rtōn, Imperator                 styled His Majesty Imperial, Dī‘rtōn, Imperator of AsŠvō; emperor imperator of AsŠvō; of the House of Dlĭth­ĕn­mā­lăn and a descendant of Dōrēăn the Child; father of Imperator Lăndrōs and Lănstōn; grandfather of Sĕthtōn and Hērōmĕr

Dī­măn­dōr­ēa                             see: Dī Măndōrē

Dirk                                           one of the squires who accompanied Kitfīr the day she was kidnapped; rode Bastion

DisŠnēlēs                                  {H.Ĕ.} (soft + air + having the trait of); HīănthĕlŭsÕs High Ĕlvăn grandmother on his motherÕs side; her husband was Sēlāsēŭs the Ēlf

Tlethĭnăr                                   see: Klēzēŏn, Three Suns of

Dlĭthĕnār                                  see: Klēzēŏn, Three Suns of

Dlĭth­ĕn­mā­lăn the Swift               (second + man); second son of Ādŏn the Low DwŠrf and FīlŠn­lāa; second triplet; along with his brothers, Lēbĕn­mālăn and Cāth­ĕn­mā­lăn, one of the Three Fathers of Men; head of the House of Dlĭth­ĕn­mā­lăn (see the Imperial AsŠvēăn Seal); fought in the Final Battle of the Drăgōn Wars; progenitor of Imperator Lăndrōs; father of Plīfērēslānēŭs; grandfather of Imperator Āzrōd the Avenger—whose descendants were the people of AsŠvō—one of the Three Ancient Kingdoms of Man; great grandfather of Imperator Dōrēăn the Child; progenitor of Imperator Dī‘rtōn, father of Imperator Lăndrōs; from his loins come the SŸdmōrēăns

Dlĭth­ĕn­lān­ēŭs Lōrnă­lŏn, First-Born (second + child lord + beardless); second Elder Ĕlf; killed and eaten by Kăt Arrōn; wed Căthbēthmē {H.Ĕ.} (beauty + love + you [feminine]; ÒBeauty BelovedÓ)

Dō­găm­dŸs                                Eldest Brother; Brother of the Blood; master of the Temple of the Priests in Dale Ōrăth; Chief Priest of the Temple; SĕthtōnÕs henchman; head of AsŠrēÕs down-fallen religious order who become the Followers (of the Nameless One); once worshiped €ŸrōramŠn; rival of Sindrīl, Sister of the Blood; wore a coronet of electrum with diamonds and sapphires set upon it

Dōrēăn the Child, Imperator     styled His Majesty Imperial, Dōrēăn the Child, Imperator of AsŠvō; emperor imperator of AsŠvō; great grandson of Dlĭth­ĕn­mā­lăn on his fatherÕs side and Lēbĕn­mālăn on his grandmotherÕs side; progenitor of Imperator Lăndrōs

Dră­gōn                                     two categories: 
first, Wing�d or High Dră­gōns, which include:
 Great Dră­gōns or Ancient Dră­gōns and


 Many-headed Gōr­gōns;
Second, Wingless or Low Dră­gōns, which include:
 Drākes,  


 Hȳdrăs,


 Sea Dră­gōns or Sea Drākes, and


 Sea Wȳrms or Sea Serpents and


 Land Wȳrms;
DwŠrves call High and Low Dră­gōns Sky and Earth Dră­gōns, respectively; Drăgōn Fear

Dră­gōn, Black                          Măt Arrōt the Black; see: Tăm Tōrra; the Black Dră­gōn; gaze will turn to stone; all jet black

Dră­gōn, Blue                            Kăt Arrōn the Blue; see: Tăk Nōrra; the Blue Dră­gōn; breathe ice; blue body with white-laced wings, claws, and horns; spawned the White Dră­gōn, a Wingless Wȳrm, by mating with a great albino snake in the Năs‘r Rainforest

Dră­gōn, Earth                         see:  Low Dră­gōn

Dră­gōn, Emerald                     Lēt Arrēm the Emerald; see: Tēl Mērra; the Emerald Dră­gōn; breath is a venomous vapor, a neurotoxin that kills quickly but painfully; emerald green body with yellow-laced wings, claws, and horns

Dră­gōn, Green                        Tĕm ArrŠl the Green; see: Mĕt LŠrra; the Green Dră­gōn; breath turns to vegetation; causes vines and plants to spring up and bind victim, who becomes rooted to the ground; dark green body with spring-green-laced wings, claws and horns; spawned the Sea Serpents after mating with a Giant Sea Turtle

Dră­gōn, High                          Wing�d Dră­gōn; VhōlpŸs DrăkŸs {L.D.} (ÒSky DrākeÓ); Lē TānōēŸs-Ōēā {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Fiery-eyesÓ); the Brood of Ĭximālēfăctōr; hatchlings are called: ÒDrăglets;Ó created by the Nameless One from Her own bile, which She mixed with the dust of Ĭndrēl, to harry the Elder Ĕlves; mate w/ males of other races, called Dră­gōn Lords, who reside in Vōlcă; years reckoned in Òyears having burned (petrified, frozen, etc.)Ó; Dră­gōn Fear; the Fear; their bane were the High DwŠrves

Dră­gōn, Low                            Wingless Dră­gōn; Chăn DrăkŸs {L.D.} (Earth Dră­gōn); several forms including: Drākes, Hȳdrăs, and Wȳrms—Land Wȳrms and Sea Serpents; created by various crossbreeding, usually between High Dră­gōns and other foul monsters

Dră­gōn, Purple                        Purple Wȳrm; one of several kinds of Wȳrms or Wingless Dră­gōns; a worm-like creature large enough to swallow a man whole; HŠr­bōr almost eaten by one once on a quest with Zōr­wĭnd; one killed with a Fireball spell by Zōr­wĭnd in the Great Tombs; the offspring of Lăv N•rra, the Violet Dră­gōn, and a Gob­lĭn

Dră­gōn, Red & Black             Lĕm ArrŠm the Red & Black; see: Mĕl MŠrra; the Red & Black Dră­gōn; breaths fire; red body with black-laced wings, claws and horns

Dră­gōn, Sea                             Sea Drāke; Wingless Dră­gōn, Drāke, or Low Dră­gōn; different from a Sea Serpent in that it has two webbed and clawed forelimbs

Dră­gōn, Six-headed                see:  HĕstēcroptŸs

Dră­gōn, Sky                             see:  High Dră­gōn

Dră­gōn, Three-headed           see:  MŭldēcroptŸs

Dră­gōn, Violet                         Văl Arr•n the Violet; see: Lăv N•rra; the Violet Dră­gōn; breath turns victim to liquid; violet with pink-laced wings, claws and horns; produced the Purple Dră­gōns after mating with a Gob­lĭn

Dră­gōn, White                        S‘rprĕsēn; Land Wȳrm; Giant Serpent; one of several kinds of Wȳrms or Wingless Dră­gōns; lay buried in ice and snow in the Northern VŠn­d‘r­lŠnts for two-and-a-half-millennia; slain by Măx­ĭn­dīn and Prē­lŏn; spawn of Kăt Arrōn and a great albino snake in the Năs‘r Rainforest

Dră­gōn, wing�d                       see: High Dră­gōn

Dră­gōn, Yellow                        Vĕm Arrōk the Yellow; see: Mĕv Kōrra; gaze causes petrifaction with fear; yellow body with orange-laced wings, claws and horns; gave birth to the Hȳdră after mating with a Gīănt Ăndrōsphĭnx

Dră­gōn-Biter                           DrăkŸs GrăkŸs (Low DwŠrvăn); Ādŏn Axe-WielderÕs battle axe; mightiest of all the axes ever forged by DwŠrf, Ĕlf, or Man; Ādŏn was the first and most skillful to wield it in battle

Dră­gōn Epoch                         eighth of ten epochs in the three eras of history

Dră­gōn Lords of Vōlcă                Dră­gōn‑riders; Vōlcănēăn cavalier male mates of Dră­gōns; neither Men nor Ĕlves nor DwŠrves nor Trōlls nor Ĕttĭns but a Goblõn-like race created by the Nameless One; instigated the Dră­gōn Wars; first conquered the Low DwŠrves, then led by The Miser-King Thōrn­lānkĕn against Ĕstĕr­ēa, overthrew the Hălfĕns, usurped by Tăm Tōrra and her Thrice-Bastard Son, finally defeated in the Final Battle; based in Vōlcă

Dră­gōn Ribbon                        see: Hĕnd‘rm Games

Dră­gōn-rider                            see: Dră­gōn Lord

Dră­gōn Wars                           see: Wars, Dră­gōn

Dră­gōnÕs-Bane                         RĕplēōnŸsēs-Rrōn {H.Ĕ.-L.D.} (ÒDrăgōnÕs BaneÓ); a Sī‘r-spear forged by Sī‘rthălŭs in the heat of Lē Cāth Dī Măndōrēā; used by Young Prince Fĕrimŭs to help slay Măt Arrōt by driving his Sī‘r-spear through her heart

Drāke                                        a two-or-more limbed Wingless Dră­gōn

                                                   see: Low Dră­gōn

Drāke, Land                             see also: Low Dră­gōn

Drāke, Water                           see: Sea Drāke or Sea Dră­gōn

                                                   see also: Low Dră­gōn

DrăkŸs GrăkŸs                   see: Dră­gōn-Biter

Drīăd                                         see: Ĕlf, Drīăd

Drīăd Ĕlvăn Tongue                {W.T.}; also called Woodĕlvăn Tongue; language spoken by the Drīăd Ĕlves; evolved from Elder Ĕlvăn

Drīăd-Āōā                                {W.T.} (Ĕlvăn words; Òthe Woodĕlvăn TongueÓ)
see:
Woodĕlvăn Tongue

Drītēkē, Lē                                {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Ĕlf-friendsÓ); the men of AsŠrē and of AsŠvō call this because they learned the tongue of the High Ĕlves easily, as many of them still spoke the tongue of their matriarch, FīlŠn­lāa

                                                   see also: Stone Castle

TŸndŭs Lāb, Lā                       see: Ăzma­dŸs

Dungeons of Ăz­ghōr­rŠth     see: Stone Castle

DwŠrf, High                            Hălfĕn; Hōblīt Lĭllēōn {H.Ĕ.} (more + delicate half + person; Òslight DwŠrfÓ); also known as halfling; hobbit; kender, and warrow; the Dră­gōn Slayers; the wee-warriors; created by Fēnŭs to aid the Ĕlf-Children; sky-blue eyes; thick, curly sandy-colored hair; slightly shorter than Low DwŠrves (just under 1 ell tall) and thinner and lither, with delicate nimble fingers; love to craft intricate dainty works of metal and wood; prefer to live underground, like their Low cousins; the little folk of West Quartershīre; all the males of the race slain in the Apocalypse War, leaving only a few High DwŠrf Wives—the DwŠrf Widows; FrōmŠr, first of the Hobbits; Fīgon the Fierce, Gōbō, and Sănwīz, last of the High DwŠrves

DwŠrf, Low                              DwŠrf (Khwā­gĕn); DwŠrves (Khwā­gĕnŸn); DwŠrvăn (Khwā­gĕnzkh); Lhō Khwāgĕnzkh-[King]; the Low DwŠrvăn Tongue or Khwā­gĕnzkh­khwŠkŸn {L.D.} (DwŠrvăn-Speech); Low DwŠrvăn or DwŠrf gruff; DwŠrf Lord; DwŠrvănkind; DwŠrf tots and totters (which are born with beards already); DwŠrf wife; DwŠrf lass; father & mother, grandgaffer & grandgammer (grandparents), grandtot, and grandtotter; usually just under 1 ell tall; live at most to almost 300 y.u.M. (Thēzēon being the oldest DwŠrf ever at 294 y.u.M.); bear tots at Å 100; DwŠrf Hoard; DwŠrf craft; DwŠrf Fathers; half-Man (derogatory); called a Lĭllēōn, Lĭllēōnēā [pl.] {H.Ĕ.} (half-person), or Ògold-greedy mud-maggotsÓ by the Ĕlves; also Lē DōndŸs-Ōēā {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Dark-eyesÓ); Children of €rxē, the Wise Mother; call one another comrades; years under the Mountain (y.u.M.); DwŠrvăn Reckoning: Years of Freedom (y.o.f.) or t.†.t. [T.†.T.]; created by €rxē (€rxē); believe that stars (hēkhēkhŸn) are but sparks—burning embers still left in the sky from when She first forged the World upon Her mighty anvil, Ētrrō­khŠng, the sun; band of DwŠrves; call the world outside of their under-burgs and mines the SunÕs World; short and stout; adult males always long bearded; prefer to wield axes or hammers in battle (which they love almost as much as working stone, mining, and smithing); live underground in great halls that they delve beneath their holy mountains in submetropolis called under-burgs; dwell in home-burrows, work in shoppe-burrows, etc.; cultivate mushrooms and raise and eat goats and shaggy cave cattle under their mountains; hate the cold adamantly; fear the water, for they cannot swim; led by DwŠrf Lords; at first, also lived in Nhōn­lhē­ghōr­rŠth (later renamed Ăz­fĕlhds) below the Fōrg­ēng Mountains, which was their first mine; next established Stōn­ghōr­rŠth (afterwards called Ăz­ghōr­rŠth or AsŠvō) below Stone Castle, in the VŠn­d‘r­lŠnts, until they released MŭldēcroptŸs; most currently live in FhŠr­ghōr­rŠth or Fhĕlhds­fhŠr, in the Low Ream Under the Mountain, below the  Rrōt Mountains; the Lords of Fhĕlhds­fhŠr; will reluctantly venture forth into the SunÕs World for battle or other desirable ends; DwŠrvăn mining explosives; current Low King of Fhĕlhds­fhŠr is ThērŠn; KagŠr KhŠz­rrōgan was the first Low DwŠrf and the first DwŠrf Lord; their writing system was said to be developed by KagŠr KhŠz­rrōgan himself and uses characters called DwŠrvic cirth or DwŠrvic rŸnes; fought an army of Low Gob­lĭns from the Western Rrōts sent by VōlgŠr dŸÕĀrănt to invade their home in the High Battle of the Gob­lĭn Wars, (in the which they were not aided by the Ōpĕrs); believe that €rxē sows their Spĭrits deep within the rock when they die, and thus they may one day be mined out and brought forth again by skillful hands as jewels both radiant and lustrous, the more or less so according to their deeds ere they perished; from this belief comes the saying: Éuntil the DwŠrf Fathers come home or until all the jewels of tōth Tōchăn (Òthe WorldÓ) are brought forth

DwŠrf Fathers                         progenitors of the Low DwŠrf Nation

                                                   see also: Low DwŠrf

DwŠrf Hoard                           started the Third Dră­gōn War when Low King Thēzēon rose up to reclaim the DwŠrf Hoard which Thōrn­lānkĕn had stolen

DwŠrf Lords                             Lhō Khwāgĕnzkh-King {L.D.} (ÒLow DwŠrf KingÓ); Lhō Tōr­Ÿt­tōr {L.D.} (ÒLow KingÓ); Low King Under the Mountain; Sovereign of Fhĕlhds­fhŠr; DwŠrf king; KagŠr KhŠz­rrōgan was the first DwŠrf Lord, and in his day the low king was sovereign of Fhĕlhds­fhŠr, Stōn­ghōr­rŠth, and Nhōn­lhē­ghōr­rŠth

DwŠrf Widows                        see: Hălfĕn Widows

DwŠrvăn Reckoning                    e.g. 2045 Years of Freedom (y.o.f.) or 2045 tŠrrŸn Ÿt tōrzik (T.†.T.); beginning with Freedom Year, (the year the DwŠrves won their freedom back from the Miser King Thōrn­lānkĕn and the Dră­gōn Lords, then year 1 begins the Second DwŠrvăn Epoch

DwŠrvic cirth                          also called DwŠrvic rŸnes; first developed by KagŠr KhŠz­rrōgan at the beginning of the First DwŠrvăn Epoch to record the histories of his people

DwŠrvic rŸnes                         see: DwŠrvic cirth

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Ē㊠Sĕr­dōn­ēŸs                           see: Ever­tree Gates

eagle, Crowned                        only creature valiant enough to fly over the Ever­tree Treewall

Eagle Ribbon                            see: Hĕnd‘rm Games

Ēăkarăth                                   see: Lōrkarăth

Easter­land Ōgre                      see: High Ōgre

Easter­lands                               see: Four Realms

                                                   see also: Easter­land Ōgres

Eastern Campaign                  see: Fell Winter War/Eastern Campaign

Eastern Fork                            see: Shim­rēng River

                                                   see also: Glimmer River

Eastern Gates                          see: Ever­tree Gates

Eastern Oak­wood Forest            Bristĕn Wood; Lē FīlōŠ Tĭmbrā­lōrna TōnōkŸm {H.Ĕ.} (the eastern wood oak); Lā FōlŭsŠ Tīmbrēlŭrnă Tŭnŭkōm {W.T.} (the eastern wood oak); runs along the Little Shim­rēng River north of Ĭxōr RēmŸs
see also: Oak­wood Forest

Eastern Sea                              a great salt sea that lies to the east of the Four Realms

Eastern Shores                         lands many leagues east of the Four Realms along the northern shores of the Marēnēăn Ocean

Eastern Wood                          see: Evermore Forest

Edgewild Hamlet                     a desolate little hamlet northwest of the Oak­wood

Ĕlbĕr­ĕth Dī Ĭthgōr Mĭst Ē Mĭst­dōnd­ēŸs see: War, Apocalypse

Ĕlbĕr­ĕth-Tēk                             see: Battle-Friend

Elder-blade                               special blades forged by the Elder Ĕlves at the dawn of the Ĕlvăn Epoch with crystal blades and jewels set in their hilts; an Elder-blade was equally capable of cutting through ordinary blade steel or stone as though slicing through warm butter; special sheaths that often looked more like a naked blade than a scabbard; jewels set in the handle or hilt would pulse with light coincident to the heartbeat of its wielder; the crystal blade also pulled with a similarly colored light—red for ruby-jeweled dagger such as Ĕrēĕm-Āyā {H.E.}or Red-death

Elder Ĕlves                                see: Ĕlves, Elder

Elder Ĕlvăn Tongue                 language spoken by the Elder Ĕlves

Elementity                               living entities comprised of one of the four elements:

Elementity, Ǣrēăl                   an entity comprised only of air, takes the form of strong winds, tornados, storms, etc.; associated with the Ǣrēăl Ambit

Elementity, ĂqŸēăl                 an entity comprised only of water; takes the form of maelstroms, whirlpools, tides, etc.; associated with the ĂqŸēăl Ambit

Elementity, Fīĕrŭs                   an entity comprised only of flames, takes the form of infernos, flaming clouds, etc.; associated with the Fīĕrŭs Ambit

Elementity, Ǣrthăl                 an entity comprised only of soil and rock, takes the form of landslides, mudslides, rolling boulders, etc.; associated with the Ǣrthăl Ambit

Ĕlf                                              Lē ĔrēŸm-Ōēā {H.Ĕ.} (the Green-eyes); Ĕlf {H.Ĕ.} (Ēlf); Ĕlves {H.Ĕ.} (Ēlfēā); Ĕlvăn {H.Ĕ.} (Ēlflē [masc.] Ēlflŭ [fem.]); Ēlf sprout; grandsprout; Ĕlf-maiden; Ĕlvănkind; Whim­lhō (Low DwŠrvăn for Ĕlf); half-Ĕlvăn (Lĭllē-Drīlŭs [male], Lĭllē-Drīlēs [female] Lĭllē-Ĕlvăn); half Ĕlf; Green-eyes; Green-eyed Ones; Fair Folk; Fair; Forest Folk; Ĕlf of the Forest; called the ÒGreen OnesÓ by the folk of Open Springs, and the ÒFay Folk,Ó and more derogatorily, the ÒFay Ones;Ó ÒĔlf-beastÓ to Skēba; they call DwŠrves: Lĭllēōnēā, a Lĭllēōn {H.Ĕ.} [pl.] (a half-person) or more derogatorily in Common: Òhalf-ManÓ; the Immortal Ones are the Greater Ĕlves—the First-born and the First-sired, Lē Lēbĕn Lēbēā {H.Ĕ.} (the first ones), Lā Lābēn Lābā {W.T.} (the first ones); the Mortal Ones are Lesser Ĕlves—the High and Low Ĕlves—the Second- and Third-sired; love birds above all other animals; Ĕlf-craft; Ĕlf-blade (Ĕlf-Srēng)

Ĕlf, Drīăd                                  the First-sired; Lābēn-Lŭrnăt {W.T.} (First-sired); Lēbĕn-Lōrnat {H.Ĕ.} (First-sired); [sg.] Drīăd; Drīăd  [pl.] or Drīăd Ĕlves; Lā Fāōsŭs-Ālfā {W.T.} (the Seeing-Ĕlves); Greater Ĕlves or Immortal Ones, along with the Elder Ĕlves; Ĕlf-Child; the Ĕlf-Children; Children of the Wood; Wood Ĕlves; Singers of the Ancient Lays; Lovers of the Wood; Young Ones; Belov�d Ones; Pure Ones; Wood-Daughters and -Sons to the Low DwŠrves; Drīăd dame or damsel; Drīăd Ĕlvăn Tongue or Woodĕlvăn Tongue or Drīăd-Āōā {W.T.} (Drīăd-words); vegetarians (eat eggs, milk, and fish only); inhabited Eastern Oak­wood after leaving Ĕstĕr­ēa; each couple may have but one child; Sēvōcălrē, or thought-sense; Sēĕsĕns, Spĭrit-sense or Ĕlvăn night sight; Sēsēstrē, or shadow-sense; Ōsē MāŸsēŸē, or sleep-song; delicate build; green eyes; dark hair, brown or black; tan skin; no facial hair; hunted by Ăzma­dŸs because of the prophesy that his doom should be at their hands

Ĕlf, Elder                                   First-born; Lĕbĭn-Ĕfĕn {E.Ĕ.} (First-born); Lĕbĭn-Ĕlfĕ {E.Ĕ.} (First-Ĕlves); Elder Ĕlf; Greater Ĕlves or Immortal Ones, along with the Drīăd Ĕlves; Ancient Ones; DēvīnēŸsÕs Children; Prime Ĕlves; Elder Ĕlvăn Tongue or Lĕbĭn-ĔŸă {E.Ĕ.} (first-words); Lēnă­lōrnă­lŏn, First of the First-Born & Lēnalōralī, First-Born; Dlĭth­ĕn­lān­ēŭs Lōrnă­lŏn & Căth­bēthmē, First-Born; Cāthĕn­lānēŭs Lōrnă­lŏn & wed FīlōfŠn, First-Born; Vītăl­ānēŭs Lōrnă­lŏn & Āthĕnlōralī; ĔrēŸm­brĭn­dăl; QŸŠr­sŠnĭlŏn, First-Born; FīlŠn­lānēō & Sĭlvālōralān; QŸĭndrē Lēbĕnrēen, the first smith; only one remains in the Four Realms—Plīfērlŏn, husband of Flōra­lōra­lī; they sailed off to the Newlands on the Wing�d Ships of Ōpĕr; their touch heals mind and body, alike; delicate build; green eyes; fair hair, white or golden; diaphanous pail skin, that radiates light; no facial hair; eat no flesh, not even eggs or fish, but they do drink milk and eat cheese

Ĕlf, Greater                              the Immortal Ones; the First-born and the First-sired Ĕlves

Ĕlf, High                                   Second-sired; Dlĭthĕn-Lōrnat {H.Ĕ.} (Second-sired); High-Ĕlvăn (to describe oneÕs race); High Ĕlves; Lesser Ĕlves or Mortal Ones, along with the Shī-Hō VŠnēăn Ĕlves; Lē Ĕstĕrēlē-Ēlfēā {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Ĕstĕr­ēăn ĔlvesÓ); Ĕstĕr­ēăn Ĕlves; Lovers of Lore and Legend; Ĕlves of the Emerald Wood; Ĕlves of the Wood; High Ĕlves of the Forest; Forest Ĕlf; Ēlf‑riders; Ēlf‑paladins; Forest Thanes; Keepers of the Histories; Star-Children; the Valiant and the Fair; Fair Ones; called the Evermore Ĕlves, by the Men of Ōpĕr; High Ĕlvăn Tongue or Ēlflē-ĒŸē  {H.Ĕ.} (Ĕlvăn-words); their Rĕga Lōrna (regal lord) is King Hīănthĕlŭs; Regal Ĕstĕr­ēăn Army and its Forest Thanes; hunt only wild boar and never kill deer for venison; delicate build; green eyes; hair is fair; pure white skin; no facial hair; use the RŸnic cirth for writing

Ĕlf, Lesser                                 the Mortal Ones; the High and Low Ĕlves

Ĕlf, Low                                    Third-sired; Shī-Hō VŠnēăn Ĕlf; Shī-Hō VŠnēăn Ĕlvăn Tongue, {S.Ĕ.}; Lesser Ĕlves or Mortal Ones, along with the High Ĕlves; called the Wise, the Spiritual, Seekers of Wisdom, and Golden Children; potters and sculptors of clay, painters and poets; first homeland was Shī-Hō VŠn‘, in the Oak­wood, one of the Six Ancient Kingdoms; now dwell in the Easter­lands in new homeland: Sprō Shī-Hō VŠn‘; descendants of Shīăn­ēs­ēŭs Lŏn and Hō VŠn; delicate build; green eyes; hair of all colors except red, from white to black; golden skin; fine, straight facial hair; use the Hō VŠnēăn cirth for writing; eat venison

Ēlf‑captain                                see: Regal Ĕstĕr­ēăn Army

Ēlf‑king                                     see: Regal Ĕstĕr­ēăn Army

Ēlf‑leaf                                      see: Regal Ĕstĕr­ēăn Army

Ēlf‑paladin                                see: Regal Ĕstĕr­ēăn Army

Ēlf‑marshal                               see: Regal Ĕstĕr­ēăn Army

Ēlf‑rider                                     see: Regal Ĕstĕr­ēăn Army

Ēlflē-ĒŸē                                    {H.Ĕ.} (Ĕlvăn words; Òthe High Ĕlvăn TongueÓ)
see: High Ĕlvăn Tongue

Ĕlvăn Epoch                             sixth of ten epochs in the three eras of history

                                                   see also: Timeline

Ĕlvăn Hold                               see: Ĕstĕr­ēa

Emerald Labyrinth                      Living Labyrinth; the Enchanted Maze; vast labyrinth covering more than a furlong squared with hedges too high to see above; guarded by the House of the Sacred Watch; Blĭth­mēr­ēyā in its center

                                                   see also: Ĕstĕr­ēa/blue rose bush

Emerald Wood                         see: Evermore Forest

Enchanted Maze                    see: Emerald Labyrinth

enchanter/enchantresses     lowest level practitioner of the Dark Arts; Order of the Gray
see also: magic

End of All Ends                        the Last; the point at which Ăōsĕrō will wake from His dreams and Ĭndrēl and all the Lōrēăn will cease to exist

Ēng-Glē                                     Elder-blade wielded by QŸŠr­sŠnĭlŏn, First-Born when he cut off MŭldēcroptŸsÕs heads producing first two and then three heads

Ēng-Ōēĕn Lēb, Lē                    see: the Keen-eyed One

Ēnglĕt                                       {H.Ĕ.} (sharp + hooves); QŸŠr­sŠnĭlŏn, High-ĔlvănÕs Īnhōrn stallion
see also: magic

Ēn­glās­ēŭs, Prince                    of Ĕstĕr­ēa; 11 seasons in the Forest old; Īsōrōv is his Īnhōrn mount when he is king; son of Hīănthĕlŭs and Ĕv‘r­lēōnĭs; grandson of Ăntōnēsēŭs; great grandson of Kriskrisālŭs; great, great grandson of Fĕrimŭs; great, great, great grandson of QŸĭnsōnēsēŭs, first king of Ĕstĕr­ēa

Epochs of Ĭndrēl                      See: Timeline

                                                   Prīmōrēăl Epoch; Epoch of ĂÕŸÕcăÕȳth; Prīmēăl Epoch; First Divine Epoch; Second Divine Epoch; Ĕlvăn Epoch; First DwŠrvăn Epoch; Dră­gōn Epoch; Second DwŠrvăn Epoch; Epoch of Man

Epoch of Man                          last of ten Epochs in the three Eras of history

                                                   see also: Timeline

Eras of Ĭndrēl                           Cēlĕstēăl Era; Tĕlĕstēăl Era; Tĕrĕstrēăl Era

                                                   see also: Timeline

ĔrŠsnē-Ĕrēidĭlē Dī Lē Sĭndĭn Māfĕrēfrē, Lē   see: Shim­rēng River

ĔrŠsnē-Ĕrēidĭlē Dī MōrēsŸs         see: Thĕrin­gōr Vale

Ĕrēindĭl                                      see: Ĭndrēl

Erē–a, Lady                              wife of King Tăl‘rĭn; KitfīrÕs grandmother who sang Drīăd songs to her

ĔrēŸm­brĭn­dăl, First-Born           (green-leaf); ĔrēŸm­brĭn­dăl the Sad; Elder Ĕlf slain by Văl Arr•n the Violet Dră­gōn; journeyed to the Northerlands in xxx and first taught the RainforestÕMen to speak the Common Tongue

Ĕrĭg-Ăndōnēŭs, Mĭst-Ăndōnēŭs Dī PrōfēŸs-ĂntēqŸwēŸm  see: RŸne­guard

Ĕrĭg-Srēng Mĭst-Srēng                  see: RŸne­glaive

Ĕrĭnsĭl                                        {E.Ĕ.} (razor + gold); Golden-razor; Ăm­brē­ĕllaÕs yellow-aura Sī‘r-glaive; forged by Sī‘rthălŭs Lōrēĕn long ago, in the heat of Lē Dī Măndōrēā, ere the Reign of Dră­gōns began; effective against all forms of flesh, including the undead—even GhŏŸls and Zombiēs; aids its wielder in skill; inflicts more potent wounds; edges never dull; only another Sī‘r can break them; cut through ordinary steel like lead; discovered among the GrăkonÕs hoard along with Sŏrĭnsĭl

ĒsēŸs                                         see: Lōrēĕn/Pentatics/Fēnŭs

Ĕstĕr­ēa                                       {H.Ĕ.} (home); Ĕstĕrēlē {H.Ĕ.} (Ĕstĕr­ēăn); Ĕstĕrēlēā {H.Ĕ.} (Ĕstĕr­ēăns); Ĕstĕrēlē Ēlfēā {H.Ĕ.} (Ĕstĕr­ēăn Ĕlves); Emerald Wood to the Drīăd; the Enchanted Forest to the €rqŸā­vēăns; Ĕlvăn Hold, Ēlflē Kī {H.Ĕ.} (ÒĔlvăn HoldÓ); Chăn­lhĭg­khŸ­ghōr­rŠth {L.D.} (living + barrier + fortress), Canligk†gŌɼ€þ; Ēlf Kingdom; the Timeless Realm; homeland of the High Ĕlves of the Forest; green cobblestone roads lead from the four Ever­tree Gates to the City of Ĕstĕr­ēa; one of the Six Ancient Kingdoms

                                                   City of Ĕstĕr­ēa = City of Trees; in the heart of the Evermore Forest, at the western end of the Southern Wood; encircled by the great Ever­tree Treewall; nestled on the narrow cut of land where the Eastern and Western Glimmer Rivers meet

                                                   Blĭth­mēr­ēyā or blue rose bush = in the center of the Center Sanctuary, in the center of the Emerald Labyrinth, in the center of the Palace Gardens, in the center of the KingÕs Ward, in the center of the Regal Palace

                                                   Ĕstĕr­ēăn City Council =   City Council; City Council forum; comprised for the year of the lords and ladies of the houses where a pair of flicker birds chooses to nest that season; not aware of the Blĭth­mēr­ēyā

                                                   Regal Ĕstĕr­ēăn Insignia:

                                                   Emblazon:Description: ERI-  Description: ERI  

                                           Blazon: Quarterly argent ermined vert and vert ermined argent, in bend two pine trees proper, in sinister bend two Ūnicōrns couchant argent, on a chief potenty azure an ancient crown argent jeweled vert; found on Dĕl­fēnÕs silver signet ring

                                           see also: Appendix FÞRoll of Arms of ĬndrēlÞRegal Ĕstĕr­ēăn Insignia

                                                   House of the Sacred Watch    =     special elite garrison of the Regal Ĕstĕr­ēăn Army whose birthright it is to guard the black gold scepter within the Blĭth­mēr­ēyā

                                                   KingÕs Ward = grassy ward in the center of the Regal Palace in Ĕstĕr­ēa; houses the Palace Gardens that house the Center Sanctuary

                                                   Regal Ĕstĕr­ēăn Army  =   High Ĕlvăn Army; Warders of the Woods; led by Hīănthĕlŭs; Ēlf‑Generals—Dĕl­fēn­lŏnthălŭs, Ĕstĕrēŭs, Lōgō­lŏn, StŠr­sōn­lān­ēŭs, and xxxWhoRemainedBehindIn Ĕstĕr­ēa, whose Ēlf‑riders, Ēlf‑paladins, or forest thanes include Ēlf‑Captain Sēzĕrēŭs and Ēlf‑Rider Lālan, as well as Ēlf‑Marshals Bēth­mā­zēŏs and Vītălĕl­bĕrlēs, among others; Ēlf‑grove (>340), Ēlf‑tree (>160), Ēlf‑bole (>80) Ēlf‑bough (>40), Ēlf‑branch (>20), Ēlf‑twig (>10), Ēlf-leaf (1 Ēlf‑rider); uniforms consist of a white and leaf-green coat-armor worn over a very light chain mail hauberk, green and white leggings, and light gray, pointed-toe, cut-cuffed suede shoes, a light silver helm in battle; armaments include a shield the shape of a light green leaf with the Regal Ĕstĕr­ēăn Insignia upon it, a longbow, and a slender rapier

                                                   Regal Guard  =    Rĕga­dōn­ēŸs (regal + guard); personal guards from the Regal Ĕstĕr­ēăn Army for the regal family and king

                                                   Regal Ward =   Gate Warden; Warders of the Wood; special guards (Gate Wardens) in the Regal Ĕstĕr­ēăn Army posted at the Ever­tree Gates; QŸŠr­sŠnĭlŏn, High-Ĕlvăn and Sēzĕrēŭs have been Ēlf‑Captains of the Southern Gates; wear a golden sash over usual Regal Ĕstĕr­ēăn Army uniform; they hold a long spear with a gilded tip in their right hand; long curly locks shorn straight across the brow

                                                   Water-of-Life Regal Guard of Ĕstĕr­ēa    =  Lē Māfĕrē Ēyā Rĕga­dōn­ēŸs Dī Ĕstĕr­ēa {H.Ĕ.} (the water life regal + guard of home); special elite garrison of the Regal Ĕstĕr­ēăn Army devoted to caring for and watering the Blĭth­mēr­ēyā

Ĕstĕrēŭs, General                    Ēlf‑General Ĕstĕrēŭs; second in command of HīănthĕlŭsÕs army; of the shire of Fērna; over Lord Sēzĕrēŭs

Ētrrō­khŠng                         {L.D.} (great + gold + anvil); the Low DwŠrvăn name for the sun
see: Vītălŭs

Ĕttin                                          Ĕttĭnēăn Tongue of SHŸZKRaK {E.T.}, Twin-headed Gīănts; where consonants are capitalized; two-headed monster with clubs; ÒI & MeÓ personality; right is I, left is Me

Ĕttĭnēăn Tongue of SHŸZKRaK                {E.T.}; language spoken by Ĕttĭns

Evenstar, the Ĕlf                     see: FīlŠn­lāa

Evenstar, the star                    see: star/FīlŠn­lāa

Ĕv‘r­glāsēr Alps                        one of the Northerland Territories; breeding grounds of the giant tundra deer hunted by Nōrsmōrēăns; Nōrsmōr to the south; Chān­lēnk Mountains to the southeast

Ĕv‘r­lēōnĭs                                 dowager of the House of Sēlāsēŭs and DisŠnēlēs; Queen Mother; wife of Ăntōnēsēŭs; mother of Hīănthĕlŭs; her younger brother is Chārōlŭs; presided over a gathering of minstrels for a complete performance of the Lay of Beginnings

Evermore Forest                      ĂntēqŸwēĕs-Ăndĭn Tĭmbrā­lōrna {H.Ĕ.} (forever forest or some + time-all forest); Tŏnăntĕqŭĕĭs-Ăntĭn Tĭmbrălŏrne {E.Ĕ.} (Ever­tree forest or tree + some + time-all forest); Fhānhōk DhŠn­whōdhĕn {L.D.} (ÒEnchanted WoodÓ); the Emerald Wood; home of the Elder Ĕlves and first home of the Drīăd; now home of the High Ĕlves; surrounded by the Ever­tree Treewall; entered through one of four Ever­tree Gates; the mighty Glimmer River flows through its heart; divided into the Four Woods (Ĕstĕr­ēa lying at the western end of the Southern Wood):

                                                   Northern Wood, Lē VondŠ Tĭmbrā­lōrna, (aspens and oaks)

                                                   Southern Wood, Lē VĕrdŠ Tĭmbrā­lōrna, (maples, birch, and elm trees)

                                                   Eastern Wood, Lē FīlōŠ Tĭmbrā­lōrna, (yews and pines)

                                                   Western Wood, Lē Ē㊠Tĭmbrā­lōrna, (ash and alder)

Ever­tree                                    Tōn­ăn­tēqŸw­ēĕs-Ăndĭn (tree + forever or tree + some + time-all); conifers; evergreens; compose the Ever­tree Treewall; their nut is so rich in nutrients that one kernel can sustain an Ĕlf for full day and sate him of any hunger

Ever­tree Treewall                    Lē Tōn­ăn­tēqŸw­ēĕs-Ăndĭn TōnēldŸr {H.Ĕ.} (the Ever­tree treewall or tree + some + time-all tree + wall); formed of Ever­trees which grow so close together nothing can pass between them and so high a Dră­gōn cannot pass over them; 35 leagues long

Ever­tree Gates                        entrances through the Ever­tree Treewall into the Evermore Forest; Southern Gates in the Southern Wood, Eastern Gates in the Eastern Wood, etc.; 30' high ornate golden doors; each guarded by four Regal Wards; left open during moonths of Fĭndĕl-LānēŸs-Sprē and Ĕrēăn-TōnōkŸm, from sunrise to sunset, to allow migrating birds to fly in and out for the summer and winter; the four gates are:

                                                   Eastern Gates (Lē FīlōŠ Sĕr­dōn­ēŸs)

                                                   Northern Gates (Lē VondŠ Sĕr­dōn­ēŸs)

                                                   Western Gates (Lē Ē㊠Sĕr­dōn­ēŸs)

                                                   Southern Gates (Lē VĕrdŠ Sĕr­dōn­ēŸs) – Ēlf‑Captains of the Regal Ward; QŸŠr­sŠnĭlŏn, High-Ĕlvăn and Sēzĕrēŭs were two

Ēvont                                        Ăm­brē­ĕllaÕs mother

F

Fĕr Mĭst­fō­rŸm, Lē                    see: Măx­ĭn­dīn the Great

Fair Races                                see: Races of Ĭndrēl

Faĭrēăn Tongue                       language spoken by Faĭry Sprītes such as Pĭx
see: Languages of Ĭndrēl/Faĭrēăn Tongue

Faĭry Sprīte                               see

FŠlŠ IshÕwā                               see: Great Swamp

falcon, Mĕlēza                         large black-crowned falcon like Tinbăstēăn; named after the golden color of Mĕlēza

Fallen                                        see: Fallen Ĕlves

Fallen Ĕlves                              the Fallen; StŸ­wŠrd­lăn­thăl­ŭs, Stĕlth­lăn­thăl­ŭs, and Stĕf­in­lăn­thăl­ŭs; the Dark Ĕlves; three sons (who fell from grace) of Sī‘rthălŭs and Măt Arrōt, in the form of Tăm Tōrra, who called herself Fōr­fōr­Ÿm­flōra, the only three of High Ĕlvăn blood (excepting their son, Thōrn­lānkĕn) in the history of Ĭndrēl ever to turn forever to total wickedness

Falls of Thōrr­gŠrrōnd           (river + glory) þŌɼg€ɼŌnd

                                                   see: the Longfall

Fāt the Defiant                       High Hero descended from the High HeroÕs Bloodline in direct patrilineal descendent from Hērōmĕr by 33 generations; Gōr­lănd the Grand by 10 generations; Bōr­lănd the Brave by 9 generations; father of Fīt the Foolish; grandfather of Swān the Sorrowful; great grandfather of Bōrz the Bold; great-great grandfather of Māsĕm the Mace-wielder; great3 grandfather of Hănfĭn the Heavy-Hearted; great4 grand-father of Prē­lŏn; great5 grandfather of Lĕgĕr­dēmān; great6 grandfather of Mītăk and Mĕrăk

Fates, Three                             three sisters: Unavoidability, Inevitability, and Inescapability

Fear                                           the Fear; Dră­gōn Fear; Dā­mŠn­īt Fear; Dĕvlīt Fear; Fĭēnd Fear

Feast of Summer Solstice       DĕlŸ­qŸēon sings the first song ever publically sung at a feast of Summer Solstice stirring to life a great jealousy Ĭximālēfăctōr

Fell Venom-slasher                      Hĕsh †rrāg-BhŸrr {L.D.} (fell venom-cleaver; ÒFell Venom-slasherÓ); name given HŠr­bōrÕs bipennis by him after the LōrĭnflōraÕs charm it with the power to poison any nicked by its black blades

Fell Winter                              909 IV A.o.M. (M.R. 3959)
see also: War, Fell Winter

Fell Winter War                      see: War, Fell Winter

Fēnŭs                                        see: Lōrēĕn/Pentatics/Fēnŭs

Fĕrimŭs, King                          Fĕrimŭs the Fair; a young prince who helped to slay Măt Arrōt during the Final Battle with his Sī‘r-spear RĕplēōnŸsēs-Rrōn; king of the High Ĕlves at the time of the Apocalypse War; wed the Lovely Lady Lōrĭnlī; father of Kriskrisālŭs; grandfather of Ăntōnēsēŭs; great grandfather of Hīănthĕlŭs; great, great grandfather of Ēn­glās­ēŭs; first son of QŸĭnsōnēsēŭs and Lady Lēbĕn­lōralī; elder brother of Sī‘rthălŭs; slew the Miser King Thōrn­lānkĕn in the Final Battle

fĕrins                                         graceful blue-gray bird that migrates from the Evermore Forest south for the winter

Fĕr­loxōl­ŭs                                 see: Măx­ĭn­dīn the Great

Fērmĕn                                     Fērmĕnēăns; small town hard by Măx­ĭn­dīnÕs keep that he watches over; wool merchants and textile mills

Fērmĕn Keep                           WizardsÕ Keep; Măx­ĭn­dīnÕs castle hard by the small hamlet of Fērmĕn

Fērna                                        township from which Ēlf‑General Ĕstĕrēŭs and his men hail; Fērnēăn

Fēs                                             Easter­land community in Kĕntrē were HŠr­bōr has a manor fief

Feudal Lords                             see: the Old Council

Feuding Lords of ThănŠl­grim       three feuding brothers who were fighting over the thanedom of ThănŠl­grim; united by Hănfĭn
see also: the Old Council

FhŠng­lhĭg Frrō                  see: Rising Spring

FhŠr­ghōr­rŠth                        see: FHĔLHDS­FH€R

Fhĕlhds­fhŠr                        (mine + deep), feldsf€r; FhŠr­ghōr­rŠth {L.D.} (deep + fortress), FH€ɼGŌɼ€þ, to the Ĕlves, Lē Lĭllēōnlē Kī {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe DwŠrvăn HoldÓ) or Lē Kwōēn Kī {H.Ĕ.} (the Lower Hold); originally a gold and silver mine; Fhĕlhds­fhŠrēăn; ThērŠn Nhōn-ThēnhōkÕs Low DwŠrf Realm Under the Mountain; below the Rrōt Mountains; one of the Six Ancient Kingdoms; Fhĕlhds­rŠnd is the under-burg at its center; WhŸsh-LhŠkh, Sea Gate, is the entrance from the Marēnēăn Ocean; Hĕnd‘rm Gate to Hĕnd‘rm; Quill Gate to Quillhāven; Ōpĕr Gate to Ōpĕr; all under-burgs connected by ThŸrrz­rrōnhdŸn

Fhĕlhds­rŠnd                        {L.D.} (mine + central); DwŠrvăn under-burg at the center of Fhĕlhds­fhŠr

Fields                                         see: the Oakenford Fields

Fĭēnd                                         High Dĕvlīts of several varieties
see: Flesh Fĭēnd
see: Skeletal Fĭēnd

fiend, ambrosia                        one who is addicted to Nepenthe of Ambrosia; not to be confused with a true Fĭēnd

Fĭēnd, Flesh                             i.e. Grăkon, the Dungeon Lord of AsŠrē; High Dĕvlīt

Fĭēnd, Skeletal                         a great bony manlike beast, yet more massive and with a scorpion-like tail of sinewy bones that has a poisonous tip; High Dĕvlīt; i.e. Kēĕlō, who struggles to become the new Dungeon Lord of AsŠrē

Fierce Blue-eyes                      see: SŸdmōrēăns

Fiery Elementity                     see: Elementity

Fīĕrŭ Ambit                                see: Ambits/€rdĕntēăl

Fiery-eyes                                 see: Dră­gōn

Fīgon the Fierce                      High DwŠrf, or Hălfĕn, who slew Măt Arrōt to revenge his brother Gōbō, who had been slain by Tĕm ArrŠl

FīlŠn­lāa, the Ĕlf                       {W.T.} (star + evening); Evenstar; named after the Evening Star; daughter of FīlŠn­lānēō & Sĭlvālōralān; Drīăd who along with the DwŠrf, Ādŏn, bore the first men: the brothers Lēbĕn­mālăn, Dlĭth­ĕn­mā­lăn, and Cāth­ĕn­mā­lăn; progenitor of the three houses of the Three Ancient Kingdoms of Man

FīlŠn­lāa, the star                     see: star/FīlŠn­lāa

FīlŠn­lānēō, First-Born            {W.T.} (sun); Elder Ĕlvăn father of FīlŠn­lāa; husband of Sĭlvālōralān, First-Born; father of poetry and first poet to compose verse

Fī­lēŸs­frē                                    {H.Ĕ.} (noble + fast); €rqŸāvēăÕs Īnhōrn, who bore five foals by Chăm­pēănÕs horse, Victōrēăn, and from whom all Royal €rqŸā­vēăn Steeds are descended

Fīlō                                            see: star/Fīlō

FīlōŠ-Ĕrēindĭlē Nāth-Ōēā            see: Ōgre, High

FīlōŠ Sĕr­dōn­ēŸs                         see: Eastern Gates

Fīlō­karăth                                 see: Kĭz­karăth

Final Battle                              see: Wars, Dră­gōn

FīrŠn, First-Born                     Elder Ĕlvăn starsmith; wrought a crown of crystal so lovely to behold that all who gazed upon its glory were humbled by its majesty yet in their hearts desired to possess it for themselves; Crystal Crown; Dire Diadem

First-Born                                 see also: Ĕlves, Elder

First Divine Epoch                     fourth of ten epochs in the three eras of history

First DwŠrvăn Epoch                  seventh of ten epochs in the three eras of history

First Foaled                              progenitors of both all horses and Īnhōrnēā

Fīt                                              Fīt the Fearless; also Fīt the Foolish; quested for RŸne­guard in AsŠvō and died there, leaving his son of one year in the world, Swān, fatherless; High Hero descended from the High HeroÕs Bloodline in direct patrilineal descendent from Hērōmĕr by 34 generations; Gōr­lănd the Grand by 11 generations; Bōr­lănd the Brave by 10 generations; son of Fāt the Defiant; father of Swān the Sorrowful; grandfather of Bōrz the Bold; great grandfather of Māsĕm the Mace-wielder; great-great grandfather of Hănfĭn the Heavy-Hearted; great3 grand-father of Prē­lŏn; great4 grandfather of Lĕgĕr­dēmān; great5 grandfather of Mītăk and Mĕrăk

Flāitēs                                       great AsŠrēăn author, famed for his use of comedy amid sorrow

flāmstōn                                   brimstone

Flām­stōn Mines                      Nhōn­lhē­ghōr­rŠth {L.D.} (first + fortress), nŌnlĒgŌɼ€þ; Ăz­fĕlhds (empty + mine), azfeldz; Lē Lēbĕn Kī {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe First HoldÓ); near the headwaters of the Shim­rēng River in the Northern Fōrg­ēng Mountains (marking the boundary with the Southern Fōrg­ēngs); first mines of the Low DwŠrves; iron and copper mines; brimstone deposits there later quarried by the Low DwŠrves to fuel their magical furnaces at Fhĕlhds­fhŠr; Lēt Arrēm slain there and her toxic decomposing carcass produced the first GhŏŸl­ĕdănÕs guts that the GhŏŸl­ĕdăns culture there on the ăm­brō­mīt deposits; GhŏŸl­ĕdănÕs guts produce a gas lethal to all creatures save for GhŏŸl­ĕdăns; Òwhere sun neither shines nor torch will burnÓ
see also: Holds, Four Ancient

Fleet                                          KitfīrÕs two-year-old stallion at the ambuscade; sired by her Royal €rqŸā­vēăn Steed, Whitewind; later chosen by Mītăk

Flesh Fĭēnd                              see: Fĭēnd, Flesh

Flesh­glut­ton                             one of several varieties of Wȳrms or Low Dră­gōns; Carrion Crawler; twenty-foot-long, blind, cutworm-like monster with dozens of short, round legs, and eight, long, purple tentacles surrounding its mouth, which flail about to taste the air; two large pincers on its rear end; eats flesh, fresh or rotten; larger than, but related to a Blood­glut­ton

flicker bird                                red and yellow bird who lives in the Evermore Forest during summer; when a pair nests above a house in Ĕstĕr­ēa, the lord and lady of that house are selected for the Ĕstĕr­ēăn City Council for that year

Flōra­lōra­lā, First-Sired                (flower + daughter); Drīăd Ĕlf; daughter of Plīfērlŏn, First-Born, and Flōra­lōra­lī, First-Born

Flōra­lōra­lī, First-Born               (flower + mother); Elder Ĕlf; wife of Plīfērlŏn, First-Born; mother of Flōra­lōra­lā; swept overboard in a mighty storm during the Elder ĔlvesÕ crossing to the Newlands and was presumably lost at sea; met by Zōr­wĭnd in Klēzēŏn (Ănĭs, which is short for Lĕ ĂnÕIstĭrĕn—the Wanderer)

FlŸidēăl Ambit                            see: Ambits/ĂqŸēăl

Flutter                                       see: Lōrĭnflōra

Followers                                  Followers of the Nameless One; Brothers and Sisters of the Blood; led by Dō­găm­dŸs; once worshiped €ŸrōramŠn

Forbidden Crafts                      see: magic

Forceful-stroke                        ĀīŸŠr-Grēst {H.Ĕ.} (forceful + stroke); King QŸĭnsōnēsēŭsÕ sword with which he decapitated Thōrn­lānkĕn with one blow

Ford of Ăzrōs                           shallows north of Găl Ōrăth and the main bridge across the Eastern Glimmer to AsŠrē

Fore­mid­au­tumn                       first moonth in autumn, see: ÒLanguagesÓ—moonths

Fore­mid­spring                          first moonth in spring, see: ÒLanguagesÓ—moonths

Fore­mid­sum­mer                      first moonth in summers, see: ÒLanguagesÓ—moonths

Fore­mid­winter                         first moonth in winter, see: ÒLanguagesÓ—moonths

Fōr­fōr­Ÿm­flōra                          Fōr­fōr­Ÿm­flōra {H.Ĕ.} (no + light + flower or black + flower; a moonflower which blossoms only at night); Moonflower; Drīăd disguise Măt Arrōt assumed to seduce and marry Sī‘rthălŭs Lōrēĕn

Fōrg­ēng Mountain bear               large tawny bear indigenous to the Fōrg­ēng Mountains from Bristĕn all the way north to where the Fōrg­ēngs meet the Northern VŠn­d‘r­lŠnts south of Nōrsmōr; known for crushing their victims with a great death-hug

Fōrg­ēng catamount                     large tawny feline indigenous to the Fōrg­ēng Mountains from Bristĕn north to the mountains west of the Oak­wood Forest

Fōrg­ēng Mountains                     Lē FīlōŠ Cădēā {H.Ĕ.} (the eastern mountains) Fōrg­ēng Mountain Range; west of €rqŸāvēă and north of Nŏd­rēōf; run north and south with the Northern Fōrg­ēng Mountains extending to and including the Flām­stōn Mines, and the Southern Fōrg­ēngs from there south; Ăndĕlēăn and Sĕlbĕrēng are its two tallest peaks; in Fore­mid­sum­mer the mountaintops often quake with the violence of the tempests there

Forgotten Realm                     Lē Mĭthvōcălrē Rĕgaĕrēindĭl {H.Ĕ.} (the forgotten kingdom or the hidden + thought royal + this + walk); only Stone Wall along the Highland Steppe remains of the ancient, forgotten kingdom, along with the Ancient Stair, Lō Lōth KōrikstŠr {K.T.} (the long + stairway); descendants from the House of Cāth­ĕn­mā­lăn; one of the Six Ancient Kingdoms and the Three Ancient Kingdoms of Man; first kingship shared by ŌrōrēkÕs four sons; split into the Four Latter Kingdoms of Man after a terrible civil war; KhŸ­ghōr­rŠth {L.D.} (barrier + fortress); KhŸ­ghōr­rŠthēăn Tongue (K.T.) is now forgotten by all Men

Fort Ōpĕr                                 Lē Ē㊠Kī {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Western HoldÓ); Vhā­ghōr­rŠth {L.D.} (high + fortress), vĀgŌɼ€þ; ŌpĕrÕs fortress on the bluff high above the sea

Foul Races                                see: Races of Ĭndrēl

Four Houses of Man                  House of €rqŸāvēă, or the House of Ōrō; House of Nŏd­rēōf, or the House of Ōtō; House of Hĕnd‘rm, or the House of Ōsō; and House of Ōpĕr, or the House of Ōzō; descendants of Cāth­ĕn­mā­lăn, through his firstborn son, Ōrōrēk, who had four sons—the Four Sons of Ōrōrēk; their four contemporary kingdoms are: €rqŸāvēă, Nŏd­rēōf, Ōpĕr, and Hĕnd‘rm; all through the line Ōrōrēk of the Four Houses

Four Latter Kingdoms of Man    kingdoms of AsŠrē, Nŏd­rēōf, Ōpĕr, and Hĕnd‘rm; established by the Four Houses of Man after the civil war that destroyed the Forgotten Realm

Four Realms                             under the four Quadratics

                                                   Souther­lands; Souther­land; Souther­lander; Souther­landers; VĕrdŠ-Ĕrēindĭlē {H.Ĕ.} (southern­­–lands); Vhōtīn­ghāt­stōnŸn {L.D.} (northern–lands); include everything south of ĂZ­GHŌR­R€TH

                                                   Easter­lands; Easter­land; Easter­lander; Easter­landers; FīlōŠ-Ĕrēindĭlē {H.Ĕ.} (eastern­­–lands); Vhīn­ghāt­stōnŸn {L.D.} (eastern–lands); where the Shī-Hō VŠnēăn Ĕlves now dwell; includes GlŠkerland in Kĕntrē; home of the Easter­land Ōgres from Kĭz­karăth

                                                   Northerlands; Northerland; Northerlander; Northerlanders; VondŠ-Ĕrēindĭlē {H.Ĕ.} (northern­­–lands); Nhōtīn­ghāt­stōnŸn {L.D.} (northern–lands); home of the Berserkers; Wilderness of Tērn between the Northerland Territories to the south and the Năs‘r Rainforest to the north

                                                   Westerlands; Westerland; Westerlander; Westerlanders; ĒăŠ-Ĕrēindĭlē {H.Ĕ.} (western­­–lands); Nhēn­ghāt­stōnŸn {L.D.} (western-lands); include Ĕstĕr­ēa and the VŠn­d‘r­lŠnt; home of the Westerland Ōgres from Lōr­karăth­

Free Folk [of Ĭndrēl]               see: Fair Races

Freedom Year                          see: DwŠrvăn Reckoning

Frē­loxōl­ŭs                                 {H.Ĕ.} (swift-mane); HīănthĕlŭsÕs Īnhōrn

Frēin Lake                                fed by the tributaries of the Southern Frēin Rill; west of Lindenwood Forest and northwest of VŠn­d‘r­lŠnt;

Frēin Rill                                  stream that flows into the Glimmering River just north of VŠn­d‘r­lŠnt; two main branches are the Northern and Southern Frēin Rill

Frēng                                         see: ĀsĕnthōrōlŭsÕs Arrows

                                                   see also: the Keen-eyed One

FrōmŠr                                      first of the High DwŠrves

Fūrĭē                                          catlike monster with matted fur

G

Găl Ōrăth                                see: KingÕs Crossing

Galī­abrĕth                                grizzled old Low DwŠrf who delivers the Ring of Stĕf­in­lăn­thăl­ŭs to Ăzma­dŸs but is transferred into a serpent that is made to swallow his reward before being turned into a snakeskin bag to hold the gold regals

Gap of Rōm                             Lītz CădĕrŠs {H.Ĕ.} (ÒNarrow PassÓ); narrow pass that cuts through the High Bluff near the Fōrg­ēng Mountains; issues onto the Highland Steppe through a ruined section of the ancient Stone Wall

Gallant Corsair                        MītăkÕs favorite of favorite stories were of this noble pirate who robbed only other brigands and freebooters; Lĕgĕrdēmān; one of his Gentleman Brigand crew members, One-Eyed Jāz, met XŠr­gōn and Mītăk during their race north to save HŠrbōr from ĂzmadŸsÕs poison

GŠr­gōyle                                   scaly winged creatures about the size of a Man

Garrisonman                           see: €rqŸāvēă/City Garrison Knight

Găttĕr Gōg, Dominator         Low Gob­lĭn leader under His Greatness the Gob­lĭn Khan

Gāylōrn the Grand                     mentored Măx­ĭn­dīn and LŸxfōrth; great, great grandson of Ādŏn and FīlŠn­lāa; great grandson of Lēbĕn­mālăn; grandson of Lēbĕn­mĭstlē; son of the Māgŭs Gīzĕr; father of Măx­ĭn­dīn the Great; grandfather of Zōr­wĭnd

Gēn­gōlĕt                                  {H.Ĕ.} (ringing + hooves); Ēlf‑Captain SēzĕrēŭsÕs sleek white Īnhōrn stallion

Gentleman Brigand                one of the crew of the Gallant Corsair; One-Eyed Jāz

GēŸmā of Hĕnd‘rm, Sir             one of final four with HŠr­bōr and Brē­āgōr; in the last stand against Rāfāngŭs and his Guard Elite from Măcēadōr slays Gōr­kĕr­tōn the Grandiose in the Battle of Thĕrin­gōr Vale

Ghōst                                        Wīght; those who die unnatural deaths and whose Spĭrits linger behind to haunt the Ǣrthăl Ambit; like those battled by Zōr­wĭnd in the Temple of the Priestesses

GhŏŸl                                        Lē FōrfōrŸm-Ōēā  {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Black-eyesÓ); from Sarēen Swamplands & moors and bogs of the Năs‘r Rainforest; race that feasts on corpses; hairless green bodies; forked red tongues; green blood; difficult to see moving along through the shadows even in broad daylight; fought in the Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn War

GhŏŸl­ĕdăn                               Lē MōrēŸs-Ōēā  {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Bloody-eyesÓ); (not GhŏŸl); Night Feeder; direct sunlight will turn them to stone; took over the Flām­stōn Mines after Nhōn­lhē­ghōr­rŠth was abandoned by the DwŠrves; cultivate GhŏŸl­ĕdănÕs guts in the mines to ferment into nepenthe of ambrosia; only creatures who can withstand the poisonous gases produced by the rotting carcass of Lēt Arrēm and the GhŏŸl­ĕdănÕs guts they now culture in the mines

GhŏŸl­ĕdănÕs guts                     a fungus that first grew on the toxic decomposing body of Lēt Arrēm, the Emerald Dră­gōn, deep in the Flām­stōn Mines; thrives upon the ăm­brō­mīt deposits in the mines and was in latter times cultured there by GhŏŸl­ĕdăns; the fungus produces a gas lethal to all other creatures; hangs from the damp ceilings and walls in clusters of writhing, seething masses; fermented into nepenthe of ambrosia

Ghrĭm­bōld Stōn­bhŸrr                (Ghrĭm­bōld Stone-Cleaver; Ghrĭm­bōld Stōn­bhŸrr); built the stone bridge at Open Springs 455 years ago or in DwŠrvăn Reckoning 2046 T.†.T. (2046 t.†.t.)

Gīănt                                        see: Ōgre or Single-headed Gīănt; or Twin-headed Gīănt; or Stone Gīănt; or White Giant

Gīănt, Single-headed              see: Ōgre

Gīănt, Stone                            mammoth one-headed creatures who inhabit mountainous regions and can split rock with their teeth

Gīănt, Twin-headed               see: Ĕttin

Gīănt, White                           see: Yĕtē

Gift                                            see: to māge

Gift of Ēyā Morning                   when children receive a new toy or play sword

Gift of the Heavens                Melĭsĕs Bleth {E.Ĕ.} (heavensÕ gift; ÒGift of the HeavensÓ); LēnălōrnălŏnÕs greatest work as a lightsmith; a silver carcanet with three star-stones—white jewels crafted from the rays of the Three Sacred Stars; made for his queen, Lēnalōralī

Gimp­lēng                                 Ĭmp in fairy-tale remembered by Mītăk who bit Chăfy

GisarmŽs                                  band of ruffians led by ShĕrŸk; their mascot weapon is the halberd

Gīzĕr, Māgŭs                           first wizard to attain the title of Māgŭs Magnificent; author of The SkīwŠrd; cast ŌrcŸs down from his fiery throne; banished Undead from the Ǣrthăl Ambit and Rock Ōrcs from Shēn Valley; cousin of Sōrsĕrn; grandson of Lēbĕn­mālăn, Òof that house all wizards come,Ó by his second son; son of Lēbĕn­mĭstlē; father of Gāylōrn the Grand; grandfather of Măx­ĭn­dīn the Great; great grandfather of Zōr­wĭnd

Glā                                            styled The Lady Glā, The Thaness of Hĕnd‘rm; Lady Glā; wife of The Most Honorable Lord Grĕgōr The Innocent, The Thane of Hĕnd‘rm

GlŠkĕr Manor                          a fief under HŠr­bōrÕs lordship in Kĕntrē

GlŠkĕrland                               Easter­land community in Kĕntrē were HŠr­bōr has a manor fief

Glăndin the Faithful                   Chăm­pēănÕs squire; wielded Ĕlbĕr­ĕth-Tēk

Glimmer River                        the main river (the Eastern Fork) is comprised of Eastern Glimmer (its primary northern fork, which flows through the valley of Dale Thānk) and the Western Glimmer (that flows down through the valley of Dale Ōrăth); after the confluence of the Eastern and Western Glimmer Rivers, the Eastern Fork passes south between the Eastern and Western VŠn­d‘r­lŠnt Mountains, past the city of VŠn­d‘r­lŠnt, then down through the Evermore Forest, where it is joined by the Western Fork, where Ĕstĕr­ēa lies nestled between the two Forks; from that point, the Glimmer River flows south dividing the Southern Desert from the Ăndrēăn Desert, to issue at last into the Marēnēăn Ocean through the delta near the port city of Ōpĕr

Glimmer small-fin trout             see: trout, Glimmer

glow-bug                                   lightening bug; used buy the DwŠrves to make glow-dust

glow-dust                                  a fine dust that the DwŠrves strew upon the floor of dark passages which gives off a gentle luminosity when trodden upon or otherwise disturbed; made from glow-bugs

GlŸg­skrăk                                 see: languages of Ĭndrēl/Ōgrēăn Tongue of GlŸg­skrăk

Gnōll                                         see: Hill Trōll

Gnōme                                     lesser monster that haunts the Oak­wood Forest

Gob­lĭn, Low                             Lē ĀÕGōn Ĕrēăn-Ōēā {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Lesser Yellow-eyesÓ); Gob­lĭns, Lē Ĕrēăn-Ōēā {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Yellow-eyesÓ); Lhō Vhō­brrŸn {L.D.} (ÒLow Gob­lĭnÓ); Gob­lĭn Speech; dark gray-green skin; yellow blood, orange when dry; larger and more skilled than Low Ōrcs but close in size and intellect to Rock Ōrcs; shorter, squatter, less intelligent, and more common than High Gob­lĭns; Low Gob­lĭn Armies involved in the Gob­lĭn Wars; from the Upper KāgŠr, Ĭxōr RēmŸs, Western Rrōt Mountains, the Wilderness of Tērn, among other places; call one another Òbroodling,Ó for they have a plethora of offspring at once termed a Òbrood of Gob­lĭn bratsÓ

Gob­lĭn, High                            Lē Gōn Ĕrēăn-Ōēā {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Greater Yellow-eyesÓ); Hobgoblĭn; Vhā Vhō­brrŸn {L.D.} (ÒHigh Gob­lĭnÓ); horned, larger, stronger, and more intelligent than Low Gob­lĭns; created by Ĭximālēfăctōr; from mines and cities in the Heaths of Nhōm (Nhōmēăns) and the Vōlcă Mountains (Vōlcănēăns); Hobgoblĭn pups; orange-skinned faces and blue, turned-up snouts; yellow blood and yellow, slanted eyes; some w/ tusks others long fangs; intelligence approaches that of a Man; most militaristic of the foul races; in the Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn War wore open-faced helmets, girt in full metal armor, carried a spiked mace, a one-handed battleaxe, a heavy sword, and al shield

Gob­lĭn, Sea                               WhŸsh Vhō­brrŸn {L.D.} (ÒSea Gob­lĭnÓ); a breed of Gob­lĭns who fare upon the sea, like the ones who fought alongside the SŸdmōrēăns at Sea Gate; wield curved sabers

Gob­lĭn Armies, High                  see: War, Apocalypse

Gob­lĭn Armies, Low                   Low Gob­lĭn hordes; Fell Armies; their weapon of choice was the voulge; four hosts of Low Gob­lĭns fought in the Gob­lĭn Wars against the Fair Races, under His Greatness the Gob­lĭn Khan:  one army from the Western Rrōt Mountains, under Dominator Xxx Xxx; one from Ĭxōr RēmŸs, led by VōlgŠr dŸÕĀrănt and Dominator Găttĕr Gōg; one from the Upper KāgŠr, under Dominator Xxx Xxx; and one from the Wilderness of Tērn, led by BŠr­cōgan and Dominator Xxx Xxx

Gob­lĭn Khan                            Low Gob­lĭn head of the Low Gob­lĭn Armies, each army led by one of his ÒdominatorsÓ

Gob­lĭn Wars                             see: Wars, Gob­lĭn

Gōbō                                         valiant High DwŠrf, or Hălfĕn, who slew and was slain by the Green Dră­gōn, Tĕm ArrŠl and was avenged by his brother, Fīgon the Fierce, who slew Măt Arrōt

God                                           see: Lōrēĕn

gold regal                                  see: regal

Golden General                      see: Krōgĕr, General

GōlŸmn                                    enchanted inanimate beings such as stones, trees, bushes, etc., which have a remembrance of the things theyÕve seen before being turned into Stone GōlŸmns, Wood GōlŸmns, etc.

GōlŸmn, Stone                        i.e. the two stones GōlŸmns enchanted by Ăzma­dŸs to guard Kitfīr
see also: GōlŸmn

GōlŸmn, Wood                        i.e. the tree GōlŸmns enchanted by Ăzma­dŸs to hold Kitfīr prisoner
see also: GōlŸmn

Gōn GōlēdŠd                             see: Longfall

Gōn­‑Ĕrēindĭldīāyā                    see: Ăndrēăn Desert

Gōna                                         home to the Three-sided Pyramids of Gōna

Gōna, Three-sided Pyramids of    see: Three-sided Pyramids of Gōna

Gōr­gamīt                                  Lē ĀÕGōn Ĕrēĕm-Ōēā {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Lesser Red-eyesÓ); Low Gōrg; lizard-men in tombs below the Temples of AsŠrē; smaller cousin of the Tōrgamīts and the amphibian TrŠglōdīts

Gōr­gōn                                     many-headed High Dră­gōn; head of a Gōr­gōn on Ăzma­dŸsÕs scepter

Gōr­kĕr­tōn the Grandiose           High Gob­lĭn captain of a band of Low Gob­lĭns from Ĭxōr RēmŸs that deserted VōlgŠr dŸÕĀrăntÕs army during the Battle at Shim­rēngÕs Side; chieftain in RāfāngŭsÕs army in the Battle of Thĕrin­gōr Vale; immense stature and girth even for a Hobgoblĭn; killed Sir GēŸmā of Hĕnd‘rm just before being killed by HŠr­bōr

Gōr­lănd the Grand                 High Hero descended from the High HeroÕs Bloodline in direct patrilineal descendent from Hērōmĕr by 23 generations; father of Bōr­lănd the Brave; ancestor of Hănfĭn by 15 generations; Prē­lŏn by 16; Lĕgĕr­dēmān by 17; and Mītăk and Mĕrăk by 18

Gōr­tōr­gerond                           a land in the far, far west where the Tōrgamīts are from

Grăkon                                     Dungeon Lord of AsŠrē, High Dĕvlīt Flesh Fĭēnd, released by Sĕthtōn using The Sōrs‘r, his ancient name was †rgŸrmăth the Loath

GrŠk­tŠg, Lieutenant I & Me  I & Me Snōr­onÕs Ĕttin lieutenant; sent by Ăzma­dŸs to ambush the Companions; killed by Mītăk

Grănd, King                             of The Long Stride; king of €rqŸāvēă; died of pneumonia during the Eastern Champagne of the Fell Winter War; grandson of Chăm­pēăn the Valiant; son of King Nōbl; husband of Lady Āōlwīn; father of King Tăl‘rĭn; grandfather of King Jōrăn; great grandfather of Princess Kitfīr

GrŠth­lēĕr                                 GrŠth­lēĕr the Night­charger; stallion from the €rdĕntēăl Ambits

Great Desert                           see: Ăndrēăn Desert

Great Swamp                           FŠlŠ IshÕwā {Q.T.T.} (ÒGreat SwampÓ); Lē Gōn Māfėrēindĭlē {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Great WetlandsÓ); a marshy region of the Năs‘r Rainforest where the MŸrmŸrēng River loses its course and wonders in a vast marshland before its confluent feeder streams merge once more

Great Tombs                            see: AsŠrē/Great Tombs

Great War                                see: War, Apocalypse

Greater Brown-eyes               see: Rock Ōrcs

Greater Ĕlves                           see: Ĕlf, Greater
see also: Ĕlves, Elder
see also: Ĕlves, Drīăd

Greater Red-eyes                    see: Tōrgamīts

Greater Yellow-eyes               see: High Gob­lĭns

Green TurtleÕs Watering Hole     tavern in €rqŸāvēă owned by Old Man Sticks

Green-eyes                                  see: Ĕlf

Grĕgōr the Innocent, Lord         The Most Honorable Lord Grĕgōr the Innocent, The Thane of Hĕnd‘rm; Lord Grĕgōr; Thane Hĕnd‘rm; works diligently to stem the flow south of nepenthe of ambrosia past the Shim­rēng Delta; husband of The Lady Glā, The Thaness of Hĕnd‘rm

GrĕndŸl! GrĕndŸl!                  a fairy-story about GhŏŸl­ĕdăns

Griffin                                       a race of wing�d lions

Griffin Ribbon                         see: Hĕnd‘rm Games

Grōrk­land                                 Gob­lĭn Speech for Nŏd­rēōf

Grosh-Ghōrr                      see: Pain-Giver

Grrīt-DrăkŸs­lhōrr the Assailer  see: VōlgŠr dŸÕĀrănt

Grrīt­khōks                                {L.D.} (red + head); nickname HŠr­bōr gave the youngest DwŠrf among his company of cart-pushers who fought to hold the ThŸrrz­rrōnhd south of Fhĕlhds­rŠnd against the Sea Gob­lĭn invaders

Guard Elite                               see: Rāfāngŭs The Black-Hearted

GŸĕnlin                                    GŸĕn; GŸĕnlin the Chaste; wife of Prē­lŏn; mother of Lĕgĕr­dēmān; grandmother of Mĕrăk and Mītăk

GŸen­ōwin, Lady                      first Queen of €rqŸāvēă; wife of King Nōbl; mother of King Grănd; grandmother of King Tăl‘rĭn; great grandmother of King Jōrăn; great, great grandmother of Princess Kitfīr

Gŭnthĕr, Ex-Count                witnessed MĕrăkÕs escape; slain by Stēn­g‘r during his interrogation

H

Hăg                                           also called a witch;
see also: magic

Hăg, Forest                              Forest witch or Hăg

Hăg, Mountain                        Mountain witch or Hăg, like MōrgŸĕn

Hăg, Night                               Night witch like the one battled by Zōr­wĭnd at the Temple of the Priestesses

Hăg, Sea                                   Sea witch or Hăg, like MōrēsŠna

Hăg, Swamp                             Swamp witch or Hăg

half-regal                                  see: regal

Half-way                                  BhŸrr­nhō­fhŠn­whā {L.D.} (divided + in + two – there; ÒHalf-WayÓ); under-burg half-way between WhŸsh-LhŠkh and Fhĕlhds­rŠnd

Hălfĕn                                       see: DwŠrf, High

Hălfĕn Widows                        the High DwŠrf Wives left behind when all the male Hălfĕns were slain in the Dră­gōn Wars; taken in by the Low DwŠrves, and their bloodlines were mingled with those of the Low DwŠrves and lost forever

Halfling                                    see: DwŠrf, High

Hame-Hammer                      see: LŠshlŠkh

Hăn                                           see:  Hănfĭn

Hănfĭn the Heavy-Hearted         Lord Hero; tamed the Wild Boar of the Fields and united the Feuding Lords of ThănŠl­grim; High Hero descended from the High HeroÕs Bloodline in direct patrilineal descendent from Hērōmĕr by 38 generations; Gōr­lănd the Grand by 15 generations; Bōr­lănd the Brave by 14 generations; great3 grandson of Fāt the Defiant; great-great grandson of Fīt the Foolish; great grandson of Swān the Sorrowful; grandson of Bōrz the Bold; son of Māsĕm the Mace-wielder; father of Prē­lŏn; grandfather of Lĕgĕr­dēmān; great grandfather of Mītăk and Mĕrăk

Hănsōm, Lord                          Councilor Hănsōm; €rqŸā­vēăn feudal lord; strongest and most influential member of the Old Council

HŠr­bōr Brākstōn                      styled HŠr­bōr Brākstōn, Low Baron of Fhĕlhds­rŠnd, Master Gatekeeper of the Realm Under the Mountain; named by the Hīănthĕlŭs Venerable Lhō Khwāgĕnzkh‑Lord HŠr­bōrŭs DrĭlbŠnk; (also once called Master Bitter-tongue, by Hīănthĕlŭs); his kin and title are from the realm of Fhĕlhds­rŠnd {L.D.} (Òmine + centralÓ); aged one-hundred eight and ten years under the Mountain; Low DwŠrf mercenary; longtime friend of Zōr­wĭndÕs, who he fought under in the Gob­lĭn Wars; wields Fell Venom-slasher; sergeant in the first legion of hire-thane infantry, second cohort, second century, fifth company, second squad under his command in the Gob­lĭn Wars; wears a thick gold ring upon his right thumb, which bears his family crest upon it; he, alone, of all his stout race can yet recollect the methods employed to merge forge with incantation and create enchanted blades; calls Ăzma­dŸs: the Black Tyrant; calls Ĕlves Wood-Waifs and Fay Tricksters and the Fay Folk; swears: By my beard!; Ōkh hōt, khōt, lhōn zhōt! {L.D.} (By hilt, haft, and blade!); By the blood of all DwŠrves!; Nix in place of Nay; earldoms of both Ŭnthill and of TăzŸr; three fiefdoms from the King of Kĕntrē—Lord of GlŠkĕr Manor and another outside the city of Kĕntrē, and Duke of Fēs; Steward of Lindenwood Forest; Count of Kăkis; a Low Baron (see above); tot of ThōrŸm Brākstōn; husband of MhēŠghŸn

                                                   Arms of HŠr­bōr Brākstōn: (Arms of the Low Baron of Fhĕlhds­rŠnd)

                                                   Emblazon:Description: AHB-  Description: AHB  

                                           Blazon: L lozengy gules and sable, three annulets, interlaced one and two, Or, and in base an anvil Or.

                                           see also: Appendix FÞRoll of Arms of ĬndrēlÞArms of HŠr­bōr Brākstōn

Haunted Covert                      €kÕŠkŸk Chōk {Q.T.T.}; area in the Năs‘r Rainforest where dwell pĕÕēkōs {Q.T.T.}—the Spĭrits of animals and Men; the canopy of trees grows so dense there that even at noon no light filters down to the forest floor

Heaths of Nhōm                     Nhōmēăn; the uncultivated, open uplands northwest of the Vōlcă Mountains where the High Gob­lĭns live in mines and underground barrows

Hē­ghōr­rŠth                         see: €rqŸāvēăÕs Keep

H�l                                            see: Ambits/€rdĕntēăl

Helm-Piercer                           marteldefer wielded by the second ruffian who fought against HŠr­bōr

Hĕnd‘rm                                  BhŸrr­thōrr­ghōr­rŠth {L.D.} (delta + fortress), b†ɼþŌɼgŌɼ€þ, the Southern Hold or Hĕnd‘rm Hold; House of Hĕnd‘rm; Hĕnd‘rmmen; large city near the Shim­rēng River Delta; sheltered from the Marēnēăn Ocean by the Hōpshīr Headland; thanedom of Nŏd­rēōf? (probably not, since they do not use the same Southerland calendar system used in that city; thanes is Lord Grĕgōr the Innocent; one of the Four Houses of Man; descendants of Ōsō, son of Ōrōrēk; one of the Four Latter Kingdoms of Man; Thane of Hĕnd‘rm; Hĕnd‘rm Guards patrol the delta for ambrosia; Hĕnd‘rm Bridge, north of the city—only place the Shim­rēng can be crossed south of the East/West fork; uses calendar based on the reign of Lord Grĕgōr, not the Souther­land calendar used in €rqŸāvēă & Nŏd­rēōf; currently the twelfth year of the reign of The Most Honorable Lord Grĕgōr the Innocent; strong ties to the Ambrosia Lords

                                                   Heraldry of the House of Hĕnd‘rm:

                                                   Emblazon:Description: HHHn-  Description: HHHn  

                                           Blazon: Per fess wavy argent and azure, in base a lymphad sails furled & oars in action argent pennoned and ensigned gules.

                                           see also: Appendix FÞRoll of Arms of ĬndrēlÞHeraldry of the House of Hĕnd‘rm

Hĕnd‘rm Games                    tournament held every four seasons in Hĕnd‘rm; Dră­gōn Ribbon, Griffin Ribbon, and Eagle Ribbon; includes such events as standing far jump, running far jump, javelin throw, wrestling, jousting, discus, shot put; Dĕl­fēn once competed for Ĕstĕr­ēa in the events of javelin throw, the overland run between Hĕnd‘rm and Hōpshīr (for which he won the Griffin Ribbon) and running far jump

Hĕnd‘rm Guards                    KingÕs Warders; special troops who patrol the Shimrēng River and Delta enforcing the KingÕs edict against nepenthe of ambrosia

Hĕnd‘rm Hold                        castle held by the Hĕnd‘rm Guards; Lē VĕrdŠ Kī {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Southern HoldÓ); Lā FērtŠ Kō {W.T.} (Òthe Southern HoldÓ); BhŸrr­thōrr­ghōr­rŠth {L.D.} (delta + fortress), b†ɼþŌɼgŌɼ€þ
see also: the City of Hĕnd‘rm

Hērōmĕr                                   Hērōmĕr the Younger; Hērōmĕr the True; the Great Sword-Wielder; overthrew elder brother Sĕthtōn, at the Battle of Kĕntrē Plateau; wielder of The SkīwŠrd; slayer of Lĕm ArrŠm; wore radiant plate mail armor with a hauberk of shining ring mail over it, a maroon sash and a helm with a maroon plume upon it; patriarch of the High HeroesÕ Bloodline; descended from Potentate ĀÕLōrĭn the Tall; grandson of Imperator Dī‘rtōn; son of Lănstōn of AsŠvō and ĀrŸvēĕl of AsŠrē; younger brother of Sĕthtōn; nephew of Imperator Lăndrōs the Benevolent; ancestor of Mītăk of the Oak­wood

Hĕsh †rrāg-BhŸrr                see: Fell Venom Slasher

HĕstēcroptŸs                            six-headed Lake Hȳdră; Six-headed Dră­gōn or Low Dră­gōn; Woman-headed Hȳdră; Scourge of Vĕm Arrōk; six identical twin-like female (human) heads, four arms and legs, no wings; causes insanity in her victims with her malevolent gaze; the scratch of her claws is poisonous

Hīănthĕlŭs, Ēlf‑King               styled Ēlf‑King of the Emerald Wood; High King of the High Ĕlves (High Ēlfēā) of Ĕstĕr­ēa; High Lord of Ĕstĕr­ēa; Regal Lord of the Emerald Wood to the Drīăd; Hīănthĕlŭs the Young; the Young King; called: GlĭndĕlŸn-Lōrna {H.Ĕ.} (ÒWise LordÓ) by his Ēlf‑riders, and also: Rĕga-Lōrna {H.Ĕ.} (ÒRegal-LordÓ); his Īnhōrn is Frē­loxōl­ŭs; led 500 Ĕlvăn cavalrymen into battle in the Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn War; looks about 21 years old, except for the long, fine, white, curly locks to the middle of his back; high cheekbones, pronounced and sharp upon his pure white visage; wears a delicate electrum crown with a beautiful green emerald set in its center that matches his eyes; dresses almost all in white, with light gray leggings and a suede cape, held with a brooch emblazoned with regal emblem; his Wīzĕn is XŠrgōnthălŭs; great, great grandson of QŸĭnsōnēsēŭs, first king of Ĕstĕr­ēa; great grandson of Fĕrimŭs; patrilineal grandson of Kriskrisālŭs & Xxx; matrilineal grandson of Sēlāsēŭs the Ēlf & DisŠnēlēs; first son of Ăntōnēsēŭs and Ĕv‘r­lēōnĭs; husband of Lītlănis; father of Ēn­glās­ēŭs; uncle of Dĕl­fēn­lŏn­thălŭs, his brotherÕs son; (5Õ10Ó)

HīănthĕlŭsÕs brother               younger brother of Hīănthĕlŭs and his first Wīzĕn; second son of Ăntōnēsēŭs and Ĕv‘r­lēōnĭs; grandson of Kriskrisālŭs; great grandson of Fĕrimŭs; great, great grandson of QŸĭnsōnēsēŭs; husband of Mĭthlĭndlēon/Mĕrēmĭth; banished and his name forbidden to be spoken after Mĕrēmĭth died giving birth to his son, Dĕl­fēn; remarries Ĭmm‘ril and has a son by her, Jūlēonōlŭs

Hidden Gate                            Khōrz-LhŠkh {L.D.} (ÒHidden-GateÓ); secret entrance above WhŸsh-LhŠkh, the Sea Gate

Hidden Woods                         Mĭthtĭmbrālōrnē {H.Ĕ.} (hidden + woods); where Ādŏn hid from the Dră­gōn Lords; north and east of the Fōrg­ēng Mountains

High Battle                              see: the Gob­lĭn Wars, the High Battle

High Bluff                                 Lē Ĭthgōr ĒldŸr {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Ancient WallÓ); a 400 fathom cliff face that separates the Highland Steppe from the southward Lowland Steppe, into which is built the Ancient Stair, Lō Lōth KōrikstŠr; still rimmed by the ruins of the ancient Stone Wall; still some 200 fathoms high at the Gap of Rōm, a narrow pass between the cliff face and the sheer walls of the Fōrg­ēng Mountains

High Dră­gōn                           see: Dră­gōn

High DwŠrf                             see: DwŠrf, High

High Ĕlf                                    see: Ĕlf/Ĕlf, High

High Ĕlvăn Tongue                 {H.Ĕ.}; language spoken by the High Ĕlves; evolved from Elder Ĕlvăn
see also: ÒLanguagesÓ—High Ĕlvăn Tongue

High Gob­lĭn                             see: Gob­lĭn, High/Hobgoblĭn

High Hero                                House of High Heroes; descendant of Hērōmĕr; bound by familial oath to serve the Free Folk of Ĭndrēl; posses the Gift or the ability to māge with others who can māge; wield three powerful talismans handed down generation by generation from Hērōmĕr: RŸne­glaive, RŸne­guard, and RŸne­helm

                                                   Heraldry of the House of High Heroes:

                                                   Emblazon:Description: HHHro-  Description: HHHro  

                                           Blazon: Argent a pall gules, over all an eagle displayed sable and Or proper, and in base a knightÕs helmet proper five grilles Or, with a bordure sable.

                                           see also: Appendix FÞRoll of Arms of ĬndrēlÞHeraldry of the House of High Heroes

High HeroesÕ Bloodline             see: High Hero

High Ōrc                                  see: Rock Ōrc

High Pass                                 CădĕrŠs Tōr Lăn {H.Ĕ.} (pass gray barded); Home of the Graybeard; in the Fōrg­ēng Mountains between the Eastern Oak­wood and the Western; above the White Falls

High Tōrg                                see: Tōrgamīt

High Trōll                                 see: Trōll, High

Highfalls                                   waterfall on the MŸrmŸrēng River with a shier fall of some two-of-hundreds-and-fifty fathoms

Highland Steppe                      Lē Nī-Ĕrēindĭlē {H.Ĕ.} (the high–land + –s); an elevated plateau of the Shim­rēng River Valley which falls 400 fathoms to the southward Lowland Steppe, about two leagues south of €rqŸāvēă; bounded on the east by the Gap of Rōm while in the west it tapes off after about two leagues; the Longfall flows down the High Bluff beside Lō Lōth KōrikstŠr, the Ancient Stair; Stone Wall and the Forgotten Realm built thereon

Hō VŠn                                     {S.Ĕ.} (Without Fear; ÒFearlessÓ); daughter of QŸŠr­sŠnĭlŏn, First-Born; married Shīăn­ēs­ēŭs Lŏn; developed the first system of writing using the Hō VŠnēăn cirth characters that she invented

Hō VŠnēăn cirth                     characters and writing system developed by Hō VŠn

Hobbit                                       see: DwŠrf, High

Hobgoblĭn                                 see: Gob­lĭn, High

Holds                                         €rqŸāvēăÕs Keep: Lē VondŠ Kī  {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Northern HoldÓ); Hē­ghōr­rŠth {L.D.} (white + fortress)

                                                   Castle Nŏd­rēōf: Lē Dīlē-ĀÕŠ Kī {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Middle HoldÓ); Lā Tōlā-ĀnÕŠ Kō {W.T.} (Òthe Middle HoldÓ); Dhōn­ghōr­rŠth {L.D.} (black + fortress)

                                                   Hĕnd‘rm Hold: Lē VĕrdŠ Kī  {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Southern HoldÓ); Lā FērtŠ Kō {W.T.} (Òthe Southern HoldÓ); BhŸrr­thōrr­ghōr­rŠth {L.D.} (delta + fortress)

                                                   Fort Ōpĕr: Lē Ē㊠Kī {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Western HoldÓ); Vhā­ghōr­rŠth {L.D.} (high + fortress)

                                                   Ĕstĕr­ēa: Lē Ēlflē Kī {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Ĕlvăn HoldÓ); Chăn­lhĭg­khŸ­ghōr­rŠth {L.D.} (living + barrier + fortress)

                                                   Fhĕlhds­fhŠr: Lē Lĭllēōnlē Kī {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe DwŠrvăn HoldÓ) or Lē Kwōēn Kī {H.Ĕ.} Lower Hold; FhŠr­ghōr­rŠth {L.D.} (deep + fortress)

                                                   Ĭxōr RēmŸs: Lē Gōnē Kī {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Vanquished HoldÓ); €rrkhghōr­rŠth {L.D.} (gray + fortress)

                                                   Four Ancient Holds

                                                   Stone Castle: Lē KēkŠn Kī {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Bottomless HoldÓ); Stōn­ghōr­rŠth {L.D.} (stone + fortress), upon its ruins was built AsŠvō—Ăz­ghōr­rŠth {L.D.} (empty + fortress)

                                                   AsŠrē: Lē Wēslok Kī {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Marble HoldÓ); Rrōt­ghōr­rŠth (holy + fortress)

                                                   Flām­stōn Mines: Lē Lēbĕn Kī {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe First HoldÓ); Nhōn­lhē­ghōr­rŠth {L.D.} (first + fortress), later called Ăz­fĕlhds (empty + mine)

                                                   Shī-Hō VŠn‘: Lē TōnōkŸmnē Kī {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Oaken HoldÓ); Nhā­ghōr­rŠth {L.D.} (no + fortress)

Homeguardsman                     see: Royal €rqŸāvēăn Homeguardsman

Hōpshīr                                     port city at mouth of Shim­rēng River Delta

Hōpshīr Headland                   the peninsula that shelters Hĕnd‘rm; on its southeastern-most tip is the small city of Hōpshīr

House of the Sacred Watch        see: Ĕstĕr­ēa/House of the Sacred Watch

House of Ōrō                           see: Ōrō or Four Houses of Man/House of €rqŸāvēă

                                                   of Ōtō see: Ōtō or Four Houses of Man/House of Nŏd­rēōf

                                                   of Ōsō see: Ōsō or Four Houses of Man/House of Hĕnd‘rm

                                                   of Ōzō   see: Ōzō or Four Houses of Man/House of Ōpĕr

Hŭlk, Umber                            see: Beetle, Beguiling

Hȳdră                                        Krōk {L.D.}; three Hȳdrăs came of the union of the Yellow Dră­gōn, Vĕm Arrōk, and a Giant Ăndrōsphĭnx (whom she seduced in Sphĭnx-like form and then devoured); Scourge of Vĕm Arrōk; the three daughters of Vĕm Arrōk—MŭldēcroptŸs, the three-headed Land Hȳdră (Three-headed Dră­gōn); S‘rpencroptŸs, the many-headed Sky Hȳdră (Many-headed Dră­gōn); and HĕstēcroptŸs, the six-headed Lake Hȳdră (Six-headed Dră­gōn); one of several varieties of wingless Dră­gōns or Low Dră­gōns; immune to the effects of magic

Hȳdră, Lake                             see: HĕstēcroptŸs

Hȳdră, Land                             see: MŭldēcroptŸs

Hȳdră, Sky                                see: S‘rpencroptŸs

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Ĭbselōnēŭs-Zĕt                         a tyrant in the Westerlands, west of Fērmĕn fought against by HŠr­bōr and Zōr­wĭnd when they meet up again for the first time since the Gob­lĭn Wars

Illusory Beast                            see: Beast, Illusory

Ĭmm‘ril                                     High Ĕlf taken to wife by Dĕl­fēnÕs father after MĭthlĭndlēonÕs death; mother of Jūlēonōlŭs

Immortal Ones                        see: Ĕlves, Greater

Ĭmp, Low                                  mischievous creature whose bite is fatal, causing the victim to fall asleep and never wake up

Ĭmp, High                                 QŸŠzlŏt; small green Ĭmps with yellow horns and spade tail; true Place-shifters capable of instantaneous travel between the Ambits Ǣrthăl Ambit and the €rdĕntēăl Ambits

Imperial AsŠrēăn Seal and Insignia  see: AsŠrē/Imperial AsŠrēăn Seal and Insignia

Imperial AsŠrēăn Tongue       {I.A.}; language spoken by the ancient AsŠrēăns

Imperial Chambers                 see: AsŠrē/Temples of AsŠrē/Great Tombs

Imperial Crown of AsŠrē        see: AsŠrē/Imperial Crown of AsŠrē

Imperial Records of AsŠrē, The     only extant recorded history of AsŠrēÕs rise and fall; a brief reference in the Records discovered by Măx­ĭn­dīn the day that he died, referring to the lost tome of magic—The Sōrs‘r

Imperial Tombs                        see: AsŠrē/Temples of AsŠrē/Great Tombs

Ĭndrēl                                        Ĕrēindĭl {H.Ĕ.} (this + walk); Lĕ Irĕĭntĭlĕ Lŏrălĭ {E.Ĕ.} (this + walk –s mother; Òthe MotherlandsÓ) or simply Irĕĭntĭl; Ērāīntīl to the Drīăd; Tōchăn {L.D.} (all + dirt); Ĭndrēlēăn; the Four Realms of Ĭndrēl; the Ages of Ĭndrēl; Ǣrthăl Ambit

Īnhōrn                                       Īnhōrnēā, Īnhōrnēăn; Ūnicōrn; Fay-horse to the DwŠrves; spiral-horned steeds descended from the First Foaled along with horses; stallions (Hōēā) have a bit of a beard on their chins, mares (Lŏnlēā) do not; sacred to the Ĕlves

Irĕĭntĭl                                    see: Ĭndrēl

Irĕĭntĭlĕ Lŏrălĭ                          see: Ĭndrēl

Iron Siege                                 see: Gob­lĭn Wars/Iron Siege

Isle of Bones                             XŠrgōn has been there and it is not a very nice place

Īsōmĕr                                       (no translation); argentine (silver) device with which Ăm­brē­ĕlla can find her people again

Īsōrōv                                        {H.Ĕ.} (proud + horn); last of the Īnhōrnēā; High King Ēn­glās­ēŭsÕs mount after the Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn War; died at the age of 101 s.F. in 233 of the Fifth Age of Man

Ĭthgōr CădĕrŠs                          see: Ancient Pass

Ĭthgōr Tĭmbrā­lōrna                  see: Oak­wood Forest

Ĭximālēfăctōr                            see: Lōrēĕn/Pentatics/Nameless One

Ĭxōr RēmŸs                               {A.T.} (no + king castle); Fallen Hold, Lē Gōnē Kī {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Vanquished HoldÓ), €rr­khghōr­rŠth {L.D.} (gray + fortress) aɼẖgŌɼ€þ; the ÒKingless KeepÓ to the Ōpĕrs; VōlgŠr dŸÕĀrăntÕs stronghold during the Gob­lĭn Wars; ruled by a dominator such as Băklōr Dōrănt; King Jōrăn drove off a host of host of Low Goblõns from there; two and a half dayÕs ride north of Hĕnd‘rm along the Shim­rēng River

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Jănz, Master Chef                  King Tăl‘rĭnÕs court chef whose Mid­winterÕs Eve spatiality is glazed duck stuffed with apples and sausage and prepared with a mulled wine sauce (which is Prince JōrÕs favorite food)

Jāz, One-Eyed                         One-Eyed Jāz; a Gentleman Brigand in the crew of the Gallant Corsair; met XŠr­gōn and Mītăk during their race north to save HŠrbōr from ĂzmadŸsÕs poison

Jibetack                                     bargeman on the Glimmer River

Jōr                                              see:  Jōrăn

Jōrăn, King                               Jōrăn The Twice King; styled His Majesty Lord Jōrăn The King of €rqŸāvēă; called ÒAmbrosia FiendÓ by Boggs; of the House of €rqŸāvēă; wields Lē Āyā-Frē, the Swift-death, Chăm­pēănÕs sword; straight sandy hair with is flecked with gray, thick eyebrows and mustache, hazel eyes; descended from the Drīăd, €rqŸāvēă and Chăm­pēăn the Valiant, who is a descendant of Ōrō, son of Ōrōrēk of the Four Houses, son of Cāth­ĕn­mā­lăn, third son of Ādŏn and FīlŠn­lāa; father of Princess Kitfīr; his queen is Tēĕndrā; his Ladywife is Sĕfentēna; son of King Tăl‘rĭn and Lady Erē–a

Jōrēĕl                                         bondmaid in Castle Nŏd­rēōf; branded with the Black Star of Nŏdrēōf on the back of her right hand; loves ĂzmadŸsÕs stable boy, Ăd‘n; dame-warrior; Wĕnd‘lēĕn Dī Lōrĭnlīē—ÒBravest of Women;Ó medium brown hair; gray-blue eyes; wears a tattered yellowed dress; Jōrēĕlēs; ÒSo please you, maÕLady,ÉÓ; ÒdidstÓ; ÒbeÓ in place of ÒisÓ; ÒoÕ Ó in place of Òof Ó

Jūlēonōlŭs                                 Dĕl­fēnÕs young brother by stepmother Ĭmm‘ril, five-and-fifty s.F. old

Jūrgăndēă the Arrogant         fells a sacred Ever­tree to expand his house, breaking Ĕlvăn law 531 years ago

JŸrkĕr                                        Low Dĕvlīt henchman of the Flesh Fĭēnd, Grăkon; tall and lanky but crouched; sparse coarse hair that itches when he sweats; waxy red skin; gooey, sticky, blue-green blood

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Kā-Zī of the Copper Mountains his lands invaded by Rāfāngŭs and his Guard Elite

Kāg HēÕGhōthŸn                    Kāg HēÕGhōthŸn {L.D.} (ÒHammer White-teethÓ) 

KāgŠr River                              Māfĕrēfrē KāgŠrlōŭs {H.Ĕ.}; southern branch of the Little Shim­rēng which connects west of Nŏd­rēōf and north of Bristĕn; Upper KāgŠr is home to one of the armies of Low Gob­lĭns who fought under BŠr­cōgan

KagŠr KhŠz­rrōgan, Low King   Lhō Tōr­Ÿt­tōr KagŠr KhŠz­rrōgan {L.D.} (ÒLow King YoungÓ); First Low King Under the Mountain; Father of DwŠrf Lords; First Sovereign of Nhōn­lhē­ghōr­rŠth, Stōn­ghōr­rŠth, and Fhĕlhds­fhŠr; developed the DwŠrvic cirth, or DwŠrvic rŸnes, to record the histories of his people; led the Low DwŠrves in revolt against Thōrn­lānkĕn at the age of 282, when he fought to reclaim the DwŠrf Hoard from him in the Third Dră­gōn War; died in the Dră­gōn Wars; husband of Low Queen Nhōn­lhē-Khwēlhē; father of RŠgnŠr the Rich; grandgaffer of Thēzēon the Vengeful; great-grandgaffer of Thōrrbhōld Thunder-Hammer; great great-grandgaffer of KāgÕKhŠnh the Stout-Hearted; progenitor of ThērŠn One-Handed

                                                   Arms of KagŠr KhŠzrrōgan:

                                                   Emblazon:Description: AKK-  Description: AKK  

                                           Blazon: Or, three boars rampant in bend sinister sable, orbed, langued, and clayed gules.

                                           see also: Appendix FÞRoll of Arms of ĬndrēlÞArms of KagŠr KhŠzrrōgan

KāgÕBrŏk Ēt­gŠr­rōnd                KāgÕBrŏk ĒtgŠrrōnd {L.D.} (Hammer-Heart Great + glory); Low DwŠrf; father of MhēŠ­ghŸn

KāgÕKhŠnh the Stout-Hearted, Low King  Lhō Tōr­Ÿt­tōr KāgÕKhŠnh {L.D.} (ÒLow King Hammer-FistÓ); lured MŭldēcroptŸs out of the KrŸkzik Shaft and trapped her in the heart of a volcano; great great-grandtot of KagŠr KhŠz­rrōgan; great-grandtot of RŠgnŠr the Rich; grandtot of Thēzēon the Vengeful; tot of Thōrrbhōld Thunder-Hammer; progenitor of ThērŠn One-handed

Kăkis                                         HŠr­bōr is the count of this small region

Kāmbrē Pass                            low pass that cuts east through the VŠn­d‘r­lŠnt Mountains; separated the Glimmer River Valley from the Ăndrēăn Desert just south of the city of VŠn­d‘r­lŠnt

Kăt Arrōn                                 see: Tăk Nōrra

kāx                                           {L.D.} (ÒsevenÓ) a lucky number among the DwŠrves

Kāx Dhōn­brrŸz                       Kāx Dhōn­brrŸz {L.D.} (ÒSeven Black-beardÓ); Low DwŠrf Maser Warder or Nhōn­lhē Lhōk­rrhum {L.D.} (first guard) of the Sea Gate in Fhĕlhds­fhŠr; born on the same day as his great grandgaffer, Rrōtv•g Dhōn­brrŸz, the 7th of ErrōŠn; distant descendent of TŸgnōr DhōnbrrŸz

Kēĕlō                                         Skeletal Fĭēnd who tried to claim GrăkonÕs lair after his defeat; wields a scythe-like weapon made of bone

Keen-edged One                     Lē Sĕrēng-Lēb {H.Ĕ.} (the edge + sharp-one, Òthe Keen-edged OneÓ); Keen One; blade is ever sharp and straight; part of the dowry of Vītăl­ānēŭs, First-Born for €rqŸāvēă and an heirloom of House €rqŸāvēă; currently wielded by Princess Kitfīr; forged by QŸĭndrē Lēbĕnrēen, the first of Ĕlvăn smiths

Keen-eyed One                       Lē Ēng-Ōēĕn Lēb {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Keen-eyed OneÓ); longbow discovered along with ĀsĕnthōrōlŭsÕs Arrows; Āsĕnthōrōlŭs forged the haft, the string was fashioned from the hair of Sindinloxsōlŭs; claimed by Dĕl­fēn

Kēlēkĭnănlŏn, Ēlf‑Marshal           {H.Ĕ.} (fist + clenched + beardless); Ēlf‑rider Kēlē; last Ĕlf in Dĕl­fēnÕs bough to die climbing the High Bluff

Kĕntrē Towne                         capital city of Kĕntrē

Kĕntrē (country)                     Easter­land country; Kĕntrē country; folk there wear clothes fashioned of brightly-colored feathers; major cities include Kĕntrē Towne; GlŠkĕrland; minor city is Fēs

Kĕntrē Plateau                        plateau that separates the Northern VŠn­d‘r­lŠnts from the Southern VŠn­d‘r­lŠnt Mountains; where battle was fought of that name during the Great War

                                                   see also: Kĕntrē

keystōne                                   khŸrrhum­stōn {L.D.} (blocker + stone); huge blocks of stone rigged to drop into place to block the main tunnels, or thŸrrz­rrōnhdŸn, of Fhĕlhds­fhŠr

KhŠnh­dhōr the One-Handed      Low DwŠrf who smithed Nemesis-Crusher; lost his right hand in a furnace accident and had a hammer prosthesis fashioned to replace it

KhŠng GrrīnÕKhŠnh              KhŠng Grrīn­ÕKhŠnh {L.D.} (Anvil Iron-Fist); Second Warder or FhŠndh•t Lhōk­rrhum {L.D.} (second guard) of the Sea Gate in Fhĕlhds­fhŠr

KhŸ­ghōr­rŠth                      see: Forgotten Realm

KhŸ­ghōr­rŠthēăn Tongue      {K.T.}; language spoken by the Men of the Forgotten Realm

KingÕs Crossing                        called Găl Ōrăth of old by AsŠrēăns; where the Glimmer could be forded by a Òregal leapÓ

KingÕs Feast Day                     19th of Ĕrēăn; commemorates the liberation of Kitfīr and the end of the Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn War; a royal holiday to celebrate the victory over Ăzma­dŸs, the Necromancer of Nŏd­rēōf, led by Mītăk

KingÕs Road                              any of the usually paved and roads maintained by the king

KingÕs Ward                              see: Ĕstĕr­ēa/blue rose bush

KingÕs Warders                         see: Hĕnd‘rm Guards

Kitfīr, Princess Royal              styled Her Royal Highness Kitfīr The Princess of €rqŸāvēă; The Princess Royal of €rqŸāvēă; Kitty; Rĕgalōralā Kitfīrlēs {H.Ĕ.} (ÒPrincess KitfīrÓ); born in Fore­mid­winter of the year her father came to the aid of Nŏd­rēōf; her wet nurse was Ănĭ (later her nursemaid); horse is Fleet at the time of her kidnapping by Ăzma­dŸs; wed Lord Hero Mītăk; rode Whitewind as a child; daughter of King Jōrăn and Queen Tēĕndrā; royal descendant of Chăm­pēăn the Valiant and €rqŸāvēă, First-sired

Kĭz­karăth                                 {Ō.T.} (eastern + realm); Fīlō­karăth {H.Ĕ. + Ō.T.} (east + realm) to the Ĕlves; Fīlō­karăthēăn; Easter­landers; Kĭz­karăthēăn Tongue is a dialect of the Ōgrēăn Tongue of GlŸg­skrăk; where Ăzma­dŸsÕs High Ōgres are from; in the Easter­lands thirty leagues east of Nŏd­rēōf, just south of the Upper KāgŠr River

Kĭz­karăthēăn Ōgres               see: High Ōgres/Easter­land Ōgres

Klēzēŏn                                    the realm of Klēzēŏn; Klēzēŏnēăn; the Six Lands of Klēzēŏn are located in the Sōmāzēăn Ambit; the skies are yellow and the days eternal, for at least one its three suns is always shining, except for every 107 Ĭndrēlēăn years or every solstitial nightfall, when all three suns set for a brief moment
Three Suns of Klēzēŏn:

                                                   Lĕbĭnăr {E.Ĕ.} (first + sun); Lēbĕnār {H.Ĕ.} (first + sun),

                                                   Tlethĭnăr {E.Ĕ.} (second + sun); Dlĭthĕnār {H.Ĕ.} (second + sun)

                                                   Căthĭnăr {E.Ĕ.} (third + sun); Cāthĕnār {H.Ĕ.} (third + sun)

Knight Commander               commander of the City Garrison of €rqŸāvēă;

Kōbŏld, Low                             created by the Nameless One to harry men; under Sĕthtōn in the Apocalypse War; HŠr­bōr fought the Kōbŏld Army

Kōpŏasinth                               see: €gōØŸl

Kōv-€lwāēn                             see: Sand Eel

Khōrz-LhŠkh                       see: Hidden Gate

Krindĭn                                     hamlet two days ride north of Hĕnd‘rm; on the western shores of the Shim­rēng River; makers of fine earthenware

Kriskrisālŭs the Clairvoyant, King  High Ĕlvăn prince of Ĕstĕr­ēa at time of Apocalypse War; loved Hērōmĕr as a brother; grandson of QŸĭnsōnēsēŭs; son of Fĕrimŭs & Lovely Lady Lōrĭnlī; father of Ăntōnēsēŭs and Sindinloxsōlŭs; grandfather of Hīănthĕlŭs; great grandfather of Ēn­glās­ēŭs

Krispĭns of Nādōr                    allied with Rāfāngŭs The Black-Hearted (under the guise of RōgnŠrk Ōnĭx) to fight against the herding Tērnēăns, in the Wilderness of Tērn

Krisrōzĕn                                  tall peaks laid low during the Battle of Kĕntrē Plateau

KrōbŠrk                                     vainglorious Gob­lĭn leader killed by Mītăk with wishstones

Krēōs                                         island where no men dwelt; inhabited by a band of female pirates

Krōgĕr, General                      the Golden General; half Ōgre/half Man; unusually short and squat for an Ōgre; hazel eyes with black pupils; pink palms; fine hair; led 6000 Kĭz­karăthēăn Ōgres (Easter­landers) who marched out of the Easter­lands upon Open Springs and fought King Hīănthĕlŭs in the Battle of Open Springs under General Stēn­g‘r

KrŸkzik Shaft                        KrŸkzik GnŠshfhŠr {L.D.} (bottom + –less hole + deep; ÒBottomless PitÓ); ĬndrēlÕs Navel; in the Dungeons of Ăz­ghōr­rŠth; a natural narrow fissure which plummets thousands of fathoms into the blackness; only place black gold may be found, in a single vein below Stone Castle; emeralds, electrum, and tin found by its DwŠrvăn miners; where MŭldēcroptŸs was imprisoned by QŸŠr­sŠnĭlŏn, First-Born, and later released by the Low DwŠrves, causing them to abandon Stone Castle and emigrate to Fhĕlhds­fhŠr; Zōr­wĭnd and HŠr­bōr nearly killed there by a Ghōst

Kwō-Ĕrēindĭlē­                           see: Lowland Steppe

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Labyrinth Hedge                     see: Lē Blĭth­mēr­ēldŸr

Labyrinthian Ruins                 see: AsŠvō

ladywife                                    the secondary wife of a king of €rqŸāvēă, similar to a concubine but closer in status and rank to a true wife; can never rule or become queen, even in the event of the Royal QueenÕs death; The Ladywife

Lālan, Ēlf‑Rider                       {H.Ĕ.} (a petal); one of Ēlf‑General ĔstĕrēŭsÕs cavalrymen from Fērna; short-cropped hair; called in insult: Lĭllē-Tēk {H.Ĕ.} (Òhalf-friendÓ) by Dĕl­fēn

Landless South                         the vast expanse of open Ocean south of the Ĭndrēlēăn coastline; south of the Souther­land Main

Lăndrē, Lady                            styled Her Majesty Imperial, Lady Lăndrē, Imperess of AsŠvō; descended from Potentate ĀÕLōrĭn the Tall; third child of Potentate ĀÕĂthāl; sister of Potentate LŠngsfōrth and ĀrŸvēĕl; wife of Imperator Lăndrōs

Lăndrōs the Benevolent, Imperator   styled His Majesty Imperial, Lăndrōs the Benevolent, Imperator of AsŠvō; last emperor imperator of AsŠvō at the time of the Apocalypse War; slain at the Battle of Kĕntrē Plateau; The Sōrs‘r sealed in the tomb of his brother-in-law, Potentate LŠngsfōrth, in Imperial Chambers below AsŠrē; left Xălimănd‘r the Faithful as steward of AsŠvō; descendant of Imperator Āzrōd the Avenger; first son of Imperator Dī‘rtōn; brother of Lănstōn and ally of his son, Hērōmĕr; married to Her Majesty Imperial, Imperess Lăndrē; died without an heir

languages of Ĭndrēl                      High Ĕlvăn Tongue {H.Ĕ.}; Elder Ĕlvăn Tongue {E.Ĕ.}; Drīăd Ĕlvăn Tongue {W.T.} or Woodĕlvăn Tongue; Low DwŠrvăn Tongue {L.D.}; Imperial AsŠrēăn Tongue {I.A.}; AsŠvēăn Tongue {A.T.}; khŸ­ghōr­rŠthēăn Tongue of Old {K.T.}; Ĕttĭnēăn Tongue of SHŸZKRaK {E.T.}; Ōgrēăn Tongue of GlŸg­skrăk {Ō.T.}, (two dialects: Kĭz­karăthēăn and Lōrkarăthēăn Tongues); Common Tongue {C.T.}; Dark Tongue {D.T.} one of the Languages of Magic; Light Tongue {L.T.} one of the Languages of Magic          ; Faĭrēăn Tongue {F.T.}

                                                   see also: Languages of Ĭndrēl

Languages of Magic                the Dark Tongue and the Light Tongue; language spoken by wizards and sorcerers; all magic started out good intentioned, therefore speaking it backwards for the opposite effect came after; to counter a spell a different spell must be wielded; the written form, using the Skrit of the Māgī, is completely phonetic and thus reversible

                                                   see also: Languages/Languages of Magic

LŠngsfōrth the Long-Lived, Potentate   styled His Majesty Imperial, LŠngsfōrth the Long-Lived, Potentate of AsŠrē; emperor potentate of AsŠrē at the time of the great Apocalypse War; slain at the Battle of Kĕntrē Plateau; buried with Imperator Lăndrōs in the sealed Imperial Chambers (along with The Sōrs‘r); descendent of Lēbĕn­mālăn through Potentate ĀÕLōrĭn the Tall; first son of Potentate ĀÕĂthāl; brother of ĀrŸvēĕl and Lady Lăndrē, who married Imperator Lăndrōs of AsŠvō; father of a son from whose loins descended the Nōrsmōrēăns

Lănstōn of AsŠvō                    Prince Lănstōn; Lănstōn of AsŠvō, though he also had blood of the House of Lēbĕn­mālăn running through his veins through Lēbĕnlōralā; descendant of Dlĭth­ĕn­mā­lăn through Imperator Dōrēăn the Child; husband of ĀrŸvēĕl; second son of Imperator Dī‘rtōn, and therefore a prince of AsŠvō; younger brother of Imperator Lăndrōs; father of Sĕthtōn and Hērōmĕr

LŠshbōrk                                   {Ō.T.} (iron + boar)

LŠshlŠkh                                   {Ō.T.} (iron + wolf); the Hame-Hammer

Last Stand                                see: Wars, Dră­gōn/Last Stand

Last War                                   see: War, Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn

Lăv N•rra                                  in Violet Dră­gōn form—Văl Arr•n the Violet; slew ĔrēŸm­brĭn­dăl

Lay of Beginnings, The                 Lē MāŸsēŸē Dī Ăōēā {H.Ĕ.}; sung at Ĕv‘r­lēōnĭsÕs Lay of Beginnings by DĕlŸ­fēŸsēăn on the first night, Sī‘rfēŸ on the second night, and several others on the third night, including Wēsloxōl MărnÕs shanty: The Tale of One-Eyed QŸāglōr; Lēnă­lōrnă­lŏn composed the original thirteen-hundred stanzas in its earliest form

Lay of Lone Plīfērlŏn               song about PlīfērlŏnÕs return to the Four Realms, in which he sailed a lone ship back to the Souther­lands many long ages after departing hence for the Newlands, returning to seek out the daughter he had left behind, Flōra­lōra­lā, and his wife, Flōra­lōra­lī, who had been washed overboard on the crossing to the Newlands, but whom he never found either alive anywhere in the Four Realms 

                                                   see also:  Plīfērlŏn

Leaguer of Ĕstĕr­ēa                   lasted for 200 seasons in the Forest; waged by Măt Arrōt and the Dră­gōn Lords

                                                   see also: Wars, Dră­gōn/Second Dră­gōn War to Fourth Dră­gōn War

Lēbĕnlānēŭs Lōrnă­lŏn                 see: Lēnă­lōrnă­lŏn

Lēb­ĕn-Lōr­ē­ăn                          see: Lōrēĕn/Octants

Lēb­ĕn-Lōr­ē­ăn Dī ĂntēqŸwēŸm Tōna FōrtŠla,   Lē see: Lōrēĕn/Octants

Lēbĕnār                                     see: Klēzēŏn, Three Suns of

Lēbĕnlōralā                              {H.Ĕ.} (first + daughter); granddaughter of Ādŏn and FīlŠn­lāa; daughter and third child of Lēbĕn­mālăn; wife of Plīfērēslānēŭs; mother of Imperator Āzrōd and Sōrsĕrn; grandmother of Imperator Dōrēăn; progenitor of Imperator Dī‘rtōn

Lēbĕn­lōralī, Lady                     {H.Ĕ.} (first + mother); wife of QŸĭnsōnēsēŭs; mother of King Fĕrimŭs and then Sī‘rthălŭs Lōrēĕn

Lēbĕn­mā­lān­ēŭs                       {H.Ĕ.} (first + son); fought in the Final Battle of the Drăgōn Wars; great, great grandson of Low DwŠrf ĀdŸrn; grandson of Ādŏn the Low DwŠrf and FīlŠn­lāa; first son of Lēbĕn­mālăn; father of Potentate ĀÕLōrĭn the Tall; progenitor of Potentate ĀÕĂthāl the Hasty

Lēbĕn­mĭstlē the Foresighted       (first + magic wielder); the first wizard; grandson of Ādŏn and FīlŠn­lāa; second son of Lēbĕn­mālăn; father of the Māgŭs Gīzĕr; grandfather of Gāylōrn the Grand; great grandfather of Măx­ĭn­dīn the Great; great, great grandfather of Zōr­wĭnd

Lēbĕn­mālăn the Quick-Eyed        {H.Ĕ.} (first + Man); the first Man; blue eyes; one of the Three Fathers of Men; head of the House of Lēbĕn­mālăn (see Imperial AsŠrēăn Seal) (Òof that house all wizards comeÓ); still called the House of Lēbĕn­mālăn to MītăkÕs day (of which there is still an heir among the Northern Tribes; fought in the Final Battle of the Drăgōn Wars; first son of Ādŏn the Low DwŠrf and FīlŠn­lāa, along with his brothers, Dlĭth­ĕn­mā­lăn and Cāth­ĕn­mā­lăn; firstborn of the triplets progenitor of the potentates of AsŠrē and the imperators of AsŠvō; father of Lēbĕn­mā­lān­ēŭs, Lēbĕn­mĭstlē, and Lēbĕnlōralā; grandfather of Potentate ĀÕLōrĭn the Tall, the Māgŭs Gīzĕr, Imperator Āzrōd the Avenger; and Sōrsĕrn the Black-Handed; great grandfather, Gāylōrn the Grand, and Imperator Dōrēăn the Child; great, great grandfather of Măx­ĭn­dīn the Great; great, great, great grandfather of Zōr­wĭnd the Silver; progenitor of Potentate ĀÕĂthāl the Hasty, the father of Potentate LŠngsfōrth, Lady Lăndrē, and ĀrŸvēĕl, and grandfather of Sĕthtōn, and Hērōmĕr

Lĕbĭnăr                                     see: Klēzēŏn, Three Suns of

Lĕbĭnlŏrĭnĕ Tĭ Ăntĕqŭĕm Tŏnă Fŏrtŭlă, Lĕ  see: Lōrēĕn/Octants

Leaguer of Nŏd­rēōf                 see: the Iron Siege

Lĕgĕnd                                      see:  Lĕgĕr­dēmān

Lĕgĕr­dēmān                             Lĕgĕr­dēmānōlŭs; Lord Hero; went by Lĕgĕnd as a boy; RŸtākŸm {H.Ĕ.} (sorrow); Silver Warrior; Lĕgĕr­dēmān the Lionhearted; was given the sword Ĕlbĕr­ĕth-Tēk by Jōrăn; gray eyes; left side of his face scared by a bearÕs claws—four puniceous lines from his left ear to the top of his cheek; the Gallant Corsair during his youthful seafaring days; wears a kingly silver brooch upon his breast given to him by King Pī‘r for saving the royal family of Nŏd­rēōf during the Gob­lĭn Wars, by breaking the Iron Siege; apprenticed under Măx­ĭn­dīn the Great with Zōr­wĭnd, VōlgŠr dŸÕĀrănt, and BŠr­cōgan; fought with King Jōrăn in the Gob­lĭn Wars; born on the 7th of Midspring, 911 IV A.o.M.; High Hero descended from the High HeroÕs Bloodline in direct patrilineal descendent from Hērōmĕr by 40 generations; Gōr­lănd the Grand by 17 generations; Bōr­lănd the Brave by 16 generations; grandson of Hănfĭn the Heavy-Hearted; son of Prē­lŏn and GŸĕnlin; father of Mītăk and Mĕrăk; brother-in-law of Prince XŠrgōn, who wed him to Princess Mĕrēmer (and brother-in-law of Queen Nēdra by marriage); son-in-law of King Tā & Lady €rāōl; uncle of Princes Dīāvid & Ăzma­dŸs

                                                   Lĕgĕnd the Young and Brave; wields a long keen hunting knife with a red jewel in the hilt, given to him by King Tăl‘rĭn;

Lĕm ArrŠm                              see: Mĕl MŠrra

Lēna Dī Măndōrē, Lē                 see: Măndōrē

Lēnalōralī, First-Born               {H.Ĕ.} (wild + mother); Elder Ĕlf; remembered for her voice and dancing by the Stone GōlŸmns; wore the Gift of the Heavens; killed long ago by one of Tăm TōrraÕs spiders, the first of her kind ever to perish; died at the age of 1478 s.F.; wife of Lēnă­lōrnă­lŏn, First-Born; mother of Āgēs­ēŭs, First-Sired, First King of the Wood and King QŸĭnsōnēsēŭs, Second-Sired, and Shīăn­ēs­ēŭs, Third-Sired; grandmother of Sōrinthindal, Second King of the Wood and King Fĕrimŭs; great grandmother of Ăm­brē­ĕlla, Princess of the Wood and King Kriskrisālŭs; great, great grandmother of King Ăntōnēsēŭs; great, great, great grandmother of King Hīănthĕlŭs; great, great, great, great grandmother of Prince Ēn­glās­ēŭs

Lēnă­lōrnălŏn, First of the First-Born   {H.Ĕ.} (wild + lord + beardless); Lēbĕn­lānēŭs Lōrnă­lŏn {H.Ĕ.} (first + child lord + beardless); Father of All Ĕlves; First-Bereft; Elder Ĕlf; Letters of Lēnă­lōrnă­lŏn; returned from the Newlands in the black-sailed ship with a few of his kin, to fight in the Final Battle of the Dră­gōn Wars; with is great bow, Spĭndal-Lōrēĕn, slew Kăt Arrōn to avenge the deaths of his brothers Dlĭth­ĕn­lān­ēŭs, First-Born and Cāthĕnlānēŭs, First-Born; lightsmith who forged the Gift of the Heavens; husband of Lēnalōralī, First-Born; father Āgēs­ēŭs, First-Sired, First King of the Wood, and of King QŸĭnsōnēsēŭs, Second-Sired, and of Shīăn­ēs­ēŭs, Third-Sired; grandfather of Sōrinthindal, Second King of the Wood and King Fĕrimŭs; great grandfather of Ăm­brē­ĕlla, Princess of the Wood and King Kriskrisālŭs; great, great grandfather of King Ăntōnēsēŭs; great, great, great grandfather of King Hīănthĕlŭs; great, great, great, great grandfather of Prince Ēn­glās­ēŭs

LēōÕKĭdrāk                                Chī­mĕra who fought DāmŠngōrgšnīt in the High Pass; a Conglomeration Beast       

Lēōna-Lā                                  see: Twigs

Lesser Brown-eyes                  see: Low Ōrcs

Lesser Ĕlves                              see: Ĕlf, Lesser
see also: Ĕlves, High
see also: Ĕlves, Shī-Hō VŠnēăn

Lesser Red-eyes                       see: Gōr­gamīts

Lesser Yellow-eyes                  see: Low Gob­lĭns

Lesson of Meekness                    in the Souther­land mythology of man, when Sĭlvă was full, she grew arrogant and dared to compare herself to the brilliance of Vītălŭs, and so the Lōrēăn took from her a portion of her light each night, until new moon, that she should learn the Lesson Of Meekness, and then the Lōrēăn would restore a little light each night, until full moon, when her arrogance would return

Lēt Arrēm                                see: Tēl Mērra

Letters of Common                the glyphs of the Common Tongue

Letters of Lēnălōrnălŏn         the glyphs if Ancient Skrit perhaps invented by Lēnălōrnălŏn; also called Skrit of the Māgī

Letters of RŸne                       written RŸnic cirth characters and language

Life of Ăōsĕrō                          see: magic

Light Tongue                           Language of Magic; Dark Tongue; language used for recording Malevolent magic as in The SkīwŠrd

lightsmith                                 Rĕĭnĕă Tĭ FŏrŸm {E.Ĕ.} (smiths of light; ÒlightsmithsÓ); Elder Ĕlvăn smiths who learned to capture the rays of sun (sunsmiths), moon (moonsmiths), and stars (starsmiths) into works of substance and beauty; FīrŠn the greatest starsmith forged the Crystal Crown

Linden, Baron                          Auxiliary Captain of the Bowman-rangers; humble vintner granted the Winerill Fiefdom by Jōrăn, for his eagerness to serve his king

Lindenwood Forest                 along the Frēin Rill northwest of VŠn­d‘r­lŠnt and east of Frēin Lake; under HŠr­bōrÕs stewardship

Lītlănis, Queen                        {H.Ĕ.} (delicate + blossom, ÒDandelionÓ); Dawn Queen; queen of Ĕstĕr­ēa and wife of Hīănthĕlŭs; exceedingly fair, but small and slight of build; known for her gift of foresight and exceeding wisdom

Little River                               small river that flows past Fērmĕn

Little Shim­rēng                       see: Shim­rēng River

Lītz CădĕrŠs                             see: Gap of Rōm

Living Labyrinth                     see: Emerald Labyrinth

Lōgōlŏn, General                    {H.Ĕ.} (faith + beardless); one of HīănthĕlŭsÕs Ēlf‑generals; broke his leg in battle

Lone Tor                                   a lone outcropping of rock in which Skēba the Ancient makes her lair

Longfall                                    Lē Gōn GōlēdŠd {H.Ĕ.} (the great cascade), a mighty waterfall or Spĭndal-Rītz Tōna Māfĕrē {H.Ĕ.} (Thunder From Water); about two leagues south of €rqŸāvēă where the Shim­rēng flows from the Highland Steppe over the High Bluff and falls some 400 fathoms, or 2400 feet, to the southward Lowland Steppe below; beside it is the Ancient Stair, Lō Lōth KōrikstŠr

LōrbŸrg, General                     {Ō.T.} (west + tooth); general of the 1000 Lōr­karăth­ēăn Ōgres (Westerlanders) in the Battle of Oakenford Fields under General Bōr­oxĕn (and Ăzma­dŸs)

Lōrēĕn                                       {H.Ĕ.} God (God/maker/creator [sg. masculine & neuter]); Chăn­tōr {L.D.}

                                                   Lōrēăn [pl.] {H.Ĕ.} (ÒCreatorsÓ); Gods; the Creators (Gods / creators / makers [pl. masculine & neuter]); Chăn­tōrŸn {L.D.}

                                                   Lōrĭn-Lōrēĕn = {H.Ĕ.} Goddess (feminine-God/maker/creator [sg. feminine]); Chăn­mhēks {L.D.} (Life-Lady)

                       Ăōsĕrō        =  {H.Ĕ.} (Òbeginning + endingÓ); the Primal Lord; the Ancient One; the Ancient Lord; First of All Things or Beings; from Whose thoughts all things have sprung

                       ĂÕŸÕcăÕȳth   =  the image of ĂōsĕrōÕs Thoughts in the Mirror of Time, created by the Ancient One to keep Him company; ĂÕŸÕcăÕȳth torn into quarters by Ăōsĕrō in frustration

                       Quadratics     =                                        Ăth, †th, Căth, and Ȳth, {H.Ĕ.} (ÒFact,Ó ÒDeceit,Ó ÒBeauty,Ó and ÒEvilÓ); the four Quadratics created when Ăōsĕrō tore ĂÕŸÕcăÕȳth into quarters; the Four Quarters of ĂÕŸÕcăÕȳth; the Ōth Lōrēăn {H.Ĕ.} (the Four Creators); the Gods of the Four Realms

                       Octants      =  Lēb­ĕn-Lōr­ē­ăn (Lē Lēb­ĕn-Lōr­ē­ăn Dī ĂntēqŸwēŸm Tōna FōrtŠla {H.Ĕ.} (the Makers of Something From Nothing) or Lĕ Lĕbĭn-Lŏrĭnĕ Tĭ Ăntĕqŭĕm Tŏnă Fŏrtŭlă {E.Ĕ.} (the Makers of Something From Nothing); called the Ancient Lōrēăn after the Divine War; High Lōrēăn; the Creators; Children of Ăōsĕrō; First Thoughts of the Primal Lord; separated that which exists from the Void, creating the Ambits; male and female twin-counterparts:

                                     Ăthĕrēăn & Ăthālēăn  =  He—the Erudite & She—the Patient; the Neutral Lōrēăn; dwell in the Tĕrĕstrēăl Ambits

                                     †thĕrēăn & †thālēăn     =        He—Most Powerful & She—Most Beguiling; the Malevolent Lōrēăn; dwell in the ĂqŸēăl Ambits

                                     Căthĕrēăn & Căth­ālēăn  =        He—Most Handsome & She—Most Alluring; the Benevolent Lōrēăn; dwell in the Ǣstrēăl Ambits

                                     Ȳthĕrēăn & Ȳthālēăn   =  He—the Wicked & She—the Shrewd; the Wicked Lōrēăn; dwell in the €rdĕntēăl Ambits

                Pentatics =  the Ancient Lōrēăn; the Ancient Pentatics; the High Lōrēăn; the Benevolent Lōrēăn & the Malevolent Pentatic or Malevolent Lōrĭn-Lōrēĕn

                                     Dī Ōmond                      =  once †thĕrēăn; AsŠvēăns and AsŠrēăns worshipped Him; exists no more; created the birds of Ĭndrēl

                                     €rxē                                =  once Ȳthālēăn; neutral Goddess; created the Low DwŠrves who they call, the Wise Mother; wields €rxēÕs Axe created first the planktons and algae and then the plants of Ĭndrēl

                                     DēvīnēŸs                        =  once Ăthālēăn; created the Elder Ĕlves

                                     Fēnŭs                              =  once Căth­ālēăn; Queen of Fertility; Fēnŭsēăn; Fēnŭs Căth­ālēăn, Most Alluring; ĒsēŸs {H.Ĕ.}; Āsāōs {W.T.}; Creator of the Hălfĕn Race; sprung of the First Thoughts of the Primal Lord; has a temple at West Quartershīre; created first the fishes of the ocean and the rivers; created the animals that inhabit Ĭndrēl  

                                     The Nameless One       =  once †thālēăn {H.Ĕ.} (divine variant of ÒDeceiverÓ); Ĭximālēfăctōr; the Betrayer; Queen of the Seas; Malevolent Lōrĭn-Lōrēĕn; Dark Deity; [ŌthmŠx or RrhŠm ŌthmŠx {L.D.} (ÒDread ŌthmŠxÓ), though never uttered aloud]; Lē LŸthĕlbĕrlēs {H.Ĕ.} (the fell + ambitious [fem.]); Lĕ LŸthĭlbĭrlĕs {E.Ĕ.} (the fell + ambitious [fem.]); The One, She is called by those who follow Her dark desires; deceived and devoured three of Her brothers: Ăthĕrēăn, Căthĕrēăn & Ȳthĕrēăn; thrown out of Ĭndrēl for 1000 years, banished to the Void; worshiped by the Foul Races; created the Dră­gōns and other Foul Races; created molds and other simple life forms

Lōrĭnflōra                                 (Flutter); Lōrĭnflōrēā [pl.]; small white creature resembling a white bird (which form they can assume), but with clear wings, a gold beak, and long, spiraling, white tail feathers; posses magical powers, which they are known to bestow blessings with upon those who are kind to them and to others; it was a Lōrĭnflōra that charmed HŠr­bōrÕs battle axe, Fell Venom-slasher

                                                   see also: the story of Chăfē in Lays and Lore of Ĭndrēl

Lōrĭnlī, Lady                             the Lovely Lady; wife of Fĕrimŭs The Fair

Lōrkarăth                                 {Ō.T.} (western + realm); Ēăkarăth {H.Ĕ. + Ō.T.} (west + realm) to the Ĕlves; Ēăkarăthēăn; Westerlanders; Lōr­karăth­ēăn Tongue is a dialect of the Ōgrēăn Tongue of GlŸg­skrăk; where Ăzma­dŸsÕs Low Ōgres are from; in the Westerlands fifty leagues west of Nŏd­rēōf

Lōrthăl, Lord                            see: Scar

Lōth KōrikstŠr, Lō                  see: the Ancient Stair

LōthgŠr                                     father of VōlgŠr dŸÕĀrănt as revealed by LŸxfōrth the Far-Sighted

Low Dră­gōn                             see: Dră­gōn, Low
see also: Hȳdră

Low DwŠrf                               see: DwŠrf, Low

Low DwŠrvăn Tongue            {L.D.}; Khwā­gĕnzkh­khwŠkŸn; language spoken by the Low DwŠrves

Low Gob­lĭn                              see: Gob­lĭn, Low

Low Gōrg                                 see: Gōr­gamīt

Low Lord Chamberlain Dhōn­brrŸz     see: TŸgnōr Dhōn­brrŸz

Low Ōrc                                   see: Ōrc, Low

Low Wȳrm                               see: Dră­gōn, Low

Lower €rdĕntēă                      see: Ambits/€rdĕntēăl/Lower €rdĕntēă

Lower Hold                              see: Fhĕlhds­fhŠr

Lowland Steppe                       Lē Kwō-Ĕrēindĭlē {H.Ĕ.} (the low–land + –s; Òthe Lowland SteppeÓ); plateau of the Shim­rēng River Valley below the High Bluff, a 400 fathom fall from the Highland Steppe two leagues south of €rqŸāvēă

Lupine Armies                         army comprising Wĕrewolves; led by Wolf KingÕs Wĕrewolf Generals

LŸthĕlbĕrlēs                             see: Lōrēĕn/Pentatics/Nameless One

lŸmin                                         an intricately carved, enchanted, golden ball, about the size of a fist, with rŸnes and designs engraved upon its polished surface, inlaid with dozens of tiny, jewels, which glows with a bright light when activated and then hovers over oneÕs shoulder for a means of illumination; needs no other spell components to work, and thus is virtually priceless among wielders of magic and  sorcery; yellow-white when wielded by a wizard, red when activated by a sorcerer; ĀNTĒMUS L†MINŌRĒUM turns on its luminance, PŌSTĒMUS L†MINŌRĒUM turns it off

LŸxfōrth                                   Far-Sighted; Old Pilgrim; Aimless Wanderer; PrōfēŸsĕn-ĂntēqŸwēŸm or PrōfēŸsĕn; blind seer/magic wielder; white eyes; leans on a cane; was mentored in the arts of magic by Gāylōrn the Grand along with fellow apprentice Măx­ĭn­dīn

M

Măcēadōr                                 port town at the mouth of the MŸrmŸrēng River; home of Rāfāngŭs The Black-Hearted and his Măcēadōrēăn Guard Elite; tall, thin, black-haired folk with golden-brown skin; dark eyes

Măcēadōrēăn Guard Elite           see: Rāfāngŭs The Black-Hearted

MāfĕrēlŠn                                  see: AsŠrē

MāfĕrētōnŸm                            see: White Falls

māge                                         to māge: the Gift; the ability of one mind to see into another or hear the thoughts of another that also posses the ability to māge; along with Òmāgŭs visionsÓ not magic but are powers of the intellect; māged with; māging with; Ô ÕTis no trickery, Mītăk,Õ his mind heard Zōr­wĭndÕs mind say.

māge, [pl.] māgī                     see: wizard

magic                                        Life of Ăōsĕrō; Arts of Ăōsĕrō; Network of Magic; Ĕlves call it Lē NīdĕlŸn {H.Ĕ.} Òthe High TruthÓ or simply Mĭst {H.Ĕ.}; Benevolent Magic; Malevolent Sorcery; Argent Magic, Noble Crafts, or Pure Arts; Atrous Magic, Forbidden Crafts, or Dark Arts; each branch of learning with its own three crafts: Orders of the Transparent, Plaid, and Silver, and the Orders of the Gray, Red, and Black; practiced by magic wielders: sāges, māges, and wizards, and by enchanters,  sorcerers, and necromancers; conjurors; witches/Hăgs and warlocks are not true magic wielders but mimic its forms, practicing alchemy, brewing and concocting potions, and casting weak (if effectual at all) charms; Languages of Magic: Dark & Light Tongues, Ancient Tongue, written in the Ancient Skrit characters of the Skrit of the Māgī; (māging [or reading minds] and māgŭs visions are not magic but are special powers of the intellect called the Gift)

                                                   see also: Dră­gōn Magic

Māgŭs Gīzĕr                            see: Gīzĕr, Māgŭs

Māgŭs Magnificent                see: wizard

māgŭs vision                             a glimpse at the future or of a distant place, like the one that Zōr­wĭnd had upon waking on the balcony after his first encounter with Ăzma­dŸs; along with the Gift, not magic but are powers of the intellect

Malevolent Goddess                   see: Gods/Pentatics/Nameless One

Malevolent Sorcery                     see: magic

Man                                          Men; Menfolk; Woman, maid, or maiden; Children of Ādŏn; Arānglēōnēā (monkey + folk), Mālăn {H.Ĕ.} [sing.] Māēlăn {H.Ĕ.} [pl.], JāmĕnŸŠr-Ōēā, Colorful-eyes, {H.Ĕ.}; BrŸsh­hŠnan­whim­lhō (harry Ĕlf  {L.D.}); Man-beast; the Short-Lived; descended from Ādŏn and FīlŠn­lāa; Lēbĕn­mālăn, Dlĭth­ĕn­mā­lăn, and Cāth­ĕn­mā­lăn were the fist three, whose Houses ruled over the Three Ancient Kingdoms of Man

Măndōrē, Lē                             {H.Ĕ.} (jewel); Lē Cāth Dī Măndōrēā {H.Ĕ.} [pl.] (the three of jewels); Stones of Seeing; called Dīmăndōrē by Men; the three crystals created by Sī‘rthălŭs Lōrēĕn for his three sons and wielded to forge the Sī‘rs in their heat; clear globes about the size of a ripe apple with millions of polished facets so that through them can be seen a miniaturized, upside-down, reverse image in a million tiny pieces; wielded by magic wielders and sorcerers for gazing into the future or to glimpse distant lands and events

                                                   the Wild Jewel; Lē Lēna Dī Măndōrē {H.Ĕ.} (the wild of jewels); found by Mītăk in the tomb of

                                                   the Fierce Jewel; Lē Tāna Dī Măndōrē {H.Ĕ.} (the fierce of jewels)

                                                   the Livid Jewel; Lē Rōna Dī Măndōrē {H.Ĕ.} (the livid of jewels)

mamăntid                                 MănÕDōrăn-Ōēā {H.Ĕ.} [pl.] (many-faceted–eyes); zhŸ-zhōÕnō  {Q.T.T.} [pl.] (zhŸ-zhōáÕnō  giant mantids); preying mantis-like creatures slightly larger than a Man

manroot                                    Mārēk; tuberous root shaped like a man used by wizards as a spell component

March of a Million Tears             Tōth Mhōrth †t Nhōn Tōlh GrrōtŸn {L.D.} (Òthe march of one million tearsÓ); DwŠrves herded from Fhĕlhds­fhŠr to the Flām­stōn Mines like mules; RŠgnŠr dies on the way north

Mārēk                                        see: manroot

Marēnēăn Ocean                   also called the Southern Ocean; a great salt ocean that lies to the south of the Four Realms

Margery-stones                       pearls

Māron the Elder                      father of Māvron; grandfather of Māron the Younger; great grandfather of Māton

Māron the Younger                grandson of Māron the Elder; son of Māvron; father of Māton

MŠrēŠna                                   MītăkÕs unborn sister; long strawberry-blond hair when she grows up; leather hunting clothes; dark-brown eyes

Māsĕm the Mace-wielder      High Hero descended from the High HeroÕs Bloodline in direct patrilineal descendent from Hērōmĕr by 37 generations; Gōr­lănd the Grand by 14 generations; Bōr­lănd the Brave by 13 generations; great-great grandson of Fāt the Defiant; great grandson of Fīt the Foolish; grandson of Swān the Sorrowful; son of Bōrz the Bold; father of Hănfĭn the Heavy-Hearted; grand-father of Prē­lŏn; great grandfather of Lĕgĕr­dēmān; great-great grandfather of Mītăk and Mĕrăk

Master of All Colors                  see: magic

Măt Arrōt                                 see: Tăm Tōrra

Māton                                       great grandson of Māron the Elder; grandson of Māvron; son of Māron the Younger; 12 years old at the Battle of Open Springs, mortally wounded by a poisoned Kĭz­karăthēăn scimitar while retreating north to €rqŸāvēă

Māvron                                     son of Māron the Elder; father of Māron the Younger; grandfather of Māton; fought once before with the Ĕlves in the Battle at Shim­rēngÕs Side; now encourages troops at the Battle of Open Springs

Măx­ĭn­dīn the Great               Great Silvermān; Fĕr­loxōl­ŭs  {H.Ĕ.} (ÒSilver ManeÓ); Fĕr Mĭst­fō­rŸm {H.Ĕ.} (ÒArgent WizardÓ); Fĕr ĀÕĔstĕr­ēĕn {H.Ĕ.} (ÒSilver WandererÓ); Ĕlf-Friend; Master of the Keep; Māgŭs Magnificent; called ÒMăx the MagicianÓ by Scar-Head when he could not remember his proper name; drove Rock Trōlls from the Chān­lēnk Mountains; taught Zōr­wĭnd, Lĕgĕr­dēmān, VōlgŠr dŸÕĀrănt, and BŠr­cōgan; was mentored in the arts of magic by Gāylōrn along with fellow apprentice LŸxfōrth; rides the wing�d horse Radiance; born on 1st of Aft­mid­winter, 630 IV A.o.M.; great, great, great grandson of Ādŏn and FīlŠn­lāa; great, great grandson of Lēbĕn­mālăn; great grandson of Lēbĕn­mĭstlē; grandson of the Māgŭs Gīzĕr; son of Gāylōrn the Grand; father of Zōr­wĭnd; blue-gray eyes

measurements                         based upon Imperial Measures of Length and Area

                1 poppy seed                                        Å     2 millimeter

                4 poppy seeds        = 1 barleycorn      Å     1 centimeter

                3 barleycorns          =  1 finger              =     1 inch

                4 fingers                 =  1 hand               =     4 inches

                2 hands                  =  1 link                =     8 inches

                3 hands                  =  1½ links            =     1 foot

                2 links                    =  1 cubit              Å     1 1/3 feet

                3 cubits                  =  1 ell                   Å     4 feet

                (18 hands               =  1 fathom)          =     6 feet

                4 ells                      =  1 rod                 =     16.5 feet

                4 rods                    =  1 chain              =     22 yards

                10 chains                =  1 furlong           =     220 yards

                12 furlongs             =  1 stadium          =     1.5 miles

                2 stadia                  =  1 league             =     3 miles

                1 grain                                                 Å     1.8 grams

                16 grains                =  1 pebble            =     1 ounce

                16 pebbles              =  1 rock               =     1 pound

                14 rocks                 =  1 stone              =     14 pound 

                2 stones                 =  boulder             =     28 pounds

                4 boulders             =  hundredweight  =     112 pounds

                20 hundredweight  =  1 hill                 =     2240 pounds (1 ton)

Mĕfĭstōfō, Prince of Darkness     called upon to wed Ăzma­dŸs and Kitfīr

MēGrŠg, CapÕn                       Malice MēGrŠg; Crooked-legged MēGrŠg; lame sea captain of QŸāglōrÕs pirate ship, Wave Wolf in Wēsloxōl MărnÕs chantey: The Tale of One-Eyed QŸāglōr; ripped to shreds by Nĕslōr

MēGrēg‘r, Lord                      Knight Commander of the City Garrison; in charge of the City Garrison Knights; his lord is Councilor Hănsōm; fought in the Gob­lĭn Wars and still wears his tattered old gray tabard with its sigil of the Arms of the City Garrison Knights upon the chest; heavyset with a thick gray beard; meÕLiege

Mĕl MŠrra                                in her Red & Black Dră­gōn form—Lĕm ArrŠm the Red & Black; Lĕm ArrŠm the Ancient; the Great Red & Black Dră­gōn; the Red & Black One; DrăkŸs Grrīt Lhōn Dhōn {L.D.} (Dră­gōn red and black; ÒRed & Black Dră­gōnÓ); dame-warrior; slew Vītăl­ānēŭs in the Dră­gōn Wars; slain by Hērōmĕr; released from €rdĕntēăl Ambit of Hell by Ăzma­dŸs; slain a second time by Mītăk

Mĕlēza                                      Drīăd spice for cooking named for the region from whence it comes

Mĕlēza falcon                          see: falcon, Mĕlēza

Melĭsĕs Bleth                             see: Gift of the Heavens

Men                                          see: Man
see also: the Three Fathers of Men
see also: the Four Houses of Men

Mĕngălŭs                                  but seven-and-eighty seasons in the Forest when he died in the Gob­lĭn Wars

Mĕrăk                                       (Òthe strong but reserved oneÓ in the ancient AsŠrēăn Tongue); Mĕrăk the Young; wears a simple ruby ring upon a fine chain about his neck—a memento of his mother; wields the Sī‘r-glaive Sŏrĭnsĭl; sometimes uses RŸne­guard; given the spear MĭstdōndŸsēs-Rrōn from GrăkonÕs hoard; slew the High Dā­mŠn­īt, DāmŠngōrgšnīt; great grandson of Hănfĭn the Heavy-Hearted; grandson of King Tā & Lady €rāōl and Prē­lŏn & GŸĕnlin; son of Lĕgĕr­dēmān and Princess Mĕrēmer; wed Ăm­brē­ĕlla; nephew of Prince XŠrgōn and of King Pī‘r (& Queen Nēdra by marriage); cousin of Princes Ăzma­dŸs and Dīāvid; brother of Mītăk

Mĕrēmer                                  (past + miracle); Princess Mĕrēmer of Nŏd­rēōf; red-blonde hair; killed by VōlgŠr dŸÕĀrănt; daughter of King Tā & Lady €rāōl (who was from West Quartershīre and then 51—a surprise boon of the longest night of the Fell Winter of M.R. 3959); wore a simple ruby ring that Lĕgĕr­dēmān gave her when she told him that she was with child with Mĕrăk, (worn by him about his neck after her death); youngest sister of King Pī‘r and Prince XŠrgōn (& sister-in-law of Queen Nēdra); married to Lĕgĕr­dēmān; mother of Mītăk and Mĕrăk; aunt of Princes Dīāvid & Ăzma­dŸs

Mĕrēmĭth                                 (past + hidden); half Ĕlf or half Drīăd with green eyes; took the name Mĭthlĭndlēon when she married HīănthĕlŭsÕs younger brother, whose name was forbidden to be spoken after she died giving birth to Dĕl­fēn; first-born daughter of Chăm­pēăn the Valiant and €rqŸāvēă, First-sired; elder sister of King Nōbl

mērthwood                               MērthlōthlēŸm {H.Ĕ.} (grown + shaping + shell; ÒmērthwoodÓ); Ĕlvăn furniture is often fashioned of this living wood which is trained from seed to serve the function of a chair, a table, etc.; smooth bark; quite tiny green leaves which are silver underneath and flutter in a gentle breeze

Mĕt LŠrra                                 in her Green Dră­gōn form—Tĕm ArrŠl the Green; killed by the valiant Hălfĕn, Gōbō, whose skin was used on the grip of RŸne­glaive

Mĕv Kōrra                                in her Yellow Dră­gōn form—Vĕm Arrōk the Yellow; first of the High Dră­gōns ever slain; killed in the Low DwŠrvăn uprising in the Flām­stōn Mines under Low Lord Thēzēon; gave birth to the Hȳdră after mating with a Gīănt Ăndrōsphĭnx

MhēŠg­hŸn                               styled Low Lady MhēŠ­ghŸn Brākstōn, the Low Lady of Fhĕlhds­rŠnd; Low DwŠrf; born MhēŠghŸn Ēt­gŠr­rōnd {L.D.} (Gem + eyed Great + glory); clear gray eyes; DwŠrf wife of HŠr­bōr, Low Baron Fhĕlhds­rŠnd; totter of KāgÕBrŏk Ēt­gŠr­rōnd

Mhōrth †t Nhōn Tōlh GrrōtŸn,  tōth  see: the March of a Million Tears

Middle Hold                             see: Castle Nŏd­rēōf

                                                   see also: the Holds

Middle Passage                        ŌkŸm CădĕrŠs {H.Ĕ.} (ÒMighty PassÓ); narrow passage below the timberline, between the Northern VŠn­d‘r­lŠnts and the northern Fōrg­ēng Mountains; the shortest portage between the Shim­rēng River and the MŸrmŸrēng River

Middle Skrit                              see: Skrit, Middle

                                                   see also: Pronunciation/Middle Skrit

Midautumn                              moonth in the middle of autumn, see: ÒLanguagesÓ—moonths

Midspring                                 moonth in the middle of spring, see: ÒLanguagesÓ—moonths

Midsummer                              moonth in the middle of summer, see: ÒLanguagesÓ—moonths

MidsummerÕs Morn                 summer solstitial festival with song and dance; communities share a breaking of the fast together

Mid­winter                                moonth in the middle of winter, see: ÒLanguagesÓ—moonths

Mid­winterÕs Eve                       winter solstitial festival with song and dance, on Mid­winterÕs Eve, when presents are exchanged such as boxes of sweet dried fruits kept hidden from the children since autumn

Mirror of Time                        Ăōsĕrō looks into the Mirror of Time and sees His own reflection: ĂÕŸÕcăÕȳth

MĭstdōndŸsēs-Rrōn                see: SorcererÕs-Bane

Mĭstērēā Ēyā                             see: Bird of Knowledge

Mistress of Lore                       see: Skēba

Mītăk                                        Mītăklōŭs; Little Mouse; Lord Hero; called Mītăk of the Ancient Bloodline, by Skēba; rides Fleet; as king his insignia bears the white €rqŸā­vēăn Steed and the Opaline Tower with a long white claymore above them; High Hero descended from the High HeroÕs Bloodline in direct patrilineal descendent from Hērōmĕr by 41 generations; Gōr­lănd the Grand by 18 generations; Bōr­lănd the Brave by 17 generations; great6 grandson of Fāt the Defiant; great5 grandson of Fīt the Foolish; great4 grandson of Swān the Sorrowful; great-great-great grandson of Bōrz the Bold; great-great grandson of Māsĕm the Mace-wielder; great grandson of Hănfĭn the Heavy-Hearted; grandson of King Tā & Lady €rāōl and Prē­lŏn & GŸĕnlin; son of Lĕgĕr­dēmān and Princess Mĕrēmer; nephew of Prince XŠrgōn and of King Pī‘r & Queen Nēdra; cousin of Princes Ăzma­dŸs and Dīāvid; brother of Mĕrăk; wed Kitfīr; brother-in-law of Ăm­brē­ĕlla

                                                   Heraldry of the House of Heroes:

                                                   Emblazon:Description: HHHro-  Description: HHHro  

                                           Blazon: Argent a pall gules, over all an eagle displayed sable and Or proper, and in base a knightÕs helmet proper five grilles Or, with a bordure sable.

                                           see also: Appendix FÞRoll of Arms of ĬndrēlÞHeraldry of the House of Heroes  of Heroes

                                                   Royal €rqŸāvēăn Insignia after 20 V A.o.M.:

                                                   Emblazon:Description: RAI20-  Description: RAI20  

                                           Blazon: Per pale and per chevron gules and azure counterchanged, a tower argent between a Ūnicōrn rampant to sinister argent, crined, tufted, brushed, armed, unguled, langued, and orbed countercharged and a horse rampant argent, crined, tailed, unguled, langued, and orbed countercharged, in base an oak tree countercharged, acorned countercharged, and on a chief countercharged azure and gules a sword reversed fesswise argent.

                                           see also: Appendix FÞRoll of Arms of ĬndrēlÞRoyal €rqŸāvēăn Insignia after 20 V A.o.M.

Mĭth the Loyal                        old Homeguardsman still devoted to Kitfīr; grandfather of Thĭm; killed when Boggs had hot oil poured from the Opaline Tower upon JōrănÕs Men when the King tried to depose him

Mĭthlĭndlēon                            see: Mĕrēmĭth

Mĭthtĭmbrālōrnē, Lē                see: Hidden Wood

Mĭthvōcălrē Rĕgaĕrēindĭl, Lē       see: Forgotten Realm

mitzitz                                      tiny green bird that summers in Ĕstĕr­ēa and migrates from the Evermore Forest south for the winter

Modern Skrit                            see: Skrit, Modern

                                                   see also: Pronunciation/Modern Skrit

moonsmith                               Moonsmith Sĭlvālōralān, First-Born, captured SĭlvăÕs light in a green gem that waxed and waned with a light from within
see also: lightsmith

moonth                                     one synodic month;  calendric reckoning based upon Sĭlvăn lunar cycles; Men count the moonths from full moon to full, the High Ĕlves from new moon to new, DwŠrves from first quarter; within the text, days accounted under Ĕlvăn reckoning; phases:
a day; a quarter-moonth; a fortnight; a three-quarters-moonth; a moonth

                                                   new moon on the 1st, rising at sunrise, zenith at noon, setting at sunset—waxing crescent

                                                   first quarter on the 8th, rising at noon, zenith at sunset, setting at midnight—waxing gibbous

                                                   full moon on the 15th, rising at sunset, zenith at midnight; setting at sunrise—waning gibbous

                                                   last quarter on the 22nd, rising at midnight, zenith at sunrise, setting at noon—waning crescent

                                                   names:   

                                                   Fĭndĕl-LānēŸs-Sprē =   Lānē or Fore­mid­spring (first moonth of spring)

                                                            {year-child-new}

                                                   Flōrabrĭndăl-ĔrēŸm   =    Flōr or Midspring (second moonth of spring)

                                                            {bud-green or flower + leaf-green}

                                                   Ăndĭn-ĔrēŸm  =   Ăndē or Aftmidspring

                                                            {all-green}

                                                   Lāĭf-Ār   =   Lāif or Foremidsummer (summer, before LŠnj)

                                                            {orange-sun}

                                                   LŠn-Jĭn  =   LŠnj or Midsummer (in summer, after Lāif)

                                                            {fountainhead-rain}

                                                   Ĕrēindĭl-Gĕlf‘r =   Erēin or Aftmidsummer

                                                            {land-brown} [Errōn in Low DwŠrvăn]

                                                   Ĕrēăn-TōnōkŸm  =   Ĕrēăn or Foremidautumn (first moonth of autumn)

                                                            {yellow-oak + tree}[ErrōŠn in Low DwŠrvăn]

                                                   Ĕrēĕm-TōnōkŸm  =   Ĕrē or Midautumn (middle of autumn)

                                                            {red-oak + tree}

                                                   Gĕlf‘r-TōnōkŸm   =   Gĕlf or Aftmidautumn (last moonth in autumn)

                                                            {brown-oak + tree}

                                                   Īzĕn-Īzĕnlōrē­ăn    =   Īzl or Foremidwinter

                                                            {ice-freeze}

                                                   Wēs-Ăndĭn  =   Wē or Midwinter

                                                            {white-all}

                                                   Īzĕn-Māfĕrēlōrē­ăn   =   Īzĭm or Aftmidwinter

                                                                         {ice-melt}

                                                   see also: ÒLanguagesÓ—moonths

MōrēsŠna                                 Sea Hăg who enchanted and seduced HŠr­bōr

MōrgŸĕn the Wicked             MōrgŸĕn Lē Ȳther {E.Ĕ.} (Òthe WickedÓ) to the Ĕlves; Mountain witch or Mountain Hăg; appears in the form of a young alluring woman, who calls herself Mother Curlylocks, so that she can lure in victims, which she turns into miniature dolls; has an ŎgthrŠl named MŸsō Tōrkălēz; long curly, dark brown hair; golden eyes

morning sticks                         Nōrsmōrēăn weapon of choice wielded by Brē­āgōr; three hafts of oak connected by two short chains with spiked iron balls linked onto their outer ends

Morning Star                           see: star/Fīlō

Mother Curlylocks                  see: MōrgŸĕn

Motherlands                            Lĕ Irĕĭntĭlĕ Lŏrălĭ {E.Ĕ.} (the this + walk mother; Òthe MotherlandsÓ);

Mountain Hăg/witch             see: Hăg, Mountain

MŭldēcroptŸs                           Cāth-Nōlrĕplē {H.Ĕ.} (three-headed + reptile); Three-headed Land Hȳdră; Dră­gōn-headed Hȳdră; Three-headed Dră­gōn or Low Dră­gōn; Scourge of Vĕm Arrōk; spawn of Mĕv Kōrra; Kĕts NōŠÕtl {Q.T.T.} Night Terror; three heads, a spiked tail, four arms and legs, but no wings; spits venomous poison; turns her victims to stone with a malevolent gaze; first assailed by QŸŠr­sŠnĭlŏn, First-Born, who turned her one wicked head into three, before trapping her in the KrŸkzik Shaft for 897 years; released by the Low DwŠrves as they mined after black gold, causing them to abandon Stone Castle and make Fhĕlhds­fhŠr their only kingdom; held at bay by the Fallen as the last of the black gold mother load was mined by RŠgnŠr, Thēzēon, and a small company of Low DwŠrves; slain by Lĕgĕr­dēmān and BŠr­cōgan in the Northerlands; in her lair was found the spell book containing Dră­gōnÕs Bane spell

MŸrmŸrēng River                   Mighty MŸrmŸrēng; RīmŠ DōlÕkaÕwāÕnō {Q.T.T.} (river many + water + –s}; largest and longest of all rivers in Ĭndrēl; flows west to east, with many tributaries, through the heart of the Năs‘r Rainforest; its headwaters separate the Upper VŠn­d‘r­lŠnts to the north from the Northern VŠn­d‘r­lŠnts south of the River; flows into the Northeastern Sea

MŸsō Tōrkălēz                         large ŎgthrŠl under MōrgŸĕnÕs power

N

Nādōr                                        large village along the MŸrmŸrēng River, west of the port city of Măcēadōr
see also: Krispĭns of Nādōr

Nameless One                         see: Lōrēĕn/Pentatics/The Nameless One

NŠr Vēj                                     small village of Men to the north of Thĕrin­gōr Vale

Năs‘r                                        central Northerland Territory in the south; comprised of the MŸrmŸrēng River, its tributaries, and the Năs‘r Rainforest through which they all run; home to the RainforestÕMen; bounded on the north by the Chān­lēnk Mountains, on the east by the Wilderness of Tērn, the south by the Northern Fōrg­ēng Mountains, and on the west by the Upper VŠn­d‘r­lŠnts; Hill Trōlls banished to lands east of the Năs‘r by Măx­ĭn­dīn

Năs‘r Rainforest                     MŸrmŸrēng River flows through the heart of the Forest; the tree apes of the Northerlands are found here; the green-skinned RainforestÕMen of the Năs‘r go bare-skinned except for a tiny loincloth in front; northernmost Northerland Territory beyond both the Wilderness of Tērn and Nōrsmōr

necromancer                           highest and most wicked level practitioner of the Dark Arts; Order of the Black
see also: magic

Necromancer of Nŏd­rēōf            see: Ăzma­dŸs

Nēdra, Queen                          dark eyes and dark hair; wife of King Pī‘r; mother of Princes Dīāvid & Ăzma­dŸs; sister-in-law of Prince XŠrgōn, Princess Mĕrēmer, and Lĕgĕr­dēmān; daughter-in-law of King Tā & Lady €rāōl; aunt of Mītăk & Mĕrăk

Nēlō                                          see: star/Three Sacred Stars/Nēlō

Nemesis-Crusher                    Thĕrăg-Dĕrik; DwŠrvăn mace from the bag of holding wielded by XŠrgōn; will return to the hand if dropped, simply by verbal command; smithed by KhŠnhdhōr the One-Handed

nepenthe of ambrosia                  ambrosia; Ambrosia Lords; a highly addictive narcotic elixir made from a fungus called GhŏŸl­ĕdănÕs guts, which is cultured by GhŏŸl­ĕdăns on the ăm­brō­mīt deposits deep in the Flām­stōn Mines and is then harvested by them to ferment into the elixir; the use of ambrosia is sometimes referred to as: Òriding the tail of the Golden Dră­gōnÓ

Nĕslōr                                       Scourge of the Deep; Three-headed Wȳrm of the High Seas; Sea Serpent; (NOT a Sea Dră­gōn or Water Dră­gōn); slimy, oscillating humps; spiny tail; three horned  heads, each with black pearl eyes and a mane of seaweed; fin-like ears; shark-like teeth; sank CapÕn MēGrŠgÕs ship, Wave Wolf; slain by One-Eyed QŸāglōr

Network of Magic                   see: magic

Neutral Races                          see: Races of Ĭndrēl

Newlands                                 across the Eastern Sea; east even of Sprō Shī-Hō VŠn‘; where the Elder Ĕlves sailed to in their Wing�d Ships of Ōpĕr and now dwell

Nĕxt‘r, Adventurer General        power-hungry head of the €rqŸā­vēăn Adventurer Army; maÕLord

Nhā­ghōr­rŠth                     see: Shī-Hō VŠn‘

Nhōm                                       see: Heaths of Nhōm

Nhōn­lhē-Khwēlhē, Low Queen    Lhō Mhēks­mhēks Nhōn­lhē-Khwēlhē {L.D.} (ÒLow Queen First-DaughterÓ); DwŠrf wife of KagŠr KhŠzrrōgan; sacrificed to the Water Dā­mŠn­īt of †nzhōnd by her own son, RŠgnŠr the Rich

Nhōn­lhē­ghōr­rŠth           see: Flāmstōn Mines

Nhōrin-BhŸrr                        see: Bone-Cleaver

Nī-Ĕrēindĭlē                              see: Highland Steppe

Lē Nī DĕlŸn                             see: magic

Night Feeder                           see: GhŏŸl­ĕdăn

Night Terror                            see: MŭldēcroptŸs

Night­charger                           giant black chargers from the €rdĕntēăl Ambits; smell of rotting flesh; red eyes that seem to burn from within; sparks often mark their passing; willing to carry the undead; GrŠth­lēĕr; VhŠg­mŠth­lēĕr; †khlŠthlēĕr

Nōănlŏn, Ēlf‑rider                   {H.Ĕ.} (most + brave); Master or Sir Nōăn; left with Ēlf‑rider Wāwĕnd‘l to guard the Īnhōrnēā left behind by Dĕl­fēn when his two Ēlf‑boughs scaled the High Bluff; slain by Ōgres

Nōbl, King                                first king of €rqŸāvēă after Chăm­pēăn the Valiant, his father; younger brother of Mĕrēmĭth; wed Lady GŸen­ōwin; father of King Grănd; grandfather of King Tăl‘rĭn; great grandfather of King Jōrăn; great, great grandfather of Princess Kitfīr

Noble Crafts                             see: Pure Arts
see also: magic

Nŏd­rēōf                                    House of Nŏd­rēōf; kingdom of Nŏd­rēōf; Southern Realm; Grōrk­land in Gob­lĭn Speech; a Souther­land empire that lies along the Shim­rēng south of €rqŸāvēă; Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn; one of the Four Houses of Man; descended from Ōtō, son of Ōrōrēk; one of the Four Latter Kingdoms of Man; home of Prince Ăzma­dŸs; both the city proper and the island castle share that same name

                                                   Castle Nŏd­rēōf; Dhōn­ghōr­rŠth (black + fortress), dŌngŌɼ€þ; the Dark Keep; the Black Castle; Lē VondŠ Kī {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Middle HoldÓ); Lā Tōlā-ĀnÕŠ Kō {W.T.} (Òthe Middle HoldÓ); inner and outer walls; inner and outer ward; an island castle built of black stone on a motte in the middle of the Shim­rēng River, with red tile roofs; linked to the walled city proper on the western side, from the heavy rusted city gate to the walled castle gate with its silver-spiked iron portcullis, by a single, sturdy, wooden drawbridge; ringed by a great outer wall of roughly hewn stone, equal in height to the city wall, in some places rising directly out of the watery moat to tower four to five fathoms high; a few small buildings and shops are housed within the outer bailey; the inner wall is higher than the outer, and rings the castle proper at the back of the island, which is built of the same black stone, but smoothed and polished to a fine luster in imitation of ancient DwŠrvăn craftsmanship; arched, flying walkways and buttresses; stone GhŏŸls and marble GŠr­gōyles; black cobblestone walkways; originally called: the Dark Keep, which was first built by Ōt the Brave at the beginning of the Age of Architecture, (~ M.R. 3080) and then re-built by Ăndĕr of the Black Tresses about 800 years later (~ M.R. 3862) and renamed Castle Nŏd­rēōf; Dungeons of Nŏd­rēōf

                                                   City of Nŏd­rēōf—a walled city on the western shore of the Shim­rēng River with a stone citadel at the back, separated by a mote comprised of a western section of the river; city proper; city walls; city gates; black cobblestone streets

                                                   Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn Army: Nŏdrēōfēăn Knights; black and maroon-trimmed uniforms with tabards bearing the Insignia of the Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn Army; consists of Men from Nŏd­rēōf and Westerland Ōgres; allied with the Vōk Tōr

                                                   Insignia of the Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn Army: worn by the knights and soldiers of the Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn Army

                                                   Emblazon:Description: INA-  Description: INA  

                                           Blazon: Azure an orle sable, on an inescutcheon Or with an orle sable an Illusory Beast helmet sable horned gules, two lions rampant queue-forchy sable armed and orbed gules, issuant from base a demi-sun Or straight rays countercharged Or and sable with wavy rays gules.

                                           see also: Appendix FÞRoll of Arms of ĬndrēlÞInsignia of the Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn Army

                                                   Royal Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn Insignia: worn by the king, his guard, and his herald

                                                   Emblazon:Description: RNI-  Description: RNI  

                                           Blazon: Azure an orle sable, on an inescutcheon Or with an orle sable an estoile of four rays nowy sable charged with a plate sable, all between two lions rampant queue-forchy sable armed and orbed gules, in chief three coronets Or with an orle sable, issuant from base a demi-sun Or straight rays countercharged Or and sable with wavy rays gules.

                                           see also: Appendix FÞRoll of Arms of ĬndrēlÞRoyal Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn Insignia

Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn War                     see: War, Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn

Nōk Tōr                                    {Ō.T.} (ÒBlack GeneralÓ); ÒNōk Tōr!Ó used as a battle cry in the Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn War by the army of Westerland Ōgres of that same name, taken from the name of their leader, Baron-General Bōr­oxĕn, the Black Knight or Black Baron; Army of the Nōk Tōr

NōnÕkō                                      NōnÕkōÕTŠlÕ†knŠk {Q.T.T.} (ÒNōnÕkō clan-chiefÓ); QŸŠkÕTŸlŸ (RainforestÕMan) from the Năs‘r; ChŠkaÕ•shŠŸ is their clan fatÕer;

Nōlō                                          see: star/Three Sacred Stars/Nōlō

Nōrsmōr                                   Northern Tundra; home of Nōrsmōrēăns or Berserkers, Northerland Men who stand seven and eight feet tall; blond or cain-colored hair; pale, often freckled, skin; clear blue eyes; great mustaches; braided beards worn in woven tails and grown long as a symbol of their manhood; Northern Tribesmen; descendants of Lēbĕn­mālăn and the people of AsŠrē; their houses split today into warring clans, and their sects splintered into factions; there still remains an heir to the House of Lēbĕn­mālăn; frequently has tornados; Nōrsmōrēăns follow migrating tundra deer south to the Upper VŠn­d‘r­lŠnts, (the southern border of Nōrsmōr) in winter, and north to the Ĕv‘r­glāsēr Alps (the northern border of Nōrsmōr) in summer; western territory in the Northerland Territories, with the Copper Mountains on the east; erroneously believed to scalp any who do not have blond hair

Northeastern Sea                    eastern/northeastern Northerland Territory; to the south is the Wilderness of Tērn; from this sea comes the moisture for the Rain Forest in its southwestern neighbor, the Năs‘r, which in turn is its primary source; to the west are the Copper Mountains; connected to the Marēnēăn Ocean by the wide and mighty Sē River

Northerlands                           see: Four Realms/Northerland Territories

Northern Gates                      see: Ever­tree Gates

Northern Hold                        see: €rqŸāvēăÕs Keep

                                                   see also: the Holds

Northern Pass                         VondŠ CădĕrŠs {H.Ĕ.}; Tāmĕn Pass; south-east of Ăz­ghōr­rŠth; just north of the White Desert

Northern Tundra                    see: Nōrsmōr

Northerland Territories              territories in the Northerlands, [VondŠ-Ĕrēindĭlē {H.Ĕ.} (northern­­–lands)]; include the Copper Mountains in the center; Nōrsmōr, the western central territory; the Ĕv‘r­glāsēr Alps, in the northwest; the Northeastern Sea, in the northeast and the east; the Wilderness of Tērn, in the southeast; the Năs‘r, in the southern center; the Upper VŠn­d‘r­lŠnts (northernmost VŠn­d‘r­lŠnts), in the southwest

Northern Tribesmen                   see: Nōrsmōrēăns

Northern VŠn­d‘r­lŠnts                see: VŠn­d‘r­lŠnt Mountains

Northern Wood                       see: Evermore Forest

Nōsh                                         Nōshēăn; tiny village in the Năs‘r ravished MŭldēcroptŸs

numbers                                    High Ĕlvăn:
Lēb, Dlĭth, Cāth, Ōth, Dōth, Ōvrăn, Īt, Āt, Ūt, €lŠv,
€lŠvlēb, €lŠvdlĭth, €lŠvcāth,
É

                                                   Low DwŠrvăn:
1-nhōn, 2-fhŠn, 3-hēg, 4-lhōt, 5-ghōt, 6-fhīt, 7-kāx, 8-hēx, 9-nhēt, 10-dhŸrr,
11-dhŸrr­nhōn, 12-dhŸrr­fhŠn, 13-dhŸrr­hēg,É
100-dhōl
1000-dhŠn

O

Oakenford Fields                     Lē Ĭthgōr Tĭmĭn-Gāl {H.Ĕ.} (the ancient wood–bridge); sight of both the Blizzard Battle and the Battle of Oakenford Fields

Oak­wood Forest                      the Oak­wood (often used to mean the Western Oak­wood Forest); in ancient days called: Shī-Hō VŠn‘ {S.Ĕ.} (hold + - + without fear + –place; ÒFearless KingdomÓ) the first homeland of the Shī-Hō VŠnēăn Ĕlves; woods along both the Shim­rēng River (Western Oak­wood) and the Little Shim­rēng (Eastern Oak­wood) north of Ĭxōr RēmŸs; Lē Ĭthgōr Tĭmbrā­lōrna {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Ancient WoodÓ); Lē Tĭmbrā­lōrna TōnōkŸm {H.Ĕ.} (the wood oak); Lā Tīmbrēlŭrnă Tŭnŭkōm {W.T.} (the wood oak); MītăkÕs homeland; Oak­wood­lander;
see also: Eastern Oak­wood Forest, Western Oak­wood Forest

Oak­wood Treewall                  treewall similar to the Ever­tree Treewall in Ĕstĕr­ēa only comprised of magical oak trees

Ōdon the White-Tress�d            distant descendant of Ōrō; first built the White Keep (~ M.R. 3080)

Ōgre                                          Lē Nāth-Ōēā {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Purple-eyesÓ); Single-headed Gīănts; Ōgrēăn Tongue of GlŸg­skrăk; he, his, who; purple eyes with white pupils; thick pink-red blood; Ōgre pups; Ăzma­dŸs uses them for henchmen; Ōgre Armies of two breeds: Low Ōgres and High Ōgres

Ōgre, Low                                Westerland Ōgres or Lōrkarăthēăn/Ēăkarăthēăn Ōgres w/ scimitars; ĒăŠ-Ĕrēindĭlē Nāth-Ōēā {H.Ĕ.} (western­­–lands purple-eyes); speak GlŸg­skrăk; fight along with the larger Easter­land Ōgres or Kĭz­karăthēăn Ōgres, under General Bōr­oxĕn for Ăzma­dŸs in the Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn War; Army of the Nōk Tōr {Ō.T.} (ÒBlack GeneralÓ); wield gisarmŽs; from the Westerlands; wear the black and maroon-trimmed tabards of the Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn Army uniform but bearing the Sigil of Lord Stēn­g‘r; violet-brown skin typically has lighter brown patches on the chest, back, shoulders, and thighs, and is covered with a sparse coat of dark, blue-green hair; ragged claws; dull yellow rotted teeth; black blood

Ōgre, High                               Easter­land Ōgres or Kĭz­karăthēăn / Fīlō­karăthēăn Ōgres; do NOT speak GlŸg­skrăk; fight under the Blue General for Ăzma­dŸs in the Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn War; Army of the Vōk Tōr {Ō.T.} (ÒBlue GeneralÓ); FīlōŠ-Ĕrēindĭlē Nāth-Ōēā {H.Ĕ.} (eastern­­–lands purple-eyes); fight along with the smaller Westerland Ōgres or Lōrkarăthēăn Ōgres; from the Easter­lands; wield scimitars; wear mustard yellow tabards with a bronze eye plate in the center of the chest worn over long kirtles of chain mail; violet-brown skin typically has darker brown patches on the chest, back, shoulders, and thighs, and is covered with a sparse coat of dark, olive-green hair; ragged claws; sharpen their teeth; black blood

Ōgrēăn Tongue of GlŸg­skrăk       {Ō.T.}; language spoken by Ōgres; two dialects: Kĭz­karăthēăn and Lōrkarăthēăn Tongues

ŎgthrŠl                                     Coffer-Fĭēnd; Bottle-dweller; Spĭrit held captive by a magic user or witch and forced to do his/her will; for example MŸsō Tōrkălēz

Old Maid                                  ĂnĭÕs Royal €rqŸā­vēăn Steed

Old Man Sticks                        friend of Lĕgĕr­dēmān; former wizard; thin as skin and bones; wears loose-fitting clothes; wild crop of wispy unkempt white hair; married to Lēōna-Lā (Twigs); owns the Green TurtleÕs Watering Hole

Old Tome, The                          small black book of malevolent spells discovered by BŠr in King Tăl‘rĭnÕs library; contains only a few charms but they include: a Fireball spell and a Teleportation spell, among others

Oligarchy of City Elders             Quorum of City Elders; the Quorum; twelve Men of landed gentry who govern Ōpĕr; led by the Lord of the Quorum, followed by First, Second, and Third Councilors; descended from Ōzō, son of Ōrōrēk

Ōmondēng                                see: ĀsĕnthōrōlŭsÕs Arrows

                                                   see also: the Keen-eyed One

One, The                                  see: Lōrēĕn/Pentatics/Nameless One

One Father                              see: Plīfērlŏn

One-Eyed Jāz                          see: Jāz, One-Eyed

ŌnōlēŸmĕn                               see: XŠrgōn

Open Springs                           Ōlin LŠnē {H.Ĕ.} (fresh springs); townsfolk called Springers; small dukedom beholden to the king of €rqŸāvēă under Duke Ōrnvĕlt and his Springer Vassals; call Ĕlves the Green Ones and the Forest Folk

Ōpĕr                                          Lē Ē㊠Kī {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Western HoldÓ); Vhā­ghōr­rŠth {L.D.} (high + fortress); Fort Ōpĕr; Ōpĕrēăn; Ōpĕrs; a city and citadel high on the bluffs overlooking its port upon the Bay of Bālŏn, built upon a peninsula in the Marēnēăn, west of mouth of the Glimmer River; Fort Ōpĕr; Ōpĕr Port; Pearl Ports; call High Ĕlves the Evermore Ĕlves; call Ĭxōr RēmŸs the ÒKingless KeepÓ and VōlgŠr the Red Prince of the ÒKingless KeepÓ; House of Ōpĕr; one of the Four Houses of Man; descended from Ōzō, son of Ōrōrēk; the Children of Ōzō; one of the Four Latter Kingdoms of Man; home to the famous Academe of Ōpĕr; exporters of dried fish and Margery-stones; governed by the Oligarchy of City Elders rather than a monarchy; remained neutral in the Gob­lĭn Wars, (which the DwŠrves hold gravely against them—see: the Gob­lĭn Wars, the High Battle)

Ōpĕr Fort                                 See: Fort Ōpĕr

Ōrc, Low or Common            ĀÕGōn Gĕlf‘r-Ōēā {H.Ĕ.} (ÒLesser Brown-eyesÓ); ŌrrŸk {L.D.}; Low Ōrcs; Ōrcēăn Race; Ōrcēăn; Ōrc grubs (children); created by the Nameless One to harry Men; smaller than High Ōrcs or Low Gob­lĭns; orange-skinned

Ōrc, High or Rock                  Gōn Gĕlf‘r-Ōēā {H.Ĕ.} (ÒGreater Brown-eyesÓ); mortal; mauve-skinned; horned and larger in size than Low Ōrcs; similar in size and cunning to Low Gob­lĭns; created by the Nameless One from Her spittle and the bones of the world, to harry the Elder Ĕlves

ŌrcŸs                                        cast down from fiery throne by the Māgŭs Gīzĕr; Overlord of the Undead

Ōrgdon                                     see: €rqŸāvēă

Ōrācle                                       see also: Bird of Knowledge

Ōrnvĕlt, Duke                         Duke of Open Springs beholden to King Jōrăn; has forty Springer Vassals under his fiefdom; a kindly face and brown hair with a silver mustache and gray eyes; fell at the Battle of Open Springs

Ōrō                                            House of Ōrō, or the House of €rqŸāvēă; first son and heir of Ōrōrēk; great grandfather of Ōdon the White-Tress�d; fought in the Final Battle of the Drăgōn Wars; distant progenitor of Chăm­pēăn the Valiant and the House of €rqŸāvēă

                                                   Arms of Ōrō:

                                                   Emblazon:Description: AOdn-  Description: AOdn  

                                           Blazon: Sable, a tower argent.

                                           see also: Appendix FÞRoll of Arms of ĬndrēlÞArms of Ōrō

Ōrōrēk of the Four Houses        (last + root); 12th child of Cāth­ĕn­mā­lăn but his first son; the Four Sons of Ōrōrēk, Ōrō, Ōtō, Ōsō, and Ōzō, shared sovereignty of the Forgotten Realm; progenitors of the Four Houses of Man; fell at the Last Stand in the Final Battle of the Drăgōn Wars

Ōsē MāŸsēŸē                             sleep-song (sleep song)

                                                   see also: Languages/sleep-song

Ōsō                                            third son and heir of Ōrōrēk; fought in the Final Battle of the Drăgōn Wars; progenitor of the House of Hĕnd‘rm

Ōt the Brave                            great grandson of Ōtō, the second son of Ōrōrēk and progenitor of the House of Nŏd­rēōf; first built the Dark Keep ~ M.R. 3080, at the beginning of the Age of Architecture; distant progenitor of Ăndĕr of the Black Tresses and the House of Nŏd­rēōf

ŌthmŠx                                  see: Lōrēĕn/Pentatics/Nameless One

Ōtō                                            second son and heir of Ōrōrēk; fought in the Final Battle of the Drăgōn Wars; great grandfather of Ōt; distant progenitor of Ăndĕr of the Black Tresses and the House of Nŏd­rēōf

                                                   Arms of Ōtō:

                                                   Emblazon:Description: AOto-  Description: AOto  

                                           Blazon: Argent, a tower sable.

                                           see also: Appendix FÞRoll of Arms of ĬndrēlÞArms of Ōtō

Ouncelot                                  Description: Untitled-2

                                                   six-legged large feline-like Place-shifter native to the Sō­māz­ēăn Ambit; reddish-brown with white rosettes; thick body and legs; shaggy mane like a lion but only along the spine, like a stallion; wiry hair along the ridge of the back;

Outside World                          Ăndĭn-Ĕrēindĭlē ŌnōlēŸm (all-lands outside); the World without the Ever­tree walls of Ĕstĕr­ēa

Ōzō                                           fourth son and heir of Ōrōrēk; fought in the Final Battle of the Drăgōn Wars; progenitor of the House of Ōpĕr

P

Pain-Giver                               Grosh-Ghōrr; mighty halberd belonging to ShĕrŸk the ruffian

Palace Gardens                       see: Ĕstĕr­ēa/blue rose bush

PŠntŠn Oasis                           Ēyā LŠna Āyā {H.Ĕ.} (Life Amidst Death); desert oasis in the northern Ăndrēăn; formerly a hub of trade before the downfall of AsŠrē (which lies approximately ten leagues to the west)

pĕÕēkōs                                       ([pl.] pĕÕēkōsÕnō) {Q.T.T.}; Spĭrits of animals and Men who dwell in the Haunted Covert

Pearl Ports                                Ōpĕr Ports in the Bay of Bālŏn

PfigrŠt                                       led 200 Sea Gob­lĭns into Fhĕlhds­fhŠr heading for Fhĕlhds­rŠnd 

Phoēnĭx                                    legendary bird that never dies; feathers from one of these birds used for the fletching on ĀsĕnthōrōlŭsÕs Arrows

Pī‘r, King                                 styled His Majesty King Pī‘r The Sovereign Lord of Nŏd­rēōf; Pī‘r­fīlōŭs {H.Ĕ.} (Pī‘r + regal); his chancellor was BŠr­cōgan for a time; son of King Tā & Lady €rāōl; elder brother of XŠrgōn & Mĕrēmer; brother-in-law of Lĕgĕr­dēmān; father of Princes Dīāvid & Ăzma­dŸs; husband of Queen Nēdra; uncle of Mītăk & Mĕrăk

pirate                                         preferred name—corsair, freebooter, or buccaneer; symbol is a pair of white crossed tridents on a black field; ÒThe cutthroats wore colorful silk bandannas, black leggings, if they wore shirts at all, they were striped, and many went bare footed, as well. Étheir captain had on shiny black boots with gold buckles, and there were gold buttons on his waistcoat. Mītăk saw the shimmer of golden earrings on many of his Men, as well, Éand he spied chains of gold sparkling about some of their necks.Ó

Pĭx                                             PĭxÕĂmbrē WēsÕWillow {H.Ĕ.} (Pĭxĭē Hope White-Willow); Faĭry Sprīte imprisoned in a bell jar by the Mountain Hăg, MōrgŸĕn, until rescued by Lĕgĕnd; speaks a little High Ĕlvăn in addition to the Faĭrēăn Tongue

Pĭxĭē Sprīte                               see: Sprīte, Faĭry

Place-shifter                            see: shifter, Place-

Plains of Vōlcă                         where the Final Battle of the Drăgōn Wars was fought and decided

platinum regal                          see: regal

Plīdŭs                                         see: star/Plīdŭs

Plīfērlŏn, First-Born                (destiny + beardless); Elder Ĕlf; the One Father; only one of the Elder Ĕlves yet remaining in Ĭndrēl; dwells now in Ĕstĕr­ēa; visited the RainforestÕMen of the Năs‘r many hundreds of seasons in the Forest ago; husband of Flōra­lōra­lī, First-Born; father of Flōra­lōra­lā

                                                   see also: the Lay of Lone Plīfērlŏn concerning his search for his daughter, Flōra­lōra­lā, and his wife, Flōra­lōra­lī, First-Born

Plīfērēslānēŭs                           (DestinyÕs + child); king of AsŠvō; fought in the Final Battle of the Drăgōn Wars; grandson of Ādŏn and FīlŠn­lāa; first son of Dlĭth­ĕn­mā­lăn; husband of Lēbĕnlōralā; father of Imperator Āzrōd; grandfather of Imperator Dōrēăn the Child; progenitor of Imperator Dī‘rtōn

PlŸt NhŠsh                           {L.D.} (ÒWater Dā­mŠn­ītÓ)
see also: tōth Dhōn Thĕrăg, the Black Nemesis

post-rider                                  a horseman who carries messages for the king of €rqŸāvēă; wears a light-blue baldric

Prēlŏn the Fearless                 styled Lord Hero Prē­lŏn the Fearless; along with Măx­ĭn­dīn, slew the White Dră­gōn; friend and comrade-in-arms of Tăl‘rĭn; slain by  ĀngÕGlōr, the Wolf King; High Hero descended from the High HeroÕs Bloodline in direct patrilineal descendent from Hērōmĕr by 39 generations; Gōr­lănd the Grand by 16 generations; Bōr­lănd the Brave by 15 generations; son of Hănfĭn the Heavy-Hearted; married to GŸĕnlin; father of Lĕgĕr­dēmān; grandfather of Mītăk and Mĕrăk

Pride                                          Dĕl­fēnÕs Royal €rqŸā­vēăn Steed; mare; dam of Bastion and Băsinĕt

Prīmēăl Epoch                         third of ten epochs in the three eras of history

Primal Lord                              see: Lōrēĕn/Ăōsĕrō

Prīmōrēăl Epoch                      first of ten epochs in the three eras of history

Pure Arts                                  practitioners of the Pure Arts or Noble Crafts, having three orders: Order of the Transparent, Order of the Plaid, and Order of the Silver; in opposition to the three orders of the Dark Arts
see also: magic

Purple Wȳrm                            see: Wȳrm, Purple

Purple-eyes                               see: Ōgre

Q

Qū                                             see: BŠr­cōgan

Quadratics                                see: Lōrēĕn/Quadratics

QŸāglōr, One-Eyed                 One-Eyed Sea Lord; pirate who slew the three-headed Sea Serpent, Nĕslōr; sailed on the Wave Wolf under Malice MēGrŠg; his story is recounted in the chantey: The Tale of One-Eyed QŸāglōr, sung by Wēsloxōl Mărn at Ĕv‘r­lēōnĭsÕs Lay of Beginnings; saved by VāndŠra—King of the Dolphins

QŸŠkÕTŸlŸ                                 see: RainforestÕMen

QŸŠrsŠnĭlŏn, High-Ĕlvăn       styled QŸŠr­sŠnĭlŏn, High-Ĕlvăn, Ēlf‑Captain QŸŠr­sŠnĭlŏn {H.Ĕ.} (gale + beardless) of the Regal Ward of the Southern Gates of Ĕstĕr­ēa; Sir or Master QŸŠr {H.Ĕ.} (ÒWillfulÓ); Ēnglĕt is his Īnhōrn

QŸŠr­sŠnĭlŏn, First-Born         (gale + beardless); Elder Ĕlf; father of Hō VŠn; tried to slay MŭldēcroptŸs with the Elder-blade Ēng-Glē but only managed to turn her one wicked head into three; eventually tricked MŭldēcroptŸs and trapped her in a natural deep fissure later called the KrŸkzik Shaft by the Low DwŠrves who mined black gold there

QŸŠzlŏt                                     see: High Ĭmp

QueenÕs Carcanet                   tōth Dhōn-Hēg {L.D.} (the black-three; Òthe QueenÕs CarcanetÓ); famed DwŠrvăn necklace worn by the wife of Lhō ­Khwā­gĕnzkh-King KagŠr KhŠz­rrōgan, a gift from her grandtot, Thēzēon; worn by the second queen of the Low DwŠrves, Nhōn­lhē-Khwēlhē, when she was sacrificed by her husband, RŠgnŠr the Rich, to the Black Nemesis, the Water Dā­mŠn­īt of †nzhōnd; lost for thousands of year under the Mountain; wrought of black gold with three brilliant black diamonds in its web

Queen Mother                        see: Ĕv‘r­lēōnĭs

Quillhāven                               small textile village famous for silk tailors; make royal wedding attire; at mouth of the Quillrīve (river)

Quillrīve                                    river near Quillhāven where HŠr­bōr built a bridge at mouth of it when he was 12

QŸĭndĕlŸlŭs, Ēlf‑rider              {H.Ĕ.} (judge + true + –masculine); sent by Dĕl­fēn with his twin brother Ēlf‑rider DĕlŸ­lŏn to warn Hīănthĕlŭs of the trap in the Narrow Pass; slain by Ōgres

QŸĭndrē Lēbĕnrēen, First-Born   (artist [judge + art] first + smith [image + the-one-who-makes]); Elder Ĕlf; first and most skilled Ĕlvăn smith; taught the Low DwŠrves the art of smithing and of the finding and mining of ores; forged Lē Sĕrēng-Lēb for Vītăl­ānēŭs and Srēng-Frē to defeat the Dră­gōns; first digit of his left index finger lost when his tongs slipped and the digit was consumed in the furnace

QŸĭnsōnēsēŭs the Wise, King     (judge + equally + and + fair); QŸĭnsōnēsēŭs, Second-Sired of Lēnă­lōrnă­lŏn and Lēnalōralī; first High Ĕlf; king during the Dră­gōn Wars; slayer of The Miser-King, Thōrn­lānkĕn, with his sword—ĀīŸŠr-Grēst; took the Jeweled Crown of StŸ­wŠrd­lăn­thălŭs for safekeeping; husband of Lady Lēbĕn­lōralī; younger brother of Āgēs­ēŭs and elder brother of Shīăn­ēs­ēŭs, Third-Sired; father of first King Fĕrimŭs and then of Sī‘rthălŭs Lōrēĕn; grandfather of Kriskrisālŭs and the Three Fallen Ĕlves (through Sī‘rthălŭs); great grandfather of Ăntōnēsēŭs and Thōrn­lānkĕn (through Sī‘rthălŭs); great, great grandfather of Hīănthĕlŭs; great, great, great grandfather of Ēn­glās­ēŭs; First King of the High Ĕlves

qŸĭntessential projection            qŸĭntessing; leaving ones body as in astral projection except that in qŸĭntessential project one is able to then enter the corporeal shell of a host, such as when Mītăk was able to fly to €rqŸāvēă in the body of the Mĕlēza falcon, Tinbăstēăn

R

Races of Ĭndrēl                        separated from beasts (lowercase) and common monsters by their power of speech

                                                   the Fair Races (Free Folk [of Ĭndrēl]):
Ĕlves, Men, High DwŠrves, Griffins, Pĭxĭēs

                                                   the Foul Races:
Dră­gōns, Vōlcănēăn (Drăgōn Lords); Demighōsts, Dā­mŠn­īts, Fĭēnds, Dĕvlīts, Demi­monsters, Beasts (some varieties), Gīănts (Single and Two-headed), Trōlls, GhŏŸl­ĕdăns, GhŏŸls, Hăgs, Bănshēes, Ōrcs, Gob­lĭns, GŠr­gōyles, Gōrgs, Tōrgs, Ghōsts, Shrēks, TrŠgs, Gnōmes, Ĭmps

                                                   the Neutral Races:
Ōrācles, Sphĭnxes, Phoēnĭxes, Low DwŠrves, GōlŸmns

Radiance                                  Zōr­wĭndÕs Windcourser; shimmering white, winged horse; unbridled

Rāfāngŭs                                   Rāfāngŭs The Black-Hearted of Măcēadōr; later known as RōgnŠrk Ōnĭx, who allied with the Krispĭns of Nādōr against the Tērnēăns, with Brē­āgōr under his powers, and they fought a long campaign in the Wilderness of Tērn; worker of Malevolent Sorcery who invaded the Kā-Zī of the Copper MountainsÕ lands with his Măcēadōrēăn Guard Elite, slaying the Kā-Zī and putting Brē­āgōr under his spell in the Battle of Thĕrin­gōr Vale

RŠgnŠr the Rich, Low King          Lhō Tōr­Ÿt­tōr RŠgnŠr {L.D.} (ÒLow King PrideÓ); sacrificed his own mother, Low Queen Nhōn­lhē-Khwēlhē, to the Black Nemesis; died in the March of a Million Tears, when the DwŠrves were herded like mules to the Flām­stōn Mines; tot of KagŠr KhŠz­rrōgan; father of Thēzēon the Vengeful; grandgaffer of  Thōrrbhōld Thunder-Hammer; great-grand­gaffer of KāgÕKhŠnh the Stout-Hearted; progenitor of ThērŠn One-Handed; sacrificed Low Queen Nhōn­lhē-Khwēlhē to the Black Nemesis, aided by TŸgnōr Dhōn­brrŸz

                                                   Arms of RŠgnŠr the Rich:

                                                   Emblazon:Description: ARR-  Description: ARR  

                                           Blazon: Or, three boars rampant in bend sinister sable, orbed, langued, and clayed gules, in canton a crown sable studded gules.

                                           see also: Appendix FÞRoll of Arms of ĬndrēlÞArms of RŠgnŠr the Rich

RainforestÕMen                       Fī Gĕlf‘r-Ōēā {H.Ĕ.} (Honorable Brown-eyes); QŸŠkÕTŸlŸ (RainforestÕMen); RainforestÕFolk; Wildmen; slightly taller than Low DwŠrves; thinner even than High Ĕlves; chestnut-eyed, white-haired, green-, blue-, or blue-green-skinned Men who dwell in the Năs‘r Rainforest; stain their skin to attain various bright colors; bare except for a tiny loincloth in front; some wear yellow clay in their hair, others simply die their hueless hair bright colors and tie feathers in it, others still wear it in long green braids; many wear bones about their necks; yellow-feathered arrows and short bows; descendants of AsŠvō who did not disappear into the KrŸkzik Shaft, as the SŸdmōrēăns did; taught the Common Tongue by Plīfērlŏn, First-Born; various clans include ChŠkaÕŸ Clan (Tree Clan), ChŠkaÕ•shŠŸ (Treetop Clan), ChŸÕtŠÕŸ Clan (Coca Berry Clan), and JăgÕwŠŸ (Warrior Clan)

Răspēr                                       tragedian whose plays were performed in AsŠrē

Razing Rapids                          rapids on the Shim­rēng River about two-and-a-half leagues north of €rqŸāvēă

Realm of the Living                separated from the Realms of the Dead by the River Tāixŭs

Ream Under the Mountain, Low  see: Fhĕlhds­fhŠr

Realms Beyond                        see: Realms of the Dead

Realms of the Dead                guarded from the Realm of the Living by the Animus Reaper; the Shadow World; the Realms Beyond; the Ambits of €rdĕntēă and of Tranquility

Red-death                                Irĕĭm-Ăwă {E.Ĕ.}; Ĕrēĕm-Āyā {H.Ĕ.}; Elder-blade given as a coronation present to King Nōbl by King Hīănthĕlŭs; one of two known Elder-blades in Lĕgĕr­dēmānÕs day

Red Tower of New Ōrgdon         donjon type tower rebuilt on the foundation of the Opaline Tower of €rqŸāvēă after its first overthrow by GhŏŸls in XŠrgōnÕs RŸne­guard-vision after it is stained with blood by Gob­lĭns

Rĕdix                                         dog Twigs likes to tease

regal                                          coinage, in various denominations by material (i.e. platinum, gold, silver, copper regals), usually minted by a king, potentate, or imperator, with his head in profile on the obverse along with a legend that names him along with some of his titles and a Lōrēĕn, ship, lion, dolphin, temple, soldier, chariot, battle scene, etc. on the reverse, often with a legend relate to the design

                                                         1 g.r. for a swayback mule; 3 g.r. for a horse or a fine sword

                                                         120 c.r. = 60 sliver half-regals = 30 s.r. = 10 g.r. = 1 p.r.

                                                         1 g.r. = 3 s.r. = 12 c.r. = 1/10 p.r.

                                                         1/4 s.r. = 1 c.r.

Regal Palace                            see: Ĕstĕr­ēa/blue rose bush

Regal Ward                              see: Ĕstĕr­ēa/Regal Ĕstĕr­ēăn Ward

Rēlōrētsprēt Lēb, Lē                 see: Dĕl­fēn

Rēn, Mount                             northern boarder of ancient AsŠrē; above the Glimmer River and the Falls of Thōrr­gŠrrōnd

Ring Guard                              special Low DwŠrvăn guard in Fhĕlhds­fhŠr set aside to protect the Ring of Stĕf­in­lăn­thăl­ŭs

Ring of Stĕf­in­lăn­thăl­ŭs                black gold (or ĀÕKrō­mēŭm) ring forged by Stĕf­in­lăn­thăl­ŭs; fashioned in the shape of a slender snake swallowing its own tail, with the two bright scarlet rubies for eyes; stolen and wielded by his son, Thōrn­lānkĕn, in the Dră­gōn Wars; cut from the finger of Thōrn­lānkĕn with tōth Nhōrin-BhŸrr by Thēzēon and held by the DwŠrves until they are betrayed by Galī­abrĕth and Ăzma­dŸs acquires it and wields it to free Mĕl MŠrra from banishment in the Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn War

Rīs‘rēng, Mount                     most southerly peak the Fōrg­ēng Mountains; blanketed in snow throughout year

Rising Spring                            FhŠng­lhĭg Frrō {L.D.} (Òrising springÓ); a geyser in the Rrōt Mountains

River Road                               a KingÕs Road which runs alongside the Shim­rēng from €rqŸāvēă south to Hĕnd‘rm

River Tāixŭs                             Acid River; Acid River of Death; Ancient River; River Between; River of Death; river separating the Realm of the Living from the Realms of the Dead

Roflē‘r the Ōrc Slayer, Sir          famous €rqŸā­vēăn Homeguardsman remembered for single-handedly slaying two and seventy Ōrcs at a stand

RōgnŠrk Ōnĭx                          see: Rāfāngŭs The Black-Hearted

Rōna Dī Măndōrē, Lē                 see: Dī Măndōrē

Rrōt Mountains                    where Fhĕlhds­fhŠr is and home of the Low DwŠrf Kingdom; Western Rrōts home to Low Gob­lĭns under VōlgŠr dŸÕĀrănt in the Gob­lĭn Wars

Rrōt­ghōr­rŠth                    see: AsŠrē

Rrōtv•g                                  {L.D.} (holy + day); celebrated at the day upon which €rxē created the Low DwŠrves

Rrōtv•g Dhōn­brrŸz                 Rrōtv•g Dhōn­brrŸz {L.D.} (holy + day black + beard); Low DwŠrf who survived an expedition he led to †nzhōnd two hundred years ago, in which most of his comrades died; born on the same day as his great grandtot, Kāx DhōnbrrŸz, the 7th of ErrōŠn

ruffian                                       marauders who usually travel in small groups and waylay unsuspecting victims; in particular, the ruffians led by ShĕrŸk in an ambush on the Companions in Dale Ōrăth and those who waylaid Lĕgĕnd, Jōr, and Scar in the Oak­wood Forest

rŸne                                           symbols and glyphs used for recording history and language; DwŠrvic cirth; RŸnic cirth; the Skrit of the Māgī or the Letters of Lēnă­lōrnă­lŏn; the Hō VŠnēăn cirth

RŸne­glaive, Sword of Heroes      Ĕrĭg-Srēng, Lē Mĭst-Srēng {H.Ĕ.} (rŸne-sword, the magic-sword, ÒRŸne­glaive, the Enchanted SwordÓ); first wielded by Hērōmĕr; now by Mītăk; blade smithed by the Low DwŠrves; guard from the Ĕlves; grip of woven hide from the Green Dră­gōn, Tĕm ArrŠl, killed by Gōbō; pommel from Imperator Lăndrōs; sheath from Potentate LŠngsfōrth; on the blade are etched RŸnic cirth rŸnes of High Ĕlvăn, and symbols: a crouching Dră­gōn, the Lidless Eyes, the acorn and the oak, a coat of arms; RŸnic cirth characters spell out a High Ĕlvăn and Low DwŠrvăn version of inscription, each etched along one length of the blade:
¦sōmăntēkŸw_dān_ŠrþēŸs.ōd`tīnī_dēcŸm_sōrĕn_ōnō:ōd`ēn_nō`dān_blōth`lē`līzănz¦ {H.Ĕ.} (SōmăntēqŸw Dān €rthēŸs Ōd Tīnī DēcŸm Sōrĕn Ōnō—Ōd Ēn Nō Dān Blōth Lē Līzănz. ÒWhoever be worthy to draw my blade out—to him shall be given the ability.Ó)
¦gŠ`vhōr`ghō.nhŠrrhŠnan.vhō`glī`rrhī`zhōt`dhōrrhŸn:vhō`tēg_fhŠl_ghō`Šrrz`tōth_nhŠl¦ {L.D.} (GŠ vhōr ghō nhŠrrhŠnan vhō glī rrhī zhōt dhōrrhŸn: vhō tēg fhŠl ghō Šrrz tōth nhŠl.) ÒHe who be worthy to draw my blade out—to him shall be given the skill.Ó
¦hŸsōevr_iz`werðē.tŸ`drŠ`mī.blād_fōrþ:tŸ`him.šal_bē_given_ð‘`skil¦ {C.T.} ÒWhosoever is worthy to draw my blade forth—to him shall be given the skill.Ó
beneath the Lidless Eyes is etched, in Ancient Skrit rŸnes:
W_H_E_T_H_E_R O_N_E C_A+R_E+S T_O S_E_E T_H_E T+R_U_T_H O+R NO, T+R_U_T_H E_V_E_R R_E_M_A+I_N+S T_H_E S_A_M_E. {C.T.} ÒWhether one cares to see the truth or no, Truth ever remains the same.Ó

RŸne­guard, Shield of Heroes      Ĕrĭg-Ăndōnēŭs, Mĭst-Ăndōnēŭs Dī PrōfēŸs-ĂntēqŸwēŸm {H.Ĕ.} (rŸne-shield, magic-shield of foresight; ÒRŸne­guard, the Enchanted ShieldÓ); itÕs surface can reflect the future; golden RŸnic cirth characters spell out a High Ĕlvăn inscription around the outer edge, which is a wide band of copper with the writing inlaid in it; mirror-like polished center; lost in AsŠvō by Fīt the Foolish; recovered by Lĕgĕnd; used by Mĕrăk
¦hŸsōevr_iz`werðē.tŸ`gāz`intŸ`mī`rēflecšn:tŸ`him.Šl`šal_bē_rēvēld¦ {C.T.} (Whosoever is worthy to gaze into my reflection—to him all shall be revealed.)

RŸne­helm, Helmet of Heroes     Ĕrĭg-Nōldōnēŭs, Mĭst-Nōldōnēŭs Dī DĕlŸn-FēŸsē {H.Ĕ.} (rŸne-helm, magic-helm of truth-sight); helmet that when placed upon oneÕs head allows the wearer to see the truth; maroon plume; riveted together; RŸnic cirth characters spell out a High Ĕlvăn inscription that winds along the edge of the helmet:
¦hŸsōevr_iz`werðē.tŸ`plās.mē`upŠn_hiz.hed:tŸ`him.šal_bē_given_trŸ`sīt¦ {C.T.} ÒWhosoever is worthy to place me upon his head—to him shall be given true sight.Ó

RŸnic cirth                               characters of rŸne used by the High Ĕlves for recording history and language

RŸtākŸm                                   (sorrow); see: Lĕgĕr­dēmān

RŸtākŸm Dī MāfĕrētōnŸm          (the sorrow of White Falls [water + mist]); a song of sorrow of the doomed love between €qŸalēna, First-Sired of MāfĕrētōnŸm (White Falls) and the mortal, Sēlāsēŭs

S

Sack of Ĭxōr RēmŸs                 see: Wars, Gob­lĭn/Sack of Ĭxōr RēmŸs

salt flats                                    see: Northern Pass/White Desert

Saltēn Sea                                 dead inland sea in the Northern Fōrg­ēng Mountains; south of the Năs‘r

Sand Eel                                    Kōv-€lwāēn {H.Ĕ.} (sand-swimmer; Sand Eel); large, scaly, fish-like creature who lived in the sandy dunes of great deserts; last one slain by QŸŠr­sŠnĭlŏn, High-Ĕlvăn; move through the sand by emitting low-frequency vibrations that cause liquefaction of the hard-packing sand; their approach is preceded by subsonic vibrations audible only to Ĕlves

Sănwīz                                      last of the High DwŠrvăn wee-warriors; died shortly after the end of the Dră­gōn Wars; survived only by High DwŠrf Wives

Sarēen Swamps                        Sarēen Valley; northern homeland of GhŏŸls; Sarēen Swamplands

Scar, Lord                                 given name is Lōrthăl but he goes by ÒLord ScarÓ or Òold Scar-Head;Ó Knight Commander of the City Garrison; fond of proclaiming: ÒIf thereÕs one thing IÕve learned in this wide world, itÕs thatÉÓ; calls himself ÒSonless FatherÓ after BŠr­cōgan betrays him; in charge of the City Garrison Knights; his lord is young Councilor Hănsōm; bald head covered with scars; graying mustache; wields a broad short sword; fought with Prē­lŏn in the Fell Winter War; tracked down and slew the last of the Wĕrewolf Generals

Scepter of Stĕlth­lăn­thăl­ŭs           black gold (or ĀÕKrō­mēŭm) wand forged by Stĕlth­lăn­thăl­ŭs; stolen and wielded by his son, Thōrn­lānkĕn, in the Dră­gōn Wars; pried from the hand of Thōrn­lānkĕn by Imperator Āzrōd the Avenger and held by Men until Sĕthtōn wields it in the Apocalypse War, then it is lost; discovered and wielded by Ăzma­dŸs in the Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn War

Scintillation River                   flowing from northwest to southeast, this great upper fork of the mighty Glimmer River follows the southern borders of Ĕstĕr­ēa just beyond the Ever­tree Treewall to join with the Glimmer just south of the capital city

Sē River                                    wide and mighty; flows from the Northeastern Sea to the Marēnēăn Ocean

Sea Dră­gōn                              see: Dră­gōn, Sea

Sea Gate                                   WhŸsh-LhŠkh {L.D.} (ÒSea-GateÓ); main entrance from the Marēnēăn Ocean into Fhĕlhds­fhŠr; protected by the Hidden Gate—Khōrz-LhŠkh {L.D.} (ÒHidden-GateÓ)

Sea Gob­lĭn                                see: Gob­lĭn, Sea

Sea Hag                                    see: Hag, Sea

Sea Serpent                              see: Serpent, Sea

Sea Sprīte                                  see: Sprīte, Sea

Sealed Chambers                     see: AsŠrē/Temples of AsŠrē/Great Tombs

seasons of the year                  Tothlēĕn Jĭn (Spring); ĪzĕntēŸsdōrē Gō (Winter)

                                                   see also: ÒLanguagesÓ—season

Second Divine Epoch                  fifth of ten epochs in the three eras of history

Second DwŠrvăn Epoch              ninth of ten epochs in the three eras of history

Sēĕsĕns/Sēĕsĕnsent                      see: Languages/sense

Sĕfentēna, Ladywife               styled Her Grace The Ladywife Sĕfentēna Queen Consort of €rqŸāvēă; wed to King Jōrăn and Queen Tēĕndrā; hair the color of burnished cherry wood; eyes the tincture of roasted chestnuts; not quite as tall as Queen Tēĕndrā

Sēlāsēŭs the Man                    Man who loved €qŸalēna the Drīăd of MāfĕrētōnŸm

Sēlāsēŭs the Ēlf                        High Ĕlf; HīănthĕlŭsÕs grandfather on his motherÕs side; wed DisŠnēlēs

Sĕlbĕrēng                                  Sĕlbĕrēng Peak; one of two tallest peaks of the Fōrg­ēng Mountains, along with Ăndĕlēăn; exactly due east of SkēbaÕs lair in Lone Tor

Sĕrēng-Lēb, Lē                          see: Keen-one

S‘rpencroptŸs                          many-headed Sky Hȳdră; Serpent-headed Hȳdră; Scourge of Vĕm Arrōk; four arms and legs; (no wings); perhaps a hundred serpentine heads (from bickering among the heads that led to one head biting off another, which only grew back two more); hypnotizes her victims with a malevolent gaze; can hover in the air through levitation rather than by flight

Serpent, Sea                             Wingless Dră­gōn or Low Dră­gōn; a limbless Sea Wȳrm; pearlescent multifaceted eyes; seaweed-maned horned heads; webbed ears; spiked tail; one three-headed Sea Serpent, Nĕslōr, was slain by One-Eyed QŸāglōr; NOT related to Hȳdrăs or Sea Dră­gōns; the spawn of Tĕm ArrŠl, the Green Dră­gōn, and a Giant Sea Turtle

S‘rprĕsēn                                  see: Dră­gōn, White

Sēsēstrē/Sēsēstrēous                    see: Languages/sense

Sĕthtōn                                     Sĕthtōn the Malcontent; Sĕthtōn the Betrayer; Argent and Atrous Knight (in MītăkÕs recurring dream); first to master all of the three crafts, in both Argent and Atrous Magic; wielder of the black gold Scepter of Stĕlth­lăn­thăl­ŭs and wielder of The Sōrs‘r, which he stole from Sōrsĕrn, whom he enchanted in a deep lake; wore robes of a large silver and black checkered pattern with a breastplate of polished silver over them, but wore no helmet, nor any additional form of armor; his henchman was Dō­găm­dŸs; rode Bacillus; overthrown by his younger brother, Hērōmĕr, at the Battle of Kĕntrē Plateau; son of Lănstōn of AsŠvō and ĀrŸvēĕl; grandson of Imperator Dī‘rtōn; nephew of Imperator Lăndrōs the Benevolent; progenitor of the race of SŸdmōrēăns through his bastard son, SŸd

                                                   Arms of Sĕthtōn:

                                                   Emblazon:Description: AS-  Description: AS  

                                           Blazon: Chequy argent and sable a pall inverted gules.

                                           see also: Appendix FÞRoll of Arms of ĬndrēlÞArms of Sĕthtōn

Sēvōcălrē/Sēvōcălrēance               see: Languages/sense

Sēzĕrēŭs, Ēlf‑Marshal             Master‑Paladin or Sēzĕr; Ēlf‑marshal under Ēlf‑Captain QŸŠr­sŠnĭlŏn, High-Ĕlvăn before he became Ēlf‑Captain of the Regal Ward of the Southern Gates, himself; under Ēlf‑General Ĕstĕrēŭs in the Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn War; of the shire of Fērna; exceptionally tall; rides the sleek white Īnhōrn, Gēn­gōlĕt; unusually-pointed ears; gilded spear; wears his long, straight, yellow tresses in a tail bound with a strip of white leather at the base of his neck; (5Õ11Ó)

Shackle                                     bargeman on the Glimmer River

Shāde                                        see:  Spĭrit or Ghōst

Shadow World                          see: Realms of the Dead

shadow-sense                           see: Languages/sense

Shale Pass                                 CădĕrŠs Ĕrēin­dĭlgōl {H.Ĕ.} (ÒAvalanche PassÓ); pass between the Saltēn Sea and the MŸrmŸrēng River

Shape-shifter                           see: shifter, Shape-

shē-shā flower                           beautiful but deadly carnivorous flower that grows in the heart of the Năs‘r Rainforest; pitcher-shaped, yellow with orange and black rosettes blossom (large enough to ensnare a Man) that grows from a yellow-orange stalk at the heart of a blue-green epiphyte; lures prey by enticing victims with the marvelous aroma of its pinkish-clear liquid nectar, the which causes drowsiness and intoxication, so that its food faints and falls into its great blossom, which is orange and black spiraled on the inside

Shēn Valley                              Shēnēăn; extremely remote and small, mountain city; also the valley cut into the Northern VŠn­d‘r­lŠnt Mountains by the Shēnēăn River; just northwest of the Temples of AsŠrē; Rock Ōrcs first banished from here by the Māgŭs Gīzĕr and return 2000 years later (one hundred years ago)

Shēnēăn River                         flows from the Northern VŠn­d‘r­lŠnts southeast out of Shēn Valley into the Western Glimmer River

ShĕrŸk                                       ruffian leader of the GisarmŽs who ambushed the Companions in Dale Ōrăth; wields a mighty halberd named Grosh-Ghōrr

Shī-Hō VŠnēăn Ĕlf                 see: Ĕlf/Ĕlf, Low

Shī-Hō VŠn‘                             {S.Ĕ.} (hold + - + without fear + –place; ÒFearless KingdomÓ); Lē TōnōkŸmnē Kī {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Oaken HoldÓ); Shī-Hō VŠnēăn ĔlvesÕ first homeland in the Oak­wood Forest; one of the Six Ancient Kingdoms; Nhā­ghōr­rŠth {L.D.} (no + fortress)
see also: Holds, Four Ancient

Shīăn­ēs­ēŭs Lŏn, Third-Sired        {H.Ĕ.} (ÒShīăn­ēs­ēŭs BeardlessÓ), third-sired of Lēnă­lōrnă­lŏn; married Hō VŠn—daughter of QŸŠr­sŠnĭlŏn, First-Born; father of the Shī-Hō VŠnēăn Ĕlves, whose skin shines like golden bronze in the sunlight and like polished copper in the moonlight; fought in the Final Battle

shifter, Place-                           Place-shifter; a creature who can instantaneously jump from one location to another at will, such as a QŸŠzlŏt or an Ouncelot

shifter, Shape-                          Shape-shifter; a creature who can transform themselves physically

Shim­rēng large-fin trout              see: trout, Shim­rēng

Shim­rēng River                       Lē Sĭndĭn Māfĕrēfrē {H.Ĕ.} (the clear river, Òthe Clear­water RiverÓ); Shim­rēng River Valley; Lē ĔrŠsnē-Ĕrēidĭlē Dī Lē Sĭndĭn Māfĕrēfrē {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Valley of the Clear­water RiverÓ) ÒClear­water River ValleyÓ; flows south from the Northern VŠn­d‘r­lŠnt Mountains through Western Oak­wood and joins the Upper East Fork to skirt the Ăndrēăn Desert; Razing Rapids two-and-a-half leagues north of €rqŸāvēă; the Longfall between €rqŸāvēă and Open Springs; rapids just south of Nŏd­rēōf; five leagues south of Nŏd­rēōf (and ten furlongs north of the merger), the Western Fork flows deep and wide for about half a mile; rapids just before the main river [Lē Ē㊠Sĭndĭn Māfĕrēfrē {H.Ĕ.} (the western clear river, Òthe Western Clear­water RiverÓ)], or Western Fork, joins the Eastern Fork [Lē FīlōŠ Sĭndĭn Māfĕrēfrē {H.Ĕ.} (the eastern clear river, Òthe Eastern Clear­water RiverÓ)], or the Little Shim­rēng; after the merger, the Great River forms a barrier that cannot be forded for thirteen leagues south; flows past the ruins of Ĭxōr RēmŸs; flows into the Marēnēăn Ocean just below Hĕnd‘rm

Shim­rēngÕs Side                        not actually a place but refers to the eastern shores of the Shim­rēng River halfway between Nŏd­rēōf and where its Western Fork and Eastern Forks converge

                                                   see also: Wars, Gob­lĭn/Battle at Shim­rēngÕs Side

Shōēs                                         Giant Sphĭnx; one of SkēbaÕs three sisters

shōkrēst                                    picture drawn as an aid in a spell

Shrēk                                         young children who die unnatural deaths and whose Spĭrits linger behind to haunt the Ǣrthăl Ambit; the cause of their death become the source of their power: for example the young AsŠrēăn girl of fifteen who had frozen during the first difficult winter following the Great War and had thus became a Ghōst whose touch froze the life from the living

SHŸZKRaK                             see: languages of Ĭndrēl/Ĕttĭnēăn Tongue of SHŸZKRaK

Sī‘r-glaive                                 a sword forged by Sī‘rthălŭs in the heat of Lē Cāth Dī Măndōrēā; one of the Sī‘rs—two glaives of which are Ĕrĭnsĭl and Sŏrĭnsĭl; such blades have a yellow aura to them

Sī‘r-spear                                  a spear forged by Sī‘rthălŭs in the heat of Lē Cāth Dī Măndōrēā; one of the Sī‘rs—one spear of which is MĕrăkÕs MĭstdōndŸsēs-Rrōn another of which is RĕplēōnŸsēs-Rrōn

Sī‘rfēŸ                                       High Ĕlvăn bard who remembers some of the Lay of Beginnings in its original Elder Ĕlvăn form

Sī‘rs                                           Sī‘rthălŭs Lōrēĕn created the three crystal Măndōrē and forged in their heat the Sī‘r Blades—Sī‘r-glaives and Sī‘r-spears

Sī‘rthălŭs Lōrēĕn                    (stern + face creator); Great Craftsman; second-son of QŸĭnsōnēsēŭs, Second-Sired and Lady Lēbĕn­lōralī; younger brother of King Fĕrimŭs; created the three crystal Măndōrēā and forged in the heat of Lē Cāth Dī Măndōrēā the Sī‘rs (Sī‘r-glaives and Sī‘r-spears); bore by Tăm Tōrra (in the guise of Fōr­fōr­Ÿm­flōra) three sons: StŸ­wŠrd­lăn­thălŭs, Stĕlth­lăn­thăl­ŭs, and Stĕf­in­lăn­thăl­ŭs, who in turn slew him at her coaxing; no beard

Sign                                           see: the Three Sacred Stars

Sign of the Three Sacred Stars     see: the Three Sacred Stars

Sĭlvă                                           Sĭlvăn; green forest moon; she or her

Sĭlvālōralān, First-Born               Elder Ĕlvăn wife of FīlŠn­lānēō, First-Born; mother of FīlŠn­lāa; moonsmith

Silver-Jaw                                 Golden GeneralÕs herald; called Silver-Jaw not primarily because of the gray beard he wore, but because of his keen tongue and the whit of his quick discourse

silver regal                                see: regal

Silver Wanderer                       see: Măx­ĭn­dīn the Great

Silver Warrior                           see: Lĕgĕr­dēmān

Silvermān                                 see: Măx­ĭn­dīn the Great

Sĭndĭn Māfĕrēfrē                       see: Shim­rēng River

Sĭndĭn Īzĕn                               see: VŠn­d‘r­lŠnt Mountains

Sindinloxsōlŭs                           only daughter of King Kriskrisālŭs the Clairvoyant

Sindrīl                                        Eldest Sister; Sister of the Blood; haunts the Temple of the Priestesses; rival of Dō­găm­dŸs, Brother of the Blood; wore a carcanet of electrum with diamonds and sapphires set upon it

Single-headed Gīănt               see: Ōgre

Sisters of the Blood                  priestesses in the Temple of the Priestesses; former worshipers of Dī Ōmond who turned to the service of the Nameless One; vestal virgins sacrificed to Him before AsŠrē fell

Six Ancient Kingdoms                 Ĕstĕr­ēa, Shī-Hō VŠn‘, Fhĕlhds­fhŠr, AsŠrē, AsŠvō, the Forgotten Realm; (the last three of being called: the Three Ancient Kingdoms of Man)

Six Lands of Klēzēŏn                   see: Klēzēŏn

Skēba the Ancient                  {H.Ĕ.} (ÒHarmonyÓ); Skēbalēs GlĭndĕlŸn {H.Ĕ.} (ÒHarmonious WiseÓ); Daughter of Time; Mistress of Lore; Giant Sphĭnx (a form of Conglomeration Beast); last of her kind; lives in a cave in the hillock Lone Tor, southeast of PŠntŠn Oasis; seasons below the stars: Of millenarian cycles below the stars—three have I seen, of centennial cycles below the stars—eight more, of decennial cycles below the stars—five more still, and of perennial cycles—three more seasons below the stars have I seen; left foreleg wounded once; daughter of the Ăndrōsphĭnx who was seduced by Mĕv Kōrra, so she is the half-sister of MŭldēcroptŸs; sister of Shōēs and two other clutch mates

Skēbalēs GlĭndĕlŸn                  see: Skēba

Skeletal Fĭēnd                          see: Fĭēnd, Skeletal

SkīwŠrd, The                             large ancient tome of Benevolent Magic; silver, embossed with gold-leafed rŸnes; written in the Light Tongue with Ancient Skrit rŸnes; became the Ōrācle when it conjoined with The Sōrs‘r

Skrit of the Māgī                     characters developed by the ancient Māgī for writing down spells in the Dark and the Light Tongues; used for recording the Languages of Magic; Ancient Skrit glyphs; sometimes called the Letters of Lēnă­lōrnă­lŏn, although it is uncertain who actually developed them

                                                   see also: magic

                                                   see also: Languages/Language of Magic

Skrit, Ancient                          characters most likely devised by Lēnălōrnălŏn; also called Skrit of the Māgī; Letters of Lēnă­lōrnă­lŏn;

                                                   see also: Pronunciation/Ancient Skrit

                                                   see also: Languages/Language of Magic

Skrit, Middle                             characters

Skrit, Modern                           characters

sleep-song                                 Ōsē MāŸsēŸē (sleep song)

                                                   see also: Languages/sleep-song

Slime Mold                               several verities of gelatinous creatures that can sense the vibrations of passers-by, and drop on them from above

Slime, Green                            one of the worst verities of Slime Mold; a gelatinous creature that can sense the vibrations of passers-by, and drop on them from above; if the fungal creature were not immediately scraped off, it would attach itself to exposed skin, and if not amputated, or if the mold had attached itself to the trunk or head, it would quickly consume its victim, and would absorb them into a giant colony of Green Slime within hours

Smithsands Oasis                    ancient city that was covered up by the moving dunes during a terrible sandstorm 500 years ago—the Black Day

Snōr­on, General I & Me             Ĕttin sent by Ăzma­dŸs to ambush the Companions near PŠntŠn; his lieutenant is the Ĕttin I & Me GrŠk­tŠg

solstitial nightfall                     see: Klēzēŏn

Sō­māz­ēăn Ambit                         see: Ambits/Tĕrĕstrēăl/Sōmāzēă

sorcerer/sorceress                   mid level practitioner of the Dark Arts; Order of the Red
see also: magic

SorcererÕs-Bane                        MĭstdōndŸsēs-Rrōn; MĕrăkÕs enchanted spear from AsŠrē; a Sī‘r-spear forged by Sī‘rthălŭs in the heat of Lē Cāth Dī Măndōrēā; used by Mĕrăk to slay

Sōrs‘r, The                                 ancient tome of Malevolent Sorcery; written in the Dark Tongue with Ancient Skrit rŸnes; became the Ōrācle when it conjoined with The SkīwŠrd

Sōrsĕrn the Black-Handed          first sorcerer to attain title of Master of All Colors; author of The Sōrs‘r; taught Sĕthtōn, who betrayed him by enchanting him in a deep lake and stealing his magic tome; grandson of Lēbĕn­mālăn, by his third child, Lēbĕnlōralā; cousin of the Māgŭs Gīzĕr

Sŏrĭnsĭl                                      Golden-blade; {E.Ĕ.} (blade + gold); MĕrăkÕs yellow-aura Sī‘r-glaive forged by Sī‘rthălŭs Lōrēĕn long ago, in the heat of Lē Dī Măndōrēā, ere the Reign of Dră­gōns began; effective against all forms of flesh, including the undead—even GhŏŸls and Zombiēs; aids its wielder in skill; inflicts more potent wounds; edges never dull; only another Sī‘r can break them; cut through ordinary steel like lead; discovered among the GrăkonÕs hoard along with Ĕrĭnsĭl

Sōrinthindal                             Second King of the Wood; wed to Ēvont, the Lady of the Wood; their only child is Ămbrēĕlla, Princess of the Wood; son of Āgēsēŭs, First King of the Wood

Southerland Main                   seas of the Marēnēăn Ocean along the Ĭndrēlēăn coastline of the Southerlands; beyond it lies the Landless South

Southerlands                            see: Four Realms

Southern Wood                        see: Evermore Forest

Southern Bridge                       Lē VĕrdŠ Gāl {H.Ĕ.}; crosses the Glimmer at one of the lesser gates of the Evermore Forest, the Southern Gates, south of Ĕstĕr­ēa

Southern Desert                      see: Chăsmēĕn Desert

Southern Gates                       see: Ever­tree Gates

Southern Hold                         see: Hĕnd‘rm Hold

Southern Pass                          VĕrdŠ CădĕrŠs {H.Ĕ.} (ÒSouthern PassÓ); pass near VŠnd‘rlŠnt that leads to PŠntŠn Oasis

Spĕcter                                      see: Spĭrit

Sphĭnx, Giant                          a Child of Ĭximālēfăctōr; immortal intelligent monsters of wisdom and folly; a form of Conglomeration Beast; head of a women with the mane of a lion; a face that is both cat-like and Man-like; feline body; mighty golden, brown, white, and ruddy wings; a coat of fine, short fur with rosettes down the back and a golden belly; children of Ĭximālēfăctōr; seek for the Ăndrōsphĭnxes
see also:  Skēba

Spĭndal Lōrēĕn                         see: Storm-Maker

Spĭndalēng                                 see: ĀsĕnthōrōlŭsÕs Arrows

                                                   see also: the Keen-eyed One

spindĭlfīer                                  orange & black bird w/ sleek wings and shrill calls that summers in Ĕstĕr­ēa and flies south for the winter

Spĭrit                                          like a Ghōst or Wīght, but not necessarily malevolent; variants: Shāde; Spĕcter; Ghōst; Wīght; ŎgthrŠl; pĕÕēkōs {Q.T.T.};

Spĭrit-sense                               see: Languages/sense

Spring of Great Content            the year following Măx­ĭn­dīnÕs banishment of the Hill Trōlls from the Chān­lēnk Mountains to the lands east of the Năs‘r 215+ years ago

Springer Vassal                         noblemen from Open Springs; under Duke Ōrnvĕlt; girt in dissimilar armor; no uniform; not a formal military army unit; ware a great bullÕs horn slung at their side

Sprint                                        see: Bastion

Sprīte, Faĭry                              a type of Pĭxĭē Sprīte with wings that live in seclusion in the Souther­lands; called Flower Nymphs by the QŸŠkÕTŸlŸ; small (about one link tall) winged creature very much like a tiny Ĕlf with gossamer-sheer wings; found mostly in open meadows and fields, where wildflowers abound; usually eat only nectar and honey (which they love, though one sting from a common bee is usually lethal), but can eat grains and nuts, as well; speak the Faĭrēăn Tongue

Sprīte, Pĭxĭē                              called Children of the Twilight by the Ĕlves; one of the race of small creatures such as Pĭx; small magical creatures that resemble Ĕlves; there are several verities, including: Faĭry Sprītes, Wood Sprītes, and Sea Sprītes

Sprīte, Wood                             a type of wingless Pĭxĭē Sprīte that dwells in several of sylvan regions of Ĭndrēl; small (about two cubits tall) nymph-like creatures who live in wooded grottos and remote dells

Sprīte, Sea                                 small (about two cubits tall) nymph-like creatures who play in the surf along enchanted shores

Sprō Shī-Hō VŠn‘                    {S.Ĕ.} (ÒNew Shī-Hō VŠn‘Ó) Shī-Hō VŠnēăn ĔlvesÕ new homeland in the Easter­lands

Srēng-Frē                                   see: Swift-Blade

star                                            the DwŠrves believe that stars are but sparks—the burning embers still in the sky from when €rxē forged the world upon her mighty anvil, the sun

     Bōlŏn                                    in the Crown of Lēnă­lōrnă­lŏn constellation

     FīlŠnlāa                                {W.T.} (star + evening); after which is named Evenstar; the Evening Star (Woodĕlvăn)

     Fīlō                                       Morning Star in the Common Tongue

     Nēlō                                     in the Crown of Lēnă­lōrnă­lŏn constellation

     Nōlō                                     brightest of all stars; topmost in the Crown of Lēnă­lōrnă­lŏn constellation

     Plīdŭs                                    stationary ÒNorth StarÓ

     Three Sacred Stars                 constellation called the Crown of Lēnă­lōrnă­lŏn; comprised of the three stars: Nōlō, Nēlō, and Bōlŏn; commonly used as a symbol of stability; the Sign of the Three Sacred Stars is made by pointing at the three stars, (or at three imaginary stars), and then touching oneÕs hand to the forehead; the Sign often made along with a swear or oath, to indicate genuineness

StŠr­ēĕn­ēsēŸs                            {H.Ĕ.} (kind + ­–est + Fēnŭs); High Ĕlvăn youth who killed a deer, breaking the law for the first time in 531 years, when Jūrgăndēă the Arrogant felled an Ever­tree and XŠrgōn asked he be forgiven rather than banished or killed

starsmith                                  FīrŠn the greatest starsmith forged the Crystal Crown from pure star light
see also: lightsmith

star-stones                                three white jewels crafted from the rays of the Three Sacred Stars—Nōlō, Nēlō, and Bōlŏn by starsmith King Lēnălōrnălŏn; set in the necklace Melĭsĕs Bleth

StŠr­sōn­lān­ēŭs, Ēlf‑General          {H.Ĕ.} (gracious + beardless); Master‑Paladin or Sir StŠrsōn; High Ĕlvăn; Ēlf‑general of the Ēlf‑tree mustered to come to the aid of beleaguered €rqŸāvēă

Stāv                                           HērōmĕrÕs horse; a buckskin

Stĕf­in­lăn­thăl­ŭs                        {H.Ĕ.} (cloudy + night + bearded + face); as a child named Stĕf­in­thăl­ŭs (cloudy + night + face) before his black beard came in thick as a DwŠrfÕs; hair as black as pitch; second son of Sī‘rthălŭs Lōrēĕn; smithed the black gold serpentine Ring of Stĕf­in­lăn­thăl­ŭs, which had red ruby eyes, and was bestowed with ancient powers; one of three fathers of Thōrn­lānkĕn by Tăm Tōrra; one of the Three Fallen Ĕlves; hair as black as pitch

Stĕf­in­thăl­ŭs                              see: Stĕf­in­lăn­thăl­ŭs

Stĕlth­lăn­thăl­ŭs                        (hail + bearded + face); as a child named Stĕlth­ălŭs (hail + face) before his black beard came in thick as a DwŠrfÕs; hair as black as pitch; third son of Sī‘rthălŭs; forged the Scepter of Stĕlth­lăn­thăl­ŭs out of ĀÕKrō­mēŭm, later wielded by Sĕthtōn and then Ăzma­dŸs; one of three fathers of Thōrn­lānkĕn by Tăm Tōrra; one of the Three Fallen Ĕlves

Stĕlth­ălŭs                                  see: Stĕlth­lăn­thăl­ŭs

Stēn­g‘r, General                     Blue Knight; the Vōk Tōr {Ō.T.}, the ÒBlue LordÓ, or the ÒBlue GeneralÓ to the Kĭz­karăthēăn Ōgres under his command; General-in-most-blue-armor-called-Stēn­g‘r to High Ĕlves; ice-blue eyes; ¼ Drīăd Ĕlf on his motherÕs, motherÕs side; raised among the Wood Ĕlves; used by Ăzma­dŸs to help hunt them down; wears strange, opalescent, blue, plate mail armor and has weapons of the same color, including throwing stars and knives; has a Black Dră­gōn-scale shield and a Illusory Beast helmet

                                                   Sigil of Lord Stēn­g‘r: worn on the tabards of the Westerland Ōgre guards

                                                   Emblazon:Description: SLS- Description: SLS

                                           Blazon: Per saltire Or and azure an orle sable, in pale an Illusory Beast helmet sable horned gules and an estoile of four rays nowy sable charged with a plate sable fimbriated gules, and in fess two lions combatant queue-forchy sable armed and orbed gules, an orle sable.

                                           see also: Appendix FÞRoll of Arms of ĬndrēlÞSigil of Lord Stēn­g‘r

Stōn­ghōr­rŠth                        see: Stone Castle

stone                                         see: measurements

Stone Castle                             Stōn­ghōr­rŠth {L.D.} (stone + fortress); Lē KēkŠn Kī {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Bottomless HoldÓ); first Low DwŠrf Kingdom; DwŠrves mine as thralls there under the Dră­gōn Lords; where the Fallen Ĕlves forced them to mine black gold in the KrŸkzik Shaft; upon its ruins was built AsŠvō—Ăz­ghōr­rŠth {L.D.} (empty + fortress)
see also: Holds, Four Ancient

Stone GōlŸmn                         see: GōlŸmn, Stone

Stone Wall                                ancient stone barrier built along the entire length of the High Bluff by the Men of the Forgotten Realm in defense of some unknown adversary to the south
see also: Forgotten Realm

Stōn­bhŸrr                                 see: Ghrĭm­bōld StōnbhŸrr

Stonetrapper                            a kind of Camouflage Beast that lies in wait looking like a stone floor or wall until it envelops its victim and slowly digests them

Storm Blocker                          †hurg­tōhn-KhŸrrhum   (storm-blocker); Ăm­brē­ĕllaÕs long shield; crafted by DwŠrves as a gift for the High Ĕlf king, QŸĭnsōnēsēŭs as reward for his aid during the Dră­gōn Wars

Storm-Maker                           {H.Ĕ.} Spĭndal-Lōrēĕn; bow of Lēbĕnlānēŭs Lōrnă­lŏn, given to him by Dī Ōmond when the World was young

StŸ­wŠrd­lăn­thălŭs                     {H.Ĕ.} (windy + evening + bearded + face); as a child named StŸwŠrdthălŭs {H.Ĕ.} (windy + evening + face) before his black beard came in thick as a DwŠrfÕs; hair as black as pitch; first son of Sī‘rthălŭs; smithed the Jeweled Crown of StŸ­wŠrd­lăn­thălŭs—a diadem of black gold; one of three fathers of Thōrn­lānkĕn by Tăm Tōrra; one of the Three Fallen Ĕlves

StŸwŠrdthălŭs                          see: StŸ­wŠrd­lăn­thălŭs

SŸd                                             bastard son of Sĕthtōn; one of the primary progenitors of the SŸdmōrēăns

SŸdmōr                                      SŸdmōrēăn; Tāna Lāf-Ōēā {H.Ĕ.} (Fierce Blue-eyes); tall, slate-gray skinned cousins of the Nōrsmōrēăns; fierce blue eyes; lean and muscular; shaved heads, often with long beards; descendants of AsŠvō and the House of Dlĭth­ĕn­mā­lăn, primarily through SŸd, the bastard son of Sĕthtōn; after the Apocalypse War, some AsŠvēăns escaped into the KrŸkzik Shaft, where they dwelt for may lifetimes before secretly emerging and emigrating across the Marēnēăn Ocean; assailed Hĕnd‘rm, Ōpĕr, and Fhĕlhds­fhŠr

sun                                             see: Ētrrō­khŠng

                                                   see also: Vītălŭs

SunÕs World                               sunlit world outside of the mines and tunnels of Fhĕlhds­fhŠr

sunsmith                                   see: lightsmith

Swān the Sorrowful                 High Hero descended from the High HeroÕs Bloodline in direct patrilineal descendent from Hērōmĕr by 35 generations; Gōr­lănd the Grand by 12 generations; Bōr­lănd the Brave by 11 generations; grandson of Fāt the Defiant; son of Fīt the Foolish; father of Bōrz; grandfather of Māsĕm the Mace-wielder; great grandfather of Hănfĭn the Heavy-Hearted; great-great grand-father of Prē­lŏn; great3 grandfather of Lĕgĕr­dēmān; great4 grandfather of Mītăk and Mĕrăk

Swift-Blade                               Srēng-Frē {H.Ĕ.} (glaive-swift); MītăkÕs magical Ĕlvăn glaive from SkēbaÕs lair in Lone Tor; weightless; each direct blow reduces the size of the opponent; forged by QŸĭndrē Lēbĕnrēen to destroy the Dră­gōns

Swift-death                               Lē Āyā-Frē {H.Ĕ.} (glaive-swift); Chăm­pēăn the ValiantÕs sword; part of his dowry from Vītăl­ānēŭs, First-Born; handed down to King Jōrăn in later years

swiftwing                                  pure white bird that migrates from the Evermore Forest south for the winter

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Tā, King                                   once king of Nŏd­rēōf; killed, along with Prē­lŏn, fighting the Wolf King in the Fell Winter War; husband of Lady €rāōl; father of King Pī‘r, Prince XŠrgōn, and Princess Mĕrēmer; father-in-law of Queen Nēdra and Lĕgĕr­dēmān; grandfather of Princes Dīāvid & Ăzma­dŸs, Mītăk, and Mĕrăk

Tāixŭs                                       see: River Tāixŭs

Tăk Nōrra                                in Blue Dră­gōn form—Kăt Arrōn the Blue; killed and ate Dlĭth­ĕn­lān­ēŭs and Cāthĕnlānēŭs; later slain by Lēnă­lōrnă­lŏn in the Final Battle

TŠkÕtŠk                                     TŠkÕtŠkÕĂlÕ†tinŠt {Q.T.T.} (ÒTŠkÕtŠk shamanÓ); QŸŠkÕTŸlŸ (RainforestÕMan) from the Năs‘r; fatÕer of the Jaguar Clan; sole survivor of his village after MŭldēcroptŸs decimated it

Tăl‘rĭn, King                           The Tenacious; king of €rqŸāvēă; fought in the Fell Winter War; of the House of €rqŸāvēă; descended from the Drīăd €rqŸāvēă and Chăm­pēăn the Valiant; son of King Grănd and Lady Āōlwīn; husband of Lady Erē–a; father of King Jōrăn; grandfather of Princess Kitfīr

Tăm Tōrra                               in Black Dră­gōn form—Măt Arrōt the Black; most ancient of Dră­gōns; queen of her kind; declared Queen of All Ĭndrēl her son, Thōrn­lānkĕn, Dread Sovereign Lord of the Ǣrthăl Ambit; Queen Tăm Tōrra The Black-Heart; Queen Black-Heart; Măt Arrōt of the One Thumb; thumb claw off of left foreleg cut off by Ādŏn in the early Dră­gōn Wars; disguised as Fōr­fōr­Ÿm­flōra (Black Flower) she seduced Sī‘rthălŭs and bore him three sons, StŸ­wŠrd­lăn­thălŭs, Stĕlth­lăn­thăl­ŭs, and Stĕf­in­lăn­thăl­ŭs, who she later seduced into becoming the Fallen Ĕlves, and with whom she mated to produce Thōrn­lānkĕn; slain in the Final Battle when the Hălfĕn, Fīgon the Fierce, sent a diamond into her eye with his sling, driving her to land upon the battlefield where she was slain by Prince Fĕrimŭs the Fair; a scale off her back serves as Stēn­g‘rÕs shield

Tāmĕn Pass                             see: Northern Pass

Tāna Dī Măndōrē, Lē                see: Dī Măndōrē

TŠnkÕăhŠ                                  TŠnkÕăhŠÕTŠlÕ†knŠk {Q.T.T.} (ÒTŠnkÕăhŠ clan-chiefÓ); QŸŠkÕTŸlŠ (RainforestÕMan) from the Năs‘r; fatÕer of the Coca Berry Clan; came to aid the adventurers in building dugouts for negotiating the swamplands of the Năs‘r

TăzŸr                                        earldom belonging to HŠr­bōr

Tēĕndrā, Queen                      styled Her Majesty Lady Tēĕndrā Queen of €rqŸāvēă and Lady of the Keep; first wife of King Jōrăn; wed also to Ladywife Sĕfentēna; First Lady of the Keep; mother of Princess Kitfīr; very tall and proud; golden hair; hazel-green eyes

Tēl Mērra                                 in Emerald Dră­gōn form—Lēt Arrēm the Emerald; died in Nhōn­lhē­ghōr­rŠth at the hands of a DwŠrf Wife after she had slain the Khwā­gĕnÕs husband and all her tots; her decomposing body still lies in the Flām­stōn Mines, helping to nourish the GhŏŸl­ĕdănÕs Guts that grow there

Tĕlĕstēăl Era                            second of the three eras in history, preceded by the Cēlĕstēăl Era and followed by the Tĕrĕstrēăl; from 6,000 years ago up until 4,000 years ago

Tĕm ArrŠl                                see: Mĕt LŠrra

Temples of AsŠrē                     see: AsŠrē/Temples of AsŠrē

Temple of the Priests                  see: AsŠrē/Temples of AsŠrē/Temple of the Priests

Temple of the Priestesses            see: AsŠrē/Temples of AsŠrē/Temple of the Priestesses

TēnŸm-BŠnk                           see: Tinbăstēăn

Tērnē                                        RōgnŠrk Ōnĭx (Rāfāngŭs The Black-Hearted) allied with the Krispĭns of Nādōr and fought a long campaign against the Tērnēăns, in the Wilderness of Tērn; nomadic goatherds

Tērnēăns                                  see: Tērnē

Tĕrĕstrēăl                                 three Tĕrĕstrēăl Ambits
see also: Ambits/Tĕrĕstrēăl

Tĕrĕstrēăl Era                          third of the three eras in history, preceded by the Cēlĕstēăl Era and Tĕlĕstēăl Era; from 4,000 years ago up until the present

ThănŠl­grim                               ThănŠl­grimīt; village that head a small group of dukedoms beholden to the king of €rqŸāvēă under The Thane of ThănŠl­grim; producers of fine wines; attacked by the Wolf King in the Fell Winter War and defended by The Most Honorable Lord Bōrjăx

                                                   Coat of Arms of The Thane of ThănŠl­grim:

                                                   Emblazon:Description: CATT-  Description: CATT  

                                           Blazon: Sable, three griffins couchant argent one charged on a mountain purpure snowcapped argent, and in a chief embattled argent three bunches of grapes bendwise sinister proper fructed purpure.  

                                           see also: Appendix FÞRoll of Arms of ĬndrēlÞCoat of Arms of The Thane of ThănŠl­grim

ThănŠl­grim Mount                  mount above ThănŠl­grim

Thĕrăg-Dĕrik                      see: Nemesis-Crusher

Thē, Guardsman                      the first Homeguardsman knocked out by Lĕgĕr­dēmān at the outer wall of €rqŸāvēăÕs Keep

ThērŠn the One-Handed, Low King  Lhō Tōr­Ÿt­tōr ThērŠn Nhōn-Thēnhōk {L.D.} (Low King Confident One-Handed); current Low DwŠrf King Under the Mountain in Fhĕlhds­fhŠr; missing his left hand which he lost to a Low Gob­lĭn in the battle where ThōrŸm was slain, but still wields a battle-axe one-handed with great skill; descended from KagŠr KhŠz­rrōgan and the subsequent DwŠrf Lords

                                                   Arms of ThērŠn One-Handed:

                                                   Emblazon:Description: ATOH-  Description: ATOH  

                                           Blazon: Or, three boars rampant in bend sinister sable, orbed, langued, and clayed gules, in canton a crown sable studded gules above an anvil sable, and in sinister base point a hand bendwise sinister couped appaumy gules, three gouttes de sangue bendwise sinister.  

                                           see also: Appendix FÞRoll of Arms of ĬndrēlÞArms of ThērŠn One-Handed

Thĕrin­gōr Vale                         in the lowlands northeast of the Chān­lēnk Mountains along the coast of the Northeastern Sea; sight of a pitched battle in the Copper War, known as the Battle of Thĕrin­gōr Vale, where HŠr­bōr slays Brē­āgōr; afterwards named Lē ĔrŠsnē-Ĕrēidĭlē Dī MōrēsŸs {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Valley of BloodshedÓ); NŠr Vēj is a small village north of the vale

Thēzēon the Vengeful, Low King  Lhō Tōr­Ÿt­tōr RŠgnŠr Thēzēon {L.D.} (ÒLow King VirtueÓ); hewed the little finger off of Thōrn­lānkĕn with Nhōrin-BhŸrr and took the black gold ring for safekeeping; made a vow with the brothers Lēbĕn­mālăn, Dlĭth­ĕn­mā­lăn and Cāth­ĕn­mā­lăn and w/ King QŸĭnsōnēsēŭs; grandtot of KagŠr KhŠz­rrōgan; tot of RŠgnŠr the Rich; father of Thōrrbhōld Thunder-Hammer, grandgaffer of KāgÕKhŠnh the Stout-Hearted; progenitor of ThērŠn One-handed

Thĭm, Constable                      Lord Thĭm; young redheaded Homeguardsman loyal to Kitfīr; grandson of Mĭth; Master Lord Chamberlain and Constable of the Keep for seventy years, serving four generations of MītăkÕs household; wears a simple white baldric, the signature of his office

Thōrn­lānkĕn, Miser-King            Thōrn­lānkĕn The Thrice Bastard; King of Ĭndrēl; conceived of Tăm Tōrra and her sons, the Three Fallen Ĕlves; raised in the Flām­stōn Mines; black eyes; fought in the Dră­gōn Wars against the other Dră­gōns, eventually conquering them; slain by QŸĭnsōnēsēŭs in the Final Battle when Fīgon the Fierce cast a diamond in the eye Măt Arrōt and threw Thōrnlānkĕn in her great pangs; the Jeweled Crown of StŸ­wŠrd­lăn­thălŭs taken by QŸĭnsōnēsēŭs, the Scepter of Stĕlth­lăn­thăl­ŭs taken by Imperator Āzrōd the Avenger, and the Ring of Stĕf­in­lăn­thăl­ŭs taken by Thēzēon

Thōrrbhōld Thunder-Hammer, Low King    Lhō Tōr­Ÿt­tōr Thōrrbhōld {L.D.} (ÒLow King River + JewelÓ); mother died during childbirth; great-grandtot of KagŠr KhŠz­rrōgan; grandtot of RŠgnŠr the Rich; tot of Thēzēon the Vengeful (when the Low King was 282 y.u.M.); father of KāgÕKhŠnh the Stout-Hearted; progenitor of ThērŠn One-Handed

                                                   Arms of Thōrrbhōld Thunder-Hammer:

                                                   Emblazon:Description: ATT-  Description: ATT  

                                           Blazon: Or, three boars rampant in bend sinister sable, orbed, langued, and clayed gules, in canton a crown sable studded gules above an anvil sable.

                                           see also: Appendix FÞRoll of Arms of ĬndrēlÞArms of Thōrrbhōld Thunder-Hammer

Thōrr­gŠrrōnd                       see: Falls of Thōrr­gŠrrōnd

ThōrŸm Brākstōn                     styled ThōrŸm Brākstōn, Low Baron of Fhĕlhds­rŠnd, Master Gatekeeper of the Realm Under the Mountain; Low DwŠrf; died fairly young (aged 95 y.u.M.) in battle fighting Low Gob­lĭns for his king; father of HŠr­bōr Brākstōn

thought sense                          see: Languages/sense

ThrŠg                                         mount ridden by Low Gob­lĭns in battle

Three Ancient Kingdoms of Man  part of the Six Ancient Kingdoms; one each from the Houses of Lēbĕn­mālăn, Dlĭth­ĕn­mā­lăn, and Cāth­ĕn­mā­lăn; kingdoms were AsŠrē, AsŠvō, and the Forgotten Realm (which later divided into €rqŸāvēă, Nŏd­rēōf, Ōpĕr, and Hĕnd‘rm)

Three Fallen Ĕlves                   see: Fallen Ĕlves

Three Fates                              see: Fates

Three Fathers of Men                  Lēbĕn­mālăn, Dlĭth­ĕn­mā­lăn, and Cāth­ĕn­mā­lăn; fought in the Final Battle of the Drăgōn Wars

Three Sacred Stars                   see: star/Three Sacred Stars

Three-headed Wȳrm of the High Seas   see:  Nĕslōr

Three-sided Pyramids of Gōna     three-sided pyramids erected in Gōna during the Age of Architecture

ThŸrrz­rrōnhd                    {L.D.} (tunnel + main); one of the main tunnels that connect the various underground cities and towns of Fhĕlhds­fhŠr

Timeless Realm                       see: Ĕstĕr­ēa

Timorous                                  Zōr­wĭndÕs Ouncelot companion in the Sō­māz­ēăn Ambit;

Tinbăstēăn                               large black-crowned or black-crested Mĕlēza falcon whose body Mītăk uses for his QŸĭntessential Projection; dwelt in the Temple of the Priestesses, in Dale Ōrăth; later named TēnŸm-BŠnk (little-stone) by XŠrgōnthălŭs

Tĭmbrā­lōrna TōnōkŸm               see: Eastern Oak­wood Forest

Tīmbrēlŭrnă Tŭnŭkōm               see: Eastern Oak­wood Forest

Tōlin, Headman                      martial in the Royal €rqŸā­vēăn Home Guard under Captain Āngēŭs

Tōrgamīt                                  Lē Gōn Ĕrēĕm-Ōēā {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe Greater Red-eyesÓ); High Tōrg; from Gōr­tōr­gerond in the far, far west; larger, fiercer cousins of the Gōr­gamīts and TrŠglōdīts; fought in the Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn War

TothlānēŸs, Ēlf‑Sergeant             {H.Ĕ.} (Tothlēĕn Jĭn + LānēŸs, Òspring + childÓ); left to guard the ancient Stone Wall at the point where the Gap of Rōm issues onto the Highland Steppe

Tothlēĕn LŠn                            {H.Ĕ.} (gushing spring) in northern Evermore Forest where the snow-melt from the VŠn­d‘r­lŠnts turn giant millstones

Tracker                                     a half-Man/half-dog breed used for hunting down fugitives

TrŠglōdīt                                   Lē MāfĕrēŸs Ĕrēĕm-Ōēā {H.Ĕ.} (the watery red-eyes); High TrŠgs; amphibian relatives of the reptilian Gōr­gamīts and Tōrgamīts; faced by Mītăk and the others in the Catacombs

TrănqŸĭl Ambit                           see: Ambits/Tĕrĕstrēăl/TrănqŸĭ

Transference                           see: wizard

Tree Clan                                 ChŠkaÕŸ clan of QŸŠkÕTŸlŸ (RainforestÕMen) whose skin is of varying shades of green and who wear their colorful waxed hair spiked and up in spirals or in flame-like wavy spikes; XÕūkÕTŠlÕ†knŠk is their clan fatÕer

Treetop Clan                            ChŠkaÕ•shŠŸ clan of QŸŠkÕTŸlŸ (RainforestÕMen) whose skin is of varying shades of blue and who wear their waxed hair slicked down and shorn in neat round yellow caps; NōnÕkōÕTŠlÕ†knŠk is their clan fatÕer

trek cake                                   a cake-like way bread used by the High Ĕlves when traveling

Trōll, High                                Rock Trōll; immortal; worst of the Trōll races created by the Nameless One to harry the Elder Ĕlves; capable of regeneration; slimy, green-skinned creatures with hollow gray eyes and long bony fingers; last of them slain by HŠrbōr, Brē­āgōr, and Zōr­wĭnd

Trōll, Hill                                  Low Trōll; Gnōll;

Trōll, Low                                 race of Trōlls banished to the lands west of the Glimmer River by Fĕr­loxōl­ŭs 215 years ago, wield two-handed swords
see also: Hill Trōll
see also: Tree Trōll

Trōll, Rock                                see: High Trōll

Trōll, Tree                                 Low Trōll; mildest breed of Trōlls; trade in PŠntŠn Oasis

trout, Glimmer                        Glimmer small-fin trout; a large tasty verity of trout found in the Glimmer River, with small, rounded fins

trout, Shim­rēng                       Shim­rēng large-fin trout; a large tasty verity of trout found in the Shim­rēng River, with large, square fins

TŸgnōr Dhōn­brrŸz                  TŸgnōr Dhōn­brrŸz {L.D.} (ÒTŸgnōr Black-beardÓ); Low Lord Chamberlain Dhōn­brrŸz; aided RŠgnŠr the Rich in sacrificing Low Queen Nhōn­lhē-Khwēlhē to the Black Nemesis, the Water Dā­mŠn­īt of †nzhōnd; distant ancestor of Kāx DhōnbrrŸz

Twigs                                         Lēōna-Lā {H.Ĕ.} (ÒPerson-AÓ [feminine]); Old Man SticksÕs cat and wife; as a woman, lovely and distinguished-looking, with jet-black hair and large golden eyes

Twin-headed Gīănt                see: Ĕttin

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†hurg­tōhn-KhŸrrhum   see: Storm Blocker

†khlŠthlēĕr                             Ăzma­dŸsÕs Night­charger after GrŠth­lēĕr was destroyed; stallion from the €rdĕntēăl Ambits

†lgŠr, General                        one of  ĀngÕGlōrÕs Wĕrewolf Generals; a Wĕrewolf; led a pack of 2500 wolves in the bloody Eastern Campaign of the Fell Winter War

Ŭlglish, General                      one of  ĀngÕGlōrÕs Wĕrewolf Generals; a Wĕrewolf; led a pack of 2500 wolves in the Western Campaign of the Fell Winter War

Umber Hŭlk                             see: Beetle, Beguiling

Unbested Prince                     see: Ăzma­dŸs

undead                                      see: Zombiē

under-burg                                the underground cities and villages of Fhĕlhds­fhŠr and other DwŠrvăn dwellings; submetropolis

Ūnicōrn                                    see: Īnhōrn

Ŭnthill                                      earldom of HŠr­bōrÕs

†nzhōnd                                {L.D.} (subterranean + lake); the great underground lake between the under-burgs of Fhĕlhds­rŠnd and WhŸsh-LhŠkh; inhabited by the Black Nemesis; †nzhōnd

Upper €rdĕntēă                      see: Ambits/€rdĕntēăl

Upper East Fork                      see: Shim­rēng River

Upper KāgŠr                            see: KāgŠr River

†rgŸrmăth the Loath                 see: Grăkon

†th                                           see: Lōrēĕn/Quadratics

†thālēăn                                  see: Lōrēĕn/Octants/†thālēăn/Pentatics/Nameless One

†thĕrēăn                                 see: Lōrēĕn/Octants/†thĕrēăn/Pentatics/Dī Ōmond

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Văl Arr•n                                  see: Lăv N•rra

VălamŠr                                    author of VălamŠrÕs Approach to Mysticism

VălamŠrÕs Approach to Mysticism   one of the volumes in the bookcase in KitfīrÕs bower prison in Castle Nŏdrēōf

Vale of Men                             Dale Thānk {R.A.} (ÒMenÓ); valley where the city of AsŠrē lies; below the Ancient Pass in the Glimmer River Valley

Vale of Kings                            Dale Ōrăth {R.A.} (ÒRoyalÓ); along the Western Glimmer River; valley where Temples of AsŠrē rest—Temple of the Priests; Temple of the Priestesses; part of the ancient kingdom of AsŠrē; white cobblestone streets

Vale of Stones                          Dale Khōnă {R.A.} (dale + stones ÒVale of StonesÓ); valley where the city of AsŠvō lies; below the Northern Pass; along a western tributary of the Upper Glimmer River

Valiant the Brave                    see: Bastion

Valley of Bloodshed                     see: Thĕrin­gōr Vale

VāndŠra                                    King of the Dolphins; said to have saved One-Eyed QŸāglōr after he was dragged down into the deeps with the corpse of Nĕslōr, who he slew

VŠn­d‘r­lŠnt                               city in the heart of the VŠn­d‘r­lŠnt Mountains; halfway between Ĕstĕr­ēa and AsŠrē; on the Glimmer River

VŠn­d‘r­lŠnt Mountains                VŠn­d‘r­lŠnts; Lē Sĭndĭn Īzĕn {H.Ĕ.} (Òthe clear iceÓ); made to rise up out of the plains and the desert during the Battle of Kĕntrē Plateau; the Eastern VŠn­d‘r­lŠnts are the mid north-south portion east of the Eastern Glimmer; the Western VŠn­d‘r­lŠnts are the mid north-south portion west of the Western Glimmer River; the Northern VŠn­d‘r­lŠnts between the two, separated from the Southern VŠn­d‘r­lŠnts by Kĕntrē Plateau are the northern border of Ĕstĕr­ēa, having electrum, the rare natural alloy of gold and silver, in their rivers beds and streams; the Upper VŠn­d‘r­lŠnts are the northernmost reaches of the range, north of the MŸrmŸrēng River, one of the Northerland Territories, making it the southern border of Nōrsmōr

Vĕm Arrōk                               see: Mĕv Kōrra

VĕrdŠ CădĕrŠs                          see: Southern Pass

VĕrdŠ Gāl                                  see: Southern Bridge

VĕrdŠ Sĕr­dōn­ēŸs                       see: Ever­tree Gates

Vēron                                        bargeman on the Glimmer River

Vhā­ghōr­rŠth                          see: Fort Ōpĕr

Victōrēăn                                 Chăm­pēănÕs horse, from whom all Royal €rqŸā­vēăn Steeds are descended from five foals by €rqŸāvēăÕs Īnhōrn, Fī­lēŸs­frē
Also the name of the roan horse who was enchanted by MōrgŸĕn the Mountain Hăg

vision­dream                              a divine vision that comes in the form of a dream

Vītăl­ānēŭs Lōrnălŏn, First-Born (bright + child lord + beardless); Elder Ĕlf; killed by Lĕm ArrŠm; wed to Āthĕnlōralī, First-Born; father of €rqŸāvēă and father-in-law of Chăm­pēăn, to whom he gave Lē Sĕrēng-Lēb for his daughterÕs dowry

Vītălĕl­bĕrlēs, Ēlf‑Marshal            {H.Ĕ.} (bright + ambitious [masculine]); under Lĕgĕr­dēmān when the High Hero led Ēlf‑General Lōgō­lŏnÕs Ēlf-tree against the Kĭz­karăthēăn Ōgres in the Battle of Open Springs

Vītălŏn, Ēlf‑Marshal               (bright + spring); assigned to accompany the Bowman-rangers along with two Ēlf‑twigs

Vītălŭs                                       {H.Ĕ.} (bright + -ous [masculine]) the sun; he or his; Ētrrō­khŠng to the Low DwŠrves

VhŠg­mŠth­lēĕr                         General Bōr­oxĕnÕs Night­charger; stallion from the €rdĕntēăl Ambits

Vōk Tōr                                     see: Blue General

Void                                           that which is outside of the Ambits

Vōl                                             see: VōlgŠr

Vōlcă                                         Vōlcănēăn; kingdom built upon the foothills of the Vōlcă Mountains; home to the race of the Dră­gōn Lords of Vōlcă

Vōlcă, Plains of                        see: Plains of Vōlcă

Vōlcă Mountains                     chain of volcanoes northwest of AsŠrē and AsŠvō; the ancient kingdom of Vōlcă built upon their shoulders; Hobgoblĭns dwell in mines and cities in these mountains

VōlgŠr dŸÕĀrănt                        (VōlgŠr the errant one); the Red Knight; Grrīt-DrăkŸs­lhōrr the Assailer {L.D.} (Red­­–armor the Assailer); Bloody Prince of Ĭxōr RēmŸs (his stronghold on the Shim­rēng during the Gob­lĭn Wars); called the ÒRed Prince of the Kingless KeepÓ by the Ōpĕrs; face stained dark purple on it on the left cheek, where it was infected where a Gob­lĭn ZombiēÕs blood had splattered on it; small, close-set grey eyes; killed Mĕrēmer (the wife of his nemesis, Lĕgĕr­dēmān, with whom he apprenticed, under Măx­ĭn­dīn the Great, along with Zōr­wĭnd and BŠr­cōgan); led two armies of Low Gob­lĭns, one from Ĭxōr RēmŸs and one from the Western Rrōts; son of LōthgŠr

VondŠ CădĕrŠs                         see: Northern Pass

VondŠ Sĕr­dōn­ēŸs                      see: Ever­tree Gates

Vŏxtōr, Vice-general               marched out of the Easter­lands under General Krōgĕr; head of the 2000 Kĭz­karăthēăn Ōgres (Easter­landers) who marched on to Oakenford Fields to fight King Jōrăn in the Battle of Oakenford Fields under General Bōr­oxĕn (and Ăzma­dŸs)

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wall-runner                              runs the Ancient Stair as part of the message delivery system for the king of €rqŸāvēă called post-riders; wears a light-blue baldric

Wanderer                                 see: Flōra­lōra­lī

War, Apocalypse                      Great War; Ĕlbĕr­ĕth Dī Ĭthgōr Mĭst Ē Mĭst­dōnd­ēŸs {H.Ĕ.} (ÒBattle of Ancient Magic and SorceryÓ); starts out as an AsŠvēăn civil war; involves Low Kōbŏlds, Hill Trōlls, Low Ōrcs, and the High Gob­lĭn Armies under Sĕthtōn, and under Hērōmĕr—the armies of Ĕstĕr­ēa, Fhĕlhds­fhŠr, West Quartershīre, the Forgotten Realm, AsŠrē, and AsŠvō; all of the male Hălfĕns are slain in battle leaving the Hălfĕn Widows or DwŠrf Widows

                                                   Battle of Kĕntrē Plateau; where Hērōmĕr overthrew Sĕthtōn; both Imperator Lăndrōs and Potentate LŠngsfōrth slain; Krisrōzĕn laid low during the magical battle; AsŠvō cursed by Fĕrimŭs for beginning the war that led to so much destruction; depicted on the ceiling in the Teleportation Chamber in Smithsands; causes the VŠn­d‘r­lŠnt Mountains to rise up out of the plains and desert; fought against the High Gob­lĭn Armies

War, Copper                             ensues after the Kā-Zī of the Copper MountainsÕ lands are invaded by Rāfāngŭs The Black-Hearted of Măcēadōr; HŠr­bōr and Brē­āgōr fights for the Kā-Zī

                                                   Battle of Thĕrin­gōr Vale  =      mostly men from the Copper Mountains and Măcēadōr but with 200 deserters from VōlgŠrÕs Low Gob­lĭn Army from Ĭxōr RēmŸs and their ThrŠgs fighting on the side of Rāfāngŭs The Black-Hearted with a few Low Gob­lĭn deserters including Gōr­kĕr­tōn the Grandiose; HŠr­bōr and Brē­āgōr have 10 lances under their command, comprising 10 knights in errantry, 10 squires, 20 foot soldiers, and 40 archers; four days and nights of pitched battle; HŠr­bōr and Brē­āgōr are separated and the Kā-Zī is decapitated by Rāfāngŭs and his Guard Elite from Măcēadōr; Gōr­kĕr­tōn slays and is slain by Sir GēŸmā of Hĕnd‘rm just before HŠr­bōr faints from lack of blood (sliced vein in right forearm); Brē­āgōr put under the spell of Rāfāngŭs; fought in a lowland valley east of the Copper Mountains, just above the Northeastern Sea

 War, Divine                            ends a thousand years of peace and tranquility, ushering in the Second Divine Epoch 5000 years ago

Wars, Dră­gōn                          series of champagnes waged by the Dră­gōn Lords of Vōlcă to conquer Ĭndrēl

                                                   First Dră­gōn War: instigated by the Dră­gōn Lords of Vōlcă (aided in secret by Măt Arrōt); KagŠr KhŠz­rrōgan slain, Fhĕlhds­fhŠr overthrown, and the Low DwŠrves enslaved; Ādŏn hews the left thumb claw off the Black Dră­gōn

                                                   Second Dră­gōn War: Tăm Tōrra and Thōrn­lānkĕn lays siege to Ĕstĕr­ēa—the Leaguer of Ĕstĕr­ēa—that lasts though to the end of the Fourth Dră­gōn War

                                                   Third Dră­gōn War: Thōrn­lānkĕn turns to the Hălfĕns and overthrows them easily; Drīăd, Elder, and Shī-Hō VŠnēăn Ĕlves flee the Four Realms

                                                   Fourth Dră­gōn War: Second-sired openly join in the Wars when Low King Thēzēon rises up to reclaim the DwŠrf Hoard that Thōrn­lānkĕn stole

                                                   Final Battle: waged upon the Plains of Vōlcă, where QŸĭnsōnēsēŭs challenges Măt Arrōt to come forth to do battle and decide once-and-for-all the outcome of the Dră­gōn Wars; Thēzēon leads the Low DwŠrves; Āgēs­ēŭs and Shīăn­ēs­ēŭs lead the First- and Third-sired; ĀÕLōrĭn the Tall arrives unexpectedly with a company of Men that includes Āzrōd the Avenger, the brothers Ōrō, Ōtō, Ōsō, and Ōzō, the Three Fathers of Men—Lēbĕn­mālăn, Dlĭth­ĕn­mā­lăn, and Cāth­ĕn­mā­lăn, and Lēbĕn­mā­lān­ēŭs, Plīfērēslānēŭs, and Ōrōrēk of the Four Houses

                                                   Last Stand: Lēnă­lōrnă­lŏn slays Kăt Arrōn; Fīgon the Fierce brings down Măt Arrōt, with his sling; and Fĕrimŭs cuts off her head; QŸĭnsōnēsēŭs slays Thōrn­lānkĕn and takes his black gold diadem; Thēzēon hews off Thōrn­lānkĕnÕs ring; Imperator Āzrōd the Avenger takes the Miser KingÕs scepter; Plīfērēslānēŭs slain along with Lēbĕn­mā­lān­ēŭs and Ōrōrēk

War, Fell Winter                     two campaigns (Eastern and Western) between the Wolf King, ĀngÕGlōr, (& his Wĕrewolf Generals) and the Most Honorable Lord Bōrjăx, The Thane of ThănŠl­grim, (& Kings Grănd and then Tăl‘rĭn of €rqŸāvēă, as well as King Tā of Nŏd­rēōf); Scar fights under Prē­lŏn, who dies with King Tā at his side

                                                   Blizzard Battle = final battle of the war; fought on the snowy Oakenford Fields; King Tăl‘rĭn drives the Wolf KingÕs lupine army from the east and Lord Bōrjăx and King Tā drive the wolves from the west and crush them between their combined forces; Tăl‘rĭn slays †lgŠr; Lord Bōrjăx slays Ŭlglish; King Tā and Prē­lŏn slain killing the Wolf King, with his triple ball flail

                                                   Kings Grănd and then Tăl‘rĭn of €rqŸāvēă:

                                                   Eastern Campaign (exceptionally bloody)

                                                   King Grănd has 800+ troops (475 mounted knights, 100 squires, 175 foot soldiers, 50 archers [200 Homeguardsmen, 250 City Garrison Knights, 350 €rqŸā­vēăn Adventurer Army]); King Tăl‘rĭn inherits less than half of his fatherÕs troops

                                                   The Thane of ThănŠl­grim and his allies:

                                                   Western Campaign

                                                   Lord Bōrjăx, wielding a great war hammer, has 100 foot soldiers and 50 archers

                                                   King Tā, wielding a great war spear, has 600 Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn soldiers (200 knights, 200 squires, 100 foot soldiers, 100 archers)

                                                   The Wolf King & his Wĕrewolf Generals:
Eastern Campaign (exceptionally bloody)

                                                   Wĕrewolf General †lgŠr leads a pack of 2500 wolves

                                                   Western Campaign

                                                   Wĕrewolf General Ŭlglish leads a pack of 2500 wolves

Wars, Gob­lĭn                            930 IV A.o.M. (M.R. 3980); mark the end of the Fifth Age of Man; Măx­ĭn­dīn the Great calls the Council of Wise Caveat in warning; Zōr­wĭnd, HŠr­bōr & Brē­āgōr, King Jōrăn, King Hīănthĕlŭs & XŠrgōnthălŭs, King Pī‘r & Baron-General Bōr­oxĕn, King ThērŠn, and Lĕgĕr­dēmān, collectively lead the Fair Races and fight four hosts of voulge-wielding Low Gob­lĭns—one from Ĭxōr RēmŸs and one from the Western Rrōts (which included Rock Trōlls), both led by VōlgŠr dŸÕĀrănt; one from the Upper KāgŠr and one from the Wilderness of Tērn (which included Rock Trōlls), both led by BŠr­cōgan; collectively called: the Low Gob­lĭn Armies, the Gob­lĭn hordes, or the Fell Armies; King Pī‘r fights the Southern Battle while King Jōrăn fights the Northern Battle, (later joined by Hīănthĕlŭs), and Low King ThērŠn is engaged in the High Battle; Iron Siege against Nŏd­rēōf broken by Lĕgĕr­dēmān and the €rqŸā­vēăn Adventurer Army; Battle at Shim­rēngÕs Side waged against remnants of the Low Gob­lĭn Armies, but VōlgŠr dŸÕĀrănt and BŠr­cōgan escape before the Sack of Ĭxōr RēmŸs ends the Wars; Ōpĕr remained neutral for fear of the Gob­lĭn hordes from the Western Rrōts; recorded in Zōr­wĭndÕs Accounting of the Gob­lĭn Wars

                                                   Battle at Shim­rēngÕs Side  =    ended the Gob­lĭn Wars; after Nŏd­rēōf had been liberated and the Iron Siege broken by the €rqŸā­vēăn Adventurer Army, led by Lĕgĕr­dēmān, while King Jōrăn, with his Garrison Knights and Homeguardsmen, fight the Northern Battle, aided by Zōr­wĭndÕs mercenaries and a conscription of Ĕlvăn soldiers from Ĕstĕr­ēa, who drive off Gōr­kĕr­tōn the Grandiose and the host of Low Gob­lĭns from Ĭxōr RēmŸs (who flee the field and later fight for RāfāngŭsÕs army in the Battle of Thĕrin­gōr Vale) and pursue them to the south, trapping VōlgŠr dŸÕĀrăntÕs army between the Shim­rēng River and the returning Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn Army (which had pursued and destroyed BŠr­cōganÕs Low Gob­lĭns and Rock Trōlls from the Upper KāgŠr in the Southern Battle)

                                                   Council of Wise Caveat  =      a council called in €rqŸāvēă by Măx­ĭn­dīn the Great to warn the Fair Races of the dangers of the alliance between VōlgŠr dŸÕĀrănt and BŠr­cōgan, with their Low Gob­lĭn Armies; hosted by King Jōrăn; attended by Hīănthĕlŭs & XŠrgōnthălŭs, King Pī‘r & Baron-General Bōr­oxĕn, Low King ThērŠn, Zōr­wĭnd the Plaid, and Lĕgĕr­dēmān

                                                   High Battle =   Low King ThērŠn victorious over VōlgŠrÕs Gob­lĭn and Rock Trōll invaders from the Western Rrōts; the DwŠrves do not speak of it for they lost more lives to the freezing conditions than to the Gob­lĭn Army (after which time the DwŠrves do not venture forth for many years); they hold the people of Ōpĕr accountable for not having joined in the battle

                                                   Iron Siege    =   the Leaguer of Nŏd­rēōf; King Pī‘r is led away to the Southern Battle by BŠr­cōgan and his Low Gob­lĭn Army from the Upper KāgŠr; just precedes the Battle at Shim­rēngÕs Side; Nŏd­rēōf is beleaguered by VōlgŠr dŸÕĀrănt and his Low Gob­lĭn Army from Ĭxōr RēmŸs; broken by Lĕgĕr­dēmān, who leads King JōrănÕs €rqŸā­vēăn Army back south while the king himself fights the Northern Battle; all lines of defense breached except for the Dark Keep itself; the City of Nŏd­rēōf sacked and its shops and homes pillaged

                                                   Northern Battle  =   King Jōrăn, accompanied by only his personal Home Guard and his City Garrison Knights, holds off the army of Low Gob­lĭns and Rock Trōlls in the Desert northwest of €rqŸāvēă (which were sent down from the Wilderness of Tērn by BŠr­cōgan the Betrayer); Zōr­wĭnd arrives with a band of mercenaries, XŠrgōnthălŭs, and Hīănthĕlŭs (who has brought a conscription of soldiers from Ĕstĕr­ēa): the Fair Races rout the Low Gob­lĭns

                                                   Sack of Ĭxōr RēmŸs   =    VōlgŠr dŸÕĀrănt and BŠr­cōgan, who escaped to Ĭxōr RēmŸs with 200 Low Gob­lĭns and Rock Trōlls, are conquered by Kings Pī‘r, Jōrăn, and Hīănthĕlŭs, who overruns the fortress, in less than a fortnight, with the aid of Lĕgĕr­dēmān and Zōr­wĭnd; the Argent Wizard takes The Atrous Arts of BŠr­cōgan from the sorcerer

                                                   Southern Battle   =   King Pī‘r and Baron-General Bōr­oxĕn are lured south to where the Little Shim­rēng joins the Western Fork; but his army routs BŠr­cōgan and his Low Gob­lĭn Army from the Upper KāgŠr before driving their remaining troops back north to meet VōlgŠrÕs Low Gob­lĭn Army from Ĭxōr RēmŸs fleeing from Jōrăn, Zōr­wĭnd, Hīănthĕlŭs, and Lĕgĕr­dēmān, in the Battle at Shim­rēngÕs Side

War, Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn                    the War of the Tomes; the War With Ăzma­dŸs; the Last War; Ăzma­dŸs leads an army of Ōgres and other fell creatures against €rqŸāvēă

                                                   Battle of Open Springs = Kĭz­karăthēăn Ōgres 6000 strong under Generals Stēn­g‘r and Krōgĕr, camped on western shore of the Shim­rēng River, but before they could cross the bridge at the small village of Open Springs, a four man sabotage squad lead by Dĕl­fēn­lŏn­thălŭs destroyed it and trapped the Kĭz­karăthēăns between the river and the Regal Ĕstĕr­ēăn Army, divide into two forces: one Ēlf‑bough under King Hīănthĕlŭs to the south and one under Lĕgĕr­dēmān, to the north; the day went to the Ĕlves and many of the Ōgres were slain or driven into the River, but the Blue Knight and 1500 Easter­landers escaped across the River and fled into the Fōrg­ēng Mountains

                                                   Battle of Oakenford Fields = King Jōrăn marches south towards Nŏd­rēōf as a distraction while the Company stormed the castle to rescue Princess Kitfīr; €rqŸāvēă halted at the Oakenford Fields by 2000 Kĭz­karăthēăn Ōgres under Vice-general Vŏxtōr, who had split off from the main host of Easter­landers and had come up from the south; they are joined by Ăzma­dŸsÕs Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn Army: 750 mounted knights under General Bōr­oxĕn, 1000 Lōr­karăth­ēăn Ōgres under General LōrbŸrg; still later, joined by 2000 Ōrcs from throughout the Souther­lands, especially the Southern Fōrg­ēngs

                                                   King Jōrăn and his allies:

                                                   Southern Campaign

                                                   King Jōrăn has 1600+ troops (950 mounted knights, 200 squires, 350 foot soldiers, 100 archers, [plus 100 Men who remained behind to guard the City]) under him at onset (400 Homeguardsmen, 500 City Garrison Knights, 700 €rqŸā­vēăn Adventurer Army [plus 25 R.A.H., 50 C.G.K., and 25 I.A.A.]); lost 530 in the Battle of Oakenford Fields and 25 more retreating past Open Springs; returned to €rqŸāvēă with 400 (125 R.A.H., 158 C.G.K., and 117 I.A.A.)

                                                   Captain Āngēŭs head of the Home Guard, 400 mounted knights (95 slain in the Battle of Oakenford Fields, Āngēŭs, himself, killed retreating from that battle)

                                                   Lord MēGrēg‘rÕs City Garrison Knights form a cohort (500), composed of 5 centuries (200 mounted knights, 200 squires, 100 archers), each composed of 2 companies (50), each composed of 2 squads (25); nearly one full century [80] slain in the Battle of Oakenford Fields

                                                   General Nĕxt‘rÕs €rqŸā­vēăn Adventurer Army (700 hire-thanes), composed of 2 cohorts (350 mounted, 350 foot soldiers), each composed of 3 ½ centuries (100), each composed of 2 companies (50), each composed of 2 squads (25); 355 slain in the Battle of Oakenford Fields

                                                   Duke Ōrnvĕlt had 40 Springer Vassals and Mĕrăk 60 local Springers, of which 45 were lost at Open Springs and 5 more on their retreat

                                                   €rqŸā­vēăn militia, 500 strong, forms on its own and march south without a leader

                                                   Bowman-rangers, 100 strong, under Auxiliary Captain Baron Linden, along with two Ēlf‑leaves (20) under Ēlf‑Sergeant Vītălŏn

                                                   King Hīănthĕlŭs and his army:

                                                   HīănthĕlŭsÕs High Ĕlvăn Army of 500 Ēlf‑riders (1 Ēlf‑grove) composes the Regal Ĕstĕr­ēăn Army, Regal Guard, and Regal Ward; lost 147 Open Springs and 23 more on the Oakenford Fields and 12 retreating past Open Springs

                                                   Ēlf‑General StŠr­sōn­lān­ēŭs over a tree of an additional 250 Ēlf‑riders mustered to come to the aid of €rqŸāvēă to help break the leaguer set against the City

                                                   Ēlf‑Generals Ĕstĕrēŭs and Lōgō­lŏn each over 1 Ēlf‑tree (250) Ēlf‑riders [composed of 2 Ēlf‑boles (100 ea.) of Regal Ĕstĕr­ēăn Army] and one Ēlf‑bough (50) of Regal Guard and Regal Ward Ēlf‑riders [composed of 1 Ēlf‑branch (25) of each]; Ēlf‑Marshal Bēth­mā­zēŏs, and Ēlf‑Rider Lālan under Ĕstĕrēŭs, stayed with the King in the southern Ēlf‑tree; Ēlf‑Marshal Vītălĕl­bĕrlēs under Lōgō­lŏn and Lĕgĕr­dēmān in the northern Ēlf‑tree

                                                   Ēlf‑General Dĕl­fēn­lŏn­thălŭs, liaison between €rqŸāvēă and Ĕstĕr­ēa; Mītăk, Mĕrăk, HŠr­bōr, and Ēlf‑Captain Sēzĕrēŭs form the small Ēlf‑twig that sabotages the Open Springs Bridge; Ēlf‑Marshals Bēth­mā­zēŏs and Kēlēkĭnănlŏn go with him after General Stēn­g‘r and his fleeing Kĭz­karăthēăn Ōgres

                                                   Necromancer of Nŏd­rēōf and his allies:

                                                   750 Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn soldiers mounted knights (1 legion)
8000 Kĭz­karăthēăn Ōgres (Easter­landers) w/ scimitars
         (8 legions or 16 cohorts of 500)
1000 Lōr­karăth­ēăn Ōgres (Westerlanders) w/ gisarmŽs (1 legion)
2000 Common Ōrcs from throughout the Souther­lands (1 legion)
2000 Tōrgamīts from Gōr­tōr­gerond (2 legions)
6000 Hobgoblĭns (6 legions) full plate armor, each with a spiked mace, a one-handed battleaxe, a heavy sword, and a shield; from the Heaths of Nhōm and the Vōlcă Mountains
500 GhŏŸls (1 cohort) from Sarēen Swamplands & moors and bogs of the Năs‘r Rainforest
1200 Rock Ōrcs of Bristĕn; heavy battle picks and shields of bronze
1500 Rock Ōrcs of Shēn Valley
500 Rock Ōrcs from Vōlcă
300 GhŏŸl­ĕdăns from the Flām­stōn Mines

                                                   3500 SŸdmōrēăns   

                                                         1000 in 75 black-sailed ships assail WhŸsh-LhŠkh
500 in 50 maroon- and-black-sailed ships assail Ōpĕr
500 in 50 maroon- and-black-sailed ships assail Ōpĕr Gate
500 in 50 maroon-sailed ships assail Hĕnd‘rm
500 in 50 maroon-sailed ships assail Hĕnd‘rm Gate
250 in 25 gray-sailed ships assail Quill Gate
250 in 25 gray-sailed ships assail Quillhāven

                                                   5125 Sea Gob­lĭns

                                                         1875 in 75 black-sailed ships assail WhŸsh-LhŠkh
625 in 50 maroon- and-black-sailed ships assail Ōpĕr
625 in 50 maroon- and-black-sailed ships assail Ōpĕr Gate
625 in 50 maroon-sailed ships assail Hĕnd‘rm
625 in 50 maroon-sailed ships assail Hĕnd‘rm Gate
375 in 25 gray-sailed ships assail Quill Gate
375 in 25 gray-sailed ships assail Quillhāven    

                                                   General Stēn­g‘r, (the Blue Knight):
Battle of Open Springs
6000 Kĭz­karăthēăn Ōgres (Easter­landers) w/ scimitars
         (6 legions or 12 cohorts of 500) under Generals Stēn­g‘r and Krōgĕr
[4500 lost at Open Springs]
[xxx lost at ]

                                                   General Bōr­oxĕn (and Ăzma­dŸs):
Oakenford Fields
750 Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn soldiers mounted knights (1 legion)
2000 Kĭz­karăthēăn Ōgres (Easter­landers) w/ scimitars
         (2 legions or 4 cohorts of 500) under Vice-General Vŏxtōr
1000 Lōr­karăth­ēăn Ōgres (Westerlanders) w/ gisarmŽs
         (1 legion or 2 cohorts) under General LōrbŸrg
2000 Common Ōrcs from throughout the Souther­lands (1 legion)

War of the Tomes                   see: War, Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn

War With Ăzma­dŸs                    see: War, Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn

watch                                        equivalent to three hoursÕ time, making for eight watches in a day; a quarter-watch; half-a-watch; a twelfth-watch; one watch equal to eight DwŠrvăn candle-marks (two candle-marks per quarter-watch) or four fingers of candle in the Souther­lands (one candle-finger per quarter-watch)
equivalents:

                                                   8 watches = 1 day

                                                   1 watch = 8 candle-marks = 4 candle-fingers = 3 hours

                                                   ¼ watch = 2 candle-mark = 1 candle-finger = 45 minutes

                                                   1/12 watch =2/3 candle-mark = 1/3 candle-finger = 15 minutes

                                                   8 watches of the day

                                                   early morning watch or first watch of the day (6:00 to 9:00) (sunrise) [16 bells]

                                                   late morning, forenoon watch, or second watch of the day (9:00 to noon) [2 bells]

                                                   early afternoon watch, third watch of the day, or noontide watch (noon to 3:00) [4 bells]

                                                   late afternoon watch or fourth watch of the day (3:00 to 6:00) [6 bells]

                                                   early evening watch or first watch of the night (6:00 to 9:00) (sunset) [8 bells]

                                                   late evening watch or second watch of the night (9:00 to midnight) [10 bells]

                                                   early night watch, third watch of the night, or midnight watch (midnight to 3:00) [12 bells]

                                                   late night watch or fourth watch of the night (3:00 to 6:00) [14 bells]

watchglass                                like an hourglass but which measures one watch per cycle

                                                   see also: €rxēÕs Watchglass

Water Dā­mŠn­īt                       see: Dā­mŠn­īt, Water

Watery Red-eyes                     see: TrŠglōdīts

Wave Wolf                                pirate ship captained by Malice MēGrŠg; two-chain (132Õ) galleon

Wāwĕnd‘l, Ēlf‑rider                {H.Ĕ.} (most + brave); left with Ēlf‑rider Nōănlŏn to guard the Īnhōrnēā left behind by Dĕl­fēn when his two Ēlf‑boughs scaled the High Bluff; slain by Ōgres

Wāwĭn                                      {H.Ĕ.} (most + clever); brave Ĕlvăn soldier bandaged by Kitfīr and Ăm­brē­ĕlla

weight                                       see: measurements

weir Wīght                               the Ghōst of a fishermanÕs daughter who haunts the stream and pool near where she drown getting caught in her fatherÕs weir

Wēntēl                                     Ēlf‑Marshal Wēntēl {H.Ĕ.} (brave); last of his Ēlf‑branch before being promoted by Dĕl­fēn for learning of the fading enchantment upon Stēn­g‘rÕs invisible Ōgre legion

Wĕnd‘lēĕn Dī Lōrĭnlīē                see: Princess Kitfīr

Wĕrewolf                                 Men transformed into wolf-like creatures by a sorcerer, such as the Wĕrewolf Generals

Wĕrewolf Generals                the Wolf KingÕs generals, whom he turned into Wĕrewolves that they might lead his lupine armies in the Fell Winter War; last one hunted down and slain by Lord Scar

Wēsloxōl Mărn                        a minstrel with a rasping, quivering voice, who sang the shanty: The Tale of One-Eyed QŸāglōr during Ĕv‘r­lēōnĭsÕs Lay of Beginnings

West Quartershīre                  where €rāōl, the mother of King Pī‘r, Prince XŠrgōn, and Princess Mĕrēmer hails from; in Northerland Territories; former homeland of the Hălfĕns

Westerland Ōgre                     see: Low Ōgre

Westerlands                             see: Four Realms

                                                   see also: Westerland Ōgres

Western Fork                           see: Shim­rēng River

Western Gates                        see: Ever­tree Gates

Western Hold                          see: Fort Ōpĕr

Western Rrōts                       see: Rrōt Mountains

Western Oak­wood                  Lē Ē㊠Tĭmbrā­lōrna TōnōkŸm {H.Ĕ.} (the western wood oak); Lā ĀaŠ Tīmbrēlŭrnă Tŭnŭkōm {W.T.} (the western wood oak); runs along the Little Shim­rēng River north of Ĭxōr RēmŸs
see also: Oak­wood Forest

Western Wood                         see: Evermore Forest

Wharf                                       bargeman on the Glimmer River

White Desert                          a great basin of salt flats just below the Tāmĕn Pass, between the northern spurs of the VŠn­d‘r­lŠnt Mountains and the Fōrg­ēng Mountains, north of the Ăndrēăn Desert

White Dră­gōn                         see: Dră­gōn, White

White Keep                             built by Ōdon the White Tress�d during the Fourth Age of Man ~ M.R. 3080; upon its ruins was later built the Opaline Tower of €rqŸāvēă by Chăm­pēăn the Valiant

White Falls                              MāfĕrētōnŸm (water + mist); near Ăm­brē­ĕllaÕs home; the Drīăd of MāfĕrētōnŸm

White Pass                               Wēs CădĕrŠs {H.Ĕ.} (ÒWhite PassÓ); high pass above the timberline where the source of the Eastern Glimmer River is only a few leagues from the headwaters of the MŸrmŸrēng River

White Wȳrm                           see: Dră­gōn, White

White­wind                               KitfīrÕs Royal €rqŸā­vēăn Steed when she was a youth; sired Fleet

WhŸsh-LhŠkh                     see: Sea Gate

widow-maker                           Āyōmālōv-Lōrēĕn {H.Ĕ.} (dead + husband-maker; Òwidow-makerÓ); tiny shiny-black spider sent to Ĕstĕr­ēa by Tăm Tōrra, the bite of which was lethal even to the First-born, and the first of their fair race to perish did so by its venom—Lēnalōralī

Wīght                                       a Ghōst or Spĭrit that haunts the location of its death
see also: Spĭrit

Wild Boar of the Fields           large wild boar who roamed the Oakenford Fields; tamed by Hănfĭn

Wildmen                                  see: QŸŠkÕTŸlŸ

Wilderness of Tērn                 southeastern Northerland Territory; to the north is the Northeastern Sea; to the south is the Lower MŸrmŸrēng River Valley; to the southwest are the Northern Fōrg­ēng Mountains and the Saltēn Sea; to the west is Năs‘r Rainforest; one of the armies of Low Gob­lĭns under BŠr­cōgan in the Gob­lĭn Wars hails from there; herdsmen from there are called Tērnēăns; RōgnŠrk Ōnĭx (Rāfāngŭs The Black-Hearted) allied with the Krispĭns of Nādōr against the Tērnēăns and fought a long campaign there

Wind-Walker                           one of the volumes in the bookcase in KitfīrÕs bower prison in Castle Nŏdrēōf

Windcourser                            shimmering white, winged horse like Radiance, Măx­ĭn­dīnÕs mount

Windwillow                              see: Ăndĭlēna Windwillow

Winerill                                    small eastern tributary of the Shim­rēng River south of €rqŸāvēă

Winerill Fiefdom                     lands within one furlong of the Winerill, upon its either side, along with one small nearby vineyard; granted to Baron Linden by Jōrăn for leading the Bowman-rangers in the Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn War

Wing�d Dră­gōn                      see: High Dră­gōn

Wing�d Ships of Ōpĕr            ships built in Ōpĕr to carry the Immortal Ones to the Newlands

Wingless Wȳrm                       see: Low Dră­gōn
see also: Wȳrm
see also: White Wȳrm

Wise Lord                                 see: Hīănthĕlŭs

Wise Mother                           see: Lōrēĕn/Pentatics/€rxē

wishstone                                 small stones enchanted with the power to grant any wish; often little gray stones like the three Mītăk and Mĕrăk find

witch                                        
see also: magic
see also: Hăg

Wīzĕn                                       counselor to the High King of Ĕstĕr­ēa, such as XŠrgōnthălŭs is for Hīănthĕlŭs; lifetime appointment

wizard                                       also called māge, māgŭs, [pl.] māgī, and magic wielder; posses the Gift or ability to māge; (māging [or reading minds] and māgŭs visions are not magic but are powers of the intellect called the Gift); three orders which practice the Noble Crafts (transparent, plaid, and silver) in opposition to the three orders of sorcerers who practice the Dark Arts (gray, red, and black); novices study for fifty or more years under a Māgŭs Magnificent before achieving the status of apprentice; apprentices may begin to grow a beard and study another fifty or more years under their mentor before becoming wizards or māges, themselves; a wizard becomes a Māgŭs Magnificent or Master of All Colors only once his mentorÕs knowledge and wisdom are passed onto him through the Transference, at his mentorÕs death

WizardsÕ Keep                         see: Fērmĕn Keep

Wolf King                                 see: ĀngÕGlōr

Wōlōlŏn, Ēlf‑Sergeant             (quiet + beardless); sent with an Ēlf‑branch (20) to follow the progress of the Hobgoblĭn troops in the Ăndrēăn Desert marching to €rqŸāvēă in the Nŏd­rēōf­ēăn War

Wood Ĕlf                                   see: Ĕlf, Drīăd

Woodĕlvăn                               see: Ĕlf, Drīăd
see also: Woodĕlvăn Tongue

Wood Sprīte                              see: Sprīte, Wood

Wȳrm                                        a limbless form of Wingless Dră­gōn or Low Dră­gōn; two forms: Sea Wȳrms (or Sea Serpents) and Land Wȳrms

Wȳrm, Purple                           see: Purple Dră­gōn

Wȳrm, White                          see: White Dră­gōn

Wrāith                                      a powerful Spĭrit-like creature; High Dĕvlīts

X

XÕLŠt                                         QŸŠkÕTŸlŠ (RainforestÕMan) from the Năs‘r; nephew of XÕTōm; grandson of XÕūk

XÕTōm                                      QŸŠkÕTŸlŠ (RainforestÕMan) from the Năs‘r; son of XÕūk; uncle of XÕLŠt

XÕūk                                           XÕūkÕTŠlÕ†knŠk {Q.T.T.} (ÒXÕūk clan-chiefÓ); QŸŠkÕTŸlŠ (RainforestÕMan) from the Năs‘r; fatÕer of ChŠkaÕŸ clan; dark eyes and dark-green skin; hair spiked with a waxy yellow paste; fatÕer of XÕTōm; grandfatÕer of XÕLŠt

Xălimănd‘r                              Xălimănd‘r the Faithful; left as steward of AsŠvō by Imperator Lăndrōs; his Spĭrit still haunts Stone Castle

XŠrg‘mētēs the Traveling Minstrel see: XŠrgōn

XŠrgōn                                      Prince XŠrgōn of Nŏd­rēōf; XŠrgōnthălŭs; Wēsloxōl Tēk (Old Friend) to Zōr­wĭnd, also Lāĭf Ōēā (Orange Eyes); XŠrgōn, lately of West Quartershīre (his motherÕs homeland); XŠrg‘mētēs the Traveling Minstrel; XŠrrgstōn the DwŠrf Counselor; ŌnōlēŸmĕn (Outsider) to the Ĕlves of Ĕstĕr­ēa who mistrust him; XŠrgōnthălŭs of the Blue Robes; cleric unto Fēnŭs; former Wīzĕn for Hīănthĕlŭs; traveling bard, skald, and minstrel; wielder of Thĕrăg-Dĕrik; scarred by a GhŏŸlĕdăn—four, dark, purple, parallel lines that run from his right shoulder to his left hip, jagged and gnarled as if the flesh had been more torn by the claws than cut by them; visited the Isle of Bones; son of King Tā & Lady €rāōl; younger brother of King Pī‘r; elder brother of Princess Mĕrēmer; brother-in-law of Queen Nēdra; brother-in-law of Lĕgĕr­dēmān; uncle of Princes Dīāvid & Ăzma­dŸs, Mītăk, and Mĕrăk

XŠrgōnthălŭs of the Blue Robes see: XŠrgōn

XŠrrgstōn the DwŠrf Counselor  see: XŠrgōn

Y

years                                          e.g.: F.A.o.M. (Fifth Age of Man); new year begins on the 1st of Aft­mid­winter

                                                   2567 years = the following for:

                                                   Men—years in the world (y.w.)—two-of-thousands-five-of-hundreds-sixty-and-seven
((2
« 1000) + (5 « 100) + 60 + 7)

                                                   DwŠrves—years under the Mountain (y.u.M.) reckoned in Years of Freedom (y.o.f.) or [tŠrrŸn Ÿt tōrzik (T.†.T.)]—one-hundred-twenty-eight-score-and-seven
((128
« 20) + 7)

                                                   Ĕlves—aged xxx seasons in the Forest (s.F.)—two-of-thousands-five-of-hundreds-seven-and-sixty
(2
« 1000) + (5 « 100) 7 + 60) PREFERRED
or two-of-thousands-five-of-hundreds-three-score-and-seven
(2
« 1000) + (5 « 100) (3 « 20) + 7)

                                                   Dră­gōns—years of having burned (y.h.b.)—two-of-thousands-five-of-hundreds-three-score-and-seven
((2
« 1000) + (5 « 100) (3 « 20) + 7)

                                                   Sphĭnxes—cycles below the stars (c.b.s.)—of millenarian cycles below the stars—two have I seen, of centennial cycles below the stars—five more, of decennial cycles—six more, and of perennial cycles—seven more
((1000
« 2) + (100 « 5) + (10 « 6) + 7)

                                                   (open to use—of millenniums – two, of centuries – five, of decades – six, of seasons – seven)
see also: :
ÒLanguagesÓ—moonths

Years of Freedom                    [tŠrrŸn Ÿt tōrzik (T.†.T.)]; y.o.f.; reckoned starting with the Year of Freedom, (2,501 years ago), when the Low DwŠrves won their freedom from Thōrn­lānkĕn and the Dră­gōn Lords, beginning the First Banishment of the Dră­gōns and the Second DwŠrvăn Epoch

Yellow Dră­gōn                    see: Dră­gōn, Yellow

Yellow-eyes                           see: Low Gob­lĭn

yellow mint                              royal sāge; Rĕga LōrŠs {H.Ĕ.} (royal sāge); extremely rare; found in lowland dells and valleys, where ferns and mosses would likely be found; if properly prepared as a tisane, can stem the spread of some poisons, including the venom of death adders

Yĕtē                                          hairy form of Stone Gīănt; White Gīănt of the mountaintops

Ȳth                                            see: Lōrēĕn/Quadratics

Ȳthālēăn                                   see: Lōrēĕn/Octants/Ȳthālēăn/Pentatics/€rxē

Ȳthĕrēăn                                  see: Lōrēĕn/Octants/Ȳthĕrēăn

Z

Zombiē                                     undead creatures who wander graveyards and ruins, such as the Labyrinthine Ruins; if slain by a Zombiē, the victim will become one of the undead

Zōr­wĭnd                                    Mĭst­fō­rŸm {H.Ĕ.} or Mīstfŭrōm {W.T.} or MĭstfŏrŸm {E.Ĕ.} Zōr­wĭnd­ŭs; Mĭst­fō­rŸm Sāgācious; Zōr­wĭnd­ŭs Sāgācious; Sāgācious One; Zōr­wĭnd the Young; Sprē-Tăgătherĕn Zōr­wĭnd­ŭs {H.Ĕ.} (Novice Zōr­wĭnd); Master of the Keep; (formerly Zōr­wĭnd the Plaid); Zōr­wĭnd the Silver when he works Benevolent Magic in his silver robes; Zōr­wĭnd Dark-Māgŭs when he works Malevolent Sorcery; Zōr­wĭnd the Argent and Atrous; Zōr­wĭnd the Wanderer; Commander Zōr­wĭnd to the Men of €rqŸāvēă; Zōtōr tōth SīvrrŠn {L.D.} (Wise + lord the Silver), to the DwŠrves; wizard; does not speak Elder Ĕlvăn or Woodĕlvăn; apprenticed under Măx­ĭn­dīn the Great with Lĕgĕr­dēmān, VōlgŠr dŸÕĀrănt, and BŠr­cōgan; fought in and wrote a history of the Gob­lĭn Wars—Zōr­wĭndÕs Accounting of the Gob­lĭn Wars; general over the first legion of hire-thane infantry, in which HŠr­bōr was a sergeant; was one of MītăkÕs Companions; traveled with Lĕgĕnd; great; great, great, great grandson of Ādŏn and FīlŠn­lāa; great; great, great grandson of Lēbĕn­mālăn; great, great grandson of Lēbĕn­mĭstlē; great grandson of the Māgŭs Gīzĕr; grandson of Gāylōrn the Grand; son of Măx­ĭn­dīn; hair silver-white as crystalline snow; of the House of Lēbĕn­mālăn

                                                   Zōr­wĭnd Dark-Māgŭs when he works the Dark Arts; wears his silver robes with their black lining inside-out; has in his possession The Atrous Arts of BŠr­cōgan; has a golden wand

                                                   Crest of Zōr­wĭnd:

                                                   Emblazon:Description: CZ-  Description: CZ  

                                           Blazon: Azure, an Ouncelot rampant proper, crined, brushed, hackled, bearded, and armed argent, langued gules, a chief indented flory at the points argent.

                                           see also: Appendix FÞRoll of Arms of ĬndrēlÞCrest of Zōrwĭnd

Zōr­wĭndÕs Accounting of the Gob­lĭn Wars history of the Gob­lĭn Wars set down by Zōr­wĭnd the Young; one of the volumes in the bookcase in KitfīrÕs bower prison in Castle Nŏdrēōf

Zōtōr                                      see: Zōr­wĭnd