TWOLAS - 06 - Peril's Gate (101 page)

LYRANTHE—instrument played by the bards of Athera. Strung with fourteen strings, tuned to seven tones (doubled). Two courses are 'drone strings' set to octaves. Five are melody strings, the lower three courses being octaves, the upper two, in unison.
p
ronounced: leer-anth-e (last 'e' being nearly subliminal) root meaning:
lyr
—song;
anthe
—box

LYSAER
s'Ilessid
—prince of Tysan, 1,497th in succession after Halduin, founder of the line in Third Age Year One. Gifted at birth with control of Light, and Bane of Desh-thiere. Also known as Blessed Prince, pronounced: lie-say-er
r
oot meaning:
lia
—blond, yellow or light;
saer
—circle

MACHLIN—clan scout from the outpost in the Mathorn Mountains.
p
ronounced: mock-lin
r
oot meaning:
miach'luin
—cat kept for watch purposes, since cats can see etherically

MADREIGH—senior scout, Deshir clans. One of the eleven who stood to Jieret's defense in the battle of Strakewood Forest, pronounced: mah-dree-ah ('ah' is near subliminal) root meaning:
madrien—
staunch

MAENALLE s'GANNLEY—former steward and
caithdein
of Tysan; put on trial for outlawry and theft on the trade roads; executed by Lysaer
s'Ilessid
at Isaer, Third Age 5645. pronounced: may-nahl-e (last 'e' is near subliminal) root meaning:
maeni
—to fall, disrupt;
alii—
to save or preserve; colloquial translation: 'to patch together'

MAENOL—heir, after Maenalle s'Gannley, Steward and
caithdein
of Tysan. pronounced: may-nall root meaning:
maeni'alii—
to patch together

MAK s'AHELAS—High Mage of Rauven on the splinter world of Dascen Elur, father to Talera, and grandfather to Arithon and Lysaer.
p
ronounced: mock s-ah-hell-as root meaning:
miach
—a form of mage-sight

MARAK—splinter world, cut off beyond South Gate, left lifeless after creation of the Mistwraith. The original inhabitants were men exiled by the Fellowship from Athera for beliefs or practices that were incompatible with the compact sworn between the Sorcerers and the Paravian races, which permitted human settlement on Athera. pronounced: maer-ak
r
oot meaning:
m'era'ki
—a place held separate

MATHORN MOUNTAINS—range that bisects the Kingdom of Rathain east to west.
p
ronounced: math-orn root meaning:
mathien
—massive

MATHORN ROAD—way passing to the south of the Mathorn Mountains, leading to the trade city of Etarra from the west, pronounced: math-orn root meaning:
mathien
—massive

MEARN s'BRYDION—youngest brother of Duke Bransian of Alestron. Former ducal emissary to Lysaer
s'Ilessid
's Alliance of Light, pronounced: may-am root meaning:
mierne
—to flit MEIRIS—one of Princess Ellaine's ladies-in-waiting at Avenor.
p
ronounced: marys

MELHALLA—High Kingdom of Athera once ruled by the line of s'Ellestrion. The last prince died in the crossing of the Red Desert, pronounced: mel-hall-a
r
oot meaning:
maelhallia
—grand meadows
.'
plain; also word for an open space of any sort

MELOR RIVER—located in the principality of Korias, Tysan. Its mouth forms the harbor for the port town of West End. pronounced: mel-or root meaning:
maeliur
—fish

MERIOR BY THE SEA—small seaside fishing village on the Scimlade peninsula in Alland, Shand. Once the temporary site of Arithon's shipyard, pronounced: mare-ee-or root meaning:
merioren
—cottages

METHISLE—small body of land in Methlas Lake, site of Methisle fortress in Orvandir. · pronounced: meth
r
oot meaning:
meth
—hate

METHLAS LAKE—large body of fresh water located in the principality of Radmoore, Melhalla. pronounced: meth-las
r
oot meaning:
meth'ilass'an
—the drowned, or sunken ones

METHSPAWN—an animal warped by possession by a methuri, an iyat-related parasite that infested live hosts. Extinct by the Third Age, their crossbred, aberrated descendants are called methspawn, found in Mirthlvain Swamp, pronounced: meth root meaning:
meth—
hate

METHURI—an iyat-related parasite that infested live hosts, extinct by the Third Age.
p
ronounced: meth-you-ree root meaning:
meth'thi
—hate-wraith

MINDERL BAY—body of water behind Crescent Isle off the east coast of Rathain. Also reference point of a battle where Arithon tricked Lysaer into burning the trade fleet, pronounced: mind-earl root meaning:
minderl
—anvil

MIRTHLVAIN SWAMP—boglands located in Midhalla, Melhalla; filled with dangerous crossbreeds of drake spawn. Guarded by the Master Spellbinder, Verrain. pronounced: mirth-el-vain root meaning:
myrthl
—noxious;
vain
—bog, mud

MISTWRAITH—see Desh-thiere.

MORRIEL—Prime Enchantress of the Koriathain since the Third Age 4212. Instigated the plot to upset the Fellowship's compact, which upset the seven magnetic lanes on the continent. Her death on winter solstice 5670 left an irregular succession, pronounced: more-real root meaning:
moar
—greed;
riel
—silver

MORVAIN—city located in Araethura, Rathain, on the coast of Instrell Bay. Elaira's birthplace, pronounced: more-vain root meaning:
morvain
—swindlers' market

NARMS—city on the coast of Instrell Bay, built as a craft center by Men in the early Third Age. Best known for dyeworks. pronounced: narms—to rhyme with 'charms' root meaning: narms—color

NORTH-WARD—fishing town on the north coast of the principality of Fallowmere, Rathain.

NORTHSTRAIT—narrows between the mainland spur of northern Tysan and the Trow Islands.

ORNISON—master from Rauven Tower who taught Arithon his early lessons in magecraft. pronounced: or-nee-son
r
oot meaning:
ornia'san
—a blackbird with a crested head

ORVANDIR—principality located in northeastern Shand. pronounced: or-van-deer root meaning:
orcein
—crumbled;
dir
—stone

OSTERMERE—harbor and trade city, once smugglers' haven, located in Carithwyr, Havish. City where High King Eldir received his coronation, before moving his court to Telmandir.
p
ronounced: os-tur-mere
r
oot meaning:
ostier
—brick;
miere
—reflection

PARAVIAN—name for the three old races that inhabited Athera before Men. Including the centaurs, the sunchildren, and the unicorns, these races never die unless mishap befalls them; they are the world's channel, or direct connection, to Ath Creator, pronounced: par-ai-vee-ans
r
oot meaning:
para
—great;
i'on
—fate or great mystery

PENSTAIR—Second Age ruin on the northern shore of Deshir, Rathain. pronounced: pen-stair
r
oot meaning:
pensti'era
—watchpoint, place for beacon fires

PESQUIL—Mayor of the Northern League of Headhunters at the time of the battle of Strakewood Forest. His strategies caused the Deshir clans the most punishing losses. Died of a clan vengeance arrow during the crossing of Valley gap in Third Age 5646. pronounced: pes-quil like 'pest-quill' root meaning not from the Paravian

POIREY—Araethurian herder, great-uncle to Fionn Areth. pronounced: pear-ree root meaning:
paereia
—salmon

RADMOORE DOWNS—meadowlands in Midhalla, Melhalla. pronounced: rad-more
r
oot meaning:
riad
—thread;
mour
—carpet, rug

RAIETT RAVEN—brother of the Mayor of Hanshire; uncle of Sulfin Evend. Considered a master statesman and a bringer of wars. Currently serving as High Chancellor of Etarra, ruling in the absence of the mayor, pronounced: rayett root meaning:
raiett
—carrion bird

RANNE—royal guardsman of Avenor, assigned as honor guard to the heir apparent, Prince Kevor. pronounced: rahn
r
oot meaning:
ruann
—a fledgling hawk

RATHAIN—High Kingdom of Athera ruled by descendants of Torbrand s'Ffalenn since Third Age Year One. Sigil: black-and
-
silver leopard on green field. Arithon Teir's'Ffalenn is sanctioned crown prince, by the hand of Asandir of the Fellowship, in Third Age Year 5638 at Etarra. pronounced: rath-ayn
r
oot meaning:
roth
—brother;
thein
—tower, sanctuary

RAUVEN TOWER—home of the s'Ahelas mages who brought up Arithon s'Ffalenn and trained him to the ways of power. Located on the splinter world, Dascen Elur, through West Gate, pronounced: raw-ven root meaning:
rauven
—invocation

REIYAJ—title for the seeress who inhabits a tower in southern Shand near the city of Ithish. Her oracular visions are based on meditative communion with the energy gateway marked and measured by Athera's sun. Although born sighted, practice of her art results in blindness. The origin of her tradition derives from mystical practices still extant in the tribal culture of the Sanpashir Desert, pronounced: ree-yahj
r
oot meaning:
ria'ieajn
—to touch the forbidden

RIATHAN PARAVIANS—unicorns, the purest, most direct connection to Ath Creator; the prime vibration channels directly through the horn, pronounced: ree-ah-than
r
oot meaning:
ria
—to touch;
ath
—prime life force;
an
—one;
ri'athon
—one who touches divinity

RIVERTON—trade town at the mouth of the Ilswater river, in Korias, Tysan; once the site of Lysaer's royal shipyard, before the site burned in Third Age Year 5654.

ROCKFELL PIT—deep shaft cut into Rockfell Peak, used to imprison harmful entities throughout all three Ages. Located in West Halla, Melhalla; became the warded prison for Desh
-
thiere. pronounced: rock-fell root meaning not from the Paravian

ROCKFELL VALE—valley below Rockfell Peak, located in principality of West Halla, Melhalla. pronounced: rockfell vale root meaning not from the Paravian

SAERIAT
—name of the brigantine captained by Avar of Karthan, defeated and burned in engagement against seventeen warships of Amroth on the splinter world of Dascen Elur. pronounced: say-ree-at root meaning:
saer
—water;
iyat
—to break

s'AHELAS—family name for the royal line appointed by the Fellowship Sorcerers in Third Age Year One to rule the High Kingdom of Shand. Gifted geas: farsight, pronounced: s'ah-hell-as
r
oot meaning:
ahelas
—mage-gifted SANPASHIR—desert waste on the southcoast of Shand. Home to the desert tribes, pronounced: sahn-pash-eer
r
oot meaning: s
an
—black or dark;
pash'era
—place of grit or gravel

SAYTRA—Koriani Senior in charge of making talismans and fiend banes at the Highscarp sisterhouse. pronounced: say-tra
r
oot meaning:
saer'tria
—one who joins circles

s'BRYDION—ruling line of the Dukes of Alestron. The only old blood clansmen to maintain rule of their city through the uprising that defeated the rule of the high kings, pronounced: s'bride-ee-on root meaning:
baridien
—tenacity

SCIMLADE TIP—peninsula at the southeast corner of Alland, Shand. pronounced: skim-laid
r
oot meaning: s
cimlait
—curved knife or scythe

s'DARIAN—family name for a line of centaurs who were master armorers in the First and Second Ages. Most renowned was Ffereton, who forged the twelve Blades of Isaer, Alithiel being for his natural son Durmaenir. pronounced: dar-ee-an root meaning:
daer'an
—one that cuts

SECOND AGE—Marked by the arrival of the Fellowship of Seven at Crater Lake, their called purpose to fight the drake spawn.

SELIDIE—young woman initiate appointed by Morriel Prime as a candidate in training for succession. Succeeded to the office of Prime Matriarch after Morriel's death on winter solstice in Third Age Year 5670. pronounced: sell-ih-dee root meaning:
selyadi
—air sprite