This
is the Tencendor Glossary specifically modified for the three
books of THE WAYFARER REDEMPTION (or the final 3 books of THE
WAYFARER REDEMPTION in the USA).
ACHAR:
the
realm that once stretched over most of the continent, bounded
by the Andeis, Tyrre and Widowmaker Seas, the Avarinheim and
the Icescarp Alps. It was integrated into Tencendor during the
time of Axis StarSon.
ACHARITES:
a term used fairly generally to encompass all humans within
Tencendor.
ADAMON:
one of the nine Star Gods of the Icarii, Adamon is the eldest
and the God of the Firmament.
AFTERLIFE:
all three races, the Acharites, the Icarii and the Avar believe
in the existence of an AfterLife, although exactly what they
believe depends on their particular culture.
ALAUNT:
the legendary pack of hounds that once belonged to WolfStar
SunSoar. They followed Azhure for some time, but now run with
DragonStar. They are all of the Lesser.
ALDENI:
once a small province in western Achar, It was administered
by Duke Theod.
ANDAKILSA,
River:
the extreme northern river of Ichtar, dividing Ichtar from Ravensbund.
ANDEIS
SEA:
the often unpredictable sea that washes the western coast of
Achar.
ARCEN:
the
major city of Arcness.
ARCNESS:
a large eastern province in Tencendor.
ARTOR
THE PLOUGHMAN:
the now disbanded Brotherhood of the Seneschal taught that Artor
was the one true god. Under His sway, the Acharites initiated
the ancient Wars of the Axe and drove the Icarii and Avar from
the land. Artor was killed by Azhure and her hounds.
ASKAM,
Prince of the West:
son of Belial and Cazna.
AVAR,
The:
the ancient race of Tencendor who live in the forests of the
Avarinheim and Minstrelsea. The Avar are sometimes referred
to as the People of the Horn. Their Mage-King is Isfrael.
AVARINHEIM,
The:
the northern forest home of the Avar people.
AVENUE,
The:
the processional way of the Temple Complex on the Island of
Mist and Memory. The term 'The Avenue' comes to have a slightly
different meaning by the end of Crusader.
AVONSDALE:
A province in western Achar. Administered by Earl Herme.
AXE-WIELDERS,
The:
once the elite crusading and military wing of the Seneschal,
led by Axis as their BattleAxe.
AXIS:
son of the Princess Rivkah of Achar and the Icarii Enchanter
StarDrifter SunSoar. Once BattleAxe of the Axe-Wielders, he
assumed the mantle of the StarMan of the Prophecy of the Destroyer.
After reforging Tencendor Axis formed his own house, the House
of the Stars before beginning a new existence as the Star God
of Song.
AZHURE:
daughter of WolfStar SunSoar and Niah of Nor, and Goddess of
Moon. She is married to Axis. Their children are Caelum, Drago,
RiverStar and Zenith.
AZLE,
River: a
major river that divided the provinces of Ichtar and Aldeni.
It flows into the Andeis Sea.
BANES:
the religious leaders of the Avar people. They wield magic,
although it is usually of the minor variety.
BARROWS,
The Ancient:
the burial places of the ancient Enchanter-Talons of the Icarii
people.
BATTLEAXE,
The:
once the leader of the Axe-Wielders. The post of BattleAxe was
last held by Axis. See 'Axe-Wielders'.
BARZULA:
one of the TimeKeeper Demons, Barzula is the Demon of mid-morning,
and of tempest.
BEDWYR
FORT:
a fort that sat on the lower reaches of the River Nordra and
guarded the entrance to Grail Lake from Nordmuth.
BELIAL:
lieutenant and second-in-command in Axis' army during the fight
against Gorgrael. Belial was the father of Askam and Cazna.
Now dead.
BELTIDE:
see 'Festivals'.
BETHIAM,
Princess:
wife to Prince Askam of the West.
BOGLE
MARSH:
a large and inhospitable marsh in eastern Arcness.
BORNEHELD:
Duke of Ichtar and King of Achar. Son of the Princess Rivkah
and her husband, Duke Searlas, half-brother to Axis, and husband
of Lady Faraday of Skarabost. After murdering his uncle, Priam,
Borneheld assumed the throne of Achar. Now dead.
BRACKEN
RANGES, The:
the former name of the Minaret Peaks.
BRACKEN,
River:
the river that rises in the Minaret Peaks and flows into the
Widowmaker Sea.
BRIDGE,
The:
the bridge that guards the entrance into Sigholt is deeply magical.
She will throw out a challenge to any she does not know, but
can be easily tricked.
BROTHER-LEADER,
The:
the supreme leader of the Brotherhood of the now disbanded Seneschal.
The last Brother-Leader of the Seneschal was Jayme.
CAELUM
STARSON:
eldest son of Axis and Azhure, born at Yuletide. Caelum is an
ancient word meaning 'Stars in Heaven'. He is the ruler of Tencendor.
CARLON:
main city of Tencendor and one-time residence of the kings of
Achar. Situated on Grail Lake.
CAULDRON
LAKE, The:
the lake at the centre of the Silent Woman Woods.
CAZNA:
wife to Belial. Now dead.
CHAMBER
OF THE MOONS:
chief audience and sometime banquet chamber of the ancient royal
palace in Carlon. It was the site where Axis battled Borneheld
to the death.
CHARONITES:
a little-known race of Tencendor, they inhabited the UnderWorld.
When Drago managed to kill Orr in the chamber of the Star Gate,
the race became extinct.
CIRCLE
OF STARS, The:
see 'Enchantress' Ring'.
CLANS,
The:
the Avar tend to segregate into Clan groups, roughly equitable
with family groups.
CLOUDBURST
SUNSOAR:
younger brother and assassin of WolfStar SunSoar.
COHORT:
see 'Military Terms'.
COROLEAS:
the
great empire to the south of Tencendor. Relations between the
two countries is usually cordial.
CREST:
Icarii military unit composed of twelve Wings.
CREST-LEADER:
commander of an Icarii Crest.
DANCE
OF DEATH, The:
dark star music that is the counter point to the Star Dance.
It is the music made when stars miss their step and crash into
each other, or swell up into red giants and implode. Only WolfStar
and Azhure can wield this music, although both lost the ability
to do so when the TimeKeepers destroyed the Star Gate.
DAREWING
FULLHEART:
senior Crest-Leader and Strike Leader of the Icarii Strike Force.
DEMONIC
HOURS:
Dawn:
ruled by Mot, a time of hunger.
Mid-morning:
ruled by Barzula, a time of tempest.
Midday:
the time of the greatest Demon of all, Qeteb.
Mid-afternoon:
ruled by Sheol, a time of despair.
Dusk:
ruled by Raspu, a time of pestilence.
Night:
ruled by Rox, a time of terror.
DISTANCES:
League: roughly seven kilometres, or four and a half miles.
Pace:
roughly one metre or one yard.
Handspan:
roughly twenty centimetres or eight inches.
DOME
OF THE MOON:
a sacred dome dedicated to the Moon on Temple Mount of the Island
of Mist and Memory. Only the First Priestess has access to the
Dome, and it was in this Dome that Niah conceived Azhure.
DRAGONSTAR
SUNSOAR:
second son of Axis and Azhure. Twin brother to RiverStar. (Also
known as Drago.) DragonStar is also the name of the son StarLaughter
SunSoar was carrying when she was murdered by her husband, WolfStar.
DRIFTSTAR
SUNSOAR:
grandmother to StarDrifter, mother of MorningStar. An Enchanter
and a SunSoar in her own right and wife to the SunSoar Talon.
She died over three hundred years before the events of this
book.
EARTH
TREE:
a sacred tree to both the Icarii and the Avar. It lives in the
extreme northern groves of the Avarinheim forest, close to the
cliffs of the Icescarp Alp.
EARTH
TREE GROVE: the
grove which held the Earth Tree in the northern Avarinheim where
it bordered the Icescarp Alps. It is where the Avar (sometimes
in concert with the Icarii) hold their gatherings and religious
rites.
ENCHANTRESS,
The:
the first of the Icarii Enchanters, the first Icarii to discover
the way to use the power of the Star Dance.
She
bore three sons, the eldest of whom founded the Acharite race,
the middle founded the Charonite race, and the youngest founded
the Icarii race. The Enchantress also gave birth to twin daughters.
ENCHANTRESS'
RING, The:
an ancient ring once in the possession of the Enchantress, now
worn by Azhure. Its proper name is the Circle of Stars, and
it is intimately connected with the Star Gods.
ENCHANTERS:
the
once magicians of the Icarii peopleÛwith the destruction of
the Star Gate all have now lost their powers. All Enchanters
have the word 'Star' somewhere in their names.
ENCHANTER-TALONS:
Talons of the Icarii people who are also Enchanters.
ENEMY,
The:
the name given by the TimeKeepers to the ancient ones who trapped
Qeteb and then fled with his life parts through the universe.
It was the Enemy who crashed into Tencendor during Fire-Night.
ESCATOR:
a kingdom far away to the east over the Widowmaker Sea.
EVENSONG:
daughter
of Rivkah and StarDrifter SunSoar, sister to Axis and wife to
Talon FreeFall SunSoar.
FARADAY:
daughter of Earl Isend of Skarabost and his wife, Lady Merlion.
Once wife to Borneheld and Queen of Achar, Faraday now aids
DragonStar. She is also the mother of Isfrael, conceived during
her brief and tragic affair with Axis.
FERNBRAKE
LAKE, The:
the large lake in the centre of the Bracken Ranges. Also known
by both the Avar and the Icarii as the Mother.
FERRYMAN,
The:
the Charonite who plied the ferry of the UnderWorld. His name
was Orr, and was one of the Lesser immortals. Orr is now dead
after being struck by the Rainbow Sceptre in the chamber of
the Star Gate.
FESTIVALS
of the Avar and the Icarii:
Yuletide:
the winter solstice, in the last week of Snow-month.
Beltide:
the spring Festival, the first day of Flower-month.
Fire-Night:
the summer solstice, in the last week of Rose-month.
FIRE-NIGHT,
The: see 'Festivals'.
FIRST,
The:
the First Priestess of the Order of the Stars, the order of
nine priestesses on Temple Mount. The First, like all priestesses
of the Order, gave up her name on taking her vows. Niah of Nor
once held this office.
FIVE
FAMILIES, The First:
the leading families of Tencendor: led, in turn, by Prince Askam
of the West, King Zared of the North, Prince Yllgaine of Nor,
Chief Sa'Domai of the Ravensbund and FreeFall SunSoar, Talon
of the Icarii. The delicate balance between these families was
greatly upset when Zared seized the throne of Achar.
FLULIA:
one of the nine Icarii Star Gods, Flulia is the Goddess of Water.
FLURIA,
The River:
a minor river that flows through Aldeni into the River Nordra.
FORESTFLIGHT
EVERSOAR:
a member of the Lake Guard.
FORTHEART:
one of the Alaunt, and mate to Sicarius.
FORTRESS
RANGES:
the mountains that run down Achar's eastern boundary from the
Icescarp Alps to the Widowmaker Sea.
FREEFALL,
Talon:
son of BrightFeather and RavenCrest SunSoar, husband of EvenSong
SunSoar. They have no children.
GAPFEATHER:
a member of the Lake Guard.
GATEKEEPER,
The:
the Keeper of the Gate of Death in the UnderWorld and mother
of Zeherah. Her task is to keep tally of the souls who pass
through the Gate. She is one of the Lesser immortals.
GERLIEN:
a soldier under Zared's command.
GHEMT:
a
game played with sticks and dice in a circle of diamond-shaped
spaces.
GOLDMAN,
JANNYMIRE:
Master of the Guilds of Carlon. One of the most powerful non-noblemen
in Tencendor.
GORGRAEL:
the Destroyer, half-brother to Axis, sharing the same father,
StarDrifter. Axis defeated him in a titanic struggle for control
of Tencendor forty years before current events.
GORKENFORT:
a major fort situated in Gorken Pass in northern Ichtar.
GORKEN
PASS:
the narrow pass sixty leagues long that provided the only way
from Ravensbund into Ichtar. It is bounded by the Icescarp Alps
and the River Andakilsa.
GRAIL
LAKE, The:
a massive lake at the lower reaches of the River Nordra. Beneath
its waters it harbours the Maze.
GREATER,
The:
the nine Star Gods.
GRYPHON:
a legendary flying creature of Tencendor, intelligent, vicious
and courageous. Gorgrael recreated them to defeat Axis, but
they were all destroyed by Azhure.
GUNDEALGA
FORD:
a wide shallow ford on the Nordra, just south of the Urqhart
Hills.
GUSTUS:
Captain of Zared's militia.
GWENLYDYR:
wife of Duke Theod of Aldeni, and mother of their twin sons.
HAGEN:
once a Plough-Keeper in the (now destroyed) village of Smyrton
who was husband to Niah. He was accidentally killed by Azhure
some forty-three years ago.
HANDSPAN:
see 'Distances'.
HERME,
Earl of Avonsdale:
son of Earl Jorge, mentor of Duke Theod of Aldeni and friend
to King Zared.
HORNED
ONES:
the almost divine and most sacred members of the Avar race.
They live in the Sacred Grove.
HSINGARD:
a ruined town situated in central Ichtar.
ICARII,
The:
a race of winged people. They are sometimes referred to as the
People of the Wing.
ICEBEAR
COAST:
the hundred-league-long coast that stretches from the DeadWood
Forest in north-western Ravensbund to the frozen Tundra above
the Avarinheim. It is very remote, and very beautiful.
ICESCARP
ALPS, The:
the great mountain range that stretches across most of northern
Achar.
ICESCARP
BARREN:
a desolate tract of land situated in northern Ichtar between
the Icescarp Alps and the Urqhart Hills.
ICEWORMS:
massive worms of ice and snow created by Gorgrael.
ICHTAR,
DUKES of:
once cruel lords of Ichtar, the line died with Borneheld.
ICHTAR,
The Province of:
the largest and richest of the provinces of Achar. Ichtar derives
its wealth from its extensive grazing herds and from its mineral
and precious gem deposits. Ruled by Zared, now also King of
the Acharites.
ICHTAR,
The River:
a minor river that flows through Ichtar into the River Azle.
ILFRACOOMBE:
the manor house of the Earl of Skarabost, the home where Faraday
grew up.
ISABEAU:
first wife of King Zared. She died in a hunting accident ten
years before current events.
ISFRAEL:
Mage-King of the Avar. Son of Axis and Faraday.
ISLAND
OF MIST AND MEMORY:
one of the sacred sites of the Icarii people, once known as
Pirate's Nest. The Temple of the Stars and its complex are situated
on a great plateau on the island's southern coast.
JACK:
senior among the Sentinels.
JERVOIS
LANDING:
the small town on Tailem Bend of the River Nordra. The gateway
into Ichtar.
KASTALEON:
one of the great Keeps of Achar, situated on the River Nordra
in central Achar. It was blown up by Theod under instructions
from Zared, killing many thousands of Caelum's men.
KEEPS,
The:
the three great magical Keeps of Achar. See separate entries
under Spiredore, Sigholt, and Silent Woman Keep.
LAKE
GUARD, The:
a militia composed entirely of the men and women who SpikeFeather
TrueSong rescued from Talon Spike when it was threatened by
Gryphon. They escaped via the waterways, and were changed by
their experience. The Lake Guard is dedicated to the service
of the StarSon.
LAKE
OF LIFE, The:
one of the sacred and magical lakes of Tencendor. It sat at
the western end of the HoldHard Pass in the Urqhart Hills and
cradled Sigholt.
LEAGH,
Princess:
sister to Askam, daughter of Belial and Cazna.
LEAGUE:
see 'Distances'.
LESSER,
The:
a term given to creatures of such magic they approach god-like
status. They are not strictly immortal, although they will live
indefinitely if not struck a death blow.
MAGARIZ,
Prince:
husband to Rivkah, Axis' mother, and father to Zared. Now dead.
MAGIC:
under the influence of the Seneschal all Artor-fearing Acharites
feared and hated the use of magic, although their fear is now
as largely dead as the Seneschal.
MARRAT,
Baron:
Baron of Romsdale.
MAZE,
The:
a mysterious labyrinth that rose from Grail Lake.
MAZE
GATE, The:
the wooden gate into the Maze. Its stone archway is covered
with hieroglyphics.
MILITARY
TERMS
(for regular ground forces):
Squad:
a small group of fighters, normally under forty and usually
archers.
Unit:
a group of one hundred men, either infantry, archers, pikemen,
or cavalry.
Cohort:
five units, so five hundred men.
See
also 'Wing' and 'Crest' for the Icarii Strike Force.
MINARET
PEAKS:
the
ancient name for the Bracken Ranges, named for the minarets
of the Icarii cities that spread over the entire mountain range.
MINSTRELSEA:
the name Faraday gave to the forest she planted out below the
Avarinheim.
MONTHS:
(northern hemisphere seasons apply)
Wolf-month:
January
Raven-month:
February
Hungry-month:
March
Thaw-month:
April
Flower-month:
May
Rose-month:
June
Harvest-month:
July
Weed-month:
August
DeadLeaf-month:
September
Bone-month:
October
Frost-month:
November
Snow-month: December
MOONWILDFLOWERS:
extremely
rare, delicate violet flowers that bloom only under the full
moon. Closely associated with Azhure.
MORNINGSTAR
SUNSOAR:
StarDrifter's mother and a powerful Enchanter in her own right.
She was murdered by WolfStar SunSoar.
MORYSON:
Brother of the Seneschal and a disguise used by WolfStar.
MOT:
one of the TimeKeeper Demons. Mot is the Demon of dawn and of
hunger.
MOTHER,
THE:
either the Avar name for Fernbrake Lake, or an all-embracing
term for nature which is sometimes personified as an immortal
woman.
MURKLE
BAY:
a huge bay off the western coast of Tencendor, its waters are
filthy, polluted by the tanneries along the Azle River.
MURKLE
MOUNTAINS:
A range of desolate mountains that run along the length of Murkle
Bay. Once extensively mined for opals, they are now abandoned.
MURMURWING:
a young Icarii.
NARCIS:
one of the nine Icarii Star Gods, Narcis is the God of the Sun.
NECKLET,
THE:
a curious geological feature of Ravensbund.
NIAH:
of the once baronial family of Nor. Mother to Azhure, Niah was
seduced by WolfStar SunSoar and murdered by Brother Hagen. Niah
was the First Priestess of the Order of the Stars. WolfStar
promised her rebirth to be his lover for eternity, and her soul
waits to be reborn in an accomodating body.
NINE,
THE:
see the 'Star Gods'. ('The Nine' can also occasionally refer
to the nine Priestesses of the Order of the Stars.)
NOR:
once the southernmost of the provinces of Achar. Nor was controlled
by Prince Yllgaine.
NORDMUTH:
the port at the mouth of the River Nordra.
NORDRA,
River:
the great river that was the main lifeline of Achar. Rising
in the Icescarp Alps, the River Nordra flows through the Avarinheim
before flowing through northern and central Achar.
OGDEN:
one of the Sentinels, brother to Veremund.
ORDER
OF THE STARS:
the order of nine priestesses who once kept watch in the Temple
of the Stars.
ORR:
the Charonite Ferryman. Now dead.
PACE:
see 'Distances'.
PIRATES'
NEST:
for many centuries the common name of the Island of Mist and
Memory. It was once the haunt of pirates.
PIRATES'
TOWN:
the town that sat by the northern harbour of Pirates' NestÛor
the Island of Mist and Memory.
PLOUGH,
The:
under
the rule of the Seneschal each Acharite village had a Plough,
which not only served to plough the fields, but was also the
centre of their worship of the Way of the Plough.
PLOUGH-KEEPERS:
the
Seneschal assigned a Brother to each village in Achar, and these
men were often known as Plough-Keepers.
PORS:
one of the nine Icarii Star Gods, Pors is the God of Air.
PRETTY
BROWN SAL:
a most unusual horse.
PRIVY
CHAMBER:
the large chamber in the ancient royal palace of Carlon where
the Achar's Privy Council once met.
PROPHECY
OF THE DESTROYER: an
ancient Prophecy that told of the rise of Gorgrael in the north
and the StarMan who could stop him.
PROUDFLIGHT:
a member of the Lake Guard.
QETEB:
the Demon of Destruction that wastes at Midday.
QUESTORS,
The:
a term the TimeKeepers occasionally gave themselves to dupe
victims.
RAINBOW
SCEPTRE:
a weapon constructed of the life of the five Sentinels, the
power of the craft that lie at the bottom of the Sacred Lakes,
and the power of the Earth Tree. Axis used it to destroy Gorgrael,
Drago stole it and took it through the Star Gate with him, and
it has now transformed into the Lily Sword.
RASPU:
one of the TimeKeeper Demons, Raspu is the Demon of dusk, and
of pestilence.
RAUM:
once
a Bane of the Avar people, now the sacred White Stag.
RAVENCREST
SUNSOAR:
previous Talon of the Icarii people, father of FreeFall and
brother to StarDrifter.
RAVENSBUND:
the extreme northern province of Tencendor.
RAVENSBUNDMEN:
the inhabitants of Ravensbund.
RENKIN,
GOODWIFE:
a peasant woman of northern Arcness who is often a disguise
for the Mother. The Goodwife helped Faraday plant out Minstrelsea,
finally leaving to wander the forests.
RHAETIA:
small area of Achar once situated in the western Bracken Ranges.
RIVERSTAR
SUNSOAR:
third child of Axis and Azhure. Twin sister to Drago (DragonStar).
RIVKAH:
Princess of Achar, mother to Borneheld, Axis, EvenSong and Zared.
Married to Prince Magariz. Now dead.
ROMSDALE:
a province to the south west of Carlon. It was administered
by Baron Marrat.
ROX:
one of the TimeKeeper Demons, Rox is the Demon of night, and
of terror.
SACRED,
GROVE, The:
the most sacred spot of the Avar people, the Sacred Grove is
rarely visited by ordinary mortals. Normally the Banes are the
only members of the Avar race who know the paths to the Grove.
SACRED
LAKES, The:
the four magical lakes of Tencendor: Grail Lake, Cauldron Lake,
Fernbrake Lake (or the Mother) and the Lake of Life. The lakes
were formed during Fire-Night when ancient gods fell through
the skies and crashed to Tencendor.
SA'DOMAI:
Chief
of the Ravensbundmen, son of Ho'Demi.
SEAGRASS
PLAINS: the
vast grain plains that formed most of Skarabost.
SENESCHAL,
The:
once the all-powerful religious organisation of Achar. The Religious
Brotherhood of the Seneschal was extremely powerful and played
a major role, not only in everyday life, but also in the political
life of the nation. It taught obedience to the one god, Artor
the Ploughman, and the Way of the Plough.
SENTINELS:
five magical creatures of the Prophecy of the Destroyer. Originally
Charonites, they were recruited by WolfStar (in his guise of
the Prophet) in order to serve the Prophecy. They gave their
lives to form the Rainbow Sceptre and now drift through the
stars.
SEVERIN:
a new town built by Prince Magariz as the replacement capital
of Ichtar.
SHEOL:
one of the TimeKeeper Demons, Sheol is the Demon of mid-afternoon,
and despair.
SHRA:
the senior Bane of the Avar. As a girl she was saved from death
by Axis.
SICARIUS:
leader of the pack of Alaunt hounds. One of the Lesser.
SIGHOLT:
one of the great magical Keeps of Tencendor, situated on the
shores of the Lake of Life in the Urqhart Hills in Ichtar.
SILENT
WOMAN KEEP:
one of the magical Keeps of Tencendor, it lies in the centre
of the Silent Woman Woods.
SILENT
WOMAN WOODS:
an ancient wood in southern Arcness.
SILTON:
one of the nine Icarii Star Gods, Silton is the God of Fire.
SKARABOST:
large eastern province of Achar which grows much of the realm's
grain supplies.
SKRAELINGS:
creatures of the frozen northern wastes who fought for Gorgrael.
SKYLAZER
BITTERFALL:
a member of the Lake Guard.
SMYRTON:
formerly a large village in northern Skarabost, it was destroyed
by Azhure for its close association to the Plough God, Artor.
SORCERY:
see 'Magic'.
SPIKEFEATHER
TRUESONG:
once a member of the Strike Force, SpikeFeather spent years
as Orr's apprentice. No-one knows the waterways as well as he
does.
SPIREDORE:
one of the magical Keeps of Tencendor. Azhure's tower.
STAR
DANCE, The:
the source from which the Icarii Enchanters derive their power.
It is the music made by the stars in their eternal dance through
the heavens.
STARDRIFTER:
an Icarii Enchanter, father to Gorgrael, Axis and EvenSong.
STAR
FINGER:
the tallest mountain in the Icescarp Alps, dedicated to study
and worship. Formerly called Talon Spike.
STAR
GATE:
one of the sacred sites of the Icarii people, situated underneath
the Ancient Barrows. It is a portal through to the universe.
STAR
GODS, The:
the nine gods of the Icarii. See separate entries under Axis,
Azhure, Adamon, Xanon, Narcis, Flulia, Pors, Zest and Silton.
STARKNIGHT:
WolfStar's father and Talon; murdered so WolfStar could assume
the throne at a relatively young age.
STARLAUGHTER
SUNSOAR:
wife of WolfStar, murdered and thrown through the Star Gate
four thousand years before current events.
STARMAN,
The:
Axis SunSoar.
STARS,
HOUSE of the:
Axis' personal House.
STARSON:
the title Axis gave to Caelum, but which truly belongs to DragonStar.
STRAUM
ISLAND:
a large island off the coast of Ichtar and inhabited by sealers.
STRIKE
FORCE:
the military force of the Icarii.
SUNSOAR,
HOUSE of:
the ruling House of the Icarii for many thousands of years.
TAILEM
BEND:
the great bend in the River Nordra where it turns from its westerly
direction and flows south towards Nordmuth and the Sea of Tyrre.
TALON,
The:
the hereditary ruler of the Icarii people (and once over all
of the peoples of Tencendor). Generally of the House of SunSoar.
TALON
SPIKE:
the former name of Star Finger.
TARANTAISE:
a rather poor southern province of Achar.
TARE:
small trading town in northern Tarantaise.
TARE,
PLAINS of:
the plains that lie between Tare and Grail Lake.
TEKAWAI:
the preferred tea of the Ravensbund people, made from the dried
seaweed of the Icebear Coast. It is always brewed and served
ceremonially.
TEMPLE
MOUNT:
the plateau on the top of the massive mountain in the south-east
corner of the Island of Mist and Memory. It houses the Temple
Complex.
TEMPLE
OF THE STARS:
one of the Icarii sacred sites, located on the Island of Mist
and Memory.
TENCENDOR:
once the ancient name for the continent of Achar before the
Wars of the Axe, and, under Axis' leadership, the reforged nation
of the Acharites, Avar and Icarii.
THREE
BROTHERS LAKES, The:
three minor lakes in southern Aldeni.
THEOD,
Duke of Aldeni:
grandson of Duke Roland who aided Axis in his struggle to unite
Tencendor.
TIMEKEEPER
DEMONS, The:
the TimeKeepers are a group of six Demons: Sheol, Barzula, Rox,
Mot, Raspu and their leader, Qeteb. Hundreds of thousands of
years previously, on a distant world, they had ravaged at will
until the people of that world (called the Enemy by the TimeKeepers)
had managed to trap Qeteb and dismember his life partsÛwarmth,
movement, breath and soulÛbefore fleeing with them in space
craft through the universe. See also 'Demonic Hours'.
TIME
OF THE PROPHECY OF THE DESTROYER, The:
the time that began with the birth of the Destroyer and the
StarMan and ended with the death of Gorgrael.
TREE
FRIEND:
a role Faraday played during the time of the Prophecy. She was
instrumental in bringing the forests behind Axis.
TREE
SONG:
whatever Song the trees choose to sing you. Many times they
will sing the future, other times they will sing love and protection.
The trees can also sing death.
TYRRE,
SEA of:
the ocean off the south west coast of Achar.
UNIT:
see'Military Terms'.
UR:
an old woman who lives in the Enchanted Woods. For aeons she
guarded the transformed souls of the Avar female Banes.
URBETH:
an immortal bear of the northern wastes.
URQHART
HILLS:
a minor crescent-shaped range of mountains in central Ichtar.
The hills cradle Sigholt.
VEREMUND:
one of the Sentinels, brother to Ogden.
WARS
OF THE AXE:
the wars during which the Acharites, under the direction of
the Seneschal and the Axe-Wielders, drove the Icarii and the
Avar from the land of Tencendor and penned them behind the Fortress
Ranges. Lasting several decades, the wars were extraordinarily
violent and bloody. They took place over one thousand years
before current events.
WAY
OF THE HORN:
a general term sometimes used to describe the lifestyle of the
Avar people.
WAY
OF THE PLOUGH, The:
the religious obedience and way of life as taught by the Seneschal.
The Way of the Plough was centred about the Plough and cultivation
of the land. The Way of the Plough was all about order, and
about the earth and nature subjected to the order of mankind.
Some of the Icarii and Avar fear that many Acharites still long
for life as it was lived to the Way of the Plough.
WAY
OF THE WING:
a general term sometimes used to describe the lifestyle of the
Icarii.
WESTERN
MOUNTAINS:
the central Acharite mountain range that stretches west from
the River Nordra to the Andeis Sea.
WHITE
STAG, The:
when Raum transformed, he transformed into a magnificent White
Stag instead of a Horned One. The White Stag is the most sacred
of the creatures of the forest.
WIDEWALL
BAY:
a large bay that lies between Achar and Coroleas. Its calm waters
provide excellent fishing.
WIDOWMAKER
SEA:
vast ocean to the east of Achar. From the unknown islands and
lands across the Widowmaker Sea come the sea raiders that harass
Coroleas.
WILDDOG
PLAINS, The:
plains that stretch from northern Ichtar to the River Nordra
and bounded by the Fortress Ranges and the Urqhart Hills. Named
after the packs of roving dogs that inhabit the area.
WING:
the smallest unit in the Icarii Strike Force consisting of twelve
Icarii (male and female).
WING-LEADER:
the commander of an Icarii Wing.
WINGRIDGE
CURLCLAW:
Captain of the Lake Guard.
WOLFSTAR
SUNSOAR:
the ninth and most powerful of the Enchanter-Talons. He was
assassinated early in his reign, but came back through the Star
Gate three thousand years ago. Father to Azhure.
WOLVEN,
The:
a bow that once belonged to WolfStar SunSoar. DragonStar now
carries the Wolven.
XANON:
one of the nine Icarii Star Gods, Xanon is the Goddess of the
Firmament, wife to Adamon.
YLLGAINE,
Prince:
Prince of Nor, son of Ysgryff.
YR:
one of the Sentinels.
YSBADD:
capital city of Nor.
YULETIDE:
see 'Festivals'.
ZARED:
son of Rivkah and Magariz, half brother to Axis, Zared is Prince
of the North and newly- (and self-) crowned King of Achar.
His
first wife was Isabeau (sister of Herme), who died in a hunting
accident, and Zared is now married to the Princess Leagh, sister
of Askam.
ZEHERAH:
one of the Sentinels.
ZENITH:
youngest daughter of Axis and Azhure.
ZEST:
one of the nine Icarii Star Gods, Zest is the Goddess of Earth.
