BlackThorn's Doom (32 page)

Shardwall:
Line of mountains forming the eastern border of Trondhiem.

Ship Thane:
Title given to an individual who is the foreman of a shipyard.

Shoffal:
One of G’relg’s crew, who attacked New Hope.

Sirel Tellius:
Captain of the guard serving the house of Fullvie.

Songart River:
River that flows south along the foothills of the Rahlcrag Mountains in western Trondhiem. At its southern end it joins with the Evtor Wash as it remerges from the Easterling Marsh and flows into the Randorien Forest.

Sorvahk Gohn:
Arena of testing in Anghor. It is where those selected are tested to become Anghor Shok. The scarlet steps at its heart, is where the sacred oath is taken.

So’san:
Tal’shear warder who nearly destroyed the world in desperation during the war of breaking.

Sur’kar:
Tal’shear warder, who was corrupted by evil. Seeks dominance of mankind and believes himself to be a god.

Taelus:
River in Lakarra on whose banks stands Graystone.

Talen:
Gold coin used in all kingdoms of the east, emblem of an eagle’s claw stamped into them. Minted in Ao'dan.

Tal’shear:
Race of immortal beings who crossed the darkling sea on three ships.

Tanuth the axe: Legendary hero of northern Lakarra. Slain in treachery by his friend and companion.

Tarok nor:
Cursed land of fell beast and poison, Sur’kar’s realm.

Taur Di:
The name the forest dwellers of Randorien forest call themselves.

Te’Caleph:
Language of Caleph.

“
Tel’lav an Amos”:
an old phrase meaning for honor and glory, a tribute to those that had passed in combat, the battle cry of the house of Fullvie.

Tel’Ganduil:
Ship of the Tal’shear, upon which Marcos was born.

Tharlas:
River originating beneath Trothgar and headwaters for the Ravenslaugh marsh.

Thelikor:
Island nation that sunk into the sea before the war of the breaking.

Theranduil:
Lowland Plain located in east Central Trondhiem. At its heart stands the Capital of Rodderdam.

Thral’duras:
Kingdom founded before the breaking, destroyed during the disaster caused by So’san.

Timosh:
Keep that wards the entrance to the lands of Moinar-Thur. In the old tongue it was known as Timosh Kahlen Ahned, Shield of the east.

Thraldur:
The gateway into Trothgar, also named the gate of skulls.

Thoron’Gil:
Wielder of Aethir, Hero from the lands of what is now known as Ao’dan. A farmer who grew to greatness, undefeated in battle he was chosen to slay Sur’kar.

Thorunder:
Half brother of Thoron’Gil, He survives the breaking and builds Thorunder keep to protect the eastern lands should Sur’kar ever return. Only his descendants can sit upon the throne of Trondhiem.

Thorunder Hall:
Keep located in the city of Rodderdam, Residence of the King of Trondhiem.

Towers of Torinth:
Twin towers that guard the entrance to Cythera's Harbor.

Tor’lith:
Western most watchtower in Moinar-Thur.

Trothgar:
Volcano within the heart of Tarok nor.

Trondhiem:
Kingdom bordering on the wilds of the west.

Un’eldur:
Pass through the Black Mountains leading into Tarok-Nor.

Urbas Ugei:
Caravan master from Caleph.

Urold Rhaine:
Ship thane of New Hope and father of Casius.

Ursai Do:
Mahjie guardian of the way, protector of the borders of their lands.

Valdecar:
Lake in northern Trondhiem.

Valliness:
The white city of Ril’Gambor and its capital.

Varsus Valley:
Valley in Southern Lakarra carved by the Darkwater River.

Vell:
Lake in Ril’Gambor.

Vel’Gallum:
A range of mountains destroyed during the war of the breaking.

Vi’Erud:
The keep of the damned, destroyed during the war of the breaking.

Vi’Eruk:
Fortress guarding the entrance into Tarok nor.

Vool:
Balhain one of two Tal’shear enslaved to Sur’kar.

V’rag:
A tower of Sur’kar erected within the Calderas of the volcano Trothgar. It now stands in the land of Tarok nor, a great crater created when the hammer fell during the first age. It is the seat of Sur’kar’s power and his sanctuary.

Vurgwall:
Range of mountains forming the rim of the ancient crater about Tarok nor.

Wahlen:
Blacksmith of New Hope.

War of the Breaking:
Fought during the first age, when Sur’kar tried to conquer the world.

Warder:
Member of an order of Tal’shear mages, sworn to the protection and preservation of the earth.

Warlock:
Human skilled in the use of the Na Phay’ge. Evil by nature they care nothing for normal men and see them as a lesser being.

Westerling Trail:
A narrow track that winds out of the town of Low fall, and down into the southern edge of the Nallen Forest.

Weyass:
Princess of Trondhiem and sister of Gaelan.

Weyre Mountains:
Long chain of mountains that run north through the heart of Lakarra.

Whiten:
One of the lesser houses of Trondhiem.

Whitenshire:
Wine producing region ruled by the house of Whiten.

Winowa Dunburrow:
Wife of Carl Dunburrow.

Wolhan:
King of Kesh, Connell’s father.

Wood King:
Fabled seedlings of the first tree. They were not tied to the earth and wandered the world spreading the forests throughout the lands. They sleep for millennia beneath the earth, rising only to defend the wood in which they dwell. Thought to have passed from the earth long before the coming of Man and Tal’shear.

Wyremounds:
Tombs in the garden surrounding Red Spire.

Wyrenatt:
A single tomb within the Wyremounds.

Ysrex:
Sea serpent slain on the shores of Thelikor.

Ythia:
Great Lake of ancient times that once surrounded the hill on which Rodderdam was built.

About the Author

Born in 1964 at a U.S Military installation in France, DeWayne M Kunkel has served in the U.S Navy and has widely traveled the world. Painting and writing are two of his passions. He currently lives on the Space Coast of Florida.