The Curse of the Mistwraith (96 page)

DAELTIRI – sword carried by s’Ilessid high kings. Forged in Third Age 1240 by Paravian artisans to commemorate friendship on the occasion of Jaest s’Ilessid’s accession to the crown at Avenor.

pronounced: day-el-tee-ree

root meaning:
dael
– king, lord;
tieri
– steel

DAENFAL – city located on the northern lake shore that bounds the southern edge of Daon Ramon Barrens in Rathain.

pronunced: dye-en-fall

root meaning:
daen
– clay;
fal
– red

DAKAR THE MAD PROPHET-apprentice to Fellowship sorcerer, Asandir, during the third Age following the Conquest of the Mistwraith. Given to spurious prophecies, it was Dakar who forecast the fall of the kings of Havish in time for the Fellowship to save the heir. He made the Prophecy of West Gate which forecast the Mistwraith’s bane, and also, the Black Rose Prophecy, which called for reunification of the Fellowship.

pronounced – dah-kar

root meaning:
dakiar
– clumsy

DANIA – wife of Rathain’s regent, Steiven s’Valerient.

pronounced: dan-ee-ah

root meaning:
deinia
– sparrow

DAON RAMON BARRENS – central principality of Rathain. Site where Riathan Paravians (unicorns) bred and raised their young. Barrens was not appended to the name until the years following the Mistwraith’s conquest, when the river Severnir was diverted at the source by a task force under Etarran jurisdiction.

pronounced: day-on rah-mon

root meaning:
daon
– gold;
ramon
hills/downs

DARI S’AHELAS – Princess of Shand who fled through the western Worldsend Gate at the time of the Mist-wraith’s conquest, to escape the rebellion engineered by Davien. Sethvir trained her in the foundational arts of power to increase her line’s chances of survival. Her descendants ruled Rauven in the splinter world of Dascen Elur.

pronounced: dar-ee

root meaning:
daer
– to cut

DAVIEN THE BETRAYER – Fellowship sorcerer responsible for provoking the great uprising that resulted in the fall of the high kings after Desh-thiere’s conquest. Rendered discorporate by the Fellowship’s judgement in Third Age 5129. Exiled since, by personal choice. Davien’s works included the Five Centuries Fountain near Mearth, on the splinter world of the Red Desert, through West Gate. Rockfell shaft, used by the sorcerers to imprison harmful entities. The Stair on Rockfell Peak, and also, Kewar Tunnel in the Mathorn Mountains.

pronounced: dah-vee-en

root meaning:
dahvi
– fool; mistake
an
– one ‘mistaken one’

DASCEN ELUR – splinter world off West Gate; primarily ocean with isolated archipelagos. Includes kingdoms of Rauven, Amroth and Karthan. Where three exiled high kings’ heirs took refuge in the years following the great uprising.

pronounced: das-en el-ur

root meaning:
dascen
– ocean;
e’lier
– small land

DESH-THIERE – Mistwraith that invaded Athera from the splinter worlds through South Gate in Third Age year 4993. Access cut off by Fellowship sorcerer, Traithe. Battled and contained in West Shand for twenty-five years, until the rebellion splintered the peace, and the high kings were forced to withdraw from the defence lines to attend their disrupted kingdoms.

pronounced: desh-thee-air-e (last e mostly subliminal)

root meaning:
desh
– mist;
thiere
– ghost or wraith

DESHANS – barbarian clans who inhabit Strakewood Forest, principality of Deshir, Rathian.

pronounced: desh-ee-ans

root meaning:
deshir
– misty

DESHIR – northwestern principality of Rathain

pronounced: desh-eer

root meaning:
deshir
– misty

DHARKARON AVENGER – called Ath’s Avenging Angel in legend. Drives a chariot drawn by five horses to convey the guilty to Sithaer. Dharkaron as defined by Ath’s adepts is that dark thread mortal men weave with Ath, the prime vibration, that creates self-punishment, or the root of guilt.

pronounced: dark-air-on

root meaning:
dhar
– evil;
khiaron
– one who stands in judgement

DIEGAN – Lord Commander of Etarra’s garrison. Titular commander of the war host sent against the Deshans to defeat the Master of Shadows.

pronounced: dee-gan

root meaning:
diegan
– trinket a dandy might wear/ornament

DURMAENIR – centaur, son of the armourer who forged the twelve Blades of Isaer. Sword Alithiel was fashioned for Durmaenir, who died in battle against Khadrim in the Second Age.

pronounced: dur-may-e-neer

root meaning:
dir
– stone;
maenien
– fallen

EAST WARD – city in Fallowmere, Rathain, renowned as a port that served the trade-route to Etarra from the Cildein Ocean.

pronounced: ward

no Paravian root meaning as this city was man’s creation

EDAL – next to youngest daughter, Steiven and Dania s’Valerient

pronounced: ee-doll

root meaning:
e
’ prefix, diminutive for small;
dal
– fair

ELAIRA – initiate enchantress of the Koriathain. Originally a street child, bought up in Morvain for Koriani rearing.

pronounced: ee-layer-ah

root meaning:e’ prefix, diminutive for small;
laere
– grace

ELDIR s’LORNMEIN – prince of Havish and last surviving scion of s’Lornmein royal line. Raised as a wool-dyer until the Fellowship sorcerers train him for kingship following the defeat of the Mistwraith.

pronounced: el-deer

root meaning:
eldir
– to ponder, to consider, to weigh

ELSHIAN – Athlien Paravian bard and instrument maker. Crafted the lyranthe that is held in trust by Athera’s Masterbard.

pronounced: el-shee-an

root meaning:
e’alshian
– small wonder, or miracle

ELTAIR BAY – large bay off Cildein Ocean and east coast of Rathain; where river Severnir was diverted following the Mistwraith’s conquest.

pronounced: el-tay-er

root meaning:
al’tieri
– of steel/a shortening of original Paravian name,
dascen al’tieri
which meant ‘ocean of steel’ which referred to the colour of the waves.

ELWEDD – clansman under Steiven’s rule. Wagered Halliron Masterbard that Arithon s’Ffalenn had poor swordsmanship.

pronounced: el-wet

root meaning:
el
– short;
weth
– sight

ENASTIR – Sunchild, Paravian high king. Son and heir of Lithorn. Ruled in the early Second Age until his death on the talons of Great Gethorn.

pronounced: ee-nas-teer

root meaning:
e
’ prefix for small;
nastir
– warrior

ENITHEN TUER – seeress in residence, city of Erdane. Where Asandir stays while passing through Camris, Tysan.

pronounced: en-ith-en too-er

root meaning:
en ‘wethen
– farsighted;
tuer
– crone

ERDANE – old Paravian city, later taken over by men. Seat of earls of Camris until Desh-thiere’s conquest and rebellion.

pronounced: er-day-na with the last syllable almost subliminal

root meaning:
er’deinia
– long walls

ETARRA – trade city built across the Mathorn Pass by townsfolk after the revolt that cast down Ithamon and the high kings of Rathain. Nest of corruption and intrigue, and policy maker for the North.

pronounced: ee-tar-ah

root meaning:
e
’ prefix for small;
taria
– knots

FALLOWMERE – Northeastern principality of Rathain

pronounced: fal-oh-meer

root meaning:
fal-ei-miere
literally, tree self reflection – colloquialism for ‘place of perfect trees’

FALMUIR – city, once in Kingdom of Melhalla, ruined during a war of succession/never rebuilt. Princess of Falmuir subject of a ballad that Halliron uses to illustrate a point to Caolle after the Battle of Strakewood.

pronounced: fal-mu-ear

root meaning:
ffael
– dark;
muir
– cause

FELIRIN – minstrel who joins Asandir’s party enroute to Erdane

pronounced: fell-eer-in

root meaning:
fel
– red
lyron
– singer

FELLOWSHIP OF SEVEN – sorcerers sworn to uphold the Laws of the Major Balance, and to foster enlightened thought in Athera

FFERETON s’DARIEN – centaur armourer who forged the Twelve Blades of Isaer, among them, Alithiel.

pronounced: fair-et-on

root meaning:
ffereton
– craftsman/master-maker

GHENT – mountainous principality in Kingdom of Havish; where prince Eldir was raised in hiding

pronounced: gent, hard g

root meaning:
ghent
– harsh