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TRAITHE - Sorcerer of the Fellowship of Seven. Solely responsible for the closing of South Gate to deny further entry to the Mistwraith. Traithe lost most of his faculties in the process, and was left with a limp. Since it is not known whether he can make the transfer into discorporate existence with his powers impaired, he has retained his physical body.

pronounced: tray-the

root meaning:
traithe
- gentleness

TYSAN - one of the Five High Kingdoms of Athera, as defined by the charters of the Fellowship of Seven. Ruled by the s’Ilessid royal line. Sigil: gold star on blue field.

pronounced: tie-san

root meaning:
tiasen
- rich

VALENDALE - river arising in the Pass of Orlan in the Thaldein Mountains, in the principality of Atainia, Tysan.

pronounced: val-en-dale

root meaning:
valen
- braided;
dale
- foam

VALENFORD - a city located in Taerlin, Tysan.

pronounced: val-en-ford

root meaning:
valen
- braided

VALLEYGAP - pass on the trade road between Etarra and Perlorn in the Kingdom of Rathain known for shale slides and raids.

VALSTEYN - river which springs from the Mathorn Mountains in Rathain, and which crosses the Plain of Araithe.

pronounced: val-stain

root meaning:
valsteyne
- to meander

VASTMARK - principality located in southwestern Shand. Highly mountainous and not served by trade roads. Its coasts are renowned for shipwrecks. Inhabited by nomadic shepherds and wyverns, non-firebreathing, smaller relatives of Khadrim.

pronounced: vast-mark

root meaning:
vhast
- bare;
mheark
- valley

VERRAIN - spellbinder, trained by Luhaine; stood as Guardian of Mirthlvain when the Fellowship of Seven was left shorthanded after the conquest of the Mistwraith.

pronounced: ver-rain

root meaning:
ver
- keep;
ria
- touch;
an
- one original Paravian: verria’an

WARD - a guarding spell.

pronounced: as in English

root meaning: not from the Paravian

WARDEN OF ALTHAIN - alternative title for the Fellowship sorcerer, Sethvir.

WATERFORK - city located in Lithmere, Havish.

WERPOINT - fishing town and outpost on the northeast coast of Fallowmere, Rathain. Musterpoint for Lysaer’s war host.

pronounced: were-point

root meaning:
wyr
- all/sum

WEST END - small merchant town in Korias, Tysan. Once was a great port, before the Mistwraith’s invasion, but the loss of navigational arts set the city into decline.

WEST GATE PROPHECY - prophecy made by Dakar the Mad Prophet in Third Age Year 5061, which forecast the return of royal talent through the West Gate, and the bane of Desh-thiere and a return to untramelled sunlight.

WESTLAND SEA - body of water located off the west shore of the continent of Paravia.

WESTWOOD - forest located in Camris, Tysan, north of the Great West Road.

WHITEHOLD - city located on the coast of Eltair Bay in East Halla, Melhalla. Once saved from storm surge and flooding by a circle of Koriani Seniors.

WORLDSEND GATES - set at the four compass points of the continent of Paravia. These were spelled portals constructed by the Fellowship of Seven at the dawn of the Third Age, and were done in connection with the obligations created by their compact with the Paravian races which allowed men to settle on Athera.

Acknowledgments

Thanks go to Mike Floerkey, Suzanne Parnell, Peita Pentram: for early warning on missed plot points; and to David Bell, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Mike Freeman, Perry Lee, and Steve and Martha Mollet: for practical angles on some research that went beyond mere books; Deanne Miller, for back-up support; Jeffrey Watson, for scanning the old glossary; And for my longsuffering editors, for letting the project take its own path: fane Johnson, John Silbersack, Christopher Schelling.

About the Author

The Ships of Merior

Janny Wurts is the author of several successful fantasy novels including the Cycle of Fire trilogy (
Stormwarden, The Keeper of the Keys
and
Shadowfane
) and the
Master of Whitestorm.
She is also the author, with Raymond E. Feist, of the Empire series (
Daughter of the Empire, Servant of the Empire
and
Mistress of the Empire
).

Her skill as a horsewoman, offshore sailor and musician is reflected in her novels. She is also a talented artist and has recently been awarded the Chesley Award for illustration. The cover of
The Ships of Merior
is one of her own paintings. She lives in Florida, USA.

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BY THE SAME AUTHOR

The Cycle of Fire Trilogy
1. Stormwarden
2. Keeper of the Keys
3. Shadowfane

Sorcerer’s Legacy
The Master of Whitestorm
That Way Lies Camelot

The Wars of Light and Shadows
1. The Curse of the Mistwraith
2. The Ships of Merior
3. Warhost of Vastmark

The Alliance of Light
1. Fugitive Prince
2. Grand Conspiracy

and with Raymond E. Feist
Daughter of the Empire
Servant of the Empire
Mistress of the Empire

Two princes, dark and fair
Cursed by the Mistwraith, Desh-thiere
Hate bound them
Blood crowned them
‘Til cold death, war must hound them:
Vie for the shadows and the light
Die blind in shadows, burned in light
Cry, ‘Down the shadows, hail the light!’

VERSE FROM A CHILDREN’S GAME
FOURTH AGE 1220

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