Aumbrie of the Clave, the: storeroom for former Lore
Auriference, the: one of the Insequent, long dead
Auspice, the: throne of the gaddhi
aussat Befylam: child-form of the jheherrin
Baf Scatterwit: a Giant (woman); crew aboard Dire’s Vessel
Bahgoon the Unbearable: character in a Giantish tale
Banas Nimoram: the Celebration of Spring
Bandsoil Bounds: region north of Soulsease River
Banefire, the: fire by which the Clave affects the Sunbane
Bann: a Bloodguard, assigned to Lord Trevor
Bannor: a Bloodguard, assigned to Thomas Covenant
Baradakas: a Hirebrand of Soaring Woodhelven
Bargas Slit: a gap through the Last Hills from the Center Plains to Garroting Deep
Bareisle: an island off the coast of Elemesnedene
Basila: a scout in Berek Halfhand’s army
Benj, the Lady: a woman Favored by thegaddhi
Berek Halfhand: Heartthew, Lord-Fatherer; first of the Old Lords
Bern: Haruchai slain by the Clave
Bhanoryl: a Ranyhyn; mount of Galt
Bhapa: a Cord of the Ramen, Sahah’s half-brother; companion of Linden Avery
Bhrathair: a people met by the wandering Giants, residents of Bhrathairealm on the verge of the Great Desert
Bhrathairain: the city of the Bhrathair
Bhrathairain Harbor: the port of the Bhrathair
Bhrathairealm: the land of the Bhrathair
Birinair: a Hirebrand, Hearthrall of Lord’s Keep
Bloodguard, the:Haruchai, a people living in the Westron Mountains; the defenders of the Lords
Bluff Stoutgirth: a Giant; Anchormaster of Dire’s Vessel
bone-sculpting: ancient Ramen craft, marrowmeld
Borillar: a Hirebrand and Hearthrall of Lord’s Keep
Bornin: a Haruchai; a Master of the Land
Brabha: a Ranyhyn; mount of Korik
Branl: a Haruchai; a Master of the Land; one of the Humbled
Brannil: man of Stonemight Woodhelven
Brinn: a leader of the Haruchai; protector of Thomas Covenant; later Guardian of the One Tree
Brow Gnarlfist: a Giant, father of the First of the Search
caamora: Giantish ordeal of grief by fire
Cable Seadreamer: a Giant, brother of Honninscrave; member of the Search; possessed of the Earth-Sight
Cabledarm: a Giant; one of the Swordmainnir
Caer-Caveral: Forestal of Andelain; formerly Hile Troy
Caerroil Wildwood: Forestal of Garroting Deep
Caerwood ur-Mahrtiir: a Forestal; formerly Manethrall Mahrtiir
caesure: a rent in the fabric of time; a Fall
Cail: a Haruchai; protector of Linden Avery
Caitiffin: a captain of the armed forces of Bhrathairealm
Callindrill: a Lord, husband of Faer
Callowwail, the River: stream arising from Elemesnedene
Canrik: a Haruchai; a Master of the Land
Cavewights: evil creatures existing under Mount Thunder
Cav-Morin Fernhold: former Forestal of Morinmoss
Ceer: one of the Haruchai
Celebration of Spring, the: the Dance of the Wraiths of Andelain on the dark of the moon in the middle of spring
Center Plains, the: a region of the Land
Centerpith Barrens: a region in the Center Plains
Cerrin: a Bloodguard, assigned to Lord Shetra
Chant: one of the Elohim
Char: a Cord of the Ramen, Sahah’s brother
Chatelaine, the: courtiers of the gaddhi
Chosen, the: title given to Linden Avery
Chosen-son: Giantish name for Jeremiah
Circle of Elders: Stonedown leaders
Cirrus Kindwind: a Giant; one of the Swordmainnir
clachan, the: demesne of the Elohim
Clang: a Courser
Clangor: a Courser
Clash: a Courser
Clave, the: group which wields the Sunbane and rules the Land
clingor: adhesive leather
Close, the: the Council-chamber of Lord’s Keep
Clyme: a Haruchai; a Master of the Land; one of the Humbled
Coercri: The Grieve; former home of the Giants in Seareach
Colossus of the Fall, the: ancient stone figure guarding the Upper Land
Consecear Redoin: a region north of the Soulsease River
Cord: Ramen second rank
Cording: Ramen ceremony of becoming a Cord
Corimini: Eldest of the Loresraat
Corrupt, the:jheherrin name for themselves; also the soft ones
Corruption: Bloodguard/Haruchai name for Lord Foul
Council of Lords, the: protectors of the Land
Courser: a beast made by the Clave using the Sunbane
Cravenhaw: a region between Garroting Deep and the Southron Waste
Creator, the: maker of the Earth
Croft: Graveler of Crystal Stonedown
Crowl: a Bloodguard
croyel, the: mysterious creatures which grant power through bargains, living off their hosts
Crystal Stonedown: home of Hollian
Currier: a Ramen rank
Damelon Giantfriend: son of Berek Halfhand, second High Lord of the Old Lords
Damelon’s Door: door of lore which when opened permits passage through the Audience Hall of Earthroot under Melenkurion Skyweir
Dance of the Wraiths, the: the Celebration of Spring
Dancers of the Sea, the:merewives; suspected to be the offspring of the Elohim Kastenessen and his mortal lover
Daphin: one of the Elohim
Dast: a Haruchai; a Master of the Land
Dawngreeter: highest sail on the foremast of a Giantship
Dead, the: spectres of those who have died
Deaththane: title given to High Lord Elena by the Ramen
Defiles Course, the: river in the Lower Land
Demimage: a sorcerer of Vidik Amar
Demondim, the: creatures created by Viles; creators of ur-viles and Waynhim
Demondim-spawn: another name for ur-viles and Waynhim; also another name for Vain
Desolation, the: era of ruin in the Land after the Ritual of Desecration
Despiser, the: Lord Foul
Despite: evil; name given to the Despiser’s nature and effects
dharmakshetra: “to brave the enemy,” a Waynhim
Dhorehold of the Dark: Forestal of Grimmerdhore
dhraga: a Waynhim
dhubha: a Waynhim
dhurng: a Waynhim
diamondraught: Giantish liquor
Diassomer Mininderain: in myth, a woman betrayed by Lord Foul and imprisoned in the Earth as punishment
Din: a Courser
Dire’s Vessel: Giantship used by the Swordmainnir to convey Longwrath
Doar: a Bloodguard
Dohn: a Manethrall of the Ramen
Dolewind, the: wind blowing to the Soulbiter
Doom’s Retreat: a gap in the Southron Range between the South Plains and Doriendor Corishev
Doriendor Corishev: an ancient city; seat of the King against whom Berek Halfhand rebelled
drhami: a Waynhim
Drinishok: Sword-Elder of the Loresraat
Drinny: a Ranyhyn, foal of Hynaril; mount of Lord Mhoram
dromond: a Giantship
Drool Rockworm: a Cavewight, leader of the Cavewights; finder of the Illearth Stone
dukkha: “victim,” Waynhim name
Dura Fairflank: a mustang, Thomas Covenant’s mount
Durance, the: a barrier Appointed by the Elohim; a prison for both Kastenessen and the skurj
durhisitar: a Waynhim
During Stonedown: village destroyed by the Grim; home of Hamako
Duroc: one of the Seven Words
Durris: a Haruchai
EarthBlood: concentrated fluid Earthpower, only known to exist under Melenkurion Skyweir
; source of the Power of Command
Earthfriend: title first given to Berek Halfhand
Earthpower: natural power of all life; the source of all organic power in the Land
Earthroot: lake under Melenkurion Skyweir
Earthrootstair: stairway down to the lake of Earthroot under Melenkurion Skyweir
Earth-Sight: Giantish power to perceive distant dangers and needs
eftmound: gathering place for the Elohim
eh-Brand: one who can use wood to read the Sunbane
Elemesnedene: home of the Elohim
Elena: daughter of Lena and Thomas Covenant; later High Lord
Elohim, the: a mystic people encountered by the wandering Giants
Elohimfest: a gathering of the Elohim
Emacrimma’s Maw: a region in the Center Plains
Emereau Vrai: Kastenessen’s mortal lover, now victim to She Who Must Not Be Named
Enemy: Lord Foul’s term of reference for the Creator
Eoman: a unit of the Warward of Lord’s Keep, twenty warriors and a Warhaft
Eoward: twenty Eoman plus a Haft
Epemin: a soldier in Berek Halfhand’s army, tenth Eoman, second Eoward
Esmer: tormented son of Cail and the Dancers of the Sea
Etch Furledsail: a Giant (woman); crew aboard Dire’s Vessel
Exalt Widenedworld: a Giant; youngest son of Soar Gladbirth and Sablehair Foamheart; later called Lostson and Longwrath
fael Befylam: serpent-form of the jheherrin
Faer: wife of Lord Callindrill
Fall:Haruchai name for a caesure
Fangs: the Teeth of the Render; Ramen name for the Demondim
Fangthane the Render: Ramen name for Lord Foul
Far Horizoneyes: a Giant (woman); crew aboard Dire’s Vessel
Far Woodhelven: a village of the Land
Father of Horses, the:Kelenbhrabanal, legendary sire of the Ranyhyn
Favored, the: courtesans of the gaddhi
Feroce, the: denizens of Sarangrave Flat, worshippers of the lurker, descended from the jheherrin
Filigree: a Giant; another name for Sablehair Foamheart
Findail: one of the Elohim; the Appointed
Fields of Richloam: a region in the Center Plains
Fire-Lions: living fire-flow of Mount Thunder
fire-stones: graveling
First Betrayer: Clave-name for Berek Halfhand
First Circinate: first level of the Sandhold
First Haft: third-in-command of the Warward
First Mark: Bloodguard commander
First of the Search, the: leader of the Giants who follow the Earth-Sight; Gossamer Glowlimn
First Ward of Kevin’s Lore: primary cache of knowledge left by High Lord Kevin
First Woodhelven: banyan tree village between Revelstone and Andelain; first Woodhelven created by Sunder and Hollian
Fleshharrower: a Giant-Raver, Jehannum, moksha
Foamkite: tyrscull belonging to Honninscrave and Seadreamer
Fole: a Haruchai
Foodfendhall: eating-hall and galley aboard a Giantship
Forbidding: a wall of power
Forestal: a protector of the remnants of the One Forest
Fostil: a man of Mithil Stonedown; father of Liand
Foul’s Creche: the Despiser’s home; Ridjeck Thome
Frostheart Grueburn: a Giant; one of the Swordmainnir
Furl Falls: waterfall at Revelstone
Furl’s Fire: warning fire at Revelstone
gaddhi, the: sovereign of Bhrathairealm
Gallows Howe: a place of execution in Garroting Deep
Galt: a Haruchai; a Master of the Land; one of the Humbled
Garroting Deep: a forest of the Land
Garth: Warmark of the Warward of Lord’s Keep
Gay: a Winhome of the Ramen
ghohritsar: a Waynhim
ghramin: a Waynhim
Giantclave: Giantish conference
Giantfriend: title given first to Damelon, later to Thomas Covenant and then Linden Avery
Giants: the Unhomed, ancient friends of the Lords; a seafaring people of the Earth
Giantship: a stone sailing vessel made by Giants; dromond
Giantway: path made by Giants
Giant Woods: a forest of the Land
Gibbon: the na-Mhoram; leader of the Clave
Gilden: a maple-like tree with golden leaves
Gildenlode: a power-wood formed from the Gilden trees
Gleam Stonedown: a village decimated by kresh
Glimmermere: a lake on the plateau above Revelstone
Gorak Krembal: Hotash Slay, a defense around Foul’s Creche
Gossamer Glowlimn: a Giant; the First of the Search
Grace: a Cord of the Ramen
Graveler: one who uses stone to wield the Sunbane
graveling: fire-stones, made to glow and emit heat by stone-lore
Gravelingas: a master of rhadhamaerl stone-lore
Gravin Threndor: Mount Thunder
Great Desert, the: a region of the Earth; home of the Bhrathair and the Sandgorgons
Great One: title given to Caerroil Wildwood by the Mahdoubt
Great Swamp, the: Lifeswallower; a region of the Land
Grey Desert, the: a region south of the Land
Grey River, the: a river of the Land
Grey Slayer: plains name for Lord Foul
Greywightswath: a region north of the Soulsease River
Greshas Slant: a region in the Center Plains
griffin: lion-like beast with wings
Grim, the: (also the na-Mhoram’s Grim) a destructive storm sent by the Clave
Grimmand Honninscrave: a Giant; Master of Starfare’s Gem; brother of Seadreamer
Grimmerdhore: a forest of the Land
Guard, the:hustin; soldiers serving the gaddhi
Guardian of the One Tree, the: mystic figure warding the approach to the One Tree; formerly ak-Haru Kenaustin Ardenol; now Brinn of the Haruchai
Haft: commander of an Eoward
Halewhole Bluntfist: a Giant; one of the Swordmainnir
Halfhand: title given to Thomas Covenant and to Berek
Hall of Gifts, the: large chamber in Revelstone devoted to the artworks of the Land
Hamako: sole survivor of the destruction of During Stonedown
Hami: a Manethrall of the Ramen
Hand: a rank in Berek Halfhand’s army; aide to Berek
Handir: a Haruchai leader; the Voice of the Masters
Harad: one of the Seven Words
Harbor Captain: chief official of the port of Bhrathairealm
Harn: one of the Haruchai; protector of Hollian
Harrow, the: one of the Insequent
Haruchai: a warrior people from the Westron Mountains
Healer: a physician
Heart of Thunder: Kiril Threndor, a cave of power in Mount Thunder
Hearthcoal: a Giant; cook of Starfare’s Gem; wife of Seasauce
Hearthrall of Lord’s Keep: a steward responsible for light, warmth, and hospitality
Heartthew: a title given to Berek Halfhand
heartwood chamber: meeting-place of a Woodhelven, within a tree
Heer: leader of a Woodhelven
Heft Galewrath: a Giant; Storesmaster of Starfare’s Gem
Herem: a Raver, Kinslaughterer, turiya
Hergrom: one of the Haruchai
High God: title given to the lurker of the Sarangrave by the Feroce
High Lord: leader of the Council of Lords
High Lord’s Furl: banner of the High Lord
High Wood:lomillialor; offspring of the One Tree
Hile Troy: a man formerly from Covenant’s world; Warmark of High Lord Elena’s Warward
Hiltmark: second-in-command of the Warward
Hirebrand: a master of lillianrill wood-lore
Hoerkin: a Warhaft
Hollian: daughter of Amith; eh-Brand of Crystal Stonedown; companion of Thomas Co
venant and Linden Avery
Home: original homeland of the Giants
Hooryl: a Ranyhyn; Clyme’s later mount
Horizonscan: lookout atop the midmast of a Giantship
Horrim Carabal: name given to the lurker of the Sarangrave
Horse, the: human soldiery of the gaddhi
horserite: a gathering of Ranyhyn in which they drink mind-blending waters in order to share visions, prophecies, and purpose
Hotash Slay: Gorak Krembal, a flow of lava protecting Foul’s Creche
Hower: a Bloodguard, assigned to Lord Loerya
Hrama: a Ranyhyn stallion; mount of Anele
Humbled, the: three Haruchai maimed to resemble Thomas Covenant in order to remind the Masters of their limitations
Hurl: a Giant (man); crew aboard Dire’s Vessel
Hurn: a Cord of the Ramen
hurtloam: a healing mud
Huryn: a Ranyhyn; mount of Terrel
husta/hustin: partly human soldiers bred by Kasreyn to be the gaddhi’s Guard
Hyn: a Ranyhyn mare; mount of Linden Avery
Hynaril: a Ranyhyn; mount of Tamarantha and then Mhoram
Hynyn: a Ranyhyn stallion; mount of Stave
Hyrim: a Lord, son of Hoole
Illearth Stone, the: powerful bane long buried under Mount Thunder
Illender: title given to Thomas Covenant
Imoiran Tomal-mate: a Stonedownor
Inbull: a Warhaft in Berek Halfhand’s army; commander of the tenth Eoman, second Eoward
Infelice: reigning leader of the Elohim
Insequent, the: a mysterious people living far to the west of the Land
Interdict, the: reference to the power of the Colossus of the Fall to prevent Ravers from entering the Upper Land
Irin: a warrior of the Third Eoman of the Warward
Ironhand, the: title given to the leader of the Swordmainnir
Isle of the One Tree, the: location of the One Tree
Jain: a Manethrall of the Ramen
Jass: a Haruchai; a Master of the Land
Jehannum: a Raver, Fleshharrower, moksha
Jerrick: a Demimage of Vidik Amar, in part responsible for the creation of quellvisks
Jevin: a healer in Berek Halfhand’s army
jheherrin: soft ones, misshapen by-products of Lord Foul’s making
Jous: a man of Mithil Stonedown, son of Prassan, father of Nassic; inheritor of an Unfettered One’s mission to remember the Halfhand
Kalina: a woman of Mithil Stonedown; wife of Nassic, mother of Sunder
Kam: a Manethrall of the Ramen
Karnis: a Heer of First Woodhelven
Kasreyn of the Gyre: a thaumaturge; the gaddhi’s Kemper (advisor) in Bhrathairealm
Kastenessen: one of the Elohim; former Appointed
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