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by C. J. Cherryh


  RAVEN’S KNOB—past Emwy on way to Lewen field, Lewenbrook near Althalen

  SAGANY—Amefin village on way to Althalen and Lewen field, sent troop to Lewen field commanded by Lord Ardwys, thane of Sagany

  SAGANY ROAD—on way to Althalen and Lewen field TAS ADEN—town in Meiden

  TRYS, TRYS CEYL—Amefin town near Trys Drun

  778

  ZEIDE—shortened name for Kathseide fortress in Henas’amef

  CARYS—northern province

  GUELESSAR—north-central province; banner: quartered,

  gold Dragon on red, gold Quinalt sigil on black Royalty

  SELWYN MARHANEN—Cefwyn’s grandfather, king of Ylesuin; banner: gold dragon on red

  INÁREDDRIN MARHANEN—king of Ylesuin, father of Cefwyn and Efanor

  CEFWYN MARHANEN—third king of the Marhanen dynasty, brother of Efanor

  IDRYS—Lord Commander of the Dragon Guard

  ANNAS—Cefwyn’s chief of household in both Amefel and Guelessar. Later Lord Chamberlain

  LASIEN—senior page at Henas’amef

  EFANOR MARHANEN—His Royal Highness, Duke of

  Guelessar, Prince of Ylesuin

  GWYWYN—soldier, Ináreddrin’s captain at Althalen, made captain of Efanor’s guard at Guelemara

  Lesser Royalty / Household

  ALWY—Ninévrisë’s maid and one of Cefwyn’s former lovers BRYSAULIN—Lord Chancellor after Cefwyn is crowned CRESSEN—Lady, one of Cefwyn’s former lovers

  FISYLLE—Lady, one of Cefwyn’s former lovers

  TRALLYNDE—Lady, one of Cefwyn’s former lovers PARSYNAN—Guelen gentry, Cefwyn’s viceroy at Amefel until Tristen’s appointment as lord of Amefel Horses

  ARYNY—heavy, warhorse, full sister to Dys and Kanwy DANVY—Cefwyn’s light horse

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  DRUGYN—Idrys’ warhorse, black stablemate of Cass, Kanwy, and Dys

  KANWY—Cefwyn’s warhorse, black

  SYNANNA—blaze-faced black, usually Efanor’s horse Clergy/Clerics

  PATRIARCH—priest, absolute head of Quinalt sect JORMYS—Quinaltine priest, serves Efanor

  BENWYN—Bryalt sect, assigned as Ninévrisë’s priest BAREN—Quinaltine doctrinist

  NEISWYN—doctrinist among the Quinaltines

  UDRYN—Quinaltine doctrinist

  Military

  ANWYLL—captain of the guard, assigned to Amefel under Uwen

  KERDIN QWYLL’S-SON—Kerdin, second-in-command under Idrys, captain of Guelen Guard, died at Lewen field ESSAN—captain of Guelen Guard in Guelessar

  ANDAS—soldier, eleven years in Dragon Guard; Andas’ son, Tristen’s banner-bearer, was killed at Lewen field BROGI—soldier

  BRYS—soldier in Anwyll’s company

  COSSELL—soldier in Anwyll’s company

  HAWITH—soldier killed at Emwy, one of Cefwyn’s men JEONY—soldier, killed at Emwy

  LEFHWYN—soldier, rode with Cefwyn at Emwy

  NYDAS—soldier, rode with Cefwyn at Emwy

  PELANNY—soldier, Guelen scout, presumed dead or taken by Aseynéddin at Lewen field

  PEYGAN—armorer for Cefwyn at Henas’amef, old friend of Uwen’s, married to Margolis

  PRYAS—King Cefwyn’s messenger

  Minor officials / Household

  MARGOLIS—wife of Peygan the armorer. One of Ninévrisë’s ladies

  780

  MESINIS—slightly deaf clerk

  TAMURIN—Cefwyn’s accountant

  Other Persons

  ROSYN—Cefwyn’s tailor in both Henas’amef and Guelemara Places, Titles, et cetera

  AMYNYS—river, old boundary of Guelemara

  AN’S-FORD—town, on road between Guelemara and Henas’amef

  ANWYFAR—Teranthine retreat near Arreyburn

  BLUE HALL—place, in Guelemara, in palace

  CLUSYN, CLUSYN MONASTERY—Quinaltine religious house in Guelessar

  CRESSITBROOK—town near Guelemara

  CROWN WALL—Guelenfort’s official limit

  DARY—Guelen village at first ring road outside Guelemara DRYSHAM—Guelen village

  DURY—Guelen village

  GUELEN—of Guelessar

  GUELENFOLK—people of Guelessar

  GUELENISH—of Guelessar

  GUELENMEN—people of Guelessar

  GUELESFORT—citadel in Guelemara

  GUELEMARA—capital of Guelessar; banner: red with gold Castle

  HIS HIGHNESS—Efanor

  HOLY FATHER, HIS HOLINESS—title, highest Patriarch in Quinalt sect

  LYN—soldier, messenger sent from Tristen to Idrys with Ryssand’s treasonous letter

  MARHANEN—surname, Cefwyn’s house: Gold Dragon, surname of Cefwyn, Selwyn, Efanor, Ináreddrin MASTER CROW, RAVEN—nickname, refers to Idrys

  RED CHRONICLE—Marhanen history book

  “THE MERRY LASS FROM ELDERMAY”—country song

  played at Cefwyn’s harvesttide festival

  WYS-ON-WYETLAN—Guelen village

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  IMOR—southern province; banner: Wheel Ruler

  UMANON—lord of Imor Lenúalim, Quinaltine

  Places, Titles, et cetera

  HEDYRIN—river south of Imor

  IMORIM—of Imor

  ISIN—northern province

  IVANOR—southern province; banner: White Horse Ruler

  CEVULIRN—lord of Ivanor, southern baron, Teranthine GEISLEYN—Cevulirn’s man, captain of light horse, from Toj Embrel, Ivanim

  ERION NETHA—friend of Cevulirn, Lord of Tas Arin in Ivanor, wounded at Lewen field

  Places, Titles, et cetera

  CRYSIN—horse breed of Ivanim

  EMBREL, TOJ—Toj Embrel, Cevulirn’s summer palace IVANIM—of Ivanor

  IVOR—district

  IVORIM—of Ivor

  TAS ARIN—town

  TOJ EMBREL—Toj Embrel, Cevulirn’s summer palace

  LANFARNESSE—southern province;

  banner: Heron

  782

  Ruler

  PELUMER—duke of Lanfarnesse

  FELEYN, FELEYN’s—a Lanfarnesseman

  Places, Titles, et cetera

  LANFARNESSEMEN—people of Lanfarnesse

  LLYMARIN—central province; banner: Red Rose on green background

  Ruler

  SULRIGGAN—lord of Llymarin, cousin to the

  Quinaltine Patriarch

  EDWYN—nephew of Sulriggan, attends Efanor

  Places, Titles, et cetera

  LLYMARISH—of Llymarin

  MARISAL—southern province;

  banner: gold Sheaf with bend and crescent Ruler

  SARMYSAR—duke of Marisal; personal banner: lily

  MARISYN—southern province;

  banner: blue field and blazing Sun

  MURANDYS—northern province; banner: blue field, bend or, and white below with Quinalt sigil The Nobles

  PRICHWARRIN—duke of Murandys

  CLEISYNDE—Lord Prichwarrin of Mur-

  andys’niece

  783

  LURIEL—Cefwyn’s most recent lover, niece of

  Duke Prichwarrin of Murandys’

  ORDINIAN—younger sister of Luriel, Duke

  Prichwarrin of Murandys’ niece

  Other Persons

  ROMYND—Quinalt patriarch of Murandys

  Places, Titles, et cetrea

  ASLANEY—capital of Murandys

  NELEFREÍSSAN—northern province;

  banner: pale azure with White Circle

  Places, Titles, et cetera

  NELEFREÍNIAN—men of Nelefreíssan

  OLMERN—southern province; banner: Black Wolf Ruler

  SOVRAG—lord of Olmern (rivermen), in Olmernhome BRIGOTH—Lieutenant of Sovrag of Olmern

  DENYN—Cefwyn’s door guard, Olmern youth, Kei’s-son Places, Titles, et cetera

  CAPAYNETH—Olmern village, traded with Mauryl

  OLMERNHOME—Sovrag’s capital

  OLMERNMAN—person of Sovrag’s province
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br />   OSANAN—eastern province

  Ruler

  MORDAM—duke of Osanan

  PALYS—north-central province

  784

  Places, Titles, et cetera

  WYS-IN-PALYS-UNDER-GROSTAN—a village

  PANYS—northern province

  Ruler

  MAUDYN—lord of Panys, commander of Cefwyn’s forces on the riverside

  RUSYN, Lord Maudyn’s second son

  Other Persons

  UTA UTA’S-SON—squire of Magan village

  Places, Titles, et cetera

  MAGAN—village

  RYSSAND—northern province;

  banner: blood red with Fist and Sword

  Ruler

  CORSYWNDAM—lord of Ryssand

  BRUGAN—Corsywndam of Ryssand’s son and heir

  ARTISANE—Corsywndam of Ryssand’s daughter, one of Ninévrisë’s ladies-in-waiting

  Places, Titles, et cetera

  RYSSANDISH—of Ryssand; also, an ethnic group distinct from the Guelens, but closely tied to them

  SUMAS—eastern province

  TEYMERYN—northeastern province

  785

  URSAMIN—northeastern province

  ELWYNOR

  The Regency

  ULEMAN SYRILLAS—Regent of Elwynor, father of Ninévrisë

  NINÉVRISË SYRILLAS—daughter of Uleman

  Lesser Nobles

  AESELF—lieutenant of loyal force

  ANGIN—companion of Aeself, q.v.

  TARWYN ASWYDD—ancient warrior

  ELFHARYN—Elwynim lord, loyal to Ninévrisë, holding throne and regency for her

  HAURYDD—Ninévrisë’s man, earl of High Saissond PALISAN—one of Ninévrisë’s men

  TASIEN—earl of Cassissan, Uleman’s man, captain of his army, related to Ninévrisë through her mother YSDAN—Ninévrisë’s man, earl of Ormadzaran

  ASEYNÉDDIN—rebel earl of Elwynor, enemy of Ninévrisë, died at Lewen field; banner: Griffin

  CASWYDDIAN—rebel Elwynim lord, earl of Lower Saissond, enemy of Ninévrisë, killed by Shadows at Althalen TASMÔRDEN—Elwynim rebel lord, enemy of Ninévrisë

  UILLASAN—companion of Aeself

  Places, Titles, et cetera

  ANSYM—bridge, at border of Elwynor

  ASHIYM—place in Elwynor, seven towers, old Sihhë connections, one tower destroyed

  BANNER OF ELWYNOR—black-and-white Checker with gold Tower, quartered with blue

  CASISSAN—Tasien’s earldom

  CRIESS—village near Ilefínian

  ELWYNIM—of the kingdom of Elwynor

  HER GRACE—title for Ninévrisë

  786

  HIGH SAISSOND—Elwynim province, Haurydd’s home ILEFÍNIAN—capital of Elwynor

  LOWER SAISOND—Lord Caswyddian’s province

  MELSERIEDD—old name for kingdom of Elwynor, prior to Regency

  NITHEN—district and hamlet near Ilefínian

  ORMADZARAN—Ysdan’s earldom

  SAENDEL—bandits who served Aseynéddin at Lewen field SYRILLAS—surname, Uleman Syrillas, regent of Elwynor, Ninévrisë Syrillas

  SYRIM—bridge at border of Elwynor

  GALASIEN

  Persons

  HASUFIN HELTAIN—wizard, possibly a prince of Galasien, enemy of Mauryl

  MAURYL GESTAURIEN—wizard, Galasieni

  Places, Titles, et cetera

  GALASIENI—a lost race

  KINGSBANE—nickname of Mauryl

  KINGMAKER—nickname of Mauryl

  NINETEEN GODS—the unnamed hidden gods worshiped by wizards

  SILVER TOWER—at Ynefel, Mauryl’s symbol, then Tristen’s: black banner with Silver Tower and Star

  YNEFEL—Mauryl’s tower: Silver Tower

  OTHER TRIBES

  ARACHIM—northern tribe

  CHOMAGGARI—southern barbarians

  CASMYNDAN, CASMYNDANIM—far southern tribe on the coast

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  LYRA—a hill tribe

  LYRDISH—belonging to Lyra

  SIHHË / SIHHË CONNECTIONS

  Persons

  BARRAKKÊTH—one of five Sihhë-lords

  ELFWYN—last Sihhë king, a halfling

  HAROSYN—Sihhë king

  SADYURNAN—Sihhë king (ancient) in Hen Amas

  SARYNAN—Sihhë king

  ASHYEL—Sihhë halfling, son of Barrakkêth

  TASHNEN—Sihhë halfling, engineer and strategist, wrote The Art of War

  ASWYN—Sihhë halfling, youngest brother of Elfwyn, thought stillborn, body inhabited by Hasufin

  Places, Titles, et cetera

  ARACHIS—old name, Sihhë connections

  ARYCEILLAN—old name (possibly old tribe with Sihhë

  connections)

  DEATHMAKER—nickname for Barrakkêth

  HAFSANDYR—mountains in north, original home of Sihhë

  KINGBREAKER—nickname for Barrakkêth

  SIHHË, SIHHË’S—lost race, five Sihhë came down from north to rule in Ylesuin and Elwynor

  OTHER

  BRYALT—religious sect of Ylesuin, mostly Amefin BRYALTINE—of the Bryalts of Ylesuin

  BRYSSANDIN—horse breed, used in breeding Crysin horses BATHURYS—old name for Padys Spring

  FAR SASSURY—proverb: “the back of beyond”

  788

  FIVE GODS—the unnamed gods worshiped by the people of Ylesuin

  ILENELUIN, ILENELLUIN—mountain

  JORYSAL—a place, and old name in histories

  LENÚALIM—a river, major border between Elwynor and Ylesuin

  MANYSTYS ALDUN—philosopher, wrote tome on oceans MARCHLANDERS—refers to the southern lords and their armies, excluding Amefel

  MERHAS—truth, carved on one side of Tristen’s sword QUINALT—a strict religious cult

  QUINALTINE—of the Quinalt

  SHADOW HILLS—area north of Ryssand

  SHAPING—a creature or person called into being and shaped into flesh by a wizard

  SPESTINAN—horse breed

  STELLYRHAS—illusion, carved on one side of Tristen’s sword TERANTHINE—moderate religious cult

  WYS—any of a series of villages

  WYS-ON-CRESSIT—a village in Ylesuin

  789

  About the Author

  C. J. Cherryh—three-time winner of the coveted Hugo Award—is one of today’s bestselling and most critically acclaimed writers of science fiction and fantasy.

  The author of over fifty novels, she makes her home in Spokane, Washington.

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  Document Outline

  Cover Image

  Title Page

  Dedication Page

  Contents Map

  Chapter One

  Chapter Two

  Chapter Three

  Chapter Four

  Chapter Five

  Chapter Six

  Chapter Seven

  Chapter Eight

  Chapter Nine

  Chapter Ten

  Chapter Eleven

  Chapter Twelve

  Chapter Thirteen

  Chapter Fourteen

  Chapter Fifteen

  Chapter Sixteen

  Chapter Seventeen

  Chapter Eighteen

  Chapter Nineteen

  Chapter Twenty

  Chapter Twenty-One

  Chapter Twenty-Two

  Chapter Twenty-Three

  Chapter Twenty-Four

  Chapter Twenty-Five

  Chapter Twenty-Six

  Chapter Twenty-Seven

  Chapter Twenty-Eight

  Chapter Twenty-Nine

  Chapter Thirty

  Chapter Thirty-One

  Chapter Thirty-Two

  Chapter Thirty-Three

  Chapter Thirty-Four

  Lexicon

  About the Author

  Books by C.J. Cherryh

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