The Worldbreaker Saga Omnibus

by Kameron Hurley

  Book of Laine

  The holy book of Tordin.

  Book of Oma

  A written set of religious practices, codes and laws followed in Dhai.

  Book of Rhea

  A written set of religious practices, codes and laws followed in Dorinah.

  Borasau

  A Tai Mora, one of Roh’s captors.

  Broodguard

  The Patron of Saiduan’s personal guards.

  Caisa Arianao Raona

  Novice at the Temple of Oma now working as Ahkio’s assistant. Parajista.

  Caisau

  A city in Saiduan just south of Isjahilde. Caisau’s hold is a living building, but has been repaired so many times over the years that it is a patchwork of organic and inorganic material. Two thousand years ago, Caisau was the seat of the Dhai empire.

  Caratyd

  A city in Tordin.

  Casa Maigan

  An old acquaintance of Dasai’s who has talamynii blood and can read old talamynii. Was part of Alaar Masoth Taar’s harem in Isjahilde. Casa was left behind by the prior Patron, and inherited by Alaar.

  Casalyn Aurnaisa

  Empress of Dorinah. Long ago, her people crossed over from another world, but many were left behind. She seeks to bring the rest over now, with the help of the Tai Mora. Other titles

  Eye of Rhea, Rhea’s Regent, Lord of the Seven Isles.

  Castaolain

  A city in Dorinah.

  Catori

  Spouse of the Kai. The current Catori is Mohrai Hona Sorai.

  Chali Finahin Badu

  Brother of Roh; they share two mothers and three fathers but are not related by blood.

  Cholina

  A city in Dorinah, located northeast of Daorian.

  Clan Adama

  Named for one of Hahko and Faith Ahya’s children, Clan Adama’s primary exports come from its orchards, generally in the form of olives, apples, cherries, and apricots. Also known for its rice production.

  Clain Alia

  Primary exports of Clan Alia include textiles. Also known for its rice production.

  Clan Badu

  Clan bordering Clans Garika and Sorila, in Dhai. Politically close to Clan Garika.

  Clan Daora

  Clan Daora, like Clan Badu, has a skill with forged pieces, including tools and weaponry, though it is much more well known for its craftsmanship and attention to detail. Their jewelry pieces are highly sought after in Saiduan and Aaldia.

  Clan Garika

  Known as the most powerful single clan in Dhai, Clan Garika is the birthplace of three Kais and four Catoris. Often at the center of challenging the power and autonomy of the Kais, the clan is also an economic center and trading hub for the whole country. Goods coming up from the harbor in Sorai are generally brought to Garika for distribution and sale across the clan. Much of the population makes a living as merchants, traders, and in other skilled professions such as plumbers, hedge doctors, and clan law specialists.

  Clan Mutao

  Smallest and least economically powerful of the Dhai clans, Clan Mutao provides some exports in mushrooms, coal, and copper, but mostly ends up working in reserves overseen by neighboring Clan Nako. Their status as a dwindling clan requiring subsistence from others to survive has led to a petition in recent years to combine clans Nako and Mutao.

  Clan Nako

  Neighboring Clan Mutao, Clan Nako holds much of the country’s wealth in copper and other metals. The sale of these materials is regulated by the clan, which manipulates supply and demand as necessary to ensure the best exported price. Such market manipulation for goods meant for sale within the country is not permitted, but exports are exempt.

  Clan Osono

  Central clan in Dhai. Chief commodity is sheep.

  Clan Raona

  Originally comprised of two different clans—Riana and Orsaila—Clan Roana is just a century old, and was created in an effort to tamp down the fierce feuding between the Riana and Orsaila clans, which resulted in nearly a dozen deaths, the most unnatural deaths outside of war time that the country had ever experienced. Clan Roana is loosely aligned with clans Saobina and Taosina. Primary exports include rice and wine. Raona also raises most of the sparrows used as messengers in the Dhai temples.

  Clan Saiz

  Dhai clan. Chief commodity is timber and artisanal goods.

  Clan Saobina

  Clan Saobina exports timber and plantstuffs - including herbal aids and medications - which it grows and mixes in its own fields and workshops. The clan borders the woodlands, and so its members tend to be called on to consult on poisonous or dangerous plant outbreaks between the clans.

  Clan Sorai

  Named after the powerful son of the third Kai, Clan Sorai is often allied with clans Adama and Saobina in political affairs. They are also the clan responsible for the safety and security of Asona harbor, the country’s single largest trading link to the outside world. The clan is generally allied closely with the Kai, and has a notorious rivalry with Clan Garika. The clan’s leader is Hona Fasa Sorai.

  Clan Sorila

  Clan nearest the Temple of Oma, in Dhai. Primary export is timber.

  Clan Taosina

  Named for Faith Ahya’s second daughter, clan Taosina - like clans Saobina and Sorila - borders the woodlands. Pottery and complex, plant-derived technologies such as bioluminescent floor or ceiling lighting solutions, self-cleaning fungus floors and the like are generally created and installed by Taosina crafters.

  Concordyns

  A province in Tordin.

  Cora

  A dajian who lives with Emlee.

  Corina Yisaoh (Tai Mora)

  Yisaoh’s daughter, being raised by the Tai Mora versions of Kirana and Yisaoh.

  Coryana Puyak

  A friend of Natanial’s who trains gifted on how to draw on the satellites’ powers.

  Dajian

  In Dorinah, enslaved Dhai people are called dajians. Often they are branded with the mark of the family that owns them.

  Dakar

  Zezili Hasaria’s dog mount.

  Daolyn

  Owned by Zezili Hasaria, housekeeper and dajian.

  Daorian

  The fortress seat of the Empress of Dorinah. A city of the same name rose up around the fortress on the ruins of the former Saiduan city of Diamia.

  Dasai Elasora Daora (Dhai)

  An elder Ora, over a century old. One of Ahkio Javia Garika’s teachers. In Dasai’s youth, he was a slave to the Patron of Saiduan at that time.

  Dasai Elasora (Tai Mora)

  Tai Mora magistrate in charge at Caisau.

  Dayns

  A runt dog belonging to Saradyn.

  Dhai

  Small country located on the northwest corner of the island of Grania, an island at the far tip of the Saiduan continent. Also the name of the people inhabiting this country. Modern Dhai was established five hundred years ago by former slaves fleeing their masters in the neighboring country of Dorinah. It’s said the satellite called Sina was especially powerful during that time, allowing Dhai sinajistas, who outnumbered sinajistas among the Dorinah, to escape their servitude.

  Dhai has been led by a series of leaders given the title Kai. The title is hereditary and passes through the mother’s lineage to the child with the greatest ability to call on the power of the satellites.

  Dhorin

  A unit of currency used in Dorinah.

  Dorinah

  A matriarchal country on the northeast shore of Grania, ruled by a long line of Empresses. The country is roughly eighteen hundred years old, and relies on the enslaved labor of Dhai people - known locally as dajians - to sustain its infrastructure and economy. The flag depicts the Eye of Rhea on a purple background.

  Driaa Saarik, Shao

  An atasia sanisi. Sent to Alorjan to shore up the island for Saiduan’s retreat. Recommended by Maralah to meet with the Dhai party sent to Saiduan. Born in Tordin.

  Dryan

 
A city in Dorinah.

  Elaiko Sirana Nako

  An Ora at the Temple of Oma and assistant to Nasaka Lokana Saiz.

  Emlee

  Gifted healer and midwife in a dajian camp, now liberated.

  Empresses of Dorinah

  The line of Empresses in Dorinah began eighteen hundred years ago, when a green-eyed foreign sorceress expelled Saiduan from the fortress of Daorian.

  Enforcers

  Members of the Dorinah military who capture wandering men or dajians and return them to where they belong.

  Esao Josa

  Granddaughter of Nirata Josa. Esao is killed when a gate summoned by her grandmother closes on her.

  Etena Mia Soria

  Ahkio Javia Garika’s aunt, Etena was driven mad by her own power and supplanted as Kai by her sister, Javia Mia Sorai. Exiled from Dhai.

  Everpine

  The scent of this tree dissuades bugs and most sentient plants. Travelers through the woodland apply the scent to sleeping rolls and other supplies they want to remain undisturbed.

  Faith Ahya

  Faith Ahya is regarded as the mother of the newest incarnation of the Dhai nation, founded five hundred years before when she led an uprising of Dhai slaves in Dorinah. With her lover Hahko, she established the Dhai nation in one of the most contaminated areas on the planet, one few other nations would touch. For five hundred years, the descendants of her eldest and most gifted children have ruled Dhai as the Kai, or "First Dhai."

  In the dajian version of the legend, Faith Ahya was betrayed by her lover Hahko, killed, and hung from the ramparts of Daorian. She then ascended to the peak of Mount Ahya and was engulfed by the light of Sina. It is said she will return to the world when she is needed.

  In a story in Fifteenth Century Dhai Romances, Faith Ahya was a slave from Aaldia. She carried the child of an enslaved Dhai, and was a pitiful and self-serving character.

  Faith’s Rally

  A Dhai song about Faith Ahya establishing the first clan.

  Faralis Mosa Daora

  A member of the Liona militia.

  Farosi Sana Nako

  A militia man, leader of a group of Oras and militia sent out to search Dhai for assassins. His group located and killed five of the assassins. Head of the militia at the Temple of Oma.

  Faythe

  A story from Fifteenth Century Dhai Romances, in which Faith Ahya was a slave from Aaldia. She carried the child of an enslaved Dhai, and was a pitiful figure.

  Faytin Villiam

  A Tordinian historian who recorded events during the time of the Thief Queen.

  Fellwort

  A plant trap that consists of a pit filled with poisonous green bile.

  Festival of Para’s Ascendance

  A festival held on the day when parajistas are at the height of their power.

  Fifteenth Century Dhai Romances

  A book of Dhai history written by Dorinahians. Includes the story "Faythe."

  Finahin Humey Garika

  One of Roh’s mothers.

  Flame flies

  Flies that create light, used in lanterns.

  Floxflass

  A yellow, thorned plant that moves to constrict prey in its tendrils.

  Forsia tubers

  A tuber that is poisonous if not deveined. Root of forsia lillies.

  Foryer Galind

  One of Anavha’s guards in Tordin.

  Fouria Orana Saiz

  A Kuallina militia member found dead at the bottom of a well in Clan Sorila.

  Fox-snaps

  Plant defenses used outside Woodland Dhai homes to protect them from dangerous wild plants.

  Gaila Karinsa Pana

  Near-mother to Yisaoh Alais Garika. Married to Alais, Tir and Moarsa.

  Gaiso Lonai Garika (Dhai)

  Elder Ora of the Temple of Oma in Dhai. She was responsible for the overall functioning of the temple and care of the people therein. Cousin to Tir Salarihi Garika. Replaced by Ora Soruza Morak Sorai.

  Gaiso Lonai (Tai Mora)

  Tai Mora parajista company general. One of Kirana’s four line commanders.

  Gasira

  A city in Tordin; the seat of Saradyn’s power.

  Ghakar Korsaa

  Dance teacher at Kuonrada.

  Ghrasia Madah Taosina

  Ghrasia’s mother was originally of Clan Mutao, but relocated to Taosina and named Ghrasia for that clan. Ghrasia went on to become a hero – the Dhai general who defeated the Dorinahians during the Pass War. She is currently the head of the military forces stationed at Kuallina Stronghold and Liona Stronghold. An old friend and lover of Ahkio’s mother, Ghrasia is allied with him.

  Gian Mursia

  Former dajian servant in Daorian with latent skill in calling on the satellites.

  Gian Mursia Badu (Tai Mora)

  A tirajista Tai Mora raised on Raisa prime in Clan Badu, and directed to accompany Lilia Sona by Kalinda Lasa.

  Gonsa trees

  Great trees which are hollowed out by tirajistas for use as homes in Dhai.

  Gorosa Malia Osono

  Head of the hold at Kuallina.

  Grania

  The island continent that is home to the countries of Dhai, Dorinah, Aaldia and Tordin, located at the far tip of the Saiduan continent.

  Guise of the Heart

  A Dorinah romantic political thriller set in Daorian a century ago.

  Hadaoh Alais Garika

  Husband to Meyna Salisia Mutao and brother to Rhin Gaila Garika, Lohin Alais Garika and Yisaoh Alais Garika.

  Hague Gasan

  Steward at the Gasiran hold.

  Hahko

  Hahko was a former slave in Dorinah, and aided his lover Faith Ahya in leading the uprising of the Dhai slaves from the scullery of Daorian. The two became the first rulers of the independent Dhai state, the first in over years, after the defeat of the Dhai by the Saiduan roughly the same time ago. Like many slaves in Dorinah before and since, Hahko had only one given name.

  Halimey Farai Sorila

  A young parajista who works with Ghrasia to look for Tai Mora assassins living in Dhai. A member of the Liona militia.

  Haloria Tarisa

  Syre Storm’s second in command.

  Harajan

  A city in Saiduan, south of Kuonrada. Contains an old hold built by the Talamynii that borders an underground sea.

  Harina Fiaza Taosina

  Newly appointed Ora. Sinajista.

  Hirosa Mosana Badu

  Clan leader of Clan Badu.

  Hofsha Sorek

  One of the Tai Mora with the ability to open gates between worlds.

  Hona Fasa Sorai

  Leader of Clan Sorai.

  Honorin Sholash

  A Tai Mora military leader.

  Hrollief

  Southern continent on the western half of Raisa.

  Huraasa Firaas, Ren

  Sanisi in charge of shoring up the Saiduan retreat to Anjoliaa.

  Isaila Larano Raona

  Tir Salarihi Garika’s apprentice clan leader at Clan Garika. Her mother was clan leader before Tir. Isaila was given the clan leader seat after Ahkio exiled Tir and his family.

  Isjahilde

  A city in northern Saiduan, Isjahilde has been the country’s political center for thousands of years.

  Isoail Rosalina

  A powerful parajista living near Lake Morta in Dorinah. One of the Empress of Dorinah’s Seekers.

  Jakobi Torisa Garika

  Ahkio’s third cousin. Chosen to accompany Ahkio to Clan Osono to meet with the clan leaders.

  Janifa

  A city on the coast in Dorinah.

  Jasoi (Januvar) of Lind

  Native to Tordin, Jasoi’s title among the Dorinah is Syre. She is Zezili Hasaria’s second in command.

  Javia Mia Sorai

  Former Kai of the Dhai. Ahkio and Kirana’s mother. Javia became Kai after exiling her sister Etena, who was so gifted that she went mad.

  Joria


  An outer island to the north of Dorinah.

  Jovonyn

  A coastal city in Dorinah.

  Kadaan Soagan, Ren

  A sanisi, and one of Maralah Daonia’s first students. Left hand of the Patron of Saiduan. Called the Shadow of Caisau. A parajista.

  Kai

  Honorific used for the leader of the Dhai people. The title of "Kai" means "First," and was used in reference to the eldest daughter of former slaves Hahko and Faith Ahya, who are credited with founding the country. The line follows the most gifted in a family, no matter their sex or gender. Though the Kai is the leader of the Dhai, they do not have absolute rule in the country; they are held accountable to clan leaders, their Ora advisors, and the people themselves. The Kai’s duties are as a religious and political figure, negotiator of contracts with other countries, and arbitrator of disputes between the clans.

  Kai Saohinla Savasi

  Kai sometime before Kirana. Visited the heart of Oma's Temple after the battle of Roasandara.