Krozair of Kregen [Dray Prescot #14]
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Ivanovna, Madam: name used by Zena Iztar on Earth.
Ivory Pavilion: palace of Roz Janri in Zandikar.
Iztar, Zena: mysterious woman of supernatural power who assisted Prescot without committing herself to either the Star Lords or the Savanti but appears to be in communication with the Krozairs of Zy.
J
Jaidur: third son of Delia and Prescot; twin to Dayra.
Jade Palace: Gafard's palace in Magdag.
Jikai: a word of complex meaning; used in different forms means: Kill! or Bravo! warrior; a noble feat of arms, and many related concepts to do with honor and pride and warrior-status. A Jikai may be given for a heroic deed; the High Jikai is extraordinarily difficult to win.
Jikaidast: a professional player of Jikaida.
Jikmarz: a Zairian city of the west coast of the Sea of Swords.
jernu: Zairian term for lord.
K
Kalveng: a seafaring folk with havens along the west coast of Northern Turismond.
Kazz, Pur, of Tremzo: Grand Archbold of the Krozairs of Zy.
krahnik: very small form of chunkrah used as draft animal.
Krozair: member of a mystic and martial Order of Chivalry dedicated to Zair. Membership is attained only after long and arduous training in the Disciplines. Prescot mentions at this time three Orders of Krozairs, those of Zy, Zamu, and Zimuzz. To be a Krz is to stand apart from ordinary men.
Krzi: abbreviation for Krozair of Zimuzz.
Krzm: abbreviation for Krozair of Zamu.
Krzy: abbreviation for Krozair of Zy.
L
Lady of the Stars: name of concealment used by Velia of Vallia.
Laggig-Laggu: large conurbation of Grodnim up the River Laggu.
Lahal: universal greeting for friend or acquaintance.
lairgodont: a vicious, quick, difficult-to-kill risslaca. Not overlarge, with scaled body, sinuous neck and back, skull-crushing talons, and serrated fangs in gap-jawed mouth, forked tail. Most common in North Turismond.
Llahal: universal greeting for stranger.
longsword, the Krozair: a perfectly balanced two-handed longsword with wide-spaced handgrips; can be used one-handed; subject of rigorous and demanding training and mystical exercises. A terrible weapon of destruction. The Ghittawrer longsword is an attempt to copy the Krozair longsword, but is generally regarded as inferior. The common longsword is usually a one-handed weapon, although hand-and-a-half swords are known.
M
Magdag: chief city of Grodno on north shore of inner sea.
magodont: resembles the lairgodont of the godont family of risslacas.
Makib: insane.
maktikos: white mice. Informers in a ship's company.
Malig: Grodnim fortress-city east of the Grand Canal.
Masks, Palace of: small palace of Magdag owned by King Genod.
mergem: leguminous plant, dried and reconstituted, gives protein, vitamins, minerals, and the like. A high yield for small weight and bulk.
Miam: niece of Roz Janri; created Queen of Zandikar by Prescot. Betrothed to Pur Zeg.
Mitronoton: the Reducer of Towers, the Destroyer of Cities; a legendary man-god-devil, part of the mythology of Kregen.
mortil: a wild animal almost as large and powerful as a zhantil.
N
Naghan, Pur, ti Perzefn: Krozair of Zamu. Swifter captain commanding Pearl in Render squadron. Fought under Prescot's orders as Render and in Siege of Zandikar.
Nath the Slinger: oar-comrade with Prescot. Comes from Mountains of Ilkenesk; has decided views on archers.
Nazhan: Queen Miam bestowed the “Z” on Pur Naghan during the Siege of Zandikar for smart work in the Dikars. (krk)
needleman: slang term for doctor.
Net and Trident, The: a tavern on the waterfront in Magdag.
nikobi: Pachaks’ code of great integrity to which they adhere when hiring out as mercenaries and paktuns.
nikzo: half a golden zo-piece.
Nodgen the Faithful: chief of King Genod's conspirators attempting to abduct the Lady of the Stars from Gafard. (rek)
Nose of Zogo: promontory between Zandikar and Zamu.
O
“Obdwa Song": marching song of the swods of Magdag.
Oblifanters: under instructions from the Todalpheme of the Akhram, they give orders to the workers for the opening or closing of the Dam of Days.
Odifor: deity sworn on by Fristles.
Oidrictzhn: ancient and evil god of horror summoned up by superstitious villagers along the Shadow Coast. His legend is Of the Abominations of Oidrictzhn. Known as the Beast out of Time.
Ombor Throne: throne of the Grand Archbold in the Isle of Zy.
Onyx Sea: in the northeast of the Eye of the World, populated mostly by diffs.
Ophig Mountains: mountain range north of Magdag.
P
Pakkad: legendary figure cast down by Mitronoton, now the symbol for the outcast, the downtrodden, the unwanted, the pariah.
pakmort: symbol of the paktun. A silver mortil-head worn in the same fashion as the pakzhan.
pakzhan: small gold zhantil-head worn on cord looped through a top buttonhole. Symbol of the hyr-paktun. The cord is silk and may be worn over a shoulder knot.
Papachak the All-Powerful: Pachak deity.
Pa-We, Logu: a Pachak hyr-paktun who assisted Prescot and Duhrra to enter Shazmoz. (tik)
Phangursh: Grodnim city sited at junction of River Daphig with River Dag, west of Mountains of Ophig, north of Magdag.
prijiker: stem-fighter. A warrior who fights from the forecastle and beakhead of a swifter. The post of most danger in ramming.
prychan: very much like a neemu, save that its fur is tawny gold.
pungent ibroi: a disinfectant.
Pur: not a rank or a title (although apparently used as such); a badge of chivalry and honor, a pledge that the holder is a true Krozair. Prefixed to the holder's name, as: Pur Dray.
Pynzalo: fortress-city of Zairia.
Q
Quidang!: at once. Equates with, “Aye aye, sir!"
Quinney, Doctor: charlatan who found so-called mediums for Prescot when banished to Earth. He introduced Zena Iztar and so served a purpose and earned his fee. (tik)
R
Red Brethren: fighting Orders devoted to Zair. Prescot mentions three Red Brotherhoods at this time: those of Lizz and Jikmarz, based on the cities of those names; and the Red Brethren of Zul, based on the city of Zulfiria. The Red Brotherhoods do not possess the same high mysticisms or Disciplines as the Krozairs, and are easier to enter.
Rog: Grodnim term equating with Zairian Roz—Kov, duke.
Roo Throne: throne in the Palace of Fragrant Incense in Zandikar. Roo is Kregish for eleven, and the throne is regarded as the eleventh guardian after the Ten Dikars.
Roz: Zairian term for Kov—duke.
Rukker: a Kataki lord from Urntakkar. Slaved with Prescot on same oar loom. Is haughty and ferocious like all Katakis; but Prescot says he has a touch of humanity. Does not like to discuss things that embarrass him.
S
Sanurkazz: chief city of Zairia.
Scarf of Our Lady Monafeyom, the: when all the seven moons shine at the full together for that brief period.
Sea Werstings: name given by Grodnims to the Kalveng.
Sea Zhantil: title of honor given by King Zo to Prescot when he was the foremost Krozair upon the inner sea. Gafard given the title by King Genod. Prescot thinks of Gafard as the Sea Zhantil, in remembrance.
sectrix: six-legged saddle-animal; blunt-headed, wicked-eyed, pricked of ear, slate-blue hide covered with scanty coarse hair. One of the trix family of animals.
Seeds of Zantristar: clusters of many small islands off Shazmoz.
Seeds of Ganfowang: Grodnim name for Seeds of Zantristar.
Shadow Coast: short stretch of coast between Zimuzz and Zandikar with an evil reputation.
Shagash: Grodnim patron spirit of banquets.
S
hazash: Zairian patron spirit of banquets.
Shazmoz: fortress-city of Zairia of the west.
Shorush-Tish: blue-maned sea-god whose temples are found in all the seaports of the Eye of the World.
Sisters of the Rose: seminary of virtue at which Delia and her daughters received much of their education.
Sniz the Horn: Prescot's trumpeter at the Siege of Zandikar. (krk)
solaik: three-quarter.
Soothe: planet of Antares appearing in the sky of Kregen as a large blue star at approach of orbits. Is a famous Goddess of Love, represented all over Kregen. Prescot says he wonders if the coincidence of Soothe and Venus is a coincidence.
Souk of Silks: in Magdag, where a man was killed in mistake for Prescot. (rek)
Souk of Trophies: in Magdag, where the loot of Zairia is sold.
Stones of Repudiation: twin basaltic blocks across which the sword of a Krozair declared Apushniad is broken.
“Swifter with the Kink, The": a rollicking song of Zairia in which the swifter with the kink appears to ram herself up her own stern.
T
Takroti: minor deity of the Katakis.
Three Mirrors of the Ib: positioned so that a Krozair in the Hall of Judgment may see himself and understand his own dishonor.
Todalpheme: astronomers and mathematicians dedicated to serving all in forecasting the Tides. Immune from slavery.
Tower of True Contentment: tower of the Jade Palace. Here Velia lived when in Magdag with Gafard.
turiloth: a large animal of Turismond, similar to the boloth of Chem, with six tusks, sixteen legs, a tendrilous mass of whiplash tails. The hide is hard and gray along the back, bottle-green along the sides and gray beneath. Normally slow, but fast in a short dash. Has an enormous underslung fanged mouth; is keen scented and has three hearts.
Tyvold ti Vruerdensmot: a Kalveng helped by Prescot to escape from slavery under the Grodnims. (rek)
U
Ugas: diffs of many tribes and nations of Northern Turismond; nomads and city dwellers, not barbarians.
ulm: unit of measurement, approximately 1,500 yards.
Uncle Zobab: patron spirit of Fenzerdrin.
Urntakkar: area north of the Onyx Sea. Home of Rukker the Kataki.
V
Vax: name assumed by Jaidur of Vallia in the Eye of the World. (krk)
Velia: second daughter of Delia and Prescot; twin to Zeg. Married to Gafard; mother of Didi. Murdered by King Genod. (rek)
Velia: fourth daughter of Delia and Prescot. No twin.
Veng: deity of the Kalveng.
volgodont: flying form of godont. A powerful aerial killer.
Volgodont's Fang: swifter commanded by Gafard. (rek)
Volgodonts’ Aerie: hunting lodge near Guamelga.
W
Wabinosk: island of western inner sea used as base by Renders.
warvol: vulturelike carrion-eating bird.
“Weng da!": “Who goes there!"
wo-Deldar: wo is Kregish for zero. Ironical appellation to themselves by swods of most Kregan armies.
Y
Yoggur: area to the northeast of inner sea.
“Your orders, my commands!": Grodnim equivalent to “Quidang!"—"Aye aye, sir."
Z
Zadak: name won by Prescot, as Dak, from Queen Miam. (krk)
Zagri: a powerful demon spirit of the inner sea.
Zandikar: fortress-city of Zairia, scene of the famous siege.
Zavarin, Nath: Pallan of Zandikar. Very fat; but loyal to his city.
Zenno, King: name assumed by Starkey the Wersting in Zandikar. (krk)
Zeg: Pur Zeg Prescot, Krzy, Prince of Vallia. Second son of Delia and Prescot; twin to Velia. Grew out of name Segnik.
zhantiller: type of the large swifter of inner sea.
Zhantil's Lair: hunting lodge near Guamelga.
Zhuannar of the Storm: spirit of the sea who raises rashoons.
Zimuzz: fortress-city of Zairia, home of the Krozairs of Zimuzz.
Zinkara, River: runs north from the Mountains of Ilkenesk.
Zinna: deposed king of Zandikar; grandfather of Miam.
zinzer: sixty silver Zairian zinzers make one gold zo-piece.
Zogo the Hyrwhip: name used in a Zairian oath zo-piece: gold coin of Sanurkazz.
Ztrom: Zairian form of Strom—count.
Zunderhan, Janri, Roz of Thoth Zeresh: noble of Zandikar; uncle of Queen Miam.
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About the author
Alan Burt Akers was a pen name of the prolific British author Kenneth Bulmer, who died in December 2005 aged eighty-four.
Bulmer wrote over 160 novels and countless short stories, predominantly science fiction, both under his real name and numerous pseudonyms, including Alan Burt Akers, Frank Brandon, Rupert Clinton, Ernest Corley, Peter Green, Adam Hardy, Philip Kent, Bruno Krauss, Karl Maras, Manning Norvil, Chesman Scot, Nelson Sherwood, Richard Silver, H. Philip Stratford, and Tully Zetford. Kenneth Johns was a collective pseudonym used for a collaboration with author John Newman. Some of Bulmer's works were published along with the works of other authors under “house names” (collective pseudonyms) such as Ken Blake (for a series of tie-ins with the 1970s television programme The Professionals), Arthur Frazier, Neil Langholm, Charles R. Pike, and Andrew Quiller.
Bulmer was also active in science fiction fandom, and in the 1970s he edited nine issues of the New Writings in Science Fiction anthology series in succession to John Carnell, who originated the series.
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The Dray Prescot Series
The Delian Cycle:
1. Transit to Scorpio
2. The Suns of Scorpio
3. Warrior of Scorpio
4. Swordships of Scorpio
5. Prince of Scorpio
Havilfar Cycle:
6. Manhounds of Antares
7. Arena of Antares
8. Fliers of Antares
9. Bladesman of Antares
10. Avenger of Antares
11. Armada of Antares
The Krozair Cycle:
12. The Tides of Kregen
13. Renegade of Kregen
14. Krozair of Kregen
Vallian cycle:
15. Secret Scorpio
16. Savage Scorpio
17. Captive Scorpio
18. Golden Scorpio
Jikaida cycle:
19. A Life for Kregen
20. A Sword for Kregen
21. A Fortune for Kregen
22. A Victory for Kregen
Spikatur cycle:
23. Beasts of Antares
24. Rebel of Antares
25. Legions of Antares
26. Allies of Antares
Pandahem cycle:
27. Mazes of Scorpio
28. Delia of Vallia
29. Fires of Scorpio
30. Talons of Scorpio
31. Masks of Scorpio
32. Seg the Bowman
Witch War cycle:
33. Werewolves of Kregen
34. Witches of Kregen
35. Storm over Vallia
36. Omens of Kregen
37. Warlord of Antares
Lohvian cycle:
38. Scorpio Reborn
39. Scorpio Assassin
40. Scorpio Invasion
41. Scorpio Ablaze
42. Scorpio Drums
43. Scorpio Triumph
Balintol cycle:
44. Intrigue of Antares
45. Gangs of Antares
46. Demons of Antares
47. Scourge of Antares
48. Challenge of Antares
49. Wrath of Antares
50. Shadows over Kregen
Phantom cycle:
51. Murder on Kregen
52. Turmoil on Kregen
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