Coriana Sorlons: daughter of Frem Sorlons
Dark Sendarth: famed assassin
Dolan Silk: (Doe`-lin) Theta's manservant
Dramadeens: royal bodyguards for House Tenzivel
Du Maris, Sir Hithron: Preceptor of the Sundarian Chapterhouse in Tragoss Mor; from Dor Caladrill
Einheriar: supernatural warriors of Nifleheim
Freedom Guardsmen: soldiery of Tragoss Mor
Freesword: a independent soldier or mercenary
Harbinger of Doom, The: legendary, perhaps mythical being that led a rebellion against Azathoth
Hedge Wizard: a wizard specializing in potions and herbalism, and/or minor magics
High Magister: a member of Lomion’s Tribunal.
Korvalan of Courwood, Captain: Commander of the Dramadeens.
Keeper, The: elven “keeper” of the Orb of Wizard beneath Tragoss Mor
Kroth, Garon: newly appointed High Magister
Lindonaire Elves: from Lindenwood
Sluug, Sir Samwise: Preceptor of the Rangers Guild; Lord of Doriath Hall
Magling: a young or inexperienced wizard; also, a derogatory term for a wizard
Master Oracle: a highly skilled seer
Myrdonians: Royal Lomerian Knights
Picts: a barbarian people
Pipkorn, Grandmaster: (aka Rascatlan) former Grand Master of the Tower of the Arcane. A wizard.
Prior Finch: a prior of Thoth in Tragoss Mor
Sarq: a Thothian Monk. Known as the Champion of Tragoss Mor
Seer (sometimes, “Seeress”): women with supernatural powers to see past/present/future events.
Shadow League, The (aka The League of Shadows; aka The League of Light): alliance of individuals and groups collectively seeking to bring about the return of Azathoth to Midgaard
Snor Slipnet: Patriarch of Clan Rumbottle; a gnome
Talidousen: Former Grand Master of the Tower of the Arcane; created the fabled Rings of the Magi.
Thothian monks: monks that rule Tragoss Mor and worship Thoth
Vanyar Elves: legendary elven people
Volsungs: alternate word for men/humans
Wizard (aka Mage, Sorceror, etc.): practitioners of magic
THINGS
Miscellany
Alder Stone, The: a Seer Stone held by House Alder
Amulet of Escandell: a magical device that detects the presence of danger; gifted to Claradon by Pipkorn
Articles of the Republic: the Lomerian constitution
Asgardian Daggers: legendary weapons created in the first age of Midgaard. They can harm creatures of Nifleheim.
Chapterhouse: base/manor/fortress of a knightly order
Dargus Dal: Asgardian dagger, previously Gabriel's, now Theta's
Worfin Dal: “Lord's Dagger”, Claradon's Asgardian dagger
Wotan Dal: “Odin's Dagger”; gifted to Theta by Pipkorn.
Axe of Bigby the Bold: made of Mithril; gifted to Ob by Pipkorn
Dor: generic term for a fortress
du Marnian Stone, The: a Seer Stone held by Azura du Marnian
Dyvers Blades: finely crafted steel swords
Ether, The: invisible medium that exists everywhere and within which the weave of magic travels/exists.
Ghost Ship Box: calls forth an illusory ship; created by Pipkorn and gifted to Claradon.
Mages and Monsters: a popular, tactical wargame that uses miniatures
Mithril: precious metal of great strength and relative lightness
Orb of Wisdom: mystical crystal spheres that can be used to open portals between worlds.
Ranal: a black metal, hard as steel and half as heavy, weapons made of it can affect creatures of chaos
Rings of the Magi: amplify a wizard's power; twenty created by Talidousen
Seer Stones: magical “crystal balls” that can see far-off events.
Shards of Darkness: the remnants of the destroyed Orb of Wisdom from the Temple of Guymaog.
Squad: a unit of soldiers typically composed of 15 men; can refer to any small group of soldiers
Squadron: a unit of soldiers typically composed of two squads of approximately 15 men each.
Tribunal: the highest-ranking judiciary body in the Kingdom of Lomion
Weave of Magic; aka the Magical Weave: the source of magic
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
For more than twenty-five years, Glenn G. Thater has written works of fiction and historical fiction focusing on the genres of epic fantasy and sword and sorcery. His published works of fiction include the first four volumes of the Harbinger of Doom saga - The Gateway, The Fallen Angle, Knight Eternal, and Dwellers of the Deep, and the short story The Hero and the Fiend, which appears in the anthology Shameless Shorts.
Mr. Thater holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics with concentrations in Astronomy and Religious Studies, and a master's degree in Civil Engineering, specializing in Structural Engineering. He has undertaken advanced graduate study in Classical Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Mechanics, and Astrophysics, and is a practicing licensed professional engineer specializing in the multi-disciplinary alteration and remediation of buildings, and the forensic investigation of building failures and other disasters.
Mr. Thater has investigated failures and collapses of numerous structures around the United States and internationally. Since 1998, he has served on the American Society of Civil Engineers' Technical Council on Forensic Engineering (TCFE), is a member of that Council’s Executive Committee, and is the past Chairman of TCFE's Committee on Practices to Reduce Failures. Mr. Thater is a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Accredited Professional and has testified as an expert witness in the field of structural engineering before the Supreme Court of the State of New York.
Mr. Thater is an author of numerous scientific papers, magazine articles, engineering textbook chapters, and countless engineering reports. He has lectured across the United States and internationally on such topics as the World Trade Center collapses, bridge collapses, and on the construction and analysis of the dome of the United States Capitol in Washington D.C.
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BOOKS BY GLENN G. THATER
THE HARBINGER OF DOOM SAGA
THE GATEWAY
THE FALLEN ANGLE
KNIGHT ETERNAL
DWELLERS OF THE DEEP
Volume 5+ — Forthcoming
HARBINGER OF DOOM
(Combines The Gateway and The Fallen Angle into a single volume)
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