by Tad Williams
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Lawren—the old Earl of Marrinscrest
Lida—Elan M’Cory’s maid
Lisiya Melana of the Silver Glade—demigoddess, one of the nine daughters of Birgya and Volios
Lord of the Peak—a Rooftopper deity
Lorick Eddon—Olin’s older brother, who died young Losa—a laundry worker
Ludis Drakava—Lord Protector of Hierosol
Madi Surazem—goddess of childbirth
Magister Scoria of the Gneiss family
Makaros (“the Makari”)—Chaven’s family name
Matthias Tinwright—a poet, aka “Matty”
Meriel—Olin’s first wife, daughter of “a powerful Brennish duke” Merolanna—the twins’ great-aunt, originally of Fael, widow of Daman
Eddon
Mesiya—moon goddess
Metamorphic Brothers—a Funderling religious order Milios, Bandit-King of Torvio—character from a play Moina Hartsbrook—a young Helmingsea noblewoman, one of Briony’s ladies-in-waiting
Mokori—one of the autarch’s stranglers
Muziren Chah—the autarch’s regent in Xis
Nenizu—Xandian name for Mesiya the moon goddess Nevin Hewney—a playwright and player in Makewell’s Men Nikos—Dorza’s Hierosoline son
Niram—Chaven’s older brother
Nodule—Chert’s brother, aka “Magister Blue Quartz” Nushash—Xixian god of fire and chief god of Xis, patron god of the autarchs, Xandian name for Zmeos
Nynor—Steffens Nynor, Count of Redtree, lord castellan of Southmarch Castle
Okros Dioketian—Brother Okros’ full name
Olin Alessandros Benediktos Eddon—son of King Olin and Queen Anissa On. Iaris—an oracle of the Trigonate Church
On. Zakkas (known as “the Ragged”)—an oracle of the Trigonate
Church
Onir Kyma—an oracle with a temple in Southmarch Onir Soteros—“Dreamer Soteros,” an oracle of the Trigonate Church Opal—A funderling, Chert’s wife
Palakastros—neighbors of the Akuanis family
Pale Daughter—Qar name for Zoria
Panhyssir—Xixian high priest of Nushash
Parnad—father of current autarch, Sulepis, sometimes known as “the
Unsleeping”
Pedar Vansen—Ferras Vansen’s father
Pedder Makewell—actor, sponsor, of troop of players Pelaya—daughter of Count Perivos
Perin—sky god, called “Thane of Lightnings”
Perivos Akuanis, Count—steward of the Hierosoline citadel Petris Kopayis—famous Kracian siege tactician
Phelsas—Hierosoline philosopher, founder of School of Phelsas, postulator of Many Worlds idea
Pilney—a young player
Pinimmon Vash—Paramount Minister of Xis
Prusus—scotarch of Xis, sometimes called “Prusus the Cripple” Puzzle—court jester to the Eddon family
Pyarin Ky’vos—Skimmer name for Perin
Qar—race of nonhumans who once occupied much of Eion Qinnitan—an acolyte of the Hive in Xis, later a bride in the autarch’s
Seclusion
Quicklime Pewter, Highwarden—important Funderling of the Metal
House
Quicksilver—important Funderling family
Rabbit—a laundry worker
Rafe—Ena’s friend, Hull-Scraped-the-Sand clan
Red Stag—the Qar name for the god Honnos
Robben Hulligan—a musician, friend of Puzzle
Rooftoppers—little-known residents of Southmarch Castle Rorick Longarren, Earl of Daler’s Troth—an Eddon cousin of Brennish ancestry, related to Meriel
Rose Trelling—one of Briony’s ladies-in-waiting, a niece of Avin Brone Rud—a god, son of Zo and Sva, aka “Golden Arrow” Rugan—the high priestess of the Hive
Salamandros—one of Zosim’s holy names
Sanasu—widow of Kellick Eddon, known as “Weeping Queen” Saqri (of the Ancient Song)—queen of the People, Ynnir’s wife, aka
“The Sleeping Queen”
Sard Smaragdine, Highwarden—important Funderling of the Crystal
House
Sawamat—Xixian name for Great Mother, a goddess
Selia—Anissa’s maid, also from Devonis
Shaso dan-Heza—Southmarch master of arms
Shoshem—Xandian name for Zosim
Shusayem—Xandian name for Madi Surazem
Silas of Perikal—semilegendary knight
Sisel—Hierarch of Southmarch, chief religious figure in March Kingdoms
Sister (or “Sor”), Lyris—Pelaya’s tutor
Siveda—goddess of night
Skimmers—a people who make their living on and around water Soryaza—mistress of the laundry, former Hive acolyte Surigali—Xixian goddess
Suya—Xandian name for Zoria
Sveros—old god of the night sky, father of Trigon gods Talibo—Effir’s nephew
Tane, King—ancient Vuttish king known as Tane the White and T’chayan
Redhand
Tedora—Axamis Dorza’s Hierosoline wife
Teloni—Pelaya’s sister
Thallo—a Heiosoline queen from the imperial period Timoid, Father—Eddon family mantis (priest)
Tirnan, Havemore—Brone’s former factor, later castellan of Southmarch Travertine, Highwarden—important Funderling of Water Stone House Trigon—priesthoods of Perin, Erivor, and Kernios acting in concert Trigonarch—Head of Trigonate Church, chief religious figure in Eion Turley Longfingers—a Skimmer fisherman, Back-on-Sunset-Tide clan Twelve Families—governing body of old Hierosol
Twilight People—another name for the Qar
Tyne Aldritch, Earl of Blueshore—an ally of Southmarch, killed by Qar Ueni’ssoh—Jikuyin’s adviser, one of the Dreamless
Umdi Onajena—the Xixian name for Madi Onyena
Upsteeplebat, Queen—monarch of the Rooftoppers
Urekh—a god, wore wolf-armor
Urrigijag the Thousand-Eyed—Funderling name for Immon
Ustin—King Olin’s father
Utta—aka “Sister Utta” or “Sor Utta,” a priestess of Zoria and Briony’s tutor—full name: Utta Fornsdodir
Uvis White-Hand—a god, wounded by Kernios
Vanderin—a Syannese poet
Vermilion Cinnabar—wife of Quicksilver magister
Volios of the Measureless Grip—a son of Perin, god of war Waterman—a player
Whispering Mothers—a Qar tribe
White Daughter—a name for Zoria
Widowmakers—Jikuyin’s troop in ancient days
Willow—a young woman
Xarpedon—name of several autarchs of Xand
Xergal—Xandian name for Kernios
Ximander—a mantis, “writer” of a famous book
Xosh—Xandian name for Khors
Yaridoras—a Perikalese White Hound
Yarnos of the Snows—a god
Yasammez—Qar noblewoman, aka “Lady Porcupine” Yazi—a laundry girl from Ellamish border country
Yirrud—a god, son of Rud and Onyena
Yisti—Sanian metalworkers of Funderling blood
Ynnir the Blind King—lord of the Qar, “Ynnir din’at sen-Qin,
Guardian of the Fireflower, Lord of Winds and Thought,” aka “Son of the First Stone”
Zamira—Chaven’s sister
Zmeos—a god, Perin’s nemesis
Zoria—goddess of wisdom
Zosim—son of Erilo, god of playwrights and drunkards Zsan-san-sis—chieftain of the Children of the Emerald Glow
PLACES
Akaris—an island between Xand and Eion
Aldritch Stead—castle of Tyne Aldritch, late earl of Blueshore
Ardos Perinous—a mountain town in Syan
Badger’s Boots—a Southmarch inn
Basilisk Gate—main gate of Southmarch Castle
Blessed Lady of Night—a temple of Siveda, in Tessis
Brenland—small country south of the March Kingdoms
Brenn’s Bay—named after legendary hero
Cat’s Eye Street—a street in Xis
Chakki’s Hole—a district in the northestern corner of central Tessis Citadel Hill—small palatine hill of Hierosol
Coast Road—a road in Marrinswalk
Coiner’s Point—a pramantony of Landsend
Coldgray Moor—legendary battleground, from a Qar word, “Qul
Girah”
Creedy’s Inn—tavern in Greater Stell
Dagardar—trading port of Tuan, also a famous siege by the troops of the old autarch Parnad
Daneya Street—a waterfront street in Hierosol, haunt of prostitutes Dawnwood—site of a battle between Qar and demigod Deep Library—a place in Qual-na-Qar
Doros Kallida—Syannese town
Ealingsbarrow—human settlement now ruined behind the Shadowline Eastmarch Academy—university, originally in old Eastmarch, relocated to Southmarch at the time of the last war with the Qar Eion—the northern continent
Ellamish—border country to Xis
Emberstone Reach—in the Funderling Depths
Esterian River Valley—in Syan, most populous place in Eion Falopetris—capitol of Ulos, home of Chaven
Firstford—main city of Silverside
Funderling Town—underground city of Funderlings, in Southmarch Great Gable—Rooftopper sacred spot
Great Kertish Road—a road between Silverside and Kertewall Hakka—islands off the coast of Xand
Hallia Fair—a town in Kertewall
Harbor of Kalkas—Hierosolian harbor
Harbor of Nektarios—Hierosolian harbor
Hierosol—once the reigning empire of the world, now much reduced; its symbol is the golden snail shell
Hive—a temple in Xis, home of the sacred bees of Nushash Holy Wainscoting—Rooftopper sacred spot
Iyar—country in Xand
J’ezh’kral Pit—a place out of Funderling myth
Jellon—kingdom, once part of Syannic Empire
Karalsway—a road in Marrinswalk
Kertewall—one of the March Kingdoms
Kinemarket—a town in Marrinswalk
Kolkan’s Field—manorial farm outside Southmarch, site of the last
Qar/human battle
Krace—a collection of city-states, once part of Hierosoline Empire Kulloan Strait
Lake Strivothos—a large lake (really a bay) at the center of Southern
Eion
Lander’s Port—a Marrinswalk fighing town
Landsend—part of Southmarch, Brone’s fief, colors red and gold Landsman’s Market—a disctrict in Hierosol with a famous market Lantern Broad—widest street in Tessis
Lily Gate—gate leading out of the Seclusion into the city of Xis Little Stell—Daler’s Troth town
Mandrake Court—inner court of the Orchard Palace in Xis Marash—a Xandian province where peppers are grown March Kingdoms—originally Northmarch, Southmarch, Eastmarch and
Westmarch, but after the war with the Qar constituted by Southmarch and the Nine Nations (which include Summerfield and
Blueshore)
Market Road—one of Southmarch’s main roads
Market Square—main public space in Southmarch
Marrinswalk—one of the March Kingdoms
Meadows of the Moon—pastures for the horses of the Qar Mihan—a nation in Xand
Mount, The, aka Midlan’s Mount—rock in Brenn’s Bay upon which
Southmarch is built
Mount Sarissa—mountain in southern Eion (“lance”)—visible from Hierosol, has “neighbors”
Mount Xandos—mythical giant mountain that stood where Xand now lies
Northmarch Road—the old road between Southmarch and the north Nyoru—chief city of Tuan
Observatory House—Chaven’s residence
Odeion—a theater
Onir Diotrodos—Syannese town
Onir Soteros—a district in Hierosol
Onsilpia’s Veil—a large city in Silverside
Oscastle—a city in Marrinswalk
Pomegranate Court—an outer court of the Orchard Palace Port Road—a main road running along the mainland Southmarch seafront
Qirush-a-Ghat—cavern towns of the Qar; name means “Firstdeeps” Quarry Square—a meeting-place in Funderling Town Qul-na-Qar—ancient home of the Qar or Twilight People Raven’s Gate—entrance to Southmarch Castle’s inner keep Reheq-s’lai—Wanderwind Mountains
Rimetrail—a magical river that separates Everfrost from Xandos Royal Highway—sometimes called King Karal’s Road, in Syan, leading all the way to Tessis
Sailmaker’s Row—a street near the docks in Great Xis Salt Pool—underground sea-pool in Funderling Town Sandy Head
Sania—a country in Xand
Sessio—an island kingdom in the south of Eion
Settesyard—capitol of Settland
Settland—small, mountainous country southwest of the March Kingdoms; ally of Southmarch
Shadowline—line of demarcation between lands of Qar and human lands Shehen—“Weeping,” Qar name for Yasammez’ house Shivering Plain—site of a great Qar battle
Siege of Always-Winter—a mythical castle
Silent Hill—a place behind the Shadowline
Siris—Akuanis family county in northeastern Hierosol Sirkot—legendary city in the southernmost part of Xand Skimmer’s Lagoon—body of water inside Southmarch walls, connected to Brenn’s Bay
Sleep—the city of the Dreamless
Smoking Islands—an archipelago in the sea, far southwest of the Kracian
Peninsula
Southmarch—seat of the March Kings, sometimes called “Shadowmarch”
Square of Three Gods—town square in mainland Southmarch Stoneless Spaces—from Funderling myth, a place of banishment Sublime Canal—the main canal in Xis, which runs through the Orchard
Palace
Summerfield Court—ducal seat of Gailon and the Tolly family
Syan—once dominant empire, still a powerful kingdom in center of Eion Tessis—capitol city of Syan
Theogonian Gate—a city gate in Hierosol
Torvio—an island nation between Eion and Xand
Tuan—native country of Shaso and Dawet
Tyrosbridge—a principality near the northern Syannese border Ugenion—Syannese town
Wedge Road—Chert and Opal’s street
Wharfside—a district of mainland Southmarch
Whitewood—a forest on the border between Silverside and Marrinswalk
Willowburn—Elan M’Cory’s family home
Wolfstooth Spire—tallest tower of Southmarch Castle Xand—the southern continent
Xis—largest kingdom of Xand; its master is the autarch (adjective, “Xixian”) Zan-Ahmia—country in Xand
Zan-Kartuum—country in Xand
THINGS
Adelfa—head of a Zorian sisterhood
Arrow Count—a Qar ceremony
Astion—a Funderling symbol of authority
Bandit-King of Torvio, The—a play
Black Wrack—a Skimmer wine
Blueroot—favorite Funderling tea-herb
Book of Regret—a semi-mythical Qar artifact/text
Book of the Fire in the Void—“the source of the music that governs even the gods”
Book of the Trigon, The—a late-era adaptation of original texts about all three gods
Council of the Twenty-Seven Families—the leaders of Hierosol
D’shinna—Tuani word for fairies
Demia’s Candle—a holiday
Dragonfly—a Shadowline horse
Earthstar—spear of Kernios
Eddon Wolf—the symbol of the Eddon family (silver wolf and stars on black field)
Ever-Wounded Maid—a famous story
False Woman, The—a tavern in Tessis
Fireflower—immortality among the Qar’s ruling family Firmament, The—a theater in Southmarch
Four Sisters Courtyard—a large courtyard in the Hier
osoline palace Gestrimadi—religious festival in March Kingdoms
Golden Enomote—an enomote (about two dozen) soldiers who guard the ruler of Hierosol
Great Zosimia—a holiday, known for religious drama Hierosoline—the language of Hierosol, found in many religious services and scientific books, etc., and the root to the common speech of
Eion
Hours of Refusal—a Zorian prayer Kerneia—a holiday Kori-doll—effigy thrown onto Eril’s Night bonfire
Kossope—a constellation
Kossope House—a dormitory for servants working in the Hierosoline citadel
Kulikos or Kulikos Stone—a reputedly magical object Life and Death of King Nikolos, The—a play
Little Zosimia—a holiday, known for religious drama Mantis—a priest, usually of the Trigon
Mihanni—object from Mihan
Morning Star of Kirous—Jeddin’s ship
Mossbrew—a strong Funderling drink
Oak Tree—Perin’s hammer
Onir Kyma—a temple
Orphan Boy in Heaven, The—a play
Outcrop—the ceremonial center of the Funderling Stone Cutter’s guild-hall
Pentecount—a troop, numbering fifty
Perin’s Forgiveness—a common religious ritual
Perinos Eio—largest planet in the skies
Polemarch—a general of Xis of Hierosol
Prophet’s Day—the day before Kerneia
Quiller’s Mint—a tavern
Raging Beast—a monster defeated by Hiliometes in a famous story Salute of the Bone Knife—Qar ceremony
Seal of War—a Qar gem, object of great importance
Shanat—a popular Xandian game
Shining Man—center of the Funderling Mysteries
Shivering Plain—a famous Qar battleground
Shouma—a drink with strange properties
Silver Thing—part of the Rooftopper’s crown jewels Silverbeam—sword of Khors
Smoke Sacrifice—a Trigonate ritual
Song of the Owl’s Eye—Qar ceremony
Soso—Aislin’s rescued gull
Sun’s Blood—an elixir prepared by the priest of Nushash Taksiarch—a military rank of Xis of Hierosol
Trigon—the religious power of Eion, a triumvirate of priesthoods
(Perin, Erivor, Kernios)
Umeyana—the “blood-kiss”
War-Stone—a weapon of the Whispering Mothers
Whitefire—the sword of Yasammez
Wickeril—a Skimmer liquor
