Little Sisters of the Poor: Nursing Order of Nuns from the Kingdom of Murdoch. They wear white habits
Little Rover Inn: Inn at Dunetown belonging to Innkeeper Talan and where Zak, Zala, Tala, Hilla, Rilla and Zilla grew up
Ltscta: Lind youngling
Lucky Lind: A pub at the Vada port
Lungtrel: Multi coloured river fish
Mahler: A town in the Kingdom of Murdoch and where the main priestly seminary is located
Malinon: Northern bird that sings a fine tune
Malinon: Argyllian merchant ship
Mayflower: Small Argyllian merchant coastal ship
Middle Sea: Sea between the northern and southern continents
Militia of Argyll: Made up of the general population, the Militia is responsible for helping the Garda in their own Ward and can be called up in time of need
Militia of Vadath: Made up of men and women of fighting age and who have not paired with a Lind, the Militia is responsible for aiding in the defence of the northern continent
Months of the Year Dunrhed: Vadrhed-Lokrhed-Sanrhed-Rakrhed–Dunthed-Vadthed-Lokthed-Santhed–Rakthed
Murdoch: Human Country in the southern continent ruled by the ex-convicts (and their descendants) from the WCPS Electra. It is also the name of the river that bisects the Kingdom north to south.
N.C.O.: Non commissioned officer
Nad: Nothingness
Nadlian: Area of land with no trees, grasslands
Nahoko: (Lai and Dglai): Detailed fact finding probe of the Diaglon, five of them landed in the middle of AL 607
Numbers 1-10: Dun, Vad, Lok, San, Rak, Olf, Tak, Zan, Echt, Duntan
Ondis: Insects that live in swarms and who look like and live s similar life to the locusts of planet Earth
Order of the Grey Nuns: Teaching Order of Nuns of the Kingdom of Murdoch
Pilli: Small, edible darting red fish found in the rivers of the northern continent
Pisonberry : Poisonous green berry which resembles the greenfruit
Pointy Peak: Pointed mountain near Dunetown and used by mariners as a reference point for navigation
Port Charles: Eighth ward port in Argyll
Port Lutterell: Main port of eastern Argyll, most of its traffic is composed of merchantmen plying their trade between the mainland and the islands, also the base for the Argyllian Navy
Prestonvale: Town in the Duchy of Bentwood
Priests of the Holy Temple: Rulers of the Island of Hallam and members of a strict religious sect
Ptatch: Ride
Quorko: (Lai and Dglai): Scout ship of the Dglai
Raging Jezdic: An Inn at Vada
Rai: (Lai): Blue skinned lost rtath of the Diaglon
Raki: Section of the Avuzdel
Ratroot: Poison, very fast working but painful to take
Relentless: Pirate slaver-galley
Rdha: A snack meal
Relm: A piece of paper or parchment of letter size
Rhan: Sun (day)
Rhed: Hot
Rhedhrehl: Summer season
Ricca: A rice-like crop grown in the south
Rtath: Pack
Rtatha: Pack-range
Rtathen: Pack-mates
Rtathlian: Pack-woods
Rudtka: (Larg): Small southern burrowing animal like a rabbit with short ears
Ruza: Hero
Rybak: Planet Wolf, home of the Lind and the Larg and named after the James Rybak who found it
Ryz: Battle line
Ryzck: Troop of Vada, made up of thirty-four vadeln-pairs and one commanding vadeln-pair
Ryzcka: Vada Troop Commander
Satalrdn: Many
Sbnai: (Lai): Red skinned lost rtath of the Daiglon
Senis: Second Staticum (year) Officer Trainees of the Garda of Argyll
Sheld: (Dglai): a measure of gravitational levels
Silver Star Honour: Star awarded to brave vadeln-pairs of the Vada
Sinetad Rtath: Secret Pack of Lind who live on the north western fringes of Lind and who have been reputed for years to have been guarding a great secret
Smaha: Red numbing medicinal root
Standard: Language spoken by the humans when they arrived on Rybak – as the years progressed the language has shifted to take account of words of Lindish and of the Larg
Stasya: River which flowed into Stewarton during the early years, by the seventh century barely a trickle because of the dam which was built in AL 200 to provide a clean water supply for the growing town
Staticum: The year designations of Officer Trainees in the Garda. Training takes two years and in the first year they are designated First Staticum, in their second year Second Staticum. First year Trainees take the rank Juvenis, second year Trainees the rank Senis
Stickleweed: Maroon coloured, fast growing weed whose leave stick to clothes, hair and fur
Stewarton: City of Argyll, situated inland beside Lake Stewart
Stronghold: A name used to describe the section within the town of Vada where the Vada HQ is
Summoner of Death: The name for the Botan amongst the Avuzdel
Supply Station: Vada stations that are dotted around Argyll, Vadath and Lind for the use of travelling vadeln-pairs
Susa: Commander of a Lindar, of the Vada and of the three sections of the Avuzdel
Susa’s Own: The Fifty-first Ryzck of the Vada, under the direct command of the Susa and the only one that contains more than one Ryzcka and four Vadryzkas
Susalai: Supreme Commander of the Avuzdel
Susyc: Overall Commander of the Armies of the North
Svan: (Dglai): time measurement, around a candle-mark long
Symington: Baronage located in the Duchy of Brentwood
Tan: 0 (Zero)
Technicians Guild: Guild in Argyll responsible for all technical and inventive matters
Thed: Cold
Thedhrehl: Winter season
Thibaltines: Enclosed Order of Nuns of the Kingdom of Murdoch. They wear black habits
Tran: Moon (night)
Tranet: Edible freshwater flatfish
Trent Reef: Name of the line of rocks and small islands that run from the south western tip of Lind to the southern continent
Uplamoor: Town in the middle of the Duchy of South Baker
Vada: Cavalry (Lind/human)
Vada: The township that has grown up around the Vada stronghold
Vadath: Country between Argyll and Lind on the northern continent, ruled jointly by humans and Lind
Vadeln-pair: Paired life-mate (Lind/human), often shortened to vadeln or pair
Vadryz: Squad of Vada, made up of eight vadeln-pairs
Vadryza: Vada squad commander of which there are four in each Ryzck; of eight vadeln-pairs each
Valdka: Cloudy white alcoholic drink
Volat: Needless slaying of any creature
Vuz: Small striped river animal (if spoken softly)
Walda: A long thick leafed grass grown in both northern and southern continents and used for fodder, thatching and other myriad uses
Washington: Town in the Duchy of Bentwood
WCCS Argyll: Colony Ship that survived the cosmic storm
WCPS Electra: Prison Ship that survived the cosmic storm
Whitebush: A plant that generated white roots that can be cooked and eaten
Western Isles: A prosperous and large group of islands in the Great Eastern Sea and allied to the Kingdom of Murdoch
Wral: Large bear-like animals that inhabit the riverbanks of the snowy mountains of the northern continent
Zarova: Long necked camel-like meat animal
APPENDICES
The Dukedoms of the Kingdom of Murdoch in Order of Precedence
North Baker: South Baker: Smith: Cocteau: Van Buren: Gardiner: Brentwood: Sahara (Vacant): Duchesne: Graham
The Royal and Nob
le Protocol Ranks within the Kingdom of Murdoch in Order of Precedence
It was King Elliot the Second (20-93) (reigned 73-93) who formalised and made law the rank structure of the nobility. Women cannot hold land or rule in their own right. All females take the feminine equivalent of their husband’s title, except for a Daughter-Heir of one of the 9 Dukedoms. Her husband becomes the Son-Heir then Duke on the death of his father-in-law and she will become his Duchess. If a Prince marries a Daughter-Heir, he retains the title Prince, becomes Prince-Heir and then Prince-Duke but his wife does not assume the title of Princess. A direct male descendant of a Duke may use the title Lord, other nobles use the title Sir. All ladies of noble birth may use the sobriquet Lady except for unmarried daughters of a Thane.
Ranks:- King/Lord Prince Consort : Queen : Crown-Prince (Heir to Throne) : Crown-Princess : Crown-Prince-Heir (Son of Crown-Prince) : Prince-Duke (Married to Daughter-Heir and reigning Duke) :Prince-Heir (Married to Daughter-Heir) : Prince : Princess : Duke : Duchess : Lord Marshall (Overall Commander of the Armies of Murdoch) :Duke-Heir (Son-Heir to Dukedom of one of the 9 Dukes) : Count (Son of a Duke) : Count (Eldest son of a Count, known as Count Heir) :Countess (Count’s wife) : Contessa (Daughter-Heir to Dukedom of one of the 9 Dukes) : Contessa (Daughter or Granddaughter of a Duke) : Margrave (Younger son of a Count) : Margrave (Eldest son and Heir of a Margrave, known as Margrave Heir) : Margravess (Margrave’s wife) : Margravessa (Daughter of Granddaughter of a Count) : Baron (Younger son of a Margrave) : Baron (Titled but not descended from a Duke) : Baron (Eldest Son and Heir of a Baron, known as Baron Heir) : Baroness (Baron’s wife) : Baronessa (Daughter or Granddaughter of a Margrave) : Kellen (Younger son of a Baron) : Kellen (Titled but not descended from a Duke) : Kellen (Eldest Son and Heir of a Kellen, known as Kellen Heir) : Kellene (Kellen’s wife) : Kellessa (Daughter or Granddaughter of a Baron) : Thane (Younger son of a Kellen) : Thane (Titled but not descended from a Duke) : Thane (Eldest son and Heir of a Thane, known as Thane Heir) : Thanene (Thane’s wife) : Thanessa (Daughter or Granddaughter of a Kellen)
Extract from the Genealogical Chart of the Royal Family of Murdoch AL 580 to AL 607/8
King Elliot X (527-601) m. Contessa Janet van Buren (530-89)
* King Elliot XI (b547) m. Contessa Mary Kirkton of the Eastern Isles (b550)
** Elliot (567-574)
** Paul (b568) m. Contessa Susan Baker (b572)
*** Elliot (b590)
*** Susan (b593)
*** Mary (b596)
*** Janet (b599)
** Mary (571-93) m. Duke Raoul van Buren (b571)
** Janet (b575) m. Earl Marcus Galland of the Island Confederation (b575)
** Xavier (b580) m. Daughter-Heir Harriet Baker (b585)
* Janet (b550) m. Duke James Kirk of the Western Isles (551-92)
* Robert (b552) m. Daughter-Heir Eileidh Brentwood (b560)
* Mary (554-99) (Nun)
* David (b555) m. Kellessa Bethany Ross (b560)
** Bethany (b580) m. Duke-Heir William Duchesne (b580)
** Ian (b586) m. Kellessa Denise Brentwood (b590)
*** Pierre (b607)
*** David (b608)
* Anne (b558) m. Duke Pierre Cocteau (b554)
Extracts from the Genealogical Lists of the Ducal Houses of the Kingdom of Murdoch AL 580 to AL 607/8
House of South Baker
Duke Gerald (533-86) m. Margravessa Jennifer Cocteau (536-603)
* Duke Gerald (554-98) m. Contessa Petra Smith (b557)
* Duke Michael (557-99) m. Margravessa Harriet Baker (b 562)
** Harriet (b585) m. Prince-Duke Xavier (Younger brother of Crown-Prince Paul (b580)
*** Xavier (b601)
*** Harriet (b602)
** Jennifer (b588) m. Margrave Mark Cocteau (b580)
House of North Baker
Duke William Baker (530-93) m. Princess Jessica (530-93)
* Duke William (b550) m. Margravessa Susan Smith (551-97)
** William (b570) m. Margravessa Olga van Buren (573-98)
*** William (b590)
*** Olga (b591) m. Duke Richard Kirk (b586)
** Susan (b572) m. Prince-Heir (Crown-Prince) Paul (b568)
Count Richard Baker (531-69) m. Kellessa Gillian Karovitz (b530)
* Richard (b558) m. Contessa Tamsin Kirk (b560)
** Richard (b579) m. Daughter-Heir Anne Cocteau (b580)
House of Smith
Duke Richard Smith (527-91) m. Princess Harriet (530-92)
* Duke David (550-605) m. Contessa Petra Kirkton (b554)
** Petra (b575) m. Duke David Kirkton of the Eastern Isles (b575)
*** David (b592)
*** Petra (b598)
*** Richard (b599)
* Harriet (b552) m. Baron Philip Ross (b553)
House of Cocteau
Duchess Isobel Cocteau (532-98) m. Duke Mark Kirk of the Western Isles (530-92)
* Duke Pierre (b554) m. Princess Anne (Sister of King Elliot XI) (b558)
** Anne (b580) m. Count Richard Baker (b579)
*** Pierre (b600)
*** Anne (b602)
*** Mark (b605)
* Henri (556-92) m. Earlessa Marcia Galland (b556)
** Henri (b578)
** Mark (b580) m. Contessa Jennifer Baker (b588)
* Mark (b560) m. Kellessa Tamsin Henot (562-600)
** Tamsin (b584) m. Kellen Charles Dubois (b570)
*** Charles (b602)
*** Tamsin (b605)
*** Estelle (b608)
** Jessica (b588) (Nun)
* Isobel (b562) m. Duke Charles Graham (558-95)
* James (b565) m. Kellessa Estelle Fullarton (570-92)
** James (Boyhood friend of Prince-Heir Elliot) (b590) m. Kellessa Katia Russell (b590)
** Estelle (b591) m. Kellen William Brentwood (b588)
** Isobel (Betrothed of Prince-Heir Elliot) (b592)
House of Van Buren
Duke Raoul van Buren (526-88) m. Margravessa Jill Smith (527-86)
*Duke Raoul (b546) m. Kellessa Anne Ross (550-99)
** Raoul (b571) m. Princess Mary (571-93)
*** Raoul (b593)
** Anne (b575) m. Baron Philip Ross (b571)
Count Ernest van Buren (540-92) m. Kellessa Jenny Oxbridge (b549)
* Count Ernest (571-603) m. Earlessa Ruth Galland (b570)
** Ernest (b590)
** Ruth (b594)
** Annette (b588) (Nun)
House of Gardiner
Duke Alastair Gardiner (b531) m. Princess Susan (531-87)
* Alastair (b559) m. Margravessa Lucille Baker (b560)
** Alastair (b580) m. Contessa Sheila Duchesne (b581)
*** Sheila (b601)
*** Alastair (b606)
* Susan (b562) m. Duke William Duchesne (b561)
House of Brentwood
Duchess Eileidh Brentwood (528-93) m. Count Charles Cocteau (530-87)
* Duchess Eileidh (b560) m. Prince-Duke Robert (b552)
** Robert (b575) m. Kellessa Tara Smith (b577)
*** Robert (b596)
*** Eileidh (b597)
*** Alison (b600)
* William (b562) m. Kellessa Denise Oxbridge (568-99)
** William (b588) m. Margravessa Estelle Cocteau (b591)
** Denise (b590) m. Prince Ian (b586)
Tom (b540) Archbishop Primate of Murdoch
House of Duchesne
Duke William Duchesne (540-601) m. Margravessa Violet Brentwood (b543)
* Duke William (b561) m. Contessa Susan Gardiner (b562)
** William (b580) m. Princess Bethany (b580)
*** William (b600)
*** Bethany (b602)
*** Violet (b604)
*** Alastair (b606)
*** Ian (b608)
*** Sheila (b581) m. Duke-Heir Alastair Gardiner (b580)
* Peter (Lord Marshall of Murdoch) (b565) m. Thanessa Lucy Unwin (570-95)
** Peter (b590)
** Henri (b592)
House of Graham
Duke Charles Graham (558-95) m. Contessa Isobel Cocteau (b562)
* Duke Charles (b580) m. Margravessa Isobel Brentwood (b580)
** Isobel (b604)
Members of the Ruling Conclave of Murdoch AL 607/8
Head of Conclave (with casting vote) – King Elliot the Eleventh (b547): North Baker – Duke William (b550): South Baker – Prince-Duke Xavier (b557): Smith – Duke David (b550): Cocteau – Duke Pierre (b576): Van Buren – Duke Raoul (b546): Gardiner – Duke Alastair (b531): Brentwood – Prince-Duke Robert (b552): Sahara – Crown-Prince Paul (b568): Duchesne – Duke William (b561): Graham – Duke Charles (b580): Lord Marshall - Count Peter Duchesne (b565): Primate – Archbishop Tom Brentwood, Primate of Murdoch (b540)
Members of the Ruling Conclave of Murdoch from Winter AL 608
Head of Conclave (with casting vote) – King Elliot the Twelfth (b590): North Baker – Duke William (b570): South Baker – Duchess Harriet (b585) Regent for her son Duke Xavier (b601): Smith – Duchess Petra (b575) Regent for her son Duke Richard (b599)
Cocteau – Duchess Tamsin (b584) Regent for her son Duke Charles (b602): Van Buren – Duke Raoul (b591): Gardiner – Duke Alastair (b531):Brentwood – Duke Robert (b575): Sahara – Duke Robain (b581): Duchesne – Duchess Bethany (b580) Regent for her son Duke William (b600): Graham – Duke Charles (b580): Lord Marshall – Baron Philip Ross (b571): Primate – Archbishop Tom Brentwood, Primate of Murdoch (b540)
Members of the Council of Advisors to King Elliot of Murdoch from Winter AL 608
Baron John Merriman (b568) (Chairperson): Count Peter Smith (b576): Count Andrew Graham (b585): Margrave Michael Baker (b585): Baron Patrick Brown (b590): Baron Charles Karovitz (General) (b550): Kellen James Morrison (b551): Kellen Martin Taviston (b575)
The Commanders of the Army Divisions on the Ridge
(Right Wing – West: Left Wing – East: the divisions were numbered from west to east)
Division 1 – Duke William Duchesne: Division 2 – General Vivien de Groot: Division 3 – Ryzcka Niaill and Taraya: Division 4 - Susa Sachei: Division 5 - Susa Gsendei: Division 6 - Ryzcka Brion and Quindya: Division 7 - Field Marshall Bruce Johnson Jones: Division 8 – Duke Charles Graham