s’VALERIENT—family name for the Earls of the North, regents and caithdeinen for the High Kings of Rathain.
pronounced: val-er-ee-ent
root meaning: val—straight; erient—spear
TAERLIN—southeastern principality of Kingdom of Tysan. Also a lake of that name, Taerlin Waters in the southern spur of Tornir Peaks. Halliron teaches Arithon a ballad of that name, which is of Paravian origin, and which commemorates the First Age slaughter of unicorn herd by Khadrim.
pronounced: tay-er-lin
root meaning: taer—calm; lien—to love
TAL QUORIN—river formed by the confluence of watershed on the southern side of Strakewood, principality of Deshir, Rathain, where traps were laid for Etarra’s army in the battle of Strakewood Forest.
pronounced: tal quar-in
root meaning: tal—branch; quorin—canyons
TAL’s CROSSING—town at the branch in the trade road that leads to Etarra and south, and northeastward to North Ward.
pronounced: tal—to rhyme with “pal”
root meaning: tal—branch
TALITH—Lord Diegan’s sister; wife of Lysaer s’Ilessid.
pronounced: tal-ith—to rhyme with “gal with”
root meaning: tal—branch; lith—to keep/nurture
TALLIARTHE—name given to Arithon’s pleasure sloop by Feylind; in Paravian myth, a sea sprite who spirits away maidens who stray too near to the tidemark at twilight.
pronounced: tal-ee-arth
root meaning: tal—branch; li—exalted, in harmony; araithe—to disperse or to send
TEIR—title fixed to a name denoting heirship. Feminine form is TEIREN. pronounced: tay-er
root meaning: teir’s—“successor to power”
TELLISEC—guild minister of Tysan, and one of Lysaer’s inner cabal.
pronounced: tell-i-sec
root meaning: tellisec—a small spider
TELMANDIR—ruined city that once was the seat of the High Kings of Havish. Located in the principality of Lithmere, Havish.
pronounced: tell-man-deer
root meaning: telman’en—leaning; dir—rock
TELZEN—city on the coast of Alland, Shand, renowned for its lumber and saw millworks.
pronounced: tell-zen
root meaning: tielsen—to saw wood
THALDEINS—mountain range that borders the principality of Camris, Tysan, to the east. Site of the Camris clans’ west outpost. Site of the raid at the Pass of Orlan.
pronounced: thall-dayn
root meaning: thal—head; dein—bird
THARRICK—former captain of the guard in the city of Alestron assigned charge of the duke’s secret armory; now married to Jinesse and working as a gentleman mercenary guard at Innish.
pronounced: thar-rick
root meaning: thierik—unkind twist of fate
THIRD AGE—marked by the Fellowship’s sealing of the compact with the Paravian races, and the arrival of Men to Athera.
THIRDMARK—seaside city on the shores of Rockbay Harbor at the northern edge of Vastmark, in Shand.
TIDEPORT—trade port on the south shore of Korias, Kingdom of Tysan.
TIENDAR—Paravian word invoking the tie between spirit and flesh.
pronounced: tee-en-dar
root meaning: tiendar—spirit tie
TIENELLE—high-altitude herb valued by mages for its mind-expanding properties. Highly toxic. No antidote. The leaves, dried and smoked, are most potent. To weaken its powerful side effects and allow safer access to its vision, Koriani enchantresses boil the flowers, then soak tobacco leaves with the brew.
pronounced: tee-an-ell-e (“e” mostly subliminal)
root meaning: tien—dream; iel—light/ray
TIRANS—trade city in East Halla, Melhalla.
pronounced: tee-rans
root meaning: tier—to hold fast, to keep, to covet
TORBRAND s’FFALENN—founder of the s’Ffalenn line appointed by the Fellowship of Seven to rule the High Kingdom of Rathain in Third Age Year One.
pronounced: tor-brand
root meaning: tor—sharp, keen; brand—temper
TORNIR PEAKS—mountain range on western border of the principality of Camris, Tysan. Northern half is actively volcanic, and there the last surviving packs of Khadrim are kept under ward.
pronounced: tor-neer
root meaning: tor—sharp, keen; nier—tooth
TORWENT—smuggler’s haven and fishing town in Lanshire, Havish.
pronounced: tore-went
root meaning: tor—sharp; wient—bend
TRAITHE—Sorcerer of the Fellowship of Seven. Solely responsible for the closing of South Gate to deny further entry to the Mistwraith. Traithe lost most of his faculties in the process, and was left with a limp. Since it is not known whether he can make the transfer into discorporate existence with his powers impaired, he has retained his physical body.
pronounced: tray-the
root meaning: traithe—gentleness
TROW ISLANDS—archipelago at the far side of Northstrait in Tysan.
pronounced: trow—to rhyme with how
root meaning: turow—crab
TYSAN—one of the Five High Kingdoms of Athera, as defined by the charters of the Fellowship of Seven. Ruled by the s’Ilessid royal line. Sigil: gold star on blue field.
pronounced: tie-san
root meaning: tiasen—rich
VALENDALE—river arising in the Pass of Orlan in the Thaldein Mountains, in the principality of Atainia, Tysan.
pronounced: val-en-dale
root meaning: valen—braided; dale—foam
VALENFORD—city located in Taerlin, Tysan.
pronounced: val-en-ford
root meaning: valen—braided
VASTMARK—principality located in southwestern Shand. Highly mountainous and not served by trade roads. Its coasts are renowned for shipwrecks. Inhabited by nomadic shepherds and wyverns, non-fire-breathing, smaller relatives of Khadrim. Site of the grand massacre of Lysaer’s war host in Third Age 5647.
pronounced: vast-mark
root meaning: vhast—bare; mheark—valley
VERRAIN—spellbinder, trained by Luhaine; stood as Guardian of Mirth-Ivain when the Fellowship of Seven was left shorthanded after the conquest of the Mistwraith.
pronounced: ver-rain
root meaning: ver—keep; ria—touch; an—one; original Paravian: ver ria’an
VHALZEIN—city located in West Shand, shore of Rockbay Harbor on the border by Havish. pronounced: val-zeen
root meaning: from drakish, vhchalsckeen—white sands
VORRICE—Lord High Examiner of Avenor; charged with trying and executing cases of dark magecraft.
pronounced: vor-iss
root meaning: vorisse—to lay waste by fire
WARD—a guarding spell.
WARDEN OF ALTHAIN—alternative title for the Fellowship Sorcerer, Sethvir.
WENJ—servant at an inn along the coast road in Tysan that borders the Korias flats.
root meaning: wenje—beetle
WERPOINT—fishing town and outpost on the northeast coast of Fallowmere, Rathain. Musterpoint for Lysaer’s war host.
pronounced: were-point
root meaning: wyr—all/sum
WEST GATE PROPHECY—prophecy made by Dakar the Mad Prophet in Third Age 5061, which forecast the return of royal talent through the West Gate, and the bane of Desh-thiere and a return to untrammeled sunlight.
WESTCLIFF—port city located on the coast of Carithwyr, Kingdom of Havish.
WESTFEN—fishing town on the coast of Deshir, Kingdom of Rathain. WESTWOOD—forest located in Camris, Tysan, north of the Great West Road.
WORLDSEND GATES—set at the four compass points of the continent of Paravia. These were spelled portals constructed by the Fellowship of Seven at the dawn of the Third Age, and were done in connection with the obligations created by their compact with the Paravian races
which allowed men to settle on Athera.
About the author
Fugitive Prince
Janny Wurts is the author of numerous successful fantasy novels, including the acclaimed Cycle of Fire trilogy. She is also coauthor, with Raymond E. Feist, of the worldwide bestselling Empire series. Her skill as a horsewoman, offshore sailor and musician is reflected in her novels. She is also a talented artist and illustrates her own covers. Janny Wurts lives in Florida, USA.
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Acknowledgments
This book would not be in material form without the help of so many, who gave: Jeff Watson, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Jonathan Matson, John Silbersack, Caitlin Blasdell & Jane Johnson, Sara & Bob Schwager, Pieta Pentram, Lazaris; Don Maitz, my long-suffering husband-and not least, many hundreds of trees.
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