Caer-Caveral: Forestal of Andelain; formerly Hile Troy
Caerroil Wildwood: former Forestal of Garroting Deep
Cail: one of the Haruchai; protector of Linden
Caitiffin: a captain of the armed forces of Bhrathairealm
Callowwail, the River: stream arising from Elemesnedene
Ceer: one of the Haruchai
Chant: one of the Elohim
Chatelaine, the: courtiers of the gaddhi
Chosen, the: title given to Linden Avery
clachan, the: demesne of the Elohim
Clave, the: the rulers of the Land
Coercri: The Grieve; former home of the Giants in Seareach
Colossus of the Fall, the: ancient stone figure formerly guarding the upper land
Council of Lords: former rulers of the Land
Courser: a beast made by the Clave by the power of the Sunbane
Corruption: Haruchai name for Lord Foul
Creator, the: the maker of the Earth
croyel: mysterious creature of power with which Kasreyn bargained for his longevity
Dancers of the Sea, the: merewives
Dawngreeter: highest sail on the foremast of a Giantship
Daphin: one of the Elohim
Demondim-spawn: Vain
Despiser, the: Lord Foul
Despite: evil
diamondraught: Giantish liquor
dromond: a Giantship
Drool Rockworm: former Cavewight
During Stonedown: home of Hamako; former village destroyed by the Grim
Earthpower, the: source of all power in the Land
Earth-Sight: Giantish ability to perceive distant dangers and needs
eftmound: gathering-place of the Elohim
Elemesnedene: home of the Elohim
Elena: former High Lord; daughter of Lena and Covenant
Elohim, the: a faery people
Elohimfest: a gathering of the Elohim
Favored, the: courtesans of the gaddhi
Findail: one of the Elohim; the Appointed
Fire-Lions: fire-flow of Mount Thunder
First Circinate: first level of the Sandhold
First of the Search, the: leader of the Giants who follow the Earth-Sight
Foodfendhall: eating-hall and galley aboard a Giantship
Forestal: a protector of the forests of the Land
Foul’s Creche: the Despiser’s former home; destroyed by Covenant
gaddhi, the: sovereign of Bhrathairealm
Garroting Deep: a former forest of the Land
Giants: a seafaring people of the Earth
Giantfriend: title given first to Damelon, later to Covenant
Giantship: stone sailing vessel made by Giants
Gibbon: the na-Mhoram; leader of the Clave
Glimmermere: a lake on the upland above Revelstone
Gossamer Glowlimn: a Giant; the First of the Search
graveling: fire-stones
Great Desert, the: a region of the Earth; home of the Bhrathair and the Sandgorgons
Great Swamp, the: Lifeswallower; a region of the Land
Grimmand Honninscrave: a Giant; Master of Starfare’s Gem
Guard, the: hustin; soldiers serving the gaddhi
Guardian of the One Tree, the: mystical figure warding the approach to the One Tree; also ak-Haru Kenaustin Ardenol
Harbor Captain: chief official of the port of Bhrathairealm
Haruchai, the: a people who live in the Westron Mountains
Heft Galewrath: a Giant; Storesmaster of Starfare’s Gem
Herem: a Raver; also known as turiya
Hergrom: one of the Haruchai
High Lord: former leader of the Council of Lords
Hile Troy: a man formerly from Covenant’s world who became a Forestal
Hollian: daughter of Amith; former eh-Brand of Crystal Stonedown
Home: homeland of the Giants
Horizonscan: lookout atop the midmast of a Giantship
Horse, the: human soldiery of the gaddhi
husta/hustin: partly human soldiers bred by Kasreyn to be the gaddhi’s Guard
Illearth Stone, the: green stone; a source of evil power
Infelice: reigning leader of the Elohim
Isle of the One Tree, the: location of the One Tree
Kasreyn of the Gyre: a thaumaturge; the gaddhi’s Kemper
Kastenessen: an Elohim; former Appointed
Kemper, the: chief minister of the gaddhi
Kemper’s Pitch: highest level of the Sandhold
Kenaustin Ardenol: a figure of Haruchai legend; paragon and measure of all Haruchai virtues
Kevin Landwaster: son of Loric; former Lord; enactor of the Ritual of Desecration
Kevin’s Watch: mountain lookout near Mithil Stonedown
krill, the: knife of power formed by Loric Vilesilencer
Land, the: a focal region of the Earth
Landsdrop: great cliff separating the Upper and Lower Lands
Law, the: the natural order
Lena: daughter of Atiaran; mother of Elena
Lifeswallower: the Great Swamp; a region of the Land
Lord Foul: the Despiser
Lords, the: former rulers of the Land
Loric Vilesilencer: son of Damelon; former Lord
Lost, the: Giantish name for the Unhomed
Lower Land: region of the Land east of Landsdrop
lucubrium: laboratory of a thaumaturge
lurker of the Sarangrave: a swamp-monster
maidan: open land around Elemesnedene
Marid: a man of Mithil Stonedown; Sunbane-victim
Master, the: captain of a Giantship
merewives: the Dancers of the Sea
Mhoram: former High Lord
Mistweave: a Giant
Mithil Stonedown: a village in the South Plains of the Land
Mount Thunder: a peak at the center of Landsdrop
na-Mhoram, the: leader of the Clave
na-Mhoram-wist: middle rank of the Clave
Nassic: father of Sunder; inheritor of the Unfettered One’s mission to welcome Covenant
Nicor: great sea-monsters; said to be offspring of the Worm of the World’s End
Nom: a Sandgorgon
One Tree, the: mystic tree from which the Staff of Law was made
Pitchwife: a Giant; member of the Search; husband of the First of the Search
Questsimoon, the: the Roveheartswind
Rant Absolain: the gaddhi
Ranyhyn: great horses formerly of the Land
Ravers: Lord Foul’s three ancient servants
Raw, the: fiord into the demesne of the Elohim
Rawedge Rim, the: mountains around Elemesnedene
Revelstone: mountain-city of the Clave
Rider: a member of the Clave
ring-wielder: Elohim term of reference for Covenant
Rire Grist: a Caitiffin of the gaddhi’s Horse
Ritual of Desecration: act of despair by which Kevin Landwaster destroyed much of the Land
Roveheartswind, the: the Questsimoon
rukh: iron talisman by which a Rider wields power
Saltheart Foamfollower: former Giant
Saltroamrest: bunk-hold for the crew in a Giantship
Sandgorgon: as monster of the Great Desert
Sandgorgons Doom: imprisoning storm created by Kasreyn to trap the Sandgorgons
Sandhold, the: the gaddhi’s castle in Bhrathairealm
Sandwall, the: great wall defending Bhrathairealm
Santonin: a Rider
Sarangrave Flat: a region of the Lower Land
Search, the: quest of the Giants for the wound in the Earth
Seareach: a region of the Land; formerly inhabited by Giants
Seatheme: dead wife of Sevinhand
Second Circinate: second level of the San
dhold
setrock: a type of stone used with pitch to repair stone
Sevinhand: Anchormaster of Starfare’s Gem; a Giant
Shipsheartthew: the wheel of a Giantship
Sivit: a Rider
soothtell: ritual of prophecy practiced by the Clave
Soulbiter, the: a dangerous ocean of Giantish legend
Soulbiter’s Teeth: reefs in the Soulbiter
Spikes, the: guard-towers at the mouth of Bhrathairain Harbor
Spray Frothsurge: a Giant; mother of the First of the Search
Staff of Law, the: a tool of power formed by Berek Halfhand from the One Tree
Starfare’s Gem: Giantship used by the Search
Starkin: one of the Elohim
Stonedownor: inhabitant of a Stonedown
Stonemight, the: name for a fragment of the Illearth Stone
Stonemight Woodhelven: a village in the South Plains
Storesmaster: third-in-command aboard a Giantship
Sunbane, the: a power arising from the corruption of nature by Lord Foul
Sunbirth Sea: ocean east of the Land
Sunder: son of Nassic; former Graveler of Mithil Stonedown
Sun-Sage: title given to Linden Avery by the Elohim; one who can affect the progress of the Sunbane
sur-jheherrin: inhabitants of Sarangrave Flat
Swordmain/Swordmainnir: Giant trained as a warrior
The Grieve: Coercri; former home of the Giants in Seareach
Thelma Twofist: character in a Giantish tale
The Majesty: throne room of the gaddhi; fourth level of the Sandhold
Tier of Riches, the: showroom of the gaddhi’s wealth; third level of the Sandhold
Triock: former inhabitant of Mithil Stonedown who loved Lena
turiya: a Raver; also named Herem
Unbeliever, the: title given to Thomas Covenant
Unhomed, the: former Giants of Seareach
Upper Land: region of the Land west of Landsdrop
ur-Lord: title given to Thomas Covenant
ur-viles: spawn of the Demondim; creatures of power; creators of Vain
Vain: Demondim-spawn; bred by the ur-viles for a secret purpose
Vow, the: Bloodguard oath of service to the Lords
Wavedancer: Giantship commanded by Brow Gnarlfist
Waynhim: spawn of the Demondim; opposed to the ur-viles
Woodenwold: region of trees surrounding the maidan of Elemesnedene
Worm of the World’s End, the: mystic creature believed by the Elohim to have formed the foundation of the Earth
Würd of the Earth, the: term used by the Elohim to suggest variously their own nature, the nature of the Earth, and their ethical compulsions; could be read as Word, Worm, or Weird
white gold: a metal of power not found in the Earth
wild magic: the power of white gold; considered the keystone of the Arch of Time
Dedication:
To Pat McKillip—
a friend in all the best ways
Books by Stephen R. Donaldson
“The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever”
Lord Foul’s Bane
The Illearth War
The Power that Preserves
“The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant”
The Wounded Land
The One Tree
White Gold Wielder
“The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant”
The Runes of the Earth
Fatal Revenant
Against All Things Ending
The Last Dark
“Mordant’s Need”
The Mirror of Her Dreams
A Man Rides Through
“The Gap Sequence”
The Real Story
Forbidden Knowledge
A Dark and Hungry God Arises
Chaos and Order
This Day All Gods Die
The “Axbrewder/Fistoulari” novels
The Man Who Killed His Brother
The Man Who Risked His Partner
The Man Who Tried to Get Away
The Man Who Fought Alone
Short Story Collections
Daughter of Regals and Other Tales
Reave the Just and Other Tales