Across the Face of the World (80 page)
Read Across the Face of the World Online
Authors: Russell Kirkpatrick
Tags: #Fantasy Fiction, #Revenge, #General, #Fiction, #Fantasy, #Immortality, #Immortalism, #Imaginary Wars and Battles, #Epic
| New Deer | |
| Definition: | Forested edge of Clovenhill, exploited by Treikan hunters and defended by Widuz |
| Nordviken | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Nord- vie -kin |
| Definition: | Southern port of Firanes, at mouth of Kljufa River |
| Etymology: | Firanese, northern raider |
| North March | |
| Definition: | Area of northern Firanes bounded by Iskelsee to the north, Wodhaitic Sea to the west, the Fells to the east and the Innerlie Plains to the south |
| North Road, the | |
| AKA: | Great North Road, the |
| Definition: | Main highway north from Rammr to the North March of Firanes |
| Northern Run | |
| Definition: | A fur trapping route across Withwestwa and the Vollervei, between the Southern and Summer Runs |
| Northern Wastes | |
| AKA: | Sheeldalian Muir |
| Definition: | Common tongue rendering for the grasslands between Stanlow and Ashdown in northern Treika (see Sheeldalian Muir) |
| Noyan Hills | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Noy -in |
| Definition: | Hills inland from Vapnatak, part of the North March of Firanes |
| Etymology: | Common Tongue, northwards |
| Old Deer | |
| Definition: | Strip of land near the eastern edge of Clovenhill, once forested, now clear-felled and claimed by Treika |
| Oln | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Oaln |
| Definition: | Town in southern Firanes |
| Etymology: | Firanese, bastion |
| Ostval | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Aust -varl |
| Definition: | One of the Fenni slain by the Bhrudwans |
| Outer Chamber | |
| Definition: | Main meeting hall in the Hall of Meeting, where public gatherings take place in Instruere |
| Paludis Road | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Parl - oo -diss |
| Definition: | Coastal land and the road that traverses it, made up of sand dunes and swamplands |
| Etymology: | Old Treikan, bad air, malaria |
| Parad Matr | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Puh- rad Mart -ah |
| Definition: | The path the Widz use to gain entrance to the Adunlok cave system |
| Etymology: | Widuz, mother's path |
| Parlevaag | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Parl -ih-vagg |
| Definition: | Fenni woman, wife of , captured by Bhrudwans |
| Etymology: | Fenni, storyteller |
| Pell | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Pell |
| Definition: | Father of Stella, husband of Herza, member of Loulea village council |
| Etymology: | Firanese, small bush |
| pending | |
| Pronunciation guide: | pen-ding |
| Definition: | Medium denomination coin common to northern Faltha (twelve fretas to one pending), equivalent to a day's wages |
| Etymology: | Of uncertain origin |
| Perdu | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Purr -do |
| Definition: | Hunter from Mjolkbridge rescued from death by the Fenni, adopted by them and now serving them as interpreter |
| Etymology: | Firanese, in hiding |
| Phemanderac | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Fee- man -duh- rack |
| Definition: | Scholar of Dhauria, leaves his homeland to learn the whereabouts of the Right Hand; befriends Leith in Adunlok |
| Etymology: | First Men, free mandate |
| Piskasia | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Pisk- ay -zha |
| Definition: | One of the Sixteen Kingdoms of Faltha, located south of Sna Vaztha along the banks of the Aleinus |
| Etymology: | First Men, fish land |
| Plonya | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Plonn-yuh |
| Definition: | One of the Sixteen Kingdoms of Faltha, located between Firanes and the wild country of the Widuz |
| Etymology: | First Men, floodplain |
| Plutobaran | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Plew -toe- barr -in |
| Definition: | Northern country beyond the extent of First Men knowledge, supposedly covered in snow all year round |
| Etymology: | First Men, empty barrens |
| Pollerne wind, plains | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Pol-earn |
| Definition: | Extensive lake-studded plains of northern Firanes. The spring wind that blows across the plains is fiercely cold |
| Etymology: | Firanese, pollen |
| Poplar Alley | |
| Definition: | Farm in Loulea Vale |
| Portals, the | |
| Definition: | Two hills guarding the eastern entrance to the Upper Clough of the Kljufa River |
| Prester | |
| Pronunciation guide: | PresM.b>-tah |
| Definition: | Farmer who lives in Longacre, a small coastal village to the north of Loulea |
| Pyrinius | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Pie- rinn -ee-yoos |
| Definition: | Dominie (teacher) of Phemanderac, expert harpist and scholar of Dhauria |
| Etymology: | First Men, fire servant |
| Qali | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Karl -ee |
| Definition: | A type of snow, dry and light, and by association the name of the northern god of winter |
| Etymology: | Fenni, dry snow |
| Raedh | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Rayth |
| Definition: | Leader of the Kerd clan of the House of Leuktom in the Vale of Youth, translated to be with the Most High |
| Etymology: | First Men, ruddy, red |
| Rakkra | |
| AKA: | Land of Sour Smell, the |
| Pronunciation guide: | Rahh -kra |
| Definition: | Fodhram name for Myrevidda |
| Etymology: | Fodhram, dried faeces |
| Rammr | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Ram -ir |
| Definition: | Capital city of Firanes and seat of the King |
| Etymology: | Firanese, straight |
| Ramparts of Faltha | |
| AKA: | Remparer Mountains |
| Definition: | Common tongue rendering of the Remparer Mountains of west-cental Faltha (see Remparer Mountains) |
| Raupa | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Rau-puh |
| Definition: | Arkhos (leader) of the House of Leuktom in exile, founder of Sna Vaztha |
| Etymology: | First Men, royal one |
| Rauth | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Rowth |
| Definition: | Loulea village elder, red-haired. His name is likely a nick-name |
| Etymology: | Common Tongue, red |
| Realm of Fire | |
| AKA: | Fuirfad, Way of Fire |
| Definition: | Kroptur's translation of the Fuirfad, the lore and religion of the First Men (see Fuirfad) |
| Rehtal clan | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Ray -tal |
| Definition: | Small clan in the House of Saiwiz, of which Sthane was the leader in the Vale of Youth. This clan remains behind in the Vale after all others are exiled |
| Etymology: | First Men, mouse-like |
| Remparer Mountains | |
| AKA: | Ramparts of Faltha, Manu Irion, Man-Eaters |
| Pronunciation guide: | Remm-pa- rair |
| Definition: | Continental mountain range dividing western from central Faltha, with the Skyvault Range the highest point |
| Etymology: | First Men, the ramparts |
| Reynir | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Ree -nir |
| Definition: | Member of the House of Wenta, exiled from the Vale, suggests that First Men should try to find Falthan pasture-lands |
| Etymology: | First Men, river reeds |
| Rhinn na Torridon | |
| AKA: | Tarradale Broads |
| Pronunciation guide: | Rinn nar toh -rih-don |
| Definition: | Widuz name for the Tarradale Broads, the coastlands south of Remparer Mountains (see Tarradale Broads) |
| Etymology: | Widuz, rack of gentle valleys |
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