King’s Wrath (50 page)

GLOSSARY

 

CHARACTERS
THE VALISAR REALM

Royalty

King Cormoron: The first Valisar king.

King Brennus the 8th: 8th king of the Valisars.

King Darros the 7th: 7th Valisar king. Father of Brennus.

Queen Iselda: Wife of Brennus. She is the daughter of a Romean prince from Romea in Galinsea. Comes from the line of King Falza.

Prince Leonel (Leo): First-born son of Brennus and Iselda.

Prince Piven: Adopted son of Brennus and Iselda.

The De Vis Family

Legate Regor de Vis: Right-hand of the king. Father to Gavriel and Corbel.

Eril De Vis: Deceased wife of Legate de Vis.

Gavriel (Gav) de Vis: First-born twin brother of Corbel. He is the champion of the Cohort.

Corbel (Corb) de Vis: Twin brother of Gavriel.

Other

Cook Faisal: Male cook of the castle.

Father Briar: The priest of Brighthelm.

Freath: Queen Iselda’s aide and right-hand man.

Genrie: Household servant.

Greven: Lily’s father. Is a leper.

Hana: Queen Iselda’s maid.

Jynes: The castle librarian (steward).

Lilyan (Lily): Daughter of Greven.

Morkom: Prince Leo’s manservant.

Physic Maser: The queen’s physic.

Sarah Flarty: A girlfriend of Gavriel.

Sesaro: Famous sculptor in Penraven.

Tashi: Sesaro’s daughter.

Tatie: Kitchen hand.

Tilly: Palace servant.

The Penraven Army

Brek: A soldier.

Commander Jobe: Penraven’s army commander.

Captain Drate: Penraven’s army captain.

Del Faren: An archer and traitor.

From outside Penraven, but still in the Set

Alys Kenric: A resident of Vorgaven.

Claudeo: A famous Set painter.

Corin: Daughter of Clovis.

Danre: Second son of the Vorgaven Royals.

Delly Bartel: Resident of Vorgaven.

Elka: From Davarigon — a giantess.

Jed Roxburgh: Wealthy land owner of Vorgaven.

Leah: Wife of Clovis.

Princess Arrania: A Dregon princess.

Tomas Dole: A boy from Berch.

The Vested

Clovis: A master diviner from Vorgaven.

Eyla: A female healer.

Hedray: Talks to animals.

Jervyn of Medhaven: Vested.

Kes: A contortionist.

Kirin Felt: Can pry.

Perl: Reads the runes.

Reuth Maegren: Has visions.

Tolt: Dreams future events.

Torren: Makes things grow.

The Supernatural/Other

Abbess: The head nun of the convent at Lo’s Teeth.

Algin: Giant of Set myth.

Aludane: A Steppes god.

Cyrena: Goddess. The serpent denoted on the Penraven family crest.

Deren: A baker from Green Herbery.

Qirin (Qirin Vervine): Deaf, blind and mute seer. Also referred to as the ‘Mother’ of the convent in Lo’s Teeth.

Ravan: Also known as Vyk, the Raven.

Roddy: A young boy, saved by and drawn to Piven.

Sergius: A minion of Cyrena.

Tod: One of Roddy’s friends in Green Herbery.

Wikken Shorgan: The younger of only two wikken left alive in the Set. He can ‘smell’ magic.

The Highwaymen

Jewd: Friend to Kilt Faris.

Kilt Faris: Highwayman, renegade.

Tern: One of Kilt’s men.

Coder

Dorv

Outside the Sets

Emperor Luc: Emperor of Galinsea.

King Falza: Past king of Galinsea.

Zar Azal: Ruler of Percheron.

Loethar and his followers

Barc: A young soldier.

Belush: A Drevin soldier.

Bleuth: A soldier.

Brimen: A soldier at Woodingdene.

Dara Negev: Loethar’s mother.

Darly: A soldier.

Farn: A Mear soldier.

Fren: A page who spies for Valya.

(Captain) Ison: A soldier.

Jib: A soldier.

Loethar: Tribal warlord.

Roland: A servant in Dara Negev’s retinue.

Ronder: A soldier at Woodingdene; close to Stracker.

Shev: A soldier at Woodingdene.

Steppes (Plains) People: From the Likurian Steppes. Known as Barbarians.

(Lady) Valya of Droste: Loethar’s wofe.

Vulpan: A Vested working for Loethar whose talent is

‘cataloguing’ and tracking people by knowing the taste of their blood.

Stracker: Loethar’s right-hand man and half-brother.

Vash: A soldier.

Vyk: Loethar’s raven.

MAGIC

Aegis: Possesses the ability to champion with magic. Is bound to a person by the power of trammelling.

Binder or Binding: The person who binds himself to an Aegis.

Blood Diviner: A reader of blood.

Diviner: Gives impressions and foretells the future.

Dribbling: A small push of prying magic.

Prying: Entering another’s mind.

Reading the Runes: Ability to foretell the future using stones.

The Valisar Enchantment: Powerful magic of coercion peculiar to the Valisar line.

Trammelling: Awakening an aegis’s power. Trickling: Low-level magic.

HEALING PRODUCTS

Willow sap, Comfrey balm (for pain) Clirren leaves (powerful infection fighter) Crushed peonies (for pain) Henbane (for pain)

White lichen (used for dressing wounds) Dock leaves (soothes itching skin) Bermine: A painkiller

THE DENOVA SET:
the seven realms are sovereign states, self-governed with a king as head.

Barronel

Cremond

Dregon

Gormand

Medhaven

Penraven

Vorgaven

The Hand: The continent that the Denova Set sits on.

Cities/towns within the Set

Berch: Close to Brighthelm. Home of the Dole family.

Brighthelm: The city stronghold (castle) and capital of Penraven.

Buckden Abbey: Religious place south of Brighthelm.

Camlet

Caralinga

Davarigon

Deloran Forest: The Great Forest.

Devden

Dragonsback Mountains: They separate Penraven from Barronel.

Droste: A realm not part of the Set.

Francham

Garun Cliffs: Where chalk is mined.

Green Herbery

Hell’s Gate

Hurtle

Lo’s Teeth: Mountain range in Droste.

Merrivale: Where shipbuilding is renowned.

Minton

Woodlet

Overdene

Port Killen

Rhum Caves: Caves found in the hills outside of Brighthelm.

Skardlag: Where the famous Weaven timber comes from.

Tooley

Vegero Hills: In the realm of Barronel. Famed for the marble quarried in its hills.

Woodingdene

Places outside the Set

Briavel.

Galinsea: A neighbouring country.

Lindaran: The great southern land mass.

Likurian Steppes (or Steppes): Treeless plains. Home to Loethar and his tribes.

Morgravia.

Percheron: A faraway country.

Romea: Capital of Galinsea.

Tallinor.

MONEY

Throughout the Sets: Trents

MEASUREMENTS

Span: 1000 strides or 2000 double steps.

Half-span: 500 strides or 1000 double steps.

WORD GLOSSARY

Academy of Learning: At Cremond. It is the seat of learning for all of the Denova Set.

Anni: A year.

Aspenberry: Used to distil Kern liquor.

Asprey reeds: Used for support inside leather bladder balls.

Blossomtide/Blossom: Spring

Blow: Winter.

Branstone: A very special silver coloured stone with sparkling silver flecks.

Chest: Coffin.

Cloudberries: Forest berries.

Cohort: A group of youngsters trained to be elite sword fighters.

Crabnuts: Grow wild in the forests. They are a sweet nut, purplish in colour.

Dara: Word for ‘king’s mother’ in Steppe language.

Darrasha Bushes: Planted around the castle of Brighthelm.

dinch: A hot beverage.

Elleputian: A Davarigon mountain horse.

Faeroe: A handcrafted sword that belonged to King Cormoron.