The Hollow Queen (61 page)
Authors: Elizabeth Haydon
Highmeadow:
the new fortress home Ashe built for Rhapsody in the forests of Navarne near Bethany, which becomes the central command center of the war
Hintervold:
northern part of the continent beyond the Tar'afel River, mostly tundra
Island of Serendair, the:
the homeland of the Cymrian people before the exodus
Jierna Tal:
the palace of the emperor of Sorbold
Kraldurge
(the Realm of Ghosts): canyon in Bolglands believed to be haunted
Krevensfield Plain, the:
wide-open land running almost the width of the Middle Continent
Kurimah Milani:
a mythic city of healing from before the Cymrian era, lost to Time
Loritorium, the:
a cavern deep within the Bolglands where the Sleeping Child rests
Madame Parri's Pleasure Palace:
Grunthor's favorite whorehouse in the old world
Manosse:
major coastal realm on the eastern part of the continent across the Wide Central Sea where the Second Fleet landed; part of the Cymrian Alliance
Manteids, the:
the Cymrian name for the Teeth, also the name of the three Seers
Marincaer:
a neighboring nation to Manosse
Merryfield:
Rhapsody's birthplace, a farming village on the Island of Serendair
Middle Continent, the:
common name for the part of the continent north of Sorbold and south of the Hintervold; Roland and the Lirin lands of Tyrian, as well as the Bolglands
Mirror Lake:
a reflective body of water in the lands of Elynsynos the dragon
Molten River, the:
the river of fire and melted rock that separates the lands of the dragon Witheragh from the kingdom of the Nain
Nonaligned States, the:
a collection of small nations to the southwest of Sorbold
Quieth Keep:
the royal college of Serendair
Roland:
the provinces that comprise most of the mass of the Middle Continent
Sepulvarta, the City of Reason:
the holy city-state of the Patrician religion north of Sorbold and south of Roland
Serendair
(the Lost Island of Serendair): the homeland of the Cymrian people, destroyed in volcanic fire subsequent to the exodus when the star known as the Sleeping Child rose
Skeleton Coast, the
(of Sorbold): the desolate and foggy western coast of Sorbold where the Third Cymrian Fleet landed, now a graveyard of the bones of their ships
Sorbold:
the vast united empire of city-states in southern desert and mountains beyond the Middle Continent
Spire, the:
the immensely tall tower in Sepulvarta crowned with a silver star in which an actual piece of ether from the star Seren has been housed
Tar'afel River:
northern river that forms the boundary of the Middle Continent and the lands of the dragon Elynsynos
Teeth, the:
the Bolg name for the mountains in which they live, also called the Manteids
Tomingorllo:
the palace of the Lirin kingdom
Traeg:
windy northernmost port on the western coast of the Middle Continent
trans-Orlandan thoroughfare, the:
roadway built in the first Cymrian era bisecting the Middle Continent; considered the jewel of roadways
Tyrian:
also called Realmalir; the Lirin forest realm
Undervale:
the kingdom of the Nain, also known as the Deep Kingdom
Vault of the Underworld, the:
vault of Living Stone where the F'dor are imprisoned
Veil of Hoen, the:
the mystical realm between life and death; home of the Rowans
Verne Hys:
a port on the western coast of the Hintervold
Vornessta, Sorbold:
area housing one of Sorbold's biggest iron ore mines
Wide Central Sea, the:
the ocean that separates Manosse from the Middle Continent
Windswere:
a southern coastal city southwest of Sorbold
Wyrmlands, the:
the original name of the continent
Ylorc (was Canrif):
the Bolglands
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ELIZABETH HAYDON
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CONTENTS
The Symphony of Ages Books by Elizabeth Haydon
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This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.
THE HOLLOW QUEEN
Copyright © 2015 by Elizabeth Haydon
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First Edition: June 2015