Trial of Intentions (109 page)
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Authors: Peter Orullian
walking earth:
Used to refer to one who is alive, but doomed.
Wall of Remembrance:
The wall surrounding the Halls of Solath Mahnus to provide privacy and protection, but more importantly to chronicle the history of Recityv and its place in the events of the family of man.
War of the First Promise:
During the Craven Season, the Veil weakened and Quietgiven escaped the Bourne. The war to press them back to their confinement lasted four hundred years and brought into existence the First Promise and the Convocations of Seats.
War of the Second Promise:
The Quiet again descended into the Eastlands. From several points beyond the Veil, they came, more purposeful and more studied in their use of the Will. Individual nations could not alone fight back the threat to their people, so the Convocation of Seats was re-called. The Right Arm of the Promise, the Sedagin longblades, was called to march into the breach. Responding promptly, they did so, losing every man when the Army of the Second Promiseâsupposedly comprised of battalions from every nation in the Second Convocationânever arrived to relieve them. This Second war lasted two hundred and sixty years before the Quiet were pushed back.
we are made:
A colloquial expression meaning “it's a deal.”
went to his earth:
Euphemism for death.
Whited One:
See Quietus.
Whiting, the:
The marking and punishment of Maldea for his overreaching ambition. This describes the event where the Creation Council stripped all color from Maldea and gave him his new name: Quietus.
Widows' Village:
A dreary settlement where surviving spouses of Sheason reside, having been robbed of the Undying Vow of their marriages by the Velleâand some by other means.
Will, the:
The power whereby all things are created, and without which there can be no growth or progression. Rendering the Will, causing change in Forda I'Forza, has a price, which is nothing less than the same, Forda I'Forza. For matter and energy cannot be created or destroyed, only changed, transubstantiated, rendered. Balance can be maintained if the renderer offers his own matter and energy, body and spirit, to the exchange. Transference of the personal cost to a secondary source of Forda I'Forza deepens the wound of disharmony between the two sides of Creationâmatter and energy.
winter's pen:
The writing an Author completes during the winter.
womb:
Derogatory term used to refer to human females by the Bar'dyn.
Wombs of War:
A term the women of the First War of Promise gave themselves, when wives and mothers gave up their children to the army ranks to defeat the Quiet. It resulted from generation after generation of women giving birth to yet another generation of children who went to war.
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Peter Orullian
has worked at Xbox for more than a decade, which is good because he's a gamer. He's toured internationally with various bands and been a featured vocalist at major rock and metal festivals, which is good because he's a musician. He's also learned when to hold his tongue, which is good because he's a contrarian. Peter has published several short stories, which he thinks are good.
The Unremembered
was his first novel, which he hopes you would think is good. He lives in Seattle, where it rains all the damn time. He has nothing to say about that. You can sign up for email updates
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Contents
Map: The East of Aeshau Vaal in the Age of Rumor
Map: The Bourne in the Age of Rumor
15. Nothing More, Nothing Less
69. In the Company of Eggbirds
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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.
TRIAL OF INTENTIONS
Copyright © 2015 by Peter Orullian
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Cover art by Kekai Kotaki
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ISBN 978-0-7653-2572-3 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-1-4299-4961-3 (e-book)
e-ISBN 9781429949613
First Edition: May 2015