Sword of Hemlock (Lords of Syon Saga Book 1) (47 page)

Aidan
  Dhanani healer, serves Anado of the
Hunt.

Alandro
  Renda’s brindle stallion, Brannagh
Horse-at-Arms.

Anado
of the
Hunt
  Dhanani god of the
hunt and mercy.

Anatayans 
One of two aboriginal tribes on
Syon.

Ano- 
Prefix meaning “antidote for,” used with
poisons.

Anton, Sir 
Knight of Brannagh.

Arnard 
B’radikite Priest.

Art 
Pure magic, also any magical art.

Bakti 
Chief of the Dhanani tribes.  Full
name:  Bakti Ka-Durga Ba-Vinda.

Barlow, Sir 
Knight of Brannagh.

Belen
  Market village connecting the lands of
several Knights of Brannagh.

Beridien
  One of Gikka’s many identities,
wanted dead or alive in Durlindale.

Bernold
of
Avondale, Sir
  Knight of
Wirthing.

Bilkar the Furred 
Bremondine god of winter,
survival, self sufficiency.

Borowain, Sheriff
of
Brannagh
  Known as
the Peacekeeper.  Died 3324.

Boticlan (
C. celeritanium) 
Also called
“Mercy.”  Swift, painless shock poison frequently used in suicides.

Botrain
  Farmer, co-leader of the villagers.

Brada, Duke of Damerien
  Called the Restorer. 
Son of Vilmar, father of Trocu.  Died 3862.

B’radik
  Syonese goddess of enlightenment and
truth.

Brannagh
  The sheriff’s castle and lands.  Also
the sheriff’s knights.

Brannford 
Large seaport city on the east coast
of Syon.

Bremondine
  Central forest north of Brannagh
lands, also the forest people.

Byrandia
  The continent east of Syon, ruled by
King Cragen.

Cardon, Sheriff
of
Brannagh
  Called the
Ruthless.  Ended the first Bremondine Hadrian  War. Died 1712.

Chatka
  Verdura witch, fortune teller in Belen.

Chul
  Vaccar’s son, exiled Dhanani.  Full
name:  Chul Ka-Dree.

Cilder
  Bishop of B’radik

Coinworms
  Mythical forest worms that turn to
gold when they die.

Colaris
  Lord Daerwin’s prize harrier hawk.

Corin, Earl
of
Wirthing
  Leader of the
Knights of Wirthing, ally to Brannagh.

Crimson Lioness
  Renda’s order of knights.

Crocus, Autumn (
C. autumnale)
 
Seeds
and corms used to treat gout.

Cuvien
the
Torturess
  Bremondine goddess
of suffering, pain, catharsis.

Daerwin, Sheriff
of
Brannagh
 
Leader
of the Knights of Brannagh and the Resistance during the war.  Father of
Roquandor and Renda, son of Vilmar Damerien.

Dalthaz
  Mayor and judge of Montor.

Damerien
  The duke’s family name, also Castle
Damerien.

Damping Mantle
  Cloak worn by B’radik’s high
clergy to protect the faithful from Her radiance.

Dersea
  Glynnis’ mare, Brannagh Horse-at-Arms.

Dhanani
  One of two aboriginal tribes on Syon.

Didian 
Syonese god of weather, chaos, that
which defies prediction.

Dilkon, Sheriff
of
Brannagh
  Ended the
Dhanani-Anatayan War. Died 2682.

Dith
the
Merciless
  Also called the
Impenitent, the Blasphemer.  Sorcerer, hero of the Five Hundred Years War.

Doucetels (
S. doucetelia)
  Small white
flowers of the Sweet Savon tree, used in funerals for virgins and children,
occasionally seen in royal weddings.

Dragon
of
Damerien
  Symbol of the House
of Damerien, one of many nicknames given to the first duke.

Drikatsa 
rulers
of any of five regions,

Drikatsara 
governing body for a large region.

Durlindale
  Large mining market town southwest
of the Hodrache Range.

Farras
Large city west of the Fraugham
Mountains.

Feast of Didian
  The first day of warm weather,
spring.

Finnig
of
Estrella, Sir
  Knight of
Wirthing.

Fiona 
One of the keepers.

First Breath 
The daily challenge to the sun,
the morning ritual of Dhanani warriors.

First Rite
  Ritual to pledge a child to
B’radik’s service and to the knighthood.

Five Hundred Years’ War
  Struggle between the
House of Damerien and Kadak the Tyrant for rule of Syon, 3324 to 3862.

Fraugham Mountains
  Mineral rich central
mountains that cut through the Bremondine forests, object of many
Bremondine-Hadrian wars.

Galorin
  Most famous sorcerer in Syon history,
allied to the Liberator.

Geretous
  Hadrian of the religious caste from
Montor.

Gikka
of
Graymonde
  Squire to Lady
Renda, reformed thief and assassin.

Glaiben
  Hadrian god of gems, goldsmithing,
wealth, generosity

Glasada 
Bremondine dance for the Feast of
Bilkar, modeled, so the story goes, on the careful and agile steps of a person
crossing ice.  Also the name of Dith’s horse.

Glynnis
of
Brannagh, Lady
  Lord
Daerwin’s wife, mother of Roquandor and Renda.

Golchok
  Dhanani duel of honor, a fight to the
death.

Graymonde
  Gikka’s lands and mines, also Graymonde
Hall.

Graetna
  A demonic spy dog used by Kadak.

Greta
  Brannagh kitchen mistress.

Haan
  Young Hadrian from Montor.

Hadrians
  A pale race of miners who inhabit the
northern mountains of Syon.

Ha’guaka 
Long ax-like weapon with spikes on
one side and a blade on the other, usually poisoned, used by Kadak’s demon
guards.

Hallin
of
Graeme
  Bounty hunter from
Durlindale.

Hero
  Roquandor’s sorrel stallion, Brannagh
Horse-at-Arms.

Hodrache Range
  High volcanic mountains far to
the north.

Invaders
  All those outside the Dhanani and
Anatayan tribes.

Jadin, Dame
  Knight of the Crimson Lioness.

Jath
  Damerien stable boy.

Javelin Dog
  Large, swift rodent used by the
Dhanani in javelin training.

Jero
  One of Sir Deny’s farmers.

Jurfaele
  A fine Hadrian alcoholic brew.

Kadak
the
Tyrant
  Called the Evil, the
Destroyer, the Ravager. 
De facto
ruler of Syon from 3324 until his
overthrow in 3862.

Kadeta 
Ancient Dhanani goddess of motherhood,
protection and combat.

Kanet
 
Syonese god of fertility,
flowers, the harvest.

Kano
  Old Rjeinarian cleric in Montor.

Katsa
  Priest-governors of the ancient Dhanani
civilization, loyal to Xorden.

Katsara
  The governing membership of
katsa
for any city.

Keepers
  A band of mages sworn to protect the
duke.

Kerrick
of
Windale
  Knight of Brannagh,
son of Taynor, Viscount of Windale.

Kharkara Plains
  Flatlands northwest of the
Bremondine forests, home to the Dhanani.

Laniel 
Abbot of the Abbey of Bilkar

Lexius, Sheriff
of
Brannagh
 First
Sheriff of Brannagh, died 935.

Liberator 
Ildar, the first duke of Damerien
who liberated Syon from Byrandian rule.

Limigar
  Hadrian child god of misfortune,
mischief, bad luck, especially in mining.

Maddock
  Tanner from Belen, village leader.

Marigan
  Messenger from Farras.

Marketday
  The last day of the Gathering, also
the first day of the Bremondine Feast of Bilkar.

Matow, Sir
  Knight of Brannagh.

Maze
  Winding Farras slums, Renda’s base of
operations during the war.

Merina
  Roquandor’s wife, Pegrine’s mother. 
Died 3855.

Mohoro
of the
Underground
 
Dhanani
god of the underground, that which lies hidden.

Montor
  Hadrian town at the southern edge of
the Hodrache Range.

Nara
 
Nun of the Order of B’radik,
Pegrine’s nursemaid.

Nekraba
  Dhanani goddess of the dead, change. 
Keeps the sun as a pet.

Nestor 
Damerien retainer, one of the duke’s
Keepers.

Noti 
Ancient Dhanani god of entropy, decay and
nihilism.

Oil
of
Truth
  Sacred B’radikite oil used
in blessings.

Order of B’radik
  Nuns who serve the goddess of
truth and enlightenment, usually as teachers.

Patrise, Dame 
Knight of the Crimson Lioness.

Pax
  Hadrian from Montor

Pegrine
  Renda’s niece, daughter of her dead
brother, Roquandor.

Pildaro 
Ancient Dhanani god of conquest and
warfare.

Quiixa
  Ancient Dhanani ruler, known for
indecision.  Used as an epithet meaning coward or fence-straddler.

Pyran
  Northermost port city on Syon, east of
the Hodrache Range.

Recivalesche 
Hadrian term for
all the
temples, metropolitans, cathedrals, monasteries and convents belonging to a
single [Hadrian] god or goddess; a god’s kingdom.

Remiar, Sheriff
of
Brannagh
  Defeated
the Wittister Mages.  Died 1058.

Renda
of
Brannagh, Lady
  Heroine of the
Five Hundred Years War.

Revien
  Lord Daerwin’s black stallion, Brannagh
Horse-At-Arms.

Rjeinar
  Hadrian god of revenge, justice.

Roquandor
  Called the Handsome.  Renda’s
brother, Knight of Brannagh. Pegrine’s father. Died in 3858.

Saramore, Sir 
Knight of Brannagh.

Sedrik
  Valet to Lord Daerwin, man at arms.

Snowberries
(R. consecrata)
  Rare white
berries used in gravesites, thought to poison desecrators.

Storyskin
  Gold leather sleeve embroidered with
stories of a Dhanani’s victories.

Syon
  Subcontinent ruled by Damerien.

Tawn Baybric
  Hadrian tracker from Montor.

Tremondy
  Barony of Tremondy southeast of the
Hodrache Range, also the House of Tremondy.

Trocu, Duke of Damerien
  Son of Brada.

Vaccar
  Chul’s father.  Full name:  Vaccar
Ka-Nira Ba-Dree.

Valmerous
  Cardinal of Vilkadnazor the Unshod.

Verdura
  Northern Bremondines, often tricksters
and fortune tellers.

Verge
of
Anado
  Dhanani ruler’s quarterstaff,
symbol of the united Dhanani tribes.

Verilion
  Syonese god of death, peace.

Verinara (
R. verinarus)
  Poison used in
Rjeinarian ritual vengeance, gathered from verinara leaves and bark.

Vilkadnazor
the
Unshod
  Hadrian god of
charity and poverty, social order.

Vilmar, Duke
of
Damerien
  Ruler of all
Syon, grandfather to Renda.

Vimenkatsa 
rulers of the whole nation.

Vimenkatsara
governing body for the whole
nation.

Vringo (
G. scoliatus vricola)
 
Deodorizing root, used in Hadrian soaps.

Waydon, Sir
  Landed Knight of Brannagh.

Willem, Sir
  Knight of Brannagh.

Wolf, Flying
  A giant bat of the Bremondine
forests.

Xindraga 
A flail-like Dhanani weapon with a
forty-foot chain, used from horseback.

Xorden
  Ancient Dhanani god of political
acumen, power, manipulation.

Zinion
  Gikka’s stallion, son of Revien and a
Bremondine mare.  Brannagh Horse-At-Arms.

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