Authors: Stephen R. Donaldson
Rites of Unfettering:
the ceremony of becoming Unfettered
Ritual of Desecration, the:
act of despair by which High Lord Kevin destroyed the Old Lords and ruined most of the Land
Rivenrock:
deep cleft splitting
Melenkurion
Skyweir and its plateau; there the Black River enters Garroting Deep
River Landrider, the:
a river of the Land, partial border of the Plains of Ra
Riversward:
a region north of the Soulsease River
Rockbrother:
Swordmainnir name for Stave
Rockbrother, Rocksister:
terms of affection between humans and Giants
rocklight:
light emitted by glowing stone
roge Befylam
:
Cavewight-form of the
jheherrin
Rohnhyn:
a Ranyhyn; mount of Bhapa after Whrany’s death
Roveheartswind, the:
the
Questsimoon
Rue:
a Manethrall of the Ramen, formerly named Gay
Ruel:
a Bloodguard, assigned to Hile Troy
Ruinwash, the:
name of the River Landrider on the Lower Land
rukh
:
iron talisman by which a Rider wields the power of the Sunbane
Runnik:
a Bloodguard
Rustah:
a Cord of the Ramen
Sablehair Foamheart:
a Giant, also called Filigree; mate of Soar Gladbirth; mother of Exalt Widenedworld
sacred enclosure:
Vespers-hall at Revelstone; later the site of the Banefire
Sahah:
a Cord of the Ramen
Saltheart Foamfollower:
a Giant, friend of Thomas Covenant
Saltroamrest:
bunk hold for the crew in a Giantship
Salttooth:
jutting rock in the harbor of the Giants’ Home
Salva Gildenbourne:
forest surrounding the Hills of Andelain; begun by Sunder and Hollian
samadhi
:
a Raver, Sheol, Satansfist
Samil:
a
Haruchai
; a Master of the Land
Sandgorgons:
monsters of the Great Desert of
Bhrathairealm
Sandgorgons Doom:
imprisoning storm created by Kasreyn to trap the Sandgorgons
Sandhold, the:
the
gaddhi
’s castle in
Bhrathairealm
Sandwall, the:
the great wall defending
Bhrathairain
Santonin:
a Rider of the Clave, one of the na-Mhoram-in
Sarangrave Flat:
a region of the Lower Land encompassing the Great Swamp
Satansfist:
a Giant-Raver, Sheol,
samadhi
Satansheart:
Giantish name for Lord Foul
Scend Wavegift:
a Giant; one of the Swordmainnir; killed by Longwrath
Search, the:
quest of the Giants for the wound in the Earth; later the quest for the Isle of the One Tree
Seareach:
region of the Land occupied by the Unhomed
Seasauce:
a Giant; husband of Hearthcoal; cook of Starfare’s Gem
Seatheme:
dead wife of Sevinhand
Second Circinate:
second level of the Sandhold
Second Ward:
second unit of Kevin’s hidden knowledge
setrock:
a type of stone used with pitch to repair stone
Seven Hells, the:
a-Jeroth’s demesne: desert, rain, pestilence, fertility, war, savagery, and darkness
Seven Wards, the:
collection of knowledge hidden by High Lord Kevin
Seven Words, the:
words of power from Kevin’s Lore
Sevinhand:
a Giant, Anchormaster of Starfare’s Gem
Shattered Hills, the:
a region of the Land near Foul’s Creche
She Who Must Not Be Named:
an ancient bane slumbering under Mount Thunder, now composed of many lost women
Sheol:
a Raver, Satansfist,
samadhi
Shetra:
a Lord, wife of Verement
Shipsheartthew:
the wheel of a Giantship
shola
:
a small wooded glen where a stream runs between unwooded hills
Shull:
a Bloodguard
Sill:
a Bloodguard, assigned to Lord Hyrim
Sivit:
a Rider of the Clave, one of the na-Mhoram-wist
skest
:
acid-creatures descended from the
jheherrin
skurj
:
laval monsters that devour earth and vegetation; long ago, the
Elohim
Kastenessen was Appointed (the Durance) to prevent them from wreaking terrible havoc
Slen:
a Stonedownor, mate of Terass
Slumberhead:
a Giant (man); crew aboard Dire’s Vessel
Snared One, the:
ur-vile name for Lord Foul the Despiser
Soar Gladbirth:
a Giant; youngest son of Pitchwife and Gossamer Glowlimn
Soaring Woodhelven:
a tree-village
soft ones, the:
the
jheherrin
Somo:
pinto taken by Liand from Mithil Stonedown
soothreader:
a seer
soothtell:
ritual of revelation practiced by the Clave
Soranal:
a Woodhelvennin Heer, son of Thiller
Soulbiter, the:
a dangerous ocean of Giantish legend
Soulbiter’s Teeth:
reefs in the Soulbiter
Soulcrusher:
Giantish name for Lord Foul
South Plains, the:
a region of the Land
Sparlimb Keelsetter:
a Giant, father of triplets
Spikes, the:
guard-towers at the mouth of
Bhrathairain
Harbor
Spoiled Plains, the:
a region of the Lower Land
Spume Frothbreeze:
a Giant (man); crew aboard Dire’s Vessel
Spray Frothsurge:
a Giant; mother of the First of the Search
springwine:
a mild, refreshing liquor
Squallish Blustergale:
a Giant (man); crew aboard Dire’s Vessel
Staff, the:
a branch of the study of Kevin’s Lore
Staff of Law, the:
a tool of Earthpower; the first Staff was formed by Berek from the One Tree and later destroyed by Thomas Covenant; the second was formed by Linden Avery by using wild magic to merge Vain and Findail
Stallion of the First Herd, the:
Kelenbhrabanal
Starfare’s Gem:
Giantship used by the Search
Starkin:
one of the
Elohim
Stave:
a
Haruchai
; a Master of the Land; companion of Linden Avery
Stell:
one of the
Haruchai
, protector of Sunder
Stonedown:
a stone-village
Stonedownor:
one who lives in a stone-village
Stonemight, the:
a fragment of the Illearth Stone
Stonemight Woodhelven:
a village in the South Plains
Storesmaster:
third-in-command aboard a Giantship
Stormpast Galesend:
a Giant; one of the Swordmainnir
Stricken Stone:
region of the Land, later called Trothgard
Sunbane, the:
a power arising from the corruption of nature by Lord Foul
Sunbirth Sea, the:
ocean east of the Land
Sunder:
son of Nassic; Graveler of Mithil Stonedown; companion of Thomas Covenant and Linden Avery
Sun-Sage:
one who can affect the Sunbane
Sunstone:
orcrest
sur-jheherrin
:
descendants of the
jheherrin
; inhabitants of Sarangrave Flat
suru-pa-maerl
:
an art using stone
Swarte:
a Rider of the Clave
Swordmain/Swordmainnir:
Giant(s) trained as warrior(s)
Sword, the:
a branch of the study of Kevin’s Lore
Sword-Elder:
chief Lorewarden of the Sword at the Loresraat
Syr Embattled:
former Forestal of Giant Woods
Tamarantha:
a Lord, daughter of Enesta, wife of Variol
Teeth of the Render, the:
Ramen name for the Demondim; Fangs
Terass:
a Stonedownor, daughter of Annoria, wife of Slen
Terrel:
a Bloodguard, assigned to Lord Mhoram; a commander of the original
Haruchai
army
test of silence, the:
test of integrity used by the people of the Land
test of truth, the:
test of veracity by
lomillialor
or
orcrest
The Grieve:
Coercri
; home of the lost Giants in Seareach
Thelma Twofist:
character in a Giantish tale
The Majesty:
throne room of the
gaddhi
; fourth level of the Sandhold
Theomach, the:
one of the Insequent
Thew
: a Cord of the Ramen
Third Ward:
third unit of Kevin’s hidden knowledge
Thomin:
a Bloodguard, assigned to Lord Verement
Three Corners of Truth, the:
basic formulation of beliefs taught and enforced by the Clave
thronehall, the:
the Despiser’s seat in Foul’s Creche
Tier of Riches, the:
showroom of the
gaddhi
’s wealth; third level of the Sandhold
Timewarden:
Elohim
title for Thomas Covenant after his death
Tohrm:
a Gravelingas; Hearthrall of Lord’s Keep
Tomal:
a Stonedownor craftmaster
Toril:
Haruchai
slain by the Clave
Treacher’s Gorge:
ravine opening into Mount Thunder
treasure-berries:
aliantha
, nourishing fruit found throughout the Land in all seasons
Trell:
Gravelingas of Mithil Stonedown; husband of Atiaran, father of Lena
Trevor:
a Lord, husband of Loerya
Triock:
a Stonedownor, son of Thuler; loved Lena
Trothgard:
a region of the Land, formerly Stricken Stone
Tull:
a Bloodguard
turiya
:
a Raver, Herem, Kinslaughterer
Tuvor:
First Mark of the Bloodguard; a commander of the original
Haruchai
army
tyrscull
:
a Giantish training vessel for apprentice sailors
Ulman:
a
Haruchai
; a Master of the Land
Unbeliever, the:
title claimed by Thomas Covenant
Unfettered, the:
lore-students freed from conventional responsibilities to seek individual knowledge and service
Unfettered One, the:
founder of a line of men waiting to greet Thomas Covenant’s return to the Land
Unhomed, the:
the lost Giants living in Seareach
un-Maker-made, the:
in
jheherrin
legend, living beings not created by the Maker
upland:
plateau above Revelstone
Upper Land, the:
region of
the Land west of Landsdrop
ur-Lord:
title given to Thomas Covenant
ur-viles:
Demondim-spawn, evil creatures
ussusimiel
:
nourishing melon grown by the people of the Land
Vailant:
former High Lord before Prothall
Vain:
Demondim-spawn; bred by ur-viles for a secret purpose
Vale:
a Bloodguard
Valley of Two Rivers, the:
site of Revelwood in Trothgard
Variol Tamarantha-mate:
a Lord, later High Lord; son of Pentil, father of Mhoram
Verement:
a Lord, husband of Shetra
Verge of Wandering, the:
valley in the Southron Range southeast of Mithil Stonedown; gathering place of the nomadic Ramen
Vernigil:
a
Haruchai
; a Master of the Land guarding First Woodhelven
Vertorn:
a healer in Berek Halfhand’s army
Vespers:
self-consecration rituals of the Lords
Vettalor:
Warmark of the army opposing Berek Halfhand
viancome
:
meeting place at Revelwood
Victuallin Tayne:
a region in the Center Plains
Vidik Amar:
a region of the Earth
Vigilall Scudweather:
a Giant (woman); Master of Dire’s Vessel
Viles:
monstrous beings which created the Demondim
vitrim
:
nourishing fluid created by the Waynhim