Torn By War: 4 (The Death Wizard Chronicles) (51 page)

Vinipata
(VEE-nee-PUH-tuh): Central shrine of Senasana.

Warlish witch
(WOR-lish): Female witch who can change her appearance between extreme beauty and hideousness.

Wild men:
Short, hairy men who thrive in the foothills of Kolankold. Their women do not fight as warriors and are rarely seen. Longtime enemies of Nissaya.

Wooser:
Wild man from Kolankold.

Worm monster:
Nameless beast with more than a thousand tentacles that lives beneath Asubha. Largest living creature on Triken.

Worrins-Julich
(WAR-ins-JOO-lich): Senior captain of the white horsemen of Jivita.

Wyvern-Abhinno
(WHY-vurn-ahb-HEE-no): Powerful Warlish witch.

Yakkkkha
(YAH-kuh): Magic word from the Realm of the Undead that brings corpses and skeletons temporarily back to life.

Yama-Bhari
(YAH-muh-BAR-ee): Snow giant. Wife of Yama-Utu.

Yama-Deva
(YAH-muh-DAY-vuh): Ruined snow giant that became Mala.

Yama-Utu
(YAH-muh-OO-too): Snow giant. Brother of Yama-Deva. Husband of Yama-Bhari.

Ziggurat
(ZIG-guh-raht): Nine-story temple located within the first wall of Kamupadana.

Any and all descriptions of meditation in this volume were based on the Buddha’s enlightened teachings in the
Mahasatipatthana Sutta
. May all beings one day share in this wisdom.

Dennis Chastain continued to enrich this work. Margo McLoughlin legitimized the language; any flaws or inconsistencies are not of her doing. Timothy Spira helped to inspire certain aspects of Dhutanga.

Pat Van Wie, you’re the best.

And of course, much love to my wife, Jeanne Malmgren, who has stuck with me through the end.

Jim Melvin is the author of the six-book epic fantasy The Death Wizard Chronicles. He was an award-winning journalist at the St. Petersburg Times for twenty-five years. As a reporter, he specialized in science, nature, health and fitness, and he wrote about everything from childhood drowning to erupting volcanoes. Jim is a student of Eastern philosophy and mindfulness meditation, both of which he weaves extensively into his work. Jim lives in Upstate South Carolina in the foothills of the mountains. He’s married and has five daughters. Visit him at:

jim-melvin.com

and

deathwizardchronicles.blogspot.com.