Read Across the Face of the World Online
Authors: Russell Kirkpatrick
Tags: #Fantasy Fiction, #Revenge, #General, #Fiction, #Fantasy, #Immortality, #Immortalism, #Imaginary Wars and Battles, #Epic
| Bhrudwo | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Brood -woe |
| Definition: | Continent-sized area covering north-eastern hemisphere, an amalgam of provinces ruled by Destroyer |
| Etymology: | Old Bhrudwan, brown land |
| Birch Hill | |
| Definition: | Fodhram village near Fernthicket in the heart of Withwestwa Wood, home of Leafholm |
| Bircheater Teeth | |
| Definition: | Rocky obstacle near the end of Mossbank Cadence, considered the chief obstacle to a successful run. It has never been negotiated |
| Birinjh | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Bear- arnge |
| Definition: | Vast province of Bhrudwo, located in the northwestern interior, a land of desert and plateau |
| Etymology: | Old Bhrudwan, tableland |
| Black Hills | |
| AKA: | Beinn Dubh |
| Definition: | Low, treeless hills in northern Treika, the easternmost extent of Fodhram lands. Said to be inhabited by the Dubhnan, a race of merciless killers |
| Black Winter, the | |
| Definition: | The winter of 1016, when the thaw in North March was delayed for three months |
| Blacksod | |
| Definition: | Farm in Loulea Vale |
| Blaenau Law | |
| AKA: | Clovenhill |
| Pronunciation guide: | Bligh -now Lore |
| Definition: | The broad uplands that was once the heartland of the Widuz domain |
| Etymology: | Widuz, bright hill |
| Bream Hill | |
| Definition: | Low hill forming the western boundary of Loulea Vale, eaten into by sea forming cliffs |
| Breithan Moor | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Bray -thin |
| Definition: | The westernmost of the highlands of inland Firanes, sometimes considered part of the Myrevidda |
| Etymology: | Old Falthan, white lands |
| Brethren, the | |
| Definition: | Four large hills at the eastern end of Breidhan Moor; the Westway runs between the third and fourth Brethren |
| Briar and Thistle | |
| Definition: | Large inn at Windrise, Firanes |
| Brinan Scou | |
| AKA: | Burning Stream |
| Pronunciation guide: | Brin -in Scow |
| Definition: | Stream draining the valley below Adunlok |
| Etymology: | Widuz, burning stream |
| Brookside | |
| Definition: | Small hamlet at the southern end of Loulea Vale |
| Brookside Road | |
| Definition: | Road connecting Loulea with Great North Road |
| Brookside Valley | |
| Definition: | Small valley extending southwards from Loulea Vale |
| Brownfinch | |
| Definition: | Fodhram child, son of an unnamed Fodhram warrior who fell in the Battle of Helig Holth |
| Burning Stream | |
| AKA: | Brinan Scou |
| Definition: | Common tongue name for the stream that drains the valley below Adunlok |
| Cairn Deargh | |
| AKA: | Mountain of Dead Men's Bones |
| Pronunciation guide: | Cairn Dairgg |
| Definition: | Spur of Clovenhill to the south of Clovenchine, once a lookout of the First Men held against the Widuz |
| Etymology: | Widuz, bone grave |
| Capstone, the | |
| Definition: | The most northerly of the mountains that make up Snaerfence, the Capstone is close to the confluence of the Torrelstrommen and Mjolk rivers |
| Chosen, the | |
| Definition: | The First Men called by the Most High to travel north to the Vale of Youth |
| Chute, the | |
| Definition: | A chasm draining an unnamed lake beside the Westway near the Grossbergen, able to be traversed in dry weather |
| Ciennan | |
| Pronunciation guide: | See- yenn -in |
| Definition: | Capital city and chief port of Plonya, one of the Sixteen Kingdoms of Faltha, located at the mouth of the Sagon River |
| Etymology: | Plonyan, sea path |
| Cloudpiercer | |
| AKA: | Thyrtinden Massif |
| Definition: | The common tongue rendering of Thyrtinden Massif, one of the Grossbergen (see Thyrtinden Massif) |
| Clovenchine | |
| Definition: | The deep gorge of the Sagon, carved through Clovenhill and giving the latter its name |
| Etymology: | First Men, cloven ravine |
| Clovenhill | |
| AKA: | Blaenau Law |
| Definition: | First Men name for the broad tableland separating Plonya and Treika, divided by Clovenchine, the gorge of the Sagon; last refuge of the Widuz (see Blaenau Law) |
| Clyma II | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Cli -mah |
| Definition: | Former king of Firanes (971-982), king when the black fly plague covered Firanes |
| Coast Road | |
| Definition: | Alternative route south from North March to Rammr in western Firanes |
| Coastlander | |
| Definition: | Derogatory name for coastal-dwellers of northern Firanes, given by those living in the interior |
| Common Oak, the | |
| Definition: | Large oak tree in the middle of Loulea common |
| Company, the | |
| Definition: | Loose association of people joining the original five from Loulea in pursuit of the Bhrudwans |
| Conal Greatheart | |
| Definition: | One-time leader of the Knights of Fealty, defeated the Destroyer in single combat a thousand years ago, according to the Lay of Fealty |
| Cotyledon, Lake | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Cott -ee- lee -din |
| Definition: | Large lake on the Mossbank River, close to Midrun hut |
| Etymology: | Fodhram, depression, pennywort, sense of meaning from Fodhram cup-shaped |
| Council of Faltha | |
| Definition: | Ruling council comprising ambassadors from the Sixteen Kingdoms of Faltha, based in Instruere |
| Council of Leaders | |
| Definition: | Ruling body in Dona Mihst, made up of the leaders of all the clans |
| Cowyn the Hunter | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Couw -in |
| Definition: | Legendary Firanese hero who fought in the first Halvoyan invasion |
| Etymology: | Firanese, of the forest |
| Dammish | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Dah- meesh |
| Definition: | Young man of Loulea Vale, apprentice huntsman |
| Etymology: | Firanese, mistwalker |
| Death House of the Widuz | |
| AKA: | Adunlok |
| Definition: | Treikan name for Adunlok, the high keep of the Widuz (see Adunlok) |
| Deorc | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Dee- york |
| Definition: | Lieutenant to the Destroyer, Keeper of Andratan. Born in Jasweyah, he surrendered that country to the Destroyer |
| Etymology: | Jasweyan, spearhead |
| Derkskogen Forest | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Dirk- skoe -gin |
| Definition: | Extensive coastal forest of southern Firanes |
| Etymology: | Firanese, stony plain |
| Dessica | |
| AKA: | Great Desert, the |
| Pronunciation guide: | Dess -ih-cuh |
| Definition: | Desert land extending over much of southern Faltha, on both sides of Dhauria |
| Etymology: | First Men, dessicate, to dry out |
| Destroyer, the | |
| Definition: | Undying Man, Lord of Bhrudwo, Lord of Andratan, Kannwar Rebel against the Most High, he was cursed with immortality and made his home in Bhrudwo. He now rules Bhrudwo from his fortress of Andrata |
| Deuverre | |
| Pronunciation guide: | Do- vair |
| Definition: | One of the Sixteen Kingdoms of Faltha, located north of Straux in central Faltha; rich, densely populated farmland |
| Etymology: | First Men, twin rivers |
| Dhauria | |
| AKA: | Vale of Youth |
| Pronunciation guide: | Dau -ree-yah |
| Definition: | The Drowned Land, a name for the Vale of Youth after it was drowned by the sea. Note that the literal translation of Dhauria is not drowned land (see Vale of Youth) |
| Etymology: | First Men, death estuary |