Read The Runes of the Earth: The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant - Book One Online
Authors: Stephen R. Donaldson
Sunstone:
orcrest
sur-jheherrin:
descendants of the
jheherrin;
inhabitants of Sarangrave Flat
suru-pa-maerl:
an art using stone
Swarte:
a Rider
Swordmain/Swordmainnir:
a Giant trained as a warrior
Sword, the:
a branch of Kevin's Lore
Sword-Elder:
chief Lorewarden of the Sword at the Loresraat
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Tamarantha Variol-mate:
a Lord, daughter of Enesta
Teeth of the Render, the:
Fangs; Ramen name for the Demondim
Terass Slen-mate:
a Stonedownor, daughter of Annoria
Terrel:
a Bloodguard, assigned to Lord Mhoram; a commander of the original
Haruchai
army
test of silence:
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 Giants in Seareach
Thelma Twofist:
character in a Giantish tale
The Majesty:
throne room of the
gaddhi;
fourth level of the Sandhold
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 promulgated by the Clave
Tier of Riches, the:
showroom of the
gaddhi
's wealth; third level of the Sandhold
thronehall, the:
the Despiser's seat in Foul's Creche
Tohrm:
a Gravelingas; Hearthrall of Lord's Keep
Tomal:
a Stonedownor craftmaster
Toril:
Haruchai
lost to the Clave
Treacher's Gorge:
ravine opening into Mount Thunder
treasure-berries:
aliantha;
nourishing fruit found throughout the Land in all seasons
Trell Atiaran-mate:
Gravelingas of Mithil Stonedown, father of Lena
Trevor Loerya-mate:
a Lord
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
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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 Giants living in Seareach
upland:
plateau above Revelstone
Upper Land:
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
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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 Shetra-mate:
a Lord
Verge of Wandering, the:
valley in the Southron Mountains southeast of Mithil Stonedown; gathering place of the Ramen
Vespers:
self-consecration ritual of the Lords
viancome:
meeting place at Revelwood
Victuallin Tayne:
a region in the Center Plains
Viles, the:
monstrous beings which created the Demondim
vitrim:
nourishing fluid created by the Waynhim
Voice of the Masters, the:
a
Haruchai
leader; spokesman for the Masters as a group
voure:
a plant-sap which wards off insects
Vow, the:
Haruchai
oath of service which formed the Bloodguard
vraith:
a Waynhim
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Ward:
a unit of Kevin's lore
Warhaft:
commander of an Eoman
Warlore:
sword knowledge in Kevin's Lore
Warmark:
commander of the Warward
Warrenbridge:
entrance to the catacombs under Mount Thunder
Warward, the:
army of Lord's Keep
Wavedancer:
Giantship commanded by Brow Gnarlfist
Wavenhair Haleall:
a Giant, wife of Sparlimb Keelsetter; mother of triplets
Waymeet:
resting place for travelers maintained by Waynhim
Waynhim:
tenders of the Waymeets; rejected Demondim-spawn, opponents and relatives of ur-viles
Weird of the Waynhim, the:
Waynhim concept of doom, destiny, or duty
Whane:
a Cord of the Ramen
white gold:
a metal of power not found in the Land
white gold wielder:
title given to Thomas Covenant
White River, the:
a river of the land
Whrany:
a Ranyhyn stallion, mount of Bhapa
Wightburrow, the:
cairn under which Drool Rockworm is buried
Wightwarrens:
home of the Cavewights under Mount Thunder; catacombs
wild magic:
the power of white gold; considered the keystone of the Arch of Time
Wildwielder:
white gold wielder; Esmer's name for Linden Avery
Windscour:
region in the Center Plains
Windshorn Stonedown:
a village in the South Plains
Winhome:
Ramen lowest rank
Woodenwold:
region of trees surrounding the
maidan
of
Elemesnedene
Woodhelven:
wood-village
Woodhelvennin:
inhabitants of wood-village
Word of Warning:
a powerful, destructive forbidding
Worm of the World's End, the:
creature believed by the
Elohim
to have formed the foundation of the Earth
Wraiths of Andelain, the:
creatures of living light that perform the Dance at the Celebration of Spring
Würd of the Earth, the:
term used by the
Elohim
to describe their own nature, destiny, or purpose; could be read as Word, Worm, or Weird
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Yeurquin:
a Stonedownor, companion of Triock
Yolenid:
daughter of Loerya
Stephen R. Donaldson
is the author of six previous Covenant books:
Lord Foul's Bane, The Illearth War, The Power That Preserves, The Wounded Land, The One Tree,
and
White Gold Wielder,
as well as the Gap sequence novels and The Man Who . . . series of mystery novels. He lives in New Mexico, where he is at work on the second novel of
The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant.