Appendix I
People, Places, and Things
Adiraina Blind Ardeth Matriarch.
Adric Lord Ardeth, Torisen’s mentor.
Amalfia Primary figure in the Princess cult (dead).
Anthea Bashtiri lady living at Campus Kencyrath.
Ardeth One of the nine Kencyr houses.
Arrin-ken The third people of the Kencyrath; judges; huge cats who withdrew from the Kencyr world after Gerridon’s Fall.
Arrin-thar Combat with clawed gloves.
Artifax Artist/craftsman/god: Bashti house, lord, god. See Appendix II.
Ashe Haunt singer of Mount Alban.
Awl Former Randir war-leader (dead).
Bashti The ancient seat of power on the west bank of the Central Lands.
Bastolov An ancient crown prince of Bashti, betrothed to Amalfia, now the Burnt Man (very dead).
Bear Brain-damaged, clawed randon; Jame’s teacher or Senethari in the Arrin-thar. Also known as the Monster in the Maze.
Bel-tairi (Bel) Jame’s Whinno-hir mount.
Belacose Warrior god: Bashti house, lord, and god. See Appendix III.
Benj Infant son of Must and her half-brother Tiggeri.
Binding Sufficiently strong Kencyr lords and Highborn can bind followers, which means accepting them into that person’s service and in exchange giving them a place in said Highborn’s soul-image.
Blood-binding Certain Shanir can bind anyone body and soul that tastes their blood.
Blood-kin Close relatives, down to first cousins.
Bo Infant Kendar son of Merry and Cron.
Bojor Trepsis’s assistant actor.
Bone-kin One step below blood kin, e.g. distant cousins.
Brandan One of the nine Kencyr houses.
Brant Lord Brandan.
Brenwyr The Brandan Matriarch, Brant’s maledight sister.
Brier Iron-thorn Jame’s marshal at Tagmeth.
Builders A mysterious race of small people who built the Kencyr temples.
Burnt Man Rathillien’s fire elemental; once Prince Bastolov.
Burr Torisen’s Kendar servant.
Caineron The largest of the nine Kencyr houses.
Caldane Lord Caineron.
Cervil Jurik’s half-brother.
Chain of Creation The universe is comprised of dimensions that overlap on key threshold worlds. Rathillien is the last one accessible to the Kencyrath, attacked by Perimal Darkling.
Changer A Kencyr infected by Perimal Darkling, capable of changing its shape. Can be an innocent victim.
Char A Knorth randon from Tagmeth.
Cheva Horse-mistress at Tagmeth.
Chingetai Gran Cyd’s consort in the Merikit village.
Chirpentundrum (Chirp) A Builder stranded at Tagmeth.
Citizens The common class of High Bashti. See Appendix II.
Coman One of the smallest Kencyr houses.
Commandant When spelled “commandant,” it is a title of respect to a randon leader. When spelled “The Commandant,” it refers to Sheth Sharp-tongue.
Conillion Ardeth replacement for Aden on the Randon Council of Nine; Distan’s brother; Timmon’s uncle.
Corrudin Caldane’s uncle and chief advisor, who keeps backing out of windows.
Council Can refer to the Kencyr High Council of lords, the Nine of the Randon Council, or the High Council of High Bashti comprised of the ten major patrician houses including the king’s.
Cron Kendar mate of Merry, father of Bo.
Cult figure Someone in Bashti who is worshiped as a divine figure, but not deified or sanctified. Usually dead. See Appendix III.
Damson One of Jame’s Knorth randon.
Danior One of the smaller Kencyr houses, bone-kin to Torisen.
Dari Adric’s grandson and marshal at Omiroth.
Dark Judge A blind, vengeful Arrin-ken who hunts Jame and keeps watch in the Riverland for Gerridon. Allied to the Burnt Man.
Death’s-head A nasty-tempered rathorn blood-bound to Jame.
Deified One of the Bashti nobles who on death has been promoted to godhood. See Appendix III.
Delectica Goddess of love: Bashti house, lady, god. See Appendix III.
d-hen A knife-fighter’s jacket from Tai-tastigon, which has one tight sleeve and one full, reinforced, to catch an opponent’s blade.
Dianthe The Danior Matriarch.
Distan Timmon’s lady mother.
Dreamscape Kencyr can sometimes interact through dreams. Below this lies the soulscape.
Drie Timmon’s half-Kendar brother, once bound to a carp, now beloved of the Eaten One.
Dunfause A Caineron scrollsman.
dwar A deep, healing sleep.
Earth Wife Rathillien’s earth elemental, also known as Mother Ragga.
Eaten One Rathillien’s water elemental.
Edirr One of the smaller Kencyr houses.
Ennobled Bashtiri rich enough to elevate themselves from commoner status. See Appendix II.
Essien and Essiar The twin lords Edirr.
The Exile Ganth Graylord’s flight to the Haunted Lands after the Knorth massacre, which left the Kencyrath leaderless for thirty years.
Falconer Tentir master who trains Kencyr bound to animals such as Jame and Shade.
Falkirr The Brandon keep.
The Fall This refers to Gerridon’s betrayal of the Kencyrath to Perimal Darkling, which precipitated their flight to Rathillien three millennia ago.
Falling Man Rathillien’s air elemental; also known as the Tishooo and the Witch King of Nekrien.
Farmer Fen Jame’s agricultural expert.
Fash Once a Caineron cadet, then Tiggeri’s servant.
Floten Cult founder of Suwaeton’s regal house.
Ganth Graylord Former Highlord, father of Torisen and Jame.
Gari Coman randon who can bind insects.
Garr Brandon commander at Wealdhold.
Gates of Tagmeth Tagmeth, an abandoned keep since reclaimed by Jame, has a ring of step-forward gates that open onto other parts of Rathillien.
Gen A Kencyr board game.
General, the Suwaeton, king of the Bashti gods.
Gerridon Also called the Master and the Prophet, who betrayed the Kencyrath to Perimal Darkling for the sake of immortality. To maintain this, however, he has to feed on souls reaped by someone else.
Girt Benj’s Kendar nurse.
Gnasher Once the leader of the Deep Weald wolvers, also Yce’s sire (dead).
Gorbel The Caineron lordan, also a randon and Jame’s friend.
Gothregor The Knorth keep.
Gran Cyd Queen of the Merikit hill tribe.
Granny Sits-by-the-fire An ancient story-teller, linked to forgotten, primordial gods.
Graykin Jame’s servant and spy.
Grimly Wolver Tori and Jame’s friend from the Grimly Holt, a werewolf poet.
Harn Grip-hard Torisen’s randon war-leader, a berserker.
Harward King of Hathir.
Hatch A Merikit youth, beloved of Prid.
Hathor Ancient seat of power on the east bank of the Central Lands.
Haunted Lands The northeastern corner of Rathillien, where Perimal Darkling overshadows the land. Ganth went there into exile where Jame and Tori were born.
haunts Neither alive nor dead, these inhabit the Haunted Lands.
Healer A Shanir healer like Kindrie interacts with his patients’ soul-images, setting right whatever is wrong with them.
High Bashti Capital of Bashti.
Highborn Upper class Kencyr.
Highlord Leader of the Kencyrath, traditionally Knorth.
Holly Lord Danior, Jame and Tori’s bone-kin cousin.
Honored Bashti citizens who are remembered but only preserved in their ashes. See Appendix II.
Jame Also known as Jameth, Jamethiel Priests’-bane, or the Talisman. Twin sister of Torisen Highlord although she is ten years younger than he is. Becoming That-Which-Destroys.
Jamethiel Dream-weaver Gerridon’s consort, who danced out the souls of the Kencyr host, but who was also the mother of Torisen and Jame (dead).
Jaran One of the nine Kencyr houses, closely associated with Mount Alban.
Jedrak, the Generic name for Lord Jaran.
Jelly Kallystine’s changer baby, sired by Lord Randir (Kenan).
Kencyr Anyone who belongs to the Kencyrath, Highborn, Kendar, and Arrin-ken.
Kencyrath Also known as the Three People, chosen by their god to confront Perimal Darkling.
Kendar The most numerous of the Kencyrath, larger than the Highborn and more creative.
Jorin Jame’s blind ounce, to whom she is bound.
Jurien Jaran randon of the Nine.
Jurik Crown prince of High Bashti.
Kallystine Lord Caldane’s daughter, Lord Randir’s consort.
Kantir A set patterns of moves in one of the Kencyrath’s martial arts.
Kedan Lord Jaran, granduncle to Kirien.
Keep A Kencyr lord or lady’s fortress in the Riverland.
Kenan Lord Randir, Rawneth’s son, a changer.
Keral A darkling changer.
Kestrie The Edirr keep.
Killy A Knorth cadet who tried to stab Jame in the back.
Kindrie Soul-walker Cousin to Torisen and Jame, a healer; becoming That-Which-Preserves.
Kirien A Jaran scrollswoman, also the Jaran lordan, also Kindrie’s love.
Kithorn An abandoned Kencyr keep; Marc’s home.
Knorth First of the nine Kencyr houses, the one to which Torisen and Jame belong.
Knorth Massacre When the Shadow Guide killed most of the Knorth ladies, leading to Ganth’s madness and the slaughter in the White Hills, precursor to Ganth’s exile.
Kouri A game similar to polo, but played either with sheep-skin ball or with a headless goat carcass.
Kraggen The Coman keep.
Lexion God of Judges; Bashti house, lord and god. See Appendix II.
Lordan A Kencyr lord or lady’s heir apparent. Traditionally male, but that is changing.
Lyra Lack-wit Caldane’s daughter, contracted to Prince Uthecon of Karkinor.
Malapirt Steward of Prince Uthecon of Karkinor.
Maledight A Shanir who can kill with a curse.
Marcarn (Marc) Jame’s steward at Tagmeth and her oldest Long-shanks friend.
Marham Sheth’s second-in-command at Karkinaroth.
Mercanty God of merchants; Bashti house, lord, and god. See Appendix III.
mere A plant dye that can be used to make fabric, documents, or bodies invisible. Used by the Shadow Guild. When injected for tattoos, it can also drive people insane.
Merikit A hill tribe.
Merry A Knorth Kendar; mother of Bo.
Mint One of Jame’s randon; a regal guard in High Bashti; Dar’s partner.
Mount Alban The Scrollsmen’s College. Also home to the Kencyr singers.
Mordaunt Sharp-teeth King of Bashti.
Mother Ragga The Earth Wife, Rathillien’s earth elemental.
Mustard (Must) Benj’s mother; Tiggeri’s half-sister (dead).
Nutley Torisen’s master-baker.
Omiroth The Ardeth keep.
Ort King of Ordor.
Ostrepi King of the Midlands.
Ounce A big cat weighing about 40 pounds, used primarily for hunting.
patrician Bashti’s upper class. See Appendix II.
Pensa Prestige’s daughter; subsequently Lady Tigganis.
Perimal Darkling A malignant force spreading down the Chain of Creation from threshold world to world, digesting them and their gods as it comes. The Kencyrath was created by the Three-faced God to stop it. So far, they haven’t.
Pereden Proud-prance Adric’s son; Timmon’s father (dead).
Prestige Lord Tigganis, father of Pensa, rival of Mordaunt.
Prid Jame’s Merikit lodge-wyf.
Priests’ College Home and training ground of the Kencyr priests at Wilden.
Pugnanos Duke of the Transweald.
Quill Damson’s second-in-command.
Rachny Master cook at Tagmeth.
Randir One of the nine Kencyr houses.
Randiroc The “lost” Randir Heir, a Shanir randon also known as the weapons-master.
randon The officer class of the Kencyrath’s military, trained at Tentir.
rathorn An omnivorous equine plated with ivory armor, armed with two horns.
Rawneth The Randir Matriarch; mother of Lord Randir (Kenan).
regals King Mordaunt, his family, and his attendants; also, a gold portrait coin. See Appendix II.
Restormir The Caineron keep.
Riverland The Kencyrath’s home on Rathillien.
Rothurst King of Mirkmir.
Rowan Torisen’s steward.
Rue Jame’s self-appointed Kendar servant.
Rush Agricultural agent sent by Torisen to Tagmeth to open the gates.
Sanctified Bashti dead who become domestic saints through their families’ faith in them. See Appendix III.
Sanctor Priest god; Bashti house, lord, and god. See Appendix III.
Scythe-arms Two swords, one long and one short, which are strapped to the wielder’s arms.
Schola Scholar god; house, lord, and god. See Appendix III.
Secur Harn’s servant, a retired randon who has a wooden foot.
Sene A combination of Senetha and Senethar; while a flute plays, contestants dance; when the music stops, they fight.
Senetha Slow dance form of the Senethar.
Senethar Kencyr fighting based on Wind-blowing, Fire-leaping, Earth-moving, and Water-flowing moves.
Senethari A teacher or master of various Kencyr fighting forms.
Shade Lord Randir’s half-Kendar daughter, a randon and a Shanir changer.
Shadow Guild A Bashti association of assassins who depend heavily on mere dye, and mere tattoos, and blackmail.
Shadow Rock The Danior keep.
Shanir Kencyr with special powers, sometimes known as possessing “the Old Blood.” They are seen as close to their god, whether they want to be or not.
Sharp A scrollswoman and commander of the wandering Jaran.
Sheth Sharp-tongue Caldane’s war-leader, also known as the Commandant.
Smeak Junior archivist for the Shadow Guild.
Smokie Lyra’s silver ounce cub.
Soul-image Kencyr have a sometimes unconscious idea of what their soul looks like in a literal sense, often as a building like the Master’s House or Torisen’s Haunted Lands keep. Damage to the soul-image reflects physical or mental damage to the physical body.
Soulscape On this level, all Kencyr soul-images relate to each other.
Storm Torisen’s quarter-blood Whinno-hir warhorse.
Snaggles An urchin living at the Campus Kencyrath.
Stennen A Transwealdian noble.
Stubben Rue’s post pony.
Suwaeton, the General Mordaunt’s grandfather, former king of Bashti, current king of the gods (dead). See Appendix III.
Tagmeth Jame’s keep.
Talisman Jame’s nickname in Tai-tastigon within the Thieves’ Guild.
Taur Blind director of Mount Alban.
Tentir The Randon College.
Three-faced God The mysterious deity who brought together the Kencyrath to fight Perimal Darkling, and then apparently abandoned it. He/she/it is expected to return as the Tyr-ridan.
Tigannis Queen of the gods; house, lord, goddess. See Appendix III.
Tiggeri Caldane’s youngest established son, also his favorite.
Timbuk Snaggles’ honored ancestor.
Timmon Now Lord Ardeth; a randon, also Jame’s friend.
Tirresian Jame and Gran Cyd’s “daughter,” of uncertain gender.
Titmouse A Kencyr priest whom Jame met in Tai-tastigon.
Tomtim, Timtom Shanir twins rescued from the priest’s college by Kindrie.
Torisen Blacklord Highlord of the Kencyrath; Jame’s twin
(Blackie) brother (although ten years older), Kindrie’s cousin; becoming That-Which-Creates.
Trepsis The elderly farceur actor who plays Suwaeton on stage and sometimes channels him.
Trishien The Jaran Matriarch; a scrollswoman.
Tungit A Merikit shaman.
Tyr-ridan All of this time, the Kencyrath has been waiting for their god to return in the form of three Shanir who personify creation, preservation, and destruction, known collectively as the Tyr-ridan.
Uthecon Elderly prince of Karkinor.
Valantir The Jaran keep.
Vestula Mordaunt’s queen, Jurik’s mother.
Vont A cadet who threatened Jame at Tentir, whom Damson killed.
Wealdhold Capital of Transweald.
Weirding A mist or fog that can transport anyone or thing that encounters it anywhere.
Weirdingstrom A giant rolling bank of weirding that can shift the earth itself.
Wolver A sort of werewolf, but with faster transitions and sometimes a strong poetic tendency.
Wolver Grimly Wolver prince of the Grimly Holt, an old friend of Torisen’s; loves Yce.
Wort One of Jame’s randon from Tagmeth.
Yce Leader of the Deep Weald wolvers; Grimly’s mate.