Favony (Fah-vone-ee): One of the Sixteen Kingdoms of Faltha, located on the central Falthan plains north of Straux [FM hot wind) Fealty, Knights of: Knights said to have driven the Destroyer out of Faltha a thousand years ago, led by Conal Greatheart Fealty, Treaty of: Treaty signed by the kings of the Sixteen Kingdoms at the home of Conal Greatheart, establishing the Council of Faltha Feerik (Fee-rick): Man of Sivithar in northern Straux, now the Presiding Elder of Escaigne [ST foeman]

Fenni, the (Fen-ny): Race of losian dwelling on the moors of inland Firanes [FN ancient people]

Firanes (Firr-uh-ness): Westernmost of the Sixteen Kingdoms of Faltha. Named for the sunrise on the heights of the Jawbone Mountains [FM Fire Cape]

Firefall, the: The moment in the Vale when the Most High came to the First Men with fire; also applied to subsequent visitations to individuals and groups First Men, the: Those called north from Jangela by the Most High to live in the Vale of Youth; name also applies to those exiled from the Vale who settled in Faltha, and to their descendants Fisher Country: Colloquial name for Piskasia Fodhram (Fodd-rum): A short-statured losian race dwelling in the forests of Withwestwa [FD woodsman]

Foilzie (Foyl-zee): Widow from Instruere, tenement-owner, shoemaker and stall-holder [FM help mate]

Fountain, Rock of the: Place in the Vale of Youth where the Most High set the fountain of eternal life Fountain of Diamonds: Once the most famous of Sivithar's many fountains, now destroyed Four Halls, Battle of the: General (and somewhat erroneous) name given to the struggle for control of Instruere Frerlok (Frer-lock): Fortress of the Widuz, south of the Sagon River, built entirely of marble slabs [W lookout]

Frinwald (Frinn-wold): Messenger for the King of Straux [FM harefoot]

Fuir af Himmin (Foo-ir Ahf Him-min): Affirmation of the Watchers, used as a greeting [FM Fire of Heaven]

Fuirfad (Foo-ir-fadd) aka Realm of Fire, Way of Fire: The lore and religion of the First Men, teachings which enabled them to follow the Most High [FM fire path]

Furist (Few-rist): Arkhos (leader) of the House of Landam in exile, founder of Sarista [FM to be admired]

Furoman (Foo-row-man): Personal secretary to the Appellant Division of the Council of Faltha, headed by Saraskar of Sarista [ST tight grasp]

Galen (Gay-linn): servant in the employ of the Council of Faltha, works in the Hall of Meeting [ST ruddy]

Gap, the: Narrow pass between Aldhras Mountains and The Armatura, linking Faltha and Bhrudwo Geinor (Gay-nor): Adviser to the king of Nemohaim, one of his oldest counsellors; father of Graig [NM charity]

Ghadir Massab: City of the Sanusi, fabled city of gold, a trading centre and slave market on the shores of B'ir Birkat in the Deep Desert [S oasis at the river mouth]

Glade of True Sight: Small clearing in Hinepukohurangi, the land of the Mist, where the fortunate men or women might meet their ancestors. The Glade is seldom found in the same place twice Golden Lion: Large rock formation near the summit of the Pass of Adrar; once the site of bandit ambushes Graig (Grayg): Soldier in the Nemohaimian army, son of Geinor the counsellor [NM spear]

Granaries, The: Suburb of Instruere made of warehouses, many for the storing of grain Great Harlot: Perjorative Escaignian name for Instruere Great North Woods: Boreal forest of northern Firanes, part of a much larger forest encompassing northern Faltha Great South Road: The Straux section of the road between Instruere and Bewray, the major road to the south-western kingdoms Great Southern Mountains: Wide mountain chain separating southern Bhrudwo from unknown lands Hal Mahnumsen (Hell): Youth of Loulea, adopted older son of Mahnum and Indrett. A cripple whose name is seemingly ironic [FI whole, hale]

Haldemar (Hall-da-marr): Fenni wife of Perdu, the adopted Fenni [FN wholesome]

Halkonis (Hall-koe-niss): Dhaurian scholar, expert on spells of all kinds [FM whole-hearted]

Hall of Lore: One of the four halls of Instruere, modelled on the halls of Dona Mihst. Here are housed the Archives, and many of the Councilmen live in the annexe to this hall Hall of Meeting: One of the four halls of Instruere, modelled on the halls of Dona Mihst. Behind the Iron Door is the large Outer Chamber, where important city meetings are held; the Council of Faltha meet in the Inner Chamber Hamadabat (Har-mard-ah'bat): Northern province of the Sanusi, between B'ir Birkat and the Veridian Borders [S stinging sand]

Hauberk Wall (Haw-berk): Tall peaks of the Aldhras Mountains, located at the head of the valley of the Daimant River [SVZ mail-coat]

Haufuth, the (How-footh): Title of village headmen in northern Firanes [FI head]

Haukl (How-kill): Legendary race who dwell in the Aldhras Mountains, supposedly a contemplative people who avoid contact with men [meaning unknown]

Haum (Hown): One of the Sixteen Kingdoms of Faltha, located north of Asgowan. Annexed by Sna Vaztha in 1006 [FM horn]

Hauthius (How-thee-yoos): Scholar of Dhauria, author of the Sayings of Hauthius [FM head scholar]

Hauthra (How-thruh): Capital city of Haurn, sacked by Sna Vaztha in 1006 [FM head]

Helig Holth (Hay-ligg Holth): Huge sinkhole on the edge of Clovenhill, on which the fortress of Adunlok is built. Venerated by the Widuz as the mouth of Mother Earth [WZ holy mouth]

Hermit, the: Man of Bandits' Cave, drawn south with the Company Herza (Her-zuh): Mother of Stella, wife of Pell, woman of Loulea Vale [FI choice]

Hinerangi (Hi-nay-rang-ee): Daughter of the paramount chief of the Children of the Mist, brother of Te Tuahangata [M slcysong]

Idehan Kahal (Eye-dih-harn Kar-harl): Sanusi and Saristrian name for the Khersos, the Deep Desert of southern Faltha [S killing fields]

Illyon (Ill-yon) aka Freckle: Escaignian woman who helps rescue the Company, and accompanies the Arkhimm southwards [ST harbinger]

Inch Chanter (Inch Charn-tuh): Treikan walled town, hunting and farming community in Old Deer [OT small song]

Indrett (Inn-dritt): Woman of Loulea, formerly of Rammr, married to Mahnum [FI right hand]

Inmennost (In-men-ost): Capital city of Sna Vaztha and seat of the descendants of Raupa, Arkhos of Leuktom. Greatest of the northern cities of Faltha [of uncertain origin]

Inna (In-nuh): Northern of two villages founded on an island in the Aleinus River, coalescing into Instruere; also one of the three main gates to the Great City [FM within]

Inner Chamber aka Chamber of Debate: Small meeting hall, an annexe of the Hall of Meeting, where the Council of Faltha meet Instruere (In-strew-ear) aka Great City: Largest city in Faltha and seat of the Council of Faltha [combination of Inna and Struere, together forming the OF word meaning to instruct]

Instruian Guard: Soldiers under the control of the Council of Faltha, charged with keeping the peace in Instruere Inverlaw Eich (Inn-vuh-lore Aick): Town on a terrace above the Lavera River, destroyed in 979, replaced by Ashdown [WZ between hill place]

Iron Door: Door guarding the entrance to the Outer Chamber of the Hall of Meeting in Instruere, where the Council of Faltha meet Iskelsee (Iss-kill-see): Ice-bound bay in the remote north of Firanes, a place where seals gather. A favourite of Firanese, Halvoyan, Scymrian and Fenni hunters [FI ice sea]

Jangela (Yun-gella): Land to the south of Faltha, supposedly impenetrable jungle, beyond which the rich and exotic Southlands are said to be [FM jungle]

Jardin (Jar-dinn): Capital of Vertensia, a small city at the centre of a horticultural region favoured by seasonal rains [FM garden]

Jasweyah (Jarss-way-uh): Mountainous kingdom in southern Bhrudwo, formerly Deorc's kingdom [OB look over]

Jawbone Mountains aka Tanthussa: Main mountain chain of Firanes (rare form Tanthussa derived from FM teeth).

Jena (Jenn-uh): Former friend of the Destroyer's eunuch, lived on the Fisher Coast in the south of Bhrudwo [OB sweet one]

Jethart (Jeh-thirt): Heroic figure of western Treika, hated foe of the Widuz, now an old man [OT bright hunter]

Joram Basin (Jaw-im): Deep cirque-like basin set between the Sentinella at the head of the Vale of Neume [FM jewel]

Jugom Ark (Yu-gum Ark) aka Arrow of Yoke: Flaming arrow loosed by Most High at Kannwar, severing his right hand and sealing his doom. Symbol of unity for Faltha. Name derives from 'yoking together' like oxen [FM yoke arrow]

Kanabar (Can-a-barr): Wide inland steppes in southern Birinjh, a province of Bhrudwo [OB sulphur brown].

Kannwar (Cann-wah) aka the Destroyer: Original name of Destroyer, means Guardian of Knowledge [FM hen-ward]

Kantara (Can-tah-ruh): Legendary castle in the sky which comes down to earth once in a thousand years [FM thousand]

Kaskyne (Kass-kine): Capital and largest city of Redana'a. One of the Sixteen Kingdoms; situated on a hill above the southern banks of the Aleinus River at the head of Vulture's Craw [FM short rapids]

Kauma (Cow-muh): Capital city of Sarista, at the mouth of the Lifeblood River [FM calm].

Kljufa River (Clue-fah): Largest river in Firanes, carving a path through the Jawbone Mountains [FM to cleave]

Kroptur (Crop-tuh): Seer and Watcher of the seventh rank, lives on Watch Hill near Vapnatak [FM spell-caster]

Kula (Koo-lah): Old Widuz warrior, experienced in border campaigns [W axeman]

Kurr (Cur) aka Kurnath: Man of Loulea, formerly from the south. Reflects ironic naming practices of Straux [OF ill'bred dog, perh. from FM grumbler]

Landam, House of (Lan-dam): One of the four great houses of the First Men [FM house of earth]

Lankangas, the (Lan-kan-guz): Ten feudal cities of southeastern Firanes unwilling to accept leadership of King of Firanes [FI long plain]

Laya (Lay-uh): Pei-ratin girl who died of a sickness in her bones [P frond]

Leith Mahnumsen (Leeth): Younger son of Mahnum of Loulea and Indrett of Rammr. Name carries sense of putting aside the past [CT forgetful, lethargic]

Lessep: (Less-ip): Young rascal from the streets of Instruere, of indeterminate origin [FM close-mouthed]

Lifeblood River: River of southern Faltha whose headwaters are the Thousand Springs. Flows through the Deep Desert and into Sarista Lindholm (Lind-home): City of western Deruys, near border with Nemohaim [OD flower hill]

Longbridge: The mile-long bridge connecting Instruere with Deuverre. Its southern counterpart is Southbridge Lore, Hall of: Centre of learning in Dona Mihst; latterly a major building in Instruere Lore Market: One of sixteen official markets in Instruere, sited near the Hall of Lore Losian (low-si-yin): Properly those who left the Vale of Youth before the fall, forsaking the Most High; popularly, all those races of Faltha who are not First Men [FM the lost]

Loulea, village, Vale (Low-lee) aka Louieij: Small coastal village in North March of Firanes, set in vale of same name [CT low lea]

Mablas (Mah-blass): Scholar of Dhauria, expert on the Maghdi Dasht [FM parchment]

Maelstrom, the (Mal-strom): Whirlpool in the Lower Clough of the Kljufa River, below which the river runs underground until surfacing downstream [FM whirling stream]

Maendraga (Mah-enn-drar-gah): A middle-aged man from the Vale of Neume, the Guardian of the Arrow; his name follows the tradition of naming guardians after species of plants found in the Vale [FM mandrake]

Maghdi Dasht (Marg-dee Darshht) aka Lords of Fear: One hundred and sixty-nine feared Bhrudwan warrior-wizards [OB Heart of the Desert]

Mahnum (Marr-num): Trader of Loulea, son of Modahl, married to Indrett [FI man, human].

Malayu (Mah-lah-you): Chief city of province of Malayu, most populous city in Bhrudwo [OB corruption]

Malos (Mar-loss): Loulea villager, small in stature [MF gentleman].

Mandaramus (Man-da-rah-muss): Dhaurian harp-maker and master harpist [FM gifted man]

Maremma (Muh-rem-muh): A vast low-lying area in the Central Plains of Faltha, in the countries of Straux, Deuverre and Asgowan [FM death swamps]

Mariswan (marr-ih-swan): Huge birds now extinct. The Jugom Ark is fletched with mariswan feathers [FM majestic fowl]

Maufus (Marw-foos): Dhaurian, contemporary of Phemanderac, elevated to Dhaurian Congress while young [FM steady, stable]

Meeting, Hall of: Largest building in Faltha, the place of public gatherings in Instruere; latterly the home of the Council of Faltha Mercium (Merr-see-um): Capital city of Straux, the second-largest city in Faltha, on the inland edge of the Aleinus Delta [AS merchant]

Merin (Mait-in): Wife of the Loulea village Haufuth [Fl laughter]

Midwinters' Day: Midwinter celebrations, held in northern Faltha, asserting the coming of spring Mist, The, aka Hinepukohurangi: Forested lands between Deruys and the Valley of a Thousand Fires, often cloaked in mist; home to the Children of the Mist, considered losian by the First Men Mjolkbridge (Myoulk-bridge): Town in inland Firanes, on the southern bank of Mjolk River, Site of the last bridge across the river [OF milk]

Modahl (Mow-darl): Legendary Trader of Firanes, father of Mahnum and grandfather of Leith and Flal [FM manservant]

Morneshade (Morn-shayd): City of Sarista, on the eastern desert coast Most High: Supreme god of the First Men Motu-tapu (moh-too-tah-poo): Sacred island of the Pei-ra, part of the Rehu Archipelago [M sacred place]

Nagorj (Nah-gorge): Southern upland province of SnaVaztha immediately west of the Gap [OSV north gorge]

Nemohairn (Nee-moh-haym): One of the Sixteen Kingdoms of Faltha, set on the southern Bay of Bewray. Once home to Bewray, guardian of the Jugom Ark [FM new home]

Nena (Nen-ya): Wife of Mandrake the Guardian, originally an Aslaman but was exiled [P blossom]

Nentachki (Nenn-tach-key): Unit of currency used by the Sanusi; roughly equivalent to a month's wages [S cold month]

Net of Vanishing: An Illusion designed to make a person or thing invisible. The Net of Vanishing requires considerable power Neume, Vale of (Noome): Valley in the Almucantaran Mountains, in southern Nemohaim; supposed location of Kantara [FM numinous]

New Age: Calendar of Faltha, the first year of which was the Destroyer's supposed defeat by Conal Greatheart.

North March: Area of Firanes bounded by Iskelsee to the north, Wodhaitic Sea to the west, the Fells to the east and the Innerlie Plains to the south Northern Escarpment: Southern edge of the Sna Vazthan tableland, scaled by the road to The Gap Outer Chamber: Main meeting hall in the Hall of Meeting, site of public gatherings in Instruere.

Parlevaag (Parl-ih-vagg): Fenni woman captured by Bhrudwans, slain by Widuz warriors [FN storyteller]

Pei-ra, the (Pay-rah): A losian race from the mountains of south-western Faltha, driven out of their home of Astraea by the First Men [P the people]

Pelasia (Peh-lay-see-ah): Woman of Instruere, one of the Ecclesia, slain by the Instruian Guard [CT precious one]

Perdu (Purr-do): Mjolkbridge hunter rescued from death by the Fenni, now serving them as interpreter [FI in hiding].

Pereval (Peh-reh-varl): Disputed province between Haurn and Sna Vaztha, currently under Sna Vazthan jurisdiction [SVZ plainland]

Petara (Peh-tar-uh): Elder from Escaigne, one who helped plan the overthrow of Instruere [FM small]

Phemanderac (Fee-man-duh-rack): Scholar of Dhauria who leaves his homeland to learn the whereabouts of the Right Hand [FM the mandate]

Philosophers, the: The senior members of the School of the Prophets in Dhauria Pinion, The: Longhouse in Instruere, houses the Instruian Guard. Notorious for its dungeon, known ironically as the Pinion Inn Piskasia (Pisk-ay-zha): One of the Sixteen Kingdoms of Faltha, located south of Sna Vaztha along the banks of the Aleinus [FM fish land]

Plafond (Pluh-fonnd): Capital city of Deuverre, at the western end of the basin formed by the Central Plains of Faltha [FM plate Up]

Plonya (Plonn-yuh): One of the Sixteen Kingdoms of Faltha, located between Firanes and the wild Widuz country [FM floodplain]

Porveiir, Mount (Pour-vay-er): Huge volcanic dome, intermittently active, on the western margins of the Wodranian Mountains in Favony [FA pourer]

Presiding Elder: The head Elder and ruler of Escaigne; formerly a high-ranking Watcher. The current Presiding Elder is named Feerik Preuse River (Proyse) Major river of Sna Vaztha, draining the northern marches of the Wodranian Mountains and crossing the Fruesan Plains [SVZ ice]

Prosopon (Proh-soh-pon): Second city of Redana'a, located at the feet of the Taproot Hills [FM promise of prosperity].

Pylorus, Sir (Pie-lore-us): One of the Knights of Fealty, keeper of the Hall of Conal Greatheart [FM faithful]

Pyrinius (Pie-rinn-ee-yoos): Dominie (teacher) of Phemanderac, expert harpist and scholar of Dhauria [FM fire servant]