Book 5 Glossary

Chair of the Council, or sedra (which means, ‘chair’); he is the only member of the council who uses his own name; name means ‘one who is doubly strong.’

Master of Defense; oversees the defenses of Melbarth, both school and city, and also the teaching of defensive orthek techniques; his name, like all the names that follow, is a title that describes the position held and means ‘master of defense.’

Master of Attack; with Degwendek, oversees the defenses of Melbarth with a focus on strategies of attack; he also teaches offensive orthek techniques; his name is a title and means ‘master of attack.’

Master of Air; oversees teaching of uses of element of air in teka; name is a title that can change endings with the master who occupies this position (‘i’ for ‘a’ when the master is male), as can all the titles that follow and means ‘master of air.’

Master of Water; oversees teaching of uses of element of water in teka; name is a title that can change endings with the master who occupies this position; title means ‘master of water.’

Master of Earth; oversees teaching of uses of element of earth in teka; name is a title that can change endings with the master who occupies this position; title means ‘master of earth.’

Master of Fire; oversees teaching of uses of element of fire in teka; name is a title that can change endings with the master who occupies this position; title means ‘master of fire.’

Master of Ice; oversees teaching of uses of element of ice in teka; name is a title that can change endings with the master who occupies this position; title means ‘master of ice.’

Master of Time; oversees teaching of uses of element of time in teka; name is a title that can change endings with the master who occupies this position; title means ‘master of time.’

Master of Light; oversees teaching of uses of element of light in teka; name is a title that can change endings with the master who occupies this position; title means ‘master of light.’

Master of Void; this master has been lost since the division of the original maghi order atno 67, although the other masters continued to teach the use of this element until news of the destruction of Eklor in 1134, at which time overt use of the Void was forbidden by members of the order; the council admitted, however, that some ortheks covertly used this element, thus, the distinction was introduced; it is interesting that this master’s place and chair at the council table has never been removed; name is a title that could change endings with the master who occupied this position; title means ‘master of Void.’

Master of Records; keeper of the library of Melbarth; records all the history and chronicles of the order, the school, Melbarth, and the land; name is a title that can change endings with the master who occupies this position; title means ‘master of records,’ or ‘keeper of writings.’

Red Guard who aids the chosen in Belford; third sergeant in the Second Company, Second Legion, later promoted to captain; another variation of the name that means ‘strong shoulders.’

captain of the First Company of the gwenakso; name is probably a variation of the name of Mistress Klarissa’s father, Blekan, whose name means ‘strong singer.’

member of the Red Guard stationed in Luflina; meaning of the name is unknown, although Hierarch Thalamar believes it could be ‘one who shows. . . ,’ but what this one shows is unclear; since the red kailum are involved, we assume that what this person shows must, necessarily be associated with the unholy rites practiced within the Luflina, but this is only a guess.

the shaman, which is in some ways equivalent to a kailu, of one of the principle clans of pleugle inhabiting the Wolpoti Swamp; father of Fatawssy and son of their Widoitor, the leader of all pleugle clans; it is unknown if his name has any particular meaning, although Hierarch Thalamar believes the ending, ‘-assy,’ is patronymic in its derivation, especially considering the similarity between the names of father and daughter.

ponkolu master of Gar’s slaves; name means ‘beater of slaves.’

Chief Shield of the command squad of the gwenakso; name means ‘helm.’

captain of seklesi company stationed within Lufkor; another variation of the name that means ‘strong shoulders.’

retired kortexi who helps Whitesun; name means ‘strong shoulders.’

awema midwife who is a friend of the families of both Mistress Elanor and Master Telvor; name means ‘one who gives aid during childbirth.’

steward of Sir Kuresmo; name means ‘he who grasps by the hand,’ i.e., ‘purchaser.’

captain of the Fifth Company of the gwenakso; name means ‘strong shoulders.’

war leader of one of the clans of pleugle living in the Wolpoti Swamp; it is unknown if his name has any meaning, although Hierarch Thalamar believes the ending, -assek, is patronymic in its derivation.

Chief Maghi of the First Company command squad of the gwenakso; name means, literally, ‘soft message,’ hence, ‘whisper.’

a special set of teeth and small bones, taken from the animals of the Wolpoti and inscribed with symbols; these special teeth and bones are used by the pleugle shaman to predict the future; name means, in ancient, ‘bones.’

second Chief Archer of the command squad of the gwenakso; name means ‘the arrow.’

member of the Red Guard in the Luflina; meaning of this name is unknown.

Chief Kailu of the First Company command squad of the gwenakso; name means ‘hard shoulders.’

cat-like creatures, with scaly hides, found only in the Wolpoti swamp.

squad leader of the fourth squad in the fifth company of the gwenakso; name means ‘shield maiden.’

second Chief Sword of the command squad of the gwenakso; name means ‘sword maiden’.

second captain of the seklesi company stationed within Lufkor; name means ‘strong swimmer.’

former name of the village that became Holvar after the original home of the seklesem was destroyed in 2039; name means ‘a fork in the road.’

a young wetha, one of many, used by the awema midwife, Lonera, as a wet nurse following childbirth; name means ‘wet nurse.’

leader of all the pleugle clans, an ur-shaman, and head of all shaman; father of Gawkassy, grandfather of Fatawssy; Hierarch Thalamar believes this title means ‘wise one’ in ancient, but because the pleugle have altered the language to suit their own purposes, the Hierarch’s interpretation could be mistaken.

kortexi gatekeeper of Karble and fifth member of ruling council of elders; name may mean ‘well of wisdom’ but this is only supposition.

creates a shield of time, protecting against time; uses time.

creates a fist-sized ball of light that is thrown by the maghi at a chosen target; uses light.

creates a blade-shaped sword of air that the tekson can wield much like a giant-sized sword; uses air and light.

creates a beam or ray of Void that emanates from the rod or staff and can thus be directed by the tekson; uses Void and air.

creates a shield of light, protecting against the Void; uses air and light.

aura of light to protect against the Void; uses light and air.

gives the person touched the eyes/vision of an eagle; uses air and light.

enchants the blade of a weapon to become a blade of Void; uses Void and air.