Red Country (32 page)

phathire, aedric art. Mental re-creation of the past. Lit. see-being, from, phare, to see, thire, to be

Phathos, soothsayer. Lit. seeing eye, from phare, to see, os, eye

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Quarred, Confederate country

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ras, source (of a river)

Raskelf, Everan district. Lit. Kelf-source

resh, Everran district or province

rhodel (pl. rhodellin), gold coinage of Everran. From rho, round, del, gold

rienglis, red kite. From rien, crimson, perraglis, hawk

Rienzar, Hethrian gibber-plain. From rien, crimson, hazad, plain

Rihannar, continent. Lit. The Island

rivannon, scented tree. Possible kind of cassia

ruagesthyn, aedric “black” (outlawed) art. Lit. to call the dead, from ruagyre, to call, asthyn, dead

ruan, mind

Ruanbrarx, aedric arts. Lit. mind-acts, from ruan, mind, briarx, p.part. of briave, to act, q.v.

Ruanbraxe, aedric art. To block from other aedryx' awareness. From ruan, mind, braxe, shield

ruand, numeral one. Also leader, head capital, etc.

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saeva, wind

Saeverran, Everran tableland. Lit. Windy-Everran

saeveryr, wagtail. Also cape, “where the wind turns,” from saeva, wind, ryde, rythe, to turn

Saphar, capital of Everran. Lit. Delight

Sathel, wanderer, nomad

scarthe, aedric art. Telepathic perception. Lit. to read verbal thought

Sellithar, personal name. Lit. Starflower

sellothahr, frangipanni tree. Lit. sun-star, from selloth, stars, ahltar, sun

sha, adverb. That way, there

shophet, annually elected Estarian head of government

slief, plateau, tableland

Stirghend, region of gibbers in northern Hethria. From stiriand, north, ghend, stone

stiriand, north. Region of Everran. Aedric line

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tar, flower

Tasmar, Assharran province. From tassa, cloth

terrephal, sandstorm fore-runners. Lit. sand-dancer, from terre, to dance, phallyr, sand

terrian, jacaranda. Corruption of theryx, purple, iahn, flame

Thangar, Assharran province. From thangos, hilly

Th'Iahn, Aedric personal name. Lit. The Flame

thillian, diamond. Lit. light-water-fire, from thira, light, ilien, water, iahn, flame

thira, light (physical)

Thiryx, Sky-lord, worshipped in Everran. Lit. Air. See also Haz, Ilien and Iahn

thorgan, king

tingrith, numeral. Eight, all. Quarred government, loose confederation of aedric lines

Tirien, aedric line. Lit. South-water, from tirs, south, ilien, water

Tirien Neth, part of Kemreswash river. Lit. Southern Channel, from tirs, south, neth, watercourse

tirs, south. Region of Everran

Tirstang, Crux Australis. From tirs, south, tang, cross

torjer, spinifex. From torq, ugly, gjer, grass

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ulfann, dingoes. From ulce, wild, fanx (pl. fann), dog

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Valinhynga, Venus. Lit. Horns of the Morning, corruption of valin, horn, lyng, morning

vannor, cicada. From val, wing, anor, song

vaxy, Hethox dialect. Grass with edible roots

Velandryxe, wisdom. Lit. high-seeing, from vel, high, andeir, second or non-physical sight

velandyr, sage. Lit. high-seer

ven, highway, main road

veth, first

vist, adverb, now

Vorn, aedric personal name. Lit. The Tooth

vyrne, Lit. the last. Nickname of Vorn, q.v.

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wash, river

wreve, V. to master, control

wreve-lan'x, aedric art. Beast mastery. From wreve, control, lanyx, coll., beast

wreviane, aedric art. Pyrokinesis

wrevurx, aedric art. To control the weather. From wreve, control, vur, sky

wrock, ridge, esp. watershed

wyre, great

wyresparyx, goanna. From (1) wyre, great, (2) emsparyx, lizard, from emspar, snake (ema, poison, sparthe, to kill) and yrk, yrx, legs

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xaira, farewell, separation, aedric myth of same

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yeld, blood

yeldtar, poppy. Lit. blood-flower

yeltath, bloodwood tree. From yeld, blood, tath, wood

yst, truth

Ystanyrx, Lit. true songs. Cosmogony as preserved by Everran harpers

Ystir. Invocation. Truth it is

yx, sing., before, pl., eyes

yxphare, aedric art. Clairvoyance. Lit. to see before

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Zem-and-Zam, Assharran personal names. Lit. This-and-That

Zyphryr Coryan, Assharran capital. From zyph, city, wyre, great, coryan, maze, labyrinth

Sylvia Kelso
lives in North Queensland, Australia, and has been writing or telling stories for as long as she remembers.
The Red Country
is her third fantasy novel, the sequel to her well-received
Everran's Bane
and
The Moving Water.
She has also published poetry in Australian literary magazines, and has a Creative Writing MA for an alternate-history/SF novel set in alternate North Queenslands. She lives in a house with a lot of trees in the garden, but no cats or dogs. She makes up for this by playing Celtic music on a penny whistle and is now learning the fiddle as well.

 

Copyright © 2008 by Sylvia Kelso

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First published by FiveStar Books

First published in October 2008 in conjunction with Tekno Books and Ed Gorman.

Cover Art by Caroline Husher

This novel is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination, or, if real, used fictitiously.

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