Midnight tides

GLOSSARY

Acquitor: a sanctioned position as guide/factor when dealing with non-Letherii peoples

Atri-Preda: military commander who governs a city or town

Ceda: title of King’s own mage

Finadd: equivalent of captain in the military

Preda: equivalent of commander or general in the military

Sentinel: the King’s Voice in establishing first contact with non-Letherii peoples

The King’s Leave: a title relieving the holder of all criminal convictions

Burl Square: a square in Letheras

Cedance: the dominant set of Tiles (see the Holds)

Cul Street: a street in Letheras

Down Markets: a district in Letheras

Errant’s Heel: an alley in Letheras

Eternal Domicile: the new palace under construction in Letheras

Huldo’s: a restaurant in Letheras

Katter Bight: a stretch of water outside Old Katter

Kraig’s Landing: upriver from the city of Trate

Lether: the kingdom and its protectorates

Letheras: the capital city of Lether

Merchants’ Tolls: equivalent of a stock market in Lether

Purser’s District: a district in Letheras

Quillas Canal: one of the main canals in Letheras

Rat Catchers’ Guild: a mysterious guild active throughout Lether

Red Lane: a lane in Letheras

Rild’s: a restaurant in Letheras

Scale House: headquarters of the Rat Catcher’s Guild, Letheras

Sherp’s Last Lane: a bridge in Letheras

Stinking House: abode of Selush the Dresser of the Dead

Tarancede Tower: a watchtower overlooking Trate Harbour

Temple School: an educational establishment in Letheras

The Temple: a high-end brothel in Letheras

Urum’s Lenders: an establishment in Letheras

Awl

Brans Keep

Bridle

Cargo

Desden

Dissent

Dresh

Fent Reach

First Maiden Fort

First Reach

Five Points

Fort Shake

Gedry

Harness

High Fort

Letheras

The Manse

Miner Sluice

Old Gedure

Old Katter

Second Maid Fort

Trails

Trate

Truce

Bluerose

Karn

Korshenn

Pilott

Pockface Islands

Kolanse

Artisan Battalion

Bluerose Battalion

Cold Clay Battalion

Crimson Rampant Brigade

Fent Garrison

Grass Jackets Brigade

Harridict Brigade

Katter Legion

Maiden Garrison

Merchants’ Battalion

Shake Legion

Trate Legion

Wave Wake Brigade

Whitefinder Battalion

Blue Style Steel: an earlier method of ironmongery

Docks: commonest denomination of Lether money

Dresh Ballista: a multi-quarrel war weapon

Letheran Steel: a secret method of ironmongery

Letherii: that of Lether, also the name of the language and of the people

Levels: the coin of the wealthy Lether

Lupe Fish: a large carnivorous fish resident in Lether River and the canals

Ootooloo: a primitive but singular sea-creature from Bluerose

Peaks: the coin of the filthy rich in Lether

(The) Seventh Closure: prophesied renaissance

(The) Shrouded Sisters of the Empty Throne: Educators

Stripling: lowest denomination of Lether money

Truce Fever: a common, curable fever

Tusked Milk: an alcoholic beverage

Arapay: subjugated and easternmost tribe of Tiste Edur

Beneda: subjugated tribe of Tiste Edur

Calach Breeding Beds: coastline where Tusked Seals breed

Den-Ratha: subjugated northernmost tribe of Tiste Edur

Hasana Inlet: an inlet claimed by the Tiste Edur

Hiroth: dominant tribe of the Tiste Edur

Kachan Inlet: an inlet claimed by the Tiste Edur

Knarri: a whaling and fishing craft

K’orthan: raider longboats

K’risnan: the Warlock King’s cadre of sorcerors

Merude: subjugated tribe of Tiste Edur

Morok Tree: a blue-leafed tree used in funeral practices

Sollanta: subjugated tribe of Tiste Edur

Stonebowl: a natural depression at the base of a gorge north of the main Hiroth village

(The) Eres’al: the spirit goddess of the Nerek

Faraed: an assimilated people in Lether

Fent: an assimilated people in Lether

Jheck: a northern tribe

Ken’ryllah: a type of demon

Kenyll’rah: a type of demon

Khalibaral: a type of demon

Meckros: a civilization of mobile, floating cities

N’purel: the Whiskered Fish of the Kenyll’rah homeworld

Nachts: Jaghut-bred versions of bhoka’rala

Nerek: an assimilated people in Lether

Onyx Wizards: sorcerors of Bluerose (defeated in conquest)

Tarthenal: an assimilated people in Lether

The Seregahl: the five gods of the Tarthenal

(The) Black Winged Lord: divinity worshipped in Bluerose

Kilmandaros: an Elder Goddess

Mael: an Elder God

Menandore: (Betrayer, Dawn)

Scabandari Bloodeye: (Father Shadow, Emurlahnis)

Sheltatha Lore: (Daughter Dusk)

Silchas Ruin: (The Betrayer)

Sukul Ankhadu: (The Fickle)

The Beast Hold

Bone Perch

Elder

Crone

Seer

Shaman

Hunter

Tracker

The Azath Hold

Heartstone

Keeper

Portal

Path

Mason

Tomb

Guest

Barrow

Root

Wall

The Dragon Hold

Queen

Consort

Liege

Knight

Gate

Wyval

The Lady

Blood-Drinker

Path-Shaper

The Ice Hold

Ice Throne

Walker

Huntress

Shaper

Bearer

Child

Seed

The Empty Hold

Empty Throne

Wanderer

Mistress

Watcher

Walker

Saviour

Betrayer

The Fulcra (unaligned)

Shapefinder

The Pack

The Errant

Axe (Eres)

Crow (White Crow)

Fire

Dolmen

Blade

Knuckles