Song in the Silence

GLOSSARY

Chélan Name of a plant and the brew made from it. It is drunk as a stimulant. We would say it tasted rather like mate with a hint of cinnamon.

Ferrinshadik The longing felt by (esp.) the Greater Kindred to join in fellowship with the Gedri, though they describe it more generally as the longing to speak with other races.

Gedrishakrim Humans. Usually shortened to Gedri. In Old Speech (OS): "the silent people."

Kadreshi na Kantriasarikh phrase, meaning "beloved of."

Kantriasarikh The OS word for the language of the Kantrishakrim.

Kantrishakrim The Greater Kindred of Dragons (originally all dragons). In Old Speech (OS) the word means "the wise people." Usually shortened to Kantri.

Khaadish Kantri word for gold.

Language of Truth The telepathy natural to the Kantri. It also has elements of empathic awareness. The Gedri call it Farspeech.

Lansip Name of a tree and the brews made from it. It grows only on the dragonlands, all attempts at transplanting having failed. Made into tea, it is a tonic and general remedy for minor ailments from headache to heart's sorrow; taken in quantity, it is an elixir of youth. The precious and rare fruit of the lansip tree, called Ian fruit, is a sovereign healer, and when eaten will heal nearly anything outside of death.

Old Speech The name in the common tongue for the language created by the Kantri and used by all the peoples before the Choice. Since that time it has developed into distinctly separate languages.

Rakshadakh Literally ''demon droppings'' (that is the polite translation). It is the ultimate insult as far as the Kantri are concerned, and generally refers to a demon master or one who treats often with the Rakshasa.

Rakshasa (obs. form: Rakshi) Demons. Singular, Raksha (greater demon) or Rikti (lesser demon). OS: "peoples of chaos." This is plural because, at the time of the Choice, the Rakshasa were already differentiated into two distinct peoples.

Trellishakrim Trolls. OS meaning is simply "the troll people," as this word came from the Trelli themselves, and they never translated it. It is almost the only word of their speech that survives, notably in the name of the great north-em forest of Kolmar, the Trollingwood.