Jilmis*: Ryzcka of the Eighteenth Ryzck
Joachim*: Cadet
Johan Williamson*: Officer and brilliant tactical genius of the Garda (Baltimalya)
John Branling: Superintendent of Police at Stewarton
Jon*: Vadeln with the Fifteenth Ryzck (Delya)
Jsnei*: A Lind vadeln-paired with Valary of the Eighteenth Ryzck
Kiefer*: Ryzcka of the Fourth Ryzck (Canya)
Kolyei*: A dark-striped Lind vadeln-paired with Hannah
Lainei: A secretive Lind pack from north-western Lind
Lalya: A Lind (Avuzdel)
Laura*: Elderly vadeln of a motherly bent (Grdnei)
Ledei: A Lind (Avuzdel)
Lei: A Lind (Avuzdel)
Leon*: Ryzcka of the Fifteenth Ryzck (Malya)
Liam Durand: Lynsey’s brother and General Commander of the Garda
Lucy Knutson: Elder sister of Hannah
Luke Cartwright: Clothier from Farquharstown in Argyll and father of Tana
Luya*: A Lind vadeln-paired with Iain
Lynsey Durand*: Susa of the Vada (Bernei)
Madrei: Susa of pack Mredlnei
Malin*: A doctor with the Vada Holad
Maria: Wife of Jadred
Malya*: A Lind vadeln-paired with Leon
Mederthya: A Lind (Holad) and vadeln-paired with Talin
Melody*: Ryzcka of the Senior Cadets of the Vada (Dei)
Michal*: Cadet
Mikel Senotson (Kellen): Noble of the Kingdom of Murdoch and Head of Archives at the royal palace at Fort Baker
Mislya*: A Lind vadeln-paired with Sandy
Mldisya*: A Lind vadeln-paired with Pieter
Mlei*: Grey Striped Lind from pack Gyneya in the country of the Lind
Molly: A maid at the royal palace
Moonlight: The fastest horse in Duke Henri Cocteau’s stable
Nalda*: A Vadryzka on the training staff at the Stronghold (Ilyei)
Nadil*: A medic with the Vada Holad (Zaya)
Nick*: Vadeln-paired with Stasya
Olya*: A Lind vadeln-paired with Hansi Guntarson
Patch: Guard terrier of the Crawford farm
Paul*: Ryzcka of the Forty-fifth Ryzck (Benya)
Petar*: Vada Cadet from the northern Argyllian religious community in the same year group as the Quartet (Whiskya)
Peter*: Lynsey’s predecessor as Susa of the Vada
Peter Littleman*: Warrant Officer and Trainer of the Garda stationed at Settlement (Sarya)
Philip Ross: Captain of the Royal Guard in the Kingdom of Murdoch
Pieter*: A Vadryzka on the training staff at the Stronghold (Mldisya)
Qenei: A Lind looking for a human to pair with
Radnya*: A Lind of rtath Lvei who is emotionally tied to Tavei
Ranolf*: Ryzcka of the Junior Cadets of the Vada (Aya)
Redei: Gtrathlin of the Lind
Renlei: A Lind (Avuzdel)
Rhian*: Weaponsmaster of the Vada (Tadei)
Rick*: A Vadryzka on the training staff at the Stronghold (Aanya)
Rob: Teacher of general syllabus lessons at Vada
Robain*: Son of Gunter Knutson’s foreman (Balindifya)
Ruth Crawford: Youngest sister of Jessica
Salei*: A Lind vadeln-paired with Frieda
Sandy*: Holad Medic with the Fifteenth Ryzck (Mislya)
Sarya*: A Yellow Striped Lind of Rtath Ilyei
Scott Knutson: Elder brother of Hannah and serving with the Garda
Siya*: White Lind of pack Gyneya and vadeln-paired with James
Stasya*: A Lind vadeln-paired with Nick
Susya*: A Lind vadeln-paired with Anton
Tadei*: A Blue Striped Lind and vadeln-paired with Rhian
Talin*: Elderly Holad medic in charge of the Holad station near Fountains Head
Talmanya: A female Lind from pack Whendei
Tamir*: Year mate of the Quartet (Whalya)
Tana Cartwright*: Daughter of Luke Cartwright (Tavei)
Tavei*: A Blue Striped Lind of almost 17 hands and of stocky build (in Tara and Kolyei’s time the pack was called Zanatei then Afanasei)
Terez*: Holad medic of the Forty-fifth Ryzck (Danei)
Tiffney*: Young woman who lives in north-eastern Argyll
Tobib*: Cadet
Tom: Alias for the Duke of Duchesne’s spy
Trent*: Cadet
Trent: Third generation sailor who sailed west as a lad
Trnslei*: A Lind vadeln-paired with Jen
Valary*: Serving vadeln with the Eighteenth Ryzck (Jsnei)
Venerfei: A Lind vadeln-paired with Wallis
Wallis*: Member of the Express and ex-Vada (Venerfei)
Willem: Seneschal of the Royal Palace at Fort
Whalya*: Small-boned Lind and vadeln-paired with Tamir
Whendei: A pack from mid-Lind
Whiskya*: A Lind vadeln-paired with Petar
Wylie (Captain): Captain and owner of the Emily Stanton ship and ex-Argyllian navy
Xavier Crawford: Younger brother of Jessica
Xei*: A Violet Striped Lind with long legs and around 17 hands tall
Yanei: A Lind pack from far northern Lind
Zaya*: A Lind (Holad) and vadeln-paired with Nadil
GLOSSARY
AL: Anno Landing
Allst: Tall, large-leafed tree of the North
Argyll: Human country on the eastern coast of the Northern Continent
Arrowhawk: Murdochian trading vessel
Avuzdel: Lind Central Spying Unit, a quasi-secret order within the Lind nation
Battle of the Alliance: Battle between the Larg and the convicts of the South and the settlers and the Lind of the North at the beginning of the second summer of mankind on Rybak
Battle of Trumpet Keep: When the Larg invaded Vadath in AL10 the Armies of the North met them at David’s Keep, which was renamed Trumpet Keep after the battle was won
Black Star: Honour Star awarded to brave vadelns (deceased) of the Vada
Blue Flag: The flag raised above human habitations to tell searching Lind that there is a human there who wishes to be considered for pairing
Blue Lind: Tavern in south-east Argyll
Ceja: Yes
Chela: Lind claw, they have five on each paw. They resemble the claws of an earth cat in that they can tract and retract
Conclave: Ruling Council of the Kingdom of Murdoch, chaired by the King or Lord Regent. All Murdochian Dukedoms are entitled to a seat on Conclave as is the Lord Marshall. All seat-holders are entitled to one vote.
CP: Command Post; in a battle this is where the commander of the army is located
Daga: Lind den
Dalina: Blue flowers resembling snowdrops
Dantrapper: Forest in south-western Lind
Dom: Temporary pack home
Domta: Permanent pack home
Dugo: Small prickly, dense and fast-growing bush, prevalent in the North
Elda(s): Leader(s) of packs and Lind nation
Eln: Mate
Emily Stanton: Ship owned by Captain Wylie
Express: A service set up during the early years and modelled on the “Pony Express” of the American midwest in the nineteenth century with the additional service of ‘immediate’ messages using the Lind’s telepathic abilities
Farquharstown: A small village in Argyll about thirty miles from Settlement
Fealtatis: Fealty ceremony at the Court of Murdoch (the giving of homage and the taking of fealty to and from the King or Queen)
Fireoil: A substance that burns even in the wettest of conditions
Fort: Defensive site where the crew and families of the WCPS Electra fled before being overrun by the convicts some months after landing on Rybak - it became the ruling centre and capital of the Kingdom of Murdoch – the principal royal palace is situated here.
Fountains Head: Waterfall in south-western Lind and the location of the most westerly Holad station in the Lands of the Lind
Gar
da: Regular army of Argyll
Geraldine: The frigate belonging to the royal house of Murdoch
Gingroot: The root from which gingrootbeer is made
Gingrootbeer: Spicy soft drink
Great Eastern Sea: Vast ocean east of Argyll containing hundreds of islands
Gtran: Large, vicious cat-like predators that inhabit the snowy mountain ranges of the Northern Continent
Gtratha: High Council of Lind
Gtrathlin: Leader of the Gtratha
Hand: Measurement used to calculate the height of both Lind and horses and measuring four inches
Hero of Galliard: Weaponsmaster Rhian, Galliard is a small island in the Great Eastern Sea
Holad: Medical
Inner Sanctum: The room within the Vada Stronghold where the records are kept of those serving and who have once served with the Vada. It also contains the books recording vadeln who have died in the pursuit of their duty
Jeza: Eat
Jezdic: Zebra-like intractable animal
Kala: Caffeine drink made from the nuts of the allst tree
Kura: Docile, woolly, short-legged goat-like animal
Lai: Legendary beings of Lind mythology
Lian: Woods or forests
Lin: Litter of Lind pups
Lind: Peace loving wolf-like denizens of the Northern Continent
Lindling: Human word for Lind young, not often used
Lindar: Warrior section of pack
Little Sisters of the Poor: Nursing Order of Nuns from the Kingdom of Murdoch
Ltscta: Lind youngling
Lucky Lind: A pub at the Vada port
Malinon: Northern bird that sings a fine tune
Malinon: Argyllian merchant ship
Middle Sea: Sea between the Northern and Southern Continents
Militia of Argyll: Made up of the general population, the Militia is responsible for helping the Garda in their own Ward
Militia of Vadath: Made up of men and women of fighting age who have not paired with a Lind, the Militia is responsible for aiding in the defence of the Northern Continent
Murdoch: Human Country in the Southern Continent ruled by the ex-convicts (and their descendants) from the WCPS Electra
Ondis: Insects that live in swarms and who look like and live a similar life to the locusts of planet Earth
Order of the Grey Nuns: Teaching Order of Nuns from the Kingdom of Murdoch
Outpost: Holad Station to the west of the Rtathas of the Lind
Powderflower: Ship that carried blast-powder and other supplies along the Argyllian and Vadathian coasts and up the rivers
Rybak: Name of the planet, named after James Rybak, the star-navigator who found it
Ryz: Battle line
Ryzck: Troop of Vada – made up of thirty-four vadeln-pairs and one commanding vadeln-pair
Ptatch: Ride
Rdha: A snack meal
Relm: A piece of paper or parchment of letter size
Ricca: A rice-like crop grown in the South
Rtath: Pack
Rtatha: Pack-range
Rtathen: Pack-mates
Rtathlian: Pack-woods
Ruza: Hero
Ryzcka: Vada Troop Commander
Silver Star: Honour Star awarded to brave vadelns of the Vada
Sitrep: Situation report
Smaha: Red, numbing, medicinal root
Standard: Language spoken by the humans when they arrived on Rybak – as the years progressed the language shifted to take account of words of Lindish and of the Larg
Stewarton: City of Argyll, situated inland beside Lake Stewart
Susa: Commander of Lindar
Susyc: Commander of all the Armies in the North
Swallow: Ship Trent sailed in as a boy
Tarklei: River in south-western Lind
Thibaltines: Enclosed Order of Nuns from the Kingdom of Murdoch
Tranet: Edible freshwater flatfish
Tranet: A galley ship that plies its trade between Argyll, Vadath and the Islands of the Great Eastern Sea
Trent Reef: Name of the line of rocks and small islands that run from the south-western tip of Lind to the Southern Continent
Ungba: Soporific root used for medicines
Vada: Cavalry (Lind/human)
Vada: The township that has grown up around the Vada Stronghold
Vadath: Country between Argyll and Lind on the Northern Continent, ruled jointly by humans and Lind
Vadeln-pair: Paired life-mate (Lind/human), often shortened to vadeln-pair
Vadryz: Squad of Vada – made up of eight vadeln-pairs
Vadryza: Vada squad commander
Valdka: White spirit drink
Volat: Needless slaying of any creature
Vuz: Idiot (if spoken loudly)
Vuz: Small, striped river animal (if spoken softly)
Walda: A long tick-leafed grass grown in both Northern and Southern Continents and used for fodder, thatching and other myriad uses
Wral: Large bear-like animals that inhabit the riverbanks of the snowy mountains of the Northern Continent
Xrndli: Vulture-like raptor, after a battle they descend on the field and eat the dead
Zandi: Bright coloured snakes that live in the Northern Continent
Zarova: Long-necked camel-like meat animal
THE LARG
Altuinq: A human forced into rapport with a Larg
Angvr: A Larg who rules a small pack to the east of Largdom
Kohort: Cohort of Larg warriors, usually numbering in excess of 800
Kohortangan: Army commander
Kranan: Leader of kohort (kohort) squad
Kranj: Part of kohort, numbering eight
Larg: Warlike wolf-like denizens of Southern Continent
Largan: Leader of all the Larg
Rudtka: Small southern burrowing animal like a rabbit with short ears
Vdvr: An outcast Larg from the turn of the century
Yvdr: Commander (Kohortangan) of the Armies of the Larg
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APPENDICES
Appendix 1
The Rybakian Year
First Month of Summer – Dunrhed
Second Month of Summer – Vadrhed
Third Month of Summer – Lokrhed
Fourth Month of Summer – Sanrhed
Fifth Month of Summer – Rakrhed
First Month of Winter – Dunthed
Second Month of Winter – Vadthed
Third Month of Winter – Lokthed
Fourth Month of Winter – Santhed
A Rybakian year is ten months long. There are only two seasons, summer and winter. The year begins with Dunrhed, the first month of summer because tradition states that this was the month of landing.
There are four weeks, each ten days long, in a Rybakian month. A week is called a tenday.
Appendix 2
Extracts from the Genealogical Lists of the Ducal Houses of Murdoch -AL108 to AL156
House of Baker
Duke Sam (70-120) m. Contessa Janice Graham (73-111)
*Duke Sam (b91) m. Contessa Natalie Brentwood (95-136)
**Contessa Natalie (b122) m. Kellen Ian Karovitz (109-52)
***Richard (b142)
***Michaela (b149)
*Contessa Eloise (94-150) m Duke William Duchesne (96-148)
House of Cocteau
Duke Gerald (66-134) m. Contessa Barbara Brentwood (71-108)
*Duke Gerald (89-151) m. Contessa Marta van Buren (b89)
*Monique (90-108) m. Count Wolfram van Buren (85-108)
*Celine (92-150) m. Duke Tom Brentwood (92-150)
*Duke Henri (b94) m. Contessa Susan Gardiner (b106)
** Henri (b123) m. Miss Geraldine Armour (b130)
***Henri (b148)
***Geraldine (b151)
**Count Charles (b127)
House of Van Buren
Duke Raoul (68-122) m. Contessa Anne Brentwood (b75)
*Duke Raoul (93-126) m. Kellessa Julie Wright (97-154)
** Duke Raoul (b115) m. Contessa Eloise Duchesne (b116)
***Raoul (b138)
***Eloise (b140)
**Count Wolfram (b117) m. Contessa Patricia Graham (b117)
***Wolfram (b140)
***Brandon (b141)
House of Brentwood
Duke Tom (70-147) m. Contessa Colette Gardiner (75-97)
*Duke Tom (92-150) m. Contessa Celine Cocteau (92-150)
**Duke Tom (b110) m. Contessa Lucille Graham (b117)
***Tom (b136)
***Lucille (b136)
***Celine (b140)
***Colette (b146)
***Janet (b148)
House of Graham
Duke Jeremy (70-154) m. Margravessa Celine Cocteau (75-143)
*Jeremy (92-136) m. Contessa Anne Brentwood (97-150)
**Duke Jeremy (b115) m. Thanessa Marcia Stapleton (b120)
***Marcia (b140)
***Elisabeth (b141)
*Count James (96-150) m. Miss Patricia Morgan (b101)
**Count James (b118) m. Miss Alice Best (b121)
***James (b142)
***Mark (b145)
Appendix 3
Genealogical List of King Elliot the First of Murdoch
King Elliot I (2-73) m. Contessa Barbara Smith (4-37)
*King Elliot II (20-93) m. Contessa Celine Cocteau (24-90)
**Princess Mary (42-100) m. Count Bryan Brentwood (42-82)
***Count David (60-108) m. Contessa Marta van Buren (70-108)
****Count David (90-108)
****Margravessa Marta (96-108)
** King Elliot III (45-108) m. Contessa Alexa Baker (49-110)
***King Elliot IV (68-114) m. Margravessa Judith Cocteau (70-147)
****King Elliot V (b98) m. Contessa Natalie Gardiner (99-127)
*****Crown-Prince Elliot (b123) m. Contessa Gemma Brentwood (b120)
******Prince Elliot (b150)
******Princess Susan (b154)
******Princess Anne (b154)
******Princess Natalie (b156)
****Princess Anne (b103)
****Prince Brandon (b106) m. Margravessa Jennifer Brentwood (b116)
*****Prince Brandon (b140)
*****Princess Jennifer (b142)
*Princess Anne (21-24)