Peace, tremulous, unexpected, sent a taproot out of nowhere into Morgon’s heart.
People and Places
ACOR OF HEL
third King of Hel
AIA
wife of Har of Osterland
AKER, JARL
dead trader of Osterland
AKREN
home of the land-rulers of Hed
ALOIL
a Lungold wizard
AMORY, WYNDON
farmer of Hed; Arin, his daughter
AN
kingdom incorporating the Three Portions (An, Aum, Hel) ruled by Mathom
ANOTH
physician at the court of Heureu of Ymris
ANUIN
seaport in An; home of the Kings of An
ARYA
a Herun woman subject of a riddle
ASH
son and land-heir of Danan Isig
ASTRIN
land-heir of Ymris; brother of Heureu
ATHOL
dead father of Morgon, Eliard and Tristan; a prince of Hed
AUBER OF AUM
descendant of Peven of Aum
AUM
ancient kingdom now one of the three portions of An
AWN OF AN
ancient land-ruler of An; died because he deliberately destroyed part of An to keep it from an enemy
BERE
grandson of Danan Isig: son of Vert
BLACKDAWN, HALLARD
a lord of An, with lands in east Hel
CAERWEDDIN
chief city of Ymris; seat of Heureu; a port city
CAITHNARD
a free-port city between Ymris and An; site of the college maintained by the Riddle-Masters
CITY OF CIRCLES
home of the Morgol of Herun
COL
ancient lord of Hel
CORBETT, BRI
ship-master of Mathom of An
CORRIG
a shape-changer; ancestor of Raederle
CROEG, CYN
the Lord of Aum, with lands in east Aum; a descendant of the Kings of Aum
CROEG, MARA
Cyn Croeg’s wife; The Flower of An
CRON
ancient Morgol of Herun; full name Ylcorcronlth. His harper was Tirunedeth
CROWN CITY
chief city of Herun; ringed by seven circular walls; seat of the Morgol El of Herun
CYONE
wife of Mathom of An; mother of Raederle and Rood
DANAN ISIG
Land-ruler and king of Isig
DETH
a harpist
DHAIRRHUWYTH
an early Morgol of Heron
DUAC
EARTH-MASTERS
ancient, mysterious inhabitants of the High One’s realm
EDOLEN
an Earth-Master
EL ELRHIARHODAN
the land-ruler of Herun
ELIARD
the Prince of Hed; Morgon’s younger brother
ELIEU OF HEL
the younger brother of Raith, Lord of Hel
ERIEL
a shape-changer; a kinswoman of Corrig and Raederle
ERLENSTAR MOUNTAIN
ancient home of the High One
EVERN
“The Falconer”; a dead King of Hel
FARR
the last of the Kings of Hel
GALIL
ancient king of Ymris in the time of Aloil
GHISTESLWCHLOHM
founder of the school of wizards at Lungold; also impersonator of the High One
GOH
a member of the Herun guard
GRANIA
dead wife of Danan Isig, mother of Sol
GRIM MOUNTAIN
site of Yrye, home of Har of Osterland
HAGIS
dead king of An, grandfather of Mathom
HAR
the wolf-king; land-ruler and king of Osterland
HARTE
mountain-home of Danan Isig
HED
a small island ruled by the Princes of Hed
HEL
one of the Three Portions of An
HERUN
a kingdom ruled by the Morgol
HEUREU
king of Ymris
HIGH ONE
sustainer of the land-law of the realm
HLURLE
a small trade-port near Herun
HUGIN
son of Suth the wizard
HWILLION, MAP
a young lord with lands in south Aum
IFF
a Lungold wizard
ILON
ancient harper of Har of Osterland
IMER
a guard in the Morgol’s service
INGRIS OF OSTERLAND
refused to take in the disguised Har of Osterland and died as a result
ISIG
a mountain kingdom ruled by Danan Isig
ISIG PASS
a mountain pass between Isig and Erlenstar Mountain
KALE
first King of An, who won a desperate battle with a Great Shout
KERN OF HED
ancient prince of Hed, subject of the only riddle to come from Hed
a guard in the Morgol’s service
KING’S MOUTH PLAIN
site of a ruined city of the Earth-Masters
KOR, RUSTIN
trader
KRAAL
port-city at the mouth of the Winter River
KYRTH
trade-city in Isig on the Ose River
LAERN
Riddle-Master at Caithnard; lost his life in a riddle game with Pevin of Aum
LEIN
kinsman of the High Lord of Marcher
LOOR
fishing village in Ymris
LUNGOLD
city founded by Ghisteslwchlohm; home of the School of Wizards
LYRA
the land-heir of Herun; El’s daughter
MADIR
ancient witch of An
MARCHER
territory in north Ymris governed by the High Lord of Marcher.
MASTER, CANNON
farmer of Hed
MATHOM
King of An
MEREMONT
coastal territory of Ymris
MEROC TOR
high lord and ruler of Tor; subject of Heureu of Ymris
MORGON
the Star-Bearer, at one point the Prince of Hed
NEMIR
Nemir of the Pigs; a dead King of Hel
NUN
a Lungold wizard
NUTT, SNOG
pigherder of Hed
OAKLAND, GRIM
overseer for Morgon of Hed
OEN OF AN
conqueror of Aum; king of An; built a tower to trap the witch Madir
OHM
a Riddle-Master of Caithnard
OHROE OF HEL
a dead King of Hel; called “The Cursed”
OSTERLAND
northern kingdom ruled by Har
PEVEN
ancient lord of Aum
RAEDERLE
daughter of Mathom of An
RAITH
the lord of Hel
RE OF AUM
offended an ancient lord of Hel, and in trying to insure his safety, allowed the lord of Hel to trap him on his own estate
RHU
fourth morgol of Herun; built the seven walls surrounding Crown City; died seeking the answer to a riddle; full name Dhairrhuwyth
ROOD
Mathom’s younger son; brother of Duac and Raederle
RORK
high lord of Umber
RYE, TOBEC
trader
SEC
SERIC
the High One’s watcher; trained by the wizards at Lungold
SOL OF ISIG
dead son of Danan of Isig; died at the door of the cave o
f the Lost Ones at the bottom of Isig Mountain; cut the stones for the stars on the harp Yrth made
SPRING OAKLAND
dead mother of Morgon of Hed; wife of Athol
STONE, HARL
farmer of Hed
STRAG, ASH
trader of Kraal
SUTH
an ancient wizard
TALIES
a Lungold wizard
TEL
one of the Riddle-Masters of the college at Caithnard
TERIL
son of Rork Umber
THISTIN OF AUM
current lord of Aum, under Mathom
TIR
Earth-Master; Master of Earth and Wind
TIRUNEDETH
harper to the Morgol Cron, ancient ruler of Herun
TOL
small fishing-town in Hed
TOR
a territory in Ymris
TRIKA
a guard in the Morgol’s service
TRISTAN
Morgon’s sister
UMBER
Midland territory of Ymris
UON
harpmaker of Hel, three centuries before
USTIN OF AUM
ancient king of Aum who died of sorrow over the conquering of Aum by An
VERT
daughter of Danan Isig
WIND PLAIN
the site in Ymris of Wind Tower and a ruined city of the Earth-Masters
WIND TOWER
only complete structure in the ruined city on Wind Plain; top of tower cannot be reached
WOLD, LATHE
great-grandfather of Morgon of Hed
WOLD, SIL
farmer of Hed
XEL
wild cat belonging to Astrin, gift of Danan Isig
YLON
an ancient King of An; son of a queen of An and the shape-changer Corrig
YMRIS
a kingdom ruled by Heureu Ymris
YRTH
a powerful, blind wizard at Lungold
YRYE
home of Har of Osterland
ZEC OF HICON
craftsman who did the inlay work on the harp with three stars