Memla na-Mhoram-in: a Rider of the Clave
metheglin: a beverage; mead
Mhoram: former High Lord of the Council
mirkfruit: papaya-like fruit with narcoleptic pulp
Mithil Stonedown: a village in the South Plains
moksha: a Raver; also known as Jehannum
Morin: a former First Mark of the Bloodguard
Morinmoss: a former forest of the Land
Mount Thunder: a peak at the center of Landsdrop
na-Mhoram, the: leader of the Clave
na-Mhoram-cro: lowest rank of the Clave
na-Mhoram-in: highest rank of the Clave
na-Mhoram-wist: middle rank of the Clave
Nassic: father of Sunder; son of Jous; inheritor of the Unfettered One’s mission
Nelbrin: son of Sunder; “heart’s child”
Oath of Peace: former oath by the people of the Land against needless violence
Offin: a former na-Mhoram
One Tree, the: mystic tree from which the Staff of Law was made
orcrest: Sunstone; a stone of power, used by a Graveler
Pitchwife: a Giant; member of the Search; husband of the First of the Search
Prothall: a former High Lord
Prover of Life: title given to Thomas Covenant
Pure One, the: redemptive figure of jheherrin legend
Quest for the Staff of Law: former quest which recovered the Staff of Law from Drool Rockworm
Ramen: a people of the Land; tenders of the Ranyhyn
Ranyhyn: the great horses; they formerly lived on the Plains of Ra
Ravers: Lord Foul’s three ancient servants
Reader: a member of the Clave who tends and uses the master-rukh
Rede, the: knowledge of history and survival promulgated by the Clave
Revelstone: mountain-city of the Clave
rhysh: a community of Waynhim; “stead”
Riddenstretch: a region north of the Soulsease River
Rider: a member of the Clave
Ritual of Desecration: act of despair by which Kevin Landwaster destroyed much of the Land
Riversward: a region north of the Soulsease River
rukh: iron talisman by which a Rider wields power
Runnik: former Bloodguard
sacred enclosure: former Vespers hall at Revelstone
Saltheart Foamfollower: former Giant
samadhi: a Raver; also known as Sheol
Santonin na-Mhoram-in: a Rider of the Clave
Sarangrave Flat: a region of the Lower Land
Search, the: quest of the Giants for the wound in the Earth
Seareach: a region of the Land; formerly inhabited by the Giants
Second Ward: second unit of Kevin’s hidden knowledge
Seven Hells, the: a-Jeroth’s demesne; desert, rain, pestilence, fertility, war, savagery, darkness
Seven Wards, the: collection of knowledge hidden by Kevin
Shattered Hills: a region of the Land near Foul’s Creche
Sheol: a Raver; also known as samadhi
Shetra: a former Lord of the Council
Sivit na-Mhoram-wist: a Rider of the Clave
skest: acid-creatures serving the lurker of the Sarangrave
soft ones: the jheherrin
soothreader: a seer
soothtell: ritual of prophecy practiced by the Clave
Soulcrusher: former Giantish name for Lord Foul
Staff of Law, the: a tool of power formed by Berek from the One Tree
Starfare’s Gem: Giantship used by the Search
Stell: one of the Haruchai; protector of Sunder
Stonedown: a village; formerly, a village based on stone-lore
Stonemight, the: a name for a fragment of the Illearth Stone
Stonemight Woodhelven: a village in the South Plains
Sunbane, the: a power arising from the corruption of nature by Lord Foul
Sunbirth Sea: ocean east of the Land
Sunder: son of Nassic; Graveler of Mithil Stonedown
Sun-Sage: one who can affect the progress of the Sunbane
Sunstone: orcrest
sur-jheherrin: descendants of the jheherrin: inhabitants of Sarangrave Flat
Swarte: a Rider of the Clave
Swordmain/Swordmainnir: a Giant trained as a warrior
test of silence: interrogation technique used by the people of the Land
Third Ward: third unit of Kevin’s hidden knowledge
Three Corners of Truth: basic formulation of beliefs promulgated by the Clave
thronehall, the: the Despiser’s former seat in Foul’s Creche
Treacher’s Gorge: river-opening into Mount Thunder
Trell: father of Lena; former Gravelingas of Mithil Stonedown
Triock: a former man of Mithil Stonedown who loved Lena
Trothgard: a region of the Land
turiya: a Raver; also known as Herem
Unbeliever, the: title given to Thomas Covenant
Unfettered, the: formerly, lore-students freed from conventional
responsibilities
Unfettered One, the: founder of a line of men waiting to greet Thomas Covenant’s return to the Land
Unhomed, the: the former Giants of Seareach
upland: plateau above Revelstone
Upper Land: region west of Landsdrop
ur-Lord: title given to Thomas Covenant
ur-viles: Demondim-spawn; evil creatures of power
ussusimiel: nourishing melon grown by the people of the Land
Vain: a product of ur-viles’ breeding experiments
Vespers: former self-consecration ritual of the Lords
Victuallin Tayne: a region in the Center Plains
Viles: a rage of beings which created the Demondim
vitrim: nourishing fluid created by Waynhim
voure: a plant-sap which wards off insects
Vow, the: Bloodguard oath of service to the Lords
vraith: a Waynhim
Waynhim: Demondim-spawn, but opponents of the ur-viles
Weird of the Waynhim, the: Waynhim concept of doom, destiny, or duty
white gold: a metal of power not found in the Land
white gold wielder: title given to Thomas Covenant
Wightwarren: catacombs; home of the Cavewights under Mount Thunder
wild magic: the power of white gold; considered the keystone of the Arch of Time
Windscour: region in the Center Plains
Windshorn Stonedown: a village in the South Plains
Woodhelven: a village; formerly, a village based on wood-lore
Woodhelvennin: inhabitants of a Woodhelven
Wraiths of Andelain: creatures of living light which inhabit Andelain
Dedication:
To Lester Del Rey:
Lester made me do it
And to Ross and Perry Donaldson:
simply the best.
Books by Stephen R. Donaldson
“The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever”
Lord Foul’s Bane
The Illearth War
The Power that Preserves
“The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant”
The Wounded Land
The One Tree
White Gold Wielder
“The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant”
The Runes of the Earth
Fatal Revenant
Against All Things Ending
The Last Dark
“Mordant’s Need”
The Mirror of Her Dreams
A Man Rides Through
“The Gap Sequence”
The Real Story
Forbidden Knowledge
A Dark and Hungry God Arises
Chaos and Order
This Day All Gods Die
The “Axbrewder/Fistoulari” novels
The Man Who Killed His Brother
The Man Who Risk
ed His Partner
The Man Who Tried to Get Away
The Man Who Fought Alone
Short Story Collections
Daughter of Regals and Other Tales
Reave the Just and Other Tales