Voice of the Gods

Glossary

VEHICLES

platten - two-wheeled vehicle

tarn - four-wheeled vehicle

windboat - a boat that uses windpower to travel across the desert

windsailers - the boat’s operator

PLANTS

dembar - tree with magic sensitive sap

drimma - fruit of Southern Ithania

felfea - tree of Si

florrim - tranquilizing drug

formtane - soporific drug

fronden - fern/bracken-like plants

garpa - tree; seeds are a stimulant

heybrin - cure believed to protect against sexually transmitted diseases

hroomya - coral that produces a blue dye

kwee bulbs - the edible fruit of a seaweed

mallin - herb that promotes circulation

mytten - tree with wood that burns slowly

ograssi - grain crop of Sennon

rebi - fruit found in Si

saltwood - wood that is resistant to decay

sea tube - ink-producing coral

shendle - plant on forest floor

sleepvine - uses telepathic compulsion to trap prey

smokewood - bark with stimulating qualities

velweed - cure for haemorrhoids

wemmin - fleshy flower

winnet - tree that grows along rivers

yan - tubers on forest floor

ANIMALS

aggen - mythical monster that lives in mines

amma - believed to be giantfish tears

arem - domestic, for pulling plattens and tarns

ark - predatory bird

breem - small animal hunted by Siyee for food

bulfish - shellfish that lives on rocky outcrops

carmook - small pet native to Sennon

dartfly - stinging insect of northeast mountains

doi - playful sea creature

fanrin - predator that hunts gowts

flarke - sea predator

garr - giant sea creature

giantfish - enormous sea creature

girri - wingless birds, domesticated by Siyee

glitterworm - insect that glows in the dark

gowt - domestic animal bred for meat and milk, resides in mountains

kiri - large predatory bird

leramar - predator with telepathic ability

lightfish - fish that glows in dark waters

lyrim - domestic herd animals

moohook - small pet

ner - domesticated animal bred for meat

reyna - animal for riding and pulling plattens

roale - large sea creature

roro - carnivore of the Dekkan jungle

shem - domestic animal bred for milk

shrimmi - freshwater shellfish

spikemat - spiney creature of reefs

spinerake - landwalker name for flarke

starfan - fish with deadly spines

takker - large snake

tiwi - insects that make a hive

veez - cute, telepathic pet that can speak

vorn - wolf-like animals

woodfish - tasteless fish

yern - deer-like, limited telepathy

yeryer - venomous sea creature

zapper - stinging insect

CLOTHING

circ - circular overgarment worn by Circlian priests and priestesses

octavestim - garb of the Priests of Gareilem

tawl - overgarment worn draped over shoulders fastened at throat

tunic - dress for women, shirt for men

undershift - undergarment for women

FOOD

coopa - Dunwayan drink

firespice - spice from Toren

flatloaf - dense bread

nutmeal - paste made from nuts, Si

rootcakes - patties of boiled and fried roots

wafercakes - fried, flaky pastry

DRINK

ahm - drink of Somrey, usually warmed and spiced

drai - Elai drink

fwa - Dunwayan drink

jamya - ceremonial drink of Pentadrians

kahr - Sennon drink

maita - stimulating non-alcoholic drink

teepi - Siyee drink

teho - drink of Sennon

tintra - Hanian drink

tipli - Toren drink

DISEASES

hearteater - disease that attacks lungs

lungrot - disease that, funnily enough, rots the lungs

woundrot - the festering of a wound

BUILDINGS

blackstone - stone that is dark-colored

safehouse - place where Dreamweavers can stay

wayhouse - place for travellers to stay in

whitestone - stone that is pale-colored

OTHER

canar - Sennon coin

sleepease - sleeping drug

smokewood - recreational drug