Stephen Donaldson - The Runes of the Earth

ghohritsar: a Waynhim

ghramin: a Waynhim

Giantclave: Giantish conference

Giantfriend: title given first to Damelon, later to Thomas Covenant

Giants: the Unhomed, ancient friends of the Lords; a seafaring people of the Earth

Giantship: a stone sailing vessel made by Giants; dromond

Giantway: path made by Giants

Giant Woods: a forest of the Land

Gibbon: the na-Mhoram; leader of the Clave

Gilden: a maple-like tree with golden leaves

Gildenlode: a power-wood formed from the Gilden trees

Glimmermere: a lake on the plateau above Revelstone

Gorak Krembal: Hotash Slay, a defence around Foul’s Creche

Gossamer Glowlimn: a Giant, the First of the Search

Grace: a Cord of the Ramen

Graveler: one who uses stone to wield the Sunbane

graveling: fire-stones, made to glow by stone-lore

Gravelingas: a master of the stone-lore

Gravin Threndor: Mount Thunder

Great Desert, the: a region of the Earth; home of the Bhrathair and the Sandgorgons

Great Swamp, the: Lifeswallower, a region of the Land

Grey Desert, the: a region south of the Land

Grey River, the: a river of the Land

Grey Slayer: plains name for Lord Foul

Greywightswath: a region north of the Soulsease River

Greshas Slant: a region in the Centre Plains

griffin: lion-like beast with wings

Grim, the: (also the na-Mhoram’s Grim) a destructive storm sent as an attack by the Clave

Grimmand Honninscrave: a Giant; Master of Starfare’s Gem; brother of Cable Seadreamer

Grimmerdhore: a forest of the Land

Guard, the: hustin; soldiers serving the gaddhi

Guardian of the One Tree, the: mystical figure warding the approach to the One Tree; ak-Haru Kenaustin Ardenol

Haft: commander of an Eoward

Halfhand: title given to Thomas Covenant and to Berek

Hall of Gifts, the: large chamber in Revelstone devoted to the artworks of the Land

Hamako: sole survivor of the destruction of During Stonedown

Hami: a Ramen Manethrall

Handir: a Haruchai leader, the Voice of the Masters

Harbour Captain: chief official of the port of Bhrathairealm

Harn: one of the Haruchai, protector of Hollian

Haruchai: a warrior people from the Westron Mountains

Healer: a physician

Hearthrall of Lord’s Keep: a steward responsible for light, warmth, and hospitality

Heart of Thunder: cave of power in Mount Thunder; Kiril Threndor

Hearthcoal: a Giant; cook of Starfare’s Gem; wife of Seasauce

Heartthew: a title given to Berek Halfhand

heartwood chamber: meeting-place of a Woodhelven, within a tree

Heer: leader of a Woodhelven

Heft Galewrath: a Giant; Storesmaster of Starfare’s Gem

Herem: a Raver, Kinslaughterer, turiya

Hergrom: one of the Haruchai

High Lord: leader of the Council of Lords

High Lord’s Furl: banner of the High Lord

High Wood: lomillialor, offspring of the One Tree

Hile Troy: a man formerly from Thomas Covenant’s world; Warmark of High Lord Elena’s Warward

Hiltmark: second in command of the Warward

Hirebrand: a master of wood-lore

Hoerkin: a Warhaft

Hollian: daughter of Amith, eh-Brand of Crystal Stonedown

Home: original homeland of the Giants

Horizonscan: lookout atop the midmast of a Giantship

Horse, the: human soldiery of the gaddhi

horserite: a gathering of Ranyhyn in which they drink mind-blending waters in order to share visions, prophecies, and purpose

Hotash Slay: flow of lava protecting Foul’s Creche; Gorak Krembal

Hower: a Bloodguard, assigned to Lord Loerya

Hrama: a Ranyhyn stallion, mount of Anele

Humbled, the: three Haruchai maimed to resemble Thomas Covenant; a reminder to the Masters of their limitations

Hurn: a Cord of the Ramen

hurtloam: a healing mud

Huryn: a Ranyhyn, Terrel’s mount

Husta/hustin: partly human soldiers bred by Kasreyn to be the gaddhi’s Guard

Hyn: a Ranyhyn mare; mount of Linden Avery

Hynaril: a Ranyhyn, mount of Tamarantha and then Mhoram

Hynyn: a Ranyhyn stallion; mount of Stave

Hyrim: a Lord, son of Hoole

Illearth Stone, the: powerful bane long buried under Mount Thunder

Illender: title given to Thomas Covenant

Imoiran Tomal-mate: a Stonedownor

Infelice: reigning leader of the Elohim

Irin: a warrior of the Third Eoman of the Warward

Isle of the One Tree, the: location of the One Tree

Jain: a Manethrall of the Ramen

Jass: a Haruchai; a Master of the Land

Jehannum: a Raver, Fleshharrower, moksha

jheherrin: soft ones, misshapen by-products of Foul’s making

Jous: a man of Mithil Stonedown; son of Prassan; father of Nassic; inheritor of an Unfettered One’s mission to remember the Halfhand

Kalina: wife of Nassic; mother of Sunder; woman of Mithil Stonedown

Kam: a Manethrall of the Ramen

Kasreyn of the Gyre: a thaumaturge; the gaddhi’s Kemper (advisor) in Bhrathairealm

Kastenessen: one of the Elohim; former Appointed

Kelenbhrabanal: Father of Horses in Ranyhyn legends

Keeper: a Ramen rank; one of those unsuited to the rigors of being a Cord or a Manethrall

Keep of the na-Mhoram, the: Revelstone

Kemper, the: chief advisor of the gaddhi; Kasreyn

Kemper’s Pitch: highest level of the Sandhold

Kenaustin Ardenol: a figure of Haruchai legend, paragon and measure of all Haruchai virtues

Kevin Landwaster: son of Loric Vilesilencer, last High Lord of the Old Lords

Kevin’s Dirt: smog-like pall covering the Upper Land; invisible from below, it blocks health-sense

Kevin’s Lore: knowledge of power left hidden by Kevin in the Seven Wards

Kevin’s Watch: mountain lookout near Mithil Stonedown

Khabaal: one of the Seven Words

Kinslaughterer: a Giant-Raver, Herem, turiya

Kiril Threndor: chamber of power deep under Mount Thunder; Heart of Thunder

Koral: a Bloodguard; assigned to Lord Amatin

Korik: a Bloodguard

kresh: savage giant yellow wolves