Jan Delima: Celtic Moon

“Ah, Dylan.” Taliesin shook his head, using the warrior’s given name as an acceptance of friendship. “Don’t you realize . . . I’ve already chosen a side. And the side I’ve chosen is yours.”

The warrior winced, because, unlike his wife, Dylan understood the danger that Taliesin’s friendship carried.

= Character = Term

ANNWFN; OTHERWORLD

Homeland of the Welsh Celtic deities, similar to sídh of Irish mythology, where the Tuatha Dé Danann reside, the land of faery and magical beings.

BEDDESTYR; WALKER

Once messengers to Ceridwen in the Otherworld; four known Walkers still exist, all have lost their power to walk between worlds.

BELTANE; MAY DAY

A Celtic holiday to celebrate the beginning of summer. Ancient Celts believed that the barrier between our world and the Otherworld opened this day and that the Gods visited to bestow fertility blessings.

BLEIDD; WOLF

A Guardian descendant born or trapped in wolf form who cannot change to human; human intelligence exists within the wolf.

CERIDWEN; CELTIC GODDESS

Welsh Celtic goddess, worshiped by ancient Celts as the great sow goddess; though less recognized, Ceridwen was also revered as the goddess of wolves; known to brew potions of transformation and knowledge; master of animal transformation; birth mother of Taliesin.

CERNUNNOS; CELTIC GOD

Welsh Celtic Lord of Animals; worshiped by ancient Celts as the Great Hunter; commonly depicted in Celtic artifacts with horned animals, such as the horned snake of Celtic tradition, and the stag; honored by ancient Celts as the leader of the Wild Hunt where spirits of the dead were carried to the Otherworld.

CORMACK

Brother of Siân and Taran; close friend of Elen; born in wolf form without the ability to transform to human; human intelligence exists within the wolf.

COUNCIL OF CERIDWEN; GOVERNING ASSEMBLY OF ORIGINAL GUARDIANS

A self-proclaimed governing body compiled by the twelve surviving Original Guardians.

CYMRU; WALES

Homeland of the Original Guardians.

DARON

Leader of the Ontario territory; views the Original Guardians with disdain.

DEWISEDIG; CHOSEN HUMAN

A human mate of a Guardian or Guardian descendant whose offspring can transform into a wolf.

DRWGDDYDDWG; EVIL BRINGER

A derogatory description of Guardian descendants born in human form without the ability to transform into a wolf. The name was created by Original Guardians, fearful of their loss of power.

DRYSTAN

Leader of the Blue Ridge Highland territory of Virginia; views the Original Guardians with disdain.

DYLAN (AD 329–)