Puzzle—court jester to the Eddon family
Qar—race of non-humans who once occupied much of Eion
Quicksilver—important Funderling family
Quiet People—a name for the Qar Qinnitan—an acolyte of the Hive in Xis
Raemon Beck—member of a Helmingsea trading family
Rafe—Ena’s friend, Hull-Scraped-the-Sand clan
Raven, Prince of Birds—character from legend
Robben Hulligan—a musician, friend of Puzzle
Rocksalt—a Funderling peddler.
Rooftoppers—little-known residents of Southmarch Castle
Rorick—Earl of Daler s Troth, an Eddon cousin of Brennish ancestry, related to Meriel.
Rose Trelling—one of Briony’s ladies-in-waiting, a niece of Avin Brone
Rugan—the High Priestess of the Hive
Rule—Avin Brone s informant
Rusha—a hairdresser in the Royal Seclusion
Sanasu—widow of Kellick Eddon, known as “Weeping Queen”
Sandstone—a Funderling family
Sawney Wander-Eye—a Skimmer
Schist—a Funderling family, one of them is chorister of Funderling Town.
Sedimentary—a Funderling clan made up of several families
Selia—Anissa’s maid, also from Devonis
Shaso dan-Heza—Southmarch master of arms
Silas of Perikal—semi-legendary knight
Sni’sni’snik-soortah—Rooftopper name for “Rooftoppers.”
Sisel—Hierarch of Southmarch, chief religious figure m March Kingdoms.
Siveda—goddess of night.
Sivney Fiddicks—a nobleman and knight.
Skimmers—a people who make their livings on and around water.
Stone Circle People—a Qar tribe.
Stone of the Unwilling—a Qar of the Guard of Elementals.
Surigah—Xixian goddess.
Sveros—old god of the night sky, father of Tngon gods.
Talc—Schist family member, Hornblende’s nephew.
Tanyssa—a gardener and errand-runner in the Royal Seclusion.
Three Highest—reference to the gods of the Tngon.
Timoid, Father—Eddon family mantis (priest)
Toby—Chaven’s assistant.
Tricksters—a tribe of the Qar.
Trigon—priesthoods of Perin, Erivor, and Kernios acting in concert.
Trigonarch—Head of Trigon, chief religious figure in Eion.
Tully Joiner—a man of Candlerstown.
Turley Longfingers—a Skimmer fisherman, Back-on-Sunset-Tide clan.
Twelve Families—governing body of old Hierosol.
Twilight People—another name for the Qar.
Tyne Aldritch—Earl of Blueshore, an ally of Southmarch.
Uncle Flint—Chert’s uncle.
Upsteeplebat, Queen—monarch of the Rooftoppers.
Ustin—King Olin’s father.
Utta—a.k.a. “Sister Utta,” a priestess of Zoria and Briony’s tutor.
Whispering Mothers—Qar, known as “They who nurse the Great Egg.”
Widow Rocksalt—a Funderling.
Willow—a young woman.
Yasammez—Qar noblewoman, sometimes known as “Lady Porcupine,” or “Scourge of the Shivering Plain”
Yellow Knight—nemesis of Silas of Perikal
Ynnir the Blind King—lord of the Qar, “Ynnir din’at sen-Qin, Lord of Winds and Thought,” a.k.a.”Son of the First Stone”
Young Pyrite—a Funderling
Zoria—goddess of wisdom
Zmeos—a god, Perin’s nemesis
Zosim—son of Erilo, god of playwrights and drunkards.
Akans—an island between Xand and Eion.
Badger’s Boots—a Southmarch inn.
Basilisk Gate—main gate of Southmarch Castle.
Beetle Way—street in Funderling Town.
Bird Snare Market—a marketplace in Xis.
Brenland—small country south of the March Kingdoms.
Brenn’s Bay—named after a legendary hero.
Candlerstown—Daler’s Troth town.
Cascade Stair—in the Funderling Depths.
Cat’s Eye Street—a street in Xis.
Chapel of Erivor—Eddon family chapel.
Chamber of Cloud-Crystal—in the Funderling Depths.
Cloud-Spirit Tower—a tower in Qul-na-Qar.
Coldgray Moor—legendary battleground, from a Qar word, “Qul. Girah.”
Creedy’s Inn—tavern in Greater Stell
Dale House—Daler’s Troth town, seat of Earl Rorick
Deep Library—a place in Qul-na-Qar
Eastmarch Academy—university, originally in old Eastmarch, relocated to Southmarch at the time of the last war with the Qar
Eastside Gate—one of the gates of Candlerstown
Eion—the northern continent
Emberstone Reach—in the Funderling Depths
Fael—a nation in the heartland of Eion
