kio: all/every
kio’laii: of all Paths
kio’n’uri: creature of shaauri legend
kit: council
kivi: Reason
koinno: predatory mammal of Aitu
la’salo: mammal of Aur, a graceful runner
Lai: Path: one of six occupational categories in shaauri society
Lai-ilkujoi: Selection, the means by which shaauri find a Path
Lenko: First of Second House Kalevi
li’laik’in: one of Path of Heart
Line: see Ken
linei: Path of Heart
Linei-ja: Place of Heart
ma: breath, soul
mii’eival’kai: law; order; tradition
Moikko: Clan to which both Kalevi and Aarys belong
myl’vekk: blood-drinking “bird” of Aitu
ne: no
ne’karo: hairless, furless
ne’lin: ghost; wraith; outcast; of no path
nemii: lawless
neva: no one, nothing
OutLine: foreigner; from outside the Line
Path: see Lai
Pohomi: former First of Ain’Kalevi
Reckoning: see sh’ei-lostajoi
relka: shaauri alcoholic drink
ri’lai: Path of Spirit
ri’laik’in: of Path of Spirit
riama: Spirit Riama-ja: Place of Spirit
rohka-toi’sun: Time of Irresponsibility; childhood
Ronan-ja: “place of Ronan”; Ronan’s hut in Ain’Kalevi-ja
Selection: see lai-ilkujoi
Semakka: mountain range on Aitu
sb’ei: face; honor
sh’ei-lostajoi: Reckoning; means by which opposing shaauri “test” each other’s determination and courage
sh’eivalin: general shaauri honorific
sh’kei’eivalin: Clan brother/sister
shaauri: people of Aur
shaauri-ja: shaauri territory
shaaurin: singular of shaauri
siv’alku: male reproductive organ
sivu: mate
sivu’uri: lifemate
sivuj’avar: kidnap-for-mating
sha’eival most honorable
Soraan: Line with settlements on Aitu
striker: midsize shaauri warship
Suhtaara: Arhan ship
toi’sun: irresponsible; usually in connection with ba’laik’i uri: whole
Va: honorific for va’laik’in
va’lai: Path of Will
va’laik’in: of Path of Will
vali: Will
Ve: honorific for ve’laik’in
ve’lai: Path of Blood
ve’laik’in: of Path of Blood
vek’riam: Blood/Spirit; exercises of the Eightfold Way
vekki: Blood
Vel Voishaaur prefix for “adopted”
VelKalevi: adopted of Kalevi
VelShaan: adopted of Shaan
vil: insect found on Aitu
Voishaaur: common language of shaauri
Walkabout: see be’rokh-kaari’la
General Glossary
Alliance: affiliation of the Concordat and Nine Worlds
Aphrodite: Persephonean corvette
Archon: hereditary ruler of Persephone
Bolts: Cynara’s nickname for Miya Zheng
burgher-lord: aristocrat of Dharma
Darter: small shaauri warship
Eightfold Way: philosophy practiced by Sihvaaro and Ronan
Elsinore: primary city-state of Novaterra; Cynara’s home
Eos: capital city of Persephone
Faber: title for Dharman male of working class
fenek: Dharman slang word for buttocks
Fico: title for unmarried Dharman male of upper class
fila: Dharman suffix indicating unmarried woman
Filia: title for unmarried Dharman female
High Town: highest section of Elsinore, occupied by the wealthy and elite
Kinsman rebellion: unsuccessful uprising of certain Kinsmen against the Concordat
Kinsmen: human telepaths adopted into shaauri Lines
Little Mother: Kord’s name for Cynara, used in Sirocco
Long Silence: “Dark Ages” of human colonies; time of isolation and loss of technology
Low Town: lowest section of Elsinore; occupied by “working poor”
Magné: plural Magnus
Magnus: title for mature Dharman male of upper class
Magna: “coined” title for unmarried Dharman woman of authority
Matrona: title for married Dharman woman
Matroné: plural of Matrona
Mes: Persphonean title for female citizen
Middleton: middle section of Elsinore, occupied by “middle class”
Nesté: plural of Nestus
Nestus: title for Dharman male of middle class
Nova: card game
Offward Trade Council: Dharman authority regulating off-world trade, Dharma’s spacefleet, and the Pegasus Project
Pegasus: Alliance flagship utilizing the alien slingshot drive
Pontos: shuttle of the Pegasus
Royal Intelligence: Persephone’s secret service
safetide: Dharman farewell
Ser: Persephonean title for male citizen
slingshot drive: nickname for the alien stardrive discovered in Dharma’s asteroid belt
Standard: common language of Concordat
striker: midsize shaauri warship
Thalassa: shuttle of the Pegasus
Watergiver: Siroccan Clan Mother
wormhole: “tunnel” connecting two distant locations in space
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Susan Krinard graduated from the California College of Arts and Crafts with a BFA and worked as an artist and freelance illustrator before turning to writing. An admirer of both romance and fantasy, Susan enjoys combining these elements in her books. Her first novel, Prince of Wolves, garnered praise and broke new ground in the genre of paranormal romance. She has won the Romantic Times Award for Best Contemporary Fantasy and Best Historical Fantasy, the PRISM Award for Best Dark Paranormal Fantasy, and has been a finalist for the prestigious RITA Award.