Paladin of Souls - Lois McMaster Bujold [1]
Bastard: One of the five gods in Quintarian theology, but regarded as a demon in Quadrene theology. The Bastard is the god of balance, of all disasters out of season, of bastard children and orphans, of executioners and many other dirty jobs, and the god of odd loves, such as sodomy. The Bastard was begotten by a demon on the Lady of Summer. Acolytes wear white; rat and crow are sacred animals in Chalion, gull is sacred in Ibra.
Bastard’s Day: An intercalary holiday, inserted every two years after Mother’s Midsummer, to prevent the calendar precessing from alignment with the seasons.
Bastard’s Teeth: A mountain range between Ibra and Chalion.
Beetim: (BEE-tim) Huntsman for the dowager Provincara of Baocia.
Behar: (beh-HAR) Brajaran poet, author of the classic verse romance The Legend of the Green Tree.
Bergon, Royse: (berg-on) Second son of the Fox of Ibra (and a child of his Darthacan second wife), who became the heir after the death of his rebellious older brother. Tall, brown hair tinged with reddish highlights. Childhood nickname used by his mother was Danni. He was kidnapped by his older brother and sold to the Roknari galleys, and was saved by Cazaril from being raped by the oar-master.
Betriz: (bee-TREZ) See Ferrej, Betriz dy.
blocks-and-dodges: Game played with a carved board and colored marbles.
Bonneret, Learned: (BON-ur-RET) Royina Iselle’s private secretary, a divine of the Father. A neat dark-haired fellow about 30 years old.
Borasnen: (bor-AAS-nen) One of the Roknari princedoms, located between Jokona and Vardo and north of Chalion at Gotorget. Capital city is the port of Visping.
Brajar: (brah-ZHAR) Country to the east of Chalion, a royacy; language spoken is Ibran. Brajar has good ports.
Brajar, Roya of: Ruler of Brajar. “An aging drunkard who sports with his court ladies.”
Brauda: (Ser dy - BROW-dah, dee) A member of the pilgrimage party that Ista encounters. A dedicat of the Son, an older man travelling with his son.
Brother: See Son of Autumn.
Cabon, Learned Chivar dy: (CAB-un, SHIH-var dee) A divine of the Bastard. An obese young man, cousin to dy Yarrin.
Cabon, Ser Odlin dy: (CAB-un, sehr ODD-lin dee) - Father of Chivar dy Cabon, died at the battle at Dalus.
Cardegoss: (KAR-de-goss, rhymes with boss) City of Chalion; favored seat of the royas of Chalion. The city has seven gates.
Caria of Palma: (CARE-ih-ah) A member of the pilgrimage party that Ista encounters. The widow of a saddler; gossipy, stout, and red-faced.
Caribastos: (care-ih-BAAS-tos) A province of Chalion. Borders Tolnoxo and the Roknari princedom of Jokona.
Casilchas: (CAAS-ill-chas) A sleepy town in Baocia. A school of the Order of the Bastard, including a fine library, is located there.
Castillar: (CAAS-till-lahr) Title of nobility in Chalion, below march and above ser, roughly equivalent to an earl or baron.
Castillara: (caas-till-LAHR-ah) Wife of a castillar, or a female castillar.
Cazaril, Castillar Lupe dy: (KAAZ-ah-rill, LOO-py dee) Protagonist of The Curse of Chalion, a former soldier, courtier, and scholar, most recently a galley slave of the Roknari. No longer holds the lands of Cazaril. Was a page in the household of the provincar of Baocia, rode courier for the provincar of Guarida, has been a soldier for the last seventeen years. Was made castle warder of Gotorget by March dy Jironal and held it nine months against besieging Roknari forces. Thirty-five years old but appears older, tall, graying beard, left hand is mangled, back has ropy scars from a severe flogging. Speaks and writes Darthacan and Roknari in addition to Ibran.
Cembuer: (SEM-buer, slight dipthong with the ue) Young Ibran lord who accompanies Bergon on the trip to Chalion.
Chalion: (CHAL-ee-on) A country, a royacy. The country is land-locked, and has mountain ranges to the north, south, and west. Language spoken is Ibran; symbol is a royal leopard rampant upon a stylized castle.
Chalion, Orico dy: (CHAL-ee-on, OAR-ih-ko dee) See