Paladin of Souls - Lois McMaster Bujold [7]
Son’s Day: A festival day on the first day of autumn, the autumnal equinox. A secondary festival for the Son is held at mid-autumn. Son’s Day events include collecting the quarterly gifts that will keep the temple running for three months.
Sordso, Prince: (SORD-soh) Ruler of the Roknari princedom of Jokona, also called Sordso the Sot. Handsome, high cheekbones, crinkled gold hair.
Sould, March dy: (SOOLD) Young Ibran lord who accompanies Bergon on the trip to Chalion. Slightly older than dy Tagille and dy Cembuer.
South Ibra: Province of Ibra, led in rebellion against the Fox of Ibra by his heir; lies between Chalion and Darthaca.
Subdivine: A divine working in a subordinate capacity in a larger temple, among other roles.
Tagille, dy: (ta-GEEL) Young Ibran lord who accompanies Bergon on the trip to Chalion.
Taryoon: (tarry-OON) Town in Baocia, now the seat of government as the dowager Provincara’s son moved it from Valenda on inheriting his father’s gift. Southeast of Valenda.
Tavaki: (tah-VAH-key) One of the Roknari princedoms, located between Vardo and Jarn.
Teidez, Royse: (teh-DES) Royse of Chalion, half-brother to Roya Orico, younger brother of Iselle, son of Ias and Ista. Fourteen years old at the opening of The Curse of Chalion. Curly hair a shade redder than Iselle’s, a wide mouth.
Temple Hospital of the Mother’s Mercy: Hospitals of this name exist in Zagosur (dedicated to the succor of men cast up by the sea) and in Cardegoss (where Dedicat Rojeras practices).
Temple of the Holy Family: A building for religious ceremonies in Chalion. Usual construction is four-lobed about a central court, with one altar in each lobe for the god of each season. The Bastard has a separate round tower directly back of his Mother’s gate.
Teneret: (TEN-er-ET) A town in Labran.
Thistan: (THIS-tan, th as in think) A province of Chalion, east of Baocia. Martou dy Jironal’s funeral was conducted there.
Thistan, provincar of: Ruler of the province of Thistan, son-in-law of Martou dy Jironal.
Tolnoxo: (tohl-NOX-oh) A province of Chalion, bordering Baocia and Caribastos.
Tolnoxo, dy: (tohl-NOX-oh, dee) Provincar of Tolnoxo, in Chalion.
Tovia: (TOHV-ih-ah) A divine of the Mother’s Order in Valenda, a physician and lesser theologian.
Umegat: (OO-me-gat) Roknari head groom to Orico, a scholar, and both a divine and a saint of the Bastard, who hosts the miracle of the menagerie that keeps Orico alive. As a young divine, was an assistant Inquirer for the Temple investigating charges of death magic. Of noble Roknari descent, tall but a little stooped, leathery skin that had been gold, now faded to ivory, curly bronze hair going gray.
Umerue, Princess : (OO-me-roo) Widowed sister of Prince Sordso of Jokona, married twice to rich old Jokonan lords.
Vaida: (vah-EE-dah) Copper coin in Baocia (probably throughout Chalion).
Valenda: (va-LIN-dah) Town in Chalion situated on a low hill, houses of ochre sandstone, Provincara’s castle on the hilltop. Seat of government for the province of Baocia under the previous Provincar. Northwest of Taryoon.
Vara, Lady dy: (VAH-rah) Lady of Ias’s court.
Vardo: (VAHR-doh) One of the Roknari princedoms, located between Borasnen and Tavaki.
Vella: (VELL-ah) Herbivorous goat-like animal from somewhere beyond the Archipelago. Vella are like tall leggy goats, with long sweeping necks, thick soft fur, and brown eyes and sweeping eyelashes.
vest cloak: An open-fronted, loose sleeveless coat, of varying length from thigh to floor, variously lined or decorated, designed to be worn over other garments.
Vinyasca: (vin-YAAS-cah) Town in Tolnoxo, in the foothills of the western mountain ranges and on the trade route from Ibra.
Visping: (VIS-ping) Port in Roknar, capital of the princedom of Borasnen. The unransomed men from Gotorget were marched there to be sold to Roknari corsair masters.
Vrese, the Honorable: (VREES) Provincial judge/justiciar in Valenda who ruled the death