The Unholy Consult (Aspect-Emperor #4)

Ekyannus I (2304—72)—The first “institutional” Shriah of the Thousand Temples, and the author of the widely admired 44 Epistles.

Ekyannus III, “the Golden” (2432—2516)—The Shriah of the Thousand Temples who converted Triamis the Great in 2505 and thus assured the predominance of Inrithism in the Three Seas.

Ele?zaras, Hanamanu (4060— )—Man-of-the-Tusk, Grandmaster of the Scarlet Spires.

Elene?t, Fields of—See Battle of Elene?t Fields.

elhusioli—The daimos of excess. As per standard Kiünnat metaphysics, souls directly move other souls, impart the imprint of daimos upon another daimos. Some, such as terror or enthusiasm, are set apart for the dramatic nature of their effects.

Eliriq? (?—?)—Legendary Siolan progenitor of the Quya (whom are often referred to as the “Sons of Eliriq?”), who established the “Lore-Kinning” to parallel the “War-Kinning” structure of the Ishroi found in all great Mansions (save Viri), laying the groundwork for what became the Quya.

elju—The Ihrims? word for “book,” referring to someone, either Man or Sranc, who accompanies a Nonman to aid with his failing memory.

elking—Sakarpan rite of passage conferring the rights and obligations of manhood upon adolescent boys.

Emilidis (?—?)—The Artisan, the famed “kinningless” Nonman Siqu who founded the Gnostic School of Contrivers, the Mihtr?lic, in Far Antiquity, and is credited with the manufacture of a wide number of sorcerous artifacts. A great deal of controversy and confusion surrounds the Artisan and his creations, the latter because the School of Mihtr?lic insisted on crediting Emilidis with the manufacture of everything save the humblest sorcerous artifacts long after his disappearance, and the former because Emilidis was a foundling, and as such, possessed no family historian. The first mention of him in the Is?phiryas involves his gift of the Sky Lantern to King Sin’niroiha of Nihrims?l, an artifact that not only secured his fame among the Mansions, but led to Sin’niroiha’s marriage to Tsinir?, and thence the birth of Nil’giccas, and the end of the long war between Nihrims?l and the Houses of Tsonos. He first enters human history during the Nonman Tutelage, founding the Mihtr?lic sometime late in the rule of God-King Nincama-Telesser (Mandate scholars give the date of 661, but this is disputed).

As kinningless, Emilidis grew up in the deep Q?lnimil, the famed nimil mines of Ishori?l, a fact which perhaps explains his lifelong obsession with the sorcery of materiality when he could have been the greatest Quya the Nonmen had ever known. According to legend, the great Hero-Mage, Titirga once confessed that Emilidis “swam deep where he could only watch from the shallows.” His greatest works, or Sublime Contrivances, exhibit miraculous reworkings of nature itself, be it the twisting of down sideways with the Immaculate Rim (Orimuril), or the spawning of day (as opposed to merely light) with the Diurnal, or the recombination of souls with the Amiolas. Though other Contrivers have managed to create artifacts immune to Chorae, Emilidis is unparalleled in that all his creations, from the merest dagger to the famed Day Lantern, exhibit such immunity. Mandate scholars cite this as why Nil’giccas charged him with raising the Barricades high upon the Upright Horn—what would prove to be his final, and most tragically flawed, work. The Legendary Artisan retreated from both the World and the historical record after this, admitting only private petitioners to his Foundry in the Q?lnimil.

Emiorali—The name of the mythical inhabitants of the Yimaleti in Far Antiquity, referenced several times in the Holy Sagas (typically as Men possessing unnatural ferocity and prowess in battle), but dismissed as a “wives fancy” by Ajencis.

Empharas, Krijates (4103— )—Ordealman, Palatine-Marshal of Attrempus, general of the Conriyans in the Great Ordeal of Anas?rimbor Kellhus.

Empire-behind-the-Mountains—A Scylvendi name for the Nansurium.

Emwama—The indigenous Men of E?rwa, who, as slaves of the Nonmen, were massacred by the Five Tribes following the Breaking of the Gates. Very little is known of them.

Enathpaneah—A governorate of Kian and former province of the Nansur Empire. Located at the hinge of Khemema and Xerash, Enathpaneah is a semi-mountainous, semi-arid land whose wealth is predominantly derived from the caravans that pass through Caraskand, its administrative and commercial capital.

Eng?s (c. 1236—c. 1255)—The fifth son of Borswelka IV (1198—1249) famed for the loss of Swur Fords (to his eldest brother) in 1251, and his subsequent flight into the Demua mountains, where he and his remaining household would live a life of murderous outlawry before finally being hunted down and killed. According to the Yolkbook (the traditional verse chronicle of the Me?ri Kings), the victors—the last two surviving brothers—found numerous Sranc bones and skulls scattered about Eng?s’s camp. According to Sakarpi legend, the vale that had hidden their encampment remains cursed to the present day.

Enhor?, Temus (4066— )—Ordealman, Grandmaster of the Imperial Saik in the Great Ordeal of Anas?rimbor Kellhus.

Ennutil—A Scylvendi tribe of the northwestern Steppe.

Enshoiya—Sheyic for “certainty.” Zaudunyani name for the Warrior-Prophet’s sword.

ensolarii—The base monetary unit of High Ainon.

E?thic Garrison—The primary fortress and barracks of the Emperor’s personal guard, dominating Momemn’s northern quarter.

E?thic Guard—The personal heavy infantry guard of the Nansur Emperors, consisting primarily of Norsirai mercenaries from Cepalor.

Epistemologies, The—A work oft attributed to Ajencis but more likely a redacted compilation drawn from his other works. Many consider it his definitive philosophical statement on the nature of knowledge, but some argue that it distorts his position since it presents a unitary vision of views that actually evolved quite dramatically over the course of his life.

Erengaw Plain—Tablelands located to the north of the Urokkas and to the east of the River Sursa.

Eritga (4092—4111)—A Galeoth slave-girl belonging to Cutias Sarcellus, slain in the deserts of Khemema.

Erratic—Name given to those Nonmen overcome by the Dolour. From the Ihrims?, “Mi,” a term sometimes translated as “Wayward.”

Eryeat, Coithus (4038—4116)—The King of Galeoth, and father of Coithus Saubon.

Eryelk, Thurror (3771—c. 3830)—Holca freebooter who earned fame as both a hero and a criminal during the Scholastic Wars (3796—3818).

Erz?—Iswazi gown stitched with one hundred and thirteen pockets for the one hundred and thirteen fetishes traditionally used by the Mbimay?.

Eshganax—A Palatinate of High Ainon, located across the north Secharib Plains.

Eshkalas—A Palatinate of High Ainon, famed for the quality of its cotton, located on the western edge of the Secharib Plains.

Eswarl?, Embas (4102— )—Ordealman, Angle-Thane of Scolow, a frontier march of Agmundr, Galeoth.

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