The Unholy Consult (Aspect-Emperor #4)

Two factors prevented the final battle for Holy Shimeh from being the rote conclusion of three successive victories over a single foe. The first was the Cishaurim decision to finally take the field against the Scarlet Spires, and the second was the betrayal of the Nansur. The Cishaurim Primaries, in particular, proved far more powerful than any had imagined, leading to what is now widely referred to as the Scarlet Letting, the reduction of the Scarlet Spires to no more than fourteen sorcerers-of-rank. According the Novum, only the reappearance of Anas?rimbor Kellhus prevented this calamity from becoming an abject catastrophe.

The second was the treachery of the Nansur contingent of the Holy War under the stewardship of Ikurei Conphas, which, were it not for the actions of the Holy Tutor, would have sealed the doom of the First Holy War. Even though the Inrithi host ultimately achieved all of its primary objectives, a number of scholars (Hem Shibbo among them) have dared note that its ultimate consequence, the rise of Anas?rimbor Kellhus, precipitated the end of Inrithism almost as completely as the end of Fanimry.

Five Hosts of Niln?—Collective name referring to the five (in truth six) tribal confederacies, the Eshdutt, the Har? (or sometimes, “Harataka”), the Midar?, the Invoira, and the Sombatti (which is in fact divided into the Rappol and the Sombatt) that have historically contended for power over the whole of Nilnamesh.

Five Tribes of Men—The five rough cultural and racial groups that migrated into the E?rwic subcontinent at the beginning of the Second Age; respectively, the Norsirai, the Ketyai, the Satyothi, the Scylvendi, and the Xiuhianni.

Flail, the—A constellation in the northern sky.

flat-place, the—According to Scylvendi custom, the ideal spiritual state wherein the Scylvendi warrior, freed of all passion and desire, becomes the very expression of the land.

Forbidden Road—A secret military road connecting the Scylvendi and Kianene frontiers of the Nansur Empire.

44 Epistles—The magnum opus of Ekyannus I, consisting of forty-four “letters” written to the God, including commentary and confession as well as philosophical inquiry and critique.

Four Armies, the—Name given to the division of the Great Ordeal (for the purposes of foraging) into four separate columns, each with their own command: the Army of the Middle North, the Army of the Ketyai-of-the-East, the Army of the Ketyai-of-the-West, and the Army of the Ketyai-of-the-South.

Four-Horned Brother—Common epithet for Ajokli in the Three Seas.

Fourth Analytic of Men, The—Also known as The Book of Maxims. One of the more famous works of Ajencis, containing several hundred not so flattering “Observations of Men” and the corresponding maxims outlining the practical way to deal with each of the Men so observed.

Fourth Dialogue of the Movements of the Planets as They Pertain to Astrology, The —One of the famed “lost works” of Ajencis.

Fustaras (4061—4111)—An Orthodox agitator and proadjunct from the Selial Column.

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Gaenkelti (4068—4111)—The Exalt-Captain of the Palatial E?thic Guard.

Gaenri—A fiefdom of Galeoth, located to the northwest near the Hethantas.

Gaeterius (2981—3045)—The Ceneian slave-scholar celebrated for his commentaries on The Chronicle of the Tusk collected under the title Contemplations on the Indentured Soul.

Gaethuni—A fiefdom of Ce Tydonn, located on the southwestern coasts.

Gaidekki, Shressa (4062— )—Man-of-the-Tusk, Palatine of the Conriyan district of Anplei.

Gal, Plains of—A great expanse of grasslands to the north of the Cerish Sea.

Galeoth—A Norsirai nation of the Three Seas. Following the Apocalypse, countless thousands of Me?ri refugees settled the environs north of Lake Hu?si. Though nominally tributary to the Ceneian Empire, surviving records indicate that the “Galoti,” as the Ceneians called them, were a fractious and warlike people. At some point in the thirty-fifth century, sedentary kingdoms began to displace the pastoral tribes along the Vindauga and Sculpa rivers. Galeoth proper did not arise until c. 3683, when King Norwain I reputedly concluded twenty years of campaigning and conquest by having his captive foes butchered en masse in the reception hall of Mora?r, the great palace complex of the Galeoth Kings.

Galeoth Wars—The wars fought between Galeoth and the Nansur Empire, first in 4103—4, then again in 4106. In each case the Galeoth, under the generalship of Coithus Saubon, enjoyed early successes, only to be subsequently defeated in more decisive engagements, the last of which was the Battle of Procorus, where Ikurei Conphas commanded the Imperial Army.

Galgota, Nisht (4062— )—Man-of-the-Tusk, Palatine of the Ainoni palatinate of Eshganax.

Gallish—The language of Galeoth, derived from Old Meoric.

Gam—Legendary Shiradi King featured in the Fable of Gam, the story of how he faked his own death to test the character of his sons, only to be murdered by them.

Ganbrota, Murworg (4064— )—Man-of-the-Tusk, Earl of the Thunyeri fiefdom of Ingraul.

gandoki—Gallish for “shadows.” A traditional Galeoth sport where two men, their wrists bound to either end of two poles, attempt to knock each other off their footing.

Gangan-naru—“Parching Wind” (Sakarpic). Name for the periodic shift in prevailing summer winds on the Istyuli Plains. Typically seen as a harbinger of drought.

Ganrelka II, Anas?rimbor (2104—47)—The successor of Celmomas II and the last reigning High King of K?niüri.

Ganrikka, Warth?t (4070—4132)—Man-of-the-Tusk, client thane of Gothyelk during the First Holy War, and Ordealman in the Great Ordeal of Anas?rimbor Kellhus, slain at the Battle of Imweor.

Ganuiral—“Way of Sages” (?meri). The grand avenue leading to the Library in ancient Sauglish, famously called the Mawagiral, or “Way of Ranters,” for the heretics and visionaries who assembled along its length, arguing all manner of madnesses.

Ganyatti, Amurrei (4064— )—Man-of-the-Tusk, Conriyan Palatine of the district of Ankirioth.

Ga?rtha—The true name of the second skin-spy to pose as Cutias Sarcellus.

Gara’g?l—A small yet strategic fortress located in Mongilea.

Garsahadutha, Ram-Sassor (4076—4111)—Man-of-the-Tusk, tributary Prince of Sansor, leader of the Sansori in the Ainoni contingent of the Holy War, slain at the Battle of Anwurat.

Gaspers—Nonman pejorative for the Inchoroi.

Gate of Horns—One of Caraskand’s main gates.

Gate of Pelts—One of Sumna’s famed Nine Great Gates, opening onto the Karian Way.

Gate of Wheels—See Great Gate of Wheels.

Gaumum, House—A Nansur House of the Congregate, with holdings scattered across the western Kyranae Plain.

Gayamakri, Sattushal (4070— )—One of the Nascenti, formerly an Ainoni baron.

Gedea—A governorate of Kian, and former province of the Nansur Empire. Located between Shigek and the Anaras Spur, Gedea is a semi-arid land with interior plateaus and semi-mountainous coasts. Historically, Gedea is primarily known as the battleground between ancient Shigek and Kyraneas.

Gekas—A palatinate of High Ainon, located on the upper River Sayut.

Gerotha—The administrative and commercial capital of Xerash.

Geshrunni (4069—4110)—Man-of-the-Tusk, Shield-Captain of the Javreh, slain in Carythusal.

Gesindal—A fiefdom of Galeoth located to the immediate northwest of Oswenta. A disproportionate number of Gesindalmen belong to the so-called Tattoo Cult of Gilga?l—a subsect common among the Galeoth and Cepalorans—believing that skin tattooed with the sacred signs of War is immune to injury.

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