Appendices

Dramatis Personae
Aemon al Caar al Thorin. King of Manetheren and Warder to Eldrene. His crest is the Wolfhead.
Airene Andalusa. Aes Sedai. Yellow Ajah.
Amarak Cysil. First Lord of Manetheren. Marshall-General. Grand-Legion of Jara-Copan-No-More. His banner is the wolf spider.

Caar al Thorin al Arad. Abdicated Prince of Manetheren. Father of Aemon. His crest is the Wolfhead.

Cordin Brogan. NC. Eldrene's Company.
Cydin Blake. Captain. Thunder Legion.
Diest Arcanum the Thunder Lord. Third Lord of Manetheren. Lieutenant General. Thunder Legion. His crest is the Thunderbolt.
Drogan Tryth. Major General, prom. Lt. General. 50th Light Infantry Banner.
Drov Borsy. Major. Chief of Engineer Corps. HQ Legion.
Eldrene ay Ellan ay Carlan. Queen of Manetheren.
Jot Diadrem. Major General. True Blade Legion.
Jorj Reimos. Staff sergeant. 2nd Light Infantry Banner. Father of Stef Reimos.
Lawe Cathon. First Lord of Manetheren. Marshall-General. Band of Red Hand. His crest is the Boarhound.
Leis Nosi. Captain. Deputy Chief of the Engineer Corps.
Nathen Austern. Colonel. Adjutant to Marshall-General Lawe Cathon.

Piotor Vanigan. Dreadlord of the Black Horde. Once a First Lord of Manetheren.

Sanus Higorn. Sergeant, discharged with Honor. Manetheren Palace Service Staff. Retired.
Seth "Fist" Notar. Lieutenant General. Black Moon Legion.
Stef Reimos. Sergeant. Eldrene's Company. Son of Jorj Reimos.
Stren "Bastion" Vader. Second Lord of Manetheren. Lieutenant General. First Legion.
Tayren Suturb. NC. Eldrene's Company.
Toreg Donahin. First Lord of Manetheren. Marshall-General. Grand-Legion of the Manatherendrelle. His banner is the White Striped Hawk.
"Warder". Gaidin to Airene Andalusa.

Zira Coutir. Nurse. Manetheren Palace Post-Procedure Recovery.

Glossary
Aramaelle. One of the Ten Nations of the Covenant, situated in present-day Shienar, Arafel and Malkier. One of the bloodiest battlefields of the Trolloc War, devastating much of the country. Its cities include Mafal Dadaranell (capital), Anolle'sanna, Cuebiyarsande, Rhahime Naille. Its banner is the Two Herons.

Band of Red Hand. A colloquial term describing a set of military groups found in Manetheren during the time of the Trolloc Wars. The most documented is the Grand-Legion of Manetheren, under the command of a First Lord of Manetheren, Lawe Cathon. The Band ascribed to the Legion System prevalent in the times, with a grand-legion, sectioned down to: legion, banner, battle battalion, company or battery, platoon, squad, and detachment. Much of the officers were of Manetheren nobility, but war casualty often caused commoners to rise to power. The banner was the Red Hand.

Bashere Gambit. A calvary tactic employed heavily by its creator, Nonoc Bashere, Immortal-turned-Partisan, the ancient ancestor of the current Bashere lineage.

Blasted Lands. The Northern Areas controlled by the Shadow. Much of it is now known as the modern Blight, and the modern term referring to the desolate area beyond the Great Blight.

Butcher Bug. A creature of the Blasted Land. An arachnid known for its molecule-thin silk strand which will cut up anything that touches it. Now believed to be extinct. See also Stick.

Caldazar. The mythical Red Eagle of Manetheren, and a significant entity in Manethren history and culture. Also the Banner of Manetheren.

Caar One-Hand. Once a royal prince of Manetheren, he is a symbol of tragedy. He was sent on a diplomatic mission to return the rogue nation of Aridhol back to the Covenant. But, he was imprisoned by the corrupted King. When men was sent to rescue him, Aridhol was abandoned and the Prince was gone. Caar had escaped, but at the cost of one hand. He met his demise to his tragic love Rhea.

Covenant of Nations. The ten nations united after the Breaking, but whose signatories still fought among themselves. They were unified at the Trolloc Wars. The banner is the Shield of the Covenant.

Day of Umbri. The date of a solar eclipse during the reign of Queen Sorella ay Marena.

Getty, Dravo. Explorer of history. Much of his maps are now lost today. Disappeared into the Blasted Lands. The hero of the contemporary Jain Farstrider.

Jaramide. One of the Ten Nations of the Covenant, situated in present-day Saldaea and Arad Doman. Over-run by the Trollocs early on, they turned to partisan tactics for much of the rest of the war. Its banner is the Firedrake.

Manetheren. One of the Ten Nations of the Covenant, situated in present-day Two Rivers and Ghealdan. It hold a bitter rivalry with Safer, the most recent incident dating to Aedomon's invasion. Its major cities include Manetheren (the capital), Coratheren, Jara'copan (not the original fabled Jara'copan), and Shanaine. It was ruled by King Aemon and Queen Eldrene at its Fall. Its hierarchy is the King, First Lords, Second Lords, Third Lords, and the Less Lords. Its banner is the Caldazar.

Mountain of Dhorom. Named after the Sentinel Gais Dhorom, it is now known as the Mountains of Dhoom.

Nightstalkers. Shadowspawn of the creature that lived during the time of the Trolloc Wars. Much of the records of them were lost, but they are believed to be extinct.

Old Tongue. The prevalent language used during the Trolloc Wars, which is now used as symbols of learning and nobility. Much of Old Tongue had degenerated into the present language. For example, the Manetheren noble surname of Aemon has been dialectized into Emond, as Cathon has been dialectized into Caden or Cauthon.

Order of Black Moon. A sect of empty-handed warriors residing in Aelgar. They lived in the Monastery of Black Moon. Their leader is the Master of the Order. In the Trolloc Wars, they offered their services in training soldiers for battle. They survived the Trolloc Wars with the Monastery acting effectively as a independent city-state, until they were crushed in the Moon's Rebellion by the forces of Hawkwing's rising empire.

Phantom Blades. A shadowspawn now known as modern Greymen. They were once mortals that give up their souls to become assasins. To their quarry, the phantom blade appears to be a normal human, which they eyes appears to slip past. The victim, no matter how alert, usually only notices after the dagger is placed through their heart.

Safer. One of the Ten Nations of the Covenant, situated in present-day Toman Head. A rival of Manetheren, which considers it a barbarian country. it employs the Phalanxes style of armies, equipped with deadly eassiras. They boast the largest sea-born navy consisting of their fearsome Saferi War Galleons. Its banner is the Coiled Serpent.

Shayol Ghul. Also known as the Black Bastion, it remains the heart of the Shadow's power, but also the Dark One's prison, said to have been trapped there by the Creator at the Beginning. However, thin cracks in the seal of his prison allows him to influence his armies and even the world.

Sorella ay Marena. Queen of Manetheren at the signing of the Covenant of the Ten Nations. A powerful figure in Manetheren history, her actions and adventures in her rule had reached legendary proportion.

Steel. The secrets to steel was only known to the Manetheren Legions and the Saferi Phalanxes at the beginning of the Trolloc Wars. However, the technique quickly migrated to many of the other Covenant countries, and was stolen by a Darkfriend for use by the Black Horde.

Stick. A creature of the Blasted Lands. Known for injecting its victims with powerful digestive juices, that will slowly dissolve its prey as it lives. See also Butcher Bug.

Three Idylls. The three spirits of Honor, Valor, and Liberty. It epitomizes the central tenets of Manetheren ideology, and have been personified in many mythology to be beautiful deities armed respectively with a shield, a sword, and a torch.