The Thousandfold Thought Part 56

Chemerat-An ancient Kyranean name for s.h.i.+gek, meaning "Red Land."

Chepheramunni (4068-4111)-The King-Regent of High Ainon, nominal leader of the Ainoni during much of the First Holy War, claimed by disease at Caraskand. (4068-4111)-The King-Regent of High Ainon, nominal leader of the Ainoni during much of the First Holy War, claimed by disease at Caraskand.

Chiama-Walled town on the River Sempis, destroyed by the First Holy War in 4111.

Chianadyni-A governorate of Kian and one-time tributary of the Nansur Empire. Located to the west of Eumarna and east of Nilnamesh, Chianadyni is the traditional homeland of the Kianene and, after Eumarna, the wealthiest and most populous governorate in Kian.

Chigra-"Slaying Light" (Aghurzoi) An ancient Sranc name for Seswatha.

Children of Eanna-An epithet for Men in The Chronicle of the Tusk The Chronicle of the Tusk.

Chinjosa, Musammu (4078- )-The Count-Palatine of the Ainoni province of Antanamera, appointed King-Regent of High Ainon shortly after Chepheramunni's death in the winter of 4111. (4078- )-The Count-Palatine of the Ainoni province of Antanamera, appointed King-Regent of High Ainon shortly after Chepheramunni's death in the winter of 4111.

Chorae-Artifacts of the Ancient North, also known as "Trinkets" (to the Schools) and "The Tears of G.o.d" (to the Inrithi). In appearance, Chorae are small iron spheres, one inch in diameter, that are banded by runes written in Gilcunya, the holy tongue of the Nonmen Quya. Chorae are extraordinary in that they render their bearer immune to all sorcerous Cants and instantly kill any sorcerer who comes into contact with them. Although the principles behind their creation (they belong to a lost branch of sorcery called the Aporos) are no longer understood, thousands are believed to circulate in the Three Seas alone. The Chorae play a pivotal role in the political balance of power in the Three Seas, insofar as they allow the non-scholastic Great Factions to check the power of the Schools.

Chorae bowmen-Specialized units that use Chorae affixed to the end of arrow shafts or crossbow bolts to kill enemy sorcerers. Chorae archers are a staple of almost every military organization in Earwa.

Chronicle of the Tusk, The-The most ancient extant human text in Earwa, and the scriptural foundation for all mannish faiths save Fanimry. As the oldest literate work, its provenance is almost entirely unknown. Many Inrithi commentators have pointed out that it must have been a collective work, cobbled together from many (likely oral) sources over a period of many years. Like most scriptures, its popular interpretation is highly selective and idealized. It consists of the following six books:

Book of Canticles-The old "Tusk Laws" regarding every aspect of personal and public life, which were superseded in the Inrithi tradition by the revised strictures of The Tractate The Tractate.

Book of G.o.ds-The primary scripture of the Cults, enumerating the various G.o.ds, and explaining the rites of purification and propitiation basic to each.

Book of Hintarates-The story of Hintarates, an upright man plagued with apparently undeserved adversity.

Book of Songs-A collection of verse prayers and parables extolling the virtues of piety, manliness, courage, and tribal loyalty.

Book of Tribes-The extended narrative of the first Prophets and Chieftain-Kings of the Five Tribes of Men before the invasion of Earwa.

Book of Warrants-The account of the observances governing the interactions between castes.

Cil-Aujas-A lost Nonman Mansion, located in the shadow of the Osthwai Mountains.

Cinculic-The undeciphered tongue of the Inchoroi, which the Nonmen call Cincul'hisa, Cincul'hisa, or "the Gasp of Many Reeds." According to the or "the Gasp of Many Reeds." According to the Isuphiryas, Isuphiryas, communication between the Cunuroi and the Inchoroi was impossible until the latter "birthed mouths" and began speaking Cunuroi tongues. communication between the Cunuroi and the Inchoroi was impossible until the latter "birthed mouths" and began speaking Cunuroi tongues.

Cinganjehoi ab Sakjal (4076- )-Famed Kianene Saptishah-Governor of Eumarna, known among his people as "the Tiger of Eumarna." (4076- )-Famed Kianene Saptishah-Governor of Eumarna, known among his people as "the Tiger of Eumarna."

Cingulat-A Ketyai nation of the Three Seas, located on the northwestern coast of Kutnarmu, just south of Nilnamesh.

Cinguli-The language of Cingulat, a derivative of Sapmatari.

Cironj-A Ketyai island nation located at the juncture of all three of the Three Seas, and possessing a strong mercantile and maritime tradition.

Cironjic-The language of Cironj, a derivative of Sheyo-Kheremic.

Cishaurim-The notorious priest-sorcerers of the Fanim based in s.h.i.+meh. According to Fanim religious tradition, the Prophet Fane became the first of the Cishaurim after he went blind in the desert. Given Fane's claim that the true power of the Solitary G.o.d cannot be exercised so long as one sees the profane world, Cishaurim initiates voluntarily blind themselves at a certain point in their study, enabling them to dispense the "divine water" of the "Psukhe," as the Cishaurim refer to it. Little is known about the metaphysics of the Psukhe beyond the fact that it cannot be perceived by the Few and that it is in many ways almost as formidable as the Anagogic practice of the Schools.

The Scarlet Spires categorize individual Cishaurim according to their power: Tertiaries, or those with only the most rudimentary strength, Secondaries, or those with strength comparable to sorcerous initiates, and Primaries, those with strength exceeding that of initiates (but still, according to the Scarlet Magi, short of the strength possessed by true Anagogic sorcerers of rank).

Citadel of the Dog-The great redoubt of Caraskand as named by the Men of the Tusk. Raised by Xatantius in 3684, it was originally called Insarum, until it fell to the Fanim in 3839, who called it Il'huda, "the Bulwark."

Cleansed Lands-A Kianene epithet for nations where Fanimry is predominant.

Cmiral-The great temple complex of Momemn, located near the heart of the city, adjacent to the Kamposea Agora.

Coithus, House-The ruling dynasty of Galeoth.

Cojirani ab Houk (4078-4112)-The Grandee of Mizrai, famed for his enormous strength and size, slain by Prince Nersei Proyas at the Battle of Caraskand. (4078-4112)-The Grandee of Mizrai, famed for his enormous strength and size, slain by Prince Nersei Proyas at the Battle of Caraskand.

College of Luthymae-The College of the Thousand Temples responsible for spying and intelligence.

College of Marucee-A College of the Thousand Temples destroyed in the Sack of s.h.i.+meh in 3845.

College of Sareot-A College of the Thousand Temples dedicated to the preservation of knowledge, destroyed in the Fall of s.h.i.+gek in 3933.

Colleges-Organizations of priests directly subordinate to the Thousand Temples, with mandates ranging from caring for the poor and sick to the collection of intelligence.

come after, to-For the Dunyain, "to come after" means to be victimized by events over which one has no control. See Dunyain Dunyain.

come before, to-For the Dunyain, "to come before" means to master the pa.s.sage of events. See Dunyain Dunyain.

Commerce of Souls, The-Ajencis's cla.s.sic treatise on politics.