Ça-Çi

Foreword

You came here seeking the solitude of the lower library. There are few places so quiet, so remote. Now your vision swims like a drowning man straining to see the sky through churning waves. Your ears are filled with the sounds of the dead, calling for you from their deep and hollow places. If only the floor and the walls would stop slipping away, you wouldn’t have to hold so tightly to the table. Despite the growing abyss inside you, you are reaching again for the slender bone pipe and the sweet promising smell of eçaba. Only one more slow drag from that carved stem and the Feyri will carry you away to dance with them forever. Soon, the blue smoke curls from your lips and the world shudders a final time. As your escorts dance you toward oblivion, you wonder whether you’ll ever be found. With your passing, all that is left in the dark corner is a small bone pipe and an abandoned volume that includes all entries from Ça through Çi.

Pronunciation Key: CH (soft ch = chapel); designation of Dekàlic Ç based on pronunciation, not spelling

Definitions

  • chagkra (CHAHG krah); Ort. [Ortsword] A Teréðori bifurcated Ortor axe-sword used for stabbing and chopping.
  • Çarid (CHAHR ihd); 1. Unkn. A small god of Jædð. 2. God of herbs, salves, and balms.
  • Çarn, Thylàdaréus; Thieves’ Tales. (rf. Thylàdaréus Çarn)
  • Çæysìlende (CHAY ys-ih LEHN deh); Kæn. (416-471 DR) Fifth century Kændàlan mage infamous for her research on the functional limits of the mind and emotions. Her repertoire of spells and research disappeared circa 455 DR following her being committed to an asylum. Her madness was widely believed to be a result of her Weaving. All current works attributed to the mage appear to be reconstructions, based on observances of her work.
  • Charis (CHAHR ihs); OOð. One of three Mistvale teamsters who frequently drive trading wagons to Avahrlyn and back.
  • Chærul (CHAYR uhl); OOð. A High Crafter of Roð who along with HCr. Utelig, sat next to Alcèrra Nàdrelan during her introductory dinner at Kyrm Oryroð.
  • Çiris (CHIHR ihs); Dek. A category of Orykular magic whereby knowledge is distilled from inanimate sources.
  • Chiruk (CHIHR uhk); OOð. Foreign barfly who frequents the Jaris tavern Red Cock; answers most questions with “Leave me alone, pissers!”