Forest of Demons (33 page)

Village council

The Forging

An initiation from boyhood to manhood.

The Divine

The Borean God.

The City

The Borean underground city.

Assembly

Gathering where Boreans are cleansed and given peace.

Ama

Mother

Hand

A troop of five warriors.

Hand Fast

Marriage

The Enforcer

The General of the Borean Force.

Giwulf

Giant wolf-like beasts.

Transition

A period of respite, like retirement preceding death by eternal flame.

The Voice

A vessel through which The Divine speaks.

Red Brew

Potent alcoholic beverage enjoyed by Borean warriors.

Shards

Borean currency

Grandama

Grandmother

Conversion

The transition from boy to man.

Jalebi

A fried sweet made from wheat flour and soaked in sugar syrup.

The Undercity

An underground prison that lies beneath the capital.

Pungi

Wind instrument made from a gourd and used by snake charmers.

Alma
, Cadoc’s life-mate.

Amit
, a court illusionist and Ravi’s father.

Amba
, a hunting hound.

Aryan
, Ivor’s father, Borean warrior and commander of a Hand, life-mate to Mia.

Bojan
, a warrior who is part of Aryan’s Hand.

Cadoc
, Alma’s life-mate, warrior in Aryan’s Hand.

Chandra
, Prince of the capital.

Chaya
, daughter-in-law of zameendars, married to Prabhu.

Darius,
a Borean warrior and leader of a Hand.

Deepa
, Amit’s companion who was imprisoned in the Undercity.

Disa
, hunting hound.

Earl
, Victor’s father, a warrior in Aryan’s Hand.

Emille
, bartender of the Borean city’s tavern The Tap.

Fen
, a warrior in Aryan’s Hand, Valasea’s life-mate.

Gita
, barber’s wife, dark eyes, wears her hair in a bun.

Gunhild
, a warrior in charge of a Hand.

Guru
, Priya’s childhood friend.

Hari
, the village villee, gathers herbs and medicinal plants, has a bum leg, Priya’s father.

Harlow
, a warrior who commands his own Hand.

Hema
, Pratip’s mother.

Hera
, Victor’s mother.

Ivor
, Aryan’s twelve year old son left in the forest to experience the Forging.

Jarl
, warrior in Gunhild’s Hand.

Jun
, Aryan’s father, also referred to as “Da”.

Kemp
, a Borean who commands his own Hand.

Kunti
, Priya’s adoptive mother.

Lothar
, a warrior in Gunhild’s hand,

Madhu
, a mule.

Mala
, betrothed to Guru, killed by demons in the forest, Priya’s friend.

Manu
, king of the Kingdom of Svastha, believed to have perished from sickness.

Marduk
, the Enforcer, general in the Borean force.

Mia
, Ivor’s mother, Aryan’s life-mate.

Miles
, warrior in Gunhild’s Hand.

Miriam
, pujari’s (priest’s)
wife.

Mittel
, a stranger from a village by the sea, nephew of Vinay.

Nita
, high-ranking woman who works for the munsiff.

Prabhu
, Chaya’s husband, son of zameendars (landowners).

Pratip
, idol cleaner at the Temple, Guru’s lover.

Priya
, nineteen year old woman. Main character.

Raj
, king of the poor Kingdom of Dhani.

Ratimir
, warrior in Kemp’s Hand.

Ravi
, village blacksmith.

Reema
, barber’s daughter, Ravi’s lover.

The Fist
, nomadic rebel group living in the desert, rumored to fight for justice.

The Voice
, Borean spiritual leader who speaks for The Divine.

Tollak
, a hound owned by Aryan’s Hand.

Valasea
, Fen’s life-mate, also known to Aryan as Tiger Eyes.

Varg
, a hound owned by Aryan’s Hand.

Victor
, Earls son left in the forest to experience the Forging.

Vidar
, warrior in Darius’s Hand.

Vimla
, the policeman’s sister.

Vinay,
Mittel’s uncle from the village by the sea, injured by the monsters.

Zal
, warrior in Kemp’s Hand, pale-blue eyes.

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