Glossary

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Abatur, Saint (AH-ba-ter) - The Angelus of the North Star; Saint Abatur is said to weigh the souls of the deceased on his scales, to determine their fate after death. Abatur was slain during the Great Cataclysm, and the Angelus’ corpse is interred beneath the Church of Saint Abatur in Falais, at the base of the Hauteurs Massif range that marks the southern border of the Kingdom of Narvonne. Saint Abatur’s Feast Day is observed on the first day, or Kalends, of the Grey Moon.

Accolon, Brother (AE-ka-lon) - The first recorded Abbot of the Monastery of Saint Kadosh, located in the village of Camaret-à-Arden, on the edge of the Ardenwood.

Acrasia (ah-KRAE-sya) - A faerie Lady in the service of Auberon, King of Shadows. She is the sister of Cern, the Horned Hunter, and once called herself Linette, when she posed as a mortal girl.

Addanc (ah-DANK) - A daemon, bound to the bottom of a lake, by the faerie court of the Ardenwood, during the Great Cataclysm.

Adrammelech (ah-DROM-eh-lek) - A daemon known as the Prince of Plagues, bound long ago during the Cataclysm.

Agrat the Plague Queen (ah-GROT) - A daemoness credited with spreading plagues throughout the world during the Cataclysm. Never confirmed destroyed or bound, she was sometimes called 'The Dancer.' Revealed to be the patron of Lady Valeria, during the Battle of Falais.

Alberic, Brother (AHL-ber-ik) - A middle-aged monk of the Monastery of Kadosh, who served as the personal tutor of Percival and Trist du Camaret-à-Arden.

Alyosha Nikitich (ahl-ee-OSH-a-NIK-it-itch) - A Kimmerian mercenary captain.

Anais (ah-NY-as) - A young lady's maid to Clarisant du Rocher de la Garde.

Ardenwood (AHR-den) - The great interior forest of the Kingdom of Narvonne, which has remained largely wild since even before the Etalan conquest. The Arden is said to shelter roving bands of brigands, and to be the haunted demesne of faeries and even stranger monsters. In addition to the usual stands of oak, beech, ash, sycamore and hazel, the Ardenwood is the only known source of Iebara, a black wood nearly as strong as stone. The village of Camaret-à-Arden lies within the edge of the Ardenwood.

Arnive, Lady (AHR-nyv) - Baroness du Hauteurs Massif, and a young widow; her family’s heraldry is a black mountain on red. She is the mother of Isdern, the heir to the Barony, and acts as regent in his name.

Auberon (OH-ber-ahn) - The Fairie King of Shadows, said to hold court in the wild and haunted depths of the Ardenwood. Cern, the Horned Hunter, rides at Auberon’s command with the Wild Hunt. Auberon is said to possess many treasures of great magical power.

Aurelius (OAR-el-eus) - Etalan General of the Ninth Legion, stationed in the Province of Narvonne at the time of the Great Cataclysm. Aurelius is said to have fought several major battle against the daemons released by the Cataclysm, commissioned the Marian Codex, the first and greatest work of daemonology extant in Telluria, and married a Narvonni tribal princess to secure his claim as the first King of Narvonne. As much a myth as a historical figure, Aurelius is said by the Narvonnians to sleep beneath the Hauteurs Massif to the current day, waiting only for the kingdom’s greatest need to awaken.

Auron, Sir (OAR-on) - A knight sworn in fealty to Baron Urien de Rocher de la Garde. His knight’s fee includes the small fishing village of Havre de Paix.

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Bathin (BAH-thin) - A daemon said to be able to take men wherever they wish to go, before it was bound during the Cataclysm.

Blasine du Rocher de la Garde, Baroness (BLAE-seen-do-ROE-shehr-de-la-GUARD)- Wife of Urien, mother of Gareth, Kay, and Clarisant.

Baylin, Sir (BAE-lin) - One of the original seven Exarchs who fought for General Aurelius during the Great Cataclysm, Sir Baylin was the first Exarch of Saint Kadosh.

Bors du Chêne Fendu, Sir (BOARS) - The current Exarch of Masheth the Destroyer, and one of the seven Exarchs charged with the defense of the royal family of Narvonne. Bors serves as the Champion of Lionel Aurelianus, the Crown Prince. He wears the arms of Masheth: golden wings on a white field, and below them a sword crossed with a lash.

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Cador, Sir (KAY-door) - A trusted knight in the service of Baron Urien de Rocher de la Garde who often acts as his representative.

Caliphate of Maʿīn (MAH-in) - A former Etalan Province, located south of Narvonne, encompassing the Maghreb wastes and with the Hauteurs Massif marking its northernmost border. Instead of a monarchy, the government of the Caliphate is theocratic: the Exarch of the Angelus Isrāfīl always rules as Caliph, until their death, whereupon a new Exarch is chosen by the Angelus. Isrāfīl often chooses a son or daughter of the ruling Caliph, whom he will have groomed for the position over many years, but not always, occasionally deciding someone else is more suitable. The current Caliph, Rashid ibn Umar, rules from the city of Maʿīn, located in a valley beneath the western mountains.

Camaret-à-Arden (CAM-a-rey-a-AHR-den) - A small village on the edge of the Ardenwood, and the Knight’s Fee of Sir Rience, who holds it in fealty to Baron Urien de Rocher de la Garde. Camaret-à-Arden is on the River Rea, which flows out of the Arden from its source in the mountains in the depths of the forest, and the river’s current is used to operate a lumber mill. The village is important chiefly for the production of Iebara wood, a strategic resource for the Kingdom of Narvonne. Sir Rience’s family rules from a manor named the Foyer Chaleureux, and the town is supported by the monks of the Monastery of Saint Kadosh.

Camiel, Saint (CAM-y-el) - During the Great Cataclysm, Saint Camiel was Angelus of War. It is said that he was destroyed in battle with Sammāʾēl, and his corpse laid to rest beneath the Cathedral of Saint Camiel in Lutetia, the capital of Narvonne.

Carados, Sir () - A knight in the service of Baron Evarard du Rive Ouest.

Cazador (CAZ-a-door) - A war trained destrier who serves as Trist du Camaret-à-Arden’s mount. His name means ‘Hunter’ in the pre-Etalan language of the tribes of the Hauteurs Massif.

Cecilia du Camaret-à-Arden (Se-SEAL-y-ah) - The late wife of Sir Rience, and mother of Trist.

Cern, the Horned Hunter (KERN) - A faerie in service to Auberon, the leader of the Wild Hunt, and the brother of Acrasia. Also known as Hellequin or the Horned Lord.

Chantal, Dame (shan-TALL) - A knight in service to Baroness Arnive of Falais, and commander of the Tower of Tears.

Chapelle de Camiel (sha-PEL-de-CAM-y-el) - A ruined chapel outside the village of Camaret-à-Arden, once dedicated to the Angelus Saint Camiel.

Cheverny (sha-VER-ny) - The Castle of the King of Narvonne, located on an isand in the middle of the river that runs through Lutetia. The majority of the Exarchs of Narvonne are stationed in Cheverny, to protect the monarch and their family, and court life revolves around events at the castle.

Circum Mare (sir-CUM-MAHR-eh) - The central sea that surrounds the island of Etalus and once hosted the shipping lanes which connected the six provinces of the old Etalan Empire. It is said by sailors that the Cirum Mare is much more calm than the western sea, and it is easily navigable even by ships which hug the coasts.

Clarisant du Camaret-à-Arden (KLAIR-eh-sant-do-CAM-a-rey-a-AHR-den) - A young noblewoman originally betrothed to Percy du Camaret-à-Arden, before being wed to his younger brother, Trist. She is the youngest daughter of Baron Urien du Rocher de la Garde, and the sister of both Gareth, the eldest son, and Kay, squire to the Crown Prince.

Clovis (KLOH-vis) - A blacksmith working as the Crown Prince's armorer, in the camp at Falais.

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Decimus Avitus (DES-im-us AH-vi-tus) - The eldest son of the last Etalan Emperor, Sevrus the Fourth. Avitus was appointed provincial governor of Narvonne, and administered from the provincial capital of Vellatesia, until the Great Cataclysm.

Divdan, Sir (DIV-den) - A knight in service to Baroness Arnive of the Hauteurs Massif.

Durentia (DER-ent-ya)- A river that flows out of the heights of the Hauteurs Massif, and has eroded the Passe de Mûre, the only pass through the range that can accommodate an army of any size. Falais is the only significant settlement on the banks of the Durentia.

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Enid De Lancey (EE-nid-deh-LAN-see) - The only daughter of Sir Tor and Lady Jeanette de Lancey, a knight in service to Baron Urien du Rocher de la Garde. Her family’s arms are a red warhammer on white.

Epinoia (eh-pin-OY-ah) - The Angelus of Mothers, and one of the Angelus supporting the Caliphate of Maʿīn; her Exarch is the young Ismet ibnah Salah.

Erasmus, Father (eh-RAZ-muss) - Priest of the Cathedral of Saint Rahab, in Rocher de la Garde.

Erek, Sir (AIR-ik) - A knight in service to Baron Urien de Rocher de la Garde.

Etalan Empire / Etalus (eh-TALL-an) - The Etalan Empire grew from an island nation to control every significant landmass on the Circum Mare, including the six provinces of Etalia, Iberia, Kimerria, Narvonnia, Raetia, and Skandia. In each province, the Etalan Empire stationed a legion loyal to the Emperor, enforced the use of Etalan coinage, calendars and laws, and did its best to stamp out native languages. When the Great Cataclysm spread from the Provincia Narvonia to consume the Empire, local rulers turned the former provinces into petty kingdoms, where old, previously suppressed languages and traditions were reasserted.

Etoile, Dame (EE-twohl) - A knight in service to Baron Urien de Rocher de la Garde.

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Ettarre, Dame () - A knight in the service of Baron Evarard du Rive Ouest.

Evarard du Rive Ouest (eh-ver-ARD-do-REEV-OH-west) - The Baron of the Kingdom of Narvonne’s western shore, beyond the Ardenwood. His vassal, Sir Florent, leads his troops.

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Falais (fah-LAY) - A town at the northern end of the Passe de Mûre, on the bank of the River Durentia. Falais is the seat of the Barony of the Hauteurs Massif, and as a result of its strategic importance has received funds from the Crown to see to the upkeep of its fortifications, including a southern wall and Falais Castle itself.

Fazil ibn Asad (fah-ZEEL-eb-en-ah-SAHD )- A young warrior of the Caliphate of Maʿīn, who is the brother of Shīrkūh ibn Asad.

Florent, Sir (FLOHR-ehnt) - A grizzled veteran knight, leading the troops from the Barony du Rive Ouest, sworn in fealty to Baron Everard.

Forneus (FOR-nee-ust) - A daemon of the sea, bound off the coast of Raetia during the Catacylsm.

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Gareth du Rocher de la Garde (GAIR-eth-do-ROE-shehr-de-la-GUARD) - Eldest son and heir of Baron Urien du Rocher de la Garde; brother of Kay and Clarisant.

Great Cataclysm, The - Common name for the event that ended the Etalan Empire, though often also used to refer to the daemon Sammāʾēl the Sun Eater. Historical records indicate the Great Cataclysm began in the Provincia Narvonia capital of Vellatesia, which was utterly destroyed by the arrival of the first daemons to Telluria. Some historians argue the Etalan Legions might have held the Empire together if Sammāʾēl had not crossed the Circum Mare to Etalus itself, destroying the capital of the Empire and devastating the population of the province. With no surviving emperor to rally the legions, the Empire itself fragmented and had ceased to exist in any practical sense by the end of the Cataclysm. Battles against daemonic forces were devastating, and accompanied by waves of plague that decimated the population. When Sammāʾēl the Sun Eater caused an entire week of darkness, so many crops died that a great famine followed. All told, the Great Cataclysm is said to have claimed the lives of fully half the people occupying the Empire at the time it began.

Guiron, Sir (GEE-ron) - Exarch of Penarys, Angelus of Night.

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Hauteurs Massif, The (OH-ter-mah-SEEF) - Both a mountain range marking the border between the Kingdom of Narvonne and the Caliphate of Maʿīn, and a Narvonnian Barony encompassing the same region. While the mountains are navigable by small groups, the only route suitable for an army is the Passe de Mûre, a route carved by the River Durentia and paved with a road during the height of the Etalan Empire. Three towers, as well as the castle-town of Falais and various walls, protect the mountain chain from the threat of invasion, which has not stopped the Caliphate from making multiple attempts to claim the territory. The current Baron, Isdern, is not of age, and so the Barony is under the regency of his mother, Baroness Arnive. The arms of the Barony are a black mountain on red.

Havre de Paix (HAV-er-deh-PEH) - A small seaside town primarily supported by fishing. Havre de Paix is the Knight’s Fee of Sir Auron, in fealty to the Baron of Rocher de la Garde.

Henry (hen-RY) - A young man-at-arms in the village of Camaret-à-Arden, in the service of Sir Rience. He is particularly skilled with a bow, and was taught to hunt by his father, Robert.

Hugh, Brother (HEW) - The current Abbot of the Monastery of Saint Kadosh in Camaret-à-Arden.

Hywel (HOW-uhl) - The local Blacksmith at Camaret-à-Arden.

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Iebara Trees (I-eh-BAR-ah) - A rare and exotic species of trees valued for their black wood, which has a strength comparable to stone or metal. Iebara trees have black roots and bloom with white flowers, and are found only in the Ardenwood. Due to their unique hardness, woodsmen who cut Iebara trees use axes blessed by the monks of Saint Kadosh, and sing ancient tree-songs passed down from the Narvonni tribe before the days of the Etalan Empire. Iebara wood is the export of Camaret-à-Arden, and considered a strategic resource by the Narvonnian Crown.

Isdern (IS-durn) - The young Baron of the Hauteurs Massif, and the son of Lady Arnive and the late Baron Owain.

Isrāfīl, Saint () - The Angelus of Healing, and patron of the Caliphate of Maʿīn.

Ismet ibnah Salah (IS-met-IB-nah-SOL-ah) - The new Exarch of Epinoia, a young woman of the Caliphate recently graduated from the University of Maʿīn.

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Jeanette De Lancey (JUH-net-deh-LAN-see) - The wife of Sir Tor De Lancey, and the mother of Enid.

John Granger (JON-GRANGE-er)- Master of Arms at Camaret-à-Arden, in the service of Sir Rience.

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Kadosh, Saint (kah-DOSH) - Often named Saint Kadosh the Guardian, this Angelus’ Feast Day is during the Wolf Moon.

Kay du Rocher de la Garde (KAY-do-ROE-shehr-de-la-GUARD)- Squire to Lionel Aurelianus, Crown Prince of Narvonne, and son of Baron Urien du Rocher de la Garde. Brother of Gareth and Clarisant.

Kramer, Father (KRAY-mur) - Priest of the Church of Saint Abatur in Falais.

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Lionel Aurelianus (LIE-oh-NEL-OAR-el-ee-AN-us) - Crown Prince of Narvonne, son of King Lothair, and cousin to Sir Lorengel. Widely considered the greatest tactical mind in the Kingdom of Narvonne, and the ideal of knighthood. Though many noblewomen have sought to catch his eye, he has not remarried since the loss of his first wife, Gwen, to plague. His arms are the same as his father’s: a golden lion on a black field, with a label to mark him as eldest son and heir.

Lorengel, Sir (lor-EHNG-el)- The Exarch of Veischax, and the king's nephew. Cousin to Crown Prince Lionel Aurelianus.

Lothair Aurelianus (low-THAIR-OAR-el-ee-AN-us) - The King of Narvonne; father of Lionel Aurelianus, uncle of Sir Lorengel. The royal arms are a golden lion on a black field.

Luc (LUKE) - A man-at-arms in service to Sir Rience du Camaret-à-Arden, known for his exceptional size and strength.

Lucan, Sir (LUKE-en) - The older cousin of Percival and Trist, and the nephew of Sir Rience. Sir Lucan is a knight in the service of Baron Urien du Rocher de la Garde, and is recently wed to Miriam.

Lurdane (LURE-daen) - A faerie in service to Auberon, King of Shadows.

Lutetia (loo-TESH-ya) - The capital of the Kingdom of Narvonne, built by General Aurelius and Queen Elantia after his passing, to replace the former provincial capital of Vellatessia. Lutetia encompasses both banks of the Avainne River, as well as King’s Island, in the middle of the river, where the castle Cheverny stands. Lutetia is also host to the Cathedral of Saint Camiel.

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Maël du Champs d’Or, Baron (MAEL-do-SHAMP-duh-OAR) - Lady Valeria's father, and the ruler of the Kingdom of Narvonne's breadbasket.

Margaret, Dame (MAHR-grit) - The current Exarch of Rahab, stationed with the King at Cheverny.

Marius (MAR-ee-us) - A staff officer of the Ninth Legion under General Aurelius. At the command of Aurelius, Marius compiled everything the Ninth Legion and the fledgling Kingdom of Narvonne could learn about the daemonic thread, and recorded the knowledge in what became known as the Marian Codex.

Masheth the Destroyer, Saint (ma-SHETH) - The Angelus who concerns himself with the punishment of crimes, particularly murder, incest, and other atrocities. His current Exarch is Sir Bors. The arms of Masheth are golden wings on a white field, and below them a sword crossed with a lash.

Monipodio (MON-eh-POE-dee-oh) - A businessman in Havre de Paix.

Moriaen du Arsenault, Sir (MORE-ee-in-do-ARE-sen-uh) - A knight in service to Baron Maël du Champs d’Or.

Mukhtar (MOOK-tahr)- The previous Exarch of Jibrīl, who led the Caliphate forced north twenty-four years ago.

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Narvonne (nahr-VONE) - The Kingdom that has emerged from the Etalan Provincia Narvonnia, which was effectively destroyed during the Great Cataclysm. The current Kingdom was founded by the Etalan General Aurelius and the Narvonni chief’s daughter, Elantia, who became his queen. Narvonne is the only state descended from Old Etalus which formally disqualifies any Exarch from sitting as a reigning Monarch.

Nasir al-Rashid (nah-SEER-al-rah-SHEED) - The eldest son of the current Caliph of Maʿīn, Rashid ibn Umar.

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Owain du Hauteurs Massif (oh-WAIN-do-OH-ter-mah-SEEF) - The former Baron of the Hauteurs Massif; father of Isdern, and husband of Arnive. His arms were a black mountain on red, and are now carried by his wife and son.

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Passe de Mûre (pah-SHAY-deh-MYUR) - A pass through the Hauteurs Massif which extends south from Falais, to the Tower of Tears, cut by the River Durentia.

Penarys, Saint (pen-AHR-is) - The Angelus of the Night, whose Feast Day is on the Winter Solstice.

Percival du Camaret-à-Arden (PURSE-eh-val-do-CAM-a-rey-a-AHR-den) - The eldest son of Sir Rience, elder half-brother of Trist, betrothed of Clarisant du Rocher de la Garde, cousin of Sir Lucan, and heir to Camaret-à-Arden. His arms are the same as his father’s, marked with a label to signify his station as heir: a black Iebara tree, with white blossoms, on a green field.

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Rahab, Saint (rah-HOB) - Angelus of the Sea, whose Feast Day marks the beginning of the fishing season in Narvonne.

Rashid Ibn Umar, Caliph () - Exarch of Isrāfīl, father of Nasir al-Rashid, and Caliph of Maʿīn.

Rience du Camaret-à-Arden, Sir (RYNS-do-CAM-a-rey-a-AHR-den) - The father of Percival and Trist, widower of Cecilia, uncle of Lucan, and a knight in service to Baron Urien du Rocher de la Garde. His Knight’s Fee is the village of Camaret-à-Arden, and his arms are a black Iebara tree, with white blossoms, on a green field.

Rive Ouest (REEV-OH-west) - The Barony on the western shore of the Kingdom of Narvonne, currently held by Baron Everard. The barony is isolated from much of the rest of the kingdom by the Ardenwood to the east, and the harsh western ocean.

Robert - Father of Henry. A hunter from the village of Camaret-à-Arden.

Rocher de la Garde (ROE-shehr-de-la-GUARD) - The largest and most prosperous Narvonnian port, the city of Rocher de la Garde is located on the Circum Mare, and known for the exotic goods and wealth that flow through its markets. Baron Urien holds the city and castle in fealty to the King of Narvonne.

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Sagramore, Sir (sah-gruh-MORE) - A knight in service to Baron Maël du Champs d’Or.

Sammāʾēl the Sun Eater (sah-MY-ehl) - The first daemon to emerge into Telluria, often referred to as The Great Cataclysm due to the sheer destruction it wrought during the fall of the Etalan Empire. Sammāʾēl has been credited with the destruction of the provincial capital of Vellatessia, the ruin of Etalus, the death of both the last emperor and of the Angelus Saint Madiel, and even with blotting out the sun for a week.

Shadi ibn Yusuf (shaw-DEE-eb-en-YOU-sef) - The current Exarch of Jibrīl and the most favored General of the Caliph.

Shīrkūh ibn Asad (SHEER-kuh-eb-en-ah-SAHD) - A Caliphate scout and brother of Fazil ibn Asad.

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Tor De Lancey, Sir (TOUR-deh-LAN-see) - A knight in service to Baron Urien du Rocher de la Garde. Husband of Jeanette, father of Enid. His heraldry is a red warhammer on white, and his knight’s fee La Colline Isolé, a quarry town.

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Urien, Baron du Rocher de la Garde (YER-ee-ehn-do-ROE-shehr-de-la-GUARD) - Knight and father of Gareth, Clarisant, and Kay. He rules Rocher de la Garde in the name of the King of Narvonne, and his arms are a white sea shell on a blue field.

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Valeria du Champs d'Or (vah-LAIR-ee-uh-do-SHAMP-duh-OAR) - Daughter of Baron Maël du Champs d’Or, and heir to his Barony. Her arms, like her fathers, are a yellow sheaf of wheat on a green field, with a label to mark her as heir.

Veischax, Saint (VIE-shax) - Angelus of the Seal, whose feast day in the Harvest Moon celebrates the first successful binding of a daemon during the Cataclysm.

Vellatesia (VELL-ah-TESS-ee-ah) - The former capital of the Etalan Provincia Narvonia, destroyed in the Great Catacylsm. The daemon-haunted ruins are said to lie deep within the Ardenwood.

Vinea (vihn-AE-uh) - A daemon known as The Stormbringer, bound during the Great Cataclysm.

Vultures - A group of brigands who rebelled against the Baron du Champs d’Or, and were crushed by the Crown Prince.

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Yaél du Havre de Paix (YAEL-do-HAV-er-deh-PEH) - A young girl from a fishing village, now squire to Trist.

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Zepar (zeh-PAHR) - A daemon armored in scarlet and said to be able to raise the souls of the slain; it was bound during the Cataclysm.