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  A Feather on the Breath of Ellulianaen

  Robert Denethon

  Copyright 2011 Robert Denethon

  ISBN 9781310217210

  Table of Contents

  Cover

  Copyright

  Table of Contents

  Dedication

  Beginning

  Pronunciation of Names in Normal English Transliteration

  Maps

  Chapter One The Taverner

  Chapter Two The Midnight Sun

  Chapter Three Kereth Chufire the Partisan

  Chapter Four The Gryphon of Light

  Chapter Five Riding the Wings of the Wind

  Chapter Six Hwedolyn’s Quest for Vengeance

  Chapter Seven Duke Maddon Udvéwynn

  Chapter Eight The Other Gryphon

  Chapter Nine Chalyom the Gryphon

  Chapter Ten Halomlyn’s Dilemma

  Chapter Eleven Halomlyn’s Army

  Chapter Twelve Vision Of Another Realm

  Chapter Thirteen The Nomoi Squad

  Chapter Fourteen Gwendolyn’s Family

  Chapter Fifteen Rain & Thunder

  Chapter Sixteen The Stone Bridge

  Chapter Seventeen The Eagle’s Eyrie

  Chapter Eighteen The Dragon

  Chapter Nineteen Dragon Moon

  Epilogus The Succession

  Appendix 1 Facts & Pictures Relating to the Archaeologickal Discoverie

  Appendix 2 Dates & Times of the Main Events

  Appendix 3 Gryphon Language

  Appendix 4 Context of the Manuscript Fragments

  Appendix 5 Pronunciation of Character Names in International Phonetic Alphabet

  Appendix 6 On the Udvélogickal & Eschatologickal in the Hhwedolyn

  Bibliography

  Other books by Robert Denethon

  What is a gryphon?

  Dedication

  Reckoning what I owe thee

  oh those who have helped th’ making...

  (About four thousand years of sheer brilliance,

  the written word of many ages?

  Knowledgeable, these ancestors -

  but an iota, my debt to rimers past,

  a’laid on the ledger,

  if I compare all that I now owe to ‘ner’ angels.)

  Undertaken with no reward,

  what they all toiled at:

  to ‘mold’ one real sapphire,

  out of the book:

  the crowtrodden, useless, Draft One;

  reading, then suggesting th’ abridged versions,

  a-tapestried out of older ones.

  Jan’s edits, Nobert, Denis, Cliff,

  PSK, John B, and my Dad’s,

  Adrienne’s, Rachel, Elyse’s,

  & Jan Barker,

  everyone at St Bart’s,

  others & unmentioned & forgotten

  but definitely (and also Alex, ay) not unappreciated.

  & Thanks, I know, is not enough to repay debts aye - so great -

  but I -

  I have not got more than that to give to you.

  RD

  Dedication to the Second Edition

  Lo, these words owe ever to thee,

  friends, as your help there guided me.

  So to all these will this tome bee

  writ: E.R., D.K., C.H., et al.

  Beginning

  Aiyh yn hychyyr

  Pronunciation of Names in English Transliteration

  Gryphons

  Hwedolyn

  Hweh-doll-in - A male gryphon

  Halomlyn

  Hay-lom-lin - Hwedolyn’s father

  Tiawéflyn

  Tee-ah-waif-lin - Hwedolyn’s mother

  Atdaholyn

  Ate-dah-holl-in - Hwedolyn’s cousin

  Milélyn

  Me-lay-lin - Hwedolyn’s uncle, Atdaholyn’s father, Halomlyn’s brother in law.

  Thwyrlyn

  Th-weir-lin - Hwedolyn’s aunt, Atdaholyn’s mother, Halomlyn’s sister

  Gwendolyn

  Gwen-doll-in - A female gryphon

  F’dwyr’llyn

  Fid-weir-lin - Gwendolyn’s Mother

  Gothlirlyn

  Goth-leer-lin - Gwendolyn’s Father

  Chalyomlyn

  Chah-lom-lin - A wise female gryphon, of great age, a friend to Gwendolyn.

  Also called The Oracle of Hwendoryllyan.

  Moçallyn

  Moss-ail-in - Milélyn’s mother

  Camgwynt

  Cam-gwint - Milélyn’s father

  Lhydlaedlyn (deceased)

  Lid-laid-lin - Hwedolyn’s grandfather. Known as ‘the Gryphon Who Lied.’

  Humans

  Hinfane

  Hin-fane - The tavern-keeper in the town of Hathion Kathuiolké, a woman.

  Gothur

  Goth-er - Hinfane’s husband, originally the Tavern keeper until he took ill.

  Kereth Chufire

  Ke-reth Chew-fire - A partisan, part of the rebellion against the Nomoi Empire.

  Camhar

  Cam-hah - A tall red-headed miner with fair skin

  Vivish

  V-eye-vish - A dark-skinned miner from the south

  Gwalt

  G-walt - A tall bearded miner

  Tesed

  Tess-ed - A merchant

  Zhallad

  Zh = s as in Asia - Zhall-ad - A merchant, brother of Maddon Udvéwynn

  Duke Maddon Udvéwynn

  Madden Ood-vey-win - Duke of kingdom of Hashae Chillaella, Zhallad’s brother, Hval’s father.

  Hval Thaddon Udvéwynn

  H-Vahl Thaddon Ood-vey-win - Son of the Duke of Hashae Chillaella, and successor of the title.

  Uchwotfyrd whose nickname is Huch

  Ooch-what-feared - Husband of Ondfuth

  Ondfuth

  Ond-footh - Wife of Huch

  Nomoi Elves

  Huhufwuerifwuerionaena-iashelosha-kashohosha-rithydénaen-thoihathyloi (true name – not used in daily life)

  ‘who-who-fway-ri-an-ay-na-i-ay-see-la-sah ka’sɒ-sa ri-di’ay-day-ee-nain doy’ha-di-loy In the story, he is called elf-mage or elf Nomoi elf, A Chancellor – the highest ranking military wizard, who reports directly to the Emperor.

  Emperor Lhaghr’n’fumu

  La-gra-nee-foo-moo - The Nomoi Emperor.

  Prince Rhaglan

  Rag-lan - Son of the Nomoi Emperor, and successor to the throne.

  Dwarves

  Haldar son of Manthur

  Hal-dar, Man-thur - King of the Underground Realm of UnderNurther.

  Klaer son of Aelig

  Clair, Ay-lig - King of the Underground Realm of Minthenmor.

  Hrammir son of Liothan

  H-rammer, Lee-oh-than - King of the Underground Realm of Vatrarfahond.

  Fota son of Hrindaz

  Foh-ta H-rin-daz - King of the Underground Realm of Finthanzud.

  Wyverns

  The First Wyvern

  Thah Ferst Why-vern

  The Second Wyvern

  Thah Sek-und Why-vern - Both wyverns, dragons with two legs and two wings, able to read minds.

  Dragons

  Dragon

  Drah-gen

  A rather unintelligent dragon.

  Snowdragon

  Snow-drah-gen

  A fire-and-ice breathing dragon of the far north.

  Theologickal

  Ellulianaen or Udvé

  E’lu-li- ay-nenn, Ood-vay - The God of humans, dwarves, gryphons, and the “Other Elves.”

  Afazel

  A-fay-zel - The evil bat-winged god of the Nomoi elves.

  Maps

  Map of the K
nown World