Characters

Andhi (Awnd-hi) - Sprout in Gimley’s cohort.

Anore - Motherly storm bird in the Rookery.

Azabel (Az-AH-bell) - Sister goddess to Heliquat.

Barra - Whisper woman and Tracker of the Rookery.

Breck - Sprout in Gimley’s cohort.

Chirp - Wren’s bird companion. He is a wren.

Cloud - Storm bird in the Rookery. Very gentle flying.

Dera (Deer-a) - Sprout in Gimley’s cohort.

Douwan - Tufani’s adult son and Miyan’s father.

Ekail - Friendly Carver that Tufani introduces Gimley to. Gifts Gimley a wooden carving of a storm bird.

Ento (En-to) - Sprout in Gimley’s cohort.

Esie - Intermediary for the Lady of Calm Waters. Gives Gimley advice on occasion and keeps tabs on her.

Fellen - A huntress’s apprentice in the Gabbler Shore tribe.

Gimley (Gim-lee)/Gimlea (Gim-lay-ah) - Main character. Stubborn.

Heliquat (Hell-e-quat) - Goddess ruling over the territory where the story takes place. Largely associated with darkness, death, pine trees, and blood.

Her Beloved/ The Beloved - The only person to personally win Heliquat’s favor and convinced Her to allow humans to live in Her territory. Now she helps to act as an intermediary between the goddess and humanity.

Idra (Ee-dra) - Sprout in Gimley’s cohort.

Jin - The cohort’s assigned teacher when they arrived at the Seedling Palace.

Juniper - Sprout in Gimley’s cohort.

Loclen (Lock-lin) - Sprout in Gimley’s cohort.

Magda - A Carver of few words that Tufani introduces Gimley to.

Milwa - Prevna’s mother and leader of her Picker band. She had Prevna call her by her name from a young age in public as “she couldn’t only be her mother.”

Mishtaw - Whisper woman. Leader of the squad Gimley and the rest get assigned to when they go the shore. Now Gimley’s sole allowed whisper woman mentor.

Miyan - Young girl living in the Rookery.

Nii/Sanii - Sprout in Gimley’s cohort.

Old Ion - The oldest known Carver according to Ekail and Magda.

Prevna (Prev-na) - Sprout in Gimley’s cohort.

Rawley - Lone huntress of the Gabbler Shore tribe and Gimley’s mentor.

Tufani (Two-fawn-ni) - Tamer of the Rookery.

Ulo (Oo-low) - Sprout in Gimley’s cohort.

Wren - Sprout in Gimley’s cohort.

Places

Azabel Statue

Carver Enclave

Grislander’s Maw

Seedling Palace

The Rookery

Plants & Animals

Bane Pack

Storm Birds

Games

Petition the Goddess

Stones and Circles

Hunter’s Quarry

Groups

Beastwatcher Sect

Black Handed Healers

Caretakers Sect

Carvers

Hundred Eyes Sect

Peacekeepers Sect

Rookery Tribe

Scales Sect

Seedlings

Seekers Sect

Sprouts

Whisper Women

Other Terms

Blessing

Bless Mark

Carver’s Maze

Claiming Sanctuary

Common Blessing

Dark Night celebrations

Echo

Feather Heart

Grandmother

Heartsong Festival

Picker band

Prayer needle

Shamble man

Shadow Walking

Tamer

Waterhole tribe