Strike Palms

The striking of palms is a ritual that takes place after an agreement to signify that the pact is sealed.

 

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The Inside Thrust

That’s About the Shape of the Tooth

The phrase ‘that’s about the shape of the tooth’ means ‘that’s correct’ or ‘that’s the most likely scenario’. It is derived from the story about a Muvari herder whose flocks of beshi were beset by a spotted hyena. She fought them off but was bit by a hyena with crooked teeth. Muvari hunters tracked down the den of the spotted hyenas and destroyed them. Wondering if they had indeed destroyed the den of the same hyenas who had attacked the flocks, they matched the crooked teeth of one of the slain hyenas to the bite on the shepherd and confirmed they had destroyed the correct den.

 

The Hobranx Foot

The hobranx has a very large foot. To put ‘the hobranx foot’ upon someone is to indicate that they were severely reprimanded, punished, halted or stopped.

 

Breakers

These are squads of Muvari warriors who carry rams with steel heads that are able to crack and crumble doors.

 

Geeble Thun

Geeble Thun was known as one of The Forty, who withstood an invasion of spiderous sinthral coming through the central gate. Of these forty only seventeen survived.

 

Shield-Mark

Legend has it that the Enipol Ranc once took exception to the markings on the shield of Aytole Suick, which were too similar to hers. Instead of taking this emulation as a compliment she construed it as an insult and the pair were said to have fought for three days, each inflicting a host of wounds upon the other until finally, they were so weary they made a truce. After this, they each added another mark to their shields as a symbol of their friendship, which had been forged out of enmity.