On Fire's Wings (2004) (edit title/settings)

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• Keishla: Kevla's Mother, a Halaan by profession.
• Kevla Bai-sha: The illegitimate daughter of Keishla and Tahmu. The main character of the story. Has black hair with red highlights in the sun. A spirited and intelligent young girl.
• Tahmu-kha-Rakyn: The Khashim of the Clan of Four Waters. Once loved Keishla and had a child unknown to him for ten years, Kevla. Married to Yeshi and has a son with her named Jashemi.
• Yeshi: The Khashima of the Clan of Four Waters. Married to Tahmu and mother of Jashemi.
• Sahlik: An old five score servent of the Clan of Four Waters. Chose to stay with the clan instead of returning to her own after her five years was complete. She runs much of the household and is the confidant of Tahmu.
• Rakyn: The previous Khashim of the Clan of Four Waters and Tahmu's father.
• Maluuk: The Healer for the Clan of Four Waters.
• Asha: The Apprentice Healer for the Clan of Four Waters.
• Tiah: One of Yeshi's favored attendents. An older girl in her twenties.
• Ranna: One of Yeshi's favored attendents. A girl about the same age as Kevla.
• Jashemi-kha-Tahmu: Khashimu of the Clan of Four Waters. Son of Tahmu and Yeshi. A little younger than Kevla. An intelligent and kind young man.
• Bahrim: An Uhlal of the Clan of Four Waters.
• Naram: Brother of Yeshi. As tradition dictates Jashemi speant a year in his household. Naram is a loud man fond of drinking and hunting. Many in his household fears his wrath. His wife is named Pela.
• Halid: Tahmu's second who would take over as leader of the Clan of Four Waters if something were to happen to Tahmu before Jashemi is of age. He is a tall solid man with a beard.
• Sammis: Tahmu's nephew and Jashemi's cousin.

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Arukan: The name of the land in which this story takes place. Arukan is mostly a desert region surronded by a chain of sacred mountians.
• Mount Bari: The most sacred of the mountians in Arukan and said to be the home of the Great Dragon.

Organizations edit see section history

• The Clan of Four Waters: A powerful and wealthy clan due to the intersection of two rivers near by and the abundance of water. Tahmu is the leader of this clan and it is this clan that Kevla becomes a member of.
• The Sa'abah Clan: A nomadic clan and the breeders of the rare Sa'abah's.
• The Sheep Clan: A clan in Arukan.
• The River Clan: A clan in Arukan.
• The Horserider Clan: A clan whose main income comes from the breeding of horses.
• The Star Clan: A clan in Arukan.
• The Cattle Clan: A clan in Arukan.

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Glossary edit see section history

• Halaan: A Prostitute.
• Kha: Money
• Uhlal / Uhlala: A Term of High Respect Towards a Man / A Term of High Respect Towards a Woman
• Khashim / Khashima: The Leader of a Clan / The Wife of the Leader of the Clan
• Bai-sha: A Female Without a Father.
• Simmar: A Large Desert Cat.
• Liah: A Deer-Like Animal.
• Sa'abah: Roughly the size of horses, but not built like a horse. They have massive hind legs and small forelegs with dainty appendages, a huge fluffy tail which can be used to shade both the beast and the rider, and large ears. They are intelligent, gentle, and herd oriented animals.
• Kuli: Demon's. To be Kuli-Cursed is to be sentenced to death.
• Skuura: Female dog.
• Shamizan: A strategy board game. The board displays three circles of black, gray, and white with colored stones as game tokens.

Series & Lists edit see section history

Followed by In Stone's Clasp.

Preceded by Silver's Edge, and followed by Staying Dead.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Christie Golden (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813.54

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Authors, A-Z › ( G ) › Golden, Christie
• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy › Epic

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