Warrior's Moon

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

bairn—baby

beguines—self-running nunnery without vows to the church, not supported by the official church as related to Rome (historically accurate term in the British Isles)

ben—hill

Ben Bristecrann—broken tree hill (a sacred spot to Ciara’s family)

brae—hillside or slope

Cahir—warriors who fight the Fearghall

celi di—Scottish Highland priest practicing Catholicism with no official ties to the church in Rome (historically accurate term in relation to Scotland and Ireland)

Chrechte—shifters who share their souls with wolves, birds or cats of prey

Clach Gealach Gra—(moon’s heart stone) the bird shifter’s sacred stone

conriocht—werewolf (protector of the Faol, shifts into giant half wolf/half man–type creature)

Éan—bird shifters (ravens, eagles and hawks)

Faol—wolf shifters

faolán—little wolf (Gaelic term of endearment)

Faolchú Chridhe—(wolf’s heart) the wolf shifter’s sacred stone

Fearghall—secret supremacist society of the Faol intent on wiping out/subjugating other races of the Chrechte

femwolf—female wolf shifter

keeper of the stone—a Chrechte who has a special link to the sacred stone and can utilize its full potential for healing, gifting and bringing forth the protectors of the races (conriocht, dragon and griffin)

kelle—warrior priestess (mentioned in Celtic mythology)

Kyle Kirksonas—River of the Healing Church

loch—lake

mate—a Chrechte’s chosen partner (if it is a mixed mating—Chrechte of different races, or a human mate—children can only result if the bond is a true/sacred one)

mate-link—the special mental bond between true/sacred mates

mindspeak—communicating via a mental link

mo breagha—my beauty

mo gra—my love

mo toilichte—my happiness

Paindeal—cat shifters (large cats of prey)

Paindeal Neart—(panther’s strength) the panther shifters’ sacred stone

sacred bond (true bond)—a mating bond that lasts unto death and will not physically allow the Chrechte involved to have intercourse with anyone but the Chrechte’s mate

usquebagh—“water of life” (Scotch whiskey)