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This is a list of all topics mentioned or seen in The Stormlight Archive.

For a complete list see Category: Stormlight Archive

There is also lists for people and places.

A

Alezarv: presumably a Knight Radiant^[1]
Askarki: “The Emuli are a certain tribe of the Askarki people, and they're ethnically Makabaki - dark-skinned, like myself. Their kingdom borders my own, and I visited there many times in my youth.”
—Sigzil^[2]
Attractors: type of fabrial

B

Battah: Vorin name of the Herald Battar
Behardan: maybe Nohadon^[3]
Bajerden: maybe Nohadon ^[4]
blackrock: a form of stone?^[5]
Breakneck: A Vorin game using stones^[6]^[7]
brushpen: a writing implement used by Vorin women

C

causal betrothal

a purported, planned betrothal in Vorin cultures, not yet a binding promise of marriage

chouta

Herdazian food^[8]

citylord

a lighteyes in charge of a city (mayor)

clearchip & clearmark

currency

crem

crembrick: bricks made from crem
cremstone: stone made from crem
cremwater: water with crem in it

D

darkborn: those with dark eyes
death rattles: caused by Moelach?
decayform: a Parshendi form
dreamstorm: horse suggested to Kaladin^[9]
drynets: a sailors curse word^[10]
duelmaster: the official at a duel?
dullform: a Parshendi form
dunnard: insult relating to dun spheres?^[3]^[11]

E

Eighty's War: between Emul and Tukar, started six years ago^[12]
Enthir: "a square, stringed instrument"^[13]; Wit owned one

F

femalen: Parshendi gender
firemark: currency
Firestorm: Gavilar's blade^[14]
flamestance: :
Flangria: A type of soulcast meat^[15]
forms

G

gancho
gerontarch: "A Selay gerontarch?" Szeth had to kill one. ^[7]
gloombringer
glories within: a Shin curse ^[7]^[16]
gon
gravitationspren & gravityspren
gtet: Thaylen sword^[17]

H

Hapron Street: the street imagined by the beggar in Kasitor^[18]
hatredspren: spren of Odium^[19]
havah: Vorin dress^[20]^[21]
heterochromatic
highjudge: A lighteyed woman who acts as kind of a referee and moderator at official duels. Only her word counts in the arena.^[22] She begins and ends a duel.^[4]
highspren: A type of sentient spren attracted to those who follow the law.
hogshide: material used in boots
honu: a type of lavis grain liquor^[23]
Herdies: That's what Lopen calls the slaves, bridgemen and such people^[24]
holetental: "Is of the holetental. For him only," Rock told the others about Kaladin's skills^[25]
Honored Dead: a posthumous accolade^[26]

I

Parap-shenesh-idi: glyphs used to spell Parshendi in the Stormwarden's script^[27]
ironstance: ^[28]

J

jasnagynistic
Jeksonofnone: A bird in a menagerie Shallan visits^[29]
jesel: day
jesesach: date
jesesan: date
jeseses: date
Jezerezeh: Vorin name for Jezrien

K

kabers: cardgame Yalb played with some guards in Kharbranth^[30]
kadasix: presumably Emuli gods, "If the Prime Kadasix may provide, Baxil thought"^[31]
Kammar: An ancient fighting stance designed to defeat enemies without harming them^[32]
King's Boon: a prize at a particularly epic duel ^[33] ^[34]
King's Testers: scholars who test Taravangian for intelligence^[12]
kukori: Presumably a Shin word (meaning yet unknown). Szeth used it once. He said, "You speak like a kukori."^[7]

L

Laial

a glyph used by Sebarial^[35]

lait

an outcropping of stone which protects an area from the brunt of a highstorm

lakefish

any fish from the Purelake^[36]

Last Legion

A historical army of the Parshendi^[37]

lastclap

catching a shardblade between hands^[38]

lavis

a cereal crop

lavis polyp

ledgerworm
liespren: :
Lifebrother: mentioned by Taravangian, a vorin god ^[39]
Lightday: The end of the Weepings? ^[40]

M

Maakian: Follower of a religion ^[41]
Mabrow: Mabrow Pigherder, a citizen of Hearthstone ^[42]
malen: Parshendi gender^[43]
mancha: herdazian greeting^[36]^[15]
Mari's Two Lovers: A song sung by members of Bridge Four^[44]
mateform
Mederia: Rosharan scholar which Shallan disapproves of^[45]
mediationform
michim: a guessing game^[46]
middlefest: celebration in the middle of the Weeping^[29]
Middlefest Fair: Celebration in the middle of the Weeping^[29]
midpeace
moonheight
moonset

N

nanha

A polite title used in front of the name of a married darkeyed woman, like "Mrs." in English. In this case, the word should be capitalized. It appeared several times in Kaladin's flashback chapter "The Butcher".^[6] Elhokar also used "nanha" to call Lopen's mother.^[47]

(Elhokar calls Lopen's mother 'nanha' but I don't think it's her name (even she's Herdazian and not Alethi): see http://coppermind.net/wiki/Alethi and there: Nanha. ** Meg (talk) 20:16, 15 April 2014 (UTC) **)

Nar street: ^[48]
nightform
nimbleform

P

Pailiah: The Vorin name of the Herald Paliah some^[28], Pali ^[12]
parap: glyph
polestone: The ten gemstones that are used in Surgebinding and Soulcasting
prestorm
pricity
Prime Aqasix: title of Azir ruler^[49]
Proving Day: A historic event relating to the Heralds^[50]

Q

quq: trailing syllable in Tigzikk's name^[51]

R

Rener's miracle: a highstorm put out a fire^[52]
researchpair
reverser: Fabrial
Listener#Rhythms: Rhythms
riddens
Right of Challenge: ^[34]
Right of Travel: The right of Alethi citizens of the second nanh and higher to freely travel and move throughout the kingdom
Right to Learn: a mandate by the Heralds so that darkeyes can learn trades
Ring: Group that sent Wyndle.^[49] Presumably the ruling body of more than one type of spren aligned to Cultivation.

S

Sakisa: one of Balat Davar's axehounds^[53]
Santhid spren
sebes: first glyph of Sebarial^[35]
shadowdays: :
shalashian
shamanate: the collective Stone Shamans^[16]
shamespren: :
shardhammer: :
shash
shellheads
shenesh: middle glyph of Parshendi^[27]
Sja-anat: ^[54]
skullbearer
skullplate
sleeper: Similar to sleeper cell.^[12] Graves is the leader of one.
Sons of Honor: Group ^[55]
sparkflicker: A practical Herdazian ornament without real martial application.^[56]^[48] It's like the steel part of flint-and-steel. Herdazians use sparkflickers to start fires with their own stone fingernails. Lopen's saying "flick my sparks" comes from sparkflickers.^[57]^[58]
Spray: Horse which taught Kaladin how to ride^[9]
stonewalker: shin curse on non-shin
stormblessings
stormcoat
stormform
stormlands
stormleavings
stormpause
stormshield
stormshutter
stormspren: :
stormtop
stormwagon
stormwall
Stormwarden: People who predict the weather
stormwarden script: featured on some art
stormward: eastward
stormwater
symbolhead
Salas: the smallest and dimmest moon of Roshar, violet in color ^[59]
shadowdays: time "years before the Last Desolation" ^[60], "The Desolations had happened during the near-mythical shadowdays" ^[61], "So far as Dalinar understood, they had few pieces of art or writing dating from the shadowdays, The Way of Kings being one of the oldest, and the only complete text. And even it had survived only in translation; they had no copies in the original tongue." ^[62], Derethil was a king during the shadowdays ^[63]
Shardblade: A sword which cuts through stone and souls.
Shardplate: Armour used by Shardbearers
Slickrock: ^[64]9
Smokestance: A sword fighting style^[61]
Stonewalker: A Shin curse on those that walk on stone.^[65]

T

Takama: A traditional, skirt-like garment.^[6] ^[66]^[67] Aladar wears one.^[68] Amaram's guards also wear them.^[27]
Talat: A reference to Talenel. People use short forms for the curses. "Talat" is the short form of "Talenel" or "Talenelat". Part of the curse "Talat's hand" used by Shallan.^[69]
tana: part of the Unkalaki term "tana'kai"? "is like a king, but more"^[15]^[29]^[70]
Tet: A Veden honorific denoting "second son"
toparchy
Turi: nickname for Sebarial^[35]
tyvnk: A Thaylen word meaning "sullen", the name given by Rysn to her pot of grass^[17]
Ten Deaths: something mentioned by^[61]
tenner: nickname for tenth dahn^[71]
trailman: "Trailman's flute" ^[63]
Truthless: A curse placed on Shin

U

ulatu: a garment worn by Lin Davar^[72]^[53]
Princess Unulukuak’kina’autu’atai: Alias used by Shallan^[73]

V

Vargo: nickname for Taravangian^[12]
Vathahese: Vathah's grunts, Shallan learned "to interpret those, which was essential to speaking Vathahese."^[53]
vesture
vinestance: a stance with defensive footing^[34]
virture
vizier: a minister of Azir, wikipedia: Vizier
vizierate: the ruling class of Azir
voidspren: :

W

wastescum skirmishes: a conflict in the north of Alethkar?^[74]
Windstance: A sword fighting style preferred by Dalinar^[61]
warcamp
warform
warleader
warpair
weevilwax: substance used to seal things^[75]^[3]^[55]
windblades: geographic feature of Kholinar ^[76]
winehouse: lighteyes wine bar
workform

Y

Yaezir: The name given to the Herald Jezrien in Azir^[49]
Ysperist: followers of a religion.^[41]
yu-nerig: ^[77]

Notes

Glossaries and Indices
Cosmere	Glossary · Numerology · History ··· Nalthis · Sel · Threnody · First of the Sun
	Roshar	Glossary · Characters · Places · Ecology
	Scadrial	Glossary · Characters · Places
Other Stories	Alcatraz · Legion · The Rithmatist · The Reckoners

[The_Way_of_Kings-chapter-39-epigraph-1] The Way of Kings chapter 39 epigraph#

[The_Way_of_Kings-55-chapter-2] The Way of Kings chapter 55Summary: The Way of Kings/Chapter_55#

[Words_of_Radiance-47-chapter-3] Words of Radiance chapter 47Summary: Words of Radiance/Chapter_47#

[The_Way_of_Kings-58-chapter-4] The Way of Kings chapter 58Summary: The Way of Kings/Chapter_58#

[Words_of_Radiance-39-chapter-5] Words of Radiance chapter 39Summary: Words of Radiance/Chapter_39#

[The_Way_of_Kings-25-chapter-6] The Way of Kings chapter 25Summary: The Way of Kings/Chapter_25#

[The_Way_of_Kings-i-6-7] The Way of Kings interlude I-6Summary: The Way of Kings/Interlude_I-6#

[Words_of_Radiance-18-chapter-8] Words of Radiance chapter 18Summary: Words of Radiance/Chapter_18#

[Words_of_Radiance-25-chapter-9] Words of Radiance chapter 25Summary: Words of Radiance/Chapter_25#

[Words_of_Radiance-31-chapter-10] Words of Radiance chapter 31Summary: Words of Radiance/Chapter_31#

[Words_of_Radiance-53-chapter-11] Words of Radiance chapter 53Summary: Words of Radiance/Chapter_53#

[Words_of_Radiance-i-14-12] Words of Radiance interlude I-14#

[The_Way_of_Kings-epilogue-chapter-13] The Way of Kings epilogueSummary: The Way of Kings/Epilogue#

[Words_of_Radiance-art-chapter-14] Words of Radiance chapter artSummary: Words of Radiance/Chapter_art#

[Words_of_Radiance-46-chapter-15] Words of Radiance chapter 46Summary: Words of Radiance/Chapter_46#

[Words_of_Radiance-i-10-16] Words of Radiance interlude I-10#

[Words_of_Radiance-i-3-17] Words of Radiance interlude I-3#

[The_Way_of_Kings-i-5-18] The Way of Kings interlude I-5Summary: The Way of Kings/Interlude_I-5#

[Words_of_Radiance-24-chapter-19] Words of Radiance chapter 24Summary: Words of Radiance/Chapter_24#

[Words_of_Radiance-1-chapter-20] Words of Radiance chapter 1Summary: Words of Radiance/Chapter_1#

[Words_of_Radiance-37-chapter-21] Words of Radiance chapter 37Summary: Words of Radiance/Chapter_37#

[Words_of_Radiance-56-chapter-22] Words of Radiance chapter 56Summary: Words of Radiance/Chapter_56#

[Words_of_Radiance-81-chapter-23] Words of Radiance chapter 81Summary: Words of Radiance/Chapter_81#

[The_Way_of_Kings-59-chapter-24] The Way of Kings chapter 59Summary: The Way of Kings/Chapter_59#

[The_Way_of_Kings-73-chapter-25] The Way of Kings chapter 73Summary: The Way of Kings/Chapter_73#

[Words_of_Radiance-i-2-26] Words of Radiance interlude I-2#

[Words_of_Radiance-52-chapter-27] Words of Radiance chapter 52Summary: Words of Radiance/Chapter_52#

[Words_of_Radiance-14-chapter-28] Words of Radiance chapter 14Summary: Words of Radiance/Chapter_14#

[Words_of_Radiance-45-chapter-29] Words of Radiance chapter 45Summary: Words of Radiance/Chapter_45#

[The_Way_of_Kings-8-chapter-30] The Way of Kings chapter 8Summary: The Way of Kings/Chapter_8#

[The_Way_of_Kings-i-7-31] The Way of Kings interlude I-7Summary: The Way of Kings/Interlude_I-7#

[The_Way_of_Kings-i-1-32] The Way of Kings interlude I-1Summary: The Way of Kings/Interlude_I-1#

[Words_of_Radiance-55-chapter-33] Words of Radiance chapter 55Summary: Words of Radiance/Chapter_55#

[Words_of_Radiance-57-chapter-34] Words of Radiance chapter 57Summary: Words of Radiance/Chapter_57#

[Words_of_Radiance-40-chapter-35] Words of Radiance chapter 40Summary: Words of Radiance/Chapter_40#

[Words_of_Radiance-12-chapter-36] Words of Radiance chapter 12Summary: Words of Radiance/Chapter_12#

[Words_of_Radiance-i-4-37] Words of Radiance interlude I-4#

[Words_of_Radiance-44-chapter-38] Words of Radiance chapter 44Summary: Words of Radiance/Chapter_44#

[The_Way_of_Kings-71-chapter-39] The Way of Kings chapter 71Summary: The Way of Kings/Chapter_71#

[The_Way_of_Kings-44-chapter-40] The Way of Kings chapter 44Summary: The Way of Kings/Chapter_44#

[The_Way_of_Kings-48-chapter-41] The Way of Kings chapter 48Summary: The Way of Kings/Chapter_48#

[The_Way_of_Kings-37-chapter-42] The Way of Kings chapter 37Summary: The Way of Kings/Chapter_37#

[Words_of_Radiance-i-1-43] Words of Radiance interlude I-1#

[The_Way_of_Kings-27-chapter-44] The Way of Kings chapter 27Summary: The Way of Kings/Chapter_27#

[The_Way_of_Kings-29-chapter-45] The Way of Kings chapter 29Summary: The Way of Kings/Chapter_29#

[Words_of_Radiance-71-chapter-46] Words of Radiance chapter 71Summary: Words of Radiance/Chapter_71#

[Words_of_Radiance-87-chapter-47] Words of Radiance chapter 87Summary: Words of Radiance/Chapter_87#

[Words_of_Radiance-43-chapter-48] Words of Radiance chapter 43Summary: Words of Radiance/Chapter_43#

[Words_of_Radiance-i-9-49] Words of Radiance interlude I-9#

[The_Way_of_Kings-5-chapter-50] The Way of Kings chapter 5Summary: The Way of Kings/Chapter_5#

[The_Way_of_Kings-i-9-51] The Way of Kings interlude I-9Summary: The Way of Kings/Interlude_I-9#

[Words_of_Radiance-i-12-52] Words of Radiance interlude I-12#

[Words_of_Radiance-48-chapter-53] Words of Radiance chapter 48Summary: Words of Radiance/Chapter_48#

[Words_of_Radiance-4-chapter-54] Words of Radiance chapter 4Summary: Words of Radiance/Chapter_4#

[Words_of_Radiance-88-chapter-55] Words of Radiance chapter 88Summary: Words of Radiance/Chapter_88#

[The_Way_of_Kings-26-chapter-56] The Way of Kings chapter 26Summary: The Way of Kings/Chapter_26#

[The_Way_of_Kings-49-chapter-57] The Way of Kings chapter 49Summary: The Way of Kings/Chapter_49#

[Words_of_Radiance-41-chapter-58] Words of Radiance chapter 41Summary: Words of Radiance/Chapter_41#

[The_Way_of_Kings-2-chapter-59] The Way of Kings chapter 2Summary: The Way of Kings/Chapter_2#

[The_Way_of_Kings-3-chapter-60] The Way of Kings chapter 3Summary: The Way of Kings/Chapter_3#

[The_Way_of_Kings-19-chapter-61] The Way of Kings chapter 19Summary: The Way of Kings/Chapter_19#

[The_Way_of_Kings-28-chapter-62] The Way of Kings chapter 28Summary: The Way of Kings/Chapter_28#

[The_Way_of_Kings-57-chapter-63] The Way of Kings chapter 57Summary: The Way of Kings/Chapter_57#

[The_Way_of_Kings-1-chapter-64] The Way of Kings chapter 1Summary: The Way of Kings/Chapter_1#

[The_Way_of_Kings-prologue-chapter-65] The Way of Kings prologueSummary: The Way of Kings/Prologue#

[The_Way_of_Kings-54-chapter-66] The Way of Kings chapter 54Summary: The Way of Kings/Chapter_54#

[Words_of_Radiance-38-chapter-67] Words of Radiance chapter 38Summary: Words of Radiance/Chapter_38#

[Words_of_Radiance-8-chapter-68] Words of Radiance chapter 8Summary: Words of Radiance/Chapter_8#

[Words_of_Radiance-54-chapter-69] Words of Radiance chapter 54Summary: Words of Radiance/Chapter_54#

[Words_of_Radiance-61-chapter-70] Words of Radiance chapter 61Summary: Words of Radiance/Chapter_61#

[Words_of_Radiance-2-chapter-71] Words of Radiance chapter 2Summary: Words of Radiance/Chapter_2#

[Words_of_Radiance-19-chapter-72] Words of Radiance chapter 19Summary: Words of Radiance/Chapter_19#

[Words_of_Radiance-28-chapter-73] Words of Radiance chapter 28Summary: Words of Radiance/Chapter_28#

[The_Way_of_Kings-6-16-74] The Way of Kings chapter 6Summary: The Way of Kings/Chapter_6#

[Words_of_Radiance-prologue-chapter-75] Words of Radiance prologueSummary: Words of Radiance/Prologue#

[The_Way_of_Kings-60-chapter-76] The Way of Kings chapter 60Summary: The Way of Kings/Chapter_60#

[Words_of_Radiance-49-chapter-77] Words of Radiance chapter 49Summary: Words of Radiance/Chapter_49#

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@@ Line 5: / Line 5: @@
 == A ==
-; [[Alezarv]]: presumably a Knight Radiant{{epigraph ref|sa1|39}}
+{{gld|Alezarv|presumably a Knight Radiant{{epigraph ref|sa1|39}}}}
-; [[Askarki]]: {{quote|The Emuli are a certain tribe of the Askarki people, and they're ethnically Makabaki - dark-skinned, like myself. Their kingdom borders my own, and I visited there many times in my youth.|[[Sigzil]]{{book ref|sa1|55}}|}}
+{{gld|Askarki|{{quote|The Emuli are a certain tribe of the Askarki people, and they're ethnically Makabaki - dark-skinned, like myself. Their kingdom borders my own, and I visited there many times in my youth.|[[Sigzil]]{{book ref|sa1|55}}|}}}}
 ; Attractors: type of fabrial
@@ Line 13: / Line 13: @@
 ; Behardan: maybe [[Nohadon]]{{book ref|sa2|47}}
 ; Bajerden: maybe [[Nohadon]] {{book ref|sa1|58}}
-; [[blackrock]]: a form of stone?{{book ref|sa2|39}}
+{{gld|blackrock|a form of stone?{{book ref|sa2|39}}}}
-; [[Breakneck]]: A [[Vorin]] game using stones{{book ref|sa1|25}}{{book ref|sa1|i|6}}
+{{gld|Breakneck|A [[Vorin]] game using stones{{book ref|sa1|25}}{{book ref|sa1|i|6}}}}
 ; brushpen: a writing implement used by Vorin women
 == C ==
 ; causal betrothal: a purported, planned betrothal in Vorin cultures, not yet a binding promise of marriage
-; [[chouta]]: [[Herdazian]] food{{book ref|sa2|18}}
+{{gld|chouta|[[Herdazian]] food{{book ref|sa2|18}}}}
 ; citylord: a lighteyes in charge of a city (mayor)
 ; clearchip & clearmark: currency
-; [[crem]]:
+{{gld|crem| }}
 :; crembrick: bricks made from crem
 :; cremstone: stone made from crem
@@ Line 31: / Line 31: @@
 ; death rattles: caused by [[Moelach]]?
 ; decayform: a [[Parshendi]] form
-; [[dreamstorm]]: horse suggested to [[Kaladin]]{{book ref|sa2|25}}
+{{gld|dreamstorm|horse suggested to [[Kaladin]]{{book ref|sa2|25}}}}
 ; drynets: a sailors curse word{{book ref|sa2|31}}
 ; duelmaster: the official at a duel?
@@ Line 38: / Line 38: @@
 == E ==
-; [[Eighty's War]]: between [[Emul]] and [[Tukar]], started six years ago{{book ref|sa2|i|14}}
+{{gld|Eighty's War|between [[Emul]] and [[Tukar]], started six years ago{{book ref|sa2|i|14}}}}
-; [[Enthir]]: "a square, stringed instrument"{{book ref|sa1|epilogue}}; [[Wit]] owned one
+{{gld|Enthir|"a square, stringed instrument"{{book ref|sa1|epilogue}}; [[Wit]] owned one}}
 == F ==
 ; femalen: [[Parshendi]] gender
 ; firemark: currency
-; [[Firestorm]]: [[Gavilar]]'s blade{{book ref|sa2|art}}
+{{gld|Firestorm|[[Gavilar]]'s blade{{book ref|sa2|art}}}}
-; [[flamestance]]:
+{{gld|flamestance|}}:
-; [[Flangria]]: A type of soulcast meat{{book ref|sa2|46}}
+{{gld|Flangria|A type of soulcast meat{{book ref|sa2|46}}}}
 ; forms:
 == G ==
 ; gancho:
-; [[gerontarch]]: "A [[Selay]] gerontarch?" [[Szeth]] had to kill one. {{book ref|sa1|i|6}}
+{{gld|gerontarch|"A [[Selay]] gerontarch?" [[Szeth]] had to kill one. {{book ref|sa1|i|6}}}}
 ; gloombringer:
 ; glories within: a Shin curse {{book ref|sa1|i|6}}{{book ref|sa2|i|10}}
 ; gon:
 ; gravitationspren & gravityspren:
-; [[gtet]]: [[Thaylen]] sword{{book ref|sa2|i|3}}
+{{gld|gtet|[[Thaylen]] sword{{book ref|sa2|i|3}}}}
 == H ==
 ; Hapron Street: the street imagined by the beggar in [[Kasitor]]{{book ref|sa1|i|5}}
 ; hatredspren: spren of [[Odium]]{{book ref|sa2|24}}
-; [[havah]]: [[Vorin]] dress{{book ref|sa2|1}}{{book ref|sa2|37}}
+{{gld|havah|[[Vorin]] dress{{book ref|sa2|1}}{{book ref|sa2|37}}}}
 ;heterochromatic:
 ;highjudge: A lighteyed woman who acts as kind of a referee and moderator at official duels. Only her word counts in the arena.{{book ref|sa2|56}} She begins and ends a duel.{{book ref|sa1|58}}
-; [[highspren]]: A type of sentient spren attracted to those who follow the law.
+{{gld|highspren|A type of sentient spren attracted to those who follow the law.}}
 ; hogshide: material used in boots
-; [[honu]]: a type of [[lavis]] grain liquor{{book ref|sa2|81}}
+{{gld|honu|a type of [[lavis]] grain liquor{{book ref|sa2|81}}}}
 ; Herdies: That's what [[Lopen]] calls the slaves, bridgemen and such people{{book ref|sa1|59}}
 ; holetental: "Is of the holetental. For him only," [[Rock]] told the others about [[Kaladin]]'s skills{{book ref|sa1|73}}
-; [[Honored Dead]]: a posthumous accolade{{book ref|sa2|i|2}}
+{{gld|Honored Dead|a posthumous accolade{{book ref|sa2|i|2}}}}
 == I ==
 ; Parap-shenesh-idi: glyphs used to spell [[Parshendi]] in the Stormwarden's script{{book ref|sa2|52}}
-; [[ironstance]]:{{book ref|sa2|14}}
+{{gld|ironstance|{{book ref|sa2|14}}}}
 == J ==
@@ Line 85: / Line 85: @@
 == K ==
-; [[kabers]]: cardgame [[Yalb]] played with some guards in Kharbranth{{book ref|sa1|8}}
+{{gld|kabers|cardgame [[Yalb]] played with some guards in Kharbranth{{book ref|sa1|8}}}}
-; [[kadasix]]: presumably Emuli gods, "If the Prime Kadasix may provide, [[Baxil]] thought"{{book ref|sa1|i|7}}
+{{gld|kadasix|presumably Emuli gods, "If the Prime Kadasix may provide, [[Baxil]] thought"{{book ref|sa1|i|7}}}}
-; [[Kammar]]: An ancient fighting stance designed to defeat enemies without harming them{{book ref|sa1|i|1}}
+{{gld|Kammar|An ancient fighting stance designed to defeat enemies without harming them{{book ref|sa1|i|1}}}}
-; [[King's Boon]]: a prize at a particularly epic duel {{book ref|sa2|55}} {{book ref|sa2|57}}
+{{gld|King's Boon|a prize at a particularly epic duel {{book ref|sa2|55}} {{book ref|sa2|57}}}}
-; [[King's Testers]]: scholars who test [[Taravangian]] for intelligence{{book ref|sa2|i|14}}
+{{gld|King's Testers|scholars who test [[Taravangian]] for intelligence{{book ref|sa2|i|14}}}}
 ; kukori: Presumably a Shin word (meaning yet unknown). [[Szeth]] used it once. He said, "You speak like a kukori."{{book ref|sa1|i|6}}
 == L ==
 ; Laial: a glyph used by [[Sebarial]]{{book ref|sa2|40}}
-; [[lait]]: an outcropping of stone which protects an area from the brunt of a [[highstorm]]
+{{gld|lait|an outcropping of stone which protects an area from the brunt of a [[highstorm]]}}
 ; lakefish: any fish from the [[Purelake]]{{book ref|sa2|12}}
-; [[Last Legion]]: A historical army of the [[Parshendi]]{{book ref|sa2|i|4}}
+{{gld|Last Legion|A historical army of the [[Parshendi]]{{book ref|sa2|i|4}}}}
 ; lastclap: catching a shardblade between hands{{book ref|sa2|44}}
-; [[lavis]]: a cereal crop
+{{gld|lavis|a cereal crop}}
 :; lavis polyp
 ; ledgerworm:
-;[[liespren]]:
+{{gld|liespren|}}:
 ; Lifebrother: mentioned by [[Taravangian]], a [[vorin]] god {{book ref|sa1|71}}
-; [[Lightday]]: The end of the [[Weeping]]s? {{book ref|sa1|44}}
+{{gld|Lightday|The end of the [[Weeping]]s? {{book ref|sa1|44}}}}
 == M ==
-; [[Maakian]]: Follower of a religion {{book ref|sa1|48}}
+{{gld|Maakian|Follower of a religion {{book ref|sa1|48}}}}
-; [[Mabrow]]: Mabrow Pigherder, a citizen of Hearthstone {{book ref|sa1|37}}
+{{gld|Mabrow|Mabrow Pigherder, a citizen of Hearthstone {{book ref|sa1|37}}}}
 ; malen: [[Parshendi]] gender{{book ref|sa2|i|1}}
 ; mancha: [[herdazian]] greeting{{book ref|sa2|12}}{{book ref|sa2|46}}
-; [[Mari's Two Lovers]]: A song sung by members of [[Bridge Four]]{{book ref|sa1|27}}
+{{gld|Mari's Two Lovers|A song sung by members of [[Bridge Four]]{{book ref|sa1|27}}}}
 ; mateform:
-; [[Mederia]]: Rosharan scholar which [[Shallan]] disapproves of{{book ref|sa1|29}}
+{{gld|Mederia|Rosharan scholar which [[Shallan]] disapproves of{{book ref|sa1|29}}}}
 ; mediationform:
-; [[michim]]: a guessing game{{book ref|sa2|71}}
+{{gld|michim|a guessing game{{book ref|sa2|71}}}}
 ; middlefest: celebration in the middle of the Weeping{{book ref|sa2|45}}
-; [[Middlefest Fair]]: Celebration in the middle of the Weeping{{book ref|sa2|45}}
+{{gld|Middlefest Fair|Celebration in the middle of the Weeping{{book ref|sa2|45}}}}
 ; midpeace:
 ; moonheight:
@@ Line 135: / Line 135: @@
 ; pricity:
 ; Prime Aqasix: title of [[Azir]] ruler{{book ref|sa2|i|9}}
-; [[Proving Day]]: A historic event relating to the [[Herald]]s{{book ref|sa1|5}}
+{{gld|Proving Day|A historic event relating to the [[Herald]]s{{book ref|sa1|5}}}}
 == Q ==
@@ Line 144: / Line 144: @@
 ; researchpair:
 ; reverser: [[Fabrial]]
-;[[Listener#Rhythms|Rhythms]]: [[Parshendi]] thing
+{{gld|Listener#Rhythms|Rhythms|[[Parshendi]] thing}}
 ; riddens:
-;[[Right of Challenge]]: {{book ref|sa2|57}}
+{{gld|Right of Challenge|{{book ref|sa2|57}} }}
-;[[Right of Travel]]: The right of Alethi citizens of the second nanh and higher to freely travel and move throughout the kingdom
+{{gld|Right of Travel|The right of Alethi citizens of the second nanh and higher to freely travel and move throughout the kingdom }}
-;[[Right to Learn]]: a mandate by the [[Herald]]s so that darkeyes can learn trades
+{{gld|Right to Learn|a mandate by the [[Herald]]s so that darkeyes can learn trades}}
-; [[Ring]]: Group that sent [[Wyndle]].{{book ref|sa2|i|9}} Presumably the ruling body of more than one type of [[spren]] aligned to [[Cultivation]].
+{{gld|Ring|Group that sent [[Wyndle]].{{book ref|sa2|i|9}} Presumably the ruling body of more than one type of [[spren]] aligned to [[Cultivation]].}}
 == S ==
-; [[Sakisa]]: one of [[Balat Davar]]'s [[axehound]]s{{book ref|sa2|48}}
+{{gld|Sakisa|one of [[Balat Davar]]'s [[axehound]]s{{book ref|sa2|48}}}}
 ; Santhid spren
 ; sebes: first glyph of [[Sebarial]]{{book ref|sa2|40}}
-; [[shadowdays]]:
+{{gld|shadowdays|}}:
 ;shalashian
 ;shamanate: the collective Stone Shamans{{book ref|sa2|i|10}}
-;[[shamespren]]:
+{{gld|shamespren|}}:
-;[[shardhammer]]:
+{{gld|shardhammer|}}:
 ;shash:
 ;shellheads
 ; shenesh: middle glyph of Parshendi{{book ref|sa2|52}}
-; [[Sja-anat]]: {{book ref|sa2|4}}
+{{gld|Sja-anat|{{book ref|sa2|4}}}}
 ;skullbearer:
 ;skullplate:
 ; sleeper: Similar to sleeper cell.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}} [[Graves]] is the leader of one.
-;[[Sons of Honor]]: Group {{book ref|sa2|88}}
+{{gld|Sons of Honor|Group {{book ref|sa2|88}}}}
-;[[sparkflicker]]: A practical [[Herdazian]] ornament without real martial application.{{book ref|sa1|26}}{{book ref|sa2|43}} It's like the steel part of flint-and-steel. Herdazians use sparkflickers to start fires with their own stone fingernails. [[Lopen]]'s saying "flick my sparks" comes from sparkflickers.{{book ref|sa1|49}}{{book ref|sa2|41}}
+{{gld|sparkflicker|A practical [[Herdazian]] ornament without real martial application.{{book ref|sa1|26}}{{book ref|sa2|43}} It's like the steel part of flint-and-steel. Herdazians use sparkflickers to start fires with their own stone fingernails. [[Lopen]]'s saying "flick my sparks" comes from sparkflickers.{{book ref|sa1|49}}{{book ref|sa2|41}}}}
-;[[Spray]]: Horse which taught [[Kaladin]] how to ride{{book ref|sa2|25}}
+{{gld|Spray|Horse which taught [[Kaladin]] how to ride{{book ref|sa2|25}}}}
 ; stonewalker: shin curse on non-shin
 ; stormblessings:
@@ Line 179: / Line 179: @@
 ; stormshield:
 ; stormshutter:
-; [[stormspren]]:
+{{gld|stormspren|}}:
 ; stormtop:
 ; stormwagon:
 ; stormwall:
-;[[Stormwarden]]: People who predict the weather
+{{gld|Stormwarden|People who predict the weather}}
-;[[stormwarden script]]: featured on some art
+{{gld|stormwarden script|featured on some art}}
 ; stormward: eastward
 ; stormwater:
 ; symbolhead:
-; [[Salas]]: the smallest and dimmest moon of Roshar, violet in color {{book ref|sa1|2}}
+{{gld|Salas|the smallest and dimmest moon of Roshar, violet in color {{book ref|sa1|2}}}}
-; [[shadowdays]]: time "years before the Last Desolation" {{book ref|sa1|3}}, "The Desolations had happened during the near-mythical shadowdays" {{book ref|sa1|19}}, "So far as Dalinar understood, they had few pieces of art or writing dating from the shadowdays, The Way of Kings being one of the oldest, and the only complete text. And even it had survived only in translation; they had no copies in the original tongue." {{book ref|sa1|28}}, Derethil was a king during the shadowdays {{book ref|sa1|57}}
+{{gld|shadowdays|time "years before the Last Desolation" {{book ref|sa1|3}}, "The Desolations had happened during the near-mythical shadowdays" {{book ref|sa1|19}}, "So far as Dalinar understood, they had few pieces of art or writing dating from the shadowdays, The Way of Kings being one of the oldest, and the only complete text. And even it had survived only in translation; they had no copies in the original tongue." {{book ref|sa1|28}}, Derethil was a king during the shadowdays {{book ref|sa1|57}}}}
-; [[Shardblade]]: A sword which cuts through stone and souls.
+{{gld|Shardblade|A sword which cuts through stone and souls.}}
-; [[Shardplate]]: Armour used by [[Shardbearer]]s
+{{gld|Shardplate|Armour used by [[Shardbearer]]s}}
 ; Slickrock: {{book ref|sa1|1}}9
-; [[Smokestance]]: A sword fighting style{{book ref|sa1|19}}
+{{gld|Smokestance|A sword fighting style{{book ref|sa1|19}}}}
 ; Stonewalker: A [[Shin]] curse on those that walk on stone.{{book ref|sa1|prologue}}
 == T ==
-; [[Takama]]: A traditional, skirt-like garment.{{book ref|sa1|25}} {{book ref|sa1|54}}{{book ref|sa2|38}} Aladar wears one.{{book ref|sa2|8}} Amaram's guards also wear them.{{book ref|sa2|52}}
+{{gld|Takama|A traditional, skirt-like garment.{{book ref|sa1|25}} {{book ref|sa1|54}}{{book ref|sa2|38}} Aladar wears one.{{book ref|sa2|8}} Amaram's guards also wear them.{{book ref|sa2|52}}}}
 ; Talat: A reference to [[Talenel]]. People use short forms for the curses. "Talat" is the short form of "Talenel" or "Talenelat". Part of the curse "Talat's hand" used by Shallan.{{book ref|sa2|54}}
 ; tana: part of the Unkalaki term "tana'kai"? "is like a king, but more"{{book ref|sa2|46}}{{book ref|sa2|45}}{{book ref|sa2|61}}
@@ Line 207: / Line 207: @@
 ; tenner: nickname for tenth dahn{{book ref|sa2|2}}
 ; trailman: "[[Trailman's flute]]" {{book ref|sa1|57}}
-; [[Truthless]]: A curse placed on [[Shin]]
+{{gld|Truthless|A curse placed on [[Shin]] }}
 == U ==
@@ Line 217: / Line 217: @@
 ; Vathahese: [[Vathah]]'s grunts, Shallan learned "to interpret those, which was essential to speaking Vathahese."{{book ref|sa2|48}} <!--- p. 552 --->
 ; vesture:
-; [[vinestance]]: a stance with defensive footing{{book ref|sa2|57}}
+{{gld|vinestance|a stance with defensive footing{{book ref|sa2|57}}}}
 ; virture:
-; [[vizier]]: a minister of [[Azir]], [[wikipedia: Vizier]]
+{{gld|vizier|a minister of [[Azir]], [[wikipedia: Vizier]]}}
-; [[vizierate]]: the ruling class of [[Azir]]
+{{gld|vizierate|the ruling class of [[Azir]]}}
-; [[voidspren]]:
+{{gld|voidspren|}}:
 == W ==
-; [[wastescum skirmishes]]: a conflict in the north of [[Alethkar]]?{{book ref|sa1|6|16}}
+{{gld|wastescum skirmishes|a conflict in the north of [[Alethkar]]?{{book ref|sa1|6|16}}}}
-; [[Windstance]]: A sword fighting style preferred by [[Dalinar]]{{book ref|sa1|19}}
+{{gld|Windstance|A sword fighting style preferred by [[Dalinar]]{{book ref|sa1|19}}}}
 ; warcamp:
 ; warform:
 ; warleader:
 ; warpair:
-; [[weevilwax]]: substance used to seal things{{book ref|sa2|prologue}}{{book ref|sa2|47}}{{book ref|sa2|88}}
+{{gld|weevilwax|substance used to seal things{{book ref|sa2|prologue}}{{book ref|sa2|47}}{{book ref|sa2|88}}}}
 ; windblades: geographic feature of Kholinar {{book ref|sa1|60}}
 ; winehouse: lighteyes wine bar
@@ Line 237: / Line 237: @@
 == Y ==
 ; Yaezir: The name given to the Herald Jezrien in [[Azir]]{{book ref|sa2|i|9}}
-; [[Ysperist]]: followers of a religion.{{book ref|sa1|48}}
+{{gld|Ysperist|followers of a religion.{{book ref|sa1|48}}}}
-; [[yu-nerig]]: {{book ref|sa2|49}}
+{{gld|yu-nerig|{{book ref|sa2|49}}}}
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