Forum: The Dark Tower Dictionary

Ka-tel is the class of still learning and practising gunslingers.

Oriza - a sharp edged plate/disc used as a weapon by the women of the Calla.

Can'- Ka No Rey is the field full of perfect red roses around the Dark Tower.

Ka-shume is a very strong feeling that can be caught by each member of the ka-tet and it has a very special meaning: soon the ka-tet will get broken...

Ka-me is the opposite of ka-mai. It means ka's wiseman.

Ves-ka Gan is the Song of the Turtle. Maturin, the Turtle is one of the guardians of the Beams.

Taheen are very special half-human half-animal creatures. Usually they have animal heads (birds or some kind of mammals) and their bodies are...

Devar-toi - minimum security prison located in Thunderclap, looking like a campus and home for the Breakers of the Beams. Also known as Blue...

Palaver - a discussion or a conference.

Lobstrosity - a large mutant crustacean, vaguely resembling a lobster, with a taste for fingers. Lobstrosities have a hard spiny exoskeleton and...

The Manni are a relgious group living on the outskirts of Calla Bryn Sturgis. They appear to have knowledge of magical items that allow them to...

Khef - originating from the Old World language, Khef seems to have different meanings dependant on its current usage. It can mean water, life...

Gunna - belongings.

Dogan - a mental hideaway.

Discordia - chaos, disorder.

Hume - humans

Can-Toi - (also known as low men in yellow coats) created by the mating of taheens and humans. Can-toi have the head of a rat, however they wear...

Charyou tree - a human sacrifice, usually by fire, held to punish one's sins and/or bring a good crop.

An-tet refers to people linked by destiny. The term also implies an intimate or emotional link. Occasionally it can imply sexual intimacy.

Commala is the commencement of a festival or meal. It also has a place in the slang language of The Calla - and has a surprising and confusing...