Forum: The Dark Tower Dictionary

Children of Roderick - are a wandering tribe of dis-figured mutants, once holding allegiance to the Line of Eld, now working at devar-toi. *for...

Billy Bumbler - a creature that looks like a cross between a dog and a raccoon. Some Bumblers can be very smart and have a capacity to mimic speech....

Beam-Guardian (see also Beam) There are 12 guardians guarding the portals at the end of each beam. Each guardian matches up with its opposite at...

Graf - apple beer (cider?)

Dan-Dinh - going to your Dinh (leader) with a problem on the understanding you will agree to abide by his decision.

Todash is the space between the worlds, empty except for terrifying monstrosities. "Going Todash" is the act of teleporting between the worlds by...

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

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...

Char means death in High Speech.

Beamquakes are caused when one of the six Beams which hold up the Dark Tower snaps. We don't really know how much ruination the snap of a Beam can...

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.

Sai can be translated as sir or madam. It is used very often.

Roont can be translated as ruined. Roland and his ka-tet meet a great deal of roont children in Calla who were kidnapped by the wolves. These...

Popkin means some kind of sandwich.

Heartbox - There is a phrase folks use in the Calla: headbox, heartbox, ki'box. Heartbox means one's emotions.

Ki'box - There is a phrase folks use in the Calla: headbox, heartbox, ki'box. Ki'box means one's lower functions. Animal functions.

Chassit means 19 in High Speech.

Delah means a great deal of. Beyond counting.